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10,000 strong: GreenWay petition a success

Reclaim the lanes Residents encouraged to help clean up Australia

Community group will present petition to NSW page 5 Parliament.

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rab your gloves, a bag and tongs and join in the local Clean Up Australia Day effort on Sunday, March 4.

Th is year local residents are being asked to ‘Reclaim the Lanes’ by targeting streets and laneways as well as parks and playgrounds, to prevent rubbish from entering storm drains and choking local ecosystems.

Marrickville Mayor, Morris Hanna, said he hoped more people than ever would volunteer this Clean Up Australia Day. “Cleaner streets and parks and tidier lanes lead to healthier waterways and better communities. I know most of our residents love the Marrickville area and want the very best for themselves and their neighbours,” Cr Hanna said.

Last year, 1,392 local Clean Up participants worked at 29 sites in Marrickville to collect a 920 kilograms of rubbish from parks, roadways and waterways.

Th is year, you can join sites at Cahir Lane, Marrickville Road and Tempe Reserve, or register your own site. Register at www.cleanup.org.au

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My little grey shorts, grey shirt, the smell of the classroom, my teacher and my classmates… memories that I treasure.

Well, this week they were front and centre for me again as my wife and I walked our fi ve-year-old Allegra to school.

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to toe in her brand new school uniform, pleading with us to get her to school as the sun was coming up!

Well, that was a good sign… maybe our little treasure would sail into class, meet her new friends and embrace the thousands and thousands of classroom days ahead.

She dragged us through the front gates and into her new world.

Bingo! She soaked up the playground, her little locker, her buddies and my wife and I felt

immediate relief.

A great, caring teacher the icing on the cake. Oh, and the classroom had that same smell about it, 40 years on.

Of course we were not alone, as thousands of mums and dads trod down the emotional footpath of day one at school for their little one.

In half an hour, we made friends with other parents as we shared a common bond.

Day one went well for Allegra and I hope it went well for your little

treasures as well.

Day two, well that was a diff erent story.

Floods of tears and determined not to go. We got Allegra there and took comfort that all over the world, in rich and poor communities most, if not all, parents and kids felt the same way.

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Fresh approach to graffiti

Government funding will help Council introduce measures to curb vandalism in public spaces With help from the government, Marrickville Council is stepping up its approach to graffiti prevention. Th e Council will be introducing a range of measures including outdoor exercise equipment and large art works.

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Camperdown Oval: $99,200 for toilet modifi cation, installation of outdoor exercise equipment and landscaping rectification.

Camperdown Memorial Rest Park: $44,100 for outdoor ping pong tables.

McNeilly Park: $40,000 for antigraffiti building façade treatments on the facilities and amenities buildings.

Station Street, Marrickville Station: $35,000 for public art to add to the planned streetscape upgrade.

The graffiti on the wall of Jim Papanagiotou’s business Inter Colonial Tyre Service.

comes as welcome news to Jim Papanagiotou of Inter Colonial Tyre Service off Victoria Road, who offered his shop wall to local artists

to paint after it was tagged last year.

“Council could even keep a register of artists for people who want artwork to cover

the graffi ti on their properties,” he said.

What’s your view? Email Louise.Bourke@ innercityweekender.com.au.

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utdoor exercise equipment, ping pong tables and large works of art will soon appear in public areas in a new push

by Marrickville Council to reduce vandalism.

The Council has received more than $200,000 from the Department of Attorney General and Justice as part of a program to counter illegal graffi ti and the tagging of public spaces.

The funding will be used to implement a range of measures including increasing the use of public spaces to ensure community surveillance, installing public artworks to remove blank canvasses for taggers and design and landscape improvements.

The first places to receive the new measures will be Camperdown Oval, Camperdown Memorial Rest Park, McNeilly Park and Marrickville Railway Station.

Marrickville Mayor, Morris Hanna, said the grant would help the Council implement a “multi-level approach” in its efforts to address the management issues of spaces prone to vandalism.

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Rate rise on cards Council proposes rate rise in order to pay for new library

Jannine Merriman and her two autistic sons Declan and Rhys were among those affected in NSW.

Big bus blunder Government says issues are currently being resolved

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arrickville MP and Shadow Education Minister, Carmel Tebbutt, said she has received various calls from parents of disabled children who were confused about school transport arrangements on Monday.

It follows the revelation that the NSW Education Department failed to issue

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contracts to transport providers for disabled children in time for the new school year. It is thought that 700 families may have been affected.

“Parents from across NSW have contacted my office, distraught because they have had no notice that there child will not be picked up for school,” Ms Tebbutt said.

Ms Tebbutt said many of the calls were from the

Newcastle and Hunter area, but she wasn’t aware of any local families aff ected by the incident.

Under pressure all week, Minister for Education, Adrian Piccoli, said the issues were being resolved and an inquiry has now been launched.

“The department [on Tuesday] began offering higher pay rates to transport providers on runs of less than 30 kilometres,” he said.

The three final designs for the new Marrickville Library.

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arrickville Council is proposing to increase rates by an average of $1 per week for residents and $6.70 per week for businesses to pay for the new Marrickville Library.

Council says in order to provide facilities the community wants an extra $23 million needs to be raised.

“The local community has said the new library should be iconic and a focal point and hub for the community,” a spokesperson said.

“Without a special rate increase, Council will have insufficient resources to build the new library.”

Business owner Fil Simms, who owns giftware shop 2 Spoilt on Marrickville Road, said the rate increase would hurt local businesses.

“Don’t they understand

that businesses are already struggling as it is?” she said.

Another local business owner supported the new library but said: “Surely slugging businesses… is not the way to go.”

Council will be taking feedback on the proposal until the end of May. If there is enough support, Council will apply to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for the special rate increase.

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10,000 show support Community group will present GreenWay petition to NSW Parliament

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ommunity group, Friends of the GreenWay, has reached the 10,000 petition signature target needed to force a debate on the GreenWay project in NSW Parliament.

The group collected more than 400 signatures last week at the Australia Day celebrations at Enmore Park, enough to ensure the target was comfortably achieved.

The next step will be to hand

the petition to local MPs later this month on the steps of Parliament, according to Friends of the GreenWay spokesperson, Jud Agius.

“We plan to hand the petition to local members Carmel Tebbutt, Jamie Parker and Linda Burney on February 15,” Mr Agius said. “We will also invite the Liberal Member for Strathfi eld, Charles Casuscelli, to receive the petitions as well.”

Jennifer Kent, who collected signatures on Australia Day, said the 10,000 signatures were from people around the inner west, not just from

the Marrickville and Leichhardt areas.

“The signatures represent the length of the GreenWay – Marrickville, Lilyfield, Ashfi eld, Strathfi eld and so on,” Ms Kent said.

“Th is is a real community effort.”

The petition cites strong community support for the GreenWay project and the signifi cant benefits that the GreenWay and Light Rail Extension would provide for transport, open community space, and as a wildlife corridor for a healthier environment.

Marrickville Detectives are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a convenience store in Marrickville last Saturday, January 28.

At 12.45am, a male offender entered the store and threatened the 27-year-old store employee with a knife. Th e male then demanded cash from the register before fl eeing the scene with a sum of money. Th e o ffender was last seen running east along Marrickville Road. Th e male is described as Caucasian appearance, 5’6” tall, of a slim build, around 20 years of age, with facial hair. He was wearing a black hooded jumper, black hat, and dark blue tracksuit pants.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who may have information to assist police should contact Marrickville Police on 9568 9299 or Crime Stoppers on 1300 333 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Candle lit fire: Second degree burns for woman

Emergency services were called to a fi re in a unit in Dulwich Hill at around 10pm on Saturday, January 28.

It is alleged that the female victim was burning candles on a table

within her unit when her dressing gown brushed past a candle and caught alight.

The female screamed and ran to the balcony of her unit where her neighbours were alerted. She managed to put out the fl ames herself before being assisted by her neighbours with her injuries.

The fi re brigade attended the unit and contained the fire. The female was taken to RPA Hospital and treated for second degree burns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lucky caution: Woman caught with cannabis

A 34-year-old woman from Cronulla was issued a cannabis caution for the possession of the illegal drug last Friday, January 27.

Marrickville Police stopped the woman in her vehicle on Smidmore Street in Marrickville, after seeing suspicious activity between the woman and another male.

Police searched the woman and her vehicle, before locating the drug paraphernalia and a quantity of cannabis in her possession.

She was issued a cannabis caution notice as part of the cannabis cautioning scheme.

If you notice any crime around your area, remember to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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In his address to the National Press Club in Canberra last week, Mr Albanese quoted new research that found NSW

would miss out on economic opportunities to the tune of $35 billion per year by 2060 and cost 70,000 jobs.

“Th is is an unacceptable economic price to pay,” he said. “Spare landing and take-off slots are rare during the morning peak periods and pressures are already building in the afternoon.”

Mr Albanese also used the speech to distance Labor from the Greens, saying it would be a mistake to think

Labor and Greens MPs held the same views on issues.

“I don’t understand why anyone who is about progressive change in society wants to lobby the decision makers when you can be the decision makers,” he said.

The message was later overshadowed by the revelation that Mr Albanese’s speech directly lifted sections of the 1995 Michael Douglas fi lm, ‘The American President’.

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COUNCIL SNAPSHOT ➤ Marrickville Library will host a local launch of the 2012 National Year of Reading on Friday, February 17. Prominent local authors, Gabrielle Carey and Nadia Wheatley, will speak about the books that have inspired them and how reading has enriched their lives.

The National Year of Reading aims to encourage children learning to read, help keen readers fi nd new sources of inspiration and support reading initiatives that also respect the oral tradition of storytelling. Th e local launch of the 2012 National Year of Reading is at Marrickville Library on February 17 from 6.30pm to 8pm.

Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP by calling 9335 2173 or emailing: info1@marrickville.nsw.gov.au. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kingsies co-owner, Sreimom Srent, with her son, William Ly.

Put pork on your bun A brand new pork roll shop opens in Marrickville to the delight of locals

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arrickville’s love aff air with the pork roll continues on with the recent opening of another vendor on Illawarra Road – the third on the shopping strip.

Kingsies, which is so new that it does not even have a sign above the shop yet, is run by husband and wife team, Lucas Ly and Sreimom Srent.

“At fi rst we wanted to open an

Aussie sandwich shop, but there are so many Vietnamese here and everyone loves pork rolls,” Ms Srent said.

But the new shop owners are not bothered by the number of similar vendors in the Marrickville area.

“There’s a lot of competition, yes, but we are one of the cheapest,” she said.

Just up the road, the owners of the revered hole-in-the-wall Marrickville Pork Roll, which regularly has a

queue snaking up along Illawarra Road, say they have no problem with the competition.

The addition of new vendors in Marrickville is certainly great news for locals, especially those who love the fresh bread rolls and its spicy fi llings.

“More shops means more to choose from, so that’s a great thing,” said David Vo, who was tucking in to a pork roll when the Inner City Weekender spoke to him.

➤ There’s still time to enter the 2012 Marrickville Medal for Conservation, which celebrates built conservation works that contribute to the understanding and preservation of the area’s cultural and architectural heritage. Th e award is open to all building works, completed in the preceding three years, which can be described as having positive conservation outcomes.

Conservation could include any of the following approaches: preservation, restoration, reconstruction, adaptation or interpretation. Entries close on Friday, March 2. Entry forms can be found on Council’s website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ➤ A series of Healthy Ageing Talks for older people will be held at Marrickville Library throughout February.

On Wednesday, February 8, Vanessa Baillie from the Australian Tinnitus Association (NSW) will discuss the causes and treatment for tinnitus. Louise Brown from the Australia Diabetes Council will look at managing diabetes.

On Wednesday, February 15, Council’s Road Safety Offi cer will talk about pedestrian safety and Constable Kerry Baker from Marrickville Police will discuss the importance of the Next of Kin Register in assisting the ambulance or police in an emergency situation.

All talks will begin at 10.30am at the Marrickville Library. Free morning tea will also be provided. To RSVP or for transport, call the Council on 9335 2143.

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Incredible legacy Betty Spears was an icon and trailblazer, MP says

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Power savings New environment incentive can save you money

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ore than 125 Marrickville households have already taken advantage of a NSW Government scheme to reduce their energy costs.

The Home Power Savings Program is open to local pensioners, veterans and families on lower incomes and can save households an average of $265 a year.

“Th is free program is available at any time to low income earners, including

Centrelink and Veterans’ Affairs cardholders, social housing tenants and energy utility hardship customers,” said NSW Environment Minister, Robyn Parker.

“The experts provide a free in-home power assessment, a power savings kit worth around $200 and a tailored Power Savings Action Plan.”

The kit, which is fully installed on the spot, includes a saver power board, energy efficient light bulbs, draught

proofi ng, a water efficient showerhead, tap aerators and a shower timer.

Trained energy experts will be working in Marrickville and across the Inner West from January 30 to February 10 as part of region-by-region campaign.

To book an appointment with a trained energy expert, call 1300 662 416 or visit www.savepower.nsw. gov.au/freehelp for more information.

funeral service was held on Monday for the late Betty Spears, the equal pay campaigner and welfare advocate.

Ms Spears passed away earlier this year, aged 85.

“Betty Spears was an icon and a trailblazer,” said NSW Opposition Leader, John Robertson.

“Her contribution spanned the decades, including… her relentless advocacy for equal opportunity and equal pay.

“When the women of NSW needed a fi ghter, Betty Spears never let them down.”

Ms Spears held various leadership roles in union organisations and was a tireless advocate for working women and women’s welfare. In her role as head of the Labor Council’s Equal Pay Committee, she led the political and legal campaign in NSW’s fi rst equal pay case in 1972.

Lisa Newey, a parent of children who attended

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legacy to the people of Tempe and surrounding suburbs in the amazing centre she created, and she will be remembered fondly for it,” Ms Newey said.

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“Last year’s winner was a big loser, with a massive 17 years off her starting BioAge, in addition to the loss of many centimetres and kilos.”

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May 22 to June 21

Other people will be landing you with unwanted problems and you will have to put your foot down to prevent yourself from being pushed around or used.

Venus from the 10th gives you the power to soldier on, in turn, this will put you in line for a raise. The Full Moon on the 7th throws your financial affairs into confusion, so check your facts. The New Moon on the 21st indicates that you will able to solve career problems to everyone’s satisfaction.

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June 22 to July 22

Guard against a tendency to be hasty and slow down whilst driving or operating machinery, as minor accidents and injuries are likely. You are in a rather rebellious mood and any restrictions to your actions will be met with hostility! Remember to use a measure of tact and diplomacy to get what you want out of others. From the 15th onwards is a good time to travel, or to take up an interest in spiritual matters. The Full Moon on the 7th warns you to be prepared for unexpected expenses.

leo

July 23 to August 23

You are being plagued with joint financial problems, so it may be a good idea to review the way you and your partner deal with money. The Full Moon falls directly in Leo on the 7th – be careful of being unreasonable as this will only lead to confrontations. Venus moves into your 9th house from the 10th filling you with vitality and enthusiasm. Your sporting interests and creative talents receive a welcome boost. The New Moon on the 21st is a positive time.

virgo

August 24 to September 23

The harsh aspect between Mars and the Sun warns against impulsive actions.

These two fiery planets urge you into an aggressive mood that’s too hot to handle.

The Full Moon on the 7th warns that any relationship or family difficulties will erupt into a furious quarrel if you don’t exercise selfcontrol. Tempers are too quick for comfort, so try to slow down and to think before you speak. The New Moon in Pisces on the 21st indicates that you will have the ability to impress others and to earn the respect.

Mars Retrograde Virgo - Be wary of losing your temper, being hypercritical and tactless.

Everyone will be blurting out whatever is on their mind because of their impulse.

Francis A Bevan libra

September 24 to Oct 23

Your emotions will be close to the surface, making you feel terribly angry or anxious. The best way to deal with this is to focus on improving your fitness. A few early nights, and a readiness to give up bad habits will work wonders. The Full Moon on the 7th indicates an irritable atmosphere amongst loved ones, try to restrain your tongue, a tactless remark could have dire consequences!

scorpio

October 24 to Nov 22

Misunderstandings are likely with friends, the motto you need to remember is ‘you can’t please all of the people all of the time’. Certain associates are determined to bring you down a peg or two.

Don’t let envy or jealousy upset you. The Full Moon on the 7th is a time to prove how efficient and confident you are by remaining serene when colleagues and clients get nasty. The New Moon on the 21st sees you in line for a bonus or pay rise if you play your cards right.

sagittarius

Nov 23 to Dec 21

Chaos is likely at work and remaining focused on the task at hand will be difficult. It seems whatever you tackle is plagued by confusion or set-backs. Prioritise your tasks and you can’t go wrong. The Full Moon on the 7th is not the ideal time to travel as delays of all types will hinder your progress. Also, a friend or colleague is determined to give you a rough ride, perhaps you have been inconsiderate. The New Moon (21st) sees you coming up with a bright idea.

capricorn

Dec 22 to January 20

aquarius

January 21 to Feb 19

You can be at one with your partner and children or you can choose to make life difficult for both. Your desire for control causes more problems than anything else in your relationships. You need to focus on creating compromises and outcomes where both of you win. The Full Moon on the 7th is not a day to break any laws or take chances with your money. The New Moon on the 21st falls in your communication sector, this sees your phone being red hot and your computer overloaded.

As Mars ploughs backwards through Virgo, one simmering spat could reach boiling point. You need to be careful of making mountains out of molehills! It’s better to settle this dispute sensibly. The Full Moon on the 7th sees complications in both your love life and business partnerships. If you are trying to clinch a deal you are better off postponing signing on the dotted line. It is always better to get it right than do it quickly. The New Moon on the 21st brings good news.

pisces

February 20 to March 20

Mars Retrograde is having a direct effect on your relationships, if you are convinced that one or two individuals no longer have a place in your life, ditch them and move on. However, be careful of souring really good relationships by being judgmental. The Full Moon on the 7th sees some unwelcome nasty gossip at work about a colleague and, as you hate injustice, you will make it clear that you don’t want to get involved. The New Moon on the 21st gives a boost to your self-confidence.

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Staying Healthy Susan Garrad How do I keep motivated?

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Keeping Fit Q. My New Year’s resolutions to eat better and do more exercise are already falling by the wayside. Any advice on keeping motivated?

Traditionally many people vow to make New Year’s goals centred on their health and happiness. Come March most forget that important goal.

Why do these positive aspirations float away? Lack of time, stress, falling back into routines, a sense of failure – all common reasons.

You want to make that health goal stick, but how do you do it?

Change the language: When planning dinner or discussing plans, plan around your resolution. Example: “Let’s meet at 6.30pm after I get back from the gym” or “What vegetable should we have for dinner?” and “I will shower, meditate for five minutes and eat breakfast.”

Habitually adding your resolution to daily planning makes it a reality, tell yourself verbally it is already part of your lifestyle and it will happen more

naturally.

Become informed: Research your goals. Choose a few resources to consult – a few websites, maybe a book, and consult with a professional. We all know exercise is good, but what are the true benefits? How far is walking 10 blocks? Do you have time at lunch? Can the kids join?

Visualise change with variety: It is known that after seeing that yellow sticky note a few times your brain adapts to acknowledging its presence and you ignore it. To curb this desensitisation, switch up the cues. Every month write that note on a diff erent coloured piece of paper and change the location. By doing this, you keep the resolution fresh.

A lapse is not failure: Success with behaviour change does not happen magically. Realising your resolution comes from building habits. It’s a bigger picture than that time you missed the gym. Falling behind on going to the gym is not failure.

Contact Susan Garrad on 9798 9322 or visit www. womenshealthnaturally.com.au.

David Stein Thanks to the people for commenting on the TV column, it’s great to hear the positive stories and ideas. Shane and Cornelia wrote they don’t even own a TV yet still manage to function. If you’re trying the week of no TV, write and let me know how it goes.

Th is week I had two people come in who have been on the diet roller coaster including the ubiquitous shake diets.

What is it with these shakes!

They’re a form of VLCD – Very Low Calorie Diet.

One of the clients said it was made by a pharmacist so thought it had to be healthy. I asked them did they know of some other pillars of healthy nutrition pharmacists have given us?

I wouldn’t tell people which medications to have because I haven’t studied medicine. So should someone who hasn’t studied nutrition start giving diet advice?

If you look what’s actually in them it’s basically some powdered milk (whey) or possibly soy with some sugar and a vitamin tablet crushed in. Sometimes there is a

magical ingredient for marketing, like some berry extract to make you feel full or maybe the extract of some Amazonian butterfl y tears that ‘studies have shown’ help lose weight.

Lots of the weight you lose on a VLCD diet is muscle mass. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn, even at rest!

Why do you think shake diets don’t encourage doing any weight training or check fat percentage loss? They only check overall weight loss. So when you lose 10kgs you think I don’t need the shakes, you

go back to eating what you’re used to, but now have less muscle to burn the calories up, so you put the weight back on quicker and maybe even more than you started at.

Pour that coloured, processed powder out on a plate next to a green organic salad with some bright red tomatoes chopped in – even my two-year-old will pick the nutritionally complete one.

I like to say, you get healthy to lose weight, not lose weight to get healthy.

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11.30am - Sunday February 5 - Sydney College of the Arts - $135

Tim Minchin Versus The Orchestras Round II Venue: State Theatre $49-$129, 8pm 9373 6655 SBTRKT Venue: Metro Theatre $41.90, 8pm 9550 3666 Courtyard Sessions Venue: Seymour Centre Free, 6pm 9351 7940 Songs For Nobodies Venue: Sydney Opera House $79-$109, 8.15pm 9250 7777 Incubus with Papa vs Pretty Venue: Hordern Pavilion $89.90 +bf, 8pm 9921 5333 The Music Makers Club Venue: Oxford Art Factory Free, 8pm 9332 3711

For a festival line up that’s pretty over the moon, this year’s St Jeromes Laneway Festival should not be missed. The boutique festival prides itself on presenting mostly indie and underground acts. And with the Sydney College of Arts as its backdrop, the cool hipster vibe makes for an epic day out.

The huge line up includes the likes of M83, The Drums, Laura Marling, The Horrors, Cults and The Panics.

Tangled Up In Bob: Bob Dylan Tribute Show Venue: Notes, Newtown 8pm 1300 762 545 Reece Mastin Venue: Enmore Theatre $65, 7.45pm 9550 3666 My Sauce Good Venue: 505 Club Surry Hills $15-20, 8.30pm www.venue505.com Akmal

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Venue: The Old Fitzroy Theatre $25-28, 9pm 9294 4296 Judith Lucy Venue: Sydney Comedy Store, Moore Park $35-40, 7pm 9357 1419 Saturday February 4 J Boog & Million Stylez Venue: Metro Theatre $49.70, 8pm 9550 3666 Katherine Ellis Venue: The Basement $35, 9.30pm 9251 2797 Tipper Venue: Manning Bar, USYD 9pm 9563 6000 The Classic Kings Venue: Coogee Diggers $25.50, 8pm 9665 4466 Totally Gaga - The Australian Lady Gaga Show Venue: Matraville RSL Free, 8pm 9311 1993 Martin Eyerer (Germany) Venue: The Spice Cellar, Sydney $20, 10pm www.thespicecellar.com.au The Only, Wax Motif Venue: Soho, Potts Point Free, 10pm 9358 6511 The Catholics Venue: 505 Club, Surry Hills

$15-20, 8.30pm www.venue505.com Clubbers Guide to 2012 Venue: Chinese Laundry 9pm 8295 9999 The Paper Kites Venue: FBi Social $15, 8pm Blood, Sweat and Beers Venue: The Annandale Hotel $30, 12pm Pear Shape Venue: The Standard 8pm www.wearethestandard.com.au SoSueMe Venue: Oxford Art Factory $10, 8pm 9332 3711 Sunday February 5 The Peter Head Trio Venue: Harbour View Hotel, The Rocks Free, 4pm 9252 4111 Seether (South Africa) Venue: Metro Theatre $59.90, 8pm 9519 9231 St Jeromes Laneway Festival Venue: Sydney College of the Arts $135, 11.30am The Subterraneans Venue: Town Hall Hotel, Newtown Free, 7pm 9557 1206 Morning of the Earth Venue: Sydney Opera House $99.60, 2pm or 8pm

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he Courtyard Sessions at the Seymour Centre continue this summer with free live music from some of Sydney’s fi nest emerging talents.

Enjoy a drink and a bite to eat at the Seymour’s Courtyard Bar and BBQ as the best independent musicians take to the outdoor stage.

Tonight at 6pm, renowned rockabilly artists

The Two Timin’ Playboys bring their brand of Western Swing and Jazz standards with the odd blues or country tune thrown in for good measure.

The boys are a great party starter with an effortlessly energetic music style that will have you slapping your knees in no time.

The Courtyard Sessions is kid and pooch friendly,

though dogs must be kept on leads at all times. The venue is fully licensed, so food and drinks should be left at home.

In the case of wet weather, the event will be moved into the Seymour Centre foyer.

The Courtyard Sessions continue until March 30.

For more information visit www.sydney.edu.au/ seymour.

ocal photographers are invited to creatively capture Marrickville’s built environment and snap up a prize in the 2012 Marrickville Urban Photography Competition.

Marrickville Council is encouraging photographers of all ages and abilities to submit photos about Marrickville’s urban landscape.

Images should feature the older attributes of the built environment, preferably before the 1960s.

The subject matter should broadly fit into this year’s National Trust Heritage theme, ‘Innovation and Invention’.

Mayor of Marrickville, Morris Hanna, said the competition was a great way to discover and celebrate the area’s unique urban landscape.

Last year’s winner, Francis Johns, juxtaposed remnant facades of shops awaiting development along Marrickville Road against a landmark steeple in his

Francis Johns’ winning photograph from last year.

photo, View of St Clements Steeple.

“A year down the track and the units are almost complete and the historic advertisements are again hidden,” Mr Johns said.

“The view of the steeple is now mostly obscured by the development so I'm glad I have a record of what was revealed.”

Visit the Council website for details.

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Dragon Boat racing will take place at Darling Harbour this weekend.

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hat better way to celebrate the Year of the Dragon than at the Chinese New Year Festival Dragon Boat Races at Darling Harbour?

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Each Dragon Boat is

large enough to seat 20 people with a sweep to steer and a drummer pounding loudly above the thrashing of the oars.

It’s a great spectacle of colour, noise and movement and will entertain the whole family.

Racing is a cultural phenomenon of China, with a long history dating back to the Zhou Dynasty (770BC to 256BC).

A symbol of good fortune and a sign of intense power, these mythical beasts appear to surge through the water. The long boats are decorated to feature the head and tail of a dragon.

The Dragon Boat Races run from 8am to 5pm this weekend. For more information, visit www. sydneychinesenewyear.com or phone 9265 9333.

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7 DAY TV GUIDE Palm Island mystery The Tall Man 8.30pm on Sunday, February 5, SBS One

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his Walkley Award-winning documentary, based on the account of events in Chloe Hooper’s book of the same name, details what happened on Palm Island that led to the death of local Indigenous man, Cameron Doomadgee.

On the morning of November 19, 2004, Cameron Doomadgee was arrested for public nuisance. An hour later he was dead in a police

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Interviews with family, friends and residents of the community on the island show confusion around what happened to Mr Doomadgee and the tragic events that followed his death.

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SuttonsHyundaiArncliffe.com.au 107 Princes Highway ARNCLIFFE

9335 9000

#Free 3yrs/45,000klm (whichever comes first) log book service and luxury mats supplied by Suttons Hyundai Arncliffe on in stock New Hyundai i30 1.6l purchased at Suttons Hyundai Arncliffe at the advertised cash selling price and delivered before February 29th, 2012 only. *3 Yrs free carwash for new, demo and used Hyundai purchased from Suttons Hyundai Arncliffe and will be performed at Suttons Motors Arncliffe. *Finance based on a CHP at 9.99% p.a. fi xed over 60 months and is for approved purchasers who intend to use the finance for business purposes. Zero Deposit. Final payment a)$4,497 b )$5,097 c)$5,697d)$8,247 e)$5337. Total repayable a)$21,484.20 b)$24,151.20 c)$26,818.20 d)$38,152.20 e) $25159.80 All offers not to be used in conjunction with any other advertised offer. Terms and conditions apply to all offers. See dealer for details. All Offers not in conjunction with other advertised offers and all offers end Sunday 5 Feb 2012 DL33. 28351A