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W hitebridge residents say the latest version of plans for a controversial residential development on Dudley Road offers no comfort to locals.

The Whitebridge Community Alliance (WCA) has been fighting property developer SNL Build-ing’s plan to build 91 units on a 2.2-hectare block between Dudley Road and Kopa Street on the grounds of its excessive height and density.

Last July the developer drew the ire of residents when they increased the number of units on the site from 87 to 91.

Following this, in December, revised plans were submitted to Lake Macquarie City Council for consideration but Sean Brown, a spokesperson from WCA, said the proposed development was still too tall and too dense.

“Whilst it is good to see Lake Macquarie City Council have had the development sort out comical problems such as the bin-room doors that the bins don’t fit through, it concerns us that they are not pulling SNL up on the bigger issues such as density and building heights, where the development breaks building guidelines,” Mr Brown said.

As it stands, the development will reach heights of 14 metres, four metres above the level called for under council’s own development control plan.

The development would also be considered high

Residents resisting units say development is overcrowded for the site

The site of the proposed between Dudley Road and Kopa Street

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density but is proposed to be built on land zoned predominantly as medium density.

“The community generally is not against devel-opment of the site but we will continue to fight for a lower-density project that will be compatible with the area,” Mr Brown said.

“SNL have tinkered around the edges but

they have not budged at all on the concerns the community has held since the beginning of this process about the bulk, density and dramatic change to the character of the suburb.”

But the future of the $28 million development will ultimately be decided by the Joint Regional Planning Panel, not the council.

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Turned-off people turning away from procession of political gameThe biggest message to come out of Saturday’s Newcastle City Council ward 3 by-election to politicians of all persuasions at all levels in this region, particularly with a state election coming, is that those who aspire to parliament have mostly lost touch with voters who are no longer listening, let alone giving respect, to them.

More than 30% of voters enrolled in ward 3 failed to vote or registered an informal ballot, as the ALP’s Declan Clausen, 22, became the young-est member in the council’s history.

NSW Electoral Commission figures showed that of 27,261 people enrolled to vote, about 26% did not vote and another 6% spoiled their papers.

Of course, though, Mr Clausen’s victory of about 43% of first-preference votes to Ms Elliott’s 38% showed that this election was a two-horse race between the left and right of the political spectrum, with the ALP claiming Ms Elliott is a pseudo-Liberal.

With margins for error and the phenomenon of many modern voters not being glued on to one party or group, a 5% difference is not a lot to make up either way when it comes to the state election.

No doubt the spat between the ALP and the Liberals, now we’re almost into the straight for March 28’s state race, will continue. Labor will claim the council victory as a sign people may turn on Premier Mike Baird while the Liberals, who didn’t run a candidate, will think that Ms

Elliott’s effort shows that state Liberal candidate Karen Howard, who has also stood for council as an independent, might oust Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp.

The Liberals and those independents who are that way inclined will keep highlighting how little has been done for the region by voting Labor in, because people have stayed loyal even to mediocre members, and the ALP will try to use the Abbott factor.

This was “only” a council election and many voters were simply confused about whether or not they had to vote, so it appears that voter fatigue, apathy or ignorance played a large part in the result.

When almost a third of the voters enrolled don’t take care about their democratic right and responsibility to vote, politicians or would-be representatives are failing on a grand scale to engage with and for the people they represent. But, of course, anyone who doesn’t vote should not complain about what they get or don’t get because of the result.

There have been worse turnouts for such local elections but it’s a little sad and disturbing that so many Australians don’t give a flying fig about voting, when in other countries people sacrifice their lives for others to have the right to queue for days in all sorts of weather just to make their mark.

Politicians are failing on a grand scale to engage with thepeople.

RICHARD FRENCH

Hunter Research Foundation is inviting young people from across the Hunter to have a say in determining their future at the YOUnite Youth Summit in Maitland today, Wednesday, February 25.

The summit aims to attract 130 young people to hear results from HRF’s YOUnite research project, which explores the diffi-culties Hunter young people experience in transitioning from school to independent adult life.

The free event will see young people break into groups to workshop key issues identified in YOUnite research from 10am to 1pm at Maitland Town Hall.

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H otel owner Dr Jerry Schwartz has launched a revolutionary plan for a seaplane service from Sydney to Cessnock

Airport.Dr Schwartz, a Sydney-based cosmetic

surgeon and director of the Schwartz Family Company which owns the Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, Crowne Plaza Newcastle and Novotel Newcastle, said the 300-kilometre round-trip by road from Sydney was a deterrent for some tourists looking for a short-term visit.

“The building of the Hunter Express-way was a positive transport initiative for the region but, with the major market for the Hunter Valley being Sydney, there is also considerable scope for upgrading the route from the M1 to the wine region via Cessnock,” Dr Schwartz said.

Dr Schwartz told The Post he had held preliminary discussions with Pokolbin-based charter service Slattery Helicop-ters in relation to a seaplane service.

“On my wishlist would be to have a sea plane service from Rose Bay in Sydney to Newcastle Harbour and to Cessnock Airport,” he said.

“I don’t think I would make money out of it but it would help tourism so I would get indirect gains out of it by getting more people here.

“It’s a bit of a no-brainer, I think you just need somebody to be a bit pushy about it.”

The Schwartz Family Group’s hotel interests also includes Mercure, Rydges, Ibis and Holiday Inn properties.

Cessnock City Council’s integrated

planning and strategic property manager Bronwyn Rumbel said there had been several hurdles in obtaining funding to upgrade infrastructure at the airport.

“A strategic plan for the airport was adopted in January last year which recognised the economic and tourism benefits for the local government area,” Ms Rumbel said.

“To progress the strategic plan, the

airport was registered with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority in June, 2014.

“Council is aiming to provide improved accessibility for charter flights and more opportunities for aviation related indus-tries.”

Ms Rumbel said council had written to Minister for Regional Tourism John Barilaro asking that Cessnock Airport be considered for inclusion in the Regional Airports Funding Program.

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P remier Mike Baird received a hostile welcome in Hamilton last week when he visited Hunter TAFE’s

Parry Street campus to open the Hunter Business Chamber’s new offices.

Nearly 100 demonstrators chanted “NSW, not for sale” as Mr Baird arrived on campus flanked by security minders.

The demonstrators were part of a Unions NSW rally against the government’s planned privatisation of state-owned assets such as electricity “poles and wires” and the TAFE system.

TAFE students, health care workers and opponents of the truncation of heavy rail into Newcastle were among those in attendance.

Mr Baird met the protesters’ jeers with a confident smile, a wave and a thumbs-up.

Labor candidate for Swansea Yasmin Catley said the premier’s display was typi-cal of the arrogance voters had come to expect from the Liberal state government.

“[Voters] are concerned about privatisa-tion,” Ms Catley said.

“They know that it’s big business, not a charity, that’s going to be buying up the utilities of this state.”

She said the privatisation of TAFE was a particular concern in the electorate of Swansea, where 30 per cent of residents had a TAFE qualification.

“That [statistic] speaks volumes to me but clearly this government is not listening.”

Newcastle Trades Hall Council secretary Daniel Wallace accused the government of selling off public infrastructure in order to buy a victory at next month’s election.

His comments came off the back of a promise from the Baird government that if re-elected in March it would funnel $273 million from the proposed 99-year lease of nearly half of the state’s “poles and wires” into new roads projects across the Hunter region - including $12 million to fix bottlenecks along the Pacific Highway at Highfields and $8 million to improve intersections near the Tourle Street Bridge at Mayfield.

Speaking to the media at a press confer-ence at Cessnock earlier the same day, the premier stood by his government’s privatisation plans.

“Don’t just take my word for it,” Mr Baird said.

“Take [former Labor heavyweights] Michael Costa’s, take Morris Iemma’s, take Paul Keating’s, all of them say our plan makes sense.”

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N SW Premier Mike Baird believes a $273 million injection of funds into roads will help the Hunter

emerge from its “cocoon” as a business and tourism powerhouse, but only if his government is re-elected.

Mr Baird said the funding was contin-gent on the government being re-elected on March 28 and the successful leasing of the state’s electricity assets.

He announced the funding in conjunc-tion with Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian in Lovedale last week, shortly after officially opening Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley’s new conference and events centre.

“We all know how special the Hunter is and we are trying to provide the invest-ment in infrastructure to allow this region to reach its potential,” Mr Baird said.

“As we heard from Jerry [Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley owner Dr Jerry Schwartz], who had the vision to build this centre, he said he saw in this facility there was a cocoon and he wanted to bring forth the butterfly.”

Ms Berejiklian announced details of the first seven projects she said dealt with known congestion points across the Hunter:

• $2 million to improve access from Univer-sity Drive into Newcastle University.

• $12 million to upgrade the intersec-tions of Pacific Highway and Kahibah Rd and Pacific Highway and Northcott Drive, Highfields.

• $1.5 million to upgrade the intersec-tion of Griffiths Rd and Broadmeadow Rd, Broadmeadow.

• $8 million to upgrade the intersections of Industrial Drive and Tourle St and Industrial Drive and Werribi Street, Mayfield.

• $2 million to provide an overtaking lane westbound on the New England Highway between the Golden High-way, Singleton and Whittingham.

• $7 million to provide two additional lanes on the New England Highway between Racecourse Rd and Anam-bah Rd, Rutherford.

• $4 million to continue planning and pre-construction to widen Hillsbor-ough Rd to four lanes between Warn-ers Bay and the Newcastle inner-city bypass.

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NSW Premier Mike Baird announces a $273 million investment in Hunter roads, with (from left) Liberal candidate for Maitland Steve Thomson, Liberal candidate for Newcastle Karen Howard and Minister for Transport and the Hunter Gladys Berejiklian

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Migrant support groups from across the Hunter came together in Lambton yesterday in a show of solidarity against a worrying tide of racism.

Yesterday the Multicultural Neighbour-hood Centre, the NSW Services for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors, Penola House and Northern Settlement Services (NSS) joined forces to launch a new campaign aimed at communicating a strong message that events like the Sydney siege and recent shootings in Denmark should not divide the community.

“The Hunter Standing Together [campaign] demonstrates the strength of our local community as we stand together united to show solidarity and cohesion,” NSS CEO Lulu Tantos said.

“We have all worked hard over many, many years to develop a vibrant and unified multicultural society and we can’t let the actions of a few individuals affect the sense of community and cohesion that we have here in Newcastle.

“Everyone has the right to live in a safe and harmonious environment and Australia is, and must remain, a multicul-tural sanctuary.”

The stance comes as planning continues for a Reclaim Australia rally in Newcastle.

The rally, on Saturday, April 4, is billed as a silent protest against minorities “not fitting in and trying to change our Austral-ian cultural identity”.

A counter rally, Australia for All, is being planned for April 3.

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I t has stood outside Belmont RSL Club, the Sportsman’s club and the local post office but now the Belmont RSL

sub-branch believes its war memorial finally has a permanent home.

Members of the sub-branch were joined by RSL NSW acting president Peter Stephenson and MPs at Cullen Park last week to dedicate and consecrate the new war memorial.

The memorial was moved from its previous location outside the post office in Belmont Mall to its new lakeside loca-tion last year thanks to $10,000 from the State Government.

Mr Stephenson said the unveiling of

the new memorial was especially impor-tant in 2015, the centenary of the Anzac landing.

“This memorial will be an important feature of the community and serve as a permanent reminder that the freedoms and democracy we enjoy in this country today have been won at a terrible cost,” he said.

Mr Stephenson said he was encouraged by the thoughtfulness of the memo-rial’s design, which incorporated the old memorial alongside modern elements.

He said that although the design of the memorial leaves space to remember those who serve in future conflicts, he hoped those spaces would never be filled but that the memorial will never again need to be moved.

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Young cadets stand to attention during the dedication of the memorial

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T he Anzac Memorial Walk from Strzelecki Lookout to Bar Beach is starting to take shape.

Last week workers lifted the first of eight steel spans into place above the clifftop in a finely tuned operation that closed Memorial Drive for 10 hours.

Four of the 20-metre long spans were installed on Monday night.

EJE Architecture director Barney Collins said the remaining spans were

likely to go up early next month. Once completed, the $4.5 million

walkway will link with Newcastle City Council’s Bather’s Way path from Nobbys to Merewether, with breathtaking sea views from multiple viewing platforms perched above the ocean.

The walk will also commemorate the 11,000 men and women from the Hunter Valley who enlisted and served in World War One, with family names to be etched in the railings.

The walkway is expected to open in late March, in time for Anzac Day, April 25.

Great progress is being made on seaside walkway

Four steel spans are now in place on the site of the Anzac Memorial Walk

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S ix years after a devastating break-in at the Dunbar family’s Belmont home, a collection of priceless family

heirlooms has finally been returned to their rightful owner.

In 2008, seven military medals belong-ing to John Jackson Dunbar, a sergeant acting warrant officer in the 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance during World War One were stolen, along with two diaries he kept during his time in Egypt and Palestine.

Sgt Dunbar’s daughter-in-law Margaret Dunbar described the theft as “heart-breaking”.

“They were such treasures to us,” Ms Dunbar said.

“I don’t think the person who took them really knew what they had.”

However, in a stroke of good luck, follow-ing a police investigation, a year later the medals found their way back to the family, just in time for Sgt Dunbar’s son, John Allenby Dunbar, to march with them on Anzac Day.

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collected during his time abroad that were also stolen, remained a mystery.

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When staff looked they found two remarkably preserved diaries and World War One mementoes they would come to learn belonged to the Dunbar family.

In early 2014, library staff, with the help of volunteers, set out on the mammoth task of photographing 800 pages of faded pencil-written passages in an effort to digitise and transcribe the diaries for the Lake Macquarie history website.

Community history librarian Ann Crump said that as work went on, library staff began to decipher the clues.

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“The article describes how in 2009 seven stolen World War One medals were returned to John Allenby Dunbar, son of John Jackson Dunbar.

“We then suspected the diaries may have also been stolen and worked through a list of Dunbars in the phonebook.

“We made contact with the widow of John Allenby Dunbar to return the diaries to the Dunbar family and Mrs Dunbar generously allowed Lake Mac Libraries to keep the diaries to finish the digitisation project and share them with the commu-nity online before taking them back.”

Last week the diaries were finally returned to the family.

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D eadly dolphins splashing about at a suburban swimming centre sounds like a scene from a B-grade

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Decked out in swimming caps and rash shirts, kids hit the pool at Balance Health Club at Mayfield last Friday to show off their skills as part of the official launch of Awabakal’s Deadly Dolphins learn-to-swim program.

Since its launch in Awabakal-run preschools eight months ago, the program has been well received by kids and parents alike and has been rolled out across five local swim schools.

Awabakal acting CEO Raylene Gordon said she hoped to see more indigenous families sign up for the program.

“It’s part of our focus on preventative health,” Ms Gordon explained.

“Parents who come in to our medical centre for a health check with their chil-dren can sign them up for the swim classes as an extra incentive.

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Hamilton’s annual street event, the food and wine festival, has this year been rebranded in an effort to showcase the suburb’s reputation as a diverse multicul-tural melting pot.

The eat street will be packed with food, music, up to 100 market stalls, arts and entertainment this Sunday as part of the new-look festival presented by the Hamil-ton Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber chair Deb Cook expected thou-sands of residents to turn out to enjoy the day-long celebration.

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Bands will entertain punters across two stages, one at the Kent and another at the Northern Star, until 8pm, with highlights including afro-fusion 10-piece Bakoomba (see page 15 of TE for an interview with the band), CMC Music Award nominees Viper Creek and the Swahili Karibu Gospel Choir.

Businesses will also trade late on the night. Festivities will kick off from 10am and continue until 8pm.

LOOPING THE LAKE:The annual Loop the Lake cycling ride

around Lake Macquarie will be held on Sunday, March 8.

Rotary Club Warners Bay is encouraging all cycling enthusiasts, recreational riders and families to participate.

Proceeds from the event go to John Hunter Children’s Hospital, the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children and other worthy charities.

Loop the Lake offers three routes.Register by visiting www.loopthelake.

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COMMUNITYBushwalking: Lake Macquarie Bushwalkers Inc.Walks Wednesday and Saturday. Walks program available at www.lakemac-quariebushwalkers.org or email lmbushwalk-ers@gmail.comChoir: Novotones Men’s Harmony Chorus, call Brian, 4948 8476 or Rod, 0412 145 971 for more informationLake Macquarie Family History Group: Meet at Marmong Point Community Hall 1st Wednes-day of the month 2-5pm and 3rd Saturday of the month 10-4pm. Telephone Warren on 49595403 or www.lmfhg.org.auLake Singers: Rehearses at the Uniting Church Hall, First Street, Booragul at 7.30 pm on Wednesdays. New (female) choristers always welcome. 49430531.Newcastle National Seniors: Meeting fourth Tuesday of the month, 10:15am, Adamstown RSL. Call Graham Teasdale on 4938 5314 for more information.

CLUBSCardiff Seniors Club: Monday and Friday. Seek-ing new members. Bingo, carpet bowls, cards, etc. Call 4945 5785 or 4954 5662Lions Club: Elermore Vale. second and fourth

Tuesday of the month, 6:30pm, Wallsend Diggers. Call 4950 2138 for more informationProbus: Call 1300 630 488 for nearest club and meeting timesRotary: See www.rotary9670.org.au/ClubDi-rectory for meeting locations and times

PARENTINGHappy Hippo Toy Library: Toys for 0-6 years. Open Tuesday and Friday, 10am - noon or by appointment. Call 4973 7000MyTime: Peer support for parents and carers of children under school age with a disability or chronic medical condition. Call 1800 889 997SIDS and Kids: 24-hours bereavement support. Call, 4969 3171Waratah Intergenerational Playgroup: For par-ents and children up to the age of six, as well as elderly residents, offering a wide variety of early learning experiences. Playgroup meets Mondays at 9.30am every week during the school term at Bethel Aged Care, cnr Bridge and Lorna St, Waratah. Ph: 1800 171 882.

HEALTHAl-anon: Family groups. Call 1300 252 666 or email alanonnorthernnsw@bigpond.com for more informationHunter Dementia and Memory Centre: 2 Percy St, Hamilton. Call 4962 7000Hunter Women’s Centre: Alternative therapies. Call 4968 2511 for more informationNewcastle MS Support Group: 10am - noon, third Wednesday, Heaton Birmingham Gardens Bowling Club, Mordue Pde, Jesmond. Call Stephen, 4952 7302, or Janelle, 4982 6123Red Cross: Blood donation. Newcastle Donor Centre, 38 Watt St. Call 13 14 95

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Newcastle City and Lake Macquarie drink driving stats

The Newcastle City and Lake Macquarie local command areas have been identified among the top 10 locations for drink driving in NSW, according to figures released last week.

The police report showed Northern Beaches 759; Tweed/Byron 753; Coffs/Clarence 672; Richmond LAC 657; Brisbane Water 546; Newcastle City 545; Lake Macquarie 511; Lake Illawarra 460; Mid North Coast 454; and St George 431 recorded the highest instances of drink driving offences for the period from January 1, 2014 to February 18, 2015.

“Since 1 January 2014, police across NSW conducted 6,567,926 random breath tests, charging 21,865 with drink driving, which is a ratio of one positive result to 285 tests. While this is a strong indicator that the community find drink driving socially unacceptable, the risks are quite apparent,” Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley said.

Valentine man arrested over tennis match controversy

A 25-year-old Valentine man will face Belmont Local Court on April 8 after being arrested last Thursday as part of the Organised Crime Squad’s investigation into alleged match fixing and corrupt betting in a tennis game. The man was issued a court attendance notice for the offence of use corrupt conduct information for betting purposes on a match involving tennis player Nick Lindahl.

Technology boost to help officers when out on the roadThe NSW Police Force has deployed 500

smart phones, representing a significantstep forward in real-time policing.

Police will be able to perform backgroundchecks on vehicles and persons ofinterest using the device. They can also beused to send text messages, make phonecalls and access the internet.

In addition, the device has in-built GPScapabilities, reinforcing officer safetyduring emergencies.

The device also includes a stylusfor note-taking, meaning the officer’shandwriting is automatically convertedto text. Its ability to run multiple programssimultaneously means officers are able totake notes while conducting checks at thesame time.

Should the device be lost or stolen,data stored on the phone can be wipedremotely to safeguard against any securityrisk involving sensitive information.

NSW Police Commissioner AndrewScipione said he looked forward to seeingthe positive effect of the smart phones onoperational policing in the coming weeks.

“Policing can be a dangerous job andthis device means officers can performchecks on the spot and gain operationalinformation that could prove pertinentduring high-risk situations,” CommissionerScipione said.

“The device will also save officers timeby streamlining their daily duties as iteliminates the need for officers to return totheir vehicle to access information.”

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We all have a friend who when it comes time to paying a shared bill are nowhere to be seen or somehow they left their wallet at home yet again.

And then we have those friends that just never let you pay for anything and are always shouting everybody.

You might even be one of these two people.

So what is money and why do people treat it so differently?

Gill Edwards, a trained psychologist and author, describes money like “a river which flows all around the world”.

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river banks, desperately thirsty yet fearful to get their feet wet.

“Others paddle in the shal-low at the river’s edge.

“Some cling to a single jug of water from the river, care-fully rationing while others dive into the deep clear water, drinking their fill, offering water to others.”

Gill says “our approach to

money often reveals how safe and secure we feel in the world, or how emotionally needy we are.

“If we worry about money, or have a compulsive desire to spend, obsessively safeguard our future or daydream about being rich, it shows that money symbolises other issues in our lives.”

Another way to view money described by Shakti Gawain, a personal development author, is as “a symbol of our creative energy. We have invented a system whereby we use pieces of paper or metal to represent a certain unit of our creative energy”.

Gill advises that “if you want to be prosperous, it is essential to have a positive attitude towards money. Do you feel a bit sheepish about admitting you want more money? Do you associate wealth with greed, selfishness or materialism? Do you limit yourself to badly paid jobs?

If so, Gill suggests you have “some healing work to do around money”.

I encourage you to start tell-ing yourself you are worthy of abundance and receiving wealth, and get clear on what you want in life to give your money a purpose.

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February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, an annual Ovarian Cancer Australia campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms, risks and effects of ovarian cancer.

It also helps raise vital funds to support work in the fields of awareness, support, advocacy and research.

This February Ovarian Cancer Australia invites Australians to host an After-noon ‘Teal’.

Friends, family and colleagues can gather together to share some cakes and sandwiches and a cup of tea while raising money for

this great cause. Teal has been designated as

the international colour for ovarian cancer.

The Women’s Cancer Foundation was established in 1996 to raise funds for research into ovarian cancer.

The goals of the foundation are working on a vaccine for ovarian cancer, engaging in international clinical trials,

finding ways to reverse resistance to cancer drugs and researching how best to use a woman’s own immune system to combat the disease.

Australia has national screening programs for breast and cervical cancers.

Women aged 18-69 should have a pap smear every two years.

Women aged 50-69 should have a mammogram every two years.

Always remember to book in your bi-annual pap smears and mammograms and set reminders in your phone or write them on your calendar.

You can get more informa-tion on women’s cancers from pharmacies around Australia providing the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Self Care health information.

Self Care Fact Cards avail-able from these pharmacies include topics such as breast awareness and pap smears.

There are also lifestyle topics such as staying a non-smoker and weight and health.

For the nearest Self Care pharmacy location, phone the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia on 1300 369 772.

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It is all very exciting as the 2015 IGA Newcastle Show is just around the corner and we have so many ex-citing attractions! Usually the show is for the mums and kids but let me tell you, this year we have some-thing for the men in the family!

Come along and check out the Tyrepower Auto Expo with over 100 speciality vehicles to inspect over the course of the Show. The Variety Club will have their fun cars along with some pretty spectacu-lar Jaguars, amazing classic cars, GT Holdens, vintage trucks, and

of course the much anticipated Holden Vs Ford Trackskills V8s and the return of the FMX Kaos Motor-cross - it’s every boy’s dream!

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL…. If you’ve got a special ute that

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There’s so much happening, you can find out more information about the Tyrepower Auto Expo from the IGA Newcastle Show website newcastleshow.com.au/attractions.

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NEW rides, NEW showbags, NEW exhibits, NEW fun for everyone.

Why not pop into a participating IGA store and purchase discounted single and family entry tickets as well as ride coupons and save some dollars and remember the Ute Expo along with our Food & Wine and Health & Lifestyle Expo are all free to enter once you are at the Show!

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including characters from the garden such as Lady Beetle, Buzzee Bee, Mr Buggins, Caterlina Caterpillar, Miss Flut-tery and the Fantastic Funky Fairies.

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The secrets of Lambton’s industrial past are set to be unlocked with the launch of a new heritage walk showcasing the suburb’s history.

Produced by retired librarian and Lambton local Julie Keating, in conjunc-tion with the Lambton Residents Group, the 35-minute walk takes in important historical landmarks like the former Lambton Council Chambers, now the Lambton library, the Lambton Park rotunda, the mechanics’ and miners’ institute, post office and Bethel Chapel, built in 1868, not long after the suburb was established.

Ms Keating said she was inspired to research the history of Lambton after attending a National Trust heritage tour of Mayfield, Waratah and Georgetown.

“Being a proud Lambtonite I was a bit cheesed off that we didn’t have some-thing like that in our suburb,’ she said.

With the support of the Lambton Residents Group and local businesses, a glossy brochure has been produced and includes a map and information on the suburb’s history and local points of interest.

The brochure is available from selected Lambton retailers, as well as the library and Newcastle Family History Society on Elder Street.

Ms Keating will run a guided heritage walk around Lambton on Saturday, March 7.

The walk will depart from the library at 10am. For more information, email lambtonresidents@gmail.com.

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will take their white and yellow bags and don their gloves to clean up their local communities as part of Clean Up Australia Day 2015.

Every year this event inspires Austral-ians to take to their local park, beach, bushland and streets to really help make a difference to their local environment.

Council is proud to support and participate in this national day to clean up and care for our community.

I encourage everyone to volunteer and join one of our clean-up sites within the Newcastle local government area.

We need all hands on deck to help beautify our city.

There are at least 10 public clean-up sites listed in Newcastle as well as numerous school and business sites. With these sites located right across the LGA, there is sure to be one that is convenient for everyone.

Registrations are now open to join

Team Clean Up in 2015 at one of the sites in Newcastle. To register, visit www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au or phone 1800 282 329.

I plan to join other volunteers on the day to collect litter that washes into the Throsby Creek mangroves through the stormwater system. While council and other responsible entities take measures to keep litter out of the creek, regular clean-ups are still necessary to gather the litter that gets through the traps.

Since the national event started in 1990, Australians have donated more than 27.2 million hours taking to their streets, bushland, parks and waterways on Clean Up Australia Day, removing an estimated 288,650 tonnes of rubbish from 145,754 sites across the country. Last year an estimated 572,406 volun-teers cleaned up 15,708 tonnes at 7140 sites across Australia.

As Novocastrians, let’s put ourselves in the picture in 2015 to make the 25th Clean Up Australia Day even bigger for our city and for Australia.

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newcastle mattersNUATALI NELMES Newcastle City Council Lord Mayor

all council matters: newcastle.nsw.gov.au

R ecently council was successful in receiving funding through the Public Library Infrastructure

grants program to improve infrastruc-ture at Speers Point Library.

I’m pleased to see this funding, alongside council’s contribution, assist in increasing the size and range of services of the community history section at Speers Point.

This valuable service assists our community with local and family history.

It was also this very section which received an anonymous bag of dona-tions including two World War One diaries which had been missing for more than six years.

Library staff traced the original diaries back to the Dunbar family and worked meticulously on the digitisation and transcription of diaries belonging to World War One soldier John Jackson Dunbar, Sergeant Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance.

Staff also tracked down the Dunbar family for the diaries’ return.

Last week I was honoured to meet the family of this courageous and inspi-rational man and reunite Mrs Dunbar with the long-lost war diaries.

Thank you to the family for allowing us to hold onto the diaries so they could be made publicly available through the community history website. The Dunbar diaries are a wonderful way for people to get an understanding of what those in the war went through during this time.

This year Australia will commemorate the Anzac centenary, marking 100 years since our nation’s forces landed at Gallipoli in World War One.

About 1100 people who lived in or had an association with the Lake Macquarie area enlisted in World War One.

The digitised Dunbar diaries, Lake Macquarie’s World War One enlistment history and more are available at the community history website, at history.lakemac.com.au.

Funding for library well timed with Digger’s past rediscovered

lake macquarie mattersCR JODIE HARRISON Lake Macquarie City Council Mayor

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The Regal Cinema at Birmingham Gardens in 1994. Photo: University of Newcastle Cultural Collections

As the Regal Cinema marks a year since its re-opening, AMELIA PARROTT reports on the history of the much-loved community cinema.

It’s the kind of rags-to-riches tale one would expect to find on the big screen.

A once-popular suburban cinema, fallen into disrepair, returns to its former glory thanks to a passionate and dedicated local community and a last-minute gift from an unlikely

fairy godmother.But as some Novocastrians may be well

aware, this is not a story of Hollywood, it is the story of the Regal Cinema at Birming-ham Gardens.

The Regal’s story began on December 12, 1931, when the Mayoress of Wallsend laid a sandstone foundation stone marking the commencement of construction for a new community hall on, what is today, Moore Street.

The land was donated by local builder T.M. Burke, who also named Birmingham Gardens, and the modest timber-clad building was built by volunteer labour with donated materials.

The Birmingham Gardens Community Hall opened four months later on April 11, 1932, and was heralded as one of the best in the district.

It served as a meeting place for the local community, playing host to dinners, dances, church activities, bingo nights, elections and even a temporary school.

A 2006 National Trust report described the Regal Cinema as historically, aestheti-cally and socially significant, stating that it “speaks volumes of the voluntary efforts and spirit of co-operation in erecting a hall during the Great Depression”.

In the late 1940s the space was converted into a cinema.

Carl Hampson operated the cinema from 1950 until it was taken over by Bruce Avard in 1969.

Affectionately known to locals as the

“Flea Pit”, the Regal showed a range of old and new films including art-house and foreign films, Australian movies and mainstream Hollywood blockbusters.

Many locals have fond memories of feasting on the cinema’s famous choc-tops and weak make-up cordial during inter-mission and keeping warm by kerosene heaters during winter screenings.

But after 56 years of continuous opera-tion as a cinema, the Regal shut its doors in October, 2006, unable to pay for necessary safety upgrades.

It would remain closed for seven years. Before its closure the Regal was still

attracting about 650 patrons a week so it wasn’t long until a community campaign began calling for the cinema to re-open.

The campaign, dubbed Reopen the Regal, was initially spearheaded by the late Greg Heys, a former lord mayor of Newcastle, through the establishment of the Friends of the Regal group, but his involvement in the project was tragically cut short when he suffered a fatal heart attack in June, 2007.

For years a determined group of camp-aigners manned market stalls, collecting signatures and donations, handing out bumper stickers, liaising with council and government officials, never giving up hope that the beloved cinema would open again.

Their dedication was rewarded in 2010 when Friends of the Regal was awarded $141,700 by the state government, thanks to the advocacy of Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery.

The grant would go towards a major renovation of the dilapidated site.

The following year Newcastle City Coun-cil voted to allow the formation of the Regal Cinema Trust, directed by Friends of the Regal president David Horkan, Australia Guild of Screen Composers executive director Jo Smith and Shoot Out Festival

co-founder Kristi Street. Keys to the cinema were handed over to

the trust in June, 2012, by then lord mayor John Tate.

Work immediately began to get the Regal back up and running with timber cladding and guttering, a new stage and rear steps, freshly painted interior and exterior, timber floors re-polished, chairs re-upholstered and a sign touched up by a professional sign writer.

The renovation effort was overseen by Christopher Saunders, who is now general manager of Renew Newcastle.

But as the renovations were coming to an end the cinema was still without the audio and visual technology it needed to screen

films in digital format. Coincidentally it was around this time,

as work was wrapping up at the Regal, that George Miller, the Academy Award-winning director of the animated film Happy Feet, had decided to sell off the state-of-the art $700,000 digital cinema housed at his Sydney studios following the completion of Happy Feet Two.

“We knew we needed to update the Regal technology to re-open and that the Happy Feet cinema equipment was the world’s best and exactly what we needed,” Regal Cinema Trust co-director Ms Smith said.

“When we heard of the sell-off we wrote to George Miller telling him of the Regal’s plight.

“We said we would like to tender but we only had a very limited amount of money, not nearly enough to put in a competitive bid.

“We did not realistically expect to hear back.”

But they did. To the amazement of the Friends of the Regal, Miller’s production company took the cinema under its wing, arranging a complete transfer of all of their technology to the cinema, making it one of the best-equipped cinemas in the nation.

The Regal Cinema re-opened with a gala screening of the Italian drama Cinema Paradiso.

“We chose Cinema Paradiso to re-open because it thematically mirrors the story of the Regal,” cinema programmer George Merryman said.

“It’s a love letter to the movies and it’s a celebration of community cinema, which is what the Regal is.”

The cinema opens on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, operated by volunteers. To find out what’s showing at the Regal, visit the Friends of the Regal Facebook page.

Regal Cinema Trust co-director David Horkan received the keys to the Regal from Newcastle City Council in June 2012. Photo: Christopher Saunders

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48 BURTON RD, ELEEBANAPrice: From $468,000Phone: 1800 352 898, free callWebsite: eleebanashores.com.au Contact: Jason Millers

house of the week

Lifestyle with coastal breezes

T his is a once-in-a-lifetime opportu-nity to own a luxury, designer villa or apartment in new retirement and lifestyle village Eleebana Shores.

The villas and apartments overlook picturesque pasture land and are only minutes from Lake Macquarie and close to all major shopping centres, hospitals, medical facilities, local beaches, cafes, restaurants and entertainment venues.

Villas and apartments at Eleebana Shores set a new benchmark in luxury open-plan living.

Only a short stroll from your front door, in the heart of your own exclusive community, will be the world-class Elee-bana Shores Club.

This will include an indoor heated swim-ming pool, gym and sauna for your health and leisure.

Relax in the Shores Club lounge, dining and bar area which will provide the perfect setting for regular dinner dances, get-togethers and Happy Hours.

There will also be a massage and physiotherapy service, visiting health professional room, doctor’s clinic, library,

art and crafts, photography and internet rooms.

The villa on offer is a free-standing, spacious, single-level designer home with two bedrooms and a study or third bedroom.

There is a single or double car garage option.

The property has open-plan living areas and wraparound balconies.

It faces north-east and picks up coastal breezes.

There are Smeg appliances, air-condi-tioning, nine-foot ceilings, landscaping, fencing, driveway and a covered outdoor entertaining area.

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A whole new vision for retirement living in Newcastle OPEN DAYS Sunday 8th to Wednesday 11th March 10am - 4pm each day

Eleebana Shores Retirement Village

• Overlooking acreage with a tranquil bushland vista, yet so conveniently close to it all, Lake Macquarie, all the beaches, shopping centres, restaurants, medical services, transport and amenities.

• A maintenance free place that lets you focus on the important things like freedom, friendship, fun and the future.

• A place to meet and make new friends.

• A place to party, play, celebrate, relax and share, discover and grow.

• A place offering a vibrant social mix to enjoy the 5 Star Amenities and facilities.

• It will be a place dedicated entirely to your freedom to simply be as you are, do as you want and come as you please.

• A place uniquely devoted to supporting your independence and health as you age, with a registered nurse and live on site Village Manager.

• A Passionate, caring, independent place with friendly hands-on owners and staff offering a real commitment to your ongoing satisfaction and security.

• A place with rolling green pastures, beautifully landscaped gardens, picnic areas and green space.

Please come along to any of our GRAND OPENING DAYS as we showcase the long list of luxury fixtures and inclusions to feature in the contemporary EJE architecturally designed Villas and Apartments, due for completion over 24 months from this July. The luxury homes will maximise sheer “liveability” to complement the world class facilities and relaxed lifestyle on offer. On the day walk through and enjoy our:• Designer kitchens with European appliances and stone bench tops.

• Spacious feature bathrooms.• Floor and patio covering choices, including bamboo, timber, tile and carpet.

• Ultimate open plan indoor/outdoor entertainment areas.• Your choice of interior colour schemes.

• Your choice of air conditioning, vanities, mixers, window coverings and more ...

Village Address: 40-48 Burton Road, Mount Hutton 1800 732 654 www.eleebanashores.com.au Next door to the Ducks Crossing Restaurant – Eleebana, off Warners Bay Road or Glad Gunson Drive

Please join us for a VIP tour of our brand new Display Showroom, initial Community Lifestyle Centre, forthcoming single level village and facilities. Our friendly owners and staff will be available to welcome you and spend the time to answer all your questions. Full information packs will also be available, covering all of the important aspects of retirement living, including the long list of lifestyle benefits on offer at Eleebana Shores.

Unveiling the BRAND NEW Display Showroom and initial Community Lifestyle Centre

Eleebana Shores – Designed to be everything you want it to be.

Ready December 2015 will be the state of the art $2,000,000 “Shores Club” Well Being Centre, incorporating bars, commercial kitchen and expansive indoor and outdoor dining areas, indoor heated lap pool, library and internet room, arts, crafts, painting and other club rooms, gym, library, media room and much more!

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When it comes to effortless style and sophistication, few do it better than the French.

La Belle France makes it easy for anybody to inject a little bit of chic into their home décor with a range of homewares and furniture imported direct from France, including tablecloths, table runners, tea towels, cushions, kitchen accessories and candles, as well as a range of decadently scented soaps and perfumes.

Wining and dining is central to any Frenchman’s home life so it is little wonder they take their tableware seriously.

La Belle France owner Leanne Harris promised you will be amazed with the quality of the textiles on offer.

Having only recently taken over the business, Leanne is already getting new lines in and is planning a trip to France later this year to secure yet more unique stock.

“There’s never been a better time to come in to the store,” she said.

Garden of the Soul is a fabulous new-age gift shop on picturesque Swan Street, in the heart of historic Morpeth, overlooking the beautiful Hunter River.

We offer an exciting range of products to help improve your wellbeing and life balance, assisting you to reconnect with the divine within us all. We can advise you on the right gift for any occasion.

We specialise in unique new-age and feel-good gifts made by local artists and artisans, including leadlight, jewellery, beeswax candles, handmade soap, gem trees, tie dye clothing and kits, meditation stools, crystal drops and herbal teas.

We have an extensive range of crystals, incense, salt lamps, figurines, dream catchers, wind chimes, prayer flags, bells, singing bowls, yoga and meditation supplies, tarot and runes, wall plaques, sun-catchers, music, books, Feng Shui supplies and much, much more.

Come on in and browse or order online atwww.gardenofthesoul.com.au

This weekend why not visit Maitland’s only dedicated gourmet cheese delicatessen.

At Gourmet or Glutton we are passionate about our cheese.

Whether it be Australian or an international favourite, we are here to help find the perfect cheese for you.

Accompanied by our delicious range of artisan salamis, fine antipasto, locally produced condiments and gourmet crackers, you’ll be in foodie heaven.

Specialising in cheese tower wedding cakes, customers come to us from Sydney and beyond for our unique personalised towers.

Developed in consultation with our clients, the cheeses are carefully selected and tailored to theme, taste and budget, and will certainly be a spectacular addition to your special day.

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Charlestown or Belmont could not secure a much-needed out-right win at Kahibah Oval on Saturday.

After narrowly securing first innings points last week, Charlestown declared their second innings closed at 9 for 166 leaving Belmont a target of 173 to win off 37 overs.

Belmont was soon in trouble and abort-ed the run chase. Charlestown pressed hard but when stumps were drawn Bel-mont were 7 for 92.

In the standout performance, veteran Jace Lawson took 10 wickets for the match for Belmont.

Wallsend sprung one of the upsets of the season when they defeated Merewether by 29 runs at Wallsend Oval.

Defending 195, the three pronged attack of Cameron Roxby, skipper Jake Mont-gomery and Liam Taylor combined to bowl the Lions out for 166. Roxby finished with the best figures of 5 for 52 from 25.1 overs.

The game at Waratah Oval went to script with Stockton taking the remaining five Waratah wickets they needed to secure an outright win by an innings and in doing so consolidated their grip on fourth place.

Veteran paceman Benn West took eight wickets for the match for the Seagulls.

University were another team to record an innings outright victory at Cardiff Oval. Cardiff dug in for the battle lasting 40

overs in scoring 57 but it really was just a matter of time for the high-flying Students to finish off their good work set up last week.

Newcastle City received a much-needed boost completing an outright victory against fellow strugglers Wests at Harker Oval. City captain Mitchell Claydon made a hard-hitting 70 as City chased down the target of 167 with two wickets to spare.

With first innings points appearing to be out of reach, Toronto Workers declared 89 runs behind Hamilton Wickham’s 1st innings total of 256 at Ron Hill Oval. They then could not make quick inroads into the strong Hamwicks batting lineup and despite dismissing them late in the day for 181 there was insufficient time for any serious run chase to be mounted.

Tight tussle ensuesCharlestown’s Roscoe Thattil falls lbw to Belmont’s Jace Lawson. Photo: www.newcastlephotographics.com.au

PAUL ROBERTSON

WARNERS Bay Football Club has been admitted to the region’s highest level of competitive female soccer, with the club to compete in the Northern NSW Women’s Premier League, the tier below Australian W-League.

Warners Bay field NNSW WPL teams in under-14s, under-16s, under-18s and first grade.

“This is great for female sport in general and our local community,” club president Darren Sylvester said. “It will help put Warners Bay on the map with television, internet and newspaper coverage of the WPL.

“This is something we have worked hard to attain and we are all very proud as a club to be able to qualify for the WPL and offer our female players the opportunity to compete at an elite level.”

The club had to meet strict conditions such as player develop-ment plans, club administration, marketing and promotion, community support and upgrades to the club’s oval.

“Warners Bay FC has historically had the most female players in the Lake Macquarie region and we are really excited to finally have the chance for our girls and women to participate at the highest competi-tive level available,” Mr Sylvester said.

“We are talking to local busi-nesses and are looking for sponsors. Warners Bay Sports Club, The Bay of India and the Coffee Club are confirmed as our sponsors with other announcements to follow.”

Warners is one of three clubs to gain entry to the league in 2015 alongside Wallsend and South Wallsend for season 2015.

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Terrace stars in title double

Raymond Terrace’s Jason Stokes and Lennon Scott completed the 2015 Newcas-tle District Triples/Fours Championship double when they combined brilliantly with Jamie Minter (Raymond Terrace) last Sunday at Edgeworth Bowling Club to win the Triples Final.

They convincingly beat the strong Valen-tine trio of Ian Macrae, Jacob McMurray and David Govan 25/11. Scott’s team lead 7/1 after six ends, Govan’s team then fought back winning the next two ends to trail only 7/6 after eight ends.

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control winning six of the next eight ends to establish a 18/9 advantage.

Both teams recorded comfortable semi-final victories with Scott’s team defeating Dora Creek Workers surprise packets Ross Hoban, Ted Dearlove and Allan Webber 25/15.

Govan’s team had an outstanding 22/11 win over Michael Abel, Ian Lean and Australian representative Matthew Baus (Raymond Terrace).

The District Championship programme continues next Sunday with first and second matches scheduled to be played in the District Pairs, Senior (over 60’s) Pairs & State President’s Pairs.

First Round matches in the 2015 Newcastle District Saturday Pennant Competition will be played next Saturday. Defending champions and 2015 favourites the Raymond Terrace “Jets” have a tough opening encounter against last years

defeated quarter-finalist Beresfield at Beresfield.

Last year’s runners-up Soldiers Point travel to Kahibah, in what should be an even contest as Kahibah have a number of new signings including former Valentine players Bill Ahoy and Owen Jefferson. Section 4 favourites Nelson Bay enjoy home green advantage against the newly promoted Hamilton North, winners of last years No.2 Grade competition.

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First-class cricket returns to Newcastle for the first time in five years with NSW taking on Western Australia in a four-day Sheffield Shield clash at No.1 Sports-ground beginning today, Wednesday, February 25.

With the Sydney Cricket Ground being used for the ICC World Cup, the Blues were forced to find alternative venues for two home games and last week easily defeated Victoria in Wagga Wagga.

Both sides feature several players with Test experience: NSW’s Steve O’Keefe, Nathan Lyon and Doug Bollinger and Western Australia’s Shaun Marsh and Ashton Agar.

Novocastrian Michael Hogan is the spearhead of the Western Australian bowling attack and took five wickets in his side’s draw with South Australia in Glenelg last week.

“It’s terrific to have first-class cricket back in Newcastle,” Newcastle District Cricket Association chairman Paul Marjoribanks said.

“NSW and Western Australia are running first and second on the Shield ladder, so it should be a great game of cricket. It’s free admission each day so it’s a great opportunity for the Hunter’s cricket fans to come into No.1 and watch.”

Free Shield cricket to see at No.1 from today

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A hat-trick of tries to powerful winger Akuila Uate was one of a number of highlights for the Knights in their 26-4 win over

the Canberra Raiders in Queanbeyan on Saturday afternoon.

An out-of-from Uate spent the latter part of 2014 injured or in the NSW Cup side.

With Jarrod Mullen controlling play from five-eighth, the Knights led 14-0 at half-time with Uate crossing twice, firstly from a backline spread and then from a

nice cut-out ball from Mullen.Joey Leilua scored shortly before half-

time, with the Knights’ dominance limit-ing the Raiders’ attacking opportunities.

A converted try to hooker Adam Clyds-dale had the Knights up by 20 points before Uate and Dane Gagai teamed up to give the winger his third for the match.

The Knights fulfilled coach Rick Stone’s pre-match hopes of a solid team perfor-mance and no injuries.

“A good start to the season can give a young team a bit of confidence and a springboard to keep performing through-out the season.” Stone said.

The trial went part of the way in deter-mining the Knights’ outside backs for the start of the season with Uate’s perfor-mance all but guaranteeing him a spot on the wing along with the reliable James McManus.

Leilua and Sione Mata’utia started in the centres with Gagai on the bench but Gagai looked particularly sharp, leaving Stone with a tough decision on who to leave out.

The Knights lower-grade teams were also in action on the weekend in Sydney, with the under-20s defeating the Raiders 38-14 while the NSW Cup team lost 28-20 to Mounties, Canberra’s feeder side.

Under-20s coach Troy Pezet said a strong performance from his forwards had impressed him.

“Our forwards have worked really hard, they are reaping the benefits of a hard off- season of tackle technique,” Pezet said.

“Josh King and Daniel Saifita were really good leading from the front,.

“They probably laid a good platform for us.

“Josh Birch in the backs was also one of our best.”

The Knights’ first game of the NRL season will be at Hunter Stadium on Satur-day, March 7, with kick-off at 4.30pm.

Uate back to flying best for Knights

The Knights preparing for battle against the Canberra Raiders in Queanbeyan on Saturday afternoon. Picture: Courtesy of the Knights

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Fully-fit winger nabs three tries as Newcastle defeat Canberra in final hitout before season opener

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Wednesday 25 February 2015

Chairman of The Gardens Greyhound Club Brett Lazzarini has slammed those in the industry participating in live baiting as “disgraceful” and

backed investigations under way to weed them out of the sport.

The practice of using live rabbits, piglets and other animals as a lure to encourage grey-hounds to chase was exposed by ABC TV pro-gram Four Corners last week, sparking wide-spread public outrage.

“There’s no use sweeping this issue under the carpet,” Mr Lazzarini told The Post.

“It’s only a very small percentage of people who do this type of thing but it affects every-body.”

Mr Lazzarini said humanely-killed, fro-zen rabbits had previously been used during training at the track but the process had been stopped several weeks ago.

“I decided to put a stop to it,” Mr Lazzarini said.“We don’t want anyone to think that we are

doing anything wrong here.”Mr Lazzarini said there was a concern that the

current drama would make current sponsors reluctant to continue supporting the industry.

“It hasn’t happened here yet but there might be some who may not want to be associated with greyhound racing.”

Mr Lazzarini also said the decision from au-thorities to reject calls for racing to be shut down while the investigation was played out was the correct one.

“I know quite a few people whose wages de-pend on racing each week,” he said.

More than 20 people were last week sus-pended following the airing of the TV program, including Congewai trainer John O’Brien who admitted to keeping live rabbits in cages but strongly denied using them for live baiting.

The fallout from the revelations continued earlier this week with Racing Queensland’s general manager of stewards and integrity op-erations Wade Birch stood down to allow for a review in that state to take place.

NSW Minister for Racing Troy Grant said it was clear self-regulation under the current structure and culture within greyhounds had failed and announced a review of the industry to be headed by former High Court Justice Mi-chael McHugh.

“The review will develop a new model of governance to ensure the integrity of the in-dustry and [that] the abhorrent practice of live baiting is stamped out for good,” Mr Grant said.

Mr Grant said Justice McHugh would be joined on the review panel by RSPCA chief ex-ecutive Steve Coleman, Greyhound Racing In-dustry Consultation Group’s Ron Arnold and a representative from NSW Police.

Greys boss furiousAction from a greyhounds race at The Gardens at Birmingham Gardens on Friday night. Photo: Paul Monforte

PAUL MONFORTE

After 18 rounds of their turbulent season, the Newcastle Jets are still waiting for their share of luck from the footballing gods.

The frustration of narrowly missed oppor-tunities and late opposition goals continued on the weekend with a 94th-minute freekick denying the Jets victory against the Welling-ton Phoenix at the Lower Hutt Recreation Ground.

The 2-2 draw came after the visitors had jumped out of the blocks with two goals inside 20 minutes via an own-goal from Wellington’s Roly Bonevacia and Scott Neville’s header from an Andrew Hoole cross.

They then held firm until the 68th minute when Roy Krishna got the Phoenix on the board before Jason Hicks’ injury-time leveller.

Jets coach Phil Stubbins praised his young side for grabbing a point away from home and said Wellington’s fightback was the sign of a very good team.

“They need to get a pat on the back for achieving that,” Stubbins said.

“But certainly from our perspective I think that the way that we acquitted ourselves and tried to run the game out and do everything that we could to try and get a result is some-thing that we’re proud of.

“We’ve come here, we’ve got ourselves a two-goal lead, and to come away from here with a two-all draw is something that prior to the game you would think of as an accept-able result.

“Having said that, we had a genuine opportunity to get the three points, so to

have it snatched from us in the fashion that we did is certainly disappointing.”

The Jets are back at home this weekend for a local derby against the Central Coast Mariners who themselves have struggled for form this season. Newcastle has not beaten Central Coast since October 2012.

Saturday’s match at Hunter Stadium kicks off at 5pm.

A-League ladder: Perth Glory 35pts (+8 goal difference), *Melbourne Victory 33pts (+16), Adelaide United 33pts (+15), Wellington Phoenix 30pts (+11), Sydney FC 29pts (+8), **Brisbane Roar 21pts (-1), *Melbourne City 21pts (-6), Central Coast Mariners 15pts (-16), Newcastle Jets 10pts (-24), Western Sydney Wanderers 8pts (-11). * One game in hand. ** Two games in hand.

Jets agonisingly close to a victory before cruel blow struck by Phoenix in added time across ditch