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Marla is a cross Doberman dog rescued from the RSPCA shelter in Katoomba fve years ago. She recently won the highest Obedience Title there is in NSW and went on to win the Util-ity Dog Excellence title.

Marla lives in Hazelbrook with the Sweeney family.

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Time For Independence

Carols in Gloria ParkSaturday 11th December

BBQ - 5 pm Carols - 7 pm

Baptist Church CarolsSunday 12 December 6.30pm Carols at Hazelbrook

Public School

Christmas Pageant Sunday 19th December

Father’s Healing House 3pm choir and carols on the grass

44 Wilson Street, Lawson (old Lawson Golf Club)

Lawson Community Carols

Sunday 19th December 6.30pm. Held in the grounds of the Lawson Emmanuel Anglican Church, 11 Honour

Avenue. All welcome.

Hazelbrook Mural Drive west through Hazelbrook and suddenly a wonderful vista opens up under the railway arch.

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Community Garden There are plenty of vegetables to share and plenty of work to keep the garden growing and producing. Come along on a Saturday morning and make new friends, learn new skills and be more sustainable in your life.

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Managing EditorMargaret Stepniewski

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Emergency Services 000(Police, Ambulance, Fire)Katoomba Police Station 4782 8199 Springwood Police Station 4751 0299Lawson (Hwy patrol part time) 4759 1087Police Assistance Line 131 444Lifeline 24-Hour Counselling 131 114WIRES (Wildlife rescue) 4754 2946Graffiti hotline 4759 2592

ChurchesAnglican Church Lawson 4759 1024Baptist ChurchCentral Mountains 4758 8778Catholic ChurchOur Lady Of The Nativity 4759 1034Uniting ChurchHazelbrook 4784 2085 Presbyterian 4739 1446Woodford 4751 7715

The Father’s House Christian Healing Centre 4759 1151Quakers 4758 8705Jehovah’s Witness 4782 4400Ansari Sufi Order 4758 9085

Community GroupsMid MountainsNeighbourhood Centre 4759 2592 Mountains Community Resources Network 4759 3599 Lawson Chamber of Commerce and Industry 4759 3285Bullaburra Township Committee 4759 1114Hazelbrook Association 4758 6263MM Historical Society 4759 2647MM Community gardens 4759 2592Brook Community Theatre Group www.brooktheatre.netBlue Mountains Ukulele Group

0412 228 326Scouts www.hazelbrookscouts.comGirl Guides 4758 7393

Sports ClubsBMX 4758 7173 Bowls Lawson 4759 1417Bowls Hazelbrook 4758 6240Cricket Club 4758 6218Hazelbrook Soccer 4758 9537Mid Mountains Netball 4758 6573Tennis Woodford 4758 7222Tennis Hazelbrook (keys for courts) 4758 6281Indoor Sports Centre 4759 2333Netball 4758 7929Swimming Club 4758 6218

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Celebrate Christmas at your local Church

Woodford Presbyterian Church88-89 Great Western Highway

Christmas Day 9.00am Christmas Service

Hazelbrook Uniting Church57 Talbot Road

Christmas Day 9.30am Christmas Service

Central Mountains Baptist ChurchHazelbrook Public School

Sunday 12 December 6.30pm CarolsChristmas Day 9.00am Christmas Service

Father’s Healing House44 Wilson Street, Lawson (old Lawson Golf Club)

Sunday 19 December3pm Christmas pageant, choir and carols on the grass

Christmas Eve 7.30pm Service

Our Lady of the Nativity Catholic Church Lawson

254 Somers StreetChristmas Eve 6.00pm Children’s Mass

9.00pm Vigil

Christmas Day 9.00am Mass

Lawson Anglican ChurchHonour Avenue

Christmas Eve 9.00pm ServiceChristmas Day 9.00am Christmas Service

Private Functionsaccommodated

We practise responsible service of alcohol. Is gambling a problem for you?

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Club Hazelbrook‘The Friendliest Club’

Bonnie View Avenue, Hazelbrook

Tel: 4758 6240

Friday 17th December

Jacob & his Band 8 pm - late

with Damien Booth on Drums, Donald Vertley on Bass, Jeremy Thomas on Guitar and Lead Dan Allan on Lead Guitar. Jacob (Vocal, guitar & keyboard) now hails from the Gold Coast but grew up locally with the

rest of the popular group of musicians

Thursday 31st December

New Years Eve Dinner/Dance Celebration.

Dinner, Entertainment and Champagne

$30/head for Dining Room reservations.

Get your tickets at the bar or call the club to make a reservation.

Thursday 23rd December Members Christmas

Party & Big Night Out • Giant Club Raffle: Flat Screen HD TV

and four appliance prizes. • Men’s Club Raffle: Christmas Hampers

and Meat Trays, • Cricket Club Raffle: Seafood Trays,

Entertainment with Jacob Agius on Guitar, Keyboard and Vocals.

Dinner Music 6-8 pm, Dance music 8 pm till late.

Sunday 19th December Kids Christmas Party

2 – 4 pm for the children of our members. Santa

arrives about 3pm. Please call the club 4758 6240 for reservations.

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Mid Mountains Community Gardens

Everyone is invited to be part of this exciting community project. It only costs $2 to join and of course, your time and commitment to help. The garden is at Kihilla, a heritage home-stead in Queens Rd, Lawson, current-ly owned by the Church Army.

There has been a great deal of work and planning into the design and organisation of scheme. A second wa-ter tank is being installed and the first crops are ready. Members get to pick the produce with the excess sold lo-cally. Any funds raised go back into the garden.

There are several teams operating already including planning & design, and communications. There is a co or-dinator at the garden every Saturday so come along and see for yourself. Contact Greg or Maeve at the MMNC for more details 4759 2592.

Meet MaeveHi I’m Maeve and I’m the Com-

munity Development Worker at Mid Mountains Neighbourhood Centre in Lawson.

I’ve been at Centre for just over three months now.

I’m so happy to be working in the community I live in. Having a job in the Community in the Mountains is a treas-ure long sought. I love Community De-velopment Work because it allows me to work with the whole community to build a creative, healthy and support-ive community. I’m a social creature and I get to spend time networking and getting to know people and what’s im-portant to them. It’s my job to support community members and groups to build and grow a sense of belonging, connection and support for everyone and between everyone.

So feel free to drop in to say hel-lo, have a cuppa, chew my ear about an idea you have. I’m generally there Tuesday – Thursday.

4759 2592 maeve@mmnc.org.au 9 New St Lawson.

2010 Premier’s Excellence AwardsOn 22 November 2010 Hazel-

brook’s Link-Up (NSW) Aboriginal Corporation’s Family Link Service won the category Strong Communities: Family Support and Assistance in the 2010 Premier’s Excellence Awards.

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Paul Lynch announced the winners of the 2010 Premier’s Excellence Awards for Leadership in Aboriginal Commu-nities. Mr Lynch said the awards rec-ognised the tireless effort of Aboriginal people in New South Wales in building stronger communities.

“These winners inspire others to make their mark and lead by example in communities throughout the State,” he said.

The Link-Up (NSW) Aboriginal Corporation’s Family Link Service at Hazelbrook keeps Aboriginal children and young people connected with their families, communities and cultures across NSW.

Marla - An RSPCA Success Story

Five years ago last Easter Hazel-brook resident Bill Sweeney bought a dog from the RSPCA shelter in Katoomba, a cross Doberman four months old who quickly became one of the family. They called her Marla. Bill started obedience training her from day one and a few months ago Marla won the highest Obedience Title there is in NSW. Last June Marla achieved Obedience Champion and from there went on to win the Utility Dog Excel-lence title. Marla is nearly six years old.

Bill is very generous with his time and instructs at Blue Mountains Dog Club, Springwood District Dog Train-ing Club and Leura Club on a volun-tary basis.

If you are thinking of buying a pet, young or old, consider having a look at an animal shelter. You are not only giving an animal the chance at a new life in a loving home, you’re support-ing the continuing efforts of the RSP-CA to care for all animals throughout Australia. Contact information for the RSPCA shelter in Katoomba is 121-125 Mort Street, Katoomba North phone 4782 2674 or www.rspcansw.org.au.

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Lawson FestivalThis year was a great success,

with perfect weather and plenty of fun and interest for eveyone.

Mick from the Mid Mountains Neighbourhood Centre said “the festival committee did a fantastic job, with Laurie Strathdee co ordi-nating it all. This was the best ever and we are looking forward to next year already.”

Anyone interested in help-ing next year can contact Mick at the centre 4759 2592, or email: lawsonfestival@gmail.com.

Lawson Highway

UpgradeThe first stage of the Lawson

highway upgrade was officially opened on 13 November and dem-olition of vacant roadside shops has begun.

Stage one of the $220 million project involved widening the exist-ing highway from two to four lanes between Bass Street and Ridge Street with a raised central median and bicycle facilities, widening the railway overpass bridge at San Jose Avenue to four lanes and in-

stalling new traffic lights.Member for Blue Mountains

Phil Koperberg said the work would improve safety and reduce travel times for motorists.

“The Lawson project is one of the most challenging parts of the Great Western Highway upgrade and it gives me great pleasure to officially open this section to four lanes,” Mr Koperberg said.

“The redevelopment of seven shops is scheduled for comple-tion late 2010, when existing busi-nesses plan to relocate,” according to the RTA. Construction of a new service road and car park is set to begin in early 2011.

The second stage of the Law-son upgrade began in May and involves widening the highway to four lanes between Ferguson Av-enue, Hazelbrook and Bass Street, Lawson. It will see the realignment of 600 metres of the main western railway line to the north of Sydney Rock while a new road bridge will be built across the railway line.

An RTA spokesman said the project was running on time and is expected to be completed in 2012.

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This amazing mural of Terrace Falls has been painted under the railway arch in Hazelbrook by local artist Michael Lynn. The president of the Resi-dents’ Association, Angela Lougheed, would like to thank the team behind its development, especially committee member Greg Birtles and Railcorp who have funded the mural. Greg is hoping that the other side of the tunnel can also be painted with community involvement from young people. Funds need to be found so anyone with ideas can contact the association.

Please report all graffiti in Woodford, Hazelbrook, Lawson

and Bullaburra to

Mid Mountains Graffiti Hotline

4759 2592

Graffiti Hotline• The Hazelbrook Association has partnered

with the Mid Mountains Neighbourhood Centre to establish a graffiti hotline to enable residents and business in the area to report graffiti

• The MMNC volunteers associated with the hotline will record details of all graffiti.

• All reported new graffiti will be photographed and reported regularly to the Police to be stored

on their database for possible charging of offenders in the future.• Volunteers will remove all new graffiti as soon as possible.• The appropriate authority will be contacted where a substantial amount

of graffiti is located on their property or asset.

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Unique Children’s ClothingHazelbrook fashion designer Danette Rowse has turned her expertise to

creating original children’s clothing from quality vintage fabrics and recycled materials. Danette selects wonderful fabrics from a variety of sources and makes all the items individually.

She started the business in 2006 mainly to dress her own young children and the label has grown and developed since then.

Sami Bop has recently been awarded Finalist in the Blue Mountains Busi-ness Advantage Awards in the categories of Environmental Business as well as Innovation. Her most popular item at the moment is a train conductor hat in loads of different designs, including including character prints and retro fabrics. Adults are also snapping them up.

Danette sells most of her clothing at local markets and from the Nook Art & Craft gallery in Leura. They are also available at www.samibop.etsy.com.

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Special eventsSaturday December 11Carols in Gloria ParkBBQ - 5 pm Carols - 7 pm

Sunday December 126.30pm Baptist Church Carols at Hazelbrook Public School

Sunday December 19Father’s Healing House 3pm choir and carols on the grass 44 Wilson Street, Lawson

Sunday December 19 Lawson Community Carols 6.30pm. Lawson Anglican Church, 11 Honour Avenue.

Monthly eventsTuesday February 1 (First Tuesday of the month)Australian Red Cross Hazelbrook Uniting Church Hall 10am 4759 2256

Tuesday February 1 (First Tuesday of the month)Garden club 7.30pm Hazelbrook Public School. Guest Speakers, Plant Stall, Fellow-ship and Social Outings. 4759 2168

Thursday February 3 (First Thursday of the month) Blue Mountains Book Club Lawson, 4758 6475

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Community NoticeboardSaturday February 5 (First Saturday of the month)Bullaburra Markets 4757 2907Progress Hall, corner Noble St and GWH.

Saturday February 12(Second Saturday of the month)Hazelbrook Uniting Church Markets Rosedale Ave, Hazelbrook. 9am–1pm

Monday February 14Hazelbrook Residents meeting 7.00pm Hazelbrook Bowling Club

Tuesday February 15(Third Tuesday of the month)Mid Mountains Business Breakfasts, Crust Cafe, Hazelbrook village. 7:30am. Small businesses owners in the Mountains welcome.

Sunday February 20(Third Sunday of the month) Magpie Markets 4759 1823 Lawson School.

Weekly eventsMondaysKookaburra Playgroup (Playgroup NSW Inc) for Parents/Carers and children 0-5yrs. Mid Mountains Neighbourhood Centre, Lawson. 9.30-11.30am Nicole Doherty 4759 3236

Boys club recently started for boys 6yrs and older 6pm - 7.15pm Mondays Lawson Angli-can Church

SaturdaysMid Mountains Community Garden at Kahilla in Queens Rd, Lawson 4759 2592

“Community Reading” is a partnership between Hazelbrook Public School & Mid Mountains Neighbourhood Centre. At the beginning of the year there is training where volunteers learn how the program works and what the expectations are. It’s also an opportunity to ask questions and to meet other volunteers and hear their hints from previous years.For a short input of time [about 45mins a week] there is a great sense of direct benefit to the child, giving a great sense of satisfaction to the helper.If you would like to join this band of happy helpers in 2011 contact Maeve at the Neighbourhood Centre 4759 2592.

We Wish You A Happy and Safe Festive Season

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