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The State Electorate of Park Little A’s & Wildcats Mr Clayton Barr MP, State your Cessnock has been Facility upgrade and Member for the Electorate favourite Branxton successful in securing Above and Beyond of Cessnock said “There projects.” $249,429 in funding for 2 Community Play Space were a great range of The projects through the NSW receiving the most votes to projects across the successful Government’s 2019 My secure funding. Cessnock Electorate. projects Community Project The My Community Thank you to all the local included a Program. Project Program is all organisations and signifi- Established this year, the about local projects and community groups who cant My Community Project local decisions. The submitted applications and upgrade Program received over program funds projects in congratulations to the 2 to the facility at Miller protective area for 61,400 votes across NSW. each NSW Electorate to successful recipients. And Park, Branxton to include all to participate, The Cessnock Electorate help improve the wellbeing thank you to all the an extension of the roof enjoy and watch several of barbeques, play facilities had 27 projects which went of the people and community members who lines to provide shelter our local sports teams.” and be fenced and to public vote with Miller communities. took the time to vote for from the weather for The Above and Beyond secured. spectators and participants Community Play Space at Greta Branxton Little will provide a safe place “This play space is a Athletics Club and Greta for groups and families to fantastic addition to the Branxton Wildcats Football play, build relationships Cessnock community. Club. and promote community Facilities that are Mr Barr said “This funding connection. The space will inclusive for all will deliver much needed be inclusive to all members community members improvements to the Miller of the community, provide enhances the lives of Park facility and provide a free access to community many” said Mr Barr.
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3 ͽ| THE NEWS | No. 506 | Wednesday 11 SEPTEMBER 2019 90th anniversary of the Innovation and risky business reaps recognition Rothbury Riot In 1929, industrial conflict erupted in the Hunter Valley coal industry. The economic pressures of the Great Depression hit the industry hard, pitting miners against mine owners, causing wide- spread community hardship and culminating in fatal violence on 16 December that year. To commemorate the anniversary of the Rothbury Riot, that explores the lead-up to the day, now known as the Rothbury Riot and charts its enduring consequences. The exhibition will run during Cessnock Library opening hours from Saturday 31 August until Friday 13 September 2019. Cessnock Library will also host a talk on Jim Comerford, who was a young 15 year old pit boy at the Rothbury Riot. Jim had a long and eventful, sometimes controversial life. He was a long time official in the Miners' Federation: one of the strongest most militant unions. He was best known to the public for his writing of book reviews and stories of life on the Cessnock City Council has been recognised for excellence in risk management at the coalfields over several decades for the Newcastle Herald. Statewide Mutual Risk Management Excellence Awards (RMEA) for 2019. Historian Barbara Heaton has taken on the task of writing his Council's Stormwater Infrastructure Risk Management initiative received a highly biography and she will be at Cessnock Library to tell us about commended in the Operational Risk category for large regional council / metropolitan the process of uncovering Jim’s life and the challenges this councils. Council also received commendations for the Heavy Plant and Equipment Service Improvement Program and the Doing Business with Council initiative in the has revealed. Operational Risk and Strategic Risk categories respectively. Library Services Co-ordinator, Rose-marie Walters said “Jim Comerford: Working Class Warrior” describes the social Cessnock City Mayor, Councillor Bob Pynsent congratulated staff on their innovation and history of the community and cultural life of the northern coal- commitment to excellence. fields which was unmatched in its heyday.” “These were highly competitive awards involving councils from across the state. It was a Come and hear Barbara Heaton’s fascinating stories fantastic result to see our Council receive recognition for a variety of initiatives that have at a FREE event at Cessnock Library on Thursday 12 been rolled out last financial year. Council is committed to reducing risk and improving September 5pm to 7pm. Bookings for the talk are safety for both the community and our staff. Doing Business with Council initiative has significantly improved communication with essential and refreshments are provided. Book your service providers in the local community. This initiative has resulted in improved spot by going here https://bit.ly/2NBePcT. Book online at libraries.cessnock.nsw.gov.au under compliance with risk, safety and procurement requirements by suppliers and contractors. 'Events & Bookings' or by calling Cessnock Library Council’s Heavy Plant and Equipment Service Improvement Program has enabled on 4993 4399 or Kurri Kurri Library on 4937 1638. verification of operator competence in high risk heavy plant and equipment to nationally # NOTE recognised standards. Additionally it has increased risk awareness in operators resulting in North Rothbury Tidy Town, as part of the 90 year significantly improved safety culture and service levels. anniversary, is holding a re-enactment on Sunday Council’s holistic approach to stormwater infrastructure risk management has streamlined the way Council deals with customer concerns, providing the foundations for future asset 15th December 2019 on site (behind the memorial) growth and development of risk management processes for all Council infrastructure. from 3pm until 3:45pm & then will host their very Well done to all staff involved. popular annual Twilight Markets. More information will be provided as the date gets closer. New legislation to protect farmers’ right to farm Michael Johnsen MP, trespassing on farming farm and providing introduced under the $5500, to three years jail Member for Upper Hunter properties in NSW.” protections for those facing Biosecurity Act 2015, time and up to $22,000 in and Parliamentary Secretary The proposed legislation costly legal action for which impose further fines. Trespassers may also for Agriculture, has will introduce: simply going about their offences and large financial face additional biosecurity welcomed news that farm * The toughest penalties in business. penalties for farm trespass fines introduced by the trespassers will face the Australia for farm trespass, “If you’re farming legally that breaches on-farm Government in July. toughest penalties in including three years jail and have done so for many biosecurity plans. A new offence will be Australia including up to time and up to $22,000 in years, you’re not going to “The Right to Farm Bill created for inciting or three years goal time, while fines. Currently there is no cop a nuisance claim and was an election causing a trespass. farmers will enjoy the jail time for trespass. potential legal action just commitment and we are New aggravating factors for State’s first legislated ‘right * New offences and because some folks from ensuring our promises are trespassing in a group, to farm’, under a historic aggravating factors for the city moved next door met,” Mr Johnsen damaging property and piece of legislation set to be activities such as and decided they didn’t like continued. willfully or negligently introduced by the Nationals trespassing as a group, the sound of your dairy Key points: releasing stock. No other in Government. damaging property and herd.” Penalties ~ Penalties for State or Territory has an Mr Johnsen said this releasing livestock. The Bill comes on top of farm trespass will be in- offence for group trespass. legislation is all about * Legal recognition of a regulatory changes recently creased from fines of up to sending the clearest farmer’s right to farm, possible message: enough is shielding them from enough. nuisance claims. “Our community has had a “These changes would gutful of vile attacks ensure NSW has the against hard working toughest penalties in farming families,” Mr Australia for farm Johnsen said. trespass, including new “This ground-breaking offences that exist in no piece of legislation, will other State or Territory. create a clear deterrent to “This legislation will also any would-be vigilantes go further, recognising a considering unlawfully farmer’s inherent right to
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Government have to spend In fact, there is very little their indigenous people produced or modified the ‘Dark Emu’ by Bruce billions of dollars to bypass we can do as a nation to subjugated, murdered in the landscape to create these Pascoe. Then weep. the bloody joint. But I reduce global CO2 tens of thousands, enslaved wonderful pastures. Well Cheers Steve. digress. emissions in the face of the and subjected to the they did, as was noted by Ed. Jacinta Nampijinpa Unfortunately, this type of growing economies of diseases of Europe and early explorers, the natural Price (photo top left) is Virtue Signalling has China and India and the West Asia such that the grassland provided the a Warlpiri/Celtic woman become ubiquitous among desire of other third world population of these people grains. from Alice Springs. She has worked as a Cross-Cultural those in our urban precincts nations to achieve better and their traditional social It is only now that the full Consultant for nearly 20 who lack the intelligence, living standards for their systems have been extent of the complexity years to create understanding I watched Jacinta Price has enthusiastically understanding or ability for growing populations. destroyed. and sophistication of speaking on TV last welcomed the prospect of between Indigenous and non careful thought, bullied by If we interfere with mother It did not occur to the Australian Indigenous -Indigenous Australia. She is Thursday night. What a Jacinta addressing her the left into a language earth’s climate, she will Europeans that a society People’s society is being deeply involved within her brilliant young lady. people. which is unintelligible to make the necessary such as our Aboriginals realised. Documentation community as well as She is currently touring the What absolute conceit the the rest of us. Giving us adjustment to bring things peoples, which had taken from early explorers’ communities throughout the country giving talks to busybodies of Coffs paragraph long sentences to back to normal. Too bad if 40 to 60 thousand years to journals and diaries Northern Territory. those sufficiently intelligent Harbour Council have describe a druggo, alcoholic that means another be refined, developed and revealed many villages to be interested in what she demonstrated in assuming or a crim; three words we extinction event. Again, I adapted to the climatic housing up to a thousand or has to say. to speak for the local are not supposed to use digress. conditions in Australia, more. People living and The talks last for two hours indigenous people and anymore in case we offend This attitude of superiority could teach them anything thriving in permanent and evidently covers assuming they have any the druggo, alcoholic or by the white man, and let’s about living in Australia. villages with buildings, considerably ground. authority over another crim. be clear here it’s “WHITE Such was the conceit and some that could hold 40 She explained that her Australian’s right to make a Other examples of this MALES” has had a ignorance of our first people, granaries, fish & other schedule included public speech. behaviour are exquisitely pernicious and devastating settlers that the beautiful farms, irrigation channels Newcastle and Coffs Do these Turkeys think that demonstrated by Sydney impact in those countries park like landscapes that and wells. Harbour in the coming Jacinta Price is a dangerous and Melbourne councils, the Europeans have were encountered west of The Mia-Mia made of days. or subversive person or are the Greens, and the ABC colonised during the last the blue mountains were sticks and bark as being the with Mike Lowing Surprisingly, however, she they so convinced of their who advocate extreme 500 years. there simply to be only shelters that we Some wonderful news for has received a letter from political correctness that modification of our Australia, both north and exploited. learned about in school is two of our local sporting the Coffs Harbour Council they have a duty to police lifestyles in order to, south America, southern How could these primitive BS! clubs with the announcement telling her that she cannot who comes to Coffs supposedly, save the planet. and central Africa have had people possible have I recommend people read that the Wildcats (soccer speak there or even go there Harbour and that they first club) & the Little Athletics because she has not sought must seek the permission of have been successful in the the consent of the local the local mob. Then mere days ago, happily living in Biloela, especially in Biloela, bid halted" (September last round of the state funded indigenous mob. What a spurious attempt at obviously fearing to rub back to Sri Lanka . where the family had 2), which came 2019 My Community As it happens, she is related Virtue Signalling and what shoulders with the hoi He claims allowing the been welcomed and well complete with a Project Program. to a lady in that mob who better reason does the State polloi, Dutton and family to stay would liked. photograph of the boat. There were 27 different Cormann, unapologetically, encourage a flood of I find it "interesting" the This incident actually projects in the Cessnock ensconced their derrieres at state electorate vying for a cost of $63,000, on boat people. The Tamils Morrison government's occurred on August 5. funding & of that 2 projects Defence jets, to make were taken from their seizure of the Tamil This episode shows that got the nod. redundant appearances for home in a 5am raid by family coincided with a our government, led by The local application was a swearing-in. armed police, which crescendo of protest and a supposedly devout combined effort viz., the So, meet Australia's nascent must have been a the convenient front Christian, is prepared to Little A’s & the Wildcats. squattocracy, the "new" The other recipient is terrifying experience. page report in The go to extraordinary Beyond Community Play aristocracy, who akin to the This action raised a Australian "Sri Lankan lengths to deny entry to Pharisees, seem to Space at Cessnock. storm of protest, boat surge: sixth asylum Australia by asylum The funding for two projects continually remind seekers no amounts to $249,429. their lumpenprole- The grant money secured by tariat, that while matter how worthy their our local sports clubs will be "nobody is above the spent on a significant law" (Dutton), they cause - upgrade to the facility at alone are blessed by showing no Miller Park to include an Politicians' expenses lines such as "Choppergate (happy-clappy!) God. sign of extension of the roof lines to Politicians' expenses is an probe...", investigating Politicians may raise Christian provide shelter from the unresolved recurring issue, expenditure of fiascos, fears for their safety charity or weather for spectators and generating anger and make pub testers become but they should compassion. participants. introspect if their There was an interesting resentment, towards those apoplectic! This egregious temporarily granted agency bending of the rules behaviour might be change in protocol with this funding as the community to, responsibly, administer resulted in a contributing! the realm on behalf of all. Albert M. White, was asked to vote on each reimbursement, sans project with over 64,000 There appears a tendency in Queanbeyan apology. Then there was votes received. those so appointed to regard Name & the MP who ripped off The program funds projects Treasury, as if by divine taxpayers to pay for a book Clarity and compassion Address Scott Morrison is in each NSW Electorate to right, their property, to be launch, claiming such withheld at help improve the wellbeing plundered in their own self- expenses were within determined to send request of of the people and interest. entitlements, but, the Tamil family, writer communities. Frequently, dramatic head- reluctantly, repaid $9400. which had been Congratulations to all concerned. Cheers, Mike 24th Annual Memorial Day held THE NEWS | No. 506 | Wednesday 11 SEPT 2019 Ҩ 5 last Sunday ~ Federal Labor Leader Anthony Albanese gave occasional address ~ added. He also said that since 1801 the Northern District coalfields have lost over 1800 lives to coal mining .. “and that is just the The 24th Annual Coal Miners Northern Districts coalfields.” Memorial Day Service was held The memorial service also at the ‘Jim Comerford included the adding of one Memorial Wall’, Aberdare, last more name etched in the wall; Sunday with the largest Quinton Moore a contractor attendance ever recorded. who was killed last November Special Guest of Honour, at Bengalla Mine. Federal Labor Leader, Anthony “As Quintons’ death so harshly Albanese, gave a remarkable & reminds us we are not there yet. moving Occasional Address We will keep working towards stating that Jim Comerford that & I believe that one day we would of hoped that 23 years will achieve it,” said Albanese. after the (Jim Comerford) Wall was unveiled the industry would Ҩ Photos above: the Jim Comerford have been done adding names. Wall “But sadly they grow & we give Ҩ Photos at right: Special Guest of thanks that the ranks do not Honour, Federal Labor Leader, grow at the remorseless & Anthony Albanese & Cessnock Ҩ Just one of the wreath’s being laid at the memorial service terrible rate that used to be,” he Deputy Mayor Melanie Dagg
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Jesus challenged the religious leaders of his time to see tax collectors and sinners as family and friends and to celebrate with them at the banquet table. Jesus didn’t wait for sinners to find him, but He actively sought them out, welcomed them and ate with them. This caused much frustration and scandal among the religious leaders who avoided all contact with sinners, Husband believing that God had nothing to do with them either. Jesus shows them a different kind of God, one who has unconditional love for all people. This love shines through Jesus and they ways that he seeks, finds and celebrates the lost and outcast. Creche Jesus gives us a pattern for how to treat others. Is he getting under your feet A shepherd knows that a lost sheep is in danger while alone and because every sheep is valued and precious, he leaves the Is he moaning about shopping ninety-nine to seek the one lost sheep. This is not the actions of an exceptional shepherd; any worthy shepherd would do the Would your morning be stress same. How much more then, will God seek us when we are lost? Every one of us is precious in God’s sight. free without him Our response to this parable should be twofold. One response is to have a greater trust in God’s love for us and the ways in Ladies we have the answer which he cares for us. The other is to have a desire to imitate Jesus … to see those who are lost for any reason as brothers The Branxton Greta Menshed has a husband crèche every Wednesday and Friday and sisters in Christ and to rejoice when they are found. We too should be actively seeking those who are lost and bringing mornings. them home. Drop him off at our husband crèche. We’ll take good care of him and he may even learn something It might make little sense if we are one of the ninety-nine for our shepherd to go searching for one that is lost … but it makes a Just pay $2.00 for his morning coffee whole lot of sense if we are that one. Knowing that God will seek us out, search for us and rejoice over us being found enables ‘Branxton Greta Menshed’ 49 Branxton Street’ Greta in the grounds of the old us to know our value and preciousness as a child of God. When you are lost, may you always be found and brought home. St Marys Primary School Every Blessing, Reverend Nicole (PO Box 242), Cessnock Sword Policy. In another Our mining industry has GAME OVER FOR 6 ͽ THE NEWS | No. 506 | WEDNESDAY | 11 September 2019 2325. example of international brought great wealth to our DEER You also follow me on my decisions that directly impact region and our country. It I am pleased to advise that Facebook page local communities, leadership has been and will continue to farmers and private “www.facebook.com/ is required now to mitigate be a major employer for landholders in NSW will claytonbarrmp”, go to the impacts of changes to the decades to come. But it has be able to better and more Members say …. Twitter and search global market for recycled also claimed too many lives, easily control the more than 1,800 of them exploding feral deer Open Golf Championship sugar-coat it, or mix my @claytonbarrmp or check material so that it can be a inscribed on the Jim population in following a Regional Qualifying event. words. People, we have to out my website at resource, rather than landfill. Comerford Wall. They, of regulation change by the start loving education and www.claytonbarr.com.au And of course, we are Council has secured this course, are those who have present state government. event for a three year embracing the power of Cheers Clayton unwavering in our calls for the construction of a bypass lost their lives on the Deer currently occupy the period, next year it will education for our children. of the New England Highway Northern District leases unique ‘game species’ occur at Hunter Valley Golf Get on board or get left behind! at Singleton, a new police only. It’s a chilling number. classification, meaning a and Country Club and in The Memorial Day is a special hunting licence is I have recently pulled station to better serve the 2021 it will be hosted at the difficult one for the many required to eradicate together some Census data towns and villages of our Kurri Kurri Golf Club. local government area and who attend to remember their them. Council is proud to support figures to give a sense of where we are currently at more passenger rail services own lost family members, Under the changes anyone and secure this event. It is a when we consider university to give our residents greater and on Sunday we stood in with a firearm licence will great opportunity to show- solidarity with them too. be able to eradicate deer education as a pathway. freedom to access services *********************** on private land, so long as case the Cessnock LGA and Because let’s face it, we have and facilities in neighbouring the Hunter Valley to many one of the world’s best Maitland and Newcastle and As bushfires fuelled by the they have landholder’s of NSW’s amateur and elite universities right on our door beyond. big dry and heavy winds permission. The changes golfers. -step, at Newcastle. Our But it’s all reliant on wreak havoc to our north, would come as a huge Bob Pynsent, Mayor Cessnock government support. There debate will again emerge relief and help to address It was great to join the RSL historical response to the idea City Council have been a few spots of rain about climate change and its the surging deer sub branches of Branxton, of university has been “not everyone needs to go to Uni” Sue Moore, Mayor Singleton in Council’s ongoing impacts. That’s not a bad population in the Hunter It was wonderful to attend Kurri Kurri and Cessnock and this is 100% correct. We Council campaign to knock on doors thing, there can be no doubt Valley. to commemorate Vietnam our weather patterns are Everyone knows the deer the Kullaburra Awards 2019 have people doing wonderful in Macquarie Street Veterans Day - Long Tan changing and we must adapt. population has exploded and celebrate the success things in our community that With Hunter Water about to following positive Day. I was asked to pay Rather than argue about the in recent years and and achievements of never went to university, but follow Singleton and the conversations with the special respects to a fallen Aboriginal and Torres Strait overall, our local balance of Upper Hunter to introduce Deputy Premier and meetings link between carbon become a significant Islander students in the serviceman from the those with Uni qualifications low level water restrictions most recently with the emissions and a changing problem. These feral climate, we should be animals cause significant Korreil Wonnai AECG area township of Greta, CPL and those without Uni from this month, it’s timely Opposition Leader Jodi meeting our international damage to farming (Cessnock/Kurri Kurri). We Robert Jackson, who was qualifications is way out of to be conscious of our impact McKay and Shadow Minister commitments to do our bit in properties and exacerbate have fantastic Year 12 called up as a national whack! on the environment and for Local Government Greg students achieving in servicemen in February Digest this: there are 93 conversely, the impact our Warren. But just as we hope addressing emissions. In the impacts of drought. leadership, education and in 1966 when he was just 20. State Electorates in NSW environment has on us. for good soaking rain to doing so, we do not have to They also pose a do damage to our economy significant risk for sport. It was a pleasure for He joined the Australian (areas with a local MP) and Our local government area replenish our dams and or lose jobs. motorists. Regular Army in 1968 and of those 93, in 2001 we was built on natural farmland, so too the climatic Council to support and There is no inconsistency With numbers soaring sponsor these awards. Well when to Vietnam as a ranked 92 (2nd lowest) for resources, with our roots conditions within the NSW corporal with 8RAR. Sadly, Uni qualifications; in 2006 planted in agriculture and Government also mean the between our own pledge to across the Hunter Valley, done to all who received do our bit and our the NSW Government is he was killed in an we ranked 93; in 2011 we now extending into difference between grey recognition. determination to continue to removing the deer’s semi- explosion in Phuoc Tuy ranked 93 and in 2016 we viticulture and coal mining - clouds or sunshine for our mine and export protected status to allow It is vitally important ranked 92. We have only industries reliant, of course, area into the future. Province on 28 February metallurgical and thermal landholders to better Council continues to raise 1970. He was laid to rest in 15% of our population with a on the availability of water. Cheers, Sue issues and advocate for our Uni degree in 2016, up from But with no end in sight for coal. Indeed our relatively manage these feral Greta. clean and efficient coal animals. community. This week we 9% in 2001. The state the drought we are currently displaces dirtier and less Removing game status will welcome the NSW Spring Awakening has average is 27% of all experiencing and restrictions efficient coal, allowing our will give landholders Government’s Shadow arrived and is on last Friday residents with a degree, so we in place for how and when trading partners to reduce more flexibility to manage Minister for Local from 6pm to 9pm at the have quite a long way to go water can be used around the their own emissions. deer and will bring its Government, Greg Warren Cessnock TAFE Ground. to provide any balance to our home, we find a new angle The parade acts as the community. on the conversation around Our contribution to carbon classification into line MP to the Cessnock Local pollution is about 1.8 percent with other feral animals official commencement of Historically, right across the economic diversification and Government Area (LGA). of the global total and when such as wild dogs, foxes, Council will discuss a the evening’s festivities, Hunter, our people received indeed, the future of our area. The future of coal dominates we signed the international rabbits and pigs. number of items with Mr departing from Cessnock little or no training after national and even agreement to act collectively Over the last 10 years the Warren including the Performing Arts Centre at school, or achieved a trade. They worked hard, made a international discussions. But – which both the major distribution of deer across increase to the Emergency 5:30pm and continuing via political parties support – we the State has increased decent living, bought a house consideration must be given Services Levy, increase to Vincent Street all the way JOEL FITZGIBBON MP pledged to reduce our from approximately 8 to and raised their families on for those areas literally at the costs associated with local to the TAFE grounds. Member for Hunter emissions consistent with the 17 per cent. their blue collar wage. It was coalface, where decisions government elections and Cheers, Bob hard earned money and well made in high rise board objective of limiting global The changes will be made the motion Council is th deserved. But those jobs rooms actually hit home. And As is always the case, the 24 warming to less than 2 under the Game and Feral degrees. The problem is we Animal Control Act 2002 putting forward at the up- have largely disappeared and/ that means impacts for our Miners Memorial Day are not keeping faith with and come into effect on 6 coming Local Government or are currently disappearing. towns and villages. Service was appropriately NSW Annual Conference. Manufacturing is gone and Singleton Council is solemn and respectful. that commitment. Indeed, September 2019. our emissions are increasing. Contact: My Email The motion adopted by coal jobs are far fewer than currently renewing our Attendance appeared even Advocacy Agenda following larger this year, possibly Our emissions come from address; Council requests the they used to be when the on from the State and Federal because tragically another the transport, agriculture, upper- Minister for Planning, work was done more by hand elections this year, but our name was added to the Jim industrial and energy [email protected] Secretary of NSW Planning than machine. Desktop computers have taken the top priorities haven’t Comerford Memorial Wall systems. Smart strategies ov.au, phone numbers; and Environment and the covering the whole economy 6543 1065, Fax 6543 jobs of typists and admin changed. We continue to call this year. Director Regions – Hunter should allow us to reduce 1416; postal address P.O. workers. for a commitment to On 3 November last year, NSW Planning and emissions in sensible and Box 493, Muswellbrook In the future, there are going addressing post-mining land Quinton Moore went to work Environment to undertake use, economic development at Bengalla mine as he did smart ways which don’t 2333. Member for Cessnock to be so many people without an urgent review of the and community planning to every working day. cause economic pain. But Cheers, Michael Clayton Barr MP qualifications out of work, current code of conduct for that employers are going to ensure that as the industry Tragically, he never returned such a strategy Australia does not currently have. the Regional Planning Raising the BARR be able to pick and choose focus changes, our home. Mercifully, the pace Meanwhile, our farmers are Panels. Council is A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION and the wages will stay at all- environment can change with at which names have been asking how much more Members concerned about the change ISN’T THE ANSWER FOR time lows. These wages it. That means appropriate added to the Memorial Wall suffering they have to endure to the code that effectively EVERYONE – BUT IT IS FOR won’t provide enough to the action now for post-mining has dramatically slowed in before government acts. prevents local councillor SOME average households to pay land use for the benefit of our recent years, but one is one say ********************** members of the Regional I have written in this column bills and put food on the natural landscape, as well as too many. On Sunday, our Check my website at Planning Panel from voting on many occasions that we, table. The solution is a smooth economic transition collective thoughts and www.joelfitzgibbon.com or ….. is proudly on development in the Cessnock Electorate, education. To protect our- to ensure the continued prayers were with Quinton’s applications on land their have much to be concerned selves from future poverty we prosperity of our community. wife, Shannon, and the you can even sign up to my E-Newsletter. To contact the sponsored local government area if about when it comes to our need to get a qualification or To that end, we’re also family. office, phone 1300 301 753, those Councillors also voted long term trends in a skill, make ourselves a committed to following up Labor Leader and special by ..... visit education. But before I get skilled and valued employee the Deputy Premier’s guest Anthony Albanese on the rezoning of the same www.joelfitzgibbon.com . into the detail (this time), I on a higher wage and ensure promise for reforms to the delivered a powerful and land. Cheers, Joel want to acknowledge some that we don’t get left behind. Resources for Regions moving speech in support of The Council will also have the of the insanely wonderful A university education will program, with a fairer the work of our coal miners opportunity to address the stuff currently happening in be the answer to some of allocation of mining proceeds and the need to keep them Branxton same issues with the NSW our local schools. these challenges for some to support infrastructure in safe in their workplace. He Government’s Minister for Congratulations to the many people. the areas that produce them. spoke of the union movement Greta Local Government, The inspiring educators that have For enquiries regarding the We want to continue to meet and the important role it Hon. Shelly Hancock MP blazed new pathways for our State Government or its our community’s plays in demanding the safest this month. next generation. departments, or to put you in expectations when it comes of workplaces. Vineyards Breaking the cycle of our contact with someone who to a sustainable approach to I again thank the CFMEU’s Council is excited to partner community disadvantage, can, please contact my office. waste management and Mining and Energy Division with Golf NSW to grow the News career pathways and future My office can be contacted by recycling, and that means for its dedication to making LGA’s reputation as a great prosperity starts and ends phoning 4991-1466, by email government and industry the Memorial Day a perpetual golfing destination. Over with our approach to to [email protected] or support for a viable solution event. It plays an important the weekend the Vintage education. I don’t want to call into 118 Vincent Street to recycling issues in the role in reminding us all to be MICHAEL JOHNSEN MP 4938 1773 Golf Club hosted the NSW wake of China’s National forever vigilant and to never Member for Upper Hunter be complacent. 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Cessnock Library will host an Jim was best known to the general Author Talk with Historian Barbara public for his writing of book Heaton this Thursday 12 September reviews and stories of life on the from 5-7pm about her upcoming coalfields over several decades for Biography on Jim Comerford, titled the Newcastle Herald. Barbara Working Class Warrior. Heaton's biography of Jim Medicines and side effects In our local area and in the mining Comerford also describes the social industry, Jim Comerford was a history of the community and larger-than-life figure, but who was cultural life of the Northern he really? Barbara's biography coalfields which was unmatched in delves deep into the life of this its heyday. contradictory man. Library Services Co-ordinator, USA Jim Comerford had a long and Rose-marie Walters said, “Some eventful, sometimes controversial figures have a larger-than-life life. 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BRANXTON LIONS BUNNING’S SAUSAGE SIZZLE THE NEWS No. 506 WEDNESDAY 11 Sep 2018 ͽ 9 On the 31st of August Branxton Lions held their ‘sausage sizzle’ at Bunnings Singleton; the Father’s Day weekend. It was raining in the morning but it cleared then the people came out. It ended up a very successful day. They also held a Father’s Day Raffle at IGA Branxton on the 23.8 19 & also continued to sell tickets at the Bunnings ‘sausage sizzle’. The winners of the raffle were 1st Nicky Jones from Greta. 2nd Roxy Perkins from Singleton.3rd Elain Staunton from Singleton. The raffle was drawn at Bunnings by Charlotte Smith-Hughes a Bunnings’ girl. Branxton Lions would like to thank IGA Branxton and Bunning’s Singleton for their valuable assistance in their fundraising efforts.
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͏ Branxton Lions (L-R) Brian Thomas, Allan Humphries & Dr. Alan Beckley catching their breath at the Bunning’s Sausage Sizzle ͏ Branxton Lions selling raffle tickets at the Singleton Bunning’s Sausage Sizzle The Annual St Phillips Christian College “Spring Fair” was held on Saturday 31st August 2019 and was an outstanding success … it gets bigger & bigger every year & is a credit to the school, the staff, students, parents & other helpers. Well done again!
The Governor General will be giving the ‘Opening Address” at the ‘CELEBRATING GRETA ARMY & MIGRANT CAMP 1939 – 1960’anniversary celebrations to be held on Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th November on the original Army/Migrant Camp site. Not to be outdone the PM has now thrown his support behind the event. 10 ͽ| THE NEWS | No. 506 | Wednesday 11 September 2019 WITH ......
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Tuckiar v The King – An Interesting High Court Case On 28 June 2003, the Chief of ‘not guilty’ it means counsel had behaved correctly Justice of the High Court, that this man is freed and because if he had withdrawn (the Murray Gleeson, attended a cannot be tried again, no proper course) the public might ceremony in Darwin at the matter what evidence may think an Aboriginal had been left invitation of the Yolngu be discovered in the in the middle of a trial without people, at which the High future, and that may mean counsel. Court was thanked for a grave miscarriage of On appeal to the High Court righting an injustice against justice. Another aspect of (Tuckiar v The King (1934) 52 Yolngu clan leader Dhaki- the matter that troubles me CLR 335) by Chief Justice yarr Wirrpanda, also known is that evidence has been Gavan Duffy and Justices Dixon, as Tuckiar. The ceremony given about a man who is Evatt and McTiernan said in a was for the unveiling of dead, and if the jury joint judgment: memorial poles inside the brings in a verdict of ‘not “We think the observations foyer of the Supreme Court guilty’ it may be said that made by the learned Judge in Darwin, dedicated to the they believe that evidence, upon the failure of the government. This gives the of town where there are world to implement this attention on cyber security, Yolngu elder and his family. and it would be a serious prisoner to give evidence government plenty of dedicated cyber security type of legislation,” Mr Ms Nicholson said the In 1934 Tuckiar was slander on that man. . . . amounted to a clear misdi- capacity to assist home resources in place. Why Weis said. “The new importance of being sentenced to death in the Tuckiar has told two rection and one which in the buyers, particularly first would they when they can laws won’t change the prepared will take on a new Northern Territory Supreme different stories to two circumstances was calculated Court for the murder by different boys, and both of gravely to prejudice the pris- home buyers. more easily attack a cyber security landscape significance. spearing of Constable Albert these stories have been oner . . . . In the next place, Transfer Duty in NSW is smaller business with in the short-term, and “Agencies & other small McColl on an island off told to you here in Court. although the evidence of payable on the following weaker defenses? attacks will continue to businesses should Arnhem Land. McColl had Which one is true? For McColl’s good character and purchases: While larger businesses are increase in sophistica- undertake an information gone to Arnhem Land with a some reason Tuckiar has moral tendencies was not * property, including your potentially more lucrative tion. What they will do mapping exercise, so they police party to apprehend the not gone into the box and objected to, it clearly should home or holiday targets, they’re better is provide a degree of are familiar with the extent Aboriginal killers of the crew told you which one is true, have been disallowed. The home protected. Smaller visibility that we’ve of their potential exposure,” of a Japanese pearling and that is a fact which purpose of the trial was not * an investment property businesses tend to be more never had before. Ms Nicholson said. “This lugger. When he was killed, you are entitled to take to vindicate the deceased * vacant land or a farming exposed. “We have reports from will help identify potential McColl was handcuffed to a into consideration. You constable, but to inquire into property Take a moment to think major security vendors risk scenarios and inform wife of Tuckiar. She had can draw from it any the guilt of the living * commercial or about the sheer bulk of on the number and any investment in measures recently been raped by two inference you like.” (at Aboriginal.” (at 345) industrial properties, personal information held severity of Australian and processes to reduce white men and Tuckiar 342-343) They said counsel’s conduct was or by a real estate agency & data breaches each year, risk. thought she was about to be Also, during the trial, indefensible. He should not have * a business, which other small businesses. but it’s only a small “Education is also an harmed by McColl. counsel for the accused told disclosed the confidential includes land. Databases are a veritable percentage of the actual essential piece of the The trial lasted only one day, the court that a matter had communication. Moreover, Transfer Duty must also be treasure trove of details breaches that occur. The puzzle. Survey after survey and the all-white jury took arisen causing him embar- having continued to appear he paid on any land that is that hackers can potentially reality is that most reveals that one of the just over two hours to find rassment, but he continued should have pursued the acquired without buying it, exploit for their own businesses don’t report biggest causes of data Tuckiar guilty. Defences of to represent his client. After possibility of an acquittal or a such as: advantage. It’s not hard to breaches because breaches are lost or stolen self-defence or provocation the verdict counsel said his verdict of manslaughter. * a declaration of trust imagine the potential they’re scared of unencrypted mobile were not put. client had told him that the In an act of reconciliation, 38 * a gift, or fallout a cyber breach reputational fallout. A devices. Businesses need to The judge said in summing more damning story of the descendants of Constable * a transaction effecting a might have on a small busi- good example of this is understand how their staff up: killing was true. The trial McColl attended the 2003 “If you bring in a verdict judge said after the trial that ceremony. Cheers, Gemma change in the ness, including the damage when Uber suffered a are dealing with data and beneficial ownership it would wreak on your massive data breach in what potential there is for it of a property. reputation if your clients’ 2016 and then paid to be compromised. why isn’t the NSW It’s about time the NSW personal details were com- hackers to keep it Problems arise from Government revising the Government came out in promised. quiet.” unintended consequences, Transfer Duty brackets? support of property buyers It’s no wonder that most Visibility will lead to so staff education is key. Despite a softening of the and made significant businesses keep quiet about awareness “Businesses should also Sydney property market, changes to the punitive cyber security breaches. With increased visibility have a documented incident which has seen the median rates of tax currently Why would they report a will come a shift in response plan in place and house price drop to imposed on property hack when they have so mindset about the need have a crisis team ready to $945,000 (in the 12 months buyers. much to lose? to address cyber roll in the event of a News to February), the transfer Following the introduction security. breach.” duty payable on the median Notifiable data of the Notifiable Data “Because there’s been Ms Nicholson said the more house price ($41,000) is Breaches scheme, no mandatory reporting, prepared a business is for a unaffordable for most breach businesses now have no people aren’t aware of cyber security breach, the purchasers trying to get into scheme: what choice but to report cyber the full extent of what’s better they can respond. the market. breaches. happening,” Lyn “Businesses need to The total NSW Transfer you need to Understanding the scope Nicholson, General critically examine their Duty revenue for the 2018- know of the problem Counsel at Holding existing information Stamp Duty a barrier to 19 financial year was just The Notifiable Data Redlich, said. security framework, work over $7.5 billion. Data Breaches scheme requires “This has contributed to out how to improve it and prospective buyers shows that the number of Keeping quiet in the wake businesses captured by the ‘it’s never going to then take action. dutiable transactions in of a cyber security breach is the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) happen to me’ attitude “Some will undoubtedly June 2019 was 15,964 now a thing of the past, to inform people when that’s so pervasive. In say: ‘I don’t have the The Real Estate Institute of Currently, the local buying which is the lowest number after laws mandating their personal information reality, there are two budget for it’. My response New South Wales believes population simply don’t of dutiable transactions in notification came into force has been compromised due types of businesses: is: ‘Do you have the budget high rates of Stamp Duty (now have an incentive to NSW in the past 13 years. last year. Here’s a reminder to a data breach and serious Those that know they’ve not to do it?’ The time and known as Transfer Duty) are purchase property with There is empirical evidence of what you need to know harm is likely to result. The been breached and those money a business invests harming the NSW real estate such high rates of Transfer clearly showing that about the scheme. long-anticipated scheme that don’t know it yet. preparing for the possibility industry as more and more Duty. reducing the rate of tax will It’s an unfortunate fact that aligns Australia with other “With the obligation to of a cyber attack will repay people are put off entering the With the property increase transactions. Then far too many real estate countries, which have had notify breaches comes a itself many times over in property market. downturn in full swing, everyone wins including the agencies & other businesses notification requirements in higher potential for the event an incident take a “she’ll be right” place for years. reputational risk, which actually occurs and the Property Value Transfer duty rate attitude when it comes to For Dan Weis, Penetration will effectively force fallout needs to be cyber security. Smaller Tester and Security businesses – including managed.” $0 to $14,000 $1.25 for every $100 (the minimum is $10) agencies/businesses, in Specialist at leading real estate agencies – to particular, tend to believe technology and security focus on cyber security. Real Estate News $14,001 to $30,000 $175 plus $1.50 for every $100 over $14,000 “no one’s going to bother to solutions company Kiandra Complacency has to be hack us because we’re too IT, the new laws are long a thing of the past,” the is proudly $30,001 to $81,000 $415 plus $1.75 for every $100 over $30,000 small”. But it’s not true. overdue. data and privacy sponsored by …. $81,001 to $304,000 $1,307 plus $3.50 for every $100 over $81,000 Small businesses like real “The security industry has specialist said. Branxton estate agencies as well as been pushing for With the new mandatory & $304,001 to $1,013,000 $9,112 plus $4.50 for every $100 over $304,000 the strata industry are easy mandatory notification for data breach notification targets. Hackers often don’t a long time and we’re one laws effectively forcing Vineyards Real Over $1,013,000 $41,017 plus $5.50 for every $100 over $1,013,000 bother with the bigger end of the last countries in the businesses to focus their
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Hunter Valley properties stolen from the Hunter A small amount of also surrendered their Valley have been used in cigarettes and lighters were Scam warning THE NEWS| No. 506| Wednesday 11 Sept 2019 ͽ 13 The NSW Police Force is firearms to Police. some fairly serious offences allegedly stolen. urging the community to Craft, urged the community products and services to Firearm owners face and by some pretty bad Anyone who may have remain vigilant when to be aware of such online convince the community to possible legal action if they dudes outside of this area." been driving through the downloading software activity as everyone is provide their personal do not comply with safe "We forget being out here area at the time and have online after becoming vulnerable to scams. information,” Det Supt storage requirements. that there is that connection captured dashcam footage aware of an increasing “These types of scams are Craft said. Detective Acting Inspector to other offences in Sydney, is urged to come forward. number of remote access becoming more frequent as “Police are reminding the Report Steve Benson said the safe I know there was a group of scams. scammers take advantage public to be wary of online storage inspections are a guys doing some stick ups Firearms and Remote access scams allow of new technology, requests to download huge part of the operation. further down on the Coast, ammunition third party access to an software. "We're dropping in on the firearms they were individual’s firearm owners and using were taken from stolen from private basically doing a safety here," he said. rural property computer storage inspection which is Hunter Valley Police will Saturday, 31 August 2019 through the we check where the continue to conduct regular 02:42:37 PM use of firearms are stored and safe storage inspections Hunter Valley Police are appealing for legitimate make sure it complies with across the district. information after firearms software. Police District current legislation, make More information about and ammunition were Police are sure it complies with their responsibilities as a officers stolen from a rural property aware that current license status," firearms owner, including in the Hunter Valley. current continuing "It also enables when the licences, permits; sale and Between 11pm on Friday remote access police are out there if purchase, and safe storage Operation 30 August 2019 and 8.30am scams are people in the community can be found at the on Saturday 31 August Wild Dog/Fox 1080 Baiting being Armour want to ask them questions, Firearms Registry page on 2019, it is alleged seven conducted The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) it might be how to dispose the NSW Police Force checking in on registered firearms and 500 through the of firearms, it might be that website: https:// will be undertaking 1080 ground baiting for wild dog/fox rounds of ammunition were use of a firearm owners they have concerns about www.police.nsw.gov.au/ control in NPWS managed land at stolen from a gun safe program The Hunter Valley Police their own license or online_services/firearms Lot 1/137264, Lot 1/707207, Lot 10/1137569 inside a shipping container called “Team District (HVPD) is renewing, they're there to adjacent to Black Creek, North Rothbury Police appeal located on a rural property Viewer” reminding everyone they're ask those questions," said on Bell Road, Lower which is a still continuing Operation Detective Acting Inspector following ram Belford. legitimate Baiting location is directly adjacent to properties on Armour throughout the Benson. Detectives attached to software Hanwood Road and Merewether Close, North district. "We have had some recent raid – Hunter Hunter Valley Police product that Rothbury It's a statewide operation firearm theft in the Valley region District were notified of the allows remote being conducted in rural so the importance is Old North Road, Rothbury Saturday, 31 August 2019 theft today (Saturday 31 connectivity, areas focusing on reducing, making sure people check Sweetwater Road and Squire Close, Belford 12:09:24 PM August 2019) and desktop disrupting and preventing where their firearms are Police are appealing for the commenced enquiries. sharing, firearm theft - there have stored, they might not have Ground baiting will commence on the 08/10/2019 public’s help following a The stolen firearms include: online been many safe storage looked at their storage ram raid in the state’s a Remington 223 calibre, a meetings, web and cease by 09/11/2019 inspections carried out in facilities for a number of Hunter region at about Winchester lever 22 calibre, conferencing the district with plenty years," he added. 4.10am (Saturday 31 a Marlin 3333, a Remington and file This baiting program is being carried out as part of a more to be done. Firearms stolen from August 2019), a manager 222 calibre, a Rossi double transfer In July this year, the HVPD within the district cause broader coordinated control program to mitigate the attended a general store on barrel shotgun, a Gamo 177 between conducted 51 property problems outside of the impacts of wild dogs on stock and wildlife. If you would Wollombi Road, Broke, air rifle and a Pardus 12 computers. inspections, with majority Hunter Valley too. like to become involved in the cooperative program, after a security alarm was gauge shotgun. Scammers located in rural locations. Acting Inspector Ryan please contact the Hunter Local Land Services on 1300 activated, and saw that the Anyone who has been have been During these inspections, Froml said there have been 795 299. glass front doors had been offered these firearms for able to use the 44 firearms were seized numerous instances where smashed. sale, or is aware of them program to from residences where a firearm stolen here is Officers from Hunter being advertised, needs to access Domestic pets are not permitted in National Parks or police identified licencing used in a crime elsewhere. Valley Police District were contact police or Crime people’s Reserves. Neighbours and park users are reminded and storage breaches. "I know of numerous notified who attended and Stoppers. private or that 1080 baits are lethal to domestic pets. The area Landowners at six other instances where firearms commenced inquiries. Investigations are ongoing. business will have 1080 baiting signs erected at access points to Anyone with information computers, where baiting is being undertaken. In the event of about this capturing accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary incident is banking and urged to assistance. email contact passwords for We suggest that working dogs be restrained to ensure Crime their own Stoppers: personal gain. they do not enter the baiting location, or to muzzle dogs 1800 333 Cybercrime if they are required to work adjacent the baiting location 000 Squad Com- during and after poisoning. mander, Detective For further information please contact NPWS Wollemi
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integrity and kindness towards presentation ceremony later in award’s charity partner To learn more about the others,” said Mr Barr. the year. Each state and territory Specsavers, to one of The Award, or to nominate a Previous year’s nominees will also recognise a Junior Foundation’s programs to end young person in the Cessnock included a boy from NSW who Ambassador who will be able to avoidable blindness. Electorate, visit initiated fundraising activities to extend their humanity by Nominations close this Friday 13 www.hollows.org/ support the students of a penpal allocating $5,000, donated by the September 2019. fredhollowshumanityaward School in Kenya, a girl from the NT who participated in the Leukaemia Foundation’s 14 Russell Street, ‘World’s Greatest Shave’ and a The Fred Hollows Foundation is someone in need, volunteering girl from TAS for making and Branxton calling for nominations for the or fundraising for a good cause. selling friendship bands to raise annual Fred Hollows Humanity Children in the Electorate of over $1,000 for a local Saturday 14th Sept Award, which recognises Year 6 Cessnock are making a fundraiser. students who show compassion, tremendous contribution to our Gabi Hollows, Founding Director 1pm ~ 1:30pm integrity and kindness in their community and the Fred of The Fred Hollows Foundation everyday lives. Hollows Humanity Award is a said “Fred used to say the basic Since 2012, the Fred Hollows great opportunity for them to be attribute of mankind is to look Humanity Award has recognised recognised”, State Member for after each other. He would be so more than 1,300 students across the Electorate of Cessnock, Mr proud to know The Fred Hollows BRANXTON Australia, who follow in Fred’s Clayton Barr said. Humanity Award is recognising footsteps by making a positive “I urge parents, teachers and students who are demonstrating difference in the lives of others. other community members to this belief in their own lives”. “There are no acts of kindness nominate Year 6 students who All nominees will receive a too small, whether it is helping demonstrate compassion, certificate and be recognised at a 2019 Community Building Partnership Program State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP, has announced that the NSW Government will once again conduct the Community Building Partnership Program in 2019. The program will open from 9am on Monday 2 September, 2019 and applications will close at 5pm on Friday 27 September, 2019. Late applications will not be considered. "There will be funds available in each NSW Electorate, including the Cessnock Electorate and the program is open to local councils and not-for -profit groups to apply for the funds they need to deliver projects with social, environmental and recreational outcomes” Mr Barr said. “Local sports clubs, charities, school P&C associations, Men’s Sheds and Scouts or Girl Guides are just some of the groups that can benefit from the program”. ■ Member for Cessnock, Large modern family The Community Building Partnership Program, first introduced by the Clayton Barr MP, Shadow Minister for Hunter, Shadow Labor home Minister for Water and Shadow This charming home is situated in Government Minister for Innovation, Sci- in 2009 has ence and Tertiary Education. a sought after street in Branxton; provided handy to schools, shops, golf club funding to and Hunter expressway. thousands of community groups, This charming house has all the sporting clubs and councils across modern conveniences of today's NSW to build or upgrade local living; good size bedrooms, of- facilities. fice, timber floors, lovely spa- The program awards grants to the community to invest in infrastructure cious kitchen to die for, modern projects that deliver positive social, bathroom and all this opens onto environmental and recreational out- fantastic entertainment area which comes, while promoting community could cater for over 100 people. participation, inclusion and cohesion. Extra unit at rear with own In 2019, there is a maximum of shower and toilet. Still plenty of $300,000 allocated in each electorate. room for the kids to play or park Applications can only be made via the the van. Community Building Partnership web- Must inspect to see all …. site https://www.nsw.gov.au/improving- nsw/projects-and-initiatives/community -building-partnership/ where potential ASKING $550,000 applicants must read the program guidelines to ensure their club or organisation and the proposed project are eligible.
three-year battle over their Repertory Theatre in Born in Los Angeles and from Austria. Garth lives in on to win the points daughter, Zoë, whose Seattle. raised in Seattle, Garth’s Seattle with his wife and championship in the maternal grandparents Stein is the author of three ancestry is diverse: his three sons. He got involved Northwest Region Spec pulled every string to gain other novels—A Sudden mother, a native of Alaska, with “high performance Miata class in 2004. He left custody. 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Ranked 3The last connectionweek between a high school star athlete and a loner ebbs and flows when they go to Trinity to the words of his master, beloved philosopher dog benefit writing marathon College in Dublin. “In Mongolia, when a dog Denny Swift, an up-and- named Enzo who teaches us was streamed live on the 8. 4 WEEKS ON THE LIST THE NEW GIRL BY DANIEL SILVA Gabriel52 weeks Allon, on the chieflist of Israeli intelligence, partners with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, whose dies, he is buried high in coming race car driver. everything we need to Internet drawing a global daughter5. A GAME is kidnapped. OF THRONES Ranked 5 last week the hills so people cannot Through Denny, Enzo has know about being human. following, which was an 9.by NEW George THIS R.R. WEEK Martin BELOVED BY TONI MORRISON walk on his grave. The gained tremendous insight A major motion picture unprecedented experience WinnerIn the frozenof the wastes1988 Pulitzer to the Prizenorth forof Winterfell, fiction. 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Stein earned a a piece of meat or fat is successfully navigate all of than 6 million copies world B.A. from Columbia placed in his mouth to life’s ordeals. -wide, been translated into University and holds a sustain his soul on its On the eve of his death, 36 languages, and spent Masters of Fine Arts in film journey; before he is Enzo takes stock of his life, more than three years on from Columbia. He’s reincarnated, the dog’s recalling all that he and his the New York produced and directed soul is freed to travel the family have been through: Times bestseller list. The several award-winning land, to run across the the sacrifices Denny has novel inspired a Young documentaries and music high desert plains for as made to succeed Reader edition as well as videos, and is the winner of long as it would like. professionally; the four children’s picture multiple literary awards, I learned that from a unexpected loss of Eve, books, and a stage including two PNBA program on the National Denny’s wife; the adaptation by Book-It awards. Popular legal guide Rest Assured – new edition available for residents The 6th edition of Rest Assured: A legal guide to wills, estates, planning ahead and funerals in NSW is now available in all NSW public libraries, including Cessnock City Library. Often the first time we think about wills, estates and funerals is when we are dealing with the death of a loved one. So, whether you are planning ahead or want to know about the responsibilities of administering an estate, this easy-to-read guide will give you practical information on the many issues involved. Written by Rosemary Long, an accredited specialist wills and estates lawyer, and Trudy Coffey, Director of Social Work for South Western Sydney Local Health District, it answers questions such as: · What should you consider when writing a will? · Who can you appoint as an enduring guardian? · How do you contest a will? The book also addresses complex issues such as burial on private land, burial at sea and coroner’s cases. “The State Library can help you prepare for almost anything! We’re pleased to be making this important community resource freely available to everyone in their local public library and online.” says State Librarian Dr John Vallance. You can find this useful book in the collection of legal information resources called the Legal Tool Kit in Cessnock City Library. The full text of the resource is also available on the Find Legal Answers website: www.legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au. Find Legal Answers provides quality, plain English legal information for the community of NSW. The Find Legal Answers service is co-ordinated by staff of the Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC) at the State Library of NSW. 17 ͽ | THE NEWS | No. 506 | WEDNESDAY 11 SEPT 2019
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NSW Landcare and Local Land Services Detailed Cattle report for Gunnedah Last reported 3rd September 2019 conference (Broken Hill) The numbers showed a small increase. There were large supplies of yearlings, they mostly fell into the light and me- When: 22 Oct 2019 8:00 am - 24 Oct 2019 8:00 pm dium weight categories. Limited supplies of heavy and well finished lines to suit processors or export feedlotters. Where: Civic Centre, Broken Hill Cows were also well supplied. The overall quality of the offering was fair to good with condition quite mixed. There Contact: Major Programs Coordinator Chris McCulloch on 0427 061 164. were some plain quality cattle penned. The usual buyers were in attendance, however there was reduced competition Details: Landholders and community members throughout NSW will have a great on the better cows. Market trends varied through the young cattle with vealer steers to restockers selling to a dearer opportunity to experience the best of the outback with Broken Hill hosting the 2019 trend. Some breed related price change. Conversly the heifer vealers to both restockers and processors sold to cheaper NSW Landcare and Local Land Services conference. trends. Lightweight yearling steers to restock and feed saw little but quality and breed related price change. The me- The conference, which will be held from 22 to 24 October, will highlight some of dium weight yearling feeder steers remained firm with an odd slightly dearer sale. Heavy feeders sold to a cheaper the great work and achievements by the Landcare community and landholders trend with breed and quality contributing to price change. Lightweight yearling heifers to restockers saw a firm to throughout NSW, while also offering informative speakers, workshops and field cheaper market trend with supply a factor. Medium weights to feed were firm to slightly dearer. The limited supply of trips. well finished heavy grown steers sold to a slightly dearer trend. Reduced competition saw the well finished grown The theme of the 2019 event is ‘Healthy Landcare – Healthy Landscapes’. heifers sell to a cheaper trend. There were cheaper trends through the cow market. The plainer condition medium Registration for the conference is currently open and the program is also available weight cows were down slightly. Quality and reduced competition on the better cows contributed to significant price on the conference website. falls with the market trend as much as 20c/kg cheaper. Detailed Cattle report for Scone Last reported 3rd September 2019 There were some top pens of well finished trade cattle along with some very good runs of cows coming off crops or Some interesting facts ... grain. There was also the expected numbers of young cattle lacking finish. A full field of buyers were present and competing in a mostly stronger market. Young cattle to the trade were 6c dearer with prime steer vealers selling from 298c to 340c while the prime heifer vealers sold from 276c to 334c/kg. Prime steer yearlings sold from 260c to 326c while the prime heifer yearlings sold to 332c/kg. Feeder steers were 4c dearer while the feeder heifers were firm. The Who owns Australia’s farms? Nation’s biggest feeder steers sold from 255c to 308c while the feeder heifers sold from 220c to 288c/kg. Young steers to the landholders of 2019 restockers were 5c cheaper while the young heifers were 2c/kg dearer. The young steers sold from 100c to 294c while JAMES WAGSTAFF, The Weekly Times the young heifers sold from 110c to 260c/kg. The few grown steers were firm with the prime medium weights selling WHEN it comes to Australian agriculture, scale is king. from 264c to 285c/kg. Grown heifers sold to 292c/kg. Cows were 10c to 15c dearer with the better quality a factor. And nowhere is that trend more evident than in The Weekly Times’ annual The 2 score cows sold from 140c to 198c while the better 3 and 4 scores sold from 200c to 265c with the prime heavy investigation into Who Owns Australia’s Farms. weights averaging 247c/kg. Bulls sold to 270c/kg. The study of almost 1000 properties, and their owners, who range from family Detailed Cattle report for Singleton operators to domestic and international corporate institutions, shows the big continu- Last reported 28th August 2019 ing to get bigger. It was a mixed yarding with a very good selection of well finished cattle to suit the trade buyers along with a fair In fact, when it comes to scale, the 20 largest Australian landholders — headed by selection of cattle to suit the feeders. There was also the expected numbers of light young cattle lacking finish, along the 7.92-million hectare Outback Beef S Kidman and Co — occupy a combined 70 with good numbers of cows as the selloff continued due to the dry conditions. Young cattle to the trade were firm to million hectares. That’s more than France’s 64.4 million hectares and about five 6c dearer, with prime vealers selling from 282c to 324c/kg. Prime steer yearlings sold from 264c to 352c, while the times the size of England. prime heifer yearlings made from 250c to 340c/kg. Feeder steers were 10c dearer, selling from 254c to 312c/kg. Foreign interests continue to play an important role in the ownership stakes with Young cattle to the restockers were up to 25c cheaper, with the young steers making from 120c to 298c, while the offshore interests accounting for about 13.4 per cent, or 52.6 million hectares, of young heifers to the restockers sold from 59c to 240c/kg. A limited selection of grown steers were 10c dearer, with the Australian farmland. prime medium and heavy weights selling from 230c to 286c/kg. Grown heifers were also dearer, selling to 278c/kg. The UK is the biggest investor with 10.24 million hectares followed by China (9.17 Cows were firm to 3c dearer, with the 2 scores making from 150c to 200c/kg. The better 3 and 4 scores sold from million hectares) and the US (2.66 million hectares). 186c to 246c, with the prime heavy weights averaging 232c/kg. Bulls sold to 210c/kg. (Ed. If you go to the following website it will give you a very comprehensive list Detailed Cattle report for TRLX Tamworth https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/agjournal/who-owns-australias- Last reported 2nd September 2019 farms-nations-biggest-landholders-of-2019/news- There was a small increase in numbers with large supplies of yearlings. Cows were also well represented. The quality story/4109396defc7e1b4b8961e2dc68f0663) of the offering was generally good, however condition varied greatly. There was a reasonable supply of well finished cattle to suit both domestic and export processing orders. There was reduced feedlot competition and increased processor activity with the return of buyers. Demand for young cattle form restockers was reasonably strong with a Australian Thoroughbred number of Southern and Western orders in place. Market trends for lightweight yearling steers to restock were firm to slightly cheaper. Despite a little less competition the market for medium and heavy weight feeder steers followed a similar trend. Breed and quality were factors in price change. Quality and increased competition were factors in very News strong gains recorded in heavy trade yearling steers. Lightweight yearling heifers to restockers remained firm. Medium weight yearling heifers to feed sold to a slightly dearer trend. Well finished trade heifers were firm to cheaper with some of that quality related. Heavy grown steers sold to a dearer trend, up to 5c/kg, while an improvement in quality accounted for a large rise in average prices. Well finished grown heifers sold to a cheaper trend. The cow Half-Sister for Winx market saw varying trends with the medium weights selling to a slightly cheaper trend for the most part. Odd sales to restockers and feeders were slightly dearer. Increased competition on well finished cows resulted in the heavy 3 and 4 scores experiencing a dearer trend of as much as 20c/kg with odd sales of improved quality cows showing a greater rise. Heavy bulls remained firm for the most part.
Now 17 years old, Vegas Showgirl has produced seven American Pharoah Leads the Way named foals, two of which America and Europe with be offered at sales in 2020 have raced and both are By Tara Madgwick - his stakes-winners also and he is in Australia now stakes-winners in Wednesday September 4 split between both regions for his third season at Cool- superstar Winx and Group III If you had the impression highlighting the versatility more at a fee of $66,000. winner El Divino, who broke Coolmore's Triple Crown of his stock, which have down and was euthanized winner American Pharoah proven in some cases before he could retire to stud. (USA) had been going well surprisingly precocious, Fairway Thoroughbreds have of late, you would be right although let's not forget retained her last two fillies as he currently leads the American Pharaoh was a born in three year-old first season sires list for all Champion 2YO before he Courchevel (by Snitzel) and sires based in North was a Triple Crown hero! two year-old Covent Garden America. The first American Pharoah (by Exceed and Excel) and it His success has been split Aussie bred offspring will is expected this Deep Impact between both North filly will also be retained. Fairway Thoroughbreds sold a stunning Snitzel colt from Vegas Showgirl at the 2016 Inglis Australian Easter Vegas Showgirl and her filly by Deep Impact - image Segenhoe Stud's Jodie Walshe Yearling Sale that fetched By Tara Madgwick - by the late champion Camilleri of Fairway $2.3million to top the sale, Wednesday September 4 Japanese sire Deep Thoroughbreds, the filly however Boulder City was Segenhoe Stud released Impact from star was born mid-morning at retired to stud without a start happy news on Tuesday broodmare Vegas 11am and was quickly up and will have his first foals with the arrival of a baby Showgirl. and walking with her this spring for Riverbank mum. Farm in Victoria. He covered half-sister to Australian Bred by John and Deb Horse of the Year Winx, 94 mares in his first season.
ANGEL HAS FALLEN When there is an assassination attempt on U.S. President Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), his trusted confidant, Secret Service New iPhone 11 release date, price, news and leaks Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), is wrongfully accused and taken into custody. After escaping from capture, he becomes a man on the run and must evade his own agency and outsmart the FBI in order to find the real threat to the President. Desperate to uncover the truth, Banning turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name, keep his family from harm and save the country from imminent danger.
After surviving two huge various tolls men like them meddling and paramilitary terrorist attacks, Gerard take through their forces. The change is Butler’s Secret Service professions, offering actually a bit refreshing agent Mike Banning returns himself as a twisted since the villains add a bit to the big screen in Angel reflection of Banning. Nolte more to the plot, though the Has Fallen, the second and Butler share some commentary on current sequel to Olympus Has pretty good chemistry to- American or global politics Fallen that slightly changes gether and while the role is doesn’t come close to up the premise to offer one of the more light- scratching the surface. It’s something different to audi- hearted points of the time at also predictable as it’s very ences. It’s an entertaining times, Nolte knows when to easy to call who is setting enough action film that tries pull back and focus on the up Banning and really to emphasize its characters seriousness of Clay’s plotting Trumball’s demise. and the struggles they deal mental state. The film doesn’t keep those with, but ultimately doesn’t Of the rest of the cast, the cards close to its chest live up to its potential due to returning Morgan Freeman nearly as well as it thinks it its predictable plot and as the now-President does. somewhat confusing action Trumbull isn’t actually in Despite the lack of depth in sequences. the movie a whole lot, but some of the story, the film is In the third outing of the Freeman delivers his usual still fairly entertaining even Ξ Our mock-up of how the new iPhone might look franchise, Mike Banning amount of gravitas with the with the slow burn it By Gareth Beavis now. we doubt we'll get that something users have been saves the President from an limited screentime he has. employs. Director Ric The three new iPhone 11 If you're interested in much of a name change. It crying out for (?) attempted assassination Replacing Randha Mitchell Roman Waugh crafts some models will be camera- what's coming next, then would make sense to save it New iPhone 11 display: the while the rest of his Secret as Banning’s wife is Piper cool action scenes, focused we're predicting 5G, for the cooler elements same or shifting? Service unit is wiped out. Perabo, who is paired well particularly in the third act, Unfortunately, though, with both Butler and Nolte and uses explosions galore The iPhone 11 launch date whether the Lightning mentioned above, in 2020. let's get one thing straight... Banning is the prime as she adequately picks up throughout the film. There’s is all but certain: we'll be connector will finally get What we do know is that there's not going to be a dropped, the new iPhone 11 will be flexible iPhone this suspect after evidence is the torch and plays a more one sequence at the mid- seeing the phone on the uncovered linking him as sizeable role. Jada Pinkett- point where Nolte sets off date we predicted – and possibly even a the poster-child for iOS 13, year. While we've seen foldable phone - but and we're pretty certain that patents so far, that's as far as the mastermind of the foiled Smith joins as Helen explosives for what is likely yesterday Tuesday, attempt. On the run from his Thompson, the FBI agent a solid minute of explosion either way, that won't be we'll be seeing the iPhone the rumour mill is cranking September 10, according to own service and the FBI, charged with capturing after explosion. The only happening until we see 11, iPhone 11R and iPhone about a bendy Apple device - the Apple invite we got. Banning has to uncover the Banning, but she’s not weakness of the action We're also starting to see the next iPhone in 2020 at 11 Max... what Apple is and that makes sense, given real people behind the plot given very much material to scenes is that the some real, solid iPhone 11 the very least. going to call them remains how many issues Samsung while dealing with the work with. In fact, the film choreography and editing leaks. We have an idea of Latest story: A complete a mystery though, with and Huawei have had with physical and mental strain seems much less concerned could be better. Banning’s how the upgraded handset specs list has given us a there being no obvious next their bending handsets. his body has come under with the hunt against initial escape, for instance, will look - and what good idea of what to step to the iPhone XS. So what will the iPhone 11 after the events of the Banning that it and Pinkett- is so dark and uses a lot of features Apple will include. expect from all the The main change will be display look like? Well, the previous films. Smith almost become a non quick cuts that it’s very hard If you're not up to speed upcoming iPhones. Plus, that camera upgrade - we're smart money is currently Butler delivers a good -issue, especially in the to follow. That with what's coming out of a piece of information now fully expecting three saying that things will performance as Banning latter half of the story. unfortunately applies to the iPhone 2019 rumour included as part of the sensors on the iPhone 11 remain the same. A rumour in Angel Has Fallen as he On that note, the film’s some of the action in the mill, then prepare for some iOS 13 developer beta and iPhone 11 Max, and has stated that the 5.8-inch explores the vulnerability to story flows well enough, third act as it’s difficult at disappointment: the new shows that Apple might just two on the iPhone 11R display will remain, with the him. There’s much less but it progresses much points to tell who is who or iPhone range looks like it be taking a page from - but with enhanced bezels shrinking slightly, threatening posturing from slower than ei- what exactly is happening. will just be an incremental the Samsung Galaxy Note capabilities on each model. although that was an added him in this film as Banning ther Olympus or London Considering how well the upgrade. We've got some 10 book, as it seems What is of more interest is line to a wider 'leak' that the has to face the reality that Has Fallen. Part of that is action was done experience sifting through the iPhone 11 could have whether Apple will be iPhone will have a central he’s not as spry as he used to account for the in Olympus and London, to be. The personal prob- deconstruction of Banning Angel Has Fallen‘s action these rumours - we've been a live video editing pushing the iPhone 11R (if camera - which we don't lems in Banning’s life gives and part of it is because of doesn’t quite stand up to at it for over a decade - and function. This is a great indeed it does call it that) as think will happen. feature that Samsung the iPhone XR is the phone While some reports say the Butler room to stretch out the nature of the plot. what it’s offering. nothing we've picked up more and he does well Unlike the previous By changing the formula suggests anything more devices use to great that's most prominently display size will stay the effect, and if Apple were featured on its homepage - same size, others think showing a more human side films, Angel Has with the nature of the than that. to the secret service agent. Fallen relies less on huge villains and its examination to imitate it, it'd make the suggesting the cheaper the main iPhone 11 will be What does that mean? Well, The film tries to deconstruct spectacle to move the plot of Banning’s personal a similar shape and size to iPhone 11 a fun video phone could almost be the larger. We believe that the the aging action hero trope along with the bad guys struggles, Angel Has previous launches (with smartphone. star of the show this year. same 5.8-inch screen will and does so fairly well playing things much more Fallen tries to elevate itself three phones mooted for Will we get the iPhone 11 There will reportedly be remain on the iPhone 11, as through him and Danny low-key until the third act. beyond the typical set-up of unveiling at the new iPhone 'Pro' this year? but as some smart features added that will be cheaper for Huston, though it still Some aspects with the story the franchise and for the 11 launch) but they won't we're not expecting big for charging, and Apple Apple to produce than doesn’t go as deep as it could have been better most part succeeds in that bring amazing changes just changes this time around might finally have added in making a whole new size. could as it just scratches the fleshed out though, such as regard. Butler gives a good surface of Banning’s the hunt against Banning as performance as he explores Samsung Galaxy S10 5G review: Features | Specifications | The best according to ‘finder’ ailments. the initial conclusion of his new layers to his Secret Samsung's Galaxy S10 5G is a beautiful and fast phone, but you shouldn't rush to it just for 5G. Of the rest of the cast, guilt comes pretty fast and Service hero while, in most When Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy S10 series, much of the future-looking focus was around the Danny Huston carries his Agent Thompson looks cases, the supporting cast Samsung Galaxy Fold. That left the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, itself a future-looking handset, somewhat in the usual charisma in the film as increasingly more foolish compliment him well. background because Samsung pretty clearly intended for the Fold to go on sale first. one of Banning’s oldest with some of the choices Where the film doesn’t That's not what's happened, with the Galaxy Fold delayed due to construction issues, and the Galaxy S10 5G is now friends. He and Butler share she and the FBI make. shine as strong is in some available on contract terms with Telstra. So should you dive into Samsung's largest phone? some good scenes early on Given the fact of Banning’s elements to the story and that establishes their service and actions in the action, creating an Design relationship well as both franchise, it would be hard entertaining if flawed film Brilliant Dynamic AMOLED display. Battery actors work nicely off each to believe he’s responsible that doesn’t live up to the Mirror finish picks up smudges easily. 4,500mAh battery provides best other. Adding to Banning’s for the assassination franchise’s best moments. It Bixby button still feels useless. battery life of any of this year's personal problems is Nick attempt, but that is hardly certainly adds to the Headphone jack still present. Galaxy phones. Nolte as his reclusive father brought up at all. franchise and character of Camera But it still lags behind last year's Clay, a man so scarred by Angel Has Fallen does Banning, but Angel Has Quad lens provides lots of camera flexibility. models. war he abandoned his attempt to rise above the Fallen falls short of its lofty Great video quality with live focus options. Fast wired or wireless charging. family and prefers living off typical ‘save the president’ goals. Easy to use camera app. Verdict the grid in the middle of formula as it includes more Performance Great performance and battery life. nowhere. Nolte adds some intriguing aspects to the Exynos 9820 isn't quite the Snapdragon 855, but it's fast Design robs it of some premium fun elements to the film as story. It gets pretty topical Flickering Myth Rating – enough. features. Banning’s father and is used at some points as it talks Film: ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ OneUI is a great Android launcher. The most affordable 5G phone, for to further examine the about subjects like election ★ ★ 5G isn't fast... yet. now. Ricky Church Fixed storage on a Galaxy phone feels like a throwback.
THE NEWS | No.506 | WEDNESDAY 11 SEP 2019 ͽ 19 World War II and the You can e-mail, fax or simply drop your WD or NSWD into our office:- 12 Clift Street, Branxton or NOT SO NOT SO Fax: 4938 3301 or Ingredients of Slaughter and E-mail: [email protected] The spirit of certitude that dominated the politics of the All contributions welcome 1930s is not so distant from us today. To all the lazy homeowners that can't be bothered picking up their catalogues each week or leave their catalogue in the mailbox it looks really messy and untidy. If you don’t want to receive a catalogue, then go to reporters, editors, spokesmen, pundits and so on — Bunnings and buy a “no junk mail” sign and you won’t receive any on whom previous generations of leaders had been catalogues. forced to rely. It turned a nation into an audience and politics into a theater where emotion mattered To the committees of Branxton Little Athletics & the Wildcats Soccer Club & much more than sense. In “The Nightmare Years,” all their members who, between them, successfully orchestrated a wonderful the CBS correspondent William Shirer recalled campaign to gain a NSW state grant to include an extension of the roof lines to being struck by the complete disconnect between provide shelter from the weather for spectators and participants at Miller Park the insanity of Hitler’s language and the in Branxton. By Bret Stephens spellbinding quality of his delivery. Radio then, like Twitter today, was the technology To the RMS (who were previously the RTA & prior to that the DMR) for Opinion Columnist of the id; a channel that could concentrate political making it so difficult to have adequate street lights provided on Wine Country World War II began 80 years ago last Sunday fury at a time when there was plenty to go around. Drive in North Rothbury. Maybe we should get the Branxton Little Athletics after Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed It was also a time when ideology dictated that fury & the Wildcats Soccer Club on the job. It appears that you need the residents a “nonaggression” pact that was, in fact, a be directed at entire classes of people. The decade to all complain before they will come & look at it. Also, the very dangerous mutual aggression pact. Adolf Hitler invaded began with Soviet propaganda cheering Stalin’s elec- tricity pole just inches from Wine Country Drive as you enter North Rothbury from Poland on Sept. 1, 1939. Russia’s invasion of announcement of “the liquidation of kulaks as a the southern end. I have seen a number of accidents with that pole being the culprit … two fatal. Poland, no less murderous, followed two weeks class” — a reference to millions of Ukrainian later. peasants who would die of forced starvation in the Holodomor. 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20 ͽ THE NEWS | No. 506 | WED 11 Sept 2019 Seaweed Some more quick tips…. In The Garden 1. TAKE CARE OF BUD- DING PLANTS plant just about anything. The Does your camellia drop its Spring gardening soil moisture is still high and buds and flowers? As camellias tips and ideas plants can become established (pictured) initiate budding in before the heatwave hits. To summertime, sudden loss of Spring is the best time to get out add organic matter and Seaweed is a wonderful the soil and it acts like a natural germination of seeds. For buds and flowers is often a in the garden. The winter chill nitrogen to your veggie patch, fertiliser, a great soil builder and wetting agent. Excellent for example peanuts, which have a consequence of the plants has gone, the days are getting consider a green manure an excellent compost activator. sandy soils. large seed, should be soaked for drying out, particularly when longer and your garden is about crop. Once it starts shooting, All in all, seaweed is terrific Land plants have cellulose, 24 hours in seaweed fertiliser for they are growing in containers. to burst into life. Bunnings dig it back into the soil for a stuff for the garden. There's a which thickens their cell walls a good germination rate. Mulch and water deeply once Greenlife buyer Katrina Gatt has naturally prepared bed. For a long tradition of seaweed being and allows them to resist gravity, Seaweed also helps to improve or twice weekly during hot, dry some great ideas to get your complete list of what to plant used as a fertiliser to improve and they can grow upright. the thickness of plant cell walls. weather to limit this common garden looking its best over the based on where you live, check crop production. For example Seaweed is supported by water This makes them much more and irritating problem. coming months. out our spring planting guide. Celtic and Scandinavian farmers and has no need for cellulose. 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If you cially available products can robust growth and the your hedges to encourage new Watch out for pests Of all the fertilisers, seaweed has use seaweed fertiliser on native produce pretty good results. production of energy in plants. growth. If you haven’t done it As the weather warms up the broadest and most balanced proteaceae, Gardenias and roses in already, summer flowering aphids become active in the range of nutrients, to promote like banksias and grevilleas, just particular benefit from shrubs like hibiscus and veggie patch or on the new early flowering and cropping and make sure that it hasn't been supplementary magnesium in hydrangea should be trimmed growth of roses. Psyllids can increases the sugar content of fortified with phosphorous, summer. Also apply it to now so all their energy goes into also appear on the new growth fruit. All in all, it's very good because that can do some harm. cymbidium orchids to help producing beautiful blooms. of Lilly Pillies and need to be stuff. Seaweed contains natural plant initiate flower buds. Add 1 Leave it any later and you risk controlled to prevent them An extract from seaweed is hormones, so it's really useful in heaped tsp of Epsom salts to cutting off the buds. spreading. Use a garden Algin. It's sold in the shops as preventing transplant shock 4.5L of water. Either spray the agar agar. Add it to water and whenever you move a plant foliage, or water it in at the Time to plant insecticide to keep them in Spring is the perfect time to check. make a liquid paste. Pour it onto around the garden. It's also roots. useful for improving the THE NEWS | No. 506 | Wednesday 11 Sept 2019 ͽ 21
transporting them to and from the venue. The Hunter Region Athletics Carnival was held in Week 6. Con- gratulations to all our participants. Well done to Ella and Kaylem who have Branxton Public School progressed to the State Carnival later in the Stage 2 had an awesome time at the Great Aussie Bus Camp. year. They participated in many fun, challenging and muddy It was a great turnout experiences, and there were many weary faces coming off the coaches on for our Parent Infor- Friday. A big thank you to the parents who went along to help students for mation Evening for the three days. The students who stayed at school participated in their own our 2020 Kinders. We activities at the Barramundi Camp with Ms Leverton and Mrs Gjura. look forward to The P&C catered to many happy shoppers with their Father’s Day Stall. meeting the children Thank you to the family members who assisted with the stall. We hope all our dads and father figures in Term 4. had a great Father’s Day. ■ Barramundi Camp
Dates for the Calendar Thursday 12th September – Infants’ Sports Carnival Friday 20th September – Whole School Performance Assembly Friday 27th September – PBL Assemblies and Reward Afternoon Friday 27th September – Last day of Term 3
At Branxton Public School students, staff and community are Respectful, Responsible and achieve their Personal Best.
■ Great Aussie Bush Camp
■ Regional Athletics ■ Father’s day Stall
Last week five members of our Junior AECG (Aboriginal Edu- cation Consultative Group) attended a leadership day at Mindaribba Local Aboriginal Land Council in East Maitland. Around 50 students from seven different schools attended the day. Patrick, Georgia, Gracie, Seth and Chayse participated in an Acknowledgement of Country workshop-lead by Maitland High School JAECG, a dance workshop with Emily, a yarn with Uncle Tim and work- shopped names for the group’s awards night and 3 on 3 basketball competition. The students enjoyed the day and ■ Barramundi Camp we thank parents and family for
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TO LEASE There is a strong demand for residential rental accommodation in the local area & our office needs more properties to sate the current demand. If you are contemplating renting your property please contact either Helen or Mike on 4938 3300 BRANXTON & VINEYARDS REAL ESTATE P: 4938 3300 22 ͽ THE NEWS| No.506 | Wed 11 Sept 2019 From Strength to Strength; The Rise and Rise of the Chelmsford Hotel How Kurri Kurri local Laura Johnson turned her family’s country pub from a hotel facing an uncertain future, to a global brand and multi-award nominated business in just two years.
To some it could look like a right balance between transport case of David and Goliath, business success and being company. as local Kurri pub the a good human being, and "In fact, for the Chelmsford Hotel comes up what I mean by that is past two years I against a list of business always making choices in haven't even giants in three finalist line with my values as a taken a wage categories of the 2019 person, a wife, a friend, a from the Hunter Region Business sister, a daughter, a mother, Chelly. I just Excellence Awards. and a member of this wanted to save But chat with hotelier and community." it." business entrepreneur, Laura And her nomination is The hotel's Johnson for a few minutes certainly well-deserved. success can and you will soon see why Two years ago, Johnson and undoubtedly be the little hotel that could, is her husband Jay Jay were attributed to certainly destined for running a successful Johnson's greatness. transport company, raising leadership, The hotel is a finalist in the four children, and dealing values and categories of Hospitality & with life's ups and downs. creativity Tourism, Customer Service, Then Laura received news which together and Johnson herself is up for her brother was ill and the in 2018 saw the Business Woman of the family pub was facing creation of Year. uncertainty. Mulletfest, a "It's very humbling to think "Even though I had a unique event that in this area you are seen full-time job running our celebrating the to be making a contribution transport company, I knew infamous that is bigger than yourself," it was up to me to save our 'business in the she said. hotel," she said. front - party in "I love to be able to help and "Over a two-year period, I the back', support other people. I'm have fortunately been able hairstyle. still a bit floored to be even to bring us to the point The inaugural nominated as there's some where we are now able to event elevated really deserving business invest in renovations. This both Kurri and women in the final. is all while maintaining a the Chelmsford "But in saying that, I would marriage, raising four Hotel onto the world stage, we also raised money for the everyone from cleaners and like to think I have found the children, and running our receiving global media Mark Hughes Foundation." gaming staff, to bar and coverage and attracting While Johnson is humble kitchen staff. reporters from all over about her own nomination, "But we have an amazing the country. she is fiercely proud of her team and they understand so "This year was our team and the fact that well the importance of second Mulletfest event together they have elevated customer service and most which attracted around the hotel to be recognised as importantly, the concept of 2,000 people to the a finalist among a number of treating others how you town," Johnson said. strong Hunter-based would like to be treated. "The flow-on affect from businesses. "That is key in our service that includes things like "We are thrilled with all model and something I have our local service-station three nominations, but to be always tried to keep in mind doing its best Saturday of a finalist in the Hospitality when leading by example. the year, the cafe down & Tourism category given "I couldn't be more proud, the street doing its best the size of the players and these nominations are day of trade ever because around us including for everyone, because I people who came and vineyards, hotels, B&Bs, couldn't do what I do stayed overnight had cafes and restaurants, for us without my team. They are breakfast there. It's to be represented, especially like family." created a destination for being a country pub, is a The 2019 Hunter Business people and a tourism great honour," Johnson said. Awards for Excellence will injection into the local "Then to also be a finalist in be held on Friday, 20 economy. the Customer Service September at Cessnock "It's something our town category makes me Leagues Club. badly needed and that extremely proud, because economic boost does we have such diverse service {First published by Australian wonders for the requirements given the Hotels Association NSW} community as a whole. varying aspects of our "On top of that it's good, business. clean fun that celebrates "We service customers with
kids, families and off-premise sales in the Photo Above: Publican Laura individuals. It's remained bottle shop, while our on- Johnson at this years Mulletfest. incident free, and to me it premise service includes House of the Month - August 2019 was really important that 37 Thomas Street, North Rothbury has been picked as last month's winner “House of the Month”. It is owned by we could create Mike Hodge & partner Katrina Lidbury . Congratulations on your beautiful home! something in line with This months winners gets to select next month's winner, and with all this no-rain everyone should our values and this year be in with an excellent chance!
Greta Museum Honours the sacrifices of our local Service People - Come in to see our displays and photo- graphs, about them and many other subjects. Open Wed. & Sat. 11- 3pm
96 High Street Greta NSW 2334 McLaughlin 36, Dave Fury 36, Paul Smith 36, Tim competed. Handiskins final was held on away from the pin which Congratulations to Jan 36, Ken Harris 35, John Caban 35, David Peel 35, The Daily Stroke round Saturday afternoon, with proved to be the shot of the Scobie on winning the round Carmody 35, Robert Logue Andrew Causey v35, Ian played in conjunction with Greg Noble finishing with day. Fraser has unlimited and a well done to placeget- 35 and Evan Powell 35 c/b. Smith 34, Ian Newell 33, the Championship has seen the most loot with all potential as he is one of the ters. Nearest-the-Pins went to Bill Phousang Sihapanya 33, Bob Trevor Collins win A Grade finalists—Steve Ross, longest hitters in the club Results 5-9-19 Freeman (3rd) Wayne Prentice 33, Graeme Flynn with an excellent 68 Nett Richard Crooks and Fraser and is now learning to Stableford Barber (4th) Michael Gilbert 33, Scott Ling 32 and Wayne from Shannon Attewell 70 Wilson acquitting themselves manage his way around the Div 1 Winner L Hunt 32 pts (8th) Phil Small (10th) and Cowan 31 c/b. Nearest-the- c/b, B Grade to Bruce well and sharing in the course—look out for him in R/u R Yandle 31 pts RESULTS Evan Powell (17th). The Pins went to David Peel Chambers with 73 from spoils. the near future especially in 3rd D Sheppard 30 pts raffle has been won by (3rd) Andrew Causey (8th) Jeremie Morton 74 c/b and C The club has a new initiative the upcoming club Div 2 Winner R Chalmers 34 Kevin Gibson with Peter and Phil Small (10th & 17th) Grade to Luke Johson with with a Par Three championships. Steve Ross pts (SOD) R/u B Turner 33 Attewell 2nd. The Misty Wednesday 4th September the 'round of the day' 66 Nett Competition being held continues to play very pts 3rd K Thomas 31 pts Glen Wines Outstanding The Ladies 2019 Champion from Peter Attewell with 69. during the month of solidly, finishing runner up Ladies Winner T Martin 27 Performance of the Month is Dale Hamilton with a 54 Ball winners were: Steve September. It is a nine hole with his 71 just ahead of pts R/u R Friis 26 pts Hunter Valley Golf Club has been won by Spot hole score of 272, Division 2 Piggot 70, Graham Morris competition with weekly Neil Bridge with the same 3rd M Hunt 22 pts Sunday 25th August Mitchell. Scratch Champion is Leesa 71, Ron Higginbottom 72, prizes and overall winners score. Robert “Shirl” Miller NTP Ladies T Martin Bohdan Ling has won the Saturday 31st August Robinson with 309 and Dale Johnson 72, Garry decided by the best 3 of 5 turned back time in winning Gents P Conroy Weekly Challenge with 39 With the overnight and early Division 3 Champion Toni Ackers 73, David Peel 73, rounds at only $10 a week. C Grade with his 70 nett Members draw - Not won points from Brad Collinson morning showers many of Fisher with 345, The 54 Hole Sam Higgins v73, Michael Sounds like fun so interested score, just ahead of Garry A glorious Spring day, 38, Drew Dewar 3rd with 37 the field stayed away Nett winner was Isabel Gilbert 74, Garry Marsden players only need to contact Cuthbert and the ever- spreading it’s warmth over and Richard Craft 4th with opening the door to the Skeates with 231 Nett, 74, Stephen Zok 74, Todd the pro shop for available tee consistent Barry Turner. A the “Ultimate 9” golf course 36 on countback. Ball hardy who started to feature Division 1 Nett winner Sue Mitchell 74, Scott Conti 74 times. 75 nett score was needed to at Branxton, provided ideal winners were Steve Abel 36, in this years Championship. Williams with 235, Division and Trish Timms v75 count- Saturday, 7 September win a ball as only 40 players conditions for a round of David GrosBernd 35 and A Grade has Shawn Parish 2 Glenda Williams with 232 back. Nearest-the-Pins went 2019 decided to venture out into golf, which our participating Ben Wallis v34 c/b in the lead from Shannon and Division 3 Robin Dunlop to Wade Attewell (3rd) Paul STROKE MONTHLY that wind. Veteran Golfers took full Tuesday 27th August Attewell and David Peel 3rd, with 234, Congratulations to Bullock (10th) and David MEDAL - STROKE Branxton Veteran Golfers advantage. Congratulations Rex Talbot has produced a the handicap section sees all the winners and to the Peel (8th & 17th) Field: 40 Results 29-8-19 to Richard Chalmers on 'blinder' to claim the Tuesday Shawn leading from David Ladies who took part. The Branxton Lady Golfers Winners B Mathew Mul- ‘2 Person Ambrose’ winning his division and Stableford with a massive 45 and Shannon tied with Russ Daily Stroke round played in 28th August 2019 laney 65 1st D Sheppard & B achieving the “Score of the points, 2nd went to Bob Calderwood in 3rd, B Grade conjunction has been won by Stableford Grades A David Hollis 67 Turner 44 ¼ pts Day”. And well done to other Prentcie 42 and 3rd to Bill Scott Conti and Peter Leesa Robinson with 75 Nett Winner: Ruth McCarthy on Grades A Joshua Tracey 68 2nd L Hunt & M Hunt 44 ¾ winners and placegetters. Freeman with 39. Ball Huckfelt are tied in 1st with from Lorraine Clack 2nd on 37 points Grades A Daryl Sheppard 72 pts The scores will indicate a winners were: Scott Ling 37, Wade Attewell 3rd, Todd countback to Melita Watson Runner-up: Jan Scobie on 36 Grades B Fraser Wilson 68 3rd R Yandle & T Young 46 closely fought round. Bindii Manderson 37, Ryan Mitchell is leading the are both carded 76 Nett. Ball points Grades B Stephen Ross 71 ¼ pts LN Bootes, Hon Sec Wilson 37, Robert Hannah handicap section from winners were: Robyn Dunlop 3rd: Neridah Busch on 34 Grades B Neil Bridge 71 4th E Munzenberger & P 36, Ian Newell 35, Lindsay Darren Crear with Peter 77, Glenda Williams 79 and points Grades C Robert Miller 70 Anderson 47 ¾ pts (c/b) Local sports results kindly Self 34, Phil Small 34, David Huckfelt and Stephen Zok Sue Williams 79 c/b. 4th: Trish McMillan on 31 Grades C Garry Cuthbert 71 5th I Harris & J Harris 47 ¾ sponsored by ...... Peel 34, Paul Smith 34, Lin- tied for 3rd, Peter Attewell is Thursday 5th September points Grades C Barry Turner 71 pts (c/b) say Meyn 34, Tom Bell 33, leading C Grade from Luke Warm still weather turned on 5th: Caren Caldwell on 30 NTP 2/11 A 2nd Lee NTP - Ladies M Hunt Branxton & Rod Williams 31, Robert Johnston and Kevin Smith for the Vets has aided the points Heuston 1.15m Gents G Anderson Vineyards Real Logue 31, Wayne Cowan 31 with the same trio in the scores in the Medley Nearest to the pin: Robyn NTP 4 A 4th Joshua Tracey Member’s draw - Not won and Darrell Preston 31 c/b. same order in the handicap Stableford with Phil Small Hoffman 1.17m A lightly clouded day, with Estate
Nearest-the-Pins went to Bill section. Many others are taking Division 1 with 41 Branxton Golf Club NTP 9/18 B 9th Fraser warm patches of sunshine 12 Clift Street, Freeman (3rd) and Phil close in all grades making points from Mick Gilbert 40, Saturday, 31st August 2019 Wilson 27cm provided comfortable Small (10th & 17th) Branxton 2335 for an interesting final round John Hogg Division 2 with SATURDAY COMP NTP 13 B 13th Joseph playing conditions for our Wednesday 28th August next week. The Ladies 41 from Darrell Preston 40 STABLEFORD Bereza 2.31m veteran members, with Round 2 of the Ladies Weekend Championship is and Geoff Wiese with 'the Field: 56 Balls 12 Distributed down to shirtsleeves a plenty, 4938 3300 Championship has seen Dale being fought out between round of the day' 44 to claim Grades A Mark Moylan 38 score: 75 providing a tightly contested Hamilton increase her lead, Tracy Morison (leading) Division 3 from Graham pts c/b Saturday’s gale force winds round. Congratulations to M: 0412 566 042 albeit slightly, to have a from Julie Van Den Berg Donaldson on 42. Ball Grades A Joshua Tracey 38 made golfing very difficult Darryl Sheppard and Barry M: 0414 757 826 stranglehold on the and Peree Watson in hot winners were: Wayne Cowan Grades A Daryl Sheppard 35 although the winning scores Turner on winning the event Champions Trophy, Sue pursuit. The daily Stroke 39, John Tancred 39, Garry Grades B Mathew Mullaney showed that good scores and a well done to all other Williams and Melita Watson event played in conjunction Failie 38, Evan Powell 38, 36 pts could be achieved. I think winners and placeget- are set to fight out the has Andrew Zok with 70 Ken Roe 38, Larrie Clarke Grades B John Burgess 35 anyone who braved those ters. On being advised that handicap section with the Nett winning A Grade on 38, Rod Williams 37, Ken Grades B Mick Martin 34 pts conditions should have been our Treasurer, Audrey final round to be played next countback from Shawn Springbett 37, Kerry Bartlett Grades C Brett Apps 39 pts included in the ball Brown, is celebrating a week. Division 2 has Isabel Parish, B Grade to Darren 37, Ken McLaughlin 37, Grades C Michael Carling 38 competition. Matthew birthday, the members Skeates leading from Karen Crear with 65 from Anthony William Edwards 37, Chris Grades C Mark Davey 36 pts Mullaney won the overall acknowledged the occasion Baillie and Leesa Robinson Bower 67 and C Grade to Norman 37, Graeme Flynn NTP 2/11 J Tracey 267 cm monthly medal with an out- with cheers, acclamation and while Glenda Williams, Luke Johnston with 66 from 37, John Grayson 36, Phil NTP 4 D Sheppard 330 cm standing 65 nett score --a wished her all the very best Has your Chistine Tancred and Karen Kevin Smith 69 on count- Wetzler 36, Gary Johns 36, NTP 9/18 J Tracey 129 cm score good enough to win for the future. Audrey is a Baillie are all featuring in the back 2nd. Ball winners Garry Marsden 36, Gunther NTP 13 M Carling 420 cm any stroke event. Dave long term member of the handicap event. Divison 3 were: Stephen Zok 67, Mike Shilko 36, William Davey Balls 17 Distributed down to Hollis has returned to form, Branxton Veteran Golfers phone has Maureen Donaldson Carter 68, Todd Mitchell 68, 36, Lindsay Meyn 35 and score: 30 winning A Grade with an and is treasured by all. leading in a tight affair with Scott Conti 68, Jeff Morton Paul Adams 35 c/b. Nearest- 56 players braved the excellent 67 nett, just ahead Results 30-8-19 stopped Toni Fisher and Robyn 69, Peter Attewell 69, the-Pins went to David difficult conditions on of Joshua Tracey, the 2017 “Away Day” - Hawks Dunlop close, the handicap Jeremy Holden 70, Shannon Gellwiler (3rd) Wayne Saturday with the welcomed Club Champion, who had a Nest ringing? winner should come from the Attewell 71, Luke Johnston Barber (4th) Doug Harley rainy weather ensuring all nett 68 from his 1 handicap. 1st J Scobie 18 pts same 3 Ladies. The club 71, Russ Calderwood 71, (8th) Peter Fisher (10th) and players used their rain gear The quality of his play was 2nd K Thomas 17 pts (c/b) If so you extends best wishes to all Graeme Smith 71 and David Graeme Flynn (17th). The for the first time in living reflected with his 1 under par 3rd J Harris 17 pts need to contesting the Matt v72. Nearest-the-Pins raffle has been won by Ruff memory. The recently cored score—one that could easily 4th G Scobie 16 pts (c/b) Championship, the final rd went to Garry Marsden (3rd) with Paul Smith 2nd. greens also made scoring have been 3-4 shots better 5th A Hsckett 16 pts (c/b) advertise your will take place next Sam Provenzano (4th) Wade Saturday 7th September very difficult as the greens with many good putts just A big ‘THANK YOU’ to the Wednesday. The daily Stroke Attewell (8th) Wayne Strong cold wind greeted the couldn’t be mown on Friday, missing—it was an out- 21 players who gathered for business event played in conjunction Cowan (10th) and Paul field for the final round of with the grass actually standing round to watch. to-day’s round and salvaged has seen Maureen Donaldson Bullock (17th). the 2019 Club Champion- starting to grow. Mark Daryl Sheppard was pleased something of the day, which triumph with 70 Nett from Note: ships with some of the lead- Moylan played beautifully to to pick up third with his was shortened to 9 holes, Call Mike at Toni Fisher 72 and Isabel Finally the long dry spell has ers handling the conditions win A Grade with his 38 pts, sound 72 nett score. Fraser due to the weather condi- ‘The News’ Skeates 73. Ball winners ended with much needed with apparent ease. Shannon just ahead of Joshua Tracey Wilson won B Grade with a tions. Oh! Well it’s not were: Ann Grace-Smith 74, rain arriving Friday. Our Attewell has won the title as who played a par round from very pleasing 68 nett score, a Camelot, where the rain is Sue Williams 75, Glenda green staff have been out- Club Champion this year his 2 handicap—an round which included a near- not supposed to fall until Williams 78 and Robyn standing in providing the with a 3 round total of 237 astounding effort in these est the pin on the 9th, a near after sundown. However, 4938 1773 Dunlop 78. Nearest-the-Pins exception surface we play on runner up went to round 2 conditions. His round also hole in one, only 27 cms we do need the rain. to Robyn Dunlop (3rd) Sue during this trying time. leader Shawn Parish 241, B included 4 birdies and two Williams, Leesa Robinson Several course improve- Grade went to Scott Conti nearest the pins. Daryl and Christine Tancred. ments have been done with 260 with the trio of Sheppard was pleased with Thursday 29th August during the 'no growth' time Bruce Chambers,Stephen his 35 pts to finish third, on a YOUR friendly team Solid scoring featured in the which will benefit everyone, Zok and Darren Crear on 265 day where the DSR was a 71 Mike Lowing: Editor, Journalist, Vets Medley Stableford with many thanks to Trapper and and Peter Attewell took C and only 30 pts was needed Photographer & Administrator Manager Advertising: Helen Lowing Graeme Flynn taking top his crew. Hopefully some Grade with 274 from Luke to win a ball. Matthew The “Branxton Greta Vineyards honours in Division 1 with follow up rain will follow to Johnson on 276. The 54 Hole Mullaney won B Grade with 39 points from Jeff Taylor 38 News” is bound by an industry code of aid their excellent work. 'Over the Field' handicap his 36 pts, just ahead of John ethics. If you have a complaint, contact on countback, Division 2 Sunday 1st September winner is Luke Johnson with Burgess and Mick Martin. went to Mark Barrow with the newspaper first. If the matter is Stephen Gittoes of the 204 Nett, A Grade handicap Brett Apps recorded the best unresolved, then call The Australian 38 from Garry Marsden 2nd Gosford GC has won the winner is Shawn Parish with stableford score of the day, Press Council on 1800 025 712. Complaints about advertising should be directed to the Editor and if the with 37 and Division 3 to Weekly Challenge with 38 214, B Grade to Todd winning C Grade with his 39 matter isn’t resolved contact The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission on (02) 9230 9133. Heinz Kestermann with the points, Tony Krishna with Mitchell with pts, with Mick Carling’s 38 round of the day a fine 42 Deadlines 37 was the runner up. John 213 and C Grade to Dale pts giving him the runner up “The Branxton Greta Vineyards News” appeals to all advertisers to adhere to the Friday 2PM biweekly points from Bill Williams Knuth took Nearest-the-Pin Johnson with 215. Tracy spot and Mark Davey third deadline which includes all editorial items as well. If you know you will be late please let our office know with 39. Ball winners were: on the (4th) Morison has retained her with 36 pts. The shot of the so that we can save space for you. This newspaper does not accept reports, advertisements or other Mick Gilbert 38, Kerry Tuesday 3rd September Weekend Ladies title with day belonged to Joshua instructions over the phone. We do accept items by Email. 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10 years ago ~ Colts Premiers
Last week, the 6th The win capped a As September, was the memorable day for the four men- anniversary of the Greta -year-old club, with over tioned Branxton Colts Rugby 3,000 fans on show to earlier League Club taking out witness the memorable the both the 1st (22-16) & event. Reserve grade made Reserve reserve grade (18-10) it a double by defeating Grade grand finals beating Singleton 18-10 earlier in team Singleton in both. the day. made it a It was only their fourth Player’ for the day, with minor/ Others well into the night at the the Group 21 team of the year in the senior Group his inspirational charges major to shine Greta Workers Club and year. Jon Newton won the 21 competition. and punishing defence. His premier- for the the Royal Federal Hotel. first grade leading point To recap this iconic famous quote pretty much ship Colts The premiership wins came scorer award, with John occasion I have done a summed things up when he double were just four days after the Hamson winning the re- précis of the report announced “The tougher it with an 8 Davis, Colts wiped the floor at the serve grade leading point published on Thursday 10 gets, the better we get.” -point Joe Group 21 presentation scorer award. To the com- September 2009. Others to shine for the victory McCor- night held at the Muswell- mittee, sponsors, match day Colts were Davis, Joe over the mack, brook Workers Club. helpers and to all the fans The Greta/Branxton Colts McCormack, Jake Russell Greyhounds earlier on in Jake Russell and Roy Bell, Ron Davis was named for making such a memora- re-wrote the record books inspirational charges and and Roy Bell, but there was the day. but there was not a bad player of the year, Matt ble day, the Colts once with a 22-16 victory over punishing defence. His not a bad player on the Prop Warren Kirk was player on the paddock for Lantry was named coach of again proved that nothing Singleton in the Group 21 famous quote pretty much paddock for the Colts in named ‘2NM Man of the the Colts in what was a the year, with Davis, Mark is impossible if you strive to Rugby League Grand Final summed things up when he what was a memorable Match’ and ‘Player’s memorable team effort. Bercini, Aaron Clack and achieve it. played at Greta Oval on announced “The tougher it team effort. Player’ for the day, with his Celebrations continued on Tim Lantry all selected in Up the Colts! Sunday. gets, the better we get.”
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