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Pin pulled on Aus Day COVID claims Penrith Council’s planned Australia Day celebrations EMILY FESZCZUK

enrith City Council has axed this year’s Australia Day events, amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases in the community. The events on offer would have allowed community members free entry to enjoy Cables Wake and Aqua Park, along with Ripples Leisure Centre at St Marys and Penrith. Despite the celebrations being largely outdoors and no State Government restrictions preventing them from going ahead, a Penrith Council spokesperson confirmed to the Weekender that the events set for Wednesday were cancelled because of the current public health risk. “Penrith City Council, with the interest of public health and safety in mind, has made the tough decision to cancel our Australia Day community events due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the current high local transmission rates,” the spokesperson said. “This decision has been made in line with our commitment to help keep our community safe, minimise the spread

of COVID-19 and reduce the potential impact to our healthcare system. “While it is disappointing to cancel a community event, we believe this to be in the interests of the Penrith community and is the safest option at this point in time.” Council ran similar events for Australia Day last year when the state was under harsher COVID-19 restrictions. The Weekender has confirmed that both Cables and Ripples will still be operating on Australia Day, but the general public will have to pay for entry. Meantime, Panthers Leagues Club looks to be forging ahead in hosting its Australia Day Carnival from 2pm. The club will have free entry into the Backyard and unlimited carnival rides will be available for a $30 wristband purchased on the day. There will be live music, Tim Tam and lamington eating competitions, as well as thong throwing competitions with prizes to be won. Speciality themed cocktails will be available and a fireworks display is also scheduled for 9pm for all attending if the weather permits.

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ver the summer holidays I did my very best to turn off the TV and radio at 9am each day, and ignore social media for the best part of the morning. I turned off the notifications from the news apps too, not because I wanted to escape reality but because the daily obsession with COVID numbers had reached embarrassingly stupid levels. We have entered the stage of the pandemic we always knew was coming but too many believed never would. The virus has swamped us. But it’s the perfect time – high vaccination rates, a less damaging strain and our already strong pandemic response measures have helped ensure our rates of seriously ill or dead have kept low by world comparisons. In fact you could even praise the Prime Minister (dare I even suggest it) for Australia’s initial border response, ensuring case numbers didn’t explode until we were well down the pandemic’s path, when we could handle things much better and with improved knowledge. Months ago now we reached the stage where raw daily numbers are not overly important and certainly are now more out of context than ever as rapid tests become the norm and strains become less severe. That’s why here at the Weekender, our reporting focus will shift this year from case numbers to focusing on local outbreaks of concern, restriction changes and of course hospitalisation and ICU numbers. Other news outlets will justify the obsession with case numbers, despite being told by health experts and our political leaders it’s not the number to focus on, by saying that people are still responding to such content at huge levels. People are clicking on it and watching it, so they must want it.

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Truth is they’re back because Twitter and the mainstream media got angry, and the Government got spooked. Same goes for the decision to ban indoor dancing and singing. But Australia has always been a little odd in its restrictions. I can’t find another jurisdiction in the world, for example, that was so obsessed with making sure we sat down, not stood, with our beer in the pub. This week the NSW Government signed a Health Order to allow music festivals outdoors to proceed, but only if people are seated. Seriously, it’s so far removed from reality that it’s laughable. Who actually signs off on this garbage? On one hand the Premier is desperate for us to “live with the virus”, on the other, we’re experiencing a ‘shadow lockdown’ that has obliterated people’s confidence. As for the Prime Minister, it is fair to say that like the vaccine roll-out, Australia’s transition to relying on Rapid Antigen Tests has been clunky and embarrassing. We knew this transition was coming eventually, and surely we knew case numbers would surge at some point, yet it seems we were totally unprepared. Surely tens of millions of tests should have been sitting in warehouses ready for this time. The toughest thing for our politicians to deal with at the moment is the reality that not everyone will be on the same page at the same time. There are some who still want lockdowns, believe it or not. Others who just want a free-for-all and even rapid tests to be tossed aside. Criticise all you want, but I doubt anyone would want to be in their shoes at present. We must live with the virus in 2022. The time has come. But governments must give us the right tools and confidence to do so. Announcing $1000 fines for rapid tests we can’t find in the first place and reintroducing mundane restrictions won’t help.

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But editors and news directors should exist to ensure what goes to air and print is responsible content. If clicks and views are being put above that core news value, the media truly is broken. You only have to check in overseas to know that while COVID is still a key news item, people are moving forward and focusing on getting on with their lives, knowing the pandemic will be lurking behind them for a little while yet, but determined to not let it define them for another year. But of course its not just case numbers that have become an obsession. The fact the whole response has become so political is also a stain on how Australia is handling the current stage. Imagine the joy of being in Opposition during a global pandemic. Everything is the other guy’s fault and you don’t even have to tell us how you would have done things differently, and even if you did, there’s no proof it would have worked. In an election year, the opportunity to tear Scott Morrison down at every opportunity will not be missed. Same goes for NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet. Some of the criticism is fair, some isn’t. In Perrottet’s case, the claim that he “let it rip” and sent COVID out of control by removing mask rules and QR check-ins on December 15 is ludicrous. As outbreaks in other mask-dedicated states have proven, nothing was going to stop Omicron’s spread. And Perrottet actually put back the easing of restrictions from December 1 to 15, a point that has been lost in the argument. Elements of NSW’s pandemic response remain problematic, however. Nobody can explain to me why we’re still checking in at venues given NSW Health isn’t contact tracing at that individual level and close and casual contact rules no longer apply at your average retail outlet, supermarket or restaurant.

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Iconic pub’s makeover Kingswood Hotel set to be demolished and rebuilt with new apartments

he iconic Kingswood Hotel could be getting a drastic overhaul under a new proposal worth close to $70 million. A Development Application (DA) has been lodged with Penrith City Council for work to redevelop and expand the site. The plans encompass 180 Great Western Highway, Kingswood where the venue currently sits, along with a vacant L-shape block of land at 26 Rodgers Street, Kingswood. The development will be overseen by Iris Capital, a hospitality group who establishes hotels and development projects around Australia. If approved, the proposed development would see a separate five-storey building constructed first on Rodgers Street with 52 residential units, a ground floor bottle shop and two basement levels for parking. The existing Kingswood Hotel will remain operational during the construction of this Southern Site on Rodgers Street. Once complete, the Statement of Envi-

An artist’s impression shows the new-look Kingswood Hotel and apartments.

ronmental Effect says the Kingswood Hotel will be temporarily moved to the Southern Site to include a smaller sized bistro, sports bar, and VIP lounge. The Northern site on the Great Western Highway will then be demolished to make

way for a seven-storey apartment building with 79 residential units. The ground floor will be the purposebuilt space that will permanently house the new Kingswood Hotel and will also include three basement levels for parking.

“The proposed development is a unique opportunity for the holistic redevelopment of a significant landholding located directly opposite Kingswood Railway Station and positioned at a significant intersection in the locality,” the Statement of Environment Effects states. The statement also states that on the rooftops of both buildings there will be communal open spaces and gardens. There will also be 51 bicycle and 16 motorcycle spaces across the two buildings. While the hotel will be temporarily relocated, the proposal does not seek to make any changes to the hours of operation of the pub which are 9am to 3am Monday to Saturday and 10am to 10pm on Sunday. The bottle shop will trade from 9am to midnight Monday to Saturday and 10am to 10pm on Sunday. The Kingswood Hotel is an iconic pub in the local area that has stood for more than half a century. It opened in 1953, and has always sat at its current site on the corner of the Great Western Highway and Bringelly Road. Do you support the development? Send us your thoughts via email at news@ westernweekender.com.au.

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he other day I bought my first Rapid Antigen Test kit. “How many would you like?” asked the shop assistant, as if proffering packs of chewing gum. The price was $25 for two tests. Not wanting to deny others, I suggested one box would be enough – and walked out feeling a bit sheepish it had all been so easy. Rapid test kits have been harder to find in Sydney this summer than the golden tickets in Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. So, it won’t surprise anyone that my purchase wasn’t made in Australia at all – but at a CVS pharmacy in the seaside town of Monterey on the US west coast. I’ve been in California for the past fortnight, determined to see through the holiday I’d always planned before Omicron hit. Friends had been polite but not exactly encouraging.

“Well, enjoy yourself, but remember you’ll be swimming through COVID over there,” one said. To even board the plane – and with a $1,500 ticket riding on the outcome – I had to record a negative test at Sydney Airport on the day of departure. The flight across the Pacific was surreal. I spent mine breathing into an N95 mask and not even daring to use the lavatory. Other passengers wore shields, like holidaymakers in the Middle Ages. Omicron is ripping through the US – currently averaging roughly one million new cases and upwards of 2,500 deaths per day. With its temperate winter climate, California is a better place to try and dodge the outbreak than the east coast. In fact, I cancelled a side trip to New York, not wanting to worry about developing a scratchy throat the second I took the subway or huddled inside a Starbucks for warmth.

Indoor dining restrictions and a mask mandate are in place – but being enforced with varying degrees of vigour. In liberal left-leaning Oakland, my friend Tami greeted me with her mask on and a serious look in her eye. I momentarily imagined we’d spend the whole afternoon like that, even though we haven’t seen each other in years. In San Francisco, I actually had to fish out my Australian vaccine certificate. But Kerry Chant would’ve been horrified if she’d entered the same dive bar as me in rural California near Yosemite National Park. No soap in the bathrooms, no sanitiser on premises and no bartenders in masks. Chuffed to meet an actual Australian, the regulars shook my hand and slapped me on the back as we watched college football. For so long, distance insulated Australians from the pandemic’s worst effects. Our lives involved dutifully wearing masks, swiping QR codes, closing

borders to other states (let alone nations) and watching the daily 11am press conference. Cocooned in our bubble, we became complacent: our vaccine rollout was late. And we only discovered Rapid Antigen Tests months after everybody else. America’s experience of COVID was never so neat. Death became normalised. Vaccine rates were only ever middling. Public expectations of the health system were never particularly high. It’s been survival of the fittest from the very beginning. It’s hard to imagine tens of thousands of cases a day in Sydney – when once we freaked out when there were 12. And I’m unsure what society I’ll be returning to. Today, I drove down the Californian coast along fabled Highway 1, misty and otherworldly in the fading light. It felt like I was disappearing off the earth itself. Sometimes I feel we all are.

Brad blows up: Minister unhappy with “juvenile” behaviour

SW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has blasted those uploading fake COVID information to Service NSW, revealing he himself has been a victim of the “malicious” activity.

Mr Hazzard labelled the practice, where somebody declares another person as COVID-positive on the new self-reporting system via Service NSW, as “irresponsible” and “moronic”.

“It’s extremely irresponsible. You’re undermining what the public health team is trying to do to keep the entire community safe. It’s juvenile, it’s moronic and it’s so disappointing to think you

would undermine an incredibly hard working public health team,” he said. Mr Hazzard said a $5000 fine would apply to anyone who misrepresents facts in relation to COVID-19 tests.

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The following Development Applications have been received by Council: • Baini Design DA21/0994 1 Jordon Street, Cambridge Park Demolition of existing structures and construction of a child care facility for 39 children with basement car parking Contact: Pukar Pradhan on 4732 7726 Closing Date: 7 February 2022 • The Trustee for DA21/1005 4–6 Manning Unit Trust 4–6 Manning Street, Kingswood Demolition of existing structures and construction of a centre based child care facility for 80 children with basement car parking Contact: James Heathcote on 4732 8378 Closing Date: 7 February 2022 • Janssen Group Pty Ltd DA21/1004 187–189 Adelaide Street, St Marys Demolition of existing structures, tree removal and construction of a centre-based child care facility for 85 children with basement car parking Contact: James Heathcote on 4732 8378 Closing Date: 7 February 2022 • Femme Build DA21/0985 83–85 Canberra Street, Oxley Park Demolition of existing structures, tree removal and construction of 12 x 2-storey town houses and strata title subdivision x 12 lots Contact: James Heathcote on 4732 8378 Closing Date: 7 February 2022 • Baini Design DA21/0983 1–5 Gordon Street, St Marys Demolition of existing structures, tree removal, amalgamation of three properties and construction of a child care facility for 120 children Contact: Lucy Goldstein on 4732 8136 Closing Date: 7 February 2022 • The Trustee for DA21/0968 Stimson & Baker Unit Trust 342–350 High Street, Penrith Demolition of existing structures and construction of mixed-use commercial and residential development including 2 x 7-storey buildings (Building A– High Street; %XLOGLQJ % ² -RKQ &UDP 3ODFH JURXQG ÁRRU UHWDLO WHQDQFLHV DQG XSSHU ÁRRU /HYHOV ² FRPPHUFLDO tenancies (Building A), 29 residential apartments, 2 levels of basement car parking and associated site works Contact: Lauren Van Etten on 4732 8222 Closing Date: 7 February 2022 • Mazen Abuduhou DA21/0992 54 Canberra Street, Oxley Park Demolition of existing structures and construction of 5 x 2-storey town houses and associated works including Strata title subdivision x 5 lots Contact: James Heathcote on 4732 8378 Closing Date: 7 February 2022 • TCS Architects Pty Ltd DA21/0937 16–20 Pages Road, St Marys Construction of 12 x townhouses and Strata title subdivision x 12 lots and tree removal Contact: Pukar Pradhan on 4732 7726 Closing Date: 7 February 2022 • BT Architects DA21/1000 41 Cook Parade, St Clair Minor alterations to an existing approved child care facility, minor external car parking works and erection of a wall sign Contact: Donna Clarke on 4732 7991 Closing Date: 7 February 2022

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82–84 Stafford Street, Kingswood Demolition of existing structures and construction of part 2-storey and part 3-storey multi-dwelling housing development including 10 townhouses pursuant to State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021

DA21/0919

143–145 Stafford Street, Penrith Demolition of existing structures and construction of 17 x 2-storey townhouses Contact: Mahbub Alam on 4732 7693 Closing Date: 7 February 2022 DA21/0965

22–24 Gibson Avenue, Werrington Demolition of existing structures, retention of 3 villas and construction of 7 x town houses with Strata subdivision Contact: Lucy Goldstein on 4732 8136

Torrens title subdivision of 4 existing lots to create 4 lots

Demolition of existing structures and construction of 4 x 2-storey townhouses, landscaping and stormwater works • Homeco (St Marys) Pty Ltd

DA20/0867

Lot 12 DP 1192443 (Nos. 243–261) Forrester Road, North St Marys Alterations and additions to an existing building to facilitate the following uses, medical centres, recreation facility (indoor), centre-based child care centre ( x 126 children), veterinary hospital, gym, specialised retail, neighbourhood shop & kiosks and associated landscaping & infrastructure works • Montessori Academy

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Lot 2 DP 813828, 121 Henry Street and Lot 1123 DP 1106979, 129–133 Henry Street, Penrith Proposed demolition of an existing building and structures, excavation works and construction of D VWRUH\ EXLOGLQJ LQFOXGLQJ JURXQG ÁRRU UHWDLO WHQDQFLHV DQG XSSHU ÁRRU FRPPHUFLDO WHQDQFLHV tree removal, public domain and landscaping works, shared vehicular access from station street servicing 2 basement levels (129–133 Henry Street, Penrith) as well as demolition of a wall, ancillary works and access arrangements (121 Henry Street, Penrith) The proposal seeks the demolition of a Local Listed Heritage-Item with supporting Heritage Interpretation 3ODQ 7KH SURSRVDO LV DOVR FODVVLÀHG DV ¶7UDIÀF *HQHUDWLQJ 'HYHORSPHQW· DQG ZLOO EH UHIHUUHG WR Transport for NSW for comment in accordance with State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007. As the Development Application has been lodged on behalf of Penrith City Council, an independent assessment of the application will be undertaken. In accordance with Section 2.12 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the development application will also be referred to the Sydney Western City Planning Panel (SWCPP) for determination. The Development Application referred to in this notice and supporting documentation accompanying the subject application may be reviewed online and at the ORFDWLRQV OLVWHG EHORZ DW DQ\ WLPH GXULQJ RUGLQDU\ RIÀFH hours, in the period from 24 January 2022 to 25 February 2022. Any person may, during the exhibition period, make a submission in writing to Penrith City Council, in relation to the Development Application. Where a submission is made by way of an objection, the grounds of objection DUH WR EH VSHFLÀHG LQ WKH VXEPLVVLRQ 7KH VXEPLVVLRQ LV WR LQFOXGH &RXQFLO·V UHIHUHQFH QXPEHU '$ For any queries relating to the proposal, please contact Gavin Cherry, Development Assessment Coordinator on 4732 8125.

Conversion of an existing church hall building to a child care centre for 108 children including demolition works, tree removal, building alterations & additions, associated car parking and erection of 2 business LGHQWLÀFDWLRQ VLJQV • Ads Architects

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Lot 4 DP 112466, Lot 5 DP 112466 and Lot 6 DP 1003862 (No. 118) Station Street, Penrith Construction of a 6 storey mixed-use development comprising of 2 commercial type tenancies at the JURXQG ÁRRU ZLWK OHYHOV RI UHVLGHQWLDO DSDUWPHQWV above containing 18 units located above 2 levels of basement car parking and consolidation of 3 lots • Morson Group Pty Ltd

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Lot 62 DP 33490, Lot 63 DP 33490 and Lot 64 DP 33490 (Nos. 44–48) Rodley Avenue, Penrith Demolition of existing structures and construction of VWRUH\ UHVLGHQWLDO ÁDW EXLOGLQJ LQFOXGLQJ DSDUWPHQWV and 2 levels of basement car parking • Noel Billyard

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Lot 7 DP 21325 and Lot 8 DP 21325 (No. 6) Edgar Street, St Marys Demolition of existing structures and construction of 2-storey and 73-place child care centre including out of school hours care and basement car parking • Cityscape Planning & Projects

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Lot 29 DP 656835 (No. 252) Great Western Highway, Kingswood 6HFWLRQ PRGLÀFDWLRQV WR DSSURYHG \HW WR EH constructed 8-storey mixed-use development including PRGLÀHG XQLW PL[ LQFUHDVH LQ XQLW QXPEHUV IURP to 40 units, increase in height and fsr and amendments WR H[WHUQDO ÀQLVKHV DQG URRIWRS ODQGVFDSLQJ

Refused Development Application • Nemco Design Pty Ltd

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Lot 4 DP 35563 (No. 66) Copeland Street, Penrith Demolition of existing structures, construction of 2-storey boarding house including 13 boarding rooms and associated works

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Lot 9 DP 25360 and Lot 67 Sec C DP 1641 (No. 42) Morris Street, St Marys

Closing Date: 7 February 2022 • Urbis

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Lot 1 DP 1242470, Lot 2 DP 1242470, Lot 4 DP 1242470, Lot 4 DP 1255721 (No. 581 Luddenham Road, Luddenham

Lot 1 DP 730947 (No. 6) Stafford Street, Kingswood

Closing Date: 7 February 2022

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• Sydney Science Park Pty Ltd

• Arvi Rannaste

Contact: Lauren Van Etten on 4732 8222

• Mark Attard

Pursuant to Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the schedule below lists applications recently determined by Penrith City Council.

Approved Development Applications

Contact: Jake Bentley on 4732 8087

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DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

OLD BATHURST ROAD SITE TO UNLOCK OPPORTUNITIES An industrial site in Emu Plains will unlock new opportunities and generate economic activity in Penrith, with grand plans for Penrith City Council’s recent purchase of the site set to create jobs while strengthening the local economy. Council has been handed the keys to the expansive property, at 158-164 Old Bathurst Road, and has commenced

preliminary works on site to convert it into a hub of jobs growth and innovation. The 16.29 hectares of industrial land previously housed concrete pipe supplier Rocla until 2020. Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen said she was excited by the property’s potential and the transformational impact it will have on Penrith.

“Council purchased this site with the vision to create a contemporary industrial hub that will unlock hundreds of jobs within our LGA and drive incredible change in our City,” Cr Hitchen said. “This will allow businesses to stay local, as well as drive further investment in Penrith and build on the revitalisation of our City.”

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Ross Hutchison at Granville.

This week marked 45 years since the Granville Train Disaster rocked the nation, and for those who lost loved ones, the pain remains a daily reminder. On January 18, 1977, a crowded commuter train derailed when approaching Granville train station at the Bold Street bridge, causing the bridge to collapse onto two of the train’s passenger carriages. The crash, said to have occurred due to poor fastening of the track, remains the worst rail disaster in Australian history. On Tuesday, Sydneysiders reflected on the 84 lives lost. Penrith resident Ross (Rossco) Hutchison’s 21-year-old sister Cheryl was among those tragically killed. Mr Hutchison described her as an “amazing, wonderful girl with passion for working with children”. “She was given awards for her work with children and youth and was a great inspiration; she was loved by all,” he said. Despite the time that has passed, he said not a day goes by that she doesn’t cross his mind. “It’s amazing how often someone will mention it without knowing that I have a connection to it; you’d be surprised how many times trains come up every day,” he said. “It had such an effect on me; it took me a long time before I could ever go near a train. “My mum never slept again until she died, she was always awake all night; it really cut my dad’s heart out too.” Mr Hutchison will never forget the day he found out the shocking news of what had happened to his beloved sister. “I had to identify her which was a gruesome time; I was at the morgue for a couple of days and could only really identify her by her rings,” he said. Whilst the government’s compensation was scarce, the family decided to put it towards building a playground at Westmead Hospital to honour her memory and love for children. This was unfortunately ripped down during hospital upgrades, serving another devastating blow to the family. “Every dollar my mum and dad got, despite being treated horrendously, they put into that playground. It was there for many years with her name but with the renovations they threw everything away,” Mr Hutchison said. Mr Hutchison attended a memorial service at Granville on Tuesday. – Nicola Barton

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DA21/0978

Lot 1 DP 1226122 (No. 16) Chapman Street, Werrington Integrated Housing Development involving Torrens title subdivision to create twenty-nine (29) residential lots with a dwelling on each lot, and associated landscape and civil works The proposal is an Integrated Development. The application seeks approval from the: NSW Rural Fire Service. The Development Application referred to in this notice and supporting documentation accompanying the subject application may be inspected at the locations listed below DW DQ\ WLPH GXULQJ RUGLQDU\ RIÀFH KRXUV LQ WKH SHULRG IURP 24 January 2022 to 7 February 2022. Any person may, during the exhibition period, make a submission in writing to Penrith City Council, in relation to the Development Application. Where a submission is made by way of an objection, the grounds of objection are to be VSHFLÀHG LQ WKH VXEPLVVLRQ 7KH VXEPLVVLRQ LV WR LQFOXGH &RXQFLO·V UHIHUHQFH QXPEHU '$ For any queries relating to the proposal, please contact Jake Bentley on 4732 8087. • Zac Homes

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Lot 131 in DP 216783 (No. 17) Panorama Road, Penrith Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 2 x 2-storey dwellings to form an attached dual occupancy development and Strata title subdivision x 2 lots The proposal is an Integrated Development. The application seeks approval from the NSW Rural Fire Service. The Development Application referred to in this notice and supporting documentation accompanying the subject application may be inspected at the locations listed below DW DQ\ WLPH GXULQJ RUGLQDU\ RIÀFH KRXUV LQ WKH SHULRG IURP 25 January 2022 to 08 February 2022. Any person may, during the exhibition period, make a submission in writing to Penrith City Council, in relation to the Development Application. Where a submission is made by way of an objection, the grounds of objection are to be VSHFLÀHG LQ WKH VXEPLVVLRQ 7KH VXEPLVVLRQ LV WR LQFOXGH &RXQFLO·V UHIHUHQFH QXPEHU '$ For any queries relating to the proposal, please contact Phillip Doy on 4732 7654. • Hamptons Property Services Pty Ltd

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Lot 56 DP 1101143, Lot 26 Sec 30 DP 1855 and Lot A DP 406516 (No. 180) Great Western Highway and Lot 26 Rodgers Street, Kingswood Demolition of Existing structures and staged construction of mixed use commercial and residential development including 8- storey building (Building A – Great Western

Highway), 6-storey building (Building B – Rodgers Street), JURXQG ÁRRU SXE EXLOGLQJ D ERWWOH VKRS DQG WHPSRUDU\ pub (Building B), 133 residential apartments, rooftop communal open space, 3 levels of basement car parking and associated site works The proposal is an Integrated Development. The application seeks concurrent approval from Transport for NSW (TfNSW) and Water NSW. The Development Application referred to in this notice and supporting documentation accompanying the subject application may be inspected at the locations listed below DW DQ\ WLPH GXULQJ RUGLQDU\ RIÀFH KRXUV LQ WKH SHULRG IURP 24 January to 23 February 2022. Any person may, during the exhibition period, make a submission in writing to Penrith City Council, in relation to the Development Application. Where a submission is made by way of an objection, the JURXQGV RI REMHFWLRQ DUH WR EH VSHFLÀHG LQ WKH VXEPLVVLRQ 7KH VXEPLVVLRQ LV WR LQFOXGH &RXQFLO·V UHIHUHQFH QXPEHU DA21/0945. For any queries relating to the proposal, please contact Sandra Fagan on 4732 7992. • The Cobra Group (Aust) Pty Ltd

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Lot 6 DP 259038 and Lot 90 DP 883411(Nos. 30–32) Bent Street, St Marys Alterations and additions to an existing resource recovery facility to increase the processing quantity to 30,000 tonnes per annum The proposal is an Integrated Development. The application seeks approval from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). The Development Application referred to in this notice and supporting documentation accompanying the subject application may be inspected at the locations listed below at DQ\ WLPH GXULQJ RUGLQDU\ RIÀFH KRXUV LQ WKH SHULRG IURP January 2022 to 23 February 2022. Any person may, during the exhibition period, make a submission in writing to Penrith City Council, in relation to the Development Application. Where a submission is made by way of an objection, the grounds of objection are to be VSHFLÀHG LQ WKH VXEPLVVLRQ 7KH VXEPLVVLRQ LV WR LQFOXGH &RXQFLO·V UHIHUHQFH QXPEHU '$ For any queries relating to the proposal, please contact Lucy Goldstein on 4732 8136. Viewing of Development Applications The above development application/s may be viewed on &RXQFLO·V '$ 7UDFNHU YLD penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/ DATracker 2IÀFHUV RI &RXQFLO·V 'HYHORSPHQW 6HUYLFHV Department will be able to assist with your enquiries. Disclosure of Political Donations or Gifts By law, reportable political donations or gifts must be disclosed by anyone lodging a planning application to Council. Call 4732 7649 or visit penrithcity.nsw.gov.au

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Remembering those lost at Granville

ancer Council’s first Indigenous collaboration to create a sun protection collection, the ‘Journey of Hope’ by artist Riki Salam, aims to spark important conversations around cancer and how this serious disease impacts First Nations communities. “Cancer is not an easy topic to talk about. With the Journey of Hope collection, we wanted to reinforce the importance of this conversation with both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and demonstrate a simple way of getting involved and supporting First Nations communities with their cancer journeys,” Mr Salam said. The limited edition collection features 15 beautifully-designed swimwear pieces including rashies and paddle suits for all ages plus bright beach umbrellas and

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cabanas to help protect skin from harmful effects of sun exposure and to keep Aussie families safe in the sun. As well as raising awareness, sales will help fund Cancer Council’s prevention and support programs for Indigenous Australians. For more information, visit www. cancercouncilshop.org.au/pages/ journey-of-hope. The Weekender has three Cancer Council Journey of Hope summer prize packs to give away. For your chance to win one, send an email to competitions@westernweekender.com.au with ‘Journey’ in the subject line. Don’t forget to include your contact details. Entries close Friday, January 28 and the winners will be notified by email. Terms and conditions are available at www.westernweekender.com.au or Weekender reception.

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ull of fresh ideas and a strong focus, Tricia Hitchen has been elected as the newest Mayor of Penrith City. The recently formed 15-member Council elected the longstanding Councillor at last week’s Ordinary Meeting. As Councillor Karen McKeown handed over the Mayoral chains, history was made as it was the first time in Council’s 150-year history that an outgoing female Mayor has passed the baton to an incoming female Mayor. A retired police officer who was first elected to Council in 2012, Cr Hitchen has served two terms as Deputy Mayor since 2016. The Liberal Councillor told the Weekender that she is honoured to take on the role unopposed. “Mayor was a position that I had never coveted before, but I wanted to push for some certain areas and change things up, so when asked if I would run, I agreed,” Cr Hitchen said. “I am now in a spot where I can manage it all because I wouldn’t have done it if I couldn’t do a really good job, so to have Labor and Independents support me was pretty special.” Over her two-year term the Mayor would like to provide opportunities for

projects in St Marys and the eastern part of the Local Government Area, which some feel has been ignored. “Penrith has got so many exciting things going on with the Regatta Park upgrade, City Park, Tench Reserve and the Soper Place car park revitalisation, but people over in St Marys want to know what is happening,” she said. “There is a great future and prospects with the metro but that is still four years away and I don’t think it is reasonable to make people wait to see that change, so I want to put some focus on that.” Cr Hitchen is currently a volunteer director of The Haven – Nepean Women’s Shelter, and has been vocal about her concerns regarding the overdevelopment of Oxley Park. She is an active member of Council’s Access and Local Traffic Committees, and is a strong advocate for people with disabilities through her own experiences of having a child with a disability. Cr Hitchen said she also looks forward to working with Councillor John Thain, who was also elected unopposed as Deputy Mayor. “I was John’s deputy when he was Mayor in 2016 and we worked really well, so I can’t see that changing in any way,” she said. “I am lucky to have someone as experienced as him, so I know I can ring him and trust his opinion.”

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Δ Talking of shortages, has anyone noticed the lack of Panadol available at chemists and supermarkets? Δ Sad news for those who loved grabbing a bite at Little House of Coffee at Flower Power (pictured below). The quaint little cafe has closed its doors, confirmed via a Facebook post this week. “Thank you to the guests who have made us their go to place,” the post said. “I’m glad you’ve enjoyed the service, food and of course coffee. A special thank you to all of our team, past and present.”

Δ A brand new cafe has opened in Penrith and it’s a winner for those who look for gluten-free options on the menu. The Good Place (pictured above) is unique in that its 100 per cent gluten-free menu uses ingredients sourced directly from local regenerative farmers, along with a commitment to community and environment that includes hosting clean-up days, minimising waste by composting organic matter to grow their own micro-herbs in local community gardens, and providing expert education about health. Business

partners Amie Reid and Joe McManus, launched The Good Place Penrith on Derby Street last week. “The Good Place is special and unique, in that it puts health, community and the environment as core priorities, and we’re excited to be bringing these good things to the people of Penrith,” Amie said. Check it out at 1/48-56 Derby Street, Kingswood.

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Δ Cha Cha Takeaway at St Marys has revealed a new look, including an enticing new menu board. Pop in for a burger or coffee at 1/26 Bent Street, St Marys. Δ The COVID crisis is impacting businesses everywhere, including in Penrith. On Monday, both Happy Inn and Southlands Takeaway were closed due to staff shortages related to the pandemic.

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Penrith: Drugs found after search of woman and vehicle A woman has been charged after possessing prohibited drugs in Penrith. About 3.30am on Thursday, January 13, police were patrolling Henry Street, Penrith when they observed a vehicle parked in the middle of the road with no headlights on. It’s alleged the vehicle’s occupants were standing on the nearby path utilising an ATM. When approached by police, a driver and two passengers allegedly entered the vehicle and drove away before police signalled for them to stop. The driver, a 30-year-old Lalor Park man was subjected to a breath test which provided a negative result. Police had a conversation with the two passengers, a 45-year-old Whalan man and a 25-year-old Whalan woman before items relating to drug use were allegedly located in a vehicle search. Police allege a small resealable bag containing methylamine was also located in the woman’s bag. The woman was arrested and charged. She will appear in Penrith Local Court on Thursday, March 3.

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A man has been charged with possessing prohibited drugs and failing to comply with a self-isolation direction in Cambridge Park. About 7.15pm on Thursday, January 13, police observed a man riding a bicycle without a helmet on Oxford Street, Cambridge Park. It is alleged that when approached by police, the man got off his bicycle and removed a small resealable bag of cannabis from his bum bag and hid it under a nearby fence. The 20-year-old Penrith man was searched but no further items were located. The man allegedly made admissions to possession of cannabis while speaking to officers.

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Kingswood: Axe seized as part of investigation into stabbing Police are investigating after a man was stabbed during a fight in Kingswood. About 8.40pm on Friday, January 14, emergency services were called to the Great Western Highway, Kingswood, following reports of a concern for welfare. Officers were told a group of people had argued about a noise complaint before a fight ensued. A 46-year-old man suffered a stab wound to his shoulder and was taken to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition. Four unknown people – three men and a woman – were seen running from the address toward a sports club on Santley Crescent, Kingswood. A 57-year-old man was arrested but was released shortly after. Police established a crime scene, and an axe was seized for forensic examination. Investigations continue.

St Marys: Man allegedly assaults officers during arrest at unit A man has been charged with a string of offences after being found hiding in St Marys. About 9.15am on Saturday, January 15, police were called to a unit complex on Saddington Street, St Marys. Police have entered an unoccupied unit where a 28-year-old man was allegedly hiding. It’s alleged officers called for the man to present himself which he did before he was arrested. Checks on the man’s details revealed he was wanted for two outstanding warrants. Police were speaking to the man when he allegedly kicked one officer and punched another in the jaw.

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BOOSTER GAP MOVED FORWARD Millions more people in NSW are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster vaccination after NSW Health brought forward the interval between doses by a month. Vaccination clinics will begin offering booster vaccinations three months after people have received their second dose.

“Getting boosted means there’s less chance you’ll get the virus and, if you do, the effects are generally much milder,” Premier Dominic Perrottet said. “That’s why we are offering more people the opportunity to get the booster sooner.

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Cane toads may be in Penrith EMILY FESZCZUK

he New South Wales Government is calling on the community to keep an eye out and report sightings of some unwanted visitors in the area. Penrith is one of at least 10 locations across Greater Sydney that has had several cane toads confirmed over the last year. With a recent increase in sightings, Greater Sydney Local Land Services (LLS) and NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are now investigating multiple reports of cane toads crossing the NSW border from Queensland. Greater Sydney LLS Biosecurity Manager, Graham Wilson said the poisonous pest can cause serious issues. “Cane toads pose a serious biosecurity threat to NSW and indeed Australia. Despite some close calls over the years we have been so far successful in keeping them from establishing in Sydney,” he said. “We are seeing a big increase in these sightings though with most cases related to the arrival of plant shipments in trucks from Queensland.”

The large, warty amphibians can poison pets and injure humans with their toxins, as well as poison many native animals whose diet includes frogs, tadpoles and frogs’ eggs. Cane toads can prey on small native animals, create problems for beekeepers by overconsuming honeybees and possibly transmit diseases to native frogs and fishes. Mr Wilson urged locals to report any suspected cane toad cases in the Penrith area to authorities. “All members of the public can help keep their local area safe by reporting any sightings to NSW DPI through its exotic pest helpline,” he said. “They can call 1800 680 244, complete an online form, or email a photo of the face and details to invasive.species@dpi.nsw. gov.au.” Anyone coming from cane toad infested areas such as Queensland or the Northern Territory are also being asked to check their luggage, vehicle, or trailer to ensure they are not bringing a cane toad into the state. Have you seen a cane toad in Penrith? Tell us what happened: Email news@ westernweekender.com.au.

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Re-think needed on textile trash ALENA HIGGINS

enrith Council is seeking to extend a trial for the on-call collection of soft plastics and textiles. It comes after last-term Councillor Kath Presdee called on Council to look at ways to expand its recycling strategies to encompass regular collections of soft plastics, clothing and textiles. “I know it’s on the agenda, but I’m putting it formally so it will become part of the strategy going forward for the next Council to consider,” she said during a Council meeting towards the end of her term last year. “While we are doing excellently on some aspects of waste reuse and recycling, there’s an awful lot we cannot take in our existing recycling. “Parents of children, knowing how quickly they outgrow clothes... clothing bins are not the solution, not everyone can pass on hand-me-downs, we need to look at other ways of getting textiles and clothing back into a circular economy. “And as part of that revised strategy, I’d also like Council to look at ways in which we can actually make better use of

recycled materials in our own local infrastructure such as playground equipment or road bases.” Council has partnered with RecycleSmart and is conducting a trial for the on-call collection of these materials from residents’ homes. “Since October 18, 2021, the service has picked up more than 700kg of soft plastics and 336kg of clothing,” a Council spokesman said. “Due to the success of the trial partnership, Council’s Waste and Resource Recovery Team are seeking to extend the offering of a Mobile Problem Waste Collection service for an additional 12-24 months.” In September 2019, 30 tonnes of recycled glass, the equivalent of more than 150,000 glass bottles was used in asphalt mix for the resurfacing of Stafford Street, Penrith. “Quarterly site inspections have shown no significant changes to the texture, or wear and tear, with the results thus far being consistent with that of the standard asphalt mix in pavement,” the spokesman said. “Monitoring will continue until March 2022 and the final review will be June 2022.”

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Walk makes an impact Penrith charity event to raise funds to help tackle Motor Neurone Disease EMILY FESZCZUK

enrith residents will have the chance to Walk to d’Feet MND on Sunday, January 30. The event, to be held at Sydney International Regatta Centre by Motor Neurone Disease New South Wales (MND NSW), will raise funds to support those living with MND. With two people diagnosed and another two dying each day in Australia from the disease, MND NSW Fundraising Manager Kym Nielsen said the work the organisation does is vital. “MND NSW has been around for 40 years and we’re the only organisation in NSW that focuses on supporting people living with the disease,” she said. “There are lots of organisations currently raising funds for research but until that answer is found, we are there to provide equipment, education as well as support for the patients and their families.” Ms Nielsen said while MND NSW offers care for patients in NSW, ACT and the Northern Territory, they only receive 15 per cent of funding from the NSW State

Locals are encouraged to take part in this year’s Walk to d’Feet MND.

Government. A debilitating disease, the average life expectancy of a person diagnosed with MND is 27 months, but can be much less. “It is a group of diseases that affects the nerves that control our muscles that enable us to move, walk, talk and breathe,” she said. “Without those nerves to activate the muscles they just gradually weaken and

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waste away, which is a very, very cruel disease.” Ms Nielsen said anyone can make the most of their muscles, to help give back by registering for the five-kilometre walk, which costs $25 per adult and $10 per child. “It starts at 9am and is around the competition lake. Wheelchair and stroller friendly plus dogs on leashes, and if

you register your dog for $6, they get a bandana,” she said. “It doesn’t matter your fitness level, it is a day of family-fun, so come along, enjoy the other things we have on offer and show your support for those living with Motor Neurone Disease.” For more information or to register, call 1800 777 175 or visit walktodfeet.org.au online.

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Dedicated to helping Surprise celebration to recognise David Trist’s six decades with Legacy EMILY FESZCZUK

local Legatee has been recognised for 60 years of service with the Nepean Division of Sydney Legacy. David Trist was presented with a certificate at a surprise lunch on Wednesday at St Marys RSL. Enlisting in the Australian Army in 1943 at 18-years-old, Mr Trist said his experience led him to joining Legacy. “I served in the Pacific with an infantry battalion. The 58/59th Battalion had a proud history of never losing a battle, which very few had, so I like to skite about that,” he said. “I fell into the category of returned ex-serviceman that Legacy was looking for when I returned to Penrith to help care for the widows of those who hadn’t come back, so I decided to join.” The veteran told the Weekender that the services provided by Legacy have vastly changed during the last 60 years. “We would look after widows and children in much bigger numbers than they are today,” Mr Trist said.

Betty Trist, David Trist, Sydney Legacy’s Nikki Hollis and Nepean Legacy Chairman Doug Devlin. Photo: Melinda Jane.

“These days more service personnel are still here with us, but they suffer problems due to the dreadful warfare we have engaged in, in places like Afghanistan and the Middle East.” Mr Trist said he has very fond memories of supporting local families during his time volunteering. “We used to take 40 or 50 children down to Sydney Harbour and yacht owners

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would cooperate so the kids could be on the water all day, which was called Operation Float,” he said. “I still get a Christmas card every year from a teenager who I used to drive to coaching in the city for her HSC… she became a high school principal and is retired now, but the memory is still strong in her mind.” Now 96, Mr Trist said he’s not actively

attending Legacy meetings but encourages people to get involved. “There are many families in difficult circumstances as a result of serving, so I always wanted to be able to help them and I think it has left them with good memories,” he said. “A lot of the old families’ children that are well and truly grown up still keep in touch, so I will treasure that connection.”

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Rubbish left behind Whilst we all understand the need for people to “blow off steam” after the hard times of the last two years, this December 31 came with some unexpected consequences. In our area of St Marys people were letting off fireworks with monotonous regularity throughout the evening, and the volume set off at midnight would have done the harbour proud, we just let it slide as a pressure release until... the following morning I went for my usual walk/jog only to be confronted by the mess you see in the pictures. Those that had been enjoying the local BBQ area had left copious volumes of garbage for someone else to clean up. Also where they had let off their fireworks ended up looking like a battle zone with shrapnel spread everywhere, and the area they chose to do this, the pristine cricket pitch at Bill Ball Oval. Now we are quite proud of our local oval and the care and

attention given to it by the council workers to get it into spectacular condition every season, now I have never been over to watch a game but I understand the competitors’ needs for top grade facilities, now left strewn with garbage and scorched almost beyond repair. As per usual the acts of a few will spoil this for many, even though private fireworks are illegal, everyone tends to let it slide during special celebrations. It’s a shame that what should have been fun for all now becomes a burden, both in repairs needed and financial support to get Bill Ball Oval back into its top class condition once again. JEFFREY BURTON, VIA EMAIL

Changing COVID approach How about no more reporting on case numbers and encourage people to live just as they would with any other virus. Encourage people to do the right thing if they are sick, stay home, if they are not managing, seek medical help. MICHELLE WICKENDEN

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Lending a helping hand Local Penrith business donates $10,000 to help tackle scourge of dementia EMILY FESZCZUK

enrith business Vision Blinds and Shutters love serving customers but they also delight in giving back to the community. The family business recently donated $10,000 to the Australian Alzheimer’s Research Foundation. Director of Vision Blinds and Shutters, Zaia Babana, said the business decided to start the charity arm, VisCare by Vision, to support charity organisations and local clubs. “We love the community and have been in the area for a long time, so we wanted to give back where we could by donating to a different cause each year,” Mr Babana said. “The first fundraiser was $2,500 to the Breast Cancer Foundation, we have donated $3,000 for farmers during the drought, along with things like money for kids in need and sponsorships to a football club in Emu Plains and a soccer club in St Clair.” Last year the business decided to focus on raising money for the Australian

Linda Babana and Zaia Babana.

The Vision team with Professor Ralph Martins late last year.

Alzheimer’s Research Foundation as 250 people around the country are diagnosed with dementia every day. “At the start of the year we pledged we would contribute $1 for every square metre of plantation shutters that we sold,” Mr Babana said.

“We also had generous donations from the public and our family and friends that helped us achieve a great result of $10,000.” Mr Babana said this particular cause was close to his heart, and that more awareness about the disease is needed. “My mum Linda is only 66 and had early

onset Alzheimer’s which has progressed into dementia that requires full-time care,” he said. “It is a horrible disease so handing over the cheque to Leading Professor Ralph Martins made me so proud as it is not about our situation but about contributing in any way to help others in the future.” To donate to VisCare by Vision, head online and visit www.visionblindsandshutters.com.au.

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epean Hospital Emergency Department has had two pieces of vital medical equipment donated by some dedicated friends. Lower Blue Mountains Rotary initiated a grant for over $50,000 as part of its Friends of Nepean Emergency (FONE) Committee. Coordinator of the FONE Committee, Carolyn Fitzpatrick, said the project was a great addition to their other fundraisers. “I believe we are the only group that actively fundraises specifically for the Emergency Department, and we know how incredibly busy they are at the best of times and now with the added pressure of COVID,” she said. “The government will never be able to supply everything each hospital wants or needs, but we are able to do small activities that are fun for us as a group to participate in that will raise money.” The ‘Caring for Children’ grant had the support from several Rotary clubs, and a $25,000 contribution from the FONE Committee and local Rotarians. Ms Fitzpatrick said the Retinal Fundus

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Eye Camera had been well received, reportedly already picking up two severe retinal conditions shortly after delivery. “It is a handheld camera that takes a photo of the inside of the eye to detect and diagnose eye injuries or diseases,” she said. “The advantage is that a permanent

record of the eye can be sent off to specialist doctors at any time, so it is very useful, and we were happy to supply it.” A Giraffe Warmer Machine was also donated, which is specially designed to resuscitate babies and small children in emergency situations. “The machine has everything onboard

in one spot from heat lamps, lighting, suction, oxygen and a swivelling mattress for practitioners to resuscitate children as quickly as possible,” she said. The Rotary Club said it will always look to provide equipment when they could for the Emergency Department, particularly as services expand.

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Top of the class: Impressive results for St Paul’s students EMILY FESZCZUK

ard work has paid off with three Year 12 students from St Paul’s Grammar School achieving the ‘perfect score’ in their studies. Josh Lim, Mondira Paul and Marvin Madfouni received a top score of 45 for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Educational Diploma Programme and a 99.95 ATAR. The IB is offered in more than 2000 schools in over 120 countries around the world and centres around student lead learning, along with global concerns. Of the 49 students from St Paul’s who sat for the IB Diploma, 16 per cent achieved results above 99 ATAR, 37 per cent above 95 ATAR and 53 per cent above 90 ATAR. Student Josh Lim said he tried to look at the positives of studying in lockdown via remote learning, and in the end the results were very rewarding. “Limited travel opened up more time and flexibility with when and how I studied,” Josh said. “While I had to be organised and take more responsibility for my learning, I

Marvin Madfouni, Mondira Paul and Josh Lim with Ian Wake.

could take on information at my own pace.” After a difficult two years, Mondira Paul thanked her teachers for all of their support. “The support I received from my teach-

ers while studying remotely really drove my learning and encouraged my curiosity,” she said. She said always having help at hand was critical. “Inquiry is a skill that’s at the heart of the

IB, so having teachers who were always happy to discuss and answer my questions was really valuable,” she said. Also overcoming the challenges of studying during COVID, Marvin Madfouni said it was a relief to receive his scores. “After receiving my IB score, I felt overjoyed as I could finally see that my hard work and sacrifice had paid off,” he said. “After a disrupted two years it was a bit of a surprise and a great way to end my schooling, but I couldn’t have achieved such good results without the support of my family, teachers and the school, and for that I am very thankful.” St Paul’s Grammar School Principal, Ian Wake, congratulated all the students, noting the circumstances in which the results were achieved. “Securing these marks in the IB, despite the many challenges students faced over the course of their final years of study, is testament to their ironclad determination, flourishing talents and great resilience,” he said. Meanwhile, students across Penrith were nervously checking their computers and phones on Thursday, with HSC results due to be released.

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In my first column as Mayor of Penrith City, I’d like to wish our community a safe, healthy, and prosperous new year. I am excited by the opportunities that our community and city have in front of it, and I’m sure that despite the challenges of COVID we can work together to realise those opportunities. History was made at Council’s first meeting this year as Cr McKeown OAM passed on the Mayoral chains to me – the first time in our city’s history that an outgoing female Mayor has passed on the role to another female. For myself personally, I have been on Council for 10 years. Looking back across those years I can see just how much Penrith as a city has changed. But what hasn’t changed is our resolve to be the very best we can be. The depth and breadth of experience on Council has seen stability during demanding times and its ability to listen and provide for the community is what sets Penrith apart. I want to acknowl-

edge the newly elected Councillors and welcome them as we serve with the interests of the community at the heart of all decision making. We are entering an exciting time for Penrith with several transformative projects taking shape, such as the Regatta Park upgrade, the Police Cottage refurbishment, City Park, and the Soper Place car park revitalisation. Given the success of these projects in Penrith, we now have the opportunity to expand similar projects into St Marys and the eastern part of our LGA. St Marys has a unique opportunity to grow and provide its residents with an exciting shopping experience, CBD and lifestyle that is second to none. I am looking forward to the upcoming citizenship ceremony to be held on January 26, and wish all our residents a safe time over the coming weeks.

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Check out this photo of the Penrith CBD taken by photographer Tony Howard in February 1990, more than 30 years ago! The view is looking south west from the northern side of High Street. The photo shows Memory Park and the start of the High Street Mall. These days, the mall is back open to traffic and pretty much all remnants of the old shopping strip are gone. A pedestrian crossing at the bottom left of the photograph is now a set of traffic lights. Memory Park remains, with modest upgrades taking place over the years. As for the fashion, we’re loving it... especially when it comes to the gentleman crossing the street.

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LEGENDS PLAYING MUSIC OF LEGENDS EMILY FESZCZUK Friends playing music that inspires them” is how former Powderfinger guitarist Darren Middleton describes his latest collaborative project to the Weekender. Darren, as part of the Australian Rock Collective (ARC), will present Neil Young’s hit album ‘Harvest’ live in concert at Sydney Coliseum to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Sharing a passion for rock and roll that spans decades, Darren is joined by members of legendary Australian bands, Mark Wilson (Jet), Davey Lane (You Am I) and Kram (Spiderbait).

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“A friend of mine in the sports industry had asked if I was interested in putting a group together to play music for the soccer World Cup in Brazil, and it didn’t take much arm twisting to get the guys on board,” Darren said. “We realised how natural it felt to play together, so a few years later when all the bands and albums that we loved were turning 50 we decided to put some gigs together.” Darren said his old band had sparked his appreciation for Neil Young’s classics. “When I joined Powderfinger they did half covers and half original music, but they focused a bit on Young’s work that got me into that scene of music,” he said.

“That ‘70s folk rock sound was so cool, and Neil had this incredible balance of beauty and real, raw primal energy within that, which attracted me.” Presenting the 1972 album ‘Harvest’ in its entirety, ARC will then perform a selection of songs from the rock master’s career. “We have crossed paths with the bands of these albums we pay homage to and have had similar experiences, so there will be a lot of storytelling when we do this show,” Darren said. “I am excited but when you haven’t done something for a while you might doubt yourself, but we have to trust in our process, and I know it will be awesome.” Successful musicians in their own rights,

Darren said fans of both new and old rock music will enjoy what is on offer. “If people like our bands they will still get a sense of our personalities as well because we do not replicate it note for note,” he said. “We treat it like art and make sure our interpretation still maintains the integrity of the original work.” If you’re a music lover, this is the perfect event to enjoy right here in western Sydney. ‘Harvest Live’ will be on at Sydney Coliseum Theatre in Rooty Hill on Saturday, February 19. Tickets are from $66.20. To book or for more information, call 9851 5912 or visit sydneycoliseum.com.au.

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Clear your schedule because three huge reality shows are about to go head to head in the coming weeks. Channel Seven has confirmed event series ‘The Voice: Generations’ will premiere on Monday, January 31. On the same night, Channel Nine will launch the new series of ‘Married at First Sight’, while 10 will drop ‘Australian Survivor: Blood v Water’. After a lack of quality TV viewing over summer, I’m looking forward to the next few weeks in front of the box.

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A cute little show is starting on the ABC this weekend called ‘Muster Dogs’. The four-part series follows five Kelpie puppies from the same litter on their journey to become muster dogs. Narrated by Lisa Miller, the pups are sent to five graziers around Australia who will each try to get their pup up to speed in just 12 months. It premieres this Sunday, Janu-

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US firefighter drama ‘Station 19’ has been renewed for a sixth season in the US, while ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ will be back for a whopping 19th season!

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Finally, terribly sad news during the recent break with comedic legend and ‘Full House’ star Bob Saget tragically passing away in his sleep just hours after performing a comedy set in Florida. Like many people my age, I grew up watching Saget on one of my all-time favourite shows ‘Full House’. Saget played Danny Tanner, a widower raising three daughters in San Francisco. 20 years after the original ‘Full House’ series ended, Saget reprised his role in the Netflix series ‘Fuller House’. It was both heart-warming and heart-breaking seeing the entire cast attend his funeral last weekend – further proving just how much he meant to every single one of them. Bob, thanks for the laughs… you’ll be missed.

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6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 10:00 Our Dementia Choir (PG) 11:00 The Heights (PG) 12:00 ABC News 1:00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One (PG) 1:30 Van der Valk (M v) 3:00 ABC News 4:00 Think Tank (PG) 5:00 Restoration Australia (PG) 5:55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) 6:30 Summer Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Midsomer Murders (PG) 9:00 The War Of The Worlds (M v) 10:00 Mum (M l) 10:35 ABC Late News 11:00 Van der Valk (M v)

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Singin’ In The Rain” (G) (’52) Stars: Gene Kelly 2:30 Border Security International (PG) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Cricket: BBL: Eliminator: Teams TBA *Live* 8:50 Cricket: BBL: Eliminator: Teams TBA *Live* 11:00 Movie: “The Fast And The Furious” (M l,v) (’01) Stars: Paul Walker 1:30 Home Shopping

5:30 Today 10:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Pre Show *Live* 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Day Session *Live* 4:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Afternoon Session *Live* 6:00 NINE News 7:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Night Session *Live* 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Late Night Session *Live* 12:00 New Amsterdam: What The Heart Wants (M) 1:00 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures (PG) 1:30 Home Shopping

6:00 The Talk (PG) 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) 12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! (PG) 2:45 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 Left Off The Map 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 8:30 Football: Matildas v Indonesia *Live* 11:30 Drunk History Australia (M l,s)

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Gourmet Farmer 2:30 Going Places (PG) 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Great Canadian Railroad Journeys (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Good With Wood 8:30 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads (PG) 9:25 Ancient Superstructures 10:25 SBS World News 10:55 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M)

2:30 Sons And Daughters (PG) 4:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue 5:00 Escape To The Country 6:00 Bargain Hunt 7:00 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 11:30 The Mentalist (M v) 12:30 The Fine Art Auction (PG)

4:00 STIHL Timbersports (PG) 4:30 Heavy Rescue (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars Texas (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes” (M l,v) (’14) Stars: Andy Serkis

3:30 My Name Is Earl (PG) 4:30 Holey Moley USA (PG) 6:30 Movie: “Miss Potter” (G) (’06) Stars: Barbara Flynn 8:30 Movie: “Captain Phillips” (M v) (’13) Stars: Catherine Keener 11:15 Bridezillas (M l) 12:15 The Jonathan Ross Show (M s)

5:00 Our Stories (PG) 5:30 NITV News: Nula 6:00 Bamay 6:30 NITV News Update 6:35 Great Blue Wild 7:30 Little J And Big Cuz 7:45 Movie: “Storm Boy” (PG) (’76) Stars: Jai Courtney 9:20 Robbie Hood (MA15+) 10:25 Movie: “Jedda” (PG) (’55)

3:30 Jake And The Fatman (PG) 4:30 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:30 JAG (PG) 7:30 NCIS: Charade (M) 8:30 Law & Order: SVU (M) 10:20 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (M) 12:10 Home Shopping 2:10 Seal Team (M s)

3:00 The King Of Queens (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Mom (M s) 10:30 Nancy Drew (M) 11:30 Friends (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping 1:30 The Late Show (PG)

3:00 The Block (PG) 4:00 Beach Hunters 4:30 Instant Dream House 5:00 Flip Or Flop 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 Maine Cabin Masters 8:30 Living Alaska 9:30 Building Off The Grid (PG)

5:00 Amelia Parker 5:25 ITCH (PG) 6:00 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Odd Squad The Movie 8:05 The Penguins Of Madagascar 8:30 Slugterra (PG) 8:50 Log Horizon (PG)

4:30 The Business: Summer Series 5:30 Our Dawn 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One 7:00 ABC News 7:30 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:30 Summer Drum 9:00 ABC Nightly News

6:05 Octonauts 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 8:30 Movie: “The Florida Project” (M) (’17) Stars: Brooklynn Prince 10:15 Doctor Who (PG) 11:05 Brassic (MA15+) 11:50 QI (PG)

5:30 River Cottage Australia 6:30 The Cook And The Chef 7:00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw 7:30 Paul Goes To Hollywood 8:30 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg 9:30 Poh’s Kitchen 10:00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw

5:15 The Joy Of Painting 5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Alone (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Hoarders (M) 9:20 Sex And Music (M) (In English/ German) 10:25 Sexplora (M)

4:30 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 5:30 WIN News 6:00 Tennis: Australian Open *Live* 7:00 Young Sheldon (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Madagascar” (PG) (’05) Stars: Tom McGrath 9:15 Movie: “Wedding Crashers” (M) (’05) Stars: Isla Fisher

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Religious Programs 7:30 Home Shopping 10:00 Tennis: Australian Open: Pre Show *Live* 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open: Day Session *Live* 6:00 Tennis: Australian Open: Night Session *Live*

10:00 rage (PG) 11:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) 12:00 ABC News 12:30 Midsomer Murders (PG) 2:00 Australia Remastered 3:00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 3:45 Rulla’s Cooking On Country 4:30 Landline Summer 5:00 Basketball: WNBL: Round 8: Melbourne Boomers v Townsville Fire *Live* 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Death In Paradise (PG) 8:30 All Creatures Great And Small (PG) 9:20 Call The Midwife (M) 10:20 Father Brown (M)

10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 12:00 Movie: “Arthur” (PG) (’81) Stars: Dudley Moore 2:00 Coastwatch Oz (PG) 2:30 Motorbike Cops (PG) 3:00 Border Security International (PG) 3:30 Harbour Cops (PG) 4:00 Beyond The Polar Circle With Andrew Daddo 5:00 Seven News At 5 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Cricket: BBL: Qualifier: Teams TBA *Live* 10:30 Cricket: BBL: Qualifier: Teams TBA *Live*

6:00 Easy Eats 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Pre Show *Live* 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Day Session *Live* 4:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Afternoon Session *Live* 6:00 NINE News Saturday 7:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Night Session *Live* 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Late Night Session *Live* 12:00 New Amsterdam (M) 1:00 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures (PG)

9:00 Freshly Picked 9:30 Studio 10: Saturday 12:00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures 1:00 All 4 Adventure 2:00 Destination Dessert 2:30 Three Blue Ducks (PG) 3:00 Farm To Fork 3:30 Taste Of Australia 4:00 Waltzing Jimeoin (PG) 4:30 Roads Less Travelled 5:00 10 News First 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:00 Football: Isuzu Ute A-League Men Football: Isuzu Ute A-League Men: Round 7: Sydney FC v Perth Glory *Live* 10:00 Ambulance UK (PG)

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Figure Skating: ISU European Championship 3:30 Cycling: Road National Championships: Women’s Highlights 4:30 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize 4:35 London’s Great Bridges 5:30 Tony Robinson’s Forgotten War Stories 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman 8:30 World’s Greatest Hotels (PG) 9:20 World’s Most Beautiful Railway 10:15 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s)

12:00 Seven’s Horse Racing *Live* 5:30 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success 6:30 The Hotel Inspector (PG) 7:30 The Yorkshire Vet (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 10:30 The Mentalist (M v) 12:30 Border Security International

3:00 AFL Women’s: Round 3: Melbourne v St Kilda *Live* 5:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars Texas (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Movie: “The Island” (M l,v) (’05) Stars: Ewan McGregor

3:45 Kiss Bang Love (PG) 5:00 Movie: “Adventures In Babysitting” (PG) (’16) Stars: Sabrina Carpenter 7:00 Movie: “The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty” (PG) (’13) Stars: Kristen Wiig 9:15 Movie: “Surrogates” (M v) (’09) Stars: Bruce Willis

4:00 Football: Scottish Women’s Premier League 5:50 Away From Country 6:50 NITV News Update 7:00 Chuck And The First People’s Kitchen (PG) 7:30 Gurrumul (PG) 9:15 Movie: “Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky” (M l) (’20)

4:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 4:30 I Fish Summer Series (PG) 5:00 Waltzing Jimeoin (PG) 5:30 Scorpion (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Law & Order: SVU (M v) 10:20 NCIS: New Orleans (M s,v) 1:10 48 Hours (M) 2:10 Seal Team (M v)

9:30 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! (PG) 2:00 Man With A Plan (PG) 3:00 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Mom (M s) 10:15 Friends (PG) 12:10 Home Shopping 1:40 Mom (M d,s) 2:05 Seatbelt Psychic (M)

2:30 Living Alaska 3:30 Building Alaska 4:30 Building Off The Grid (PG) 5:30 Maine Cabin Masters 6:30 Log Cabin Living 7:30 Escape To The Chateau (PG) 8:30 House Hunters USA 9:30 House Hunters International

5:00 Amelia Parker 5:25 ITCH (PG) 6:00 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 6:30 Mythbusters Junior (PG) 7:20 Mindful Earth 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 7:35 The Strange Chores 8:00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness

4:00 ABC News 4:30 The Business: Summer Series 5:00 ABC News 5:30 ABC News Regional 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 Back Roads 7:00 ABC National News 7:30 Surviving Extinction 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:25 Australian Story

6:05 Octonauts 6:30 Fireman Sam 7:05 The Deep 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 QI (M l) 8:30 Melbourne Comedy Festival 2021 (MA15+) 9:25 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M s) 10:10 Insert Name Here (PG) 10:40 Schitt’s Creek (PG)

6:00 Cheese Slices 6:30 Taste The Nation With Padma Lakshmi 7:35 Ainsley’s Food We Love 8:30 Kylie Kwong: Heart And Soul 9:30 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 11:30 Cook Like A Chef 12:30 Ainsley’s Food We Love

4:50 It’s Suppertime 5:50 Delivering The World: Inside DHL 6:40 The Story Of The Songs (PG) 7:35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (PG) 8:30 Why Women Kill (M) 10:15 The X-Files (MA15+) 2:20 France 24 News In English From Paris

4:00 Movie: “Are We There Yet?” (PG) (’05) Stars: Ice Cube 6:00 Tennis: Australian Open *Live* 7:00 Movie: “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” (PG) (’08) Stars: Ben Stiller 8:45 Movie: “The Incredible Hulk” (M) (’08) Stars: Lou Ferrigno

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Religious Programs 8:30 Home Shopping 10:00 Tennis: Australian Open: Pre Show *Live* 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open: Day Session *Live* 6:00 Tennis: Australian Open: Night Session *Live*

10:00 Offsiders 10:30 The World This Week 11:00 Compass 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00 ABC News 12:30 Landline Summer 1:00 Finding Alice (M l) 1:45 Mum (M l) 2:15 Doc Martin (PG) 3:00 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World (PG) 4:05 Nigel Slater’s Middle East 5:00 Dream Gardens 5:30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat 6:05 Australia Remastered 7:00 ABC News Sunday 7:40 Muster Dogs (PG) 8:40 Vera 10:10 Doc Martin (PG) 11:00 Harrow (M l,v)

12:00 Dog Patrol (PG) 12:30 Coastwatch Oz (PG) 1:00 AFL Women’s: Round 3: North Melbourne v GWS *Live* From Arden Street Oval 3:00 Motorbike Cops (PG) 3:30 Harbour Cops (PG) 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 Seven News At 5 5:30 Sydney Weekender 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Cricket: BBL: Knockout: Teams TBA *Live* From TBA 11:00 Movie: “Cold Pursuit” (MA15+) (’19) Stars: Liam Neeson 12:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Easy Eats 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Pre Show *Live* 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Day Session *Live* 4:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Afternoon Session *Live* 6:00 NINE News Sunday 7:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Night Session *Live* 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Late Night Session *Live* 12:00 New Amsterdam (M) 1:00 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures (PG)

6:00 Religious Programs 8:00 Good Chef Bad Chef 8:30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey 9:00 Everyday Gourmet 9:30 Studio 10: Sunday (PG) 12:00 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! (PG) 1:45 Farm To Fork 2:15 My Market Kitchen 2:30 Australia By Design: Architecture 3:00 Taste Of Australia 3:30 Roads Less Travelled 4:00 All 4 Adventure 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) 7:30 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! (PG) 9:15 FBI (M)

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Figure Skating: ISU Figure Skating European Championship 4:30 Cycling: Road National Championships: Men’s Highlights 5:35 Tony Robinson’s Forgotten War Stories (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Treasures Of Gibraltar (PG) 8:30 Caesar’s Doomsday War (PG) (In English/ French) 10:00 Top Ten Mummies Of Egypt (PG) 11:45 The Great Plague Epidemic (PG) 12:40 24 Hours In Emergency (M)

3:00 Desert Vet (PG) 4:00 Movie: “Superman” (PG) (’78) Stars: Christopher Reeve 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 8:30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railways (PG) 9:30 Mighty Trains (PG) 10:30 Heathrow (PG)

4:00 Ultimate Fishing With Matt Watson (PG) 5:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Total Recall” (MA15+) (’90) 10:55 Movie: “The Cold Light Of Day” (M l,v) (’12)

3:45 Zumbo’s Just Desserts (PG) 5:00 Holey Moley USA (PG) 6:00 Holey Moley Australia (PG) 7:30 Family Guy: Friends Of Peter G (M s) 8:00 American Dad (M s) 8:30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (M l) 9:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares

4:30 Softball: SA Premier League 6:00 Going Native 6:30 NITV News Update 6:40 Great Blue Wild 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8:30 Incarceration Nation (M l) 10:10 Movie: “Radiance” (M l) (’98) Stars: Deborah Mailman

3:30 Football: ALeague Women: Round 8: Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets *Live* 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 6:30 JAG (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 9:25 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 10:20 48 Hours (M) 11:20 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (M s,v)

1:00 Basketball: National League: Round 8: Sydney Kings v NZ Breakers *Live* 3:00 Basketball: National League: Round 8: Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets *Live* 5:00 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 8:30 Friends

3:00 Dream Homes Revealed 3:30 Log Cabin Living 4:30 Escape To The Chateau 5:30 House Hunters USA 7:30 Good Bones (PG) 8:30 Flip Or Flop 9:30 Christina On The Coast (PG) 10:30 Fixer To Fabulous 11:30 House Hunters USA

5:00 Amelia Parker 5:25 ITCH (PG) 6:00 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 6:30 Mythbusters Junior (PG) 7:20 Mindful Earth 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness 8:25 Slugterra (PG)

4:30 Landline Summer 5:00 ABC News 5:30 Crocodile Territory: Protecting A Predator 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One 7:00 ABC News Sunday 7:40 The Brief 8:00 To The Stars: 100 Years Of The RAAF

6:05 Octonauts 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:05 The Deep 7:30 Compass (PG) 8:00 You Can’t Ask That (PG) 8:30 Return To Belsen (MA15+) 9:20 The Hunt For Gaddafi’s Billions (M l) 10:05 David Bowie: Finding Fame (M l)

6:00 Taste Of France 6:30 Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Island Feast 7:30 Mary Berry’s Simple Comforts 8:00 Australia’s Food Bowl 8:30 Rick Stein: From Venice To Istanbul 9:40 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

4:55 Look Me In The Eye (PG) 5:55 Speed With Guy Martin (PG) 6:50 Deadly Destruction (PG) 7:45 When Big Things Go Wrong 8:35 Patriot Brains (M l,s) 9:25 Dark Side Of The Ring (MA15+) 10:15 Border To Border (M l)

4:00 Movie: “Win A Date With Tad Hamilton!” (PG) (’04) Stars: Josh Duhamel 6:00 Tennis: Australian Open *Live* 7:00 Movie: “Junior” (PG) (’94) 9:15 Movie: “Kindergarten Cop” (G) (’90) Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger

10:00 Tennis: Australian Open: Pre Show *Live* 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open: Day Session *Live* 6:00 Tennis: Australian Open: Night Session *Live* 8:00 Movie: “The Great Train Robbery” (PG) (’78) Stars: Sean Connery

Classifications: (G) General, (PG) Parental Guidance, (M) Mature Audiences, (MA15+) Mature Audience Over 15 Years, Subtitles Consumer Advice: (d) drug references, (s) sexual references or sex scenes (h) horror, (l) language, (mp) medical procedures, (n) nudity, (v) violence

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2:30 Border Security International (PG) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 7:30 Motorway Patrol (PG) 8:00 Highway Cops (PG) 8:30 9-1-1: Defend In Place (M) 9:30 Movie: “Fast & Furious” (M l,s,v) (’09) Stars: Paul Walker

6:00 Today 10:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Pre Show *Live* 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Day Session *Live* 4:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Afternoon Session *Live* 6:00 NINE News 7:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Night Session *Live* 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Late Night Session *Live*

12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! (PG) 2:45 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 Left Off The Map 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! (PG) 9:30 FBI: Most Wanted (M) 11:30 The Project (PG)

5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 5:30 JAG (PG) 7:30 7:30 Who Do You Think Friends (PG) 6:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Football: You Are? (PG) 8:30 We Neighbours (PG) 7:00 AFC Women’s Asian Don’t Need A Map (M l) Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big 10:00 Movie: “Sweet Country” Cup: Philippines v Australia Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 *Live* 11:30 Football: Isuzu (MA15+) (’17) Stars: Bryan Seinfeld (PG) 11:00 Mom (M) Ute A-League Highlights Brown 11:55 NITV News

5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Doc Martin (M) 8:30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (M v) 10:30 Cold Case (M v)

6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 American Pickers (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Braveheart” (MA15+) (’95) Stars: Mel Gibson

7:00 The Simpsons (PG) 7:30 Family Guy (PG) 8:00 American Dad (M s) 8:30 Movie: “Risky Business” (M l,s) (’83) Stars: Tom Cruise

6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Horrible Histories (PG) 7:35 The Strange Chores 8:00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness (PG) 8:25 Slugterra (PG)

3:00 ABC News Afternoons 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:30 Summer Drum 9:00 ABC Nightly News

7:30 NITV News 7:00 Rick Stein’s 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Update 7:35 8 Out Of Cornwall 7:30 Jamie & David Attenborough’s 10 Cats Does Jimmy’s Food Fight Kingdom Of Plants 8:25 Club 8:30 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Trip George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 9:10 TBA 10:00 Doctor Italy 9:30 Poh’s Kitchen 10:00 Hazard: My Great British Adventure (M) Gourmet Farmer Who (PG)

2:00 Death In Paradise (PG) 3:00 ABC News 4:00 Think Tank (PG) 5:00 Restoration Australia (PG) 6:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) 6:30 Summer Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Australian Of The Year 2022 8:45 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds (PG) 9:50 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip (PG) 10:40 QI (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Pie In The Sky (PG) 8:30 Foyle’s War (M v) 10:40 Without A Trace (MA15+)

2:30 Border Security International (PG) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 7:30 The Queen Unseen (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Little Women” (M) (’19) Stars: Saoirse Ronan 1 11:20 Gordon, Gino & Fred: American Road Trip (MA15+)

6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Highway Patrol (PG) 8:30 Secrets Of The Supercars (PG) 9:30 Battle Of The 80s Supercars

3:00 ABC News 6:30 Operation Ouch! Afternoons 6:00 ABC (PG) 7:00 Horrible Evening News 7:00 Histories (PG) 7:35 The Strange Chores 8:00 Kung Fu ABC National News 7:30 Australian Of The Year 2022 Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness 8:25 Slugterra 8:45 ABC News Tonight

12:00 ABC News 1:00 Australian Of The Year 2022 2:30 Heywire 3:00 ABC News 4:00 Wildflowers Of The Midwest Of WA (PG) 4:30 Restoration Australia (PG) 5:30 January 26 6:25 Summer Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Australia Day Live 2022 (PG) 9:35 Fisk (PG) 10:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 10:35 ABC Late News 11:05 The China Century

11:00 Tennis: 6:00 Tennis: Australian Australian Open: Day Open *Live* 7:00 Young Session *Live* 6:00 Sheldon (PG) 7:30 RBT Tennis: Australian Open: Night (PG) 8:00 Gold Coast Cops (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Chronicles Session *Live* 8:00 Poirot (PG) Of Riddick” (M l,v) (’04) 9:10 Silent Witness (MA15+)

12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! (PG) 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 Left Off The Map 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! (PG) 9:30 NCIS (M v) 10:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v)

2:00 Where Are You Really From? (PG) 3:00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 4:00 Great Canadian Railroad Journeys (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great Continental Railway Journeys (PG) 8:35 Alhambra: Secrets Of The Ancient Builders (In English/ Spanish)

5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Mom (M d,s) 12:00 Home Shopping

5:30 JAG (PG) 7:30 6:30 NITV News NCIS (M) 8:30 Blue Update 6:40 Great Blue Bloods (M v) 10:25 Wild 7:30 NITV News Socceroos: Road To Qatar 8:00 Insight 9:00 The Beach 10:55 NCIS: New Orleans (MA15+) 9:30 The X-Files (M v) 12:45 Home Shopping (M h,v) 11:50 Bamay

7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 9:00 Gavin And Stacey (M s) 9:30 Brassic (MA15+) 10:15 Schitt’s Creek

6:30 That 70’s Show 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats 7:00 Rick Stein’s 5:30 Antiques (PG) 7:00 Young Does Countdown Cornwall 7:30 Taste Of Roadshow 6:00 Tennis: Sheldon (PG) 7:30 RBT (M l,s) 8:30 Woodstock Italy 8:00 Gamer Australian Open: Night Snacks 8:30 Weekend Breaks (M d) 10:20 The Story Of (M) (PG) 8:00 Gold Coast Cops Session *Live* 7:00 Antiques With Gregg Wallace 9:30 Poh’s 10:45 Cults And Extreme Roadshow 7:30 New Tricks (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Under Kitchen 10:00 Gourmet Farmer Beliefs (M) (M s,v) 8:40 The Closer (M) Siege” (M l,v) (’92)

6:30 Island Paradise: 7:00 The Simpsons The Torres Strait (PG) (PG) 7:30 Family Guy 7:30 TikTok And NITV (M s,v) 8:00 American Present 9:30 Araatika: Rise Dad (M) 8:30 Movie: “Unforgettable” (M) (’17) Stars: Up! (MA15+) 11:00 From The Heart Of Our Nation (PG) Rosario Dawson

7:00 Rick Stein’s 7:30 Anh’s Brush With 6:55 Governor6:30 Operation Ouch! Cornwall 7:30 Fame (PG) 8:00 General’s Australia Day (PG) 7:00 Horrible Restaurants On The Making Child Prodigies Message 2022 7:00 Histories (PG) 7:35 The Edge 8:30 James Martin’s Strange Chores 8:00 Kung Fu ABC National News 8:00 ABC 8:30 Kylie Minogue Golden: American Adventure 9:30 The Live In Concert 10:30 Tate News Tonight 8:30 Summer Panda: Legends Of Beach Awesomeness 8:25 Slugterra Drum 9:00 ABC Nightly News Britain’s Great British Walks

12:00 ABC News 1:00 The War Of The Worlds (M v) 2:00 A Very English Scandal (M l,s,v) 3:00 ABC News 4:00 Think Tank (PG) 5:00 Restoration Australia (PG) 6:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) 6:30 Summer Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (PG) 8:00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One (M) 8:30 Miriam & Alan - Lost In Scotland (M l)

6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 8:30 Bargain Block 9:30 100 Day Dream Home 10:30 Texas Flip N Move

7:00 The Simpsons (PG) 7:30 Family Guy (M v) 8:00 American Dad (M l) 8:30 Movie: “Flightplan” (M v) (’05) Stars: Jodie Foster

2:30 Border Security International (PG) 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 7:30 Cricket: BBL: Challenger: Teams TBA *Live* From TBA 11:30 Autopsy USA: Donna Summer (M) 12:30 Home Shopping

6:00 American Pickers 5:30 Escape To The (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars Country 6:30 Bargain (PG) 8:30 Storage Hunt 7:30 Frankie Drake Mysteries (PG) 8:30 The Wars (PG) 9:30 Extreme Coroner (M v) 10:30 Miranda Unboxing (PG) 10:00 Desert Collectors (PG) (PG)

2:00 Where Are You Really From? (PG) 2:30 Talk For Life 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Great Canadian Railroad Journeys (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Britain’s Scenic Railways 8:30 Secret Scotland (PG) 9:20 Historic House Rescue (M)

10:00 Cricket: Session 1 *Live* 12:00 Cricket: The Lunch Break 12:40 Cricket: Session 2 *Live* 2:40 Cricket: Tea Break 3:00 Cricket: Session 3 *Live* 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 7:30 Mates On A Mission (PG) 8:55 Movie: “Fast Five” (M l,v) (’11)

12:00 Dr Phil (M) 1:00 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! (PG) 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) 3:30 Left Off The Map 4:00 Farm To Fork 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 News First 6:30 The Project (PG) 7:30 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! (PG) 9:30 Bull (PG) 11:30 The Project (PG) 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG)

5:30 JAG (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 11:15 FBI (M v) 12:10 Home Shopping 2:10 48 Hours (M) 3:10 Seal Team (M)

the western weekender » Friday, January 21, 2022

12:00 ABC News 1:00 The Cook And The Chef 1:25 Vera (M v) 3:00 ABC News 4:00 Think Tank (PG) 5:00 Restoration Australia (PG) 6:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) 6:30 Summer Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Back Roads 8:30 The China Century 9:30 The Rise Of The Murdoch Dynasty (M l) 10:25 Strong Women (M l)

7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 Great Garden Revolution 8:30 Your Home Made Perfect 9:50 Off The Grid On The Beach 10:50 Beachfront Bargain Hunt

12:00 General Sunrise Ceremony 2022 2:00 Where Are You Really From? (PG) 4:00 Great Canadian Railway Journeys (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great Australian Railway Journeys (PG) 9:30 Araatika! Rise Up (MA15+) 11:00 SBS World News

5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 10:10 Mom (M s)

6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 Masters Of Flip 8:30 Home Town 9:30 House Hunters Renovation

6:00 Tennis: Australian 6:30 That 70’s Show 7:30 TikTok And NITV Open: Night Session (PG) 7:00 Young Present 9:30 Movie: *Live* 7:00 Antiques Sheldon (PG) 7:30 RBT “Shock Wave 2” (M) (PG) 8:00 Gold Coast Cops (’20) (In Cantonese/ English) Roadshow 7:30 As Time Goes (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Mad Max” 11:45 Movie: “Gangs Of By (PG) 8:50 Movie: “The Man Wasseypur” (M) (’12) (In Hindi) (M) (’79) Stars: Mel Gibson From Snowy River” (PG) (’82)

2:00 Where Are You Really From? (PG) 3:00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 4:00 Great Canadian Railroad Journeys (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Druids - The Mystery Of Celtic Priests (PG) (In English/ German/ French) 8:30 A Short History Of Living Longer

6:00 American Pickers 5:30 Escape To The (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars Country 6:30 Bargain (PG) 7:30 Movie: Hunt 7:30 Father Brown “Hitchhiker’s Guide To The (M v) 8:30 Inspector George Galaxy” (PG) (’05) Stars: Gently (M) 10:30 Murdoch Douglas Adams Mysteries (M)

5:30 JAG (PG) 7:30 6:40 Great Blue Wild 7:00 The Simpsons Football: Australia v 7:30 Going Places With (PG) 7:30 Family Guy Vietnam *Live* 10:30 Ernie Dingo (PG) 8:30 (M s,v) 8:00 American Movie: “Parkland” (M l) (’13) New Gold Mountain (M d,l) Dad (M l,s) 8:30 Movie: “National Lampoon’s Vacation” 9:30 Movie: “O Brother, Where Stars: Zac Effron 12:30 Home Shopping 2:00 Seal Team (M) (PG) (’83) Stars: Chevy Chase Art Thou?” (M v) (’00)

6:00 House Hunters 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 International 7:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 House Hunters USA Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big 7:30 House Hunters InterBang Theory (PG) 9:30 national 8:30 Fixer Upper (PG) Seinfeld (PG) 11:00 Mom (M s) 9:30 My Lottery Dream Home

3:00 ABC News 6:30 Operation Ouch! Afternoons 6:00 ABC (PG) 7:00 Horrible Evening News 7:00 Histories (PG) 7:35 The Strange Chores 8:00 Kung Fu ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:30 Summer Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness 8:25 Slugterra Drum 9:00 ABC Nightly News

7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 QI (M l,s) 9:00 Hard Quiz: Battle Of The Duds (PG) 9:30 Insert Name Here (M l) 10:05 Doctor Who (PG)

7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats 7:00 Rick Stein’s Does Countdown Cornwall 7:30 Field Trip (M l,s) 8:30 The Curse With Curtis Stone 8:00 Food Safari 8:30 Rick Stein’s Of Oak Island (M l) 10:10 India 9:40 Poh’s Kitchen 10:10 Chasing Famous (M) 11:00 Vikings (MA15+) Gourmet Farmer

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The Sun and Saturn are in Aquarius, and Mercury reverses through your sign until Wednesday. So it will be a stop/ start kind of week. Your impulsive side will be switched on one minute, only to be disrupted or disappointed the next. Don’t worry if your spontaneous approach results in messy mistakes along the way. In the words of French writer Colette (who was born on January 28, 1873), “You will do foolish things but do them with enthusiasm.”

If you are responsible and well-informed, then it will pay off further down the track. But don’t put your head in the sand and avoid facing problems, Pisces! With Jupiter transiting through your sign (which only happens every 12 years) reach out to inspiring friends and influential colleagues who are going places, as you network up a storm. Your motto is from this week’s birthday great Oprah Winfrey, “Surround yourself with people who are going to lift you higher.”

There could be some conflict between your professional and personal relationships, as retrograde Venus highlights your struggle to achieve ongoing balance at work and home. With Jupiter journeying through your spirituality zone, have the confidence to follow your intuition and listen to the wisdom of your inner voice. As this week’s birthday great Mozart declared, “I pay no attention to anybody’s praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.”

This week looks rather chaotic, as retro Mercury and retro Venus upset your previous plans. So expect the unexpected – especially involving work and/or travel. It’s time to banish boredom and extend yourself in challenging new directions. With adventurous Jupiter and magical Neptune activating your hopes and wishes zone, your mantra is from birthday great Oprah Winfrey, “The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.”

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From Wednesday onwards, Mercury (your ruling planet) reverses through your money, shared resources, trust and research zone. So slow down and delay making important financial decisions until after February 4. Plus check (and re-check) any information you receive thoroughly. And avoid blurting out something inappropriate that unintentionally hurts other people. Remember – words are powerful weapons so make sure you use them wisely.

You’re longing for some peace and quiet but it won’t happen this week, as six planets (the Sun, Saturn, fiery Mars, powerful Pluto, retro Venus and retro Mercury) complicate personal relationships. So don’t feel slighted if someone shocks you, ignores you, or comes on too strong and is super demanding. Just take it in your Crab stride! A friend or lover from the past could also re-enter your life … but do you really want to travel down that bumpy road again?

Leos love to be leaders. But this week you need to ask yourself “Am I are leading others (with passion and purpose) or just bossing them around?” If you power ahead without considering others, then you’ll just create unnecessary angst. So strive to accommodate the needs of those around you. When it comes to a close friend or work colleague, take the time to walk a mile in their shoes. Then you’ll have some understanding of what they’re going through.

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The focus is on improving partnerships (whether of the romantic, platonic or business variety) as you manage relationships with extra tact and diplomacy. It’s time to envision your dreams for the future, formulate your goals, and consolidate any travel plans you have in the pipeline. But be adaptable Virgo! It’s important to realise that current situations are in a state of flux, and the plans you make now will need to be significantly altered at a later date.

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Librans possess a talent for procrastination, which is made worse by Mercury and Venus being retrograde. If you have a passion that you want to pursue (or a decision that needs to be made) then resist being distracted by other people’s agendas. Decisive action is best taken from Saturday onwards, when Venus (your patron planet) finally moves forwards. As birthday great Oprah Winfrey observes, “Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”

Are you experiencing problems with a loved one? If you keep doing what you’re doing, then you’ll just keep getting what you’re getting! The Sun, Mars, Saturn, Pluto, retrograde Mercury and retrograde Venus are all activating your family zones, so it’s time to make the first tentative moves towards reconciliation. Yep … when it comes to difficult relatives and complicated domestic matters, the Scorpio lesson for this week is ‘Forgiveness’.

The planets stir up trouble (and agitate obsessions) in your communication zone. So someone could unsettle you by passing on scandalous second-hand news. If you’re a smart Sagittarian then you’ll steer clear of garrulous gossip, especially online. Plus avoid over-reacting when a frustrated family member pushes your emotional buttons. With Mars moving into your money zone on Monday, be proactive about finding new ways to boost your bank balance.

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In terms of swim safety, learning to swim is the best way to ensure that your children are equipped with the water safety skills they need. Lockdowns have had tragic consequences for our children, with 250,000 swimming lessons missed each week across the state during lockdowns, and significant increases in drowning numbers in 2020 and 2021. Indoor pools are one of the most COVIDsafe environments available due to excellent COVID safety plans, cleaning protocols, stringent water testing requirements, chlorine acting as a disinfectant, enough space to socially distance and small half hour classes, so please do not hesitate to sign up for swimming lessons or continue attending lessons at our centres due to COVID concerns. Drowning remains the number one cause of accidental death in children under five in Australia – learning to swim must prioritised, no matter what else may be going on in the world. Time out of the water has been repeatedly proven to result in regression of swim skills in children. We simply can’t afford to see further regression of our kids’ swim skills. See you soon at the pool!

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oyota is marking 25 years as the best-selling automotive brand in Australia with a pledge to bring an even greater customer focus to its operations. Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations, Sean Hanley, said Toyota’s kaizen (continuous improvement) culture would accelerate the introduction of innovative vehicles and services that benefit owners and other road users. “We are progressively upgrading our range with vehicles that have new levels of connectivity, advanced safety features that are moving ever-closer to autonomous driving, shared services like KINTO and a rising number and widening range of electrified vehicles,” he said. The comments were on the back of the company’s delivery of Toyota’s industryleading sales of 223,642 new vehicles in 2021. This is Toyota’s third-highest total on record and substantially higher than the 204,801 vehicles its dealers sold in 2020 and the 205,766 delivered in 2019.

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hey were huge in local school playgrounds during the 1990s and now, three decades later, trading cards are making an almighty comeback. No matter if you’re collecting or investing, trading cards – whether it is of the basketball, rugby league or Pokemon variety – are officially cool again after the “hobby” (as the experts refer to it) exploded in popularity in recent years. Now Kingswood local Michael Patatou is attempting to capitalise on the craze by opening Penrith’s only dedicated trading

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from when they were kids, and it re-ignited memories from when they used to collect. “They started seeing what the hobby is doing now, the value of cards etc, and it’s just brought a lot more people in.” Along with some very cool collectibles and sporting memorabilia, Diggaz sells single cards, packets and the very lucrative boxed options for a variety of Australian and international sports. They also offer a range of services including trading cards for credit or cash, group breaks, and later this year they’ll offer a grading service so people can know the true value of their particular card. After establishing themselves a career

and family, Mr Patatou said he’s noticed a lot of people around his age popping into the store to relive part of their youth. “It varies but a large percentage of our customers are men in their late 30s or early 40s who collected cards as teenagers in school, because there was a big boom in cards back in the ’90s – everyone collected back then, you could easily find packets at the newsagent or service station,” he said. “It’s also good to see these same customers bring their kids into the store too, as collecting is something they can share as a family.” Diggaz Trading Cards is open daily except Mondays.

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“Mitch has shown patience and dedication in developing his game over the last few years and we are thrilled to reward him with a contract extension,” Panthers General Manager Rugby League, Matt Cameron said. “He is a well-liked and highly respected member of the playing group, and there is no doubt his best years are still ahead of him. “We consider Mitch a shining example for every young player in the Penrith district, and across the game for that matter, in regards to what can be achieved through hard work and perseverance.” Prior to Christmas Penrith were dealt a retention blow when two-time premiership-winning hooker Api Koroisau signed a large two-year deal with rivals the Wests Tigers from the 2023 season. The Panthers are also still sweating on the signature of Dylan Edwards for next season and beyond. On Tuesday, the club announced the signing of Christian Crichton, brother of Stephen.

A COVID summer Panthers legend Mark Geyer reveals family’s virus woes NATHAN TAYLOR

enrith Panthers legend Mark Geyer has revealed his COVID diagnosis, along with the rest of his family’s, during the recent Christmas and New Year break. Speaking on his Triple M breakfast show on Monday, the 54-year-old father of five and husband to wife Meagan said one by one his family went down with the virus. “On the 18th of December my daughter [Kennedi] and her friend had a RAT (Rapid Antigen Test) and they tested positive. Then my youngest daughter Rafferti got it a day later,” Geyer told listeners. “Raff stayed upstairs with the two girls and then Meags and Logan – my wife and my oldest boy – got it and it was Christmas Day.” Geyer said himself, his other daughter Montanna and youngest son Mavrik remained negative on December 25 and were forced to spend the big day separated. “Christmas Day was spent with the three of us on one side of the room and the other five on the other side of the room, so we wouldn’t get it,” the popular South Penrith resident said.

Unfortunately, Geyer’s luck ran out just a day later when he and his oldest daughter Montanna tested positive to a RAT and PCR test on Boxing Day. “COVID is real, my whole family had it… thank God the symptoms vary,” Geyer said. “The sore throat and aching pains seems to be the Omicron variant. Myself and Logan, we were the only two to lose our taste and smell, so we thought we may have had the Delta strain but my appetite was still there. “It’s funny but within two or three days we were all fine. You get the Nurofen and

the Panadol pumped into you, you drink plenty of water, you convalesce for two or three days… our experiences were good, if you can call it good.” As for Geyer’s youngest son, Panthers development player Mavrik, he finally fell on his sword after returning from a trip to Queensland over the New Year’s holiday period. “Panthers had to give him seven tests to bring home and we all had to have another test each in order for him to go back to training… we all tested negative and guess who didn’t? Mavrik,” Geyer said. “In the end, it caught him as well.”

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he Western Sydney Wanderers remain a club in crisis – unable to play matches at least until next Saturday, January 29. So far this season, the A-League Men’s team have only managed to get on the field on six occasions, with their other six matches postponed due to “ongoing challenges with COVID-19”. Before their expected match-up against the Brisbane Roar at Moreton Daily Stadium on January 29, Western Sydney would have had their past three matches postponed – against Melbourne Victory (January 16), Adelaide United (January 19) and Macarthur FC (January 22). The side were last in action on January 9 against Melbourne City, a 3-3 draw at AAMI Park. Last Sunday, the A-Leagues released a statement in relation to this week’s postponed clash against Adelaide United at Coopers Stadium. “Following confirmation of a number of positive cases within the Western Sydney Wanderers men’s football over a few days, the scheduled match due to be held on

Wednesday, January 19 between Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers has been postponed,” the statement said. “Protocols put in place by the A-Leagues continue to be effective for screening and subsequent RAT or PCR testing in detecting the virus and ensuring immediate isolation. We continue to work closely with each government health department to implement the relevant state health directives in clubs where COVID cases are present. “Our primary concern is for the health, wellbeing and safety of all players, staff and their families. We will continue to work with all clubs to confirm a new schedule for all postponed matches as soon as possible.” While it’s still early days due to the many postponements, the Wanderers have had an average season so far. They currently sit in eighth position, with just one win and three draws to their name. Making their quest for a return to the A-League Finals even tougher is the news skipper Rhys Williams will be sidelined for an extended period due to injury. Scans have confirmed that Williams has ruptured his hamstring tendon and will be out for a lengthy period.

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“The defender suffered the injury in the Wanderers clash against Melbourne City... and was stretchered off in the 78th minute,” a club spokesperson said. “The club and the Wanderers commu-

nity will give Williams their full support during this very difficult time and hope to see him back in the Red & Black soon.” Matches right across the A-League schedule continue to be disrupted.

Around The Grounds CRICKET: Penrith have narrowly gone down to UTS North Sydney in Round 9 of the Belvidere Cup. Playing in a One Day match at North Sydney Oval, Penrith won the toss and elected to bat first. Penrith’s top order batsmen piled on the points early, posting 5/270 after 50 overs. Ty Liddiard was best with the bat scoring 72 runs. When UTS North Sydney hit the crease later that afternoon, the home side managed to reach Penrith’s total with an over and a half to spare. Henry Railz was best with the ball for Penrith taking 3/59. Penrith will look to avoid five straight losses when they take on Sydney at Howell Oval this Saturday.

in Round 1 by 15 points and losing to Fremantle by 32 points last weekend. This Sunday afternoon, the Giants will look to bounce back when they face North Melbourne in Victoria.

CRICKET: Rounds 8 and 9 of the Nepean District Cricket Association (NDCA) are in the books, with Panthers Cricket Club enjoying strong results after the Christmas break. In Round 8 of first grade action, Panthers 3/183 defeated Phoenix Sports 6/107. In fifth grade, Panthers 4/94 defeated Glenbrook Blaxland 10/90. In seventh grade, Panthers 9/106 defeated Werrington Roos 10/105. In Round 9 of first grade action, Panthers 3/93 defeated Werrington Roos 10/90. In fifth grade, Panthers 10/85 went down to Colyton St Clair 9/88. In seventh grade, Panthers received at forfeit via Mulgoa Valley.

AFL: Former Essendon Premiership captain and coach James Hird will make his return to football in a new role with the Giants. The Australian Football Hall of Famer will join the club in a part-time capacity as a leadership consultant. Having played 253 games for the Bombers, Hird won two Premierships, a Norm Smith Medal, five Best and Fairest awards, and was named in Essendon’s Team of the Century. Hird was awarded the game’s highest individual honour, the Brownlow Medal, in 1996, as well as being named in five All-Australian teams. Hird said he was looking forward to stepping back into the AFL industry. “Getting to know Leon (Cameron), I’ve had a huge amount of respect for him over a very long period of time, so getting the chance to work with him was something I was really looking forward to,” Hird said. “It’s a part-time role, and very much around the leadership group but also around the emerging leaders and sharing my experiences in football and trying to get them to lead and encourage and work hard on that side of things.”

AFLW: The GWS Giants are currently sitting in ninth place to begin the 2022 AFLW season. The Giants have played two games so far, defeating Gold Coast

BASEBALL: Greater Western have lost both games against the Manly Eagles in the latest round of the NSW State Baseball League.

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