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ocal residents opposed to coal seam gas (CSG) exploration have called on Minister for Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts to cancel Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 463, the licence covering the Sydney basin.

Sandra Thompson from Stop CSG Sydney said they are a community group formed to oppose a test drill site in St Peters, discovered by accident at the end of 2011.

The group organised community petitions, marches, film screenings and motions to Marrickville Council opposing CSG in the inner west and beyond.

Last year, the NSW Government brought in new CSG regulations that prohibit CSG drilling within two kilometres of urban areas.

Ms Thompson said when Stop CSG Sydney found out that PEL 463 was about to be transferred to UK-based company IGas Energy as part of its buy out of Dart Energy, it launched a ‘Cancel the Licence’ campaign.

“We know that IGas Energy has publicly stated it wants to divest all non-UK assets of Dart at a time when it is ‘commercially attractive’ to do so, and ‘with a view to maximising cash returns’,” Ms Thompson said.

“We have confirmed that Dart, which owns PEL 463 via its subsidiary Macquarie Energy, is urging its shareholders to vote in favour of the sale.”

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Blue Bus visit a timely reminder to all to talk about mental health On Tuesday, I visited Beyond Blue’s Big Blue Bus outside the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre. The stop was part of a roadshow, which had seen the bus visit Randwick earlier in the day and would see it visit Carlton later that afternoon.

But its arrival in Newtown coincided with the news that actor Robin Williams had taken his own life. And that was the predominant topic of conversation visitors brought up with the Beyond Blue team.

It may be that, as a society, we have an unhealthy obsession with celebrities but we do feel we know these people and that is why people feel shocked at hearing the news of the death of someone they’ve never met, and feel the need to talk about it.

That is the premise of another organisation, R U OK, founded by Gavin Larkin in response to the death of his father by suicide. While researching the subject for a documentary, Mr Larkin came across the work of US academic Dr Thomas Joiner, whose father had also committed suicide.

Dr Joiner found there were three forces at play in people at risk of suicide. The first is the person thinks they’re a burden on others. The second is that they can withstand a high degree of pain.

And the third is they don’t feel connected to others.

It was the last of these that Mr Larkin felt was the easiest to influence and by inspiring people to take the time to ask “are you okay” and listen, they could help people struggling with life feel connected long before they even think about suicide. The organisation says it all comes down to regular, face-to-face, meaningful conversations about life.

A friend once told me about a man called Don Ritchie who lived near The Gap at Watson Bay. Over the course of 50 years he reportedly saved the lives of more than 150 people who were threatening to take their own lives.

In his younger days, he would try to physically restrain them but he later found it more effective to ask if they wanted a cup of tea or coffee and

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a chat. In 2011, Mr Ritchie was named Australia’s Local Hero in the Australian of the Year awards in recognition of this work.

So, even if you weren’t a fan of Robin Williams, it doesn’t hurt to engage in these conversations when other people bring them up.

We don’t always know where our colleagues, friends and family members are at in their lives and if, through that conversation, you can make them feel a bit more connected you may have helped them more than you will ever realise.

And if you’re worried about someone you know, talk to them, ask if they’re okay. Start the conversation and help them feel more connected.

Beyond Blue says there are warning signs to look for in people you know.

They can include physical changes such as loss of energy, loss of interest in personal hygiene or appearance, or weight loss/gain; or behavioural changes such as increased alcohol consumption, withdrawal from family or friends, self harm, emotional outbursts or uncharacteristic risktaking or aggression.

There are also conversational signs where people say things indicating they feel trapped, things are hopeless, that they’re a burden on other people, they’re at fault for something, they don’t fit in or no one cares about them, or even openly talk about suicide and death.

Beyond Blue has a 24-hour helpline, 1300 224 636, if you want advice or assistance. If there is a crisis situation and immediate help is required, they advise contacting emergency services on 000, a local doctor, hospital or mental health crisis service.

On a related point, people are sharing a clip from the movie ‘Aladdin’ where at the end of the movie Aladdin tells the genie, voiced by Robin Williams, that he is now free.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has asked people not to share the clip because it runs the risk of implying suicide is an option for people to consider. Suicide is not an option and there is always help available.

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Ms Thompson added that the group has also confirmed that IGas received Foreign Investment Review Board approval on July 30 for the sale to take place.

“That means that the Federal Government has approved the sale,” she said.

She said the group has written to Minister Roberts, urging him to prevent the sale of PEL 463 to IGas Energy and cancel the licence for good.

A spokesperson for Minister Roberts said PEL 463 was issued by the previous Labor Government in 2008 with an extension granted in 2013.

“This PEL is due to expire in October next year. There are legal requirements that must be met to suspend or cancel a Petroleum Exploration Licence,” the spokesperson said.

“As the NSW Government has demonstrated, if any titleholder cannot live up to those requirements action will be taken.

The Foreign Investment Review Board has approved this sale, and the PEL was legally granted in 2008. The two kilometre exclusion zone introduced by this Government around residential areas is enforced over this PEL.”

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olice are hunting two men after a man was shot dead next to MarketPlace Leichhardt on Monday evening.

The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Brad Dillon from Abbotsford.

He was shot a number of times on Lords Road in Leichhardt at about 5.40pm on Monday, August 11.

Paramedics attempted to revive Mr Dillon but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses reported seeing two men running from the scene shortly after the gunshots were heard. They were described as being 175cm to 195cm tall and aged between 25 and 35.

Police cordoned off Lords Road and surrounding streets while specialist forensic officers searched for clues and dog squad handlers tried to pick up a trace of the suspects but they were unable to find anyone.

Investigators from Leichhardt Local Area Command and the Homicide Squad are establishing the full circumstances surrounding the shooting.

A police spokesperson said they are following up a number of lines of inquiry

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Reform needed Lords Road was cordoned off while police searched for clues relating to the shooting at this point in time, including looking at the victim’s associations – both personal and professional.

They are asking anyone with informa-

tion about Mr Dillon’s movements on Monday night or anyone with knowledge of the suspects to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Greens candidate for Summer Hill, Max Phillips, is calling for major reform to the NSW electoral system after ICAC revelations came to light this week that two MPs took bribes from developers in brown paper bags.

News in brief The NSW Government has announced new measures to strengthen environmental penalties and further empower the Environment Protection Authority.

Environment Minister Rob Stokes said new legislation will remove legal loop-

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tracking holes that have frustrated the state’s environmental regulator and provide additional power to effectively protect the environment.

“But under the Liberals, funding has been redirected to generalist shelters that often house men and women

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“Often these shelters simply do not provide the specialist services women and children fleeing domestic violence so desperately need.”

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The NSW Labor Opposition has this week received a petition signed by over 14,000 community members opposed to the Liberal Government’s controversial Going Home, Staying Home changes.

The petition, presented by SOS Women’s Services to Opposition Leader John Robertson on the steps of NSW Parliament, will be tabled in Parliament and force a debate on the issue in the coming months.

“A key role of government is to protect the most vulnerable in our society – and specialist women’s services have been providing important support for 40 years,” Opposition Leader John Robertson said.

“For far too long it has been difficult to effectively regulate operators who continually do the wrong thing and the changes announced will shift the balance of power back in favour of the regulator rather than the polluter,” Mr Stokes said.

The legislation includes allowing the EPA to require problem waste transporters to install a GPS tracking device.

Businesses that fail to comply with EPA directions will now face a maximum penalty of $1 million, increased from just $137,000.

More Stokes said there are also clearer, stronger and more consistent penalties for offences under the POEO Act to deter contamination and radiation offences.

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Unionist to run in Summer Hill Socialist Alliance says it wants better public housing, transport and services CHRIS CONNOLLY

he Socialist Alliance has preselected unionist Susan Price as their candidate for the seat of Summer Hill at next year’s state election.

Ms Price said she will be contesting the election on a platform that includes highlighting the importance of maintaining and extending public services, public housing and public transport in NSW. She also feels the daily revelations of corruption in NSW politics coming out of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) highlight a need to clean up the electoral process in this state, and make it transparent and accountable.

“It’s no coincidence that many of the NSW MPs who have been named by ICAC as being corrupt have presided over energy, ports and mines,” Ms Price said.

“These portfolios have been treated like mini fiefdoms to enrich political ‘mates’.

The mainstream parties have presided over a culture of a revolving door of corruption and ordinary workers are fed up.”

She said the ‘politics as usual’ approach completely alienates good people from getting involved in making the change

they want and the Socialist Alliance supports proportional representation voting, publicly funded election campaigns and public declaration of all election donations.

Ms Price says she has lived in the Inner West since 1999 and describes herself as an active unionist and long-time feminist.

She is currently the national co-convenor of Socialist Alliance, a party formed in 2001 with a goal of creating a “democratic society run by and for working people, not the greedy, destructive capitalist elite that now rules”.

Its policy is for all elected candidates to pledge to take no more than an average workers’ wage, donating the rest to the social movements.

The seat of Summer Hill was created in a recent redistribution, which saw the existing seat of Marrickville abolished and replaced with two new seats, Newtown – which covers the area from Lewisham to Redfern – and Summer Hill – which covers Marrickville south of Addison Road and Edinburgh Road, Dulwich Hill, Lewisham south of the rail line, Summer Hill, Ashfield and Haberfield.

Marrickville Mayor Jo Haylen has been nominated as the Labor candidate for the seat and Marrickville councillor Max Phillips is the Greens candidate.

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common frustration of creative people is finding the balance between the time spent on their personal creative passions with the time spent doing work that pays the bills, says Deb Morgan from Create or Die. Morgan has teamed with The Studio in Canberra to create The Studio Marrickville, a place that brings artistic freelancers and small start-up enterprises together in a ‘co-creating’ model.

The Studio, which opened earlier this month, offers co-working desks and artist studio spaces and is equipped with a workshop, gallery and events space fitted with vintage furniture and props as well as a film and photography studio.

“Managing a business can be really hard, especially for creatives. It can be challenging to learn the skills you need to build a viable business and overheads to rent an office are expensive,” Ms Morgan said.

“The Studio provides a supportive working environment for people who are already running their own business or are sick of ‘working for the man’, and a community of creative professionals that can be drawn upon to add value to your projects.”

She says Create or Die started as a conver-

sation between a group of friends about balancing personal creative work with getting paid. The idea was to encourage others to do their personal creative work.

“People have very strong opinions on whether you should do free work or not.

Some people happily do work for free if they think they’ll get good exposure out of it,” she said.

“I’ve also seen a lot of creatives become bitter because of exploitation. Burnout is a big problem. We run creative workshops and give people opportunities to refresh their creative spirit.”

She says Marrickville is the perfect place to set up this sort of organisation.

“There are a lot of creatives in Marrickville. Newtown is becoming expensive and people are being forced out,” Ms Morgan said.

“Marrickville is a vibrant community, very multicultural. And the Council is very supportive of creative industries.

There’s a lovely sense of community in Marrickville.”

She says the long term vision is to have a regular calendar of events with a short film festival and regular open mike nights.

“We’re really just creating a hub for the creative community where people can feel comfortable. If you’re a middle aged mum who used be into art and want to get back into it, we want you to feel welcome.”

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A teenager has been arrested and charged with a carjacking and multiple alleged robberies that occurred last week in Marrickville and surrounding areas.

About 10.40pm on Tuesday this week, a stolen silver Toyota Camry was spotted by officers at the intersection of Stanmore Road and Crystal Street in Petersham.

With the assistance of specialist tactical officers the car was stopped and the two occupants ran from the vehicle.

Police commenced a foot pursuit and a 17-year-old boy was located and arrested.

He was taken to Newtown Police Station and charged with 10 offences that included eight armed robberies across the metropolitan area, a carjacking, take and use conveyance and three unrelated warrants.

Emergency services were called to a unit block on Walker Street, Redfern about 7.45pm on Sunday, August 10. Upon arrival, they found a 48-year-old man with multiple stab wounds. He died at the scene.

A second man, aged 42, also sustained multiple stab wounds. He was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital, where he remains in a stable condition.

Police from Redfern Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene at the address. As a result of inquiries, police arrested a 29-year-old man at Parramatta Police Station on Tuesday night. A 35-yearold man and 26-year-old-woman have also been arrested. All three have been charged with murder, attempted murder and aggravated break and enter.

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Sydney City police are investigating the theft of rare coins worth almost $1 million from the State Library of NSW last week.

About 3.40pm on Wednesday, August 6, a man entered the library on Macquarie Street and approached a glass display cabinet.

The man broke into the display and stole 12 rare Australian coins dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries, including an 1810 “Holey Dollar”. The coins are contained in a secure display case. Police also believe a second theft later that day may be connected. About 5.20pm it appears a man has entered a premise on George Street, and removed jewellery worth $75,000 from a display cabinet.

A 30-year-old man and 32-year-old woman were in a blue Holden Commodore that was stopped by Ashfield Police on Chandos Street, Ashfield about 2.15pm on August 8.

Police will allege when the vehicle was searched stolen mail, credit cards, financial paperwork and methyl amphetamine were found. The couple were taken to Burwood Police Station where they were searched; police will allege a mailbox master key was found hidden in the woman’s bra.

A search warrant was executed on their home unit in Chandos Street, Ashfield, where police allegedly found a large amount of stolen mail, a shortened firearm, crossbow, drugs and a flare gun.

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hen the news broke this week of Robin Williams’ tragic and unexpected death, the residents of Newtown had a suitable outlet to discuss the issue of suicide as the Beyond Blue team was visiting the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre in their Big Blue Bus. Reid Sexton from Beyond Blue said they often get more calls to their support service whenever there are high profile news stories involving depression, anxiety, suicide or related issues.

“When Ian Thorpe went public about his battles with depression, we had a spike in calls,” Mr Sexton said.

“Robin Williams is another example.

People here are keen to approach us. There is an appetite to learn more about mental health.”

He said the Big Blue Bus was launched in February this year by Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Beyond Blue Chairman Jeff Kennett with the idea that it would travel the country, getting in people’s faces and making it easier for them to discuss mental health issues.

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Helen Hwang from Newtown Neighbourhood Centre and Reid Sexton from Beyond Blue with the Big Blue Bus in Newtown this week health being good for mental health,” Mr Sexton said.

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Helen Hwang from the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre said when Beyond Blue approached them to ask if they were interested in hosting a visit by the Bus, they leapt at the chance.

“We deal with a lot of people with mental illness from severe cases to those who are untreated or diagnosed,” Ms Hwang said.

“It’s important that the wider community gets an opportunity to find out who they can contact if they feel they need help.”

She said they offered a free barbecue and remote control car race to encourage people to stop and chat to them.

“The remote control cars were really good at encouraging men to come up to us,” she said.

People who want to contact Beyond Blue’s 24 hour support service can ring 1300 224 636 or visit http://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/get-immediatesupport to find out about other means of support.

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Historic milestone celebrated Marrickville PS students hold procession for school’s 150th anniversary CHRIS CONNOLLY

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Principal Kerry Chambers and Marrickville police officers led the students on a street parade to celebrate the anniversary national school was made to the Government on August 1 and classes began in the chapel hall on August 13.”

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arrickville Public School celebrated its 150th anniversary this week with performances, an international flavours lunch, the installation of a school time capsule and a street parade.

Students even dressed-up to represent the school’s history and multicultural diversity.

Two parents Rod Aanensen and Katherine Coote researched the history of the school for the anniversary.

Mr Aanensen said the area where the school stands today is in a natural basin known as Bulanaming, rich in food for the local Cadigal people.

In 1855, Thomas Chalder, who then owned the land, proposed to subdivide it and create a village called Marrick named after his birthplace in Yorkshire in England.

His vision for the village, which eventually became known as Marrickville, included a church and a school.

“By 1864, there was a church and a small Council but no school,” Mr Aanensen said.

“On July 18, 1864, residents held a meeting to discuss the need for a school.

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a family – so not everyone could afford to send their kids to school but in 1880 it became compulsory,” she said.

“Between 1890 and 1940, the area became industrialised and the children’s parents were mostly factory workers in local brick works, woollen mills, metal works and automotive industries.

“After World War II, immigration saw an increase in Greek families come into the area and the school became multicultural.”

She said the school has had many famous students including Isola Thompson who in 1885 became one of the first women to graduate from the University of Sydney.

Then there were successful Olympic swimmers Sandra Morgan and Ilsa Konrads but also some famous teachers including the influential feminist Germaine Greer.

Member for Marrickville Carmel Tebbutt said she was amazed that classes at the school managed to start within a month of the first meeting to discuss the need for the school.

“It makes you realise how much has changed in the past 150 years,” she said.

“Marrickville Public School has been very fortunate to have such supportive teachers and parents that have made the school what it is today.”

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ember for Grayndler Anthony Albanese joined with the Nepalese community at Petersham Town Hall last weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People.

The event was organised by the Nepalese Indigenous Nationalities Forum Australia (NINFA) and hundreds of people packed into the hall to see members of the Nepalese community recognised including Honorary Consul Deepak Khadka and ‘Nepalese Australian Idol 2013’ winner Moksada Silwal.

The focus of this year’s International Day was ‘Bridging the gap: implementing the rights of indigenous peoples’. The theme aimed to highlight the importance of implementing the rights of indigenous peoples through policies and programmes at both the national and international level including governments, the United Nations system, indigenous peoples and other stakeholders.

NINFA President Ganesh Tamang picked up on this theme, questioning the fairness of the Federal Government’s decision to raise the age pension age to 70.

“If that happens, no one in indigenous

communities will qualify for the pension because their average life expectancy is under 70. How can that be fair to indigenous people,” Mr Tamang said.

Even though the Federal Government backed down last week on its push to repeal Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, Mr Tamang also expressed disappointment that the proposal was even considered as he saw it at odds with Australia’s multicultural spirit.

Anthony Albanese said there was nowhere better to celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous People than the Inner West, which he said was both the multicultural heartland of Sydney – with four in 10 people born overseas – but also home to a strong and proud indigenous community.

“We have the oldest living culture on earth, the indigenous Australians, but you don’t have to travel far to experience the world’s diversity,” Mr Albanese said.

He also paid tribute to the local Nepalese community, which he said had grown by 400 per cent in the past decade and in parts of the Inner West, Nepali was now the third most spoken language behind English and Chinese.

“In 1991, I visited Nepal and got to experience the friendliness and warmness of the culture. It was a wonderful experience to visit,” he said.

Anthony Albanese with NINFA President Ganesh Tamang at Petersham Town Hall

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Young actors who’ve played the part of feisty langur monkeys in village stage shows in India are being employed by the government to act as langurs in capital New Delhi to scare-off red-faced macaque monkeys that have become a major violence and health problem in the city.

Tens of thousands of macaques roam freely in New Delhi, brazenly stealing food from tables, shelves and even refrigerators in homes, shops and restaurants; and in one school yard recently slapped youngsters about their faces and bodies to make off with lunchtime food and drink.

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that attacked a terrified woman preparing dinner in her home last month, that police called to rescue her had to beat the animals off with bamboo poles.

Even the capital’s Parliament House is not immune from attack, with the macaques snatching files from the hands of politicians and bureaucrats in offices and corridors in the belief they are food.

Now with treatment for monkey bites second only to dog bites at New Delhi’s hospitals, the government has retained 40 young people to lope langur-like amongst the macaques, thrashing their arms and making the shrill sounds of angry langurs in the hope of scaring the little red-faced critters away.

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Drink driving laws tightened Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay has announced laws making alcohol interlock devices mandatory for serious and repeat drink drivers have passed the NSW Parliament.

Mr Gay said it was the delivery of a commitment made by the NSW Government to crack down on repeat offenders who put the lives of all road users at risk with their dangerous behaviour.

“It’s a disgrace that drink driving is such high risk problem on our roads with about 26,000 offences across the state every year,” Mr Gay said.

“We know drivers convicted of drink

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arrickville teens who are climbing the walls because there’s nothing to do in the area will soon have regular Friday evening activities thanks to an initiative of Marrickville Council and its Youth Council.

At last month’s meeting, Council voted unanimously to support a trial program like the After Dark program run by Glebe Youth Service that would include sports, recreation and social activities, including live music and movie nights.

Marrickville Council are also seeking to partner with a local cafe willing to provide extended hours to youth for after hours socialising.

“I asked our Youth Council what their number one priority was and they told me that the youth centre and other facilities close too early – just when they wanted a safe space to hang out with friends.

So I decided Council should investigate options for after hours activities,” said Marrickville Mayor Jo Haylen.

“We all know that if there’s a lack of things for kids to do at night that’s when trouble can start.

“We want youth in Marrickville to have a

range of places and activities to keep them occupied and safe.”

Mayor Haylen said the Youth Council members asked for a late Thursday or Friday night youth venue that was open until midnight, and perhaps an event like a dance or a film screening once a month.

“It seemed a pretty modest request to me so I asked my fellow Councillors to support me in investigating what could be done to rectify the situation,” Mayor Haylen said.

“This issue has been around for some time. It was previously identified in Council’s Youth Strategy.

“It’s not much to ask – somewhere where our young people can safely hang out after hours, listen to some music, maybe watch a movie, and just socialise with friends.”

Youth Council Member Sarah Callaghan described Marrickville Council’s response to the call for more after hours activities as “fantastic”.

“Marrickville Council has taken the time to listen to the Youth Council and young people and respond to our needs,” Ms Callaghan said.

“The Youth Council has empowered young people to fight for changes and develop new opportunities for ourselves and the people we represent.

“This is a platform to stand on and be a constructive part of our community.”

Mayor Jo Haylen with members of the Youth Council

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Green thumbs help local park 850 shrubs planted in Tillman Park for National Tree Day

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round 50 volunteers from the local community and the Sydney University Union ‘V-star’ volunteers helped plant 850 shrubs and groundcovers in Tillman Park, Sydenham last weekend as part of National Tree Day. Marrickville Mayor Jo Haylen said Tillman Park is one of Council’s seven priority biodiversity areas; the others being the Tempe Wetlands, the Cooks River Corridor from Tempe Station up to Illawarra Road, the Marrickville Golf Course, the Dibble Avenue Waterhole, the Green Way through Dulwich Hill and Lewisham, and the Urban Mosaic.

“We all want a greener, healthy and beautiful Marrickville. Council is committed to increasing the number of trees in our streets and parks, and also improving the health of our existing trees,” Mayor Haylen said.

“But we’re also concerned with increasing biodiversity. At this National Tree Day event we asked volunteers to plant a whole range of plants to assist in enhancing ecosystems and habitat creation.”

Tillman Park has good quality, mature native vegetation. The site presented

Mayor Jo Haylen, Guilym Griffiths, a talking tree (Dave Le-Breton), Luan Nguyen and his daughter Sandy planting a young Eucalypt at Tillman Park. Photo: Alec Kingham

excellent opportunities to extend the revegetation area with sandstone heath plantings as well as freshwater and brackish swamp plantings.

The group planted shrubs, sedges, grasses, ferns and groundcovers as well as eight 25-litre eucalypts in just two and a half hours.

National Tree Day is organised by Planet Ark and in the lead up to this year’s event, the organisation published research showing that four out of five Australians would prefer to live in a home with natural elements such as trees, plants and gardens over one that does not have these features.

The report ‘Valuing Trees – What is Nature Worth?’ was conducted by Pollinate Australia and sponsored by Toyota.

It found people would be willing to pay up to $35,000 more for a home in a naturefilled environment than for an identical house with little surrounding nature.

It also showed that access to natural settings and outdoor breaks was important at work, with employees stating they would sacrifice an average $3,700 in salary to have a greener and more natural workplace. It found more than half of all indoor workers can’t see the sky from their workspace, one in five can’t see any natural features and one in four don’t get to take breaks outside.

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AQUARIUS JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19

PISCES FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20

Are you a Piscean procrastinator? Or are you living in a fantasy world? This week’s Mercury/Neptune opposition heightens creativity and spirituality, but it also blunts your reality radar and makes you more susceptible to self-delusion. On Thursday and Friday, Mercury encourages you to tackle personal problems pronto.

ARIES MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20

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LEO JULY 23 TO AUGUST 23

Attached Aquarians, the stars encourage you to make a bold romantic gesture that knocks your partner off their feet. Are you unhappily single? Love is in the air this week, as Venus and Jupiter join forces in your relationship zone. So prepare to capitalize on a big romantic opportunity with a lusty Libran or sexy Sagittarian.

This week impulsive Mars and Uranus boost your ‘devil-maycare’ attitude, but too much hot-headed hastiness could lead to an argument or accident. Rams are always butting in with advice but don’t offer help unless you are asked. If you try to convert others to your point of view, you’ll meet with resistance from all directions. Try fixing problems, rather than creating them.

Venus and Jupiter boost your Cat charisma, so stop trying to impress everyone and just have the confidence to be yourself… warts and all. Be inspired by birthday great Coco Chanel: “How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.” When it comes to contracts and financial deals, do your research.

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TAURUS APRIL 21 TO MAY 21

VIRGO AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 23

Don’t make major mountains out of minor molehills, and waste precious time worrying about inconsequential problems this week. Things should run reasonably smoothly and, if there are complications, then clear communication will help you sail through any temporary turbulence.

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 24 TO OCTOBER 23

Group activities are favoured early in the week, and you can expect an easy flow of feelings between you and loved ones. Single Librans, crank up your computer because love is waiting online. Have you been pulling your weight around the house? With Pluto in your home zone, the more you resist domestic responsibilities, the more problems you’ll have with housemates.

SCORPIO OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22

Are you having money hassles? Some lucky Bulls will be thrown a financial life-line by a generous family member. Others will have to think of creative ways to increase cash flow and boost dwindling funds. And are you being stubborn about an ongoing domestic matter? This week’s stars encourage you to solve the problem.

The more proactive you are professionally, the more successful you’ll be. Looking for work? Think outside the square and find creative ways to present yourself. Thursday’s stars increase your frustration levels and your control-freak tendencies. Friday is the best day to have a deep and meaningful conversation with someone special.

GEMINI MAY 22 TO JUNE 21

SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 21

If you spread misleading information on Tuesday, you could find yourself in trouble with a worried work colleague or a furious family member. Friday should be fabulous when the Mercury/Pluto trine focuses your quicksilver mind and deepens your concentration.

Your powers of persuasion are also high.

Hold onto your seat Sagittarius! The week begins well, as the Venus/Jupiter hook-up highlights social shenanigans and romantic hijinks. Travel and education are also favoured as you start a study course; extend your international connections; or plan a heavenly holiday. Don’t rush business and financial matters on Friday.

CANCER JUNE 22 TO JULY 22

CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20

This week is complicated Crabs! Friendships and finances are highlighted but steer clear of power plays and mind games. Are you in a career rut? Is a change of approach needed at work? If you shift the stale old energy and get fresh ideas moving, it will lead to an exciting new professional chapter.

The big lesson to learn this week is how to delegate. No one (not even a capable, conscientious Capricorn) is indispensable! And others are happy to step in and help if you give them the chance. Friday’s marvellous Mercury/Pluto trine sees you focus on the big picture, without obsessing too much.

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These days, you can pick up a decent looking faux-leather handbag for under $20 or even under $10. So with prices so cheap, why are we still tempted to spend hundreds on a designer label?

I have a couple of girlfriends who just returned from separate European holidays; one spent a few weeks in Italy followed by a stint in Croatia, while the other toured through more than five European countries. Before leaving, I asked both girls if they were going to buy anything designer – after all, if you are going to buy designer, Europe is the place to do it.

My first friend mentioned that she might but she wasn’t going to go out looking for anything in particular and the other had already decided on a specific brand and style .

Both returned home with the same Louis Vuitton handbag on their arms. Naturally, I had to inspect their new investments and was in awe. I am not joking when I say that I may have fallen in love and even found myself stroking the soft leather without even realising it. But why?

If they had come home with handbags that looked similar but didn’t carry that designer name, would I have been impressed? Would I have cradled them in my arms like a child?

Would I have felt as immensely jealous as I do now?

I doubt it.

This same lure applies to designer clothing, shoes and other accessories – seriously people, we can buy similar looking items at K-mart and though I can’t vouch for the quality, it is the look we are after, isn’t it? Or is it the name?

My vote is that it is all in the name.

Carrying a designer bag on your arm, wearing those redsoled Louboutins or a pair of Chanel earrings gives a person the automatic appearance of wealth and success.

In saying that, part of me disagrees. I am fascinated with all things designer because I find them beautiful. Yes, they are ridiculously expensive and part of that cost can be attributed to the label but there is quality there as well; in fact many designer products are hand made. The designers have worked harder than we could ever imagine to create their products. To have the opportunity to wear their work is an honour.

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Even though it is colder and cats may be less physically active, their energy needs can in fact be higher in winter as digesting food releases warmth-giving energy, so remember to keep the food bowl topped up. You need to pay extra special attention to the winter needs of your cat if yours is over the age of eight, has a sparse hair coat, or suffers from thyroid dysfunction, feline AIDS or heart disease.

I was talking to a school parent about how great he thought wireless technology is, how the whole school is wireless now and how he has wireless throughout the house and can watch movies anywhere while he’s on the cordless phone. Even the newborn’s cot has a wireless sender unit next to the baby’s head. He knew all about the technology but seemed shocked when I asked if that was ideal for his kid’s health.

I guess he thought you must just be a tree hugging hippie to believe all the rubbish that wireless might be dangerous.

I wonder if he knew the world health organisation IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) classifies radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) as possibly carcinogenic to humans, which is called category 2B. Both tobacco and asbestos were category 2B for years.

Schools used to have asbestos in them too. Both industries heavily funded ‘research’ and ‘experts’ to defend their products. The first peer reviewed study linking tobacco to cancer was published in 1939, but with the assistance of inept/corrupt politicians, unscrupulous medical people and a complicit media, the industry managed to obscure the evidence until the 1970s.

The Interphone Study is often quoted to say phones are safe.

This study was industry funded, excluded cellphone users under 30 years, classified “regular” use as one call a week and “heavy” use as a ridiculously low, 2.5 hours per week.

Interestingly there are other independently-funded studies that show harm from EMF exposure. When did it become fine to saturate kids in a possibly carcinogenic substance, especially when there is a safer alternative like being hardwired, which provides faster and more reliable service anyway?

I’m not an expert on EMF. I guess my choice is just made as a father, but my house has an old wired phone. If you want the internet you go into the study where the computer is plugged into the wall. I still have a mobile phone, which I generally keep up on a shelf away from where we tend to sit. I’m not willing to make any sort of bet on my kids’ health.

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Brand’s proud of collection of “little bits and pieces” alking to Adam Brand about his new album ‘My Side of the Street’ you can tell that the process of writing and recording was a particularly enjoyable one for the successful country singer.

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“I went to the studio and I didn’t play by any rules I just played and recorded the stuff how I wanted to and without any thoughts of record companies or commercial reasons and things like that,” Brand said.

“There was no one I had to please apart from myself in the studio. So at the end of the day if you feel really happy and comfortable with what you’ve got then it’s so much easier to go out and sing the songs .

“And I think people can see that they’re getting something that’s true to yourself and not just recorded for ‘oh we need this type of song’ or ‘ we have to have this’.”

‘My Side of the Street’ – Brand’s 10th studio album – showcases his new found musical freedom and sees the singer once again collaborating with producer Craig Porteils.

The 13 track album features a guest appearance by Aussie country songstress Jasmine Rae and a cover of Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs’ hit song ‘Most People I

ADAM BRAND ROOTY HILL RSL SAT, SEPT 20 Know Think That I’m Crazy’. It’s an album that Brand admits has come about after years of gathering inspiration.

“When you release your first album it’s your very first so you’ve got all your life you’ve lived right up until

that point and everything goes into that album,” he explained.

“The next album you release you’ve got 18 months from the last one so you’ve kind of got to cram it almost.

“So I guess with this album it feels like there’s a lot of songs on here that

I really believe in strongly and I feel like I’ve sort of been picking up little pieces my whole life that have all sort of ended up at the end of this path and that have got into this album.

“Now I’m not saying this is the end of my journey – I hope not anyway – but you know it kind of feels like it’s been a long time coming, a lot of bits and pieces have gone into this album.”

The lead single from the album ‘What Your Love Looks Like’ is a country/rock ballad full of romantic imagery.

The video for the track was filmed at some well known Sydney locations including the beautiful Curzon Hall in Marsfield.

“It certainly was one of the most involved videos I’ve done,” said Brand.

Though the country star admits he enjoys all aspect of being a musician, at the end of the day when it comes to a choice between writing/recording and heading out on the road – it’s the latter that wins out every time.

“For a performer, being on stage singing your songs is the ultimate,” he said.

“I’ve been off the road for the last seven months I guess you could say, so you kind of get itchy feet, you’re ready to get back out there and play again.”

As one of only two shows in the Sydney metropolitan region, Adam Brand will be performing at Rooty Hill RSL on Saturday, September 20 at 8pm.

Tickets are $30-$35. To book online visit www.totalcountry.com.au or for more information call 9625 5500.

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A Divine Comedy like no other talian Australian musician Diego Bosco is about to unleash a performance of Dante’s Divine Comedy like no other, including narration in the indigenous Noongar language of south western Australia as well as an app for smartphones or tablets.

Bosco said growing up in Italy, every child that goes to school is forced to learn the epic poem, which is presented as very boring and not relevant to their lives.

“One day like any other I took the book home, and instead of starting from hell as you would normally do, the beginning of the trip, I pass onto purgatory,” Bosco said.

“When I read [purgatory] I thought that Dante was talking about something very factual, the southern cross and the very first people – who in my understanding has always been the aboriginal people whose

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culture is the only culture on the planet not to have gone into the culture of metals, which is fundamental in understanding what Aboriginals are all about. They are about a refusal to follow technology and stay with the land, the land of which they are the guardians and keepers of.”

This started him on a year long journey of translating the central part of the ‘Divine Comedy’ into English and composing a sound canvas that accompanies the reading by two extraordinary narrators: Roma Yibiyang Winmar, who will narrate in her native language Noongar and English, and acclaimed actor and artist Bruce Gilbert, who will also narrate in English.

While Diego Bosco has an established record as a composer and classical guitarist, he is also the founder of the location based marketing company ‘Proximity

THE DIVINE COMEDY 107 PROJECTS FROM AUG 21 TO 23 Mobile’. The media and publishing wing of his company is producing a Divine smartphone and tablet application for these performances.

Dante’s ‘The Divine Comedy’ by Diego Bosco will be performed from August 21 to 23 at 7.30pm at 107 Projects, 107 Redfern Street, Redfern. Tickets are $12-$15.

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The provocative new play is an exposition of a man trapped by his own guilt and delusion exploring the very real psychological, emotional and physical issues that confront men who face a family breakdown.

“I’ve been researching and developing this play for quite some time, but it was an article about the Luke Batty case that solidified what I was trying to explore,” Witkop said.

“The article was about a married couple with a young son (Luke) who was viciously murdered in public by his father. When I looked deeper, I discovered that this was by no means a unique crime. I wondered what circumstances could drive someone to commit such acts of vengeance.”

OUT OF FEAR TAP GALLERY THEATRE FROM SEPT 3 TO 14 ‘Out of Fear’ centres around Travis who runs away from his city life to outback NSW and tries to come to terms with his past actions and find redemption.

A figure appears, known only as The Man, who tries to uncover the reason why Travis is alone and exactly what it took for him to leave his family.

‘Out of Fear’ stars Newtown actor Chris Miller, fresh from a successful production of ‘Summer of Blood’ at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Matt Thompson (‘Ladders by the Sea’ and ‘The Homecoming’) and Marrickville actor Kayla Stanton.

It is directed by Garreth Cruikshank, artistic coordinator of the Sydney

French Theatre Company autumn festival ‘Je t’Aime…Moi Non Plus’.

‘Out of Fear’ is on at the Tap Gallery Theatre, 278 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst from September 3 to 14 at 7pm (Wednesday to Saturday) and 5pm (Sunday).

Tickets are $25 at the door or $22 online at www.sydneyfringe.com.

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lebe playwright Dominic Witkop’s ‘Out of Fear’ will have its first public performance at the Tap Gallery Theatre in Darlinghurst on September 3 as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival.

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OKAPI GUITAR BAND Sunday, August 17 Lazy Bones Lounge Paul Mbenna is a successful and well-known artist from Tanzania with a long list of credits including three chart topping Swahili releases. He moved to Australia in 2007 and has since teamed up with the Okapi Guitar Band to create a live show direct from the nightclubs of Dar Es Salaam. Now, in a new phase of collaboration with Paul Mbenna, the band are enthusiastically returning to their first love, the guitardriven dance music of east Africa. Starts at 1pm.

NEIL DIAMOND’S HOT AUGUST NIGHT Saturday, August 23 Enmore Theatre Celebrating the anniversary of the legendary recording ‘Hot August Night’, Peter Byrne brings Neil Diamond to you together with a world class 30 piece symphony orchestra.

The show will feature all the classics including ‘Crunchy Granola Suite’, ‘Cherry Cherry’ and ‘Sweet Caroline’.

Tickets are $79.90. To book call 9550 3666.

ONE HIT WONDERS Aug 20 – Sept 10 Pine Street Centre Youth aged 15 – 26 years are invited to get creative in Term 3 with the new range of ‘one hit wonders’ art programs at Pine Street Creative Arts Centre. Pine Street is the City’s only dedicated arts centre, which offers a range of creative opportunities for young people. The program offers a series of one and two-session workshops on painting, drawing, youth art and street art. Costs vary.

See whatson. cityofsydney. nsw.gov.au.

ARCHIBALD PRIZE 2014 Until Sunday, September 28 Art Gallery of NSW The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes is an annual exhibition eagerly anticipated by artists and audiences alike. Visit the exhibition at the NSW Art Gallery and vote for your favourite portrait in the People’s Choice award. Tickets are $12. For more information call 9225 1744.

ZIGGY: THE SONGS OF DAVID BOWIE Saturday, August 16 Enmore Theatre David Bowie is a musical chameleon with a catalogue of some of the world’s most recognisable songs. Explore the creative genius of Bowie with four of Australia’s most electrifying performers. Tickets are $79. Call 9550 3666.

COURTNEY LOVE Sunday, August 24 Enmore Theatre Courtney Love is one of the hardest working entertainers in the business having tried her hand at just about everything.

Love will hit the Enmore Theatre later this month playing all her classic solo and Hole hits as well as stuff from her latest album. Tickets are $99.90. For more information call 9550 3666.

FERRAGOSTO 2014 Sunday, August 17 Great North Road, Five Dock Sydney’s most loved Italian festival is back again between 10am and 4pm this Sunday. Great North Road will come alive with the sights and sounds of Italy, as over 160 food, wine and merchandise stores open for the day to sell their wares.

There will be Italian performers amazing the crowd on four different stages. There will also be free children’s activities and rides, as well as displays of Italian vehicles. It’s sure to be a great day so head down!

CONCORDIA CHOIR Every Wednesday Concordia German Club, Tempe The Concordia Choir is practising every Wednesday in preparation for a singing festival coming up in October and taking place in Canberra, where German choirs from all around the country come to perform together. You don’t have to be a Dame Sutherland or a Pavarotti to take part, you just have to love to sing and have some idea about reading German.

Practice begins at 7.30pm.

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MISS POLE DANCE NSW Saturday, August 23 Factory Theatre Come and watch the best pole dancers in the state battle it out for a chance to compete in the Miss Pole Dance Australia final in November. There will be over 18 spectacular performances, solos and doubles, you just can’t miss it. Tickets are $45. To book call 9550 3666.

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Funk Engine is a four piece Sydney band dedicated to groove based styles of music. As well as funk they also play jazz fusion and reggae. The band met through the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Jazz Workshop and have been going from strength to strength ever since.

You can catch them from 6pm. Lazybones Lounge is located at 294 Marrickville Road, Marrickville. Head down for a great evening of entertainment!

GYPSY ART CLUB Wednesdays Camelot Lounge The place to be on Wednesdays is the Camelot Lounge for the Gypsy Art Club.

The Gypsy Art Club is a life-drawing session complete with evocative live music. All you need is an easel and sketch pad for a night of music, pizza and cocktails, in an inspiring and eclectic atmosphere. Cost is $10.

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SONS OF SUN Saturday, August 30 Camelot Lounge Sons of Sun – Elvis, Jerry Lee, Johnny and Me (The Sam Phillips Story) is a rock and roll play about Sun Records, Memphis, and the artists that started their careers there.

After a sell-out show in May, Sons of Sun returns to the Camelot Lounge later this month. Tickets are $32.70. To book visit camelotlounge.wordpress.com.

ELVIS CABURLESQUE VEGAS SHOW Sunday, August 17 The Vanguard The Elvis Caburlesque Vegas Show buzzes with international talent giving you not only class, comedy and sex appeal but the king of all performers… Elvis. This is a must see show for all people who love Vegas, sexy showgirls and of course, the King himself. Appeals to all ages and is packed with entertainment and cheek. A must for all Elvis fans. Tickets are $43.80.

To book call 9557 7992.

This weekend is set to be a big one at one of the region’s best local hotels, the Town and Country Hotel. From 7pm on Friday, The Baddies will entertain with a collection of classic punk rock songs and over two hours of original material. On Saturday, it will be The Khats, a four-piece party band, taking to the stage to perform everything from current chart toppers to blues and soul classics. After 2pm on Sunday, come down for Sunday Sinners, a collective of fun loving Bluegrass enthusiasts. This special day consists of many ‘jam sessions’ with a variety of professional and amateur performers including special guests, joining on stage together.

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The City of Sydney has teamed up with the Thomas Kelly Youth Foundation to hold the first of four all-age live music gigs aimed at raising awareness of major youth issues. This Saturday’s event marks the first, held in memory of Thomas Kelly, who was killed in an unprovoked attack in Kings Cross two years ago. The alcohol-free event will feature local hardcore bands, Vices and Elegist, and will promote the message “looking after your mates”.

SYDNEY RECLINK COMMUNITY CUP Sunday, August 17 Henson Park The ‘Western Walers’ and the ‘Sydney Sailors’ will be battling it out in an all-star AFL match, while raising money for charity. The Reclink Community Cup is one of Melbourne’s most iconic charity events and has grown a massive following in Sydney after coming to Marrickville’s Henson Park.

The Walers are a team of musicians, captained by Mark Evans (from AC/DC) and the Sailors are made up of media personalities, like Adam Spencer.

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e were reminded the other day of how the Hunter Valley’s Mistletoe Wines was somewhat scorned by some fellow Hunter makers and not the odd cellar door visitor too, when back in the late 1990’s the company launched a series of Semillons that had varying degrees of sweetness – much like Germany does its Rieslings.

These ranged from a quite dry The Reserve Semillon to an off-dry Home Vineyard and a Silvereye Semillon that was close to Mosel-like sweet. And while critics had a field day then, it’s a different matter today: many other Hunter makers now also make sweeter-style Semillons, including some of those original critics.

Owners, Ken and Gwen Sloan and their Winemaker, Nick Paterson say this has achieved one of their original goals: to have those who initially lean towards sweeter wines try these sweeter Hunter Semillons, and as their palates mature, progress to Mistletoe’s (and the Hunter’s generally) drier-style Semillons.

We recently tried all three Mistletoes and loved the off-dry 2013 Home Vineyard Semillon. It’s a wine with wonderful lemon and grapefruit flavours and a perfect harmony between sweetness and crisp acidity, to us a perfect drop at $22 with all manner of seafoods.

One to note: The other day we mentioned enjoying the occasional “cleansing ale” to a beer-loving mate who also happens to be a long-time fan of TV show, ‘The Simpsons’ – and to our surprise he offered us Homer’s favourite drop, a Duff Beer. USA-made, it now sells here through BWS and Dan Murphy’s at $17 for a six pack!

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Pawn Stars Australia A&E 2015

What next for duo Hamish and Andy So I got the shock of my life last week when I learnt A&E was producing a local version of one of my favourite ever shows ‘Pawn Stars’. Yes, from 2015 there will be a ‘Pawn Stars Australia’ to watch, which will involve Sydney pawn shop franchise Happy Hockers. I guess we’ll see how it goes but if it’s anything like ‘Pawn Stars UK’, we could be in trouble.

Still on ‘Pawn Stars Australia’ and the reason while I’m so unsure about it is that the US version is all about the history of the item. Let’s be honest, America has a much richer history than Australia.

We only became a Federation in 1901! I mean how much is a signed Michael Clarke cricket bat worth? I don’t know if there will be the level of content to match the show.

Last week’s finale of ‘Gap Year’ means Hamish and Andy are free from Nine and are virtually free to do whatever they like.

Last Tuesday’s final episode saw more than a million viewers tune in with the funny duo now thinking long and hard what to do next.

There’s no doubt Nine would still want to re-sign Hamish and Andy for more television duties considering how incredibly popular ‘Gap Year’ has been over the years. For me, I’d love to see them come back for more but there is talk live TV could be on the cards.

There’s rumours swirling that Mike Munroe and his big red ‘This Is Your Life’ book could be returning to our screens in the near future.

Munroe previously hosted the hit show for many years whilst at Nine. These days he works at Channel Ten and is understood to be mulling the idea.

Finally, after initially hating it I ended up loving ‘The Voice Kids’, which sadly wrapped up last Sunday on Nine. I wasn’t quite sure about it at first but after the first few episodes I was hooked. Despite the constant backlash, I honestly thought the kids were incredibly talented.

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Kings Court Massage occupies a huge city building on the wide part of Parramatta Road known as the Broadway, just along from Central railway station. Similar to New York the buildings were once used as warehouses with the horse and carts parked on the Broadway. Kings Court is also from another era! It is the last remaining real massage and bathhouse where the masseuses are not mixed in with full service ladies. It really is a massage and happy ending place with sweet girls.

They are nice friendly girl-next-door young ladies. It is common for customers to lose track of time so be careful as a whole evening can slip away while you have coffee and make your choice of lady in the large lounge area and then go through for your massage. The most usual massage booking is a fifteen minute spa with a naked lady and bubbly followed by a one hour massage in one of our private spa rooms downstairs; the time usually works out to be an hour and twenty five minutes as it includes some free time for showers. Guys in groups will get naked with the girls in one of the party spas upstairs.

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Oh, what a feeling! TOYOTA is leading the way yet again with impressive sales results last month

Toyota’s Corolla is Australia’s best-selling car in 2014 after topping the sales charts in each of the past five months.

Combined sales of the popular hatch and sedan totalled 3,800 last month, lifting the Corolla’s tally to almost 26,000 for the year – enough to give it a narrow overall lead.

Sales success for Corolla and HiLux – which also passed 3,100 sales for the month – were major contributors to Toyota’s market-leading result in July.

Australians bought almost 16,500 Toyota vehicles for the month, while no other competing brand reached 9,000 sales.

Eight Toyota vehicles led their individual market segments in July – Yaris, Corolla, Camry, 86, LandCruiser 200, HiLux 4x2, HiLux 4x4 and HiAce bus.

Toyota’s Executive Director of Sales and Marketing, Tony Cramb said Toyota and the industry were benefiting from continued strong demand for new vehicles.

“New vehicle sales remain close to record levels, which is extremely encouraging for the industry’s prospects in the second half of the year,” he said.

“All the signs are that the economy and consumer confidence are solid with no indications of a major upswing or a downturn of any significance.

“Toyota is leading the sales charts for what is shaping up as the 12th consecutive year based on strong performances by Corolla and HiLux, as well as RAV4 enjoying its best year on record.”

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Friday 15 August 2014

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Future cricket greats Marrickville kids encouraged to keep strong cricketing tradition alive CHRIS CONNOLLY

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he air is still chilly, the grass dewy and most sports fans are fixated on the approaching football finals but Marrickville Cricket Club is already recruiting for next summer – and working out how to capitalise on last summer’s performance which saw them crowned junior club champion in the Canterbury Western Suburbs Cricket Association.

The club won four premiership titles for 2013-14 and saw 10-year-old Reuben Sachs win cricketer of the year award for the representative competition, the Foster Shield.

Reuben’s father Antony, who is also Marrickville CC club president, said Marrickville has produced many fine cricketers over the years and he is hopeful that some of the current juniors will replicate that success.

“We’ve recently discovered that three of Don Bradman’s ‘Invincibles’, one of the greatest Test sides ever, all played for Marrickville.

Bill Brown, Ernie Toshack and Ron Saggers all played under Bradman in 1948, the first team ever to tour England without losing a match,” Mr Sachs said.

Rising star: Reuben Sachs with his cricketer of the year award and Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins

Wicketkeeper Saggers made his test debut in that series while for opener Brown and medium pacer Toshack, it marked the end of their careers. Another notable local product was Bob Simpson.

“Simmo was a pretty handy cricketer.

Considered by many to be Australia’s best ever opening batsman and slips fieldsman, he was also Test captain in the mid-60’s, again in the late 70’s and coached Australia through its revival from 1986 to 96,” he said.

In 1951, the Marrickville grade club merged with Petersham to form PetershamMarrickville and in 2001, they merged again, this time with Randwick, to form RandwickPetersham.

Mr Sachs says the club now focuses on juniors in and around the local area and that makes it more about fun and participation.

“And when they put on the blue-and-white cap with the Marrickville crest, they can still connect with some of the greatest cricketers to have played the game,” he said.

This summer, Marrickville CC will run a Milo cricket program, a T20 Blast comp, and is recruiting for its teams in club competitions. To register or find out more, visit www. marrickville.nsw.cricket.com.au.

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