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MARCH 23 2012 ISSUE 80
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Metro gets the go-ahead
Brave shave Photo: Monica Rahman
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he Marrickville High School community raised more than $6,000 for cancer research as part of a World’s Greatest Shave event held at the school last Friday. Two brave teachers allowed their heads
to be sh haved b byy stud den entss, while wh h il ilee three thre th reee other re ott he othe herr shaved students, teache hers rs had had their ir llocks ocks oc kss spray ayyed ed p i k, in teachers sprayed pink, purple and blue for the day. Students were also shown a video of teacher, Mark Berthold, who shaved his hair and beard whilst on leave from the school. The teachers who had their heads shaved and sprayed on the day performed a catwalk for students to show off their new looks.
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“A number num umbe beer of b o staff at thee school sccho ool have hav a e “A beeen be en aaff ffec ff ecte ec ted te d personally p rsonally with frie pe iend ndss and nd an nd been ected friends family being diagnosed with Leukaemia, which made reaching our target goal of $5,000 even more important to us,” said coorganiser of the event, Genevieve Tyrell. “We were very happy with how the event turned out… everyone enjoyed themselves and got into the spirit of the day.”
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The owner of the Marrickville Metro has said it will work harder to be a “better neighbour” following the Planning Assessment Commission’s (PAC) decision to approve the Metro expansion plan on Monday. In a small win for residents who campaigned against the expansion, the PAC has imposed wide-ranging conditions on a modifi ed development as a result of the public consultation process and meetings with Marrickville Council. Some of the conditions include restricting delivery hours and waste collection to 7am-7pm, a litter management plan, and changing the centre’s address from Victoria Road to Smidmore Street. The developers, AMP Capital Investors, will also be required to apply for approval from the Local Area Traffi c Committee to complete traffi c management works to prevent large trucks from entering and exiting Murray Street. “We understand local residents have concerns about shopping trolley and litter management, as well as loading dock access and we’ll be working on these areas as part of the development,” said AMP Capital Shopping Centre Managing Director, Bryan Hynes. “We are committed to working harder to be a better neighbour within the local community.” Anna Keohan, from community group MetroWatch, believes while the result is disappointing, residents who spoke against the proposal should “congratulate themselves on a campaign fought well and hard and long, and with some wins along the way”.
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