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public shaming is not the solution when it comes to misbehaving children our health expert tackles the difficult issue of infertility in women august 26 2011 issue 1017 proudly independent circulation 58,877 the heartbeat of penrith device exploded near school prompting major police response ring stolen 13 years ago turns up on great western highway get ready for an explosive weekend on the water at the regatta centre ellara has been granted time to make yet another amendment to their proposed waste management facility at orchard hills ­ dashing the hopes of residents who thought the battle was over and putting further strain on penrith city council the papers for the development of the proposed waste facility were fi rst lodged in 2009 but after the department of planning rejected the development dellara commenced proceedings in the land and environment court in november 2010 on monday august 8 just five days after the land and environment court heard the pleas of local residents at the site on patons lane orchard hills the court granted dellara until monday september 5 to make additional changes to the proposal ­ the third set of changes made since 2009 it is frustrating that dellara has made yet another amendment to the court case the matter has placed a significant burden on council s resources a council spokesperson said there are a number of council officers who are expert witnesses in the matter these officers and council s external experts including council s legal representatives have worked tirelessly on the proceedings all council experts need to d up blaxland creek without a paddle orchard hills resident vic bates says the battle must continue [photo melinda jenkins consider the amendments and determine the nature and impact of the amendments th is results in the production of individual reports and joint reports with opposing experts th is also then requires conferences with council s legal team to determine the best approach forward the latest set of amendments will be presented to the court on monday september 19 according to the department of planning if the amendments are approved it is likely that the court will require the amended project application be placed on the department s website for public submissions prior to the hearing which will be held later this year th is will mean that residents will have to make submissions for the fourth time i am concerned that people will tire and not put as much effort into fighting the appeal as they should do that dellara will just keep going and pushing until sheer money and resources win said vic bates whose property is adjacent to the site mr bates fears that blaxland creek which is his main source of water for his 150 cattle will be affected by erosion and pollution if the waste facility goes ahead the weekender was unable to contact a spokesperson for dellara before going to print 1017wwd6605

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2 friday august 26 2011 the western weekender 1017wwd3879 circulation 58,877 cab audit mar 2011 published by mediaview pty ltd printed by spot press pty ltd editor troy dodds sales manager simon gould senior journalist emily crane journalist cassandra o connor journalist stacey moseley fyi journalist nathan taylor photographer melinda jenkins advertising editorial phone fax address sales executive james miller penrithsales@mediaview.com.au troy.dodds@mediaview.com.au 02 4722 2998 02 4731 6255 suite 2 42-44 abel street penrith nsw 2750 sales executive sergio carrasco sales executive linda lewis sales executive ali elali sales executive emily larkham sales executive paulette adams sales executive tracey nelms www.westernweekender.com.au www.facebook.com/westernweekender www.twitter.com/wwpenrith administration erin o neill production manager irene adams production alana christanga production kate stanford special projects manager andrew komoder

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the western weekender friday august 26 2011 news local 3 not every wall you see covered in spraypaint has been attacked by vandals as we discovered a t 80 kilometres per hour it can sometimes be a little difficult to see the myriad of images spray-painted onto the outside wall of the northern auto wreckers on the northern road but slow down a little and you can really appreciate the 150 metre long artwork once or twice a year nathan and 11 of his mates get together and repaint the wall covering it with images from their childhood imaginations and movies about three years ago we approached the manager took some photos of the wall and asked his permission to paint it nathan explained since then the group of artists in their twenties and thirties gather once or twice a year to redesign the wall practice makes perfect ­ i draw every day some of the images we paint come from movies and cartoons like the `ghostbusters theme we have going currently and astroboy but they are all drawn freehand fi rst and then painted on nathan said many of the artists are in the business of creating ­ sign painters car painters and graphic designers we all met originally when we were painting a legal wall in blacktown there are lots of exclusive panthers chairman don feltis pictured says he won t get into a war of words in the media with skipper petero civoniceva it was revealed on wednesday that civoniceva went to extraordinary lengths to ensure that comments about the club s board went to print in match-day newspaper panthers news in his column which is usually `ghost written civoniceva called for fans to elect a new board at panthers later this year on wednesday mr feltis told the weekender he did not want to play a part in a war of words during the course of this season i have extended an invitation to petero on at least two occasions to arrange a meeting between myself him and the senior players to discuss any issue he wishes he has not taken up that invitation mr feltis said the panthers board in addition to overviewing the rugby league operation also overviews the entire group of 14 clubs including the large penrith club and is comprised of committed experienced and astute corporate thinking directors panthers is making steady progress read more of mr feltis comments online at www westernweekender.com.au nathan and his mates get together twice a year to paint a wall on the northern road legal walls now where we can paint he said unfortunately vandals who engage in `tagging or scribbling names and words on private property taint recognition for spray paint art it is pretty upsetting we all have lives own houses we don t go around tagging fences but people paint us with the same brush nathan said just this week penrith city council installed six kilometres of hedging in glenmore park and north cranebrook to help prevent graffiti hedging or green screening is a proven crime prevention measure through environmental design reducing space for vandalism people who want to graffiti have to stop tagging and giving us a bad name nathan said laser hair removal sale shop 151-152 585 high st open 7 days till late bikini brazilian u/arms lower legs full back $129 $169 $119 $199 australia s largest most experienced clinics offer ends 1 september 2011 laserclinics.com.au 02 8014 8914 1017wwd8111

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4 opinion friday august 26 2011 the western weekender from the editor s desk troy dodds the politics so now the police are set to investigate allegations that federal labor mp craig thomson misused his union credit card for those who don t know mr thomson is alleged to have used a credit card issued to him when he was head of the health services union to pay for the services of prostitutes full credit to michael smith from 2ue who has done a fabulous job with his coverage of this story one that threatens to do what carbon tax punting licences education revolutions and pink batts has failed to do and that is bring down the labor government troy.dodds@mediaview.com.au 1017wwd3527 t 9.30am family service 6pm night service 1017wwd7422 his week s column is a bit of a mixed bag somewhat like my brain on most days of the week there s a rap for a local venue a bit of politics and just a touch of footy and i may even throw in the tale of dodds v wasp s nest from last weekend the venue a few weeks ago i had a casual friday after-work beer with two of penrith s best drinkers under 30 in the shape of michael todd and tim williams i was introduced to neel chand the ceo of penrith rsl and since then we ve caught up a couple of times to discuss some of the fabulous improvements being made around the place neel is one of those blokes you instantly like ­ dedicated committed and clearly visionary something that any club needs in times such as these on tuesday he had one of his proudest moments in the job so far when he opened the rsl s new restaurant zacs great night fabulous food and a sensational story about how it all came about with local design students from nepean tafe coming up with the whole look and feel of the new restaurant there s also the story of how one of the blokes pulling beers behind the bar came up with the logo and now works in the rsl s design team club food has come along way since chicken schnitzel and chips though don t worry it s still on the menu and the people at zacs should be commended for a fabulous-looking restaurant there s more to come at the rsl with a special rsl display in the works and a five-level car park set for construction next year if like me you d kind of forgotten about the rsl in recent years pop in and have a look the place is looking stunning tanya davies mp member for mulgoa civoniceva is an employee of panthers and is getting paid by the place at the moment can i help you phone 02 9833 2913 address shop 1/159 queen st st marys 2760 email mulgoa@parliament.nsw.gov.au mail po box 138 st marys nsw 1790 despite the many front page headlines about thomson i get the feeling the general public hasn t quite resonated with this story and one big issue could probably brush it aside pretty quickly tony abbott didn t help the situation with a pretty weak response to a question on jason morrison s 2ue breakfast show last week when he was asked how he would have handled the thomson debacle had it been one of his mps the question has been repeated since then and abbott hasn t been overly strong in his response but why rock the boat julia gillard and co are doing enough of that as it is and abbott s ploy at the moment would simply be to pass them the rope and see what happens th is is a government that remains in crisis and unfortunately the good that exists in the labor party is set to be washed away by badly timed and misjudged policy come the next election the footy i couldn t quite believe the back page story in the daily telegraph on wednesday which revealed the contents of petero civoniceva s column in the panthers match-day newspaper last weekend for those who haven t caught up with the story civoniceva went to extraordinary lengths to ensure that comments about the club s board went to print civoniceva who is walking out on the fi nal year of his contract with penrith believes that the current board should be replaced at elections later this year the chairman of that board don feltis is probably the most dedicated panthers fan you ll fi nd we exchanged a few emails on wednesday and what was obvious was that feltis didn t want to create a war of words between the board and the departing skipper he instead issued a sensible statement truth is he would have had every right to blow up civoniceva has spent four years at penrith and whilst his impact has been stellar his comments in his column this week were in bad taste and ill-timed the bloke is leaving the club and feels a parting swipe is needed and i for one just can t work out why i m loathed to criticise someone who spent four years as a proud panther and he is of course entitled to his opinion but at the end of the day civoniceva is an employee of the panthers organisation and is still getting paid by the place at the moment to put those comments in print in an official panthers product is disappointing to say the least a sour end to a great time at penrith dodds v wasp s nest you can blame petero for missing out on another 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the western weekender friday august 26 2011 news local 5 1017wwd7468 penrith city councillor mark malkoc will now sit on council as an independent [photo melinda jenkins enrith city councillor marko malkoc has been officially kicked out of the liberal party after he helped hand out flyers for an independent candidate at the state election cr malkoc attended a meeting with the liberal party s w ll pay you cash e we ve got your coverage covered now using the new 850mhz network call today 1300 937 298 or 0430 599 001 usive excl r offe ailable only av centro nepe at the free case car charger screen protector when you sign up to any 24 month plan valued at $50 one vodanfstore new a if the p plan is $45 over ove you also rec recieve a wow w over $130 total value 1014wwd5239 free blu bluetooth valued at $80 unde gem ew man rn authorised h i d horised optus dealer com communications con connection kiosk 3 centro nepean station st penrith ph 4722 2889 1017wwd12852 ent c terms on pply se ditions a e instore for details 1017wwd5263 p state executive last friday and he was informed later that night via a text message of his expulsion he is not allowed to reapply for liberal party membership for five years i was expecting it ­ i had a feeling no matter what i said i couldn t save myself he said whilst he was elected to penrith city council as a liberal in 2008 cr malkoc said he would remain on council but serve as an independent instead i think it s going to shake up council a lot it s going to influence a council matter much more now that i don t have to align with the liberals he said i can make decisions now that i believe will be in the best interests of people living in penrith rather than what the party says on polling day of the state election cr malkoc said he was only helping out mulgoa independent candidate tony robinson because he was told he didn t need to help the liberal candidate and fellow councillor tanya davies in her mulgoa campaign 1017wwd7028 !

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6 opinion friday august 26 2011 the western weekender dear weekender email penritheditorial@mediaview.com.au post suite 2 42-44 abel street jamisontown 2750 weekender i recall a contributor to letters to the editor called zod i also note that his scribblings satisfy the rules of waffle in last week s contribution titled phoney tony one could only conclude that zod is not capable of independent thought he appears to be limited to regurgitating labor propaganda and union rhymes his mention of dr s seuss would appear to be an appropriate abode for one with such disjointed waffle another character called general zod is a fictional character living in superman s smallville one can only speculate why one would not use the name given to him by his parents nor have an address in the nepean region like western weekender readers rather than the email rick putra glenmore park down the street with a sign hanging from his neck saying do not trust me i will steal from you as i am a thief i think that s appalling any issues the young lad had with petty crime are now going to being overtaken by problems with mockery and bullying at school i can understand the desperation for parents to keep their young ones on the straight and narrow but any measure surely has to be about what is in the long term interests of the child when my mum smacked me i didn t particularly care the fact that it happened repeatedly would tend to suggest i didn t really learn my lesson i would never smack my own child ­ my form of discipline would be what used to scare me most when i was a child when brought to you by please explain in reference to the federal government advert western weekender page 18 august 19 david the question you have to ask your good self is if i were prime minister would i impose this tax as a councillor you served this community well and we cannot believe that you could honestly support this tax our advice for what it is worth is cross the floor and oppose this tax in doing so the labor party may dump you but you could survive in lindsay as an independent but if this tax goes ahead you are most unlikely to survive the next election ray madden thanks to trent trent thank you for being a great loyalist to the panthers end of an era western weekender august 19 your way of playing in panthers colours will be sorely missed when you leave us for the english super league in 2012 we enjoyed watching you rise from your 1st grade debut to champion grand fi nal winner for panthers in 2003 and then play for your country and state we wish you all the best for the future and for the rest of your footy career in england catherine pirotta kingswood who is phoney as an occasional reader of the western prestige floor tiles quality august special · y have your say write to the editor manufacturing disappears with our manufacturing industries disappearing faster than labor s credibility there may only be 100 major polluting companies left to impose a carbon tax on not 500 peter townsend penrith welcome peter it was great to see a wonderful newsman like peter overton joining the weekender team last week i look forward to seeing what he and his colleagues have to say tony via email there are few issues that fi re people up more than how you should discipline your children my mum used to smack me ­ a couple of times she locked me out of the house too i didn t end up a sociopath as a result nor did mum end up on charges of child abuse but they were different times the reason i bring all this up is because of a case that received a lot of attention during the week ­ a 10-year-old boy in queensland being forced by his mum to walk my dad would raise his voice poor mum had to put up with trying to keep five kids in line and used various threats against us but on the rare occasions that my dad would raise his voice it would scare the living daylights out of us troublemakers and surely that s the desired effect a colleague of mine ben fordham said the worst punishment his parents gave him was when his parents would make him telephone his grandparents to tell them what he d done wrong the embarrassment was more painful than any swift hand to the backside could deliver there s no one size fits all answer to these questions ­ but i can pretty safely say that public humiliation isn t the solution peter overton tom steinfort the faces of nine and the western weekender s page six the western weekender reserves the right to edit letters for the sake of accuracy and space new season 1st knockout deals offer extended 4-9-2011 1500 1650 maree spa 6 chrome jets avoca vanity 900mm x 460mm the inspiration complete bathroom package 416 x 416 indoor outdoor price knockout save ve $909 09 chrome jets hot pump 1790 supply only free $790 $395 carisma mixers wall basin ½price less than $14.90m2 soft close seat byron wall faced toilet free price knockout destiny rail shower while stocks last price knockout · 1525 stylus maxton bathn · full china link toilet suite · 900 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the western weekender friday august 26 2011 news local 7 i t was lucky that students at st clair public school weren t out in the playground when a homemade device exploded in the laneway adjacent to the school on tuesday afternoon although the device didn t cause any damage to property inspector garry sims from penrith police said the impact of the explosion could have had serious consequences the area where the device went off was quite rocky so if kids were out on the playground they could have potentially been hit it s just a totally senseless act he said more than 240 students were evacuated from st clair public school at about 2pm on tuesday after someone allegedly called to say there was a device near the school grounds police and hazmat crews went to the scene and located a small-improvised explosive device which had been detonated it appeared to be a small drink bottle fi lled with an unknown liquid substance the device exploded at about 2.30pm when students were in the process of being evacuated we heard this loud bang but we didn t know what it was we were freaking out one student said police have now charged two men aged 20 and 21 over the incident they have been granted conditional bail and will appear at penrith local court on september 19 it s very annoying to think that young children could be place at risk ­ it s totally unacceptable insp sims said anyone that plays with explosives runs the risk of getting hurt these acts are potentially very dangerous not only to the people who make them but to others as well st marys police are appealing for public assistance to discover how a man came to be seriously injured in a gutter outside his home in gidley street st marys at about 4.30am on saturday august 20 neighbours found the 56-year-old man lying in the gutter and suffering serious head and internal injuries it is believed the man caught a cab from mt druitt hospital emergency exit at 9.50pm police are hoping to speak with two males who assisted the 56-yearold man when he fell outside the entrance of the hospital anyone with information about the injured man is urged to contact st marys police or crime stoppers on 1800 333 000 established a crime scene that was examined by specialist forensic officers and fi re investigators police are treating the blaze as suspicious anyone with information is urged to contact st marys police or crime stoppers on 1800 333 000 members of the public are also reminded that information may be provided anonymously and will be dealt with in the strictest confidence local police were on the scene of the incident in st clair on tuesday police are appealing for information following a fi re at a car yard in st marys last saturday night at 8.30pm on saturday august 20 a car yard on glossop street was broken into and a number of fi res were lit inside the premises several vehicles were also set on fi re and the office area sustained significant damage as a result of the blaze officers from fire and 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the western weekender friday august 26 2011 council snapshot news local 9 avid fidge had parked his trail bike in his driveway just as he would any other evening but the next day the 2001 yamaha was missing from his kingswood residence i had parked it out the front and just expected it to be there but a day later when i was looking for it it had disappeared from the driveway mr fidge recalled my wife had heard kids outside the house the night before so we guess they must have stolen it but the police have not been able to track it down though mr fidge admits he should have locked it around the back of the house trail bike thieves have been going to extraordinary lengths to steal the bikes from residences in western sydney penrith resident ed [surname withheld had bolted his bike with an inch-thick chain to his garage floor last year he came home to fi nd his dog running around in the garden the front padlock broken off the front gate and his trail bike gone the thieves had taken a grinder to the chain as the bike was bolted to the floor of the garage they stole it in the middle of the day and my neighbours had heard the grinder but assumed i was doing d penrith city council could potentially save 39.2 kilolitres of water per day from 10 water facilities in the area as a result of its new draft water efficiency plan which was adopted on monday night th is is the equivalent to a saving of 18 per cent of the water use at the facilities or seven per cent of council s total water use the draft plan identifies council s top 10 water consuming facilities and the fi ndings of the water efficiency audits conducted at each of these facilities ripples leisure centre penrith swim centre peppertree drive reserve at erskine park and penrith s civic centre are among the top facilities about 80 percent of residents are satisfied with the overall performance of penrith city council the penrith city community survey was carried out in june by iris research the survey also found that 58.1 per cent of residents are satisfied with value for rates dollar in 2009 this figure was at 74.7 per cent but the considerable decrease has been attributed to the timing of the special rate variation initiative which was being carried out at the time of the survey get ahead with your spring cleaning by clearing out electronic clutter on penrith city council s e-waste drop off day the event will take place at jamison park on saturday september 10 from 9am to 3.30pm you can drop off televisions computers and it equipment home office devices home entertainment equipment and small kitchen and household appliances for a full list of items visit www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au or call waste services on 4732 7615 penrith city council has revamped regentville hall with grants from the nsw state government s community builders program and nsw aged and disability services the revamp includes a new commercial kitchen repainting of the hall and resealing of the timber floor new hot water units solar electricity rainwater tanks new energy efficient lighting and upgrading of toilets and electrical switchboard david fidge s yamaha trail bike was stolen last year renovations ed said i did not ride the bike in the local area and it was kept in a trailer when i was transporting it i was always conscious about driving it home but the thieves obviously knew i had the bike as a result of a number of trail bike thefts in the area police from penrith mt druitt and the hawkesbury conducted operation redin last weekend six stolen bikes were located and 41 infringement notices for trespassing on council land were handed out there were also numerous traffic offences in particular a 17-year-old male from blackett was arrested on saturday after he led police on a high-speed chase from londonderry to mt druitt originally pursued by police on trail bikes and clearly marked highway patrol cars polair was called to follow the teenager because he was driving at high and dangerous speeds 1017wwd2876

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10 news jim aitken local friday august 26 2011 the western weekender council news with a new season around the corner it s time to think about spring cleaning and get to sorting through the junk and jumble in our homes council is getting in on the action by encouraging residents to responsibly recycle old television sets and other electronic clutter simply load these in your vehicle and drive in to the electronic waste drop off day at jamison park penrith on saturday 10 september from 9am until 3.30pm th is is council s second e-waste collection and is another opportunity to de-clutter your homes if you missed out in feburary council was delighted with the incredible turnout to our city s inaugural electronic waste recycling day earlier this year congratulations to all the residents who came and brought in their old and unwanted electronic goods resulting in more than 72 tonnes being sorted and recycled you can view a full list of what goods can be dropped off by visiting www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au or calling the waste services on 4732 7615 accepted items include televisions computers and it equipment home office devices home entertainment equipment and small kitchen and household appliances it s a great way to spruce up your place by getting rid of old electronic items in an environmentally friendly way penrith teenager brei with the myeza family from south africa s outh africa is a long way from penrith but that s exactly where 17-year-old brei had to go as a fi nal attempt to fi x her reckless behaviour and feisty attitude the penrith teenager was sent to south africa for the fi rst episode of the australian television series `world s strictest parents which aired earlier this month each week two out of control teenagers are sent overseas to live with families who believe strongly in regulation and respect in total brei spent 11 days in south africa where she lived with the myeza family who lived up to their title of `strict parents in one of her fi rst video diaries during her time with the family brei ­ who started taking drugs and drinking heavily when she was just 13 ­ said she absolutely hated the place i can t wait to get out of here and have a big glass of vodka and a cigarette she said but towards the end even brei admitted she could feel a change when i fi rst arrived i didn t even want to get out of the car in the fi rst 10 days i didn t get along with anyone i was always [fighting with the mum and dad brei said but the last couple of days was really fun when i started to go by the rules you could see how happy they were it made me so happy to hear someone say i m proud of you but brei told the weekender she was excited to come home i couldn t even sleep on the plane she said brei s mum rhondelle said the experience changed the dynamic of their family i d like to think brei realises now how much she is loved by her family rhondelle said the myeza parents were out to enforce their rules and i think that was quite confronting for brei why choose coochie save water enjoy a healthy lawn save time money reliable service free inspection advice 1017wwd6708 coochie uses soil conditioners wetting agents liquid fertilisers to save water on your lawn control remove weeds and pests safely no more buying storing mixing or applying of expensive and messy fertilisers other lawn care products coochie currently services over 7000 customers is australia s largest technical lawn care company freecall 1800 245 955 or call fabian on 0401 701 322 to arrange a free inspection and advice for more information visit www.coochie.com.au 173 bennett road st clair nsw 2759 1017wwd7305 317 windsor st richmond nsw 2753 1017wwd3934

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12 news local friday august 26 2011 the western weekender i f realise your train is about to arrive but you are on the wrong platform what would you do well this 13-year-old paid the price for jumping on the tracks to get across to the opposite platform at werrington railway station last thursday night while he made it across the tracks he wasn t able to make it up on the platform in time and was consequently hit by an incoming train the 13-year-old was trapped between the platform and the train the train was said to have spun the boy around before he dropped to the ground between the platform and the moving train police were quickly called to the scene and found the boy trying to get up onto the platform paramedics treated the boy at the scene before he was transported to westmead children s hospital suffering a serious a boy 13 was hit by a train [photo matt black productions leg injury as well as injuries to his arms and face police obtained a copy for reason the boy was not cityrail has cctv their investigations killed was because he was footage of the incident and it is thought the only so thin dave hammond and david schmidt from fusion western sydney with lindsay mp david bradbury a ged care and support for the disabled are increasingly critical issues for our aging population now several local home and community care service providers have received funding from the federal government to expand their services and accommodate for frail and elderly people wanting to live in their own homes lindsay mp david bradbury announced over $1 million in funding for home and community care services like nepean food services and nepean volunteer services among the funding recipients is fusion western sydney who builds wheelchair accessible ramps and modifies stairs and bathrooms so that the elderly or disabled can live in their own homes fusion western sydney will receive nearly $33,000 in addition to recurrent funding from the federal government worth $150,000 manager dave hammond said the funding would impact on the way the business can deliver its important services to the community the funding has gone towards purchasing a new vehicle which has been of great assistance in getting our staff out and about delivering services to our clientele with the added fi nancial pressures of redeveloping our new facilities additional funding is always appreciated he said mr bradbury said demand for home and community care services in the local area was continuing to grow sale all stock must go massive relocation we move this sunday at 5pm from at home centre pattys place penrith shop 60 near spotlight 4733 3330 1017wwd7408 89 batt street penrith re-open monday at our new super store 4733 3330

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14 news local lic no 171156c friday august 26 2011 the western weekender oz choice roofing the job done right first time every time · roof restorations · roof ventilators · rebedding pointing · insurance work · leaf screener · roof painting all work done to australian standards for a free quote call or 4758 6130 1017wwd5214 0407 261 629 for all your christmas decoration needs huge halloween collection 2011 lighting in store now open 7 days monday-friday 9am 5pm saturday sunday 10am-4pm next to penrith ice palace 1017wwd7347 6 pattys place jamisontown 4737 8624 www.rudolphs-warehouse.com.au ollowing the motto `keeping the promise legacy is about making sure those families who have lost a loved one due to service in war receive assistance advice and care and with about 600 war widows here in the penrith area fundraising during legacy week is of utmost importance next week august 28 to september 3 is legacy week and local legatee eric easterbrook ­ who worked with the defence force for 40 years ­ wants to see the people of penrith show their generosity towards the care of families within our area in this area we give out about $180,000 each year but we normally get in $55,000 mr easterbrook said we have had to draw down on our investments just to keep legacy going if we don t build up our funds we will cease to exist within 10 years we encourage the public to give generously and we especially need corporate sponsorship the legatees like mr easterbrook 61 provide care and support to widows and children of deceased veterans whilst traditionally the legatees f eric easterbrook is encouraging locals to buy a pin during legacy week were former servicemen who survived the war these days all walks of life are chipping in to help legatees help to make sure families receive their due entitlements from the department of veteran affairs offer the services of professional community social workers as well as assist widows and children with monetary requirements like school uniform costs legacy week is the one time of the year where legacy clubs across australia ask their local communities for support for their ongoing services the main day for fundraising will be september 2 high school students and uniformed service people will be selling pins for legacy throughout the penrith cbd the local legacy house is located at 234 derby street penrith want more www.legacy com.au/legacyweek let us install your split system we also supply install split ducted systems split system installation our special offer from $450 back to back air solutions mechanical services ph 1300 349 247 1016wwd5238 design · service · installation · maintenance · construction se

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the western weekender friday august 26 2011 news local 15 quality windows made to measure he public is being warned that animals darting across roadways are set to become more prevalent in the coming weeks wildlife information rescue and education services wires volunteers are warning all drivers that animals start to become more active as spring nears recently a car on church street castlereagh hit a kangaroo but did not stop to help the distressed animal penrith police were called and the kangaroo had to be euthanised but fortunately they noticed that it was carrying a joey wires volunteer nina baurhenn is now caring for the joey ­ waking up at all hours of the night to make sure it is fed and nurtured the mother s legs were both broken and it is sad because some animals will still try to run away even when they are severely injured so it would be better for people to stay with an animal until the appropriate help arrives ms baurhenn said t · locally made in our st marys factory · established 1986 · we offer a full range of residential aluminium windows and doors · full installation service by our qualified licensed and highly experienced installers · full written onsite free quotation provided promptly · average time from order to installation is less than 3 weeks the joey that was rescued in castlereagh recently some marsupial babies can live in the pouch of a deceased adult for up to five days so it is important to check if there are any young with an injured animal the joey is now living in a synthetic pouch kept at 32 degrees ms baurhenn takes the baby kangaroo to work and wakes up in the middle of the night to feed it i have taken it to the vet and it is going to be a difficult journey but i hope he makes it she said ms baurhenn who has been a volunteer for wires for five years said the organisation also looks after animals like birds microbats flying foxes sugar gliders and koalas for the joey it will cost about $500 for the specialist feed and medicine it can be very expensive so wires is always open to donations she said call us today for a free measure quote www.betaview.com.au 02 9623 5611 1017wwd7018 betaview aluminium windows doors pty ltd abn 12 145 436 577 master licence 234520c 1017wwd0000 1017wwd7305

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