ISSUE BRANXTON GRETA VINEYARDS 432 446 thebranxtonnews.com.au/ FREE ...for your enjoyment Serving the local community since 1997 All the local TUESDAY “Your paper of choice” news since 1997 31 January 2017 Anglican Boutique Op 2017 Local Australia Day Awards Shop brate why Singleton was a who had lost their babies wonderful place to live as through miscarriage or well as being Australian. stillbirth. Now run by a Cessnock Rd CESSNOCK Dianne Foulger Cessnock joined towns and Appreciation Award, “What really makes dedicated team of bereaved regions across Australia to Kylie Gray Singleton great is our parents, Bears of Hope Appreciation Award, Joy people, and Toni and Fiona exists to assist the healing BRANXTON congratulate our Australia Day Award recipients and Potts are amazing examples of journey for families welcomed our newest Appreciation Award, people in our community experiencing a loss and is Catherine Parsons who go above and beyond affiliated with hospitals, New Australian citizens. Cessnock City Mayor, Appreciation Award, to make life better for GPs, obstetricians and IVF Councillor Bob Pynsent Max Lewis others,” she said. Clinics throughout Opening Hours congratulated the 12 Appreciation Award, “We are fortunate to have Australia. Australia Day Award Ruby Adamson had a list of very Young Achiever of the recipients on behalf of the distinguished nominees for Year: Fiona Stalker community. SINGLETON our Australia Day Awards, Currently a student at Tues to Fri 9.00am to 3.00pm “We are very fortunate to Hunter Valley Grammar have so many community School, Fiona has minded individuals in our demonstrated a high Saturday 9.00am to 1.00pm local area, it is a privilege commitment to making a to have the opportunity to positive difference in the world as a passionate Check out our Facebook Page recognise and thank them for their contributions”. volunteer for community Unable to accept any Electrical, Mattresses, Baby “I’d particularly like to causes including Singleton congratulate our Citizen of Relay for Life, Salvation Cots & Prams, Broken or Soiled Items Army, White Ribbon Day, the Year, Tara Naysmith, Senior Citizen of the Year, RSPCA Cupcakes day, Ronald Jackson and Young Jeans for Genes, CanTEEN, Citizen of the Year, Shae Beanie for Brain Cancer Panormo”. and Kids Helplife. Most recently, Fiona set a “Our Citizen of the Year, ͽ Young Achiever of the Year, Fiona Stalker, and Citizen of the Year, target to raise $8,000 to Tara Naysmith has Toni Watson, on stage at the Civic Ceremony this morning receiving immersed herself in our their awards to a standing ovation. sponsor some of the poorest community over the years African and boys and girls with her involvement in a Singleton Citizen of the and I congratulate each and to attend the School of St vast array of community Year and Young Achiever every one of you on all that Jude in Tanzania. The activities”. of the Year announced you have achieved. school was established by “Just a few of these include during Australia Day “Today has also been a Gemma Sisia, an Australian the Olympic Touch Relay, festivities. great day to reflect on how from Glen Innes NSW, and Mine Workers Union, Singleton has celebrated fortunate we are to be provides children them with View Club and Rotary, Australia Day with an Australians, and to a free quality education along with a number of official ceremony including welcome eight new with the aim to break the Clearing Sale the Australia Day Address Australians to our generational cycle of 2490 New England Highway, Branxton local primary schools. It is an honour to recognise by fourth generation community as part of the poverty in Tanzania. Fiona 11th & 12th February 2017 Tara’s work within our winemaker Lisa McGuigan, Citizenship Ceremony. creatively planned a range From 8am until 5pm both days community”. a citizenship ceremony to “But what really makes of activities to raise the DIRECTIONS: 1.3k’s from Clift Street traffic lights heading west on New “Senior Citizen on the welcome eight new Australia Day special in money in just six months Singleton is the sense of and exceed her target. England Highway on the northern side of highway (see map). Turn at red Year, Ronald Jackson and Australians and the Young Citizen on the announcement of community that we see at MAITLAND flag and follow road for approx 400 metres. the free family activities. Local identity Beverley Year, Shae Panormo have Singleton’s leading citizens. also shown incredible Founder of the “Bears of It’s fantastic to see so many Steggles has been 2000litre fuel tank with pump + 1000 diesel ~ all in good condition. Good tyres & air con $35,000 no offers) dedication to our local Hope”, Toni Watson was people out enjoying recognised as Maitland’s Also concrete mixer, electric tools, Lister 3 cyl diesel with irrigator. Skid mounted. Single diesel electric motor with area and are worthy named Citizen of the Year, themselves on our national 2016 Citizen of the Year 240 power point.Electric welder, air compressor, 7 HP electric motor. recipients in their while the Young Achiever day.” during local Australia Day Also some antique furniture + lots of small antique household goods. Too much to list. All to go respective categories,” Cr of the Year went to Fiona Citizen of the Year: Toni celebrations held at Pynsent said. Stalker who raised $8,000 Watson Maitland Park. Australia Day Award in six months to help pay Toni is an Early Childhood Born in Maitland, Beverley recipients include: for some of Africa’s Teacher who founded the went to school at Maitland Citizen of the Year, Tara poorest children to attend “Bears of Hope” in Girls’ High School and as Naysmith the School of St Jude in Singleton, which has the eldest of six children, become a national not-for- took on a number of Senior Citizen on the Tanzania. Year, Ronald Jackson The festivities will now profit organisation, and the responsibilities from a continue with free family author of “I have a Baby young age to assist her Ѳ Young Citizen on the Destination Year, Shae Panormo activities including a Sister in Heaven” that mother in raising her provides literature support siblings. In 1973 Beverley Community Event of the pop-up beach (complete Year, Strive for Autism with lifesaver), live music for grieving children after helped begin Maitland’s Environmental Award, by Newcastle band Infusion the loss of a sibling. first staff selection agency, Native Nursery Trio, jumping castles, Bears of Hope began about Hunter Valley Staff markets and children’s 15 years ago when Toni Selection, and she further Branxton Heritage Award, Coalfields Heritage entertainment. brought a box of teddy demonstrated her business Group Mayor of Singleton, Cr Sue bears to the Maternity acumen when she helped Appreciation Award, Moore, said it was a Ward of Singleton Hospital establish Steggles Food .... wonderful occasion to cele- to give to those mothers CONT PAGE 3 Cessnock City Council Statutory Notices Phone during working hours 4993 4100 sue NoAddress 185 14th July 2 all005 pagecommunications 14 to:- The General Manager, After Hours Emergency 4940 7816 PO Box 152, Cessnock 2325 NSW OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL CARNIVALS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS Council wishes to advise the community that on the days listed, swimming carnivals will be held at Cessnock and Branxton Swimming Pools and the pools will not be open for recreational swimming. PROPOSAL: Food and Drink Premise (Pub) and Auxiliary Function Centre CESSNOCK SWIMMING POOL LAND: LOT: 201 DP: 828486, LOT: 1 DP: 1211767 1843 Wine Country Drive BRANXTON, 1823 Wine Country Drive Date Time NORTH ROTHBURY Tuesday 31 January 2017 9.00am – 3.00pm APPLICANT: Mr J Gavin Wednesday 1 February 2017 9.00am – 3.00pm APPLICATION NO.: 8/2017/7/1 CONSENT AUTHORITY: Cessnock City Council Thursday 2 February 2017 9.00am – 3.00pm CONTACT: Mrs Sarah Hyatt of Council’s Planning and Environment Friday 3 February 2017 9.00am – 2.30pm Department on (02) 4993 4206. Monday 6 February 2017 8.30am – 2.00pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Council is in receipt of a Development Application for the abovementioned property. Tuesday 7 February 2017 9.00am – 2.30pm The Development Application may be inspected during normal office hours at Council’s Customer Wednesday 8 February 2017 9.30am – 2.30pm Service Counter at 62-78 Vincent Street, Cessnock. All comments or objections should be made in writing and addressed to the General Manager within Thursday 9 February 2017 8.30am – 2.30pm the notification period commencing on 18 January 2017 and finishing on 02 February 2017 (inclusive). Friday 10 February 2017 9.00am – 3.00pm Any person may, during the exhibition period, make a submission in writing to Council in relation to Monday 13 February 2017 9.00am – 3.00pm the Development Application. Where a submission is made by way of an objection, the grounds for objection must be clearly specified. The views expressed in written submissions will be considered by Tuesday 14 February 2017 9.00am – 3.00pm Council before a determination is made. An acknowledgement of your submission will be made no earlier than one (1) week after the notification period ends. Wednesday 15 February 2017 8.30am – 2.30pm Submissions are NOT kept confidential. Council releases submissions when a request is made in Thursday 16 February 2017 8.00am – 1.30pm accordance with privacy laws and the relevant provisions under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. When a submission is released by law, Council routinely withholds contact Thursday 23 February 2017 8.30am – 2.30pm numbers, email addresses and signatures. Should you wish for all personal details or any information Saturday 25 February 2017 7.00am – 6.00pm that may identify you to be withheld from the public, please advise Council of this in your submission.