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our brand new fitness column is set to help you get into shape and bust the workout myths if you re looking for some guidance why not listen to reverend john september 9 2011 issue 1019 proudly independent circulation 58,877 the heartbeat of penrith police still investigating horror crash at emu plains on monday barry o farrell will again bring the nsw cabinet to western sydney we look back on a year of change and drama at the penrith panthers enrith has secured a major sporting coup with the prestigious world rowing cup to be held at the regatta centre in 2013 and 2014 the state government confi rmed that penrith had been handed the rights to host the prestigious sporting event earlier this week it will be the fi rst time the world rowing cup has been held in the southern hemisphere and only the second time it has been held outside of europe p some 800 athletes officials and media from across the globe will converge on penrith staying for up to three weeks with tens of thousands of spectators expected to attend th is event confi rms western sydney as the home of elite rowing in australia said tourism and major events minister george souris our olympic facilities ensure we remain australia s global city of choice for sports such as rowing state member for penrith stuart ayres pictured above said it was exciting to have a major event like this in our backyard the premier made a pledge to bring more major events to western sydney and this announcement delivers on that pledge he said we are bringing another major olympic sport to western sydney and that is fantastic news for penrith and western sydney the coup means that the international rowing community s eyes will be on penrith in both 2013 and 2014 rowing australia president colin smith said it was a major win the sydney international regatta centre at penrith lakes is without question one of the best rowing courses in the world he said the event will comprise all olympic games classes of boats and we will be inviting all rowing medallists from the london 2012 olympic games 1019wwd6605

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2 friday september 9 2011 the western weekender 1019wwd3891 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 september 9 2011 news local 3 the budget will slide into deficit but a number of major local projects will be realised budget to rebuild nsw ­ that s the phrase that was mentioned more than a few times on tuesday as treasurer mike baird handed down the fi rst budget for the o farrell government the 5,000 public service jobs that will be cut and $800 million worth of programs to be axed all form part of mr baird s plans to slash costs by an ambitious $8 billion over the next four years the treasurer confi rmed the budget would slide into deficit this fi nancial year ­ for only the second time in 15 years the budget deficit is forecast to be $718 million this fi nancial year before returning to a surplus of $292 million in 2012-13 it is expected the surplus for 201314 will be $156 million and $152 million for 2014-15 as for western sydney the biggest bonus for residents comes in the form of health transport and roads along with a boost for disability services locally this budget delivers $46.3 million this year for stage 3a of the nepean hospital redevelopment penrith mp stuart ayres said planning for the nepean hospital car park expansion is proceeding and $3.5 million will provide 39 more beds in 2012 following the commissioning of new building works penrith railway station is set to receive $5 million for the a nsw premier barry o farrell deputy premier andrew stoner and local liberal mps announce the werrington arterial earlier this year [photo melinda jenkins construction of the long-awaited commuter car park and victoria bridge has received almost $1.5 million for upgrades and the installation of a new cycle way disability services has been given a $2 billion boost state-wide with penrith receiving $1.8 million in capital works funding to go towards two new five-bed group homes one six-bed villa and one three-bed villa for people with high support needs more express trains have been promised along with new buses worth $118 million according to londonderry mp bart bassett and roads was a major focus in the mulgoa electorate with $500,000 allocated this year to upgrade lighting and road hazards on glenmore parkway along with $300,000 for the colyton road intersection upgrade at roper road and carlisle avenue in a bid to reduce m4 traffic for western sydney motorists $1.5 million has also been committed to commence planning for the werrington arterial which was a major liberal election promise like all families who must balance their household budget [the state government is determined to bring expenses back under control said mulgoa mp tanya davies but opposition leader john robertson said the premier had betrayed the people of western sydney with $365 million in cuts th is budget will hit families in sydney s west like a ton of bricks mr robertson said almost $200 million in funding for western sydney roads has gone missing since last year s budget shop 3/552 high st penrith for appointments phone 4721 2727 spray tan 1hr relaxation facial lip and dhin laser underarms laser $15 $49 $20 $19 full legs laser women s brazilian underarms mens chest stomach mens face sculpting $169 $54 $99 $35 1019wwd5231

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4 opinion friday september 9 2011 the western weekender from the editor s desk 1019wwd3537 troy dodds how tragic it was this week to hear of the death of a 17-year-old local boy in an apparent hit and run at emu plains the life of rhys walker had hardly begun here was a kid who was aiming to fi ll a passion for song and dance despite being diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a toddler th ree years in the australian youth choir was already under his belt and he was planning his 18th birthday that 18th birthday party will never come and his family has been left with many questions that will hopefully be troy.dodds@mediaview.com.au 7.30pm men only fun food man vs machine man church this wed 14th sept 9.30am family service 6pm night service tanya davies mp member for mulgoa 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 a member of australian christian churches come and hear pastor mick wrotniak sunday 11th september creating a winning culture continued ife can sometimes be so cruel a couple of days ago i was on a morning walk some would say stroll when i saw a young kid getting picked on by other kids who were obviously bigger and talked tougher than him it was all words no violence but sometimes that can be just as cruel the story ends without incident but i couldn t help but think about that boy this week and about how i wish i d grabbed him to tell him that life is about much more than what it looks like right now eventually you get to pick the people you socialise with and you get to make your own luck same morning but an hour later ­ and with the suit and tie on rather than the very attractive strolling shorts ­ i heard a young 12-year-old girl ring the 2ue breakfast program she spoke to jason morrison about being teased at school about her weight she spoke about how her tag would sometimes fall out of her dress and people would tease the number that appeared hopefully she realises one day that people ultimately judge you on who you are as a person and not what you look like and i think fundamentally that s true yes we all like to have a bit of fun with celebrities and the like sometimes but when reality sets back in it is the word of a person we really care about with a head as tragic as mine i ve had to ensure that my word means something and if that s one of your goals in life you ll go a long way goal number two by the way is to always be on time being late is not on so yes life can be cruel we can t pick what we look like we can t choose our family we can t stop fate and we don t know when something or someone will change our lives forever l life is no good without a plan but if you re always planning you are never doing answered in the fullness of time when i read about rhys story this week i thought back to the kid on the side of the street on monday morning it could have been him wrong place wrong time and it may have been and that kid s last day on this earth would have started with a scared look in his eyes as bigger kids teased him about his weight and questioned his worth as a human being we never know when a tragedy is going to strike when our last day will be here i d like to say that s why i never go to bed with an unanswered question but i think i have to blame my impatience on that one the question of the unknown when it comes to life and death is poignant in a week that we remember the thousands of lives lost in the september 11 terrorist attacks can you believe it has been 10 years since that remarkable day we re starting to get to that stage when a generation arrives that can t remember the night our eyes were fi xated on the images that seemed to be from a movie not real life the lives affected by those attacks number in the tens of thousands and none of them had a choice none of them could have done anything differently to change the course of what happened on that morning in america fate apparently had a plan th is weekend we will see the images of what happened on that fateful morning over and over again they are images that will spark horrible memories for those involved and it s even worse for those who were left with unanswered questions many would have left for work that morning in a rush promising to deal with issues and problems later later never came many of us each and every day go to work with some mantra yet so many don t return home it s a horrible but very real reality that today could be our last day on this planet it probably won t be but it could be i don t expect there s too many school bullies reading this column but i guess that s not the point my point is that we can t help what life dishes us up what we do know is that we re all here for an amount of time and to spend any of that time making life more difficult for others just seems like a waste too often we plan for the future without thinking for the present too often we plot revenge aim to get our own back or simply 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the western weekender friday september 9 2011 news local 5 1019wwd7468 olice have commended a mother and father for coming to the rescue of their 20-year-old daughter and 4-year-old granddaughter after a man broke into the daughter s flat and assaulted her the daughter awoke at 4.30am to hear suspicious noises coming from the lounge room of her flat in macquarie road penrith after alerting her parents via a text message the woman went to see what the noises were and confronted a man who said he was `lost as he turned to leave the man then assaulted the woman during the scuffle the parents of the woman arrived and confronted the offender pinning him on the ground with their own body weight until police arrived at the scene the father suffered several lacerations and stab wounds including damage to his lung but is currently receiving treatment at nepean hospital and will make a full recovery the granddaughter was not injured during the ordeal acting superintendent rob critchlow said that it was an unbelievable display of heroism p the parents of the woman displayed great courage ­ doing what any parent would do in this situation ­ they should be commended for their bravery he told reporters on wednesday mr critchlow said police believed the man broke into the unit by removing the fly screen from a bathroom window police canvassed the area and residents have been very helpful we have unconfi rmed reports that the offender may have been in the area earlier and engaged in conversation with a neighbour along the lines of `you should not be here but later returned and committed the assault he said the offender is known to police but a motive has not been established and is the subject of ongoing investigations police are also investigating whether the assault is related to an incident the previous day at glenmore park at about 3pm on tuesday a balaclava-clad man confronted a woman inside her home on warringah crescent the man assaulted the woman aged in her early 20s before leaving the scene he was seen on foot in the vicinity of nearby telara avenue anyone with information should contact police acting superintendent rob critchlow addresses the media on wednesday i used to struggle but now school work s fun fun effective maths english tuition ages kinder to year 12 at the tuition place making learning fun is our serioud business highly trained caring tutors use a unique sensationally effective multistage teaching/learning process that build skills and knowledge develops confidence encourages you to enjoy the learning process the tuition place s manager ted tuitio strahan bsc ba dip ed has 16 n years experience providing an excellent standard of tuition to children of the penrith area call ted now on 4722 3039 or 0416 018 716 to arrange a noobligation free assessment and lesson 1019wwd5184 suite 18 the broadwalk 458 high st penrith ted@thetuitionplace.com.au www.thetuitionplace.com.au the tuition place is a place where you will thrive 1019wwd7962 1019wwd5263

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6 opinion friday september 9 2011 the western weekender dear weekender email penritheditorial@mediaview.com.au post suite 2 42-44 abel street jamisontown 2750 of a the family unit and the conception and raising of children mp s reported back to parliament that the overwhelming response by electoral communities throughout australia was in support of the time proven institution of marriage the dictionary is right as it is with the defi nition of homosexuality denis colbourn via email it s the fear of the unknown and i think that lies at the heart of most people fi lled with prejudice ­ if you ask them what in particular they don t like about another race they can t actually articulate it i just don t like them is one answer i hear a lot as well as they cause trouble so on so forth it s all negative and there s absolutely no desire to focus on the positives at the cabramatta moon festival on the weekend ­ i ate delicious chinese cakes and laughed along with some great improvisational dances from polynesian performers our country is richer every minute of every day for the qualities foreigners bring in at the high school i went to there were about 20 `white boys in my class brought to you by call an election now julia is unhappy she didn t like the judgment of the high court in their decision regarding the transfer of boat people to malaysia and in a way i don t blame her the proposed swap of 800 boaties for 4,000 malaysian refugees was not a good deal so much that the alp administration has undertaken in the last four years has been a disaster and now the prime minister hangs on to power by a thread julia is being plagued by protestors everywhere she goes it is obvious a lot of australians aren t happy with the way things are the greens scooped up votes from the disgruntled who didn t want either liberal or labor if voting wasn t compulsory most would stay at home nevertheless i think it is time for julia to call it a day and immediately announce an election and let the public decide who should lead the country jay nauss via email backing bradbury lindsay mp david bradbury is right marriage is between a man and a woman local couple just want a fair go western weekender september 2 look up the dictionary people can and do live in all sorts of domestic arrangements but marriage is only between a man and a woman as such it is an honourable institution and basic for the establishment new season 1675 newbury island bath e hw ar bat rak det a i ls for re to $12.90m2 save $10m2 $399 timberline mod4 vanity save $150 750mm 975mm overall boston shower screen 900 x 900 jovian basin mixer $359 $1490 save $140 $490 save $120 renovation quotes from our recommended renovators save $85 open 7 days mon fri 7.30am 5pm sat 8.30am 4pm sun 9am 3pm when quality matters a.b.l tile centre free bathroom m s an dc on d ition s may a pply c h ec k in n s have your say write to the editor manufacturing debate in reply to rick dear weekender western weekender september 2 in my letter on august 26 i made no reference to julia gillard being responsible for the decline in australia s manufacturing industries rick is correct that john howard continued the ideology of free trade that has decimated so many of our industries and i am not sorry that he lost his seat for that very reason but i can assure rick that the initial destruction of our manufacturing industries was commenced in 1973 when newly elected labor prime minister gough whitlam removed 25 per cent of tariffs across the board on all imported goods and within 12 months 300,000 australians lost their jobs th is was done to raise the standard of living of third world countries and to improve australia s manufacturing efficiency and standard of goods produced i have never understood why a country can t protect their own jobs and industries peter townsend south penrith i m not a racist but that s what someone i interviewed said to me during the week ­ i instantly knew a blatantly racist comment was about to follow and bingo the asian workers they re no good i absolutely abhor and denounce racism but i understand why it happens if i ve been drinking vb all my life and someone pours me a coopers i m not going to be happy it s different and unfamiliar of 200 students i won t lie ­ there was racial tension that would spring up from time to time but since school i think all the students are better for it and i put that down to the fact that for us the fear of the unknown was removed i came to know and like the majority of my classmates so here s an idea get to know some people from a race you wouldn t normally mix with someone anyone perhaps next time you buy chinese take away actually have a chat to the guy behind the counter i bet you he s not a bad bloke what do you think of tom s thoughts email your view to penritheditorial mediaview.com.au or phone us with your feedback on 4722 2998 peter overton tom steinfort the faces of nine and the western weekender s page six the western 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the western weekender friday september 9 2011 news local 7 a cyclist died after being rushed to hospital in a critical condition on monday afternoon following an incident at werrington while police have not yet confi rmed the cause of the incident it is believed to have been a hit and run shortly after 1pm on monday police and emergency services were called to trinity drive at werrington following reports a cyclist had been injured officers attached to st marys local area command attended and found the man police at the scene of the incident in werrington on monday [photo emily crane believed to be aged in his 40 s unconscious and suffering severe head injuries while paramedics were treating the man it is understood he went into cardiac arrest the man was loaded into an ambulance and rushed to nepean hospital where he died a short time later witnesses are urged to contact police st marys police arrested and charged a man after he allegedly led police on a pursuit and crashed a car into a residence at st clair last thursday shortly before midnight on thursday september 1 patrolling police observed a man in a holden commodore allegedly performing a burnout in day street at colyton police attempted to stop the vehicle and when the driver refused to stop a pursuit was initiated officers pursued the car through colyton st clair and erskine park the car failed to negotiate a rounda-bout and left the carriageway striking the garage of a home near the intersection of banks drive and st clair avenue st clair a woman and child in the home were not injured but the premises sustained major damage the 22year-old st clair man was later charged with burnout fail to yield and engage police in pursuit he was granted conditional bail to appear at penrith local court on september 26 police are searching for a man wearing a green jacket with white writing and a grey t-shirt after he stole a 38-year-old victim s handbag at the intersection of derby street and o farrell lane penrith the man grabbed the victim s handbag and ran into the back door of a business on castlereagh street and through to woodriff street the man was last seen in the vicinity of high street police are urging any witnesses to contact crime stoppers on 1800 333 000 at 4.20pm on september 1 a concerned citizen approached police and indicated that a man at penrith railway station was acting suspiciously when police approached the man 41 he admitted to carrying an amount of cannabis he was charged with possession of prohibited drugs and an outstanding warrant a ll three westbound lanes on the m4 motorway were closed on tuesday morning following a multi-vehicle accident that occurred shortly before 6am paramedics fi re fighters and police were called to the m4 motorway at orchard hills approximately 1km west of mamre road with reports of an accident that had left one person trapped and a number of other people with minor injuries it is believed that a driver stopped his car in the middle of the highway causing a number of cars behind him to collide with the rear of his vehicle one person was trapped in a vehicle by injuries caused by the crushing of the rear of their car the driver was released and transported to westmead hospital the other vehicles involved only suffered minor damage and their occupants minor injuries all westbound traffic was diverted off the m4 motorway onto mamre road until the vehicles were cleared from the motorway th ings didn t get much better for the m4 in the afternoon either with another crash causing massive headaches the serious crash occurred at colyton at around 5.30pm,causing significant westbound delays at one stage there was five kilometres of delays affecting the westbound drive home stay up to date with major traffic incidents and local news at our website www wester nweekender com.au or via our facebook or twitter pages an 18-year-old man from doonside was arrested after he tried to break into a car and steal it a witness was standing on the corner of high street and station street when the doonside resident approached him and spoke to the witness the 18-year-old then proceeded to break into a 1975 white sedan the witness prevented the man from stealing the car and held the man down until police could arrive the man was charged with stealing a motor vehicle and mid-range pca driving he will face penrith local court on september 26 police are investigating an incident where a man in a white van approached a young girl the girl was walking down blue hills drive in glenmore park between 2.10pm and 2.15pm on august 29 when the man followed her in his car police are looking to identify a man of the following description ­ mediterranean appearance in his 50 s approximately 183cm tall with a dark beard and a star tattoo on his elbow he was wearing track pants and was barefoot at the time call 1800 333 000 1019wwd8205 1019wwd5287

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the western weekender friday september 9 2011 council snapshot news local 9 if you have played on or are keen to use one of penrith s 115 sporting fields or 60 netball courts penrith council encourages you to have your say on the draft sportsground management strategy now on public exhibition the draft strategy will shape the management operation and provision of our playing fields residents views will help guide considerations on how best to operate manage and provide the playing fields and facilities that are popular across penrith view the strategy on council s website or at penrith council s civic centre at 601 high street penrith you can see the future of queen street s revitalised coachman s park with plans currently on the display at council s st marys office until september 30 plans for the park include additional shading seating and lighting that creatively celebrate st marys unique identity the design to renew coachman s park is currently being fi nalised work is anticipated to start midnext year penrith council has secured a $20,000 grant through the nsw department of family and community services the project will produce a piece of community art that has been designed by an intergenerational aboriginal group facilitated by an aboriginal artist the design will be based on the group s sharing of experiences and stories the project commenced last month and is expected to take six months to complete penrith council has again been announced a winner at the 2011 compost leadership awards council took out the major prizes for leadership in the recycled organics industry being awarded both the nsw finalist and national winner prizes the award is one of many accolades council has received after introducing the three-bin system for more penrith city council news visit www.penrithcity nsw.gov.au the scene at emu plains on tuesday afternoon inset 17-year-old rhys walker who was killed after being hit by a truck hys walker was an inspiration to all who knew him living life to its fullest sadly 17-year-old rhys a student from nepean high school was hit by a truck and killed whilst crossing old bathurst road at emu plains on tuesday shocking the community r the tragic accident occurred at around 2pm on tuesday and though many of his school friends walked past the accident site on their way home from school no-one was prepared for the news that they had lost one of their own though he suffered from cerebral palsy rhys was unstoppable ­ dancing classes little athletics performing at the opera house with the australian youth choir and even climbing the harbour bridge he was always happy even on his grumpy days he was still happy his dad nick walker told the weekender he was 100 per cent honest always the life and soul of every party a little ray of sunshine in everyone s life he was a credit to his school and absolutely loved learning on facebook a tribute page is covered with sympathetic messages dighton jade said athletics will never be the same without your joyful energetic face around true inspiration police have confi rmed that they were preparing to examine a truck for forensic evidence and interview the driver 1019wwd3890

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10 news jim aitken local friday september 9 2011 the western weekender council news you can envisage the future heart of st marys by viewing plans for a revitalised coachman s park which are currently on display penrith city council sought views from the st marys community on what they wanted their future town centre park to be and the resultant design captures the community s vision of a vibrant park that is an attractive and safe place to relax meet with friends and take part in local activities and events the enhanced park will be a pleasant green gathering space for the community drawing residents and visitors to the centre of st marys for leisure shopping and business the design incorporates shading seating and lighting that creatively celebrates st marys unique identity it also features facilities for community groups students visitors workers and residents who come to the park the design to renew coachman s park is currently being fi nalised with construction anticipated next year the park s development is possible thanks to additional funding received through penrith city s funding our future program to enquire about the design and development of coachman s park contact council on 4732 7753 or email tagar@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au visit penrith city council s website at www.penrithcity.nsw.gov au university of western sydney students explored the southern ocean last week a team of university of western sydney uws scientists and students faced the physical and mental challenges of an 11-day marine science field trip in the southern ocean last week on board the marine national facility vessel southern surveyor surveying organisms along the southern shelf of australia measuring the amount of floating marine debris and getting a little sea sick was all part of the experience for the usually landlocked uws students the focus of this program is to give students a taste of what it is like to live and work on an ocean going research vessel and to expose them to some of the different sampling methods and equipment that are used in oceanographic research said chief scientist dr seb holmes dr holmes said some of the challenges included long 12-hour shifts rough seas and working in a difficult environment if it was too rough it sometimes prevented work from being carried out and students were required to be totally self sufficient ­ if something broke they had to either fi x it there or otherwise the experiment was over the data collected will add to the growing map of australia s seafloor as at present less than 70 per cent of australia s coastal shelf between 200m and 1,000m deep is unmapped phd student julia reisser is completing her research of marine debris and was very successful on the voyage julia s collection of plastics ­ and she did get some much to the disbelief of many of us ­ is the fi rst study along the southern seaboard in australia the concentration of plastics in surface waters particularly in gyres in other parts of the world is quite astounding dr holmes said the collection of benthic macrofauna snails crabs and starfish on the seafloor was less successful due to gear limitations but it will feed into our knowledge about the trophic ecology of deep water communities and we may even have some `new species 1019wwd7305

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12 news local lic no 171156c friday september 9 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 0407 261 629 federal lindsay mp david bradbury and trevor wholohan at howell oval last sunday 1019wwd5214 for all your christmas decoration needs all connectable lighting see page 27 for more details now open 7 days monday-friday 9am 5pm saturday sunday 10am-4pm next to penrith ice palace 1019wwd7347 20 off i 6 pattys place jamisontown 4737 8624 www.rudolphs-warehouse.com.au t is somewhat of a sleeping giant in penrith but cricket had a magical revival on sunday when a huge crowd flocked to howell oval for the opening of the penrith valley sports hub the multi-million project has seen the construction of a new cricket pavilion and club house at howell oval and the redevelopment of the southern end of penrith stadium federal lindsay mp david bradbury officially opened the new facilities following a great win by the penrith ix over the nsw speed blitz blues in a 20/20 match howell oval and penrith stadium now rank as two of the most impressive sporting grounds in the region mr bradbury said these works have contributed to the development of a state of the art sporting and recreational precinct i look forward to seeing many young sportsmen and women benefit from these fi rst class facilities and go on to achieve sporting greatness on a state and national level mr bradbury was delighted that the new function room was named after local sporting icon trevor wholohan who has contributed 60 years of service to cricket descendants of william howell and norman hunter after whom the oval and pavilion were named were present for the opening penrith city council would like to thank the federal government for its generous grant for the redevelopment of the howell oval facilities said penrith deputy mayor jim aitken 1019wwd2489

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14 news local www.dentistonqueen.com friday september 9 2011 the western weekender tel 9623 1261 wishing for whiter teeth $100 off teeth whitening we now bulk bill `medicare approved patients we offer free cosmetic evaluations conditions apply nsw premier barry o farrell with some of his western sydney mps [photo melinda jenkins complete dental care · · · · · · · · · · general dentistry children s dentistry crowns bridges veneers computer designed filling orthodontics for all ages cosmetic dentistry dental implants tooth whitening wisdom teeth invisible braces t 9623 1261 www.dentistonqueen.com 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 1019wwd5238 design · se service · installation · maintenance · construction 1015wwd8148 97 queen st st marys he state government has a stranglehold on western sydney following the march election landslide and they ve got no plans of letting it go premier barry o farrell announced on monday that he would bring his entire cabinet to western sydney for a community meeting later this month the public forum will be held at st marys on september 19 western sydney hosted the government s fi rst community cabinet meeting in macarthur in may and we are returning in september mr o farrell said on september 19 my team and i will be taking questions at a public forum at st marys and ministers will hold pre-arranged meetings with community groups and stakeholder organisations with the penrith region now dominated by liberal mps including stuart ayres penrith tanya davies mulgoa and bart bassett londonderry mr o farrell is aiming to ensure voters never turn back to labor who traditionally dominated western sydney seats mr o farrell has used local mps at wider western sydney announcements ­ sometimes not even in their own electorate ­ in an attempt to show a unified western sydney approach to register call the department of premier and cabinet on 9228 4833 or visit www.dpc.nsw.gov au 1019wwd8148

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the western weekender friday september 9 2011 news local 15 the cbd is set to be revitalised inset the penrith business alliance s bijai kumar p enrith business alliance pba is in a race against time to secure funding for the revitalisation of the penrith central business district the pba board agreed on a number of shortlisted options for the revitalisation of the cbd we are looking at a similar process that took place in gosford which involved a partnership between the council and residents said manger for investment and industry ben artup we want to secure funding from the regional development australia fund [worth $1 billion but they only fund projects that are shovel-ready so we need to make sure we have all the plans ready to go by the end of september added pba chief executive bijai kumar penrith city council and pba representatives will be making a trip to gosford in late september to discuss their shortlisted options with representatives who were involved in gosford s revitalisation programme the pba is counting on the state government to come good on a promise to consider moving a government department to penrith to attract more business investment when barry o farrell was the opposition leader he said he would consider moving a department such as transport to western sydney mr artup told the weekender 1019wwd7305 1019wwd7969

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