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This is for you, Alex

I t was the day a rugby league match went far beyond the battle for two competition points.

Knights back-rower Alex McKinnon’s neck injury united his teammates and the commu-

nity as a whole at Hunter Stadium on Sunday with the 18,196 crowd standing and applauding as the Newcastle players formed a huddle centre-field with coach Wayne Bennett as part of the ‘Rise For Alex’ tribute.

Bennett said the emotion of the day had got to him: “It’s funny, I didn’t expect it to hit me the way it did. I felt the angst when I came to the ground and I didn’t expect it to hit me the way it did, but when I saw the jerseys and the people and the fans wearing their colours, I realised they’ve been in the same pain and hurt that we’ve been in,’’ he said. “I didn’t want to look at too many of them, to be honest with you. It wasn’t good for my eyes. I was starting to get tears, I was, so the fans have been wonderful.’’

McKinnon’s recovery took a positive turn on Sunday evening with the 22-year-old being woken from an induced coma and communicating with his family.

He continues to undergo intensive physiother-apy and the hope is that he will soon be able to be transferred to a Sydney hospital. The Knights played with determination from the opening whistle to thrash the Cronulla Sharks 30-0 and record their first victory of the 2014 season.

Players, coaches and fans unite to pay tribute to injured Knight McKinnon

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Meanwhile, the NRL said it is working with Hunter Sports Group and the Knights Members Club to work through a unified business model for the club. NRL Head of Club and State Services, Mr Tony Crawford, said the Knights Members Club and the Hunter Sports Group had agreed to

hold off any further action in relation to the club’s ownership while the NRL holds discussions with both parties. “The Members Club has agreed to defer any move to transfer the ownership of the club so commercial discussions can take place,” Mr Crawford said.

The Knights players and coach Wayne Bennett pay tribute to Alex McKinnon Photo: Newcastle Knights

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Knights and dames - not essential but not worth worrying about

More time-wasting in the world of federal politics last week with the discussion over Tony Abbott's decision to reintroduce knighthoods and damehoods in Australia.

I don't have a problem with the decision, but I agree with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten when he says there are far greater priorities for the government to focus on.

Knights and Dames of the Order of Australia were stopped by the Hawke government in 1986.

I know that it's in the job description of an Opposition Leader to reject most of what the government introduces but Mr Shorten's appar-ent outrage and determination to reverse the decision if he gets the chance is going a bit far.

It really does fall into the "who cares" category. Yes, it's not a necessity, but it doesn't hurt or

affect anyone and wouldn't be worth the time and expense of throwing it out some years down the track.

There is the argument that it is a backward step to reintroduce something that was discarded 28 years ago. However, I think honouring people with a knighthood or damehood is actually a nice way to recognise contributions made to this country, as long they are handed out sparingly.

Mr Abbott has said the honour will only be bestowed on a maximum of four knights or dames a year.

Certainly the outgoing and incoming Governor-

Generals Quentin Bryce and Peter Cosgrove are worthy of the honour.

I want to add my best wishes to Alex McKin-non and the Newcastle Knights club following the young forward's shocking injury.

I've witnessed first-hand at Knights training the camaraderie amongst the players and know how hard something like this will affect them.

There's been some talk speculating on how long he will be out of the game for. Let's forget about that for the time being and put all our hopes into him being able get back on his feet.

You could sense there was something special about McKinnon when Wayne Bennett promoted to him to first grade at St George Illawarra in 2011 at just 19 years of age.

He made his debut in the centres against the Gold Coast and scored two tries and was one of the first players Bennett wanted to bring with him to the Knights in 2012.

McKinnon showed his toughness and maturity in 2012 by playing every match for Newcastle and has become a mainstay in the Knights' lineup.

When these accidents, as rare as they are, occur in rugby league there are always discussions on what can be done to stop it happening again.

I think it was simply an accident. Unfortunately, players will occasionally land on their head or necks. I don't think there was any intent on the part of the Melbourne player, Jordan McLean.

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M ystery still surrounds the death of Mayfield man Anthony O’Grady, whose hog-tied and semi-naked

body was found dumped in Wickham Park last week.

Police have appealed to the public for information as they continue to deter-mine a motive for Mr O’Grady’s killing.

“The fact that it is in a location in a public area, in the open, we are hopeful that someone may have seen something, and with that information we urge you to come forward,” Newcastle crime manager Acting Inspector Jeff Little said.

“This particular offence is not a matter of a body that someone has tried to dispose of or hide, it was out in the open and that is quite clear.”

Mr O’Grady is believed to have owned a car and boat, both of which were parked outside his Valencia Street home. The car was later found abandoned on Ash Island.

Police cordoned off and searched the extensive Wickham Park area, including adjacent railway land, after the discovery

of the body on Wednesday morning.Mr O’Grady’s hands and feet were

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Mr O’Grady was a housemate of Peter

Hore, who has become known in the media as a “serial pest” after disrupting public events over a number of years, and was a familiar face around Mayfield.

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N ewcastle City Council has approved the installation of traffic lights at the intersection of Glebe Road and Park Avenue

at Adamstown in an effort to reduce the number of accidents at the busy junction.The existing pedestrian crossing at the north-eastern end of Park Avenue will be removed, as part of the $900,000 project, and replaced with a set of traffic lights that will allow for better pedestrian and cycle access and traffic flow along Glebe Road.

In its report, Council said a high number of accidents had been recorded at the intersection of Glebe Road with Park Avenue and Wood Street and near misses had also occurred and the pedestrian crossing.

Some Adamstown residents, who provided feedback on the plans during a community consultation period late last year, criticised the proposal claiming more needed to be done to address what they saw as the root of the traffic prob-lems along Glebe Road and Park Avenue - the nearby railway gates at Adamstown Station. One Victoria Street resident commented, “this will do until a tunnel goes in behind the pub under the rail line."

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Another said, “fix the gates and get State Rail to change the goods and coal trains so they do not go through Adamstown – it should only be passenger trains.”

Cr Tim Crakanthorp said the plans had changed considerably following commu-

nity consultation and he was confident “99 per cent of people would be satisfied” with Council’s solution.

Council’s general manager, Ken Gouldthorp said Council would consult with Roads and Maritime Services to

investigate synching the traffic lights with the railway gates. Council has applied to fund the project through the Federal Government’s Black Spot Program and is awaiting the results of its application.

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T he University of Newcastle’s new $17.3 million medical sciences building was officially opened on Monday by Federal Minister for

Human Services, Senator Marise Payne and the university’s vice-chancellor, Professor Caroline McMillen.

The purpose-built state-of-the-art Medical Sciences West building features anatomy facilities, including a 120-person lab and a specimen museum, as well as a 48 dispensing workstations for the univer-sity’s new Bachelor Of Pharmacy degree.

Professor McMillen said the world-class research and education facilities would “future-proof” the graduates passing through the building.

“We will see a next-generation learning experience for more than 3,500 students and it will return benefits to their careers as healthcare professionals as they practice in biotechnology, medicine, as pharmacists, in radiation therapy, speech pathology, dietetics and more in our region and beyond,” she said.

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F ive community childcare centres will enter into leases with Newcastle City Council has part of a new arrangement approve by

Council last week. Merindah Children’s Centre at

Wallsend, Elermore Vale Early Learning Centre, Hamilton Child Care Centre, Glendore Child Care Centre and Mary-land Child Care and Early Education Centre will enter into five year leases in an arrangement Council said will ensure availability of childcare places across the city.

Council had previously offered to gift Elermore Vale Early Learning Centre and Merindah Children’s Centre to their respective operators.

Speaking in favour of the new lease arrangement, Cr Brad Luke said gifting the centres would mean losing millions of dollars worth of assets with no assurance as to what would happen to the centres in the future.

Council’s general manager, Ken Gouldthorp said all direct out-of-pocket costs associated with the backflip would be reimbursed, a decision which garnered rare praise from Cr Nuatali Nelmes.

“We have, as a Council, suggested, promoted and pushed gifting onto these centres and now we’ve done an about face and are going with a lease arrange-

ment that was originally suggested by the centres,” she said.

“We are the ones changing our mind so we should be the ones to cover the cost and in some respects, we owe the centres an apology for this process.”

In a statement, Newcastle Lord Mayor, Jeff McCloy said the lease arrangement would allow Council to slowly scale

recovery of its costs over time whilst miti-gating the impact of the change on each centre by providing a direct relationship between the rent and the number of child places at each centre.

Rent will be based on a percentage of the centre’s annual turnover or a base rate of $8,873 plus 5 per cent per annum – whichever is greatest.

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Search begins for new cultural director

Newcastle City Council has begun its search campaign for a cultural director.

The successful applicant will lead Council’s performing arts, art gallery and museum facilities.

In a statement, Newcastle City Council’s general manager, Ken Gouldthorp said Council was seeking someone who is highly regarded in national and interna-tional cultural circles to fill the new role.

“He or she will work closely with specialist heads of each facility to engage with the broader arts community, attract exhibitions, including blockbuster national shows, and maintain and grow Newcastle’s unique collections,” he said. "The recruitment of this critical role shows Council's commitment to growing these facilities and taking them to a whole new level at a time of significant change for Newcastle.

“We are looking for a person who will establish an arts and cultural program that goes beyond the walls of existing buildings and utilises all of our assets collectively to promote Newcastle as a cultural destination.”

The search follows the controversial sacking of Newcastle Art Gallery director, Ron Ramsey and Council’s future city director, Judy Jaeger over their involve-ment in the transaction of the Brett White-ley sculpture, Black Totem II.

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S upporters of the Newcas-tle Art Gallery are deter-mined to clear the name of sacked gallery director,

Ron Ramsey and Newcastle City Council’s former future city direc-tor Judy Jaeger.

More than 200 concerned art-lovers met last week to “hear the truth” about the former staff members’ involvement in the transaction of the Brett Whiteley sculpture, Black Totem II, at a public meeting at City Hall.

Speaking to the Post after the meeting, organiser, Linda Drum-mond said the night was full of “explosive” revelations, with councillors and members of the Newcastle Art Gallery Founda-tion speaking frankly about their involvement in the saga.

One such revelation, outlined in documents tabled at the meeting, was that Council had not contacted Lowensteins Arts Management, the firm that

advised Whiteley’s widow, Wendy Whiteley to donate the work to the gallery through the Federal Government’s Cultural Gifts program, to discuss the details of the transaction prior to launching an independent investigation.

According to the documents, a representative from Lowensteins advised Ms Whiteley that “the process proposed was totally transparent and with the letter of current tax law.”

Ms Drummond said she was appalled by the lack of consulta-tion between Council and Lowen-steins.

“From my perspective, my first point of call would have been Lowensteins,” she said.

“Judy [Jaeger], Ron [Ramsey], and the Foundation have be defamed, and by Council saying they have acted illegally, they’ve defamed Lowensteins, the White-ley Foundation, and by extension, the Art Gallery of NSW.

“Good, honest, hardworking people have had their name smeared and besmirched and we aren’t going to stand for it."

The meeting resolved to forward information about the transac-tion process to the commissioner of taxation to investigate and determine whether it breached appropriate tax rules or if the Foundation had acted outside its trust deed.

Newcastle City Council would not confirm whether it or Price Waterhouse Coopers Legal had made contact with Lowensteins at any point during investigations into the transaction, nor would it comment on the resolutions passed at the meeting, but referred the Post to previous media releases regarding the transaction controversy.

Meanwhile, Council is continu-ing its search for a new cultural director.

Ms Drummond said Council would have a hard time finding a suitable applicant to take on its new and relatively untested role, given its poor handling of past issues concerning the gallery.

“If you were in the arts commu-nity, would you take on the role?

“It’s a poisoned chalice.”

For more information go to www.lakemac.com.auor call Council’s Customer Service Centre on 4921 0333

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A 96-place childcare centre will be built on Prospect Road at Garden Suburb, despite last-ditch attempts from residents to stop the development going ahead.

Lake Macquarie Council voted 9 – 3 to approve the plan amid concerns that the large centre would create traffic chaos on along the suburban street.

Cr Laurie Coghlan said in order for Council to provide services across the city, some residential streets would be busy at times.

Council resolved to introduce left-hand turn only from the centre's driveway to allay concerns about the nearby blind corner.

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Karen Eastwood entertains children as part of the Wacky Wombat reading program

I magination was the order of the day at Wallsend Library last week, with the launch of the new-look Wacky Wombat children’s reading program.

Local performing arts group, Tantrum Youth Arts have teamed up with Newcas-tle Regional Library to deliver the 2014 program, which encourages young children and their families to develop a regular reading habit through creative and

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Popular children’s reading program relaunches with a fresh new look for 2014

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Wacky tales at your local library

interactive storytelling using music, fun props and costumes.

Tantrum Youth Arts artistic director, Amy Hardingham said she was looking forward to assisting in the delivery of the library’s reading programs through the new partnership.

“We provide a huge range of creative opportunities for children and young people in Newcastle and by working with the library we are able to extend our services even further,” she said.

“Our associate director, Lucy Shepherd, will be a co-presented for the Wacky program.

“Lucy is passionate about guiding pre-schoolers through creative adventures, something she did a lot of during her time working at NIDA, and something she continues through Tantrum’s pre-school drama program.”

Newcastle City Council’s public program coordinator, Carol Edmonds, said making reading fun was essential to fostering keen young readers.

“The children associate the positive experience of the performances with the library and many begin to develop a regular habit of using their local library,” she said.

“In time, this will also help to foster their literacy skills.

“To help parents reinforce the message and the positive experience of the perfor-mance, we encourage parents to borrow the books that the program dramatizes, take them home and read them to their children.”

The next Wacky Wombat program will be held at Wallsend Library on Wednes-day, April 9 from 10:30am.

The 45-minute show costs $3.50 per child and bookings can be made by contacting the library on 4985 6680.

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W ith the cooler months fast approaching, it may be time to visit your GP to receive an influenza vaccine.

More than 18,000 hospitalisations are attributed to influenza each year and between 1,500 and 3,500 people die as a result of the virus annually – more than the amount of fatalities caused by motor vehicle accidents on Australian roads.

Hunter Medicare Local clinical director, Dr Lee Fong said it was important, espe-cially for pregnant woman, the elderly and Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders, to get the jab each year.

“Even if you were vaccinated last year, it is important to be re-vaccinated now as protection is not long lasting,” Dr Fong explained.

The 2014 vaccination contains protec-tion against three strains of the virus, including H1N1 or ‘swine flu’, which continues to cause significant illness, particularly among young people.

According to Dr Fong, the common story that a flu vaccination gives you the flu is a myth and in reality, most people suffer no side-effects after receiving the vaccine.

“Between one and 10 per cent [of people] may experience fever and malaise as the

body reacts to the vaccine and prepares antibodies, but as the vaccine does not contain viable virus, it is not possible to get influenza,” he said.

“One of the common reasons for refusal [of the vaccine] is that the person ‘never gets flu’ and doesn’t see a need for vacci-nation.

“As influenza can leave a person weak and lethargic for weeks, a moment of discomfort is a small price to pay for what could be a very uncomfortable and incon-venient illness and one which you could

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be responsible for spreading to workmates and loved ones.”

NSW Health Minister, Jillian Skinner said although most parts of the state have been experiencing warm weather, it was important to be “winter wise” by practic-ing healthy behaviours, such as covering your mouth to cough or sneeze and wash-ing hands regularly, and getting vaccinated against the flu.

For further information on the safety and benefits of the influenza vaccine or to arrange a vaccination, contact your GP.


Smoke alarm safetyHouseholds in the Hunter are being urged to revisit fire safety procedures as new research released by Duracell reveals that as many as 70 per cent of parents are not planning ahead in case of fire and proactively changing their smoke alarm batteries every year.

New figures also show that NSW fire services attended more than 4,000 house fires across the state in 2013 – an average of 77 residential fires per week.

As well as destruction of property, 21 people lost their lives. “A fire can take hold in less than three minutes, filling your home with deadly smoke. All it takes is a few breaths of smoke before you’re uncon-scious. A working smoke alarm gives you vital seconds to get out before you’re over-come,” Fire & Rescue NSW Commissioner Greg Mullins said.

The survey also found that 43 per cent of NSW parents only changed smoke alarm batteries when prompted by the smoke alarm beep, indicating the battery had gone flat or that the unit had passed its use-by date. “Our message is simple: only working smoke alarms saves lives. When Daylight Saving ends on April 6, change your smoke alarm battery as well as your clock.”

Fire & Rescue NSW and the Rural Fire Service, are encouraging Australians to have a working smoke alarm and a prac-ticed home escape plan. The ‘Change your clock, change your smoke alarm battery’ campaign to mark the end of daylight saving this Sunday is a reminder to help Australians increase their fire safety awareness in the lead-up to the winter fire season, a high risk fire time.

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W ork will begin this week on a new state-of-the-art football facility at Speers Point.

The Lake Macquarie Foot-ball Facility, tipped to become a football hub for the Hunter region, will feature 10 five-a-side synthetic pitches and two full-size synthetic football fields.

Lake Macquarie Mayor, Jodie Harrison said the facility would play host to hundreds of young athletes during the International Children’s Games this December.

“The timing is going to be really tight for the International Children’s Games and I certainly hope this is going to be ready,” she said.

“It will be the first big use of this facility and I’m looking forward to having some-thing so important to the region here [in Lake Macquarie].”

Member for Swansea, Garry Edwards said the facility would attract national and international teams and act as a breeding ground for local talent.

“You look at people like Craig Johnson, he’s hung his boots up these days but

people like Craig and his generation will be so proud of this to think that this is going to foster more and more Craig Johnson’s over years to come,” he said. “Instead of us having to send a lot of our juniors overseas for their crème de la crème training, they will now be able to come here.”

The State Government contributed $7.3 million to the $11.3 million project as part of the Hunter Infrastructure Investment Fund, announced last September, with Northern NSW Football contributing the remaining $4 million.

Construction is expected to be complete by early November.

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Lake Macquarie MP, Greg Piper, Lake Macquarie Mayor, Jodie Harrison, Swansea MP, Garry Edwards and Northern NSW Football chairman, Bill Walker turn the first sod at the site of the new Lake Macquarie Football Facility


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Do you want to represent Lake Macquarie in the International Children’s Games this December? Now is the time to apply.

As the host city, Lake Macquarie can select a full delegation of up to 90 athletes, competing across eight sports – swim-ming, gymnastic, athletics, football, sail-ing, water polo, golf and BMX.

Lake Macquarie Mayor, Jodie Harrison said competing in the Games would be an amazing experience for young athletes.

“Competing in the International Chil-dren’s Games is a once in a lifetime experi-ence, but this year is even more significant as it is in Team Lake Macquarie’s home town,” she said.

“The Games bring children from differ-ent cultural backgrounds together to learn from each other and make friendships that can last a lifetime.

“I encourage young sportspeople from Lake Macquarie to take advantage of this opportunity and become involved.”

Athletes must be between 12 and 15 years of age on December 31, 2014 and either live or go to school in Lake Macquarie to be eligible to apply.

Applications for all sports close on Wednesday, April 30, with the exception of football, which will run a trial day on Monday, April 7.

For more information on how to apply visit www.icg-lakemacquarie2014.com/team-lake-macquarie.

Lake Macquarie City Council will also host an information session for interested athletes and their parents at the council chambers on Tuesday, April 8 from 4pm.

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Newcastle is at a critical point in its transforma-tion ... a fork in the road. The people who want change so Newcastle can be a truly world-class city now need to be heard.

We must support the bold, yet achievable, Urban Renewal Strategy or allow a small but vocal pocket of opposition to try to hijack plans that promise investment, opportunity and pros-perity.

It is gratifying the NSW Government is now focussed on Newcastle renewal.

For too long, the City didn’t have its fair share of government spending. Now, we must do our part to take advantage of the attention and resources.

Now is the time for businesses, organisations and private citizens to create a groundswell for change in Newcastle.

The City needs the support of the “silent major-ity” for changes to Newcastle’s urban planning guidelines that deal with two major develop-ments: The University of Newcastle City campus and increases in floor space ratio; and the GPT Group and UrbanGrowth NSW in the East End, with increased height levels to kick-start redevel-opment while protecting significant city views.

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It’s been a year since the first green waste bins rolled into Lake Macquarie suburbs, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank residents for their role in making the service a great success.

Every household that has used the green waste service correctly has contributed to achiev-ing impressive environmental and cost saving outcomes for the City of Lake Macquarie.

Since its launch in April 2013, the fortnightly service has diverted more than 75,000 cubic metres – equivalent to 30 Olympic-sized swimming pools – of garden waste from landfill and processed it into mulch and compost. This has resulted in carbon emission savings of 22,500 tonnes, which is equal to taking 5300 cars off the road for a year.

The garden waste collected from our residents’ green waste bins has had a contamination rate of consistently less than half a per cent. This excel-lent result, which compares favourably with other local government areas, means that high-quality compost and mulch is produced, which can be used on parks, sporting grounds and in agriculture.

These are outstanding results for a City deter-mined to take a smarter approach to waste.

Council’s green waste service is just one compo-nent of its comprehensive waste strategy, which has put Lake Macquarie on track to achieve a 75 per cent reduction in waste to landfill from City and Council operations by 2023.

Effective and economical management of our City’s waste will continue to be a focus in 2014-2015 as Council prepares to fully implement its green waste system to enable collection and processing of food waste from 2015-2016.

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T he Newcastle Youth Orchestra will launch its 2014 season this weekend with a colourful perfor-mance of Places You Will Go.

Part of their Kids Classics concert series, the one-hour performance will explore music from across the globe, including works by Brahms, Copland and Saint-Saens, through a 50-piece orchestra, giant puppetry, local Celtic fiddlers, Pumpkin Juice and local choir, Do-Re-Mi.

Newcastle Youth Orchestra project manager, Michael Power said he had been surprised by the orchestra’s abil-ity to attract such a diverse crowd in its debut year in 2013.

“There was no guarantee of what members would even turn up to play in an orchestra when we started,” he said.

“When we got 500 or 600 people turning up to our concerts it gave us goosebumps at the time.”

Mr Power told the Post he was optimistic that 2014 would be just as successful for the group as 2013 and said the program would appeal to all ages.

“Not only kids, but many parents may have never heard classical music,” he said.

“We entice them into a world they may

not have otherwise been familiar with.“[Principal conductor and artistic

director] Jack Machin chooses works he knows will get kids engaged and involved but we also get teens coming along to see what people of their own age are up to playing in an orchestra.”

“At its heart, the Newcastle Youth Orchestra is about and for the commu-nity of Newcastle.”

The Newcastle Youth Orchestra will perform Places You Will Go at the Civic Theatre on Saturday, April 5 from 2pm.

Tickets start at $18.50 and are available via Ticketek or via the Civic Theatre Box Office on 4929 1977.

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This week we are celebrating Purple Day, an interna-tional grassroots effort dedicated to increasing aware-ness about epilepsy worldwide.

Many people do not understand exactly what epilepsy is. To say a person has epilepsy simply means that a person has shown a tendency to have recurring seizures. Therefore, when a person has a single seizure this does not necessarily mean that they have epilepsy.

Some 10% of the population are at risk of experiencing a seizure during their lifetime, while 3-4% will go on to be diagnosed with epilepsy.

According to Epilepsy Australia, it is a common condi-tion in our community and can develop at any age, regardless of gender or ethnic group. Research suggests that 3-4% of the Australian population will develop epilepsy at some stage in their lives.

Current research has identified that in many cases of epilepsy in very young children, genetics play an important role. But genetics can be a factor in develop-ing epilepsy at any age. It appears that certain people are simply more prone to having seizures than others.

Your can discuss this condition with your pharmacist. In addition, your local Self Care pharmacy has an Epilepsy fact card to help. For the location of the nearest pharmacy where you can pick up those Self Care fact cards, phone the Pharmaceutical Society on 1300 369 772 or log on to the website at www.psa.org.au and click on Self Care Pharmacy Finder.

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The NSW Government’s recent decision to close the Stock-ton Centre, a residential facility for high-needs patients, forces us to consider how the government should care for those who aren’t able to care for themselves.

When we talk about a social safety net and the impor-tance of protecting systems such as Medicare, the focus is often on what support we would need if we were injured or unwell. The campaign against the closure of the Stockton Centre reminds us that the question should also be ‘What would you do if someone you love is injured or unwell?’

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that there are 2.7 million Australians currently caring for a relative. This includes caring for aged parents, people with a disability and people with acute illness.

It has been widely reported that the State Government is attempting to outsource the operation of the Stockton Centre, and indeed all state-run disability services, to private industry. Given this it is worth considering: how do you make a profit from caring for the disabled? The only way a private company (whether not-for-profit or not) could break even running disability services is through reducing wages or cutting services.

Nurses and disability health care professionals are already stretched to the limit. Before the operation of the Stockton Centre changes hands the community needs to be consulted. We need to know what services a private company would be willing to cut that a government-run centre wouldn’t.

Have you considered how much money you'll need to fund your retirement?

It’s something a lot of us normally put on the back burner or just assume that compulsory superannuation contribu-tions and government support will take care of.

However, with Australia’s aging population, this is not the case for most.

Australians are living longer than ever. The average life expectancy has increased by two and half years in the past decade and the older we get the more our life expectancy increases. A 60-year-old baby boomer today, can expect approximately 32 years in retirement.

So how long can you afford to live? If you consider, even just general living expenses such as food, health care, transport and accommodation, you’re looking in the millions of dollars. Food for example: three meals a day x two retired people x $10 per meal x 365 days a year x 32 years in retirement = $700,800! Plus, if you are like most hard-working Australians you are also going to want to enjoy your retirement, maybe a European holiday, regular golf, a new car or boat, a holiday house…

Tips for increasing your super for retirement: make additional super contributions, review your current super fund, if you have multiple super funds consolidate them and look for any lost super you might have. If all of this seems a bit overwhelming, complex and time consum-ing then you may need to consider professional financial advice.

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Some health foods are killing us. Most people are familiar with macro nutrients; these are the broad groups called protein, fats and carbohydrates. None of these groups are bad. You need all of them to live.

I read a study the other day that said much of people’s knowledge on fitness topics comes from media and advertis-ing. Things like infomercials are guiding our decisions on eating and exercise! We are consuming more ‘low fat’ products than ever. So why are we still getting fatter? Low cholesterol is another line, some people now think this is a deadly poison. Cholesterol is essential in our bodies and helps repair our cells.

Just think for a minute; you have a business trying to sell a new food in a supermarket. The shelves are bulging with them already so how do you get anybody to look at your product?

One angle is make it sound healthier than the competition. It’s almost funny to see the ads for a processed, sugar-filled, nutrient-devoid bar saying they’re so much healthier than that other processed, sugar-filled bar because it has ‘real strawberry’ powdered concentrate.

Much better to consume healthy, proper, unprocessed food. This will get you the macro nutrients and just as importantly, the micro nutrients. These are all the vitamins and minerals that actually provide nutrition to your body. Without them the millions of processes your body constantly needs to perform can’t happen.

Imagine planting two similar trees; one in a pot full of sand that gets a drip of water now and then. It’s alive but only just. The other is planted in dark, composted, nutrient-rich, well drained soil and given fresh water every day. How do you think they would compare in a year’s time?

And just taking a vitamin tablet isn’t enough. Take an apple, it has thousands of compounds, from quercetin, a powerful antioxidant that reduces cardiovascular risk, to flavonoids and phytochemicals that fight cancer. We’re not even sure what half these things do yet. But our body has evolved eating them for thousands of years and it knows what to do.

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The influenza virus is one of the world’s simplest yet most devastating illnesses. One of the best ways to protect against the flu is to have an annual flu vaccina-tion.

The flu virus has the amazing ability to mutate. Each year there may be several strains circulating within the community and at least some of those strains may be different to the ones in the previous year.

Each year the flu vaccination is manufactured to protect against the most endemic influenza viruses currently circulating. So even if you had a flu vaccination last year, it is important to update your immunisation to ensure that you are covered against the circulating strains this year.

The idea that you can develop the flu from the flu vaccine is a myth. It is not possible to get the flu from the flu vaccine because the vaccine does not contain any active (live) virus.

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The flu vaccination is generally very safe and is highly recommended for anyone 65 years or over and anyone with a pre-existing medical condition that may put them at greater risk of serious complication from the flu.

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T imezone Charlestown are offer-ing “Serious Fun” these school holidays with customers receiv-ing $15 bonus dollars when load-

ing $30 onto a Powercard. Put simply, that means you get to play $45 worth of games for only $30.

With an emphasis on fun for the whole family, Timezone offers games for all ages, with many offering the chance to win Powertickets which can be redeemed for prizes.

Timezone Charlestown also offer party packages for $16 per guest for a Standard party or $20 per guest for a Deluxe op-tion. The Standard party option includes: guaranteed 1.5 hours of interactive play, free use of party room, unlimited stand-ard games (yellow swiper), unlimited Powerticket games (red swiper), 200 Pow-ertickets for every guest, additional 200 Powetickets for the birthday child and free party invites.

The Deluxe option has the same ben-efits as the Standard with the following additions: 3 x vending games (purple swiper), 1 x mini rider motion simulator ride, 250 Powertickets instead of 200 for each guest, additional 300 Powertickets instead of 200 for the birthday child.

Bookings for parties are essential and

Now you can get extra fun for your money at Timezone Charlestown

School Holidays

can be made by calling 1300 TIMEZONE (1300 8463 9663). Minimum six people. If the booking is for ten or more people, the birthday person plays free.

Timezone Charlestown are located with-in Charlestown Square Shopping Centre at 30 Pearson St, Charlestown.

If you will be heading down to Sydney during the Easter break, there are also Timezone stores at Tuggerah, Hornsby, Liverpool and George Street in the CBD. Check www.timezone.com.au for exact locations.

Timezone opened its first store in Perth in 1978 and has established a foothold in more than 200 locations, operating in Australia, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.

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The Hunter Sports Centre is an approved, registered Vacation Care program. Vacation Care is an inexpensive way to keep the kids entertained these school holidays whilst you work. Children have the oppurtunity to make new friends

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Programs is eligible for Child Care Rebates(50% Rebate on out of pocket expenses)Child Care Benefit (Reduction in fees)

For further information visit our website www.hsc.org.au or contact the Centre on 4953 6366

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T he Hunter Sports Centre’s vaca-tion care program has gone from strength to strength since com-mencing in 2011.

The variety of the programs on offer at the centre on Stockland Drive at Glendale ensures all children are well catered for throughout the entire day. Utilising the Centre’s exceptional facilities the children participate in daily gymnastics activities, outdoor activities on the track and field and arts and craft.

The vacation care operates under the Na-tional Quality Frame work and is an inex-pensive way to keep the kids entertained these school holidays. The Hunter Sports Centre is accredited and approved under the Child Care System so eligible families can claim the Child Care Rebate & Child Care Benefit.

Variety at Hunter Sports Centre

It can be easy for kids to feel bored during their school holidays and stay indoors play-ing video games or watching TV all day. Va-cation Care is a great way to keep children active and entertained throughout the hol-iday period and gives children the oppor-tunity to make new friends whilst, playing fun and interactive games, participating in sporting activities and learning new arts and crafts. Vacation Care will be operat-ing weekdays 7.30am to 6pm daily (except public holidays).

The Centre also runs holiday gymnastics and trampoline programs for children 4-12 years of age and an Urban Sports program for children 10 year and older.

Bookings for all activities at the Centre are essential. Further information about all activities conducted at the Centre can be found on their website (www.hsc.org.au).

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The Charlestown quartet of Dennis Fan, Ian Barrett, Damien Robb & Jay Walls have won a thrilling Newcastle District Fours Championship Final defeating Tony Atcheson, David Evans, Jason Banks & Trevor Aitchison (Mayfield West) 21/20 before a large crowd at Nelson Bay last Sunday.

In a match where the lead changed hands on 7 occasions, Aitchison’s team appeared set for victory when they scored 3 shots on the 16th end to lead 18/12. Walls’s team then rallied scoring two 2’s & a 4 to hit the front 20/18 with 2 ends to play. Aitchison scored 2 shots on the penultimate end to draw level 20 all. Walls winning bowl was an on shot, which the Mayfield West team failed to remove. The victory provided Charlestown with its first District Fours title since 1992.

Defending No.1 Grade Newcastle District Saturday Pennant champions Valentine 15.5 points bounced back to form last Saturday defeating Belmont (11.5) 78/54. The successful Valentine skippers being Bill Ahoy & David Govan. Ahoy beat Jack Ryan 31/12 and Govan downed Terry

Blow 27/20. Valentine trail Section 2 leaders Beresfield (17.5) by 2 points, after Beresfield accounted for Charlestown (6.5) 84/49.

Alder Park 21 points retained the Section 1 lead with a hard fought 64/52 victory over Boolaroo (6). Nelson Bay (17) kept in touch with the leaders with a convincing 73/39 win over Redhead (3). Kevin Robin-son recording a big 34/10 victory over John Roberts.

Mayfield West (22.5) are the new Section 3 leaders after defeating Teralba 63/55. Brad White laying the foundations for the win downing Stephen Drummond 25/16. Kahibah (17.5) retained the Section 4 lead despite losing 64/49 to Edgeworth (12).

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1 13 girls from Cessnock High School, Francis Greenway High School, Morisset High School, Toronto High School, and Callaghan College’s

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Aimed at actively engaging female participants in school years 7-10, the Girls Footy Festival is an annual highlight for the Hunter Office of Sport and Recreation which attracted great support from North-ern NSW Football, AFL NSW/ACT, Austral-ian Rugby Union, and the National Rugby League as each sport’s staff presented the taster sessions. Sport and Recreation staff supported the touch football component through one of its own staff with touch football coach Matt Sawyer, from the Central Coast Office, attending.

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S occer fans in the Hunter will be treated to a visit from defending champions Japan in next year’s Asian Cup tournament.

Their opponents in the January 12 match at Hunter Stadium will be the winner of the AFC Challenge Cup with the final of that tournament to be played at the end of May.

Newcastle will host a Group A match between Oman and Kuwait on January 17 as well as the second semi-final on January 27 and the playoff for third and fourth on January 30.

If Australia, who are drawn to play Kuwait, Oman and Korea Republic, finish second in Group A and win their quarter-final, they will feature in the semi-final at Hunter Stadium.

Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris said:

“The AFC Asian Cup is expected to attract more than 45,000 international visitors and be viewed by a potential television audience of more than 2.5 billion people, a real publicity coup for NSW.

“I am particularly pleased to see four games will be played in Newcastle, which will give tourists a chance to visit the city, as well as Newcastle’s surrounding regional areas. This event will provide a major

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economic boost for Sydney, Newcastle and the Hunter region, with visitors staying at our hotels, eating at our restaurants and attending local attractions”.

Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou said he is looking forward to the challenge Group A.

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moments and create your own legacy if you can win a tournament in your own country,” said Postecoglou.

“Every opponent in our group needs to be respected. The beauty of having a tough group, as we do, is that if you get through it, you know you’re a serious contender in the knockout stages of the tournament.”

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Australia v OmanTuesday, 13 JanuaryANZ Stadium, Sydney

Australia v Korea RepublicSaturday, 17 JanuarySuncorp Stadium, Brisbane

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T he Newcastle Jets were defeated 2-1 by Perth Glory at nib Stadium on Sunday night. After a scoreless first half, the Jets survived a close

shave less than a minute after the restart of play, with Nebojsa Marinkovic’s misdi-rected cross forcing Ben Kennedy to make a sharp save at his near post.

Emile Heskey rose well to meet Adam Taggart’s cross to the back post in the fifty-first minute, but the former England inter-national was unable to get enough power behind his header to beat Jack Duncan.

Heskey was heavily involved again in the sixty-second minute helping the Jets to fashion the opening goal of the contest.

The former Liverpool striker did a superb job of holding the ball up on the edge of the penalty area before picking out David Carney’s overlapping run on the left flank.

Carney delivered a delightful first-time cross to the back post with pin-point accu-racy that allowed Taggart to slide in and blast the ball into the roof of the net on the half valley, giving the Jets a 1-0 lead.

Perth were almost back on level terms 10 minutes later, with Davydas Sernas swing-ing in a dangerous free-kick from the right flank.

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The Jets' David Carney fends off Perth Glory's Joshua Risdon during Sunday's match

The Newcastle Jets' finals hopes on the line after a heart-breaking 2-1 defeat in Perth

The ball looked destined to nestle in the bottom corner of the net, but for a crucial intervention from the outstretched palm of Kennedy, which deflected the ball onto the post and away from danger.

Kennedy was left stranded in the seventy-eighth minute when Brandon O’Neill unleashed a vicious swerving shot from 30 metres out, but luckily for the Jets goalkeeper the ball skipped inches wide of the post.

The Glory were back on level terms six minutes later, with Marinkovic bending a free-kick from 20 metres out over the wall and into the top corner of the net, giving Kennedy no chance.

Less than 60 seconds after equalising, Perth hit the front through Chris Harold.

Michael Thwaite played a neat ball down the line to Sidnei Sciola who swung in a cross with his left boot that was met by a powerful header from Chris Harold to give Perth a 2-1 advantage.

Despite their best efforts, the shell-shocked Jets were unable to find a way past the Glory defence in the dying minutes and the home side secured all three points.

The Jets are now one point off the top-six with two games remaining.

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I nspired by their best defensive effort of the season, the Newcastle Knights NSW Cup side recorded an impres-sive 23-16 victory over last year's

premiers the Cronulla Sharks at Hunter Stadium on Sunday.

In a highly competitive match against a strong Sharks side, it was the Knights' defence that proved the difference at the backend of the game.

Fullback Honeti Tuha was outstanding for the home side in attack and defence, while Tyler Randell, Pat Mata'utia, Chris Houston and Zane Tetevano all came up with big plays when it mattered most.

The team's seven-point win was sealed by veteran lock Matt Hilder, who slotted a field goal from 35 metres out with just 11 minutes remaining. The result consoli-dates the Knights’ top four position on the competition table.

Newcastle had the dream start to the match when halfback Danny Kerr crossed in just the second minute. Kerr finished off a frantic play to score. Mantellato added the extras to give the Knights an early 6-0 lead.

The home side crossed again four minutes later when Mantellato did it all himself to beat three defenders and score in the eastern corner to put Newcastle up 10-0 after 10 minutes.

Back-rower Chris Houston, charged over off a perfect face ball from five-eighth

Tyler Randell in the 32nd minute. Leading 16-10, the Knights extended their lead in the 55th minute with a converted try to fullback Honeti Tuha before Hilder's impressive effort gave the Knights a comfortable 23-10 buffer with just 10 minutes remaining in the match.

The Knights have the bye this week with their next match against Mounties at GIO Stadium, the new name for Canberra Stadium, at 12.40pm on Saturday, April 12. The match will be televised live on Fox Sports.

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A dominant first half display laid the platform for the Newcastle Knights to charge to a command-ing 56-10 victory over the Cronulla

Sharks at Hunter Stadium on Sunday. In a brilliant showcase of attacking foot-

ball, the home side piled on 36 points in the first stanza to set up the team's fourth consecutive win to start the 2014 season.

Knights winger and goal kicker Bryce Donovan kicked eight goals and scored one try in the win for a personal tally of 24 points, while halfback Jaelen Feeney and winger Josh Birch both scored two tries each. Newcastle have now scored 50 points in back-to-back weeks to maintain their position at the top of the Holden Cup ladder.

The home team received a boost prior to kick-off with second-rower Joe Tapine named to start in his first match for 2014 after an off-season hernia injury. With Tapine back in the line-up, the Knights now have their strongest team available and they played with plenty of confidence in the opening exchanges.

The Knights opened the scoring in the 9th minute when halfback Jaelen Feeney ran 40 metres and score under the posts.

Newcastle crossed again in the 9th minute via fullback Jake Mamo who picked off a brilliant pass from Tapine to score next to the uprights.

Further tries to Donovan, Tapine and a

double to winger Josh Birch saw the home side go to the break with a commanding 36-4 advantage.

Newcastle continued their dominance in the second half, with halfback Feeney strolling over to score after just three minutes. Donovan converted the try to stretch the Knights' lead out to 42-4.

Second-rower Harry Pondekas scored in the 70th minute to extend the lead out to 46-10. Newcastle's win was capped off with two late tries, one to prop Luke Yates in the 76th minute and the other to centre Chance Peni in the dying seconds.

The Knights will take on the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville on Monday afternoon at 4.45pm.

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T he Knights are up and running for 2014 with the emotion-charged 30-0 win over Cronulla at Hunter Stadium on Sunday showing the 0-3 start to the

season was not a true indication of the side’s ability.

Nobody knew for sure how the Knights’ on-field performance would stand up after Alex McKinnon’s injury, but it was clear from the opening exchanges that the home side had come to play.

Coach Wayne Bennett joined his players on-field shortly before kick-off as the crowd was asked to ‘Rise for Alex’ and applaud the injured back-rower.

News emerged on Sunday evening of a small advancement in McKinnon’s recovery with the 22-year-old assisted ventilation removed, allowing him to communicate with family. He will continue to undergo intensive physi-otherapy which it is hoped will allow a transfer to Sydney.

Centre Joseph Leilua was near unstoppable for the Knights, particularly in the first half where he grabbed a hat-trick and went close

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Emotion-charged victory

Crowd tribute for Alex McKinnon at Hunter Stadium on Sunday afternoon

Knights first win of the season a fitting tribute to injured back-rower Alex McKinnon

to scoring a fourth and fifth try. Darius Boyd returned from his hamstring injury ahead of schedule and scored a determined try.

Bennett, speaking at the post-match press conference, said he felt “flat” after the mentally-draining week: “I wouldn’t have cared if we’d have won or lost the game the way I feel”.

The mastercoach admitted that seeing the support for McKinnon from fans had caused a swell of emotion. “I didn't want to look at too many of them to be honest with you, it wasn't good for my eyes, I was starting to get tears,” Bennett said.

Captain Kurt Gidley and a number of Knights players headed to Melbourne on Monday to visit their stricken teammate.

As good as the Knights performance was, Cronulla were a poor imitation of the team that made the second week of the finals last year. However, missing from the Sharks line-up on Sunday were Paul Gallen, Luke Lewis, Beau Ryan, Jeff Robson, Anthony Tupou and Sosaia Feki.

The Knights head to Townsville to play the North Queensland Cowboys on Monday night. Kick-off is at 7pm with the match live on Fox Sports.

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