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The Branxton Greta Business Chamber successfully obtain NSW Office of Environment & Heritage funding for establishment of “Historical Walk”

these works. The project consultation with is in line with the Branxton Tidy Towns is Branxton Town Centre proud to present Masterplan, adopted this project to our 2016, which highlights community in 2017,” the need to respond to said Brett Wild, Presi- and embrace Branxton’s dent of the Chamber. Branxton Railway Station built 1862 The Branxton Greta of historical significance a booklet format. This the third edition of unique heritage. This is Business Chamber has within the Branxton booklet will be available “Black Creek to especially focal at this Mid Hunter Palliative Care been granted funding town centre with the to our community and Branxton”, soon to be time of social and Volunteers is a local service which from the NSW Office of placement of bronze visitors for free reprinted by Tidy Towns commercial change to offers free support to people, and their Environment and plaques providing following the installation will provide extended Branxton in light of families, who have a terminal or life Heritage for the insight into the original of plaques. historical information. major developments in limiting illness. development of the details and uses of the A community and In total, BGBC received our area. We are in need of more community members to become volunteers to Branxton Historical buildings. A map of the educational folio will be $11181.00 for use on “Works will commence continue to provide this non-nursing, support role. Walk. tour and further details distributed to schools shortly. The BGBC in For those who are interested and would like to know The Project will identify regarding the structures and community groups. The Rotary Club of Cessnock is more, please come along to the Information Session be- buildings and structures will also be developed in The booklet, folio and seeking support from a family or ing held on Wednesday 3rd May 2017 at 10:30am in the families willing to be considered as a Conference Room, Dangar House at Singleton Hospital. host family for an exchange student Being a volunteer is a rewarding experience and a vital New Gp Surgery in Branxton... from Finland. support for families, helping them cope with and The exchange commences early July participate in as much as they can at this time. 2017 & lasts for 6 months. Those The education course provides information, experience interested could agree to 3 or 6 months as host. and support, and covers many topics to help the new A volunteering family is not required to be a member volunteer understand their role. Topics include active of Rotary. listening, death, dying and grieving. Experienced Support of course is provided by the sponsoring volunteers and members of the medical palliative care Rotary Club, Cessnock. team provide information and support. Suite 3, 71 Maitland Street, Branxton, NSW Anyone interested should in the first The volunteer takes on the role of a “good neighbour”. instance contact me via message on Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer please contact the Coordinator, Sue Pope on 6572 2121 or Dr T Sasi Sasitharan Facebook ‘Rotary Club of Cessnock’. 0407 072 610 as soon as possible. MBBS, AMC, DCH (Syd), FRACGP NORTH ROTHBURY Opening Hours For Sale Monday - Friday 8.00 am - 5.30 pm Saturday 9.30 am - 1.00 pm Branxton &

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Cessnock City Council Statutory Notices Phone during working hours 4993 4100 sue NoAddress 185 14th July 2 all005 pagecommunications 14 to:- The General Manager, After Hours Emergency 4940 7816 PO Box 152, Cessnock 2325 NSW The primary role of the local community representatives is to form a link between the Committee and the local population in flood prone areas. The representative will also be required to provide historical advice on local problems and perceived solutions, as well as consider in detail implica- PUBLIC EXHIBITION tions of matters which may impact on the local community. Representatives will also be required to facilitate formal representations to the Committee on behalf of the members of the public. DRAFT HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PLAN 2017-2021 Duties include attendance at up to four (4) Committee Meetings each year held in Council’s Administration Centre to provide Community input into the floodplain risk management At its meeting of 5 April 2017 Council resolved to place the Draft Health and Well-being Plan 2017- process across the various catchments in Cessnock LGA. Further information can be ob- 2021 on public exhibition. The Draft Plan provides Council with localised actions that encourage tained from Council’s Strategic Flooding & Drainage Engineer, Mr Peter Jennings on 4993 healthy environments, liveable communities and well-being. 4119. The public exhibition period will be from Wednesday 12 April 2017 to Wednesday 10 May 2017. Applications in writing setting out your interest and experience in floodplain risk manage- The document can be viewed at the following locations: ment should be addressed to The General Manager, Cessnock City Council, PO Box 152, Cess- Council’s Administration Building (Customer Service Section); nock, 2325. Submissions will be received at the Administration Centre up until 4.00 pm on Cessnock Public Library; Friday 14 April 2017. Kurri Kurri Public Library; Council’s website at www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au

Written submissions should be addressed to the General Manager and will be accepted up until 5.00 COMMUNITY CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT pm Wednesday 10 May 2017 via email [email protected] or post to: The General $ FOR $ GRANTS 2016/2017 Manager, PO Box 152, CESSNOCK 2325.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION Local community based organisations involved in arts and cultural activities within the Cessnock DRAFT DISABILITY INCLUSION ACTION PLAN Local Government Area (LGA) are invited to apply to Council’s Community Cultural Development $ for $ Grants Program. Applications may be for funding assistance for specific arts/ 2017-2021 cultural projects and/or facilities improvements for amounts up to $3000.

Community based organisations from outside the Cessnock LGA may apply and be considered for At its meeting of 5 April 2017 Council resolved to place the Draft Disability Inclusion Action Plan funding only if the project benefits the artistic or cultural development of the Cessnock LGA. 2017-2021 on public exhibition. The Draft Plan provides Council with localised actions to improve Applications will be considered by the Dollar for Dollar Grants Committee. inclusion and accessibility for its infrastructure, communications, business systems and services. Application forms and guidelines are available from Council’s Customer Service Counter, 62 – 78 Vincent Street, Cessnock, from Cessnock and Kurri Kurri Libraries and also from Council’s The public exhibition period will be from Wednesday 12 April 2017 to Wednesday 10 May 2017. website at www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au/dollarfordollar The document can be viewed at the following locations: Applicants are advised to read the guidelines prior to completing the application form. Council’s Administration Building (Customer Service Section); Completed application forms must be received no later than Cessnock Public Library; 5pm Wednesday Monday 8 May 2017 Kurri Kurri Public Library; Late applications will not be considered. Council’s website at www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au For further information please contact: The Draft Plan is also available in large font print. Community and Cultural Engagement Officer Written submissions should be addressed to the General Manager and will be accepted up until 5.00 Jo Miller T 02 4993 4258 E [email protected] pm Wednesday 10 May 2017 via email [email protected] or post to: The General PO BOX 152 STEPHEN GLEN Manager, PO Box 152, CESSNOCK 2325. Verbal submissions can also be made by telephoning 4993 CESSNOCK 2325 GENERAL MANAGER 4118. CESSNOCK CITY COUNCIL FLOODPLAIN Cessnock City Council push for a common MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS FOR COMMUNITY sense location for REPRESENTATIVES the proposed

Council at its meeting of 7 September 2016 resolved to declare the current community representative Lower Hunter positions vacant and invite expressions of interest for public nomination of community representation on the Floodplain Management Committee. A total of four (5) representatives are required, including Hospital two (2) from the Greater Cessnock area, one (1) from the greater Kurri Kurri area, one (1) from the Greater Wollombi - Millfield area and (1) from the Rothbury/Branxton/Greta area. Cessnock City Council is calling on the NSW Government to consider a location along the Hunter Expressway for the proposed new Lower Hunter Ξ Artist impression of the proposed $400 million Metford hospital Hospital. The new health hub is set to provide residents of the Hunter better access to healthcare and relieve pressure on Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital, however current plans are for the hospital to be built at Metford. Cessnock City Councillor, Paul Dunn said building the new facility at Metford will not achieve these key goals. “A true regional hospital needs to be accessible to all residents in our community, including those living in outlying areas”. “ Putting the hospital along the Hunter Expressway will provide for the most direct route as the majority of the population boom is on the west side of Maitland”. “The positive benefits of locating a hospital on the Hunter Expressway will not only be felt on the region’s healthcare but on our local economy”. “This is a real opportunity to provide a boost to our economy as this facility will no doubt generate jobs”, Cr Dunn said. A delegation of Councillors will seek a meeting with NSW Minister for Health, Hon Brad Hazzard MP to urge him to consider this preferred location. Cessnock City Mayor, Councillor Bob Pynsent said he looks forward to entering into talks with a number of State Government representatives. “As a Council we must identify opportunities for our community that will have overwhelmingly positive outcomes and this clearly fits the mould. I welcome more options being put back on the table”, Cr Pynsent said. The proposal has been contentious from the outset with NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association running a concerted campaign to have the new facility kept a public utility. “The new hospital will be handed to a private operator in a Public-Private Partnership (PPP).” “This has been done with no consultation and we fear patients and staff will be worse off under a public-private partnership model. A PPP is not a true public hospital. It is an arrangement that gives a profit-seeking entity control over public services. This is the wrong path for Australia. We object to profits being made from people’s health,” said a spokesperson for the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association. SOME BACKGROUND FROM http://www.hinfra.health.nsw.gov.au/our-projects/ New Maitland Hospital ~ Project Status - Planning In August 2013 the preferred site for the new Maitland Hospital was identified in Metford. The preferred site best met the extensive list of more than 50 selection criteria. In March 2015 the NSW Government announced more than $400 million for the New Maitland Hospital project. The new hospital will be both the rural referral hospital for the Hunter Valley and the major district hospital for local residents of the Lower Hunter. The range of services at the new hospital will include emergency care, surgical care, acute care, maternity care, paediatric care, inpa- tient medical and surgical beds, rehabilitation, mental health, palliative care, chemotherapy and ambulatory care. Branxton & Vineyards Real Estate ...... for all your Real Estate needs call either Helen or Mike on Super idea ahead of the V8 Supercars hitting the streets of 4938 3300 Newcastle Military Clearance/Garage Sale 13 – 14 May 2017 169 Springvale Road Elderslie (Branxton) NSW 2335 0488 255 666 We are hold a fixed price garage sale for an entire collection of over 2000 Military collectable’s and current military surplus items, the sale will include but not limited to: An exceptionally large collection of WW2 Gas Masks of all types including: Nazi, British, Australian, American and many European Countries, Military Uniforms (Army, Navy and Airforce) used and some never issued, WW2, Korean War, Vietnam including current surplus. WW2 Woollen Jackets, Battle Dress Jackets and Trousers, Service Dress, Boots, shirts, trousers, wet weather gear and some other foreign countries. Cessnock City Council presents for Cessnock’s people travelling from all Hats, berets and some helmets. New WW2 Navy, Army socks and elbow pads, field jacket liners. wants to take full advantage tourism industry. over the country to attend Buttons, badges and many sundry items too many to list. of the Newcastle 500 this “We know this event is the V8 Supercars race in Personal Field equipment new and used all eras and wars, including large quantity of Pat 37, right November and show off the going to be absolutely Newcastle and we should through to current surplus, belts, packs, webbing straps and sets, DPCU pouches, blankets, sleeping Hunter Valley wine country huge, attracting thousands be trying to promote our to the influx of spectators of people from across region and maximise the bags, tools. the V8 Supercars event is Australia, what a fantastic economic benefits of this Weapon cleaning kits – Bren Gun, Owen Gun and SLR. Signaller Pouches, vehicle collapsible sure to attract. chance to showcase our event. Council has stretchers (Austin). Water bottle carriers, water bottles, bum packs, pliers and wire cutters. V8 Supercars will be region and promote previously done this with Equipment such as timber and plastic boxes, tripods, radio’s both Army and Navy, antennas, and receiving a call from ourselves as a must see and events like the Asian Cup various military electrical equipment including WW2 Tank and Bren Gun Commanders headsets (some Cessnock City Council and do during peoples visit ”, which was a great success new), mapping (plotting equipment), books, training manuals. the Hunter Valley Wine and said Clr Suvaal. and I think we should be Other collectables such as di cast trucks and cars, videos and DVDs Tourism Alliance about Clr Suvalls’ Notice of looking to expand this into Landrover series 3 Short wheel base, no gearbox – IF NOT SOLD BEFORE getting a motor racing team Motion, which went to other sports. No 4 Australian Army ½ TN Trailer with Cover – IF NOT SOLD BEFORE out to Cessnock while they council on the 5th April & Cessnock City Council and are in the region. which was unanimously Hunter Valley Wine and Landrover used parts, bonnets rims etc Cessnock City Councillor, supported, said ... that Tourism Alliance will work The entire collection is to be cleared out, many years of collecting and buying has come to an end, this Jay Suvaal is excited about Council, in consultation alongside local accommo- is an opportunity to buy a piece of Military history, or perfect for re-enactors. the opportunity the event with the Hunter Valley dation, transport and Over 90% of the items are all genuine and not REPRODUCTIONS. Wine and tourism operators to Very small quantity of reproduction gear will be sold separately, and not mixed in with genuine Tourism promote Hunter Valley equipment and uniforms. Association, wine country as the place to No prior sales, all reasonable offers on the day will be considered. No bags allowed in the building on contact the V8 stay for those travelling to the day. Supercars watch the race. about the Cessnock Mayor, Council- Cash, EFTPOS, Debit and Credit Card – available on the day ONLY WITH possibility of lor Bob Pynsent said the Driver’s license. NO AMEX or Diners hosting one or Cessnock local government more teams in areas is a perfect location, the Cessnock spectators can relax after a LGA while they day of excitement on the are in the Hunter region track and enjoy the for the Coates Hire 500 beautiful landscape we have The Country race in Newcastle this to offer. November. 2. That Council “It is a fantastic idea that work with the Hunter could reap real reward for Clothing Specialist Valley Wine and Tourism our tourism operators and Association and local tourism industry now and Ariat® Classic Country Outfitters accommodation, transport into the future. We really in Your Area!!!! and tourism operators to do live in a beautiful place promote our LGA as a and one visit to the Hunter @ place for visitors to stay Valley is enough to see and travel to the race people making a return instead of staying in New- trip”, Cr Pynsent said. castle. There will be lots of Baileys EASTER TRADING Greta Museum’s Of Old Style New Wares HOURS & Sweet Shop Greta We will be closed on Good SALE now on - Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter 50% off all sweets in Sunday & Easter Monday the shop Great for gifts or just to winter indulge To all our Open most Wednesdays & Saturdays STOCK wonderful & Drop in a say hello to Brenden or Lyn 96 High Street, Greta

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He has Branxton/Huntlee. & other matters some very good If so when will this occur. support at board level Also, will CCC expand the & is a driving force. provision for recycling at with Mike Lowing Coming events are, in Greta Tip. conjunction with LWP And when/why can’t AS you will see from the property, a community BBQ residence use the vouchers; front page (The Branxton & Teddy Bears Picnic on the why are Branxton Greta Greta Business Chamber 25th June & with great help residents again denied successfully obtain NSW from Belford Land council services that are Office of Environment & Corporation a Movie Night readily available in Heritage funding for on the 14th October. Cessnock. establishment of “Historical Those who know Brett This is a substantially Walk”) the Branxton Greta would know he’s no community issue that needs Business Chamber is a very ‘shrinking violet’! to be resolved, and we are active local organisation that He’s latest project is the looking to you.” has taken on many issues provision of a better garbage CCC’s answer:- since its reformation a tip utility we have at Greta. The site referred to in Holl- number of years ago. The first shot was fired just a ingshed Road has previously Just to name a few matters few weeks ago to Cessnock been used as a landfill tional challenges including: material that would be the transfer of materials is town or village. that they have organised and/ Council. In Bretts words:- disposal site and was closed Operational hours, Security received from voucher provided the use is minimised The growth of the LGA will or lobbied for: The very after reaching capac- Cost of transfer, General use transactions. by excluding the vouchers. present a number of successful Umbrella Festival, “As you are all aware we ity. Since that time the site (residents and non-residents) It should be recognised that Similarly, vouchers issued to operational demands and the acquisition of land that have a tip at Greta, it’s my has operated as a transfer Available Council resources waste management is all residents of the LGA are challenges and changes to abutted Miller Park for understanding that its facility where material is In an effort to provide some expensive and the costs are redeemable at the Cessnock the services provided, active/passive recreation, the operated on behalf of CCC collected via bulk roll on roll control over the operation of ultimately born by the Waste Management Facility however at this point in $60,000 provision of RV by a contractor. off containers and trans- the site, and minimise the ratepayer. Additionally, only. time the waste management facilities at Branxton Oval & A number of residence’s ferred to Cessnock for land- operational costs, the economic viability, the With Cessnock LGA covering focus is on providing the funding of a town have voiced their fill. The site is the only other vouchers are not accepted environment and service around 2,000 sq kms it is not increased kerbside service, co-ordinator. disapproval at the inability to site providing a waste related due to: equity should be considered possible, practical or reducing the need for visits The inaugural President, after use the annual CCC Tip service in the LGA. the capacity to weigh each when introducing new economically viable to to the landfill facility, reformation, was Mick Voucher supplied to Operationally, the site transaction & the additional services or facilities. Council operate landfill or waste reduction of waste to Starkey who held the position residence’s who pay rates in presents a number of opera- cost of transferring the extra has taken the view that whilst collection systems for every landfill and a modern facility with future capacity American Airways, TWA, The union movement and correct answer. popular culture Deborah for the entire LGA. Construction is currently Ansett, TAA, and almost hence the labour party are Because we are affiliated Harry and Cyndi Lauper. underway to upgrade the sank Qantas. ideologically opposed to with Cancer Council NSW As this was our first time at This boils down to paying pay for effort because these Cessnock facility to meet and The Prostate Cancer such an event, my wife and I the future demand. staff to work when they are people are not unionised Foundation of Australia and were appalled at the levels needed and not time- and therefore make no I’ll leave it to our readers to because of our Affiliation of intoxication among decide(?). Cheers, Mike serving. The advantage of contributions to unions and with those two groups we mid-aged individuals, and this was both ways, for the therefore the labour party. include not only Prostate the general lack of respect catch up with friends, or employer and the Well Joel, too bad mate. Cancer, but other types of paid to these well-renowned go the concert with employees. Suck it up. cancer and health related artists, and other music friends to see two Staff were able to arrange Steve Lind., North Rothbury issues into our meetings lovers who had gone along international artists? I fear their domestic situation NSW which effects both genders to see this international act, the first. around the peak times when Our meetings are open to not to mentioned had paid a In any event, these the shop required them. The Cessnock Prostate Cancer all members of the public. lot of money. uncivilised individuals Support Group The rates of casual pay Cost - FREE. Whilst my wife and I are far and their antics only were more than a Corporal The Cessnock Prostate somewhat dulled an Casual labour Contact- Barry\ Rose from prudent, and did enjoy to 17% on the overdraft. in the Regular Army Cancer Support Group will amazing event which Just when I thought Joel th 49904554. 0439404554. a few bottles of Bimbadgen's To survive this situation I received on an hourly basis. meet again on the 27 included three very Fitzgibbon MP was on the Barry Preston- Co wine, to see the progressive had to go into more debt to They were briefed to April at Cessnock Leagues different bands, and of right track when he Convener- Cessnock demise of a large amount of pay out my employees’ understand that not all their Club at 3pm. The Guest course the two grand old expressed support for the Prostate Cancer Support concert-goers due to the accumulated leave pay was disposable income Speaker is Jenny Noblet ladies of popular culture. Hunter Valley Coal Group, Cessnock NSW consumption of alcohol to a entitlements, sick leave and and that they had to provide from The Hunter Melanoma Deborah Harry and Cyndi Industry, he steps on it with point whereby they missed long service leave and a saving plan to cover Foundation & her topic will Lauper are still amazing his proposed petition. Wine or music? the main artists was place them on as casual holidays etc. be on melanoma prevention especially at 71 and 63 Joel this is the ugly truth. On Saturday night (1/4/17) completely beyond belief. employees. The employer & why early detection is so years of age The 700,000 odd casual my wife and I attended You have to ask the question In this way all costs superannuation vital. So, come along and respectively. Rock on workers who may miss out Bimbadgen Estate for a did they go to the concert to associated with employing contributions were still ask your questions knowing ladies. on a part of what they came ‘Day on the Green’ event to get smashed on alcohol and were up front by paying made on their behalf. that you will receive the to expect for working on see two grand old ladies of casual rates which were Adam Walton, Toronto Sundays will never vote for loaded to compensate for the Coalition so you will be loss of permanent talking to deaf ears in employment. pursuing this. Letters to the editor can The business therefore did I was a small business not accumulate the open owner for just over 8 years be sent to: ended debt of employee and was able to grow the entitlements which in the The Editor, The BGV News, business sufficiently to sell past almost bankrupted GM 12 Clift Street, Branxton it as a going concern. That Corp in America, and led was despite having to pay NSW 2335 the demise of Pan interest rates of 24% and up or

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5 ͽ THE NEWS No. 451 WED 12 April 2017 GRETA The Day will commence at 5.30am 2017 Easter Message from with the Dawn Service at the Bishop Bill Branxton & Greta Cenotaph, followed by a Gunfire Breakfast at the Old Courthouse. The March will commence at 9.30am BRANXTON leaving the corner of the New Dawn Service: 0515 for 0530 England Hwy and Nelson St, and At Rotunda John Rose Ave. finishing at the

March & Main Service: 1100 Cenotaph. at Branxton Inn (please note The Main Service being held at the change from previous years) Cenotaph at approximately 10am. GO TO PAGE 23 FOR MORE Service: 1145 at Rotunda INFORMATION ON ANZAC Branxton Oval DAY IN Occasional Address: Cmd Neill GRETA The ancient Hebrew people, like every other human society, had to try to make sense of their world. And like every Bell MCDO RAN (Retired) society, part of what they saw around them was a certain prevalence of greed, selfishness, violence and all the things we collectively call 'evil'. Like our own indigenous people, the Hebrews used to explain their world to themselves by telling stories of the things that had happened to the ancestors long, long ago to make things the way they are now. So it was they told stories around their campfires of how the first ancestors had had it good but had broken God's rules and a world of troubles had flowed from that. One significant part of that Adam and Eve story is what happens after the first sin. All we're told is that Adam and Eve feel shame. They hide, they literally cover themselves up, and then they start blaming each other and the wretched serpent. That's shame. It's not feeling proper guilt, the pangs of conscience when you recognise and take responsibility for the wrong you've done. And neither of these, shame or guilt, measures up to the Christian idea of repentance. Repentance is deep sorrow for the wrong done, a decision to do whatever you can to make it right and, above all, a determination to change. 'Repentance', as the Latin root of the word suggests, is a 're-thinking' of the direction of your life, of how you're living, of what you're on about. Our church in these past years has been living through a period of experiencing all these reactions to our wrongdoing. Great evil has been done by some of our people and leaders. Sexual abuse of children. As this has come to light, there has certainly been shame. But as always, shame is an utterly inadequate response, what with its hiding, its covering up, its looking for excuses and its blaming others. There has been proper guilt too in many quarters, with its sorrow for the harm done and acceptance of responsibility. Of course most Catholics, most of you, have no personal responsibility for the crimes or cover-ups. But many of us are still deeply uneasy, to say the least, that perhaps there was something in our Catholic way of doing things, in our habits of mind, our ways of relating, in the way we put value too much value on some things and not enough on others – in what the Royal Commission calls 'the Catholic Culture' – that first allowed abuse to go undetected and then allowed it not to be exposed, punished and stopped. Some of us feel a sort of community guilt about that, a communal responsibility. But where we need to get to is repentance. We're just finishing Lent, the time each year that calls us to repentance. Let's recall: Repentance is beyond feeling shame, it's beyond feeling sorry, it's beyond feeling guilty. Repentance is taking a good hard look at what we're on about as Christians, it is about real sorrow for the harm we cause, and it is absolutely about being determined to change, or rather to let the grace and Spirit of God into our lives to change us. Now in our calendar we are coming to Easter. But there is no Easter morning without its Good Friday afternoon; there is no rising to new life without the pain of giving up the old life on the cross, there is no salvation from our sins without repentance and changing. 'Repent and believe the Good News' was Jesus first and fundamental preaching. I hope and pray that each of you will experience the hope that is in the Good News of Jesus' resurrection again this Easter 2017. And I hope and pray that, in the months, years and decades ahead, we will as a church observe an extended Lent of getting beyond shame and guilt to genuine repentance. On the basis of real sorrow, desire to make amends and determination to change, may we come, together, in time, to a new Easter dawn: a new life as a better, gentler, humbler, more caring and holier church. We still have some dying to do, but we are a people who see, in the dying to old ways, the promise of new life. We are an Easter people.

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK A man went into a Birmingham supermarket asking to buy half a cauliflower. The young greens produce assistant told him that they sold only whole cauliflowers. The man persisted, and asked to see the manager; so the boy went to find him. Walking into the stock room, unaware that the customer was following him, the boy said to his manager, “Some idiot out there wants to buy half a cauliflower.” As he finished his sentence, he turned and was horrified to find the customer now standing right behind him so, quick as a flash, he added, “And this gentleman has kindly offered to buy the other half.” The manager approved the deal, and the man went on his way... Later, the manager said to the boy, “I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people here who think on their feet. Where are you from, son?” “Cardiff, sir,” the boy replied. Why did you leave Cardiff?” the manager asked. The boy replied, “Sir, there’s absolutely nothing there but prostitutes and rugby players.” “Really?” said the manager, “My wife is from Cardiff.” “You’re kidding!?” replied the boy.

“What position did she play?” innovative ideas to apply for a share in the THE NEWS No. 451 WED 12 April 2017 ͽ 6 $1.5 million Mental Health Innovation Members say …. Fund. The NSW Government’s Mental Health Innovation Fund is a way to find new, local initiatives that improve mental health services and outcomes across NSW. This Fund provides an opportunity for the best minds in business, the community sector and government to develop and deliver new and creative ways to help people living with mental illness. Collaborating partners may include start- ups, non-government organisations, the private sector, local businesses, carers or individuals working alongside all levels of government. The Nationals in Government are Sue Moore, Mayor Singleton Council committed to seeing more people living Bob Pynsent, Mayor Cessnock City Council Member for Cessnock Clayton Barr MP well in the community. We know fresh April may well be a seasonal turning approaches like these lead to better JOEL FITZGIBBON MP Member for Hunter point when we notice temperatures start to Raising the BARR outcomes for those living with a mental drop, the leaves on our trees start to shed GREYHOUNDS REVIVAL illness while also reducing admissions in United States President Donald and footy season well and truly take hold. Last week in Parliament the State our public hospitals. Trump's missile attack on a Syrian air But while most of us are dragging out the Government finally introduced the new By funding these ideas, we can enhance base is a reminder that world peace winter woollies and enjoying the Easter Legislation to allow for greyhound racing the way we deliver person-centred care cannot be taken for granted. Syrian break, April is proving to be a month of to continue beyond June 30, 2017. I am that focuses on consumers, particularly at President Bashar al-Assad is a key ally high activity for Singleton Council. ever mindful that not everyone agrees the community level. of Vladimir Putin and any talk of At the top of the list is of course the with greyhound racing, so it is more Expressions of interest for the second regime change will invite an aggressive public exhibition of the draft Singleton important to focus on the process that has round are now open, with target innova- response from the Russian President Community Strategic Plan 2017-2027, taken place, instead of the topic. Last tion areas including: and his key ally in Iran. which will set the course of Council’s July the Government suddenly announced Mental health and intellectual History tells us that strategic activities for the next 10 years and steer FROM THE MAYORS DESK that they were shutting down an industry disability/cognitive impairment us towards a vibrant, progressive, Youth Week 2017 commenced on Friday competition can often escalate to (greyhounds) that existed in NSW for Aboriginal mental health connected, sustainable and resilient with a huge range of events on offer for our strategic tension and then, almost 200 years. This was announced in Mental health and youth homeless- community. young people up until the 9 April. Over 30 miscalculation. You can be sure that the knowledge that people’s livelihoods ness What is most important about this fantastic activities have been coordinated this week, the Eastern Mediterranean and financial investments would be Adult education document is that it is based on input from for young people aged between 12 and 25. and other key water ways are full of shattered. Based on this announcement, Child and youth mental health you, the people of Branxton, about what I had the pleasure of attending a number of naval assets from the various military people started to change their breeding, The Innovation Fund aligns with the was important to you and what you events including the Silent Disco and players. It's an environment in which investment and future decisions. Government’s commitment to Living wanted to see for your community come Family Day at Great Arts and Sports Hall mistakes can be made which lead to Three months later, in September, in the Well, the Mental Health Commission’s 10 2027. on Saturday. It was a great day with some confrontation. face of widespread criticism of the -year road map to transform mental health That input will feed into Council’s choosing to hit the dance floor while others The US actions were probably justified decision to destroy an industry, the services. priorities for the next four years under our enjoyed the art station, face painting and given the horrors of the chemical Premier confirmed that the decision was The first round of the Innovation Fund Operational Plan 2017-2021, which is barbeque lunch. weapons attack on innocent men, “locked in” and that there would be no has been finalised and the projects will be also on exhibition. It was terrific to see families spending time women and children. It appears to have back-down. Two weeks later, early in announced shortly. Expressions of But what you told us also highlighted together and having fun. There are a been both well calculated and designed October, there was a bi-election in Orange Interest for Round Two of the Innovation what you value across all levels of number of workshops and activities being only to prevent future chemical attacks. that saw swings of 40% against the Fund close on 9 May 2017. government for our community, and what held over the next few days. Youth Week More importantly, the Americans Government. One week after that For further information on how to apply, we as your local government representa- 2017 will culminate with YouthFest at appear to be sending the message that bi-election, when the Government felt the visit the NSW Government e-tendering tives should be advocating for at a State Margaret John’s Park, Kurri Kurri. To find regimes change in Syria while full brunt of public opinion, the website: https://tenders.nsw.gov.au/. and Federal level. out more and download the full list of desirable, is not their goal. On the Government said that they had changed FREE SAFER DRIVERS COURSE Nothing on the list is particularly events head to http:// other side of the equation, a military their mind and that they would reverse FOR LEARNER DRIVERS FROM strike on the sovereign soil of another surprising: we will continue to work with www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au/community/ their decision and that the industry would DISADVANTAGED www.rms.nsw.gov.au the State Government on the progress of events-ceremonies/youth-week or visit our nation-state without United Nations in fact be allowed to continue. BACKGROUNDS the Singleton bypass and other New Facebook page @CessnockCityCouncil. sanction by a US President who is Since October last year, and the decision Roads and Maritime Services England Highway improvements, and Congratulations to the organisers of the considered unpredictable is fraught change, the industry has had nothing more provides 1000 free places each year we’ll keep calling for quality health care Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival, it really is a with danger. than words and a promise. And let’s face for youth from Aboriginal services and increased policing and public wonderful, unique event. Your hard work Let's hope common sense and cool it, who believes Politicians and who communities and disadvantaged transport options. and dedication should be commended. heads prevail. But while the rise of believes a political promise? So for 6 backgrounds to participate in the Council is particularly proud of the Applications for the Mayoral Scholarships Trump, Brexit and other unexpected months, 4,000+ people, their lives, their Safer Drivers Course. global outcomes suggest people are relationships we have with all levels of have now been received and review is finances, their passion and their hobby The Safer Drivers Course is a tiring of the status quo, it's a good time government, which is backed by our track underway. It is great to see so many people or have been in suspended limbo. Endless combined theoretical and practical to remember that the rules-based global record in receiving funding for a range of in our community striving for success. http://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/stayingsafe/drivers/youngdrivers/youngerdriverscourse.html nights have been spent wondering “will course for learner drivers under 25 projects to deliver better infrastructure to Over 30 applicants have now been through order we've lived under since the end of they or won’t they live up to their years of age who have completed 50 support people across our LGA, including the interview process as they look to the Second World War has allowed us promise?” It’s been quite a cruel and log book hours. This fee exemption Branxton. further their education in varying areas. to avoid global conflict for the last 73 painful journey for people in the banned allows those who are financially The Singleton Town Centre is an obvious Those successful will be announced in years. Over that same period the world industry. So last week, we welcomed the disadvantaged to benefit from the example, and we’ll also see work early May at the Mayoral Scholarships has become a wealthier place, poverty new Legislation which provides a road safety outcomes of the Safer commence on the $7.73 million Singleton Ceremony. Thank you to all that applied has declined and health outcomes have Clayton’s certainty, for the industry. Why Drivers Course which is typically Regional Livestock Market upgrade when and I wish you all the best in your future improved markedly. Change is not a “Clayton’s” certainty? For those of us valued at $140. The course helps the contractor moves onto the site later endeavours. always for the better. old enough, we would remember the TV young drivers on their L-plates this month. Congratulations to the Kurri Kurri Rugby ************ advertisements for a non-alcoholic drink prepare for driving solo when they But it’s not always the projects with the League Club for winning the Charity Last week Cessnock Council resolved brand called Claytons that said it was “the graduate to provisional licences. biggest price tags that mean the most. Shield and too Mulbring for taking out the to lobby the NSW Government for a drink you have when you’re not having a Key aspects covered in the course Council recently received $3,500 to cricket competition over Bellbird. re-consideration of the location of the drink”. You see the Government could include how to reduce road risks, replace the picket fence at the Bulga Cessnock City Council is ramping up an proposed so-called Lower Hunter wake up tomorrow and declare that same how to cope with distractions and Memorial Gates, just in time for ANZAC anti-littering campaign as part of NSW Hospital. The Government plans to industry, or another industry, to be potential dangers and how to Day. The money came from the NSW Litter Enforcement Month. The state wide build the hospital in Metford but banned. So whether you are a butcher, a develop safe driving behaviour. The Government through the Community War campaign sends a clear message, littering is Cessnock Councillors are arguing it baker, a candlestick maker or a greyhound course is a valuable tool which Memorials Fund, and will be ensure the unacceptable and those caught in the act should be on the Western side of owner, breeder or supplier, you will sleep improves the understanding of speed memorial continues to serve as a reminder will be, reported and fined. Maitland and I agree. I happen to better with the Legislation having gone management, safe following to us all of the sacrifices the people from Residents are encouraged to register with know that is also the view of health through, but you will no doubt sleep a distances and hazard awareness our area made to make the freedoms the NSW EPA Report a Tosser to report planners. little nervously after the happenings of the which parents or supervisors may possible that we enjoy today. members of the public littering from their A new hospital on the edge of the past 12 months. not have covered. I wish everyone a wonderful and safe vehicle at www.epa.nsw.gov.au/ Hunter Expressway makes Cheers Clayton To be eligible for a free place you Easter break, and urge those who are reporttoepa. Residents can also collect free sense. Metford as a location makes no need to hold a valid learner licence, travelling especially to take care on the car tidy bags from Cessnock Library, Kurri sense. This is an issue which should be be aged below 25 years, have roads. And please take a look at the draft Kurri library and the Hunter Valley Visitor of interest to all residents in the Upper completed a minimum of 50 log Singleton Community Strategic Plan and Centre, to help keep vehicles and our Hunter. It would put a new state-of-the book hours and hold a current let us know any comments by Friday 28 community litter free. Cheers, Bob -art hospital within close range. Pensioner Concession Card issued Cessnock Councillors also resolved to April. by the Department of Human argue that the new hospital should be a Cheers, Sue Services – Centrelink. public facility. That I agree with too. Branxton & Once you have confirmed your *************** eligibility, visit the Roads and I wish all readers a safe and happy Members say..... is proudly Vineyards Real Maritime website to find a Safer Easter break. Please take care on our Drivers Course provider to speak busy roads. 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Branxton & Vineyards Real Estate 4938 3300 THE NEWS No. 451 WEDNESDAY 12 April 2017 ͽ 8 and cupboards Police have approached the drivers side Police rummaged window and observed the accused to be through but the only occupant within the vehicle. Report nothing stolen. Police have subjected the accused to a Stolen MV – breath test which has returned a negative result. Police have conducted a check on the accused licence through the RMS system which indicated F U N E R A L S E R V I C E S the above stated Paul and Janelle Smyth and their staff take great pride & personal satisfaction in suspension period. providing a dignified & timeless service, continuing a tradition started morere than than 90 The accused was issued years ago on February 2, 1925 by Paul’s grandfather, Cecil R Smyth. Field Court Attendance Notice for the offence of drive suspended (not fine default) - 1st offence to appear at Singleton Local Court on the 27th April 2017. House Fire – Greta: 25/03/2017 - House Fire at a residence in Clift St Greta. At about 3.20am on Saturday 25th March Serving Branxton, Greta & surrounds 2017, Police were called Talk to us about our Pre-paid Funeral to a residence in Clift St Greta in relation to a Plans & Pre-Arrange Options. house fire. All emergency services attended and found the house well alight. It took about 40 minutes for fire brigade to completely extinguish Southern Sector: North Rothbury the fire. The premises was a white

Stolen MV – Branxton: Between 22:30 on Thursday 06 April weatherboard, timber framed house Between 16:00 on Sunday 26 March 2017 and 08:30 on Friday 07 April with corrugated roof. 2017 and 08:15 on Monday 27 March 2017 vehicle MWL71 - 1995 PURPLE Police confirmed all occupants of the 2017 vehicle TB85KR - 2015 WHITE YAMAHA MOTOR CYCLE, was house were accounted for. Police spoke OTHER CARAVAN TRAILER, parked and secured at the stated with the occupants. They stated that Influenza vaccines  other chronic illnesses was parked and secured at the location being Scott st, North they had returned home at 12pm and Four free vaccines are requiring regular medical stated location being Russell St, Rothbury. Unknown person/s have decided to cook some food in the deep available under the National follow up or hospitalisation Branxton. Unknown person/s stolen the vehicle by unknown means fryer. They then decided to cook them Influenza Vaccination in the previous year, have stolen the vehicle by and method. in the oven. They went to bed around Program: including diabetes mellitus, unknown means and method. Suspended Driver – Singleton 1.30pm. They were awoken at about FluQuadri™ for people 36 chronic metabolic diseases, Break, Enter and Steal – Heights 3.20am by the smoke alarms. They months of age and chronic renal failure, and North Rothbury The accused in the matter is a male, immediately got up and remembered older haemoglobinopathies Between 13:00 on Saturday 08 aged 40 from Singleton Heights. the deep fryer. They could not see any Fluarix Tetra® for people April 2017 and 06:00 on The accused is currently endorsed as a flames at that time. The fire took hold chronic neurological Lee Grundy, Pharmacist & 36 months of age and older  Monday 10 April 2017 Un- suspended driver relating to a demerit of the kitchen and spread throughout proprietor of Branxton Pharmacy FluQuadri™ Junior for conditions that impact on known person/s have gained points fine that he received on the 31st the house. All occupants managed to children aged 6-35 months respiratory function, entry to the stated location being October 2016. The accused is a holder get out of the premises. Seasonal Afluria Quad® for people including multiple sclerosis, a business in Chapel St, North of a Class C New South Wales Drivers 2 occupants were conveyed by 18 years of age and older spinal cord injuries, and Rothbury. Licence and is suspended from the ambulance for observations however Influenza An information sheet that seizure disorders Once inside the offender/s have 23rd February 2017 until 22nd August had no serious injuries. The house was Vaccination explains which groups  impaired immunity, stolen a large amount of 2017. completely destroyed. The house was should receive which including HIV, malignancy construction equipment About 12:20 on Monday the 27th not insured. 2017 vaccine is included with and chronic steroid use including a concrete port-a-vibe, March 2017 Police have observed the There are no suspicious circumstances. The annual National every delivery of influenza generator, hammer drill and a accused to be driving the vehicle as he  children aged 6 months Seasonal Influenza vaccine. steel saw on hire from Coates was travelling along Lachlan Avenue to 10 years on long term Vaccination Program will Free influenza vaccine Hire. Two fuel drums were also Singleton Heights. Police have at this Ξ Photo above: the Clift Street house in Greta aspirin therapy commences this month. Free seasonal influenza stolen. A Site office was also time, stopped the accused for the that was completely destroyed by fire on the 23rd Latex in vaccines Annual seasonal influenza vaccine is available for the entered into and office drawers purpose of a breath test. March 2017. The property was not insured vaccination is following people: In 2017, all of the quadrivalent influenza vac- recommended for any  all people aged 65 person aged 6 months and cines available under the years and over Naitonal Immunisation Portuguese chicken over who wishes to reduce the likelihood of  all Aboriginal and Program are latex-free. becoming ill Torres Strait Islander Recommendations for with influenza. children aged 6 months to 5 children Vaccine strains years Eligible children aged 6-35 months should receive The quadrivalent  all Aboriginal and influenza vaccine for the FluQuadri™ Junior while Torres Strait Islander people children aged 36 months Australian 2017 season aged 15 years and over contains the following and older should receive Feed a crowd with this four virus strains:  pregnant women Fluarix Tetra® or sticky Portuguese-inspired  people aged 6 months FluQuadri™.  A (H1N1): an A/ An information sheet that roast chicken served with Michigan/45/2015 and over with medical conditions predisposing to explains which groups (H1N1)pdm09** - like should receive which crispy potatoes and severe influenza, namely: virus vaccine (including children) caramelised onion.  A (H3N2): an A/  cardiac disease, is included with every Hong Kong/4801/2014 including cyanotic delivery of influenza portions (H3N2) - like virus congenital heart disease, vaccine. 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Place in the fridge for 2 hours to marinate.  1 tablespoon ground paprika Step 2  1 tablespoon oregano, finely chopped Preheat oven to 200C. Place chicken in a roasting pan. Arrange potato and onion around chicken. Cook, turning  1 teaspoon sea salt flakes occasionally, for 1 hour or until cooked through.

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9 ͽ THE NEWS No. 451 WED 12 April 2017 for the 2017 season will be Tatts Hotel Greta on the $30 for an adult or $50 for a Sunday of the event at 4pm. family (this can be paid at Mick at the Tatts has Fishing club ‘up & going’ the bar of the Tatts),” said generously stated that at all President David Hodges. fishing club meetings and functions he will be providing schooners of beer at middy prices. Our first fishing outing is an Open event which means you can fish outside, beach, river, lake or dam.” “It will be held from Friday 21st April through to the 4pm weigh in Sunday 23rd April. There will be more information (rules, ineligible species etc.) displayed at the Tatts hotel in the coming weeks,” said David. Please note that you must Photo: Peta with her hard earned winnings! be a member prior to the fishing weekend to be eligible to weigh-in and hold a current fishing Congratulations Peta licence. We will also be Greta Trampolinist Peta Peters competed in the N.S.W. running a ‘Fishing Club Age Championships at Gosford on 14th November. Peta Raffle’ at approximately is now the State Champion in both the Trampoline and 7pm every Thursday night the Synchronised Trampoline in the 11-12 years at The Tatts Hotel with women's division, with her partner Peta Bartlett from succulent seafood trays to Central Coast Youth Club. Peta also won the bronze be won, and tickets can be medal in the Double Mini Trampoline event. purchased prior to the night This excellent result will help Peta qualify for the each week. national championships in 2000 to be held at Gosford. Any enquires about the Peta will also be aiming to qualify for the world titles Club please forward to later next year. Finally, after a number of taken the chair as the “people’s club” and “We are aiming at having [email protected] years without a fishing President. They have women and children are one outing a month so there or call/text Nevo on Peta is coached by Louisa Roberts at the Greta School of club, The Tattersalls Hotel Aaron (Rex Hunt) Holz as encouraged to sign up. will be plenty of 0402762199. Gymnastics and Trampolining at Greta RSL Hall. Scott Social Fishing Club at Vice President, Steve (The There are no secret opportunities to catch fish Findlay also represented Greta at the championships and Greta has opened 2017 with Lucky Kingfisher) Nevin agenda’s, and plenty of to weigh-in and be in the took out fourth position in the 9-10 years Men's Trampo- a bang. There is a new as Secretary and, new consultation with the running for end of year line and Double Mini Trampoline. Committee consisting of blood & financial guru Ian members that we agreed are prizes. The weigh-ins for former fishing club Foulstone, as Treasurer. all general committee each event will be held Ξ Photo: Members of the newly members & local fishing “The best part about this The news Issue No 57 2nd Dec. 1999 members. Membership cost along with a BBQ at the reformed Tattersalls Hotel legend David Hodges has club is we are running it as Social Fishing Club. Page 44

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CATHOLIC PARISH BRANXTON & SINGLETON BRANXTON-GRETA PARISH MASS TIMES Wednesday 9.20am Mass St Catherine’s Church Greta Thursday 9.20am Mass St Brigid’s Church Branxton CATHOLIC PARISHES of Saturday (during daylight savings) BRANXTON & SINGLETON 5.30pm Reconciliation and 6pm Mass St Brigid’s Branxton Easter Mass Times are Saturday (outside daylight savings – from 6 May 2017) Holy Thursday 7pm St Brigid’s Church Branxton 4.30pm Reconciliation and 5pm Mass St Brigid’s Branxton 7pm St Patrick’s Church Singleton Sunday 8am Mass St Catherine’s Church Greta Good Friday 10am Stations of the Cross, St Brigid’s Church Branxton SINGLETON PARISH MASS TIMES 11am Stations of the Cross, St Patrick’s Church Singleton Tuesday 7pm Mass St Patrick’s Singleton 3pm Passion of the Lord, St Catherine’s Greta Wednesday 9.20am Mass St Patrick’s Singleton 3pm Passion of the Lord, St Patrick’s Singleton Thursday 6.00pm Mass St Patrick’s Singleton th Holy Saturday 6pm St Brigid’s Church Branxton Friday 9.20am Mass (4 Friday Anointing Mass) 6.30pm St Patrick’s Church Singleton Saturday 9.20am Mass St Patrick’s Singleton nd Easter Sunday 8am St Catherine’s Church Greta 2 Saturday 6pm Mass Broke (5pm outside daylight savings) th 10am St Patrick’s Church Singleton 4 Saturday 6pm Mass Glendonbrook (5pm outside daylight savings) 6pm St Patrick’s Church Singleton Sunday 7am, 10am and 6pm Mass St Patrick’s Singleton clever design, appropriate Estate Institute of followed by Hobart with an Creative housing styles and much Properties to Australia. increase of 6.1 per cent. housing needed infrastructure get get energy The REIA Real Estate Median rents for other defeated by archaic thinking. Market Facts for the dwellings remained steady We need a serious policy that is affordability ratings December quarter 2016 or increased in most capital not focused on a singular solu- By Tim McKibbin – solutions tion, but takes a creative view saw the weighted average cities except for Sydney, REINSW CEO on what Sydney and the pre- median house price for the Perth and Darwin. In mier state of NSW can achieve. The cost of utilities for a eight capital cities at Melbourne and Canberra The focus needs to be on home, such as electricity $743,496. median rents for other News creative solutions, including: and gas, is becoming a REIA President Malcolm dwellings remained steady. significant consideration for  Transfer duty tax reform Gunning said over the year, “The weighted average purchasers. to address bracket creep the median house price vacancy rate for the eight and assist first homebuy- Many people however are increased in all capital capital cities decreased to ers and retirees to move, unaware of the costs cities except Perth and 2.9 per cent during the By John Cunningham – freeing up the severely involved which is why a Darwin, reflecting the December quarter, a REINSW President clogged supply lines number of online tools have differing fortunes of state decrease of 0.2 percentage Outdated taxation and plan-  New planning laws that been designed to assist economies. points. In most capital ning laws are stifling the reflect the housing needs purchasers. “At $1,134,075, Sydney’s cities, the vacancy rates property market in NSW. of 2020, not 1950, which Australian properties will median house price is the dropped by between 0.1 to Now is the time for come require developers to soon have their own energy highest among the capitals 0.2 percentage points. In up with creative solutions think of new solutions to efficiency rating for the first whilst Hobart retains the Hobart the vacancy rate living in Sydney and to the housing affordability time giving buyers and lowest at $430,000 - the remained steady while in realise what it takes to issue, which is hindering tenants an indication of figure is 42.2 per cent both Darwin and Canberra build density that is palat- how energy efficient their both buyers and sellers. able to the consumer. lower than the national it increased. Darwin and next home could be. Many countries have found This is zoned environ- average,” Mr Gunning Perth continue to have the creative ways to increase ments with easy access to Property rating data is said. highest vacancy rates at 7.8 supply and affordability transport, shops, and clearly important “The median price for other per cent and 6.4 per cent through institutional invest- recreation facilities information and a factor to dwellings increased to respectively. be considered when ment, equity growth sharing  Our ageing population $572,254 as median prices schemes and government needs new housing which purchasing a property increased in Sydney, “Over the quarter, both incentives for low cost enables a vibrant lifestyle which may have high Melbourne, Hobart and investor finance and owner- housing strategies. in mixed age communi- ongoing energy costs. Darwin. occupied housing finance occurring and the decision However in Australia we get ties, in familiar localities The costs of heating and “Whilst Hobart and (excluding re-financing) cooling a home can be RBA keeps by the major banks to lift bogged down in red tape,  A new means test is Adelaide had the lowest showed strong increases of interest rates has meant that ideological differences, the needed for pensioners substantial. The more median prices compared to 8.8 per cent and 11.1 per interest rates three tiers of government, and the RBA has had some of who are financially disad- efficient a property is the other jurisdictions, over the cent respectively, after people being uncooperative. steady its work done for it. vantaged by low interest less costs that are incurred quarter, Hobart had the small decreases in the We urgently need an equitable rates if they sell their The Reserve Bank of “Higher interest rates will housing model for first home- Property largest increase in both the previous quarter. act to dampen the market, property to downsize, median price for houses at “The level of investor Australia has decided to buyers, retirees and essential forcing many to stay put prices reflect leave interest rates on hold which will help stablise the service personnel. out of fear of loss. 6.0 per cent and 11.7 per activity is not unexpected at 1.50 per cent at its April sector and the flurry of The old-fashioned taxation state cent for other dwellings. when you consider that ten activity that can create systems are preventing growth  A rethink on inequitable “Over the quarter, median year average annual returns 2017 board meeting. and the free flow of people in taxation involving prop- economies REINSW President John volatility and the infamous rents for houses remained for residential investment the property market. erty sharing and multiple The median house price Cunningham said keeping idea of a housing bubble,” steady or increased in all property range from a low The planning laws are also occupancies. Currently if across Australian capital rates as they are is the right Mr Cunningham said. causing developers to lose one equity investor leaves capital cities except of 6.5 per cent for houses in cities has increased by 4.1 choice. The RBA cut interest rates money and waste energy whilst a shared home ownership Darwin. In Brisbane, Perth to 10.5 per cent for per cent for houses and 2.1 “Ultimately it is the best in by 25 basis points in they wait for vague planning scheme, the other party is Adelaide and Perth median two bedroom units in per cent for other dwellings, policy at the moment,” Mr August and May 2016. The laws to be argued over. hit with a secondary rents remained steady. Sydney with most returns transfer duty in the buy- according to the latest Cunningham said. “There is RBA will next meet on In the end the property Canberra had the largest being around 8 per cent. consumer gets forgotten and out. research from the Real an interesting dynamic Tuesday, 2 May 2017. increase at 9.5 per cent th filled in as miner and On the 4 November 1916, deceased person’s relation- THE NEWS No. 451 WED 12 April 2017 ͽ 11 labourer, his religion was C. the secretary of the War ships and were as follows: of E, and he wasn’t married Service Committee from ‘Widow, eldest surviving or an apprentice per his Greta wrote to Mr W M son, eldest surviving application. He had already Fleming MHR, at Federal daughter, father, mother, spent two years in the Militia Parliament House in eldest surviving brother, (citizen soldiers), so was Melbourne on Margaret’s eldest surviving sister, eldest obviously keen to serve his behalf. surviving half-brother, eldest country. His role title was 2 On the 7th November, Mr surviving half-sister.’ Infantry Battalion - 13-23 Fleming then sent a letter Margaret obligingly wrote with Neridah Kentwell Reinforcements (December again to try to obtain the back to say that her deceased 1915- November 1916), certificate needed, to the son’s father was alive and although his unit was the 54th Secretary of the Department that he lived at their address Australian Infantry Battalion. of Defence. This finally at (the corner of) Wyndham Charles was a slightly built produced a result, as on the and Branxton Streets, Greta. organised well-designed man. His height was 14th November 1916, an On 7th April 1921, Margaret medals for their returned recorded as 5 feet 6½ inches, unnamed major, the Officer signed a receipt for three A Greta soldiers, a similar idea to the and his weight was just in charge of Base Records, copies of a photograph of her Greta medal for Private C. under 8 stone, with a chest replied to Mr Fleming to say late son’s grave, buried at Mother’s Smith. Unfortunately, there measurement of 34-37 a certificate of report of Plot 2, Row C, Grave 12, in doesn’t seem to be any inches. With a dark complex- death had that day been the Rue Petillon Military Story of World mention in Greta’s local ion and black hair his eyes issued to Mrs Smith. At the Cemetery in France, the War I papers of him, on the Trove were suitably brown. He had same time, he denied the country in which he had website, perhaps because the put his mother, Margaret statement contained in the died, from the Officer in The Back Story – right papers have still to be Lawson Smith, as his next-of secretary’s letter which read Charge of Base Records, Private Charles Thomas uploaded or were not kept, -kin, which may have meant ‘as there is no official record Department of Defence. Pickering Smith first came to or Greta did not have a local she was the one he got on the of the death this certificate An undated letter was also the Greta Museum’s atten- paper at the time. best with, out of his two cannot be issued.’ He said sent to Mr William Louis tion when Vietnam veteran On researching his army parents. Charles eventually Mrs Smith was informed, on Richardson Smith, and former member of the records it was discovered arrived in France with his the 28th September 1916, that Margaret’s husband, local RSL sub-branch, Laurie that Charles Smith came fellow soldiers and began to the necessary official regarding his late son’s Ockwell, walked in with a from Greta and enlisted on fight. confirming documents had burial and the work of pendant given to him twenty- 3/9/15, at 21 years and 8 On the 20th July 1916, not been received. But at last re-constructing the Rue- five years earlier. It had been months, when he swore to Private Smith was killed in Margaret Smith was able to Petillon Military Cemetery, found buried in the garden, serve ‘our Sovereign Lord action at Poziers in France, properly say goodbye to her by the Imperial War Graves in High Street, of Mr Bob the King in the Australian aged just 22½ years old, less son with a memorial service. Commission. It was said that Peters. On one side of the Imperial Force from 13th than one year after enlisting. On 9th June 1917, nearly one to conform with the uniform gold pendant there is a Sept. 1915 until the end of His mother ‘was duly year after Charles’s death, layout some amendments to picture of a crown and two the War and a further period notified … by the Military his mother signed a receipt former grave registrations The Greta cenotaph in High Street, on the side facing the bandstand, rifles in a decorative border, of four months thereafter Authorities in Melbourne (no for one package of his effects had been necessary. In second batch of names down from the top, listed as CTP Smith. and on the other side it is unless sooner lawfully doubt by telegram) and it which had been collected. consequence, the site of the inscribed - discharged, dismissed or was also published in the Included in this were his late soldier’s final resting ‘He answered his Countries removed therefrom; and that press’. identity disc, wallet, letters, place had since been allotted: Call I will resist his Majesty’s On the 19th September 1916, vestment, a pendant, a ring Plot 1, Row K, Grave 17, Presented to enemies and cause His Margaret sent a letter to a and a photo, and the receipt where a permanent Pte C Smith Majesty’s peace to be kept Major Lean at Base Records was then sent back and headstone would shortly be by the Citizens of and maintained ; and that I in Melbourne asking for a received at Base Records, erected. Notwithstanding the GRETA 14-1-16’. will in all matters military certificate of death. date stamped 13 June 1917. above alteration, however, The Story - appertaining to my service, It was so she could obtain a More than five years later, they said the actual place of Australia’s small faithfully discharge my duty ‘funeral donation’, the two years after the war was burial remains unchanged. towns’ newspapers of the according to law. SO HELP insurance payable from the over, Margaret received a Margaret’s request for her time carried the stories of ME,GOD.’ GUB of Oddfellows of letter, obviously Photostatted son’s headstone, made with a their local soldiers. An After a medical examination which her son had been a and filled in where cross in the centre of the example of this was found in th on 13 April 1915 and member, as it could not be appropriate, dated 16 stone, said ‘In Memory of ‘He answered his Countries Call. Presented to Pte C Smith by the the Tamworth Daily training at the Liverpool paid until the certificate November 1921. Dearly Loved Son of Mr and Citizens of GRETA 14-1-16’. Observer March 1919, under camp, he embarked from arrived. The reply to her It said: Mrs M L Smith of Greta.’ It the ‘Heading Soldiers of the Warwick Farm NSW on 13 request had apparently said ‘Dear Madam, is unclear whether the the chance) and that he had William L was born in 1890 North - At Home and September 1915, then from that ‘As there is no official It is noted that you headstone was included in only been to public school. and died in 1891, Florence A Abroad’, where the town’s Sydney on 8th March 1916, record of the death, the are registered on the records the photograph she received. This form was filled in by R was born in 1892 and died soldiers and those of other for fighting overseas. The certificate cannot be issued’. of the late No. 4884 Private On the 11th August 1922, Margaret at an unknown in 1892, and Violet R was small towns around it were service number he was given On the 31st October 1916, a C. SMITH, 54th Battalion, as Margaret’s husband William time. On the nominal roll, he born in 1896 and died in indeed honoured. It was No. 4884. The ship he letter was (unusually) sent by next of kin, but, in order that signed for a Memorial is listed as being in the 14th 1896. Charles, their soldier, mentioned the Keepit sailed on was HMAT Star of the boarding-out officer of the instructions under the Plaque and King’s Message Infantry. Charles’ name is was born in 1894 and died in Welcome Home League who England A15. His trade was the Offices of the State “Deceased Soldiers Estates (the Memorial Scroll?), and a located at 160 in the 1916. Children Relief Act 1918” may be properly Victory Medal at some stage, Commemorative Area at the In memory of all the people Board and complied with when from the Officer in Charge of Australian War Memorial, at who fought, and fight, in all Children’s disposing of War Medals Base Records, Army Campbell, ACT. He is also the wars necessary to keep Protection Act (which appeared to include a Head-quarters. on the Greta cenotaph in Australia safe, including the and Infant’s Star, a Victory and a British On a form required to be High Street, on the side Vietnam War and the ones Protection Act, War Medal), &c., I shall be completed for the Roll of facing the bandstand, second serving now. And the regarding the glad to learn whether there Honour of Australia in the batch of names down from families that sacrifice their official confirm- are any nearer blood Memorial War Museum for the top, listed as CTP Smith loved ones for them to do so. ing documents relations than yourself to the Charles Thomas Pickering with a cross next to his name To see the medal given by covering the above named, for instance, is Smith, it was revealed to indicate he did not make it Greta to the Smiths, or to report of Private his father still alive, if so I Charles was born at home alive. learn more about this Charles Smith’s shall be much obliged for his Merewether in Newcastle, Post Script- subject and anything else death, to Major name and address at your his calling was one of being After further research, it you are interested in J W Lean, Officer earliest convenience….’ a motor mechanic (possibly was found that Margaret had regarding the history of -in-Charge, Base The letter went on to say that his mother’s interpretation of also given birth to, and lost, Greta, come in and visit the Records, Victoria the distribution of medals the question regarding his four other children, with her Greta Museum. Barracks, had a certain order of work, so it was what he husband William. Mary J Melbourne. preference regarding the wanted to do but did not get was born first in 1886 and Open every Wednesday died last in 1919 and Saturday, from 11am at Greta, only to 3pm. 33 years of age,

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BRANXTON & VINEYARDS REAL ESTATE P:P: 49384938 33003300 An Open Letter from Bishop Bill Wright regarding the 50th Case Study of Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Australia between 1950 and According to the members. They did not, 2010 in terms of the information supplied by however, tell me very numbers of clergy, religious church authorities on total much. In these last five or and lay people against numbers, these alleged so years, however, I have whom allegations of abuse perpetrators represent 7% met survivors whose pur- had been made and, for the of the priests who were pose was precisely to tell priests and religious, what around during this period. me, make me understand, proportion of all priests and The figures for religious what had happened in their religious had been reported are broken up by lives. From them, and from for child sexual abuse. congregations, and there reading many written are considerable testimonies, I have learnt Francis Sullivan, speaking differences between them, just how sickening and for the Truth, Justice and as there are for the various depraved the activities of Healing Council, which has dioceses. The detailed child abusers are. If this been authorised by all the figures can be seen in the Royal Commission can help bishops and almost all Royal Commission's paper to put a stop to this scourge religious congregations to on its website. in church and other represent them before the institutions across this Commission, later spoke of For the Diocese of country, it will well and the horror, dismay and deep Maitland–Newcastle, the truly justify all the time and shame that must be felt by Commission's data expense that has gone into all Catholics at the extent of indicates that 7.9% of our it. the evil and corruption in priests over the last 60 To the Catholic People of As I'm sure you know, the Child Sexual Abuse began Church in Australia our church that is revealed years have had claims of Living through this time is the Maitland–Newcastle 50th case study of Royal today in Sydney. I was responded to that abuse. in these data. 'The figures abuse made against them, pretty shattering for those diocese. Commission into present throughout the day's Case Study #50 will also are shocking, they are tragic which is also the national of us who have loved the My dear people, Institutional Responses to proceedings. look at how various church and they are indefensible', average for diocesan church and had our lives This case study, authorities have responded Mr Sullivan said. Of course priests. In both cases, it is a enriched and blessed which has also come so far to the findings of the reality is that each of figure that is shocking to through it. But we have to to be known as 'the earlier case studies. In the the 4,444 allegations those of us who, for most come to terms with the Catholic wrap-up', is language of the Royal represents not just a statistic of our lives, had never reality of a vast evil that has concerned with the Commission, the issue is but a child whose life has heard of a priest abusing also been part of its story. present policies and how 'cultural factors' in been blighted by utterly children and found such a There is no denying it. procedures of the Catholicism have affected undeserved abuse. We have thing almost inconceivable. Now, for the sake of all that Catholic Church in our past responses to child now heard many of them Nonetheless, I have already is good, we have to change. Australia in the field sexual abuse and whether tell how their lives were had questions from people This important Case Study of child protection those same or similar devastated, how their who are surprised that our #50 will be very significant and its current ways elements in Catholic culture struggles continue to this figures are not among the in understanding the of responding to continue to affect the day and how the abuse has worst, given the long- 'cultural change' that we reports of abuse. Church's response now and also affected their families standing sense that this must, must, embrace. These will be into the future. It is an past and present. Statistics diocese was one of the considered in the important discussion about are statistics, but these are 'epicentres' of abuse in this For those who have been light of those things the extent of change that is people, they were children. country. 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SUNDAY 4.00—6.00pm MEAT RAFFLE $3.40 a Schooner DRAWING 6.00pm girl turns up on the and a mysterious Facebook THE NEWS No. 451 WED 12 April 2017 ͽ 16 doorstep, why does profile wants to reminisce he let her in? Isn’t he about his dead girlfriend, he that he’s not worth their trouble. The nurse who moves done with love and begins to wonder if there is in is unnamed and interacts with no-one else in the hope? On the other more out there for him. novel – deliberately one-dimensional, transient, barely side of the city, Meanwhile, middle-aged real. But then there are other characters, like Joe’s graphic designer artist Elise becomes co-worker Lena, so vibrant and full of life they Elise is watching her obsessed with the tigers at practically leap off the page. marriage bleed out. Melbourne Zoo, visiting While the narrative at times feels a little crowded with She retreats to the them in a secret weekly motifs and characters, some left unresolved, each only place that holds any ritual that allows her an element is enjoyable and contributes to the boisterous, meaning for her-the tiger escape from her crumbling buzzing tone of the novel. Stylistically similar to the enclosure at the zoo-where, marriage and her own most recent novels of Chris Flynn and Chris for reasons she barely spiralling sense of loss that Womersley, Leap is a pleasure to read and a understands, she starts to threatens to overtake every- compelling piece of Australian contemporary fiction. sketch the beautiful killers. thing. Leap is a beautiful urban Myfanwy Jones’ writing fairytale about human and pulses, pushed along with animal nature, and the an irrepressible dynamism transformative power of that echoes its protagonists. grief. While at its heart is a Rather than wallowing in searing absence, this self-pity or drug-addled self Myfanwy Jones haunting and addictive -destruction, what makes Myfanwy started out subbing in a Saigon newsroom novel is propelled by an Joe’s character so before enrolling in RMIT's Prof Writing & Editing exhilarating life force, and compelling is his nihilistic course where she grew her debut novel The Rainy the eternally hopeful energy and battle against Season, shortlisted for The Melbourne Prize for LEAP promise of redemptive his own ambition. Jones Literature's Best Writing Award 2010. Myfanwy’s short A heart-breaking, love. captures with a real clarity works have appeared in numerous journals and heart-lifting, effortlessly the swirling mix of rage, anthologies including How We Met, Readings and enjoyable story about love REVIEW hope and world-weariness Writingsand New Australian Stories 2. Her foray into and grief and everything in by Alan Vaarwerk of the millennial male. This non-fiction with Spiri Tsintziras, the bestselling Parlour energy make’s Joe’s between. Joe lives-despite Three years on from a trag- Games for Modern Families, was awarded ABIA Book narrative arguably the himself. Driven by the need edy that claimed the love of of the Year for Older Children 2010. Myfanwy's second stronger of the two, but it’s to atone for the neglect of a his life, twenty-something novel, LEAP, published by Allen & Unwin in 2015, was thrown into relief by Elise’s single tragic summer’s Joe loses himself in menial long-listed for the Voss Literary Prize and shortlisted for quieter, more introspective night, he works at nothing work, parkour and his the 2016 Miles Franklin Literary Award. storyline. jobs and, in his spare time, mentorship of a teenage Myfanwy provides manuscript appraisals and mentoring The women in Joe’s life, to trains his body and mind to delinquent, using burnout to emerging writers through Writers Victoria and varying degrees, seem conquer the hostile and exhaustion as a coping the Australian Society of Authors, and she is a member intent on redeeming him – environment that took his mechanism. When a of Editors Victoria. pushing back against his love and smashed up his beautiful nurse temporarily She lives by a creek in Melbourne with her human and guilt, grief and insistence future. So when a breathless moves into his spare room non-human family. Approval of plans for poultry farm expansion at Elderslie subject of rescission motion

A rescission motion has conditions of consent. operations being been lodged against the However, the Mayor of ambiguous; approval of the demolition Singleton, Cr Sue Moore, 2. Variation of setback and of two existing poultry and fellow councillors as such over development sheds and construction of Hollee Jenkins and Sarah of the site; four new sheds at Elderslie. Lukeman have given notice 3. Uncertainty how The development of a rescission motion, occupational certificate will application was considered citing: be issued if sheds are to be at Singleton Council’s 1. Conditions of consent in constructed in stages and as extraordinary meeting on regards to hours of such how noise and odour Monday, where a majority of councillors voted to approve the plans with Branxton & monitoring will function; determination because of amendments to the and the public interest. 4. Storm water management Council received eight on site - lack of written submissions during the Has your Vineyards information - sizing of dam. notification period. As well as the construction Common issues included phone stopped of four replacement poultry the odour impact of the Real sheds, the development development and the ringing? application included a existing and proposed noise machinery shed, dwelling concerns due to the Estate pad and associated operation of the facility. landscaping at a site on The rescission motion will Elderslie Road. be considered at Council’s 4938 3300 The application was next meeting on 24 April referred to Council for 2017.

12 Clift Street Police enforcing road safety this Easter wearing a seatbelt, Riding BRANXTON without a helmet Double demerit periods ...... for all your Real The NSW Police Force has been a particularly tragic provides an incentive for were introduced in 1997 launched its annual Easter time of year. Over the past drivers to improve their Estate needs in NSW. By law, double You need to long-weekend operation, ten years, 53 fatal crashes driving behaviour, obey demerit periods must be * Sales vowing to enforce road safety have occurred on our roads road rules and comply with advertised and advertise your * Property Management for the safety of motorists. taking the lives of 60 NSW traffic laws. The awareness campaigns are The operation begins on people. double demerit point co-ordinated with * Auctions Thursday with double demerit "Road trauma leaves scheme applies for the business * Clearing Sales traditional enforcement points for speeding, seatbelt nothing but destruction and following types of offences: and increased police FREE PROPERTY MARKET and helmet offences enforced devastation in its wake and Speeding, Illegal use of numbers. APPRAISALS from 0001hrs Thursday 13 that's not what we want to mobile phones, Not April and concluding at see this long weekend. Call Mike at 2359hrs on Monday 17 April "Police will be out in force Public holiday period Double demerit periods 2017. penalising motorists doing F: 4938 3301 Minister for Police Tony Grant the wrong thing but drivers ‘The News’ Easter 13 to 17 April 2017 said motorists heading away also need to take responsi- M: 0412 566 041 this long-weekend need to be bility and take care on the Anzac Day 21 to 25 April 2017

vigilant on the road and to be road," Minister Grant said. Queen’s Birthday 9 to 12 June 2017 E:[email protected] 4938 1773 wary of other drivers. Overview Labour Day 29 September to 2 October 2017 WEB: www.domain.com.au "The Easter holiday period has The demerit point system Christmas Day, Boxing Day 22 December 2017 to 1 January 2018 and New Year's Day 17 ͽ THE NEWS No. 451 WEDNESDAY 12 April 2017 The Cessnock Local Government Area funding round for ClubGRANTS is now open. day. Don’t miss another The closing date for applications is 4:00pm, Friday 2 June 2017. Cessnock ‘Stomp’ 23 April 2017 new attraction, the ClubGRANTS funding is made available by Local Clubs who earn over $1 Cessnock Stomp Pub million annually in gaming machine revenue. The grant provides funding for a wide range of local social services and community projects, with the aim of Challenge where you can addressing social need and disadvantage in the local community. watch and cheer our local For more information on ClubGRANTS, including accessing the grant guidelines pubs go stomp to stomp and the online application form, please visit the Cessnock City Council to become the Pub website: http://www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au/community/grants/club PLEASE NOTE: Challenge Champions. ClubGRANTS applications will only be accepted using the Clubs NSW website For residents and visitors online submission portal. Late applications will not be accepted. to Pokolbin there will be The application form is available here. a designated iHop bus to If you received a Club GRANT in 2016 or 2015 you must ensure all funds have been reported and acquitted to the club using the Standard Report Form before bring you to and from the you are eligible to apply for a 2017 grant. festival. Please check out § ClubGRANTS LOCAL INFORMATION SESSION website for times and To assist community groups in applying for funds, an information session will be held on Thursday 27 April 2017 at 10.30am -11.30am, Ante Room, Cessnock pick up and drop off City Council. points. The information session will provide an: So, if you’re looking for a · Overview of the Grant Guidelines, including eligibility; great day out with family · Overview of the on-line application form; and · Overview of Grant timeline. or friends this is the place to be. If you would like to register to attend the information session, or require any further information please contact me on P: (02) 4993 4258 or email [email protected]

Take off your shoes, roll up Festival attracted over an array of Hunter food and their website your pants, and get ready 10,000 attendees in 2016 wine, beer, market stalls, www.cessnockstompfestiva for the fun, Cessnock and was a huge suc- fashion parade and l.com.au. Stomp festival is on cess. The 2017 festival has entertainment. This year we are bringing again! The Cessnock CBD a whole lot more to offer Again, the highlights will you our new stomping area will be transformed into an and will certainly be a day include the Great Cessnock “The Selfie Stomp” where extravaganza of wine, beer, to remember. Stomp, a grape stomping families and friends can food and fun on Sunday, Vincent Street, Cessnock competition, the very have a go at stomping the April 23rd from 10am to will be closed from Hall popular Mad Hatters Tea grapes while having a 4pm. Street to Wollombi Road Party with tickets for both selfie, tickets are $5 each The Cessnock Stomp for the festival and offers available to purchase from and will be sold on the

‘ss Beauty and the Time’s Running Out For Office require some top-flight hacking skills to break into a tech 2007 giant like Yahoo, right? The clock is ticking for support for Office 2007. While the Office Suite will work with Windows Beast 10, security and bug-fix support for the program end on October 10, 2017. Security support is ABOUT especially important with Office products since Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" is a live-action re-telling of the studio's animated classic vulnerabilities in Office are a popular target for malicious which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary hackers. audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. "Beauty and the Beast" is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her Actually, zero hacking skills were required at all. The fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast's breach was a result of an old-fashioned phishing scam. hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within. The film Phishing is where an email purporting to be from a stars: Emma Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the trusted source like a bank, a coworker, or your email handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; Oscar (R) winner Kevin Kline as provider is sent and users are told to click on a link or Maurice, Belle's eccentric, but lovable father; Josh Gad as Lefou, Gaston's long-suffering supply their passwords. This either results in malware aide-de-camp; Golden Globe (R) nominee Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, the candelabra; being planted on the user’s computer that’s spread to the Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Oscar nominee Ian entire company network or with crooks using your McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and two-time Academy Award (R) winner account information to steal from you or get into Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts. Directed by Oscar (R) winner Bill Condon Office 2007 isn’t going to just stop working, but if you aren’t sensitive company systems. based on the 1991 animated film, "Beauty and the Beast" is produced by Mandeville ready to upgrade, I wouldn’t have it on a PC that connects to In this case, a phishing email was sent to a Yahoo Films' David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman, with eight-time Oscar-winning composer the Internet. employee and that person took the bait. The government Alan Menken, who won two Academy Awards (R) (Best Original Score and Best Song) says a hacker was able to gain access to Yahoo’s user for the 1991 animated film, providing the score, which will include new recordings of the Sam from Singleton is database and the program needed to edit the databases. original songs written by Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as several new songs having difficulty with his Then the hackers could target any users they pleased written by Menken and three-time Oscar winner Tim Rice. back-up. He writes “I have since they had their usernames, passwords, and other an external drive for my sensitive information. backup and am Be careful what you click on. having a problem with New iPad Is The Cheapest Yet my backup Apple’s latest iPad has a lot going for it, but for a lot of files and I am consumers, the attraction will be the price, the lowest getting the following message. Check your back up. A shadow starting price ever for an iPad. At $US329, this 9.7-inch copy could not be created. Please check VSS and SPP tablet is priced more along the lines of an iPad mini or a Application event logs for more information. Details : high-end Android. Insufficient storage available to create either the shadow copy storage file or other shadow copy data . Error code 0x81000019. Your help will be greatly appreciated. For a young gentleman of 70 it is getting difficult to keep up with everything.” Hi, Sam. Thanks for the great question! Well, in a nutshell, it means that there’s not enough space on your drive so save your backup. This could be for one of two reasons. The first thing that you want to make sure of is that the external hard drive that you’re using is at least as large as the drive that your backing up. If your external is smaller than the capacity of the drive Not So Brief Plot five-movie format), only this curious about whatever that you’re backing up, like say you’ve got a 1 TB hard drive, Synopsis: Belle (Emma time with some actual live happened to Belle's mother? and, to save money, bought a 500 GB external drive, it will Watson) can't live the people. Well, lucky you, even work for a while, until your drive capacity exceeds 500 Let’s take a look at what it offers. The 8.7″ Retina button-down life like you. Director Bill Condon and though it does more to flesh GB. At that point, your drive will no longer back up because display features a 2058 x 1536 resolution. She wants it all: the writers Stephen Chbosky (The out Maurice's (Kevin Kline) there’s not enough space. terrifying lows, the Perks of Being A Wallflower) character than hers. And dizzying highs, the creamy and Disney vet Evan Spilio- was anybody asking for middles. Sure, she might topoulos have also taken the that? offend a few of the Gastons story in directions which, The new songs, like the (Luke Evans) with her rather anachronistically, movie itself, are largely cocky songs and wild ideas reflect a more modern value unnecessary. None really — oh, she'll never be the system. Belle’s village is stand out, possibly because darling of the so-called city markedly more diverse than neither Watson or Stevens fathers who cluck their one might expect from 17th are very accomplished vocalists. But you know tongues, stroke their beards century France, while Belle Now let’s look at the other possibility, and reverse the and talk about "What's to herself is now the inventor who is? Luke Evans. If you situation. You have a 500 GB hard drive on your computer be done with this Beast instead of dad (Maurice is an didn't realize the guy who and a 1 TB backup drive. So your backup drive has twice as (Dan Stevens)?" artist). She’s also much more played Bard in those The 64-Bit A9 chip is not the latest generation of "Critical" Analy- physically active this time execrable Hobbit movies much space as your hard drive. You’re all set, right? Well, processors, but it should be plenty fast enough for not necessarily. Let’s say that your first backup has a shadow sis: 1991’s Beauty and the around, less content to let the was a musical theater vet, streaming and playing games. Apple also promises that Beast didn’t just represent Beast do her dirty work. you're not alone. His copy of 150 GB. Then, the next month, you’ve only saved a this tablet has up to a 10-hour battery life. (though I little data, so your shadow copy is now 200 GB. During the the high point of Disney’s Those factors alone would Gaston is a delight and if wouldn’t count on that if you’re watching 10 hours of latest animation probably be enough to trigger there's any justice in this next month, you discover how to store HD movies on your streaming video or playing a game.) hard drive and use up a lot of hard drive space storing cool renaissance; it was their (heh) another pointless online world Disney will make The new model features Touch ID to allow you to lock new movies. most empowering tale to boycott by the online failure a BatB prequel that just has your device and open with a fingerprint. You can also So the next month your shadow copy is 400 GB. The next date. Belle wasn’t a brigades, but then that would Gaston being an enormous lock apps or use touch ID to make purchases through month it’s 450 GB. Well, first off, it might be time for you to princess (at least, she didn’t waste valuable Twitter singing asshole. Apple Pay. delete some stuff off of your hard drive, because your start out as one), but was characters perhaps better spent Huh, that was an computer is probably running pretty slowly, but you should both intelligent and howling about the openly gay unintended visual. still have plenty of room, right? Because you have a 1 TB educated, and also fiercely Le Fou, played by Josh Gad. Beauty and the Beast is backup. Well… no. Because on that drive you already have independent. Her rejection Gad has a tendency to go too fine. It's fine. Even (most) shadow copies of 150 GB, 200 GB and 400 GB, totalling 750 of Gaston – a caricature of saccharine (A Dog’s Purpose) of the enchanted servants GB. That means that you only have 250 GB available. You Prince Charming tropes – or too disquieting (Pixels), but — Lumière (Ewan see, it keeps each shadow copy just in case you need to represented a narrative path he’s perfect here as a much McGregor), Cogsworth (Ian restore to an earlier backup due to, say, a virus. previously untread by the more introspective lickspittle. McKellen), Mrs. Potts So how do you fix this? Delete your shadow copies, or at Big Mouse. What you may not have heard (Emma Thompson), least enough of them to make the space that you need to store The original paved the way is Le Fou is one of *two* gay Madame de Garderobe your new backup. If you want to keep some of your old for movies like Tangled, characters, and the reveal of (Audra McDonald) — are backups to be safe, you might want to start with your oldest The tablet offers an 8MP rear-facing camera for taking Brave and Frozen, and the the second (a very minor role) entertaining. Take the kids shadow copies. photos or shooting HD video and 1.2 MP front-facing idea of the headstrong provides one of the movie’s (unless you're one of those I hope that this helps. camera to use with apps like FaceTime. Disney heroine has become biggest laughs. In a good way. parents who seriously frets You Won’t Believe What Caused Yahoo’s Data The tablet has a slim profile, only 7.5 mm thick (around something of a cliché itself. The problem is, they've about how to explain "the gays" to them), just don't be Breach 1/3 of an inch) and it weighs just one pound. It thus kind of made sense shoehorned in some unneces- If you’re willing to pay a little extra you can purchase the for the studio to revisit sary backstory for both Belle surprised to Yahoo is still reeling from a massive data breach where half a WiFi + Cellular model. With the addition of this model, what many still consider its and the Beast that slows the find the new billion customers’ sensitive information was exposed. Now there is no more iPad Air offered by Apple. There’s best movie (and the only pace of the movie almost opulence do. the government says they think Russian hackers were behind simply iPad. animated movie nominated unforgivably and, worse, adds the breach. So how did they do it? You’d think that it would 3.5/4 for Best Picture in the old nothing of value. Were you THE NEWS No.451 WED 12 April 2017 ͽ 19 You can e-mail, fax or simply drop your WD or NSWD into our office:- 12 Clift Street, NOT SO Branxton or Fax: 4938 3301 or & ines ines and E-mail: [email protected] All contributions welcome V W ‘Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words’ Plautus TO the people who live at the top end of our street in Branxton (street named but have elected for Easter harmony not to name it! Ed) ~ the Noise Abatement Society ...... enjoying the Hunter Wine lifestyle with is coming to get you; motor bikes, dogs & music, all in disharmony!! TO the coward neighbour who contacted police at 6.30pm on Tuesday evening, Andrew Marsh of Marsh Estate Winery, Pokolbin regarding my child’s third birthday party, complaining it was to loud. I guess the fun and whistles and dancing was to much for you because your life is cylinders in a position to possibly fall miserable. What a waste of our police recourses. Oh .. and thanks for the For Sale over. Although the possibility of flames sign! reaching them is a billion-to-one, if a fire TO Gabby Horvath & Brian Furner OAM, both board member of the Branxton just happened to gust through I think the Greta Business Chamber, who have done so much work in obtaining funding for safest place for the cylinders to be would the chamber. Their latest success was funding for the Branxton Historical Walk. be lying on their side on the ground rather Thank you for your continued hard work on behalf of the chamber & the community. than strangled by chains. Regardless of that I now have chains. A chap who works in the vineyard brings his dog to work everyday. Although the dog can barely find the energy to even Classified’s Classified’s th breath in his 15 year, Myron insisted Cost:- For one-off domestic advertising The News will not charge you. Otherwise it is $2/line. that a warning sign should be placed at the front gate to warn people that a vi- will not cious canine lives here and it eats Classified’s ~ Cost:- For one-off domestic advertising The News charge you. Otherwise it is $2/line. people. His reasoning was if a child or Cleaner Wanted: Reliable, trustworthy, efficient cleaning lady & Tag. P: 0414 757 826 teenager tormented the dog with a stick with attention to detail for weekly cleaning in Lambs Valley (5 Wanted: all kinds of Honda mini bikes qa50 z50a z50j1 and the dog retaliated, even uncharacter- hours). Travel will be paid. Please contact: 0407 278 465. z50jz ct70 st70 & atc70. Contact Drew 0435814841 Work Wanted: Need an extra hand? 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There is no way on earth that the Hungerford Hill play- liable when a kid cuts himself to ribbons Wanted: high quality mechanical wrist watches & clocks. Keen GO TO FB for further details ground could exist today the way it did then. I certainly do with my scissors. collector. Willing to pay good prices. Prefer Rolex, Omega, Oris not need to bring light upon the subject of public liability to You get the picture. There was a long list you because in the last few years we are all aware of the of similar scenarios which only a few The “For your Diary” section of The News is a FREE community service. astronomical cases which are surfacing. We only need to years ago you wouldn’t even consider. In step out our front door and if anything even remotely up- the end Myron had advised us that cover- sets the equilibrium of our lives, someone, somewhere, is ing our own butt could very well pay its to blame. They are liable. way one day even though the changes We all know about smokers with terminal illnesses brought were fairly costly and theoretically un- upon by smoking suing cigarette companies and people Tues 11/04 ~ B/G CWA Staff Room, old St Brigids School, Tues 1 Aug ~ Lions Club of Branxton monthly meeting; 4pm necessary but that’s the climate of today suing their local council for falling ‘off the gutter’ but Station St, Branxton at Branxton Golf Club and so it really is better to be safe than many cases rest within businesses and worksites. Wed 26 April ~ first day of Term 2 for students Tues 8 Aug ~ “Night Time Bingo’ at Greta Workers Club sorry. I recently had the pleasure of a chap who turned up bright Thur 27 April ~ Cessnock Prostate Cancer Support Group 7pm start I thanked Myron for his guidance and meeting Cessnock Leagues Club 3pm. Guest- Jenny Noblet Tues 08 Aug ~ B/G CWA Staff Room, old St Brigids School, and early on a Monday morning at the winery and handed watched him putt out of the car park in from The Hunter Melanoma Foundation. Station St, Branxton me a card:- Myron Smith, Risk Management Consultant. his 1974 Mini Minor at about 10km/hr 1 May to 30 June 2017 ~ Hunter Valley Wine and Food Sun 20 Aug ~ St Brigid’s Markets 9am ~ 1pm His name wasn’t really Myron but he reminded me of one. and indicate where the road slightly Festival Tues 5 Sept ~ Lions Club of Branxton monthly meeting; 4pm Myrons are always gutless, private types who were proba- curved, both hands clenched to the steer- Tues 2 May ~ Lions Club of Branxton monthly meeting; 4pm at Branxton Golf Club bly dropped on their heads as kids and still live with their at Branxton Golf Club Tues 12 Sept ~ B/G CWA Staff Room, old St Brigids ing wheel all the way to the gate where mothers and often choose really wimpy careers in things Tues 9 May ~ B/G CWA Staff Room, old St Brigids School, School, Station St, Branxton he than sped up to a wild 40km/hr. He like say….. risk management for instance. Station St, Branxton Sun 17 Sep ~ St Brigid’s Markets 9am ~ 1pm was obviously in a hurry to get home to Anyway, Myron explained that he was sent by our insur- Tues 16 May ~ Aust. Biggest Morning Tea hosted by B/G Tue 3 Oct ~ Lions Club of Branxton monthly meeting; 4pm his mother who had prepared milk and ance company to advise on the best policies of keeping our CWA, Branxton Community Hall, 10.00 for 10.30am, Scones, at Branxton Golf Club cookies using his favourite plastic mug Cakes and Slices, $10 per person, Bookings Essential for Tue 10 Oct ~ “Night Time Bingo’ at Greta Workers Club 7pm property as safe as possible, from fires, theft or public li- and plate before changing into his jam catering purposes. Marie 0402015850 start ability. jams for a mid-morning nap. Let’s just Fri 19 May ~ The Australian Bee Gees Show. The Saturday Tues 10 Oct ~ B/G CWA Staff Room, old St Brigids School, At his request I took him on a brief tour of the vineyard, say that Myron is part of a breed that Night Fever 40th Anniversary tour; The Australian Bee Gees Station St, Branxton cellar door facility and the winery and he frantically wrote wouldn’t have cut it with the old Show are digging out their flares and dusting off their platform Sun 15 Oct ~ St Brigid’s Markets 9am ~ 1pm short notes on a tiny paper pad not much bigger than a shoes in preparation for the Australian leg of their 2017 world Tues 7 Nov ~ Lions Club of Branxton monthly meeting; 4pm Hungerford Hill crew. (OK, enough standard stamp. Each time he entered something into this tour - so let the party begin! Cessnock Performing ARTS at Branxton Golf Club about Myron!). catalogue he would raise his head and force a wry smile Centre Tues 14 Nov ~ B/G CWA Staff Room, old St Brigids School, Oh, I better go, I think I hear some cus- showing the huge gap between his two front teeth. Sun 21 May ~ St Brigid’s Markets 9am ~ 1pm Station St, Branxton tomers. They must have missed the new Myron was pleased about most initiatives we had regrading Tues 6 June ~ Lions Club of Branxton monthly meeting; 4pm Sun 19 Nov ~ St Brigid’s Markets 9am ~ 1pm “Enter at your own risk” sign. I must at Branxton Golf Club Tues 5 Dec ~ Lions Club of Branxton monthly meeting; 4pm the safety issues of our business but I’d like to share with hurry in case they come face-to-face Tues 13 June ~ B/G CWA Staff Room, old St Brigids School, at Branxton Golf Club you just some issues which arose. with the dog or break into the winery and Station St, Branxton Tues 12 Dec ~ B/G CWA Staff Room, old St Brigids School, I have cylinders of carbon dioxide which I tie up very into the lab and start hacking Sun 21`Jun ~ St Brigid’s Markets 9am ~ 1pm Station St, Branxton securely with rope against a pole which sits in the middle themselves with a pair of scissors or God Thur 4 Jul ~ Lions Club of Branxton monthly meeting; 4pm at Sun 17 Dec ~ St Brigid’s Markets 9am ~ 1pm of a concrete floor with a few stainless steel tanks nearby Branxton Golf Club forbid - swallow some alcohol!! but nowhere near any walls and under a very high ceiling. Tues 11 Jul ~ B/G CWA Staff Room, old St Brigids School,

Myron suggested that the rope should be replaced with Station St, Branxton Hunter Valley Vineyards Concerts Cheers Andrew chains to prevent fire from burning the rope leaving the Sun 16 Jul ~ St Brigid’s Markets 9am ~ 1pm 21 October 2017 Opera in the Vineyards 20 ͽ THE NEWS No. 451 WED 12 APRIL 2017 Greta Public School A very busy Term 1 is now complete and Branxton Public School students and staff are ready for a well-deserved rest. Term 2 will be just as busy with Peer With Sarah-Jane Hazell Support, Cross Country, Starstruck, visiting performances and various sporting pursuits. Our Easter Hat Parade was held on the last Wednesday of term. A wonderful day was had by Relieving Principal, Greta Public School all with a special visit from the Bunny himself, performances by Kindergarten, the Infants’ Choir and the Primary choir. The Easter Hats were spectacular! The Year 6 did a roaring trade with their cake stall, raising over $650 for their end of year gift to the school. It is with very mixed emotion that we farewell Mr Howell from our library. He successfully gained a position at Adamstown Public School and will begin there in Term 2. He has been a wonderful asset to our school and his dedication to all the students has been very much appreciated. Good luck Mr Howell. We will miss you dearly. News

We have made it to the end of a very full term with lots of exciting events at Greta Public School. Our lead in to the holidays was made even more active with the always popular Easter Hat Parade, Easter chocolate raffles, and a sausage sizzle organised by year six. Our new Year 6 Cake Stall library furniture is now Students are invited to attend the Anzac Day fully installed and Town March on Tuesday 25th April. The classes are using the march will depart from near the Branxton wonderful new space. Fish and Chippery. Students are asked to We ordered A LOT of arrive by 11:15am in full school uniform. beautiful new books and The march will then proceed down the main these are available for street to the rotunda at Branxton Oval for the Anzac Service. We will have an Anzac students to read or th borrow. Our upgrade has Service at school on Wednesday 26 April been very generously at 11:30am. supported by the P&C Association who have Congratulations to our new P&C Executive. donated a number of Our new President is Mrs Kerrie O’Brien, laptops and a charging Vice President is Mr Jeremy Hill, Treasurers trolley for use in the are Mrs Mel Nemeth & Mrs Marianne library. We recently had Mathers and Secretaries are Mrs Sharna an exciting win in cricket Milgate and Mrs Melissa Enright. Many against the Branxton thanks to the departing executive who have Public School team and done an excellent job over the years. will move on to the next Dates for the Calendar round of the competition. th We have two community Tuesday 25 April – Town Anzac March 11:15am events coming up next Easter Hats th term and would like to Wednesday 26 April – first day of Term 2 extend an invitation to for students Friday 28th April – Cross Country Carnival all local parents. We th have a free Fruit and Friday 5 May – PBL Celebration Day Veg Sense Workshop presented by the Cancer At Branxton Public Council of NSW. This workshop focuses on School students, staff how to save time and money making healthy and community are meals, learning clever Respectful, Responsible ways to entice fussy eaters, and provides a and achieve their free recipe book to all participants. It will be Personal Best. held on Tuesday, 9th May at the Greta Public School Hall from 1.00pm to 2.30pm. Please RSVP by contacting the school on Mrs Maier with the Special 49387331. We are also Guest hosting a six week parenting program called ‘Tuning in to Kids: Emotionally Intelligent Parenting’ which will be run by Maitland and Singleton Family Support Services. This will assist parents to better communicate with their child, support them in managing their emotions, and teach them to deal with conflict. It will be held on a Tuesday morning from 9.30am to 11.30am from the 2nd May. You can register for the course by calling 6572 4288 or emailing [email protected].

To all enjoy the school holidays.

Sarah-Jane Hazell 21 ͽ THE NEWS No. 451 WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL 2017 Detailed saleyard report

Upcoming events Soil health field day When: 12th Apr 2017 8:30am-1:30pm Saleyard report - cattle Where: Scone TAFE 2 Flemington Drive, Scone Contact: Sarah Giblin 02 6540 2414 Singleton report date 5/4/17 Details: Upper Hunter landholders are invited to a free workshop to find out Yarding 380 ~ Change –380 (Comparison Date 29/3/17) what the numbers in a soil test mean and to determine what the local soil Substantial rainfall across the supply area reduced numbers for a small yarding of benchmark figures are for their farming system. Department of Primary fair to good quality cattle. The bulk entered the younger categories, as a better Industries will deliver the workshop. percentage were prime and suitable for the butcher orders. The export cattle were Bookings are essential, please contact Sarah Giblin at the Hunter Local Land limited in supply. The medium weight 200-280kg vealer steers purchased by the restockers improved 12c, ranging from Services Scone office on 6540 2414 or email [email protected] by 360c to 449c/kg. The heavier end also to the restockers gained 6c, as the best reached 406c/kg. The equivalent weighted Monday 3 April. heifer portion lifted 6c, making from 336c to 389c/kg. The yearling steers entering the lighter categories improved in This event is being coordinated by Hunter Local Land Services with funding quality and prices gained 3c to average 380c after reaching 383c/kg. Yearling heifers suitable for the restockers sold to solid from the Australian Government's National Landcare Programme. competition, prices ranged from 302c to 349c/kg. The prime conditioned younger cattle to the butchers remained firm to 8c Community planting day dearer, as the best reached 404c/kg. Cow buyers continued their strong competition, with the plainer 2 scores to the When: 19th Apr 2017 9:30am-12:30pm restockers reaching 240c, while the better covered heavy weights to the processors ranged from 232c to 239c/kg. The best Where: Ash Island via Ash Island Bridge, Hexham younger heavy weight bulls topped at 271c/kg. Contact: 02 4964 9308 Details: Volunteers play an enormous role in helping to restore native Scone report date 4/4/17 vegetation in the Hunter estuary. Since 1995 over 190,000 trees and shrubs Yarding 631 ~ Change – 614 (Comparison Date 28/3/17) have been planted. Head over to Ash Island for a community planting day, get Numbers slipped due to the supply area receiving good rainfall, as the quality was fair your hands dirty and share a cuppa with some like-minded people. to good. The bulk entered the vealer categories, with fair percentages of yearlings also A free lunch will be provided. Call 4964 9308 to book in and confirm details. in the penning. Grown steers and heifers were scarce, as around 60 cows were penned. Find out more about Kooragang Wetlands in the Hunter Wetlands National Park The usual orders competed in a firm to dearer market. The medium weight 200-280kg Thinning your forest for production or conservation vealer steers returning to the paddock gained 7c, making from 362c to 444c/kg. The When: 22nd Apr 2017 9:30am-3:00pm heavier end lifted 12c to top at 400c/kg. The medium weight vealer heifers to the Where: Main Creek restocker and backgrounder orders remained firm at 352c to 380c, as the lighter weights reached 436c/kg. The light weight Contact: Rob Henderson 02 4938 4934 yearling steers to the restockers gained 15c to average 372c after reaching 384c, with the heavier drafts selling from 324c to Details: The Hunter Farm Forestry Network (HFFN) with assistance of 368c/kg. The unfinished yearling heifers maintained firm prices at 308c to 344c/kg. The prime conditioned younger cattle Hunter Local Land Services (HLLS) will host a free practical workshop / to the butchers reached 372c/kg. Cows sold to a mixed trend, as the plainer medium weights gained from 5c to 14c, making demonstration on thinning native vegetation on property. from 180c to 238c/kg. The better finished heavy weights remained firm to range from 225c to 242c/kg. The best heavy Topics to be covered include: weight bull topped at 255c/kg. Property and project background – Judy Boyden (HFFN) TRLX Tamworth report date 3/4/17 What NSW laws enable me to thin vegetation? – Nicolai Cooper (HLLS) Yarding 1789 ~ Change +681 (Comparison Date 27/3/17) Hunter valley vegetation in context (Botanist TBA) Numbers lifted with an increased supply of vealers and yearlings. Cows made up the bulk of the grown cattle with limited supplies of well finished grown steers and heifers. Overall Approaches and techniques to thinning – Annabelle Kater (HFFN)  the quality of the young cattle was fair to good with some nice lines of very well bred Results of project and experimentation in farm tour– Judy and Annabelle weaners and yearlings available. All the usual buyers were in attendance with demand strong throughout. Most of the young (HFFN) cattle were purchased by restocker and feedlot interests with little in the way of trade competition. Dearer market trends for Please reserve your place by registering online or by contacting Rob Hender- the most part through the young cattle with demand from both restockers and feedlotters very high. Some outstanding son at the Hunter Local Land Services Paterson office on 02 4938 4934. Sand- results at recent weaner sales carried into the market with weaner steers under 330kg up to 50c/kg dearer. There were some wiches and morning tea will be provided. Full details on the event will be very well bred steers available while breed variations and quality created a large price range. The heavier steer weaners provided upon registration. were also much dearer. The heifer weaners to restock were up to 20c/kg dearer with the limited numbers purchased by the local trade were also dearer. Medium and heavy weight yearling steers to restock and feed sold to a dearer trend with the Blaxland said a medium weights to restockers and the heavy feeders most affected. Breed was also a factor in the average price rise. Blood On trainer has not been Yearling heifers to restock and feed were also dearer with average quality improvements accounting for some of the price chosen - yet. increase. Heavy grown steers and heifers to process sold to a dearer trend with Northern processors competing strongly in "We haven't decided the face of supply concerns related to flooding and wet weather. Plain condition cows to both process and restock saw little The Track but Ciaron (Maher) change. The well finished cows sold to a dearer trend of 7c to 13c/kg. Heavy bulls almost reached 300c/kg. “Sizzling” loves him and wants to have him, so we'll see." through and lets hope he yearling at this sale last done a magnificent job but Robbie Griffiths will Million dollar with a smaller catalogue follows in the footsteps of year and have bought back prepare the three-quarter his brother," Messara said. into the colt with a 50 the better lots are probably brother to Group III winner yearlings keep selling for 30 percent more "I was expecting a big price percent stake for an and successful sire but didn't know what it undisclosed price. coming at than you might expect. Beneteau after Darren "We were close on the on would be, there were a lot "He's a fantastic colt that Dance of Australian of people interested in him I've kept tabs on since we 2017 Inglis the $2.4 million Medaglia Thoroughbred Bloodstock d'Oro colt and this colt was and it's fitting, I think, that sold him here," Messara Australian paid $1 million for the Redoute's should top the said. close to him on type. Snitzel colt. Snitzel is a sire on fire with sale. "He'll stay with Peter and Easter Sale Dance said the colt will "I think this colt is a bit Paul Snowden and be four Group One winners in race for established clients By Darryl Sherer recent weeks and this colt more mature, more forward managed by James Harron. At the 2008 sale there were and represented value at the at this stage than Pariah They've done a great job has everything you would sale. 28 lots make $1 million or want. was." with him. We will take him more, 23 in 2007 and now "We thought he'd make The colt out of Secluded is over once he's finished "He will start off here in more - he's the right type of in 2017 there have been 17 Australia, we'll decide who Ξ The Redoute's Choice colt out of Secluded. the 73rd yearling by racing. with seven sold on horse, looks like an early Redoute's Choice to sell for "It was really important to trains over a nice dinner runner and fits our criteria," Thursday. The sale average tonight." China Horse made all the Khalifa has got this colt as $1 million or more at pub- me to get back into him as I on Section I of the sale is Dance said. running until being joined he's been a great supporter lic auction. think he's going to make a Julian Blaxland expressed "He's pretty much sorted for $356,755 - an increase of similar thoughts after after $2 million by Sheikh of the stallion all the way Arrowfield sold Pariah as a terrific stallion." 25 percent on 2016. a group of breeders in Khalifa's representative paying $1.5 million for a Victoria and hopefully we Apart from the sale-topping colt by I Am Invincible on Tim Stakemire with $2.5 million Redoute's can turn him into a stallion Stakemire having the final behalf of Aquis Farm in Proprietor & Licencee-in-Charge Choice colt the competition in the long term. nod at $2.5million. Helen Lowing, Queensland. "I think the market is in on those perceived top lots "The market is very, very The colt, out of Secluded, is was fierce. great shape, the whole a brother to the Group III strong. We are looking to industry is in great shape." George Moore signed for buy fast colts that will Canonbury Stakes winner BRANXTON & VINE- the Snitzel half-brother to eventually become stallions Redoute's and Group I Blue Diamond Group III BTC Classic and this colt fits that bill," Stakes runner-up Pariah and YARDS REAL ESTATE winner Havana at $1.7m Blaxland said. Choice colt a three-quarter brother to and said the sale is a "All the big buyers are Group I winner Melito. reflection of market forces. looking for the same sort of tops Austra- Stakemire declined to speak 12 Clift Street "The best thing about the colts so you expect to pay a lian Easter to the media afterwards Easter Sale is you get the premium. We really liked however, John Messara of BRANXTON NSW 2335 pedigree to go with the the Medaglia d'Oro colt Yearling Sale Arrowfield said the sale type," Moore said. exceeded his expectations. that sold for $2.4 million Michael Wallace seated "Fair play to Inglis, they've "Very pleased that Sheikh P: 4938 3300 and are involved in him." alongside Mr Teo from the Glandore Estate, Hungerford packs and invitations to Hill Wines, Ironbark Hill HUA17 were hand delivered Last chance for Brewhouse, Macquariedale this week by House of Airlie Organic Wines, Margan to 20 top digital and print applications in minor Family Wines, McLeish media in Sydney, along with Estate Wines, Mistletoe a media release which has so categories of Singleton Wines, Mount Pleasant far secured clips in Time Wines, Oakvale Wines, Out Sydney , Food Service Mayoral Scholarship with Pepper Tree Wines, News , What’s On calendar Peterson House, Saddler's of manlyaustralia.com.au. deadline extended Creek Wines, Thomas For more invitation visit Applications in the minor Wines, Tulloch Wines, winecountry.com.au categories of the Singleton Tower Estate, Two Rivers FINANCIAL REVIEW’S Mayoral Scholarship Park will come alive with discovery. 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To apply for the Singleton Mayoral Scholarship Program visit www.singleton.nsw.gov.au/scholarships ANZAC DAY GRETA Is organisation getting in your way? The results are in and Greta RSL Sub-Branch invites all members and their families, “Out of clutter, find simplicity” – Albert Einstein residents of Greta and any other interested parties to attend our Do you often find yourself rushing around, late for Cessnock residents get the ANZAC Day Commemorations at Greta. work or an appointment, trying to find your car This year recognises the 100th Anniversary of the green tick of approval! keys, or stopping to hang one more load of washing Sinai-Gallipoli Campaign, where Australian and New Zealand Cessnock City Council is excited to announce the first month of on the line? soldiers were faced with some of the worst privations while the Garden Organics kerbside collection service has been an What does it feel like when you can’t find what you fighting valiantly for the cause of democracy and freedom of overwhelming success. are looking for? And what happens as a result? Do speech. It is during this campaign that the famed the Australian Figures show residents of the Cessnock Local Government you feel like you are out of control? Do you shout at Light Horse Regiments took their place in history when they Area have diverted a total of 513 tonnes from landfill since the the kids, or your partner? Maybe the kids miss the successfully charged enemy held territory in October 1917, at service commenced on 6 March. school bus and you drive like a mad person to get to the next bus stop, or other- the Battle of Beersheba. Massive battles were still being fought Results also show most residents are doing the right thing and wise drive them all the way to school? If it is in the morning, maybe it sets you on the Western Front and many of the combatants in this putting the correct materials in the bin with Cessnock having a up to be running late for the rest of the day? Whatever the consequences, being campaign were never found. We are only just discovering record low contamination rate of 0.2 percent compared to other disorganised is not fun. At best it can be embarrassing or leave you feeling mass graves of our servicemen and are trying to identify family Councils involved in the rollout. stressed, at worst it can be expensive, with items which have been lost having to members, so that long lost relatives may be returned to their Cessnock City Mayor, Councillor Bob Pynsent said he is be replaced (I’m thinking now of my car key and garage door zapper which have homeland. thrilled with the rollout of the service and in particular the com- been MIA for about four weeks). The Day will commence at 5.30am with the Dawn Service at munity’s response. One of the things I have struggled with working from home is having a routine the Cenotaph, followed by a Gunfire Breakfast at the Old “Congratulations to our community members for embracing and being organised. When I worked full time, I had a set amount of time before Courthouse. The March will commence at 9.30am leaving the this service and ensuring the right materials are being work to ride horses, hang the washing out, have breakfast, etc. When I got home corner of the New England Hwy and Nelson St, and finishing disposed of in the lime-green lidded bin”. in the afternoon, there were a couple of hours to get all the chores done before at the Cenotaph. The Main Service being held at the Cenotaph “I have witnessed the trucks dumping a full load after dinner and bedtime. Every minute was accounted for. Work had its own routine, at approximately 10am. finishing a collection run and it was so positive to see almost no with regular times for meetings and lunch breaks. Now, working from home, it is Battery powered tealight candles and hand held Australian contamination”. tempting to do things when I feel like it, rather than having a strict routine. I flags will be available at the table adjacent to the Rotunda prior “We are now diverting a total of 41% of our domestic waste have found though that being organised and having a schedule is more important to the Dawn Service, for a donation. The flags will also be from landfill. It is now every resident’s responsibility to than ever, as it is this routine that frees me up to spend time on the things that are available at the Old Courthouse prior to the March, for a gold participate in this new service and ensure contaminants are kept important. coin donation. Our ANZAC Badges, Commemorative out of both the organics and recycle bins”, Cr Pynsent said. One of the biggest blockers to getting anything done, including exercise, is lack Chocolates and Limited Edition Tins of ANZAC Biscuits are Contaminants could result in loads being rejected defeating the of organisation. Not being able to find your socks when you want to go for a available daily at the Greta Newsagency and Greta Guardian whole purpose of separate collections, meaning the waste will walk can result in precious minutes being lost and the window of opportunity Chemist, as well as, Lochinvar Post Office. All these items end up in landfill. closing. Having to help your kids find their clean school clothes five minutes will also be available on ANZAC Day at the Old Courthouse Materials that can go in the Garden Organics bin include: Grass before they have to leave for the bus can end in tears (and not just for the kids). throughout both Services and at Lochinvar at the 11.15am clippings, Prunings, Weeds, Leaves, Flowers, Plants, Palm Checking a few emails before you leave work at the end of the day can result in Service at the Community Hall. you being late home for dinner. And the list goes on! fronds, Bark, Sticks and branches & Untreated timber. Please come and join our current ANZAC personnel as they One way to become more organised is to delegate – you don’t have to be respon- remember the generations who have passed before.’ sible for everything on your own! And this applies equally if you are a stay at Chappell third with a 69 nett. home mum, working from home, or working full time away from the home. If Lee Jackson continued his th Wilton 37pts Dave Kinch’s shot to the 9 you have children, having a roster for them to get the clothes off the line, empty good run of form in winning C A grade third ~ Dave Hollis was also a great shot, finishing the dishwasher and fold their own clothes and putting them away where they Grade with his 69 nett just 37pts only 63 cms away. belong can help immensely. Discuss it with them, and explain your expectations, ahead of Lennie Porter and B grade winner ~ Richard Branxton Lady Golfers then make sure it is done! It may not be perfect to start with. You may find your Michael Maddock. Lee was a Crooks 39pts 29/3/17 egg whisk in with the pots and pans, or the clothes might be a bit crumpled, but part of the C Grade Pennant B grade runner up ~ Paul Bush This week’s events was a PAR it’s not the end of the world – resist the urge to do it yourself or to redo what team which won the Pennants 37pts Event. someone else has done. final last weekend. A 75 nett RESULTS B grade third ~ Andrew Hen- Winner was Ruth McCarthy Another way to be more organised is to shorten your “to do” list by saying “No”. was required to win a golf ball. derson 36pts with +1 Will saying “yes” to joining that committee, or writing that newsletter, mean you Robert “Shirl” Miller will also C grade winner ~ Roger Runner Up was Jen Selna with won’t be at home to help with homework? Or does it mean that you have to give remember the day for a differ- Yandle 36pts -1 up joining a group that will actually help you reach your goal of running 5km ent reason—he stepped on a Cgrade runner up ~ Lennard Nearest to the pin was Caren without stopping. Sometimes we say “yes” to things because we think we rather large red belly black Porter 36pts Caldwell should, or because “we’ve always done it”, or because we don’t want to let other BRANXTON GOLF CLUB- snake near the 11th green, C grade third Carol Miller had a birdie on the people down. But next time you are about to say “yes” to something, think care- SAT 1ST APRIL causing the snake to run one th Lee Jackson 34pts 17 . fully about what you will be missing as a result. STROKE MONTHLY way into the creek and our NTP Hunter Valley Golf Club Plan ahead. Cooking meals in advance means that when you get home from mid MEDAL local intrepid golfer to run Y KWON 54CM Sunday 26th March Phillipe week meetings or late night dance classes you can have a healthy dinner on the MEDAL WINNER- KYLE very quickly the other way. D HOLLIS 288CM Byron played great golf to win table in a few minutes rather than stopping for expensive take away on the way MOUNSER 61 NETT The snake was last seen swim- D KINCH 63CM the Weekly Challenge with 45 home. And taking a few minutes to make your lunch and lay your clothes out A GRADE WINNER Alex ming down the creek keeping a K MATHER 163CM points from Grahame the night before means you can be organised in the morning, ready to go for a Hannah 68 nett c/b very watchful eye on “Shirl”. Local super vet Gary Wilton Mankelow with a solid round run or head out the door to work, feeling calm and collected! A GRADE RUNNER UP We did mention that Mark showed all the A Graders how of 43 points and Matt Dwight Declutter. Trying to find the shoes you like to wear in amongst a cupboard full of Chris Zawirski 68 nett “Snake” Moylan should have it can be done by convincingly also scoring well with 41 shoes you haven’t worn in years can be frustrating. The same when trying to A GRADE THIRD David intervened with a snake attack- winning Saturday’s A Grade points to claim 3rd. Ball win- find that bill you need to pay NOW while digging through a pile of old notes Hollis 69 nett ing a snake!! As mentioned Stableford Competition with an ners were: Dane Walton 40, from school. Many bills these days come via email, but they can still get lost in B GRADE WINNER last week, the C Grade team excellent 41 pts. He finished 4 Brent Watson 38, Richard our inbox. Create a filing system within your email program, and set reminders Ian Barnes 68 nett c/b won the Pennant final last pts clear of Peter Wilton with Bennett 37, Steve Piggot 37, for when bills are due. Better still, pay them straight away and file the receipts B GRADE RUNNER UP weekend –a full report can be 37 pts, a great round from his Robert Bensley v37, Blake where they belong. When decluttering, I also try and follow the “Marie Kondo” Neil Jordan 68 nett seen on the Hunter District low handicap, and Dave Hollis Rouke 36 and Greg Rasmus method – this involves getting rid of the things which “do not bring you joy” B GRADE THIRD website—we have also in- with the same score. Dave has v35. before you decide where to keep the things that are left. It can be hard some- Cody Chappell 69 nett cluded this report on the just recovered from last week- Tuesday 28th March Greg times, but once you get used to it, removing things from your home can be quite C GRADE WINNER Branxton Golf Club Website. end’s B Grade Pennant victory White came out on top of some addictive and liberating. Lee Jackson 69 nett On Sunday, the B Grade pen- and the all night celebrations very good scores in Tuesday Lower your standards! Yes, you heard me. One of the best pieces of advice I C GRADE RUNNER UP nant team also won their final that followed. Former Club Stableford with the winning ever received was to stop ironing! Most of my clothes don’t need ironing (I make Lennard Porter 70 nett after a nail biting battle with President Richard Crooks took score of 43 points from Garry sure I buy low maintenance clothing, or hang it up as soon as it comes off the C GRADE THIRD Maitland at The Vintage. The out the B Grade competition Hedges 42 and Jason Cowburn line), but I used to spend a huge amount of time ironing my son’s t-shirts, and Michael Maddock 72 nett team of Tom Foster, Phil with a very pleasing 39 pts, just in 3rd place with 41 points. my husband’s work clothes, until I realised most of the t-shirts were only being BALL COMP Baker, Kyle Mounser, Mark ahead of Paul Bush with 37 pts Ball winners were: Rick worn after school when jumping on the trampoline, and my husband told me he J Tracey 196 cm, S Ross 198 Moylan, Troy McCaw and and Andrew Henderson’s 36 Turnchini 39, Chris Edwards didn’t really need his hi-vis stuff ironed. It took me a little longer to stop ironing cm K Mounser 69 cm Dave Hollis had a 1.5 all draw, pts. It is an ominous warning to 39, Mark Fullbrook 39, Eric the pillow cases and tea towels, lol, but even that has stopped now as I realise Kyle Mounser played the after Tom and Phil lost 1 up, the 18 Branxton players who Smith 39, Ray Newton 37, Paul there are more important things to do! It means I can spend less time ironing and round of his life in winning Kyle and Mark won 4-3 and are heading to the Gold Coast Smith 36, Andrew Campbell more time putting things away where they belong! Saturday’s Monthly Medal Troy and Dave finished all this week that Paul played so 36, Tim Lonergan 35, Dan Have a diary or planner that everyone in your family has access to. Many of my with an outstanding 61 nett square after the Maitland team well as he would dearly like to Taylor 34, Bob Prentice 34, reminders are in my phone, or in my email program, but not everyone has access from his 10 handicap, equiva- made a tap in par on the diffi- take everyone’s money in this Michael Ridgeway v34 and to that. I don’t want to be the sole person responsible for knowing when some- lent to a one over par score of cult last hole. They then went annual trip. Another local vet- Darren Thomson 33 c/b. Near- thing is happening or needs to be done, so I still have a calendar hanging on the 71. His short game was bril- on to the 19th with Troy’s par eran, Roger Yandle won C est-the-Pins went to Chris wall in the kitchen (this year it is a nice one from Floriade – thanks mum and liant all day, often getting up good enough to secure the Grade with his 36 pts, only on Taggart (3rd) David Peel (4th) dad!). On the calendar we can all write appointments and other commitments, and down, ensuring he avoided team’s win, sparking some a countback form local legend Eric Smith (10th) and Dan especially the ones which are bit out of the ordinary (eg scout camps or drama any slip ups. He had two bird- jubilation around the 1st (19th) Lennie Porter with lee Jackson, Taylor (17th) auditions). For really important events which involve people outside our home, I ies on the back nine for a two green. The team went through also fresh form his C Grade Wednesday 29th March Isa- set up an event in Outlook (or my Google calendar) and “invite” other family under score. His round in- the season undefeated and also Pennant victory third with 34 bel Skeates led the Ladies members or friends, so they know it is happening. There are lots of others ways cluded a nearest the pin on the defended their title from last pts. The shot of the day be- home in this week's Par event to keep track of appointments, the important thing is to find the system that 9th indicating some excellent year—a fantastic effort. I’m nd longed to Y.Kwon on the 2 with a square from Jeanette works for you. iron play. In A Grade Alex sure the team celebrated long which finished only 54 cms Irwin -1 and Sue Peel 3rd with Finally, don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today. How many times Hannah claimed victory with into the night. The Pennant away. The story goes that he -2 on countback. Ball winners have you been driving home only to see the low fuel light come on in your car? an excellent 68 nett on a chal- season proved to be a spec- has a unique way of aiming at were: Meleita Watson -2, And how many times have you thought “it’s too hot to stop” or “the kids are lenging course playing long tacular one for our small this hole—apparently the best Robyn Dunlop -2, Jill Ramsden tired/hot/hungry, I’ll fill up tomorrow”, only to be running late the next morning after the recent rains. Chris Branxton Golf Club, with both way is to aim well right of the -2, Dale Hamilton -2, Christine and forced to stop when you really don’t have time to. Zawirski finished runner up on B and C Grade winning, the oleander tree and hit across Tancred -3 and Mary Fortey -3. Getting organised sounds really boring, but being able to find things when you a countback with Dave Hollis Seniors losing in the semi- your body straight at the hole. Next week the Ladies will play need them, getting to appointments on time and having time to do the things you third with his 69 nett. Both finals and the A Grade team It obviously works. As Jordan Hart Ball. really want to do, without the stress, is priceless. Dave and Kyle are a part of the only missing the final on a Speith said at the end of his Thursday 30th March Kevin Louise Cairns Fit for Life B Grade Pennant team so their countback—they finished the third round in the US Masters Smith handed in his best for a Louise Cairns is a Personal Trainer and Motivational Life Coach based in rounds were excellent tune ups season by defeating the even- this week, we have to stop while with 45 points to win the Branxton. Louise retired from a twenty year management career with the for Sunday’s final at The Vin- tual winners, The Vintage. worrying what other people Vets Stableford from Dave Australian Government to set up her own Fitness and Coaching business, tage. Ian Barnes continued his Branxton Golf club –Sat 8th think about our swing and Fury 43 and Peter Payne filling Louise Cairns Fit for Life. Louise runs regular fitness classes at Lochinvar meteoric come back to golf by April - stableford swing freely—great advice as the placings with 42 points. and Branxton, as well as PT sessions in Branxton and Kurri Kurri. Louise winning B Grade with his 68 A grade winner ~ Gary Wilton we all have our own idiosyn- Ball winners were: Wayne also helps people set and achieve their own goals at work and home. You nett score, defeating Neil Jor- 41pts crasies and we can enjoy our CONT BACK PAGE can find out more at www.louisecairns.com.au dan on a countback with Cody A grade runner up ~ Peter golf any which way we can! HUNTER VALLEY and Rod Wales 32 c/b. Near- after all place getters shot 68 GOLF CLUB est-the-Pins went to David net, John Stewart received CONT FROM PREVIOUS Peel (3rd) Brad Burgess the judges nod from Dale Supporting our PAGE (4th) Troy Wallis (8th) and Macklinshaw and Paul Ire- ...... Berry 40, Ray Tranby Grahame Sheldon (17th). land taking 3rd. Ball winners v39, Michael Watson 38, Next week will be the were: David Irwin 71, community dollar by Eric Smith 37, Greg Amloh Monthly Medals in conjunc- Wayne Berry 72, David Peel 36, Doug Wand 36, Grahame tion with Round 3 of the 72, Dave Fury 73, John Car- Sheldon 35, Garry Marsden NSW Golf Ladies weekend mody 73, Ray Newton 74 dollar 35 and Ken Wright 34 c/b. Medal. and Doug Wand 76 c/b. Nearest-the-Pins went to Sunday 2nd April Andrew Nearest-the-Pins went to Dave Fury (3rd) Kevin Smith Marriott of the Maitland GC David Peel (3rd & 17th) Grants are offered to arts amount up to $3000. (4th) Peter Mathews (8th) has taken out the Weekly Doug Wand (4th) and John and cultural groups for $25,000 is available in the David Peel (10th) and Gra- Challenge with 37 points Stewart (10th). Next week projects that can funding program and on hame Sheldon (17th). Next from Benn Corbett who the vets will play a 2 Person demonstrate a benefit to the average is spread across week the Vets will play returned 35 points Tuesday Ambrose with a 7:45 Shot- cultural or artistic develop- eight to ten projects Stroke. Saturday 1st April 4th April Gary Arnold used gun start. Saturday 8th ment of the wider commu- throughout the calendar The heavy rain on Friday led his experience best handling April A strong field con- nity through: year. the wet on Tuesday to record tested the Monthly Medal to a soft surface on Saturday improvements to Council Community based 37 points and claim the round with the Medal on will several players showing owned facilities organisations outside the a liking for the surface. A Tuesday Stableford from countback and A Grade licenced to, occupied area may apply and be Grade went to Brad Burgess Grahame Sheldon on 35 going to Ben Bradley with an or leased by the group considered based on the with an excellent 43 points points surviving a countback excellent 67 net, Corey from Andrew Zok who re- from Blake Glennie of the Lamb took 2nd place with 69 which will contribute project’s benefit to the turned 39 points, B Grade to Toronto GC : Ball winners net. B Grade went to Troy to the cultural or Cessnock local government John Stewart with 40 points were: Garry Marsden 34, Wallis with 67 net from John artistic use of the facil- area. from Troy Wallis with 37 c/b Peter Wilson 34, Michael Parish runner up with 70 net ity; and / or Please note the application Young 34, John Stewart 33, and C Grade to Kevin Smith said this is a wonderful developing and /or form has been updated, and and C Grade to Everglades Cessnock City Council is Steve Piggot 33, Steve Hris- with 70 net after surviving a opportunity for vital implementing cultural or it is recommended that visitor Ross Jesperson with inviting locally-based 40 from Peter Dow with 37 tov v33 and Nathan Morris v 3 way countback, Garry community groups to artistic projects or applicants read the community organisations points. Ball winners were: 32. Wednesday 5th April Clarke to 2nd spot also on secure extra support. programs; and / or guidelines prior to involved in arts and cultural Russ Calderwood 37, Matt The Ladies played Hartball countback. Ball comp nor “This annual program has the purchase of equipment submitting the application activities to apply for the Killick 37, Ray Brown v36, on Wednesday with the team NTP's have been advised at supported some exciting and / or materials for form by 8 May 2017. 2017 Community Cultural Grahame Sheldon 36, Mick of Dale Hamilton, Robyn this time. Next Saturday will initiatives in the past. Last cultural or artistic Development Dollar for Application forms and Hughes v36, Ken Smith 36, Dunlop, Sue Williams and be a Medley Stableford. * year we our successful projects or programs. Dollar Grants Program. grant guidelines are David Bennett 36, Bruce Diane Atton claiming the Hunter Valley Golf Club applicants ranged from the Grants will be provided on win from Lorraine Clack, entered a C Grade Pennant The grants aim to provide available from Council’s Chambers 35, Nathan Mudd Wollombi Sculpture in the a dollar for dollar basis, that Dianne Oakes and Sue Peel. team this year and although financial assistance for Customer Service 34, John McInnes 34, Tony Vineyards to the Cessnock is, up to a maximum of 50 Lamb 33, Michael Booth 33, Next week the Ladies will finishing at the top of the specific cultural projects or Counter, from Cessnock Woodturners Inc.and the per cent of the cost of the Lachlan Peacock 33, Graeme have a week off due to regular season had to be to allow for the improve- Branxton Greta project and evidence of and Kurri Kurri Libraries Paterson 33, Dan McLeod Greens Coring. Thursday content with runner's up after ment of facilities within the Community Chamber of sufficient funds to match and our website at 33, Tom Bellamy 32, Shan- 6th April The Vets Stroke losing the Final 2-1 to local government area. Commerce Umbrella the grant is required. www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au/ non Attewell 32, Ben event needed a 3 way count- Branxton. Cessnock City Mayor, dollarfordollar. Festival,” Cr Pynsent said. Applications can be for an Pickering 32, David Peel 32 back to separate the winners Have a Happy Easter. Councillor Bob Pynsent

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