Go pink with Kazz for breast cancer By Laura Sykes (See back page for story) We are the ONLY Hunter station broadcasting the SUMMER OF SPORTS - Saturday & Sundays, from noon until 4pm. Covering all major sports with the team’s usual blend of merciless humour and serious comment. Thursday 17th October, 2013 Missed an issue? www.huntervalleyprinting.com.au/Pages/Entertainer.php FREE YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE upper hunter The only way to find out what’s going on! WIN a double pass to Majestic Cinemas. See page 2 for details FOR SALE 52 Gray Street, Scone • Ideal family home with four generous size bedrooms; two with ensuites • Large separate office • Well-appointed kitchen adjoining the spacious family room with views over the manicured gardens and in-ground swimming pool • Separate formal dining room and lounge room • Natural light and high-vaulted ceilings throughout For details or to arrange an inspection Adam O'Regan, Landmark Townsend - 0421 721 733 Angus Patterson, MacCallum Inglis - 0427 443 250 Stephen Bell, Ray White - 0418 236 077 Serving the Hunter for over 20 years with a readership over 4,000 weekly! TV Guide TO YEARS ADDING See inside giving you the best deals – see page 10 LaCity Travel A great night for a great cause! Auction Night Friday 25 October 2013 @ 6pm Muswellbrook District Workers Club Raising funds for the McGrath Foundation to increase breast awareness in young Australian women and place breast care nurses into communities. Tickets: $25 p/p includes finger food and entertainment by The Flicks. Tickets available from: Bennett Broz Motorcycles & Artiste Espresso Bar, Muswellbrook and Singleton Argus. Enquiries: Karen 0427 804 681 Fancy a high tea? See page 6 for details Muswellbrook Showground Full rodeo program from 1pm Saturday with main performance at 6pm Campdraft commencing @ 7am on both days Food & bar facilities available Adults - $15; Children/pensioners - $5; Family - $30 Muswellbrook Charity Rodeo & Campdraft great family entertainment provided by the nation’s top cowboys! 26 & 27 OCTOBER 2013 Rodeo enquiries – Brad 0408 885 997 Campdraft enquiries – Colin 0419 212 558 SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER 2013 @ 7.00PM Tickets $55 All enquiries: 6545 1607 www.sconeraceclub.com.au presents...
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Go pink with Kazz for breast cancer By Laura Sykes
(See back page for story)
We are the ONLY Hunter station broadcasting the SUMMER OF SPORTS - Saturday &
Sundays, from noon until 4pm. Covering all major sports with the team’s usual blend of
merciless humour and serious comment.
Thursday 17th October, 2013 Missed an issue? www.huntervalleyprinting.com.au/Pages/Entertainer.phpFREE
YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE
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The only way to find out what’s going on!
WIN a double pass to Majestic Cinemas. See page 2 for details
FOR SALE 52 Gray Street, Scone• Ideal family home with four generous size bedrooms; two
with ensuites• Large separate office• Well-appointed kitchen adjoining the spacious family
room with views over the manicured gardens and in-ground swimming pool
• Separate formal dining room and lounge room• Natural light and high-vaulted ceilings throughout
For details or to arrange an inspection Adam O'Regan, Landmark Townsend - 0421 721 733Angus Patterson, MacCallum Inglis - 0427 443 250 Stephen Bell, Ray White - 0418 236 077
Serving the Hunter for over 20 years with a readership over 4,000 weekly!
TV GuideT O Y E A R SA D D I N G
See inside
giving you the best deals – see page 10LaCityTravel
A great night for a great cause!
Auction NightFriday 25 October 2013 @ 6pmMuswellbrook District Workers ClubRaising funds for the McGrath Foundation to increase breast awareness in young Australian women and place breast care nurses into communities.
Tickets: $25 p/p includes finger food and entertainment by The Flicks.Tickets available from: Bennett Broz Motorcycles & Artiste Espresso Bar, Muswellbrook and Singleton Argus.
Enquiries: Karen 0427 804 681
Fancy a high tea? See page 6 for details
Muswellbrook ShowgroundFull rodeo program from 1pm Saturday
with main performance at 6pmCampdraft commencing @ 7am on both days
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Rodney Rude tickets selling fast! By Laura Sykes
Australia’s favourite politically-incorrect comedian is coming to the Muswellbrook District Workers Club on Wednesday 20 November with his show kicking off at 8pm and the club has reported excellent ticket sales to date.Rodney Rude’s shows are obnoxious, rude and absolutely hilarious. The self-proclaimed funniest comic to ever draw breath, Rude is even looking after your health - with laughing proven to reduce stress, lower cholesterol, unplug arteries and even improve things in the bedroom, as well as making you 48.6 per cent better looking. And with all these extra benefits, there’s every reason to book your ticket now to avoid disappointment and go along and enjoy a great show with all new skits and all new songs from one of Australia’s greatest.
For those feeling competitive, there’ll also be a limerick singing competition at the end of the show, with the best limerick winning an autographed tour tee shirt.
Tickets for the Wrong Hole Tour are essential, and are available now from the club for $55 each. Get in now to secure your place for a great night of entertainment – he’ll have you in stitches! Image: Rodney Rude
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Music by the Pages Festival ready to rockBy Laura Sykes
On Saturday 19 October the township of Murrurundi will come alive with the long-awaited Music by the Pages Festival.The festivities will be held at the White Hart Hotel festival grounds, with gates opening at 1pm. Celebrating all things good fun, good food and great music, Le Blitz will take over the stage as the headlining act, along with many other artists and groups including Lamplighters, Crazy Train, The Slones, Matt O’Leary, and Good Corn Liquor. Set to rock the socks off everyone in the audience young and old; if getting out and having a good time is your thing then Music by the Pages is one event you won’t want to miss!
The event is ticketed, with tickets selling for $25 each. For more information, you can follow the Facebook page by searching for Music by the Pages Music Festival Murrurundi, or by contacting the White Hart Hotel on 02 6546 6242.
Images: [Above] Good Corn Liquor [Middle] The Lamplighters [Below] The Slones
On the 31 October, author Robin de Crespigny will be giving a talk at the Muswellbrook Library. Robin is a Sydney film maker, producer, director, writer and a former Directing Lecturer at the Australian Film, Television and Radio school. She is the author of The People Smuggler, which is a true story that follows Ali al Jenabi, a refugee from Iraq, becoming a people smuggler to save his family. Located at the Muswellbrook Library, 126 Bridge Street at 11am. Free event, morning tea is provided. Call 6543 1913 for more information.
We are also presented with the Murrurundi Festival, which includes market stalls and entertainment up Adelaide Street, the Murrurundi Photographic Prize, Murrurundi 100 year birthday celebration and much more. This is from 18-20 October. Call MDI Visitor Information Centre 6546 6446 or visit www.murrurindifestival.org for more information.
Singleton brings us the Singleton Festival of Flowers October 19 and 20 - with churches, community groups and florists participate with a floral arrangement in the church. Displays will relate to a Bible text. The church will be open for displaying from 10am-4pm on Saturday and 11:15am-4pm on Sunday. Located at all Saints Anglican Church, High Street, Singleton, call Denise 6573 1137 or visit www.singletonanglicans.org.au for more information.
We are also delighted with the Muswellbrook Bush Poet Night in Muswellbrook on October 26, with award winning poets, soup & damper, amateur recitals and more. A great family night out under the stars, bring a blanket, family and friends. This will be at the Muswellbrook Christian School, Hill Street Muswellbrook. Call the office 6543 1114 or email [email protected] for more information.
Along with these there are many more events including photographic, art and music events. For more information visit www.artsupperhunter.com.au
Image: Author Robin de Crespigny
Local author book launch By Zack Phillips
Local author Bill Spicer will be launching his new books on Tuesday 22 October at 10.30am at the Muswellbrook Library.Spicer’s new books Challenging Times...living with change during WWII, and The Army’s in Town, show life in Muswellbrook during the Second World War. These books show the history of Muswellbrook and the struggles faced during World War II. Both books are completely detailed and illustrated with pictures from the time period.
Bill Spicer has started writing a series of books about the history of Muswellbrook through different periods of time. His books brings the reader in touch with the ‘times gone by’ of Muswellbrook.
Both of Spicer’s new books show the unique and fascinating history of Muswellbrook through World War II.
Books will be launched by Brig (rtd) J.E. Colvin AM (mil) RFD ED.
If you are interested in going to this event, contact Rosemary at the Muswellbrook Library on 02 6543 1913 or at [email protected] Image: Bill Spicer
Last weeks of inspiring exhibitionFor the first time in the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre’s history all the ceramic artists represented in the permanent collections are on display. The School of Arts Gallery features a cornucopia of clay, from the exquisite insect vase of local Denman artist Nicola Purcell (from the Max Watters Collection) to the abstract coal sculpture of Sydney’s William Lungas (winner of the Muswellbrook Art Prize for Ceramics in 2009) and includes nationally well-known ceramic artists such as Greg Daly, Aleksander Danko, Lorraine Jenyns, Michael Keighery, Gudrun Klix, Janet Mansfield, Danie Mellor, Ray Taylor and Peter Tilley. Many local ceramicists are also featured, such as Dorothy Burns, Enid Cryer, Betty Gleeson, Sue Lawson, Jean Mitchelhill, Lyn Nash and Jan Pryke.
Works have been selected from both the Max Watters and Muswellbrook Shire art collections including a number of ceramics which were originally part of the Denman Shire Art Collection. The exhibition covers the period during which ceramics in Australia moved from being thought of as craft producing predominately functional objects such as bowls and platters to the dynamic sculptural works of today.
Murrurundi artist Jean Davies takes us on a journey down the Pages River from its source west of Murrurundi to its junction with the Hunter River south of Segenhoe. This series of watercolour, ink and pastel works by one of the Upper Hunter’s premier exponents of these mediums will allow you to be reacquainted with the familiar or to explore new scenery through the eyes of an artist who delights in all the river has to offer.
Miniatures XVI: Local artists explore the small Miniatures XV1: This is the sixteenth exhibition by local Upper Hunter artists exploring the discipline of the miniature. This year sees a wealth of talent take on the challenge and works include not only paintings, but also the mediums of embroidery, photography and drawing. Miniaturisation is alive and well in Muswellbrook.
The exhibitions are on display at the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre until Sunday 27 October 2013.
Images: [Left] Emirates Crossing by Jean Davies [Above] Portia The Pig by Teresa Byrne [Below] Artist Jean Davies
Margo Humphries exhibition at Chocolate HillsBy Laura Sykes
Chocolate Hills Tartuca Espresso Bar Bistro in Denman is renowned for its delicious, handmade chocolates and authentic Italian fare. But the café also supports many local artists, and this month is exhibiting artworks from the celebrated Margo Humphries.Hailing from Lake Macquarie, Margo has been creating artworks from an early age, and taught herself to paint by studying other artists’ works and experimenting with different techniques of her own.
Lake Macquarie visual artist and 2013 Hunter Business Awards Finalist, Margo Humphries, is now holding her next solo art exhibition at Chocolate Hills Tartuca Espresso Bar Bistro, Denman until 31 October 2013. At the age of twelve, Margo embarked on her artistic career when she won the “Children of the Manning” Youth Award, part of the Walkom-Manning Art Prize, with her work “Wingham Brush”.
Since then, Margo has received many prizes and much acclaim, including being selected as one of ten artists for the Mattara Festival’s Inaugural Outdoor Art Exhibition, while her “Look up in the Sky Tonight” was draped over Newcastle Panthers in October 2011. Last year Margo’s t-shirt design, “The Line Up”, made the final twenty in Redbubble’s SXSW T-shirt Competition for New York band The Big Sleep, as well as becoming the “Social Media Guru” for the Hunter Arts Network committee, helping promote the group’s quarterly art bazaars.
Margo’s work is astounding in its versatility, having tried all mediums and all subject matters in her quest to find her own personal style, reflecting the energy and meditation that Margo feels when creating an artwork. Her colourful abstract and landscape paintings have been displayed in many exhibitions and homes through her passion for displaying her works.
All artworks in the Chocolate Hills exhibition will be for sale, and perfectly complement the sun, coffee, delicious Italian food, fresh juices, gelato and of course, the famous chocolates that Chocolate Hills Tartuca Espresso Bar Bistro has to offer.
Images: [Above] Some of Margo’s artworks. [Below] Margo Humphries.
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New hospital to benefit from Charity RodeoBy Laura Sykes
The Muswellbrook Charity Rodeo and Campdraft has been a favourite event of the local scene for more than forty years, and this year’s event will be no different. Like most longstanding-rodeo events, it began with a committee of like-minded people who enjoy and participate in the many aspects of the sport. Jillian Parkinson says that it made sense to turn this passion into a charity event.
“It is a great way for our cowboys and horsemen to display their skills; it’s an action-filled event for the community to enjoy and it’s a chance for us to help raise funds for local charity organisations. It’s our way of doing something for the sport we love and for our community. Our goal each year is to be bigger and better, and raise more money for charity.”
It’s a goal that is certainly well on the way to being met. The event this year boasts over $30,000 in prize money with a full-rodeo program that includes bull riding, saddle and bareback bronc riding, steer wrestling, roping events and barrel racing, alongside junior events in steer riding, roping and barrels. “This year we are also running a feature event – the ‘Over 40’s Bullride’,” says Jillian. “It’s for all those stubborn, old cowboys that want to prove you’re never too old. No matter what your favourite event is, we will have it on show and performed by our nation’s finest rodeo competitors.”
The event attracts some of the big names in the sport each year, usually attracting more than 300 competitors in the rodeo events. There will be many national champions past and present along for the ride this year, including locals such as Heath Nichols - Australian Steer Wrestling & Rope & Tie Champion – and Luke Parkinson - Australian Junior All-Round Cowboy and Steer Ride Champion.
This year’s rodeo and campdraft will help raise funds for the Muswellbrook Hospital Auxiliary. “The members of the auxiliary work tirelessly to help provide much-needed funds for the hospital and are currently working towards funding for a new hospital in the area,” says Jillian. “There is a petition for the cause, and we will have a copy of it at the entry of the showgrounds for people who want to show their support for this cause.”
The rodeo will be held on Saturday 26 October at the Muswellbrook rodeo grounds. Cost of entry will be family $30, adults $15 and kids and pensioners $5. Power FM will also be running a family- pass giveaway in the week prior to the rodeo, so make sure to tune in to see how you can win free entry to this great event.
Images: [Left] Heath Nicols (Yvonne Rice Photography) [Right] Luke Parkinson (Wild Fillies Photography) - Both Australian rodeo champions
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Upper Hunter Riding for the DisabledPres: Chris Hayes (02) 6541 3847 Anne-Marie Williams [email protected] Riding & carriage driving: Muswellbrook centre Tuesdays and Thursdays (3rd and 4th school terms). Open to all children and adults with a disability. Volunteers welcomed and always needed. Look for us on FaceBook.
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Australia’s brumbies star in new book By Laura Sykes
Kathryn Massey, founder and president of the Hunter Valley Brumby Association, recently teamed up with fellow brumby-owner Mae Lee Sun to create Brumby: A Celebration of Australia’s Wild Horses.The book features stunning photographs of the country’s wild horses, and plenty of good yarns to go along. It was this that author Kathryn Massey had in mind when she first came up with the idea for the book, but she says there were still surprises along the way.
“The story of Wildfire, the lone stallion of a herd of brumbies at Brooms Head, really tugs at the heartstrings. I think it gets everyone crying.”
Brumby is published by Australian Independent Publishing Company, Exisle Publishing, with all proceeds from royalties going back into helping rescue and rehome more brumbies. And it was the horses themselves, Kathryn said, that gave her the inspiration she needed to create the book.
“We wanted to give the Brumbies a voice and to show people how incredibly beautiful they are, and how much they have touched the hearts of many people who are privileged enough to work with them and willing to give them a go.”
As owner of two brumbies herself, Diesel and Bella, Kathryn knows the benefits of brumby ownership as well as anyone. These hardy horses are well suited to the Australian environment, are good doers, and are able to turn their hooves to anything from showing to camp drafting or pony club.
Their high resistance to disease and illness makes them the ideal horse to care for, and has proven useful for increasing hardiness in many other breeds as well.
All proceeds from the book, which retails for $45, go directly to the Hunter Valley Brumby Association to help rescue and rehome more brumbies. Along with their other merchandise, which includes caps, shirts and jumpers, the book is raising much-needed funds for this great cause.
“We currently rescue Brumbies that have been trapped from Kosciusko National Park and in the three years since we started taking in Brumbies we have rescued eighteen so far. The future, hopefully a much bigger sanctuary on the way so we can expand our operations and rescue and rehome even more Brumbies each year.”
Brumby: A Celebration of Australia’s Wild Horses is available online from http://www.hvba.com.au/ or wherever good books are sold.
Image: The front cover of ‘Brumby: A celebration of Australia’s wild horses’
Professional styling enhances signature Scone residenceThe local property market is heating up and prospective buyers will be delighted to see one of Scone’s signature properties listed for sale. Located in Gray Street in Satur the magnificent 4-bedroom residence has sweeping views back towards the racecourse and is perfectly designed to appeal to the growing family.The EVENT Storeroom has been commissioned to style the property to ensure maximum buyer appeal.
“In metropolitan areas it is increasingly common to style properties for sale,” says The EVENT Storeroom director Amelia Wilkinson.
“Professionally incorporating designer furniture is the most effective way to spark interest and attract buyers, create a stylish coordinated look that stands out from other homes and maximise a home’s potential sale value”.
Rural areas have a large number of high-end properties for sale, but there has been a gap in the local market when it comes to styling them.
Vendors had to look to suppliers as far afield as Sydney or Melbourne if they wanted assistance in hiring furniture or obtaining specialist styling advice. The EVENT Storeroom recognised the market need and stepped up to meet it.
“We can complement your existing furniture or create a totally new look to suit your property,” says Amelia. “You would be surprised at the relatively small cost of this service. The return on investment can be remarkable.”
“If you want your property to stand out from the crowd, it is a service you should seriously consider when you are preparing your house for sale. We have an extensive product range, and have been commissioned to style a number of properties ranging from $400,000 to $1million plus; we are well placed to assist vendors”.
Listing agents for 52 Gray Street are Landmark Townsend (Adam O’Regan), McCallum Inglis (Angus Patterson) and Ray White (Stephen Bell).
For further information about property styling and how The EVENT Storeroom can maximise the appeal of your property to potential buyers please contact Amelia Wilkinson 0400099761 or [email protected].
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Suck it up Buttercup!Are you ready buttercup? Do you think you have the ‘body of a beast and mind of a man’ because there will be no time to cry, complain or whinge at the upcoming 2013 Suck It Up Buttercup outdoor event on Saturday, 30 November.The gruelling outdoor competition to be staged at the Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre in Tamworth will provide competitors with twenty six challenging obstacles over ten kilometres worth of tough terrain. If you are after fresh air, harsh ground, mud, water and a whole lot more, this is the event for you!
For further information visit www.centauroutdoorevents.com.au
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Australian Army Infantry Museum - SingletonThe museum serves as a mirror to the Infantry Corps. It is a place where young soldiers can learn about the history behind the names they are familiar with from high school or perhaps about the military service of a family member. Gallipoli, Passchendaele, Kokoda and Long Tan are all brought to life along with less familiar campaigns like the NSW Marine Light Infantry deployment to Peking in 1900.The display space is divided into two main areas. The lower floor features exhibitions on the history of operations, from the Sudan in 1885 through to our current deployment in Afghanistan today. The mezzanine level features the ‘tools of the trade’, that is, the small arms and their associated training aids - how they have changed and developed and how these changes have influenced the tactics, techniques and procedures of the Regiments of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.
Opening times: 9am - 4pm Wednesday to Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
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Royal Hotel, MuswellbrookFriday 18 October Funked Up Friday @ 8.00pm with DJ Teo from Sydney Free admissionMuswellbrook District Workers ClubFriday 18 October DJ-T @ 8.30pm until 11.30pm Free show in the main loungeRoyal Hotel, SconeFriday 18 October Route 67 @ 7.30pm Free admissionWhite Hart Hotel MurrurundiSaturday 19 October @ 1.00pm ‘Music by the Pages Music Festival’ Admission $99 incl GSTRoyal Hotel, MuswellbrookFriday 25 October Tim Usher @ 8.00pm Free admission
White Hart Hotel, MurrurundiFriday 25 October Heartland @ 8.00pm Free admissionLinga Longa Inn, GundySaturday 26 October @ 7.30pm Rob Cass and the Cosmic Cowboys Free admissionRailway Hotel, MuswellbrookSunday 27 October Ryan Sampson @ 5.00pm Free admissionRailway Hotel, MuswellbrookSunday 3 November Lance Birrell @ 5.00pm Free admissionRailway Hotel, MuswellbrookSunday 10 November Roosta Brewsta @ 5.00pm Free admission
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Go pink with Kazz for breast cancer By Laura Sykes Continued from front page
Images: [Top] Left to right, Eric Bakker, Karen Jennar, David Burke [Bottom] Karen Jennar Emma Cameron, Nadine Finney, Melissa Nelson
Think pink on 25 October for the McGrath Fundraiser Charity Auction Night! The event, which opens doors at 6pm at the Muswellbrook Workers Club, is assisting young women all over the country to become more breast aware by raising much-needed funds and awareness.
The funds raised will go towards the McGrath Foundation’s goals in placing breast care nurses in areas where they are most needed.
Organiser Karen Jennar says that the inspiration behind this event came from her friends. “I lost a friend to breast cancer earlier this year. She left behind a five-year old son, and another two friends had both breasts removed last year. It really hits home when they are the same age as you, and it is happening too often these days. We need to get to know our bodies and notices any changes and get it checked out.”
This is not the first time that Karen has raised funds for the cause, after successfully campaigning for pink Hi-Viz shirts to be allowed onsite at Macquarie Generation where Karen works. “We now have over 230 pink shirts, and from every shirt ordered by staff $10 was donated to the foundation,” she says.
The theme of the night is ‘Go Pink with Kazz’. “Bring something pink, wear something pink,” says Karen, “the more outrageous the better. There will be prizes for the most creative, most outrageous and best dressed.”
Newcastle band The Flicks will be providing live entertainment after the auction, which will see many items sold to raise the much-needed funds. Wine, photo shoot vouchers, two nights for two guests at Mansfield cottage in Barrington Tops, celebrity-signed caps, CD’s, shirts, one night for two guests at Shoal Bay Resort, a 4WD recovery kit valued at $400, and much, much more will be going under the hammer for the charity. Auction company Ezybidz will also be providing auction items on consignment on the night. With all of this ready to go, Karen is optimistic that a large amount of funds can be raised.
“Every dollar helps. There’ll be a raffle as well, so all you have to do to be involved is come along, have a fun relaxing night with friends and buy some raffle tickets.”
With all her hard work campaigning for such a worthy cause, Karen says she has been overwhelmed with the support she has received. “I would like to thank everyone for their support, Macquarie Generation, work colleagues, businesses in Denman, Muswellbrook, Scone, Aberdeen and Singleton for their generous donations, it has been just overwhelming.”
