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INDEPENDENTS’ DAY Major parties have missed the top spots on the ballot paper for next month’s Council election. Independents Jim Aitken and Sascha Vukmirica are among those in the box seat. Alena Higgins reports on page 5.

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The Royce YOUR DAILY AGENDA One thing our residents at The Royce love is the fact everything they need is here onsite. Convenience makes all the difference when your care, lifestyle and recreation needs can be met close to home! Here’s a rundown of what your typical ‘day in the life’ scenario could be at The Royce Retirement Living and Aged Care. 7.00AM | Rise & shine! It’s another glorious day and after preparing a quick and healthy breakfast inside your apartment, it’s time to venture to The Royce Wellness Studio for a morning Yoga class. Yoga instructor Bette has been leading classes for more than seven years. Her weekly chair Yoga classes are a highlight at The Royce, and a fantastic way for residents to increase wellness and wellbeing through movement and stretching, accompanied by tranquil music.

9.00AM | It’s time to kick things up a notch. With a renewed energy, it’s time to meet Daniel, an Exercise Physiologist and Personal Trainer from Move Right. Daniel provides two Group Fitness Classes to residents at The Royce: Move Right (a signature, circuitstyle workout teaching everyday movement patterns and fundamentals) and Move and Flow (involving passive and active stretching, band work and balance activities).

enjoying the beautiful, landscaped grounds with a good book, it’s time to meet family over a delicious lunch at Café Royce. Celebrity chef Ross Dobson is well-known in these parts, and his passion for quality local produce and a stunning environment to enjoy it in is undeniable. Seeing the grandchildren again and sharing laughs over delicious crispy corn fritters or a homemade chicken and leek pie is a special moment.

9.15AM | While clocking your daily exercise, it’s reassuring to know the team from Carrington Care is looking after things at home. Carrington Community Care’s Home Care Packages offer residents at The Royce a tailored service to meet your individual care needs. This could mean domestic assistance like help around the home with heavier chores or personal care including daily selfcare like showering, medication, and grooming.

1.45PM | We all know that rush of conﬁdence when we look and feel our best. Conveniently, full-service hair and beauty salon HWA Studio is located onsite at The Royce. Today’s appointment involves a quick professional trim from friendly and experienced hairdressers Bec and Tammy. This is followed by a luxurious manicure and pedicure from beautician Ronnie with more than three decades experience. Catching up for a chat with Bec, Tammy and Ronnie always has you feeling simply sublime!

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Davies says time is right Veteran Councillor and former Mayor steps aside after 26 years on Council ALENA HIGGINS

fter more than a quarter of a century on Penrith Council, Councillor Greg Davies is calling it a day. The East Ward representative will finish up next month and will not contest the December 4 Council elections. Cr Davies, who served three terms each as Mayor and Deputy Mayor during his long tenure, said it was a desire to create more local jobs that first made him run for local government in 1995. Unsurprisingly, he lists one of his greatest achievements as helping negotiate the development of the Erskine Business Park. “Within six months, we had Stramit Building Products down there and now look at it, it’s great,” he said. “It went from nothing to that, and that was because I had the ability to talk to people.” He also helped deliver environmentallyfriendly changes to the City’s waste services to include recycling and compost bins. While he would have “loved to have run

Councillor Greg Davies will retire next month after 26 years on Penrith Council. Photo: Melinda Jane.

again”, Cr Davies believes it is time to step aside and let a fresh face in. He also concedes the “frustrating” new State Government regulations placed on

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Davies for more than 20 years, described him as a “great mate”, “great Councillor”, “articulate” and a forward thinker. “They say you don’t have friends in politics, but that’s not true,” he said. “There was no better person to stand beside you when he was really arguing a point and he was passionate about something.” Mayor Karen McKeown said Penrith “was the better for having had his service”. “Greg always thinks outside the box and he’s always got a final question... he’s a very critical thinker,” she said. “I think the City has really benefited from his experience and expertise.” The Labor stalwart said he never wanted to be a “seat warmer” and encouraged the newly-elected Councillors to “get involved”. “If you’re going to take the time and put the effort in – and it takes up a hell of a lot of your time if you’re fair dinkum – don’t waste opportunities,” Cr Davies said. “You’ve got to take the opportunities that come up and try and drive the Council in the direction that’s good for the area. “I’m a firm believer it’s not much good harping from the sidelines, get involved.”

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We still need loud media voices

ong-time readers of this column would know that I have mixed views on broadcaster Alan Jones. There’s been times when I’ve written glowing tributes, others when I’ve labelled his commentary dangerous, particularly when it comes to the pandemic. But I was interested last week to see the reaction to his sudden departure from Sky News, the network he landed on after he parted ways from 2GB, where he ruled the radio airwaves for years. Twitter was awash with celebration, almost as if a dictator had been removed from power. It was the best evidence you could ask for that social media isn’t real life – because we know, and have known for decades, that Alan Jones has a significant following, perhaps greater than any other media personality in this country over the last quarter century. Those who follow him largely aren’t on Twitter desperately trying to curate a clever Tweet to celebrate the downfall of someone far more successful than them. By comparison to his halcyon days on radio, Jones had a relatively small audience on Sky News. He largely preached to the converted in that whole ‘Sky News After Dark’ world, and certainly didn’t wield the power he once did when in charge of the most successful breakfast show in Sydney radio history. But still, even in his departure, Jones was getting to people. I’ve long believed that those most critical of Jones rarely listened to his program. They heard snippets of something controversial he said, solidified the opinion they’d formed based on previ-

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ous snippets, and carried on with their disdain. But amongst the three and a half hours spent on air each morning for all those years, Jones did make a difference for the good. He legitimately helped people, led campaigns for significant positive change and held politicians to account. Too often, however, he played the man, or woman, rather than the ball. He got in trouble most when he went too personal, and it ultimately stained his career. But I wonder, in a world where not even Sky News can find a spot for someone like Alan Jones, where voices like his will be heard in the future. Some would say good riddance, and that’s all good – perhaps Alan Jones’ time has indeed come. But we still need passionate fighters. I wonder these days, however, where those passionate commentators will come from.

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The media landscape is such now that if you cross that line of what social media in particular thinks is unacceptable, you’re liable to be cancelled or put out to pasture. Who would put their hand up for that kind of life? Opinion is now no longer an acceptable defence of an argument – if someone has the opposite view, you’re wrong and you deserve to be told about it as loudly and via as many mediums as possible. We are doing our best to curtail the free speech we so vigorously defend. I’m a long-time talkback radio listener. It is largely misunderstood, again by those who never listen but are happy to condemn. But there is no doubt that even that medium is falling victim to not wanting to be too controversial, walking the fine line of aggrieving a sponsor, or getting the Twitter narks upset. I’ve written a few columns in this very paper recently that have also caused some to be unhappy – a couple even called for me to be sacked, as is their right. But they would not demand such action had I been equally as vigorous in defence of their side of the argument. You see those who scream ‘bias’ are most often the very definition of the word. I’m not about defending Alan Jones. He went way off the reservation during COVID-19 and Sky News is probably right to say goodbye. But of course we need people who will say it like it is. We need passionate commentators with passionate opinions who ruffle feathers and, often as a result, get things done. We have to decide if we want to embrace that, or if we would prefer the vanilla approach.

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he all-important ballot draws for next month’s Penrith Council elections have taken place. Three draws were undertaken by Returning Officer Peter Herrmann last week to determine the ballot order for candidates in each of Council’s three wards – North, South and East. The majority of lead candidates were in attendance to witness the event, which took place exactly a month out from the December 4 elections, where five Councillors will be chosen to represent each ward for the next three years. In a win for Independents, each ballot paper will feature Independent groups in the first two columns, with candidates and parties in ‘pole positions’ historically able to snag extra votes from apathetic voters. The North Ward draw saw Independent candidate Tyler Wheatley pulled out first, nabbing the

coveted ‘Group A’ position. Independent Councillor Kevin Crameri secured ‘Group B’, Labor Councillor John Thain ‘Group C’, while Independent Councillor Marcus Cornish and Liberal Councillor Ross Fowler walked away with ‘Group D’ and ‘Group E’ positions respectively. In the hotly-contested East Ward, Independent nominees again scored top spots, with Sascha Vukmirica and Melanie Holdsworth drawn out first and second, earning them ‘Group A’ and ‘Group B’ places respectively. ‘Group C’ position went to Australia First Party’s Lili Orrock, while Labor Councillor Todd Carney secured ‘Group D’. Independent candidate Marlene Shipley and Liberal Deputy Mayor Tricia Hitchen will bring up the rear on the East Ward ballot paper, occupying ‘Group E’ and ‘Group F’. For South Ward, Independent Councillor Jim Aitken and Independent candidate Susan Day were drawn first and second, followed by Liberal Councillor Mark Davies

in third spot. Labor Mayor Karen McKeown was drawn out fourth, earning the ‘Group D’ position, while Independent candidate Abigail Nash, who is running alone, was pulled out last. The leading candidates, who occupy number one spot on their group ticket, are running with four other nominees, with voters able to vote either above the line or indicate their preferences for certain candidates below the line. You expect plenty of activity from Council candidates over the next month, though some are set to remain surprisingly quiet. Voters will not get the chance to find out what Mr Wheatley stands for in North Ward, with the former Cambridge Park High School student the only lead candidate to shun publicity. Mr Wheatley, who is running on a ticket with his four brothers, declined the Weekender’s request for media coverage, saying he had a “very busy schedule” and was “not interested in being in the press or having an article”.

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Push for Penrith to consider its own ‘South Bank’ at Lakes ALENA HIGGINS

enrith could be home to a South Bank-style water and lifestyle destination if one Councillor has his way. Councillor John Thain has requested Council officers ascertain the annual running and maintenance costs of Brisbane Council’s South Bank, saying the Lakes is the perfect spot to recreate a similar oasis using the existing beaches on site. “If we had something like South Bank, you could really turn on something special and you’d have some commercial restaurants, cafes, ice-cream places, that kind of thing and then a massive water feature that the community can enjoy,” he said. Re-developed after the 1988 World Expo, South Bank is a mecca for events and is home to world-class eateries, picturesque river views and free aqua pools open all year round. Cr Thain believes the State Government, which owns the Lakes, has “got it wrong” by proposing a private golf course for the site.

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Labor Councillor John Thain is determined to ensure Penrith Lakes’ future has the entire community in mind. Photo: Melinda Jane.

“That’s one of the things I am determined to campaign on now, because I just think the Planning Department’s got it wrong,” he said. “They’ve just sort of ignored the spirit of what the original intention was for the Lakes.” Cr Thain contends a South Bank destination would be much better utilised, especially given Penrith’s scorching summers. “Who wants to play golf on 40 degree

days when you’ve actually got somewhere you can splash?” he said. “I’ve got nothing against golfers, if that’s their thing and they want to do that, great, but I think they are catered for in this area.” If the numbers stack up, Cr Thain will ask for it to form part of the strategic plan in the next Council if he is re-elected. Cr Thain said his vision was not out of the realms of possibility.

A Penrith Council spokesperson said the Lakes site presents a “significant opportunity” for the city, and that the local community must be engaged with. “Council and the community’s expectation over the past 20 years has been that the Penrith Lakes will create a diverse open space parkland, including waterway facilities around the lakes, with pedestrian and cycle links from Penrith,” the spokesperson said.

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Vaccine is key defence New figures confirm unvaccinated are most at risk of contracting COVID-19 TROY DODDS

he evidence is in: Fully vaccinated people are less likely to become infected with COVID-19 and 16 times less likely to end up in Intensive Care (ICU) or die if they do contract the virus during a major outbreak. The figures, contained in the latest NSW Health In Focus report, leave anti-vaxxers with embarrassingly few excuses to have not rolled up their sleeve to get the jab – for both themselves and society. NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said the latest figures show hospitalisations, ICU admissions and deaths were all far lower among the fully vaccinated population during the Delta outbreak’s peak. “The COVID-19 Delta outbreak has been the biggest challenge the state has faced during the pandemic because of its transmissibility. However, this report shows vaccination has been key in protecting ourselves, our families, and the community from the harmful effects of the virus,” she said. Of the 412 people who died after contract-

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ing the virus from June 16 to October 7, only 11 per cent (47 people) had received two doses of a vaccine. Of these 47 people, their average age was 82. 29 people were residents of aged care facilities and the other 18 people had significant underlying health issues. Dr Chant said ICU admissions and deaths peaked from September 8 to 21 during the outbreak, with unvaccinated individuals more than 16 times more likely to end up in ICU or die during this period. “COVID-19 cases peaked from August 25 to September 7, with the rate among fully vaccinated people at 49.5 per 100,000, while in unvaccinated people it was 561 per 100,000, a more than 10-fold difference,” she said. “Notably, young people with two doses of a vaccine experienced lower rates of infection and almost no serious disease, while those unvaccinated in this age group were at greater risk of developing COVID-19 and needing hospitalisation.” The latest vaccination figures released on Monday show that 92.1 per cent of the eligible population in the Penrith LGA is now double dosed against COVID. More than 95 per cent have had their first dose.

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The NRL Draw was released this week, which means it’s time to block out the dates you’re unavailable for birthday parties, family events and social gatherings in 2022. The new season kicks off in March and you can check out the draw at www.nrl.com.

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The first sod is turned on the project at Kingswood on Monday. Photo: Melinda Jane.

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he wet weather made for an easy sod turn to signal the start of work on the new Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) for Construction at TAFE NSW Kingswood on Monday. The NSW Government has invested $80 million into the facility to create future jobs and help skill workers to complete infrastructure projects across western Sydney. Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, Geoff Lee was joined onsite with Penrith MP Stuart Ayres and Mulgoa MP Tanya Davies where the hub, that will train 700 trade students each year, will be built. “Western Sydney is an area where we see significant growth in residential homes and commercial work,” Mr Lee said. “We are catering for those students who want to be up-to-date and have the latest state-of-the-art practices, as well as looking at building communities of the future.” Mr Ayres said the institute, which is set to open in 2023, was a result of findings from a review on education and training conducted by Peter Shergold and David Gonski. “It is a new model of teaching and education that brings universities, vocational training and industry much closer together, which is what industry has been calling for,” he said. “We want to make sure we give young people across western Sydney a real opportunity to start a career off the

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major construction works we are leading alongside the Commonwealth Government.” Managing Director of ADCO Constructions, Neil Harding, said it was an honour for the Australian-owned company to be selected for the construction tender. “We have built 35 TAFEs over the years and this is truly a stand out. There is a real sense of excellence and this is a great step forward,” Mr Harding said. “The construction will see the creation of around 250 local jobs from the project and we look forward to recruiting graduates from this facility over the coming years.” Mr Ayres told the Weekender that the government will try to fast-track students into education if possible. “We will look at whether we can use existing buildings and bring on students earlier rather than waiting for the actual building itself,” he said. “We have a strong relationship with big construction firms and medium size builders that are constantly looking for workers, so where we can pipeline people through programs and into work we will look to do that.”

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Reflect and remember of the most significant days of the year for Australians, who paused to remember at 11am on Thursday. “We must never forget the courage, valour and sacrifice of all those men and women who have served this nation in war, conflicts and peacekeeping operations,” he said. This year marks the 103rd anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War.

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emembrance Day services were held across the country yesterday (November 11) to honour Australians who have suffered and died while defending our nation. Services were held in both Penrith and St Marys, with numbers somewhat limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. Federal Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Andrew Gee said Remembrance Day remained one

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Δ Old favourite has a new name: The Australian Arms Hotel on High Street, one of Penrith’s most iconic drinking establishments, has rebranded and is now just known as “The Arms Hotel”. The Source notes some purists aren’t happy with the name change, but we expect it’ll just keep being called ‘The Aussie Arms’ by most locals anyway. The Arms Hotel’s new logo pays tribute to its establishment date – way back in 1890.

Δ Hilton locked in: Kingswood is getting a Hilton! The company has confirmed it will run the 140-room hotel planned for the Nepean Health Hub, which has been reported on by the Weekender previously. The property will include a full-service restaurant and bar, meeting facilities, a fitness room, rooftop bar, and a 24-hour grab-and-go retail store. To open in 2023, it’ll officially be called the Hilton Garden Inn Sydney Kingswood. Δ Joan seeks cafe operator: The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre is seeking a professional food and beverage

operator for an exciting new café that will enrich the experience of visitors to The Joan. An upgrade to The Joan by Penrith City Council will see a new 19 sqm café built in the atrium foyer (artist’s impression pictured above), including 66 sqm of internal and external seating, to enliven the venue and provide all-day dining for the whole community to enjoy. Interested hospitality operators can submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) from November 3 to December 1 2021 via this link: www.brainandpoulter.com.au/ thejoanpenrith.

Δ New Friday lunch spot: The Source notes Italian Street Kitchen inside Panthers has become the new business lunch spot in Penrith. Last Friday alone we spotted BOQ Penrith’s Anthony Walker, PRD’s Darren Latty and Joe Masters and MY88 breakfast presenter Wayne Tunks all enjoying the hospitality. Δ Council wins award: Congratulations to Penrith City Council, which picked up an RH Doughtery Award (Reporting To Your Community) at the Local Government Week Awards. The award was for

Council’s Our Place community newsletter.

Δ Regatta rejuvenation: Sydney International Regatta Centre is ready for action following the completion of a $1 million upgrade to the Centre. The grandstand at the Centre has undergone a $900,000 upgrade with new seating and lighting installed as well as improved accessibility and configurability for events. Almost $200,000 has also been spent on resurfacing paths and roads at the Centre as well as drainage improvements.

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olling of the Penrith electorate has revealed that people believe changes need to be made to the current drug laws. The results come at a time when the NSW Government is expected to respond to the findings of its Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug Ice. Uniting NSW/ACT commissioned independent company uComms to review six electorates, including Penrith, which revealed that a majority don’t support jailing people found in possession of small quantities of drugs. “National surveys show the public is really relaxed about having a health response to personal drug use but politicians would say that is not what the local constituents think, so we wanted to test that,” Uniting NSW/ACT Head of Advocacy and Media , Emma Maiden said. “We had polled Parramatta but got feedback to go further into the heart of western Sydney, so when Stuart Ayres became Deputy Leader we added Penrith in.” 90 per cent of voters in Penrith support a non-custodial response for cannabis use

and more than 71 per cent for heroin use, 79 per cent for ecstasy and 71 per cent for methamphetamines. Ms Maiden said Uniting wants to encourage referral to treatment and education rather than harsh punishments. But that does not mean it is pushing for a legalisation of currently banned drugs. “We don’t advocate that drugs should be legalised,” she said. “What we are saying is if someone is caught with a tiny amount for personal use it shouldn’t ruin their life trajectory for that one choice.” She said legislation changes could make a significant difference to people’s lives. “We want drug legislation that treats people with dignity and respect, that is informed by best practice and evidence and that treats drug use as a health and welfare issue,” she said. With the inquiry set to spark change, Ms Maiden said she hopes there is an expansion of treatment services. “We need increased investment in treatment services, particularly in regional and rural areas,” she said. “We also hope the Government expands diversion schemes that apply for cannabis and apply it to all drugs which puts us in

line with other states except Queensland.” A NSW Government spokesperson could not give a specific date for the announcement of amendments but said it was being discussed. “The NSW Government is considering its response to the Ice Inquiry,” the spokesperson said. “It is important the recommendations from the Inquiry are thoroughly considered and the S t a t e Government will make an announcem e n t in due Emma Maiden from Uniting NSW/ACT says amendments are needed. course.”

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Notice of Contested Election

Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 under the Local Government Act 1993 Reg 300

PENRITH CITY COUNCIL I, RICHARD KIDD Election Manager, notify that the Candidates named in Schedule 1 have been duly nominated for Election to the office of the above Local Government as indicated below and that a poll for Election to the said office will be conducted by ballot. Voting is compulsory for residential electors. Information comprising the names of Candidates and their registered political parties (if applicable), together with details of Pre-poll Offices their days / hours of operation and Polling Places are available on the Election Manager’s website www.austelect.com and at Council’s Office. I further notify that I have arranged for the places or the parts of the places listed in Schedule 2 to be used as Polling Places for the purpose of taking the ballot in the poll on Saturday the fourth (4th) day of December, 2021. Voting will commence at 8.00am and close at 6.00pm. Pre-poll voting will commence on Monday the twenty-second (22nd) day of November 2021 at the below locations and times.

Pre-Polling Booth Name

Location

Penrith City Council (Library Theatrette)

601 High Street, Penrith

St Marys Memorial Hall (Meeting Room 1)

access via 29 Swanston Street, St Marys

Glenmore Park Youth Centre

Town Terrace, Glenmore Park

Jordan Springs Community Hall (Casuarina Room)

2-6 Cullen Avenue, Jordan Springs

Opening Times 22/11 - 27/11

Opening Times 28/11 - 03/12

Mon–Fri 9.00am - 5.00pm Sat 9.00am - 4.00pm

Mon-Thurs 9.00am - 5.00pm Fri 9.00am - 6.00pm

Mon–Fri 9.00am - 5.00pm Sat 9.00am - 4.00pm

Mon–Thurs 9.00am - 5.00pm Fri 9.00am - 6.00pm

Mon–Fri 9.00am - 5.00pm Sat 9.00am - 4.00pm

Mon–Thurs 9.00am - 5.00pm Fri 9.00am - 6.00pm

Mon–Fri 9.00am - 5.00pm Sat 9.00am - 4.00pm

Mon–Thurs 9.00am - 5.00pm Fri 9.00am - 6.00pm

No Pre-Poll Sunday 28 November

Application forms for postal declaration voting can be obtained from the Returning Officer at 216 Queen Street, St Mary’s or from the Election Manager’s website www. austelect.com/elections/2021 NSW Local Government elections. Completed Applications must be received by 5.00pm Monday twenty-ninth (29th) day of November 2021. Postal Voting Ballot Paper despatch commences ninth (9th) day of November 2021. Completed Postal Votes must be received to the Returning Officer by 6.00pm seventeenth (17th) day of December 2021. Further information about eligibility for postal declaration voting can be obtained from the Returning Officer on 0466 052 794. Richard Kidd 5 November 2021, (Election Manager)

Schedule 2 – List of Polling Places NORTH WARD Berkshire Park Hall (Community Centre)

SOUTH WARD (cont.) 71-79 Sixth Road, Berkshire Park

Kingswood Public School

46-54 Second Avenue, Kingswood

Braddock Public School

54-70 Laycock Street, Cranebrook

Kingswood South Public School

60-68 Smith Street, Kingswood

Cambridge Gardens Public School

34 Trinity Dr, Cambridge Gardens

Leonay Public School

13/24 Buring Avenue, Leonay

Cambridge Park High School

Harrow Road, Cambridge Park

Luddenham Progress Hall

Cambridge Park Public School

35 Oxford Street, Cambridge Park

Cnr The Northern Rd & Roots Ave, Luddenham

Castlereagh Public School

Post Office Road, Castlereagh

Melrose Hall

169 GW Highway, Emu Plains

Emu Heights Public School

Wedmore Road, Emu Plains

Mulgoa Hall

349 Littlefields Road, Mulgoa

Emu Plains Public School

13 - 17 Emerald Street, Emu Plains

Orchard Hills Uniting Church

Kingswood Road, Orchard Hills

Henry Fulton Public School

Vincent Road, Cranebrook

Penrith PCYC

100 Station Street, Penrith

Jordan Springs Community Centre

2-6 Cullen Avenue, Jordan Springs

Regentville Public School

28-34 School House Rd, Regentville

Kingswood Park Public School

Caloola Avenue, Penrith

St Marys Memorial Hall

access via 29 Swanston St, St Marys

Kingswood Public School

46-54 Second Avenue, Kingswood

Surveyors Creek Public School

St Andrew’s Drive, Glenmore Park

Llandilo Public School

Seventh Avenue, Llandilo

Wallacia Public School

1585 Mulgoa Road, Wallacia

Londonderry Public School

533 Londonderry Rd, Londonderry

EAST WARD

Melrose Hall

169 GW Highway, Emu Plains

Banks Public School

182-194 Banks Drive, St Clair

Penrith PCYC

100 Station Street, Penrith

Bennett Road Public School

100-114 Bennett Road, Colyton

Samuel Terry Public School

93-107 Grays Lane, Cranebrook

Blackwell Public School

58A Blackwell Avenue, St Clair

St Marys Memorial Hall

access via 29 Swanston St, St Marys

Caddens Baptist Church

11 Morello Terrace, Caddens

Werrington County Public School

2A John Batman Ave, Werrington County

Clairgate Public School

41-43 Colorado Drive, St Clair

Claremont Meadows Public School

124/164 Sunflower Dr, Claremont Meadows

James Erskine Public School

3 Peppertree Drive, Erskine Park

Kingswood Public School

46-54 Second Avenue, Kingswood

Orchard Hills Uniting Church

Kingswood Road, Orchard Hills

Oxley Park Public School

114-130 Adelaide Street, St Marys

Werrington Public School

Armstein Crescent, Werrington

SOUTH WARD Emu Plains Public School

13 - 17 Emerald Street, Emu Plains

Fernhill Public School

12-40 Ridgetop Dr, Glenmore Park

Glenmore Park High School

Glenmore Parkway, Glenmore Park

Glenmore Park Public School

33-41 The Lakes Dr, Glenmore Park

Jamison High School

222 Evan Street, South Penrith

St Marys Memorial Hall

access via 29 Swanston St, St Marys

Jamisontown Public School

1A Thurwood Ave, Jamisontown

St Marys North Public School

24-40 Willow Road, St Marys

Jamisontown Uniting Church

3 Stuart Street, Jamisontown

St Marys South Public School

96 Monfarville Street, St Marys

Penrith PCYC

100 Station Street, Penrith

St Clair Public School

4 Timesweep Drive, St Clair

Schedule 1 – Candidates Name of Candidate

Political Party

Council Ward

Name of Candidate

Political Party

Council Ward

VUKMIRICA, Sascha

Independent

East Ward

CRAMERI, Kevin

Independent

North Ward

GRANGER, Felicia

Independent

East Ward

THAKKAR, Varun

Independent

North Ward

HEFFERNAN, Debra Jane

Independent

East Ward

VELLA, Mary

Independent

North Ward

BAILEY, Dion

Independent

North Ward

MAYOR, Julie

Independent

East Ward

PACE, Mario

Independent

North Ward

VUKMIRICA, Maria

Independent

East Ward

THAIN, John

LABOR

North Ward

HOLDSWORTH, Melanie

Independent

East Ward

PULLEN, Jonathan

LABOR

North Ward

TODESCO, Elisa

Independent

East Ward

NEILL, Timothy

LABOR

North Ward

JONES, Cherie

Independent

East Ward

BURKE, Liana

LABOR

North Ward

HOLDSWORTH, Marianne

Independent

East Ward

HADER, Alannah

LABOR

North Ward

CORNISH, Marcus

Independent

North Ward

HOLDSWORTH, Tara

Independent

East Ward

CORNISH, Margaret

Independent

North Ward

ORROCK, Lili

AUSTRALIA FIRST PARTY

East Ward

CORNISH, Alyssa

Independent

North Ward

BURGESS, Michelle

AUSTRALIA FIRST PARTY

East Ward

CORNISH, Ardin

Independent

North Ward

COOPER, Daniel

AUSTRALIA FIRST PARTY

East Ward

SIMPSON, Tracy

Independent

North Ward

ORROCK, Lee

AUSTRALIA FIRST PARTY

East Ward

FOWLER, Ross

LIBERAL

North Ward

HARRIS, Ann

AUSTRALIA FIRST PARTY

East Ward

GARDINER, Glenn

LIBERAL

North Ward

CARNEY, Todd

LABOR

East Ward

DHYON, Hartley

LIBERAL

North Ward

COOK, Robin

LABOR

East Ward

BRATUSA, Tess

LIBERAL

North Ward

HORNE, Rob

LABOR

East Ward

GOLDING, Enid

LIBERAL

North Ward

THAIN, Garion

LABOR

East Ward

AITKEN, Jim

Independent

South Ward

MIFSUD, Edwin

LABOR

East Ward

RABIE, George

Independent

South Ward

SHIPLEY, Marlene

Independent

East Ward

FOWLER, Matthew

Independent

South Ward

ABOGHAZALEH, Faye

Independent

East Ward

PARASHKO, Julia

Independent

South Ward

ATKINSON, Norm

Independent

South Ward

TOMIC, Joanne

Independent

East Ward

DAY, Sue

Independent

South Ward

SHEPHERD, Amanda

Independent

East Ward

SKINNER, Faithe

Independent

South Ward

CARROLL, Rebecca

Independent

South Ward

CROMAR, Kirstie

Independent

East Ward

TOPP, Jo-Anne

Independent

South Ward

HITCHEN, Tricia

LIBERAL

East Ward

BATES, Neal

Independent

South Ward

BRATUSA, Bernard

LIBERAL

East Ward

DAVIES, Mark

LIBERAL

South Ward

HILL, James

LIBERAL

East Ward

RUSEV, Mark

LIBERAL

South Ward

HAYNE, Glynis

LIBERAL

East Ward

NAHHAS, Leonie

LIBERAL

South Ward

MEAD, Paul

LIBERAL

East Ward

ZAHRA, Andrew

LIBERAL

South Ward

WHEATLEY, Tyler

Independent

North Ward

MALTESE, Angela

LIBERAL

South Ward

WHEATLEY-KING, Aaron Michael Brian

Independent

North Ward

McKEOWN, Karen

LABOR

South Ward

WHEATLEY, Jordan Robin Glynn

Independent

North Ward

PRESDEE, Kath

LABOR

South Ward

FORDHAM, Lorraine

LABOR

South Ward

WHEATLEY, Zachary Trent Dean

Independent

North Ward

HOGAN, Emma

LABOR

South Ward

HAND, Majella

LABOR

South Ward

WHEATLEY, Tatterson Kyle

Independent

North Ward NASH, Abigail

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Penrith: Man without train ticket found to have drugs, stolen ring A man has been charged after he was caught with drugs and suspected stolen goods in Penrith. About 5pm on Tuesday, November 2, police were patrolling Penrith Railway Station. They stopped and had a conversation with a 23-year-old Cranebrook man, who allegedly told them he did not have a valid ticket. Officers searched the man, when he allegedly removed an item from his shorts pockets and placed it in the pocket of his jumper. Police retrieved the item, which was a foil package wrapped in clear plastic. It’s alleged inside the foil was methamphetamine weighing 0.15 grams and a silver ring. Police allege that the man informed officers that the item was ‘ice’. The man was charged with ‘possess prohibited drugs’ and ‘goods in personal custody suspected being stolen’. He will appear in Penrith Local Court on Tuesday, November 30.

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A man has been charged with a string of offences after breaking into a shopping complex and stealing in Penrith. About 2.30am on Thursday, November 4, it is alleged a man used a tool and bicycle to break a door frame and glass panel to enter a shopping centre in Penrith. Once inside, the man allegedly damaged a glass shop window and removed jewellery from the front window display. He allegedly placed the items in a backpack and exited the shopping complex but the incident was captured on CCTV and police were called to the centre soon after. Police were patrolling the surrounding streets of the shopping centre when they observed a man riding a push bike without a helmet along Castlereagh Street, Penrith. The man allegedly dropped the bicycle in an attempt to evade police, which resulted in a short foot pursuit.

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with Daniel McKinnon The 34-year-old Kingswood man was stopped and searched. Inside a backpack, it’s alleged police located 59 items of jewellery, which came to a total value of $16,080 that police allege were stolen from the store. A chisel and a resealable bag containing 0.014 grams of amphetamines were also allegedly located on the man. Checks on the bike could not identify a serial number, which had allegedly been removed. The man was arrested and taken to St Marys Police Station. He was charged with ‘break enter steal’, ‘possess house breaking implements’, three counts of ‘goods in custody’, ‘possess prohibited drug’ and ‘rider not wear helmet’.

Kingswood: Drugs, knives found during vehicle search A man has been charged after being caught with drugs and knives. About 5.50pm on Friday, November 5, police saw a vehicle travel on the incorrect side of the road while they were patrolling O’Connell Street, Kingswood. Police signalled the vehicle to stop and spoke to a 47-year-old Manly Vale man. Police searched the vehicle and allegedly in a backpack, they located a small container of amphetamines weighing .19 grams and a six centimetre folding knife. A further search was conducted where a sword was allegedly located under the passenger seat and 1.31 grams of cannabis in the centre console. The man was charged with two counts of ‘possess prohibited drugs’ and two counts of ‘custody of knife in public place’.

Werrington: Man charged with high range drink driving About 12.30am on Sunday, November 7, police sighted a vehicle travelling at high speed on Dunheved Road, Werrington. The driver, a 51-year-old Colyton man was stopped and breath tested, which proved positive. The man was arrested and taken to Penrith Police Station, where he underwent a breath analysis, which returned a positive reading of 0.197.

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“A person must not provide, display or produce to another person information or evidence, including vaccination evidence, purporting to show the person is a fully vaccinated person, unless the information or evidence is true and accurate.” A person who breaches this Order may face fines of up to $11,000 and/or six months in prison. There is also carryover sanctions in the form of a further penalty of $5,500 for each day the offence continues. The government’s decision to impose sanctions on people who produce false vaccination documents is a logical and consistent one. Fines have existed to deter members of the public from breaching the Public Health Orders since the pandemic began, with respect to things like Stay-at-Home Orders and the like. It makes sense that a person who deliberately forges a document to try to circumvent a Public Health Order should be exposed to significant legal repercussions. Irrespective of your stance on COVID19 vaccines generally, this is a matter of law, and the legal system needs to be able to penalise people who breach it. It is not a matter of opinion, nor one of human rights or civil liberties. A law/ order exists, and members of society have to follow it or they face the consequences just like they would if they received a speeding ticket for exceeding the speed limit.

POLICE OFFICER ASSAULTED AT PUB A man has been charged after he allegedly assaulted a police officer outside of the Aussie Arms on High Street. The incident happened shortly after midnight on Sunday.

The 29-year-old from Glenbrook allegedly assaulted a male constable and was arrested and charged. He was initially taken to hospital due to his level of intoxication.

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Charitable motorcycle club is on the hunt for new members EMILY FESZCZUK

ou may have seen members of the Nepean Ulysses Club around town but there is much more to this motorcycle group than meets the eye. The not-for-profit organisation is seeking those who like to socialise with the wind in their hair and giving back to the community. Established in Sydney in 1983, the Ulysses social club now has around 130 branches across Australia and 15 overseas. Nepean Ulysses Branch President, David Schoer said the requirements for the local group, which has been around for 28 years, are pretty simple. “The only criteria to join the club is being above 40 and having an interest in motorcycles,” Mr Schoer said. “Our meetings are now held on the third Tuesday of the month at Nepean Rowers, at 8pm and we meet every Sunday at McDonald’s at Panthers to ride.” Mr Schoer said a less known fact about the club is its fundraising aspect. “We do our social rides for fun but we also do charity rides and fundraising through

Members of the Nepean Ulysses Club are looking for new recruits. Photo: Melinda Jane.

barbeques at Bunnings or at motorcycle accessories stores,” he said. “The Ulysses Club Arthritis Research Fund is something not a lot of people know about but where the majority of the money the club raises goes.” With different adventures to take part in, the Nepean branch is looking for new members to join. “We do have a lot of senior members well into their eighties and nineties but a

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lot have moved on to other areas or that nomad lifestyle as they get older,” Mr Schoer said. “A lot of people don’t know about what we do and you need new people to keep things going so we are looking for like minded social people.” There is a fee to join but Mr Schoer said all of the benefits far outweigh the cost. “It is $140 for the first three years but you get discounts at motorcycle accessory

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Personal responsibility needed The images from PETA Asia this week of Australian cattle being tortured and butchered alive in Indonesian slaughterhouses are even more shocking because it has happened repeatedly. When ‘Four Corners’ first revealed this appalling cruelty in 2011, a massive public outcry led to a (sadly brief) halt to the export of live cattle. The government promised to fix these outrages with new regulations but, 10 years on and countless needlessly horrific deaths later, nothing has changed. PETA Asia investigators visited seven randomly selected abattoirs in Indonesia this year and found workers repeatedly failed to stun the animals adequately, often violently twisting and breaking their tails to make the

steers stand up for another captive-bolt gun shot. If you buy meat or purchase leather shoes, you’re putting money in the pockets of the people who send these animals to be slaughtered in hideous, painful ways overseas. And since the leather produced in Indonesia is exported globally, you could be wearing or sitting on the skin of the same animals that suffered excruciating deaths in these videos. The government won’t end this horror. But you can decide to spare animals’ lives every time you buy a meal, a pair of shoes, or a belt. Taking personal responsibility will end this trade. DESMOND BELLAMY, PETA AUSTRALIA

Panthers sack Tyrone May Struggled to perform ever since his initial issues two years ago (Tyrone turfed, Weekender November 5). Club will do the best for his mental health I’m sure. Good luck in his personal future. LLEWELLYN HEARN, VIA FACEBOOK

Sacking was the right call Bloke has a grotty history and was a mediocre player to boot, good move Panthers. Here’s hoping the other players do the right thing and accept this was important and necessary. JAMES NEWBOLD, VIA FACEBOOK

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Fresh look at hospital ugprade EMILY FESZCZUK

he State Government has unveiled the first look at Stage 2 of the $1 billion Nepean Hospital Redevelop-

ment. Nepean and Blue Mountains residents can now see a fly-through animation showcasing the future world-class health facilities. Member for Penrith, Stuart Ayres said the project would expand and upgrade the hospital along with community health services to benefit the growing community for years to come. “This major project will generate thousands of jobs and deliver the very best healthcare available to the community, making the region an even more appealing place to live and work,” Mr Ayres said. “This project is a huge win for the wider Penrith community and future proofs healthcare for our growing population.” A new intensive care unit, and in-centre renal dialysis unit will be delivered as part

of the expansion as well medical imaging, nuclear medicine and more beds. Cardiology services, integrated community health services and a new front of house for the campus will also be included. With construction of Stage 1 well underway, Member for Mulgoa, Tanya Davies said the fast-tracking of the second stage will ensure vital services are provided sooner. “We are using the COVID stimulus funding to get on with Stage 2 while work is continuing on finalising Stage 1 of the redevelopment,” Ms Davies said. Health Minister Brad Hazzard said hospital staff and community representatives have provided valuable input. “The $1 billion redevelopment and expansion of Nepean Hospital will transform healthcare in the region – bringing worldclass health services much closer to home for the Penrith and Nepean Blue Mountains communities,” Mr Hazzard said. To view the new animation, visit www. nepeanredevelopment.health.nsw.gov.au/ projects or check out our Facebook page.

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Lockdown was tough, but support is still available EMILY FESZCZUK

s restrictions lift, there are still community members that are struggling with challenges brought on from COVID-19. Not-for-profit youth and community organisation Fusion has funding to provide short-term support to those in the Penrith Local Government Area (LGA) who need a helping hand. Fusion Western Sydney Team Leader, Judy Tweeddale said the funding to provide assistance was crucial. “Fusion has recently received the NSW Government COVID-19 Partnership Grant to enhance delivery of services to vulnerable people in affected local communities,” she said. “The evidence is clear that families, young people and communities living in Local Government Areas of Concern, including Penrith, are experiencing increased pressure and hardship.” Ms Tweeddale said all requests will be reviewed to aid as many people as possible. “We can provide a range of additional short-term services to those being affected by the economic and mental health impacts of the recent extended lockdown,” she said.

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ith the Western Sydney Airport and north-south metro less than five years away, Penrith Council is being urged to set its sights on St Marys. Councillor Todd Carney said it was time Council focused more heavily on the future planning of St Marys, warning without proper direction it threatened to become a “hodge-podge”. “It seems since I’ve been on Council, a lot of it’s been around the river, around Penrith, it’s time to change our attention and actually start looking at St Marys because that is the next big thing, especially with the airport and the train line,” he said. “Let’s not wait, let’s spend the time now while we can and actually design this properly.” Deputy Mayor and fellow East Ward Councillor Tricia Hitchen, who has requested Council investigate a City Park for St Marys, agreed. “When you look at all the things that are happening in Penrith at the moment,

when you look at $24 million for the Regatta Park, $12 million for the City Park, $2.5 million for the Police Cafe, $10 million for the upgrades of Tench Reserve... $100 million on the Soper Place upgrade, and you look at what’s happening at St Marys and we’ve got crickets out here,” she said. The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) said it was taking a “strategic approach” to ensure St Marys’ fast growth was balanced with the right infrastructure “in the right place at the right time”, including more open space for the community. “We’re working with Council, Transport for NSW, Sydney Metro, Land and Housing Corporation and other government agencies to prepare a strategic framework for St Marys to place on exhibition next year so the community can have its say,” a DPIE spokesman said. Council recognises the value St Marys plays as a strategic centre for the future of western Sydney, and alongside the Australian and State Governments, is “investing heavily” in projects, a Council spokesman said. “Council’s vision for St Marys is as tomorrow’s central hub for jobs, infrastructure,

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Deputy Mayor Tricia Hitchen and Councillor Todd Carney believe it’s St Marys’ turn to take centre stage. Photo: Melinda Jane.

development and population growth,” he said. “The projects highlight the scale and scope of investment happening to the east of Penrith’s CBD, where Council alone is investing $34 million in upgrades including improvements to Queen Street (already complete), and the delivery of major recreational projects such as the new Gipps Street Recreational Precinct and upgrades to The Kingsway.” Transport-focused projects are also listed, including the approved Dunheved Road upgrade, the earmarked widening of Mamre Road, and the planned freight hub in St Marys. In addition, the upgrade of the St Marys Commuter Car Park will deliver an additional 250 spaces. St Marys Town Centre Corporation

Chair Martin Coote said the most valuable contribution Council and the NSW Government could make is to outline firm plans for spending specifically in St Marys Town Centre, and to demonstrate a willingness to work with private investors. “St Marys Town Centre needs a seat at the table throughout the planning process,” he said. “Decisions made on our behalf and delivered as a fait accompli can negatively affect local businesses and the community.” Londonderry MP Prue Car said “potential abounds” in St Marys and encouraged Council to “learn from the successes of revitalising the Penrith CBD and turn those efforts to St Marys”. What changes are needed? Email news@westernweekender.com.au.

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estern Sydney’s first ever ladder crossing for native animals has proven to be a wild success. The wildlife ladder in Glenmore Park has made sure that small fauna species can travel around the area safely. The rope and cable ‘ladder’ was installed to suspend above Bluestone Drive at Glenmore Park by Greater Sydney Local Land Services, Penrith City Council and Mulgoa Landcare. Greater Sydney Local Land Services Officer for Biodiversity, Peter Ridgeway said cameras have shown thousands of critters including sugar gliders and possums commuting between Mulgoa Nature and Surveyors Creek Reserves. “The results were above anything we could have hoped for with 1,364 records of native wildlife using the crossing in the four months between June and September this year, with animals recorded using it almost every single night,” he said. “Sugar gliders are uncommon and declining in western Sydney and the crossing now safely links the populations

The wildlife ladder crossing in Glenmore Park has proven to be a major success.

between these two reserves and helps protect them.” Mr Ridgeway said they were surprised to also see a lot of birds using the crossing through the footage. “While most birds just rested on it as a convenient perch, we also recorded ducks and magpies walking across to get from one side of the road to the other,” he said. “It’s safer than walking on the ground and helps them conserve energy for flying.”

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I’m so proud of the Class of 2021. These impressive young people faced COVID19 related challenges during both their senior years at high school, not just during the recent Delta outbreak. With the HSC Exams starting this week, our whole community should be celebrating Year 12 students’ resilience and dedication to their studies. As a system of 80 great local Catholic schools across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains, we were so excited to welcome our students back to school recently. A big thank you to all our teachers too! For Year 12, schools have been a strong source of support for both learning and wellbeing in these stressful times. A reminder here to all students that support is available for anyone who is struggling, including through skilled

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As mentioned above, any student who is struggling (or concerned family and friends) can seek help at a school level, including through school counsellors. Other useful contacts include Lifeline on 13 11 14 and Kids’ Helpline on 1800 551 800. Greg Whitby AM, Executive Director, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta Paige Manning and Huntley Jones are the 2021 school leaders at Xavier College Llandilo

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Depth of character shown during final months of schooling No one could have predicted the final two years of schooling the Class of 2021 would experience. With two prolonged lockdowns, and the final months before the HSC exams spent in ‘Off-Campus Learning’, the biggest test has been of their character. Penrith Anglican College Deputy Principal (Secondary) Mr Leighton Corr said, “This isn’t what they planned or hoped for, but they have gotten on with things. They haven’t just been studious, they aren’t just learners preparing for a test, what I have seen in these young people during the last few months has been a demonstration of their character. It gives me confidence that whatever the exams bring and whatever their futures may hold, the class of 2021 from Penrith Anglican College will be quality people ready to make a contribution in the world.” It has been a collaborative effort to help the students reach the HSC exams with teachers going above

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and beyond, parents providing support at home while managing their jobs and other responsibilities, and the College community encouraging the Year 12s. At the end of Term 3, the College put together care packages with Christmas presents, bags of treats, study aids, and thoughtful letters from teachers. These were given

to the students as they drove through the school. A video of their time at school was created and their Primary Prayer Buddy classes also sent notes and videos of encouragement and support. They also had a ‘end of term Year 12 Zoom’ event where staff and students reflected on some of the great times this cohort had shared together.

Principal Felicity Grima said, “I know Year 12 students have felt the care, prayers and support of everyone at the College as well as our broader community. We continue to keep them in our prayers as they complete their HSC exams.” Well done, Year 12; the whole College is behind you and will continue to pray for you.

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n a major rebranding, Facebook’s corporate name has been changed to Meta. It intends to broaden its horizons by entering sectors such as VR, and CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg believes the name change will better reflect this. The move is reminiscent of Google’s parent company’s rebranding to Alphabet in 2015. What is Meta? Meta is the Greek for “beyond”. According to Facebook’s vision, the “metaverse” is the concept of a shared, virtual environment that is not limited to augmented reality and virtual reality. Facebook envisions a world in which people will be able to access a virtual world through new devices such as glasses and headsets, in addition to computers and smartphones. The name change was made to “reflect who we are and what we hope to build... Building our social media apps will always be an important focus for us” according to Zuckerberg. Right now, the brand is so inextricably linked to a single product that it cannot possibly represent everything that the company does today, let alone in the future. To commemorate the official name

change, the company replaced its “thumbs up” sign at its Menlo Park, California campus after the name change with a blue, infinity shape. What does it mean for you? Facebook and its apps, including Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, will retain their names as part of the rebranding. They will also be kept in a separate division from Facebook Reality Labs, which houses the company’s virtual reality products. This means that the social media app will remain known as Facebook, but the branding will be removed from WhatsApp, Instagram, and other places. From now on, all of those apps will be grouped under the “Meta” label, with Facebook being just one of many. As a business, it doesn’t have much impact on your activities on Facebook because they will be working just the same. All the products on its social media platforms will be unaffected by this name change. The only difference is that you can expect diverse products from Meta as it executes its vision of expanding to virtual spaces where social media users can interact via digital avatars.

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TURNING BACK TIME Penrith was declared a municipality in 1871, and, until 1881, meetings were held in various locations around Penrith. A new Town Hall was built in 1881 on the corner of Henry and Evan Streets. The pictured house on the right was located next to these chambers. The right hand side of the building was used as general offices and the left side was the Town Clerk’s Office. It is believed that it was moved to this location from the Aboriginal mission at Mulgoa. It was demolished in the 1960s, when the new library was built. The library would stay on this site for some four decades, before moving to its current location in the Civic Centre in 1994. (Photo thanks to Penrith City Library)

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SUMMER SPECTACLE IN WESTERN SYDNEY udiences are invited on an extraordinary adventure as ‘The Little Prince’ returns to western Sydney direct from France next year. The grand-scale performance will be at West HQ’s Sydney Coliseum Theatre from January 1, 2022 for a strictly limited three week season. Associate Producer, Catherine Haigh told the Weekender that the innovative stage production comes from a much loved tale. “The book was a French novella written in 1943 that was written as a children’s title

but took people’s hearts on a much broader scale, selling over 200 million copies and it is the second most translated book in the world under the Bible,” Ms Haigh said. “It is a tale of a little prince who traverses different planets looking for purpose, meaning and true love… the fascinating thing is that it resonates with someone who is seven, 17 or 70 as you meet the varied and vibrant characters he meets upon his journey.” A multigenerational experience, Ms Haigh said the integrated modern elements provide a feast for the eyes. “It is a classic tale but there is a level of innovation with video mapping and pro-

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was still an overwhelming demand,” Ms Haigh said. “To be able to bring an entirely international cast of first class calibre performers post-COVID is so exciting and we are thrilled to be able to provide a hero product to a hero venue.” If you are after a date night idea or family activity that will capture your heart and imagination, delve into the arts and secure a ticket to the must see show this summer. ‘The Little Prince’ will be on at Sydney Coliseum Theatre in Rooty Hill from Saturday, January 1 to Sunday, January 23. Tickets are from $89.00. To book or more information call 9851 5912 or visit sydneycoliseum.com.au.

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Under balmy summer night skies, Moonlight Cinema will come to life with on-site activations, food trucks, bars and the comfiest of bean beds. Expect a line-up of festive favourites including ‘Love Actually’, ‘The Holiday’, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘The Grinch’, and McDonald’s Sing Together sessions where guests can unabashedly sing along to classic hits like ‘Dirty Dancing’, as well as Hollywood blockbusters that may have been missed in lockdown such as ‘Black Widow’. Moonlight is coming to Lizard Log, Western Sydney Parklands from mid-December. Visit www.moonlight.com.au.

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It starts off feeling very contemporary but then becomes richer with culture as the history of the story is revealed. As Shang-Chi has to find the power within him to confront his father you realise there is a deeper message with themes of accepting where you have come from to discover who you are meant to be. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Marvel film without amazing choreographed fight scenes and special effects,

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Friday 12 November

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6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 10:00 Q&A 11:05 Australia Remastered 12:00 ABC News 1:00 Spying On The Scammers 1:30 The Sound 2:00 Jack Irish (M l,v) 3:00 ABC News 4:05 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds (PG) 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Gardening Australia 8:30 Annika (M v) 9:20 The Accident (M l,s,v) 10:10 Talking Heads (PG) 10:45 ABC Late News 11:00 The Vaccine 11:15 Gruen

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Gates Of Paradise” (M) (’19) Stars: Jason Priestley 2:00 House Of Wellness (PG) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 Movie: “Little Women” (M) (’19) Stars: Saoirse Ronan 11:20 Big Brother VIP (M) 1:00 Home Shopping

6:00 Today 9:30 Funeral Of Bert Newton *Live* 11:30 NINE’s Morning News 12:00 Movie: “The Perfect Stalker” (M) (’16) Stars: Danielle Savre 1:45 Talking Honey (PG) 2:00 Pointless (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Skyfall” (M l,v) (’12) Stars: Daniel Craig 11:30 Movie: “The Eagle” (M v) (’11) Stars: Channing Tatum

8:00 Studio 10 - Celebrating Bert Newton (PG) 12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 The Living Room 2:00 Entertainment Tonight 2:30 Everyday Gourmet 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 My Market Kitchen 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 8:30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 9:30 Best Of The Sydney Comedy Festival (M) 11:00 The Project (PG) 12:00 The Late Show (PG)

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Paradise Soldiers (PG) 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:30 The Cook Up (PG) 4:00 USS Indianapolis (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Legends Of The Pharaohs (PG) 8:30 Blitz Spirit With Lucy Worsley (PG) 10:10 Lost Pyramids Of The Aztecs (PG) (In English/ Spanish) 11:10 SBS World News 11:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 12:35 Blood (M l,v)

4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Border Security International (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 10:30 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail (M) 11:30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railways (PG)

4:15 Movie: “Police Academy 7: Mission To Moscow” (PG) (’94) Stars: Michael Winslow 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Lethal Weapon 2” (M) (’89) Stars: Mel Gibson 10:00 Movie: “Lethal Weapon 3” (M l,v) (’92)

4:35 Movie: “Mars Attacks!” (PG) (’96) Stars: Jack Nicholson 6:45 Movie: “Hotel Transylvania” (PG) (’12) Stars: Adam Sandler 8:30 Movie: “Interstellar” (M l) (’14) Stars: Anne Hathaway 12:00 Movie: “This Is My Year” (M l,s) (’18)

5:00 Shortland Street (PG) 5:30 The Chefs’ Line 6:00 Kriol Kitchen 6:30 Cooking Hawaiian Style 7:00 NITV News: Nula 7:30 Movie: “White Lion” (PG) (’10) Stars: Jamie Bartlett 9:10 Bedtime Stories (PG) 9:20 She Shears (PG)

3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Law & Order: SVU (M) 11:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (MA15+) 1:00 Home Shopping 2:00 Madam Secretary (M s) 3:00 Blue Bloods (M v)

1:00 2 Broke Girls (M) 2:00 Seinfeld (PG) 2:30 The Unicorn (PG) 3:00 The King Of Queens (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Movie: “What To Expect When You’re Expecting” (M l,s) (’12)

3:00 The Block (PG) 4:00 Tiny Paradise 4:30 Garage Gold 5:00 Flip Or Flop 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 Maine Cabin Masters 8:30 Barnwood Builders 9:30 Building Off The Grid (PG)

5:00 Operation Ouch! 5:25 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 6:00 100% Wolf 6:30 Barney’s Barrier Reef 7:00 Here Comes The Grump (PG) 8:25 Good Game Spawn Point (PG) 8:45 Sword Art Online (PG) 9:10 Log Horizon

4:00 Afternoon Briefing 4:30 Friday Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 7:45 The Vaccine 8:00 Planet America 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 Close Of Business 10:00 The World 11:00 The Drum

5:55 Fireman Sam 6:20 Bluey 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 8:30 Kylie Minogue Golden: Live In Concert (M) 10:30 Doctor Who (PG) 11:30 Art Works 12:00 Anh’s Brush With Fame 12:30 Live At The Apollo

6:00 The Cook And The Chef 6:30 Nigella Express 7:00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw 7:30 River Cottage Australia 8:30 Jamie’s Food Escapes 9:30 Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 10:00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw

5:35 Shortland Street (PG) 6:05 RocKwiz (M s) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Hoarders (M) 9:20 Monica And Sex (M s) (In Spanish) 10:25 Hear Me Out (M l) 11:20 Project Blue Book

5:00 Young Sheldon (PG) 5:25 Movie: “Chicken Run” (G) (’00) Stars: Julia Sawalha 7:00 Movie: “The Boss Baby” (G) (’17) Stars: Alec Baldwin 8:50 Movie: “Get Smart” (PG) (’08) Stars: Steve Carell 11:00 Young Sheldon (PG)

5:30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Saved And Remade 8:30 Movie: “Ghost” (M l,v) (’90) Stars: Patrick Swayze 11:00 Movie: “Hope Springs” (M s) (’12) Stars: Tommy Lee Jones 1:00 Home Shopping

6:00 rage (PG) 7:00 Weekend Breakfast 10:00 rage (PG) 11:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) 12:00 ABC News At Noon 12:30 Charles Perkins Oration 2021 1:00 Annika (M l) 1:50 Midsomer Murders (PG) 3:30 Restoration Australia (PG) 4:30 Landline 5:00 Rick Stein’s Secret France (PG) 6:00 Monty Don’s French Gardens 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grantchester (PG) 8:20 Ridley Road (PG) 9:20 Total Control (MA15+) 10:10 Call The Midwife (M)

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show 12:00 Seven’s Horse Racing: Cranbourne/ Newcastle 5:00 Seven News At 5 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Movie: “Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 1” (PG) (’10) Stars: Alan Rickman 10:00 Movie: “The November Man” (MA15+) (’14) Stars: Pierce Brosnan 12:15 Repco Supercars Championship Highlights

6:00 Animal Tales (PG) 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Today Extra - Saturday (PG) 12:00 Surfing Australia TV 12:30 Destination WA 1:00 Good Food Kitchen 1:30 My Way 2:00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo (PG) 3:00 Parental Guidance (PG) 4:30 The Garden Gurus 5:00 NINE News: First At Five 5:30 Getaway (PG) 6:00 NINE News Saturday 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Spectre” (M v) (’15) Stars: Daniel Craig 10:25 Movie: “Logan Lucky” (PG) (’17)

12:00 Roads Less Travelled 12:30 10 Minute Kitchen 1:00 Jamie & The Nonnas 2:00 My Market Kitchen 2:30 Australia By Design 3:00 What’s Up Down Under 3:30 Everyday Gourmet 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef 4:30 Farm To Fork 5:00 10 News First 6:00 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:00 The Dog House Australia (PG) 8:00 Ambulance UK (M d) 9:00 Lie With Me (M) 10:00 FBI (M) 11:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v)

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Small Business Secrets 2:25 Figure Skating: ISU Grand Prix Italy 3:50 The Royals In Wartime (PG) 5:35 Nazi Megastructures (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers (M) 8:30 Tutankhamun - Life, Death And Legacy (PG) 9:25 Russia To Iran - Across The Wild Frontier 10:15 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 11:10 Movie: “Chappaquiddick” (M l) (’17) Stars: Jason Clarke

3:00 Movie: “Girl Happy” (G) (’65) Stars: Elvis Presley 5:00 Seven’s Horse Racing 5:30 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success 6:30 The Yorkshire Vet (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 12:30 The Fine Art Auction (PG)

2:30 Seven’s Motorsport Classic 3:30 Cricket: WBBL: Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers *Live* 7:00 Cricket: WBBL: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers *Live* 10:00 Movie: “V For Vendetta” (MA15+) (’11) Stars: Hugo Weaving

5:30 Movie: “Spies Like Us” (PG) (’85) Stars: Chevy Chase 7:30 Movie: “Big” (M l,s) (’88) Stars: Elizabeth Perkins 9:45 Movie: “The Prestige” (M v) (’06) Stars: Christian Bale 12:30 Movie: “Are You Joking?” (MA15+) (’14)

6:00 NITV News: Nula 6:30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:40 Through The Wormhole (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Burn Motherf*****, Burn! (MA15+) (’17) Stars: Alex Alonso 10:15 Movie: “Maliglutit” (AKA ‘Searchers’) (M) (’16)

3:00 Demolition Down Under 4:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 4:30 I Fish (PG) 5:00 Reel Action 5:30 MacGyver (PG) 6:30 Scorpion (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 10:20 MacGyver (PG) 11:20 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

9:55 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 10:20 Frasier (PG) 11:20 TBA 12:50 TBA 2:00 The Neighborhood (PG) 3:00 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:45 2 Broke Girls (PG) 12:10 Home Shopping 1:40 Nancy Drew (M v)

2:30 Barnwood Builders 3:30 Dream Homes Revealed 4:30 Building Off The Grid (PG) 5:30 Maine Cabin Masters 6:30 Log Cabin Living 7:30 Escape To The Chateau (PG) 8:30 House Hunters USA 9:30 House Hunters International

5:00 First Day (PG) 5:25 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 6:00 100% Wolf 6:30 Secrets Of Skin 7:00 Horrible Histories (PG) 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) 8:25 Lost In Oz (PG) 8:45 Danger Mouse 9:00 All Hail King Julien (PG)

4:00 ABC News 4:30 Q&A Highlights 5:05 Planet America 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 ABC News Regional 7:00 ABC National News 7:30 Australian Story 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:10 Four Corners 9:00 ABC Nightly News

5:55 Fireman Sam 6:30 Kazoops! 7:00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:15 Live At The Apollo (M) 9:05 The Stand Up Sketch Show (M l) 9:25 Sammy J (PG) 9:30 TBA 10:05 Penn And Teller: Fool Us (PG)

7:00 South Africa With Gregg Wallace 7:30 Donal’s Meals In Minutes 8:30 Ainsley’s Food We Love 9:30 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 11:30 Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 12:30 Jonathan Phang’s Gourmet Express

5:45 Megafactories (PG) 6:40 The Bee Whisperer (PG) 7:40 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (PG) 8:30 Sydney’s Super Tunnel 9:30 The X-Files (MA15+) 12:00 Dateline 12:30 Insight 1:30 King Of The Road (MA15+) 2:20 France 24 News

2:30 Young Sheldon (PG) 5:15 Movie: “Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” (G) (’09) Stars: Jason Lee 7:00 Movie: “Shrek” (PG) (’01) Stars: Mike Myers 8:45 Movie: “The Longest Yard” (PG) (’05) Stars: Adam Sandler

4:05 Movie: “The Big Country” (PG) (’58) Stars: Gregory Peck 7:30 Movie: “Maid In Manhattan” (PG) (’02) Stars: Jennifer Lopez 9:40 Movie: “Shall We Dance?” (M l) (’04) Stars: Richard Gere 11:45 Memory Lane (PG)

6:00 rage (PG) 7:00 Weekend Breakfast 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Offsiders 10:30 The World This Week 11:00 Compass 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00 ABC News 12:30 Landline 1:30 Gardening Australia 2:30 Pilgrimage (PG) 3:30 Rick Stein’s Secret France (PG) 4:30 Everyone’s A Critic (PG) 5:00 Art Works 5:30 The Sound 6:00 Antiques Roadshow 7:00 ABC News 7:40 Death In Paradise (PG) 8:40 Total Control (MA15+) 9:35 Noughts And Crosses (M l)

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show Weekend 12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) 1:00 Border Security - International (PG) 1:30 Cricket: WBBL: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder *Live* 5:00 Seven News At 5 5:30 Sydney Weekender (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 7News Spotlight (PG) 8:30 Granny Killer The Unsolved Murders (M) 10:00 S.W.A.T. (M v) 12:00 The Blacklist (M v) 1:00 Repco Supercars Championship 2021: Highlights

6:00 Animal Tales (PG) 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Sports Sunday (PG) 11:00 The Xtreme CollXtion (PG) 11:30 Fishing Australia (PG) 12:00 Ultimate Rush (PG) 12:30 Targa Great Barrier Reef 1:30 Explore 1:40 Parental Guidance (PG) 4:00 Bondi Vet (PG) 5:00 NINE News: First At Five 5:30 RBT: Sleepy Driver (PG) 6:00 NINE News Sunday 7:00 Parental Guidance (PG) 8:10 60 Minutes (M) 9:10 American Tragedy The Gabby Petito Story (M)

12:00 Celebrity MasterChef Australia (PG) 1:10 Farm To Fork 1:30 Healthy Homes Australia 2:00 Good Chef Bad Chef 2:30 Everyday Gourmet 3:00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures 4:00 My Market Kitchen 4:30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) 7:30 Celebrity MasterChef Australia (PG) 8:45 CSI: Vegas (M) 9:40 FBI (M) 11:30 The Sunday Project (PG) 12:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS Mornings

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Cycling: NRS 2021 Tour Of The Tropics 3:35 Kilauea: Hawaii On Fire 4:35 Going Places With Ernie Dingo 5:05 Small Business Secrets (PG) 5:35 Nazi Megastructures (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Inside Central Station (M) 8:30 Tulsa Burning (M) 10:00 Marry Me, Marry My Family (M l) (In English/ Hindi/ Maori/ Urdu) 11:00 Addicted Australia (M d,l) 12:00 24 Hours In Emergency (M)

5:00 Movie: “Spies Like Us” (PG) (’85) Stars: Chevy Chase 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 8:30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railways (PG) 9:30 Mighty Trains (PG) 10:30 Heathrow - Britain’s Busiest Airport (PG)

4:00 Movie: “The Replacements” (M) (’00) Stars: Brooke Langton 6:30 Movie: “Independence Day” (PG) (’96) Stars: Bill Pullman 9:20 Movie: “Independence Day: Resurgence” (PG) (’16) Stars: Bill Pullman

5:30 The Voice USA: Top 20 Playoffs (PG) 8:30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (M l) 9:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares UK (M l) 10:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (M l) 12:30 Blindspot 2:30 Fresh TV 3:00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (M l)

3:00 AFL: Monsoon Rugby Union 4:30 Softball: SA Premier League 6:00 NITV News: Nula 6:30 First Contact (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:40 First Australians (PG) 8:40 Predator On The Reservation (MA15+) 9:40 The Colour Of Justice (M)

3:00 All 4 Adventure (PG) 4:00 RV Daily Foodie Trails (PG) 4:30 What’s Up Down Under 5:00 I Fish (PG) 5:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 6:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 9:30 Star Trek: Discovery (M v) 10:30 NCIS: Los Angeles

1:15 TBA 2:30 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 8:30 The Neighborhood (PG) 9:30 2 Broke Girls (M) 12:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Movie: “What To Expect When You’re Expecting” (M l,s) (’12) Stars: Cameron Diaz

2:30 Renovate Or Rebuild 3:30 Log Cabin Living 4:30 Fixer Upper (PG) 5:30 House Hunters USA 6:30 House Hunters International 7:30 Good Bones (PG) 8:30 Flip Or Flop 9:30 My Lottery Dream Home 10:30 Fixer To Fabulous

5:00 First Day (PG) 5:25 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 6:00 100% Wolf 6:30 Secrets Of Skin (PG) 7:00 Horrible Histories (PG) 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) 8:25 Lost In Oz 8:45 Danger Mouse 9:00 All Hail King Julien (PG)

4:00 Landline 5:00 ABC News: Auslan Bulletin 5:30 The World This Week 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 Movin’ To The Country 7:00 ABC News Sunday 7:40 The Ticket 8:00 Insiders 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 Australian Story

5:55 Fireman Sam 6:25 Shaun The Sheep 7:00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:00 Compass 8:30 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories: Edge Of Life (M) 9:30 Freeman 10:30 Kylie Minogue Golden: Live In Concert (PG)

6:00 Gino’s Italian Escape 6:30 Adam & Poh’s Malaysia In Australia 7:00 India Unplated 7:30 Simply Raymond Blanc 8:30 Rick Stein’s Spain 9:40 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 11:30 The Cook And The Chef 12:00 India Unplated

5:35 Underground Worlds (PG) 6:25 Country Music 7:25 Boeing 777: The Heavy Check 8:30 The Tesla Files 9:20 Criminal Planet (M d) 10:10 Dark Side Of The Ring (M l) 11:25 Das Boot (M l,s,v) (In German/ English/ French)

5:10 Movie: “Paddington” (G) (’14) Stars: Hugh Bonneville 7:00 Movie: “Astro Boy” (PG) (’09) Stars: Freddie Highmore 8:45 Movie: “Casino Royale” (M v) (’06) Stars: Daniel Craig 11:40 Young Sheldon (PG) 12:05 Westside (M d,s,v)

3:20 Movie: “The Grass Is Greener” (PG) (’60) Stars: Cary Grant 5:30 Movie: “Foreign Intrigue” (PG) (’56) Stars: Robert Mitchum 7:30 Agatha Raisin (PG) 8:30 Coroner (MA15+) 9:30 Chicago PD (M) 10:30 Chicago Fire (M) 11:30 Chicago Med (M)

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5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Doc Martin (M) 8:30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (M v) 10:30 Cold Case (M v) 12:30 TBA

12:00 Movie: “I Am Elizabeth Smart” (M) (’17) Stars: Elizabeth Smart 2:00 Criminal Confessions (M) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 Big Brother VIP (M) 9:00 9-1-1 (M) 10:00 Fantasy Island (PG) 11:00 The Latest Seven News

6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 American Pickers (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Terminator Salvation” (M v) (’09) Stars: Christian Bale

6:00 100% Wolf 6:30 6:00 ABC Evening Barney’s Barrier Reef News 7:00 ABC 7:00 Horrible Histories National News 8:00 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) 8:25 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Lost In Oz 8:45 Danger Mouse Business 9:00 ABC Nightly 9:00 All Hail King Julien (PG) News 9:30 7.30

12:00 ABC News 1:00 Ridley Road (PG) 2:00 The Cry (M l) 3:00 ABC News 4:10 Think Tank (PG) 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Anh’s Brush With Fame 8:30 Mystify Michael Hutchence (M) 10:10 The Art Of Collecting 10:45 ABC Late News 11:00 The Business 11:15 Q&A

4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 The Vicar Of Dibley (PG) 8:30 Mrs. Brown’s Boys (M l,s) 10:30 Miranda (PG)

7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Doctor Who (PG) 8:30 David Attenborough’s Galapagos (PG) 9:20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 10:10 Doctor Who (PG)

7:00 That 70’s Show 6:30 Antiques Road(PG) 7:30 RBT (PG) show 7:30 Poirot (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Conspiracy 8:40 Agatha Christie’s Theory” (M v) (’97) Stars: Mel Marple (PG) 10:40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M v) Gibson 11:15 Stunt Science (PG) 12:15 The Arrangement 11:40 The Enemy Within (M v)

6:00 100% Wolf 6:30 6:00 ABC Evening Barney’s Barrier Reef News 7:00 ABC 7:00 Horrible Histories National News 8:00 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) 8:40 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Lost In Oz 9:00 Danger Mouse Business 9:00 ABC Nightly 9:10 All Hail King Julien (PG) News 9:30 7.30

12:00 ABC News 1:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 1:30 Roger Swainston: Drawn To Water (PG) 2:00 The Cry (M l) 3:00 ABC News 4:10 Think Tank (PG) 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 6:00 The Drum 6:55 Sammy J (PG) 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Exposing The Illegal Organ Trade (M) 8:30 Q&A 9:35 Doctor Who (PG) 4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Father Brown (M v) 8:30 Inspector Morse (M l,v) 10:50 Murdoch Mysteries (M)

12:00 Parental Guidance (PG) 1:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) 2:00 Pointless (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 Parental Guidance (PG) 8:40 Travel Guides (PG) 9:40 Love Island Australia (M) 10:40 NINE News Late

6:00 100% Wolf 6:30 6:00 ABC Evening Barney’s Barrier Reef News 7:00 ABC 7:00 Horrible Histories National News 8:00 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) 8:35 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Lost In Oz 8:55 Danger Mouse Business 9:00 ABC Nightly 9:10 All Hail King Julien (PG) News 9:30 7.30

12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 The Dog House Australia (PG) 2:10 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 My Market Kitchen 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 The Dog House Australia (PG) 8:40 The Cheap Seats (M l) 9:35 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v)

7:00 The Cook Up With 7:30 NITV News Adam Liaw 7:30 Giada Update 7:35 8 Out Of Entertains 8:00 Anna’s 10 Cats Does CountOccasions 8:30 John Torode’s down (M l,s) 8:30 Alone (M) Korean Food Tour 9:30 Luke 9:45 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Nguyen’s United Kingdom Over (M)

12:00 Parental Guidance (PG) 1:00 Desperate Housewives (M) 2:00 Pointless (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 Adele - Live In London (PG) 8:50 Emergency (M) 9:50 Love Island Australia (M) 10:50 NINE News Late

5:00 100 Day Dream Home 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 Escape To The Chateau: Make Do And Mend

7:00 That 70’s Show 6:30 Antiques (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Along Roadshow 7:30 New Tricks (PG) 8:40 The Came Polly” (M s) (’04) Stars: Ben Stiller 9:20 Movie: Closer (M) 9:40 Rizzoli & Isles “Something Borrowed” (M l,s) (M v) 10:40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (MA15+) (’11) Stars: Kate Hudson

3:00 Woven Threads - Stories From Within (PG) 3:10 Alien (PG) 3:45 The Cook Up (PG) 4:15 Secrets Unearthed (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Scotland’s Sacred Islands With Ben Fogle (M) 8:30 Could You Survive On The Breadline? (M) 9:35 Before We Die (MA15+)

5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:20 2 Broke Girls (M s)

7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 7:00 The Cook Up With 7:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats 7:00 That 70’s Show Spicks And Specks Adam Liaw 7:30 Does Countdown (M) (PG) 7:30 Movie: “High 8:00 Would I Lie To License To Grill 8:30 8:30 Tom Cruise - Body Crimes” (M s,v) (’02) You? (PG) 8:30 Art Works 9:00 Tom Kerridge’s Barbeque 9:00 And Soul (M l) 9:35 Movie: Stars: Ashley Judd 10:00 China Love 10:00 TBA 10:30 Food Safari 9:30 Luke “Legend” (PG) (’85) Stars: Tom Movie: “Death Wish V: The Face Of Death” (MA15+) (’94) Doctor Who (PG) Nguyen’s France Cruise

12:00 Movie: “Her Son’s Secret” (M v) (’18) Stars: Olivia d’Abo 1:45 Explore 2:00 Pointless (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 NINE News 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) 7:30 RBT (M) 8:30 Paramedics (M) 9:30 Love Island Australia (M) 10:30 Love Island Australia Afterparty (M)

5:00 Good Bones (PG) 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 8:30 Renovate Or Rebuild 9:30 100 Day Dream Home

3:00 Woven Threads - Stories From Within (PG) 3:10 Alien (PG) 3:45 The Cook Up (PG) 4:15 Unearthed Pyramids (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great Canadian Railroad Journeys (M) 8:40 New York Super Airport 9:35 Egypt With The World’s Greatest Explorer

5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Mom (M d,s) 11:35 Frasier (PG)

12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 The Bachelorette Australia (M) 2:10 Entertainment Tonight 2:30 Everyday Gourmet 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 My Market Kitchen 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 The Bachelorette Australia (M) 8:40 Bull (M) 9:40 Lie With Me (M) 10:40 Bull (M)

7:00 The Simpsons 7:00 Our Stories (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 Family Guy 7:15 Nulla Nulla 7:20 (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) (M s) 8:00 American NITV News Update 8:30 NCIS: Los Dad (M s,v) 8:30 Movie: “Pearl 7:30 The Casketeers (PG) 8:00 Angeles (M) 11:15 MacGyver Harbor” (M) (’01) Stars: Ben Wellington Paranormal (M) (M) 12:10 Home Shopping Affleck 12:20 Blindspot (M v) 8:30 Red Earth Uncovered (M) 2:10 Formula 1 Grand Prix

12:00 Movie: “If There Be Thorns” (M s,v) (’15) Stars: Mason Cook 2:00 Criminal Confessions (M l,v) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 8:00 Border Security Australia’s Front Line (PG) 8:30 America’s Got Talent (PG)

6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Predator” (M l,v) (’87) Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger 9:45 Movie: “Predator 2” (M) (’90)

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8:00 American Dad (M) 7:30 The Point 8:00 7:00 Bondi Rescue 8:30 Movie: “Starship Returning Our (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) Troopers” (MA15+) Ancestors (M) 8:30 Out 8:30 Blue Bloods (M v) (’97) Stars: Casper Van Dien Of Their Skin (M l) 9:25 Black 10:25 NCIS: New Orleans (M 11:20 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (M) Market (MA15+) 9:55 Hate Thy v) 12:15 Home Shopping 2:15 12:20 Bones (MA15+) Neighbour (M l,s) Movie: “Defiance” (M l,v) (’08)

12:00 Movie: “The Perfect Girlfriend” (M) (’12) Stars: Adrienne Frantz 2:00 Criminal Confessions (M l,v) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 Big Brother VIP (M) 9:00 America’s Got Talent (PG) 12:00 The Windsors (M l,s) 12:30 Home Shopping

6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 8:30 Storage Wars (PG) 9:30 Storage Wars Miami (PG) 10:30 Desert Collectors (PG)

3:00 Alien (PG) 3:35 The Cook Up (PG) 4:05 The Supervet (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Britain’s Most Historic Towns (PG) 8:30 Animal Einsteins: Communicators (PG) 9:25 The Best Of 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 10:20 SBS World News 10:50 Bosch (M)

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6:00 100% Wolf 6:30 6:00 ABC Evening 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Barney’s Barrier Reef News 7:00 ABC Spicks And Specks 7:00 Horrible Histories National News 8:00 8:30 Adam Hills: The 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) 8:30 COP26: Towards Zero 8:45 Last Leg (M) 9:10 Schitt’s Lost In Oz 8:55 Danger Mouse The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly Creek (PG) 9:55 Preppers (M) 9:05 All Hail King Julien (PG) News 9:30 7.30 10:30 Prepping Australia (PG)

12:00 ABC News 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:35 Media Watch (PG) 2:00 The Cry (M l) 3:00 ABC News 4:10 Think Tank (PG) 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 8:30 Gruen 9:10 Preppers (M l,s) 9:40 Back (MA15+) 10:05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M)

12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 Celebrity MasterChef Australia (PG) 2:30 Everyday Gourmet 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 My Market Kitchen 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 Celebrity MasterChef Australia (PG) 8:40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 9:40 Just For Laughs (M l,s)

8:00 American Dad (M) 7:00 Our Stories (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue 8:30 Movie: “The 7:30 NITV News (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) Simpsons Movie” (PG) Update 7:40 Through 10:20 Formula 1 Brazil (’07) Stars: Dan Castellaneta The Wormhole (PG) 8:30 Karla Grand Prix 11:20 Star Trek: 10:10 Movie: “She’s Funny Grant Presents (PG) 9:00 Discovery (M v) 12:15 Home That Way” (M l) (’14) College Behind Bars (PG) Shopping 2:15 MotoGP 2021

12:00 Movie: “Mommy Group Murder” (M) (’18) Stars: Helena Mattsson 2:00 Criminal Confessions (M l,v) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 Big Brother VIP (M) 9:00 The Curse Of The Chippendales (M) 11:10 The Latest Seven News

4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 6:00 American Pickers 5:30 Escape To The (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars Country 6:30 Bargain (PG) 7:30 Highway Hunt 7:30 Pie In The Sky (PG) Patrol (PG) 8:30 Secrets Of 8:30 Lewis (M v) 10:30 Without The Supercars (PG) 9:30 A Trace (M d,v) 12:30 TBA Supercar Customiser (PG)

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6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 Masters Of Flip 8:30 Home Town 9:30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 As Time Goes By (PG) 8:50 Midsomer Murders (M v) 10:50 House (M) 11:50 Antiques Roadshow

3:00 Woven Threads - Stories From Within (PG) 3:10 Alien (PG) 3:40 The Cook Up (PG) 4:10 Secrets Unearthed (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Coastal Devon And Cornwall With Michael Portillo (PG) 8:30 Red Election (PG)(In English/ Danish/ Russian)

7:00 The Simpsons 7:20 NITV News 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 Family Guy Update 7:30 Going (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) (M s,v) 8:00 American Places With Ernie 8:30 Hawaii Five-0 (M) Dad (M v) 8:30 Movie: “Raising Dingo (PG) 8:30 Movie: 10:30 Seal Team (M v) 12:30 Helen” (PG) (’04) Stars: Kate “Beyond The Lights” (M l,s,v) Home Shopping 2:00 Madam Hudson (’14) Stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw Secretary (M v)

5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 The Unicorn (PG) 10:00 Seinfeld

7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:30 TBA 9:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 9:30 Gruen 10:10 Doctor Who (PG) 10:50 You Can’t Ask That (PG)

7:00 That 70’s Show 6:30 Antiques (PG) 7:30 Survivor 41 Roadshow 7:30 Death USA (M) 8:30 Movie: In Paradise (PG) 8:40 “Now You See Me 2” (PG) (’16) The Brokenwood Mysteries (M) Stars: Jesse Eisenberg 11:05 10:40 Law & Order (M) 11:40 Young Sheldon (PG) Buried In The Back Yard (M)

7:00 The Cook Up With 7:30 NITV News Adam Liaw 7:30 Update 7:35 8 Out Of Barefoot Contessa 8:00 10 Cats Does India Unplated 8:30 A Girls Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 The Guide To Hunting Fishing And Curse Of Oak Island (M l) Wild Cooking 10:10 The Source (M)

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12:00 ABC News 1:00 Grantchester (PG) 2:00 Jack Irish (M l,v) 3:00 ABC News 4:10 Think Tank (PG) 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Universe With Brian Cox 9:30 Media Watch (PG) 9:45 The Detectives (M l) 10:45 ABC Late News 11:00 The Business

6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 House Hunters International 8:30 Fixer Upper (PG) 9:30 My Lottery Dream Home

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New music from T-Rhett American country music superstar Thomas Rhett (pictured) has released a new single, ‘Slow Down Summer’. The song gives fans a small preview of his upcoming sixth studio album, ‘Where We Started’. But that’s just the start of the new music we can expect from Rhett in 2022. He’ll also release ‘Country Again: Side B’, the follow up from ‘Side A’ which was a major success this year.

CMA Awards held in States The CMA Awards were held yesterday in Nashville. Hosted by Luke Bryan, 9GEM broadcast the ceremony live into Australia, but a re-run on the main channel is scheduled for December. Check out all the winners at www.cmaworld.com. Amber’s coming home Aussie Amber Lawrence will release a brand new single, ‘I’m Coming Home’, on Friday, November 19.

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AQUARIUS

PISCES

ARIES

TAURUS

JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19

FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20

MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20

APRIL 21 TO MAY 21

The Venus/Uranus trine promises lots of love, laughter and creative inspiration. Romance could blossom (suddenly), or a friendship could be rekindled. Adventure calls, as you tune into the Wild Child within. But Wednesday’s Mars/Uranus opposition could really stir up your restless and reckless side, as you unleash your Inner Rebel. Try to do so in appropriate ways that don’t upset loved ones, antagonise authority figures or endanger your personal safety.

Are your aspirations ambitious enough? There’s no room for false modesty or passive procrastination this week! Friday’s Full Moon stimulates your thought processes and encourages you to come up with a cracking plan and then stick to it, with patience and perseverance. Having a positive attitude is certainly encouraged. Make sure you’re not adopting a ‘Pisces Pollyanna approach’ by putting your head in the sand and avoiding real problems in your life.

Joint ventures, secret deals and trust issues are on the table. But don’t spoil a potentially productive week by being gung-ho and reckless (especially on Wednesday and Thursday). Slow down, think before you speak and consult with loved ones and colleagues before you make an important move. Friday’s Full Moon highlights hiccups in your financial management. Strive to be less impulsive and extravagant, and more cautious with cash and credit.

This week’s Full Moon (in your sign) emphasises your practical side. So do your best to handle current situations in a suitably sensible and pragmatic fashion. When it comes to a romance, work partnership or joint venture, avoid getting stuck in a boring rut. Innovative Uranus pushes you to find creative ways to express yourself personally and within relationships. But don’t believe everything you hear! Keep your Bulldust Detector switched onto high.

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

MAY 22 TO JUNE 21

JUNE 22 TO JULY 22

JULY 23 TO AUGUST 23

AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 23

With the help of the Full Moon, use the power of your fertile imagination and trusty intuition to get to the bottom of a problem that’s been bothering you. If you listen to the wisdom of your inner voice (and pay attention to the symbolism in your dreams) it will point you in the right direction. You’re keen to communicate creatively with work colleagues or do a favour for a close friend. But don’t get carried away and promise more than you can actually deliver.

The silvery, changeable Moon is your power planet, and many sensitive Crabs feel emotionally volatile and vulnerable around the time of the Full Moon. Friday’s full moonbeams are in earthy, sturdy Taurus, so you’ll feel more grounded (and less moody) than usual. But the Mars/Uranus opposition could disrupt a relationship, so be careful and consistent in the way you communicate with others (especially children, teenagers, colleagues and close friends).

With Saturn and Jupiter transiting through your partnership zone, accept extra relationship responsibilities with good humour as you show others what you are really capable of. But – courtesy of the Mars/Uranus opposition on Wednesday – expect some disruptions at home or work. When it comes to your daily routine, things will gradually settle down if you choose diplomacy over drama, encouragement over criticism and acceptance over judgement.

Courtesy of Venus, a relationship with a child, teenager or close friend should gradually improve. But expect some drama with a relative or neighbour, when hidden tensions bubble to the surface. Be extra diplomatic and try not to take criticism personally. Social media is also a potential minefield this week, as Mars and Uranus stir up your communication zone. So be careful you don’t send the wrong message to the wrong person at the wrong time!

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

SEPTEMBER 24 TO OCTOBER 23

OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22

NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 21

DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20

Librans appreciate quality and luxury, but don’t overdo it or you’ll end up being the most beautiful bankrupt on the block! This week Mars, Uranus and the Full Moon stir up your money/selfesteem zone. So it’s time to get your finances in order, and be true to the authentic you. Draw inspiration from actress Goldie Hawn (who celebrates her 76th birthday on Sunday). “I want to dig deep and ask – Who am I? What do I have to offer? What do I have to learn?”

It’s time to take a leap of faith that could point you in a dynamic new direction! Embrace fear and take courageous action, as brave Mars (in your sign) connects with revolutionary Uranus. Dare to do something ambitious and capricious that you’ve always wanted to do. Draw inspiration from Scorpio birthday great, painter Georgia O’Keeffe. “I’ve been terrified every moment of my life – and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.”

The Full Moon focus is on your daily routine and relationships with work colleagues but expect some surprising developments and stressful moments. Resist the urge to be argumentative, extravagant and super self-indulgent. Try to ground your fiery energy and calm your mind. Your motto for the week is from actress Goldie Hawn (who turns 76 on Sunday). “The ability to remain calm and focused in stressful situations is central to making positive decisions.”

This week’s Full Moon favours romance, friendships, socialising, entertaining and networking as you mix and mingle with a wide range of people (in COVID appropriate ways). But be careful how you communicate with others on the weekend. Otherwise your confidence could be misinterpreted as cockiness, and your calm approach mistaken for coldness. Are you looking for love? You could find yourself attracted to someone who is not your usual type.

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t’s SwimSAFER week! As I watch this year’s cohort of Year 12 students start to sit their HSC exams, it struck me that when I finished high school I had no idea of the twists and turns in my career that would lead me to very proudly becoming the 2021 NSW SwimSAFER ambassador, on behalf of Swim Australia’s annual SwimSAFER week, November 15-21. Now in its eighth year, nearly 500 registered swim schools will participate in the campaign across Australia. As a swim school we are dedicated to helping families discover the joy of swimming every week and are concerned about the recent increase in drownings, as research revealed 55 per cent of children are not learning to swim, with 27 per cent forced out of lessons due to COVID restrictions and 28 per cent unable to find class availability at their local swim school. The SwimSAFER Report, commissioned by Swim Australia, discovered only 37 per cent of parents

planned to enrol their child in official lessons within the next six months, with 29 per cent planning to teach their child themselves. We support families having fun and helping children outside of lessons become more confident with their swimming skills but the right foundations need to be developed with trained professionals. Swim Australia advocates that swimming year-round, learning vital water safety skills, and participating in the SwimSAFER Week will help kids become safer, smarter and stronger in the water, and also in everyday life. The campaign has some high profile ambassadors this year including Olympians Leisel Jones, Brendon Hall and Alexander Graham, and a partnership with PJ Masks to get our little swim students excited about the swim safety messages that their animated heroes will deliver! Why SwimSAFER, rather than SwimSAFE? Children can never be 100 per cent safe around water – there is always a risk. Which is why

layers of protection are so important – fence the pool, shut the gate, learn to swim, always supervise, and learn CPR. Not all children are lucky enough to get the opportunity to learn the water safety skills that could save their life. Swim it Forward’s mission is to save lives by making learn to swim accessible to as many children as possible across Australia. 55 per cent of Australian children are not currently in lessons, but drowning is still the number one cause of accidental death in children under five, and we saw a 108 per cent increase in drownings since lockdowns in this age group, with hundreds more suffering life altering injuries and disabilities because of a submersion. For every child we help place into a learn to swim program, the more we lower the risk of drowning deaths. You can donate to Swim It Forward by visiting swimsafer.org. au. Stay SAFER!

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Preparing for the festive splurge instead of buying everyone a present or set price limits on gifts? Reducing spending need not interfere with having a great time. However, there are likely to be areas that you can reduce costs without reducing the things that are important to you. The other area where people go wrong is funding the Christmas period. Too often people go into debt to pay for gifts or the annual holiday. Quite often this is credit card debt with high interest rates making it difficult to pay the debt off. This negatively impacts cashflow moving forward. The best option is to acknowledge that the festive season is likely to be expensive and plan in advance. The simplest method is to calculate how much extra you will spend over that period, and commence a savings plan to ensure you have sufficient funds come Christmas time. Spreading the cost throughout the year also helps. This may involve buying presents throughout the year or prepaying for holidays. Christmas is a great time of year and should be enjoyed with family and friends. My advice would be to do your best to control spending and be ready and prepared for significantly higher costs over this period.

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ype 2 diabetes is becoming more and more prevalent and is occurring in individuals younger and younger in age. As many people are aware this disease has poor health outcomes and reduces quality of life, and continues to progress after the initial diagnosis. The good news is, this disease can be prevented and managed with simple, achievable and affordable lifestyle choices. Nutrition intake, physical activity levels and adequate sleep collectively play an important role with your risk of developing type 2 diabetes and how quickly the disease progresses. See below where we explore the latest scientific research. Ideal nutrition intake and dietetic advice: – Choose low glycemic index (GI), high fibre carbohydrate choices, such as brown or basmati rice, quinoa, whole grain/seedy bread and wholegrain or pulse pasta. – Portion carbohydrates at each meal; aiming for a quarter of the plate to be filled with wholegrain carbohydrate options. – Increase fibre with non-starchy vegetables, wholegrains, legumes and

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enrith haven’t wasted any time replacing the recently sacked Tyrone May, announcing the signing of young playmaker and local junior Sean O’Sullivan for the 2022 season. The 23-year-old Glenmore Park Brumbies junior returns to the club on a one-year deal following stints with the Sydney Roosters, Brisbane Broncos and New Zealand Warriors between 2018 and 2021. When O’Sullivan last wore Panthers colours in 2016, he captained a Penrith SG Ball side, featuring the likes of Brian To’o and Mitch Kenny, to the premiership and national title. “I’m a Penrith junior who grew up in Glenmore Park dreaming of playing for the Panthers, so I’m very excited to come home,” O’Sullivan said. “The opportunity to learn from the great coaches and quality halves at the club was one I simply couldn’t pass up. I’m going to rip into pre-season and do everything I can to help Panthers achieve success again in 2022.”

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A former Australian Schoolboys and NSW U18s representative, O’Sullivan made his first grade debut in 2018 and has played 22 NRL games. With Nathan Cleary a chance of missing the start of the season following shoulder surgery, along with another busy State of Origin period for Penrith, O’Sullivan will provide much-needed relief when the NRL side is down on troops. “As a local junior who helped bring a national title to Penrith, we’re delighted to have Sean return to the club,” Panthers General Manager Rugby League, Matt Cameron said. “His acquisition provides our NRL squad with vital halves depth ahead of the 2022 season. “We’re confident Sean’s experiences as an NRL playmaker to this point have him well-equipped to fulfil an important role for the Panthers next season.” In other news, the Weekender understands Penrith officials spoke to both Nathan Cleary and Taylan May about their public reactions to Tyrone May’s sacking last week. Both have been warned about their social media use.

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hys Williams is yet to play a game for the Wanderers, but his impact at the club has been so immense that he’s been named captain for the upcoming A-League season. The 32-year-old, who joined Western Sydney this season following a threeyear stint in Saudi Arabia, has played a significant role on the field during the pre-season in the heart of defence. While off the field Williams has been a vocal leader in the group, setting an example to the next generation of Wanderers. Often captaining Al Qadisiyah and former Middlesbrough sides, the Perthborn defender has brought a wealth of experience and leadership qualities to the club over the past few months. Wanderers CEO John Tsatsimas congratulated Williams on the captaincy. “Since arriving at the club, Rhys has been a fantastic leader and individual in our pre-season preparations,” he said. “Rhys has led the group with pride, respect and honour and we look forward to him and the team having all the success this season.”

Wanderers coach Carl Robinson praised Williams’ contribution to the club so far. “It was a difficult decision because this year we have so many talented senior players, who all have excellent leadership qualities in very different ways,” he said. “Rhys is a very good person both on and off the field and has values that align with the people of western Sydney. “He is the epitome of a good teammate and leader, he is very vocal but detailed orientated in his communication. “He also supports the young players that we are trying to develop here at the Wanderers and has the respect of our key senior players.” Williams, who played with the Socceroos between 2009-2013 and spent time at Victory and Glory, said he was honoured to wear the captain’s armband. “It is a privilege and an honour to be named the captain of this great club,” he said. “I would like to thank head coach Carl Robinson and the club for giving me this honour and opportunity to lead the club in their historic 10th season. “Having only been at the club for a few months, it feels like I have been here for years and I feel at home at the Wanderers.”

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n a move that will only strengthen football in western Sydney for decades to come, work has started on the latest stage of the new Wanderers Football Park in Rooty Hill. The NSW Government provided $5 million to the Wanderers for Stage 4 of the facility at Blacktown International Sportspark, as one of 22 projects awarded $39.95 million in round two of the Greater Sydney Sports Facility Fund. Opening early next year, Stage 4 will cost $6.25 million and includes construction of nine all-weather five-a-side football pitches, a facility featuring office space, function room and change rooms, a new amenities building for the southern area of the Football Park, as well as landscaping and supporting infrastructure. Minister for Sport Natalie Ward said Wanderers Football Park would provide a dedicated facility for the development of footballing talent in western Sydney, along with a focus on community involvement. “The Greater Sydney Sports Facility Fund has invested in new and existing facilities that provide accessible, safe and inclusive

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sports infrastructure for all sections of the community, including women, people with a disability and multicultural communities,” she said. “Wanderers Football Park will provide an integrated high-performance facility that will improve Western Sydney Wanderers’ talent development pathways and community programs.

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Ivan Cleary’s men will finish the season on the road with a clash against the Cowboys at QLD Country Bank Stadium on Saturday, September 3. Penrith will also return to Auckland for the first time in several seasons when they play the Warriors at Mount Smart Stadium on Saturday, June 18 at 5.30pm. It will be the Warriors’ first game back in New Zealand since the pandemic started. 13 of Penrith’s 24 matches will be shown on free-to-air TV via Channel Nine. “There certainly is a lot to look forward to in 2022,” said NRL CEO Andrew Abdo. “The draw and the schedule is always an important time of year for a lot of banter, a lot of analysis and a lot of prediction. “Our draw is particularly complex because there’s a lot of inputs that need to go in to satisfying the outcomes we want to achieve.” Mr Abdo confirmed a new format for pre-season trials would be announced in the coming weeks.

Bowling them over New grant funding welcomed by local cricket club NATHAN TAYLOR

olyton St Clair Colts Cricket Club will share in $10,000 worth of grant funding made available as part of the HomeWorld Helpers Grant program. An initiative of the Sydney Thunder and HomeWorld, the club that plays in the Penrith Junior Cricket Association will receive a $1000 grant, which will be put towards the purchase of new equipment, including sun shelters, for both junior and Woolworths Cricket Blast teams. The funding will also be used to secure drink bottles and sun hats for players. Colyton St Clair is one of 10 clubs across the Thunder Nation to benefit from the program, which sets out to develop the next generation of Sydney Thunder stars in the shape of improved diversity and inclusion opportunities, equipment, uniforms, coaching and local promotion of the game. HomeWorld Group of Companies’ Director of Marketing, Sponsorship and Community, Trudi Busch, said HomeWorld was excited to continue with their Helpers Grant initiative.

Colyton St Clair Colts Cricket Club are over the moon with their $1000 grant.

“It has been great to see the grants being used by Thunder Nation Cricket Clubs over the past few years,” she said. “We think it is important to support cricketing communities and hope that these new grants will help local clubs develop their younger players. Cricket should be accessible to anyone who wants to give it a go.” Colyton St Clair Colts Cricket Club Presi-

dent Adam Coleman said the $1000 will mean so much to his club. “The funding is very important because we are only a small club – we have a few junior teams and a few senior teams,” he told the Weekender. “This money will make life easier for our members, providing them with new equipment, like the sun shelter, which will be useful to everyone.”

Around The Grounds CRICKET: A new-look Penrith first grade team have lost their opening round match of the Belvidere Cup, going down to Fairfield-Liverpool last Saturday. Playing in a One Day match at Rosedale Oval, Fairfield-Liverpool won the toss and sent Penrith into bat first. Penrith posted a strong score after 50 overs, 9/220. Jordan Browne led the way for the visitors, notching 58 hard-fought runs. When Fairfield-Liverpool hit the crease later that afternoon, they started terribly before a strong partnership between Yuvraj Sharma and Luke Ohrynowsky gave the home side the narrow win with less than three overs to spare. Penrith will look to regroup this Saturday when they go up against Campbelltown-Camden at Howell Oval. CRICKET: Round 1 of the Nepean District Cricket Association (NDCA) is in the books, with Panthers Cricket Club having mixed results. In first grade, Panthers 10/98 went down to Phoenix Sports 2/101. In fifth grade, Panthers 7/217 opened their new season in style defeating Glenbrook Blaxland 10/204. In seventh grade, the match was washed out. The club will be hoping for wins in all three grades this weekend.

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FOOTBALL: The Western Sydney Wanderers have extended their partnership with sponsor JD Sports until the end of the 2022/23 season. Set to take the partnership to its sixth year at the end of the 2022/23 season, JD Sports will now feature on the right back

of the club’s A-League team’s shorts on all three kits. JD Sports, in partnership with the Wanderers, recently launched a video podcast series called ‘Western Sole’ hosted by global football connoisseur LOCAL FC. The six-episode content series speaks to Wanderers players and coaching staff about what it means to represent the western Sydney region, football culture and all the latest drops at JD Sports. The partnership this season will also see JD Sports play a significant role in supporting a range of community activities and initiatives driven by the Wanderers Foundation to support disadvantaged youth and all abilities football. AFL: Former Giants Academy graduate Jarrod Brander will return home in 2022, signing with the club as a delisted free agent. The 22-year-old grew up in Wentworth in southern NSW and was a member of the club’s Academy until his draft year when the Academy zones were changed and the Giants lost priority access to him. Brander was selected at pick 13 in the 2017 AFL Draft by the West Coast Eagles, playing 22 games over the past four seasons. A versatile tall, Brander stands at 196cm and has played in a variety of positions across his career so far. The delisted free agency period opened last week with the AFL Draft to be held on November 24 and 25. GWS hold picks 2, 13, 53, 54, 71 and 89 in the upcoming Draft. Meanwhile, Harry Perryman has signed a two-year contract extension with the Giants.

The comforts of home Exclusive: Olympic champion Jessica Fox back in Penrith for the summer NATHAN TAYLOR

hether it’s visiting her favourite coffee shop, grabbing some delicious Thai takeaway or getting cuddles from her beautiful greyhound, Olympic gold medallist Jessica Fox is loving being back in Penrith. After five months abroad doing what she does best, the 27-year-old finally returned home last week with two very important prized possessions in hand. On Monday morning, during an exclusive interview and photo shoot with the Weekender, the paddling superstar proudly showed off the elusive C1 Gold medal and K1 Bronze medal she won at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Just about every Australian will remember where they were that afternoon in July when the bubbly girl from Leonay bounced back from disappointment 48 hours earlier to become an Olympic champion. “Firstly, I want to thank the Penrith community for their support during the Games. I received so many pictures of kids dressing up, artwork, school projects etc when I was away,” Fox said. “When I stopped by to collect my Thai takeaway the other day, I noticed Southlands Shopping Centre put up some posters congratulating me. It’s just been so cool and I appreciate all the love.” Before Fox’s recent triumph in Tokyo she was already a recognisable figure around town but, since winning Olympic Gold, her stardom has skyrocketed and she’s certainly noticed it out and about. “It’s really nice at the moment because, even though it’s been three months since the Olympics, people still have it on their minds. So, when I bump into people they tell me where they watched it or who they were with or what they felt during it – it’s really nice to be able to connect in that way and hear how they enjoyed the Olympics,” Fox said. “I was recently at a local shop and I was talking to a staff member about a particular product and out of nowhere

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Jessica Fox shows off her Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals in Penrith on Monday morning. Photo: Melinda Jane.

they said ‘by the way, well done’. It’s quite funny because I don’t think they recognise me and then they’ll say ‘congrats on the Gold’,” she laughed. It’s been a huge year for sport in Penrith

Weekender journalist Nathan Taylor and Jessica Fox. Photo: Melinda Jane.

in 2021. Despite a dreary winter spent in lockdown, our spirits were certainly lifted by the likes of Fox and of course, the Penrith Panthers. Fox said she’s thrilled to be home, just enjoying the little things in life. “I was excited to see our greyhound Miss Pink and my Dad, of course, as I hadn’t seen him for a w h i le,” she said.

“I’m just enjoying getting back into the community and frequenting the coffee shops, like Underground Coffee Roasters, after training – just doing all the things I would normally do. “I’ve also noticed some changes around town too, like the roadworks on Mulgoa Road have finally finished and it’s really nice seeing the Panthers premiership signs everywhere.”

Weekender journalist Nathan Taylor interviews Jessica Fox. Photo: Melinda Jane.

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