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THE WINNERS TAKE IT ALL… Jayne Crew, Alison Ward, Merrilee Morgan and Rachel Baird from Orange called themselves the Super Trouper group. They won the inaugural Celia Vild Memorial Best of the Best trophy in the Fashions of the Festival competition. They received the trophy from Swedish Ambassador to Australia, Pär Ahlberger (middle).

Mamma Mia It Was fABBAlous!

Gimme, gimme, gimme… white boots, platform shoes, glittering hotpants, sequined jumpsuits, retro hippie outfits, ponchos, colourful psychedelic designs… for the time of your life.

Trundle burst at its seams last weekend when about 6,000 people attended the sixth and largest ABBA Festival, including the Swedish Ambassador to Australia, Pär Ahlberger and his family.

“It was fantastic. Everywhere you looked you just saw happy, smiling people,” said co-founder of the festival, Gary Crowley.

The pure pleasure people get from the festival is what really counts for Gary, and the fact that the towns’ businesses received a much-needed boost to its coffers.

People came from all over Australia to experience huge hospitality offered by a small country town. According to Gary, the Swed-

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ish Ambassador was blown away by the friendliness. “He is no longer a stranger to Trundle, and joked that if ABBA would ever come to Australia again they should come to Trundle and not Sydney!”

Another highlight was the surprise birthday cake for the world’s number one ABBA tribute band, Bjorn Again, as they celebrated their 28th anniversary of their first performance on Saturday. “They had the whole crowd singing Happy Birthday to them,” said Gary.

Cheered on by Parkes band, Amity, the record crowd from all over Australia and other parts of the world filled Trundle’s famous 60m wide main street swaying to Dancing Queen for the world record attempt thanking ABBA in their hearts for the music.

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MAYORAL NOTES I am elated at this week’s federal budget announcement of $8.4 billion towards the development of the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail project. This significant investment will see the project become the critical backbone of transport and logistics driving our nation’s global competitiveness into the future. I commend the Turnbull government on the announcement. It’s estimated that around 150 new jobs in the agriculture, manufacturing and mining sectors could be created in Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan local government areas.

Congratulations to the Trundle ABBA festival for delivering a record-breaking event at the weekend. Around 6,000 eager Dancing Queens and Fernandos packed Trundle’s main street to take part in the festivities, with feature artists Bjorn Again and the sold-out Kransky Sisters topping off a f-ABBA-lous weekend.

This week, Council turned yellow as part of National Road Safety Week 2017. Coun-

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cil’s fleet vehicles displayed a yellow ribbon, the Cooke Park fountain turned yellow and Council staff wore yellow lapel ribbons to raise awareness about the importance of safe driving. The newly upgraded children’s crossing at Holy Family was officially opened yesterday as part of the campaign to deliver improved

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To Trundle for putting on an

amazing ABBA Festival and

welcoming 6,000 people with such hospitality.

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To vandals spray painting on

private and public property all over Parkes.

THUMBS UP To all mothers for your unconditional love, support and hard work. May you all be spoiled rotten on Sunday!

THUMBS UP To the Parkes M & D Society for bringing two amazing shows to the stage every year.

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Enjoy your weekend.

Yours Faithfully, Cr Ken Keith OAM Mayor of Parkes Shire

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QUESTION of the week best-known picture books including The Arrival, The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and the Singing Bones.

Lazy Lions Lounging in the Library from 20th June to 20th July features illustrations from A Bird in the Hand! by Bob Graham; ANZAC Illustrated; Chester & Gil, life is what you make it; Kids Antarctic Art Project a creative collaboration by Alison Lester; Running with the Horses and The Many Story Treehouse.

Annabelle van Wyk (9) and Beau Shearer (9) play the children’s lead roles (alternating with two other actors) in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang opening at the Little Theatre tomorrow night. See full report on page 14.

Deb Ball: The 2017 Holy Family Catholic Debutante Ball takes place at the Parkes Leagues Club tonight. Eleven debutantes will enjoy the Style and Grace themed evening while being presented to Most Rev Bishop Columba Macbeth Green, Bishop of the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes, and Matron of Honour, Kay Craft. The debutantes will arrive at the Parkes Leagues Club in vehicles owned by members of the Parkes Antique Motor Club from 6.15pm. The debutantes and their partners are: Kate Rice and Jackson Burton, Lucy Blackstock and Benjamin Gibson, Sophie Cusack and Mitchell Rubie, Layne Neilsen and Cooper Neilsen, Alana Ryan and Jackson Goonrey, Jessica Todd and Jaiden Burke, Anita Nov partnered by Nathan Pye Charlica Schnitger partnered by Oliver Douglas Jorja Whatling and Harrison Davies, Ellie Macaulay and Riley Thomson, Piper Hennock and Billy Payne. The pageboy is Ashton McQuie and flowergirl Luca Barnes .

Australian Illustrators: Parkes Library will host two free exhibitions that celebrate Australian children’s picture books and their creators during May, June and July.

The first exhibition Never be Late for a Parade from 16th May to 15th June features a collection of illustrations from Shaun Tan’s

Dice Run: The Midstate Motorcycle Club will be holding its annual charity Ironbark Dice Run on Saturday, 20th May for the 13th time. The Dice Run is a social day out for owners of road registered motorcycles and aimed at raising money for local charities. The ride, of approximately 250km, will go from Parkes to Eugowra and Gooloogong, on to lunch at the Railway Hotel in Grenfell before riding on to Forbes and finishing in Condobolin. Each motorcyclist rolls the dice at stops along the way, and the highest combined score is declared the winner of $200 at the end of the day.

Registration at Kelly Reserve in Parkes at 9.30am and the first dice roll before the ride starts at 10.30am. Entry is $20 per rider and $10 per pillion. For more information contact Martin Bell (Parkes) on 0429 346 586.

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What brings you to the ABBA Festival?

Tricia Trim: I was born in Trundle and I love supporting the town. This is where my family history is, and I am an ABBA fan of course! My favourite ABBA song is Mamma Mia.

Lindy Farrant: I came last year and had such a fun time – the atmosphere, music and people. It just makes you smile. I think all the ABBA songs are great, but I like Mamma Mia.

Barbara Guppy: I love ABBA and I like dressing up. I really enjoy the atmosphere and came for my second time. My favourite song is Dancing Queen and second is I do, I do, I do – but all the songs are good!

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The Parkes Painters who took part in the exhibition are at the back (L-R) Carol Lowe, Margaret Marshell, Heather Moss, Michael Henry, Allan Wright, Sal Cawthorne, Boyd Chambers and Robyn Morrissy. In front (L-R) are Helen Huntly, Bronwyn Riley, Annette Withrow, Kim Chambers, Joan Ash and Gail Hall.

Parkes Has Plenty Of Painters

The Parkes Painting Group’s 15th annual exhibition opened last Friday at the Coventry Room with a large crowd of supporters attending.

About 20 members of the group had their work on display with a good range in style and subject matter.

Mayor Ken Keith said at the event that the extension of the Parkes Shire Council build-

ings were in the pipeline that would include more gallery space.

The group invited Wendy Hawthorne from Forbes as this year’s guest artist to exhibit her work too.

Helen Huntley, President of the Parkes Painting Group was very happy with the exhibition and the interest shown by the public.

Guest artist Wendy Hawthorne sold one of her paintings to Cr Ken McGrath, Mayor Ken Keith and Cr Bill Jayet.

Sal Cawthorne with one of her paintings entitled Happy Days.

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Parkes Shire Council has committed to creating a more inclusive community, with the first Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) going on public exhibition until Friday, 2nd June.

The plan, which has been developed in conjunction with the community, sets out practical actions which Council can adopt and apply over its next three terms to support people with a disability.

Parkes Shire Mayor, Councillor Ken Keith said: “The development of a DIAP is the first step towards making our Shire a more accessible and inclusive place to live, work and visit.”

“Council conducted community engagement initiatives to gather the ideas and priorities of residents, carers and agency representatives during April. Their feedback formed the basis for the DIAP.” “The actions will benefit everyone, not just people with disability. Improved access means that older people and parents with prams can access buildings more easily, information is easier to access and visitors to our towns can find their way around with legible signage,” the Mayor added.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, between 25 and 26% of the Central West population identify as having a long-term disability, with over 10% of the community taking on the role of carer.

With the incidence of disability expected to increase substantially in the future, Council need to plan to ensure people of all ages and differing abilities can access the full range of services and activities available.

The DIAP is based on the principles outlined in the NSW Disability Inclusion Act 2014 and aligns to the four focus areas of the NSW Government’s Disability Action Plan, which include attitudes and behaviours, liveable communities, systems and processes, and employment.

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Knowing Trundle, Knowing Sweden A special bond between Sweden and the Parkes Shire started last Friday when the Swedish Ambassador to Australia was welcomed at a civic reception in Parkes.

“I feel so inspired,” said Ambassador Pär Ahlberger, who was on his way to attend the Trundle ABBA Festival for the first time. Being from a small town himself, he said: “The backbone of any society is what matters in rural areas. It was quite emotional watching the Landline documentary on last year’s festival as it is about joy and fun, but also about hope and optimism about the future.”

The Ambassador said he had sent information about the festival to the ABBA Museum in Stockholm and they were very touched by it. “They are considering bringing their ABBA exhibition to Australia.”

Mayor Ken Keith, welcoming the Ambassador sporting a blue shirt and yellow tie, said Australia’s unwavering support helped to put ABBA on the international scene. Ambassador Ahlberger agreed saying ABBA is the soundtrack of the special relationship between the two countries.

With the help of the Ambassador, the ABBA Festival had Swedish-sponsored prizes for the first time with generous prizes from Ikea for the music trivia night, as well as the shopfront competition for business in Trundle.

Mayor Ken Keith received The Nordic Cook Book and the 2017 ABBA calendar from Ambassador Pär Ahlberger.

Co-founder of the ABBA Festival, Ruth Crowley (left) with Héléne Ahlberger Le Deunff at the civic reception in Parkes last Friday.

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$8.4 Billion For Inland Rail Parkes Shire Mayor and Member for Orange both welcomed the Federal Government’s budget announcement of $8.4 billion for the development of the Inland Rail link.

In delivering his budget speech on Tuesday, Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said: “In one of the biggest investments ever seen in regional Australia, the government will fund the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail project with $8.4 billion in equity to be provided to the Australian Rail Track Corporation. Construction on this 1,700 km project will begin in 2017- 18 and will support 16,000 jobs at the peak of construction. It will benefit not just Melbourne and Brisbane, but all the regions along its route.”

Mayor Ken Keith said he was ecstatic about the announcement. “This combined with the nearly billion dollars already announced means that the momentum for the project will be built. It will also give industry confidence in investing infrastructure to compliment the Inland Rail”.

Orange MP Phil Donato said: “This funding commitment will provide a significant boost to our electorate, delivering many economic benefits.The ability to move produce quickly and cost-effectively is also vitally important in an agricultural area such as the Orange electorate.”

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The Bogan Gate markets were well supported by ABBA festival goers last weekend.

“This is a good day. We are very pleased with the people making time to stop here,” said Mardi Pierpoint, a local artist and one of 13 stallholders in the Memorial Hall.

Organiser Shelley Nutley was a little disappointed that some people did not turn up with their wares, but was still happy with the support from people driving through Bogan Gate.

Delightful Sellstrom from Manchester in the UK and Mike Woods of Birmingham were happy to be roped in to help out at the market on Saturday.

Zac MacDonald, the only Year 6 pupil of the 12 students at Bogan Gate Primary School, was in charge of the lolly stall.

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School Scoop Fun And Friendship At Holy Family Parish Youth Group

Participants in the Parkes Action Club public speaking competition were (L-R) Annabelle van Wyk, Sally Medlyn, Lara Smith (winner), Sam Rivett (runner up) and Lucy MacGregor.

Lara’s Win Is ‘No Accident’

Lara Smith of Holy Family School won the annual public speaking competition of the Parkes Action Club last week.

Lara’s topic was “It was an accident”. The runner-up was Sam Rivett of Parkes East Primary School with the topic “AFL, Australia’s oldest football code”.

The primary school students delivered their speeches to judges Shelley Buckle, Kate Ward and Mark Olson. They agreed that the standard of all students was very high. The students presented with confidence, and engaged and entertained the audience of teachers, parents, friends and community members.

As next year will be the tenth anniversary of World Youth Day 2008 held in Sydney, the Catholic Church in Australia is preparing for the Year of Youth.

Pope Francis has consistently encouraged young people to play a greater role in the church, to use their passion and energy to create a positive mark on society.

The newly established Catholic Youth Group of Holy Family Parish in Parkes provides activities for students from Year 5 to Year 8 on the first Sunday of each month. Students come to have fun, but more importantly they come to bolster their relationship with God and with their peers. With a strong focus on fun, friendship, formation, faith and food, all activities promote a safe environment for students to learn and practice essential Christian values, and participate to a greater degree in the life of the church and society.

With 29 students attending the night games activity after mass last Sunday, it is clear the group is a necessary and positive contribution to Holy Family Parish and the Parkes community. Hopefully as we continue to grow, the youth group will be able to offer similar activities for older high school students.

Follow Holy Family Parish Youth Group, Parkes on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Holy-Family-Parish-Youth-GroupParkes-423519331336637/ For more information on Parish Youth Activities, contact Tom McKeown (Youth Ministry Coordinator of the Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes) on 0477 012 226 or email tom.mckeown@ wf.catholic.org.au

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Two teachers from the Parkes Christian School, Mrs Pepper and Mrs Wynstra, participated in a science professional development day at the Parkes Dish recently. They learnt about the work of astronomers, CSIRO and how to engage students to learn to love looking at the heavens.

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Win a Coffee & Tulip Voucher from Pink Orchid! (can be used separately) Kusoma’s Promise co-founder Dave Rathborne with some of the beneficiaries of the sponsorship program.

From Parkes To Africa With Love

It might not be possible to change the world, but it is possible to change the world for one person.

This philosophy is embodied by Brooke Lees and Dave Rathborne. The local duo founded Kusoma’s Promise, a sponsorship program to ensure disadvantaged children in a remote Ugandan village have access to education.

Brooke and Dave spent five months volunteering in Africa in 2015, a world away from life in Australia. They taught children in a remote Ugandan village during their placement with the charity Arise and Shine, and two years later they are ensuring those children are still receiving an education, albeit from the relative luxury of Parkes.

Brooke said their trip made them realise the impact education had on the community. “The ones who attended school were not only learning about English and maths,” she said, “they were learning life skills. We also realised that what we take for granted in Australia – the fact that every child just goes to school – was actually a luxury for some of these kids. If their parents couldn’t afford the school fees they couldn’t attend school.”

“So, we decided to start a little sponsorship program to help the kids at the school where we taught. We worked with the local community while we were there and designed the program.”

The result is Kusoma’s Promise, a program that provides sponsorship for children to attend the Arise and Shine school. So far they have attracted 193 sponsors who give just $15 per month to cover a child’s education expenses.

While there are many charities and organisations that do similar - and equally valuable work - Kusoma’s Promise’s point of difference is the scale. It is driven by two people’s compassion and the passion to make a big difference to a small community.

“We do it all on our own, so we don’t have any ambitions to go in and help every child

in Africa, or Uganda, or even the district for that matter,” Brooke said, “we just want to focus on getting it right at Arise and Shine.”

Brooke said their initial aim was to sponsor 50 children a year. “In our first year we got to about 190, so we smashed our goal,” she said. “Something we’re really proud of is that in 2017 our first class of sponsored children went to high school,” Brooke said.

Since the sponsorship program started, school enrolments have increased.

Brooke is keen to emphasise that unlike larger charities, there are no administrative costs in the Kusoma’s Promise sponsorship.

“I think what people really appreciate is that 100% of what people give to us goes to the kids,” Brooke said. “If you sponsor a child you know they are guaranteed to go to school as their fees are paid and then a small percentage of each sponsorship pays teacher salaries, buys school supplies, and some porridge for the kids.”

Managing Kusoma’s Promise program takes up a lot of their spare time; evenings and weekends are spent attracting new sponsors, bookkeeping and delivering correspondence.

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“We get letters and pictures from the kids and send them to our sponsors, and vice versa,” Brooke said. “It’s not all glamorous and fancy – it’s real, the paper has dirt on it because it’s being written or drawn on in classrooms with dirt floors, by kids with dirty hands. I love that about it.”

Nelson Mandela said that education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world. Through Kusoma’s Promise, Brooke, Dave and their sponsors are changing the world for the children at Arise and Shine. Visit Kusoma’s Promise on Facebook if you would like to sponsor a child.

Kusoma’s Promise co-founder Brooke Lees with students at the Rise and Shine school.

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Health Smart Warning Over Mindfulness Apps Offering Quick Fix Doctors are warning about the risks of relying on smartphone mindfulness apps, offering meditation and breathing exercises, for your mental health.

The apps have become some of the most popular downloads, offering everything from improved creativity to pain relief.

“We noticed that apps are promising consumers quick, easy, effortless and often instant solutions, to what they’re framing as their health issues,” said Dr Quinn Grundy, a postdoctoral researcher with the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre.

She said that such quick-fix pledges could be damaging to those seeking help.

“If your app has promised that you’ll get better really easily and really quickly and you don’t, consumers shouldn’t feel like there’s something wrong with them,” Dr Grundy said. “Or that their mental health can’t be treated.”

While the apps tout their healing credentials, only a small percentage of them have been created by universities or healthcare professionals.

“There was a couple from the government that we looked at, the Department of Defence for example, and a few from some prominent mental health organisations — and I would say that we had the most confidence in those.”

Many of the apps offer a small amount of content for free, after that users are asked to subscribe. While this has become com-

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mon to many types of apps, Dr Grundy said those downloading mental health apps were already vulnerable.

“We would argue that mental health consumers are perhaps in a more vulnerable position to things like targeted advertising, or in-app purchases or a subscription model,” she said.

She said app creators, as well as moderators of online stores, needed to face increased regulation.

“Although developers are often the target of regulation, the big players like Apple and Google are really the de facto gatekeepers at the moment,” she said.

One PHD student said she started using a mindfulness app last year to help her with some ‘bouts of anxiety and stress’.

She decided to download an app that was highly-rated in the app store, however it soon began increasing her anxiety.

“The app would ask you to rate on a scale how you felt you’d done in certain areas of the day,” she said. “For example, had you exercised, eaten healthy, had you done any relaxation techniques.”

“If I missed out on a few activities in a day, the app would actually rate my day and it would sort of tell me that I hadn’t had a good day.”

The student said she no longer used a mindfulness app, and recommended using any of these programs in conjunction with professional advice.

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Saying it with flowers is a popular choice for Mother’s Day. It’s a traditional yet thoughtful way to show your love. Here are some handy tips to get the most out of your blooms.

Prepare your stems. Most stems should be cut diagonally using a knife. This allows more water to be absorbed. Woody stems should be split at the bottom (not crushed). Hollow stems, such as tulips, should be pierced just below the flower head using a pin.

Feed your flowers. If you don’t have commercial flower food, simply add half a cup of lemonade or a spoon of sugar to the water.

Don’t forget your greens. Use greenery, branches, herbs, fruits, even maple leaves to add colour or contrast.

Structure it. Make a criss-cross grid across the top of shallow vases or bowls with sticky tape, then slot the blooms in between the grid. Or place a drinking glass inside a larger vase to support shorter stems, and line the space in between the glass and the vase with sliced lemons or decorative pebbles.

Think outside the vase. Repurpose everyday items to create unique vessels; a tea cup, a tin can, or a jam jar can be easily transformed into a bespoke bouquet.

Several small posies can sometimes make a bigger impact than a large bunch.

Get Unreal. While many think fresh is best, faux blooms can be a stunning choice.

They last a lot longer and can be used in arrangements that wouldn’t work with real flowers.

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Mother’s Day was first celebrated across the United States of America in 1908. However, the tradition of giving gifts on Mother’s Day only began in 1924 when Janet Heyden started a campaign to collect gifts for lonely, aged mothers in which nation? a)

Australia

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Britain

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Canada

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I like living in Parkes because I am surrounded by happy, vibrant people.

Where do you work and what do you enjoy about your work? I worked at Agriwest in Peak Hill, Parkes and Forbes. The thing I enjoyed most were the lovely customers I saw every day. Today, I work with 66 fabulous ladies from Quota International of Parkes who passionately support the deaf, hard of hearing, speech impaired and women and children in our local community and around the world. Our major fundraisers this year are the Open Heritage Event held in April, and our Open Gardens in October.

What do you do to unwind after work or on weekends? I love to mosaic or spend time in our garden with family and friends.

What are you really good at? Keeping busy! I don’t spend enough time at home.

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HEALTH matters

Check Your Heart During May And June Your heart is a muscle that pumps blood around your body. It can beat up to 100,000 times a day – that’s up to 3 billion heartbeats during an average lifetime!

Your heart delivers oxygen and the nutrients needed for your body to work properly and be healthy. This is why it’s so important to look after your ticker!

There are many conditions of the heart that need to be monitored closely. These include anginas, arrhythmias, coronary heart disease, heart attack, cardiomyopathy, rheumatic heart disease and stroke. If you have any of these conditions, please be sure to have regular check-ups with your doctor and do what you can to look after your heart.

Here are a few tips to keep your heart in good shape: • Be smoke-free

• Manage your blood cholesterol • Manage your diabetes • Be physically active

• Achieve and maintain a healthy weight

• Enjoy a variety of nutritious food in your diet • Look after your mental health

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BE Seen

Chloe Carty of Holy Family Primary School was selected in Polding (half State Catholic team) for hockey at the Diocesan winter trials.

Dorothy Livermore make these hand knitted dolls and had Nessa Hain help her at her stall at the Bogan Gate markets last weekend.

Councillors and the Swedish Ambassador to Australia and his family got into the spirit of the ABBA Festival at a civic reception in Parkes last Friday to welcome the Ambassador to the Shire.

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WHAT’S On 12 May

Last Day of the Parkes Library annual book sale.

12 May

Mother’s Day Raffle Drawn at the Trundle Op Shop of the Royal Far West Sunshine Club.

12 May

Friends of the Parkes Hospital cake stall and Mother’s Day raffle at the Parkes Hospital from 9:30am. Donations of cooking would be much appreciated.

13 May

Southern Cross Village Fete from 10am – 2pm with a variety of stalls and entertainment.

13 May 4 Jun

Ever Wanted To See A Car Fly? Don’t miss out on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang presented by the Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society at the Little Theatre. Tickets online at www.parkesmandd.com.au or at Parkes Stationery & Office Furniture.

17 May

CWA Meeting at the Pink Orchid at 5:30pm. All welcome.

18 May

Cyber Safety For Older People at the Parkes Library at 10:30am as part of Law Week. The presentation outlines common online scams, how to identify them and provides practical tips on protecting yourself online.

Please RSVP for catering purposes on 6861 2309.

21 May

Parkes Rotary Fun Run from 7:30 – 10:30am. Run, jog or walk 10km, 5km or 2km for kids. Register online.

24 May

Free Information Session on creating a better financial future for yourself presented by Wealth Train at the Parkes Services Club from 5:30 – 6:30pm.

3 Jun

Girls’ Day Out for Trundle branch of the Royal Far West Sunshine Club with fashion parade, wine and cheese tasting and stalls at the Trundle Golf Club at 2:30pm. Contact 6892 1006.

10 Jun

Random Weaving/Free Flow Workshop presented by artist Lanny Mackenzie at the Parkes Library from 10am – 3pm. Very limited spaces, please book on 6861 2309.

Ongoing

The Parkes Branch of the Red Cross opens every Friday from 10am to 3pm for the public to enjoy morning or afternoon tea or lunch for $5.

Ongoing

Parkes Torch Bearers for Legacy meets every third Monday of the month at 10:30am at the Parkes Services Club. Everyone welcome. Contact Magaret Cherry on 6862 4789 for more information.

Ongoing

Parkes Shire Concert Band rehearses every Tuesday 7pm - 9pm during school term in the music room above the pool complex in Dalton Street.

Contact music director Duncan Clement on 0405 035 164. Come along and play community music.

Ongoing

The Adult Survivors of Child Abuse - Cowra Support Group meets on the first Friday of each month at 12:30. Open to all survivors of any community. If interested contact Pascale on 6342 1612. Members come as far as Canberra, Temora, Forbes, and Eugowra. All details on our website: http://recover.itmatters.com.au

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LEGAL Eagle

New Privacy Law

The Parkes M & D Society will give a short performance of its latest show Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for the annual general meeting of Arts OutWest to be held in Parkes on Sunday, 28th May.

Arts OutWest Showcases Parkes At Annual Meeting

Parkes has been picked for the annual general meeting of the regional arts development organisation of Central NSW, Arts OutWest, this year.

Arts OutWest have teamed up with Parkes Shire Council to showcase creatives from the region some of the arts and cultural success stories, plans and infrastructure of our town.

The meeting will be held on Sunday, 28th May and start at 11.30am with a tour of the Parkes Library, hearing about the planned expansion and a viewing of the current exhibition. This will be followed by a tour of the Little Theatre and a short performance

by Parkes M&D Society from their latest production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which opens tomorrow night.

The program for the day includes a free lunch in the Hart Bar at the Railway Hotel.

After lunch and the formal meeting, which will include a pictorial of Arts OutWest’s activities throughout 2016, there will be a tour of local street art and a visit to local

museums.

“Everyone is welcome to come along, we’d love to see familiar faces and likewise meet people who just want to know more about what their regional arts organisation does,” Arts OutWest executive director, Tracey Callinan said.

“The formal meeting aspect of our AGMs are always short. We really use our AGM as a chance to showcase the arts and cultural scene in a particular local government area. This year it’s Parkes’ turn” Tracey said.

“We’re even running a bus to Parkes for those who can’t make the drive out there – leaving from Bathurst and stopping in Orange on the way.”

To RSVP (for catering), or to book a seat on the bus, call Arts OutWest on 6338 4657 or email artsoutwest@csu.edu.au The mission of Arts OutWest is to promote, facilitate, educate and advocate for arts and cultural development for communities of the NSW Central West.

New privacy laws are set to come into force in the near future after the Federal Parliament passed amendments to the Privacy Act. These new laws will require the mandatory reporting of certain data breaches for Australian Government agencies, businesses and organisations which have an annual turnover of more than $3 million, health service providers, credit reporting agencies and any organisations holding personal tax file numbers.

A data breach would include such things as unauthorised access to or disclosure of information or where information is lost and a reasonable person would conclude that access or disclosure would be likely to result in serious harm to an individual to whom the information relates.

Penalties for such breach are $360,000 for individuals and $1.8 million for corporations where there is a failure to notify of the breach to the individual or individuals concerned.

So those that retain data (or information) about individuals need to consider a review of employee’s access to information, the quality of your cyber security measures and the adequacy of privacy training to staff.

If we can assist in this or any other legal problem please contact Matthews Williams Solicitors.

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Caractacus Potts, Truly Scrumptious and the Sewer Kids plan their rescue: Actors Neil Westcott and Shev Brown with members of the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang junior ensemble cast.

Opening With A Bang Bang

It’s just one more sleep until the opening night of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

It’s the latest extravaganza to be brought to the Little Theatre by the Parkes M&D Society. The family-friendly stage production is jam-packed with musical numbers and special effects set to make it the talk of the town.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a raucous adventure about a magical car; packed with hijinks, histrionics and hilarity. It follows the Potts’ family escapades after eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts and his children Jeremy and Jemima discover that the old racing car he restored can fly. The evil Baron Bomburst hatches a plan to steal the car, but accidentally kidnaps Grandpa Potts. When the Potts family stage a rescue, they find themselves at the mercy of the child catcher, so Caractacus enlists the help of new friends – and Chitty - to outwit the dastardly Baron and save Jeremy, Jemima and Grandpa.

The all-ages production not only shares the joy of theatre with younger audiences,

but gives talented young actors the opportunity to take to the stage. There are more than thirty juniors and teens in the ensemble cast, an impressive turnout that shows there is a strong local demand for artistic pursuits.

Like most stage productions, the children’s lead roles are played by an alternate cast. Jeremy and Jemima are played

by M&D veteran performers Tom Buesnell (13) and Maia Hennock (12) for some shows, and talented newcomers Beau Shearer (9) and Anabelle van Wyk (9) for alternate shows.

The multi-talented Neil Westcott is wearing two hats for the production; he is directing the show along with fellow thespian Lyn Townsend, and is also treading the boards as Caractacus Potts.

But theatre isn’t produced by actors alone. A dedicated crew and talented band have been working tirelessly to create a dazzling spectacle that everyone will love.

Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society

Arts OutWest annual general meeting and regional gathering

PROUDLY PRESENTS

By Raen Fraser

held this year in Parkes Shire

Sunday May 28 starts 11.30am at The Little Theatre Parkes • behind the scenes tours of local arts projects and venues • networking • free lunch at the Railway Hotel

Opens 13th May and closes 4th June 2017 TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT

www.parkesmandd.com.au Stationery & Office Furniture

OR AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT Parkes

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY

Come and find out more about your regional arts development organisation.

RSVP essential to 6338 4657 or artsoutwest@csu.edu.au

Friday 12th May 10.30am Emo The Musical 12.40pm Going In Style 2.40pm Smurfs: The Lost Village 4.20pm Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 6.50pm The Lego Batman Movie 8.50pm Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Saturday 13th May 10.30am Beauty and the Beast 1.00pm Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 3.30pm The Boss Baby 5.20pm Going In Style 7.20pm Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 9.55pm Chips 10.00pm Chips Sunday 14th May 10.30am Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 1.00pm Going In Style 3.00pm The Lego Batman Movie 5.00pm Beauty and the Beast 7.30pm Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 8.10pm Going In Style 10.35pm Chips Monday 15th May 10.30am Going In Style 12.30pm Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 3.30pm Smurfs: The Lost Village 5.15pm The Boss Baby 7.30pm Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 8.30pm Going In Style Tuesday 16th May 10.30am Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 1.00pm Beauty and the Beast 3.30pm Emo The Musical 5.30pm Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 8.00pm Going In Style 8.20pm Emo The Musical Wednesday 17th May 10.30am Hidden Figures 1.20pm Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 3.50pm The Boss Baby 5.40pm Going In Style 7.35pm Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 SESSIONS & TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

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BE SEEN ABBA Festival

Professional dancers Alana Patience and Tristan MacManus wowed the crowd with their moves.

Graham Smith from Canberra came dressed in his “Beatles suit as they inspired all bands”.

Cathy Treasure, Anna Wyllie, Beth Link, Kelly Hendry and Natalie Caldwell from Parkes got in the spirit of the festival.

Kim Chambers likes going to festivals and as he is a fan of ABBA he decided to try out the festival in Trundle. “It is terrific!”

Deputy Mayor, Barbara Newton was hard to recognise in her ABBA outfit.

Brian and Debrah Clifford from Sydney with their labradoodle Lillee helped to raise funds for the Trundle branch of the Red Cross asking a donation from everyone wanting a photo with Lillee.

Having a great time with friends were Angela Bottaro-Porter, Tricia Trim, Kay Page and Carol Harrison.

Matt Hancock and Emily MacDonald from Parkes made a colourful couple.

Christine Spicer from Melbourne won a medal in the dancing competition and Swedish Ambassador, Pär Ahlberger presented her with a special certificate and 2017 ABBA Calendar as well.

If you have any photos from a special event, please send them to editor@parkesphoenix.com.au

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PARKES SPORT

FOR THE WINNERS… President of the Parkes Jockey Club, Mark Ross with the trophies on offer to the winning connections of this year’s Gold Cup race meeting.

Gold Cup Race On For 123rd Time

The Parkes Jockey Club is still struggling with the loss of the grandstand in the storm last year, but is determined to continue offering quality racing to the community.

The club’s next event is on Sunday, 21st May for the running of the 123rd Gold Cup Race Meeting. (The only break in the running of the event was for the war!)

The cup is ran over a distance of a mile (1,600 metres) and attracts prize money totalling $25,000.

Last year the race was won by Itchyzariz trained by Matthew Dale and rode by Kayla Nisbet. Heyson, the winner of 2015 was placed third. The race is sponsored by a proud supporter of the Parkes Jockey Club, the Parkes Services Club.

The races attract high quality horses, trainers and jockeys from across the state.

The Parkes track is considered to be one

of the better tracks in the area and has the second longest straight in the western districts, only pipped at the post by Warren.

The Parkes Services Club is sponsoring two races, the Parkes Gold Cup and the Satellite Handicap. Members of the Parkes Services Club will receive free entry to the course.

This is a full TAB meeting with eight races and every year we receive very large nominations. There is the usual on course facilities – full bar and TAB facilities with the Parkes Brigade of the Rural Fire Service providing a barbecue lunch and snacks.

Coupled with the free admission to Services Club members, there will also be give-aways on the day to celebrate the renewing of the on-going sponsorship of Lion Nathan Breweries.

By Mark Ross

Bowls News

Beautiful autumn weather prevailed for one game of pairs played with Maureen Baillee and Frances Charlton defeating Flo Riseborough and Minnie Riordan.

One game of consistency was played with Merilyn Rodgers first, Di Howell second and, Maureen Miller third. Other bowlers have been competing in the CWD pairs at Railway Diggers this week.

Nominations for CWD triples close today.

The Number 2 Pennant players will be playing in the district playoffs at Dubbo on 30th and 31st May.

Colleen Crump from Canowindra was runner-up and Pat Cooney from Parkes won the CWD Singles recently.

Northparkes Rotary Fun Run The 5th annual Northparkes Rotary Fun Run is on Sunday, 21st May on the same easy course as previous years.

There is a 5km and a 10 km course, and 2km for kids. Every child who completes the run will receive a RUN NSW medal. Teams will compete for the Rotary schools trophy.

The course starts at Harrison Park and heads down Nash Street to Back Yamma Road for the 5km turnaround. The 10km continues out onto Back Yamma Road and loops back to the 5km mark. Both events finish at Harrison Park.

Race director Scott Westcott designed the course and says it is one of the best Fun Run tracks in NSW. Go online to enter www.parkesrotaryfunrun.com.au Late entries will be taken at the start.

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