Hunter Post - 02 July 2014

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Train options open EXCLUSIVE: Maitland MP in talks to reopen Oakhampton Station

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Member for Maitland, Robyn Parker wo:uld li~e to reopen the Oakhampton tram station.

Ms Parker told the Post that she had been in discussions with the Minister for Transport and the Hunter, Gladys Berejikilian, about the possibility of reopening the station to serve the growing population in the city's west.

"I've had conversations with the Minister on a couple of occasions about what other transport options we can have in Maitland," Ms Parker said.

"[Opening the station] is something that I'm exploring with the Minister, and she wasn't opposed at all."

The station closed in 1975 and is currently in a derelict and overgrown state.

Ms Parker said that reopening the station would be of particular benefit to the people of Aberglasslyn.

"If we reopened Oakhampton Station than people from Aberglasslyn and that growing area would have access to another form of transport," she said.

"It might need afeasibility study to work out what's involved - we'd need to work out if the platform is the right length for current demands and those sort of things, but it would give us another option.

"I don't know what the costing would be, but it's certainly something on my radar."

The Maitland Urban Settlement Strategy estimated that the city's population would grow by 66,000 over the next 25 years. The Oakhampton Rail Crossing

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Too many chances and too many stuff-ups for Todd Carney

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So, Todd Carney has managed to get himself sacked again.

That's three clubs now and surely this is the end of the road for him in top-level rugby league.

There have been plenty of people saying that his "crime" of urinating towards his mouth is not worthy of having his contract terminated.

Sure, compared to his other misdemeanours, this incident ranks towards the bottom of the scale but Carney promised, when he joined Cronulla, that all the bad behaviour was behind him and he had matured.

He had managed to keep out of trouble since joining the Sharks in 2012 but must have realised that any slip-up would see his career at the club come to an end.

How many chances can you give someone? We're talking about someone who is now 28. He

has been involved in the NRL for a decade. Everyone knows Carney likes a drink, as do

plenty of 28-year-olds, but if you're earning $750,000 and expected to behave when out in public, you should be able to control yourself.

Had he not been an elite player, it is unlikely Carney would have been taken on by another club after being forced out the door by the Canberra Raiders and the Sydney Roosters.

Many clubs refused to even consider signing him because of his history.

It's always a difficult decision for a club to sack

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their star player. Do you accept that results will be affected by having a less-talented player take his place, but ensure that the organisation's reputation will be maintained?

Or do you stick to your guns and back the player despite the certainty of a negative backlash?

Perhaps if this had been Carney's first stuff-up he may have survived with a heavy fine and a suspension for the rest of the season.

But after bringing so many bad headlines to the game over the years, I think the decision was the correct one.

I'm fairly certain the NRL would have stepped in if Cronulla had decided they didn't want to be too harsh on Carney.

Factors like sponsorship and the effect incidents like this have on kids as they see the story mentioned on TV, playa huge part in determining the level of action and punishment.

Whether players in high-profile sports like it or not, their actions in public will always be held up to higher scrutiny.

These days all clubs clearly understand that and make sure their players know it too.

There are seminars held for players to spell out what is not acceptable.

You would think it would start to become common sense for them to behave as they see more and more players have their careers and incomes taken away.

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HEALTH

Modernising patient care Minister visits with news of hundreds of Hunter hospital beds to be upgraded

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Hunter district hospitals will receive 859 new electric beds as part of a $3.3 million replacement program.

State Minister for Health, Jillian Skinner visited John Hunter Hospital last week with local MPs to make the announcement, which will see the imported beds rolled out over the next two months.

The rollout includes several maternity and bariatric beds, with the individual beds in the entire range costing between $1500 and $27,000.

The beds have user-friendly hand controls, can be lowered close to ground level and also have more comfortable mattresses. Maitland Hospital will receive five beds and Cessnock District Hospital will receive seven, while almost 300 will go to John Hunter.

Member for Maitland, Robyn Parker said that the beds will lessen the impact of physical work. Minister for Health, Jillian Skinner looks at the new bed for patient Maureen Johnston

"The bed replacement program is an exciting investment in modern equipment," Ms Parker said.

"Staff at Maitland Hospital are looking forward to the arrival of the fully electric beds because they will make their jobs

safer and easier." Ms Skinner said the bed rollout demonstrated the benefits of returning decisions to the Local Health Districts. "One of my biggest priorities has been ensuring local hospital staff and

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HEALTH

Fear of reductions to services Labor MPs critical of Government's decision to abolish Hunter Medicare Local

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Hunter Labor MPs have banded together to slam the Federal Government's abolition of Hunter Medicare Local (HML).

Hunter MP, Joel Fitzgibbon, Newcastle MP, Sharon Claydon, Shortland MP, Jill Hall and Charlton MP, Pat Conroy raised concerns last week about the possibility that services run by HML, including headspace and GP Access, could also dose.

It was announced in May's budget that the Medicare Locals setup by the former Labor Government would be replaced by a smaller number of Primary Health Networks (PHNs).

Minister for Health, Peter Dutton said that PHNs will ensure money is spent more efficiently.

"PHNs will work to ensure services across the primary, community and specialist sectors work together," he said.

"While there are some Medicare Locals providing good services, we want to ensure money is not wasted on administration.

"We want to ensure money can be moved to improve services."

The local members have blasted the move however, saying that they fear there

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will be a reduction of services as a result, taking particular aim at the potential loss of GP Access After Hours.

"This is an attack on primary health care and it will make health care in the Hunter unaffordable," Ms Hall said.

"Hunter Medicare Local supports the GPAAH, which provides access to after hours health care and reduces the waiting times and back log in emergency departments."

Mr Fitzgibbon agreed. "This will go down as the greatest

betrayal on the Hunter Region of all," he said.

"Maitland and other towns in the Hunter Region will be in a devastating position in terms of Doctor Services, particularly those after hours if this decision goes ahead."

The PHNs are set to begin operation on July 1, 2015, with a tender process later this year, open to both public and private applicants. Medicare Locals will remain open until that time.

As Medicare Locals were established as independent companies limited by guarantee, each will be responsible for its own business decisions, including the employment of staff. It is expected that the PHNs will provide opportunities for some staff currently employed by Medicare Locals.

STATE GOVERNMENT

Reductions won't fix problem Labor candidate Jenny Aitchison says speed limit changes avoid real issue

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Labor candidate for Maitland, Jenny Aitchison has taken aim at Roads and Maritime Services and Member for Maitland, Robyn Parker on the

cusp of speed limits being dropped on a Hunter Expressway feeder road.

Changes expected to take effect this week will see the limits of two sections of an East Maitland road and one Buchanan road lowered following an RMS review.

The speed limit on Mount Vincent Road at East Maitland, from 100 metres south of Chisholm Road to 100m south of Wilton Drive, will be lowered from 70km/h to 50 km/h to bring the road into line with speed zoning guidelines due to increased residential development.

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From that point to 400m north of Louth Park Road the limit will become 80km/h, down from gokm/h to "improve consistency with surrounding speed limits", according to RMS documents. Shadow Minister for Roads, Walt Secord and Labor Candidate for Maitland, Jenny Aitchison Inspecting Buchanan Road

The same change will take place on Buchanan Road, from 400 metres south ofLouth Park Road to 400 metres north of John Renshaw Drive.

The RMS document said that the limit change on Buchanan Road is because it "is a rural road with a number of property

accesses and a lower standard of road geometry" and that crash history has been taken into account, but Ms Aitchison said that the change is not fixing the problem.

"In this case, they drop the speed limits rather than improving the road," Ms

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"I'm not an expert on road conditions and appropriate speeds, [the RMS] are the experts there," she said.

"Let's get on with making sure the road is safe, and ifRMS think those road speeds are safe speeds than I am on board."

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Cessnock City Council in association with the NSW EPA has recovered over 10 tonnes of household hazardous chemicals that may otherwise have been destined for landfill.

Budget given go-ahead In a joint collection operation held on 31st

May, residents were able to deliver their unwanted chemicals to the free Drop Off site for collection and safe disposal. The event saw over 150 residents deliver over 10 tonnes of unwanted household chemical such as paints, gas bottles, acids & alkali's, herbicides & pesticides.

Motion passed but two councillors vote against

Council's Manager of Environment & Waste Services, Michael Alexander said the response was very pleasing. "We had some customers ready to drop off their material before the official gam opening," Mr Alexander said. "A constant stream of people visited the site throughout the day with over 150 residents taking advantage of the service until closing time at 3.30pm."

Collection, transport and safe disposal was conducted by Transpacific who are contracted by the EPA to provide the service. Onsite, the trained staff members unload, check and characterise the waste products with a resident chemist present to inspect the products.

Due to the positive feedback from residents, Council has another event scheduled for February 2015. The event will be advertised in the local media and on Council website during the time leading up to the chosen date.

This event is an initiative in Council's recently adopted Waste Management Strategy, aiming to educate and engage the community in actions that minimise waste to landfill and prevent illegal disposal.

• PAUL MONFORTE

C essnock City Council has adopted the 2014/15 Operational Plan with several changes to the original draft plan.

The federal budget revealed an indexation freeze on the financial assistance grant meaning that council will receive the same grant funding in 2014-15 as it did in 2013-14. Assuming the indexation would continue as normal, council had budgeted for $150,000 of extra income from the grant. To offset this reduction in income, $150,000 has been removed from the road resealing program.

The allocation for Poppet Head Reserve at Kitchener has been increased by $140,000. Council voted in January to accept grant funds for playground and fencing replacement at the reserve but the amount had been inadvertently omitted from the budget. The motion to adopt the budget was carried with only councillors James Ryan and Ian Olsen voting against. Cr Olsen said he had numerous issues with the budget. "Funding for the tourist information centre is over $700,000. Why do we pay this to promote one area who say they have over 2.2 million beds slept in every year," he said. "Why can't

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they put in $1 or even 50 cents from the charge to raise the funds to promote their businesses. Why should council pay for it? The revised operating result is $2.6m deficit and the revised Operating Performance ratio is -4.2%. This is setting us up for a fall and is getting worse each year."

A Council spokeperson said the Operational Plan 2014/15 was forecasting a small cash surplus which is consistent with its balance budget strategy of identifying a funding source for all expenditures. The net operating result is a projected surplus of$5.7 million for 2014/15, with an operat-

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"In December 2013, Council adopted the Hunter Valley Visitor Centre Strategy and Action Plan 2013-2017 for the Hunter Valley Visitor Centre which forecasts reducing financial impacts on Council in future years," the spokesperson said.

"The budget for 2014/15 estimates the net costs to Council for the operations of the centre at approximately $190,000. The total operating expenditure is expected to be $700,000 but is offset by incomes generated."

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Arrest after Cessnock manhunt Police charged a man with attempted

murder following an alleged stabbing at Woodberry last week.

About 8am on Tuesday 24 June, police attended Segenhoe Street, where they found a 24-year-old man with a stab wound to his chest.

The man was taken to John Hunter Hospital and treated for his injuries.

Police attached to Central Hunter Local Area Command launched an investigation into the incident.

About llam on Wednesday 25 June, an allegedly stolen car was involved in a collision in Old Maitland Road, Cessnock, with three people running from the scene.

Following inquiries, police attended an address in Yilgarn Avenue, Cessnock, about 1.30pm.

Two men, aged 33 and 21. and a 23-yearold woman, were arrested and taken to Maitland Police Station.

The 33-year-old man has been charged in relation the stabbing, as well as an alleged home invasion in Raymond Terrace at 10.30pm on Tuesday 24 June:

• Assault occasioning actual bodily harm; • Cause wounding/gbh to person with

intent to murder; • Aggravated break and enter & commit

serious indictable offence-armed; • Take and drive conveyance without

consent of owner; and • Dishonestly obtain property

by deception. He was refused bail to appear in Maitland

Local Court last Thursday. The 23-year-old woman and 21-year-old

man were both charged with be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner. The woman was additionally charged with possess drug.

They were both conditionally bailed to appear in Maitland Local Court on 28 July.

Second arrest over robbery Police have arrested a second man over

an aggravated robbery which left two men in a critical condition in Cameron Park in March.

On Wednesday 19 March, a 22-year-old man was confronted by a group of armed males outside his home on Hilldale Drive.

The man was then allegedly stabbed during an altercation inside the home and was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition. The man's father, who was in the home at the time of the incident, was also assaulted and suffered critical injuries. Detectives from Lake Macquarie Local Area Command commenced investigations and arrested a 20-year-old man at a home in Belmont on Thursday 29 May. He was charged with special aggravated break-and-enter.

Strike Force Gilvo was established by Lake Macquarie detectives to investigate the incident and the whereabouts of the remaining two men.

Following inquiries, at 10.30am on Tuesday 24 June, a 19-year-old man was arrested at a home in Kahibah, about 9km south west of Newcastle.

He was taken to Newcastle Police Station, where he was charged with special aggravated break and enter. The man was refused bail and appeared at Newcastle Local Court last Wednesday. Strike Force Gilvo investigations continue and anyone with information is urged to contact Lake Macquarie Local Area Command or Crime Stoppers on 1800333 000.

The Melville Ford Bridge will close next week while maintenance works are undertaken.

Preliminary works began on the site yesterday (July 1).

"The bridge will be completely closed from July 7 for three weeks while two

girders are replaced, a build up of debris is removed from under the bridge and a further inspection of the piers is undertaken," Maitland City Council's Manager Infrastructure Construction and Maintenance, Ashley Kavanagh, said.

"The works were identified during the

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Once the girders have been replaced, the bridge will be closed between 7:30am and 3pm daily for up to nine weeks while decking and running boards are replaced.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Racism 'not about politics' Councillor frustrated with debate over addressee of letter

• PAUL MONFORTE

Maitland City Councillor, Loretta Baker last week lashed out at chamber colleagues for introducing political debate to a motion to write to Federal Attorney-General, George Brandis over proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act.

The Federal Government is seeking to repeal section 18C of the Act which deals with offence, insult and humiliation based on race, colour, nationality or ethnic origin.

While all councillors were clear and vehement in their support of stamping out racism at last week's council meeting,

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there was debate over whether the letter should be sent directly to Senator Brandis or to local members, Joel Fitzgibbon and Bob Baldwin, to follow up on Council's behalf.

Cr Baker's motion sought to send the letter to Senator Brandis, but Cr Steve Procter moved an amendment suggesting it be redirected to Mr Fitzgibbon and MrBaldwin.

Cr Baker said the amendment was pathetic.

"It is not about politics. I'm really disappointed. This is a total cop-out," she said.

"Last year we saw a federal campaign dealing with racism but the impact is local.

"I work with people from multicultural

backgrounds and I know how it influences their lives.

"We need to send a message to the perpetrators that it is not acceptable. These changes would give oxygen to those people."

Cr Procter said that it was not for the Council to get involved.

"I don't agree with politics coming through this chamber," he said.

"We should ask our federal representatives to help. Let them argue the points".

Voting on the amendment was split with mayor Peter Blackmore declaring it lost.

Councillors were also equally split when voting on the original motion, with Cr Blackmore declaring it carried.

Catholic teachers march • PAUL MONFORTE

More than 500 Catholic school teachers and support staff joined forces to protest threats to pay, conditions

and job security at a stop-work rally at Wickham Park last week.

The crowd were addressed by a number of speakers, including NSW Independent Education Union General Secretary John Quessy, before marching to the nearby Catholic Schools Office in Hunter Street to present a petition calling on the Director of Schools, Ray Collins, to intervene in the ongoing dispute between the Union and the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations.

"They want to protect and defend the quality of Catholic education that they've been responsible for building over the last number of years," Mr Quessytold the Post.

"What they are seeing at the moment is the employer walking away from that," he said. "It's only the union and it's members who are standing up for the quality

NSW Independent Education Union General Secretary. John Quessy addresses the rally

teaching and learning that is going on in Catholic schools all over this region."

Executive Director of the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations, Tony Farley said negotiations had only recently commenced and had so far been constructive.

"Everything that's been proposed is on the table for discussion," Mr Farley said.

"Importantly, current arrangements will only change if staff vote to change them and we will only put forward a final agreement that we are confident staff will support".

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COMMUNITY

A garden for everyone

Robyn Parker MP looks at plans for the community garden

• MELISSAH COMBER

The seeds of fellowship will be planted in Woodberry, with a $50,000 community garden soon to take shape.

The project, funded by the NSW Environmental Trust, will be coordinated by Youth Express and see the garden grow in the grounds of Woodberry Public School, with fruit and vegetables to be harvested and waste management practices to be implemented.

Although it may be in school grounds, Assistant Principal, Michael Edwards said that the garden is for the community, not the school.

"To us, the crux of the project is bringing

people together," he said. "It's connecting people from around the community rather than people from the school, and it's also a way of being able to keep the school open in the holidays.

"Something really special is going to come out ofit."

As well as paying for the initial start-up, the funding will also employ a gardener for the next year.

Member for Maitland, Robyn Parker said that the project will include all levels of the Woodberry community.

"Environmental Trust projects look at ways we can engage the community," she said.

"A major additional benefit of the project is that the food grown will be distributed to disadvantaged homes."

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Boost for Men's Shed

Maitland Men's Shed President, Glen O'Brien shows Jai Rowell MP and Member for Maitland, Robyn Parker a rocking horse under construction

• MELISSAHCOMBER

Upon stepping into Maitland Men's Shed, Minister for Mental Health, Jai Rowell said he was blown away by the size.

"This isn't a shed," he said. "This is a factory." The East Maitland-located shed was

the first stop on the new Minister's tour of the state, and he didn't arrive emptyhanded, announcing a $1000 grant for the group, with the spending to be at their own discretion.

The shed currently has 140 members ranging in age from late 50S to an 89-year-old. who are able to utilise their skills for community projects.

Mr Rowell said that there was a great benefit to 'putting blokes together'.

"We know the great work these Men's Sheds do, but there are also the health benefits that I'm particularly excited about," he said.

"It's about fellowship and community. "[Men] don't talk about our health so

much, but when you put people together they start talking about their health and state of mind."

city council The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (I PART) approved

Council's application for a special rate variation in June 2014. The

approval allows Council to increase its total rates revenue by 7.25% each

year for seven years.

The rating increase will enable Council to finanCially sustain existing

services to our growing population and enhance services in key areas of

community priority including roads and footpaths, recreation facilities,

bus shelters, community buildings and public amenities.

FEDERAL POLITICS

Added role for Fitzgibbon

Member for Hunter, Joel Fitzgibbon has been named the Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs.

Mr Fitzgibbon, already the Shadow Minister for Agriculture, made the announcement on Twitter after Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten reshuffled his shadow ministry before six ALP Senators retire on July 1.

Mr Fitzgibbon said in a statement that he is making moves to establish a Country Labor caucus.

"I welcome the addition of the Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs to my portfolio responsibilities," Mr Fitzgibbon said.

"Ilookforward to working with members of the new Country Caucus to promote and protect the economic and social wellbeing of our great regions."

Mr Fitzgibbon also took aim at his Coalition counterparts, saying that the Budget was a hit on country Australia.

"The recent Budget was a clear signal that the Coalition has come to take rural and regional Australia for granted," he said.

Hunter MP, Joel Fitzgibbon

"We put Coalition members in rural and regional seats on notice - we are determined to expose your failure to properly represent the interests of your constituents."

e Council settles on skate park site

An East Maitland reserve has been endorsed by Council for a future skate park development.

Councillors voted for the Lawes Street site, opposite the tennis courts at last week's meeting, following a consultation period and on-site community consultation in April.

The empty reserve was chosen from six potential sites after Council's Youth Spaces Strategy identified an undersupply of skate parks in the East Maitland/Greenhills planning area.

East ward councillor, Ben Whiting, said

the Lawes Street site was the best option for a number of reasons.

"People sometimes worry about security at skate parks when there are young people around, but this is a very central location in a flat, level area, so visibility is good," he said. "A lot of positive results come out of building skate parks.

"It gets young people active and helps them socially, and there are positive mental health benefits."

Council will now undertake a geotechnical investigation at the site and prepare a masterplan.

As a result of the approval, average rates in each category will increase as follows in 2014/15.

Residential (urban) $71

Residential (non urban) $129

Farmland (high intensity) $121

Farmland (low intensity) $87

Business $345

For background information and full details of Council's application An increase in borrowings for infrastructure renewal, the sourcing of go to maitlandyoursay.com.au more grants and an annual productivity target of $500,000 each year

commencing in 2015/16 have also been identified as part of the package.

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Each of us is making more and more waste each

day. With our landfill site at Mount Vincent full

IN Teacher Scott Budden and Robyn Parker MP with Year 10 students Brooke Cooper, Claire Manning and Riley Marlow (kneeling)

• MELISSAH COMBER

Native flora will soon be taking pride of place at Francis Greenway High School after receiving a $2500 grant to

increase plant diversity at the Beresfield school.

The project will see students clear ground in the school's back oval and then plant the native trees and shrubs with the hope of also attracting native birds into the school grounds.

HSIE teacher, Scott Budden said that the project will develop relationships

between what is happening in and out of the classroom. "It's all about trying to engage the students in the classroom by undertaking activities outside," he said.

"It gives them a chance to show they do understand what is happening in the classroom in a practical way."

Member for Maitland, Robyn Parker said that the project has many benefits.

"This is a great learning opportunity for the students involved as well as being a win for the local environment," she said.

"It's also something they can watch and see grow, and they can develop pride in their work."

Be part of an exciting community workshop to

see what solutions we can come up with together.

The bridge will be permanently closed from

7 July for three weeks till 28 July for replacement

of girders. • Monday 28July 2014 1.00-3.00pm OR S.30-7.30pm

Maitland Room, Maitland Town Hall,

High Street.

For more information, visit

maitlandyoursay.com.au or call 49349896.

Once the girders are in place the bridge will be

closed daily to traffic between 7.30am and

3.00pm for the following nine weeks to allow for

further maintenance work.

For enquiries please ring 49349608.

in less than five years, this is a big challenge TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE

for both Council and the community. BRIDGE WORKS - MELVILLE FORD BRIDGE

Without changes, the management of our waste ON ABERGLASSLYN ROAD

will cost everyone more money. Melville Ford Bridge will undergo planned

It's time for all of us to take responsibility for the maintenance commencing Tuesday, 1 July 2014

waste we make. for two-three months.

CR PETER BLACKMORE Maitland City Council Mayor

all council matters: maitland.nsw.gov.au

Please slow down and

take extra precaution

when travelling through or near

roadworks

BOB PYNSENT Cessnock City Council Mayor

all council matters: cessnock.nsw.gov.au

Look at great works

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families and carers

MAITLAND MATTERS

Caution urged as road upgrades begin

Earlier this month, Maitland City Council completed a major upgrade to McKimms Road, Largs.

I was very pleased to learn that this $2.9 million project connecting Largs to East Maitland was completed on time and within budget.

This is the largest job Council has undertaken using their own staff.

I must applaud the staff on their efforts in providing the community with such a fantastic new road, a road that is safer for motorists and accommodates the growth in traffic and popUlation of the Largs area.

This week Council will begin maintenance works on Melville Ford Bridge. This work forms part of Council's ongoing maintenance program for bridges and culverts.

For these works to be completed on time, Council must close the bridge from 7 July for three weeks, during which time they will replace girders, remove a build up of debris and further inspect the piers.

Once the girders have been replaced, the bridge will be closed between 7.30am and 3.00pm daily for nine weeks while decking and running boards are replaced.

As soon as these works are completed, the bridge will be fully reopened.

I understand that projects like this cause some inconvenience for the community, especially during peak hours, but your safety is of the upmost importance so please slow down and take extra precaution when travelling through or near roadworks.

I also want to stress how important it is that you follow the directions of staff, they are doing the best they can to complete these jobs in a timely manner.

Before I leave you for another week I want to acknowledge the wonderful job the students and staff of Francis Greenway High School did with their production of the much loved musical Bye Bye Birdie.

Robyn and I were lucky enough to be invited along to watch and walked away amazed at how talented these young students are.

CESSNOCK MATTERS

Cessnock gearing up for big NAIDOC week

There are fantastic workshops, events and more lined up for NAIDOC Week in Cessnock, and the very first one was the Cessnock Youth and Family Exhibition at Cessnock Library. You can have a look at great works of art by Indigenous students, families and carers living in the area. Also, running from 10 July to 3 August is Dheo-ka at the Cessnock Regional Art Gallery - an Aboriginal art exhibition of works by local and regional Indigenous artists.

I was fortunate enough to go and watch the Aboriginal dance group from Cessnock High perform the other day, and I have to say it was great to see. Also, at Kurri Kurri High the students from Stanford Methyr Infants had excellent dance moves.

The Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Career and Health Quest was a great success. The partnership between Youth Express and the Cessnock and Kurri Kurri schools provided further educational opportunities from over 20 education providers. This is of great benefit to our young people in choosing their career.

Congratulations to outstanding community members who won awards at the Black Creek Aboriginal Corporation NAIDOC Week Awards and Dinner night; we are lucky to have so many talented and caring people in our community.

Other NAIDOC Week events that I would like to particularly draw attention to are the Welcome to Country that local Aboriginal elder Les Elvin will be presenting at the start of Council's meeting at 6.30pm Wednesday 2 JUly.

Another event that is a must see for the week - the flag raising ceremony and celebrations run by the Black Creek Aboriginal Corporation.

This will be held at the Cessnock TAFE grounds, between 1l.30am to 1.30pm on Saturday 5 July.

There's going to be a march through the streets which will then return to the TAFE grounds for fun activities for the kids and a free sausage sizzle.

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(L-R) Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation executive officer, Jason Bourke, Jenny Butters, Barrie Lewis, Newcastle Permanent Charitable foundation director and Craig Butters

• PAUL MONFORTE

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Hunter Children's Hospital. The room has come to fruition after the

concerted efforts of the Nicholas Trust Foundation and also the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation who provided $100,000 to fit out the selfcontained suite to accommodate terminally ill adolescents and their families. The Nicholas Trust was set-up by Craig and lenny Butters, whose son Nicholas died in 2004 after a battle with brain

tumours. "We have found many families prefer to conduct end-of-life care within the Nicholas Trust Room rather than at home, so we try to make the rooms as comfortable and welcoming as possible for families," Mrs Butters said.

Newcastle Charitable Foundation chairman Michael Slater said: "Previ-0usly adolescents with a life-limiting illness could have been transferred to an adult palliative care facility, which can be a very confronting and unpleasant experience for a young person and their families."

lohn Hunter Children's Hospital palliative care specialist, Dr Sharon Ryan, said the room was important to help alleviate unnecessary stress at a difficult time.

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Medical intervention in childbirths

You may have seen some publicity about women being told not to breastfeed in public. It's crazy when what has been natural for millions of years can suddenly somehow find itself 'Unfashionable'. Just like our food choices or activity levels, we are doing things a lot differently than our ancestors and the results are often turning out to be detrimental.

Take something as natural as childbirth. A series of papers recently released in The Lancet Journal have shown that women's health is being increasingly threatened by the 'overmedicalisation' of pregnancy in both poorer parts of the world and high-income countries such as Australia.

Routine use of unnecessary interventions including Caesarean section, cutting to facilitate childbirth and restrictions on movement during labour can have lasting effects on both mothers and babies. One professor from Australia's University of Technology, Sydney, said: "Both under-use and over-use of medical interventions in pregnancy contribute to short and long-term illness for an estimated 20 million child-bearing women".

"In high-income countries, midwife-led units were better at generating natural births and lower levels of hormone treatment' assisted birth, Caesarean birth and vaginal cutting than conventional labour wards?'

Independent midwife care also appeared to have important benefits, one Danish study says, including reduced maternal ill-health and an increased likelihood of spontaneous natural birth. Each year, 139 million births are estimated to take place around the world, and with almost 300,000 women dying during pregnancy, the experts say. They estimated that if midwifery coverage increased by just a quarter, the rate of maternal deaths could be halved by 2030.

Importantly the authors say there is the need to treat women with respect, to aclmowledge their own preferences around childbirth and to ensure they have high quality information.

Just like so many other parts of our lives everybody should take an interest, get informed and make their own decisions .

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MEDICAL

Chillblains · a nasty visitor In winter

The recent blast of cold air has brought an unwelcome number of cold-related injuries through our practice this week.

Chilblains are the most common injury we've seen, but some have been quite severe with the development of painful ulcers.

Anyone can get chilblains, but it seems to be more common in the young, the elderly and those with poor circulation.

Chilblains often present as patches of discoloured skin, mostly red but when it is severe it can be blue or even white.

The patches can become itchy and swollen. There may be a burning sensation, sometimes the skin dries

and cracks. In severe cases, ulcers will develop. It is an unusual response to the cold and tends to effect the

extremities most, such as the finger tips, toes, the nose and ear lobes.

While the exact cause is not known, it is thOUght that the body's tiny blood vessels constrict to conserve body heat.

As a result the blood flow to the effected areas becomes very slow.

As the area warms up, the blood vessels become leaky causing swelling and inflammation.

There may be some evidence that the speed the cold body part is warmed up may actually lead to chilblains.

Heating, with a hot water bottle or sitting close to a heater or fire may actually worsen the problem. It is better to heat your whole body up gradually.

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Jets replace Taggart

The Newcastle Jets have moved quickly to cover the loss of Socceroos striker, Adam Taggart, by signing Edson

Montano from Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC on loan. Taggart will join English Championship

club Fulham FC after being granted a transfer last week and leaves the Jets after two seasons in the Hunter, during which time he scored 18 goals in 44 appearances.

The 21-year-old enjoyed a stellar 2013/14 campaign for Newcastle, scoring 16 goals to win the A-League's Golden Boot Award while also being named the NAB Young Footballer of the Year.

Montano, 23, has made four senior appearances for the Ecuadorian national team and was a member of their squad for the 2011 Copa America. He has also represented his country at U-20 level, scoring five goals in 13 matches.

Taggart, who represented Australia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, said he was excited by the new challenge ahead of him.

"I'd like to thank everyone at the Newcastle Jets, including the players, staff and fans for their fantastic support over the past couple of seasons," Taggart said. "I've had two really enjoyable years at the Jets and for that reason I will

Departing striker Adam Taggart

always hold the club and City of Newcastle close to my heart.

"I'm looking forward to starting a new chapter in my career with Fulham and working hard to take my game to another level."

Jets CEO Robbie Middleby wished Taggart well with his move to Europe.

"At the Newcastle Jets we take pride in our ability to develop young talent and give them a platform to showcase their ability in the A-League;' Middleby said.

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Knights won-t rush decisions Long-term sustainability the key to ensuring club's future with discussions still ongoing

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Planning meetings and discussions between the Knights and the NRL continued last week with the process to continue for some months.

Representatives from the Knights, the NRL as well as advisor John Quayle attended a meeting last Thursday.

CUrrent chairman Paul Harragon was an apology as he is currently on leave. "Since the change in ownership, we have focused on two main areas;' CEO Matt Gidley said after last Thursday's meeting.

"The first is to ensure the dub has a strong financial foundation and a robust outlook and secondly, with the assistance of the NRL, we are wasting no time in working on our strategy to carry the dub forward. We want to re-build this dub with the right foundations, with the right values and for the right reasons?'

The dub won't be rushed into making important decisions however in the short term Knights Members and fans can expect the appointment of a high quality Board and the development of a business plan to ensure long-term financial sustainability. A major talking point externally

The future of coach Wayne Bennett Is one of many topics of discussion between the Knights and the NRL

about Thursday's meeting centered around the future of coach Wayne Bennett.

"Thursday's meeting induded discussions with Wayne about his future at the dub, however we never expected an immediate outcome;' Gidley added. ''Wayne understands and appreci-

ates what is important to the dub and we will look to have his position finalised within the next month?'

While planning for the future, the dub is also focussed on getting back on track in season 2014.

''We certainly haven't given up on this season;'

Gidley admitted. ''We are hopeful that the team that finished fourth last year will deliver great on-field results for the remainder of the year?'

The Knights have the bye this weekend with their next match against Cronulla at 3pm on Sunday, July 20 at Remondis Stadium.

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