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An urgent investigation has been launched by Telstra after fears that asbestos has been left exposed in Penrith streets.

“Th is is potentially a very serious situation,” a Telstra spokesperson confi rmed to the Weekender.

“Leaving any amount of asbestos on site is absolutely unacceptable.”

The situation relates to construction of the National Broadband Network.

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Emu Plains mother Louise Piltz with her son Cameron. She’s concerned about the impact of the Budget on her family. Photo: Melinda Jane.

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ALP’s hopes in Lindsay dive after unfriendly Budget

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enrith families will feel the squeeze after the Federal Government handed down one of its toughest and tightest Budgets to date – described by Lindsay Liberal candidate Fiona Scott as one of “chaos”.

With an expected deficit this fi nancial year of over $19 billion and a deficit of $18 billion in 2013-14, the Federal Government has controversially targeted a number of family payments and benefits in its savings measures.

“No government gets to choose the global economic circumstances in which the Budget is

framed. But you do get to choose the priorities for the nation,” said Treasurer Wayne Swan in his sixth Budget speech.

Scrapped is the Baby Bonus, a $5,000 payout to help low income parents handle the costs of having their fi rst child.

The payment will be axed from March 1, 2014, with a lesser payment of $2,000 to be factored into Family Tax Benefit Part A payments to eligible recipients the year after their fi rst child is born.

Other measures that will impact over 13,000 Lindsay residents who claim Family Tax Benefit Part A include; changes to eligibility for children aged 16-years and not in school; the axing of additional payments (an extra $300 for families

with one child and $600 extra with two or more children) outlined in last year’s Budget in the 'Spreading the Benefits of the Boom' package; and structural changes to Child Care Assistance.

These changes to family payments will save the Federal Government $3.16 billion over five years.

Emu Plains single mother, Louise Piltz, is studying to become a teacher whilst supporting 10-year-old son Cameron.

“The Budget is just more cut backs, there really isn’t much support for families and especially single parents,” she said.

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No election year sweeteners Bradbury: “The days for giveaways to families have come and gone away” Continued from page 1 “I hold down five jobs throughout the year – some of them seasonal – and have received government assistance throughout my studies but it is just not enough and I had to fight to get it.”

As the organiser of a local activist group, Single Parents Action Group, Ms Piltz said there are many families struggling with cost of living pressures and that the Budget does little to aid them.

However, Assistant Treasurer and MP for Lindsay, David Bradbury, said that the Budget reflects a commitment to larger values such as education and supporting people with a disability.

There will be around 3,096 people in Lindsay with a disability who may be eligible for Labor’s DisabilityCare package worth over $14 billion.

“Th is is a Budget that says we need to be prudent in order to deliver on the long term commitments like the National Disability Insurance Scheme through DisabilityCare and implementing our National Schools Plan,” he said.

“The days for giveaways to families have come and gone away... If people are looking at the Budget and saying ‘where are the giveaways for me’, it’s not that sort of Budget.”

Mr Bradbury said that whilst some promised payments have been delayed or scrapped, there are still some measures from last year’s Budget that families can look forward to.

The Pensioner Education Supplement of up to $62.40 a fortnight for single parents will help those who wish to undertake study and comes into effect from January 1 next year.

Families will still also get the income support bonus also from last year’s Budget, which is $210 for singles and $350 for couples, to be paid in the coming fina ncial year.

After Prime Minister Julia Gillard earlier this year in a visit to Penrith revealed that

Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan. Photo: Melinda Jane.

funds would be made available to WestConnex, it was confi rmed that the Federal Government would put $1.8 billion on the table for the infrastructure project.

However, NSW Treasurer, Mike Baird, has criticised the commitment, saying that the money is available in the “nevernever”.

“While we acknowledge the Labor Government has talked about a $1.8 billion contribution to the vital WestConnex project, it appears that this Budget fails to

provide certainty to the people of NSW on the timing of this commitment,” he said.

Mr Bradbury fi red back at claims the money is not available now, stating that there are funds available from 2014-15 onwards.

“Does anyone seriously think this is going to be built next year,” he questioned.

“I think people have to be realistic that this project will take a period of time, it’s still in the planning stages, it’s not ready to go.”

Other notable aspects of the Budget include that deductions for work-related education expenses will be capped at $2,000 from the start of the 2014 fina ncial year and cigarette pack prices will increase by seven cents.

Liberal candidate Fiona Scott said the Budget was full of chaos, debt and spin.

“Th is Budget does nothing to help Lindsay families deal with cost of living pressures, economic uncertainty and poor services,” she said.

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Moral compass way off course when it comes to Skaf sympathy

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an somebody please call an ambulance for Charles Waterstreet, because he is clearly ill.

At least we can hope he’s unwell, and doesn’t actually believe or support the disgraceful, misguided and indignant article he wrote for The Sun Herald on Sunday about notorious convicted rapists Bilal Skaf and Mohammed Skaf.

In fact, as much as censorship of opinions is wrong and everyone is entitled to their view, you have to wonder why the Herald even published the piece.

Whoever gave his piece the green light must surely have their thought processes and moral compass questioned.

Mr Waterstreet, an author and barrister, seems to have found sympathy for the Skaf brothers, writing in relation to their long sentences: “One suspects there may be racial and ethnic prejudice at work”.

Mr Waterstreet writes about the enormous impact of the Skaf brothers’ crimes on their wider family, particularly on their mother, Baria. She is suffering enormous health issues that, according to Mr Waterstreet, means she will probably never see her sons again outside of prison. For some reason, he has developed enormous sympathy for her.

For the record, this is the same woman who, according to various media reports, yelled in Arabic in court, “It’s not a crime to f--- a white slut”.

Mr Waterstreet not only doesn’t mention this, but his mention of the victims in his 876-word opinion piece is limited – in fact, his column loses all integrity by failing to inform or remind his readership about why Bilal Skaf and Mohammed Skaf will be in jail until at least 2031 and 2018 respectively.

“But most murderers do not get sentences approaching this severity,” Mr Waterstreet babbled.

“Th irty or 35 years’ imprisonment is a crushing sentence for a young man, and an inhumane deprivation for parents and siblings.”

An inhumane deprivation?

I’ll tell you what an inhumane deprivation is.

It’s going up to an 18-year-old girl on a train, luring her away, raping her in a toilet block and then driving her to a secluded park.

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be raped, time and time again. 25 times, by up to 14 men, in fact.

It’s being hosed off when these animals were fi nished, as if she too, was an animal.

That, Mr Waterstreet, is inhumane deprivation.

The victim we are most familiar with, known as ‘Miss C’ (18-years-old at the time she was raped), is getting on with her life but it will never, ever be the same.

The lives of Bilal and Mohammed will never be the same either, but there’s a difference – they had a choice.

Mr Waterstreet says: “The parents love Australia and do not blame Australians.

They blame what they see as an unjust legal and political system that has unfairly crushed their sons’ lives, including any hopes of creating families of their own”.

The only thing that is unjust here is that one day, these guys will again walk the streets. Mr Waterstreet seems to have the warped view that freedom should come sooner rather than later, because he feels sorry for their mum.

Mr Waterstreet’s comment about most murderers not getting sentences approaching this severity may well be true, and if it is, the problem lies in the sentences being handed out to the murderers, not the ones being handed out to people like the Skaf brothers.

I urge you, if you can stomach it, to track down the transcript from the sentencing of Bilal Skaf, which details his crimes. It is sickening and disgusting.

It is extremely hard to understand what Mr Waterstreet was trying to achieve with his article on Sunday, and even harder to fathom why the Herald considers such tripe publishable.

The fact that the story went to print on Mother’s Day – clearly in some sort of poorly thought out effort to gain some undeserved sympathy for the Skaf family – is extraordinary and troubling.

As I understand it, ‘Miss C’ is now a mother. Imagine the emotionally diffic ult journey she went on for that to eventually happen in her life.

The courage and bravery of her, and others like her, are what we should be writing about when it comes to cases like this, and on days like Mother’s Day. Charles Waterstreet has got this so, so wrong. We can only hope he corrects his course somewhere in the future.

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elstra and WorkCover are investigating a number of telecommunications pits after concerned residents reported that asbestos material was being left exposed in Penrith’s streets by contractors preparing the pits for the National Broadband Network.

Last Tuesday, Hornseywood Avenue residents Catherine O’Farrell and her nephew Matthew O’Farrell noticed that there were contractors working in the four pits in their area.

“We started getting dust and building materials all over the driveway and front lawn,” Mr O’Farrell said.

“My neighbours had the same problem too, we had asbestos dust through our houses, in our shoes. I have a nine-weekold and they have a one-year-old and if in 30 years they have an asbestos disease there will be hell to pay.”

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Cat thrown from car: Happy ending to cruel incident

Bouncer is recovering after an incident in which his throat was allegedly cut by his owner.

Dog’s throat cut: Lovable ‘Bouncer’ now in safe hands

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KATHERINE TWEED

he Kemps Creek-based Animal Welfare League has been awarded custody of a young Staffordshire Terrier, Bouncer, after his throat was allegedly cut by his owner in a horrifying attack.

After allegedly having his throat sliced with a boning knife, Bouncer was left helpless on the front lawn of his male owner’s property.

The young staff y underwent emergency surgery and it is expected that he will be

placed under the care of an experienced foster carer until a permanent home can be found.

The owner is now before the courts, charged with aggravated cruelty.

“Th is was one of the worst cases of cruelty we have seen to date,” said Chief Animal Welfare League Inspector, Damien Thie le.

“Thanks to strong relationships held between the Animal Welfare League and organisations such as vet clinics and NSW Police, we’ve been able to fi nd this man and are working to ensure justice is upheld.”

Nine-week-old Roxy was thrown from a car at Kemps Creek.

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kitten has been saved and found a new home after it was thrown from the window of a car driving at full speed in Kemps Creek.

Carlene Albronda was driving with her husband when they saw a terrified nine-week-old kitten thrown from the window of the car.

“It was such a fright to see her literally being flung from a car,” she said.

Whilst no one else stopped, the couple

jumped out of their car and picked up the kitten, then took it to the Kemps Creek Animal Welfare League.

The little black kitten, now known as Roxy, was flea ridden and full of worms, hence was put onto a special recovery diet.

Animal Welfare League Inspector, Ian Hughes, thanked the couple for their generosity and care.

“Thank goodness for people like Carlene, going out of their way to look after animals clearly in need. Sadly this is not the fi rst time we’ve heard of this type of carelessness occurring,” he said.

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Paramedics sick of attacks They come to help those in need, but often become the victims themselves

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xpecting verbal and physical assault has become part of the job description for the men and women who we rely upon most to help in an emergency situation.

Our local paramedics come to work each day prepared to treat the ill and urgently care for those who have been injured – a job that should bring respect from others.

But statistics show that it is becoming increasingly violent and dangerous.

Assaults upon paramedics, of both the physical and verbal kind, are increasing dramatically for those out on the job.

In fact, it has become the norm.

Superintendent Jason Stone, who manages all the paramedics in the region, said that it seems as though people have a misconception about what paramedics do.

“I think the community needs to realise that we are the good guys,” he said.

“I know that in most cases when we go into an emotionally charged situation and we go into an environment that’s full of alcohol, their perceptions have changed but our role is to help the community.”

Mr Stone said it was unacceptable that paramedics should have their own lives put in danger when trying to help others.

“We don’t come to work trying to hurt people, we come to work every day trying to help them,” he said.

Th is year there have been 52 assaults on paramedics in NSW, a stark contrast to just 16 last year.

Superintendent Jason Stone says attacks on paramedics hinders their efforts on a regular basis. Photo: Melinda Jane.

There have already been two major assaults upon paramedics in the local area including one just four weeks ago where a paramedic was kicked across a room by a drug and alcohol affected patient.

“As a manager of paramedics it is frustrating because we are trying to help people, to treat them for injuries and get

them to hospital,” Superintendent Stone said.

“Whether it is a patient that is violent or a bystander that is violent, that is the most frustrating part of it because that is what is hindering the treatment for that particular patient.”

Under the Health Services Act 1997 it is

an offence to intentionally obstruct or hinder an ambulance paramedic who is providing services to a person.

The offence attracts a maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment.

Have you seen evidence of paramedics being attacked? Tell us about it: news@ westernweekender.com.au.

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At The Courts Compiled by Cassandra O’Connor

Ice cream truck crash: A man has been fi ned a total of $640 and disqualified from driving for six months after being involved in a serious crash last year. On December 8, the Blackett man was driving a truck and trailer along a highway in Penrith with approximately 18 tonnes of frozen ice cream on board the refrigerated vehicle. The man approached a turn in the road and went around the corner too quickly, resulting in the truck colliding with the side of the road. The road was not usable for several hours while police and emergency services attended the scene. The man suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital, as was his passenger, who sustained lesser injuries. The Blackett man was actually trapped inside the truck for a significant period of time before he could be taken for treatment. Because the man suffered a seizure, he was instructed by the hospital not to drive for six months. He faced Penrith court on two charges; negligent driving and special category drink driving. The vehicle he was driving required that the driver not have any alcohol in his system, however, the man after the accident had returned a reading of 0.038. He was given the minimum penalties given his driving suspension by the Hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Robert Bettington (Lawson descendant) and Chris Blaxland (Blaxland descendant).

Man gets warning over licence: An Irani man has been put on a good behaviour bond after driving without ever being licensed. On April 1 local police stopped the man, who does not speak English well, and discovered that he did not hold a NSW licence. He had been in the state for two months. On April 18 the Irani man obtained his learner’s licence. The Court was told that the man had sought advice from an unreliable source that his Irani licence would be valid in NSW. The court let the man off with a warning and the case was dismissed under section 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Truck driver fin ed: A man who works as a truck driver was pulled over for a Random Breath Test on April 20 of this year in Penrith, and had a mid range PCA of 0.125. The Court fi ned the man $960 and $83 court costs and disqualified him from driving any vehicle for six months. In a second case a 31-year-old man from Cambridge Park was breath tested and returned a low range reading of 0.067. He was fi ned $483.

ne of Penrith’s most defining moments in history was re-lived last weekend with the bicentenary of the crossing of the Blue Mountains.

Hundreds of local people, historians and dignitaries gathered together early on Saturday’s brisk morning to celebrate the historic crossing that was undertaken

by Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Wentworth in 1813.

A group of seven dedicated travellers

set off after a formal breakfast to embark on a re-enactment of the 21-day crossing.

Those taking part in the trek, as well as many others who attended, were dressed in colonial attire.

It was a time for reflection of past events that have made Penrith the city that it is today and a time of celebration. “Saturday’s event was a fitting tribute to Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth (and their support team) and a wonderful community celebration,� said Penrith City Mayor, Mark Davies.

The trek is expected to fi nish at the end of this month.

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DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION

Planning Proposal for Caddens Knoll

The following development application has been received by Council:

Council wants to hear your views on the Planning Proposal for the land at 17–53 Caddens Road, Kingswood (Lot 21 DP 1151724). This land is also known as ‘The Knoll’.

The Planning Proposal seeks to rezone ‘The Knoll’ to enable its development for low density residential and public open space purposes. It is proposed that: s 4HE CENTRAL PORTION OF @4HE +NOLL WILL BE TURNED INTO A HILL TOP PARK OF approximately two hectares. This park is being provided for the community and will be transferred to Council; and s 4HE LAND SURROUNDING THE PARK WILL BE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE A LOW density residential development of approximately 45 lots structured around two new roads from Casuarina Circuit and Angophora Avenue.

Viewing the Planning Proposal The Planning Proposal will be exhibited from Monday 6 May to Friday 31 May 2013 at Penrith Civic Centre, 601 High Street, Penrith.

The Civic Centre is open Monday–Friday: 8.30am–4pm.

The Planning Proposal and maps are also available to view at the following locations: s Council’s St Marys Office 207–209 Queen Street, St Marys Monday–Friday: 8.30am–4pm. s Penrith Library 601 High Street, Penrith Monday–Friday: 9am–4pm; Saturday: 9am–5pm; Sunday: 10am–5pm. s St Marys Library 207–209 Queen Street, St Marys Monday–Friday: 9am–5.30pm; Saturday: 9am–1pm.

The exhibition information is also available on Council’s website www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au

Submissions If you wish to make a submission on the Planning Proposal, please do so by Friday, 31 May 2013.

Letters should be marked attention to the City Planning Team and sent to: The General Manager, Penrith City Council, PO Box 60, Penrith 2751.

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Emails should be sent to: cityplanningteam@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au If you have any questions, please ring the City Planning Team on 4732 8196.

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Legislation requires the disclosure of donations and gifts when making submissions on the Planning Proposal. If you or anyone with a financial interest in the Planning Proposal for Penrith Local Environmental Plan have made reportable political donations adding up to or exceeding $1,000, or given gifts of money, property, services or valuables to a political party, elected member, group or candidate in the two years prior to your submission you will be required to submit a disclosure statement.

This disclosure statement is a public document and will be made publically available.

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If a further donation or gift is made after the lodgement of the submission a further statement is required to be provided within seven days after the donation or gift is made.

Further information regarding Disclosure Statements including a disclosure form can be found on the Department of Planning and Infrastructure’s website: http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au

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s Giorgio Nikolic 236–238 Great Western Highway, Kingswood Medical Centre and pharmacy Contact: Belinda Borg on 4732 7505 Closing Date: 3 June 2013

DA13/0406

DEVELOPMENT CONSENT/S DETERMINED Pursuant to Section 101 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act, the schedule below lists applications recently determined by Penrith City Council.

Details of these determinations are available for publitc inspection FREE OF CHARGE DURING #OUNCIL S NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AT THE Civic Centre, 601 High Street, Penrith.

Approved Development Applications s Stockland Development Pty Ltd DA11/1433 Lot 12 DP 270488 (127–167) Andrews Road, Cranebrook Staged Subdivision: Stage 1 to create 3 superlots and Stage 2 to create 4 lots s Inspira Property Group Lot 11 DP 802940 (Lot 11) Water Street, Werrington Community facility – Education facility (school)

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Refused Development Applications s Makedon Pty Ltd DA12/1332 Lot 2 DP 31152 (22) Moira Crescent, St Marys Attached dual occupancy The above development determination/s may be inspected between 8.30am and 4pm Mondays to Fridays (except Public Holidays) at Council’s Civic Centre, 601 High Street, Penrith. Officers of Council’s Development Services Department will be able to assist with your enquiries.

INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT Penrith City Council has received a Development Application in respect of the subject property. The consent authority for the development application is Penrith City Council. s Maryland Development Company Pty Ltd DA11/0517.07 Lot 2 DP 1155647 (Lot 2) The Northern Road, Jordan Springs Stage 2D, Jordan Springs – Torrens title subdivision x 102 residential lots and public roads – modification of lot typology for 6 lots The proposal is an Integrated Development. The application seeks approval from the NSW Rural Fire Service – Rural Fires Act 1997.

The Development Application referred to in this notice and supporting documentation accompanying the subject application may be inspected at the locations listed below at any time during ordinary office hours, in the period from 20 May 2013 to 3 June 2013.

Any person may, during the exhibition period, make a submission in writing to Penrith City Council, in relation to the Development Application.

Where a submission is made by way of an objection, the grounds of objection are to be specified in the submission. The submission is to include Council’s reference number DA11/0517.07 For any queries relating to the proposal, please contact Mahbub Alam on 4732 7693.

Disclosure of Political Donations or Gifts Development Applications are displayed at the Penrith Civic Centre.

By law, reportable political donations or gifts must be disclosed by anyone lodging a planning application to Council. Call 4732 7649 or visit www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au

For further information please contact the City Planning Team on 4732 8196 or at cityplanningteam@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au

Viewing of Development Applications The above development determination/s may be inspected between 8.30am and 4pm Mondays to Fridays (except Public Holidays) at Council’s Civic Centre, 601 High Street, Penrith. Officers of Council’s Development Services Department will be able to assist with your enquiries.

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LIBRARY WEEK 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;26 MAY s -ONDAY -AY n PM 'ETTING STARTED WITH &ACEBOOK Join the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest online community and learn how to catch up with your family and friends using Facebook. Free course.

Bookings are essential. Phone 4721 5368 for more information. s 4UESDAY -AY n PM ,EARN TO USE YOUR I0AD Get the most out of your Apple iPad by ADJUSTING SETTINGS LEARNING HOW TO DOWNLOAD apps, and much more. Free course.

Bookings are essential. Phone 4721 5368 for more information. s 7EDNESDAY -AY n AM .ATIONAL 3IMULTANEOUS 3TORYTIME Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author, is read simultaneously in Libraries nationally. Join us at Penrith Library or North St Marys Neighbourhood Centre for a special reading of The Wrong Book by Nick Bland.

Simutaneous Storytime promotes the value of reading and literacy. If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it, remember Storytime is also on at 10.30am every Tuesday at St Marys and 10.30am every Thursday at St Clair.

CONTACT US ADMINISTRATION Penrith OfďŹ ce Civic Centre, 601 High Street.

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MEETING DATES Council Meetings 27 May 2013 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7.30pm (Ordinary meeting) 17 June 2013 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7.30pm (Policy Review Committee)

Photo on the right: The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Crossing the Barrierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Travelling Exhibition is on display outside the Research Room at Penrith Central Library. s The Planning Proposal for Stage 2 of the Penrith Local Environmental Plan is now on exhibition at various locations across the City and online at www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au. Council is seeking feedback from the community. If you wish to make a submission, please do so by Friday, 5 July 2013. Submissions can be sent by post or email, lodged online, or left with a member of staff at one of the exhibition venues. s A series of free workshops being held by Council will help bring out the environmental champion â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from home veggie gardening and worm farming to menu planning.

Nature lovers can come along to our native gardening workshops. They will learn how to plan and maintain a native garden that animals will love. Busy families can learn how to save time and money in the menu planning and energy workshops. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a workshop on saving energy at home that will share information about different programs and rebates to help you save money and energy.

To ďŹ nd out the dates and times for all the workshops go to sustainablepenrithblog.blogspot.com.au, phone 4732 7983 or email ahewson@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au. Places are limited and bookings essential.

#ONGRATULATIONS TO %LIZABETH ,AM #LARKE WHO THIS WEEK WON after answering last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s question. For more vibrant, safe and healthy neighbourhoods, what should Penrith Council do? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;More footpathsâ&#x20AC;Ś around schools as a lot of people are walking or mothers are pushing prams/strollersâ&#x20AC;Ś (also) speed humps around school zones.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; To see your winning entry in print right here give the best answer to the following question for this week: Q13: What is the biggest challenge facing the Penrith community in the next 20 years?

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COUNCIL NEWS s Until 2 June â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Crossing the Barrierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; a Travelling Exhibition to celebrate the Bicentenary of the ďŹ rst successful European Crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813, is located outside the Research Room at Penrith Central Library. It is free to view during Library opening hours: Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday: 9amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8pm; Saturday: 9amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5pm and Sunday: 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5pm.

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Trust him? Sorry Wayne, you’ve exhausted our trust already

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ayne Swan’s sixth Budget is not the saviour.

It’s not a typical election year Budget, with an almost 20 billion dollar deficit, tax hikes and cuts to the family budget.

With an election looming, it’s weird and, in some ways, brave.

Weird, because there’s no sweeteners, no sugar hits to add some spark to a campaign that will desperately need it.

Brave, because Wayne Swan is asking the already fed up electorate to ‘trust him’ and put the nation’s interest ahead of self interest.

The baby bonus will not be missed by economists and business, but 28,000 families now out of the eligibility criteria under Family Tax Benefit A will certainly feel the pinch.

Th is is Labor’s philosophical and traditional base!

And with a primary poll level hanging around the 30 per cent mark, may I

suggest, that perhaps they’ve already gone elsewhere.

So, for the Gillard government, it all hangs on two reforms that won’t benefit voters for years to come.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme doesn’t fully swing into action for at least five years, and the Gonski education funding is far from having agreement with most states.

The other big spend – roads. We’ve already seen $1.8 billion for West Connex – but don’t hold your breath on this one, it remains a pipe dream.

Wayne Swan has asked the electorate to ‘trust him’ to deliver on the big reforms, but I’m afraid he may have exhausted that trust. He’s lost the ‘believability factor’ – lost somewhere between this Budget and last when he was giving iron clad guarantees on the surplus.

What we’ve seen this week is a government getting a head start on campaigning – not selling the budget. Thi s

is more Tony Abbott’s Budget anyway, the Coalition will decide what spends or saves survive. With so few sitting weeks left, the measures won’t pass into law before the election anyway.

Mr Abbot and Mr Hockey, over to you, in four months’ time this $19.4 billion defic it will be your problem.

In keeping with the weird theme of my column, I thought I’d point out a few things that might be of interest to some.

Most of you are unlikely to pick up a Budget paper and read through the volumes – so here are some announcements that won’t get much of a run but have raised an eyebrow with me.

WASTE: Referendum on the recognition of local government in the Constitution – a cost of $55.6 million.

EXTRAVAGANT: “Australia week” in China – a party to promote Australian business and tourism in Shanghai at a cost of $1.8 million.

EXPENSIVE: ACCC will investigate excessive mobile roaming charges between Australia and NZ. It could mean mobile phone calls made from New Zealand on an Australia network will no longer attract expensive fees. Good for anyone who travels for business, but the cost $1.3 million.

VAGUE: Treasury portfolio will be “strengthened” so the department can be better prepared to engage in the Asian region – a cost of $9.8 million.

WORTHY: “Support” for Australia’s membership of the UN Security Council – at a cost of $30.7 million POLITICAL: 457 Visa applications charge will increase to $900 (from $450) – raising $198 million.

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Applications must be received no later than Friday, 31 May 2013.

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Your Community Plan is on exhibition Your plan for the City’s future over the next 20 years, the draft Penrith Community Plan, is now on exhibition, along with the draft Delivery Program 2013–17, draft Operational Plan 2013–14 and draft Fees & Charges 2013–14.

The draft plans outline Council’s actions to address what you have told us you want to see in the City and includes a focus on helping to create local jobs, manage growth, improve transport connections, create safe and vibrant places, look after the environment and foster community spirit and health.

The Community Plan identifies the Community’s long term aspirations for the City, while the Delivery Program outlines Council’s four-year work program that helps implement the Community Plan. The Operational Plan sets out Council’s budget, services and the specific actions we will deliver in 2013–2014.

This is your plan and your input is important. You can find the draft plans and supporting information online at www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au, at Council offices in Penrith and St Marys and in our libraries. If you would like to comment on the draft plans, you need to do so in writing by Friday, 31 May 2013. You can email submissions to ourfuture@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au or you can post them in to Corporate Development, Penrith City Council, PO Box 60, Penrith 2751. You can also drop them into the Civic Centre.

Please mark all submissions with ‘Community Plan and Delivery Program’.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Wayne’s closing down sale – there’s a special on prawns

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t might actually be an urban myth but you probably know the story.

It’s the tale of the disgruntled ex-wife who lost out big time in the break up – with the husband running off with the secretary.

The ex thought, “I’ll show him” and decided, just before she moved out, “I’ll leave him with a parting gift”.

She quietly and methodically went about hiding prawns in the curtain rods.

A week after she’d moved on, boy, did he start to pay!

That’s what’s going on in Canberra at the moment.

The hugely discredited Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan is ‘fl inging the prawns’ all about the place, spending money he doesn’t have on things we may want, but simply can’t afford.

He knows that Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey will have to be the bad guys and fi nd a way to pay for Labor’s closing down sale.

Realists know we’re heading into an era of extra taxes or harsh cuts.

Realists know that you need to have a plan to pay down the Government’s debt.

It typically climbs about $1.5 billion a week.

Th is Budget is the ultimate bastard act.

Wayne Swan delivered his Budget on Tuesday night.

Promise heaps in the knowledge that you’ll never have to deliver and pay for it on the never-never, and like the disgruntled ex, leaving a long-lasting fiscal stench.

On my 2UE radio show last week, I took a call from a small businessman, Anthony from Minchinbury.

His message to Wayne Swan was

simple: “Because you can’t budget and you can’t control your spending and you keep getting your forecasts wrong, I have to re-work my family’s budget and change every aspect of my household spending”.

For every action in the big house in Canberra, there’s a reaction in the real world.

Anthony is right.

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have to confess, I have an addiction... to my mobile phone.

Whether it’s texting family or friends, responding to work emails or constantly checking social media, I’m always doing it.

In fact, I do all of these things before I even get out of bed. But I’ve decided I’ve got to stop. I’m setting time limits each day for me and my mobile, and it seems I’m not the only one.

‘Mobile phone addiction’ is a popular search term on Google. But there’s even a new term for it: ‘nomophobia’, or nomobile-phobia. A quick search will reveal thousands of pages dedicated to fig uring out whether or not you’re a sufferer. My tip: if you have to Google “am I addicted to my mobile?”, then you most probably are!

Official statistics on nomophobia are hard to come by, but there are 16.2 million mobile phones in Australia and in the past year there’s been a staggering 32 per cent increase in data downloaded to them. A small study conducted by (ironically) Vodafone last year revealed what users would be prepared to give up in place of their mobile. 70 per cent said they would forgo alcohol, 63 per cent would stop eating chocolate and 33 per cent would abstain from sex.

As a result of all of this, my friends and I have implemented a rule when we’re out to dinner. We put our phones on a pile in the middle of the table and if you pick up your phone to check it, you foot the bill. Trust me – it’s effective! It’s time to remember that the best kind of communication you can ever have is face to face interaction.

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Thanks to Penrith

I would be most grateful if you could, on behalf of the Penrith City National Servicemens Association of Australia, thank all of the patrons from most of the clubs and all of the hotels in the Penrith area that bought ANZAC Day badges from our sellers on Thursday, April 19, totalling $4,430. I would particularly like to thank all the patrons of O’Donoghue’s Irish Pub at Emu Plains who on ANZAC Day gave us a large donation to be distributed amongst our charities. To date we have collected for these various charities in excess of $115,000 and this has been donated by the people of the City of Penrith.

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Justice gone soft

I am ashamed of the justice system we have here in Australia (From the Editor’s Desk, Western Weekender May 10). The punishment never fits the severity of the crime. For far too long the ‘do gooders’, ‘experts’ and civil libertarians have had their demands on criminals having rights go overboard. We need to stand together and demand tougher sentences to protect law abiding citizens. Child murder, rape and animal torture should be dealt with in a most severe way to act

as a deterrent. No more of this ‘slap on the wrist’ attitude from our Judges and Magistrates.

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Gun story opened eyes

Great article Western Weekender!

(Shooting Down Perceptions, Western Weekender May 10). Good to see there are actually journalists willing to go and see what’s really going on rather than just jumping on the rhetoric bandwagon.

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Gun story shame

When the next major gun massacre happens in the world, I hope the Weekender plan to put their hand up for the small part they played. Stories like this only add to the confusion. The bottom line is that gun crime in Australia, and massacres using guns overseas, only get worse and worse.

About time we banned them. It’s not a sport.

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If Penrith Council are serious about addressing commuter car parking issues, they need to be creative in their strategy.

Council cannot simplistically reduce the number of all day parking bays without giving the people another option.

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his week’s Budget laid out the Government’s choices. It laid out a future of wise investments, better schools, better funding for disability services.

The Government has made some tough decisions in the Budget to make that possible. We don’t relish making these changes but they get the balance right.

I’ve been around the country and met with people with disabilities, I’ve met with them when they’ve had tears in their eyes about the level of service that they get now.

I’ve met elderly parents who have struggled to support their child with a disability for 20, 30, 40 years.

I’ve gone to schools where teachers say that the new resources you’ve given me have meant that that boy now reads and another girl can now count.

I know lifting school standards will change young lives and lift people out of poverty and make our country strong in the region.

The changes in the Budget ensure that all Australian kids get a great education and no one living with disability is left behind.

TONY ABBOTT A dishonest Budget

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his year’s Budget delivers more debt, more deficits, more taxes, more broken promises and more uncertainty.

At a time when Australians are desperately seeking stable and competent economic management, the Budget just delivers more chaos, debt and spin.

For families in western Sydney, this Budget does nothing to help deal with cost of living pressures, economic uncertainty and poor services.

Wayne Swan said this Budget was about “jobs and growth” but the Budget actually forecasts an increase in unemployment (up to 5.75 per cent) and lower growth (down to 2.75 per cent). Th is Budget actually means less jobs and slower growth.

The money the government supposedly allocated for WestConnex doesn’t actually start for five years and in any event, it is conditional on there being no toll and the State Government says there has to be a toll if the whole thing is going to work.

Th is was a dishonest budget from an essentially dishonest government.

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orks on the Nepean Hospital mental health facility are ready to recommence, quelling fears that the highly anticipated facility would remain incomplete.

Construction on the facility, which is set to deliver 64 mental health beds to the Nepean Hospital, ceased early last month when the site’s lead developer, National Buildplan Group, entered voluntary administration.

Last week a new construction management contractor was appointed by NSW Health Infrastructure (HI).

AW Edwards was awarded the construction management contract and it is expected that work will recommence this week.

“Our focus has been to restart these important health projects as soon as possible and we have now appointed a new contractor for the Nepean Mental Health Unit,” said a spokesperson for HI. “Works at Nepean will get underway very soon and we remain on track for completion of the project by the end of the year.”

A pre-tender briefi ng was held late last month on the Nepean Hospital site where tenderers were briefed on the remaining work to be completed.

“HI is seeking the best outcome for subcontractors, health patients and the community by restarting these important projects,” the spokesperson said.

But whilst the appointment is good news for the Hospital, sub-contractors who were left out of pocket when National Buildplan Group went into voluntary administration are still waiting for answers.

“Any unpaid money as a result of this is a matter for the administrator, BRI Ferrier,” the HI

POLICE SNAPSHOT Jogger attacked: Police search for teen offender About 1.30pm on Friday, May 10, a 21-year-old woman was jogging along Tench Reserve near Cables Water Ski Park when she was knocked to the ground by a man. Police have been told that the woman jogged past the man before he chased her and knocked her to the ground. He was armed with a knife at the time. The man fled from the scene when the woman screamed and a cyclist came to her aid. The cyclist chased after the man.

Police are yet to determine a motive and wish to speak to anyone, particularly the cyclist, who may have witnessed or have information on the incident. The man has been described as being of Caucasian appearance, 16 to 18-years-old, 175cm tall with a slim build and brown, curly hair. He was wearing a light blue, hooded jacket, dark blue jeans and skate shoes. Anyone with information about this incident should call Penrith Police via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Home invasion update: 18-year-old charged About 8.30pm on Tuesday, May 7, a number of people armed with a knife forced their way into a unit on Penrose Crescent, South Penrith. It is alleged that the intruders made threats towards the adult occupants at the home before stealing a number of items including mobile phones, wallets and home entertainment appliances. Following police investigations, an 18-year-old man was arrested at Penrith Railway Station just before 2pm on Wednesday, May 8. Police allege that he was in possession of some of the stolen property. The man was charged with ‘aggravated break, enter and steal’. Police are still searching for two other people allegedly involved in the incident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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BRI Ferrier was unable to be contacted for comment but it is understood that none of the sub-contractors have been contacted by anyone in relation to the outstanding debts.

HI is encouraging sub-contractors to contact AW Edwards to express their interest in continuing their work on the mental health facility.

Student cop busted: Drink driving charge About 2.30am on Sunday, May 12, police from the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were conducting random breath tests on the Great Western Highway at Werrington. It is alleged that officers approached a Toyota Corolla after it allegedly stopped 200 metres short of the RBT site. The male P-plater, who is a student police officer, returned a positive reading of 0.106. The 20-year-old Kingswood man was issued a field court attendance notice for the offences of mid range PCA and ‘fail to stop for breath test as directed’. He will appear in Penrith Local Court on June 12.

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SW Premier Barry O’Farrell joined some of the state’s sporting elite at Bennett Road Public School in Colyton on Monday to kick off the 2013 Premier’s Sporting Challenge.

More than 245,000 students from 1,100 public schools will get active over the winter months, putting into practice the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

“The Premier’s Sporting Challenge is all about encouraging young people to get more active, more often and having a healthy diet,” Mr O’Farrell said.

“Regular physical activity is not only important for our young people’s health, but it helps their minds in the classroom.”

The Challenge is supported by an elite group of NSW athletes including Olympic and Paralympic representatives Jessica Fox, Jayme Richardson, Erik Horrie, Dani Samuels as well as Parramatta Eels legend Nathan Hindmarsh.

“Th is year’s ambassadors will visit NSW schools to share their stories and inspire students to follow their example of healthy living,” Mr O’Farrell said.

State MP for Mulgoa, Tanya Davies, said Bennett Road Public School had participated in every year of the Challenge since it commenced in 2008.

“Physical activity can be great fun, whether it’s playing team sports like soccer or netball, or bike riding and walking with friends,” she said.

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NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell with Mulgoa MP Tanya Davies and sporting stars Jayme Richardson and Jessica Fox at Bennett Road Public School.

between friends and between local schools in this year’s Challenge.”

The Premier’s Sporting Challenge encourages NSW public schools, students, their parents and communities to focus on the importance of daily physical activity in their lives.

Over terms two and three, students are

encouraged to fi nd at least 30 minutes to be physically active, every day, for 10 weeks.

On completion of the Challenge, students receive a certificate based on the level of physical activity they have sustained over the 10 weeks.

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Matthew Plummer, said he was “very proud” of the sporting achievements made at his school over the years and was happy to continue to participate in the program.

“We participate in a lot of healthy lifestyle programs as well as representative sport every Friday against other schools in our district,” he said.

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Judge’s plea for equality Michael Kirby will urge locals to take a stand against homophobia CASSANDRA O'CONNOR

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The distinguished and internationally recognised judge will deliver a speech in St Marys this Sunday, May 19, to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

The event is being hosted by The Open Door Community of Christ, a congregation that has been worshipping in the Penrith area for over 14 years that accepts people who identify as any sexuality.

Mr Kirby is himself openly gay and welcomed the opportunity to speak at the event.

“It is not difficult to reconcile religion and being gay... [yet] gays have suffered greatly because of prejudice and intolerance mostly from religious people," he told the Weekender this week.

“That’s why I accepted this invitation to speak to this religious group who really are at the forefront of changing this.”

Mr Kirby said that in Australia, there is certainly a need for an inquiry into same sex marriage.

“If New Zealand can do it, we in Australia certainly can... Australia will muddle its way there,” he said.

“However, there is a more pressing inquiry that must be had internationally, into the 18 countries where it is illegal to be gay or lesbian.”

Former High Court Judge Michael Kirby will speak in St Marys this weekend.

Australia’s longest serving judge says that though the issue is being challenged on the international stage, residents in Penrith can take action on the issue.

“They stand up, they are themselves, they bear witness, and they get on with their lives,” he said.

And to recognise International Day

Mamre Road and Great Western Highway, St Marys with an entrance off Great Western Highway.

Live music and entertainment will be a part of this annual GLBTIQ event complete with an afternoon tea of delicious contemporary cuisine, as well as Mr Kirby’s speech.

Against Homophobia and Transphobia, which is today (May 17), Mr Kirby said he has one message for local residents: “hug a gay”.

The Open Door Community of Christ event is being held on Sunday, May 19, at 2pm at the St Marys Community Centre.

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Let them advertise: Cornish, Thain back local businesses

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ocal businesses deserve the right to advertise on public Council land, according to Penrith Councillors John Thain and Marcus Cornish.

A report is due to be presented to Council, recommending that advertising signs be regulated and in some instances banned from public land such as roads and verges.

But Cr Cornish says that in such tough economic times, businesses need all the local support they can get.

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“Council should be supporting businesses but a policy stopping such advertising will only hinder them.”

Cr Thain agrees, saying that often roadside advertising is the only affordable method.

“It is very expensive to print pamphlets and letter drop, and signs by the road are a visual way to attract passing traffic ,” he said.

Both Councillors say that the policy would impact advertising during local election times too, and prevent the public from knowing who was standing.

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Turning to the net for a bargain Online selling boom: Has the Internet killed the humble weekend garage sale?

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he days of dragging your old TV into the local second hand store or selling your unwanted CDs at a weekend garage sale may be numbered, with the boom in online selling websites threatening traditional methods of offloading your unwanted goods.

These days, buying that handy suitcase or a dust-collecting artwork is as easy as clicking a button – and you can do it in your pyjamas at 3am if you so desire.

There’s little doubt that websites like eBay, Gumtree and Quicksales have surged in popularity in recent years.

Australian online shopping and local classifieds website, Quicksales.com.au, is one of the new kids on the online selling block but is already booming in popularity thanks to the recent abolishment of selling fees and fi nal sales commissions.

Speaking with the Weekender, General Manager of Quicksales.com.au, James Curtain, believes garage sales aren’t a thing of the past and said that his company was working on ways to unite the two methods.

“We don’t think garage sales are dead, not by any means, but I think they’re going to work nicely with online as well,” he said.

“Of course there’s been a huge shift to online selling because it’s very easy but I think people still like that old fashion face-to-face, community side of things.”

The Australian owned and operated website has attracted a huge amount of interest since re-launching mid last year; it

already has over 500,000 members in Australia with more than two million items listed.

Mr Curtain said Quicksales was set to launch a product that would go hand-inhand with the humble garage sale.

“The new product will help customers list their items for sale on Quicksales about three or four weeks before they have their actual garage sale,” he said.

“Th is way the items get some exposure online fi rst and you might end up selling half of it before you actually have the sale.”

Another popular online selling market is the eBay-owned Gumtree, which launched in Australia in 2007.

Gumtree was the most searched for brand in 2012 and connects over three million Australians every month to buy, sell and fi nd anything from cars and business services to jobs, furniture, rentals, tickets and pets in their local community.

Gumtree spokesperson, Niki Hennessy, said the company has seen tremendous growth over the past few years.

“Since 2011 we’ve seen 100 per cent growth year on year, which is phenomenal,” she said.

“Also, over the last six months there’s increasingly exponential growth in mobile [platforms] including our Apps. We’re at a point where mobile traffic actually represents approximately 40 per cent of people who our coming onto the site, which is incredible.”

The Gumtree App has been downloaded more than two million times and Ms Hennessy believes its popularity is only

Variety is the spice of life: There’s now many options for selling second hand goods.

going to increase in the months and years to come.

“I think convenience is one of the key drivers,” she said.

“Being able to use your smart phone to quickly take a photo of the item you are selling and upload that directly to the App just makes it so easy and convenient.”

However, contrary to popular belief, selling unwanted items via a garage sale isn’t dead with many popping up across the suburbs of Penrith each weekend.

Emu Plains resident Geoff Sullivan (pictured top left) held a garage sale earlier this month and had great results.

“Between 7.30am and 10.30am there

was a fair stream of people,” he said.

“We chose to have a garage sale over selling online because it was an easy way to sell a lot in one hit and hopefully clear out a lot of stuff.”

Arty from Arty’s Surplus Store (pictured right) in Kingswood echoed Mr Sullivan’s way of thinking, saying face-to-face contact also allowed people to bargain on price.

“We’ve been open for 20 years and have been affected by online selling but a lot of our customers have been caught out, so they don’t do online anymore,” he said.

“We prefer to sell direct to the public and get that old feel charm back.”

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Council is calling on community support to help stamp out ongoing vandalism to flood depth indicators installed following last year’s Londonderry floods. The indicators were installed in a number of Londonderry streets in line with Australian Standards to alert motorists to potentially dangerous conditions ahead on the roadway.

The Torkington Road signs have since been vandalised repeatedly. The State Emergency Service supported installing the markers. “Th is vandalism is putting lives at risk – including motorists and our volunteers who may have to go to their aid or help in an accident,” SES Region Controller Peter Cinque said. Th is week Council has written to residents in the Londonderry area to emphasise the importance of the signs. Anyone with information that may help prevent future damage or identify an offender should contact Police.

Four of Council’s child care centres independently assessed under the National Quality Standard system measuring child care facilities’ services have received top marks.

The independent assessment showed Penrith child care centres to be some of the best when it came to educating, nurturing and developing local children. “All five centres to undergo the assessment have come back with ‘Exceeding’ or ‘Meeting’ results,” Mayor Mark Davies said. Yoorami Children’s Centre received an ‘Exceeding the National Quality Standard’ in all seven areas of assessment.

A basic computer course aimed at seniors and run by U3A Nepean-Blue Mountains has proved so successful that a new class has been added to the schedule. The extra class will take place every Thursday, from 1pm and 3pm at the St Marys Seniors Senior Citizens Centre. U3A is also calling for volunteer computer instructors to help out.

It was all smiles at the Children’s Ward in Nepean Hospital last week when a $2,000 cheque was presented.

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amison Hotel Social Golf Club has made a generous donation, set to put smiles on the faces of kids in Nepean Hospital’s Children’s Ward.

They may just be a group of “blokes” who like to get together each week for a meat raffle and a game of golf but they sure know how to give back to the community.

The group donated $2,000 to Nepean Hospital’s Children’s Ward last week, funds that they hope will go directly to improving the health and quality of life of local kids recovering in hospital.

“We really want people and their families living in this district with sick children to be able to benefit from the materials that the hospital purchases with this money,” said club secretary, Mal Gembles.

The social golf club has around 60 members and has been donating the extra funds from their regular meat raffles for 10 years. In those years, a sum of $32,000 has been donated by the club to the hospital, children’s charities and other organisations.

“We are really impressed with their ongoing support. It demonstrates the commitment of the social golf club and it means an enormous amount to the children at Nepean Hospital and the Penrith community,” said Nepean Hospital General Manager, Kevin Hedge.

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t has long been a struggle for Penrith’s singles to fi nd love but a new singles destination is set to change all that.

Singles are flocking to St Marys Band Club each Wednesday night for Connections Singles Nights, the newest and one of the only singles events in western Sydney.

As a single woman herself, Mary Gauci saw the need for a singles destination and took it upon herself to develop a fun,

vibrant event for singles each week.

“These singles nights are for single people to meet others who are single, meet partners, make friends or to just get to know a new group of people,” she said.

“I wanted to start something different and something fun where singles can enjoy themselves.

“It’s building up each week. I just can’t wait to see more people coming along.”

Ms Gauci runs a number of events in the local area and is looking forward to seeing these singles nights become as successful as her other ventures.

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o kickstart support for the 2013 Music for Life Annual Ball, Josh Vrsaljko of Zac Homes was presented with the 2012 Patron Award on Tuesday afternoon.

Music for Life raises money for the Cure For Life Foundation which was set up by Dr Charlie Teo to accelerate a cure for brain cancer.

At the 2012 event, Zac Homes bid $5,000 for the award in an auction, which is up for grabs again this year.

“We donate to local charities because it is great to see the difference it makes to the local community,” Mr Vrsaljko said.

The 2013 Annual Ball will be held on Friday, June 14 at Penrith Panthers.

Ken Sutcliffe from Nine News has been announced as the Master of Ceremonies for the night and will be accompanied by special guest speaker Dr Teo. Tickets are $140 each or a table of 10 for $1,200 and includes a three course meal and fabulous entertainment.

Tickets are available online at www. musicforlife.net.au or by phoning Ann Willmington on 4731 1876.

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Cuppa for cancer research: How you can help vital cause

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enrith’s Cancer Council Community Office has teamed up with Jim Aitken and his restaurant division to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. Over the past 20 years 61,000 Australians have been saved by improvements in cancer prevention and treatment so to celebrate this, from May 18 to May 26, customers of Jimmy’s, Lizzy’s and the Mountain Blue Cafés will

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be able to purchase a dine-in coffee in a limited edition 20th Anniversary Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea mug. $7 out of each $10 mug purchase will go to the Cancer Council, helping fund vital research in the battle against cancer.

Group Manager for the Jim Aitken restaurant division, Jenny Basham said that the Group is looking forward to working with the Cancer Council.

“We have staff that currently have family receiving breast cancer treatment and so it is really close to home for us and our staff,” she said.

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ome mums were given chocolates, others pyjamas but this Mother’s Day, Nicole Twemlow was given the best gift of all – her fi rst born son, Mason.

Little Mason was brought into the world at 12.30pm on Mother’s Day, into the open arms of proud South Penrith parents Alan Middleton and Ms Twemlow.

Becoming a mum for the fi rst time on Mother’s Day is a gift that well and truly beats all others but for Ms Twemlow, regardless of the day, becoming a mum was something special.

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Th is Mother’s Day was a particularly hard one for the Twemlow family but Mason’s arrival brought some joy to them at a hard time.

“For my family it was something quite special. I lost my sister six months ago so this was mum’s fi rst Mother’s Day without my sister and now we made her a grandmother as well. It was everything in one day – there were tears, both happy and sad,” Ms Twemlow said.

“He made his entrance on a day that would have been hard for mum and looking back for me, that’s what was special.”

Ms Twemlow and Mr Middleton took baby Mason home to South Penrith on Tuesday afternoon.

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Efficient reductions It’s great to see Council’s efforts to reduce energy and water use paying off.

Since 2002 we’ve saved $4.1 million by implementing more than 100 efficiency projects such as the replacement of halogen lights, installation of solar panels and new pool pumps and the upgrade of computers and IT systems across the organisation.

These projects have significantly reduced energy bills at a number of Council owned buildings including the Civic Centre and Neighbourhood and Community Centres. They have also contributed to the dramatic decline of water use at recreation facilities such as Ripples, Penrith Swimming Centre and Penrith Whitewater Stadium.

Our efforts to conserve water and reduce energy use will continue to pay dividends well into the future.

The money we save can be directed to other services within Council and reduced carbon emissions and use of precious natural resources (such as water) means the future of our community and our City is also much brighter.

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errington’s biggest and best day out, the Werrington Community Festival, promises a day of great entertainment for the whole family to enjoy this weekend.

The festival, hosted by the Werrington Community Project, is returning for another year on Sunday, May 19.

“It gets bigger every year with more variety stalls, great entertainment on stage and great activities to entice the whole family,” said festival organiser, Lauren Harris.

There are set to be activities, including mini golf, a jumping castle, petting zoo, magician and merry-go-round, to keep the kids entertained whilst parents can sit back, enjoy a sausage sizzle, take a look at some of the craft and food stalls or have a go on the mobile rifle range.

“Last year the Werrington County Children’s Centre had an open day as part of the festival which was a huge hit for the younger children,” Ms Harris said.

“Th is year the Centre staff will be on hand again to provide lots of interesting things to keep the little ones entertained.”

The Seniors Art Exhibition is set to keep the ‘young at heart’ interested, exhibiting the inspiring work of seniors from the local area.

The Werrington Community Project is thankful to the community for their support in the lead-up to the event and is inviting everyone to join in the fun.

There’s always plenty of fun to be had at the annual Werrington Community Festival.

“Although we receive funding from the NSW Department of Human Services, we are very grateful to the Henry Lawson Club who gave us a grant through the Club Grants, otherwise it would be difficult for us to cover the costs involved in running the event,” Ms Harris said.

The event will begin at 10am on Sunday

on the grounds of the Namatjira Neighbourhood Centre, located on the corner of Henry Lawson and John Batman Avenue, Werrington County.

For more information about this weekend’s event, contact Ms Harris at the Werrington Community Project on 9673 6133.

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Valued volunteers recognised Thanking the smiling faces that make Nepean Hospital a friendly place to visit

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taff at Nepean Hospital take a day out each year to thank their valuable volunteers for the tireless effort that they put in around the hospital each day.

As you enter the hospital, it is the smiling faces of the many volunteers, who are always jumping at the opportunity to lend a hand, that make it a happy and friendly place; things that aren’t normally associated with such a facility.

Over 100 volunteers take time out of their busy lives to volunteer, taking on a number of different roles at the hospital and as part of National Volunteers Week, they were each formally recognised on Thu rsday.

Rosie Dacey, 39, has been volunteering at Nepean for nine years and some staff members say that she has really become a “permanent fi xture” in the halls.

“I enjoy helping people and the people here are really nice, the volunteers themselves. It is like a small family,” she said.

A friend introduced Ms Dacey to volunteering at Nepean and she has been around the hospital ever since.

She hopes to be helping out long into the future, too.

“Volunteers are always needed. It is defi nitely something that I would encourage others to do,” she said.

“It is like my second family here, I really enjoy it.”

Ms Dacey said that the formal

Rosie Dacey has volunteered at Nepean Hospital for many years. Photo: Melinda Jane.

recognition is something that all the ‘vollies’ look forward to but the recognition they get from staff throughout the year is just as important.

“The staff here are appreciative of what we do here anyway and we don’t do this for recognition, it is because we love it, but to get the appreciation is nice sometimes,”

she said.

Ms Dacey was named as Nepean's ‘volunteer of the year’ in 2009, proving her dedication to her duties.

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Regional Business Expo Next Wednesday!

Don’t forget to visit the 5th Regional Blue Mountains Business Expo, presented by Biznet, the Regional Chamber of Commerce for the Blue Mountains on Wednesday May 22, 2012. The Carrington Hotel, Katoomba will be packed with local businesses from 11am to 6pm. Mayor, Clr Daniel Myles will officially open the expo at 11am followed by a NSW Business Chamber representative speaking about the Australian Chamber campaign for small business “Too Big to Ignore!”

The Expo is sponsored by Blue Mountains Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) and Blue Mountains City Council. John Todd, Executive Officer of the BEC said, “I’m very proud to sponsor the premium event on the Blue Mountains business calendar once again. This year the BEC is very pleased to be able to bring the Small Biz Bus to the expo. The bus, which travels across NSW providing face to face support to business owners, is part of the BEC’s Small Biz Connect initiative and will park at the foot of the Carrington stairs.”

Everyone is welcome to attend the free expo, and some of the highlights of the day will be: • Free business advice from the Small Biz Bus • Spot auctions of goods and services from exhibitors • Free ticket to the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre for the first 100 visitors • Free business seminars hourly as follows: 11.30am: Get Found Online – Basics of SEO 12.30pm: Buy/Sell Agreements for Partnerships 1.30pm: Maximising Influence to Maximise Performance 2.30pm: Minimising Your Business Energy Costs 3.30pm: Why Mobile?

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The Nepean Valley Trefoil Guild of the Girl Guides will be havi ng a massive garage sale on May 25. Stall holders still wanted. Contact Rhonda on 4736 3213.

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The 3rd Annual Sydney Classic Antique & Classic Truck Show will be held at the Museum of Fire in Penrith on Sunday, June 16. Lots of fun for the entire family.

Go back in time and learn about the past at the Historical Festival at Mamre House in Orchard Hills on Sunday.

Starts at 10am. For details, logon to www.mamre.com.au.

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n presenting the Commonwealth’s Budget on Tuesday night, the Treasurer claimed that Australia’s economy continues to out-perform most of the developed world in a tough global environment and despite a high Australian dollar, which has adversely affected our exports.

The Treasurer also explained that there has been a revenue write down of $17 billion since the last Budget and over $60 billion in total over the next four years, requiring the Government to make $43 billion in savings to return the Budget back to surplus by 2016-17 and to fund key nation-building reforms.

The Government has proposed a number of key funding initiatives covering the areas of education, disability care, infrastructure development, health services, industry development and innovation, regional development, and a series of national building projects.

Some $9.8 billion has been set aside to fund school reforms proposed as part of the Gonski Reform package and a further $19.3 billion over seven years to commence a national disability insurance scheme through DisabilityCare Australia.

More important for the Penrith Business Alliance, the Government plans to invest $1 billion in boosting Australia’s innovation, productivity and competitiveness under A Plan for Australia Jobs. PBA applauds any effort by any Government to grow jobs in the region and is working with a consortium to bid for funding under this program.

Bijai Kumar is the CEO of the Penrith Business Alliance

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hat does your work space look like? Is it governed by the latest trends or by practical considerations? Have you ever conducted a physical space audit to determine if it’s providing the most benefits for your staff and business?

Whether you realise it or not, work surroundings make an enormous difference to productivity and creativity.

There are obvious physical things that should be in place, such as air flow, adequate desk space, appropriate heating/cooling, equipment in good working order and so on. But if your idea of a well functioning workplace is limited to those aspects, then you have some more work to do!

One of the latest trends in office based companies is for low (or no) walls and clustered cubicles which encourages collaboration and fosters creativity.

Combined with ‘refuges’ in the form of smaller conference rooms, workplaces such as this provide flexibility to cater for various work and learning styles.

Other health-related considerations, such as ergonomic chairs and spaces for employees to work while standing, bolster overall wellbeing which in turn boosts productivity.

Companies who provide opportunities for more staff interaction generally fi nd that more impromptu meetings and brainstorming occurs. Staff camaraderie is improved and a sense of community is created.

You don’t have to offer the extravagant, fle xible workplaces that some larger companies do in order to foster positive work environments.

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t’s no secret that some young people that live locally have a negative opinion about Penrith. We often lose young business owners, staff and kids to the bright lights of the city where the lifestyle is sought after and more opportunity is available.

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The local shopping complex, located on Mulgoa Road near the M4, are giving shoppers a chance to win one of 10 LG HD televisions if they purchase an item from any of the participating Penrith Homemaker Centre stores and fill in the coupon - there are just two chances left!

Ms Hall was “very surprised” to get the call from the Homemaker Centre to say she won the prize.

“They phoned me and said ‘do you remember that competition you entered? Well you won’,” she said.

“I still haven’t set the TV up yet because I’m trying to figure out where to put it but when I do ‘Grease’, my favourite movie, will be the first thing I watch on it.”

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mu Plains Lions Club is striving to make the world a better place for those in developing countries by simply calling on the community to donate their old prescription glasses.

Imagine living in a world where, as your eyesight deteriorates, you know that you won’t be able to afford a cure.

Many developing countries have no access to prescription glasses, which means that as people age and begin to lose their eyesight, it is likely that they will live with poor eyesight for the rest of their lives.

As part of the international Lions Club initiative, SightFirst, the local Lions Club collect pre-owned prescription glasses, which are restored and then sent overseas to give others

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“It is so sad because we have so many glasses here and people tend to just throw them out when they are fi nished. I think that it is really important to give them to people who can use them. It makes a huge difference,” said Emu Plains Lions Club Secretary, Sue Hunt.

Ms Hunt regularly visits the donation boxes left around the Emu Plains area, takes out the pairs that have been placed in them and inspects them for damages, sometimes organising to have them repaired herself.

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“They are distributed to people in developing countries who are in need. Some of these people don’t have any glasses at all so they can’t do anything like reading, doing craft or finishing their homework,” Ms Hunt said.

“I think the community is aware of what we do but we still need more help.”

If you have an old pair of prescription glasses, the Emu Plains Lions are calling on you to place them in one of their donation boxes so that they can be of use to someone who needs them.

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‘Know Your Numbers’ health check stations offer free brood pressure checks and diabetes risk assessments.

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t’s by no means the wettest place in the world, but a visit there in 1920 convinced English author Somerset Maugham it was certainly one of them.

So much so that when he penned one of his most famous short stories about the characters he encountered aboard-ship getting from Hawaii, he titled it simply Rain.

Maugham is not the only author to come under the spell of Samoa: Robert Louis Stevenson chose to live and write there in the 1890’s, and James A. Michener was there with the US Marines during the war in the Pacific, keeping notes of people and events around him, and which ultimately formed part of his classic Tales of the South Pacific that was published at war's end.

Somerset Maugham was travelling with his lover, Gerald Haxton on the steamer Sonoma from Honolulu to Tahiti in 1920 when the vessel was forcibly quarantined in Pago Pago because of an onboard case of measles.

Also aboard were a zealous missionary and his wife, and an American lady of questionable morals.

Maugham seized upon these characters as the crux for his highly successful Rain; the missionaries becoming the Scottish fire-andbrimstone Reverend Alfred Davidson and his overtly prudish wife. And the American prostitute became Sadie Thompson the colourful, well, prostitute.

Another in the short story, a Dr Macphail bears striking resemblance to Maugham himself: both he and Dr Macphail had served in the medical corps in WWI, and both had a hearty dislike of bigoted fundamentalist preachers.

Rain goes on to tell of the battle between the Rev Davidson and Sadie Thompson, whose soul he attempts to save and whom he coerces to repent – only to end up himself in her bed, and... well, you read the story.

And throughout it all it rains, just as it had when Maugham and Haxton had visited in 1920.

In fact Pago Pago records a whopping 119 inches (3,000 millimetres) a year, and while the bulk of this falls between October and May, even in the mid-year “dry season” around 153mm drenches the place every month.

The Sadie Thompson that Somerset Maugham created may or may not have actually existed, but Sadie Thompson is almost revered in American Samoa, with the locals pointing out how she, Maugham, Haxton, the Davidsons and Macphails had rooms in a boarding house while their ship was quarantined.

And that after the ship steamed off to Tahiti, Sadie stayed behind to ply her trade to grateful expatriates living in steamy Pago Pago – and that her house of ill-repute is still there today.

There’s some conjecture as to just where Maugham stayed in Pago Pago in 1920 during his delay there, and by extension, Sadie Thompson, the Davidsons and Dr Macphail and his wife, but it was most likely in what is now the town’s Chinatown district.

And today’s Sadie Thompson Restaurant occupies the building in which, the locals will swear, Sadie later ran her house of ill-repute.

In Maugham’s short tale, after repenting her sins Sadie was to be deported to San Francisco but locals will tell you the “real” Sadie was found one night by police in a drunken stupor with clients, and bundled onto a ship bound for Sydney.

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Choosing wisely leads to good health

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his week I have part of an email sent from a doctor for you to read:

What make us healthy?

Accepting responsibility for our exclusive control over our own body, also the flow on effect of our choices to others.

I have sat down with patients and their family to talk about these things that make them healthy.

I have explained food and lifestyle choices and the repercussions of poor choices, such as having to be in my offic e talking about their health, or lack of.

I have seen them walk out with nodding smiles and their assurances that changes for the better will take place.

Far too often though, sometime later I have seen the same family waiting outside a room that now contains the lifeless body of their father or brother or daughter.

There are no more smiles. No more ‘I’ll be alright’.

Only now do they realise the amount of control they had over their state of health.

At least those still alive realise, that is.

The medical profession loves giving everything a name and it seems we have a name for this one. Sedentary Death Syndrome. It is responsible for millions of deaths a year.

So how does one catch this insidious disease? Believe it or not we choose to have it! It is entirely preventable.

Yet people choose to succumb to it and

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STAYING HEALTHY

KEEPING FIT

by David Stein

Why have a trainer at all?

let others around them witness their slow demise.

People cannot be forced to exercise or eat well, certainly not long term. What can make us healthy may be as simple as looking around and seeing our family or friends or 100 other good things we have and deciding to want these things so much, that anything which helps us experience them for a few years longer, is not a chore but a gift.

I often hear from patients, “I don’t have time”. Well, “I don’t make time,” would be more accurate. It is defi nitely the conscious choice and state of mind that is failing, well before the body fails.

But at any moment we all have the potential to decide; I want to live well, vibrant and active, radiating energy that influences others. We all have this power of choice between two completely different paths.

What makes us healthy? Choosing wisely.

Elisha is a registered nurse and midwife who has years of experience working in emergency departments, general wards and maternity wards

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sometimes get questions from people when they fi nd out I’m a trainer basically saying why have a trainer at all. Why not do it yourself and save money?

I think that’s actually a great idea.

But, I remember saying a very similar thing when my mechanic was going to charge me $600 to replace some gasket in my car many years ago. I spent a lot more money buying parts trying to fi x it myself, getting a tow in traffic then paying to have it done properly plus undo whatever I had done wrong. And your body is a whole lot more complex than any engine.

Your health should be your highest priority. I think some of us have our priorities a little mixed up. People don’t think twice about spending thousands on a huge TV everyone can laze around, but spending $100 on training. Are you crazy? Do it yourself!

If you really decide that health is the priority, you should do what it takes to get it. If that’s just buy a $50 dollar pair of shoes, great. If you use your gym membership, fantastic. But if health was really a priority, using a trainer may be what works best for you.

Imagine you needed to catch a train to a dream job interview in Sydney, does it really work out cheaper to buy a ticket to Blacktown? You’re spending money and still not getting to the

interview! It’s false economy to spend less money but not end up with what you want. Just think of all those ab blaster 2000 machines rusting in people’s garages.

Everyone only has so much money to spend, and it’s important to spend it on the important things. If you invest in something that gets you healthy and in good shape, you won’t be wondering if your husband will like how you look in some expensive new dress, I’m willing to bet he would prefer to see how you look out of it!

So working with a trainer may not be needed by everybody, but it’s a nice option to have for anybody who wants to feel healthier, fitter, look better and would like to know the best way to go about it.

David Stein, Owner & Manager of Fitec, Penrith www.fitec.com.au e:david@fitec.com.au

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FASHION FIXATION

PERSONAL FINANCE

by Anthony Walker

by Katherine Tweed

When your jeans aren’t there!

Home loan interest rates

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very year, just as winter is approaching, I always buy the same pair of jeans.

I practically live in my Wranglers – the style, fit and colour just suit me completely and I couldn’t ask for a better pair of pants.

By the time winter comes around, unfortunately they have faded a little and have stretched out of size but it’s because I wear them so much, so it doesn’t bother me to buy the same pair each year.

Th is week I waltzed into the store that I always get them from (as a side note, this is the only item I ever buy from this store) and made my way to the denim section.

I looked, I searched, I even rummaged through a couple of piles of jeans and I was devastated to fi nd that they did not have the pair that I was after. In shock, I tried on a couple of other pairs but nothing came quite up to scratch.

When I got home that afternoon, I jumped straight online to see if I could snag a pair online but I was horrified to discover that they had discontinued that colour/style match altogether.

What was I going to do?!

Brands and companies change up their lines and ranges all the time but I simply hadn’t considered that it would happen to my favourite pair of jeans – I am not one to change a part of my style that has been there for so long.

With my old pair virtually unwearable and my old, old pair in even worse condition, I was forced to reconsider my options.

I went back to the shops the next day feeling a little dejected but confident that I could fi nd something new.

And that I did – I found a great pair of jeans, the same brand but a totally different style and colour.

I am just as happy with this new pair as I was with the other and I realised that it wasn’t my one pair of perfect jeans that made my style, it was the way that I wore them.

If I can learn to wear this new pair with the confidence that I wore my others in, my style won’t be lost!

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ach week when deciding what topic to choose for this article, I try to think about what is important to ‘You’, the readers.

Th is year there has been a lot of discussion about home loan interest rates with everyone holding their breath each time the Reserve Bank meets.

With some great fi xed rate offers available, the question seems to be should I wait to see if rates will drop even further or should I lock in a fi xed rate offer now?

Of course I can’t answer that question, but with these rates, the power is in the hands of the customer.

The fi xed rate product appeals to customers looking for the certainty of knowing what their mortgage payments will be for a set period.

For families it helps you budget and eliminates any nasty surprises.

The rate for you remains the same regardless of any rate movement going on around you.

Fixing your rate could possibly save you hundreds or thousands of dollars on your mortgage repayments.

For those who prefer the flexibility a variable rate provides, there’s still plenty of good news for you as well.

Variable rates are just as competitive, with most special offers sitting at around mid fi ve per cent.

Obviously with a variable rate, you have greater flexibility and access to your money.

Th is can be good and bad depending on your circumstances and as always it really is best to talk to your branch manager or fi nancial adviser about what’s best for your present situation.

So regardless of whether you’re fi xed or variable, with rates historically low, now is a great time to review your home loan.

Got a question for Anthony you’d like answered here?

Send it to news@westernweekender.com.au.

Anthony Walker, Owner-Manager Bank of Queensland Anthony.walker@boq.com.au

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THE PHARMACIST SAYS

by Trent Baker

by Martin Cominotto

Autumn trail running

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h Autumnâ&#x20AC;Ś the season of sunny days, cool breezes and falling, yellow leaves. What an amazing time of year to live in and around the beautiful Blue Mountains.

It makes you want to throw on the trail shoes and hit those bush tracks. I know that when I have a spare day and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be anywhere in particular (rare) I love disappearing down the Woodford or Glenbrook Oaks Fire Trail and test myself.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an amazing feeling, however if you are not prepared for the terrain or the conditions, it could be dangerous.

When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re heading off-road itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to follow a few rules.

Firstly, you must let someone know where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going and what time youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re expected home, or even better, take a running buddy with you.

Next, you need to take the appropriate gear. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a long run/walk such as the Oaks track, which is 28km long, you must ensure you have enough water on board. A camel pack is perfect. Th is is a water pack that sits on your back like a backpack and has a tube that extends out front like a big straw you can suck the water through.

Usually it holds between one to two litres of water.

You also need nutrition. Energy gels are fi ne, however even a jam sandwich or some sort of carbohydrate is good to carry with you.

Clothing is essential to get right. If you

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Heart attack signs: know what they are are running then shorts are okay, however keep in mind that the mountains can turn ugly even at this time of year. If you injure yourself out there, you will need to have some extra clothing with you.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good idea to either wear long compression pants or carry them in your camel pack along with a weather proof light weight jacket, just in case.

Now, for the ever important running shoes. Off-road is exactly that, not flat or even like a road or sealed surface.

Therefore you need shoes with greater stability and grip than that of the standard running shoe. Speak to your local running shoe store for advice on trail shoes that suit your foot type. Happy trails.

Trent Baker, Podiatrist at Western Sydney Sports Medicine Centre.

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great initiative of the Heart Foundation that I have recently become aware of is called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Warning signs of a Heart Attackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Th is campaign aims to reduce deaths of heart attacks by helping people recognise the early warning signs of a heart attack and act quickly by calling emergency Triple Zero (000).

Many deaths and much of the disability and illness that results from heart attack could be avoided if the person experiencing symptoms received early medical treatment.

While the symptoms people experience will all be different, the sooner you receive treatment, the less damage is done and the higher the risk of survivial.

The warning signs of heart attack can be varied and may not always be sudden or severe. You may have just one of these symptoms, or a combination of them. They can come on suddenly or develop over minutes and get progressively worse. Symptoms usually last for at least 10 minutes.

A common symptom is discomfort or pain in your chest, which may feel like a tightening sensation or bad indigestion. You may also experience discomfort in your upper body, including a choking feeling around your throat or heavy or tingling arms.

Shortness of breath and light headedness is also a common symptom while an aching in your jaw that spreads from your chest is a lesser known warning sign.

Many heart attacks start slowly with only mild pain or discomfort. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extremely important to be aware of your body and act quickly if the warning signs do start.

If you do feel any of these symptoms, fi rst thing to do is stop what you are doing and rest. Tell someone you are feeling unwell and monitor your symptoms. If they are severe, get worse quickly or last longer than 10 minutes then call Triple Zero (000) and ask for an ambulance. The operator will be able to guide you on what to do next.

Heart attacks do damage to your heart, so every minute counts when it comes to starting treatment and increasing your chances of survival.

Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or go to www.heartfoundation.org.au for more information.

Martin Cominotto, Pharmacist for Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chemist. Ph: 9673 1010 NSW Pharmacist and Aust. Pharmacy of the Year 2012. www.martinschemist.com.au

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NATURAL THERAPIES

by John Miller-Crispe

Getting pregnant - Part 2

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ast week we discussed the rising “epidemic” of infertility being experienced throughout the western world and even being experienced in many parts of third world cultures.

It is interesting, although sad to note, that this issue is mainly seen only in those societies that have adopted our dietary habits, or more specifically the unhealthy American dietary habits that have swept the world.

If you look at Japan as an example; Japan used to be a country of short (compared to Anglo Saxon descendants) statured people, but people who lived far longer than their western counterparts.

Since adopting the American diet of fast foods; highly refi ned carbohydrates and excessive ingesting of hormone riddled meats, the Japanese have increased dramatically in height but equally as dramatically reduced their lifespan.

Whilst they are still number four in the longevity scales they have dropped in lifespan and are continuing to decline. The US by the way is sitting around number 50 in the longest lived scale (shocking for a country supposedly having the “best” health care and lifestyle).

If you want to improve your health and chances of having a baby, you must get off the fast foods wagon and change your diet to a whole foods/Certified Organic and healthy foods diet. A diet containing lots of

vegetables (especially the green leafy types) but a diet containing very little cereal/grains. You also need plenty of quality organic, grass fed or free range meat, a little fruit but not too much, and lots of clean, fi ltered water.

Th is is not an optional thing. Anyone seeking to get pregnant or indeed anyone seeking a long, healthy, active and pain free life eventually has to accept that diet is what lies behind both a healthy and active long life, or a damaging, sick, unhappy existence. The fi rst is the result of a healthy diet as outlined above. The second is the result of a poor and cell damaging diet. The choice is always yours.

I hope that you will choose health.

More specifically on what can be done for those seeking to get pregnant next week. If you have any specific questions write to me and I will try to answer them.

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by Rev John Lavender

Bigger than our fears

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nce when Jesus was with His disciples in a boat on Lake Galilee, a huge storm blew up.

Even though some of Jesus’ disciples were fishermen, used to strong wind and waves, this massive storm terrified them. During the chaos, Matthew tells us in the Bible how Jesus was asleep in the back of the boat. His disciples, perhaps frustrated that Jesus wasn’t doing anything to help, woke Jesus, saying to him, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown.”

Maybe they were hoping Jesus would row or work the sails or at least do something to stop the boat from sinking. They certainly didn’t expect what was about to happen!

The Bible tells us how Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the waves, and it was completely calm. The disciples frightened by the storm, now having seen this, were even more afraid of the man who was able to stop the storm! In their fear they asked each other, “What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

It is a good question. Who is this man who has authority over the wind and waves? Jesus claimed to be God’s Son who came to show us that God does exist and what God is like; that he cares and is in control; that he loves us and wants all people to know him.

Jesus is always bigger and better than our fears. The more you know Jesus, the more confidence you can have in him.

As you focus on Jesus you discover, as the disciples did, that Jesus is far more wonderful than you ever anticipated!

Reverend John Lavender can be contacted via www.glenmorepark.anglican.asn.au

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KINGSWOOD

OFFERS OVER $349,950

SINGLE STOREY SPLENDOR

Positioned moments from the UWS Penrith campus is a great opportunity for the astute investor to secure a low maintenance property that’s currently returning $360.00 a week. The floor plan enjoys three bedrooms with an ensuite to the main, a separate lounge and dining room and single garage under the main roof.

Priced to please you will need to act fast to secure this one. Call today to arrange your private inspection to avoid any disappointment.

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PENRITH $329,000

ST MARYS

CBD – OVER 55’S VILLA

BRING THE FAMILY

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Nestled in a quiet street there are ensuites to two of the four bedrooms, and modern kitchen with stainless steel and gas appliances as well as dishwasher.

Outside there is a large salt water inground pool and an undercover entertaining area.

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PENRITH

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OFF THE PLAN Each three bedroom residence will include ducted air conditioning, alarm, stone bench tops in the kitchen, downstairs toilet and remote garage door. A list of inclusions and floor plans can be obtained on line or from one of our eight offices.

Anticipated rental return to exceed $400.00 per week.

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OH! WOW! A CORNER BLOCK!

Set on an approximately 639m2 block with side access and a huge gate powered by solar power, is this well presented three bedroom home all with built ins. You will find a huge lounge room, modern kitchen and dining room combined all freshly painted and tiled throughout. Outside is a bigger than double steel framed garage.

Situated in close proximity to IGA Supermarket, other specialty shops and also the M4 motorway, this home has a lot to offer for the astute buyer.

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Walk to everything with the convenience of this lovely two bedroom over 55’s villa. Featuring open plan living, modern kitchen and bathroom, air conditioning and large built in robes in the bedrooms.

This villa is ready to move into and is perfectly located close to everything and is in a small complex. Agent declares an interest.

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PENRITH

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This home contains three bedrooms all with built ins and the main with an ensuite .A single lock up garage and also one designated car space. Situated in close proximity to St Mary’s station and also shops and transport. The townhouse is currently tenanted and they are more than happy to stay.

Perfectly located in one of Evan Streets best complexes is this modern two bedroom unit. With security access, a modern kitchen and bathroom, two lovely balconies, an enormous double garage, air conditioning and excellent storage, this unit is an absolute standout at this price! Strata approimately $431 per quarter.

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Three bedroom townhouses with a choice of features.

Being sold off the plan. Call now for an inclusions list or a copy of the plans. Investors should expect a return in excess of $400.00 per week. Call one of our Agents today!

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TWO BALCONIES AND A DOUBLE GARAGE!

GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES

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WERRINGTON $334,500-$355,500

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OFFERS OVER $619,000

Wonderfully positioned in a prime Orchard Hills location on the North side of the M4 Motorway is arguable the very best vacant block of land in the area. Encompassing approximately 5000sqm and enjoying unobstructed and spectacular views of the Blue Mountains and the rural Orchard Hills landscape this is a block that once you step foot on you won’t want to leave. Located in a prestigious neighbourhood, close to quality schools, and only a few minutes drive to the CBD of Penrith and the M4 Motorway this land is perfectly positioned.

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OXLEY PARK

$388,000

ROOM TO S-T-R-E-T-C-H OUT

Looking to give the family the space they deserve? If this sounds like your current family arrangement you should call now to inspect this huge family home. Stretching across two levels it offers separate living spaces, a large dining area, rumpus/hobby room and two bathrooms. The yard will expose the green thumb in the family and also accommodates a covered entertaining area. Complete with built in robes, air conditioning, carport and nestled at the end of a cul de sac.

CAMBRIDGE PARK

$329,950

RENOVATED DETACHED DUPLEX

If you don’t like large complexes and don’t want to pay ever increasing strata levies we suggest you call now to view this wonderful opportunity. Sharing only a common building insurance this three bedroom home will allow you to enjoy the size of a free standing home will allow you to enjoy the size of a freestanding home with the maintenance of a villa. The kitchen and bathroom have been renovated, it has been freshly painted in and out, offers a covered entertaining area and enjoys street frontage. Call now to book an inspection before it disappears.

Penrith

Emu Plains

Blaxland

Glenbrook

Springwood

Emu Plains

Glenmore Park

Cranebrook

429 High Street Penrith NSW 2750

Lennox Centre Emu Plains NSW 2750

134D Great Western Hwy Blaxland NSW 2774

5 Wascoe Street Glenbrook NSW 2773

7 Great Western Highway Valley Heights NSW 2777

91 Great Western Hwy Emu Plains NSW 2750

30 Mulgoa Road Regentville NSW 2745

Shop 9 Borrowdale Way Cranebrook NSW 2749

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WALLACIA

OFFERS OVER $799,950

PEACEFUL RETREAT + LARGE WORKSHOP

Perfect for a tradie or small business the workshop consists of office, lunchroom, three phase and industrial power, compressed air and plenty of storage. Backing onto the Nepean River this piece of land also includes horse stables, boat ramp to river, manicured gardens and breathtaking views. The home boasts four bedrooms, study/office, two bathrooms, modern timber kitchen, undercover area plus double garage. With the possibility (subject to council approval) of building a second home as this property is on two titles, there is just still so much potential and opportunities.

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SILVERDALE $899,000 ABSOLUTELY STUNNING

Enjoying four spacious bedrooms PLUS a study, three bathrooms and a multitude of living areas this design will suit the larger family or those needing to accommodate the in-laws. There is a triple garage, an additional shed (large enough for a fourth car), lovely views at the rear of the property and a smartly fenced yard to ensure safe areas for both young kids and the pets. With all the fittings you would expect in a home of this calibre with imported Italian tiles in the main living areas, Miele appliances in the kitchen, ducted air, side access and so much more, only an inspection can do this home justice.

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OPEN HOUSE Sat 18th 2.00 to 2.40pm 48 Dillwynia Drive

GLENMORE PARK

$449,950

THE QUIET ACHIEVER

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LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION!

With three separate living areas, four large bedrooms with built in’s, a double garage, functional kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a “gold class” media room this home is the best value with its address. With all the extras such as ducted air-conditioning, ducted vacuum, alarm, spa bath in main bathroom, sparkling swimming pool with exercise swim jet which enjoys a northerly aspect, brand new pergola and spacious master bed with walk-in robe and en suite all within walking distance to cafes and beautiful parks this home is priced to SELL!

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Unassuming from the street this home will hit the mark for those looking for a comfortable home to raise the growing family. Four bedrooms combine with two separate living areas; there is a formal dining area and the comfort of ducted air conditioning throughout. The double garage will look after the cars or storage needs; there is a grassed yard and a space ready for the outdoor setting. Positioned with a peaceful leafy outlook and superbly presented and maintained this one will go straight to the top of your list.

GLENMORE PARK

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BIG HOME – BIG ON CHARM & CHARACTER

Set on (approx.) 730 sq metre block, and with a home design size of (approx.) 39 squares. From the moment you enter through the Cedar timber door entrance, admire the 9 foot high ceilings, Australian Baltic timber flooring, Cedar French doors throughout all living areas, lead lighting, and the large open quality timber kitchen. Offering a one off design consisting of five bedrooms, main offering ensuite and walk in robe. There are four living areas, wide verandas, storage and use of the roof area, in ground pool, BBQ and undercover entertaining with an outside toilet, split air, ceiling fans and double garage.

MULGOA $929,950 EXECUTIVE HOME – 1300+SQM BLOCK

Positioned on over 1300 sqm of land in this recently sub divided estate is a grand residence that will make you the envy of your friends! Ducted air conditioning controls comfort throughout the four bedroom floor plan that also includes a study and rumpus room. Along with this is a choice of informal and formal living spaces, a stunning kitchen with island bench and sliding double doors that leads to the alfresco area. The centrepiece of the yard is the magnificent in ground pool that comes complete with water feature.

Glenmore Park

Emu Plains

Blaxland

Glenbrook

Cranebrook

Springwood

Emu Plains

Penrith

30 Mulgoa Road Regentville NSW 2745

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134D Great Western Hwy Blaxland NSW 2774

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Lennox Centre Emu Plains NSW 2750

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OPEN HOUSE Sat 18th 12.00 to 12.40pm 11 Dempsey Street

EMU PLAINS

$449,950

13 YEARS YOUNG

Immaculately present throughout, this modern three bedroom home is wonderfully positioned on approximately 946m2 level block. Featuring large bedrooms with a walk in robe to main & built ins to the other two bedrooms.

Boasting a spacious kitchen and two way bathroom, large lounge room, separate dining and family room. With enclosed sunroom, ducted air conditioning and double garage with drive thru access complete the wonderful package. Call Today to book a private inspection!

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EMU HEIGHTS

OFFERS OVER $319,950

REPAIRS REQUIRED

An opportunity exists to bring this home back to life and enjoy the peaceful leafy surrounds. The floor plan combines four bedrooms with a separate lounge and dining area, there is split system air conditioning, a single garage and the advantage of side access. Before you add your own touch there is underpinning work required as advised by a structural engineer. This report along with a quote for repairs can be obtained for your perusal. Priced accordingly this could be the opportunity you have been waiting for. Don’t delay call now for more information.

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OPEN HOUSE Sat 18th 11.00 to 11.40am 11/8-12 Torres Close

EMU PLAINS

OFFERS OVER $359,950

POPULAR COMPLEX

• HIGHEST POSSIBLE PRICE • SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME • LEAST INCONVENIENCE TO YOU!!

EMU PLAINS

This townhouse presents an excellent opportunity for either an astute investor or first home buyer looking for great value. The residence comprises three bedrooms, built-in robes, an ensuite to the main, split system air conditioning and a lock up garage. Quarterly outgoings are reasonable and all is positioned in a popular complex. This brilliant opportunity should not be missed. Call today to book an inspection - you won’t be disappointed!

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With a private setting and secluded from the street, this detached single storey residence will please those looking to stand clear of the larger complexes. Newer than most in the area it enjoys a comfortable three bedroom layout, there is an ensuite to the main bedroom, built in robes and internal laundry. The double garage is a standout feature seldom seen in this style of development as is the grassed yard for the kids to roam.

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OPEN HOUSE Sat 18th 11.00 to 11.40am 29 Annett Street

EMU PLAINS

$469,950

EMU HEIGHTS

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$429,950

In a whisper quiet location and resting on just under 700sqm of land is a great opportunity to enter the Emu Heights market.

The brick and tile dwelling enjoys three bedrooms with a lounge and dining area, a timber kitchen and a modern bathroom. The covered entertaining area overlooks the spacious grassed yard that easily accommodates the single garage and tandem carport.

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Located in the ever sought after Golden Triangle of Emu Plains is a home offering so much more than can be seen from the street. Enter the property to find four bedrooms with built in wardrobes, ensuite to main, two living areas including a rumpus room off the neat and tidy kitchen, plus the bonus of split system air conditioning. Outside there is side access with a tandem carport and a single detached lock up garage.

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MOMENTS FROM THE RIVER

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$382,500

THREE BEDROOMS, ENSUITE, DOUBLE GARAGE

LEONAY $449,950

EMU PLAINS

WOW – LEONAY FOR HOW MUCH?

FIVE BEDROOMS – THREE LIVING AREAS

Positioned on approx 659sqm of land in the flatter section of Leonay is a property that deserves your immediate attention. Renovated throughout you’ll be impressed by the size that this three bedroom floor plan has to offer. All bedrooms have built in robes, there is direct bathroom access from the main bedroom, formal and informal areas and wonderful slate flooring throughout.

Add to this the single garage, grassed yard and spacious entertaining area.

$529,950

EMU HEIGHTS

$429,950

ATTENTION ALL RENOVATORS

Just perfect for the large or expanding family, this great sized family home offers everything you are looking for. You’ll be impressed by the stunning polished floorboards, modern bathroom and spacious kitchen that overlooks the dining and separate living room. All five bedrooms come complete with built in robes and there is the advantage of a second shower and toilet downstairs. There is also ducted air and a single garage under the main roof. The stand out feature of this beautifully presented home is the huge rumpus/media room.

The large 640+sqm block means there is ample room for the kids and pets. There is nothing to do but move in, spread out and relax.

Positioned on approximately 910m2 on the high side of the street, is in urgent need of some cosmetic updating. Featuring four bedrooms, study room, modern main bathroom, three living areas and a detached studio at the rear. Great access up the side through the tandem carport takes you out to the huge backyard. With fantastic potential, this is not an opportunity to be missed for those looking for a project. Call Today!

Emu Plains

Glenmore Park

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Glenbrook

Cranebrook

Springwood

Penrith

Emu Plains

Lennox Centre Emu Plains NSW 2750

30 Mulgoa Road Regentville NSW 2745

134D Great Western Hwy Blaxland NSW 2774

5 Wascoe Street Glenbrook NSW 2773

Shop 9 Borrowdale Way Cranebrook NSW 2749

7 Great Western Highway Valley Heights NSW 2777

429 High Street Penrith NSW 2750

91 Great Western Hwy Emu Plains NSW 2750

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CRANEBROOK $444,444 MODERN OPEN PLAN DESIGN

This superb residence is an acknowledgement that all the years have been rewarded. Boasting four bedrooms all with built-in robes and one with ensuite. Renovated and creative kitchen, renovated bathroom, plus two open plan living areas, separate dining, and internal laundry. Outside includes a large entertaining area and side access to the large yard. Being close to schools, shops, and public transport this is one to be seen, so call now to organise your private inspection.

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OFFERS OVER $515,000

IT HAS THAT LOOK OF SUCCESS!

This wonderful home includes five bedrooms with a possible sixth, three built-in wardrobes and large walk-in robe to main plus two bathrooms. There are two living rooms, renovated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, good size dining, two split system air conditioners and internal laundry. Outside consists of a decked undercover entertaining area, shed, above ground pool, two driveways; one which leads to a one and a half car garage with drive through access and the other which leads to side access.

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If living in the right street and the right suburb is important to you, and why wouldn’t it be? Then make sure you book an inspection for this gem! Consisting of three bedrooms of good size, floating floors, split system air conditioning, very neat and tidy bathroom, large living, modern kitchen perfect for any master chef, family off the kitchen and internal laundry with separate toilet. Outside boasts single garage, large yard and large deck for those social gatherings.

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This home boasts six bedrooms with built-in robes and en-suite plus walk-in robe to main, office, walk-in pantry and storage facility, powder room, theatre room plus double garage. There is a large undercover entertaining area, sparkling pool with entertainment and bathroom facilities included, plus tennis court and large shedding.

The extras on this property are overwhelming with ducted air conditioning, alarm and much more. It is close to schools, shops and less than 15 minutes from Penrith CBD so call now for your own private viewing.

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THE ENTERTAINER

Past the irrigated and landscaped front yard, along the new driveway and through the front door and you are greeted by an open plan living area that flows easily out to the ultimate entertainer’s deck and back yard. Offering four bedrooms and two bathrooms this wonderful family home enjoys a feeling of space, natural light and a great flow. With a single drive-throughgarage, a shed large enough to house a second car, mountain views from the back entertaining area, a stunning spa bath in the main bathroom, air conditioning and so much more, this home is a standout and won’t be on the market for long.

CRANEBROOK

OFFERS OVER $1,900,000

STYLE, SOPHISTICATION & ELEGANCE

Positioned on just under three acres the floor plan combines five bedrooms with formal and informal living spaces, separate self-contained guest quarters and beautifully landscaped gardens. The master suite comes complete with ensuite and walk in wardrobe; as well as five other bathrooms and ducted air conditioning. The stunning French provincial inspired kitchen enjoys a separate preparation kitchen, 60mm stone bench tops and SMEG appliances. The triple car garaging will look after your cars, boats or trailers and entertaining will be a breeze under the alfresco entertaining.

Cranebrook

Emu Plains

Blaxland

Glenbrook

Springwood

Emu Plains

Glenmore Park Penrith

Shop 9 Borrowdale Way Cranebrook NSW 2749

Lennox Centre Emu Plains NSW 2750

134D Great Western Hwy Blaxland NSW 2774

5 Wascoe Street Glenbrook NSW 2773

7 Great Western Highway Valley Heights NSW 2777

91 Great Western Hwy Emu Plains NSW 2750

30 Mulgoa Road Regentville NSW 2745

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MOUNT RIVERVIEW Lovely Leafy Outlook

• 5 good size bedrooms with built in robes • beautifully renovated ensuite and family bathroom • home office or study room • large formal lounge and separate dining rooms • brilliant kitchen with quality appliances • second living room with access to the rear yard • solar heated swimming pool • air conditioning and gas heating • lovely outlook from all aspects of the home

EMU PLAINS Where Is This?

Positioned on the high side of a quiet street is this large 5 bedroom family residence. Offering recently renovated kitchen, family bathroom and ensuite, large separate living areas and a beautiful solar heated swimming pool. A lovely outlook, loads of natural sunlight and large picture windows give this property a real appeal. A short stroll to the local school and the bus makes this property ideal for the family.

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CRANEBROOK Get Ready To Build

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Situated on a massive 3362m2 (approx) with gorgeous manicured lawns and gardens this fabulous family home has so much to offer. With the entrance dominated by a private canopy of magnificent trees, with your own golfing green and cricket pitch. This sun filled family home has been meticulously maintained inside and out, offering privacy, seclusion and absolute enjoyment for the entire family to enjoy. Book your exclusive appointment today.

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For Sale: View: Penrith: Emu Plains:

YELLOW ROCK Absolutely Immaculate

Currently being leased by Stocklands until the 30th of June 2013, with an opportunity to start building on the 1st July 2013 (subject to council approvals) why not get in and start planning your future today. For further information call Dukes Estate Agents today.

APPROX offers over $219,000

Penrith:

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Whqt An Opportunity

• 3 spacious bedrooms • formal entry + combined formal lounge & dining • polished timber floors + split system a/c • large updated kitchen + freshly painted • da approved plans (duplex) • current commercial lease + parking

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CRANEBROOK Perfect Position

This is an outstanding opportunity to purchase a DA approved development site in Penrith CBD. The existing dwelling consists of 3 large bedrooms, split system air conditioning and freshly painted throughout. Currently leased to a commercial tenant this is an exceptional opportunity to land bank for your future.

For further details contact Dukes Estate Agents today.

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expressions of interest floor plan online 4722 2626 4735 6600

• 4 nice size bedrooms • beautifully renovated bathroom with separate toilet • completely renovated kitchen with stainless steel appliances • large open plan sun filled living areas • gorgeous hardwood timber flooring and air conditioning • huge undercover deck overlooking the bush • fully fenced rear yard with established gardens

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PENRITH

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Positioned in a lovely quiet street this recently renovated home is a must to inspect. Offering 4 bedrooms, large open plan living areas, completely renovated kitchen and bathroom, quality flooring throughout and a brilliant undercover rear deck. If you’re after a quality home without a cent to spend with an amazing bush backdrop, then add this one to the list.

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offers over $579,000 floor plan online 4722 2626 4735 6600

• central location | prestigious estate • 315m2 parcel of land • leased by Stocklands until 30th June 2013 • surrounded by parklands + easy access & egress • community pool & hall + walking tracks

• 4 great size bedrooms all with built-ins + study • master bedroom with walk-in robe and ensuite • formal entry + formal lounge with bay window & dining + ornate cornices • spacious Tasmanian oak timber kitchen + breakfast servery + dishwasher • combined family | meals area off kitchen + 3rd bathroom (down stairs) • separate games room + fire place + bar + r/c ducted air conditioning • double garage + internal access + verandah surrounding the whole north | east & west aspects • bbq area + private veggie patch + established orchard trees

STRATA APPROX $1,082.65 PY

offers over $319,000 floor plan online 4722 2626 4735 6600

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835m2

offers over $429,000 floor plan online 4722 2626 4735 6600

• 3 great size bedrooms + master with built-in • large formal lounge | family room + split system air conditioning • updated kitchen + gas cooking • separate dining area + internal laundry • updated bathroom (3 way) • single carport + possible side access + large yard Located in a fabulous position, featuring 3 great size bedrooms, separate living areas and great size yard with polished timber floor boards. This home is freshly redecorated throughout and ready for a new family to enjoy.

Call today to book your exclusive inspection.

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566m2

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INSPECT: Saturday 11.00-11.40am - 116B Forbes Street

EMU PLAINS

GLENMORE PARK

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Immaculate Family Home 4 good size bedrooms, 2 with ensuite bathrooms large separate formal and informal living areas ideal parents retreat or games room upstairs an additional study or home office double lock up garage and loads of storage space brilliant undercover entertaining area complete side access ideal for the boat, caravan or trailer

Located in a desired position of Emu Plains is this large and modern family home. Offering 4 great size bedrooms, 3 with WIR’s and 2 with ensuite bathrooms, a separate home office, large open plan design with loads of living space. Double lock up garage, complete side access, a brilliant entertaining area sets this property apart from the rest. An absolute delight to inspect.

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Stunning Stage “One”

4 huge bedrooms all with built-ins master bedroom with ensuite & walk-in robe + window seat formal entry + formal lounge & dining rooms + bay windows large family room + separate informal dining spacious kitchen + breakfast bar + dishwasher + ample storage r/c ducted air conditioning + ornate cornices + alarm undercover entertainment area (gable roof) + detached double garage + undercover front patio • fully landscaped gardens + low maintenance yards + easy access & egress An exciting opportunity for those seeking the highly sought after stage one location. Featuring 4 large bedrooms, numerous living areas and low maintenance lifestyle that will suit a large family looking to expand.

With close proximity to Mulgoa Road, giving easy access and egress to the M4. Call today to book your exclusive inspection.

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offers over $689,000 floor plan online 4722 2626 4735 6600

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5 huge bedrooms all with built-ins (3 walk-in robes|3 with balcony access) enormous master bedroom with open plan and ensuite + spacious walk-in robe + access to rear balcony + under cover entertainment area magnificent formal entry + high set ceilings + ornate cornices + timber flooring + custom lighting open plan living & dining + r/c ducted air conditioning + ducted vacuum glorious gourmet kitchen + stone bench tops + glass splash backs + commercial stainless double oven + dishwasher + breakfast bar separate butlers kitchen + walk-in pantry + custom cabinetry throughout custom design theatre room + Bose surround sound system + Denon Blu Ray disc player double garage + internal access + remote garage door massive undercover entertainment area + in-ground pool + waterfall edge + outdoor bbq area rear decking + glass fencing + timber stairs leading to rivers edge + water access front enclosed courtyard + fully fenced + remote gate + alarm system

Embracing a design and feel that takes full advantage of its space and surrounds.

This family home offers generous family living throughout and an easy care lifestyle dedicated to low maintenance in | outdoor entertaining. Faultlessly presented to ensure a life of timeless quality, this remarkable home is simply without parallel and presents a life of privacy and tranquillity backing the picturesque Nepean River. By exclusive appointment only.

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Positioned in a lovely quiet cul-de-sac close to schools, shops and train station is this large duplex. Offering 3 good size bedrooms, ensuite to main and a nice size main bathroom. Large open plan living space with renovated kitchen and a lovely leafy outlook. Lock up garage, ducted air conditioning and alarm system are just a few items this property has to offer. Call to arrange your inspection.

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PENRITH

3 good size bedrooms with built-ins main bedroom with ensuite huge open plan living rooms recently renovated kitchen with stainless steel appliances ducted air conditioning throughout lock up garage and storage space lovely bush backdrop

746m2

offers over $549,000 floor plan online 4722 2626 4735 6600

BLAXLAND A Rare Find Duplex

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926m2

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Kingswood South

A great family home on 625 sqm block * 3 bedrooms all with built-ins * Freshly painted & new carpet * Timber floorboards in living areas * Wide side access into backyard * Private backyard with decked verandah

Ray White Penrith

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Under 15 Minutes To Penrith Railway

Sale $376,950 View By Appointment Helen Fitzpatrick 0414 362 955 4732 3333 raywhitepenrith.com

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* 1.4 Ks to Penrith CBD & Railway * 566.9m2 vacant block * Backs onto new North Penrith Project * Save $15,000 to $20,0000 on demolition fees * Suit professional premises * Or build your dream home

Sale $295,000 View By Appointment David Turner 0414 306 040 4732 3333 raywhitepenrith.com

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Cranebrook

Cambridge Park

* 2 year old Rawson built home * Backs onto lake with views * Alfresco area, kitchen with dishwasher * 3 living area’s, ducted air. * Master with balcony * Use of Estate’s community facilities

* Expected rent $360-$370 pw * Huge bathroom with corner bath * Built-ins to all bedrooms * Generous yard & undercover BBQ area * Lockup garage & 2 toilets * Strata $590.00 P/Q

Flood Free 4.99 Acres

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* Huge 20 x 18 barn style shed * 12 x 7 three roller door garage * Fully fenced property * Almost new kitchen * Polished timber floors * 150 meters + deep bore * Solar panels 2.2 kvw

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Sale $890,000 View By Appointment David Turner 0414 306 040 4732 3333 raywhitepenrith.com

Sale $489,000 View By Appointment David Turner 0414 306 040 4732 3333 raywhitepenrith.com

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Sale $305,000 View By Appointment David Turner 0414 306 040 4732 3333 raywhitepenrith.com

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Llandilo 89 Fifth Avenue

A peaceful rural lifestyle on 4.99 acres * 5/6 bedrooms or 5 + a study * Family/rumpus room or teenage retreat * 2 bathrooms + a huge laundry * Extra large double garage/workshop * Peaceful & private location

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Jamisontown 14/326 Jamison Road

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* Expected rent return $300-$310 per week * Renovated 1st floor unit + lock up garage * New carpet, freshly painted, new drapes * Close to shops, station, Panthers & Westfields * Security complex

Fantastic tenant paying $320 pw B/ins in both bedrooms + an ensuite Security complex, storage unit Levies $570 per quarter Split system air conditioner

Sale $294,950 View Saturday 11.00-11.30am Helen Fitzpatrick 0414 362 955 4732 3333 raywhitepenrith.com

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Sale $249,000 View Saturday 1.00-1.30pm Helen Fitzpatrick 0414 362 955 4732 3333 raywhitepenrith.com

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Jamisontown 4/1-5 Regentville Road

Cranebrook 93 Gannet Drive

Cranebrook

* Plenty of built in cupboards * Wall air conditioner * Kitchen; 19 cupboard doors, 6 drawers * 62 m2 Floor plan * Roller awning; front window & sliding door * Ceiling fans through out

* Ground Floor with ensuite * Low Strata fees * Close to Penrith shops * Young modern kitchen & bathroom * Rent $340 per week

* Gourmet chef’s kitchen * Stainless steel appliances * Dishwasher & air cond. * Single lock-up garage * Use of the estates community facilities * Large Alfresco area

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Sale $290,000 View Saturday 12.00-12.30pm Steve Jackson 0414 719 875 4732 3333 raywhitepenrith.com

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Current rent $380pw 2 split system air cond.

Views to Penrith Lakes Cul-de-sac location Very spacious + 3 toilets Ensuite & double garage

Sale $364,950 View By Appointment Helen Fitzpatrick 0414 362 955 4732 3333 raywhitepenrith.com

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Refinance to RAMS and get $1,000* cash back LIMITE D TIME Offer E nd 31 MA s Y 2013

Great news, you get $1,000 cash back when you open or hold a RAMS Action account and refinance your loan of $300,000 or more that settles by 31 August 2013 (conditions apply).

So call RAMS Penrith today!

RAMS Home Loan Centre Penrith Suite 11/295 High Street (opposite Officeworks) Penrith 4731 3777 RAMS.com.au

Robyn Cheal – Owner

Conditions, fees, charges and lending criteria apply. Applications must be received between 1 May and 5pm AEST 31 May 2013. Cash back not available on pre-approvals, unless loan proceeds to formal application and all other eligibility criteria are met. At least 50% of the loan proceeds are to be used to pay out a loan held with another financial institution. Available for existing RAMS customers provided additional security over land is provided. Not available in conjunction with any other offer, on applications already submitted, for loans that have already settled or to company or trust applicants. The offer applies per application, not per loan split, however where there are multiple applications relating to one security over land, a maximum of $1,000 will be paid. The $1,000 will be deposited to the RAMS Action account within 30 days of settlement. You should consider whether a RAMS Action account is appropriate for you. Read the RAMS Deposit Accounts Terms and Conditions available at rams.com.au. RAMS Home Loans Penrith is owned and operated by Greater West Home Loans Pty Ltd ABN 25 113 229 324. RAMS Financial Group Pty Ltd ABN 30 105 207 538 AR 405465 Australian credit licence 388065 promotes and distributes RAMS deposit products as an authorised representative of Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141 AFSL and Australian credit licence 233714. Westpac is the credit provider for RAMS home loans and the issuer of RAMS deposit products.

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The Paradise is an exciting new display home now open at the new Mulgoa Rise estate. The Paradise is the flagship for Roselea’s new Vogue Range of homes which includes exciting new designs for both single and two storey homes ranging in sizes, designs and features. Quality inclusions and finishes are also part of this new range.

House and Land Packages available at the new Mulgoa Rise estate or House Packages on your land.

The Paradise display home: 86 Bradley Street, Mulgoa Rise Opening Times: Saturday and Sunday 11am to 4pm

Enquiries: 0408 242 286

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Pinnacle on the Parkway…

Pinnacle on the Parkway Finally……luxury & lifestyle at the same address! PRDnationwide Penrith Project Marketing Division are proud to introduce the latest in low maintenance living right in the heart of the rapidly expanding Glenmore Park Estate.

It starts below ground in the remote access, secure double garages that have additional storage space. Each town home has a private, individual staircase that leads directly from your garage to your home.

Perfectly located with a world of shopping and dining options right at your front door.

Public transport, a wide selection of schools and easy access to the M4 motorway are some of the features that create demand from owner occupiers and tenants.

OPEN HOME: Saturday & Sunday 2.00 – 4.00pm ADDRESS:

Cnr Camelia Ave & Glenmore Parkway, Glenmore Park (opposite Shopping Centre)

CONTACT:

Darren Latty email darren@prd.net.au Buyers Hotline 1800 BUYING (1800 289 464)

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Spread over 3 levels this exclusive selection of town homes combine the latest styling trends with clever design to provide the type of housing you have been waiting for.

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Secluded Hideaway Resting on approximately 11 arable acres is this private double brick residence that will offer you and your family the space it deserves. At the end of the driveway is the main home that comprises of four bedrooms, two modern bathrooms, open plan kitchen and living areas with cedar vaulted ceilings and ceiling fans and the comfort of split system air conditioning in the main bedroom. The elevated position with covered verandah enjoys stunning views of the in ground pool, the picturesque bush land and surrounding greenery. The second dwelling is a fully self contained two bedroom cottage currently set up as an office but is ideal for the extended family. There are also three sheds including car accommodation, large dam and 100,000 Litre water tank all positioned in this quiet location. Call now to book an appointment.

Wallacia

Offers Over $1,100,000

A Statement For Your Own Success Resting on over 700sqm of land and nestled amongst other quality homes is a residence that will make you the envy of your friends. The architecturally designed floor plan has been superbly crafted and will offer a contemporary lifestyle that few can enjoy.

Porcelain tiles lead to four bedrooms (TWO with ensuites) all are spacious and complimented by built in robes. The outstanding kitchen with island bench and walk in pantry is the centrepiece of the home and overlooks the casual living space. Ducted air conditioning controls comfort, piped music services the home and alfresco area and security is maximised with the alarm and CCTV system. With too many features to list an inspection is a must experience this one off opportunity.

Claremont Meadows

Contact Jim Aitken + Partners Glenmore Park on 4733 6999 • www.jimaitken.com.au

Offers Over $699,000

Contact Jim Aitken + Partners Penrith on 4722 5000 • www.jimaitken.com.au

OPEN HOMES BLAXLAND Sat 12.00-12.40pm Sat 12.00-12.40pm Sat 12.00-12.40pm Sat 12.00-12.40pm

13/56 Old Bathurst Road 1/32 Old Bathurst Road 2/32 Old Bathurst Road 3/32 Old Bathurst Road

KINGSWOOD Jim Aitken Glenbrook Jim Aitken Glenbrook Jim Aitken Glenbrook Jim Aitken Glenbrook

CLAREMONT MEADOWS Sat 11.00-11.30am Sat 1.00-1.30pm

98 Sunflower Drive 29 Heaton Avenue

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EMU HEIGHTS 11 Dempsey Street 36 Riverside Road 13 Riverside Road

Sat 11.00-11.40am Sat 11.00-11.40am Sat 11.00-11.40am

11/8-12 Torres Close 29 Annett Street 116B Forbes Street

Sat 10.00-10.40am

5/30 King Street

Sat 2.15-3.00pm

89 Fifth Avenue

Jim Aitken Emu Plains Jim Aitken Emu Plains Jim Aitken Emu Plains Jim Aitken Emu Plains Jim Aitken Emu Plains Dukes Estate Agents

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1 Sunland Crescent

Jim Aitken Glenbrook

Sat 11.00-11.40am

14 Sunland Crescent

Jim Aitken Glenbrook

PENRITH Sat 11.00-11.40am

8 Fox Place

Sat 2.00-2.40pm

11 Alkoomie Avenue

GLENMORE PARK

Sat 11.00-11.30am Sat 12.00-12.30pm Sat 1.00-1.30pm

3/10-12 Regentville Road 4/1-5 Regentville Road 14/326 Jamison Road

Ray White Penrith Ray White Penrith Ray White Penrith

ROSS FOWLER & CO Chartered Accountants

Jim Aitken Penrith

SPRINGWOOD Sat 1.00-1.40pm

51B Hawkesbury Road

Jim Aitken Springwood

Sun 11.00-11.40am

27 Springfield Crescent

Jim Aitken Springwood

Sat 1.00-1.40pm

1580 Greendale Road

Sat 12.00-12.40pm

8/74-76 Princess Street

Sat 12.00-12.40pm

14 Emma Parade

WALLACIA

Jim Aitken Glenmore Park Jim Aitken Glenmore Park

JAMISONTOWN

Jim Aitken Penrith

SOUTH PENRITH

Jim Aitken Glenbrook

4 Sheoak Place 48 Dillwynia Drive

Ray White Penrith

MOUNT RIVERVIEW

GLENBROOK

Sat 10.00-10.40am Sat 2.00-2.40pm

Jim Aitken Penrith

LLANDILO

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93 Gannet Drive 28 Scenic Circuit 14 Wallis Glen 7 Beethoven Place

Sat 12.00-12.40pm Sat 1.00-1.40pm Sat 1.00-1.40pm

2/35 Algie Crescent

Michael Ball Realty Michael Ball Realty

CRANEBROOK Sat 10.00-10.30am Sat 11.00-11.40am Sat 11.00-11.40am Sat 1.00-1.40pm

Sat 2.00-2.40pm

Jim Aitken Glenmore Park

WERRINGTON Jim Aitken Penrith

WINMALEE Jim Aitken Springwood

11 Tindale St Penrith

4722 3066

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Lic No: 121977 C ABN: 45 694 859 807

• • • • •

Est. 1974

Design, Supply & Install Advise, Experience & Quality Licenced Tradesmen 7 Year Written Warranty FREE written QUOTES

Phone: 4736 6866 • 0407 217 582

Builder - Lic No. 75305c

BOOKKEEPING & BUSINESS SERVICES

CARPET CLEANING & REPAIRS

Bathroom Renovations & Shower Repairs CALL NOW

Stain Removal Specialists RECEIVE a 5% DISCOUNT

0418 259 006

when mentioning this Ad 1 room, seat or rug from only $20!

• Auto Upholstery • Over 15 yrs Experience • Ontime reliable service

Call Peter 0428 271 118

HAVE WE GOT A DEAL FOR YOU

CARPET CLEANING & REPAIRS

Call Paula on 4722 2998 to find out more

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BRICKLAYING Lic 83907c

RICHARD MUELLER BRICKLAYER FREE QUOTES

Looking to do small jobs

0403 888 028

• Quick Dry • Carpets, Upholstery, Mattresses, Windows • Locally Owned & Operated • Professional Friendly Service

Call Mark on

0419 203 907

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TO ADVERTISE HERE CALL US NOW ON 4722 2998

BLUE STAR CARPET CLEANING

Friday, May 17, 2013

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MetWest Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

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• Glass enclosures • Kits also available • Gable roof specialist

License:248439C ABN:44649383956

TONY THE TILER P/L

FREE QUOTES

• New design (Fly over) • New Flat Deck Roof • Carports & Awnings • Screened enclosures

CALL NOW FOR A FREE QUOTE 0416765565

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Call Joel

0419 730 795

Good Old Fashioned Service

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DEAL DIRECT WITH THE BUILDER - 20 Years Experience

We also repair Doors, Screens & Blinds.

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Precision Ceramics

• SCREENED & GLASS ENCLOSURES • CARPORTS • AWNINGS • SUNROOMS

*Decks & Pergolas *Colourbond Carports/Awnings *Glass & Screen Enclosures *Framing & Cladding *Timber Flooring *Aluminium/Timber Screening *Carport & Awning DIY Kits *Staircases & Handrails *General Carpentry & More

est 1999

Supplying all your Asphalt Applications

Call now for all types of Blinds, Security and Safety doors, Fly Screens, Plantation Shutters, Canvas & Metal Awnings.

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4774 2227 0419 422 493

Ph

Specialising in Carports, Awnings, Glass Rooms, Rumpus Rooms, Screened Rooms Call Peter Dunn 4735 5055 or 0416 035 645 www.patioman.com.au

Lic No. 829 19C

CONTRACTING PTY LTD

• Machine/hand laid asphalt • Stormwater & Drainage • Roads & Driveways • Civil design & excavation • Carparks, sports courts, • Concrete & Timber edging speed humps, dish drains • Top Soil, turfing service • Coloured Asphalt • Bitumen stone & decorative sealing www.australianasphaltcontracting.com

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ELECTRICAL

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Debt Consolidation loan application?

John Newham

Did you know that a Debt Agreement can:

0402 725 140

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CALL GEORGE STEWART DEBT SOLUTIONS

Please see our website www.jetcarpetcleaning.com.au WW2235 for our current specials

CARPET LAYING

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CONCRETING

Michael’s

MUSIC FOR ALL OCCASIONS, FUNCTIONS & PARTIES

0402 010 170

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ELECTRICAL

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ABN 87 230 128 359 • Lic 161420C • Open Cabling Lic A015236

2, 3, 4, 6, 8 & 9m Bins

DOMESTIC • COMMERICAL• INDUSTRIAL

Trading 7 Days Prompt Reliable Service

S.C.G. CONCRETING

FREE QUOTES Friendly & Reliable Service Fully Insured and Insured 24/7 Emergency Service Everything Electrical Phone, TV & Network Cabling

DRIVEWAYS - COLOURED PLAIN AND STENCIL STAMPED

Adam

Eftpos & Credit Cards Available

9670 5885

0425 310 022

0414 858 213

HOUSE SLABS GARAGE FLOORS - FOOTINGS

let us add some spark to your wiring WW2282 Lic 241921C

(Excludes End-of-Lease and Spring Cleans) Must present coupon. Valid till 27/4/2013)

Call Steve

0404 138 719

Lic No. 122279c

Environmentally friendly cleaning • Servicing the Penrith Area for over 5 years

Kaytee’s Cleaning Service Ph: 4733 7914 or 0432 328 418

COMPUTER REPAIRS SIMONS COMPUTER REPAIRS ABN 33 684 094 394

Broadband/Wireless/Internet setup Networking/Data Recovery Virus and Malware Removal Software and Hardware WW2020

Onsite/7 Days Service/Est 1999

- ELECTRICAL & EMERGENCY SERVICES -

• Friendly & Reliable Service • All types of Electrical Services • Free Quotes

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A Better Service

SOUTH PENRITH CONCRETING • Driveways • Garage Slabs • Patios/Pathways Stencil, Coloured, Plain and Spray On

No job to big or small. For a free quote call

0401 646 640 4736 7370 Lic# 145910C

784 215 ~ 4733 3560

AJB ELECTRICAL & FIRE

COUNCIL APPROVALS

Introductory Offer

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ALL WORK GUARANTEED

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Email: simoncomputerrepairs@bigpond.com

Skip Bins

NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL

Pay for a 2 hour House Clean ($60) and get another hour

Mob 0427

Phone: 0419 018 866

N.P. Nelson

ADVERTISE HERE

TO ADVERTISE CALL 4722 2998

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CALL ANDREW 0404 203 676 Lic.# 162246C

Electrical & Level 2 Service Provider * Lights and Power * Hot Water Repairs * Safety Switches

SAME DAY URGENT REPAIRS

4731 8200 HAVING A GARAGE SALE NEED TO ADVERTISE Call us on 4722 2998

GARDENING & MAINTENANCE

Coochie HydroGreen Your Lawn Care Specialists for all types of lawns

• Complete balanced liquid lawn fertiliser • Weed control eg. bindi, clover etc • Beetle, grub and army worm control Call us on how we can help keep your grass green and healthy all year round.

Love that Green!

1800 245 955

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3 HOURS CLEANING

NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL!

RETAINING WALLS SUPPLY, EXCAVATION & FILL

CLEANING

• Truck, Bobcat & Excavator Hire • Auger, Forks & Hammer • Rubbish Removal & Site Cleaning • Landscaping, Turf & Plants • Retaining Walls

• Pool Surrounds • Stencil Specialists • Call for a quote!

DECORATIVE CONCRETE SPECIALIST

Call Merv 0418 249 738 or 9625 7740

A.C.N. 087 588 136 Lic No: 219463C

GARBAGE REMOVAL

Specialising in;

• Carpet & Vinyl • Supplied & Installed • Repairs & Restreches • Free Quote

ABN 70 510 279 284

EXCAVATIONS & EARTHMOVING

FOR THE BEST MUSIC PHONE

M&L Carpet Laying

Licence No. 95571C

1028WWT5092

DISCO’S

• Driveways • Entertainment Areas • Patios

Mobile 0414 833 356 Phone/Fax 9833 3563

Suite 4, 156 Queen Street ST MARYS NSW 2760 WW2190

DISK JOCKEY

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www.coochie.com.au

Penrith Valley Garden Care All garden and lawn services provided including: * Mowing and edging * Bindi and weed eradication * Lawn fertilisation * Watering system installation * General cleanup

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Call Steve on 4735 3142 or

0416 116 602

ADVERTISING WORKS

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CALL TONY 0414 694 338

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$

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Reliable Services & Competitive Prices

9748 3022

PEST CONTROL

INDEPENDENT LOCAL

CRYSTAL CLEAR PEST CONTROL Family Owned Local Business for 18 Years

PLUMBERS

Licence No. 173676c

All Types of Gutters Installed

Continuous Aluminium Colorbond Zincalume Leaf Guard Specials

BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT

“we turn up on time” Specialising in: • Blocked drains • Hot water heaters • Leaking toilets • Burst pipes any work carried • Leaking taps out coupon!

• Any job big or small Must present or mention this deal • Seniors card welcome

$

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KERB CONCRETE EDGING

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Call us today and save, we will beat any written quote 1 choice the only choice

FREE QUOTES

0400 200 744

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*Licenced and insured *Painting *Carpentry *Plastering *Tiling *Roof Repairs Lic No:

GEOFF 0431

WDS INTERIORS PTY LTD

Call Paula on 4722 2998

Call Glen - Mob: 0426

201 WW2717 952

•Lawns •Gardening and Pruning •Rubbish Removal •High Pressure Cleaning Free weedspray with ANY lawn service

JULIO 0402 629 895

All Areas covered

PAINTERS & DECORATORS

GROW YOUR BUSINESS

CS PLUMBING PLUMBER - DRAINER - GASFITTER

ALL AREAS - FREE QUOTES 24HR EMERGENCY SERVICE

Lawns • Garden • Prunning Hedges • Rubbish removal Gutter cleaning

HALO BUDGET CLEANING SERVICES

1229 M: 0410 066 055

Lic No.255091C

Sunflower Property Maintenance Call John 0427 784 815

- Basic Cleans - Spring Cleans - Regular; Weekly; Fortnightly & Workers Comp - Small Business - Fully Insured/All Work Guaranteed - Servicing Penrith & Surroundings

0408 443 384 - 0416 831 326

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HOME & COMMERCIAL CLEANING SERVICES Home, Commercial & Office Cleaning

Domestic & Commercial

075 988

Licenced: 30817C

ALL REPAIR GUARANTEED

Call Lee 4729

All plumbing, draining and gasfitting Roofing, hot water services, natural gas and LPG installation Bathroom renovations No Job Too Small FREE QUOTES Lic No. L8366

LAWNMOWING

Call Damon on 0421

ALL AREAS 24 HR EMERGENCY SERVICES 7 DAYS

PAINTER Steve McLean

0417 663 768 or 4731 3121 Over 35 years experience

Licence No. 88147

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0413 650 179

LOCAL24HRS PLUMBER 7 DAYS PER WEEK • $0 Call Out • Blocked Drains from $49 • Taps, Toilets repaired save $39 • Hot Water, Gas + LPG • Leak detection, pipe location • Free Plumbing Inspection • Free Drain Camera with every jet blasting • Pensioner Discounts

• 100% Labour Guarantee • Up Front Pricing Conditions apply

ADVERTISING WORKS

1037WWD2245

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Friday, May 17, 2013

LOOKING FOR A GOOD DEAL

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LOTS OF DIFFERENT STYLES & PATTERNS

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• Specialising in Commercial & Domestic Plasterboard • New Homes & Extensions • All Insurance work • Over 20 years experience • No job to small & FREE quotes!

ULTIMATE HANDYMAN

Fax: (02) 8720 2834

The Western Weekender

GYPROCK & PLASTERING

824 003

0412 000 893

CAMBRIDGE PARK PLUMBING & DRAINAGE SERVICES

Harris Property Services

1049WWT4966

GYPROCKING

Mobile:

www.1choicebm.com.au

WW2698

Fax: 9670 2656

Lic 416722C

0408 022 374

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* Plastering * General jobs * Carpentry * Bathroom * Rubbish removal Kitchen repairs * Roofing * Tiling * Plumbing * Painting * Doors and Door Locks

McCoy’s Property Maintenance

Call Barry on

lic no. 161234C

STOP LEAK!

WW2546

ALL ASPECTS OF BUILDING REPAIRS:

Metal fascia & gutters New home extensions and existing homes 20 years * fascia cover gutters experience * down pipes

0419 273 065

Is your shower leaking?

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NU LOOK

Will

PLUMBING

LANDSCAPING

MAINTENANCE

0409 157 336

WW319 Call Karen on 4733 6753

Lic 253236c

NO INTEREST EVER

Danny

FULLY GUARANTEED WORK

WW2546

OBLIGATION FREE QUOTE

Lic 140942C

50off

Ph: 1800 622 877 Lic: 187379C

• ROOF RESTORATION • GUTTERING • WHIRLY BIRD INSTALLATION

Enjoy reliable professional service with a smile!

Spiders, Ants, Fleas, Rodents, Cockroaches, Bird Lice, Wasps & Bees, Carpet Beetles.

Termite Inspections and Treatments.

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$

ABC SEAMLESS GUTTER DISCOUNTERS

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WANT TO KNOW THE TRUE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY

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FREE GRANNY FLAT QUOTES CALL TONY 0414 694 338

Conditions apply.

NEPEAN MAINTENANCE PLUMBING

Lic No. 4715C

• Decorative Finishes

• Interior And Exterior

• Competitive Prices

• Fully Insured • All Work Done

• Reliable Service

Glenmore Park

Lic No. 44995C

ROOFING

SKIP BINS

JIM BINS

ROOFING

ASBESTOS BAGS

SPECIAL OFFER $10 OFF

Lic. 240711C

when you mention this ad

4722 9677

RUBBISH REMOVAL Mick’s Rubbish Removals

roof plumber, backflow & rpz testing

24hrs/7 days a week all areas , free quotes pensioner and senior discounts

Call Chris on 0404478487 lic. 251075c

• G General Cleanups • Deceased estate • Bricks & concrete • Renovations • Green waste

Ph: 0424 786 868 68 alll sm too mall No job too big or,

SECURITY SCREENS

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• ROOF RACKS • BIKE RACKS • SIDE STEPS • 4WD EQUIPMENT • CARGO BARRIERS

WESTERN TOW BARS & BULL BARS

Sec Lic no. 409002239

Astrid Furniture Pty Ltd OPEN 6 DAYS - (Sat 9-1PM)

1300 306 743

a

astrid

WINDOWS

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OBLIGATION FREE QUOTE

NO INTEREST EVER PAYMENT PLAN AVAILABLE FOR AS LITTLE AS $20 PER WEEK

Lic 140942C

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1300 785 845

or

CARS - WANTED

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Cars, Utes, 4WDs, Vans & Trucks FREE Removal Paying $850 to $10,000 24/7 Call Jim

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

Mechanical business for sale, Established 24 years, Penrith Area

Ph: 0417 028 598 MUST SELL

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9602 8999 0408 441 075

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Will Pick Up

 0449 525 535

www.astridfurniture.com.au

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BULL BAR & TOW BAR SPECIALISTS

– All work guaranteed – 32 years experience – Free Quotes, Pick Up & Delivery

Geoff 0415 253 252

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UPHOLSTERERS

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ALL BIKES WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

4731 4680

4731 3564 • 0422 856 855 Lic. 212840c

• Short Notice • Hydraulic Lift

TILING

FITTED WHILE YOU WAIT OR MOBILE FITTING AVAILABLE

• Roof Restoration • Downpipes • Whirlybirds • Extensions • Gutter Cleaning

• Cheap Rates • Free Insurance

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Unit 2, 65 Regentville Road, Penrith

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• Roof Repairs • Guttering • Leaf Screen • Skylights • Roof Leaks

REMOVALIST

®

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www.scroof.com.au admin@scroof.com.au “Locally owned & operated”

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CALL GREG NOW ON: 0400 873 805

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LOCAL PLUMBER

AUCTIONS

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• Big Or Small Jobs

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save $39

www.solartint.com.au

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www.everlastplumbing.com.au

Taps & Toilets Repaired

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Ph: 4722 2833 Mob: 0433 415 688 Unit 14, 120 Coreen Avenue, Penrith NSW 2750

1046WWT3290

• Fast Clean Service

FREE QUOTES

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24hr Emergency

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DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL

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WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED

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$0 SERVICE CALL

WINDOW TINTING

PAINTERS & DECORATORS

LOCAL PLUMBER Ph: 0406 715 116

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$17,500 ONO • PH 9837 0838

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BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT

INDUSTRIAL FOR LEASE

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MOUNT DRUITT

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TRAINING COURSES

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WW2845

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9923 4734

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PLEASE NOTE: THIS JOB IS BASED AT OUR PENRITH OFFICE AND LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

9923 4733

MEN Call Anytime

Will be trained in the use of our Electronic Job Management System for scheduling, pricing and management of jobs - familiarity with Simpro or other computerised systems would be an advantage.

“Firetection” is a part of “Hix Group Pty Ltd” which prides itself on excellent workmanship and professionalism and the successful applicant will see these values as an important part of their role

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113B Station St

The Western Weekender

We are seeking an EXPERIENCED Fire Technician/Supervisor to lead our small team of qualified Fire Technicians in carrying out all aspects of Essential Fire Services testing, inspection, maintenance and repairs including Extinguishers, Pumps, FIP, EWIS, Hose Reels, Fire Doors etc for a range of clients including Local Council, Strata Clients, commercial and industrial.

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UNIT 7, 37 YORK RD, PENRITH

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The original Bathurst Spectacular.

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ph: 4731

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he glory days of the Bathurst 1000’s colourful pre-race build-up will be recreated at the 2013 Australian Muscle Car Masters at Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek this Father’s Day. The ‘Bathurst Grid Spectacular’ is a new addition to this year’s Masters; the annual celebration of Australia’s unique muscle car and motorsport heritage.

The showpiece event is set to be the centrepiece of the biggest ever gathering of former Great Race machines in period livery.

Each car will be given its due as it

forms up on the Brabham Straight grid, and the famous machinery will be joined by some of the legends who drove them.

The massive grid will then set off on a series of demonstration laps.

“Many long-time race fans have fond memories of the traditional Bathurst pre-race spectacle of the 1970s and ‘80s,” said Glenn Matthews, CEO of the Australian Racing Drivers’ Club at Sydney Motorsport Park.

The hour-long grid spectacular will effectively be the half-time fun between morning and afternoon sessions of racing on Father’s Day.

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AUTO PARTS RECYCLERS - PENRITH 46-48 Peachtree Rd, Penrith

ph: 4731

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In the NDBA Pennants, Penrith in the No1. Grade and Springwood in the No4. Grade are through to the Zone 5 playoffs to be held in June. Penrith is pitted against Cowra at Lithgow City and the opposition against Springwood is yet to be confi rmed but they will play at Camden. These matches will be played on June 15 and 16.

Only the matches from the washed out Round 7, which have any bearing on the fi nal result, will be played this Saturday and just a reminder that the clubs that make it to the 5, 6 and 7 playoffs will play at Penrith on Sunday, May 19 at 9am.

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players must comply with Bowls NSW COP 4.16.3 and 4.21. Th is will be checked prior to games commencing on Sunday morning.

2013 Senior Inter-Zone Sides Championship will take place at Ballina and Ballina RSL Bowling Clubs on May 21, 22 and 23, 2013. Good luck to the Zone 5 team.

For those who remember NDBA Past President Peter Chamberlin, who held many positions in the district and left in 2001 to go to Sanctuary Point to never take up another bowls position, went to their District/Zone to enjoy his bowls only, well, Peter has just retired from the seven positions he held down there.

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Another great week for Nepean junior, Andre De Oliveira. Andre won his fir st ever Tennis Australia Open Junior Tournament (OJT), the 12 and under boys singles title at the ACT Open.

Andre defeated a number of higher ranked, seeded players on his way to taking out the title, only dropping one set on his way to victory. Andre is coached at Woodriff Gardens, attends squad training twice a week, and competes in competition weekly.

Term 2 has just kicked off, and that means a brand new coaching program will be kicking off for players of all levels

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But it’s not too late to enrol in lessons!

If you, or your kids would like give tennis a try, then this is the perfect time to book in for a new term.

Coaching is run by Nepean District Tennis Association every day of the week at the centre for players of any age or standard.

NDTA is committed to making sure that you are happy with your tennis coaching experience, and so offer a free trial lesson to all newcomers. Call our pro shop on 4721 2880, and book your free trial lesson for you or your child.

Warriors in town

It’s the fi rst time Matthew Elliott has returned to Penrith as a head coach since leaving the club in 2011.

For all your Panthers news, check out Extra Time in the centre of today’s paper.

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The fairly well supported Persona ($2.70) always looked the winner of race two and gave driver Rob Morris a nice easy drive after leading from barrier one.

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Courageous Jay ($1.60) made it two in a row winning the fi fth for driver Glen McEllhinney. Second placegetter Our Amazing Art tried hard after having a good run but was no match.

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Gavin Fitzpatrick driving for David Waite was able to lead all the way on Conada ($2.20) to take out the seventh.

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It was a very difficult game to watch on Sunday afternoon, for a couple of reasons.

1. GWS gave Adelaide their biggest ever winning margin since entering the competition in 1995.

2. It was the second lowest ever crowd to attend an AFL match, with only 5,830 in attendance at Skoda Stadium.

The crowd attendance, I am sure was to do with the fact it was Mother’s Day, but the biggest win ever for Adelaide, was simply because the Giants weren’t as hungry as the Crows. It is the second highest defeat for the Giants since entering the competition last year.

A poor return in the fi rst quarter from inside 50s could explain the huge loss for GWS, they had it in their forward 50 14

times to 12 but could only kick 4 behinds, whereas Adelaide kicked four goals fiv e.

Jerermy Cameron was once again a focal point up forward kicking three goals out of the Giants total of seven for the match.

Adam Tomlinson had a superb game gathering 21 possessions and taking 14 marks, but it wasn’t enough.

The Giants got within 12 points in the second quarter, thanks to goals to Ward and Giles, but that only seemed to wake up the Crows, who kicked an unanswered seven goals two.

So where to now for the Giants?

Unfortunately it doesn’t get any easier, as they meet 3rd placed Hawthorn in Tasmania on Saturday afternoon.

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Embarrassed Emus thrashed Coach’s post-match tirade may spur Penrith on to better effort this weekend

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fter so much promise that 2013 would be the dawn of the new Penrith Emus, comes a nasty scoreline that reflects the Emus

of old.

The local battlers were thrashed last Saturday 80-7 against a Randwick side who’d gone into the game with just one win under their belt.

Penrith coach Sateki Tu’ipulotu said he was “mentally drained” after the encounter and let his side know about it post-match.

“It was a frustrating game… it’s like one step forward, two steps back,” he said.

“None of the players talked to me after the game because I gave it to them. I told them to stand up and be counted for.

We got beaten in every facet of the game against Randwick.”

After two promising performances the previous weeks, there was plenty of hope for the local side going into the match.

“The players let their guard down and mentally weren’t there on the day,” Tu’ipulotu said.

“It’s disappointing in many ways because we did a lot of hard work leading up to the game.

“The past two games against Sydney Uni and Southern Districts the boys did well.

I’ve got to look now at consistency. I’ve got to look at do I stick with the same group and hope to rectify it.”

Times have gotten so tough at Emus HQ that Tu’ipulotu has resorted to uploading

The Penrith Emus were thrashed 80-7 by Randwick last weekend.

motivational quotes onto their Facebook page in hopes that it will inspire his team going forward.

“I’ve got to try every avenue, I’m not

one to give up, I don’t die wondering,” Tu’ipulotu said.

“I knew this year was going to be a really tough season. Unfortunately the players I

thought would’ve made a mark, haven’t.”

Th is Saturday the Emus return to Nepean Rugby Park to take on one of the league’s top teams, Manly.

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18-year-old named Female Coach of the Year at Australian BMX Titles

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eonay BMX talent Nicole Docherty has had a great start to the month, not only did she record her best ever results at an Australian titles but she was also awarded a very special honour.

The 18-year-old Penrith BMX Association veteran came third in the 17+ ladies event and second in the 17-29 ladies cruiser stage at the Australian BMX Titles in Brisbane, her fi rst ever podium fin ish.

But it was her award for ‘Female Coach of the Year’ that she was most surprised about.

“I was so shocked and didn’t expect the award at all,” she said.

“I’ve only been coaching for a year, so it was a massive honour to be awarded that and to be recognised for the work I have been doing with the young kids.

“I love working with them, seeing them develop and grow.”

Docherty has been a member of the Penrith BMX Association for 15 years, since the tender age of three, and relishes the opportunity to give back to the popular sport when she can.

“I was always coached when I was younger and I am still coaching now,” Docherty said.

“I know the benefits that you can get from just some minor tips here and there, and how much it can make you improve.”

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when I was a lot younger,” she told the Weekender.

“I’m hoping to do really well this time and get a world plate.”

at a friend’s wedding. He could hardly put his arms around me. That photo was the biggest catalyst where I realised I needed to change and no one else could do it for me.”

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The AFL’s Giant black hole After all the hype, western Sydney’s new AFL team is struggling to find support TROY DODDS

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t’s official – the AFL is in crisis in western Sydney.

After the much-hyped launch of the Greater Western Sydney Giants into top-fl ight AFL last year, the club is now an embarrassment to the league and is struggling to attract a supporter base.

The Giants played Adelaide last Sunday in front of a near-empty stadium with just 5,830 fans turning out at Skoda Stadium.

Th is is despite the AFL pouring millions of dollars into the sport in western Sydney in an attempt to rival the stranglehold rugby league has on the region.

Making matters worse, they were handed a 135 point thrashing by the Crows.

The Giants sit adrift on the bottom of the AFL ladder, having not won a game this season. Not one team has failed to score 100 points against them.

And now, coach Kevin Sheedy – the face of the club since its inception – has landed in hot water.

When asked about the club’s dwindling fan support, Sheedy controversially said: “We don’t have the recruiting offic er called the immigration department recruiting fans for the West Sydney Wanderers. We don’t have that on our side.”

The comments sparked a tirade of anger across the sporting fraternity and have done the Giants no favours as they try to convince western Sydney that they’re entrenched in the community.

Sheedy took to Twitter in an attempt to

soften the criticism.

“All I said was that Wanderers have an advantage because most people that migrate to Australia know soccer – it’s a world sport,” he Tweeted.

“We have to work a lot harder to attract people to our game and we will. I am on record for praising Wanderers and what they have achieved.”

In truth, the Giants are having trouble connecting with Sydney’s west.

None of their matches are held any further west than Homebush, and even the club’s media opportunities are rarely held in the greater western suburbs such as Penrith, Parramatta or Blacktown.

On Monday, Sheedy addressed the media in Coogee.

Over the last two months, the Giants have rarely held a local media event outside of Homebush – making it diffic ult to attract coverage in local media across key suburbs.

Sheedy admitted that not playing at Skoda Stadium, their permanent western Sydney home ground, until round seven was something that needed to be looked at in the coming years.

“We’ve got to have a better plan,” he said.

Sheedy knows it’s a tough journey for the Giants in terms of building crowd numbers.

“We’ve got to play better, there’s no doubt about that,” he said.

“It’s a pity because in the end that’s how many turned up after a pretty solid performance against Essendon last week.”

GWS play Hawthorn on Saturday.

GWS coach Kevin Sheedy landed in hot water this week.

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AROUND THE GROUNDS In basketball, the Penrith Panthers Men’s Waratah Championship League side had a big win against Illawarra 73-66, moving them into fi fth spot. Ben Ellsworth was again Penrith’s best with a huge 33 points and 12 boards.

Meanwhile, the Waratah Women’s side suffered a nasty loss to competition frontrunners Illawarra, smashed 77-32.

American Kallie Hovater top-scored for the Panthers with 11 points and four boards. Th is Saturday both sides are back at home to take on the Sutherland Sharks.

Congratulations to Penrith basketball referee Nathan Blatch for being awarded to adjudicate the gold medal women’s game at the recent Australian U18 Junior Basketball Championships in Brisbane.

Also, a huge well done to local Nic Pozoglou for winning a silver medal for NSW at the same Championships. Two great local achievements!

The Penrith Rams AFL Club will be holding their annual Trivia Night on Saturday, May 25 at Penrith Paceway.

As well as the trivia, there will be plenty of fun activities on the night, including a special guest to host proceedings.

Tickets are $25 prepaid, $30 on the door and $200 for a prepaid table of 10. To book call Jason on 0433 178 644 or Jenny Brown on 0403 830 140.

The Penrith Phantoms ice hockey team have gone down fighting, losing to the Canterbury Kings 4-2 last Sunday.

Captain George Kozumplik was happy with his side’s performance despite the loss.

“We were down 3-2 late in the game and pushed hard to tie it but we were left open in defence and they got a cheap shot in,” he said.

“All in all the team played well with a couple of unlucky bounces that could’ve easily been goals but we’re defi nitely on the right track.”

Th is Sunday, May 19, the Phantoms meet the Norwest Emperors at Sydney Ice Rink.

The Penrith Emus Rugby Club have launched their re-designed website, packed full of news, photos and information related to all areas of the club. Visit www.pitchero.com/clubs/ penrithrugby.

YMCA Penrith’s Outdoor Fitness and Training Area has fi nally arrived, and to celebrate, YMCA Penrith is offering Free Access Mondays in May. Patrons will be able to enjoy free access to the health club on May 20 and 27.

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oftball in the local area has received a huge boost with a $29,800 government grant going to Penrith City Softball Association for much-needed new batting cages.

The two cages, to be built at the Surveyors Creek Softball Facility in Glenmore Park, were funded under the NSW Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Building Partnership program.

Penrith City Softball Association President, Loretta Watts, said the new batting cages will provide an opportunity for more of their club members to train. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got between 850 and 1000 players here every Saturday including state and Australian players,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re adding the batting cages for safety reasonsâ&#x20AC;Ś it will enable us to put people in there with safety and under the supervision of coaches.â&#x20AC;?

NSW Minister for Sport and Recreation, Graham Annesley, was at the announcement on Tuesday and credited State Member for Mulgoa, Tanya Davies, for allocating the funds accordingly.

Graham Annesley, Loretta Watts and Tanya Davies with local softball players. Photo: Melinda Jane.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tanya is the local member and is best placed to know where the greater need is and where the greater benefits are going to be,â&#x20AC;?

Mr Annesley said.

Mrs Davies outlined the reasons for allocating the vital funds to the softball club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One reason was the size of the club and that it really needed that extra piece of

infrastructure to assist the club membership develop further and attract new members as well,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had $850,000 worth of requests for what was a pool of $200,000, so I had to be really careful in trying to ensure that the distribution of the grant money was spread across the electorate.â&#x20AC;?

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