weekender PROUDLY INDEPENDENT FRI 20 DEC 2013 • Issue 168 the inner city Printed on 100% recycled paper Laneway makeover Subheading over three lines New blood in Jets lineup A message every parent should heed p.3 T he Ka ys A venue E ast to Albermarle Street lanewa y is a drab and unin viting space. But w ork is set to commence late next year to transform t he laneway into a v ibrant, pedestrian and bik e-friendly zone complete with rain gardens. The ‘Connecting Marrickville’ project will make the l aneway mo re a ttractive, i mprove a ccess t o the new rail line and loc al shops, and impro ve the health of the Cooks Ri ver through na tural stormwater treatment. Marrickville Ma yor J o Ha ylen said Counc il had designed ‘Connecting Marrickville’ as an inno va- tive program to improve footpaths, streets, lanes, squares, parks and cycleways. “We are spendin g more money and apply ing better plannin g and design to our shared places and spaces,” she said. The ini tiative is a collabora tion betw een the community and the Council, that would promote social integration through community belonging. “We share such a highly urbanised en viron- ment, we all need to pull tog ether to protec t and support our biodi versity, bushland, and wa ter- ways. ‘Connecting Marrickville’ is helping us to achieve that.” Local residen ts are w orking w ith Counc il staff to ad dress the lanewa y’s issues such as urban design, public art, communi ty safety and access, biodiversity, transport, wa ter and en gineering, local flooding, stormwater treatment and pedes- trian and cyclist access. When construction is complete, the community will ‘ co-deliver’ the projec t through a plan ting day, and then co -maintain the lane, k eeping i t clean and litter-free. Any issues that arise will be reported and resolved by Council. “[Once completed] Ka ys Avenue E ast to Alber- marle Street lanewa y w ill be a g orgeous ha ven in the inner c ity – a safe and a ttractive place for everyone – people, plan ts, and animals, ” Ma yor Haylen explained. It is e xpected w ork w ill commence on the laneway in O ctober 2014 w ith completion a t the end of the year. Well-used lane to be transformed into safe shared pathway BASIL NAIMET The Kays Avenue East to Albermarle Street laneway. Inset: Mayor Jo Haylen and concerned residents. Holiday warning p.18 @ICWJournalist p.24 Trades & Services P Tr a Need help at your place this weekend? p.23 Renee’s still got it ● FRESH PRODUCE ● 100 SPOT CAR PARKING ● GROCERY ● DAIRY ● DELI TRADING HOURS Monday - Friday 8.00am - 8.30pm, Saturday 8.00am - 7.30pm, Sunday 8.30am - 7.30pm ‘Your One Stop Supermarket’ - ‘Competitive Shelf Prices’ FREE HOME DELIVERY* *conditions apply 168ICD3791 Specials valid Thursday December 19th - Wednesday December 25th 258 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville Phone: 9559 7064 LEBANESE CUCUMBERS WATERMELON WHOLE $ 1 99 kg 49 ¢ kg COCA COLA 18x375ml VARIETIES SMITHS CHIPS 175gm/ DORITOS 175gm VARIETIES $ 1 99 SAVE 81 ¢ $ 9 99 SAVE $ 10 00 $1.48 per litre
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weekenderPROUDLY INDEPENDENTFRI 20 DEC 2013 • Issue 168
the inner city
Printed on 100% recycled paper
Laneway makeover
Subheadingover threelines
New blood in Jets lineup
A message every parent should heed p.3
T he Ka ys A venue E ast to Albermarle Street laneway is a drab and unin viting space. But w ork is set to commence late next year to transform t he laneway
into a v ibrant, pedestrian and bik e-friendly zone complete with rain gardens.
The ‘Connecting Marrickville’ project will make the l aneway mo re a ttractive, i mprove a ccess t o the new rail line and loc al shops, and impro ve the health of the Cooks Ri ver through na tural stormwater treatment.
Marrickville Mayor Jo Haylen said Counc il had designed ‘Connecting Marrickville’ as an inno va-tive program to improve footpaths, streets, lanes, squares, parks and cycleways.
“We are spendin g more money and apply ing better planning and design to our shared places and spaces,” she said.
The ini tiative is a collabora tion betw een the community and the Council, that would promote social integration through community belonging.
“We share such a highly urbanised en viron-ment, we all need to pull tog ether to protect and
support our biodi versity, bushland, and wa ter-ways. ‘Connecting Marrickville’ is helping us to achieve that.”
Local residen ts are w orking w ith Counc il staff to ad dress the lanewa y’s issues such as urban design, public art, communi ty safety and access, biodiversity, transport, wa ter and en gineering, local flooding, stormwater treatment and pedes-trian and cyclist access.
When construction is complete, the community will ‘ co-deliver’ the projec t through a plan ting
day, and then co -maintain the lane, k eeping i t clean and litter-free. Any issues that arise will be reported and resolved by Council.
“[Once completed] Ka ys Avenue East to Alber-marle Street lanewa y w ill be a g orgeous ha ven in the inner c ity – a safe and a ttractive place for everyone – people, plan ts, and animals, ” Ma yor Haylen explained.
It is e xpected w ork w ill commence on the laneway in O ctober 2014 w ith completion a t the end of the year.
Well-used lane to be transformed into safe shared pathway
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Movie star’s death tops our search results in 2013
Cory M onteith, the Glee star who died earlier this y ear, was the second top trending search followed by ‘Royal Baby’ and ‘iPhone 5S’.
Proving w e lo ve our reali ty TV, ‘ The Block’, ‘M y Ki tchen R ules’ and ‘H ouse Rules’ all made the top 10 . S o did the terms ‘North Korea' and ‘RFS’.
“Google is often the first place Austral-ians turn to to find out more about our heroes, learn new skills, fac t-check the news, and settler dinner party disputes between f riends,” said G oogle spok es-person, Shane Treeves.
T he shock death of movie star Paul W alker turned out to be one of the things Australia was most intrigued about this year.
Paul W alker was the top trendin g search on G oogle in 2013, the search engine has revealed.
EDITOR'S DESK
Christmas spirit shines as we say goodbye to a rollercoaster year
W e find ourselv es a t the end of another year, looking back on the ups and do wns of wha t, as usual, has been a rollercoaster year.
It has been a signific ant news year, dominated by the F ederal Elec tion and an historic chan ge of g overnment, w ith T ony Abbot t elec ted the country’s newest Prime Minister.
Locally we saw Jo Haylen become one of Marrickville’s y oungest ev er Ma yors, and there is li ttle doubt tha t she has made an immedia te mark as a proactive, keen representative.
When elected earlier this year, Cr Haylen said:“I love this place. I lo ve that on any given day
there’s a queue up the st reet for pork rolls on Illawarra R d, or the mac aroons a t the H ellenic Bakery. I love the procession through the streets at Greek E aster, and the blue neon c ross on to p of St Bridg ets. But most of all I lo ve that this is a place where people come – f rom all o ver the world – to make a life for themselves and live out their dreams.”
In that speech she summed up the importance of community and at this time of the year, spirit within the communi ty should and is a t a grea t high point.
It has been fan tastic to see so man y smilin g faces around Marrickv ille as the Christmas season and holida ys approach, and I am sure most of us are looking forward to a little break.
That includes the team here a t the Inner City Weekender, who head off on a break today.
We'll be back for our first edi tion of 2014 on Friday, January 10.
I'd like to thank our team here at the paper for their dedication and their commi tment in 2014, and for w orking hard to ensure tha t our paper ’s vision – to be an independent voice for Marrick-ville and its people – remains at the forefront of everything we do and say.
I’d like to particularly thank Basil Naimet, who works tirelessley to deli ver the news of this city to y ou, and to all of our other wri ters and contributors who help ensure the quali ty of our content throughout the year.
To Toni, Peter and our sales teams, thanks for ensuring the commercial success of the paper and for gi ving Marrickv ille businesses a loc al face to see each and every week.
I’d like to thank all of our readers and adv ertis-ers for their ongoing support.
The media is a tough game, but the joy of being an independent is that we get to employ fantastic flexibility across everything we do.
In 2014, we’ll step up a g ear once again as this publication emer ges as a tr ustworthy, reliable and powerful voice for you.
On behalf of the en tire team a t the Inner Cit y Weekender, I would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
T his time of the y ear brin gs w ith it joy, peace and a spiri t of g ood will. S adly though i t c an also bring tragedy.
With school holida ys fast approachin g and many young children out and about enjoying their holida ys, Kidsafe and NRMA Insurance are ur ging paren ts to supervise their children closely, especially when around cars.
A sur vey of 500 NS W paren ts was conducted in May this year by Pure Profile Research that found 90 per cen t believed driveway safety is an importan t issue. Disturbingly 70 per cen t think the w orst is likely to happen in their own driveway.
Kidsafe NSW Executive Officer Christine Erskine said this time of y ear provides a timely reminder that road safety is critical and chil dren are espec ially v ulnerable
Parents are being reminded not to let their children play near cars or driveways
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around cars.“Toddlers and y oung school chil dren
move quickly and ha ve no real sense of danger, t herefore they c ould be in the path of a moving vehicle quite suddenly,” Ms Erskine said.
According t o a r eport b y t he B ureau o f Infrastructure, Transport and R egional Economics en titled Child Pede strian Safety: Driveway deaths and low-speed vehicle r un-overs, A ustralia 2001- 2010, on a verage na tionally, sev en chil dren
are killed each y ear and 60 are seriously injured after bein g hi t or r un o ver b y a motor vehicle at home.
Consequently, Ms Erskine stron gly recommends parents watch where their children play closely.
“Parents should tr y and find a separa te space for chil dren to pla y and closely supervise them at all times, especially if a vehicle is being moved,” she said.
“The festive season is a lo vely time for families to all be tog ether and w e wan t to help a void the w orst happenin g,” Ms Erskine added.
Kidsafe and NRMA Insurance recom-mend the following tips to keep children safe this holiday period:
• Always supervise children whenever a vehicle is to be moved – hold their hands or hold them close to keep them safe;
• If y ou’re the only adult around and need to move a vehicle, even just a small distance, put chil dren sec urely in the vehicle with you while you move it;
• Ensure children play in safer areas away from the driveway and cars;
• Consider installing or purchasin g a vehicle w ith a rev ersing c amera. These are not fail proof but w ill certainly help in difficult situations where v isibility is lo w or inhibited.
News in Numbers
NSW Ambulance have launched an emotional anti-violence campaign highlighting the human side of the state’s paramedics who are coming under increasingly more frequentincidents of physical and verbal abuse.
By the end of 2012, 89 incidents saw paramedics assaulted or abused. With two weeks to go in 2013, that figure stands at 133 separate incidents.
NSW Ambulance Chief Executive Ray Creen said “If You Hurt a Paramedic” shows the “two sides” of paramedics by placing powerful images promi-nently in licensed venues.“Paramedics are highly trained clini-cians who are visible and prominent members of our community but some people see them only as ‘uniforms’, not individuals working to make adifference,” he said.“We are launching this campaign at start of the so-called ‘silly season’, the time of year we are called to help increasing amounts of people affected by alcohol and drugs, because it’soften the most dangerous situations when we’re hurt by those we’re trying to help.”
Minister for Roads Duncan Gay has launched a new road safety campaign, Don’t Trust Your Tired Self, which highlights the serious risks of driving tired.“Many drivers aren’t aware how being tired can affect their driving,” Minister Gay said. “It’s one of the top three killers on NSW roads, along with speeding and drink driving. “Crashes due to tiredness are also twice as likely to be fatal than other crashes. You can’t brake while you’re asleep.“You might be a good driver, but your tired self isn’t. Do not trust them be-hind the wheel.”
Minister Gay said last year 62 people died and 1,959 people were injured on our roads in fatigue related crashes.
“Last year there were more deaths due to people driving tired than drink driv-ing. It’s time to bring driving tired into the road safety spotlight and that’s what this campaign is about.”
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O n Tuesda y the Minister for Education A drian P iccoli presented students who came first in the sta te for indi vidual
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He said completin g the HSC was an achievement in itself.
“Any studen t who recei ves their HSC has w orked har d, and I con gratulate all students who have completed their exams this year,” he said.
Mr P iccoli ad ded tha t the HSC was demanding and the assessmen t and examination process was designed to challenge studen ts, thus, claimin g first prize was an outstanding achievement.
“To claim the First in Course spot is a great honour for these students, and they,
The marks are in and Marrickville students have shown their academic talents
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their teachers and their families should be very proud,” he said.
Marrickville had not one but tw o students claim the top honours. J aimee Hassos from Newtown High School of the Performing Arts took out first place for English (Standard).
“When I found out, I was shock ed and overwhelmed. I am still in shock ev en after receiving the prize,” Jaimee said.
She thank ed her En glish lan guage teacher and mentor Victor Woolley for his dedication to her learning.
Mr Woolley, who had high praise for Jaimee, said her dedic ation, foc us and commitment w ere t he r easons f or h er success.
“Jaimee worked hard, she is the perfec t student,” he said.
Tempe High S chool student Gia Tr uong came first in the sta te for Chinese Beginners and said lik e an ything else, i t took har d w ork: “When y ou w ork har d, anything is possible”.
In gaining the prize Gia said it was a team effort: “I want to thank the staff at Tempe High School, in partic ular Ms Clare W ang my Chinese teacher and J ulie Duncan the Head of languages. They have offered me the best advice and have been caring in helping me achieve my goals.”
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Rear-end car accident caused by drink driver
About 7pm on Saturday, December 14, a female driver was observed driving her car in an erratic manner along Beech Road in Dulwich Hill. While travelling northbound the driver failed to stop at a red light, and consequently rear-ended another car which had already stopped at the intersection. Police attended the scene shortly afterwards and subjected the driver to a breath test. The driver returned a positive reading and was sub-sequently arrested and taken to Newtown Police Station. At Newtown Police Station she was subjected to a Breath Analysis which returned a High Range reading.
The driver was charged with High Range PCA and her licence was suspended. She is now due to face Newtown Local Court.
Hotel staff threatened in armed robbery incident
Police are appealing for information following an armed robbery in Petersham on Monday night about 11.50pm. Three armed men entered a hotel on Hunter Street, Lewisham where they demanded cash from two staff members; a 34-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man.
The three men fled the scene a short time later with cash in a white sedan.
No-one was injured in the incident.Police attached to the Marrickville Local
Area Command were called to the scene and commenced investigations.
Police are urging anyone with informa-tion about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
Drunken man creates path of destruction and damage
About 11pm on Saturday, December 14, an intoxicated male made his way along Enmore Road, Marrickville, leaving a path of destruction in his wake.
Over a short distance the male tore a street sign out of the ground, damaged a car mirror with a high kick, threw a letter box through another car’s window, shat-tered a third car’s window with his fist, and kicked a fourth car’s mirror off.
Police were notified and arrived at the scene to find the intoxicated male hiding under a parked car. The male was ar-rested and charged. He is now due to face Newtown Local Court on January 16, 2014 in relation to the charge.
Elderly couple slept through break and enter
Around midnight on Friday, December 13 an unknown person(s) have broken into the rear of a property on Excelsior Parade in Marrickville.
The offender(s) has ransacked the kitchen area and stolen a number of items before leaving the premises. An elderly couple were present in the main bedroom at the time however were not woken up by the noise.
Police are urging all residents to ensure their houses are securely locked over the Christmas period.
Anyone with information about this in-cident is urged to contact the Marrickville Local Area Command on 9568 9299.
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MY MARRICKVILLE
Favourite Restaurant: Tra Mi Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine Favourite Deli: Lamia Super deli Best place to relax: Royal Exchange HotelBest place for entertainment: Royal Exchange HotelBest shopping experience in Marrickville: Hong Phuoc Asian GroceryThe thing you love about Marrickville most is…: It’s lively and everything is at your fingertips, good food, grocery shopping, transport. I love that there is a myriad of cultures here. It’s a place of abundance.
Anthony Paterson, 48Dulwich Hill
S t Peters Anglican church is getting into the spiri t of Christmas w ith their C arols on the L awn on Sunday night, a special evening of
performances at the church grounds.Reverend Andrew Br uce said the ev ent
will have a good turn-out if last year’s was anything to go by.
“We’re expecting about 100 people and we want the c arols to be an ev ent for the community, but without the fan fare, ”
Reverend Bruce said.He said the grounds a t the church
catered for up to 250 people and hoped that a g ood turnout w ould see a w onder-ful night of carol singing.
“We have 10 musicians and two singers performing. The a tmosphere w ill be one of peace and harmony.”
There will be entertainment for the kids commencing a t 6 .30pm and a BBQ for everyone. Carols will get underway from 7.30pm till 8.30pm. Parking is available on site. The St P eters Anglican church choir will also perform at Marrickville Metro on December 23 from 7pm.
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N omination forms are a vail-able now for the Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and S enior Ci tizen of the Y ear
Awards for 2013.Marrickville C ouncil re cognises t he
contributions f rom i ndividuals w ithin the M arrickville c ommunity b y o ffering the three awards, one in each category on Australia Day.
Last year’s Young Citizen of the Year winner Tina Zhou was nominated by the Member for M arrickville C armel Tebbutt for her contribution to youth services.
“Tina is bright, enthusiastic and commit-ted t o y outh, h umanitarian an d s ocial justice issues. Tina has previously partici-pated in the YMCA Youth Parliament and is a ctively in volved in th e M arrickville Council Youth C ouncil. S he w as c hosen
Last year’s winner Tina Zhou was a great example of Marrickville’s spirit
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to repre sent NSW at t he National C onsti-tutional Convention in Canberra in March 2013,” Ms Tebbutt said.
“I believe Tina is a wonderful role model for ot her y oung p eople. S he i s i nspira-tional and her participation and interest in y oung p eople i s e vident b y h er m any achievements, v olunteer w ork a nd s kills and interests.”
Nominees must:• be Australian Citizens and have resided
in t he M arrickville L ocal G overnment Area for at least 12 months;
• be u nder t he a ge o f 2 7 o n J anuary 2 6, 2013 t o b e c onsidered f or t he Y oung Citizen of the Year Award;
• not h ave won a n Au stralia D ay Award previously;
• not be Members of Parliament, current Marrickville C ouncillors o r e mployees of Marrickville C ouncil, Members of t he Au stralia D ay C ommittee nor have received Australian and Imperial Honours;
• be nom inated by s omeone ot her t han themselves.
Nominations close Friday, December 20, 20 13 a nd a re a vailable no w f rom t he Council’s w ebsite. T he A wards w ill b e announced a nd pre sented on Au stralia Day, January 26, 2014.
I ndependent ser vice sta tions w ill benefit from the recent decision by the major retailers to self impose a cap on their fuel docket discounts.
Last week t he Australian C ompetition and C onsumer C ommission ( ACCC) accepted t hat C oles a nd W oolworths would l imit d iscounts on f uel c osts t o four cents per litre, coming into effect
from January 1 next year.But for some independents the compe-
tition has driven them out of business.Fadi A wad c o-owner o f S peedway
Service S tation in Dul wich Hill s aid competition from shopping dockets had adversely impacted his business.
“I’m q uitting b ecause w e c an’t c ope with t he c ompetitors’ pr ices. H ow c an we c ompete a gainst d iscounts of 8 -15 cents per litre?”
Mr Awad said the service station wanted to provide a service for the locals but couldn’t sustain the losses.
“We are serving the people of this area, but can’t cope. I s imply can’t compete,” he said.
Independents to benefit from fuel truce
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Coles and Woolies’ fuel truce will reduce cost pressures on local service stations
T he Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink has been in the same con veni-ent loc ation for o ver 40 y ears. In fac t they are A ustralia’s
oldest ice rink and celebra ted their 40th birthday on March 5, 2011.
They operate as the Ice Skating Club of NSW Co-Operative Ltd, a not for profit entity w hich r eturns in come b ack in to the operation of the ice rink.
They are well known as the friendliest, best value rink in town.
At Canterbury Oly mpic Ice R ink is the
most s uccessful S kate S chool a nd t he best coaches around. Many of Australia’s Winter O lympic r epresentatives st arted skating at C anterbury a nd p rogressed through the Skate School.
Ice sk ating i s a g raceful a nd b eautiful sport t hat i s f un for a ll a ges a nd levels. Ice Skating programs are taught by expe-rienced a nd n urturing i nstructors who provide skilled development lessons.
So if you would like try the great sport of I ce S kating, t hen g et y our s kates on and get down to the rink!
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L ooking for a new and e xciting school holida y ac tivity? R un away with the c ircus for a w eek at A erialize; S ydney's lon gest
established and only not -for-profit circus and aerial arts training facility.
Instructed by some of the circus industry’s best performers and teachers, Aerialize’s school holiday program is for all school aged kids: from the timid to the most outgoing.
“People are discovering what a wonder-ful c reative ou tlet c ircus a rts a re,” s ays
Aerialize Business Manager Tara Clark. “Students a re e ncouraged t o e xplore,
create, engage with others and challenge themselves. W e w ork t oward a p erfor-mance for family and friends on t he last day of t he program, and there’s never a parent who i sn’t bl own a way by wh at they witness their child achieve.”
The f ive-day p rogram co vers t rapeze, tissu, l yra, cl owning, a crobatics, juggling, hula hooping and performance skills. Kids can attend a morning or after-noon session only, or for the whole day.
Have your kids got energy to burn?
What amazing feats will your children achieve?
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The Aerialize Training Space7-9 Close St Canterbury NSW 2193
www.aerialize.com.au, 02 8964 6135
School Holiday Circus Classes
Run away with the circus for a week, with drama games, warm-ups and stretching, hula hoops, juggling
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web. This 5 day course is aimed at students aged 5 - 17yrs of all abilities.
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July 8th to 12thMorning, Afternoon and Whole Day Sessions
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I don’t normally take a lot of time thinking of a New Year’s resolution – I nev er m ake g oals. I a m not a g oal or ientated person (although some say that I should be) because I hate that feeling of failure when I don’t reach my goals in time.
To me, making a New Year’s resolution is the same as making a goal – you are setting yourself up for failure.
I have always had the same kind of resolutions, like ‘learn to cook’, ‘buy a new c ar’ or ‘get fit’, which are pretty boring and dare I say it, the standard. And yes, you guessed it, I still eat two-minute noodles for every meal, I am still driving my 1998 bomb and I prefer to wear heels over runners.
At the beginning of 2013, whilst everyone was talking about their special New Year’s resolutions and how they were going to get t here, I w as s itting a lone, f rustrated t hat t hey d idn’t realise t heir re solutions w ere not on ly l ikely t o f ail bu t t hat they probably wouldn’t remember them anyway.
Whether I was peer-pressured into it or was feeling a little left out, I am not sure, but I did end up with a resolution for 2013 – it was easy, different and something I knew I would love.
At the time, I w as living out of a w ardrobe made entirely of black, white, the odd grey item and denim jeans: boring.
Getting ready every morning was simple and easy but it was the same day in and day out so, my New Year’s resolution gave me the option to change it up.
I de cided t hat 2013 w as t he year I w as going to add c olour to my wardrobe. It may seem easy but I h ad to c hange a l ot of things about myself. For example, whenever I would walk into a shop , I w ould make a b eeline for the white tops, skip-ping over any colours without even thinking – I had to retrain myself how to shop.
I chose to begin by buying blue items and once I was comfort-able there, I moved from colour to colour. Shopping was hard but deciding which colours go with what was harder. A y ear on, I s till l ove t o w ear a wh ite t op bu t m y w ardrobe i s no w colourful.
Although I a m y et t o m ake a re solution f or 20 14, I w ill b e going for something fashion related – I might even try to make 2014 the year I swap earrings for necklaces!
Spend some quiet time on your own, before the Christmas mad-ness really begins. If y ou’re still buy ing presents, look for gifts
that stimulate the imagination. The Mars/Uranus opposition increases your rebellious, unpredictable side so it should be an interesting Xmas Day! Be mindful of what you say too.
AQUARIUS JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19
It will be a magical Christmas for many festive Fish, as the Sun/Neptune connec tion fa vours compassion, c reativity, con tem-
plation, meditation, prayer, delicious daydreams, spiritual insights and lashings of romance. An ol d f riendship may feel as if i t’s going back-wards, but it’s just entering a brand new phase.
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Have y ou still g ot a heap of shoppin g to do ? I t’s time for re-sourceful Rams to grab last -minute gifts tha t are g orgeous and
practical. Christmas Day looks somewhat chaotic though as Mars (your ruling planet) and Uranus oppose each other . You’ll be in reckless Ar-ies mode but, if you stir up fractious family members, you could end up with more on your plate than you bargained for!
ARIES MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20
Christmas Day finds most Taureans in a terrifically festive mood, as you let your hair down and enjoy the Yuletide revelry. But, if
you eat and drink too much, y ou’ll be a gr umpy Bull on B oxing Day! With Venus in retrograde motion un til February 1 i t’s not a g ood time to spend up big at the New Year sales, as you’re likely to over-spend.
TAURUS APRIL 21 TO MAY 21
Mercury, your ruling planet, shifts in to Capricorn from Decem-ber 24 through until January 12 which will stabilise your mercu-
rial mind. If you methodically tick off the to-do list, then you’ll power through preparations without the usual distrac tions. You’ll soon be in the mood to have some serious festive fun!
GEMINI MAY 22 TO JUNE 21
With Mars in your home zone opposing disruptive Uranus, there are bound to be some upsets on Christmas Da y. Anything from
a burnt meal to a domestic disagreemen t. Stay cool C ancer, and k eep things in perspective. Heed Quentin Crisp: Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities, but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.
CANCER JUNE 22 TO JULY 22
The positive Sun/Neptune hook-up makes for a delightful Christ-mas Day for festive Leos. The more you roll up your sleeves and
help out, the better you’ll feel. Putting others first is the key to holiday happiness. Friday is a fabulous da y to draw up your goals and dreams for 2014. Include a plan for healthy eating and regular exercise.
LEO JULY 23 TO AUGUST 23
Cooperation and team work a re hi ghlighted, so mak e sure y ou include family and f riends in y our festi ve prepara tions. Share
the jobs around V irgo! D on’t labour under the delusion tha t you c an handle everything on your own. With Venus in retrograde motion, be extra careful in your dealings with children, teenagers and friends.
VIRGO AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 23
Luxury-loving Librans, if you spend more than you can com-fortably afford this Christmas, you’ll just end up w ith a heap of
debt in the New Year. You don’t have to go overboard in order to have a good time. Plus try to control your urge to splurge on food and drink on Christmas Day. If you pace yourself, then you and your digestive sys-tem will enjoy Boxing Day and beyond.
LIBRA SEPTEMBER 24 TO OCTOBER 23
Avoid g etting too stressed this Christmas S corpio. A cool and methodical approach is the best way to handle festive prepara-
tions and family celebrations. When in doubt, just keep calm and carry on! With Jupiter journeying through your aspirations zone, make your goals for 2014 as big and bold as possible.
SCORPIO OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22
Sociable Sagittarians love Yuletide celebrations with the accom-panying eating, drinking, dancing and partying. But make sure
you’re pulling your w eight w ith prepara tions and cleanin g up other-wise you’ll be in the bad books on Boxing Day. Too much enthusiasm at the New Year sales could see you deep in debt in 2014.
SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 21
Mercury moves through your sign from December 24 to January 12 when you’ll be at your rational, reasonable and rigorous best.
But your perfectly thought-out plans and prepara tions are likely to be turned upside-down on Christmas Da y, as impulsive Mars and unpre-dictable Uranus create havoc in your family zone.
CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20
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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSUREReiby Lane (between Station St and Reiby St), Enmore
15/01/2014Reiby Lane (between Station Street and Reiby Street), Enmore will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffi c from 7.00am to 5.30pm on 15 January 2014. Resident access will be available at Reiby Street. The works and traffi c control are being undertaken by Boyce Build Pty Ltd. The purpose of the temporary road closure, which will be affected by the placing of barricades and signs at strategic locations, is to stand a crane within the laneway. Traffi c will be diverted via Station Street and Reiby Street, and signs will be in place showing the diversion route. If you wish to contact Boyce Build for any enquiries, please call 0412 928 511.
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Believe i t or not , y ou c an h ave f un a nd s till b e s omewhat healthy! Here are some tips to follow...
Stock y our f ridge w ith he althy a lternatives. H olidays a re filled with lots of partying, but you can bring your own snacks so y ou h ave a n a lternative t o t he l arge a mounts of b elly-swelling, not-so-good food. You never know, you might not be the only one who’s looking for something healthy... especially after f ive mince pies, a l itre of s oft drink a nd three bowls of lolly mix. You’d be surprised who reaches for the good stuff when it's easy to access.
Hydrate. You k now wh at’s worse t han a re gular h angover? A h angover on C hristmas, b ecause you w ant s o b adly t o b e filled with good cheer but that banging headache you have is telling you to go punch the Christmas lights off the tree. Stay hydrated even more than usual to try to avoid a hangover.
Focus on giving back. My favourite gift to get is the voucher from W orld V ision s aying t his b ought s ome c hickens f or a village. S eriously, d o w e re ally n eed m ore s ocks or a b ook we'll nev er re ad? Giv e s ome g ifts t o k ids i n ne ed. Volunteer at the hospital. Do a r andom act of k indness. Nothing makes you feel b etter t han putting a sm ile on s omeone e lse's f ace, and m aking y ourself a nd ot hers h appy i s t he he althiest thing ever!
Join i n on t he b aking p rocess. W hen y ou h elp c ook, y ou are lending a he lping hand and being part of a he althy social interaction that we’ve been doing for millennia.
Get enough sleep. It will give you more energy throughout the day and keep your body regulated.
Grab your favourite people, and have a break. Your friends, family, mum, all of the above, it doesn’t matter. But take some-one you love a nd h ave a f un d ay f illed w ith d riving a round looking at lights with Christmas music, watching a Christmas movie, baking cookies, playing games, and relaxing. Because sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is have an amazing day with the ones you love!
See you next year.
DAVID STEINOwner & Manager of Fitec
Tips for Christmas feasting
HEALTH
Bringing a new bub home i s exciting, but in all the excitement of baby show-ers and preparations, it’s easy to forget your existing fur-babies.
A new me mber of t he human family brings with it challenges and a respon-sibility to your pets too.
Your dog or cat will experience a large number of no vel s timuli – d ifferent scents and sounds which may be upset-ting t o y our p et i f t hey h aven’t b een exposed t o these b efore. T he who le daily household schedule changes also with a new baby and your pet will have to a djust t o c hanges i n f eeding t imes and may initially take the sidelines in terms of exercise and one-on-one time.
There a re m any w ays you c an m ake this transition easier.
1. Bring the baby’s blanket home from the first day in hospi-tal. This w ill g ive your pet t ime to adjust to the smell of baby.
2. Quality time. Make sure you still give your pet one on one time especially in the first few months.
3. Positivity! By ensuring every experience with baby is posi-tive, you can help your pet accept the new addition more rapidly. For example, cuddle baby and fur baby together and whe n pl aying w ith t he b aby, let y our p et h ave he r favourite play toy.
4. Jumping. I f you have a l arger dog it is important from a few months before mum is expecting to train your pet not to ju mp up. Jumping up on t he b aby c an c ause i njuries and set back the pet-baby-family relationship by c ausing tension within the family.
Remember that it’s especially hard for pets who are an ‘only child’ and haven’t got any other children or pets around them.
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River of creativity hasn’t dried up for Renee Geyer
She ma y ha ve recen tly celebrated four decades in the music industry but soul queen Renee G eyer still approaches her w ork w ith the same
enthusiasm and passion as when she started out.
The legendary performer will finish 2013, her 40th year as a musician, with her ritual end-of-year concert at The Base-ment in S ydney on Sunda y, December 29 and Monday, December 30.
While man y music ians w ith lon g-standing careers eventually end up resting on their laurels, G eyer has spen t the last year in a burst of c reativity, recording and releasing her latest album ‘Swing’.
As the ti tle sugg ests, ‘ Swing’ is G eyer’s take on classic big band music f rom the 40’s and 50 ’s and although the track list features m any w ell-covered j azz s tand-ards, the album is anything but unoriginal.
Rather than jumpin g out and recor ding the album for the sak e of i t, Geyer chose to hol d back and w ork with her band to create unique music al arran gements for well-known son gs so tha t her v ersions would be different from previous covers.
“I didn’t know how it would be received and I think a lot of people who don’t know me might have looked at the set list and not been interested because it is a generic set list, the son gs ha ve been done b y
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Australia’s past is explored in Jackie French’s latest novel The R oad to Gundag ai, which follows the life of a family circus.
The Magnifico Family Circus inhabits its own strange, ethereal world, with a cast of bizarre performers on display.
From the crippled heiress who masquer-ades as a beautiful mermaid, to the bearded lady who is pla yed b y a y oung man and the stereotypic al blind fortune teller, the Magnifico F amily Circus has all of the classic fixtures of a 20th cen tury carnival tale.
But behind the scenes, when the curtain drops, each of the c ircus members ha ve their own unique personalities and histo-ries as they tra vel far and w ide across the Australian countryside.
The Road to Gundagai is set in the midst of the Grea t D epression, a devasta ting period in history, and the book’s tone captures the reality of that era.
This gripping tale is full of in trigue and detail, and w ill tak e adults back to the classic adv enture stories of their y outh while y ounger readers w ill enjo y the book’s fantastical magic and illusion.
“This is the histor y of our na tion retold in fiction,” Jackie French said.
“The ‘ adoption’ of indig enous chil dren by tra velling c ircuses, the ‘ cold readin g’ to tell fortunes, the susso c amps and farming cooperatives of the depression to help each other survive, even the skeleton in the house of horrors, are based on li ttle known events in our fascinating past.”
Fans of Jackie French will also enjoy the references and connec tions to charac ters
from her tw o prev ious books in her acclaimed series The Matilda Saga.
The Matilda Saga includes the no vels A Waltz for Matilda and The Girl from Snowy River, which w ere both w ell-received b y literary critics.
A reviewer in The Saturday Age praised The Girl from Snowy River: “when I was 11 or 12, I would have read and reread it until it fell to bi ts. I t has ev erything: horses, poems, ghosts, heroism, war , the bush and a love story”.
French is the newly chosen A ustralian Children’s L aureate for 2014- 15, which is a w ell deser ved honour recognisin g her long, prestigious history in writing.
She has wri tten more than 140 fic tion and non-fiction books, has had a full-time writing c areer for 25 y ears and has w on over 60 a wards in A ustralia and in terna-
tionally. H er passions include histor y, the environment and the conser vation of wildlife and the planet.
Suffering f rom dysle xia herself , F rench is a strong advocate of supporting children who have learning difficulties.
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many, man y people, which is wh y I picked them… I wan ted to sho w how a great song can be reinterpreted again and again,” Geyer said.
Fortunately, the har d w ork paid off and ‘Swing’ debuted a t number 22 in the national ARIA charts. But despi te
the album’s positive reception, G eyer won’t spend lon g rev elling in her success – she is already working on her next release.
“I’m working on it already but I never talk about i t until it’s done bec ause it changes… the minute I talk about i t, it
goes to another thing,” she said.Throughout her c areer, G eyer has
released 25 albums and coun tless hi ts including ‘Restless Years’, ‘Do You Know What I Mean’, ‘Say I L ove You’ and ‘I C an Feel The Fire’, becoming one of Australia’s most prominent female singers.
Her love of music began when she was young, when she pla yed on her school friends’ music al equipmen t and mo ved between bands, w orking out her o wn style before pursuing it professionally.
“I always knew I was good at it [music] but I never intended it to be a career until I started doin g i t and people w ere really into it, I realised this is somethin g I could actually make a c areer of. That happened gradually,” Geyer said.
While Geyer has mastered man y differ-ent g enres, her music has alwa ys been inspired by her love of rhythm and blues, with Aretha F ranklin bein g one of the artists she admires most.
“I don’t take her recor ds out and listen to them unless i t’s a spec ial occ asion because i f y ou l isten t o s omeone t oo much, it rubs off on y ou and y ou end up trying to sound lik e them, and I nev er want tha t to happen… but I’ ve alwa ys been interested in black music, it’s always been my favourite,” Geyer said.
And it seems that Geyer has no plans to leave her music days behind her.
“I’m nev er o ver music. I’ m o ver ev ery-thing else and the getting ready and the logistics of it – until I get on stage and the music starts, that brings me to life.”
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BIG SCREENHe ma y ha ve once proudly hel d the
title of S an Dieg o’s fa vourite news anchor, but t elevision reporter Ron Burgundy ( Will F errell) has left his hometown behind in ‘ Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues’.
After the golden era of the sev enties, portrayed in the first ‘ Anchorman’, Ron and his team hi t rock bot tom and disband. But the finely dressed news man doesn’t stay out of the ac tion for too long, joining his former colleagues to take on the challenge of bringing America’s first 2 4 hour news channel to the people.
SMALL SCREENThis beautifully imagined fan tasy
film is based on the first installmen t of six books in the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare.
‘Mortal Instrument: City of Bones’ begins w ith Lily Collins in the role of Clary, a teenage girl living in New York who learns tha t her family has been hiding a big secret from her all her life.
Clary disco vers tha t she ’s ac tually a shadowhunter, which is a half-an gel warrior, with her people part of an ag e old battle between angels and demons.
Drama ensues when Clary’s mother goes missing.w
CONSOLE‘Adventure Time: Explore the
Dungeon Because I Don’t Know!’ is the follow up to last y ear’s game ‘H ey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!!’.
The game is stag ed in the L and of Ooo, w ith pla yers enlisted to assist Princess Bubblegum in her quest to save Candy Kingdom.
In an adv enture tha t w ill tak e gamers to the depths of a S ecret Royal Dungeon, ‘ Adventure T ime’ f eatures fans’ favourite characters from the TV show includin g Finn, Marceline, J ake and Ice King.
STEREOGuitarist Eric Clapton has lon g been
celebrated as one of the grea test song-writers of modern music, and now the hits from his most creative period have been re-released.
‘Give Me Strength: The ‘74/’75 Record-ings’ fea tures remastered v ersions of Clapton’s studio albums released in the mid 70’s.
Session out -takes are included, as well as unreleased v ersions of ‘Getting Acquainted’, ‘Please B e W ith M e’ and ‘Give Me Strength’. It is a grea t album for new and old fans alike.
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ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES Rated MStarring: Will Ferrell & Paul Rudd
MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONESRated MStarring: Jamie Campbell Bower
ADVENTURE TIME: EXPLORE THE DUNGEON BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW! Rated PG - Nintendo 3DS
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•Christmas Eve – 24th December at 11.30pm. A traditional Midnight Mass, with Candles, Carols and Procession.
•Christmas Day – 25th December at 9.30am. Family Carols and Communion.
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Since opening in 1973, the Opera House has entertained audience in excess of 65 million. This year the Sydney Opera House will celebrate four decades as an eminent national building and valuable piece of cultural and tourism infra-structure. The 2013 Sydney Architecture Festival launched on November 1 to celebrate ‘Your City Your Community’ through the built environment. This is a great display of information on now at Customs House.
One of the biggest musicals to ever hit the theatre stage is back in Sydney for a limited time only. Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ is one of the most popular and most expensive theatre productions to ever grace our shores because of its wonderful music, sets, story and costumes. Directed by the acclaimed Julie Taymor, this production has won over 70 major international theatre awards. Tickets start at $50. To book visit www.lionking.com.au.
On the longest day of 2013, Masha’s Legacy invite you to share in their unique journey towards the light in a special event that represents the harmonious union of music, dance and feeling. The show also includes many original composi-tions and arrangements created with the collaboration of the dancers who perform the piece. Each performer is a renowned exponent of various forms of global dance styles such as Flamenco and Brazilian. Tickets are $25 plus booking fee. Visit camelotlounge.wordpress.com to book.
Stick, a stick rock candy company is having live demonstrations so that you are able to see how their candies are made, producing beautiful and delicious candy creations. For more information visit sticky.com.au.
Sydney is set to explode this New Year’s Eve with the most creative and unique fireworks show to ever grace our city. The theme for this year is ‘Shine’. At 9pm and midnight, Sydney’s fireworks will light up the harbour and Sydney Opera House, illuminating the sky with a kaleidoscope of colour. 1.6 million will line the Sydney Harbour Foreshore so make sure you get there early and soak up the atmosphere and celebrations.
Recognised as America’s next genera-tion of rap royalty, fans can expect Wiz to bring his A-game with a full live band backing his explosive rhymes and dynamic beats, playing songs from all of his albums and mixtapes. Wiz will play his top 10 hits ‘Young, Wild and Free’, ‘Payphone’ and ‘Black and Yellow’. Performing for one night only, don’t miss this truly awesome show. Tickets are $69.95. To book call 9550 3666.
Following four sold out Sydney shows early in 2013 ‘Two & A Half Lebs’ will return in January with a limited run of shows. The smash show from the creators of ‘From Lebanon With Love’ is an hilarious action packed comedy show with stand up, video and side splitting sketches. All your favourite characters make an hilarious return including Bashir and Zou Zou. Tickets from $39.90. To book call 9550 3666.
After two huge NYE sellout shows in row, by popular demand the ultimate party band Marsala will again be doing Camelot on New Years Eve! Marsala covers some of the best music from Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia, Russia, France, Italy, Spain, Zimbabwe… and more! Tickets are $65 plus booking fee. Visit camelotlounge.wordpress.com to book.
It’s the final One Day Sunday gathering for the year, and possibly ever. They’re going out with a festive bang and a huge line-up of DJs, including Sampology, Morgz (Thundamentals), Skoob (The Tongue), Shantan Wantan Ichiban, Joyride, Adit and Raph. The free event will begin at 1pm.
DAVID MOORE: CAPTURING THE CREATION OF THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Until Sunday, January 26, 2014Customs House
THE LION KING Until Sunday, May 11Capitol Theatre
MARSHA’S LEGACY Saturday, December 21Camelot Lounge
STICK ROCK CANDY DEMONSTRATIONS Tuesday, December 10 until Wednesday, January 1
ONE DAY SUNDAY XMAS BLOCK PARTY Sunday, December 22The Vic, Enmore
SYDNEY NEW YEAR’S EVE Tuesday, December 31Various locations
WIZ KHALIFA Friday, January 3Enmore Theatre
TWO & A HALF LEBS Friday, January 10 to Sunday, January 12Enmore Theatre
NYE PARTY WITH MARSALA Tuesday, December 31Camelot Lounge
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In a world first, the Australian Museum presents Tyranno-saurs – Meet the Family, an innovative, multimedia experi-ence showcasing the newly-revised tyrannosaur family tree. With over 10 life-sized dinosaur specimens on display, including one of the oldest tyrannosaurs, Guanlong wucaii, the exhibition runs from November 23, 2013 to July 2014. For more information and to purchase tickets to this awesome exhibition call 02 9320 6000.
Whether you are two-years-old, 30-years-old or 60-years-old, there is nothing like a Santa photo to put a smile on your face. Take a group of mates or your family down to the Metro, just near the food court to get a photo with the big man in red. Santa will be sitting in his chair from 10am each day, waiting to make some lasting memories with you. Every child who visits Santa will get a free gift.
Grease the musical is in its final few weeks at the State Theatre starring musical theatre favourite Rob Mills and rising star Gretel Scarlett. With other cast members including Bert Newton (Vince Fontaine), Todd McKenney (Teen Angel), Anthoney Callea (Johnny Casino) and Val Lehman (Miss Lynch) this is a show that you will not want to miss. Tickets are from $64.90. For more information and to book call 1300 795 267 or visit www.greaseistheword.com.au.
Through December, January and February, Sunday after-noons will be known as a time to enjoy free laughs. The clever minds behind Mug and Kettle Comedy and Late Night Comedy on the Sly are offering 12 weeks of comedy, in a different beer garden each week. This weekend’s show will be at the Vic on the Park, Enmore on Sunday, December 8 from 4pm. For weekly lineups, venues and times, visit Mug and Kettle Comedy’s Facebook.
'Rural Habitat' helps to create and re-imagine rural dwell-ing designs on tight budgets. It is the collaborative effort and combined visions of Mobile Workshop Architects and NGO Vasco de Quiroga PSXXI and started as an initiative to improve living conditions for people in remote Mexican communities. This exhibition at Customs House, aims to heighten awareness of some of the challenges facing rural and remote Mexican communities and share our architectural and social design solutions. There will be interesting photographs, multimedia and models of Mexcian and rural communities on display. Visit www.sydneyarchitecturefestival.org to find out more.
Focusing on the victims, perpetrators and vicinities of crime, the original City of Shadows introduced the world to the Museum’s extraordinary and compelling collection of police foren-sic photography dating from 1912-1960. Curator Peter Doyle describes the exhibition as “an intimate, raw and hauntingly beautiful record of the mysterious people and dark places of a Sydney lost”. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and seniors. For more information call 8239 2288 or email [email protected].
The first edition of WMAFF (Women Media Arts and Film Festival) kicks off on December 21, 2013 presenting multi award winning short and feature films by women writers, directors and producers from 32 countries. The festival presents a series of short documentaries about cultural dislocation and assimilation from Australia, Burkina Faso, China, France, Germany, Sweden and Russia. The festival also showcases a series of short fictions and documentaries. Tickets are $15 plus booking fee. To book call 9550 3666.
TYRANNOSAURUS – MEET THE FAMILY Saturday, November 23 until Sunday, July 27Australian Museum
SANTA PHOTOS Every day until Tuesday, December 24Marrickville Metro
GREASEUntil Sunday, December 22 Lyric Theatre
SUMMER SERIES OF COMEDY Every Sunday this summer
RURAL HABITAT Until Sunday, January 26Customs House
CITY OF SHADOWS EXHIBITION Saturday, November 23 until Sunday, December 29
WOMEN MEDIA ARTS AND FILM FESTIVAL Saturday, December 21 – Sunday, December 22 Factory Theatre
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CHATTERON THE BOX
Well we’ve finally reached the last edition of the year and for the year’s final Chatter on the Box I’ve decided
to run through some of the hits and misses of 2013…Best Australian Reality ShowFor the second straight year ‘Big Brother’ had me glued to my screen for 101 days of the year. This year’s series was better than last year with some fantastic personalities and some even cheekier tricks from the big man himself. Best Talent ShowThis was a hard one to judge this year considering I went off talent shows in 2013, but I must say the only one I did watch week to week was ‘The Voice’. The addition of Ricky Martin this year was genius and I look forward to seeing him return along with new coaches Kylie Minogue and Will.I.Am. Best New TalentThis one may surprise people but ‘Big Brother’ winner Tim Dormer was the best new face on TV this year. Tim was cruel, kind, funny, but most of all entertaining. He played the Big Brother game to perfection and caught the hearts of many.Best News ServiceBeing an election year, it was hard to go past Sky News for
providing the best news coverage of 2013. Sky News was there when all the big news was breaking and they were even the first to have an
interview with Julia Gillard ahead of her leadership showdown with Kevin Rudd.
The Worst of the WorstIt was too hard to pick just one, so with-
out explanation here are my worst shows of the year: ‘Australia’s Got Talent’, ‘Million
John ...86. Radio knob87. Becomes involved (5,2)88. Makes slip-up
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14. Granny Smith or pippin16. Yoga's ... position19. Performed again22. Cut fi rst teeth23. Drifts (into coma)25. Waited upon26. Result29. Mentions once more32. Annoy35. Magic lamp owner37. Magazine copy38. Admirers40. Miner's stake
41. Design transfer42. Sickly43. Aerial tracking system44. Informal language47. Bargains51. Salt/water mix52. Masted vessels53. Instrumental composition54. Golf club58. Fish with line & hook59. That female61. Turn aside63. Avid
64. Triple65. Matures66. Adversary68. Maggot or grub71. Absolute72. Between74. Potato buds76. Daybreak78. Off ensive youths80. Congeal83. A single entity
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T here will be new blood in the Newtown Jets ne xt season, w ith a number of contracts left unrenew ed and pla yers opting to move to other clubs.
Among the casualties of the season are Tinirau Arona w ho w ill t ransfer t o C ronulla, A dam Henry who is heading to the UK to the Bradford Bulls, Michael Oldfield to the Catalan Dragons in F rance, J ack B osden to Illa warra W estern Suburbs and J osh Ailaomai to St G eorge-Illawarra.
Prolific tr y-scorers Na fe S eluini and H enare Wells have signed with the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup whilst v eteran forward Khalid Deeb is set for retirement.
Jets coach Greg Ma tterson said there were a number of promisin g pla yers who ha ve been involved in intensive pre-season training; train-ing four days a week since early November.
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youngsters w ill be reinforced by arrivals f rom the R oosters NRL squad and y oungsters who have gradua ted f rom the R oosters under 20 ’s squad. The Jets are also c urrently active in the player trading market and w ill announce new signings early in the new year.
Club director and major sponsor Terry Rowney said one of the most satisfactory aspects of this
off-season has been the extensive and effective review by the NRL of second-tier competi tions like the NSW Cup, with several of the Newtown club’s submissions to the NRL rev iew team being adopted.
Among the reforms are stron ger links to NRL partnership clubs and assistance to further professionalise the competition.
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