Western Weekender September 26

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Ross Fowler is back as Mayor, leaving Jim Aitken and Kevin Crameri without their expected stints in the top job

B roken deals and new-formed alliances will have a lasting impact on Penrith Council after Cr Ross Fowler secured

himself a second term as Mayor this week in a major surprise.

Council’s annual internal Mayoral election was held on Monday evening, but the result was far from expected.

Liberal Independents Mark Davies, Ben Goldfinch, Bernard Bratusa, Tricia Hitchen and Ross Fowler formed an unexpected alliance with Labor’s Prue Car, Karen McKeown, Greg Davies and John Thain.

With nine of the 15 councillors’ votes, the alliance was able to reinstate Cr Fowler as Mayor over challenger, Inde-pendent Jackie Greenow.

In return for Labor’s support, Cr Greg Davies was made Deputy Mayor over conservative Liberal Independent Marcus Cornish.

The developments left Mayor-in-waiting Jim Aitken out in the cold.

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Dump the deals and let Penrith vote for its Mayor at each election

The rumour mill was in overdrive on Monday as it emerged throughout the afternoon that all was not going to go to plan at the Mayoral Election at Penrith City Council that evening.

A ‘deal’ signed back in 2012 essentially guaran-teed that Jim Aitken would be installed as Mayor for the 2014-15 term, with Ben Goldfinch as his Deputy.

If you’re wondering why these ‘deals’ are in place, it all comes down to the balance of power.

The Liberal-Independents (they’re Liberals, but a little issue at the last election forced them to run as Independents) count for six of the 15 spots on Council. Labor has four spots, the Greens have one and there’s four independents.

When you try to put all the pieces of the puzzle together, you’ll realise that they need each other to get various things to go their way.

For example, even if all the Liberals voted together, they could be out-numbered by an alli-ance between Labor and the Independents.

See, clear as mud!So, back to Monday night, and that deal signed

in 2012 by the Liberals and two Independents was suddenly torn up, and in a major surprise, Ross Fowler was returned as Mayor.

Labor’s Greg Davies took the Deputy Mayor role, and a new deal is now in place for the final term of the current Council.

I’ll spare you the intricate details but in short, the big losers are Jim Aitken and Kevin Crameri, as they lose their terms as Mayor.

Let me say from the outset that there’s nothing all that surprising or even naughty about the above. It’s always going to happen, and at the end of the day the election of the Mayor is a decision for the Councillors, not the voting public. How they reach that decision is up to them.

But that brings me to my point.I’ve thought for some time that it would make a

lot more sense for Penrith’s citizens to vote for the

Mayor, particularly given the political climate we have in this region, which is often split and based on current issues and performance.

I’ve never been comfortable with the year-to-year change of Mayors, as I think all it really ever does is install somebody to warm the seat with-out ever really getting their teeth into the role.

Surely we want a Mayor who makes a mark, who has a chance to outline a vision for the city and see it through.

As it stands, even the shortest of visions are unlikely to have become reality by the time the next Mayoral Election rolls around each Septem-ber.

That said, we do see Ross Fowler back for a second consecutive term, and I think time will show the benefit of having someone there for an extended period.

Penrith finds itself in a great position at the moment, primed for the future and ready to take hold of its regional city status to move into the next chapter of our history.

Council will be a huge part of that growth.Council needs strong and stable leadership and

while each and every Mayor who comes into the job has Penrith’s best interests at heart, clearly it’s not stable leadership, as the role has an expiry date of 12 months in most cases.

And this week we’ve been left with the tricky situation of Ross Fowler ‘signing off’ as Mayor, only to be re-elected days later.

With the public seeming to doubt the intentions of politicians and politics in general more than ever, surely we should be approaching things like leadership and elections with total clarity.

There may be nothing wrong with deals being done behind the scenes, but they’re still not the best look in the wider public’s eyes.

Perhaps it’s time we moved on, gave the public a vote and ensured long-term stable leadership for our city. Food for thought.

Council needs strong and stable leadership

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D iscrimination against the disabled is all too common in the community, leaving people like local blind man Ben Felten

feeling degraded and humiliated. But after a recent incident at Penrith’s

Optus store, Mr Felten is desperate to see a change for the better.

The Penrith resident, with his guide dog Orson, went to Penrith Optus earlier this month to purchase a new mobile phone plan and given that he had been a customer of the company for years, he had anticipated it would be a simple transaction.

“I have been down there before to research different phone plans so I knew what I wanted. I didn’t have a driver’s licence so I brought four forms of photo identification with me and other forms of identification. In the end I had 11 forms of identification, including a NSW Guide Dogs card and a NSW transport card,” Mr Felten told the Weekender.

“I am standing there with my guide dog and the young lady says to me ‘Mr Felten, do you have a driver’s licence’ and I said ‘obviously not’.”

He says he was refused service because

he was not able to produce a driver’s licence, a blind citizens card, passport or other form of identification deemed suit-able by Optus, despite having a number of other forms of identification.

“You get frustrated asking why can’t they use common sense. But then, I left there and I felt victimised because I am a blind person with a seeing eye dog and I was humiliated. To be told that I can’t receive a service like anybody else, to me that was humiliating,” he said.

Mr Felten then approached Penrith Westfield’s Telstra store with the same request for a phone plan and they accepted the identification that he produced.

Mr Felten wants to see Optus review their policy around primary and second-ary forms of ID, but to the disabled in the community, the issue is bigger than just one store or one company.

“It is about creating greater aware-ness about ignorance around equitable customer service for people with disabil-ity – it happens all the time... but you just get sick and tired of having to justify yourself,” he said.

Optus denied that Mr Felten was asked for a driver’s licence on that day, saying that the reason he could not be served was because he did not provide a form

of identification that included their five requirements, which are name, date of birth, photograph, signature and current residential address.

“Based on this customer’s feedback, Optus is reviewing its processes for ID requirements and will discuss this with the Human Rights Commission,” a spokesperson for Optus told the Week-ender earlier this week.

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Council is again providing small grants to support a range of community activities which are open to all older people in the community during this week of celebration.

Activities must be held during Seniors Week in the Penrith Local Government Area, and Council encourages partnerships between local organisations to develop activities or events.

Applications must address the aims of the program and groups are encouraged to consider the theme for Senior’s Week 2015 – “Live Life” in planning their event or activity.

Single organisations or groups can apply for up to $300. Groups that partner with other organisations can apply for up to $1,200.

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Cambridge Park: Domestic incident turns violent

Police have charged a man after he allegedly assaulted his son, causing injuries so severe he needed to be conveyed to hospital. Emergency Services were called to Richmond Road, Cambridge Park at about 11.15pm on Friday, September 19, where they found a 25-year-old man with head injuries. He was taken to Nepean Hospital for treat-ment to a suspected skull fracture. St Marys Local Area Command officers attended the scene and established a crime scene in order to investigate the incident. They were told the man was involved in an altercation with his father before the alleged assault. A 48-year-old South Penrith man was arrested a short time later and taken to Penrith Police Station, where he was charged with ‘cause grievous bodily harm to person with intent’.

Blue Mountains: Locals urged to be better prepared

Police are reminding local residents to remember their bushwalking safety when visiting the Blue Mountains. The reminder comes in the wake of an incident on Sunday, September 21, where a man became lost while walking near Hippocrene Falls. He was luckily able to obtain mobile phone service and contact police.

Penrith: Robbery at Defqon.1 music festival

Police are investigating the robbery of a person at the Defqon.1 festival over the weekend and are calling on anyone who noticed anything suspicious to contact them. At about 6pm on Saturday, Septem-ber 20, a 20-year-old male was standing amongst a crowd of people when he was approached by three males. The victim was struck a number of times before his wallet and mobile phone were stolen. Anyone with information about the incident should contact police. If you have an item stolen, whether it be at an event, in the street or in your home, make sure you report it to local police as soon as possible, so investigations can commence.

Kingswood: Terrifying car-jacking leaves man hurt

Police have charged four people over an aggravated carjacking that occurred in Kingswood on the evening of Friday, September 19. Police allege that at about 11pm, a 27-year-old man stopped his Ford Falcon sedan at the intersection of Bringelly Road and Santley Crescent, when a female approached the car. She allegedly reached inside the car and removed the keys from the ignition, demanding that the man drive her and three friends to Penrith. A male then entered the passenger side of the car, allegedly assaulting the victim and removing him from the car. A second female and a man began to assault the victim while he was outside the car, using a glass bottle to strike him on the head. The four then entered the victim’s car and drove from the scene, leaving the victim injured on the road. Not long after, police stopped the vehicle on Queen Street, St Marys and arrested a 16-year-old female, a 17-year-old female, a 17-year-old male and an 18-year-old man. They were charged by police over the incident and will all appear in court at a later date. The victim is recovering.

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I t has been one of the most controver-sial events ever staged in Penrith, but it seems troublemakers are finally getting the message about their

behaviour at the annual Defqon.1 music festival.

Police say they were impressed with the behaviour of the nearly 20,000 people who converged on Penrith for the hard style music festival last weekend.

More than 200 police officers were deployed from Local Area Commands across Sydney and the Dog Squad to moni-tor the behaviour of revellers who turned up to the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the festival.

Of the 372 people searched by police, 83 were arrested for drug offences, including one man who was arrested on alleged drug supply offences after he was found with 250 pills that police believed to be MDMA.

Despite the seemingly large amount of drug arrests, police said they were impressed with the overall behaviour of the crowd at this year’s event.

“The incidence of excessive drug use doesn’t appear to be as out of control now days as it has been in the past. It seems as though the crowd is becoming more

educated and more responsible,” a Penrith Police spokesperson said.

Local police also said that while it was encouraging that the crowds were on good behaviour, it was still disappointing that a number of people were charged for drug offences.

Officers were also concerned that a number of people had to receive medi-cal treatment for drug related illnesses, especially considering last year’s fatality, where a 23-year-old festival-goer died after ingesting a number of pills.

“About 350 people received medical treatment for drug and heat-related illnesses, with seven taken to Nepean Hospital for further treatment,” a spokes-person said.

With seven stages, water sports, fun rides and the unique design of the iconic main stage, for the festival goers, this year’s Defqon.1 has been named the “best ever”.

“The atmosphere was exhilarating. The happy and excited crowd painted a picture of a harmonious, multicultural crowd,” a Defqon.1 spokesperson said.

“We think it was the best Defqon.1 ever and thank our artists, production team, the hard style loving community and also the people of Penrith who have welcomed Defqon.1.”

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The Weekender understands the deal extends to next year’s election as well, with Labor’s Karen McKeown to become Mayor and Mark Davies to be her Deputy.

But the new alliance was formed despite a previous agreement existing between Crs Jim Aitken, Kevin Crameri, and all of the Liberal Independents.

“It was pledged that I would be Mayor next year and Jim Aitken this year, but Jim and myself have clearly been excluded from this new deal,” Cr Crameri said.

“I feel betrayed that this has happened when I thought that when you sign a piece of paper it meant something.

“Last year when Ross was unsure of his numbers I worked hard to secure votes for him in good faith. I feel like this is a personal attack on me by people who I thought were honourable.”

The Weekender has obtained a copy of the original agreement that is hand signed and dated September 24, 2012.

It specifies that all six Liberal Independ-ents, along with Crs Aitken and Crameri were to “act together for the good govern-ment of Penrith” and clearly states that Cr Aitken was to be supported as Mayor for 2014, and Cr Crameri as Mayor in 2015.

Cr Crameri said that he had wanted to be

Mayor to provide guidance on topics such as Badgerys Creek airport.

“The plan was to leave Council on a high note. I was not going to contest the next election but now I will have to recalculate that decision as I have a feeling there will be unfinished business,” he said.

Cr Aitken said he is equally disappointed. “I’m finished with them... There have

never been hard words between Ross and myself, not until now. I don’t trust him now,” he said.

“This is an act of greed and self moti-vation. It comes down to honesty and integrity and I don’t trust people without integrity.”

Mayor Fowler in his defence said that the decision was necessary to maintain Penrith Council’s solidarity.

“It was not an easy decision to make and took a great deal of consideration. I consulted with my family and friends on this decision and I have their support,” he said.

He denied being motivated by self inter-est and said that he is thankful for the ongoing support of his fellow councillors and Council staff.

Mayor Fowler said that with issues such as council amalgamations and the Badg-erys Creek Airport likely to dominate the next 12 months, he is looking forward to

Karen McKeown set to follow Fowler as Mayor, as new alliances are formed

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Fowler, Davies to guide Penrith

Mayor Ross Fowler and Deputy Mayor Greg Davies at Council on Tuesday

the challenge: “It is more important than ever that Council works to ensure Penrith grows in a sustainable and positive manner. I look forward to working with

Cr Greg Davies as Deputy Mayor, we have much work to do and I know we will both be very occupied with the responsibilities we have accepted”.

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INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT Penrith City Council has received Development

Applications in respect of the subject properties. The

consent authority for the development applications is

Penrith City Council.

Freeburn Surveying DA14/1168

Lot 6 DP 12908, (No. 432–442) Londonderry Road,

Londonderry

Torrens title subdivision x 2 lots

The proposal is an Integrated Development. The

application seeks approval from the NSW Rural Fire

Service – Rural Fires Act 1997.

The Development Application referred to in this notice

and supporting documentation accompanying the

subject application may be inspected at the locations

listed below at any time during ordinary office hours,

in the period from 29 September 2014 to 14 October

2014.

Any person may, during the exhibition period, make

a submission in writing to Penrith City Council, in

relation to the Development Application. Where a

submission is made by way of an objection, the

grounds of objection are to be specified in the

submission. The submission is to include Council’s

reference number DA14/1168.

For any queries relating to the proposal, please

contact Hannah Van De Werff on 4732 7714.

Vince Morgan Surveyors Pty Ltd DA13/0496.02

Lot 7 DP 17231, (No. 39–51) Devlin Road, Castlereagh

Section 96 modification to an approved Torrens title subdivision to enable the retention of bamboo and amend requirements of the NSW Rural Fire Service.

The proposal is an Integrated Development. The application seeks approval from the NSW Rural Fire Service.

The Development Application referred to in this notice and supporting documentation accompanying the subject application may be inspected at the locations listed below at any time during ordinary office hours, in the period from 29 September 2014 to 13 October 2014.

Any person may, during the exhibition period, make a submission in writing to Penrith City Council, in relation to the Development Application. Where a submission is made by way of an objection, the grounds of objection are to be specified in the submission. The submission is to include Council’s reference number DA13/0496.02

For any queries relating to the proposal, please contact Hannah Van De Werff on 4732 7714.

Twin Creeks Properties Pty Ltd DA14/1167 C/– North Western Surveys Pty Ltd.

Lot 222 DP 270417, (No. 336–348) Luddenham Road, Luddenham

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The proposal is an Integrated Development. The application seeks approval from the Department of Planning – Water Management Act 2000 Section 89, 90 & 91, NSW Rural Fire Service – Rural Fires Act 1997.

The Development Application referred to in this notice and supporting documentation accompanying the subject application may be inspected at the locations listed below at any time during ordinary office hours, in the period from 29 September 2014 to 30 October 2014.

Any person may, during the exhibition period, make a submission in writing to Penrith City Council, in relation to the Development Application. Where a submission is made by way of an objection, the grounds of objection are to be specified in the submission. The submission is to include Council’s reference number DA14/1167.

For any queries relating to the proposal, please contact Matthew Rawson on 4732 7522.

Disclosure of Political Donations or Gifts

Development Applications are displayed at the Penrith Civic Centre. By law, reportable political donations or gifts must be disclosed by anyone lodging a planning application to Council. Call 4732 7649 or visit penrithcity.nsw.gov.au

Viewing of Development Applications

The above development determination/s may be inspected between 8.30am and 4pm Mondays to Fridays (except Public Holidays) at Council’s Civic Centre, 601 High Street, Penrith. Officers of Council’s Development Services Department will be able to assist with your enquiries.

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The victory ensured that Jessica became the first female paddler

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We can Jessica and Penrith is proud of you.

The latest series of Penrith Council’s ever-popular sustainable

living workshops has been announced. These workshops are a

great opportunity to learn about how you can help look after the

environment and save money at the same time.

Topics such as composting, worm farming, buying preloved

fashion, veggie gardening and soap making are always popular.

For the first time Council is offering a workshop on chooks in the

backyard to help people learn how to have healthy happy chickens

delivering fresh eggs in their own backyard.

For a complete list of all the workshops which will be taking place

throughout October and early November please call 4732 7983 or

email [email protected]

Workshops are free but bookings are essential as places

are limited.

Upcoming events in Penrith are set to boost the local economy

by as much as $7.8 million attracting more than 48,000 people.

A wide array of events including music festivals, multiple sporting

events and a food and wine festival will bring visitors to Penrith

over the coming months through until after the New Year.

Sunday Siestas by the River is a Council event and will take place

on 19 October and 2 November. The event takes full advantage of

the stunning Nepean River and Tench Reserve as a backdrop.

Families are encouraged to come along to enjoy and sample an

array of cuisine or shop at the market stalls.

Other notable events include the Fernhill Picnic Race Day

(18 October), Indulge Food and Wine Festival (25/26 October),

Nepean Triathlon (25/26 October), Dragons Abreast Festival

(8 November ) and Australia Day Celebrations (26 January 2015).

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONSThe following development applications have been received by

Council:

Property Innovations Group DA14/1150

43 Australia Street, St Marys

Demolition of existing structures and construction of 6 x attic style

villas with associated car parking, landscaping and drainage

works

Contact: Jane Hetherington on 4732 8078

Closing Date: 12 October 2014

Muhammadi Welfare Association DA13/1271

Incorporated

Lot 2 DP 812284, 81–89 Clifton Avenue, Kemps Creek

Construction of a meeting hall building, a shed, car park,

associated landscaping, wastewater management system and

use as a Place of Public Worship

Contact: Pukar Pradhan on 4732 7726


Pretech Properties Pty Ltd DA14/1160

65 Jones Street, Kingswood

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7 x 3-bedroom townhouses

Contact: Gurvinder Singh on 4732 7539


P enrith Mayor Ross Fowler says that Council is not interested in an amalgamation with neighbouring councils, rather the establish-

ment of a “strategic alliance” to deal with common issues.

The NSW Government has just released its ‘Fit for the Future’ package to finan-cially encourage councils to amalgamate, based on recommendations made by the Independent Local Government Review Panel (ILGRP) last year.

The review did not suggest any changes to Penrith Council, however Cr Fowler said there is still room for greater regional cooperation.

“Recently, along with Council’s General Manager and Assistant General Managers I had informal meetings with the Mayors and General Managers of Blue Mountains, Wollondilly and Hawkesbury Councils to compare whether there was a shared inter-est in our organisations more profoundly shaping the destiny of both the planning and the governance of our cities and the broader region,” he said.

“It was apparent that we collectively confront the same big issues, and a strate-gic alliance could assist us in better dealing

He said that the “positive” meetings resulted in a joint consensus to form a regional Working Party that would define potential areas of opportunity.

But with the strategic alliance gaining momentum, Penrith Council’s own plans to expand some of its borders have been put on the back-burner.

“Council did suggest that the ILGRP investigate edge boundary issues where suburbs or town centres are serviced or truncated by one or more Councils and where it might be appropriate to consoli-date relevant communities of interest into one local government area,” a Council spokesperson said.

“Council also contended in its submis-sion that the Broader Western Sydney Employment Area should be located in the Penrith Local Government Area to ensure that strategic and land use planning is effectively managed and controlled.

“At this point it appears these sugges-tions have not been taken on board by the Government.

“Notwithstanding the ILGRP and Government’s responses, Council main-tains it view on these matters and will advocate on these matters when opportu-nities arise.”

The strategic alliance has been supported greatly by Penrith Councillors.

Fowler keen to see Penrith work with its neighbouring councils on common issues

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Let’s work together, says Mayor

Alliances, not amalgamations: Penrith Mayor Ross Fowler

with these. Some of the potential areas for collaboration include regional planning, increasing local jobs, self-sufficiency, enhancing regional city infrastructure,

tourism, improving transportation across the region and negotiating in a collec-tive procurement style on behalf of our communities in areas such as energy.”


Mayor’s NewsThe weekly viewsof Penrith’s Mayor

Year of growth aheadIt is a privilege to represent Penrith

for a third time as Mayor.It is more important than ever that

Council works to ensure Penrith grows in a sustainable and positive man-ner. I look forward to working with Greg Davies as Deputy Mayor. We have much work to do and I know we will both be very occupied with the responsibilities we have accepted.

The Federal Government’s commit-ment to an airport in western Sydney and the associated improvements to infrastructure, have already resulted in new investment in Penrith. It has also positioned our city as an important

service and commercial hub.The Nepean River Master plan,

the Penrith Progression, a potential strategic alliance with Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Wollondilly Councils and a thriving tourism market, all point to a successful future.

Council is currently in good financial shape however the challenge remains to do things better. Together we will strengthen what is iconic about Penrith and tap into this City’s limitless opportunities to benefit everyone who calls Penrith home.

ROSS FOWLER OAMMayor of Penrith

A large number of local jobs will be lost following the news that Crane Copper Tube will close in Penrith by the end of the year.

The decision by Fletcher Building Limited to exit the copper tube manu-facturing business in Australia will affect 108 roles with the majority based at the Penrith site.

The company lists the reasons for the

closure as market driven including an oversupply of copper tubing in Australia, a trend of substituting copper tubing with plastic and import competition.

Penrith Mayor Ross Fowler said he was saddened by the news.

“Council has been working hard to boost employment opportunities in Penrith and to create local jobs, so this is a sad day for all of us,” he said.

More than 100 jobs to be lost

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A fter 50 years serving the community as a humble bus driver, Vincent Jones has finally called it a day.

The 72-year-old local, who began his career driving double decker buses around Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, delivered home safely his final ever passengers last Friday evening after half a century on the job.

Speaking with the Weekender before his final shift, Mr Jones said he was deter-mined to reach the 50 year milestone.

“I really wanted to do my 50 years as a bus driver. I enjoy driving and I feel proud when I can help my community, like help-ing the elderly,” he said.

Before his time in Penrith, Mr Jones began his career as a bus driver way back in 1965 at the old Pagewood bus depot in Sydney’s inner west.

His first shift was driving a double decker bus from Pagewood to Maroubra Beach. Despite it happening so long ago, Mr Jones still remembers his maiden journey as if it were yesterday.

“It was fabulous… we lived in Maroubra at the time and my father, who was also a bus driver, got on my bus at Malabar Road and Fitzgerald Avenue. When I pulled up, I gave him a big thumbs up,” he recalled.

“I drove up and down the beautiful hills of Coogee, and when I pulled into Central dad tapped on the outside of the bus and said ‘son, you only missed one gear going down the hill’.”

After many years navigating Sydney’s bustling streets, which on one occasion included a detour to Royal North Shore Hospital to drop off an expectant mother, Mr Jones finally made the move out west to embark on his next chapter.

In 1993, Mr Jones joined local bus company Westbus (now operated by Busways) where he would remain to his very last day on the job.

Mr Jones proudly admits to working every route in the Penrith, St Marys and Mt Druitt areas and even remembers driv-ing the old Nepean Nippers around in the late ‘90s.

“The Nepean Nippers were good vehicles but the trouble with them was they didn’t have air suspension, the seats weren’t very good and they were always hot in summer,” he said.

Since calling it a day, Mr Jones’ next jour-ney will be with his partner as they travel Victoria’s picturesque Great Ocean Road.

But it won’t be the sound of the pullstring or the smell of diesel Mr Jones will miss, it’ll be the smiling passengers, the many friends at Busways and of course, getting behind the wheel.

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Vincent’s final journey after 50 happy years

Bus driver Vincent Jones waves goodbye after 50 years. Photo: Nathan Taylor

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P arts of the Nepean River will not be accessible over a two-year period to allow for the construc-tion of the Nepean River Green

Bridge. The Roads and Maritime Services (RMS)

have released the Review of Environmen-tal Factors for the $24 million project, which details social and environmental impacts, expected building procedures and further design details.

“Victoria Bridge does not meet current design guidelines for bicycles. Improve-ments to pedestrian and cyclist crossing movements and safety across the Nepean River is therefore a priority,” the report says.

“As a landmark structure the bridge would be highly visible, though it is recog-nised that this could be seen as negative or positive. On balance the proposal is considered justified.”

The traffic assessment component of the Review found that in peak times on the weekends, there can be up to 200 pedes-trians or cyclists crossing the current Victoria Bridge per hour, dropping down to 20 pedestrians in off-peak times.

However, the construction period of

between 18 months and two years won’t be easy sailing. Temporary piers will need to be built to hoist the bridge structure into place, and a number of public amenities will need to be relocated.

“Impacts on river users would also be expected during the 18-24 months of construction, with some restrictions to river access near the bridge site,” accord-ing to the RMS.

“There would be impacts to the rowing community and other river users during the construction period due to the require-ment for temporary piers and barges within the waterway.

“However, where possible impacts would be minimised through ongoing consultation with the rowing community and other stakeholders.”

And residents along the Nepean River will be hopeful of dry weather during construction as the report admits that the temporary piers and other construction works could result in potential above-floor inundation of about 30 properties if a 100 year flood event occurs.

Stuart Ayres, Member for Penrith, said he invites the community to have a say on the next stage of plans.

Mr Ayres has been one of the key advo-cates for the new bridge.

“The proposed concept design and

More details released about construction phase of new Nepean River crossing

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What the Victoria Bridge area will look like from above once the new Bridge is finished


Review of Environmental Factors are now on display for community feedback until Friday, October 17. Site preparation work is expected to start later this year while building work is expected to be completed in the second half of 2016,” he said.

Two information sessions will be held;

on Thursday, October 9 from 4pm to 7pm at Melrose Hall on the corner of the Great Western Highway and Park Street at Emu Plains, and on Saturday, October 11 from 10am to 2pm at Penrith Valley Inn, on the corner of the Great Western Highway and Memorial Avenue.

News in Numbers

With around one in five Australians liv-ing with arthritis, Arthritis & Osteopo-rosis NSW is trying to help those living in the Penrith area living with, or at risk of developing, arthritis.

With so many people in the area

currently living with some kind of ar-thritis, locals are encouraged to come along to an educational ‘How healthy are your joints?’ seminar on Wednes-

day, November 12 at Penrith RSL. The focus of the seminar will be on arthri-tis and how it can best be managed.

Presenters at the seminar will include a rheumatologist who will speak about the common forms of arthritis, and what people can do to become more actively involved and engaged in their own health care.

A physiotherapist and a dietitian will also address the importance of keep-ing active and maintaining a healthy weight, including suitable forms of ex-ercise, joint protection strategies and tips for a healthy, well-balanced diet.

Costs are $15 for Arthritis & Osteopo-rosis NSW General Members and $20 for Arthritis & Osteoporosis NSW Non-Members. Call 1800 011 041.

Local State MPs Stuart Ayres from Penrith and Tanya Davies from Mulgoa this week encouraged businesses in western Sydney with employee volun-teering programs to nominate staff for The Centre for Volunteering’s Corpo-rate Volunteer of the Year Awards.

The Awards are sponsored by the NSW Government and are also sup-ported by ClubsNSW. Nominations close on October 31.

Businesses are urged to nominate their volunteers for one of the follow-ing awards:

• 2014 NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year Award (individual award)

• 2014 NSW Corporate Volunteer Team of the Year Award (team award).

“The annual NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards recognises the valuable contribution that over two million

volunteers make to communities across our state. These award catego-ries recognise participants in corporate volunteering programs who go above and beyond the call to help their com-munity,” Ms Davies said.

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There are more than a few fresh faces joining the Board of the Penrith Valley Chamber of Commerce after its annual general meeting was held on Tuesday.

Ushering in a new generation of business leaders, eight of the 10 existing board members, including President Peter McGhee and CEO Jill Woods called it a day.

“Quite some months ago Chamber recognised that there were not nearly enough young business owners and representatives joining the Chamber,” Ms Woods said.

“So we introduced our Next Generation program beginning with recruiting Next Generation Ambassadors Josh Lalor and Becca O’Prey to be the youthful faces of the

Chamber and its growing member base. Since then we have had an overwhelming result of new interest in this 87-years-old member based organisation. That’s why many of the board felt it appropriate and timely to make way for this younger generation of business leaders who can continue to build on our strong legacy.”

Ms Woods, who has been an integral part of the Chamber for eight years now, said that her decision to retire was based on personal needs.

“More than once this year I have had family matters to attend to but have priori-tised my work at Chamber,” she said.

“I realise now, I must spend more time with my family.”

The new board consists of Daniel McKin-non, Wayne Willmington, Jo Dickens, Natalie Ballard, James Hill, Teresa Tidball and John Capes, with Linda Kemp Vice President and Gina Field the new Presi-dent.

Ms Field said that she is looking forward to taking the Chamber in a new and excit-ing direction.

“The board that we have are very diverse in age and backgrounds so they will bring a lot of great, new ideas to the table,” she said.

“They have been told to be prepared to get their hands dirty and all have shown an enthusiasm to work hard.”

– Cassandra O’Connor New Chamber President, Gina Field

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N SW Police are making changes to the reporting process for traffic incidents, which will see police involvement in certain types of incidents reduced.

People involved in car accidents, no matter how minor, that require the towing of a vehicle are currently required to contact police on the spot.

But changes that come into effect on October 15 will mean that if there are no injuries, all parties have exchanged particulars and no one is under the influence of drugs/alcohol, those involved can organise their own tows, without having to worry about contacting police initially.

In addition, if you are involved in a minor acci-dent, the police will not need to be notified, even for insurance purposes.

“The changes will mean drivers involved in tow-away only collisions will now be able to safely make their way off the road and organise their own tow from the area,” said Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley.

“The safety of drivers will also improve as they will be able to move from the crash site as soon as practicable, minimising the likelihood of any injury from a secondary impact as well as unneces-sary wait time.

“Police resources will also be freed up to focus on broader road safety and other investigations.”

Some of the changes have come with advances in car safety technology.

“With advances in technology, vehicles are now equipped with more safety features such as airbags that when activated may result in a vehicle needing to be towed after a crash. Previously vehi-cles without these features could have been driven away – this means in recent years we have seen more motorists waiting by the roadside,” Assistant Commissioner Hartley said.

Police will need to be called to incidents where a person is killed or injured, where parties fail to swap details, where a driver is under the influence of drugs or if they are needed to direct traffic.

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The NSW Government is planning to build a new pedestrian and cyclist bridge spanning the Nepean River between Penrith and Emu Plains. The proposed design and Review of Environmental Factors (REF) are on display for your comment until Friday 17 October 2014.

The REF and concept design is on display at:

Penrith City Library601 High StreetCorner of High Street and Castlereagh Road Penrith

Alternatively these documents can be downloaded from rms.nsw.gov.au/roadprojects or you can request a copy on a CD by contacting our team on 1800 733 084 or [email protected]

We encourage you to attend one of our information sessions to find out more about our proposal and provide your feedback. Our sessions will be held at:

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P eople with naval history memo-rabilia have been encouraged to donate or lend it to the Naval Association of Australia Nepean-

Blue Mountains Sub-Section so it can be shared with the community.

“My grandfather Charles Bassett was one of the last sail smakers in the Royal Australian Navy and served in World War II, so I do have a deep appreciation for the navy and the work the Naval Association of Australia Nepean-Blue Mountains Sub-Section does,” said Londonderry MP Bart Bassett.

“I encourage anyone with naval history memorabilia such as photographs, docu-ments or other items to consider donat-ing or loaning them to the Sub-Section where they will be well looked after and displayed properly.’’

Mr Bassett acknowledged the long and distinguished naval history of the Londonderry electorate, which was highlighted at the Nepean-Blue Moun-tains Sub-Section Inc memorial service and plaque and wreath laying ceremony at the Sandy Brennan Memorial Reserve, Penrith, on Saturday, September 20.

He congratulated president Clarrie Shaw, vice president Warrant Officer Des Harper AM (RAN ret’d), vice president Colin O’Flynn and chaplain Reverend Edward Walker on the respectful service honouring our local and national naval

departed. The service also included an address by special guest LCDR Stafford Lowe MBE RAN (ret’d), Naval Asso-ciation of Australia NSW State Section president Peter Ashpole and included a music accompaniment by Blacktown City Band. Penrith Mayor Ross Fowler was also in attendance.

The Naval Association of Australia is the premier organisation outside of navy looking to the interests of serving and ex naval members.

Contact Clarrie Shaw on 9628 7198 or 0411 138 700 for more information.

Historic naval items wanted for display

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A t the beginning of 2011, residents were consulted on Penrith Council’s plans to increase rates above the local government

standard set by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).

The proposal for the special rate varia-tion (SRV) was approved and for the last four years Council has been redirecting that revenue into a number of projects.

Data released to the Weekender shows that this year alone, over $5.8 million in additional revenue has been allocated to projects ranging from building upgrades to parks and environmental management.

So just what have residents’ hard-earned dollars been funding?

With just over $100,000 from 2012-14, Council has already completed the resurfacing of the Parker Street playing fields. They have also already built a new playground at Wattle Street Reserve and made major improvements to the Erskine Park Community Hall.

Council also spent $189,000 installing sustainable technologies such as solar panels and energy efficient lighting in various council facilities.

But many of the projects are ongoing or are yet to be completed.

Improvements to the Penrith and St Marys CBDs are one of the largest items still to complete on Penrith Council’s agenda, attracting $2,246,000 of funds from the special rate variation, with another $1.8 million being spent on the project from general revenue.

These upgrades include a new lighting system for pedestrians in St Marys, the creation of St Marys Square at the end of Queen Street at the railway station, upgrades to the Mondo area outside the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, public art for Penrith CBD, and massive renovations to the Allen Place Undercroft in Penrith to improve its amenity.

Roughly $50,000 to $70,000 will be spent on each of the following smaller upgrades; environmental planning, security upgrades for the canteen and floodlighting at Kevin Dwyer fields, Council’s Magnetic Place program, vari-ous resources for new communities and sustainability programs.

Other more expensive items to be funded by the SRV include more shared pathways around Penrith, neighbourhood renewal

programs, the Penrith Business Alliance, and building asset renewal projects.

Council is now in the process of review-ing its financial position.

“Council is currently in good financial shape however the challenge remains to do things better. An organisation wide Capacity Review has commenced and will continue until June 2015,” Mayor Ross Fowler said this week.

“It’s a crucial step in assessing our priorities, assets, services, key business processes and financial strategies. It will help Council focus resources to achieve the best outcomes for the community, and will help us prepare for the future and remain sustainable.”

Do you think paying higher rates has been worthwhile? Email [email protected].

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This is what Penrith’s High Street will look like thanks to various CBD improvements in part funded by the Special Rate Variation


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T ickets are going on sale next week for Penrith Panthers’ Girls Night In, a fundraiser inviting Penrith’s women to come together for a

night of pampering and entertainment while raising funds for the research and treatment of women’s cancers.

The event will be held on Thursday, October 16, from 7.30pm at Dom’s Cocktail Lounge and with women from across the local area invited to attend for $49 per ticket, it is expected to be a big night.

“Enjoy a fun-filled evening complete with complimentary bubbles, cocktails and delicious nibbles, gorgeous Butlers in the Buff, raffle giveaways including a five star luxury weekend away, a free pamper-ing beauty corner where you can get your hair done, reflexology and massages and a photo booth, along with a girly goodie bag to remember the night by,” said Penrith Panthers spokesperson, Julia Matthews.

“The sophisticated atmosphere is completed with the elegant, newly-refurbished Dom’s Cocktail Lounge,” she added.

It is hoped that with 100 per cent of the proceeds from ticket sales going towards the Cancer Council, that over $5,000 will

Girls Night In at Panthers aims to raise $5,000 for the Cancer Council

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be raised for the organisation. “Cancer touches everyone’s lives, either

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raises will help the Cancer Council fight cancer through prevention programs, support services and world-class cancer research,” Ms Matthews said.

Those interested in attending the Girls Night In event next month should contact Panthers next week to secure their reser-vations.


Penrith Council has paid tribute to Dorothy Radford OAM, who passed away on September 3. A St Marys resi-dent for more than 60 years, she was a founding member of the St Marys Development Committee and affec-tionately known as “Mrs St Marys”. Dorothy was also president of the RSL Women’s Auxiliary and founded the St Marys Meals on Wheels Service. She volunteered at the St Marys Senior Citizens Club for 33 years and was involved with the Girl Guides movement for 38 years, including as a member of the Trefoil Guild. In 2003 these efforts were recognised when Dorothy was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to the community of Penrith, particu-larly through veteran, youth and aged care groups. Mayor Ross Fowler dedi-cated a Mayoral Minute in her honour on Monday evening.

An application has been submitted to Council for a mixed-use develop-ment in Glenmore Park. If approved, 86-88 Glenmore Ridge Drive could become a childcare centre, gym, retail shops, stores and car parking. The application has been made by Mintus Pty Ltd and is worth $5,350,000.

Popular burger joint Grill’d is set to make its mark in Penrith. The

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Upcoming events in Penrith are set to boost the local economy by as much as $7.8 million through attract-ing over 48,000 people to the city. A wide array of events that include music festivals, multiple sporting events and a food and wine festival will bring visitors to Penrith over the coming months through until after the New Year. Penrith Mayor Ross Fowler said Penrith is the destina-tion of choice for event organisers and people attending these events. “Penrith has established itself as a destination of choice for events big and small,” Cr Fowler said. “There is plenty on offer whether you like to sit back and relax at Music by the River or... get active by partici-pating in a marathon or triathlon. These events bring with them great economic benefit for Penrith busi-nesses. Visitor spend across these events is estimated to be $4.9 million with a total impact of $7.8 million. Employment will also receive a boost. An estimated increase in employment is equivalent to 55.1 annual full time jobs which is great news as Council seeks to increase employment oppor-tunities in Penrith.”

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P enrith Council is splashing some cash, and some paint, at Judges Car Park to make it safer and more accessible.

Works have just begun on the car park, which is central to the Penrith CBD, located off Woodriff Street.

A spokesperson for Council said that $105,000 has been allocated to replacing the pavers in the car park forecourt on Union Lane.

“Many business owners and shop-pers will have noticed that Council has commenced works on Union Lane and in Judges Car Park. These works have been designed to improve safety for local residents and businesses and improve the general amenity of the area,” the spokesperson said.

“A paint program will commence on all previously painted surfaces in the car park. Judges Place will be on a five year painting/maintenance program similar to other significant civic buildings and structures.”

$10,000 will be spent on refurbishment of the car park’s garden beds.

“There is also an opportunity to look at the possibility of some planter boxes that

can be rotated in some locations. These works will commence and be completed by the end of September 2014, prior to the mowing season,” Council said.

But perhaps most exciting for commut-ers and shoppers are the planned upgrades to the Judges Place Car Park toilets.

“$80,000 has been allocated for the refurbishment of the Judges Place

Car Park toilets. Quotes are still to be obtained and likely works will occur early during third quarter of 2014/15. Safety by design features are to be incorporated prior to the commencement of works,” the spokesperson said.

The upgrades complement the ongoing efforts by Council and the Penrith CBD Corporation to reinvigorate the Penrith CBD.

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The Australian Government’s online services gateway – myGov – now has five million active users.

Minister for Human Services, Senator Marise Payne said almost one in three Australian adults gain access to govern-ment services through myGov.

“myGov has experienced a remarkable rise in traffic since the addition of the Australian Tax Office on 1 July with more than two million new accounts created since the start of the new financial year,’’ Minister Payne said.

“There’s no question that the introduc-tion of the ability to lodge a simple tax return through myGov has been respon-sible for a huge surge in the number of registrations this year.”

The Nepean Evening View Club will be holding their regular dinner meeting at Penrith Panthers on Monday, October 20.

Members of the View club support The Smith Family’s Learning for Life project, and meet regularly for such events.

New members are warmly welcomed and encouraged to come along and see what the View Club is all about.

The next meeting on Monday, October 20 gets underway at Panthers at 7.00pm, with the meal at 7.30pm.

The cost is $25 per person and bookings are essential.

To book in for the October 20 event or to find out more information about the View Club, call Joyce Leavett-Brown on 4731 2851.

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We are calling all creative amateur photographers to get out into our natural environment and submit a photograph that captures what this theme means to you.

• Open (over 18 Years)• Youth (12-18 Years)• Kids (Under 12)The competition is open to all Penrith City residents and there is more than $1300 in prizes to be won. Each person can submit up to 3 entries.

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I t was only a few years ago that self-taught photographer Matthew Ever-ingham discovered his passion for photography. And in that short time

his skill has grown in leaps and bounds, so much so that his talent has been recog-nised on the national stage.

The Cranebrook resident was named Australian Advertising Photographer of the Year at the Canon AIPP Australian Professional Photography Awards, which were held between September 12 and 14.

For someone who entered the competi-tion out of curiosity, only to see how his work compared to other professionals, the win came as a shock.

“To be honest, I’m not entirely sure why I won over some of the competition. I was competing with a number of photogra-phers that I admire and look up to. That’s why I couldn’t believe that I’d won, and hadn’t bothered to prepare an acceptance speech,” he said.

“I’d like to think that a little bit of passion and personality goes into my work. I’ve been working on a style that’s my own and stands out. Maybe the judges found this a refreshing change to the super clean, clini-cal look that most guys strive for today.”

It is the differences in his work, from that of other photographers, that Mr Evering-ham believes may have set him apart from the rest of the competition.

“Most of my work has a bit more of a narrative in the shot. Whenever possible, I like to include things in shot to help tell a story so it’s more than just a shot of a car. It’s a car at a time and place and I usually try to include a reason for the car to be there,” he said.

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“I do a lot of experimental stuff and try stuff that a lot of more professional guys wouldn’t do. I’m always aiming to create a high impact image and always trying to push past what’s already been done before.”

In addition to winning the Australian Advertising Photographer of the Year award, Mr Everingham was also awarded the highest scoring image in the category,

which scored 88 points. While his work revolves around the automotive world, shooting for a number of magazines including Street Machine, Hot Rod, Motor, Performance Garage and Performance Imports, Mr Everingham hopes to take his work in a number of other directions.

“When I’m not shooting automotive stuff I love to head up into the Blue Moun-tains and shoot landscapes,” he said.

“I usually head up alone with no real objective. It’s super relaxing.

“Over the past year I’ve also been spend-ing a lot of spare time doing portrait work, I plan on photographing a lot more people in the future to complement the automo-tive work.”

Considering he is a relative newcomer to the industry, Mr Everingham’s achieve-ments are particularly incredible.


N SW Minister for Police and Emergency Services Stuart Ayres and Member for Mulgoa Tanya Davies this week

officially presented Cumberland Zone Rural Fire Service (RFS) with a cheque for $20,000 to go towards the purchase of 41 new ground radios.

Cumberland RFS has 16 brigades and over 1,000 fire fighters and support personnel covering the western Sydney region.

“The NSW Government has distributed Emergency Services Grants totalling $127,000 to recipients across the state, with Cumberland Zone receiving $20,000,” Mr Ayres explained.

“The NSW Government is committed to ensuring the RFS is well-equipped for the bushfire season. RFS volunteers in the Cumberland Zone and across NSW perform invaluable work in protecting our homes and our families, and we endeav-

Ground radios will help during busy fire season

Tanya Davies, Supt Richard Petch, Captain of Mulgoa RFS Ian Walther and Stuart Ayres

our to assist them in every way possible.”Mrs Davies said the funding reinforces

the NSW Government’s commitment to supporting rural fire fighting volunteers.

“These radios will enhance the effi-ciency of RFS operations in what is already proving to be a tough bushfire season,” she said.

Superintendent Richard Petch of the Cumberland Zone RFS said the radios are an essential piece of equipment for crews.

“We are very grateful for the State Government’s funding support. These radios will come in very handy in the upcoming fire prone summer season,” he said.

Residents are being urged to prepare for the bushfire season now, with hazard reductions already scheduled for the Penrith region.

“Please visit www.rfs.nsw.gov.au for helpful information on what action resi-dents can take now to get prepared, as well as how to stay informed about fires that may occur within the local community,” Mrs Davies said.


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B y lighting up their own homes and businesses, local people can provide power, lighting and improved health to a family in

Kenya, after a special initiative, Light Up Kenya, was launched this week.

For every local home lit up by Bright-green products sold at Penrith stores Access Lighting and Harvey Norman Lighting, a solar lighting kit by Sunlite, which includes a solar panel, two bulbs, a power storage system and mobile phone charging dock, will be donated to an off-grid home in Kenya.

“We believe that everyone should have access to high-quality lighting, no matter where in the world they are. Brightgreen currently distributes high-quality LED lighting to Kenyan customers via our partner in Mombasa but these products rely on permanent access to electricity – something that 35 million (80 per cent) of the country’s inhabitants don’t have,” a Brightgreen representative said.

“The most popular alternative to elec-trical lighting used by off-grid families is the paraffin lamp. These are expensive to fuel, costing up to 25 per cent of a typical family income, and produce toxic fumes that are responsible for increas-ingly dangerous health and respiratory

issues, leading to up to 12,000 deaths per year.”

For every $2,000 purchase of Bright-green products, which is the average cost of lighting a home in the area, local customers are given a code that allows them to see their own solar LED kit sent to and set up in a remote Kenyan home.

“Not only is access to sustainable light-ing important for social and financial development, it is also the gateway to improved education and independent business endeavours, empowering off-grid Kenyan communities to build their own futures,” said Brightgreen CEO and Head of Design David O’Driscoll.

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N ext week, a number of local people will join thousands across the country as they cycle for the Great Cycle Challenge

in a bid to raise funds for the Children’s Medical Research Institute.

The national event invites Australians to take on a month-long personal challenge to clock as many hours as possible on their bike throughout October in the name of helping sick kids.

South Penrith’s Laurie Birnie is one of a number of local residents who are taking part in the challenge starting Wednesday.

“I wanted to take part because first and foremost, I love cycling but after having my own experience with illness, I wanted to do anything I could to help people who are sick, no matter what they are suffering from,” he said.

“12 months ago I had a kidney transplant, so I know what it is like to be sick and the reality is, I still am suffering from kidney failure. This is an opportunity for me to give back, after what I have been through, and help people who are ill.”

The 45-year-old is hoping to study nurs-ing next year, so that he will have an even greater opportunity to directly help people who are ill, but until then, he hopes that his participation in the challenge will

make a difference. Mr Birnie has not set a distance goal for his personal challenge yet, as he hopes to do as much cycling as he can, but is hoping to raise over $500.

$1.2 million was raised in last year’s Great Cycle Challenge and was used to fund cancer research at the Children’s Medical Research Institute.

To support the challenge, visit Laurie Birnie’s fundraising page online at www.greatcyclechallenge.com.au/Riders/LaurieBirnie.

Anyone can take part in the challenge and are still welcome to sign up through the website www.greatcyclechallenge.com.au.

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South Penrith’s Laurie Birnie


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N ikki Minty is a mum of two, a vet nurse and now a published author.

The Cranebrook resident has been picked up by an American publish-ing company, who were very impressed with her first manuscript of the “dark supernatural” genre.

“I have always been a very imaginative person and I also received good marks at school for my creative writing,” she said.

“Every day I have so many different ideas for stories and plots and I was one day telling my mum Carrie and my partner Kieran about this one particular idea I had when they told me that I just had to write it down.”

One year of drafting and another year of fine tuning saw Ms Minty complete her first book A Stranger’s Eyes.

The next challenge was to find a suitable publisher.

“I sent the book to Australian publishers but there’s not a huge market over here for the ‘dark supernatural’ genre,” she said.

So she changed tactics and looked over-seas instead.

“There was a much bigger market in the US and so I changed all the spelling to American English and sent it off,” she said.

“One publisher, Wild Rose Press, held onto my manuscript for six months and I was close to signing with them but in the end it fell through.

“I sent it to GMTA Ravenswood Publish-ing and they emailed me a contract straight away.”

The tale itself is about English teacher Jesse, who after walking in on his girlfriend with another man meets the mysterious Sienna.

When Sienna opens up about her past, Jesse is determined to help her and along the way unravels a couple of his own secrets too.

The former Cambridge Park High School student said she was very proud of her novel and even helped design the cover of the book herself.

“My book cover was designed by local photographer Russell Murray at In Lights Photography,” she said.

“I wanted to have Sienna’s face in a shat-tered mirror, so at my own cost I worked with Russell in achieving what I wanted, rather than having it done for free through the publisher.

“The girl on the cover is Desiree Vassallo, a local girl, and the male on the back is actually my brother Trey Minty.”

A Stranger’s Eyes is available on website Amazon or through American-based online store Barnes and Noble.

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Students at Caroline Chisholm College have been given the work experience opportunity of a lifetime after the school launched its own radio program, Chit Chat.

The show, which is run by students and broadcast for students of the Glenmore Park school, runs for 20 minutes and is shared to students through the school’s Moodle webpage.

Students are encouraged to come up with their own content as they chat about news, entertainment, music and other topics both relevant and of interest to their audience.

College Principal, Mary Leask, said the concept has been embraced by those involved.

“The studio is very modest using basic software and technology but it provides a powerful learning experience for the students in media and communica-tions,” she said.

“Students generate the content, select

the playlist for the station, present the segments and write material for a target audience.

“We have also been very fortunate to have the generous support and industry expertise of one of our parents, Darren McErlain.”

The program offers the students a chance to be creative, as they come up with their own segments and comedic twists on mainstream radio segments, like the school corridor traffic report.

“Our ideas are often concerned with local based content for our College, with an entertaining spin,” said Year 12 student Lauren Bozic.

“This project has taught us the art of speaking clearly, creative writing for radio and the social responsibility in journalism of checking facts.”

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Processes, procedures and standards explain how a business should operate. As employees are hired, it is important that they understand the correct work process to ensure that the service or product maintains high quality.

Whether you are creating mandatory policies for staff clothing and quality of customer service or putting processes in place to achieve sales, developing processes, procedures and standards is particularly important if you are in the early stages of establishing a business, or when you are trying to rebuild or grow a business that has been underperforming.

Business processes, procedures and standards are vital for training staff and induction programs, as well as formal processes like staff performance reviews.

It amazes me how many businesses don’t even have a standard policy and procedure manual. As businesses grow it is important to construct a detailed policy and procedure manual that is shared with employees, which can help to ensure that products and services maintain the high quality that customers expect.

Having formalised processes and proce-

dures for your business can save you time and money by increasing efficiency. Staff can get more done in less time by follow-ing set processes and procedures, which means business owners spend less time overseeing the day-to-day running of the business.

By creating standards and policies for your business, you set benchmarks that your staff must meet, thus being able to hold them accountable and constantly develop them.

The idea is to create processes, proce-dures and standards for your key business activities. These can include:

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As you may have surmised if you are a regular reader of this column, some of my articles about customer service are based on personal experience. And as I am sure I have said in nearly every one of those articles, ‘bad’ customer service experiences are usually going to be talked about more loudly, and to more people, than ‘good’ customer service.

Unfortunately, my latest tale is not a good one! I was recently dealing with a business on behalf of a client. The infor-mation I needed to access via my client’s online account (with their permission) was not appearing as it should and I needed to contact the business owner. The first issue was that there were no contact details on the business’ website – no email, no phone, no address, not even a contact form.

After finally tracking down an email address via an invoice, the communica-tion that I received from this business was nothing short of astonishing! Not only did they fail to answer my questions, they grew increasingly rude and antagonistic with each email. The sender of the email began to write in CAPITAL LETTERS to

emphasise frustration at my apparent stupidity and ended one email with ‘you are not my customer’.

It was this statement that was the most telling about this business. In business, everyone you come into contact with is your ‘customer’. The definition of a customer for this business is “someone who has paid me money and who is on my list of customers”. What they fail to realise is that potential customers will not convert into ‘paying customers’ if you do not already treat them as valuable. Add to this the fallout from negative feedback, and this business has done themselves an enormous disservice.

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Toyota Australia has expanded its top-selling HiLux range with a new variant specifically developed for the mining sector and for small to medium-sized busi-nesses such as plumbers, electricians and building industry contractors.

The latest HiLux 4x4 SR Double Cab provides customers with a more flexible and more affordable workhorse suited to their needs, combining the cab-chassis body style for the first time in this grade with a turbo-diesel engine and automatic transmission.

Toyota in Japan developed the vehicle specifically for Australia following feedback from the local company about customer demand for this specification.

The cab-chassis body style is particularly suited for industries needing customised fit-outs that typically include storage lock-ers and toolboxes, the ability to carry addi-tional spare tyres and water or fuel tanks, right through to full mine specification.

Toyota Australia executive director sales and marketing, Tony Cramb, said the development of the new HiLux variant demonstrates the importance of Australia and its customers to the global company.

“This new 4x4 HiLux package has been uniquely developed to meet the demands of workers in the harsh and remote condi-tions experienced in Australia’s mining and exploration industries,” he said.

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H undreds headed down to Howell Oval last weekend to watch world class cricket in their own backyard.

Penrith Cricket Club’s premier facility was used to host the annual NSW City v Country limited overs match, which is used as a selection match for the NSW Blues team.

And fans weren’t disappointed as Australian representatives Steve Smith, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc were among the talented line-up.

City were sent in to bat in the morning, and after Jake Doran was forced to retire on 18, Peter Nevill and Steve Smith were intent on tallying up the runs.

Each cruised to 50 runs, but Steve Smith then forged ahead with a technical display that had the crowd on the sidelines duck-ing for cover.

At one point the ball had to be fetched from the vacant field on the opposite side of Station Street after an enormous six.

But a lofted straight drive saw the demise of Smith on 99. Steve Smith looks for a quick single early on

Big stars on show at HowellBoys from the bush emerge victorious after entertaining day in Penrith

CASSANDRA O’CONNORNevill continued the assault with 80 runs

before he was caught on the boundary. City captain Moises Henriques hit a

classy 63 from 49 balls and City finished the innings with a respectable total of 4-309 from their 50 overs.

Nathan Lyon and Riley Ayre each claimed one wicket, with Josh Hazelwood taking two for the Country side.

If Country were intimidated by the first innings score they didn’t show it, with opening pair Nic Maddinson (Country captain) and Ryan Carters taking the game to City’s bowlers.

Maddinson had no trouble finding Howell’s boundaries, scoring 17 fours and seven sixes for an incredible 146 off 102 balls.

Carters was equally impressive with 94 but was caught just short of his century.

The game seemed to be in the bag, but three quick departures including two spectacular run-outs, saw City’s chances improve.

Andrew Harriot, showed a cool demean-our, however, to see Country home with an unbeaten 19 from 16 balls, with the men from the bush victorious by four wickets with one ball to spare.

A GENTLEMAN of a man who stood out in everything he applied himself to, was Vic Orchard. Vic over the years held every position at Penrith Bowling Club and was a man who would assist you and give you a good earful with anything you would like to know about bowls, bees and cars. Vic lost his life last week and will be missed by many members of the Zone, District and NDBA Clubs. To Jill and family our deepest sympathy.Glenbrook women bowlers were all smiles last Thursday, Sept 18 as the clouds stayed away and a perfect day of social bowls was played by all. A special personal event on the day was the 60th Wedding Anniversa-ry of one of our most enthusiastic bowlers Emily Gaynor with Roy her loving husband.

To mark this very special event Vice Presi-dent, Ailsa Leadbitter congratulated and presented flowers and warm wishes on behalf of the Glenbrook women bowlers. The Vice President extended much ap-preciation to the nine Glenbrook teams who participated in the District Women’s Major/ Minors at Penrith. Congratulations to the overall District Winners, Glenbrook bowlers Pam Chamberlin and Sue Armour. Five players, P Doggett, M Auld, B Cole-man, E Hunter, J Holdsworth travelled to Bathurst as a representative team in the Buxton Shield Trophy. Excellent bowling from the Nepean District teams who were the overall winners on the day. The Zone 5 2014 Champion of Club Cham-pions Pairs are Jon McDaid and Greg Jeans.

THE GLENMORE Park Brumbies Junior Rugby League Club and their guests en-joyed an excellent night of Harness Racing at the Penrith Paceway last Thursday night.The main race, the Silverspur Steak Ranch Pace, was taken out by Ruinate ($3.80)driven by Josh Willick. Race one saw Jerosh ($2.60) driven by Noel Hatcher stage an all the way win and hold on by a narrow advantage from Ihitthegroundrunning.The second went to Em Jay Fortyseven ($4.70) driven by Tod McCarthy. He worked hard early before sitting outside the leader Marion Keisker. Going to the front turning for home he then had to hold off Cherry-blosom Dancers strong bid for a victory.Zodiac Prince ($1.30) driven by Blake Fitzpatrick showed that he was worth the

short price on offer by leading from barrier one comfortably.Luda Can Dance was favoured to lead in the fourth but El Mega ($2.60) driven by Darren McCall came out hard from the out-side barrier to take the lead and ultimately the race from Luda Can Dance.Vintage Cullen ($3.70) driven by David Morris posted his first win for the season in the sixth race beating outsider Pental Cracker.Three horses crossed the line almost together in race seven and it was left to the camera to sort them out. The winner was ultimately Red Castle Rebel ($2.20) driven by Gavin Fitzpatrick.Hey Your Lucky ($2.60) Roly Smith im-proved on his second of last week and ran out a very easy winner of the eighth.

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The club impressed individually as well, with Jared Cannon named A Grade Player of the Year, Navaetangi Soni winning U16 Player of the Year and Janelle Borg named Jan Cameron Memorial Award Manager of the Year.

Meanwhile, Penrith Junior League manager Yvonne Purtell is one of four women from around Australia nominated for the Harvey Norman Women in League Achievement Award.

Purtell was nominated for her many

years of service to the local junior league as well as for establishing the Penrith Junior League’s Open Women’s Competi-tion last year. Earlier this year, Purtell was appointed President of NSW Women’s Rugby League.

F or the second straight year, the St Marys Junior Rugby League Club has taken home a swag of awards at the 2014 Penrith District Junior

Rugby League Presentation Night.The proud local club, which produced

current Panthers stars Peter Wallace and Bryce Cartwright, won six awards during the evening held at the EVAN Theatre last week, including the A Grade Player of the Year Award and the Overall Club Champi-onship.

President of St Marys Junior Rugby League Club, Barry Hupton, said he was proud to win the Overall Club Champion-ship Award for another year.

“It’s a wonderful award and we are proud to receive it… it’s been another great year for the Penrith Junior League and I want to congratulate all the other award winners,” he said.

“Penrith has the biggest junior league in the world and we all do a great job here.”

St Marys also won the First Division Club Championship and the McDonald’s Garton Group Relay Championship.

Panthers captain Peter Wallace with Player of the Year winners. Photo: Neil Billington

St Marys shines againProud local club wins big at Junior League’s annual Presentation Night


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P enrith Phantoms captain George Kozumplik scored four goals during his side’s historic NSW Ice Hockey Division 2 Grand Final

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as clear minor premiers, Kozumplik and his Phantoms teammates handled the second-placed Canterbury Chiefs with ease, defeating them in both Grand Final games.

The Phantoms got their premiership hopes off to a great start defeating the Chiefs 3-2 last Saturday night at Penrith Ice Palace before sealing the prize with a comfortable 4-1 victory the following evening at the Sydney Ice Arena.

At both games Kozumplik said there was a great atmosphere, with hundreds crowd-ing into the stands to cheer on both teams.

“The second game was definitely our best game of the season,” Kozumplik declared.

“Everyone gave it 100 per cent and we didn’t give them a chance. We just shut them down really well.”

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Despite scoring four goals himself across the weekend, Kozumplik credited his teammates for showing plenty of compo-sure throughout both games.

“There were no silly or risky plays at all… we played high percentage, safe ice hockey and it worked,” he said.

“We shut them down and at the same


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The ‘Win a Wildcard’ mixed doubles competition will kick off next month at specially selected venues around the country including Nepean District Tennis Association’s Woodriff Gardens Tennis Centre on Sunday, October 12.

Three grades are available for entry which cater to a wide range of playing levels, so everyone can take part.

Not only will participants be able to boast to their friends that they’ve entered the Australian Open but state winners of each grade will be invited to play their wildcard playoff at Melbourne Park in December.

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time managed to get a few breaks and capitalise on them.”

For their win the Phantoms took home gold medals as well as the Division 2 Cup, which will be proudly displayed at Penrith Ice Palace in the near future.

As reward for finishing the regular season as minor premiers, the Phantoms also earned themselves a spot in the Divi-sion 1 competition next season.

Kozumplik hoped his side would stick around for another year and hopefully challenge for the Division 1 title.

“I think most of the guys are keen to stay together,” he said.

“To be honest, when we came together at the start of the year most of us hadn’t played with each other before but we ended up gelling with one another really well.

“There was no tension between players during the season and it’s been one of the smoothest teams I’ve been involved with. The boys are keen to keep that going.”

The Phantoms will now take a six month hiatus before returning to the ice next March.

During that time, they’ll reflect on a very special season.

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L eonay’s Jessica Fox is in such red hot form at the moment that if the Olympics were held right now Australia might be celebrating

Olympic gold.The 20-year-old local sensation would

be on top of the world this week after she created history by winning gold in the K1W and C1W events at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships last weekend in Deep Creek, USA.

24 hours after successfully defending her C1W world title, Fox began last Sunday’s K1W event in blistering form, recording the fastest semi-final run before holding her nerves of steel to write herself into the record books with an emphatic victory in the final.

“It is very special. To win the double in both events, to have such a great World Championships, it could not have been any better this weekend,” Fox said.

British paddler Fiona Pennie produced the time to beat early in the final.

Just 0.01 seconds separated the pair at the first split before Fox executed the

Fox’s magical weekend

Jessica Fox on the water in the USA. Photo: Balint Vekassy

Jessica in red hot form as she claims C1W and K1W world titles in USA

perfect run through the middle and lower sections of the course to win in 114.01.

Fox finished 0.96 seconds ahead of Pennie with German Melanie Pfeifer taking home the bronze in 120.01.

After the race, Fox compared her silver medal win at the London Games in 2012 to last weekend’s golden haul.

“I guess the Olympic silver was a dream come true a bit and I didn’t expect it in a way but this is something that I have been working on for the past couple of seasons,” she admitted.

“To have it come together and put together such a good run in a pretty big final is really special.”

The historic double comes 25 years since her mother and coach Myriam and father Richard won K1 gold in the United States.

“To do it 25 years after my parents both won at the World Championships in the USA on Savage River is really special and I think we will all be cherishing the moment,” Fox said.

Fox flew back into Sydney yesterday (Thursday) and had various media commitments.

She’ll enjoy a well-deserved week off next week before returning to the water.


BASEBALL: The Penrith Panthers remain undefeated after three games of the NSW State Baseball League season.Last Wednesday the Panthers defeated Blacktown Workers 4-3 before hammering Ryde 8-0 on Sunday. Penrith sit in equal first along with Manly on the first grade ladder.

GRIDIRON: The Nepean Ducks have lost their fifth game of the Gridiron NSW season, going down to the Wollongong Mustangs 35-14. The Ducks continue to look for their first win and will now take on the Newcastle Cobras at 7pm this Saturday in Newcastle.

FOOTBALL: The Western Sydney Wander-ers W-League side almost caused a massive upset, losing 5-3 to 2013/14 champions Melbourne Victory last weekend. The Wander Women’s three goals came off the boot of Keelin Winters in the 12th and 55th minute and Michelle Carney in the 93rd minute. The Wanderers currently sit in last position and will play cross-town rivals Sydney FC at 3pm this Saturday at Marconi Stadium.

CRICKET: The Sydney Grade Cricket competition begins this Saturday with Penrith taking on North Sydney at Howell Oval. Penrith have named a strong side for the opening two-day match, which will continue next Saturday, October 4. Players returning to the side include captain Matt Halse, Josh Lalor, Pat Jackson, Jarrod Lee,

Luke Morrissey and Tim Cummins. First ball is bowled at 9.30am.

BASKETBALL: Congratulations to Penrith Basketball juniors Adam Lulka and Ella Tofaeono for winning Junior Male and Junior Female Player of the Year at the recent 2014 Penrith Panthers Junior Representative Awards.

ROLLER DERBY: The second round of the Western Sydney Rollers (WSR) home season gets underway this Saturday at the Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre from 4.30pm.The first bout of the evening sees 2012’s champions, the Zombees, take on a guest team from the Inner West Roller Derby League. After a resounding defeat to the Circuit Break-Hers in Round 1, the Zombees will be looking to redeem themselves against their guests who are fresh from a fourth placing in the Sydney-wide 5x5 Championships. In the evening’s main bout, current title holders the Hellfire Honeys will have their first test of the season when they come up against competition favourites, the Circuit Break-Hers, in Round 2 of WSR’s 2014 home season. The Hellfire Honeys, despite being 2013 champions, will no doubt have their work cut out for them on the track against the strength and experience of the Circuit Break-Hers side.

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N o A-League side has made the Asian Champions League final in their first attempt but the Western Sydney Wanderers will be out to do exactly

that on Wednesday night when they take on FC Seoul in Parramatta.

The Wanderers will head into the second semi-final full of confidence after holding on for a 0-0 draw against FC Seoul during the first leg in South Korea last week.

Without key strike weapons in Tomi Juric and Brendon Santalab as well as utility Shan-non Cole, the Wanderers managed to create opportunities but none of them were good enough to sink last year’s ACL finalists.

Instead the Wanderers based their game on gritty defence to restrict the South Koreans to very few chances, and will now be in the box seat to advance to the final round this Wednes-day night.

Wanderers coach Tony Popovic anticipates his side will be a lot better when in front of an expected sell-out crowd at Parramatta.

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The history makers

Goalkeeper Ante Covic has been a beast for the Wanderers in the ACL so far. Photo: Melinda Jane

Wanderers aim for historic Asian Champions League final berth

NATHAN TAYLOR @natetaylor87our home ground. We are always aggressive at home and have a fantastic record there. Our goal will be to win the game and we’ll go into it with a lot of confidence,” he said.

“We’ve already shown in the ACL that our home record is very good and we believe we can take the next step and make the final.”

Popovic said the first semi-final against FC Seoul last Wednesday was a tough encounter in difficult conditions.

He revealed many of his troops started cramping in the final 20 minutes of the close encounter.

“It was a very difficult game for us but when you come away from the first leg 0-0, you go home very happy,” he said.

“While we go home happy, I’m sure FC Seoul won’t be disappointed either. The tie is still in the balance but we have to have the confidence playing in front of a full house of all Western Sydney supporters. With their support we have to believe we’ll take the next step.”

The Wanderers will aim for a spot in the Asian Champions League decider when they take on FC Seoul in the second semi-final this Wednesday night at Pirtek Stadium. Kick-off is at 7.30pm.

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