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Tunnel site planned for Cintra Park Cintra Park hockey field in Concord has been confirmed as the construction mid-point for the M4 East tunnel section of the WestConnex motorway by the NSW and Federal governments. by Saimi Jeong

THE announcement of the tunnel mid-section late last week comes just weeks after construction started on the M4 widening. Concord resident, Amanda Bull, said locals were concerned about the tunnel excavation saying, “thousands of truckloads of earth will have to come out.” “What time and what period,” she asked. “Will the trucks affect traffic in peak periods or will they drill at night?” “They’ll have the trades coming in – engineers, cement trucks and bitumen-making facilities onsite, which are incredibly toxic.” NSW Minister for Roads, Duncan Gay, said the location would allow tunnelling to be carried out in both directions from one location, towards the M4 widening at Homebush Bay Drive and towards the end of the M4 East tunnel at Haberfield, and would reduce the impact on residential properties. Mr Gay said work at the tunnelling point will occur underground, 35 metres below the road surface, to limit the impact on nearby residents. For the M4 widening, WestConnex has advised that most work will be carried out from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays and that residents would be advised of any activities outside of those times. Ms Bull said there was frustration over a lack of community engagement

with the NSW Government, WestConnex and the City of Canada Bay. “There’s been no conversation. They’ve said they’ll move the hockey field but where is the amenity for other people who use that park? What will become of it? They’ve already taken Crown land,” she said. Mr Gay said local streets will not be impacted. “The location for the midway tunnelling point has been identified as Cintra Park Hockey Field, eliminating residential property acquisition and providing direct access to Parramatta Road for the removal of soil, ensuring local streets won’t be impacted,” NSW Roads Minister, Duncan Gay said. “Relocating the local hockey field has been a key priority and we’ll be delivering a new and improved field as well as upgraded amenities such as new player facilities and lighting towers directly across the road in the St Luke’s Park precinct. The WestConnex Delivery Authority is holding information sessions on Friday, May 8 at Club Burwood RSL, 11am-2pm and 4.30-6.30pm. The EIS will assess and address all related environmental issues. A decision on the preferred tenderer and design for the M4 East tunnel is expected in the coming months with construction to start mid 2016.

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BOUT three years ago or so my clothes dryer fell off the wall – literally, and with power bills on the rise, I decided we could do without replacing it. After all, we’re not in Europe or Alaska. We are in the sunburnt country. Why buy a bill is how I looked at it. Towels aren’t as fluffy as they used to be, but hey, what are towels for anyway? To get dry and have a few good ones on show for visitors. When the mother of all storms hit two weeks ago and every old towel was

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STORMY WEATHER deployed into service to cover the new cream-coloured carpet and entry ways, I wondered “Is it dryer time?” A few days later the potential carpet disaster had been averted, the hefty stock of old towels were washed,

dried on the line and back in cupboards and waiting for their next assignment. I love old towels – they have so many uses. Makes me wonder why I ever thought a dryer was essential when I’m fortunate

enough to live in a house with a backyard. As I look around, there’s a pile of rarely-used appliances and gadgets that were musthaves at the time, but serve little purpose. Such is the power of advertising and peer pressure I guess. On a totally different tangent, it was interesting to sit down with the Member for Reid, Craig Laundy. Being mid-term, I wanted to know how he thought his first 20 months as a politician had fared. What was it like, was it what he expected? Anyone remotely interested in politics would be aware that, from a financial

perspective, Craig Laundy wouldn’t be seeking a life pension from being the local Federal Member. His grandfather set up the first Laundy hotel, followed by expansion under his father Arthur and then Craig and his siblings. So what is it that drives this successful business man to take on Canberra? It’s not job security, and power is a fleeting, mercurial thing in politics. Laundy almost doesn’t fit the traditional Liberal mould. He is not overly conservative, or fond of a suit and isn’t very “tea and biscuits”, which I know is as stereotypical as the Labor blue singlet tag.

Having watched Craig Laundy over the past 20 months, I’ve observed two key passions – numbers and social justice issues. He is fast becoming known as “the numbers man” in Canberra with an intense interest and expertise in economics on a large scale. The facts and figures that sprout forth come at a blistering pace. His challenge will be to simplify that message for us folks. His stance on 18C was his first very public salvo into the conservative Liberal midships and hit the target. It’s likely there will be more to come.

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EACH year hundreds of inner west students volunteer their time to collect for the annual Red Shield Appeal. This year the Red Shield Appeal is on Sunday, May 31 and local organiser, Pete Smith from Strathfield Rotary is calling for volunteer drivers to assist the groups of students. “The Strathfield appeal committee desperately needs volunteers to help,” said Pete. “Over 300 high school students in Strathfield generously and willingly do the actual doorknock but we need 50 to 60 volunteers to drive the students to and from their designated collection area within the Strathfield Council municipality area.”

The Salvation Army is one of the largest and most visible providers of social service to the Australian community, assisting more than one million people every year at a cost of over $100 million. When people are feeling despair, facing economic hardship or in need of spiritual and emotional support, it is often The Salvation Army to whom they turn for help. “If you are able to help and have two or three hours to spare on Sunday morning 31 May, why not volunteer to help us with the doorknock appeal?” Pete asks. If you are willing to help contact Peter Smith on 0412 232 753 or email selectedfinance@optusnet.com.au

Putting your feet first Home and Community Podiatry Service, auspiced by Burwood Council, is for residents of the Ashfield, Burwood, Canada Bay, Canterbury, Leichhardt, Marrickville and Strathfield Local Government Areas. We aim to provide a comprehensive, responsive and flexible podiatry service for the Home and Community Care target group which includes the frail aged, people with disabilities, and their carers. If you think you, a friend or family member may be eligible please call the Podiatry Service on 99 11 99 39 to talk to someone about the service.

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Publican to Politician: Craig Laundy’s first 20 months by Belinda Noonan

FOR businessman Craig Laundy the leap into politics as the Federal Member for Reid since September 2013 has thrown up its challenges – good and bad. After 20 months in the job, and as a newbie, Craig has made a name for himself in the corridors of Canberra power and on Sky News panels for his economic expertise, but like everything, that influence comes at a cost and it’s often “frustrating”. “In business, you make a decision and execute that decision. Parliament is so process-driven, Craig Laundy says. “For any business, you are judged by outcomes and not slowed down by process.” He cites the Tax White Paper as a prime example. “Eighteen months in and we’ve just released discussion on the Tax White Paper. It won’t be until early 2016 that the final report will be refined and then the Paper is considered. After all that is done, the next step is recommendations that we take to an election campaign. That’s my frustration,” he says of the time it takes to get anything done. “Australia stands at a fiscal cross-roads. We have been for 20 months. I’ve always argued that government lacks long-term vision.” “What we need is structural budget change and I want to use my business experience to try and make a difference.” In his time heading up the family’s hotel group, Laundy

estimates that he’s employed around 10,000 people. “I will be speaking fearlessly on tax. It’s the whole tax system we should be looking at – all of it including GST and superannuation. Fiscally the ship is sinking and what we don’t want to do is rearrange deck chairs on the Titanic.” Laundy often uses metaphors or plain speaking to get his point across but he is first and foremost a “numbers” man and that is the reputation he is building among parliamentary colleagues and with political reporters. He can spit out numbers at rapid fire pace and back it with detail. “Put simply, the federal government has a total of $370 billion annual revenue, which comes from income tax ($164b), company tax ($64b), and indirect tax. Of that $370b, 50 per cent will be spent on welfare in 2014-15. That’s $180 billion.” “The Commission of Audit said last year that in the future 4 out of 5 retirees will rely on a part or full pension. We should be constructing a tax policy now that in 40 years will see only 1 in 5 people relying on pensions. Imagine welfare only taking up 10 per cent of the annual budget. That’s structural reform,” Laundy declares. These days most politicians are bred from parliamentary staffing backgrounds. According to information from the Parliamentar y Handbook, 21 of the 42 Abbott Government Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries have previously held a political staff role (50%).

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A moving tribute to our Anzacs The commemoration commenced with a march down Burwood Road followed

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by the service at the Burwood Memorial Arch in Burwood Park. During the service, we unveiled a new sculpture to mark the centenary of the first landing in Gallipoli. The sculpture is a tribute to all the local men and women, and their families, who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, to

week of wild weather did not deter large crowds from paying their respects to our local service personnel, past and present, in Burwood Park on Anzac Day.

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ensure that we keep their legacy alive and share their stories with our younger generations. The permanent monument will keep guard of the Burwood Memorial Arch and the sanctity of the surrounding area, forever watching over the 937 local men and women who paid the ultimate

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ast Saturday we held our Anzac Day Centenary Service in commemoration of the local men and women, past and present, who have served our nation and defended the freedom and values we enjoy today.

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THE SIXTH annual May Fun Fair is on May 9 at Strathfield Square with a host of activities, entertainment, rides and the opportunity to pick up that perfect Mother’s Day gift. Check out the amazing belly dancing, entertain the kids with the circus-themed show, free face painting and animal farm or kick back by listening to the performance from students at Santa Sabina College, Drawbridge K-POP band and the Salvation Army Band. There’s plenty to enjoy including MC and special guest performer - folk singer and songwriter, Pat Drummond. Ride tokens are also available, during the event, when you make a purchase from Beauty & the Beast Restaurant, CC’s, Char Grill, Maldini’s Espresso, Rainbow Cakes, Square Café and Wooden Bowl Family Restaurant. Tickets are required for the Animal Farm, Cup & Saucer, Giant Slide, Jumping Castle, Laughing Clowns, Pick-a-Duck and Sponge Throwing. You can win free ride tickets by emailing editor@burwoodscene.com.au plus receive an extra five ride tokens by taking the May Fair ad on this page to the ticket booth on the day. Participating in the May Fun Fair are Santa Sabina College, The Glee Bees, Inspire Bellydancing, Drawbridge K-POP Band, DancExcite Burwood, Expressions Indian Dance Group and the Salvation Army Band. Community groups will also have stalls and include NSW Police from Flemington Local Area Command, Australia Korean Welfare Association, Eurella Community Services, Strathfield Men’s Shed, Rotary Club of Strathfield, Strathfield SES, St John Ambulance, Scouts Australia - Burwood

Group, Enfield - Strathfield Girl Guides, BPW Club Strathfield and plus many more. The all-day event is hosted by the Strathfield Chamber of Commerce, Strathfield Korean Business Association, the Korean Society of Sydney and Strathfield Australians of Indian Sub-Contintental Heritage; and is sponsored by Richard Matthews Real Estate, Strathfield Partners Real Estate, Strathfield Council and Burwood Council. Chamber secretary, Sue McDonald says the Fun Fair has become a major Strathfield event that is fun for all ages. “You get real value for your money at the Olde Fashioned May Fun Fair,” Sue said. “We are very grateful to our sponsors and also Strathfield and Burwood Councils for assisting the Strathfield Chamber of Commerce in staging this annual event. This is a community event supported by the community.” Other sponsors: Action Sound, Australian Hearing, Beauty & the Beast Restaurant, Bechara Chan & Associates, Bendigo Bank Strathfield, CC’s Char Grill, Cosgrove Smash Repair, Dental Focus Family Dentists, First National Real Estate Strathfield, FM Hair Beauty Salon, Georges Ellis & Co., Harry’s Massage & Fitness, HAUS Real Estate, KP Lawyers, Maldini’s Espresso, Monx Automotive, Rainbow Cakes, Richardson & Wrench Strathfield, Sign-A-Rama Burwood, Square Café, Strathfield Private Hotel, Sydney Markets Limited, Terry White Chemist Strathfield, The Peaberry Café Croydon, Unity Funerals, Vodafone Strathfield, Wazzam Web Solutions, Westpac Strathfield, Wick It Wax It, Wooden Bowl Family Restaurant.

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Mother’s Day

6 May 2015

Life Inside the Markets SYDNEY MARKETS now has its own TV show, Life Inside the Markets – a 30-minute, 12 series observational documentary which premiered last Sunday on 7Two. The new series showcases the characters, colour and chaos of life inside the largest wholesale market in Australia. “You can almost taste the freshest fruit and veg, see flowers bloom, egos bruised, deals done and fortunes made in the dark of night,” said Sydney Markets Head of Marketing, Ned Tesic.

“We’re Sydney’s best kept secret and this series is a way to bring credit to the thousands of people who bring fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers to Australians every day,” he said. Next Sunday’s episode focusses on Mother’s Day and the flower market where we meet the Queen of the Markets and see a very special delivery. Tune in on Sundays to 7Two at 3.30pm for the half hour show.

Bake your way to mum’s heart SPOIL mum this Mother’s Day by baking up a treat that will surprise and delight. Most mums love a cup of tea or coffee and here’s a great twist from the Dairy Kitchen with their Lemon and Earl Grey Shortbread Teabags. Ideal for someone with a little creative flare, these biscuits make the perfect gift.

surface and lightly knead into a ball. Split the dough into two balls. 2. Roll each ball of dough out between two sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Using a small sharp knife cut dough into small teabag shapes. Using a spatula, carefully lift biscuits onto a lined oven tray. Using a skewer poke a small hole into the top of each teabag for the string. Bake at 160°C for 12-15 minutes or until a light golden colour. Cool on a wire rack. 3. Combine icing sugar, lemon rind and juice and water until smooth. Dip half of each cookie into icing and place on a wire rack to set. 4. Cut small squares out of decorative paper and glue onto strings. Thread each string onto a cookie and tie to secure.

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@ SCHOOL Santa’s first Prep class begins Sporting Blue for Concord hockey L HOOplayer @ SC A ‘BLUE’ is one of the most prestigious awards that a student can receive in school sport. Concord High School’s Oliver Flack received his sporting ‘Blue’ for hockey, recognizing his achievement at an elite level. Oliver received the award after a fantastic year in 2014 when he was selected in the NSW Combined High Schools Team, the Australian Under 16s, which toured South Africa where they won a test series against the home team 2-1. Oliver was also a member of the NSW Under 18 team and Under 21 squad, with the Under 18 team winning gold at the National Championships. Late last year Oliver was selected to attend a camp for elite young players and work with Australia’s top hockey coaches. At school, the talented teen was responsible for generating interest in his sport, forming a school team to enter the Concord High School Knockout competition. Despite many of the boys having never played, Oliver led the team into the finals of the Sydney North competition, where they ultimately lost to Tuggerah Lakes High School. “Along the way, the boys won four games and did a wonderful job representing the school in every contest,” said Deputy Principal, Craig Anderson. “Oliver was also one of two athletes awarded a Premier’s Sporting Challenge Scholarship to assist him to pursue his sporting aspirations.”

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New beginnings for young boys and girls and Santa Sabina College.

THERE was a buzz of excitement on the Santa Sabina Primary Campus on Monday 20 April as a new cohort of students began their first days of schooling in the College’s inaugural Prep class for pre-kindergarten children. Quickly letting go of Mum and Dad’s hands, the youngsters discovered their new prep space that has been purpose-built and designed with indoor and

outdoor learning environments for the children to explore, discover and grow.

“Children are encouraged to think independently, to develop problem solving skills, and to work cooperatively with others,” Santa Sabina Prep teacher, Ms Fiona Walshe said.

prep children are involved in early education that is inquiry-based and child centred. “Santa Sabina College is a very special place, steeped in history but also future-focussed. “We educate our students from the earliest years to love learning, to be seekers of truth and justice, and to treat each other with dignity and respect.” College Principal Dr Maree Herrett said.

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6 May 2015

Snooping app launched for parents to track teens by Saimi Jeong

TEENSAFE is here and ready to be gobbled up by anxious buyers. The mission: Give parents a way to protect their kids in the digital world. After several years on the US market the app launched in Australia and, despite its claimed success elsewhere, it’s been met here with scepticism. Since TeenSafe’s media launch last month, it has sparked controversy, seen as a spying tool encouraging parents to breach their children’s privacy. A psychologist and family therapist described the app as “very invasive” and “intrusive”. Fellow of the Departments of Psychiatry, Learning and Educational Development at the University of Melbourne, Andrew Fuller, said that an open and trusting relationship between parents and teens is more effective than a relationship characterised by surveillance. He pointed out that “most kids run rings around most adults in terms of being techno-savvy”. “That becomes part of the game, for them. At the same time, it’s not really building up trust within the family.” The rise of digital technology has parents increasingly fearful that their children face online bullying or post sexually suggestive messages.

While the app provides the means for parents to monitor their child’s smartphone activity, Dr Fuller said relying on watching them, rather than teaching them to judge situations, is unhelpful. As well as text messages, call logs, and contacts, the app tracks the location of the smartphone or tablet. Every post on social media sites Facebook and Instagram and every website browsed is recorded and stored by TeenSafe. The app’s CEO, Rawdon Messenger, said parents should always tell their child that they’re monitoring them, and admits there’s a risk of teens dodging their parents in a never-ending “cat-and-mouse game” by switching devices. He said TeenSafe is a useful parenting tool, but “any parent who just relies blindly on TeenSafe as the only way that they’re going to keep close understanding of their child’s situation would be a complete fool.” Mr Messenger said many parents today look at their child’s Facebook account, their messages, and most commonly pick up their kids’ phones and browse them to see what’s going on. “We just make it a whole lot easier for parents to do that.”

The app has also come under fire for its terms and conditions, which requires that users agree to allow the company to sell the data it collects to third parties. Mr Messenger said he is currently evaluating whether to remove the word “commercial” from the terms and conditions.

“I’m probably going to change the wording… to make it clear to everyone that we don’t share data in any shape or form,” he said. Privacy was less of a concern in the US, where TeenSafe garnered a million users. Dr Fuller advised parents to be careful about “getting

TRINITY Grammar School’s Delmar Gallery will host a photography exhibition featuring some of Greece’s most talented up-coming photographers as part of the Sydney-wide Head On Photo Festival in May. The exhibition explores the meaning of ‘home’ and will be officially opened by the Greek Ambassador to Australia, Mr Charalampos Dafaranos on 9 May at 3 p.m. ‘Home’ has been co-curated by Jacob Aue Sobol of Magnum Photos and the Photography Centre of Thessaloniki in Greece. The exhibition raises questions about the meaning of home, such as what defines the environment that home represents? And is it possible to portray your own feeling of home in an unfamiliar setting?

Tw e n t y - o n e Greek photographers were invited to participate in a five-day workshop with Mr Sobol in the northern hemisphere summer of 2013. ‘Home’ features over 70 photographs that were captured during the workshop and over the following months. “Artists not only used their camera to take pictures but also as an instrument to create intimacy and closeness in a poetic, direct and unsentimental way. In spite of photography’s seemingly concrete form they exposed layers in people that are not immediately visible, but nonetheless shape who we are and give meaning to our lives,” explained Mr Sobol. ‘Home’ runs from Sunday 10 May to Sunday 7 June at Delmar Gallery, Trinity Grammar School, 144 Victoria St, Ashfield. Admission is free.

into a whirlwind of fear about technology,” comparing smartphones to personal diaries. “Over the years in my therapy room I’ve seen so many examples of parents who wanted to sneak a look into their teenagers’ diaries, and did so to disastrous consequences.”

Asked how he would have reacted to his parents spying on him as a teen, Mr Messenger responded: “Of course I would have wanted my privacy. Whether I deserved it – I’ll tell you this much, if having a smartphone was contingent on my parents watching my device, then it would be a no-brainer.”

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ST MARY’S Catholic Primary School Concord has been named runner up twice in the primary group and primary individual sections in the 2015 Catholic Schools Week NSW/ ACT Video Competition, ‘What will your Catholic school of tomorrow look like?’ The competition attracted 134 entries and the judges were impressed by the range of available technologies used by the St Mary’s students, saying it was evident that they were well supported and encouraged by their parents and school community. St Mary’s group video was presented by Sienna Rizzo, Kayla Velkovski, Alyssa Rizzo and Kiara Velkovski. Year 2 student, Luke Ellison, was the individual runner up. The criteria included the impact of message, creativity

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PARENTS who object to immunising their children will have a tougher battle ahead of them following new reforms from the Federal government. The conscientious objector exemption on children’s vaccination for access to taxpayer-funded Child Care Benefits, the Child Care Rebate and the Family Tax Benefit Part A end of year supplement will cease from 1 January 2016. Immunisation requirements for the payment of FTB Part A

end-of-year supplement will also be extended to include children of all ages. Currently vaccination status is only checked at ages 1, 2 and 5 years. Existing exemptions on medical or religious grounds will continue. However, a religious objection will only be available where the person is affiliated with a religious group where the governing body has a formally

registered objection approved by the Government. Australia now has childhood vaccination rates over 90 per cent, from one to five years of age, but further protection from preventable diseases is needed for our children and our community. However, more than 39,000 children aged under seven are not vaccinated because their parents are vaccine objectors. This is an increase of more than 24,000 children over 10 years.

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Science student speaks up in France Just sayin’… by Mitchell Jordan

By Mitchell Jordan

BURWOOD Youth Advisory Group’s Anna Kosmynina is no stranger to France, but her trip there in June won’t be for a holiday. 22-year-old Anna will be joining three other Australians to attend the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) Forum in Paris. It might sound daunting, but Anna, who is studying a Bachelor of Arts with a Bachelor of Science at Macquarie University, recently returned from preparatory activities in Canberra, where she met with the Prime Minister, the Hon Tony Abbott MP, along with other members of parliament such as Shadow Treasurer, the Hon Chris Bowen MP and leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Christine Milne. “It w a s an am a z i ng opportunity to meet the most powerful person in the country,” she recalled. “He [Tony] was ver y personable and we had the opportunity to ask him questions about our research topics. He gave very useful responses and was quite helpful about what Australia can do.”

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Anna Kosmynina, fourth from left.

The OECD is an international organisation comprising 34 countries with the aim of improving the economic and social wellbeing of people around the world. The OECD Forum brings together a large range of stakeholders to discuss the most pressing issues on the international agenda. “Attending this forum will allow me to put my skills and knowledge of economics and development into practice,” said Anna.

June will mark Anna’s third time in France, a country which she loves enough to start learning the language. “France is such a beautiful mix of food, fashion, history and architecture,” she said. “I’m excited to go back because it will be a different experience from being a tourist.” Upon completion of her studies, Anna hopes to remain in the field of science, and focus on making the area “more accessible” for different demographics.

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GENEROSITY, along with a willingness to always lend a hand, are arguably at the cornerstone of Australian society. Whenever there is a natural disaster, Australians are there to help each other out. The old adage that charity begins at home is certainly true. Indeed, home really is just the beginning. Throughout the city and inner west I have seen numerous posters with the simple message: REAL AUSTRALIANS SAY WELCOME. Watching and reading news about countries where bombings and terrorist attacks are almost routine it’s certainly reassuring to be in Australia. And yet every time I step outside of my home or office I find myself part of something like a human dodgem-car course as I try to navigate my way past the swarm of charity workers on the streets. Call me an un-Australian cynic, but a love of music is not the only reason I keep my headphones glued to my ears. I have great hesitation when it comes to giving my name and credit card details to a stranger, no matter how wide they smile. One friend makes a regular contribution to a charity and, since signing up, receives numerous phone calls politely asking if they would be interested in giving more. In recalling the experience, my friend likened it to being sucked dry. Anyone who stands on the street all day trying to get people’s attention has a tough job and I doubt I’d last five minutes in their shoes. Imagine knowing that most people you see only want to ignore you. Speaking of invisibility, what concerns me most about charity is a lack of transparency. Apart from seeing what seems like an increasing number of bodies

going out on a limb to get our attention, where are the results? Sometimes, it really is better to help yourself. In Croydon Park, Peter Nizic and Shannon Wong-Nizic used the website www.pozible.com, a crowdfunding site to finance their short film. As much as I love to moan about the internet, sites like this really have empowered the lives of others in a way that may not have been possible. When my sister was diagnosed with terminal cancer I witnessed first-hand just how generous people are. Busy people made time to help, strangers gave money without question – the owner of N2 Extreme Gelato even travelled to the hospital to make her some of his signature gelato himself. All of this was heart warming and I only wish it did not take something so terrible for me to have to encounter the acts of kindness that are as powerful as any medicine. Ultimately, it was my sister’s unfortunate experience that changed my view on helping out. Where once it might have been more convenient to make a donation online or chuck a few coins in a collection bucket I now see that going straight to the source is a far more effective way of showing support. So if any charity workers are reading this, know that when I walk past you with my head down, it’s not that I don’t care about whatever cause you’re championing; it’s just that I prefer to cut out the middle man. Mitchell Jordan is Deputy Editor at Burwood Scene.

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The Burwood Bugler by Belinda Noonan

OVER 2,000 people attended the Burwood ANZ AC Memor ia l Service in Burwood Park to witness the unveiling of the Burwood Bugler statue. Queensland sculptor, Bodo Muche devised the Bugler statue, which was inspired by Leonard Francis Hall who was born in Burwood in 1897 and part of the 10th Light Horse Regiment. It also represents the story of Tasman Vale, from the sculptor’s wife’s family. Despite suffering a stroke, Bodo was able to provide instructions from afar to his team of master

artisans to ensure that the sculpture was ready for the Service. Bodo and his wife had their own personal inspirat ion for t he sculpture, as the grand uncle of his wife was a Light Horsemen corporal who served during the war. Tasman Vale trained in Egypt and fell in the Dardanelles campaign. His likeness has also been reflected in the bugler.

Over 2,000 people attended the Service at Burwood Park.

Leonard Hall enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force in 1915 after the Major of the Light Horse Regiment heard him play the bugle and begged him to join as

their regiment did not have a bugler. He never sounded his bugle after he landed at Gallipoli and was the lead machine-gunner in the

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The NSW and Australian governments have embarked on Australia’s largest transport infrastructure project of the 33km WestConnex linking Sydney’s west and south-west with the city, airport and port. This project will ease congestion, create jobs and connect communities. Following recent consultation with the City of Canada Bay Council and local sports clubs, WestConnex Delivery Authority will build new sporting fields and amenities at St Lukes Park Concord.

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The Cintra Park hockey field, between Parramatta Road and Gipps Street Concord has been identified as the location of the WestConnex M4 East midway tunnelling point to minimise impact on the community by reducing the need to acquire residential property. The midway tunnelling point will be a construction compound for tunnelling work to be carried out towards Homebush and Haberfield. Your feedback on the new sports fields and facilities will be considered as part of a Review of Environmental Factors (REF).

Burwood Bugler statue is admired by locals after its unveiling on Saturday, April 25.

Speakers included the mayor, RSL President Alex Pirie, Colonel Professor Robert Lusby and Captain Michael Jasny.

Burwood Girls’ High Band provided the music and the Last Post played by Trinity College bugler, Callum Arnold.

St Paul’s Lay Minister Rosemary King led the Thanksgiving Prayers and Benediction.

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Battle of the Nek, where 879 of his fellow diggers were killed. After evacuating Gallipoli, Hall fought in Ottoman Syria, where he was injured by a bomb which killed nine out of his 14-man crew and his horse Q6. On his return Hall married and moved to Perth. He lived a long life until February 1999, aged 101. The Centenary Commemorative Service and statue unveiling was jointly organised by Burwood RSL Sub Branch and Burwood Council.

THE Australian Government is putting out the call for the first round of recruits to join the Green Army, which will become the largest-ever team of young Australians supporting environmental action across the country. The Duck River Catchment Cumberland Plain Ve g e t a t i o n Restoration Project will be the first Green Army project rolled out soon in Reid. Federal Member for Reid, Craig Laundy, encouraged young people who want to gain skills, training and experience in environmental and heritage conservation fields to register their interest. “Green Army participants will be able to undertake accredited training such as work readiness, conservation and land management, heritage conservation,

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Mixed bag for local crime results FRAUD, break and enter and malicious damage to property were the most common crimes to take place in the inner west according to the latest data from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. The BOCSAR report for 2014 showed that individual crimes varied throughout different suburbs of the inner west. In Ashfield, non-domestic violence-related assault fell by 19.5 per cent, while stealing from dwellings had increased by 71.6 per cent. In contrast, non-domestic

violence-related assault had risen by 27.3 per cent in Strathfield, with malicious damage to property also increasing by 11.8 per cent.

“This reduction is great news and I thank the community for behaving themselves and looking after one another,” he said.

Burwood received a “non-significant” test result for major offences, meaning that it had remained stable, with neither an increase nor a decrease. Canada Bay saw little changes in the vast majority of offences committed.

Throughout the inner west region, fraud was the most widely reported crime of 2014, with 2,973 cases, though the city and inner south’s figures for the same crime came in at the highest in Sydney, with 7,954 incidents taking place.

Unlike Strathfield, malicious damage to property was down by 21.4 per cent. The news was welcomed by Drummoyne MP, John Sidoti.

The second and third highest crimes for the inner west were malicious damage to property (1,771 cases) and break and enter dwellings (1,265).

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Have your say on wharf upgrades a difference, we need to hear from our customers who use these busy wharves as well as our future customers at Rhodes,” said Drummoyne MP, John Sidoti.

“We would like to know more about how you travel to the ferry, when you use the service, your views about the current facilities and priorities for improvement.” Feedback sessions took place late in April for Cabarita, Rhodes and Chiswick wharves and on May 5 for Abbotsford.

Transport and Roads appointment for Sidoti FOLLOWING the March state elections and his successful re-election, Member for Drummoyne John Sidoti was appointed the Parliamentar y Secretary for Transport and Roads in the new Baird Ministry. “The challenges we face in NSW to alleviate the congestion, get transport moving on improved roads and services in our State and cities is immense,” Mr Sidoti said. “I am looking forward to working closely with the Hon Duncan Gay MLC Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight and the Hon Andrew Constance MP, Minister for Transport.” “I have respect for

Drummoyne MP and now Parliamentary Secretary, John Sidoti.

both of these Ministers experience and I am excited about the challenges which lie ahead,” he said.

Those who were unable to attend can still share their thoughts as the closing date for this initial round of general feedback for each wharf is two weeks after the respective community feedback session. Mr Sidoti said the wharf upgrade program aimed to provide easier access, better weather protection, more safety features as well as quicker and more efficient boarding and embarking. Customers who did not attend the sessions can also provide feedback online, by visiting www.rms.nsw.gov. au/wharfupgrades

A cuppa for a pearl

ASHFIELD local Irene Sykes is hosting the seventh Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea in the Cardinal Freeman Retirement Village this month, in honour of her departed friend Pearl. Pearl, at the time a cancer survivor, began the village’s tradition of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea in 2007 and raised almost $1300. However, her cancer returned later that year and she sadly passed away. Irene promised Pearl that she would continue to host Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea for the retirement village, and over the past seven years she and the rest of the village have raised more than $24,000 for Cancer Council NSW. Funds raised help support the one in two

Australians who are diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85. This year Cancer Council aims to recruit over 14,000 generous morning tea hosts and raise $4.8 million in NSW. Inner west residents are being encouraged to register to host their own Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea in May and help Cancer Council raise vital funds towards cancer research, prevention and support services. The morning tea can be anything from a get-together with a few neighbours, a celebration at a local community centre or a team bake-off at the office. Register to host at biggestmorningtea.com. au or call 1300 65 65 85.

M4 Widening The Australian and NSW governments are building WestConnex, a 33 kilometre motorway, linking the M4 and M5 motorways for the first time. Work is underway for the $500 million WestConnex M4 Widening. The Rizzani Leighton joint venture has been contracted to design and build this section of the WestConnex Motorway. The M4 Motorway will be widened to four lanes in each direction between Parramatta and Homebush, and include a new direct ramp access from Homebush Bay Drive. Most work will be carried out from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. We will advise you of any activities outside of these times. Please follow the signs and drive with care. We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

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MEMBERS of the community are being asked to provide feedback on three local ferry wharves and a new wharf at Rhodes. Abbotsford, Cabarita and Chiswick wharves have been earmarked as part of the NSW Government’s Transport Access Program to improve Sydney’s ferry services for customers and make ferry travel to and from Western Sydney more accessible. There is also a proposal to construct a new ferry wharf at Rhodes. “In order to help us make improvements that will make

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AUTHORS AT ASHFIELD Thursday May 14: Mariana Rodriguez illustrated lecture on Mexican Art at 12noon Level 6 Council Chambers Wednesday May 13: Kate Gibbs Margaret and Me, my food memoir at 6.00pm for 6.30pm in the Activity Rooms Ashfield Civic Centre. Margaret and Me is a food memoir, covering what it was like growing up with one of the matriarchs of Australian cooking, her grandmother Margaret Fulton. Kate Gibbs has plenty of stories and recipes to share. Bookings essential: www.ashfieldlibrary. eventbrite.com.au POST BREAST CANCER EXERCISE Women who have experienced breast cancer at any time in their lives are invited to register now for the free after breast cancer eight-week exercise program - Encore, running in Ashfield from May to July. The YWCA NSW Encore program’s exercise component is based on the latest scientific research. Call 9285 6264 or 1800 305 150 or email encore@ywcansw.com.au LUNCH WITH KEN ROSEWALL Tennis legend and NSW Tennis Museum Patron Ken Rosewall, will host his annual luncheon on May 25 at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre on Rod Laver Drive. Bookings are essential. BISCUIT DAY FOR GIRL GUIDES Girl Guides across NSW and ACT will celebrate National Biscuit Day on Saturday May 16 by selling the iconic Girl Guides Biscuits. Girl Guides will be out in force selling the delicious biscuits across the country, including in selected shopping centres, supermarkets and fairs. HISTORICAL SOCIETY TALK THE FRIENDLY PLACE TO The Burwood & District Historical Society willSHOP hold its next talk on Wednesday, May 13. Topic: Rebirth of the former pink pavlova shop in Croydon Guest speaker: Heritage consultant Jillian Comber will talk about the challenges and rewards of restoring this building. Wednesday 13 May at 8.00pm. George Street Meeting Room (around corner from Elsie Street). Free parking in Burwood Council underground car park after 6.00pm. Cost is $4.00. Enquiries: 9797 7032 or (email) burwoodhist@yahoo.com.au COMMUNITY POLICE MEETING The quarterly Burwood LAC CSPC will be held at Burwood Police Station on Wednesday, May 13 from 10am for approximately one 1 hour. All members of the public are welcome.

Grants for art’s sake

LOCAL visual artists are being encouraged to advance their careers by applying for a $30,000 NSW Government Visual Arts Fellowship. The fellowship is open to visual artists at the beginning of their careers and will support a self-directed program of professional development that might include travel, a mentorship or internship, residencies, courses, workshops, research or the creation of new work. A shortlist of up to 12 artists will be selected by an independent panel of peers managed by Arts NSW. The artists’ works will be exhibited at Artspace, Sydney from 12 November to 18 December. Applications for the NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) close on 18 May with the successful candidate expected to be announced at the exhibition opening. To apply visit www.arts.nsw.gov.au or www. artspace.org.au

FOUR dangerous black spots on local roads are set to be fixed after $953,000 was granted to the Reid electorate. The approved projects include: • intersection of Edwin Flack Avenue and Dawn Fraser Avenue in Sydney Olympic Park, which will receive $773,000 to install AND DINE traffic signals; • intersection of Macquarie Road and Hall Street in Auburn, receiving $85,000 to install a single lane roundabout; • intersection of Beresford Road and Duke Street in Strathfield, granted $60,000 to install a pedestrian refuge island in Beresford Road 10-15 metres east of Duke Street and install lighting and fencing • i ntersection of Burlington Road and Rochester Street in Homebush, which received $35,000 to upgrade signage and delineation on all legs except the northern Rochester Street leg. The projects were recommended by a panel of independent road safety experts and will be delivered during the course of 2015-16.

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of Jan O’Herne, a Dutch Australian who was abducted from an Indonesian internment camp and Dear Editor, put to work by the Japanese in a I am wholly in favour of a statue military brothel? being erected to honour the Jan finally found the courage Koreans used as Comfort Women to tell of the horrific four months during WWII. she (and many other women) spent Korea and Japan are now at there, being raped and beaten, but peace, but that doesn’t mean we it took her some 50 years to do so. can’t commemorate the pain and One of the reasons she, and suffering of those tens of thousands others, took so long to reveal of women pressed into use as their treatment at the hands of prostitutes some 75 years ago. Japanese military officers was that This is particularly so since the the Japanese warned them that Japanese, unfortunately (and if they told anyone about what unlike the Germans) refuse to happened to them, they and their acknowledge the harm done to family members would be killed. other countries’ citizens (e.g. Korea, “I have forgiven the Japanese China) during the last century. what they did to me, but I can never Germany has a 1.9 hectare forget,” Jan told a U.S. Congressional site dedicated as a Memorial to Hearing that I suspect many the Murdered Jews of Europe. It of today’s Japanese/Australian FRIENDLY PLACE TO SHOP AND DINE cost some 25 million Euros. Jews citizens would also welcome this once again live at ease – for the opportunity to say, “We’re sorry”. most part – in Germany, but are Nor should we. A statue comforted to know that Germany honouring Korean Comfort Women recognises the dreadful wrongs it would ensure we didn’t. executed against Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals and political enemies. Yours faithfully Anna Logan Have people of Strathfield heard

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Matildas deserve a slice of the media pie by Paul Brown

FOOTBALL New South Wales (FNSW) has commenced the 2015 Female Football Week to promote girls and women within the code, and support the special role they play. Meanwhile, the Australian Sports Commission has just released the Women in Sport Broadcasting Analysis, which reported that despite 24 hour channels such as Fox Sport, women’s sport coverage has actually gone backwards with TV News, dropping 3% and print news coverage dropping 3% to a level of 7% dedicated sport coverage between 2012-2014. Football NSW has seen a 4.3% increase in female player numbers and a consequential increase in both coaches, referees and volunteers, which

as FNSW puts it, spearheads the ‘continual push for women in the world game’ even though the governing body, Football Federation Australia (FFA), continue to treat women’s football as a second class sport. The 2011 Women’s World Cup was at the time, the most tweeted event in the history of Twitter and yet still there are no courageous sporting or sponsorship executives out there brave enough to appreciate the popularity of the women’s game and get behind it. The truth is that the FFA, the Australian media and potential sponsors have this misconception that women’s football is un-important and as a result need to manufacture a ‘Female Football Week’. Maybe if the game was governed and managed more appropriately as it is in other nations, a special week wouldn’t be required.

The people making the decisions in Australian sport such as Football Federation Australia don’t do a very good job of marketing their product and this becomes a vicious cycle, poor marketing leads to poor media coverage, which leads to lack of sponsorship, which leads to poor media coverage and thus the cycle starts again. With the recent axing of the W-league by the ABC it seems that things will only get worse unless the powers that be at Football Federation Australia realise that the 4.3% increase in female players are potential supporters of the women’s national team and as a consequence do deserve a slice of the media coverage pie and consequential sponsorship dollar. Right: Australia’s Matildas in training

Trainer takes top fitness award by Mitchell Jordan

THERE was a time when Adrian Meli thought his career would be with words, not weights. The 24-year-old originally intended to work in journalism. Adrian, who described himself as “an overweight kid” throughout primary and high school, weighing 90 kilos at one point, began to read about how he could get fit and soon lost 20 kilos. Going on to gain employment with Bee Active in Concord,

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where he has remained from day one, he completed a Bachelors Degree in Health Science and a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology, but his greatest achievement was last month when he was awarded the Australian Fitness Network’s Personal Trainer of the Year for 2015. “I felt honoured to accept the award given that I’m fairly young in this industry,” Adrian said. “It’s good to take something that was just an interest and now be recognised for it.”

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