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Mayor’s special gift New Christmas tradition is welcomed by local community groups CHRIS CONNOLLY

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arrickville Council has got into the Christmas spirit, donating $5,000 each to Holy Trinity Youth Fitness Centre in Dulwich Hill and Marrickville’s Multi Mix Mob Playgroup.

Marrickville Mayor Mark Gardiner said the Christmas donations are in lieu of individual gifts to staff from the Mayor.

“These two local charities will benefit greatly from this donation,” Mayor Gardiner said.

“I would be very pleased if this was to become a new Christmas tradition for Marrickville Council.

It’s important that we remember those in need over the festive season, as well as the organisations in our local government area who are doing such wonderful work in our community.”

Multi Mix Mob Co-ordinator Nicole Ryan collected their cheque from the Mayor on Monday.

The Mob is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander focused playgroup based at Connect Marrickville on the grounds of Marrickville West Public School. It’s a safe place for parents and their children up to five-years-old.

It provides a structured play environment, music and movement programs, and a speech therapist and occupational therapist.

Father Dave Smith from the Holy Trinity Church in Dulwich Hill was thrilled with the donation.

“Marrickville Council has been a staunch and enthusiastic supporter of ours for many years,” Father Dave said.

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OPINION

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Have a very Happy Christmas, and bring on a great 2015!

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As this is our last issue before the festive season gets underway and we have a couple of weeks off, I’d like to wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

I won’t dwell on the awful incident in the city earlier this week but instead want to look back at some of the stories we covered during the year.

Without a doubt, the most persistent story of the year has been the proposed WestConnex motorway. The issue has been handled poorly by the NSW Government which has changed its mind on numerous occasions regarding details of the proposed route, which still isn’t clear, and where likely on and off ramps will be. Obviously, they see it as a vote winner in western Sydney with next year’s state election looming. But the impression being left in the Inner West is they don’t know what they’re doing.

Speaking of the state election, a number of candidates have already put their hands up for the three local seats of Summer Hill, Newtown and Heffron. Polling day is Saturday, March 28 next year so we can expect all the candidates to swing into full time campaign mode early next year. On the bright side, from April onwards we should have a year or so free of electioneering as the next Council and Federal elections aren’t due until late in 2016.

There was another election this year. In August, Marrickville councillor Emanuel Tsardoulias lost his battle with cancer leaving behind a young family. A byelection was held in the west ward area of Marrickville to fill the vacancy which saw Labor’s Daniel Barbar win comfortably.

Two other issues received substantial coverage this year. In March, the Dulwich Hill light rail was opened to passengers. Despite its meandering route into the city, it became popular quickly and the Government was forced to accelerate plans to add new services to cope with the demand and introduce the Opal card to the light rail so journeys could be integrated with the rest of the public transport network.

The other big issue was the Government’s decision to change the way it funded homelessness services forcing a lot of smaller services in the Inner West to shut up shop. An extensive campaign was run in support of the services and eventually the Government backed down to a degree granting funding for a number to continue operating.

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a number of businesses winning prestigious competitions. Probably the biggest of these was Enmore’s Cow and the Moon gelataria being awarded the best gelato in the world at Gelato World Tour in Italy in September.

There were stories of creativity and inspiration with murals being painted, movies made and people with mental illness learning to make us laugh.

There were stories that made you proud to be an Inner Westie such as the time in July when more than a hundred residents turned up to challenge another protest by people who were unhappy that the Woolworths in Marrickville had signs saying ‘Happy Ramadan’.

Then there were the ones that tugged at the heart strings such as five-year-old Samuel Skaros battling his way through leukaemia and sevenyear-old Jack Norman who is still in the fight of his life against a brain tumour.

However, without a doubt, my favourite story for the year was way back on March 25 when two water buffalo escaped from a film set at Sydney Park and ran almost the length of King Street before they were finally corralled by Newtown firefighters in the front yard of a house in Carillon Avenue. It had everything, large wild animals on the loose, a Keystone Cops chase from the movie production people, the double take from the firies as they saw the beasts run past and weeks of amusement afterwards as they joked about the buffalo on their station sign.

So before I sign off for the year, I’d like to thank all the people who work on the paper.

Believe it or not, I don’t do it all myself.

We have our regular contributors, vet Dr Sam Kovac, fitness guru Rob Charlwood, wine connoisseur and traveller David Ellis, astrologer Joanne Madeline Moore, fashionista Katherine Tweed, square-eyed revhead Nathan Taylor and cartoonist Dorin.

We also have our ad reps David and Mark, graphic designer Maddy, managing editor Troy and the team of deliverers who get the paper out there each week.

Most of all I’d like to thank the advertisers whose constant support keeps us going and you, the readers, for your great ideas and positive feedback throughout the year. I look forward to working with you all again next year.

This is our final edition of the year and we will be back on deck for our first edition on Friday, January 9, 2015.

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Christmas Party with a recycled difference CHRIS CONNOLLY

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he Bower at the Addison Road Community Centre is holding a Christmas Party this Saturday with what else but a recycled Christmas tree.

Manager Guido Verbist said the idea came from a business which was looking for a recycled Christmas tree but they were unable to agree on a price so the Bower decided to go ahead anyway and make it themselves.

“It has a double function. We do a lot of recycling art workshops so that’s one element that we demonstrate how you can use building and reuse materials for something nice,” Mr Verbist said.

“And we wanted to invite people to join us in doing it. So that’s what we will do on Saturday.

“We will have the workshop for recycled art and make some nice designs out of all sorts of material.”

He said next year they’re hoping to offer a custom-built recycled Christmas tree service for those who want something a bit different for their Christmas tree.

There will also be a sausage sizzle and music as part of the festivities plus they are hoping to sell their Tiny House which is currently listed on Ebay.

Made from 95 per cent recycled materials, the house sits on top of a 6 by 8 box trailer which will be sold with the building.

It features a fold up bed, a fold away desk, restored red cedar double glass doors and windows, and a solar powered electrical system with LED lighting and a 240V power point.

“It’s a different philosophy about living.

You can take it to a nice place. You then live there with limited infrastructure,” Mr Verbist said.

“This one has solar panels so you have electricity.

“What we didn’t build in was a kitchenette or toilet. It’s all a matter of what is your priority.”

He said it has drawn a lot of interest and they are talking about setting up a course to build tiny houses.

“We are planning to bring over a designer from the US who is used to doing nothing else but tiny house building,” Mr Verbist said.

“He will come and run a course for people. It’s not just how much space you need but what items do you need to live a nice life.

“We will consider those elements not just from a technical side but also from a philosophical side, what are your preferences and needs and from that come up with a design.”

Come along to the Bower Christmas Party this Saturday

News in Brief Prime Minister Tony Abbott has labelled this week’s Sydney siege as an “appalling and ugly” incident.

“This is an incident which has echoed around the world and not only millions of people here in Australia, but tens, if

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incident not hundreds of millions of people right around the world have been focused on the city of Sydney which has been touched by terrorism for the first time

need be, those officers will be used wherever our operational intelligence dictates,” he said.

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“We want the community of Sydney and for that matter NSW, to go about their day to day business with confidence and comfort in the knowledge they are safe,” Assistant Commissioner Fuller added.

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Senior NSW Police have re-activated a Sydney-wide, high visibility operation named Operation Hammerhead following the siege incident in Martin Place.

Operation Hammerhead is a three week operation focusing on highvisibility policing, increased presence in public places and public transport hubs.

Central Metropolitan Commander, Assistant Commissioner Mick Fuller said a major part of operation’s strategy will focus on maintaining strong community engagement.

“Operation Hammerhead will focus on metropolitan Sydney and primarily involve general duties police. If

in more than 35 years,” Mr Abbott said on Tuesday night.

“The tragedy of these times is that there are people, even in a society such as ours, who wish to do us harm. We are not immune to the politically motivated violence which has for so long stalked other countries. But, over the last 36 hours, we have responded to this in character with grit, with stoicism, with equanimity and I am absolutely confident that whatever happens in the days and weeks and months to come, Australia will always be a free and open and a generous society. We have seen in just the last day or so Australians opening their hearts to members of all the different communities which make up this rich and multicultural city.”

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New recruits on the beat 10 new police officers start work at Marrickville Local Area Command CHRIS CONNOLLY

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10 new recruits on their first day at Marrickville Police Station this week “I grew up here. I love the area and it’s the community I want to serve.”

Another local is Kiel Spicer from Erskineville who is following in a family tradi-

tion after a number of years working in the freight forwarding industry.

“My dad was in the force for 30 or 40 years and my auntie’s still in it,” he said.

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n a big week for the NSW Police, Marrickville Local Area Command welcomed 10 new Probationary Constables into its ranks.

Local Area Commander Superintendent Julie Donohue said the arrival of the new officers is great news for the local community.

“The best way to reduce crime is to ensure we have the resources to provide local solutions to local problems,” Supt Donohue said.

“These recruits have shown great dedication and spirit to pass the requirements of the course at the Police Academy and I’m sure they’ll approach the next phase of their career with the same enthusiasm.”

The 10 recruits were sworn in at an Attestation ceremony last Friday, December 12, in Goulburn and started work in Marrickville at 6am Monday morning.

They come from a range of backgrounds.

26-year-old Eliahou Shem-Tov grew up in Marrickville and was keen to work in the area.

“I’ve always wanted to be a cop. I want to be able to do something that would leave a better impression on the community than how I found it,” he said.

“Marrickville was my first choice. I live just over at Erskineville. I have a lot of friends in the area.”

30-year-old Prb Cst Spicer was the oldest of the group with 21-year-old Alex Walkowiak, who also comes from a police family, the youngest.

Prb Cst Walkowiak is from Armidale and one of four recruits from outside Sydney who have moved into the area as part of the job.

The others were Ian Gilbert from Orange, Luke Russell-Thomas from Newcastle and Amy Paterson from Benalla in Victoria.

The new officers still have to complete 12 months on-the-job training and study by distance education at Charles Sturt University before they can be confirmed in the rank of Constable.

Speaking at the Attestation ceremony last Friday, NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione wished them the best in their new careers.

“Policing is not your ordinary career path, and they can expect to be challenged every day they carry their badge,” Commissioner Scipione said.

“These officers have worked hard, both physically and academically, to reach this milestone, proving they have the dedication to succeed and uphold the Force’s statement of values.”

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FEDERAL POLITICS

Abbott’s “devious move” Co-payment changes, but Anthony Albanese isn’t happy

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he Federal Government has backed down on its proposed $7 Medicare co-payment but concerns are being raised that their alternative proposal of an optional co-payment is just as bad.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Health Minister Peter Dutton announced last week the Government would implement a package of measures to help make Medicare more sustainable.

This will include reducing the Medicare rebate by $5 for non-concessional patients aged 16 and over from July 1, 2015 and allowing doctors to recoup this reduction through an optional co-payment.

This co-payment will not be imposed on GP services provided to pensioners, Commonwealth concession card holders, all children under the age of 16, veterans funded through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, attendances at residential aged care facilities and pathology and diagnostic imaging services.

Local MP Anthony Albanese described it as “devious move”, saying Inner West families could still pay more to see the doctor despite the Government’s claim the co-payment is gone.

Anthony Albanese with petitions he has received in support of Medicare “This puts the onus on doctors to decide whether they will pass funding cuts on to patients or not,” Mr Albanese said.

“It isn’t fair to our local hardworking

doctors. It isn’t fair to families, particularly those struggling to make ends meet.

It just goes to show how out of touch Tony Abbott is with everyday Australians.”

He said Labor will continue to fight the Abbott Government each step of the way on this issue.

Australian Medical Association President A/Prof Brian Owler said this week they were pleased with the protections for concession card holders and people under 16 but concerned about the $5 cut to rebates.

“This comes on top of a freeze on Medicare patient rebates until July 2018. This means that, by 2018, Medicare rebates for many services will have been frozen for almost six years, while inflation continues to rise,” A/Prof Owler said.

He said, at a time when general practice is in need of significant new investment to cope with an ageing population and more people with chronic disease, the announcement represents a disinvestment in quality general practice.

“The Government claims it wants to ‘incentivise’ quality general practice, but it doesn’t want to pay for quality general practice,” he said.

Minister Dutton said spending on Medicare had more than doubled from $8 billion in 2004 to $20 billion today while only raising $10 billion from the Medicare levy and Medicare will not survive in the long term unless it becomes more sustainable.

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Man charged after tragedy at Rozelle

Police have charged a man in relation to allegedly being armed with a handgun, assault and drug possession matters.

About 9.30pm on Sunday, December 7, a 32-year-old man caught a taxi from Ryde to Petersham. On arriving at Petersham, the man failed to pay for the fare and allegedly produced a firearm hidden in his pants and showed it to the driver.

Police will allege the man was identified from CCTV and a credit card left in the taxi.

About 7.35pm on Wednesday, December 10, the 32-year-old-man was arrested in Marrickville Road, Marrickville and taken to Newtown Police Station.

Police will further allege the man was found in possession of illicit drugs after being arrested.

A man has been charged after a pedestrian died and a second was critically injured, after being struck by a car at Rozelle last weekend. Just after 11am on Sunday, December 14, a Holden Commodore ute allegedly mounted the kerb of Victoria Road, Rozelle and struck two pedestrians.

A 47-year-old woman died at the scene.

The second pedestrian, a 49-year-old man, was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a critical condition. The driver of the ute, a 22-year-old Provisional driver, allegedly attempted to flee the scene; however was stopped and detained by witnesses.

The man was arrested at the scene and taken to hospital for mandatory blood and urine tests, before being taken to Newtown Police Station where he was charged.

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Drug discovery after car accident at Bardwell Park

Police are searching for an offender who is responsible for a break and enter that occurred at a garage underneath a block of units on Douglas Street, Stanmore.

The incident occurred between 5pm on Sunday, December 14, and 7am on Monday, December 15, when the owner entered their garage and noticed that a large amount of property was stolen.

Among the property stolen, was a collection of Lladro figurines which are extremely rare and worth a significant amount of money.

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Police found 160 kilograms of illegal drugs with a potential street value of more than $13 million in a car in Bardwell Park last week.

About 7.20pm on Friday, December 12, a green Toyota Camry sedan crashed into two parked cars on Hartill Law Avenue at Bardwell Park.

The male driver of the Toyota ran from the scene after the crash.

Police from St George Local Area Command attended the crash site and examined the vehicle.

Inside the Toyota, they found two blue ice chests and six white buckets, all filled with a number of vacuum-sealed bags of white powder.

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EDUCATION

New site for Ultimo school Ultimo Public School will be able to cater for up to 1000 students

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SW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli says the Government is taking demand for students into account when considering increasing the density of the population around the inner city and inner west area.

Speaking at the announcement of a new site for Ultimo Public School this week, Minister Piccoli said with all levels of planning, demand for schools is included in the discussion.

“Whether it’s inner city redevelopment or those north west and south west growth areas, provision of schooling, health facilities, and transport are all factored into that,” the Minister said.

“More families are choosing to live close to the city and the NSW Government is responding to the needs of this growing population.”

However, he felt it was still too early to nominate particular areas that would need new schools in the near future.

“There’s obviously been discussion about a high school and those discussions are ongoing with the inner city working group,” Minister Piccoli said.

“But the Department is always managing demand. It has demographers who look

Education Minister Adrian Piccoli with Kindergarten and Year 1 students at Ultimo Public School

at projections around growth. They’re always doing a lot of work making sure that we’ve got sufficient accommodation for kids in public schools.”

Currently Ultimo Public School has 335 enrolled students but is forecast to have a lot more in the near future which the current site will be unable to cope with.

Minister Piccoli said the Government had reached an agreement to buy an old bus depot from the City of Sydney that will ultimately be able to accommodate 1000 students.

“Ultimo Public School has been on its current site for 100 years and it needs space to grow as it prepares to deliver quality public education for another century,” he said.

“The new site is a significant investment by the NSW Liberals and Nationals Government to cater for local growth in student numbers well into the future, playing an important role in maintaining the area’s desirability for inner city residents.”

The new school is expected to be open for the 2018 school year and will include childcare and after school care facilities.

Details of the sale are yet to be finalised but the Government and Council have agreed on a price of $74 million for the site.

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Community organisations share in $300,000 worth of funding CHRIS CONNOLLY

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Carmel Tebbutt with Sylvana Mahmic of Pathways ECI which received funds last year to complete its building while the Australian Foundation for Disability will receive $13,200 to purchase an Inkjet printer to enhance disability enterprise processes.

The Addison Road Centre for the Arts, Culture, Community and Environment will get $24,000 to repair the roof to their most utilised community multipurpose

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ixteen local community organisations will share in $300,000 of funding to help build community infrastructure.

Member for Marrickville, Carmel Tebbutt said the funding comes from the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnership program.

“I would like to congratulate all of the local organisations which will receive funding for their projects,” Ms Tebbutt said.

“These funds will go towards organisations such as Marrickville Youth Resource Centre, which will receive $14,740 for the repair of the kitchen and store room, Marrickville West Public School P&C Association, which will receive $15,000 for the construction of a nature based playground at the School and $18,395 for the Shepherd Centre for Deaf Children to upgrade their parking.”

Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) will receive $32,000 to resurface its playground and receive new playground equipment for Aspect South East Sydney School. Sunnyfield will get $20,260 for the Marrickville Day Program renovations of the Centre for People with a Disability

spaces while $17,843 will go to Radio Skid Row to update and refurbish the on-air broadcast studio, and $10,000 will go to the Asylum Seekers Centre Incorporated to re-fitout the Centre to better serve their clients.

Marrickville PCYC will get $20,000 to resurface the community space flooring for multipurpose use while the Marrickville District Lawn Tennis Club will get $22,000 to replace its unsafe perimeter fencing.

The Greek Orthodox Community of NSW Child Care Centre in Petersham will receive $40,000 to create a natural outdoor environment for children and the Greek Welfare Centre will get $8000 to upgrade the telephone infrastructure in its Newtown base.

The St Vincent de Paul Society NSW will get $20,000 to refurbish the Sydney Night Patrol kitchen while the Healing Ministry Centre Golden Grove will get $20,000 to renovate the Community Bathrooms.

The Anglican Church Property Trust gets $4562 for the installation of a hearing loop.

“In 2013, 13 organisations received $200,000 to build local infrastructure and I have seen the benefits of this funding to these organisations that allowed them to expand and improve their services,” Ms Tebbutt said.

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he ‘I Have a Dream’ mural in Newtown has been added to the heritage list on the grounds of its historic, aesthetic and social heritage.

It was painted in 1991 by Andrew Aiken, Juilee Pryor and others and Ms Pryor said she was thrilled to hear of the listing.

“I think it’s an extraordinary action on behalf of Marrickville Council to do something as amazing as this. Good on them,” Ms Pryor said.

“If we’d known it would become so popular and beloved we’d probably have used better quality paint.”

She said they had limited time to do the work because they knew there were going to be billboards going up and it needed to be done quickly.

“We realised we were best hidden in a crowd so we started at 7 o’clock on the Friday night and just blended in so it seemed like nothing untoward was happening at the time,” she said.

“We got halfway through it on the first night and realised we needed more height because it’s such a big wall. That’s when we rang Tony Spanos, legendary philanthropist, and he hired a cherry picker and brought it down to us on the

site, completely without permission, and we were able to complete the top of the mural.”

She said street art was largely unknown at the time and people thought they were crazy for taking over such a large space with a mural.

“We decided to do this outrageous seeming action to put out a message of great positivity, of tolerance. It was quite sociopolitical and that I suppose is what’s made it so beloved,” Ms Pryor said.

“Having said that it’s also extraordinary to me that it’s still so beloved after all this time.

“There’s been such good response to the heritage listing of this. It’s so extraordinary that it’s happened. I’m so pleased.”

Marrickville Mayor Mark Gardiner said the heritage assessment found it to be a rare example of 1970s-1990s street art and that its message of tolerance resonated with local residents.

“As a Newtown resident, I’m just as proud of this amazing landmark as other locals,” Mayor Gardiner said.

“For all these reasons it was important that we take steps to protect it, and work with the community to ensure its future is assured.”

The mural has been the subject of a documentary screened at the Dendy in Newtown and has its own Facebook page.

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ARIES MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20

TAURUS APRIL 21 TO MAY 21

Taureans are in a terrifically festive mood, as you enjoy the Yuletide revelry. A strategic, streamlined approach is the key to successful preparations. If you plan carefully and prioritise, then you’ll get everything done without too much stress. But, if you eat and drink too much on Christmas Day, you’ll be a grumpy Bull on Boxing Day!

GEMINI MAY 22 TO JUNE 21

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LIBRA SEPTEMBER 24 TO OCTOBER 23

This week your intense, impulsive and impetuous side is likely to go into overdrive, as you long to step in and take charge of festive proceedings. But perhaps it would be much smarter to slow down, delegate and cooperate? Too much bossy behaviour will only put others offside. So strive to be a gentle lamb this Christmas season.

Gung-ho Gemini – are you mega-stressed and super busy but you’re actually achieving very little? Slow down and work your way through your to-do list one logical step at a time. A truck-load of tact is required on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, otherwise you could find yourself smack bang in the middle of a feisty family feud, as you blurt out the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time!

Many Librans will host Christmas celebrations at home this year but communication between guests looks somewhat chaotic.

It will take considerable Libran diplomatic skills to keep children under control; parents from getting paranoid; and family members from fighting. When in doubt take 10 long deep breaths and carry on!

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CANCER JUNE 22 TO JULY 22

SCORPIO OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22

Avoid getting too intense, serious and stressed. A cool and methodical approach is the best way to handle the ongoing Christmas celebrations. And you’ll need to be extra diplomatic if you want to avoid a fraction too much friction with family members. Tread carefully and resist the temptation to be a sulky Scorpio.

SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 21

Expect a momentous Christmas week, as Saturn shifts into Sagittarius (for the first time since 1988). So it’s the perfect time to give your new serious and responsible persona a trial run with discerning relatives. Plus avoid being impatient and superficial when communicating with loved ones. Listen closely, and then look beneath the surface meaning to discover (and understand) what’s really going on.

CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20

There’s no getting away from intense family relationships this week. Clannish Crabs are the keepers of the family flame, so do all you can to gather loved ones together over the next few days. But don’t labour under the ridiculous delusion that you can handle everything on your own. Cooperation is the secret to a successful Christmas.

With the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Pluto all moving through your sign it’s up to you to handle Christmas celebrations with stacks of cool Capricorn style and composure. Be smart enough to rise above silly family squabbles! As birthday great Marlene Dietrich wisely observed “Courage and grace are a formidable mixture”.

LEO JULY 23 TO AUGUST 23

AQUARIUS JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19

Party-loving Lions love the colourful drama of Yuletide celebrations. Just make sure you’re pulling your weight on Christmas Day – with preparations and cleaning up – otherwise you’ll be in the bad books on Boxing Day. Even though it’s the height of the festive season, strive to make your food choices as healthy and nutritious as possible.

Adventurous Aquarians are in the mood for plenty of Yuletide cheer and holiday hijinks! You’re in festive spirits as Uranus revs up your restless side and lowers your tolerance levels. Issues from the past could also cloud your judgment this week. So enjoy the Christmas celebrations but leave important decision-making for another time.

VIRGO AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 23

PISCES FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20

Christmas looks somewhat stressful next week. It will be very easy to feel unsettled and obsess over small details and minor matters. So, in order to avoid having a Virgo brain snap, heed the wise words of birthday great Quentin Crisp “Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities, but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.”

Have you left most of your Christmas shopping to the last minute? If you make a list and pace yourself, then you’ll get the gifts you need without too many problems. Look for creative presents that stimulate the imagination. But if you spend more than you can comfortably afford then you’ll just end up with a heap of New Year debt.

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The year that was in fashion KATHERINE TWEED katherine.tweed@ innercityweekender. com.au

It’s the end of another year of fashion and what a year it has been.

Most surprising comeback This title goes to a new comeback, one that has just emerged in the last month and one that I never, ever thought I would see again, in fact, I had forgotten that it was ever a trend. The stretch tattoo choker is something that I remember having as a kid. I wore it a few times but mostly I envied those who pulled it off and honestly, I still feel the same way about them.

They give that effortless cool, almost hippie-like look and I am tipping this one to last for a while.

Best new look It isn’t a personal favourite, but I have to award this one to the two-piece. Matching skirt and crop top combinations have been huge this year and have taken us through the winter into spring and now into summer. I am awarding it the ‘best new look’ title because of its versatility and the fact that you literally can’t go into a store without seeing one.

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Best new product I couldn’t choose between brow palettes and instant washoff tan so I am handing out a dual-prize for this one. Both products have been done before but they have boomed this year and for most of us, they are new. A brow palette, which includes a wax and a powder for filling in and shaping brows daily, should be part of every woman’s daily makeup collection because we all know how important our brows are. Washoff tan is just ingenious.

The shoe you had to have This one has to go down to two-strap heels. While it takes some time for us to learn to walk in them properly, once mastered the two-strap heel is second to none. If you have a pair in nude, you will never have to worry about matching your shoes to your outfit again. Nude or not, two-strap heels make your legs look longer and give any outfit an elegant edge.

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and animals don’t mix, but unfortunately many accidents happen each holiday season

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Wildlife care this holiday season

Your weakness will make you strong

In 2012 alone more than 500 kangaroos and 400 koalas were killed by NSW motor vehicles. It isn’t only large animals like these that suffer but small native rodents and birds are also implicated in car accidents. A major cause for concern is our threatened species as well. Quolls, Southern Brown Bandicoots and Ospreys are all on the threatened species list, yet in DR. SAM Sydney each year these species continue KOVAC to be implicated in road accidents. While Southern Cross motorists can’t ebb the damage that Veterinary Clinic road-widening and other management 9516 0234 decisions have on our native animals, we 60 Princes Hwy, can keep in mind a few areas of our drivSt Peters www.southerning that can reduce the risk of accidents. crossvet.com.au Prevention Drivers should be aware this holiday season that most road-kill happens during dusk and dawn, so reducing time spent behind the wheel at these times can help to mitigate the risk of coming into contact with an animal on the road.

Expecting that animals will dart onto the road is also important as it can help to reduce reaction times if an animal does wander onto the bitumen. All cars are equipped with an audible horn, so don’t hesitate to use it. If the animal is less than 5 seconds away, avoid sounding the horn, though, as it can startle animals and make them more likely to freeze in position.

Responding to an accident Sometimes, despite concentrating and taking all the measures to prevent an accident you could still cause an accident with an animal. If this happens, it is important to pull over and check if the animal is injured in which case veterinary attention must be sought. Be sure to pack a thick towel to keep in the boot so that you can wrap up the animal in the event that it needs to be transported.

As this article is released, it will be the last publication of Inner City Weekender for 2014, and many of us are preparing for a break, during which time we will, more than likely, be consuming many more calories than our bodies need, therefore we risk putting on weight over the break.

But we are here to help.

Today I want to talk about weakness. Weakness comes in many forms, physical, mental and emotional. Today I’ll be referring to physical weakness however this could encompass all. Often when we hit the gym, or go for a run or swim, we do what we are good at or what is comfortable, but this is only addressing half of our needs. We need to discover our weaknesses and work on making them a strength, so we have a greater physical ability and muscular balance.

Many of our day to day, minor injuries, aches and pains, are caused by muscular imbalance in our bodies, often bought on by endless hours sitting at desk, in a car, or even exercising our strengths and not our weaknesses. This can cause a shortness in certain muscles and tendons, and a weakness in opposing muscle groups.

To overcome this, there are a few great strategies to help out.

The best approach to lengthen and loosen tight muscles, is by receiving soft tissue work, either by a massage therapist or physiotherapist, and also have a stretching program taught to you by a professional therapist or trainer, to help you become more aware of your body’s needs.

Once your body is back in balance, more often than not, the pain can reduce or disappear. Remember that this isn’t a one size fits all. If you have more serious, structural issues, follow the instructions from the professionals so as not to hurt yourself more.

If you would like to receive a digital copy of our “Xmas Survival Pack” that we had made for our clients, please email info@azzurrafitness.com.au and we’ll send one straight to your inbox.

Have a great holiday season.

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Prepare to get on your feet at the Camelot Lounge n Scotland, New Year’s Eve is known as Hogmanay and the celebrations surrounding it are bigger than Christmas. Scottish folk fusion group Shooglenifty will be celebrating Hogmanay this year at the Woodford Folk Festival in Australia and will then play the Camelot Lounge in Marrickville on January 10.

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Attempts to describe Shooglenifty’s musical style have included ‘hypnofolkadelic-ambient-trad’ and ‘Acid-Croft’.

Suffice to say it includes traditional Scottish highland dance music, energised by the urban beats and bass lines you find in electronic dance music.

The band is celebrating their 25th anniversary next year although two of the original members, drummer James Mackintosh and guitarist Malcolm Crosbie, first met as teenagers in 1979. By all accounts they shared an interest in traditional and modern music from the beginning but it would be another eleven years before Shooglenifty (also known as the Shoogs) played their first gig at the Orkney Folk Festival.

For this tour, Mackintosh and Crosbie are joined by their original bass player Conrad Ivitsky Molleson, fiddler Angus Grant and newcomers Ewan MacPherson on mandolin and Kaela Rowan singing ‘puirt a beul’, a type of Celtic scat vocal style where the

SHOOGLENIFTY CAMELOT LOUNGE SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 sound of the words is more important than the meaning.

During their career the Shoogs have played at festivals and venues across the world including for former South African president Nelson Mandela and Japanese Emperor Akihito.

In 1996, they sold out the Sydney

Opera House and encouraged a stage invasion by the audience. They weren’t invited back to the Opera House for this tour but, in their defence, they say they don’t play sit-down music. They like to see people up on their feet and getting into it.

In January, they will also release their

seventh studio album, ‘The Untied Knot’, so their Sydney show will include plenty of new stuff as well as old favourites.

Shooglenifty play the Camelot Lounge on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from www.stickytickets.com.au/22167.

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Get into the spirit of the season at concert his Sunday Marrickville Chamber of Commerce are putting on a special Christmas concert featuring local entertainers Electric Lunchbox and the Salvation Army Band.

Electric Lunchbox was started by husband and wife team Jayde Bond and Steve Shanahan in 2010 when they released their debut album ‘Electric Lunchbox’ featuring a mix of 50s rockabilly, Motown, country and even spaghetti western.

They said the idea behind the album was to get kids and their parents singing, dancing and laughing.

Their first single ‘Prawn Crackers’ took out an award at the coveted 2011 Australian Songwriting Contest in the Songs For Children category, and even won a spot

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on the playlist for US rock festival Lollapalooza’s junior arm, Kidsapalooza.

They have since added three extra band members to round out the sound and regularly feature four dancers, the Little Lunches, in their shows as well.

Their second album ‘Hey’ features the local favourite ‘All Stops to Marrickville’ which will probably get an airing at the Christmas concert. Away from the music stage, Steve Shanahan is also an actor, best known as the voice of B1 in the animated series of ‘Bananas In Pyjamas’ for the ABC and ageing rock-Dad Gene in the series ‘CJ The DJ’.

This Sunday, December 21, Electric Lunchbox and the Salvation Army band will be performing at Alex Trevallion Plaza on Marrickville Road. The concert starts at 6.30pm.

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NGAIIRE AND ELANA STONE ANNANDALE HOTEL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20

After releasing her debut album ‘Lamentations’ last year, Ngaiire spent much of the year touring the album, including performances in front of over 100,000 people in support of Alicia Keys and John Legend, her first ever slot at Glastonbury, and a gig as featured vocalist with the Australian Art Orchestra’s show ‘Struttin With Some BBQ’, an experimental celebration of the work of Louis Armstrong.

In what has turned out to be a busy year, she has also been writing music for a new production for dance theatre company Marugekku in Broome, curating a new venue in Sydney under the mentorship of Violent Femme and MONO FOMA curator Brian Ritchie, as well as working quietly on album number two.

For that she is writing songs with Sam Dixon, who has worked with Sia,

Adele, Kimbra and Megan Washington.

The record is being produced by longtime friend and mentor Paul Mac from The Dissociatives. Her single ‘Dirty Hercules’ from ‘Lamentations’ has also been selected to feature as an episode soundtrack to US TV series ‘Power’ which is being produced by rapper 50 Cent.

Joining Ngaiire at the Annandale is Elana Stone who has also been busy this year with the release of her third solo album ‘Duck for Cover’, featuring the singles ‘Sleep Doesn’t Come’ and ‘Panic Attack’.

Back in 2004, Stone was named Best Jazz Artist at the Musicoz awards and the following year was a semi finalist in the Montreux Jazz Vocal Competition in Switzerland.

Since then she has supported artists such as Washington, Holly Throsby, Jackson Jackson, Bluejuice and Kate Miller-Heidke.

She also dabbles in country as part of All Our Exes Lives in Texas and musical comedy, having toured with Melbourne group Tripod as part of their show ‘Tripod vs The Dragon’.

Ngaiire and Elana Stone play the Annandale Hotel, 17 Parramatta Road, Annandale on Saturday, December 20 at 8pm. Tickets are free.

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A LONG WAY DOWN RATED M

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots ‘A Long Way Down’ is based on the novel

by Nick Hornby which tells the story of four strangers who meet in less than happy circumstances.

Martin (Pierce Brosnan) an ex-talk show host, Maureen (Toni Collette) a lonely single mum with a disabled son, Jess (Imogen Poots), a young girl with family problems and JJ (Aaron Paul) a struggling wannabe rock star have each decided to jump off the roof of the London high-rise Topper’s Tower on New Year’s Eve. But after coming together as lost souls, the four end up deciding to delay their plans for six weeks.

During that time they form a strange sort of family, helping each other to find the reason they need to keep going.

When the British black comedy was released earlier this year, it received negative reviews from critics around the world, so rent this movie if you dare.

‘A Long Way Down’ is rated M and now available in stores.

ANNIE RATED PG Starring: Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis and Rose Byrne

NICKI MINAJ THE PINK PRINT Out Now

Based on the much loved musical, ‘Annie’ is a contemporary adaptation that stars a host of talent including Quvenzhane Wallis, who was the youngest actress in history to receive a nomination for Best Actress at the Academy Awards for her role as Hushpuppy in ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’.

The story of ‘Annie’ revolves around a foster child of the same name who lives with a not so nice foster mum, Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). Annie was originally left as a baby, though her parents promised they would return for her one day. Life with Miss Hannigan is pretty bleak until business tycoon and mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) decides to boost his public profile by spending time with the young girl.

Eventually he is won over by her positive attitude, teaching him plenty of life lessons along the way.

‘Annie’ has already been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and is sure to be a fun holiday film for the whole family.

Go and see it this weekend!

After the success of smash hit ‘Anaconda’, which features the sampling of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s 90s hit ‘Baby Got Back’, plus ‘Pills n Potions’, ‘Only’ and now ‘Bed of Lies’, Nicki Minaj is set to soar again with her third studio album ‘The Pink Print’.

Having recently featured in the remix to the huge Beyoncé hit, ‘***Flawless’, Minaj is undoubtedly bigger and badder than ever before. ‘The Pinkprint’ even features Beyoncé on the track ‘Feeling Myself’, which is said to feel like a natural progression from the recent ‘***Flawless’ remix.

The new album also features artists such as Ariana Grande, Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Jeremih and Skylar Grey.

Minaj’s trademark rapping style has seen her become the most celebrated female rapper in history, with multiple Grammy and Billboard Music Award nominations.

The new album as a whole is said to reveal Minaj as a fully rounded character with personal stories of love and loss in tracks like ‘I Lied’ and ‘Favourite’.

Minaj recently hosted the 2014 MTV European Music Awards, further diversifying her already well-known personality and showing fans why they fell in love with her.

Games MOTORCYCLE CLUB RATED G PS4

If you’ve always wanted to start your own motorcycle club now’s your chance. ‘Motorcycle Club’ gives players a taste of life on two wheels and features some of the best known brands including BMW, Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki, KTM and Yamaha.

Players will have the chance to start their own club by collecting and training new members.

The more experience the riders get the greater the rewards, including money to upgrade your

motorcycle. Each member of the club can get in on the action with the option of switching riders mid-race.

The game features 20 race tracks that have been designed to replicate real places and features 22 motorcycles including superbikes, roadsters and custom bikes.

You and your friends can dodge obstacles and perform impressive stunts while playing as a team with online multiplayer mode.

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AFC ASIAN CUP 2015 January 10 to January 31 Various locations

SYDNEY FESTIVAL January 8 to January 26 Various locations The Sydney Festival sees a range of entertainment and performances popping up all over Sydney over three exciting weeks. Events are spread across a wide range of venues including the Festival Village in Hyde Park, Sydney Town Hall, The Domain and Parramatta as well as making the most of some of Sydney’s most iconic venues including Carriageworks, Riverside Theatres and Sydney Opera House. Go to sydneyfestival.org.au.

DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE November 28, 2014 to February 8, 2015 Sydney Lyric Theatre ‘Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage’ is back in Australia for a 10th Anniversary Tour! This worldwide phenomenon has been seen by millions across the globe and it’s easy to see why – the show brings joy to audiences with the perfect mix of music, romance and, of course, dirty dancing!

Tickets start at around $50 for matinee sessions and $75 for night sessions. Tickets through Ticketmaster.

Keyim Ba brings together several of Australia’s best West African musicians, taking audiences on a unique musical journey, celebrating their vibrant culture.

Declan Kelly, performing with Keyim Ba on the night, now plays with some of the biggest names in world music and has been on the stages of some of the world’s biggest festivals, both with his band and as a solo artist.

Tickets cost $25 at the door on the night.

19 NEW YEAR’S EVE Wednesday, December 31 Various locations While Sydney Harbour is synonymous with the infamous Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks, the throngs of people can be a little off-putting. Some worthwhile alternatives include the Mad Racket NYE at Marrickville Bowling Club, Soda Factory NYE House Party with Grandmaster Flash in Surry Hills and Victoria Room’s End of Prohibition New Year’s Eve Party.

CHUPAROSA Friday, December 19 LazyBones Lounge The boys of Chuparosa are honestly just a happy bunch of guys who love to play music in every sense of the word – from reggae, groove and dub to ska, funk and party music, the group oozes originality.

Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased through the LazyBones Lounge website or at the door.

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16 of the best teams in Asia will meet across Newcastle and Sydney in January to compete for the AFC Asian Cup, one of the most coveted trophies in Asian football. The AFC Asian Cup is set to be the biggest tournament to take place in Australia with some of the region’s biggest teams fighting it out. Ticket prices start at $5 for kids, $15 for adults and $40 for families. The Cup will definitely be a highlight for young football fans over the Summer school holidays.

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JOHNNY G AND THE E-TYPES Saturday, December 20 Camelot Lounge Johnny G and The E-Types are one of Sydney’s quintessential soul shows and it’s easy to see why. Performing a mix of soul classics from the likes of Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, The Staple Family, Eddie Floyd and Wilson Picket, Johnny G and The E-Types capture the essence of Memphis, Tennessee during the 1960s and 70s.

Tickets cost $25.

CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCH Thursday, December 25 • Various locations While many revel in the high stakes game that is cooking lunch for a small (or large) crowd on Christmas Day, it’s worth exploring just what other options are out there, especially for those looking to avoid a huge load of washing up after lunch! The Glass Brasserie at the Hilton Sydney, 360 Bar and Dining in Sydney Tower, Altitude at Shangri-La Sydney, Ho.Mei in Surry Hills and Centennial Parklands all offer a great alternative to sweating over a hot stove all day on Christmas.

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Ain’t No Rockafellers are a collaborative ensemble comprised of the best up and coming musicians Sydney has to offer. The core band is comprised of six members. The great thing about this group of performers is that they come in a number of configurations, according to the venue and crowd and their set list is equally as varied, spanning a number of different genres and styles including acoustic, jazz, party favourites and top 40 tracks. Ain’t No Rockafellas are certainly a unique group and shouldn’t be missed.

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s long-time traditionalists who found it hard coming to grips with the idea of ditching the hot turkey at Christmas in favour of cold seafoods and salads, we’re now finding it even more challenging seeing growing numbers going back to ‘hot’, but in the form of roasts done outdoors on Aussie Christmas Days in covered barbecues.

Quite a number of neighbours, friends and even relatives have told us they’re doing slow cooked barbecue-oven roasts this year such as beef butts, lamb legs or shoulders, racks, or even piles of shanks.

And when some of these ‘new age’ types asked if we could suggest a good wine to go with their outdoor beef or lamb and accompanying hot-baked trimmings, we suggested splurging a little with a Voyager Estate Margaret River 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, which matches perfectly with both the beef and the lamb.

Not the cheapest at $70, however an outstanding drop made from fruit off three exceptional vineyards mainly planted back in the mid-1990s. With wonderful fruit purity on the palate, and a richness and freshness they’ll certainly find hard to beat with those meat choices.

One to note: The Hunter Valley’s Andrew Margan, on the other hand, is a traditionalist planning on matching this year’s family honey-baked ham on Christmas Day with his 2014 Margan Chardonnay, a very rewarding drop at a nicely-priced $18 for those of us to whom Chardonnay will always remain a favourite tipple. 2014 was particular good for Chardonnay in the Hunter, and this one is a great buy-now, drink-now wine.

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NATHAN TAYLOR TV News

Well, it’s that time of year again when I hand out my famous ‘Chatter on the Box’ Awards for the year. These awards dictate what I think have been the hits, misses and surprises of Australian television in 2014.

I’ll also give you my run down of what shows to look out for in 2015. I’d like to thank all readers for another great year!

See you in 2015!

Best Australian Reality Show: House Rules. I couldn’t go past the home renovation show this year.

For someone that’s not a fan of these types of shows, I was absolutely hooked this year and can’t wait for a double dose next year. ‘House Rules’ was hands-down better than Nine’s ‘The Block’ and I look forward to the battle these two shows will have in 2015.

Person I Used To Hate: Grant Denyer. Who would have thought me, Nathan Taylor, would ever say I like Grant Denyer. Well, I do, and I’m happy to admit it.

After years of bagging him out, I’m finally a fan thanks to him to hosting the lovable ‘Family Feud’. Keep up the good work, Grant!

Funniest Show of the Year: ‘Jonah of Tonga’. It was a show I tipped last year would be a hit, and it certainly was in my house. You can’t go past a Chris Lilley comedy and this well and truly had it all. It was rude, crude and downright hilarious. Here’s hoping another series is not far away!

Worst Shows of the Year: There were plenty of shockers this year, here are just a few – ‘The Big Adventure’, ‘The Voice’, ‘The Bachelor Australia’, ‘The Biggest Loser’, ‘The Footy Show’, ‘The X-Factor’, ‘Dancing with the Stars’, ‘Winners and Losers’, ‘Wake Up’ and ‘Studio 10’.

Most Anticipated New Shows: Not much drama but plenty of reality again next year including ‘Restaurant Revolution’, ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’, ‘Shark Tank’, ‘Catching Milat’ ‘The Bachelorette’, ‘What Really Happens in Thailand’ and ‘Pawn Stars Australia’.

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andwick Petersham have consolidated their position in the top six of the Sydney grade cricket table with a first innings win over St George at Petersham Oval last weekend.

The Randy Petes resumed at 2 for 45 last Saturday after the previous week’s play was all but washed out by rain.

Usman Khawaja had been not out 24 but was forced to retire on that score after being called up to the NSW team for the Sheffield Shield match.

However, St George were also affected losing allrounder Moises Henriques and young batsman Kurtis Patterson to the Blues as well.

Approaching the situation like it was a oneday match, Samuel Doggett scored 65 off 71 balls and Ryan Higgins 64 off 70 to take the score past 200.

But when Higgins skied a ball from Eric Denhartog to mid-on, it triggered a collapse which saw Randwick Petersham eventually declare their innings at 9 for 284.

Stewart McCabe was the best of the St George bowlers taking 4 for 84 off 20 overs including

a smart caught and bowled to dismiss Randy Petes’ captain Adam Semple.

Things started well for the Randwick Petersham bowlers with both the St George openers back in the pavilion before the end of the second over.

However, Damien Bourke and Simon Chu put on a century partnership to give the Saints hope of running down the Randy Petes’ total before the end of play.

Chu went on to score 109 off 107 balls before being caught off the bowling of Semple.

St George skipper Trent Copeland, playing just as a batsman, was the second highest scorer with 35 but none of the other batsmen made much of an impression on the scorecard as they were dismissed for 242 handing Randwick Petersham a 46 run victory.

Adam Semple was the best off the Randy Petes’ bowlers with 4 for 32 off 10 overs and was well supported by Nathan Ellis with 3 for 39.

The victory sees Randwick Petersham move to third position on the table behind Manly Warringah and Bankstown.

Next week, the side travels to Waverley Oval to take on Eastern Suburbs in a one-day game.

The scoreboard at Petersham Oval last weekend paid tribute to the late Phil Hughes

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