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Hartley Gets Our Vote Stuart Ayres MP, Member for Penrith congratulated Hartley Dhyon on being selected as the YMCA New South Wales Youth Parliament representative for Penrith. Hartley, of Emu Heights is looking forward to visiting Parliament and learning more about the parliamentary process including writing bills and experiencing what is like to be a Member of Parliament. “Hartley is an enthusiastic, well-articulated young man and will be a great representative for Penrith,” said Stuart Ayres. In 2012 & 2013 Hartley was elected to the Student Representative Council of St Dominic’s College and also represented his school at the Catholic Schools Debating Association during those same years. He is keen to refine his leadership skills so that he may use them in future programs and possibly one day in Parliament. “It has been my pleasure to nominate Hartley for this rewarding program.” Added Stuart Ayres. The YMCA NSW Youth Parliament is a program that offers young people aged 15-18 a way to put across their ideas about issues that concern them. It is a program where the opinions and concerns of young people in NSW are heard by those who have the power to make laws. Young people can be nominated for Youth Parliament by Members of the NSW Parliament or apply directly to take part in the program.

 Stuart Ayres with Hartley Dhyon of Emu Heights.

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I am almost writing this in disbelief that we have already arrived at April, with Easter only a few weeks away! We’re on the cusp of school holidays and another term has passed. Before long, it will be Mother’s Day and not to wish the year away, but winter is creeping across the hill as we speak. This month’s edition has some wonderful highlights such as our cover story about our very own Hartley from Emu Heights, being awarded as Youth Parliament representative for Penrith. Congratulations, what an achievement! You won’t need to look too far, before you find our delightful Easter treats in ‘What’s Cooking’ on page 10, and a very fitting article in true Master Chef style on page 9. We have lots of regular articles for your reading pleasure, and loads of activities listed in our Community Calendar on page 14. Enjoy your month, and your community news! Remember, be there for others, but never leave yourself behind.

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Jobs Boost for Penrith NSW Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney and Member for Penrith Stuart Ayres has welcomed plans to relocate and consolidate more than 3,000 public servants to new offices in Western Sydney. “This is a move that will boost Penrith economy and support local jobs as part of the NSW Government’s ‘decade of decentralisation’ policy,” Mr Ayres said. “This about a fair go for the people of Penrith and this decision will provide a significant economic boost. It’s a clear demonstration of the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government’s commitment to Western Sydney. “Starting next year, more than 3,000 public servants will be relocated and consolidated to new offices here in Penrith, as well as in Liverpool and Parramatta,” he said. NSW Sport and Recreation will move from Sydney Olympic Park to Penrith. “In the coming weeks, the NSW Government will seek expressions of interest for 5,000 square metres of commercial space here in Penrith, which equates to between five and 10 stories of additional office space,” Mr Ayres said. “The move will create a huge amount of activity in the area - stimulating development, supporting local businesses and creating jobs during construction of the new offices. “Decentralisation makes economic sense. It has the added benefit of ensuring public servants are based in the communities they serve helping to improve the delivery of services. “The relocation will also provide more opportunities for Penrith residents who want to work closer to where they live, and will help reduce congestion in the Sydney CBD,” Mr Ayres said. The NSW Government will not own the new office accommodation, but will instead become an anchor tenant for new investment in the region. “This decentralisation strategy adds to the huge infrastructure projects we are delivering for Western Sydney including WestConnex, the North West and South West Rail Links, as well delivering more nurses, teachers and police,” Mr Ayres concluded.

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SPOTLIGHT ON . . . Top Chick Local clothing fashion label TopChick is riding a wave of success thanks to their ‘sassy designs for plus size chicks’. Owner Vickie Robinson is honest when it comes to her inspiration for the business, “I am fat but I still like to wear nice clothing. I like clothing that fits my curves but it’s really hard to find. I wanted clothes that I don’t see on everyone. I decided to do something about it”. With a clothing range from sizes 18-26 and soon to start at size 16, TopChick currently have three ranges; Party Chick, Corporate Chick and Casual Chick. TopChick’s exciting range of clothing begins with a fantastic design team. The design team is made up of ladies with varying skills who use the business as a learning platform with a senior all-rounder bringing it all together. “I come up with the concepts and they create miracles!” said Vickie. Vickie particularly loves that ‘WOW’ moment when people put on the clothing, “Many ladies tell me they don’t wear dresses and then they put one on and you see the transformation. I love helping women feel confident about themselves”. TopChick are just about to release their Autumn line. This season it’s all about zippers, colour and tights with a difference. To view and purchase TopChicks amazing plus size range of clothing, visit their website www.topchick.com.au. TopChick – representing a way of life, not a size. www.topchick.com.au | www.facebook.com/TopChick

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Celebrating the Past, Celebrating the Future

Which events in the past do you celebrate because of their big effect on you now and into the future? A wedding anniversary (a tip for us guys – put it in your smartphone calendar with a reminder the day before!)? Family birthdays? A significant move? We celebrate because of what that anniversary or person means to us. We celebrate because of what our experience of life is like now because of what happened back then. And we celebrate together because usually we share the event or person with other people . And we celebrate together because it’s just not the same celebrating on our own! So this Easter our church is celebrating with a Community Fun Day Fair on Easter Sunday. And it’s a great day to celebrate because it marks Jesus’ resurrection, the first person who died to live again forever. And we celebrate because he offers the same future to all of us, life after death, forever. Everyone is welcome, and there is no cost, it’s free. It’s our celebration gift to our community. You’re welcome to join us for church beforehand at 9.30am, but you don’t have to. You’re very welcome to come from 10.30am onwards. Why not bring a rug to sit on and enjoy a relaxed day on the long weekend. Celebrating is a good part of life. Let’s keep celebrating the events in our past that have a big effect on us now and into the future! Rev. Roger Cunningham

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Charter Signing for Local High School

Last month, Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, in conjunction with the Beacon Foundation, hosted the Charter Signing Ceremony for the 2014 Year 10 students at the school. The event brought together students, parents, local businesses and community members through the signing of a charter stating that they will pursue a positive pathway into further employment, education or training. The attending dignitaries included Ross Fowler (Mayor of Penrith), Brian Cartwright (Representing Fiona Scott, Member for Penrith) and Owen Rogers (Representing Stuart Ayres, Member for Penrith). Guests were treated to speeches, a DVD presentation through the group Humanise, musical arrangements by students, a special circus performance given by student Annabelle Owen and concluding with morning tea. “Today is an important step for the Year 10 students. They are making a public commitment to learning and earning “said Max Foord, Principal of Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School. Alison McLaren, guest speaker from WestConnex Revitalisation summed up the ceremony perfectly, “Education is about the journey, it’s not about the destination”. The charter signing will now be proudly displayed by the school in the hall for all to see.

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Connection Rituals If your child is having trouble separating from you into childcare or school, or even to family and friends, sometimes it helps to have a ‘connection ritual’. My youngest boy taught me the importance of this. People say that we don’t get an instruction manual when we have our kids. But we actually do. It’s the child himself. Our child tells us what she needs, through her behaviour. When children feel safe within the relationship with you, they will tell you what they need. We just have to listen. My boy developed a ritual at drop-off time and bedtime where he would ask me to blow him a kiss, and he would catch it and put it in his pocket ‘for later’ and then he would pat his pocket. And I had to catch his kiss and put it in my pocket. He was then happy to separate. Thus, a connection ritual is something that communicates your love, care, and attention to your child. It is similar to a ‘comfort item’ but there is no tangible object, just a memory. I am a strong advocate for comfort items like a teddy or a blanket. In the life of a young child, they are a substitute for the primary caregiver. A comfort item provides comfort to the young child during a time when he is starting to realise that he is a separate person to his primary caregiver but the separation causes him anxiety (Dr Donald Winnicott). The comfort item is a reminder of the carer’s love. As children grow older, and it’s not so cool to carry your teddy into school with you, a connection ritual can take the place of a comfort item. A connection ritual can be anything that reminds your child of the bond between you. It can be a word, or a song, but it has to be the same thing each time. One of the coolest connection rituals I’ve seen is a family handshake. You know those funny handshakes that you see on American TV shows. The ones where they shake, then do a thumbs up and a slide, and bump their fists together, and wiggle their fingers, and do an explosion gesture, and all of that? The connection ritual would be done as the final thing when you drop the children off at preschool or school, with a “see ya at the end of school” before you separate. In the USA, connection rituals are standard practice in some schools. The teacher looks the child in the eyes, smiles warmly, shakes the hand of each child as he or she enters the classroom and says “good morning (name of the child)”. Sometimes this job is given to a child who is called ‘the greeter’ and it is just like any other job in the classroom which is rotated amongst the children, just like ‘line leader’. What do you think? Is this something you already do? Do you have some ideas for connection rituals? One of the teachers in the school I work in told me about a book called “The Kissing Hand” by Audrey Penn – you can find it on YouTube. Basically, for the parents the connection ritual is something that creates connection, communicates care, nurture, and attention, and fills the child’s emotional cup before the separation. For teachers, it’s a ritual that communicates to the child that he or she is welcome at school.

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 Stuart Ayres with (L-R) Ellen Storie-Gregory, Harmony Jones, Brooke Said and Conor Marshall. The Hotel Management Institute (HMI) Challenge took place in March at McCarthy Catholic College in Emu Plains. The Challenge was an inter school competition in hotel management. The schools that participated included McCarthy Catholic College, Caroline Chisholm College, Kingswood High School, Glenmore Park High School and Loyola College. HMI is based at the Hydro Majestic in Medlow Bath and is part of the group of hotels which include Lillianfels, Echoes and Parklands. There were three components to the Challenge: A ‘Cook Off ’, a presentation about HMI and dealing with a complaining customer in a five star hotel. Tom Walton of The Bucket List and Channel 10’s Ready Steady Cook was unable to attend as a judge and, instead his place was taken by International Hospitality Chef and Judge, Ralf Brueggar. Ralf is the General Manager of the Escarpment Group (Lilianfels, Echoes, Parklands and the Hydro Majestic). Local MP’s Stuart Ayres and Louise Markus were also in attendance.

The first Challenge was the ‘Cook Off ’ and the Hospitality kitchen became a buzz of activity as student’s teams (two students in each team) prepared, cooked and presented industry quality meals. The meals were beautifully cooked and the judges expressed their appreciation of the taste and hard work that had been put in by the students. The students were bubbling over with enthusiasm. The tension of the competition created positive excitement. The second Challenge was presented in text through visual and spoken work and was an explanation of what the HMI is. These presentations were done through various multi-media. Students were required to change from their Hospitality uniforms to professional attire, as worn by staff in a hotel. The presentations were of a high class and demonstrated the student’s expertise in technology. The third Challenge was to problem solve a hotel management issue. This comprised of a complaining hotel guest (in reality it was Glenda Grice from WSI Katoomba) and how her complaint was handled by each team. One student was the Housekeeper and the other, the Frontline Desk Manager. The role plays were really amusing and the complaining guest was handled competently and was given various complementary breakfasts, perfumes, manicures or gifts. The students learnt a lot about the Hospitality industry, five star service within a hotel and how they reacted when under pressure. Students really did achieve wonders in all Challenges. Another positive aspect of the HMI Challenge was how schools from Catholic and State came together in such a great manner. Prize Winners 1st: Madison Pirrone and Sarah Simmons (Caroline Chisholm College). Each winning an iPad. 2nd: Ellen Storie-Gregory and Brooke Said (McCarthy Catholic College). Each winning $100. 3rd: Petra Henry and Teagan Simpson (Glenmore Park High School). Each winning $50.

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Using Gearing to Create Wealth After a period of conservative investment based around term deposits and cash based investments, confidence is returning and investor’s mindsets are starting to switch to more aggressive asset classes and more aggressive strategies. One of these strategies is gearing. Gearing is essentially borrowing to invest. This enhances exposure to the investment and magnifies both gains and losses. The most common gearing strategy is through an investment property, but it is also possible to gear into the share markets with products such as margin loans and other geared products. Gearing presents the opportunity to accelerate the wealth creation process, but as an aggressive strategy it also carries a high level of risk. To be effective, it is necessary to invest into growth assets, usually property or shares. These assets have the highest average returns, but also on average carry the highest level of volatility. Borrowing to increase exposure to these assets presents the opportunities to have profits greatly enhanced, but volatility is also enhanced. It is necessary to have an extremely long investment horizon and investors need a high tolerance to risk. It is even more important than normal not to be forced to sell at the bottom of the market. Furthermore, it is necessary to have surplus income to meet ongoing borrowing costs. This income needs to be secure; ensuring the commitment to the geared investment can be maintained long term.

All borrowing costs are tax deductible. The nature of growth assets see that the bulk of return in capital gain and usually the assets are maintained for more than 12 months. This means that usually gearing is a tax effective wealth creation strategy. This example demonstrates the power of gearing, illustrating that by borrowing funds and increasing exposure to an investment dramatically increases the return on investment.

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C Chocolate Dangers at E Easter Time We all know Easter is a fun time spent with family and chocolate... s lots l and lots of delicious chocolate! Easter is a great time for the E human members of the family, h but b the infamous Easter egg hunt can end in tragedy for our four c legged friends. Chocolate contains l theobromine and caffeine, which t when ingested by a dog or cat, causes vomiting, diarrhoea, hyperactivity, increased heart rate, restlessness, muscle twitching, increased urination, excessive panting and if left untreated can be rapidly fatal. If your dog does accidentally eat some chocolate it is vitally important that they are seen within 30 minutes to an hour by your local veterinarian. The veterinarian will give an injection to make your pet vomit, which removes most of the toxins from the body. Sometimes, your pet will be hospitalised, where intravenous fluids may be used, an enema or stomach pump may be required, and we may also need to use muscles relaxants and activated charcoal. There are a few simple precautions you can take to ensure that your pet has a safe Easter: • Hide your Easter eggs in areas which cannot be accessed by your pet. • Ensure small children do not give your pet any chocolate. • Ensure all chocolate is kept out of reach from your pets. Dogs have a good sense of smell and will find chocolate in kid’s schoolbags!

• Distract your pet with their favourite treats while chocolate is around.

Colouring in Competition In the spirit of Easter what better way to brighten up the veterinary hospital, than to host a colouring in competition. All entries will be displayed on the walls of the veterinary hospital. You can download the entry form from our website www. orchardhillsvet.com.au, Facebook page or pop into the veterinary hospital and pick up a copy. Post your entries to Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital, 377 Wentworth Road, Orchard Hills, NSW 2748, or drop them in at the veterinary hospital. All entries must be received by 7pm on Monday 28th April 2014. Please ensure your full contact details (name, address, phone number, email) are on the back of the entry form or envelope. Winners will be drawn and notified at 10am on Tuesday 29th April 2014.

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Nepean / Blue Mountains Prostate Cancer Support Group 6.30pm on Monday the 28th April in Lecture Room 1, Learning & Development Unit, now located in the SWAHS 2 building Nepean Public Hospital. Please note that the 3rd Monday is Easter Monday. Tonight we will be holding an Open Forum, with a meeting for members a and Carers held in separate rooms, w where they can speak on topics that are important to them. a All meetings are available to males and their partners who are seeking a iinformation on this cancer, and who llive in the Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Penrith areas. Come H along and experience the caring and a benefits offered by our Support b Group whose motto is YOU ARE NOT G ALONE. A Enquiries: Visit our website E www.prostatesupport.org.au or w Alan Moran OAM, Immediate Past A President 1300 13 38 78. P

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GFS Sydney - Trivia Fund Raiser Afternoon 1:00pm - 4:00pm 12:30pm arrival for 1:00pm start. Nepean Creative & Performing Arts School Great Western Hwy, Emu Plains in the School Hall Adults and Children welcome. $10 per person Maximum 10 per table. Afternoon tea will be provided For bookings or details please contact Lyn 4735 5295 or email info@gfs-Sydney.org

** Fortnightly Events ** Glenbrook Toastmasters Meet at the Blaxland Library Short St, Blaxland 7.30pm 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month Enquiries: Peter - 0408 692 770 Emu Plains Lions Club Meet at Emu Plains Sport & Recreation Club 7:00pm 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month. Enquiries: 4735 5120 Nepean Men’s Shed Blue Mountains Woodcraft Centre, 19 Calver Ave, Mt Riverview 9 a.m - 1p.m. Every Monday 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month Enquiries: Bob 4739 2767 nepeanmshed@gmail.com Senior Ladies Train Travellers 2nd & 4th Friday each month. Retirees 60 and over looking to find ways of travelling using Seniors Concession Rail ticket $2.50 combined with unaided walking for excersie. Guest speakers, discover new places and friendships, group meetings. Enquiries - send stamped, self addressed envelope & phone contact to:Up Senior Ladies Train Travellers PO Box 7710 South Penrith NSW 2750

Airing of the Quilts Would you believe 5 years ago a scant idea to air many quilts has culminated in the 6th airing at The Arms of Australia Inn at Emu Plains. The success of this venture lies at the core of community effort. The support of the members of the Penrith District Historical Society at The Arms of Australia Inn Museum providing their site and the delicious Devonshire teas, the continued effort each year by the Lions Club of Emu Plains to do the sausage sizzle and the newest helpers bring The Lower Mountains Men’s shed who will help with the hanging of the quilts, this shows how a significant community event takes place in our village. Storage of the finished quilts during the year was supplied by DCC Architects, Russell Street, Emu Plains. The Caring Hearts Community Quilters acknowledge and give thanks to all the support they have received. There are no boundaries that these ladies will not reach out to, in time of need, they supply the quilts to the 4 local hospitals, Hawkesbury,

Nepean, Springwood and Blue Mountains Palliative Care and Neonatal wards, Blue Mountains Cancer Support, Little Wings, Prince of Wales Children’s Hospital, youth accommodation, and many raffle quilts each year. This year they were fortunate to have a wonderful display of Vintage Quilts, these quilts are from the private collection of Kaye and Bruce Brown who own and operate The Finishing Touch, quilting business from Glenmore, NSW. The Caring Hearts quilts are not made for competition but for comfort of those who are experiencing difficult times in health and circumstance. These airings help to finance some of the products they need to complete their tasks and to full fill needs of others. Refer to our Community Calendar for the full event details. NOTE: The Airing cannot be held in the event of inclement weather. For information phone 0438 670 012

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