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After a summer to forget, New South Wales is set to emerge from its COVID slumber at the end of the month with a raft of restrictions on track to be eased, including the axing of tiresome QR check-ins.

The Weekender understands that unless there is an explosion of new COVID cases or hospital numbers dramatically increase, masks will no longer be required in office environments or shopping centres from February 28, while density limits and bans on singing and dancing in hospitality venues will finally be scrapped, in a major win for the sector.

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Go-ahead for centre Panthers confirms 1000-seat convention centre will open next year TROY DODDS

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anthers Group is pushing ahead with plans for a 1000-seat convention centre and 154-room hotel at the front of its Penrith club, as key executives predict the organisation is poised to be in an “unbelievable position” in coming years.

Despite COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns impacting the club’s 2020/21 financial year, Chairman Dave O’Neill said the club is in a positive position moving forward.

“Both the 2019/20 Financial Year and the 2020/21 Financial Year have been some of the most challenging trading conditions in Panthers’ 60+ year history,” he said.

“While the outlook for the Financial Year 2021/22 is difficult to predict with any real certainty, our members, guests, employees and key stakeholders can rest assured the Group is in a strong financial position and I have a level of confidence the Group is in a position to navigate the current and any future trading challenges.”

The Weekender can reveal that the Western Sydney Community and Conference Centre, put on hold during the height of the pandemic, is proceeding after the Group Board signed a Deed of Variation with builder Richard Crookes in December last year.

The Centre will incorporate a huge 1000seat convention centre, 154-room 4.5 star hotel and 1200-square metre community

space. Construction will be completed in 2023.

“When we first made the decision to build the Convention Centre we had no idea we were going to get a $300 million new stadium across the road,” Panthers CEO Brian Fletcher said.

“All the due diligence we did then, if you add the new stadium, it really makes it a no-brainer to complete it.

“The debt levels are very much under control and we’re in a good position to continue on with the hotel and Convention Centre.”

Mr Fletcher said Panthers was in “one of the best positions” it has ever been in, particularly considering the pandemic’s challenges.

“The Board’s done a terrific job. To have the debt level under control and to come out of six or seven months’ shutdown with a cash flow of $30 million puts us in a pretty g o o d spot,” he said.

“We’ve got everything in place and every decision the Board makes is long-term not short-term. They’re thinking ahead.”

Panthers currently has net assets of $158.6 million.

Panthers Group CEO Brian Fletcher says the club is in a strong position moving forward. Photo: Melinda Jane.

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anthers CEO Brian Fletcher will meet with officials at CommBank Stadium later this month as the club looks for a temporary NRL home

for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. BlueBet Stadium will be torn down at the end of this year with a brand new stadium built on the site, with a capacity of up to 30,000 and increased corporate facilities.

CommBank Stadium at Parramatta remains the likely option for the 11 games

Penrith will need to relocate, with one of the team’s home games to continue being played at Bathurst.

Mr Fletcher told the Weekender he could not rule out taking further games to Bathurst or other country areas during the two years away from Penrith.

The new Panthers Stadium will open in time for the 2025 season, and Mr Fletcher said it assured the NRL team’s long-term future playing out of Penrith.

The club is likely to push for dedicated buses and trains to help fans attend matches in the 2023 and 2024.

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“Like an explosion”: Bunya is no funya, as driver discovered EMILY FESZCZUK

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n Emu Plains resident is warning other locals after she was involved in a freak accident that could have been deadly.

Shenoa Mitchell was driving home on the Great Western Highway on Tuesday, February 8 at around 3.45pm with her daughter when a cone from a Bunya Pine smashed through her sunroof.

The trees that line the road within the grounds of Emu Hall can grow up to 50 metres in height and grow pinecones full of seeds that can weigh around 10kg.

Ms Mitchell told the Weekender she had no idea what happened when the incident initially occurred with the cone weighing nearly 6kg.

“We heard what we thought was an explosion and then as we drove past the lights at River Road it must have rolled forward from my roof and down onto my arm rest,” she said.

“It happened so quickly that I had to pull over to get my composure and check on my daughter. She had a couple of scratches on her arm but was OK.”

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Shenoa Mitchell and Colleen Watson with the cone from a Bunya Pine that smashed into their car. Photo: Melinda Jane.

With Bunya pines randomly dropping their cones from December to March, Ms Mitchell said there needs to be a warning to prevent further accidents.

“I spoke to the manager at Emu Hall who said he had been hit by one but was

informed by Council that they are heritage listed trees that are not to be touched,” she said.

“If that is the case then there needs to be signage or even just maintenance to remove the cones because it was quite

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We must keep cinemas alive G oing to the movies is one of the great relaxing escapes for me.

It’s also a man date for one of my best mates and I – once every few weeks, an Indian dinner and a visit to the cinema to catch a flick (with some popcorn thrown in for dessert, of course).

I can’t remember a time when the movies haven’t been part of my life.

For years, my Dad and I would travel into the city every Saturday to see the latest blockbuster at the George Street cinema complex.

I can even remember the train timetable – the 7.33am ‘country’ train from Penrith into Central, and the 2.02pm train home.

3.02pm if the movie was particularly long.

We saw plenty of movies here in Penrith too, including at the Hayden Cinema complex on Lawson Street – where I saw one of my favourite action flicks of the 1990s, ‘Speed’, and 1997’s ‘Titanic’.

I think I saw ‘Home Alone’ about four times one summer holiday – including at Panthers Leagues Club, which had its own cinema back in the day.

A trip to the movies was also in store whenever I’d stay with my grandmother for the school holidays.

Off to Bankstown Hoyts, usually followed by a trip to McDonald’s.

I can remember when she took me to see ‘True Lies’ back in 1994. I was only 11 and she’d heard it featured a raunchy scene involving Jamie Lee Curtis, so she went to see it herself a few days before to give it her tick of approval.

For me there’s nothing like the experience of seeing a movie on the big screen.

With your partner, with a mate, on your own... there’s just something special that can’t be replicated elsewhere.

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But the future of cinemas, particularly the large multiplexes, has seemingly always been under threat.

Whether it be the rise in home theatres, the introduction of DVDs and later BluRays, or the arrival of Pay TV in Australia, something has always been lurking in the background, ready to pounce and destroy one of the great pastimes.

Streaming services? Well, there’s every chance they may just land the fatal blow, along with COVID-19.

I’ve been going to the movies right through the pandemic, but plenty of others haven’t, and many may never return.

“I’ve been going to the movies right through the pandemic, but plenty of others haven’t” My mate and I sat in near-empty cinemas in 2020 and for chunks of 2021, admittedly seeing movies that perhaps couldn’t dare call themselves blockbusters, or even shadows of blockbusters.

The foyer and the cinemas themselves were like ghost towns, as people became afraid to attend the movies, or in some cases even completely unaware that cinema complexes had reopened pretty quickly after lockdowns were lifted.

Ironically the cinemas were so quiet they were probably among the safest places to be.

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But even now, people seem to be spooked about returning to the movies.

I constantly see friends shocked that others are at the cinema, as if COVID is lurking behind the slurpee machine, just waiting to attack.

‘Spiderman’ and ‘Scream’ have given things a bit of a boost of late, but that’s another thing – for a movie to succeed at the cinemas these days, it needs to either be a superhero blockbuster, or a niche horror flick. There’s little room now for middle of the road movies, and the ‘chick flick’ appears to be dead.

Going to the cinemas is still a reasonably cheap experience compared to other entertainment options but when you consider the enormous amounts of content at our fingertips through streaming services at affordable prices these days, it’s understandable why people are choosing to stay home, sit on the couch and play on their phone while they halfwatch the latest TV show or made-forstreaming movie.

But we can’t let the experience die out with our generation. Cinema-going is a joyous experience and it would be terrible for our kids to only experience it as a novelty rather than part of growing up.

Perhaps the big chains need to advertise not the movies themselves, but the actual experience. A campaign is needed to reinvigorate the idea of going to the movies, especially in a post-COVID world.

Otherwise, it’ll be gone before we know it, and we’ll all lament its passing into the annals of history. Meanwhile, if you haven’t been to the movies in a while, now is the time to book those tickets and experience an old joy all over again.

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asks will no longer be required in indoor settings from February 28 while density limits will be removed and QR check-ins dumped, the Weekender understands.

While no official decision is likely to be made for some weeks, the Weekender has learned that several senior figures within the State Government are pushing for restrictions to be significantly eased.

Masks being dumped is seen as opening the door to having people return to the office, a critical layer of ensuring the Sydney and Parramatta CBDs in particular can emerge from their slumber. There is a chance they may remain in place in high risk settings, but sources say it is “highly unlikely” they’ll be required in general office environments or shopping centres from March.

It is also likely that singing and dancing will return in hospitality venues.

Premier Dominic Perrottet is believed to be on board with easing restrictions but was noncommittal when quizzed earlier this week.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet in Penrith last year. Photo: Megan Dunn.

“The government hasn’t met to make its decision in relation to that but if I look across the state at the moment we are in a very strong position,” he said.

The Omicron COVID-19 has peaked in New South Wales with case numbers significantly reducing and hospitalisations and ICU presentations not exploding

as was feared during the recent holiday period.

QR check-ins were dumped in Queensland this week and New South Wales will almost certainly follow suit given they’re no longer used for contact tracing and the Premier has admitted the requirement remains in place as a “confidence” measure only.

Business Western Sydney Executive Director David Borger agrees that it’s time to get people back to the office.

“We need a roadmap for when masks can come off in offices and when Public Service workers will return to their offices,” Mr Borger said.

“The Government needs to take the lead in bringing their staff back to their desks.

Our kids are back at their school desks now, if we are OK with kids being back in the classroom, why not workers in offices?

The sooner we have certainty, the sooner our cafes, restaurants and shops will have more customers gracing their doors.”

Opposition Leader Chris Minns warns we’re not “out of the woods” yet, and has urged the government to take on all advice from health officials, especially as the winter flu season nears.

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businesses and a faster economic recovery across NSW,” Mr Ayres said.

“The world is moving quickly and this is another critical step towards NSW getting back to normal and us living with the virus.”

Unvaccinated travellers would still need to apply for a travel exemption to come to Australia and undergo hotel quarantine if they were granted permission to enter the country. NSW Government caps on quarantine for unvaccinated travellers will continue to apply.

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lmost two years since he slammed the border shut as a response to COVID-19, Scott Morrison has confirmed that Australia will welcome international visitors again from February 21.

The Prime Minister made the announcement on Monday – a slice of good news in an otherwise turbulent start to the year for Mr Morrison.

“The condition is you must be double vaccinated to come to Australia. That’s the rule. Everyone is expected to abide by it. And it’s very important that people understand that requirement if they’re seeking to come to Australia,” Mr Morrison said.

“But if you’re double vaccinated, we look forward to welcoming you back to Australia, and I know the tourism industry will be looking forward to that, and over the next two weeks they will have the opportunity both for visitors to be coming and for them to be gearing up to welcome international visitors back to Australia.”

State Penrith MP and Minister for Tourism Stuart Ayres said the announcement was a massive leap for NSW tourism and international investment opportunities.

“Tourism and hospitality operators will welcome the opening of international borders after two incredibly difficult years. This means more jobs, stronger

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Aboriginal community centre set to be built at Cranebrook EMILY FESZCZUK

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new $4.1 million “gathering place” has been approved to be built in Cranebrook, with work commencing at the end of the year.

The new community facility with multiple buildings will be used by the Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC).

Currently a vacant site at 41-63 Cranebrook Road, Cranebrook, the Development Application (DA), which has been approved by Penrith City Council, seeks to clear vegetation and construct three buildings.

It will include main building areas 1A and 1B, a workshop and a shed, along with a car park for 33 vehicles.

Currently operating out of a commercial premise on High Street, Penrith, the Statement of Environmental Effects said the DLALC wanted to establish a location that it could accommodate all of its activities and operations on one site.

“The enclosed spaces and outdoor area each provide flexible spaces to provide for a broad range of community uses includ-

An artist’s impression of the new home of the Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council, which is due to start construction in Cranebrook later this year.

ing art, vocational, education and cultural programs,” the statement obtained by the Weekender said.

“These flexible use spaces are supported by reception, administration areas,

amenities and storage spaces and will be used as an administrative centre for accommodation of the DLAC staff, Land Council meetings and the Deerubbin Landcare staff.”

The two pavilions that make up the main building will be clad in corrugated iron and have large glazed openings to all elevations.

The outdoor seating areas that will connect the buildings will have a timber deck finish, as well as landscaped paving, plants and pedestrian pathways around the development.

The workshop and storage shed will both be large open plan spaces used for classes, along with storing various machinery and tools.

The site has been identified as bushfire prone land but, according to DA documents, the development includes management plans inclusive of several above ground water tanks.

Typically accommodating a maximum of 20 persons, the site will operate from 6am to 11pm, seven days a week.

On limited occasions throughout the year, the site can attract larger gatherings of up to 50 people where additional portable toilets and waste facilities would be provided in these instances to meet the temporary demand.

Construction is scheduled to commence later this year.

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enrith Panthers legend and 1991 Grand Final hero Royce Simmons is hoping to raise $100,000 for Dementia Australia after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease last year.

The 61-year-old, who only revealed his diagnosis publicly last week, is currently organising a major fundraising walk from his hometown of Gooloogong to Penrith, to raise muchneeded funds and awareness for the horrendous life-changing disease.

At the launch of Royce’s Big Walk last Thursday afternoon, Simmons revealed he had brain scans after a number of confusing incidents whilst with his wife, Leanne.

“There were a couple of functions I went to with my wife and all of a sudden I’d say ‘what are you doing with that bottle of wine in your hand?’ and she said ‘we just went to the Bottle-O and bought it’… I thought ‘God, I can’t remember that’,” he said.

“There were a few incidents like that

coming up a little bit too regularly for me, so I decided to get it checked out.”

Shortly after Simmons’ scans were complete, the former Panthers and Wests Tigers coach met with his doctor and was delivered the devastating news that he feared was possibly coming.

“I went to see the doctor and he took the scans out and said ‘these few dots here could be concussions’ and I thought ‘how good is that?’. And then he said to me ‘unfortunately this is all dementia down through here’,” Simmons recalled.

“That news knocked me over and I can’t remember any more of the conversation from that day. I went out to my car, drove home, went upstairs, walked over to my wife and she said ‘how did you get on?’ and I said ‘I’ve got dementia’ – I just lost it.”

One of Penrith’s favourite sons, Simmons scored two tries to help the club to its maiden Premiership in 1991.

Simmons said rugby league was “the best thing” to ever happen to him and – despite suffering several head

knocks during his playing career – has been given no evidence about the specific cause of his dementia.

“When you’re first told you’ve got a sickness, it bowls you over because I think I’m a footballer, I’m healthy and fit and even though I’ve been retired for 30 years, these sorts of things shouldn’t happen to me, but they do,” said Simmons, who has had to give up drinking to manage the disease.

“Straight away I thought let’s do something positive, so during my upcoming walk I hope to bring a lot of recognisable faces with me, a lot of old teammates and various sportspeople from around Australia to make some serious money for dementia.”

The inaugural Royce’s Big Walk will depart Simmons’ Central NSW hometown of Gooloogong on Tuesday, May 17. After a journey of almost 300km, Simmons plans to cross the finish line at BlueBet Stadium on Friday, May 27, just in time for kick-off in the Panthers’ NRL game against North Queensland.

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Royce Simmons. Photo: Penrith Panthers.

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Section 47A of the Local Government Act 1993 Under Section 47 of the Local Government Act 1993, notice is hereby given that Penrith City Council intends to grant a temporary construction lease over two (2) properties located in St Clair as detailed below.

Applicant: Transport for NSW Proposed Use: Transport requires a temporary lease over the subject properties during the construction of the Mamre Road Upgrades Stage 1.

Description of Land: Part Lot 1232 DP262976, 272–304 Mamre Road, St Clair and; Part Lot 58 DP843016, 3A Apollo Close St Clair.

Term: Three (3) years and ten (10) months from the date of commencement. Holding over on a monthly EDVLV LI UHTXLUHG ZLWK D PD[LPXP RI ÀYH \HDUV

Penrith City Council Multicultural Working Party – Community Members 2022–26 Penrith City Council invites interested community members to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) IRU DSSRLQWPHQW WR &RXQFLO·V 0XOWLFXOWXUDO :RUNLQJ Party for a period of four years. Nominees should either be local residents or individuals who work or study in the Penrith Local Government Area with an understanding of key issues relating to the local culturally and linguistically diverse community and a willingness to work with Council on key initiatives.

The Multicultural Working Party includes Councillors and up to eight community members who will meet up to four times a year. The Working Party provides advice and actively works on initiatives with Council to address issues relating to Multiculturalism and the wellbeing of residents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Penrith City.

Community members selection criteria: • 5HSUHVHQW RQH RU PRUH RI 3HQULWK &LW\·V FXOWXUDOO\ and linguistically diverse community groups (either an established community or emerging community group new to Penrith City) • An understanding of the issues experienced by local culturally and linguistically diverse communities in their everyday life.

• A demonstrated capacity to seek out and engage with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (for example, as a leader of a local cultural group or through work with local multicultural communities).

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• Recognised as an emerging leader or advocate for the community, or leader with experience providing advice or advocating on multicultural matters.

• Be a resident, work or study in the Penrith Local Government Area.

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All affected parties are hereby invited to make submissions concerning the proposal. Submissions must be received in writing addressed to the General Manager, Penrith City Council to PO Box 60, Penrith NSW 2751 or council@penrith.city, by Wednesday, 23 February 2022.

If you have any questions, please contact Transport for NSW on 1800 696 564 or mamreroadupgrade@transport.nsw.gov.au Alternatively, if you wish to speak with Council, please contact Tara Braithwaite, Development Manager on 4732 7777.

To apply, please respond to the Selection Criteria above and include a reference for your application.

You can provide: A written statement by: • Post: Penrith City Council PO Box 60, Penrith 2751 Attention: Marcela Hart • Email: marcela.hart@penrith.city • Verbal statement over the phone by calling Marcela Hart on 0448 751 612 • Video application addressing the selection criteria sent to marcela.hart@penrith.city

To assist participation by interested members of the community, Council may consider providing assistance with transport to and from meetings and childcare for the duration of the meetings, if required.

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PUBLIC EXHIBITION Planning Controls Package – Mitigating the Urban Heat Island Effect Planning Proposal and Draft Amendment to Penrith Development Control Plan 2014 Council invites you to view and provide feedback on a proposed planning controls package to mitigate the impacts of urban heat in our City. The package includes the Mitigating the Urban Heat Island Effect Planning Proposal and Draft Urban Heat Development Controls to support this proposal.

Mitigating the Urban Heat Island Effect Planning Proposal The Planning Proposal seeks to amend Penrith Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2010 to introduce a new local provision to ensure the mitigation of the urban heat island effect is a major consideration for development.

The new provision is intended to apply to development in all residential, business, industrial, special purpose and recreation zones as well as the RU5 Village and C4 Environmental Living zones.

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has authorised Council to exercise delegation to make this plan.

Draft Urban Heat Development Controls Penrith Development Control Plan (DCP) 2014 is also proposed to be amended to introduce a new Urban Heat Chapter, which will form part of our city-wide development controls.

The controls seek to deliver targeted responses to secure key cooling outcomes. These responses include Cooling with Landscaping, Cool Colours and Materials, Cooling through Building Design and Optimising Mechanical Heating and Cooling.

The draft planning controls package, including supporting information, is on public exhibition from Monday, 7 February 2022 to Monday, 7 March 2022 and can be viewed online at yoursaypenrith.com.au You are invited to provide feedback by making a written submission to Council by 5pm on Monday, 7 March 2022 by: • Email: cityplanning@penrith.city • Post: The General Manager (Attention City Planning) Penrith City Council, PO Box 60 Penrith NSW 2751 Please include a subject line indicating either: ¶8UEDQ +HDW 3ODQQLQJ &RQWUROV 3DFNDJH· 25 ¶0LWLJDWLQJ WKH 8UEDQ +HDW ,VODQG (IIHFW 3ODQQLQJ 3URSRVDO· 25 ¶'UDIW 8UEDQ +HDW $PHQGPHQW WR 3HQULWK '&3 · LQ HPDLOV DQG OHWWHUV For further enquiries please contact Elizabeth Hanlon (Planning Proposal) or Madison Foster '&3 $PHQGPHQW LQ &RXQFLO·V &LW\ 3ODQQLQJ WHDP on 4732 7777.

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ritically acclaimed musical ‘Girl from the North Country’, written and directed by Conor McPherson and with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, is now showing at the Theatre Royal in Sydney.

Since opening at The Old Vic in London, ‘Girl From The North Country’ has taken the theatrical world by storm, selling out seasons in the West End, Toronto and Broadway, and is now one of the most critically acclaimed multi award-winning productions of the 21st Century.

A story of American life in 1934 Minnesota, it centres on a community living on a knifeedge in the local guesthouse: the owner, Nick, owes more money than he can ever repay, his wife Elizabeth’s mind is

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The claims by Nareen Young, Professor for Indigenous Policy at UTS, that linked white bread to “Anglo men” and brown bread to the “healthy” working class were bizarre, weird and out of touch. She should never be back on the ABC.

slowly deteriorating, and their daughter Marianne is carrying a child no-one will account for.

And, when a preacher selling bibles, and a boxer looking for a comeback turn up in the middle of the night, things start to spiral beyond the point of no return.

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New mum’s brave fight Donate now: Penrith unites to support Carina through toughest of battles CASSIDY PEARCE

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Appreciative of community’s support: Carina Camilleri with her family.

Carina Camilleri undergoing treatment.

“She wasn’t happy about it at first – she didn’t want to put all the attention on her,” Ms Galea said.

“I’m always one to help people, but I’m never one to ask for help, I’d rather just do it on my own. But, they did it, but I’m so grateful,” Ms Camilleri added.

In less than a week, Ms Galea’s GoFundMe reached their goal of $110,000,

Ms Camilleri said she was “blown away” by the support.

“I can’t even put into words how grateful I am. We’re so overwhelmed and so grateful for the complete generosity. Even complete strangers have donated, who don’t know us at all,” she said.

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with contributions not only coming from friends and family, but from anonymous sources and total strangers.

“The donations mean the absolute world to us because it means that she can have the treatment that she needs and that she deserves,” Ms Galea said.

“We’ve been trying to thank everyone individually, but a lot put ‘anonymous’.

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At only 28 years of age, and just shortly after the birth of her now-three-monthold third child, Ms Camilleri was diagnosed with Stage 4 NUT Midline Carcinoma – a rare and aggressive form of cancer – impacting her and her family’s lives forever.

“She’s been diagnosed with cancer, but it’s like our whole family has been diagnosed, because we’re all feeling her pain,” said Ms Camilleri’s sister, Charlene Galea.

Ms Camilleri’s best chance to fight the cancer and prevent it from spreading further is two doses of immunotherapy along with two doses of chemotherapy every three weeks. However, this is not subsidised and amounts to a minimum of $13,000 per treatment, with Ms Camilleri requiring at least six treatments in total.

Knowing this, Ms Galea took matters into her own hands, creating a GoFundMe to cover the costs.

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new first of its kind program aimed at reducing the impacts of deer in the Penrith area has been hailed a success with authorities removing 32 local deer to date.

With deer posing a major emerging pest issue, the program has been developed in response to community concerns around increased deer sightings and activity.

Greater Sydney Local Land Services commenced the control operations in October last year that focused on an area between the Penrith and Liverpool Local Government Areas (LGA).

Greater Sydney Local Land Services Senior Biosecurity Officer, Gareth Cleal, said the introduced species can cause a variety of issues.

“Deer have a range of major negative impacts including destroying native plants by trampling plants, grazing on them and ringbarking young trees, they have had a major impact on the variety and abundance of plant species,” he said.

“They also pose a very serious safety risk to people, especially motorists, and have

Deer have been causing problems in some of Penrith’s more rural areas.

a serious impact on agricultural production.”

As the project recommences over the coming weeks, more than 55 deer have been removed overall so far.

“We currently have about 30 landholders taking part in the program and allowing control operations onto their various properties,” Mr Cleal said.

“Their cooperation and involvement has

been excellent and really helped us make a difference.”

Mr Cleal said the program involved night-time ground shooting operations on the properties based in Mulgoa, Wallacia, Greendale, Bringelly and Cobbitty.

“The operations are carried out by highly trained government and contract staff with comprehensive safety protocols in place,” he said.

Officers are also monitoring deer activity via regular deer pellet counting and the use of sensory cameras.

“Undertaking this work pre, during and post control will allow us to determine if the program is achieving its aims and objectives,” Mr Cleal said.

“Landholders can also help by registering with FeralScan, a free, easy to use online mobile app.”

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St Marys: Man to front court after driving while disqualified A man has been charged after driving whilst disqualified in St Marys.

About 10.30am on Thursday, February 3, police observed a vehicle make a righthand turn into Chapel Street, St Marys and pull to the side of the road to stop.

When asked to produce his licence, the driver, a 59-year-old Bidwill man allegedly informed police that he did not hold one.

Checks revealed that the man was disqualified from driving until August 2022.

The man was charged and will appear in Penrith Local Court on Tuesday, March 15.

Kingswood: Man runs from police, eventually caught sitting on fence A man has been charged after having suspected stolen items and possessing a knife in a public place in Kingswood.

About 2.30pm on Friday, February 4, police saw a man on Santley Crescent, Kingswood, who looked at the officers, dropped two toolboxes and ran.

Police engaged in a foot pursuit and a short time later located the 27-year-old Bullaburra man sitting on a fence.

He was informed that he was under arrest but resisted and attempted to run again.

While restrained by police, the man was shaking his pants, which causes a flick knife to fall out.

The man was charged and will appear in Penrith Local Court at a later date.

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About 8.40am on Saturday, February 5, it is alleged a 30-year-old Penrith man and his 48-year-old girlfriend attended a shopping centre in Penrith where they allegedly were seen on CCTV. The man had previously been issued a Banning Notice from the centre and was no longer allowed to enter.

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with Daniel McKinnon the man and requested him to leave the centre. The man allegedly verbally abused the security guard and threatened to harm him.

The couple made a purchase from a nearby shop and left to walk down Woodriff Street, Penrith.

The man and woman then had a verbal argument, which led to a physical altercation where the man pushed and hit the woman.

Police drove by at the same time and arrested the man, before the security guard who had followed the pair approached police.

As the man was going to the police vehicle, he allegedly spat on the security guard.

The man was charged before being bail refused and is set to appear in Penrith Local Court on Monday, March 7.

St Marys: Licence suspended after positive breath test for Colyton man A man has been charged after being caught mid-range drink driving.

About 8pm on Saturday, February 5, police stopped a motor vehicle on Glossop Street, St Marys for a random breath test.

The driver, a 32-year-old Colyton man was breath tested which proved positive.

The man underwent a secondary breath analysis that returned a positive reading of 0.105. His licence was suspended and he was charged.

Penrith: Man charged after stealing from store he was banned from A man has been charged after trespassing and stealing from a retail store in Penrith.

About 7am on Monday, February 7, a 35-year-old Hazelbrook man has entered a shopping centre in Penrith.

The man was banned from the centre until December 2022. He allegedly walked into a supermarket, selected an item and concealed it under his clothing.

The man exited the store without paying for the item and security was notified.

He was charged and will appear in Penrith Local Court.

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POLITICAL REFORM IS NEEDED It is that special time in every Australian’s life where once every three years we are subjected to a brutal, unrelenting and very public slanging match, also known as a Federal Election campaign.

Despite the date of the election not yet being announced, it is very likely that we will be off to the polls in the coming months to determine which major party will form Government. Given the circus that has been Federal Elections for the past decade and a half, it should come as no surprise that there is controversy adrift already with incumbent Scott Morrison’s leadership apparently under threat by a recalcitrant and unrelenting Peter Dutton hellbent on usurping him.

While political leaders have been getting knifed for centuries, the modern plague of killing off Prime Ministers began on a crisp June morning back in 2010 when Julia Gillard was elected unopposed to the Labor leadership, knifing then-PM Kevin Rudd.

It started a conga line of such movements from both parties, much to the public’s disdain.

But here we are heading into an election with a strange sense of stability. Not only has Scott Morrison retained the Prime Ministership since he won the 2019 election, but his opponent, Anthony Albanese, is also the same leader of the Labor Party who was elected following six years of abject failure under Bill Shorten.

But just when we thought politicians in Canberra might submit to the will of the people and allow us to choose who the leader of the country should be, there are rumours that Dutton is back to his old tricks, set to challenge the Prime Minister for the Liberal Party leadership in coup attempt number two.

At this point you might be asking yourself:

“How on earth is this legal?”

“How can it be that millions of Australians are required to vote only to have their chosen Prime Minister sacked and replaced without any input from the voting public?”

Well, it all comes down to how our political system is structured. While campaigns are run based on personalities centred around political leaders, for example Anthony Albanese vs Scott Morrison, the reality is when we go to the ballot box we are actually voting for a political party whose internal rules allow them to select their own leader.

In other words, when you go to the ballot box, you are not voting for Anthony Albanese or Scott Morrison, you are voting for the Labor Party or the Liberal National Coalition (or which ever other party you chose).

Pleasingly, when Kevin Rudd wrestled back the leadership from Julia Gillard just before the 2013 election, he did so on the basis that the Labor Party tightened its rules to make it far more difficult for them to remove their leader.

The Liberal Party took a similar step in 2018 resolving that sitting Prime Ministers can only be removed by a two-thirds party room majority. While this makes it more difficult for a sitting PM like Scott Morrison to be knifed, it is not impossible, and if Dutton or any other would-be usurper can get enough votes, we may see a different Prime Minister contesting the next election.

All of this leadership instability cannot be good for the country. In this columnist’s view, political laws need to be reformed to prevent sitting Prime Ministers from being knifed by their own parties with no input from the electorate.

As for Peter Dutton, you’d think he’d have learned that maths isn’t his strong point the first time around.

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There in time of need Cathy makes a difference: Emu Plains local receives prestigious honour EMILY FESZCZUK

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athy Petrovski has dedicated the last 10 years supporting victims of crime as well as helping offenders address their behaviour.

The Emu Plains resident has been recognised for her work by being only one of five in the state to receive the Australian Corrections Medal (ACM) as part of the recent Australia Day honours.

Commencing her duty with Corrective Services New South Wales (CSNSW) in 2011 at the Bolwara Transitional Centre and Community Offenders Support Program, Ms Petrovski said she always wanted to work with women who were disadvantaged.

“I was lucky enough to complete my placement with women offenders who were transitioning in the community from custody, and I knew this was the area that I wanted to progress in,” she said.

“I progressed to working with male offenders, which lead to a management role, and after this period, I wanted to work within Restorative Justice to be able to make a difference in one’s life.”

Emu Plains resident Cathy Petrovski has been presented with a major honour.

Currently the Victim Register and Restorative Justice Operations Manager, Ms Petrovski leads a team that provides support and advice to more than 2,000 registered victims.

She said her career has difficult aspects dealing firsthand with the impacts of crime but also has many highlights.

“Working with victims of crime can be heartbreaking at times due to the damage that has been caused through crime and the loss that they endured but I have been honoured to have facilitated a number of Restorative Justice conferences which has been a highlight of my career,” Ms Petrovski said.

“Working with offenders that are truly remorseful and willing to assist a victim to help heal their pain is definitely something that I am passionate about and makes coming to work rewarding.”

Ms Petrovski was overwhelmed and honoured to be recognised by the Governor General, but said her devoted co-workers should also be attributed.

“Whether it is with victims or offenders, I believe the teams I have worked with have all done such a great job and have assisted in my recognition,” she said.

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Δ The Penrith Panthers will officially launch the 2022 NRL season at a special function at Panthers next week. Sponsors, players and other key figures will gather at the Leagues Club for the launch, as the team prepares their mission to win backto-back Premierships (Nathan and Ivan Cleary pictured left).

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Δ We know Ivan and Nathan Cleary are kicking huge goals in rugby league, but another member of the Cleary family is looking to make their name in real estate. Indi Cleary, Nathan’s sister, has just started working with Team Faico at Property Central in Penrith. Indi is working as a Sales Assistant, and brings previous experience working in real estate on the Northern Beaches. Δ Who loves donuts? Keep an eye on Dolly’s Donuts, which will soon open a new location just up the mountain in Glenbrook. Δ The Coffee Emporium in Westfield Penrith has reopened under new management. Head down to Level 1 between Myer and Riley Street to grab a delicious treat. Δ The Weekender’s ‘On The Record’ podcast series has returned, with new episodes released on Mondays. This week’s guest is Wayne Willmington (pictured), who speaks about his passion

Δ Talking of podcasts, Penrith cricketer Tyran Liddiard is the latest guest on ‘Passion and Perspective’. Search ‘Passion and Perspective’ wherever you listen to podcasts and give it a listen. Δ Opening a new business? Closing one? Got some news to share? Email news@westernweekender.com.au.

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new footbridge across Old Bathurst Road as part of the Emu Plains Commuter Car Park project is being installed on February 12 and 13, with locals being advised diversions will be in place across the weekend while the work is carried out.

State Member for Penrith, Stuart Ayres, said the temporary road closure is necessary as part of the project, which will deliver around 750 additional commuter car parking spaces near Emu Plains railway station.

“We thank everyone for their patience while we get on with this important work,” Mr Ayres said.

“The new footbridge over Old Bathurst Road will provide safe and direct pedestrian access between the car park and the station. The footbridge will be available for public use once the project is completed.

“The weekend closure will allow workers to safely install

the footbridge structure over Old Bathurst Road using a large mobile crane.”

Old Bathurst Road will be closed between the Great Western Highway and Smith Street, while the pedestrian and cycle pathway passing underneath the rail line will also be closed.

A detour will be in place via Russell Street, and access to properties and businesses north of the railway line will be maintained via Smith Street.

Mr Ayres said the car park will help ease congestion on local roads by providing commuters with greater access to rail services, ensuring they are able to move around the city quickly and safely.

“This infrastructure investment is excellent news for the residents of Emu Plains and surrounding suburbs,” he said.

The car park will be accessed via a new roundabout at the intersection of Old Bathurst Road and Smith Street.

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On course for a cause Can you beat the pro? Relay For Life Charity Golf Day to be held at Leonay CASSIDY PEARCE

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ver the past 18 years, the Penrith community has raised over $4,000,000 at Cancer Council’s Penrith Relay For Life events. Now, they’re back with their first event for 2022 – the first annual Drummond Golf Penrith Relay For Life Charity Golf Day. A new event for the Penrith Relay For Life committee, the Charity Golf Day aims to raise funds for the Cancer Council in the lead up to their main relay event, scheduled to take place from Saturday, April 30 to Sunday, May 1.

“My first relay was in 2019, we raised over $200,000, but then COVID hit so we haven’t had the relay for two years,” said Penrith Relay For Life Media and Marketing Manager, Brad See. “We had a committee meeting in November or December, and we were asked what else we could have as a fundraiser leading into relay. I put my hand up and said, ‘What about a charity golf day?’, and everybody thought it was a fantastic idea.”

The Charity Golf Day will see business owners and members of the community

Penrith Relay For Life Media and Marketing Manager, Brad See. Photo: Melinda Jane.

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coming together for a feel-good event. In addition to the standard 18-holes, participants can take part in a ‘Beat the Pro’ competition, putting their skills to the test.

“The golf pro tees off first, and individual players can wager an amount that they can hit closer to the pin than the pro,” Mr See explained.

“If the player doesn’t hit closer to the pin on his drive off the tee, the money he wagers goes back into the pot of donations towards our cause. If he does beat the pro, he gets double his wager back.”

With 38 players registered and almost half of their goal raised already, Mr See has high hopes that the event will be yet another success for the Cancer Council.

“The response has been phenomenal,” Mr See said.

“We’ve got around $8000 raised so far, which I think is fantastic for a first-time charity golf day”.

The Drummond Golf Penrith Relay For Life Charity Golf Day will be held on Friday, March 4 at Leonay Golf Club.

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Once again Troy Dodds speaks for the silent majority in his opinions on Grace

Tame in last week’s paper. I may be on the wrong side of 50, but many times in my life I have been placed in awkward business and social situations, often with direct competitors or people I believe did me wrong. I always shook their hand, believing that human connection and decency should still exist – at least in public. I quite liked Grace Tame and was very supportive of her cause, but she’s lost me now.

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No respect towards PM Good on you, Troy. Don’t let the PC brigade fool us into thinking what Grace Tame did was anything close to respectful.

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Summit a waste of time I note with much interest the NSW Government is holding a summit to determine the best way forward for the struggling and empty CBD. I can save them a lot of money – the CBD will only return to close to its past if mask requirements for office workers are removed, and when international borders open.

There, I’ve solved the problem. In all seriousness, do we really need a summit to determine the most obvious of problems / solutions?

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Standards in question Council confirms action taken over unauthorised works in group home EMILY FESZCZUK

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hile it may look like a normal house from the outside, there are dwellings in Penrith where as many as nine rooms are being rented as individual studio apartments.

Some residents believe there are major safety and quality issues, with profits for landlords overshadowing a decent living standard.

Chris Falzon found himself needing somewhere to live quickly last year so decided to rent a unit within a home on John Batman Avenue in Werrington County.

With limited choices during COVID lockdowns, Mr Falzon said he realised the low standards regarding the design.

“The plans said six rooms or units in the main house but where the communal kitchen and dining space was meant to be they had put a wall up to create an extra room which blocked the back door exit,” Mr Falzon said.

“They also call it a kitchenette, but it’s just has a sink and small bench with no exhaust fans, no splashbacks and no form

Chris Falzon says group homes need higher standard. Photo: Melinda Jane.

of cooking except for a pie warmer so I have been using an air fryer for everything.”

Experiencing ongoing issues, Mr Falzon said the managing real estate has contacted the owner to no resolve.

“My dryer has not worked since I moved in and for five months my air conditioner has leaked in my apartment, but I get told every week by [the agent] that they will call the owner,” he said.

“There is no parking except a normal driveway which has also created a parking nightmare.”

With plans to move out, the tenant said stronger restrictions need to be in place for shared housing.

“The Australian standards are lowered now to a bare minimum and the houses are built so cheaply they are just going to fall apart,” he said.

“The owners just want to make as much money as possible and don’t care about any maintenance or the people who have to live there.”

A Penrith City Council spokesperson said the property identified was approved as a Group Home under State Environmental Planning Policy.

“An Occupation Certificate was issued by a private certifier. Following receipt of a complaint, Penrith Council identified that unauthorised building works were undertaken,” the spokesperson said.

“Council has issued the owner with a regulatory notice that requires the premises to be restored in accordance with its initial approval.

“Council will continue to follow up to ensure the matter is resolved.”

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It’s never too late to follow your dreams CASSIDY PEARCE

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other-of-three and Werrington County local Ilona Bruckard is proving that it’s never too late to pursue your goals.

After taking a few taster classes, Ms Bruckard took a leap of faith and enrolled at Kingswood TAFE, aiming to fulfil her lifelong dreams of becoming an art teacher.

“I’ve always loved art. I’ve always wanted to be an art teacher, and out of high school I wanted to go to university and become an art teacher, but l just found it didn’t work out with life

at the time. It just got put off and put off – it was one of those things that I’d always planned to do but never took the time to put it first,” Ms Bruckard said.

“Finally, I was approaching 40 and decided to have a go.”

Though the pandemic has made it more difficult to juggle her TAFE course and being a mum, Ms Bruckard has made it through unscathed with the help of her loved ones.

“It’s been pretty tough, but I’m lucky I have a supportive family,” she said.

And it was all made worth it when she was accepted into TAFE NSW K i n g s w o o d ’s ‘We’re all going on a summer holiday’ exhibition, in collaboration with Hawkesbury Regional Gallery.

“It was amazing, I never expected to be chosen for the exhibition,” Ms Bruckard said.

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“My works are ceramic sculptural pieces, and they’re really kind of abstract and inspired by nature, and by coral bleaching”.

For Ms Bruckard, partaking in the exhibition helped her to affirm that pursuing art teaching was the right decision for her at the right time.

“I’ve really found that it’s where I want to go, and what I want to do,” she said.

Ms Bruckard is now enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree at TAFE for creative pract ice, and has a s c hol a rship to teach visual arts at TAFE.

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After 50 years, love is still in the air CASSIDY PEARCE

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oming into their 50th year of marriage, Maura and Darryl Williams say that Valentine’s Day is just another day on the calendar – but in the best way possible.

After regularly crossing paths through their respective jobs, exchanging greetings but nothing more, Darryl and Maura connected by chance on a train ride in 1970.

“I was getting the train from Blaxland to Parramatta, and he was getting the train from Penrith to Blacktown,” Mrs Williams said.

“On this one particular day, and this never happened, but there was a seat next to me free, and he sat there. And that was it!”

The two went on their first date at Penrith Leagues Club, and followed it up with a trip to the Zoo the next day. By this point, they were sure it was fate.

“We had a good feeling about both of us,” Mr Williams said.

“We knew within six weeks that we were going to get married and that we were going to be together,” Mrs Williams added.

And just two years after their first date, the pair were married in a late October ceremony that not even the torrential rain could dampen.

50 years on, they have three children and six grandchildren, and are living together at The Royce Retirement Village in Penrith.

It’s because of this that Maura and Darryl feel no need to celebrate Valentine’s Day in the traditional sense, instead enjoying every day that they spend with one another.

“We’re not really into the gifting,” Mrs Williams said.

“We just enjoy being together.”

As for the secret to a long, successful marriage, Maura and Darryl think they’ve got it down pat.

“You need to have a good sense of humour, you need to have a good sense of fun,” Mrs Williams said.

“And you need to be able to forgive and forget fairly easily,” Mr Williams laughed.

Local couples will celebrate Valentine’s Day across the Penrith area this Monday, February 14.

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Council received an unprecedented number of nominations – there were so many impressive candidates that the judges awarded multiple winners for several of the categories.

As a result, we had seven winners, rather than four – and I congratulate them heartily: Kristine Gauci – Citizen of the Year, Daena Madon – Young Citizen of the Year, Duo Cathy and Marzi DeSanti, as well as solo recipient Gloria Lenon – Mayor’s Local Heroes Award and three recipients, Robert Rayner, Michael Allen and Victoria Nou – Making a Difference: Community Service Award.

I take great heart in the fact that there are so many amazing people undertaking so many amazing acts of goodwill in Penrith.

Nominations for our 2022 Local Celebration Awards are now open, so it’s time to call out our unsung heroes, our people who go above and beyond, who dedicate their time to make Penrith a great place to live,

or who work tirelessly for the benefit of others and our community.

There are four award categories: Citizen of the Year (over 18-yearsold), Young Citizen of the Year (aged under 17-years-old), Mayor’s Local Heroes Award (all ages) and Making a Difference – Community Service Award (all ages).

Nominations are open until April 29 2022 and can be submitted in several ways – either in person, online, by mail or by video. Further details of the award categories, selection criteria and nomination process are available on our website.

The 2022 winners will be announced at Council’s July Ordinary Meeting and formally recognised in a Civic Reception in August 2022.

With the unprecedented events of recent years there’s never been a better time to celebrate the generosity, selflessness and resilient spirit that’s exemplified in the actions of so many members of our community. I encourage you to sing their praises.

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Sarah’s big TV breakthrough CASSIDY PEARCE

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o you smell what The Rock is cooking? Spoiler alert: it’s another season of his hit television show ‘Young Rock’, and it features Penrith local Sarah Gattellari as the iconic Miss Elizabeth.

After sending in two self-tapes, Ms Gattellari was chosen to feature in ‘Young Rock’ as Miss Elizabeth – wife and manager of ’80s wrestling superstar, Randy “Macho Man” Savage.

“I was so excited when I found out, it felt a little bit surreal. My agent called me and he said that I got some feedback from the casting, and he tried to play it down as if I didn’t get it,” Ms Gattellari said.

“From the time I auditioned to the time I found out, it was probably under two weeks, but then after that I had to wait a few months to hear about my movements and when I’d be going to Queensland, because that’s where it was shooting.”

All those months gave Ms Gattellari ample time to prepare for the role, which involved her learning a Southern American accent.

“Miss Elizabeth is actually from

Kentucky, so the biggest thing I did have to train was my accent,” she said.

“I watched a lot of 1990s Miss Kentucky pageants, and then also looked at a lot of documentaries, especially on the WWF and on wrestling in the ’80s.”

But that was only the beginning of Ms Gattellari’s process to become Miss Elizabeth, later having to physically transform into the character.

“My hair was cut to ’80s layers, and they cut me a fringe. Before I was filming, it took about two hours to have hot rollers in my hair, let them set, do make-up, take them out, and then do a lot of teasing and hair spray.”

After seeing herself in the Christmas specials, which aired late last year, Ms Gattellari is even more excited for season two to debut.

“I’ve witnessed behind the scenes how hard everyone has worked, not just on their characters, but also keeping the environment really family-oriented. I know how hard they’ve worked on their own individual characters, their accents and, for a lot of the wrestlers, their bodies to keep in shape,” she said.

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Penrith’s Sarah Gattellari on the ‘Young Rock’ set with Kevin Makely.

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TURNING BACK TIME These days most of us head to Bunnings for all our hardware needs, but back in the 1980s and 1990s, Mitre 10 was the place to go.

This photograph, taken in 1989, shows the Currie’s Mitre 10 store on York Road in Jamisontown.

The iconic store was located on the corner of York Road and Batt Street, currently the site of the Hyundai car yard.

Originally founded in 1959, Mitre 10’s cooperative system helped it grow to become one of the most recognisable retail chains in Australia.

The Mitre 10 brand and stores still exist today, but the days of the big box mega stores are gone, with Bunnings now the undisputed leader in hardware sales across the country.

(Photo thanks to Penrith City Library)

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my last commentary I mentioned three things that are important to proper commercial communication – read, hear and listen.

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Rebecca says: “We booked our wedding back in March 2019 to be married by 10.10.2020. Once COVID set in we had to move to 02.10.2021. With COVID still hanging around, we had to move it again to 22.01.22. Every date we booked it turned out to be windy, raining and cold. The week leading up in January it was raining every day but on the Saturday there wasn’t a cloud in the sky walking down the aisle. It was the best day ever.

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NOTHING’S STOPPING NORMIE CASSIDY PEARCE n the era of late 1960’s pop and rock n roll, few could hold a candle to the likes of The Beatles and Mick Jagger’s The Rolling Stones. But, down under, Australia’s first King of Pop, Normie Rowe, reigned supreme.

After coming to notoriety on ‘The Go!!

Show’, Normie Rowe’s first single, ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So’, debuted on the Australian charts in April 1965.

Though his conscription into the Vietnam War, following subsequent hits, ‘Shakin’ All Over’ and ‘Que Sera, Sera’ cut his initial success short, Normie’s impact

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on the Australian entertainment sphere is immeasureable, having since appeared on the soap ‘Sons and Daughters’ and in a myriad of stage shows including Trevor Nunn’s Sydney production of ‘Les Misérables’. Despite these other career ventures, it’s music that Normie keeps coming back to, as his first love and biggest supporter.

“Through my most difficult times in my life, music has been an incredible crutch,” Normie told the Weekender.

Now, Normie is bringing his talent to Penrith with ‘Three Legends in Concert’, performing alongside superstars Dinah Lee and Jade Hurley. In the show, the three will be performing some of their greatest hits, better than ever before.

“Everybody’s nailing it,” Normie said.

“It’s quite amazing, actually, that we’re still able to do some of the things that we did when we were teenagers.”

And the reason for this is the countless hours spent working on their crafts, with Normie even adding ‘guitarist’ to his resume in recent years.

“I don’t stop working, mainly because I love it so much,” Normie said.

“I started playing guitar when I was 10, but I was never really a dedicated guitarist.

All of a sudden, 10-15 years ago I decided that I wouldn’t mind playing more guitar on stage. Now, I share the guitar with the other guitarists that we have in our show.

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solos! It keeps me feeling fresh.”

Though ‘Three Legends in Concert’ can allow for many to relive their memories of the ‘60s, with Normie citing audience members over 95 years of age in previous performances, the show won’t be lost on younger generations.

“A lot of families of two, three, even four generations have come to these shows, and the whole family has really loved them,” Normie said.

“At the end of the show, people walk out and they feel better than they felt when they walked in, which is a lovely thing.”

‘Three Legends in Concert’ will be on at EVAN Theatre on Wednesday, March 23 at 3pm. To book, call 1800 061 991.

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This month’s lineup includes comedy heavyweights Sean Woodland, Emma Malik, Joe Mifsud, Rob Andrews and Jamal Abdul, so expect to be entertained!

‘Comedy @ The Joan’ is on at The Joan in Penrith on Friday, February 18 at 7.30pm. Tickets start at $25. For more information or to book, call 4723 7600 or visit www.thejoan.com.au/events/ comedy-the-joan-2022.

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Celtic Illusion is an Australian production that fuses modern Irish dance and bewitching magic illusion, starring expert dancers and illusionists, Anthony Street and Georgia May. After being created in 2011, Celtic Illusion went from strength to strength, performing sell-out shows all over Australia, New Zealand and, most recently, Canada. But, after the COVID19 pandemic put their Canadian tour on hold, Anthony has been determined to get the show back on the road, not only to celebrate Celtic Illusion’s anniversary, but as a marker of the return of the entertainment industry. “‘Celtic Illusion Reimagined’ is a celebration that we got through the pandemic and all the lockdowns and restrictions and the future is here! We

are excited to be part of that new future,” Anthony said.

‘Celtic Illusion Reimagined’ will be unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, featuring some of the world’s fastest tap dancing, alongside impossible magic, and a stellar soundtrack.

‘Celtic Illusion Reimagined’ will be on at the EVAN Theatre in Penrith on Friday, February 18 at 7.30pm.

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‘Blacklight’ was filmed in Melbourne, and features Penrith local, Gabbi Sengos, as previously reported in last week’s Western Weekender.

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Despite a fabulous and funny season last year, ‘Big Brother: VIP’ won’t be proceeding this year as planned. It’s understood struggling ratings was the reason behind the show being rested for this year. Fortunately, the original ‘Big Brother’ will return in the coming months, featuring fan favourite housemates from the past.

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The highly anticipated third season will feature Wayne Carey, Locky Gilbert, Melissa Tkautz, Pauly French and Penrith-born Olympian Melissa Wu.

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The long-awaited series based on hit Xbox franchise ‘Halo’ will finally have its television premiere on Paramount+ next month. Following the release of the trailer last week, the hype for this show has gone into overdrive. The first episode drops on Thursday, March 24 and continues weekly.

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6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 10:00 Q+A (M) 11:10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 12:00 ABC News 1:00 The Princes And The Press (PG) 2:00 Death In Paradise (PG) 3:00 ABC News 4:00 Think Tank (PG) 5:00 Courtney Act’s One Plus One (PG) 5:25 Hard Quiz (PG) 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Monty Don’s American Gardens 8:30 Midsomer Murders (PG) 10:05 Mum (M l) 10:35 ABC Late News 10:50 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M)

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 TBA 12:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 7: Day Session *Live* 2:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 7: Afternoon Session *Live* 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 7: Night Session *Live* 10:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 7: Late Night Session *Live* 12:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 *Live*

5:30 Today 9:00 Today Extra 11:30 NINE’s Morning News 12:00 A Fire Inside (M) 2:00 Pointless (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 David Attenborough’s Green Planet 8:40 Movie: “The Bourne Supremacy” (M l,v) (’04) Stars: Brian Cox 10:50 Movie: “Concussion” (M l) (’15) Stars: Will Smith 1:10 Country House Hunters Australia 1:30 Home Shopping 4:00 Religious Programs

6:00 The Talk (PG) 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) 12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg 2:00 Entertainment Tonight 2:30 Everyday Gourmet 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 Left Off The Map 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 9:30 Jimeoin: Ramble On (MA15+) 10:50 Drunk History Australia (MA15+)

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:05 America In Color (PG) 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:40 Russia To Iran: Crossing The Wild Frontier (PG) (In English/ Russian) 4:35 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:00 Letters And Numbers 5:30 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Good With Wood 8:30 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads (PG) 9:20 Rise Of Empires (In English/ German/ Maya/ Spanish) 10:25 SBS World News 10:55 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s)

2:30 Sons And Daughters (PG) 4:30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes

By The Sea (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 TBA 8:00 TBA 8:30 Selling Houses Australia 11:45 TBA 12:45 The Fine Art Auction (PG)

3:00 Last Stop Garage (PG) 4:00 STIHL Timbersports (PG) 4:30 Pawn Stars (PG) 5:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 *Live* 8:30 Movie: “Batman” (PG) (’89) Stars: Jack Nicholson 11:10 Movie: “Absolute Power” (M l,v) (’97)

4:05 Movie: “Into The Woods” (PG) (’14) Stars: Anna Kendrick 6:35 Movie: “Rio” (G) (’11) Stars: Carlos Saldanha 8:30 Movie: “X-Men: Apocalypse” (M l,v) (’16) Stars: James McAvoy 11:25 Fat Pizza: Back In Business (MA15+)

5:00 Our Stories (PG) 5:30 NITV News: Nula 6:00 Bamay 6:35 NITV News Update 6:40 Undiscovered Vistas 7:30 Little J And Big Cuz 7:45 Movie: “Furry Vengeance” (PG) (’10) Stars: Brendan Fraser 9:25 Bedtime Stories (PG)

3:00 Cheers (PG) 3:30 Jake And The Fatman (PG) 4:30 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:30 JAG (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Law & Order: SVU (M) 10:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (M) 12:30 Home Shopping 2:00 JAG (PG)

3:00 The King Of Queens (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Mom (M s) 10:30 Nancy Drew (M) 11:30 Friends (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping 1:30 The Late Show (PG)

3:00 The Block (PG) 4:00 Flea Market Flip 4:30 Heritage Hunters 5:00 Flipping Across America 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 Maine Cabin Masters 8:30 Living Alaska 9:30 Building Off The Grid (PG)

5:00 Malory Towers (PG) 5:25 School Of Rock (PG) 6:00 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir (PG) 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Bruno And Boots (PG) 8:30 Slugterra (PG) 8:50 Log Horizon (PG) 9:15 Dragon Ball Super (PG)

4:00 Afternoon Briefing 4:30 Friday Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 7:45 The Virus 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 Close Of Business

6:05 Octonauts 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 8:30 Movie: “The Road” (MA15+) (’09) Stars: Viggo Mortensen 10:20 Doctor Who (PG) 11:10 Brassic (MA15+) 11:55 QI (PG)

6:00 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam 6:30 Destination Flavour China 7:00 Rick Stein’s Cornwall 7:30 Paul Goes To Hollywood 8:30 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg 9:30 Poh’s Kitchen 10:00 Gourmet Farmer 10:30 The Cook Up Liaw

5:15 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross 5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Alone (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Hoarders (M) 9:20 Sex Unlimited (M)

4:30 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 5:30 Movie: “The Smurfs 2” (G) (’13) Stars: Brendan Gleeson 7:30 Movie: “Kung Fu Panda” (PG) (’08) Stars: Jack Black 9:15 Movie: “The 40 Year Old Virgin” (MA15+) (’05) Stars: Steve Carell

3:25 Movie: “Fear Is The Key” (PG) (’72) Stars: Ben Kingsley 5:30 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Saved & Remade (PG) 8:30 Movie: “A Time To Kill” (M l,v) (’96) Stars: Matthew McConaughey

6:00 rage (PG) 7:00 Weekend Breakfast 9:00 rage goes retro (PG) 10:30 rage (PG) 12:00 ABC News 12:30 Midsomer Murders (M v) 2:00 Outback Ringer (PG) 2:55 Grand Designs Revisited 3:45 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 4:30 Landline Summer 5:00 Basketball: WNBL: Round 10: Bendigo Spirit v Perth Lynx *Live* 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Death In Paradise (PG) 8:30 All Creatures Great And Small (PG) 9:15 Call The Midwife (M) 10:45 Father Brown (M)

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 8: Day Session *Live* 2:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 8: Afternoon Session *Live* 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 8: Night Session *Live* 10:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 8: Late Night Session *Live* 12:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 8: Overnight Session *Live*

6:00 Easy Eats 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Today Extra Saturday 12:00 Surfing Australia TV 12:30 Delish (PG) 1:00 My Way 1:30 Movie: “Julie & Julia” (PG) (’09) Stars: Meryl Streep 4:00 David Attenborough’s Green Planet 5:00 NINE News: First At Five 5:30 Getaway 6:00 NINE News Saturday 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 NRL: Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars *Live* 10:30 Movie: “Gemini Man” (M v) (’19) Stars: Will Smith

9:00 Freshly Picked 9:30 Studio 10: Saturday 12:00 4x4 Adventures 1:00 Left Off The Map 1:30 Everyday Gourmet 2:00 My Market Kitchen 2:30 Destination Dessert 3:00 What’s Up Down Under 3:30 Farm To Fork 4:00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn 4:30 Roads Less Travelled 5:00 10 News First 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:00 Football: Isuzu Ute A-League Men: Round 14: Sydney FC v Western United *Live* 10:00 Ambulance UK (PG)

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:15 Football: FIFA World Cup 2022 Magazine 2:45 Royal Family: Scandals And Shame 5:10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 5:40 Hitler’s Secret Bomb 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman 8:30 Legendary Castles (In English/ French/ German) 9:30 World’s Most Beautiful Railway 10:25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 11:20 Dublin Murders (MA15+)

11:00 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success 12:00 Seven’s Horse Racing *Live* From Caulfield, Royal Randwick 5:30 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success 6:30 The Yorkshire Vet (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 11:30 TBA

3:00 AFL Women’s: Round 6: Richmond v North Melbourne *Live* 5:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 6:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 *Live* 7:00 Movie: “Batman Returns” (M s,v) (’92) Stars: Michael Keaton 9:35 Movie: “Batman Forever” (PG)

4:30 Movie: “Strange Magic” (PG) (’15) Stars: Evan Rachel Wood 6:30 Movie: “Big Hero 6” (PG) (’14) Stars: Damon Wayans Jr 8:30 Movie: “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” (M v) (’06) Stars: James McAvoy 10:50 Fat Pizza: Back In Business (M)

5:50 Away From Country 6:50 NITV News Update 7:00 Chuck And The First People’s Kitchen (PG) 7:30 Rudeboy The Story Of Trojan Records (M) 9:00 Movie: “Spiders” (M) (’13) Stars: William Hope 10:35 American Boyband (M l)

3:00 Buy To Build 3:30 Hotels By Design (PG) 4:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 4:30 I Fish Summer Series (PG) 5:00 Escape Fishing With ET (PG) 5:30 Scorpion (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Law & Order: SVU (M v) 10:20 The FBI Declassified (M)

9:45 The Middle (PG) 10:45 Brides Of Beverly Hills (PG) 11:45 TBA 1:30 TBA 3:00 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Mom (M s) 10:15 Friends (PG) 12:10 Home Shopping 1:40 The Big Bang Theory (M)

3:30 Building Alaska 4:30 Building Off The Grid (PG) 5:30 Masters Of Flip 6:30 Log Cabin Living 7:30 Escape To The Chateau (PG) 8:30 House Hunters USA 9:30 House Hunters International 10:30 House Hunters Renovation

5:00 Malory Towers (PG) 5:25 School Of Rock (PG) 6:00 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir (PG) 6:30 Mythbusters Junior (PG) 7:15 Mindful Earth 7:35 The Flamin’ Thongs 8:00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness

4:00 ABC News 4:30 Close Of Business 5:00 ABC News 5:30 ABC News Regional 6:00 ABC News NSW Byelections Special 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:15 Four Corners 10:00 ABC News 10:30 Foreign Correspondent

6:05 Octonauts 6:30 Movie: “The Gruffalo” (G) (’09) Stars: Helena Bonham Carter 7:05 The Deep 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 QI (M l) 8:30 Live At The Apollo (MA15+) 9:15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M s) 10:00 Gavin And Stacey (M s)

5:30 River Cottage Treatment 6:30 Hairy Biker’s Route 66 7:40 Ainsley’s Good Mood Food 8:35 Inside Hotel Chocolat 9:35 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 11:30 Cook Like A Chef 12:30 River Cottage Treatment

5:20 RocKwiz (PG) 6:40 The Story Of The Songs (PG) 7:35 Insomnia And Me (PG) 8:30 Why Women Kill (M) 10:20 The X-Files (MA15+) 12:00 Movie: “Believer” (MA15+) (’18) Stars: Jin Seo-yeon (In Korean) 2:15 South Park (M)

5:00 Movie: “Big Momma’s House” (PG) (’00) Stars: Martin Lawrence 7:00 Movie: “Despicable Me 2” (PG) (’14) Stars: Kristen Wiig 9:00 Movie: “The Divergent Series: Insurgent” (M v) (’15) Stars: Shailene Woodley

3:00 Motorsport: Superseries *Live* 5:00 NRL: Womens Indigenous All Stars v Womens Maori All Stars *Live* 7:05 Movie: “The Notebook” (M) (’04) Stars: Ryan Gosling 9:35 Movie: “Me Before You” (PG) (’16) Stars: Emilia Clarke

6:00 rage (PG) 7:00 Weekend Breakfast 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Offsiders 10:30 The World This Week 11:00 Compass 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00 ABC News 12:30 Landline Summer 1:30 Mum (M l) 2:00 Doc Martin (PG) 3:10 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 4:00 Monty Don’s American Gardens 5:00 Dream Gardens 5:30 Nigella At My Table 6:05 Australia Remastered 7:00 ABC News Sunday 7:40 Muster Dogs (PG) 8:40 Vera (M)

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 9: Day Session *Live* 2:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 9: Afternoon Session *Live* 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 9: Night Session *Live* 10:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 9: Late Night Session *Live* 12:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 9: Overnight Session *Live*

6:00 Easy Eats 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Drive TV 10:30 The Xtreme CollXtion (PG) 11:00 Women’s Footy (PG) 12:00 Golf: Jack Newton Celebrity Classic *Live* 1:00 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures (PG) 1:30 Movie: “The Terminal” (PG) (’04) Stars: Tom Hanks 4:00 Bondi Vet (PG) 5:00 NINE News: First At Five 5:30 RBT (PG) 6:00 NINE News Sunday 7:00 Married At First Sight (M) 8:40 60 Minutes (PG) 9:40 NINE News Late

6:00 Religious Programs 8:00 Good Chef Bad Chef 8:30 Freshly Picked 9:00 Left Off The Map 9:30 Studio 10: Sunday (PG) 12:00 Australian Survivor (PG) 1:45 My Market Kitchen 2:00 Everyday Gourmet 2:30 Australia By Design 3:00 Destination Dessert 3:30 Roads Less Travelled 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 Taste Of Australia 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) 7:30 Australian Survivor (PG) 9:15 FBI (M v) 11:00 The Sunday Project (PG)

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Sportswoman 4:00 Cycling: Tour Of Saudi Highlights 5:00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize 5:10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 5:40 Hitler’s Secret Bomb (Part 2) (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Elizabeth I And II: The Golden Queens (PG) 8:30 Lost Treasure Tombs Of The Ancient Maya (PG) 10:20 The Other Pompeii: Life And Death In Herculaneum (M v) 11:30 I Am MLK Jr (M) 1:15 Life And Birth (M)

2:15 My Road To Adventure 2:45 Great Australian Doorstep 3:15 TBA 8:30 Railroad Australia (PG) 9:30 Mighty Trains: The Canadian (PG) 10:30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys (PG) 11:10 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea

5:00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction (PG) 6:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 *Live* 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines” (M l,v) (’03) 9:45 Movie: “Terminator Salvation” (M v) (’09)

3:40 The Goldbergs (PG) 4:10 How I Met Your Mother (PG) 5:40 American Dad (PG) 6:10 Movie: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows” (PG) (’16) 8:30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (M l) 9:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares (M l)

3:00 Rugby Union: Northern Territory 4:30 Softball: SA Premier League 6:00 Going Native 6:30 NITV News Update 6:40 Animal Babies (PG) 7:40 Outback Lockdown (PG) 8:30 Muhammad Ali (M l) 10:50 Movie: “Marshall” (M) (’17)

3:30 Football: ALeague Women: Round 11: Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United *Live* 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 6:30 JAG (M) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 9:25 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 12:10 Movie: “Gangster Squad” (M) (’13) Stars: Ryan Gosling

3:00 Basketball: National League: Round 11: Sydney Kings v Brisbane Bullets *Live* 5:00 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 8:30 Friends (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Movie: “I, Tonya” (MA15+) (’18) Stars: Margot Robbie

3:00 Dream Homes Revealed 3:30 Log Cabin Living 4:30 Escape To The Chateau 5:30 House Hunters USA 7:30 Good Bones (PG) 8:30 Flip Or Flop 9:30 Christina On The Coast (PG) 10:30 Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa

5:25 School Of Rock (PG) 6:00 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir (PG) 6:30 Top Jobs For Dogs 7:00 Mythbusters (PG) 7:35 The Flamin’ Thongs 8:00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness 8:25 Slugterra (PG)

4:00 Landline 5:00 ABC News 5:30 The World This Week 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 Foreign Correspondent 7:00 ABC News Sunday 7:40 What’s Your Story? 8:00 Insiders 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 Back Roads 10:00 ABC News Weekend

6:05 Octonauts 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:05 The Deep 7:30 Compass (PG) 8:00 You Can’t Ask That (PG) 8:30 Chicken People (PG) 9:50 Catalyst (M l) 10:50 Good Grief (PG) 11:40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 12:30 Movie: “The Road” (M)

6:30 Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Island Feast 7:30 Mary Berry’s Simple Comforts 8:00 Australia’s Food Bowl 8:30 Rick Stein And The Japanese Ambassador 9:40 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 10:30 Jerusalem On A Plate

3:40 RocKwiz (PG) 7:40 When Big Things Go Wrong (M) 8:30 The Story Of Late Night (M) 9:20 Dark Side Of Football (M) 11:05 Untold: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders (M n) 12:30 Stoned (MA15+) 1:25 Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia (M)

5:00 Movie: “Fletch” (M) (’85) Stars: Chevy Chase 7:00 Movie: “Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey” (PG) (’91) Stars: Alex Winter 8:55 Movie: “Star Trek Into Darkness” (M v) (’13) Stars: Chris Pine 11:30 Weird Science (MA15+)

3:00 Getaway 3:30 Keeping Up Appearances (PG) 4:30 Movie: “Some Like It Hot” (PG) (’59) Stars: Marilyn Monroe 7:00 Movie: “Clear And Present Danger” (M v) (’94) Stars: Harrison Ford 9:50 Chicago Med (MA15+) 10:50 House (M)

Classifications: (G) General, (PG) Parental Guidance, (M) Mature Audiences, (MA15+) Mature Audience Over 15 Years Consumer Advice: (d) drug references, (s) sexual references or sex scenes (h) horror, (l) language, (mp) medical procedures, (n) nudity, (v) violence

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5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 TBA 8:30 A Touch Of Frost (M v) 10:50 Cold Case (M v) 12:50 TBA 1:20 TBA

6:00 Sunrise 10:00 NFL: Super Bowl LVI: Cincinnati Bengals v LA Rams *Live* From SoFi Stadium, Inglewood 4:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 10: Afternoon Session *Live* 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 10: Night Session *Live*

12:00 Married At First Sight (M) 1:45 Talking Honey (PG) 2:00 Pointless (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) 9:00 La Brea (M) 10:00 NINE News Late 10:30 Botched (M) 11:20 Bluff City Law (M)

7:30 American Pickers 6:00 Modern Family 6:00 Bamay 6:40 NITV 4:30 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Dirty (PG) 7:00 The News Update 6:50 (PG) 5:30 JAG (PG) Harry” (M l,v) (’71) Simpsons (PG) 8:30 Undiscovered Vistas 7:30 NCIS (M) 10:20 Stars: Clint Eastwood 10:40 Movie: “Valentine’s Day” (M s) 7:40 Through The Wormhole Football: Isuzu Ute A-League Movie: “Batman & Robin” (PG) (’10) Stars: Julia Roberts 11:00 (PG) 8:30 Karla Grant Presents Highlights 11:20 Blue Bloods (’97) Stars: George Clooney My Crazy Birth Story (M) (PG) 9:35 Colony (MA15+) (M v) 12:15 Home Shopping

6:30 Operation Ouch!

6:00 ABC Evening Do Try This At Home News 7:00 ABC 7:00 Horrible Histories National News 8:00 (PG) 7:35 The Flamin’ Thongs ABC News Tonight 8:45 The 8:00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Business 9:00 ABC Nightly Of Awesomeness (PG) News 9:30 7.30

12:00 ABC News 1:00 All Creatures Great And Small (PG) 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:15 ABC News 4:00 Think Tank (PG) 4:55 Courtney Act’s One Plus One (PG) 5:25 Hard Quiz (PG) 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Outback Ringer (PG) 8:30 Catalyst (PG) 9:30 Dementia And Us (PG) 10:35 ABC Late News

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 11 *Live* 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 11 *Live* 2:30 Home Shopping

6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 7.30

12:00 ABC News 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:35 Media Watch (PG) 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:15 ABC News 4:00 Think Tank (PG) 4:55 Courtney Act’s One Plus One (PG) 5:25 Hard Quiz (PG) 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 8:30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M) 9:05 Starstruck (M l,s)

2:00 America In Color (PG) 2:55 The Italians 3:10 The Last Journey Of The Vikings (PG) 4:10 Egypt With The World’s Greatest Explorer (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Heritage Rescue 8:30 Royal History’s Myths And Secrets (PG) 9:30 Sex And Sensibility (M)

6:00 House Hunters 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 International 7:00 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 House Hunters USA Friends (PG) 8:00 The 8:30 Bargain Block 9:30 Two Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG) 11:00 Mom (M) Steps Home 10:30 Texas Flip N Move 12:00 Home Shopping

7:30 David Atten7:00 Rick Stein’s 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:00 Young Sheldon 5:30 Murder, She borough’s Conquest Of French Odyssey 7:30 7:30 NITV News (PG) 7:30 RBT (PG) Wrote (PG) 6:30 The Skies 8:25 George Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Update 7:35 8 Out Of 8:00 Gold Coast Cops Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Agatha Raisin (PG) 8:30 Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 9:10 Fight Club 8:30 Rick Stein’s 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Limitless” Grand Designs: House Of The Food Heroes 9:35 Poh’s 8:30 Taskmaster (M) 9:25 (M) (’11) Stars: Bradley Cooper Poirot (PG) 10:45 Law & Order (M) 11:45 The Equalizer (M) Year 10:00 TBA Kitchen 10:05 Gourmet Farmer Derry Girls (M) 10:25 VICE (M) 10:35 Resident Alien (M v)

12:00 Married At First Sight (M) 1:30 Getaway (PG) 2:00 Pointless (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) 9:10 The Hundred With Andy Lee (PG) 10:10 NINE News Late 10:40 True Story With Hamish & Andy (PG)

6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 5:00 Olympic Winter 6:00 Modern Family Pie In The Sky (PG) Games Beijing 2022 (PG) 7:00 The 8:30 Foyle’s War (M) *Live* 7:30 Highway Simpsons (PG) 8:30 10:45 Without A Trace (M) Patrol (PG) 8:30 Movie: Movie: “X-Men” (M h,v) (’00) 12:45 Andrew Denton’s “Magnum Force” (MA15+) (’73) Stars: Hugh Jackman 10:35 Interview (M) Stars: Clint Eastwood Fat Pizza: Back In Business 6:30 Operation Ouch!

7:00 Horrible Histories (PG) 7:35 The Flamin’ Thongs 8:00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness 8:25 Slugterra (PG)

12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 TBA 2:45 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 Left Off The Map 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 Australian Survivor (PG) 8:30 FBI: Most Wanted (M) 11:30 The Project (PG) 12:30 The Late Show (PG)

12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 TBA 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 Left Off The Map 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 Australian Survivor (PG) 9:00 NCIS (M v) 11:00 The Project (PG) 12:00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG)

2:00 Viking Murder Mystery (M v) 2:55 The Italians 3:10 The Last Journey Of The Vikings (PG) 4:10 Egypt With The World’s Greatest Explorer (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8:30 Insight (PG) 9:30 Framed (PG) 10:00 The Feed

6:00 Bamay 6:30 NITV 4:30 Diagnosis Murder 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 7:00 House Hunters News Update 6:40 (PG) 5:30 JAG (PG) Neighbours (PG) 7:00 USA 7:30 Great Undiscovered Vistas 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Garden Revolution 8:30 7:30 The Point 8:00 Rise Up Blue Bloods (M v) 10:25 Bull Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Your Home Made Perfect 9:50 (M v) 8:50 The Beach (MA15+) (M) 12:15 Home Shopping Mom (M) 12:00 Home Off The Grid On The Beach 9:20 NITV News Update 2:15 Movie: “Stratton” (M) (’17) Shopping 10:50 Beachfront Bargain Hunt

7:30 Spicks And 7:00 Rick Stein’s 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) Specks (PG) 8:00 French Odyssey 7:30 7:30 NITV News Would I Lie To You? Taste Of Italy 8:00 A Update 7:35 8 Out Of (PG) 8:30 Adam Hills: The Last Girls Guide To Hunting Fishing 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) Leg (M) 9:15 Gavin And And Wild Cooking 8:30 Adam 8:30 Punk (M l) 9:30 Secret Stacey (M s) 9:45 Brassic (M) & Poh’s Malaysia In Australia World Of Las Vegas (M)

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 12 *Live* 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 12 *Live* 2:30 Home Shopping

12:00 Married At First Sight (M) 1:30 My Way (PG) 2:00 Pointless (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) 9:00 Under Investigation (PG) 10:00 NINE News Late 10:30 Framed By The Killer (M) 11:20 Grand Hotel (M l,s,v)

7:00 Young Sheldon (PG) 7:30 RBT (PG) 8:00 Gold Coast Cops (PG) 8:30 Movie: “The Mechanic” (M v) (’72) Stars: Charles Bronson

12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 TBA 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 Left Off The Map 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 Ambulance Australia (PG) 8:30 Bull (PG) 11:30 The Project (PG) 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG)

5:30 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 New Tricks (M s,v) 8:40 The Closer (M) 9:40 Rizzoli & Isles (M v)

2:00 Insight (PG) 3:00 The Italians 3:15 The Last Journey Of The Vikings (PG) 4:15 Egypt With The World’s Greatest Explorer (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Tony Robinson - The Thames At Night (PG) 8:30 Inside Air Force One Secrets Of The Presidential Plane (PG)

5:30 Escape To The 5:00 Olympic Winter 7:00 The Simpsons Country 6:30 Bargain Games Beijing 2022 (PG) 8:30 Movie: Hunt 7:30 The Coroner *Live* 7:30 Pawn Stars “X-Men United” (M v) (PG) 8:30 Miss Scarlet And (PG) 8:30 Movie: “The (’03) Stars: Hugh Jackman The Duke (M v) 9:30 Frankie Enforcer” (M l,n,s,v) (’76) Stars: 11:10 Fat Pizza: Back In Drake Mysteries (PG) Clint Eastwood Business (MA15+)

6:00 Bamay 6:30 NITV News Update 6:40 Undiscovered Vistas 7:30 Country Music (PG) 8:30 Going Native (PG) 9:00 Hunting Aotearoa (PG)

4:30 Diagnosis Murder 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 6:00 House Hunters (PG) 5:30 JAG (PG) Neighbours (PG) 7:00 International 7:00 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Friends (PG) 8:00 The House Hunters USA NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 10:20 Big Bang Theory (PG) 10:10 7:30 Masters Of Flip 8:30 Home Town 9:30 House FBI: Most Wanted (M v) 11:15 Mom (M s) 12:00 Home Hunters Renovation Seal Team (M v) Shopping

6:30 Operation Ouch!

7:00 Horrible Histories (PG) 7:35 The Flamin’ Thongs 8:00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness 8:25 Slugterra (PG)

7:00 Rick Stein’s French Odyssey 7:30 Restaurants On The Edge 8:30 James Martin’s American Adventure 9:25 Gamer Snacks

7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) 8:30 Wellington Paranormal (M) 9:00 Letterkenny (MA15+)

6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 7.30

12:00 ABC News 12:55 Hard Quiz (PG) 1:30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M) 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:15 ABC News 4:00 Think Tank (PG) 5:00 Courtney Act’s One Plus One (PG) 5:25 Hard Quiz (PG) 6:00 The Drum 6:55 Sammy J (PG) 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (PG) 8:00 Foreign Correspondent (M) 8:30 Q+A (M)

7:30 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) 8:00 Art Works (PG) 8:30 How To Paint The Mona Lisa (PG) 9:20 The Romantics And Us: Passions Of The People (PG)

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 13 *Live* 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: Day 13 *Live* 2:30 Home Shopping

12:00 Married At First Sight (M) 1:30 Driving Test (PG) 2:00 Pointless (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 RBT (PG) 8:30 Australia Behind Bars (MA15+) 9:40 A+E After Dark (M mp) 10:40 NINE News Late 11:10 Prison (M)

5:30 Escape To The 5:00 Olympic Winter 6:00 Modern Family 6:00 Bamay 6:30 NITV Country 6:30 Bargain Games Beijing 2022 (PG) 7:00 The News Update 6:40 Hunt 7:30 Father Brown *Live* 7:30 Pawn Stars Simpsons (PG) 8:30 Undiscovered Vistas (M v) 8:30 TBA 10:30 Murdoch (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Sudden Movie: “X-Men: The Last 7:30 Going Places With Ernie Mysteries (M) 12:30 The Fine Impact” (MA15+) (’93) Stars: Stand” (M v) (’06) 10:40 Bogan Dingo (PG) 8:30 New Gold Art Auction (PG) 3:30 TBA Bradford Dillman Hunters (MA15+) Mountain (M d,l) 6:30 Operation Ouch!

7:00 Horrible Histories (PG) 7:35 The Flamin’ Thongs 8:00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness: Huge 8:25 Slugterra (PG)

6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 7.30

the western weekender » Friday, February 11, 2022

12:00 ABC News 1:00 Death In Paradise (M) 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:15 ABC News 4:00 Think Tank (PG) 4:55 Courtney Act’s One Plus One (PG) 5:25 Hard Quiz (PG) 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Back Roads 8:30 Four Corners 9:15 Media Watch (PG) 9:35 Countdown To War (PG)

7:00 Young Sheldon 5:30 Murder, She (PG) 7:30 RBT (PG) Wrote (PG) 6:30 8:00 Gold Coast Cops Antiques Roadshow (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Death Race” 7:30 As Time Goes By (PG) (MA15+) (’08) Stars: Jason 8:50 Midsomer Murders (M) Statham 10:50 House (M)

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Raechel on the road Top Aussie country singer Raechel Whitchurch (pictured) is certainly kicking off 2022 in a big way.

With a huge tour kicking off this month, she’s just released her new single ‘Sure Thing (Reimagined)’ and the deluxe edition of her #1 ARIA album ‘Finally Clear’.

Her tour is underway now and includes mainly rural stops, including Broken Hill, Tamworth and Port Macquarie.

Another Stapleton smash Not surprisingly, Chris Stapleton’s ‘You Should Probably Leave’ has gone to #1 on the US country charts.

Stapleton penned ‘You Should Probably Leave’ alongside Ashley Gorley and Chris DuBois in 2014, but only recently released it.

In other Chris Stapleton news, fans will be able to buy themselves a little collectors item with a Stapleton Pop! Vinyl to be released later this year.

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Prepare for a wild week as the Sun, Mercury and Saturn sashay through avant-garde Aquarius, and adventurous Jupiter connects with unpredictable Uranus (your ruling planet). So it’s time to tap into your Gypsy Soul and channel your Inner Bohemian! You’re impatient to make some snappy decisions but resist the urge to be too impulsive. With the Full Moon revving up your relationship zone, consider the effects your words and actions will have on those around you.

On Valentine’s Day, with Venus in your hopes and wishes zone, find a dream you can share together. “Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but of looking outward together in the same direction” (Antoine St Exupery). Wednesday night’s fiery Full Moon stimulates your wellbeing zone. So it’s time to be more proactive about your health, fitness, diet and daily routine. Jupiter and Uranus rev up your restless side on Friday when you’ll be in the mood for a weekend getaway.

Expect an especially romantic Valentine’s Day week, as love planet Venus connects with Mars (your ruling planet) and there’s a Full Moon in fellow fire sign Leo. Attached Aries – pamper your partner with a special surprise! Single Rams – it’s time to indulge your creative passions via an exciting new project. Your motto for the moment is from Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

Happy Valentine’s Day! You’re feeling romantic as you lavish attention – and money – on your partner, wear your heart on your sleeve or play out a secret fantasy with your new lover. However, with the Full Moon heating up your home zone, tread carefully with a fragile family member. It will be easy to say the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time, so try to be a super tactful this week Taurus. The Venus/Mars conjunction will help most Bulls be extra diplomatic.

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It’s a good week to focus your mind, research a subject that has always fascinated you or enrol in a course of study, as the Full Moon fires up your brain power. Jupiter and Uranus also push you to consider more adventurous options, especially at work. But don’t take your nearest and dearest for granted Gemini!

Your motto for Valentine’s Day is from writer Ursula Le Guin, “Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone. It has to be made like bread, remade all the time, made new”.

The Full Moon shines a bright spotlight on self-esteem, finances, core values and trust issues at the moment. It’s also time to don your detective cap and turn on your x-ray vision, as you zero in on the cause of a problem and come up with a satisfactory solution. With Venus and Mars pairing up in your relationship zone, make it a priority to do more for your nearest and dearest. Your mantra for Valentine’s Day is from writer George Sand, “There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.”

Lions generally love to hog the limelight and be the centre of attention – especially when the Full Moon’s in Leo. But this week (with the Sun, Saturn and Mercury all moving through your relationship zone) the focus shifts from you onto the significant people in your life. Perhaps it’s time for your partner or your best friend to shine? Your quote for this year’s Valentine’s Day is from Scottish writer William Barclay: “Love always involves responsibility and love always involves sacrifice.”

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Your days are often organised with military precision. But this week there’s a fiery Full Moon, plus Mercury (your ruling planet) moves into unpredictable Aquarius. So strive to be more spontaneous as you toss your usual timetable out the window and stretch your adaptability muscles in unfamiliar directions.

Whatever happens, expect the unexpected and prepare to pivot! Unhappily single? You could meet your soul mate via an introduction from a friend or family member.

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Many Librans are love junkies who adore celebrating Valentine’s Day. Romance is your special thing! Attached Libra – celebrate your partnership with a candlelit dinner at home. Unhappily single? Maintain your unshakeable belief in romance and destiny. As actress Loretta Young said, “Love isn’t something you find. Love is something that finds you”.

Wednesday night’s Full Moon highlights group activities, professional networking and your friendship circle.

Wednesday night’s Full Moon sees you swing between being sexy and secretive; and being passionate and possessive.

You could also be thrust into the public spotlight, so make sure you’re putting on a good show. But are you stuck in a career slump? If you resist changes at work, then you’ll just be left behind in the backwash. Look for creative ways to adopt fresh ideas and pivot in your professional life. And make sure you include loved ones and colleagues in your plans.

Take off your rose-coloured glasses!

With Venus transiting through earthy Capricorn, approach love in a practical and realistic way. Your Valentine’s Day quote is from fellow Sagittarian, singersongwriter Taylor Swift, “The perfection of love is that it’s not perfect.” Then lucky Jupiter – your power planet – forms a fabulous aspect with entrepreneurial Uranus. So it’s time to be more adventurous, extend your horizons and experiment with innovative new possibilities.

With Venus and Mars visiting your sign, it’s the perfect time to flutter your eyelashes (or flex your pecs) and ask for what you want. Then sit back and reap the romantic rewards. Singles – don’t settle for second best. Be patient and wait for your perfect match to appear. As actress Keira Knightley observes, “I think every girl is looking for her Mr Darcy.”

The Sun, Saturn and Mercury encourage you to become more financially literate.

Knowledge is power!

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t’s been a terrible few weeks on the water, but sadly, this is not unusual.

Did you know that of the 294 people who drowned in Australia last year, 84 per cent were adults? Additionally, 80 per cent per cent of all people who drowned were male. Swimming and recreating was the leading activity being undertaken immediately prior to drowning (25 per cent), followed by boating (15 per cent) and a fall into water (14 per cent).

Despite the common assumption that most drownings are of tourists, most of those who drowned were not visitors (69 per cent), and drowned within 100km of where they lived.

We often talk about our children not reaching the age appropriate milestones as defined by Royal Life Saving Australia, but are you aware of the milestones for people aged 17 and over set out in the National Swimming and Water Safety Framework?

They are that a minimum of 50 per cent of adult Australians should be able to: identify rules for safe behaviour at aquatic environments at or near the home, assist others to exit deep water using bystanders, float, scull or tread water for five minutes and signal for help, swim continuously for

400 metres, search in a deep water environment and recover a person, respond to an emergency and provide first aid, rescue an unconscious person in deep water and

perform a survival sequence wearing heavy clothing.

When considering your family unit, would at least one in two adults be capable

of these milestones? Would you be able to help a member of your family if they got into trouble in the water. Can you swim?

Fear, never having the opportunity to learn, being raised in another country where swimming is not intrinsically linked to the culture and lifestyle, or embarrassment at not being able to swim should not hold you back from learning to swim in your adult years. It is never too late to learn, and to experience all the fitness and fun that swimming provides.

Many swim schools provide adult lessons.

For adults who can swim but are a little rusty, Royal Life Saving Australia advises testing your skills and fitness in the controlled environment of a public swimming pool prior to going on holidays or recreating in open water locations, such as beaches and rivers, particularly if you have not been in this type of aquatic location for some time or if their swimming skills have not been maintained.

Our pools offer indoor heated public swimming seven days a week, so take the plunge and see where you are at before going away.

Make this year your year to overcome your fear of the water and let’s get swimming!

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oonotic diseases are animal diseases that can be transmitted to humans. Our pets are cute, fluffy, and adorable. Cuddling them as often as possible is irresistible, so keeping our pets healthy is an important part of keeping ourselves and our families healthy too.

Although the risk of contracting a zoonotic infection is low, the consequences of infection with zoonotic diseases cannot be ignored. Some of these diseases include: Worms: Intestinal parasites like roundworms, hookworms, and tapeworms that infect dogs, cats, and other domestic pets can be transmitted to people. Intestinal worming of pets is very effective in preventing the spread of worms to humans.

Ringworm: Ringworm is a type of fungal infection that infects both animals and humans. Similar to tinea, ringworm causes the skin to itch and sting. Humans can come into contact with ringworm via an animal or directly from soil.

Leptospirosis: Leptospirosis is caused by

the Leptospira bacteria that can be spread through the urine of infected animals such as mice, rats, cattle and marsupials.

The most common way people become sick with leptospirosis is from contact with urine or tissues of infected animals, contact with water, agricultural vegetation, soil, or mud contaminated with infected urine. Leptospira bacteria can enter the body through broken skin, or through the lining in the mouth, eyes and nose by exposure to water, soil or mud contaminated with the urine of infected animals.

Sarcoptes: This parasitic mite will burrow beneath the skin causing irritation and itching. When a human comes into contact with an affected animal, they can become infected with these mites. Minimal handling of affected pets and immediate treatment is the best way to prevent the transmission of these parasites.

Cat Scratch Disease (CSD): This is a bacterial infection which causes fever, fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes. It is transmitted to humans by cat scratches and bites. Prevent CSD by discouraging your cat from scratching and biting you.

Avoid rough play, keep your cat’s nails trimmed, never allow a cat to lick open wounds on your body, and wash all bites and scratches with soap and water. Always wash your hands after touching, playing with or caring for your pet.

Toxoplasmosis: Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by the parasite ‘To x opl a s m a Gondii’, which is found in animal faeces. It is most commonly found in feline faeces.

Toxoplasmosis is a protozoan infection that may seriously harm people with compromised immune systems, and pregnant women and their unborn child.

Cats can become infected by killing and eating infected prey or consuming raw and undercooked meat. Parasites are transmitted to humans most commonly through coming into contact with the

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Pets are beneficial for our mental and physical health. Their companionship teamed with the encouragement of more physical activity means the pros of pet ownership far outweigh the cons.

Zoonotic diseases can be prevented by regular worming and by following good hygiene practices.

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They can have psychological consequences such as reduced confidence to complete daily activities and create a fear of falling.

Falls can affect people of any age but become more prevalent as we age. In Australia 30 per cent of adults over 65 experiences at least one fall per year.

Between 2018 and 2019 falls accounted for 43 per cent of hospitalised injuries including fractured hips leading to hip replacements, serious head or neck injuries and broken wrists.

There are many factors that contribute to an individual’s risk of falling. As we age the number of risks associated with falls grow. These risks include decreased muscle strength, reduced coordination, decreased physical activity, impaired vision, reduced sensation and reduced balance. These risks can also be related to external factors for example footwear and environmental hazards. The good news is these are often modifiable risk factors which can be improved with

practice and training with a physiotherapist.

To reduce your risk of falls there are some simple steps that can be taken by yourself and in collaboration with a health care professional. Firstly, modifying your home environment to promote a safe space and mitigate the risk of falling. This can be achieved by clearing walkways and foot paths of hazards for example removing loose rubbish, clothes and furniture. Secondly examining your environment to identify and rectify the areas of higher risk for example loose floor coverings which need to be stuck down, unseen ledges or uneven ground which need to be marked or fixed.

Additionally wearing appropriate fitted footwear with good grip will decrease your risk further.

In conjunction to environmental modification it’s important to train your balance and strength to reduce your risk of falls. This can be completed in a group falls, strength and balance class or individually with the aid of a physiotherapist to challenge and improve your strength and balance.

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This potent combination produces 221kW and 400Nm, enabling the CUPRA Ateca to sprint to 100km/h in 4.9 seconds.

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Jeff Shafer, CUPRA Australia’s Head of Product and Planning, lauded the Ateca for its dualnatured design and performance.

“With Ateca we have a practical, versatile SUV, while still benefiting from CUPRA’s DNA; which transforms it,” he said.

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exus has advanced its standing as a leading luxury lifestyle brand, posting solid annual sales growth in Australia and around the world, including record deliveries of its progressive hybrid-electric vehicle range.

Both domestic and global demand for Lexus vehicles increased more than five per cent in 2021, resulting in 760,015 worldwide deliveries with Australian deliveries accounting for 9,290 units. The 2021 local tally was within just 322 sales of the record 9,612 sales set in 2019.

Overall, the largest markets for Lexus were North America (332,000 sales, up 12 per cent) and China (227,000).

Worldwide sales of Lexus hybrid-electric vehicles achieved a record of approximately 260,000 sales, or 34.2 per cent of global sales. In Australia, hybrid-electric sales expanded by almost 23.1 per cent to 3,604 vehicles, representing 38.8 per cent of the brand’s local deliveries.

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sales for the UX 250h premium crossover (975) and the ES 300h luxury sedan (700).

Lexus Australia also surpassed its 30,000th sale of a hybrid vehicle last year – marking a significant milestone in a story that began in 2006 with the introduction of the world’s first hybrid-electric luxury vehicle, the RX 400h.

Lexus Australia Chief Executive, John Pappas, said the popularity of Lexus hybrids reflected customer desire for vehicles blending strong performance and excellent efficiency.

“Hybrid-electric vehicles are a huge help in the reduction of CO2 emissions, and Lexus strives to use every item in its

toolbox to help reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions,” he said.

With Lexus now offering a broad range of hybrid-electric options, its first battery electric UX 300e, and the luxury lifestyle brand’s debut plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle – the NX 450h+ – just around the corner, the increasing popularity of electrified Lexus powertrains is contributing to a more sustainable future.

Lexus International President and Chief Branding Officer, Koji Sato, expressed his gratitude to Lexus customers around the world.

“In 2022, we will continue to refine Lexus’ unique design and driving taste that appeals to the sensibilities of our customers, based on brand holder Akio Toyoda’s desire to ‘be the brand that people who know the real thing choose at the end of the day’,” he said.

“Starting with the BEV exclusive model ‘RZ’ in (the northern) spring, we will release a series of new models that will accompany the lifestyles of a variety of customers.”

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wo Penrith Basketball juniors will take their careers to the highest level later this month when they represent the Australian Boomers in Okinawa, Japan.

Last week Basketball Australia announced their squad of 17 players for the FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers, with 32-year-old Angus Brandt and 19-year-old Akoldah Gak among those selected.

Brandt, who last played with Penrith back in 2014, is no stranger to the national team, having been selected in numerous overseas tournaments as well as the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

A two-time NBL champion with Perth and former NBL Rookie of the Year with Sydney, Brandt has taken his talents all over the world playing in New Zealand, China, Italy and Japan in recent years.

While Brandt will offer the Boomers plenty of size and experience at the centre position, his new teammate in Gak is one of the rising young stars of the national basketball scene.

A current member of the Illawarra Hawks, the former St Dominic’s College student’s career has exploded in the past 18 months under the guidance of Hawks and Boomers Olympic coach Brian Goorjian.

Having represented Australia at the 2021 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia, Gak also played a key role with Penrith’s Youth Men team last year before the season was ultimately scrapped due to the COVID lockdown.

With Australia’s current NBA players unavailable for selection, a talent pool of players from the Centre of Excellence, NBA Global Academy and NBL make up the 17-man Boomers squad.

With the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup looming large the depth of talent coming through Australian basketball pathways couldn’t come at a better time for Boomers head coach Rob Beveridge.

“The talent that we are putting on the floor, although young, have all been part of Basketball Australia’s National Pathway and I have no doubt they will represent our country with distinction,” said Beveridge, who did some mentoring work at Penrith back in 2020.

“I am really excited about coaching these up and coming future stars and exposing them to what it means to be part of the Boomers program.”

The Boomers will play three matches at the qualifying tournament later this month, with two games against Chinese Taipei on February 25 and 28, as well as a game against Japan on February 27 on the schedule.

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Footy’s back in Sydney Penrith’s James Fisher-Harris headlines NRL All Stars game this weekend NATHAN TAYLOR

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remiership-winning forward James Fisher-Harris will be the lone Panthers representative at tomorrow night’s NRL All Stars clash at CommBank Stadium in Parramatta.

Fisher-Harris, who is being promoted as the face of this year’s event alongside South Sydney’s Cody Walker, will represent the Maori All Stars team for the third time in his decorated six-year career.

For the first time ever, Sydney will host the NRL All Stars fixture featuring some of the best and brightest men’s and women’s representatives in the game.

The match will be the first major rugby league event in Sydney since June last year, and is just the second All Stars game ever to be played in NSW. Kicking off this Saturday, February 12 at 8.10pm, the men’s Indigenous v Maori All Stars clash will feature the likes of Josh Addo-Carr, David Fifita, Nicho Hynes, Alex Johnston and Kotoni Staggs, as well as Fisher-Harris, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Joe Tapine and Kodi Nikorima.

The NRL All Stars women’s contest, which will get underway at the earlier

time of 5.20pm, will feature Shaylee Bent, Tamika Upton, Keilee Joseph, Quincy Dodd, as well as Kennedy Cherrington, Botille Vette-Welsh, Corban Baxter and Zahara Temara.

The Maori women’s team will be aiming for back-to-back victories after pumping the Indigenous ladies side last year 24-0 in Townsville, while the men’s Indigenous and Maori teams will be equally as desperate for victory this year after their 2021 NRL All Stars clash ended in a thrilling 10-all draw.

“I’m so thankful to have a group of players who are honoured to represent their culture,” Maori All Stars coach, David Kidwell said.

“This is such an important week for the game and our players recognise this.

They will all do what they can to represent themselves, their whanau (family) and their iwi (tribe).”

Indigenous All Stars coach Laurie Daley said he’s excited to see his brigade of fresh and familiar faces embrace the important annual clash.

“We have some newcomers to the contest which gives us such an opportunity alongside others who are All Stars veterans,” he said.

“Our players will be very keen to learn about themselves, their teammates – and to also educate others. That’s what makes this game so special.”

Panthers supporters are encouraged to jump on a train or travel down the M4 this

Saturday afternoon to cheer on FisherHarris and enjoy a wonderful evening of footy.

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Across town in South Penrith, the Pioneer Tavern is getting in on the Super Bowl spirit this year. The famous watering hole will be showing all the action ‘live and loud’, with plenty of food, beer and specials on offer as well including a free metal stubby holder to the first 50 customers who purchase a Jack Daniels.

Down the road in wonderful Smith Street, local gridiron fans can catch every kick, tackle and touchdown at the Jamison Hotel whilst throwing back an ice cold beer and tucking into their special American-themed bar snacks menu.

Meanwhile in North St Marys, the Super Bowl tradition will continue at The Lucky Australian Hotel with $5 Budweiser stubbies and $12 chicken wings (1kg) on offer throughout the game, while St Clair’s Blue Cattle Dog Hotel will be showing the game on the big screen and serving American-themed bistro specials from 11am.

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ew coach Mark Rudan’s tenure at the Western Sydney Wanderers is off to a mixed start, but the 46-year-old is still confident of turning the club’s fortune’s around.

Since Rudan took the reins late last month from the recently sacked Carl Robinson, the Wanderers already managed to notch up their second win of the year last Wednesday against Perth before going down 1-0 to his former club Western United just days later.

High-profile imports Jack Rodwell and Tomer Hemed had chances early for the Wanderers, but neither could find the target after being picked out in the box.

United, who currently lead the A-League, duly made their opponents pay just before the half-hour mark when Steven Lustica seized upon the Wanderers’ attempt to clear a cross and headed the ball back into the area for Aleksandar Prijovic to convert.

The Wanderers had several chances to equalise throughout the course of the game, but couldn’t find a leveller against the competition’s resident 1-0 specialists.

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frustrated that his team were unable to take any points from the game.

“It was one-way traffic and even the opportunities that they had were through our mistakes, which we need to improve on,” he said.

“In terms of the intensity, the possession, the possession that led to chances that led to shots… we need to hit the target – that’s

the difference. They had a quarter of the shots that we had and one of them went in, we had 17 or 18 [shots], so we need to improve there.”

For the third straight game, the Wanderers will return to CommBank Stadium in Parramatta on Friday night when they go up against middle of the road team Melbourne City.

Preparations for tonight’s clash ramped up in a big way this week, with Rudan hoping to see more improvements from his troops as they aim to climb up the ladder from ninth spot.

“We are going to continue to play a good style of football, a good brand, possession, dynamic… and I saw another improvement again today,” Rudan said.

Around The Grounds CRICKET: Penrith have lost back to back games, narrowly going down to old foes Hawkesbury in Round 12 of the Belvidere Cup. Playing in a One-Day match at Owen Earle Oval, Hawkesbury won the toss and sent Penrith into bat first. The visitors played well, clocking 7/269 after 50. For the second straight week, middle order batsman Jordan Watson top scored for the Cats with 68 runs. When Hawkesbury hit the crease later that afternoon, the home side managed to reach Penrith’s total with just 10 balls to spare. Ryan Fletcher was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/52. Penrith will hope to avoid three consecutive defeats when they battle Mosman at Allan Border Oval this weekend.

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CRICKET: Penrith have reached the Final of the Poidevin- Gray Shield (NSW U21 competition) after defeating Northern District at Howell Oval last Sunday. Playing in a One-Day match, Penrith won the toss and elected to bat first. The home side notched up 5/180 after 42 overs, with skipper Henry Railz scoring a team-high 68 runs. With rain affecting play, Northern District had a revised target of 204 (42 overs) but were ultimately dismissed for 186. Max Becker was best with the ball, taking 3/33.

Penrith will now enjoy this weekend off before they take on Sutherland in the Final on February 20.

CRICKET: Round 12 of the Nepean District Cricket Association (NDCA) is

in the books, with Panthers Cricket Club enjoying a mixed weekend of results. In first grade, Panthers 6/211 belted Emu Plains 10/152. In fifth grade, Panthers 10/90 went down to Emu Plains 3/92.

In seventh grade, Panthers drew with Glenbrook Blaxland.

BASEBALL: Greater Western Baseball Association have been hammered by the Ryde Hawks 14-0 in the latest round of the NSW State Baseball League first grade competition. The winless Warriors will face the Cronulla Sharks in the next round.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Round 1 of the NSWRL Junior Representative season took place last weekend with excellent results for Penrith’s SG Ball and Harold Matthews teams. In the SG Ball competition, Penrith smashed the Victoria Thunderbolts 46-0. In the Harold Matthews competition, the Panthers – featuring Jett Cleary at halfback – scraped home against the Central Coast Roosters 18-16.

Both teams will take on the Cronulla Sharks this Saturday at BlueBet Stadium.

Meanwhile in the opening round of the Tarsha Gale Cup, Penrith struggled against the Wests Tigers 26-14.

AFLW: The GWS Giants have had their Round 5 match last week against St Kilda postponed due to a number of players testing positive to COVID. This Sunday afternoon’s match against the Melbourne Demons is still scheduled to go ahead at Casey Fields.

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For the first time in history, the most romantic day on the calendar coincides with America’s biggest annual sporting event, with several local venues hosting their own Super Bowl parties this Monday, February 14.

NFL surprise packets the Cincinnati Bengals will aim to win their first ever Super Bowl title when they take on hot favourites the LA Rams at Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles, California.

The NFL’s popularity continues to soar in Australia and locations in Penrith and surrounding suburbs will be cashing in on that very hype next week.

One of the coolest local venues to enjoy the Super Bowl this year is The Red Cow Hotel in the Penrith CBD. Not only will the Red Cow be showing the game ‘live and loud’ in the beer garden, but they’ll also be serving $1 wings, $17 cheeseburger spring rolls, a $20 ‘burger + beer deal’ as well as free popcorn to fans.

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