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Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2024</strong><br />
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FIX<br />
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MESS<br />
The scourge of graffiti and rubbish<br />
in <strong>Parra</strong>matta is in the spotlight.<br />
Ellie Busby reports on page 3<br />
OLC Councillor Henry Green. Photo: Melinda Jane.<br />
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Community <strong>News</strong> Update<br />
<strong>26</strong> <strong>March</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
Message from Mayor Lake<br />
Ramadan Street Festival<br />
Over the weekend, thousands of people flocked to<br />
Auburn for Council’s annual Ramadan Street Festival.<br />
This annual event provided an authentic outdoor<br />
experience within Auburn’s main street, and showcased<br />
the cultures and traditions of Ramadan including a call to<br />
prayer and speeches from community leaders. It was a lovely opportunity<br />
for our community to come together in unity and embrace Cumberland’s<br />
diversity during this holy month.<br />
Your Rates at Work<br />
Alderson Park, Merrylands –<br />
Playground upgrade<br />
Works are currently underway at<br />
Alderson Park, Merrylands where the<br />
space is undergoing a playground<br />
upgrade. As part of the project, new play Alderson Park, Merrylands<br />
space facilities, a half-court basketball court, and outdoor gym equipment<br />
will be installed. This project is expected to be completed by July <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
Let us know of any issues in your area by using the Snap Send Solve<br />
mobile app which can be found on Council’s website:<br />
www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/snapsendsolve<br />
Community Grants Program<br />
Nazira Sowaid, Chairperson Western Sydney Community Centre and Dr Abdurrahman Asaroglu,<br />
President of Gallipoli Mosque at Ramadan Street Festival in Auburn<br />
Youth Mental Health Community Consultation<br />
Council recently held a Youth Mental Health community consultation session<br />
with young people to gain their insights and input on key themes that were<br />
identified at the 2023 Youth Mental Health Summit. Council is prioritising<br />
access to youth mental health support services and programs and will continue<br />
to work alongside young people, service providers and government bodies in<br />
this space. For more information or for resources on youth mental health, visit<br />
www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/mental-health-youth<br />
Applications are now open for the third<br />
round of the Cumberland City Council<br />
Community Grants Program. During this<br />
round, advisory desk sessions and grant<br />
writing workshops will be available to<br />
those who need extra assistance.<br />
Submissions close: Thursday 4 April<br />
To apply for a grant or for more information, visit:<br />
www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/community-grants-program<br />
Nature Play Week<br />
Council is hosting a FREE Australia Minibeasts experience for children aged<br />
3-5 years and their caregivers, in partnership with Travelbugs Mobile Minibeasts.<br />
Come along for this interactive hands-on session featuring stick insects, spiders,<br />
millipedes and more.<br />
Tuesday 2 April, from 10:30am to 11:30am<br />
Wentworthville Community Centre<br />
For more information or to book your spot, visit:<br />
www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/event/australian-minibeasts-incursion<br />
With Clr Colman, community groups, school students and Council staff at the Youth Mental Health<br />
community consultation<br />
Charles William Munnery OAM Memorial Service<br />
I recently attended the late Charles William<br />
Munnery OAM memorial service held by<br />
the Merrylands RSL at the Merrylands RSL<br />
Memorial Garden. Charles was Life Member<br />
No 2 of the Merrylands RSL Club and was<br />
President for 14 years from 1960-1974. He was<br />
part of the Merrylands Football Club and a<br />
member of the Merrylands sub-Branch from<br />
1948 and Honorary Secretary from 1960-1961.<br />
The service held on Sunday 17 <strong>March</strong>, would<br />
have been Charles’ 100th Birthday. It was an<br />
honour to be involved in this service and to<br />
pay tribute to Charles’ life.<br />
Charles William Munnery OAM<br />
Memorial Garden<br />
Happy Easter<br />
On behalf of Cumberland Council, I would like to wish everyone a happy and<br />
safe Easter. May this Easter be a time of hope and joy for you, your family and<br />
friends. I’d also like to remind residents to please stay safe on the roads and take<br />
your time while visiting family and friends.<br />
Mayor Lisa Lake<br />
8757 9856 | Lisa.Lake@cumberland.nsw.gov.au<br />
Easter Storytime Sessions<br />
Council is holding Storytime sessions for children aged 3 to 5 years and their<br />
carers. Sessions start at 11am, no bookings required.<br />
Wednesday 27 <strong>March</strong><br />
Thursday 28 <strong>March</strong><br />
Greystanes Library<br />
Lidcombe Library<br />
Granville Library<br />
Wentworthville Library<br />
For more information, visit:<br />
www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/easter-storytimes<br />
Swim Centres Easter Trading Hours<br />
Splash into the Easter Long Weekend! Council’s Swim Centres, including Ruth<br />
Everuss Auburn Aquatic Centre, will be operating under the following hours:<br />
• Good Friday (29th <strong>March</strong>): Closed<br />
• Easter Saturday (30th <strong>March</strong>) - Easter Monday (1st April):<br />
Normal public holiday trading hours<br />
For the opening hours at each Swim Centre, visit:<br />
www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/swimming-pools<br />
Contact Cumberland Council<br />
8757 9000 | council@cumberland.nsw.gov.au | www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au | Cumberland City Council Sydney<br />
16 Memorial Avenue, PO Box 42, Merrylands NSW 2160.<br />
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LOCAL NEWS<br />
Headmaster angry at coverage Not a good look, says Councillor<br />
ELLIE BUSBY<br />
The King’s School headmaster has hit out against the recent coverage of all-boys private<br />
schools.<br />
ELLIE BUSBY<br />
The headmaster of The King’s School<br />
has slammed the media and Government<br />
over recent coverage of boys’<br />
private schools, saying stories of toxic<br />
masculinity and elitism “distract” from<br />
their contributions to society.<br />
In the school’s journal Leader, the North<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta Headmaster Tony George<br />
penned a six-page essay calling out criticism<br />
of single-sex private schools.<br />
“Instead of acknowledging and celebrating<br />
the significant achievement and contribution<br />
of independent schools to society,<br />
sections of Government and the press seem<br />
intent on deriding independent boys’ schools<br />
with any story they can concoct,” he said.<br />
“Invariably referencing the kinds of clickbait<br />
memes that tantalise memetic clichés,<br />
such as toxic masculinity linked to stories<br />
on single-sex schooling, or elitism linked to<br />
stories on school fees and funding.”<br />
George also believes it’s only single-sex<br />
elite boys’ schools that have been exclusively<br />
targeted by parts of the media.<br />
“Government single-sex schools have<br />
seemed to avoid criticism, as have single-sex<br />
girls’ schools,” he said.<br />
“However, the underlying agenda against<br />
the strawman of white privileged males<br />
has fuelled the creation of the term toxic<br />
masculinity and the religious fervour it<br />
subsequently generates.”<br />
The article comes after an explosive<br />
investigation by ‘Four Corners’ into the prestigious<br />
all-boys Cranbrook School revealed<br />
allegations of sexism.<br />
Thoughts? Tweet @theparranews.<br />
Graffiti and rubbish in <strong>Parra</strong>matta is<br />
sending the wrong message to both<br />
residents and visitors to the city,<br />
according to a local Councillor.<br />
Recent graffiti and left-behind rubbish<br />
underneath the Bernie Banton Bridge in<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta has left locals frustrated, with<br />
Our Local Community (OLC) <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
Councillor Henry Green saying something<br />
has to be done to prevent the vandalism.<br />
“People have complained about it, walking<br />
over the bridge and looking at it, but it’s<br />
mainly the children going to and from school<br />
that I’m more worried about,” he told <strong>Parra</strong><br />
<strong>News</strong>.<br />
“It’s not very good for anyone to have to look<br />
at it.”<br />
The <strong>Parra</strong>matta ward Councillor adds that<br />
it also gives a bad first impression to those<br />
who travel to the city to see events or watch<br />
sports games.<br />
“When the football is on or anything like<br />
that at CommBank [Stadium], you’ve got<br />
dozens of people walking past all this sort of<br />
thing,” Green said.<br />
“There’s quite a bit of [vandalism] along<br />
there, also along the precinct walk there,<br />
we’re getting a lot of needles.<br />
“It’s not a good look for the <strong>Parra</strong>matta city.<br />
They just throw their rubbish into the river<br />
there – we’ve got to do something about it.”<br />
Confirming Council officers have been<br />
notified, City of <strong>Parra</strong>matta said it is unable<br />
to clean up the graffiti under Bernie Banton<br />
Bridge as it falls on private property.<br />
“Council received a request to clean up<br />
graffiti near the Bernie Banton Bridge on<br />
Councillor Henry Green. Photo: Mel Jane.<br />
<strong>March</strong> 20,” a City of <strong>Parra</strong>matta spokesperson<br />
said.<br />
“However, the graffiti identified is on<br />
private property and staff are unable to enter<br />
the premises to remove it.”<br />
With the new and improved <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
Police Station set to open sometime this year,<br />
Green is hoping police officers operating<br />
out of the heart of the city again will act as a<br />
deterrent for future vandalism and littering<br />
throughout the city.<br />
“We need to get the police down there to<br />
really clean it up,” he added.<br />
“Once the police station goes in across the<br />
road here, I think it will clear a lot of these<br />
problems up.”<br />
Do you think more needs to be done to<br />
keep <strong>Parra</strong>matta clean? Let us know at<br />
news@parranews.com.au<br />
Community Notice<br />
25 SOUTH PARADE, AUBURN<br />
Council invites you to have your say on the Planning Proposal for<br />
25 South Parade, Auburn NSW 2144 (PP2022/0004). The Planning<br />
Proposal seeks to amend the Cumberland Local Environmental Plan<br />
(CLEP) 2021 to include additional permitted uses of a medical centre<br />
and office premises, and a maximum building height of 11m.<br />
The Merrylands Chamber is the<br />
main Chamber operating across the<br />
Cumberland LGA.<br />
The Chamber represents predominantly<br />
small and The Greater medium Cumberland sized businesses Chamber in the<br />
LGA but also several large businesses.<br />
of Commerce is the main<br />
Chamber operating across the Cumberland LGA.<br />
The Chamber represents predominantly<br />
small and medium-sized<br />
businesses in the LGA but also<br />
several large businesses.<br />
Have your say or find out more information<br />
Online https://haveyoursay.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/<br />
25-south-parade-auburn-planning-proposal<br />
Post General Manager, PO Box 42, Merrylands NSW 2160<br />
Email council@cumberland.nsw.gov.au<br />
Phone 8757 9000<br />
Submissions close: Wednesday 1 May <strong>2024</strong><br />
Contact Cumberland City Council<br />
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Issue 166<br />
Editor’s Note<br />
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Troy Dodds<br />
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Don’t become a statistic this Easter<br />
It’s hard to believe the Easter long weekend<br />
is upon us. It feels like just yesterday we were<br />
unwrapping Christmas presents and celebrating<br />
the start of the new year.<br />
Time goes as slow or as fast as it always has<br />
but it certainly feels like the days and weeks<br />
are just flying by at the moment. It’s quite the<br />
cycle we find ourselves in.<br />
The long weekend is of course a time for relaxation<br />
and in many cases, getting away.<br />
It can also be a time for tragedy.<br />
Everyone from NSW Police to Royal Life Saving<br />
has been putting out warnings this week as<br />
they try to ensure this is not the last Easter for<br />
a father, a mum, or a child.<br />
Life is so fragile yet we seem to forget this<br />
when we’re out of our comfort zone, and that’s<br />
why so many accidents take place in holiday<br />
hot spots over times like this.<br />
Please, if you are heading away this weekend,<br />
be safe behind the wheel and careful in<br />
the water.<br />
Don’t become a headline, and make your<br />
way home safe. Happy Easter.<br />
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Stop the world, I want to get off<br />
Ever get the feeling that it’s time to just stop?<br />
It hit me over the weekend. A realisation that<br />
life is hurtling by frighteningly fast, even if<br />
we’re unsure of the direction it’s going.<br />
That each of us are like boats in an ocean,<br />
bobbing about and buffeted by winds. Sometimes<br />
the current is stronger than us, however<br />
much we try to resist. Maybe sometimes, it’s<br />
better to just close our eyes and let things be.<br />
Imperceptibly, the seasons change. Summer<br />
slides into autumn. The sun is still here but<br />
losing its sting. And sapping heat and humidity<br />
in <strong>Parra</strong>matta is being replaced by the need<br />
for a light jumper or shawl when out at night.<br />
Possibly even socks at bedtime.<br />
For those who want to know, the cockroaches<br />
in our apartment block are still there. However,<br />
they’re less manic and audacious, and<br />
showing signs of wanting to hibernate themselves.<br />
It was an uncomfortable few months, where<br />
it felt almost too exhausting to do anything<br />
much. Almost everyone I know in our area was<br />
struggling to get decent sleep, particularly if<br />
your house or unit lacked functioning air-conditioning<br />
(or you couldn’t afford to keep it on).<br />
Just in the last week that has changed as our<br />
clock readjusts.<br />
Hibernation brings comfort for people, too.<br />
The thought of getting out in the backyard<br />
among the plants, clearing out the garage,<br />
focusing on odd jobs from sewing projects to<br />
sorting through old papers in the filing cabinet.<br />
Adding to the sense of a change of pace, it is<br />
Index<br />
<strong>News</strong>...........................................................1-14<br />
Life & Style..........................................15-18<br />
Entertainment................................19-29<br />
Business Directory.....................30-31<br />
Sport..............................................................32<br />
a special time for people of faith, with commonalities<br />
between our city’s various religious<br />
communities. The sacrifices of Ramadan and<br />
Lent, followed by the joy of the feast. Palm<br />
Sunday services this past weekend, followed<br />
by a comprehensive Easter schedule starting<br />
with Holy Thursday where Christians gather<br />
for the traditional washing of the feet.<br />
While I am only an intermittent churchgoer<br />
today, as a child sitting in the pews during the<br />
Good Friday service, which inevitably lasted<br />
hours, I always used to feel sombre. As if this<br />
was the first occasion each year where you<br />
were forced to confront life’s deeper meaning.<br />
The reason why we are here, and if there is a<br />
deeper purpose and a plan.<br />
Decades later, there are still no definitive answers<br />
to those questions.<br />
However, for me, as for many, the search<br />
continues. Again, it’s one of the few times<br />
when life comes to a pause and we check back<br />
in.<br />
From last week’s barbaric terror attacks in<br />
Moscow to the ongoing carnage in Gaza, the<br />
notion of humanity as flawed and fallen is not<br />
hard to ascribe to when we see the world today.<br />
Closer to home, the murders of Jesse Baird<br />
and Luke Davies – in tragic counterpoint to<br />
the generous and much admired lives they led<br />
– have also provided stark reminders of the<br />
ongoing scourge of domestic violence.<br />
The need to stop – to turn the TV off – and<br />
to reconnect with our better spirits as human<br />
beings, has come to me most vividly when observing<br />
the media frenzy over the supposed<br />
disappearance of Kate Middleton, the Princess<br />
of Wales.<br />
Not being a Royal watcher, this one snuck up<br />
on me late.<br />
As far as I could tell, it was something about<br />
her being missing from the public eye for several<br />
months – then admitting to editing a photograph<br />
of her kids.<br />
The swirl of conspiracy theories was ridiculous.<br />
“A princess who had gone missing. It was<br />
intriguing and low stakes. She’d had a Brazilian<br />
butt lift. She was growing out her bangs.<br />
William was having an affair,” wrote SMH columnist<br />
Kerry Sackville at the weekend.<br />
“I jumped on the Katespiracy bandwagon.<br />
Now I’m flooded with shame.”<br />
The news that Kate is being treated for cancer<br />
at age 42, has I think, shocked the world. Her<br />
dignified disclosure of her condition, while<br />
sitting on a bench, provided the most simple,<br />
heartfelt and heartbreaking message we have<br />
seen from a public figure in years.<br />
It’s a reminder that even the most famous<br />
people are not sport for whatever lurid fantasy<br />
we can think of to entertain ourselves. They<br />
are people, too.<br />
The coarseness of our celebrity culture is<br />
shocking and it has to stop. But you can’t<br />
blame the messenger when we are the ones<br />
clicking on the links.<br />
My best wishes to readers for a happy,<br />
relaxing and restorative Easter holiday<br />
weekend.<br />
For more local news and sport,<br />
visit us online at<br />
www.parranews.com.au.<br />
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LOCAL NEWS<br />
New plan for 368 apartments<br />
An artist’s impression of the proposed Melrose Park development.<br />
ELLIE BUSBY<br />
A<br />
total of 368 new residential units<br />
has been proposed for Melrose<br />
Park, with the multi-million dollar<br />
plans recently lodged by developer Sekisui<br />
House Australia.<br />
The plans, which are to be determined by<br />
the Sydney Central Planning Panel, would<br />
deliver two 10-storey, two eight-storey and<br />
two six-storey residential buildings to the<br />
local area, if given the green light.<br />
The apartments would be divided into 86<br />
one-bedroom, 252 two-bedroom and 30<br />
three-bedroom units along 38-42 and 84<br />
Wharf Road, Melrose Park.<br />
The development plans to provide three<br />
levels of basement with a total of 499 parking<br />
spaces.<br />
A total of 3,361sqm of open space has also<br />
been proposed, including ground floor<br />
central courtyards, the level six rooftop<br />
courtyard spaces and the level 8 rooftop<br />
spaces.<br />
The Statement of Environmental Effects<br />
(SEE) said the development would not<br />
have any adverse environmental, social or<br />
economic impacts on the surrounding area.<br />
“The proposal contains design elements<br />
that seek to reduce potential visual, privacy<br />
and acoustic impacts and promote a high<br />
standard of residential amenity,” the document<br />
said.<br />
“It is considered that the proposed development<br />
produces an appropriate outcome<br />
on a site that will provide a high level of<br />
residential amenity for future residents and<br />
will not adversely impact upon residential<br />
amenity currently enjoyed by adjoining<br />
properties.<br />
“The proposal represents an appropriate<br />
use of well-located land that will contribute<br />
towards providing valuable housing opportunities.”<br />
Covering a total area of 10,097sqm, the site,<br />
known as ‘Lot F’, falls within the Melrose<br />
Park North Precinct.<br />
Described as an “important renewal<br />
precinct located east of the <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
CBD,” the project is expected to<br />
provide around 5,500 dwellings, a town<br />
centre, school and open spaces once<br />
complete.<br />
“The Melrose Park precinct is on the eastern<br />
edge of the City of <strong>Parra</strong>matta Council<br />
Local Government Area (LGA) and is in the<br />
process of transforming from an industrial<br />
area to one that will provide for mixed<br />
use development including high density<br />
residential, open space, retail/commercial<br />
uses, and a new school,” the document said.<br />
“The project will deliver significant public<br />
benefit for future residents within a highly<br />
accessible location.”<br />
What do you think about the Melrose<br />
Park plans? Let us know at news@parranews.com.au.<br />
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YOUR CITY NEWS<br />
PARRAMATTA LIGHT RAIL TESTING IN OUR CBD<br />
Lord Mayor Cr Pierre Esber with <strong>Parra</strong>matta State<br />
MP and NSW Transport Minister.<br />
The <strong>Parra</strong>matta Light Rail project has reached<br />
a significant milestone, with testing of trams<br />
rolling through our CBD ahead of services<br />
beginning later this year.<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta locals and visitors can look<br />
forward to seeing more tram trials through<br />
the city, during the day and night, with<br />
more than 2,000 hours of testing to be<br />
completed before it’s given the green light<br />
to take passengers.<br />
When the light rail is in service, more than<br />
16,000 people are expected to use the<br />
Church Street stop each day to connect<br />
to more than 60 local eateries, shops,<br />
and businesses.<br />
I can’t wait to get on a tram and experience<br />
it for myself! Make sure to be alert for trams<br />
when walking, riding, or driving near the light<br />
rail and to follow signs and traffic directions.<br />
For more information, visit<br />
parramattalightrail.nsw.gov.au<br />
For information on how to stay safe around<br />
the <strong>Parra</strong>matta Light Rail during testing,<br />
visit parramattalightrail.nsw.gov.au/safety<br />
Cr Pierre Esber<br />
Lord Mayor<br />
City of <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
FREE OUTDOOR CINEMA SERIES<br />
Join us for a FREE outdoor movie event<br />
at your local park after event during the<br />
April school holidays!<br />
Enjoy family-friendly activities, live music,<br />
kids workshops, food and a free movie<br />
screening from 12–16 April on Fridays<br />
and Saturdays from 4pm to 9pm.<br />
Bring the family for a night under the<br />
stars, movies start from sundown. Don’t<br />
forget your picnic blanket!<br />
Scan the QR code for more information.<br />
ALFRED STREET<br />
PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST<br />
UPGRADE<br />
Works on Alfred Street Pedestrian and<br />
Cyclist Upgrade Stage 2A will begin<br />
this week.<br />
Once complete, the upgrade will connect<br />
our pedestrian and cyclist network south<br />
of Alfred Street Bridge and increase<br />
active transport in <strong>Parra</strong>matta.<br />
Scan QR code for details.<br />
OUR PARKING METERS<br />
ARE GOING CASHLESS<br />
From Monday 1 April, all parking meters<br />
in the <strong>Parra</strong>matta CBD will become<br />
cashless.<br />
Machines on George, Grose, Hunter,<br />
Phillip and Sorrell Streets will be<br />
converted to cashless parking meters.<br />
All machines will accept payment via<br />
the EasyPark app or VISA, Mastercard<br />
and AMEX.<br />
For further information, scan the QR<br />
code provided.<br />
City of <strong>Parra</strong>matta 1<strong>26</strong> Church Street, <strong>Parra</strong>matta NSW 2150<br />
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6 parra news » Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2024</strong>
LOCAL NEWS<br />
Community icon passes away<br />
ELLIE BUSBY<br />
CBD parking meters go cashless<br />
ELLIE BUSBY<br />
The Cumberland community has paid<br />
tribute to local legend Kevin Horne,<br />
who passed away earlier this month<br />
at 93-years-old.<br />
Born on September 21 on 1930, Horne<br />
trained to become a mechanical engineer<br />
at TAFE before spending his career working<br />
with the Department of Public Works.<br />
Horne moved to Wentworthville after he<br />
married his wife Yvonne, where they raised<br />
their two sons and lived for 65 years.<br />
In his youth he played for the <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
Rugby Club, before later becoming the President<br />
of the Wenty Rugby Club.<br />
After his retirement, Horne dedicated his<br />
life to volunteering in the Wentworthville<br />
community.<br />
At its latest meeting, Cumberland Council<br />
held a minute’s silence in honour of Horne<br />
and his contributions to the local community.<br />
“Kevin loved helping people and the social<br />
interaction that went along with that. He<br />
was the embodiment of community spirit,”<br />
Mayor Lisa Lake said.<br />
“He was awarded Holroyd Citizen of the<br />
Year in 2013 and again in 2015. In 1990 he<br />
received the highest award from the Public<br />
Service Association – the PSA of NSW Gold<br />
Medal.”<br />
Lake added that Horne helped many young<br />
people by acting as a support person for<br />
juveniles in custody when their parents were<br />
not present.<br />
“He supported, guided and advised them<br />
as if they were his own children,” she said.<br />
“He regularly attended police stations late<br />
Kevin Horne has been remembered as the<br />
“embodiment of community spirit”.<br />
at night, or early in the morning, without<br />
complaint and was always happy to lend a<br />
hand.”<br />
Horne was also a founding member of the<br />
Wentworthville Community Garden and the<br />
Wentworthville Computer Pals for Seniors,<br />
and he established a local Neighbourhood<br />
Watch Committee.<br />
Councillor Suman Saha recalled meeting<br />
Horne for the first time at the Wentworthville<br />
Community Garden.<br />
“He always welcomed people with the<br />
biggest smile on his face,” he said.<br />
“Rest in peace Kevin.”<br />
Horne’s funeral will be held on Friday, April<br />
5.<br />
Workers, students and visitors who<br />
drive to the <strong>Parra</strong>matta CBD will<br />
no longer have to look for loose<br />
change when parking, with on-street parking<br />
meters set to be cashless from Monday,<br />
April 1.<br />
Across the CBD, 23 machines at locations<br />
on George, Grose, Hunter, Phillip and<br />
Sorrell Streets will be converted to cashless<br />
machines. Once complete, all 224 parking<br />
meters in the CBD will be converted to cashless.<br />
City of <strong>Parra</strong>matta Lord Mayor Pierre<br />
Esber said these changes will make parking<br />
services more efficient and easier for people<br />
visiting the CBD.<br />
“We know that more people are choosing<br />
to tap and go for more payments since we<br />
started shifting our parking meters over to<br />
cashless two years ago,” Esber said.<br />
“In the past 12 months, about 94 per cent<br />
of parking meter payments were made via<br />
mobile or card.<br />
“Removing coin payments makes sense,<br />
we know how frustrating it is when parking<br />
meters get jammed so this will reduce<br />
parking meter faults and create an easier<br />
experience when parking in the CBD.”<br />
All cashless parking meters will accept<br />
payment via the EasyPark app or Visa,<br />
Mastercard and AMEX.<br />
To find out more, visit www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/living/parking-and-transport/car-parks.<br />
Do you think going cashless is the right<br />
move? Let us know at news@parranews.<br />
com.au.<br />
A <strong>Parra</strong>matta parking meter.<br />
PUBLIC EXHIBITION<br />
Planning Proposal, Draft Planning Agreement and Draft Site-Specific<br />
Development Control Plan for <strong>26</strong>3–281 Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford<br />
(previously known as <strong>26</strong>3–273 Pennant Hills Road and 18 Shirley Street,<br />
Carlingford)<br />
City of <strong>Parra</strong>matta Council is exhibiting<br />
amendments to the <strong>Parra</strong>matta Local<br />
Environmental Plan (LEP) 2023 with a draft<br />
Planning Agreement and a draft Site-Specific<br />
Development Control Plan (DCP) for the site<br />
at <strong>26</strong>3–281 Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford<br />
(previously known as <strong>26</strong>3–273 Pennant Hills<br />
Road and 18 Shirley Street, Carlingford).<br />
Key aspects of the proposal include:<br />
• The Planning Proposal which seeks to<br />
allow an increase of 197 residential units,<br />
a 600sqm increase in retail floor space<br />
and a new central park by reconfiguring<br />
existing zoning, amending height and<br />
floor space ratio controls and an increase<br />
in permissible retail floor space.<br />
• A Draft Planning Agreement which includes<br />
dedication of a community hub (library<br />
and community centre) and public open<br />
space and also a monetary contribution<br />
which Council plans to allocate toward<br />
the fitout of the community hub.<br />
• A Draft DCP to guide future development<br />
for the site by introducing site-specific<br />
objectives and controls.<br />
The proposal will be publicly exhibited<br />
until Wednesday 24 April <strong>2024</strong> and can be<br />
viewed at:<br />
• Online: participate.cityofparramatta.<br />
nsw.gov.au/<strong>26</strong>3-281-pennant-hills-road<br />
cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au<br />
• In person: Council’s Customer Service<br />
Centre, PHIVE, 5 <strong>Parra</strong>matta Square,<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
• Council Reception:<br />
1<strong>26</strong> Church Street, <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
• Carlingford Library:<br />
Lloyds Avenue, Carlingford<br />
Written submissions on the proposal can<br />
be made during the exhibition period. Any<br />
submissions received may be made publicly<br />
available and may include the names(s),<br />
addresses and contact details provided.<br />
All submissions are to be received by 5pm<br />
on Wednesday 24 April <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
Submissions can be made via:<br />
• Email:<br />
council@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au<br />
Attn: Rafael Morrissey and Carmel O’Connor<br />
(Subject: Planning Proposal ‘RZ/5/2023’)<br />
• Post: Attn: Rafael Morrissey, Senior Project<br />
Officer – Major Projects & Precincts<br />
City of <strong>Parra</strong>matta Council, PO Box 32<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta NSW 2124<br />
(Subject: Planning Proposal<br />
‘RZ/5/2023’)<br />
• Online: participate.<br />
cityofparramatta.nsw.gov. au/<br />
<strong>26</strong>3-281-pennant-hills-road<br />
or scan the QR code<br />
PN53476<br />
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Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2024</strong> « parra news 7
THE SUNSHINE<br />
CLUB<br />
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musical The Sunshine Club, tells<br />
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Come along on a<br />
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AUTUMN<br />
SCHOOL<br />
HOLIDAYS<br />
Celebrating 20 years since the<br />
release of his multi-platinum debut<br />
album That’s What I’m Talkin’ About.<br />
<strong>26</strong>–27 APRIL<br />
<strong>2024</strong><br />
18 MAY<br />
<strong>2024</strong><br />
Rosehill debate rolls on<br />
According to one councillor from<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta Council, the proposed sale of<br />
land on which Rosehill Gardens racecourse<br />
sits, is a private and commercial matter<br />
between the ATC and State Government,<br />
and Council’s role is not to consult the<br />
community on the matter.<br />
If this is the case, why was any motion put<br />
and debated at last Monday night’s Council<br />
meeting, with those against a proposal to<br />
heritage list Rosehill Gardens particularly<br />
vocal in their opposition and condemnation<br />
of the motion, presenting an (un)official<br />
Council position on the matter that has been<br />
reported in the media?<br />
I was astounded that Council abrogates<br />
to itself the right to make a decision by<br />
simple vote on a motion that carries major<br />
implications for our community, without<br />
there having been neither public discussion,<br />
nor expression of wish, nor even notification<br />
that such a far reaching motion was to be<br />
put. I reside in the <strong>Parra</strong>matta ward and I<br />
am also a member of the ATC. I was formerly<br />
a member of the Sydney Turf Club and have<br />
an interest in the future of our racecourse.<br />
As a member of the former STC, I was<br />
opposed to the takeover of the club by the<br />
Randwick based AJC. Along with a majority<br />
of members I voted that this takeover<br />
proposal be rejected. It is now history that<br />
the members’ wishes were overridden by<br />
our directors and the club was disbanded<br />
and the ATC created. We feared at the time<br />
that this was just a first step to moving all<br />
racing to Randwick. We now feel that our<br />
fears have been vindicated.<br />
The loss of Rosehill racecourse would<br />
be another slap in the face for western<br />
Sydney residents. Rosehill racecourse is an<br />
entertainment facility, an employer, a recreational<br />
space for a large number of regular<br />
western Sydney racegoers. It provides<br />
an opportunity for our youth to enjoy an<br />
elevated social experience, available within<br />
our own backyard so to speak. I can’t see<br />
that a possible racecourse somewhere<br />
south of the magic faraway tree is any sort of<br />
equivalent substitute.<br />
As one who grew up in Blacktown and who<br />
has lived at the same address in Northmead<br />
for over 40 years, I have spent the bulk of my<br />
teaching career in western Sydney. I am now<br />
retired, but I am passionate about the region<br />
and its young people. Here in the <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
ward we have already suffered from high<br />
rise developments all around us and have<br />
accepted the expansion of duplex development<br />
where family homes once stood on<br />
green blocks. We have done enough.<br />
GEORGE ZIVKOVIC, NORTHMEAD<br />
Stadium memories live on<br />
It was very interesting to read last week<br />
about the 25th anniversary of the Olympic<br />
Stadium (<strong>Parra</strong> <strong>News</strong> <strong>March</strong> 19).<br />
I was among the crowd at the 1999 Grand<br />
Final, then saw Cathy Freeman’s incredible<br />
run at the Olympics.<br />
Visits since then have been few and far<br />
between but it is wonderful that Sydney has<br />
this legacy venue from the Olympic Games.<br />
Brisbane, take note!<br />
GARY REDMOND,<br />
PARRAMATTA<br />
<strong>Parra</strong> <strong>News</strong> reserves the right to edit letters for the sake of accuracy and space.<br />
For more information, see our public notices section.<br />
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10 AUGUST<br />
<strong>2024</strong><br />
Free exercise classes<br />
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This program is a light exercise program to reduce the risk of ffalling<br />
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8 parra news » Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2024</strong>
Retirement living, elevated.<br />
Coming soon to Epping.<br />
Levande announces the launch of The Cambridge, Epping’s newest retirement community. Throughout<br />
<strong>March</strong> we will be hosting a series of Information Sessions for you to learn more about this exciting<br />
new development. Sessions include:<br />
1. An overview of The Cambridge retirement community<br />
2. Learning about the facilities and services available<br />
<br />
4. View samples of 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments<br />
<br />
6. Hearing from current Levande residents on their retirement living experience.<br />
Tuesdays, 5, 12 & 19 <strong>March</strong> & Wednesday 27 <strong>March</strong> at The Epping Club. 10am or 1pm (2-hour duration).<br />
RSVP essential! To reserve your place call Jill on 0421 279 288.<br />
For more information or to view our display suite, scan the code or call 0421 279 288<br />
to register. Display suite now open. Shop 1A Langston Place, Pembroke Street, Epping.<br />
thecambridge.levande.com.au<br />
Exit fees and other fees and charges are payable.<br />
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Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2024</strong> « parra news 9
PAGE TEN<br />
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The NRL’s decision not to penalise Latrell Mitchell for his expletive-laden radio<br />
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stronger. It’s not the biggest crime in the world, but players need to show respect for<br />
broadcasters and the wider audience.<br />
Well done to everyone involved in recent NSW Seniors Festival events. It was great<br />
to see so many local seniors taking part in events not only here in <strong>Parra</strong>matta, but<br />
across Sydney including at the traditional concerts in the city. We should always<br />
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Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2024</strong> « parra news 11
LOCAL NEWS<br />
Stop it or cop it<br />
this long weekend<br />
Egg-cellent Easter<br />
There’s plenty on offer for a cracking good Easter weekend<br />
ELLIE BUSBY<br />
Police will be out in force this long weekend.<br />
With thousands of Australians<br />
expected to hit the road for a getaway<br />
this weekend, NSW Police are<br />
reminding drivers to follow the road rules or<br />
risk copping double demerit points.<br />
Starting from Thursday, <strong>March</strong> 28, and<br />
running until Monday, April 1, Police will be<br />
out in force patrolling the roads.<br />
The double demerit period will see points<br />
apply for all speeding offences, as well as illegal<br />
use of mobile phones, not wearing a seat<br />
belt and riding without a motorcycle helmet.<br />
Double demerit points will also apply to<br />
motorists detected breaching the speed<br />
limits and illegally using mobile phones in<br />
school zones. Police will also be targeting<br />
double-parking or stopping and/or parking in<br />
designated no stopping or no parking areas.<br />
The long-awaited Easter long weekend<br />
has finally arrived – with plenty of<br />
egg-cellent ways to celebrate right<br />
here in <strong>Parra</strong>matta.<br />
You don’t need to leave western Sydney to<br />
start the public holiday off with a bang, with<br />
events like ‘Alice in Easterland’ right on your<br />
doorstep.<br />
Held in the Rumsey Rose Garden at<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta on Monday, April 1, children<br />
from the age of four will be able to enjoy<br />
celebrations with a theatrical twist on the<br />
beloved children’s classic, ‘Alice in Wonderland’.<br />
The event is set to feature Easter bonnet<br />
decorating, a chocolate treat and a small<br />
parade, with parents encouraged to register<br />
their child online before attending.<br />
Of course, it wouldn’t be Easter without the<br />
annual Sydney Royal Easter Show returning<br />
to Sydney Olympic Park.<br />
Along with show’s usual selection of rides,<br />
competitions and food stalls, this year will<br />
see the royal egg hunt join the line-up.<br />
Running for the duration of the show, the<br />
Easter hunt will be located on the corner of<br />
the Grand Parade and Olympic Boulevard<br />
and run from 9am to 9.30pm.<br />
“This is something I’ve wanted to bring to<br />
the Royal Easter Show for years, so it’s very<br />
The Sydney Royal Easter Show will run until next Tuesday at Sydney Olympic Park.<br />
exciting to finally be doing it,” said creator<br />
Lauren Short, who is the fifth generation of<br />
her family to help bring the magic of Easter<br />
to the show.<br />
“It’s going to be a beautiful setting and will<br />
give kids the excitement of collecting squishy<br />
Easter eggs that they can then trade for sweet<br />
treats as they leave the maze.”<br />
The Sydney Royal Easter Show will run<br />
until Tuesday, April 2.<br />
Club <strong>Parra</strong>matta will also be getting into<br />
the Easter spirit over the long weekend.<br />
Plenty of Easter dining specials will be<br />
available for lunch and dinner, including<br />
the Easter peppermint crisp cocktail, with<br />
children able to get their hands on free kids<br />
activity bags on Easter Saturday and Sunday<br />
while stocks last.<br />
Over at Westfield <strong>Parra</strong>matta, the Easter<br />
Bunny itself will be making a very special<br />
appearance on Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 30 from<br />
10am to 4pm, and will be handing out plenty<br />
of chocolates to shoppers.<br />
Five free craft sessions will also be held on<br />
the same day at the shopping centre, from<br />
11am to 3pm, and will run for 30 minutes.<br />
The Albion Hotel also has <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
locals covered from <strong>March</strong> 28 to April 1, with<br />
parties, live music and even an egg hunt for<br />
the little ones on Easter Sunday.<br />
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now and features freshly grilled pastureraised<br />
skirt steak, marinated in authentic<br />
Mexican herbs and spices, grilled to<br />
perfection, then cut into thin strips and<br />
added to a famous Mad Mex burrito or<br />
bowl.<br />
alive. Community sporting teams across<br />
Australia are invited to enter into the running<br />
and demonstrate why their team is deserving<br />
of the grant in a video submission. “This<br />
initiative aims to recognise the underdogs<br />
and the underfunded on the reserve bench,<br />
in their consistent pursuit to keep their club,<br />
and community spirit alive,” said Fowler.<br />
“I resonate with their fighting community<br />
spirit, as it spurred my love for soccer 14 years<br />
ago in my hometown in Cairns. Without it, I<br />
simply wouldn’t be where I am today, playing<br />
professionally and for my national team.”<br />
Visit www.reservegradeheroes.com. au for<br />
more information and to enter a team.<br />
Δ VB goes low carb: With low-carb beer<br />
increasingly popular, VB Low Carb has hit the<br />
shelves this week (pictured above). It is a full<br />
flavoured, full strength and thirst-quenching<br />
drop brewed for the harsh Australian climate.<br />
But, with 33 per cent less carbs than regular<br />
VB, it’s for beer lovers with a hard-earned<br />
thirst and a desire to cut some carbs. Will you<br />
be giving it a try?<br />
Δ New distillery for the Hills: Hills Distilling<br />
Co., the Hills District’s first locally owned<br />
distillery, has opened in Rouse Hill and is<br />
producing handcrafted premium spirits – gin,<br />
vodka and Australian white malt – using the<br />
finest homegrown local ingredients. Managed<br />
by Momento Hospitality, Hills Distilling Co. is<br />
a leading Sydney hospitality group born from<br />
a Baulkham Hill’s bottle shop in 1976. The<br />
distillery is focused on cultivating a culture<br />
of pride and passion, nurturing local talent<br />
and championing the artisans who call these<br />
hills home. The team at Hills Distilling Co.<br />
are committed to crafting the very best spirits<br />
and sharing their expert knowledge.<br />
Δ Upgrade your burrito: Fancy a premium<br />
steak on your next burrito? Well, you can now<br />
wrap your hands around the delicious new<br />
Mexican dish, Carne Asada, from Mad Mex<br />
for under $15. The new menu item is available<br />
Δ Rivareno hot cross buns: Rivareno<br />
Gelato’s gelato-filled Not Cross Buns<br />
(pictured above) are back again for another<br />
year! Available until April 1 at the <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
Square gelato store, the limited-edition treat<br />
combines a warm bun from Sonoma with a<br />
creamy, decadent layer of Rivareno’s gelato.<br />
Δ Know a deserving underdog? Soccer<br />
legend Mary Fowler (pictured right) is backing<br />
community sport underdogs, in a new<br />
partnership with Uber to sponsor Australia’s<br />
most deserving reserve grade team. Uber is<br />
kicking off the pursuit for the most worthy<br />
reserve team to be awarded $50,000 for their<br />
relentless work to keep their sporting team<br />
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TURNING BACK TIME<br />
This amazing black and<br />
white photograph shows a<br />
crowd of people standing<br />
around a bus and a tram on<br />
a street in <strong>Parra</strong>matta, the<br />
exact date it was taken is<br />
unknown.<br />
Although it’s taken over<br />
80 years for a tram to<br />
travel through <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
since, locals can expect to<br />
see even more journeys<br />
through the streets of<br />
the city as testing for the<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta Light Rail<br />
ramps ahead of its opening<br />
later this year.<br />
(Photo courtesy of City of<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta)<br />
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HOROSCOPES<br />
Relax & Unwind<br />
AQUARIUS<br />
JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19<br />
PISCES<br />
FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20<br />
ARIES<br />
MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20<br />
With the Lunar Eclipse activating your<br />
wanderlust zone, many restless Aquarians<br />
will feel cooped up, housebound<br />
and a bit stir-crazy. So pull on your<br />
travelling shoes and escape on an Easter<br />
getaway or plan an adventurous trip for<br />
some time soon. On the weekend you’ll<br />
communicate your innovative ideas with<br />
extra pizazz, as you dream big dreams,<br />
talk about progressive philosophies, and<br />
make connections with influential folk<br />
from foreign shores.<br />
The pre-Easter Lunar Eclipse highlights<br />
a close relationship, shared<br />
finances or a joint venture. Secrets and<br />
issues of loyalty could also be placed<br />
under the microscope, as you discover<br />
whether your trust in someone has been<br />
well placed. And prepare for a burst of<br />
Piscean creativity and energy as Venus,<br />
Mars, Saturn and Neptune activate your<br />
sign. Lucky opportunities could magically<br />
manifest, especially within your<br />
local community or via social media.<br />
Monday’s pre-Easter Lunar Eclipse<br />
lights up your partnership zone. So this<br />
week, focus maximum attention on the<br />
special loved ones in your life. It’s also<br />
time to get the balance right between<br />
invigorating independence and cosy<br />
togetherness. Your motto for the moment<br />
is from Aries writer and activist Maya<br />
Angelou, “I’ve learned that people will<br />
forget what you said, people will forget<br />
what you did, but people will never forget<br />
how you made them feel.”<br />
TAURUS<br />
APRIL 21 TO MAY 21<br />
GEMINI<br />
MAY 22 TO JUNE 21<br />
CANCER<br />
JUNE 22 TO JULY 22<br />
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Are you stuck in a Taurean rut? Have<br />
you been too stubborn to embrace<br />
change? This week’s Lunar Eclipse<br />
shakes up your daily routine zone. Plus<br />
adventurous Jupiter and innovative<br />
Uranus also inject fresh energy and<br />
enthusiasm into your day-to-day life.<br />
So use it as an opportunity to open your<br />
mind and expand your world. The Easter<br />
weekend favours social get-togethers<br />
with your extended peer group as you<br />
eat, drink, dance, enjoy and explore.<br />
With four planets powering through<br />
your work zone, a professional matter<br />
or a volunteer project is taking up most<br />
of your precious time at the moment. If<br />
it’s too much to handle on your own, then<br />
don’t hesitate to ask for assistance from<br />
your peer group. Don’t battle on alone …<br />
others are happy to pitch in and help. As<br />
Ringo Starr sings, “I get by with a little<br />
help from my friends.” The weekend<br />
is wonderful for relaxing, unwinding,<br />
drifting and dreaming.<br />
Crabs are the natural nurturers of the<br />
zodiac but looking after loved ones won’t<br />
be easy, as you juggle your busy personal<br />
and professional lives. Monday’s Lunar<br />
Eclipse falls in your domestic zone, so<br />
it’s a good week to clean and de-clutter<br />
your living space, then you can enjoy<br />
entertaining family and/or friends on<br />
the Easter weekend. Some lucky Crabs<br />
will travel somewhere special or unexpected<br />
– to a destination with good food<br />
and a cosy, homey atmosphere.<br />
L E O<br />
JULY 23 TO AUGUST 23<br />
V I R G O<br />
AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 23<br />
L I B R A<br />
SEPTEMBER 24 TO OCTOBER 23<br />
The Lunar Eclipse fires up your tempestuous<br />
nature, so you’ll feel amped up<br />
and ready to perform as you overdo just<br />
about everything! But don’t let overconfidence<br />
(and over-exuberance) trip you<br />
up. Your head’s full of ambitious dreams<br />
and fabulous schemes, but they’ll only<br />
work if you can persuade other people<br />
to contribute to Team Leo. You’ll find<br />
creative collaboration (especially at<br />
work) will take you a lot further than<br />
functioning as a solo operator.<br />
With four planets dashing through<br />
your partnership zone, the more diplomatic,<br />
caring and compassionate you<br />
are, the better your personal and professional<br />
relationships will be. Monday’s<br />
pre-Easter Lunar Eclipse stimulates your<br />
self-esteem and money zone. So – if you<br />
want to do well financially – spending<br />
sprees are out, and serious saving is in!<br />
It’s also an appropriate time to reflect on<br />
your personal values and reassess your<br />
current priorities.<br />
The pre-Easter Lunar Eclipse is in<br />
your sign so do your best to be fair and<br />
balanced, as you appreciate differing<br />
viewpoints. But is your love life stuck<br />
on autopilot? It’s time to blast away the<br />
cobwebs and look at things from a fresh<br />
angle. Single Libra – are you fed up with<br />
dating disasters? Steer clear of flirtatious<br />
charmers with frivolous values and<br />
dubious motives. Attached Libra – love,<br />
adventure and experimentation are a<br />
super romantic mix.<br />
SCORPIO<br />
OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22<br />
SAGITTARIUS<br />
NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 21<br />
CAPRICORN<br />
DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20<br />
Monday’s Lunar Eclipse favours meditation,<br />
contemplation, relaxation and<br />
investigation as you solve a problem or<br />
get to the bottom of a perplexing mystery.<br />
However, if you stubbornly hang onto<br />
the past and resist change, you’re in for<br />
a rocky ride. You need to be more flexible<br />
and adapt to constantly changing<br />
circumstances. Heed the wise words of<br />
Scorpio actor and social commentator<br />
Will Rogers, “Chaotic action is preferable<br />
to orderly inaction.”<br />
The Sun and Mercury are transiting<br />
through your leisure and pleasure<br />
zone, so it’s time to plan a party, book a<br />
massage, attend a concert, see an exhibition,<br />
or organise a night at the movies.<br />
Plus the Lunar Eclipse activates your<br />
hopes and wishes zone. So smart Sagittarians<br />
will start dreaming and planning<br />
a bigger and better life now! Your quote<br />
is from this week’s birthday great, entertainer<br />
Elton John, “I’ve always been, and<br />
still am, a dreamer.”<br />
Do your best to be sensitive to the needs<br />
of others. The pre-Easter Lunar Eclipse<br />
stirs up relationship insecurities (especially<br />
at home and work) and you may<br />
have to handle someone with kid gloves!<br />
Keep your Capricorn cool, as you participate<br />
in some difficult conversations and<br />
then deftly steer the subject matter onto<br />
safer ground. Short trips, education,<br />
friendships, creative projects, and local<br />
community connections are particularly<br />
favoured.<br />
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Despite it being in a different state<br />
entirely, getting to Canberra from<br />
western Sydney can sometimes be<br />
quicker than a trip to the city, making it the<br />
perfect destination for a weekend away.<br />
Earlier this month, I headed down to<br />
Canberra for a two-night stay at Crowne Plaza<br />
Canberra.<br />
Located right in the middle of Canberra’s<br />
CBD, Crowne Plaza Canberra offers the<br />
perfect blend of luxury and affordability.<br />
Upon entering the hotel, you are immediately<br />
greeted with an open and impressive<br />
reception area and 24-hour Business Centre<br />
– complete with premium facilities including<br />
computers with Internet access, printer, fax<br />
and photocopier – that perfectly encapsulate<br />
the feel of the rest of its amenities.<br />
Whether you’re visiting for business or<br />
leisure, Crowne Plaza Canberra well and truly<br />
has it all, with everything from meeting and<br />
event spaces to an outdoor pool and fitness<br />
facilities.<br />
This is also reflected in their rooms, with<br />
ours consisting of all the necessary conveniences<br />
to make your stay as comfortable as<br />
possible, in addition to a sizeable desk just in<br />
case you’re working on the go, meaning you<br />
have no need to leave the hotel.<br />
Thankfully for me, this wasn’t the case,<br />
providing the perfect opportunity to go out<br />
and explore.<br />
Of course, we’ve all heard what they say<br />
about Canberra – it’s boring! But, if you dig a<br />
little deeper, you’ll find that there are plenty<br />
of things to see and do.<br />
As far as tourist attractions go, things like<br />
Parliament House, the Australian War Memorial<br />
and Questacon are necessities in a trip to<br />
Canberra. There are also plenty of art galleries<br />
and museums to visit, including the National<br />
Gallery of Australia, National Portrait Gallery,<br />
and National Library of Australia.<br />
Currently, Crowne Plaza Canberra is offering<br />
a Discovering Ancient Egypt Package,<br />
which includes complimentary tickets to the<br />
must-see ‘Discovering Ancient Egypt’ exhibition<br />
at The National Museum of Australia. So,<br />
we had to head down and check it out.<br />
Just a five-minute drive from the hotel, The<br />
National Museum of Australia is home to a<br />
number of exhibitions which bring to life the<br />
rich and diverse stories of Australia, including<br />
‘Great Southern Land’ and ‘First Australians’.<br />
“IF YOU DIG A LITTLE<br />
DEEPER, YOU’LL FIND<br />
THAT THERE ARE PLENTY<br />
OF THINGS TO SEE AND DO”<br />
These exhibitions are all very well done,<br />
utilising interactive elements, galleries and<br />
animations to keep visitors engaged from<br />
start to finish.<br />
Though the newest addition, ‘Discovering<br />
Ancient Egypt’, is contrasting in subject<br />
matter, the style is no different.<br />
The exhibition features objects from the<br />
remarkable collection of the Dutch National<br />
Museum of Antiquities, including ornate<br />
sculptures, rare Book of the Dead scrolls,<br />
exquisite jewellery, and 10 coffins.<br />
Though it isn’t something I’d recommend<br />
taking young children to, given the gravitas<br />
of some of the pieces, I found ‘Discovering<br />
Ancient Egypt’ to provide great insight into<br />
into the everyday life and culture of the<br />
ancient Egyptians.<br />
Crown Plaza Canberra’s location means it’s<br />
also central to plenty of other amenities and<br />
attractions, including the National Zoo and<br />
Aquarium.<br />
Located just outside the city in Yarralumla,<br />
the National Zoo and Aquarium is set on 19<br />
hectares, and is Australia’s only combined<br />
Zoo and Aquarium.<br />
As someone who goes to the zoo or aquarium<br />
just about everywhere I visit, I can well<br />
and truly say that this is one of the best.<br />
Though the aquarium is on the smaller side,<br />
the zoo itself is beautiful and incredibly well<br />
laid out, guaranteeing an<br />
enjoyable few hours.<br />
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TRAVEL<br />
DURING A WEEKEND IN CANBERRA<br />
As far as food goes, there are also plenty of<br />
great options nearby.<br />
For craft beer fans, or anyone who just wants<br />
a good feed, I can’t recommend BentSpoke<br />
Brewing Co. more. We went here for dinner<br />
one night, and left with full bellies, and a few<br />
six packs.<br />
But, we couldn’t head back to the hotel<br />
without stopping off at Messina, which is<br />
apparently the place to be in Canberra on a<br />
Saturday night, with the line extending out<br />
the door and onto the footpath.<br />
“REDSALT IS CONVENIENT,<br />
REASONABLY PRICED,<br />
AND THE CASARECCE<br />
IS TO DIE FOR”<br />
If you do want a night in, however, I<br />
highly recommend dining at Crowne Plaza<br />
Canberra’s signature Redsalt Restaurant.<br />
It’s convenient, reasonably priced, and the<br />
casarecce is to die for. This is also where you’ll<br />
find a stellar buffet breakfast in the morning,<br />
complete with plenty of delicious hot and cold<br />
options, and a cook to order station if you’re<br />
feeling fancy.<br />
Though Canberra isn’t everyone’s dream<br />
holiday destination, take this as your sign<br />
to give it another go, with Crowne Plaza<br />
Canberra the perfect home base.<br />
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IN THE MIRROR with Cassidy Pearce<br />
One pale girl’s advice: The best<br />
make-up tips and tricks!<br />
If you’re someone who’s struggled<br />
to locate a foundation shade light<br />
enough for you in stores, finds your<br />
skin turns increasingly more orange<br />
over the course of the day, or buys<br />
trending products just to find out they<br />
don’t suit you at all – join the club!<br />
Though makeup is for everybody, and<br />
the beauty of it is that you’re able to<br />
experiment to your heart’s desire, it’s no<br />
secret that products just don’t look the<br />
same on fair skin as they do on those<br />
who fall into the light-medium category.<br />
If you’ve been struggling to build a kit,<br />
or to create a makeup look which you<br />
feel highlights your natural skin tone<br />
rather than hiding it, here are my top<br />
tips – from one pale girl to another.<br />
Incorporate SPF where you can<br />
Whether you’re heading out for a day<br />
outside, or just having the sun on you in<br />
the car, it’s important to remember that<br />
UV rays are your enemy.<br />
For anyone, but particularly those<br />
with fairer skin, it’s so important to<br />
incorporate SPF into your makeup<br />
routine, whether that’s by using<br />
sunscreen before foundation, mixing it<br />
in, or using products that include it for<br />
you.<br />
Match your base products as best as<br />
possible<br />
With so few fair foundation options<br />
available to purchase in stores, especially<br />
on the more affordable end of the<br />
spectrum, I completely understand the<br />
urge to go a shade deeper. However,<br />
finding a foundation that matches<br />
perfectly to both your skin tone and<br />
undertone truly changes the game.<br />
Some of my personal favourites<br />
include the tarte Shape Tape Cloud<br />
Foundation in ‘12N Fair Neutral’, and<br />
the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Soft Matte<br />
Longwear Foundation in ‘120 – Light<br />
with neutral undertones’.<br />
The same goes for powders – aim for<br />
something truly colourless like the<br />
RCMA No Colour Powder, or something<br />
which comes in plenty of shades so you<br />
can find the one that matches you best,<br />
like the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Instant<br />
Retouch Setting Powder.<br />
Use a light hand<br />
Though on fair skin you can make<br />
almost any colour work, it’s important<br />
to think twice before going straight in<br />
with blush or bronzer, especially when<br />
there are so many hyper-pigmented<br />
products going around at the moment!<br />
To sheer out a product and make sure<br />
you’re not stuck looking like a clown,<br />
use a less densely packed brush to<br />
apply, or disperse the product on the<br />
back of your hand first before building<br />
it up on the face.<br />
Brown is the new black<br />
Though I do love a big lash or black<br />
eyeliner look, I will admit that it can<br />
look a little harsh on me for day to day.<br />
If you feel the same way, opt for a<br />
brown mascara and eyeliner for a softer<br />
look that still emphasises your eye<br />
shape.<br />
Try before you buy<br />
If you have pale skin, not every trending<br />
product on TikTok is going to suit<br />
you – and that’s okay!<br />
If there is something you’ve been<br />
dying to purchase, head instore first<br />
to get a tester if you can, and leave it<br />
on your skin long enough to see if the<br />
colour shifts through the day.<br />
If you decide that it won’t work for<br />
you, you can then see if there’s a lighter<br />
shade that does, saving you time and<br />
disappointment.<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
MOVIES, TELEVISION, MUSIC AND MORE – PARRAMATTA’S LEADING ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE<br />
NEW<br />
AUSSIE<br />
MUSICAL<br />
CASSIDY PEARCE<br />
Though truly Australian musicals<br />
like ‘Muriel’s Wedding’, ‘Priscilla’<br />
and ‘The Sapphires’ are few and<br />
far between, a new production is<br />
about to be added to the list, and<br />
it’s heading to Sydney Coliseum.<br />
Claire Warrilow grew up singing and dancing,<br />
training at the Victorian College of the<br />
Arts before transitioning away from theatre to<br />
do voiceover work and audio books, among<br />
other things.<br />
But, when she heard about ‘The Sunshine<br />
Club’, Warrilow said she immediately felt<br />
drawn back, inspired to tell a story of overcoming<br />
adversity.<br />
“I think as a young person, we see a lot of the<br />
change come through Australian society; rapid<br />
changes for the better in terms of how we<br />
treat our First Nations people, and inclusion<br />
and things like that,” she said.<br />
“To be taken to a time not so long ago, the<br />
late 1940s, and to learn about that recent history<br />
and the returning soldiers, how differently<br />
the white soldiers coming back from the war<br />
were treated compared to the black soldiers.”<br />
Set in 1946, ‘The Sunshine Club’ tells the<br />
story of Frank Doyle, an Aboriginal serviceman<br />
who comes home from World War II and<br />
starts The Sunshine Club in hopes of creating<br />
a place where people can dance together –<br />
and where he can sweep Warrilow’s character<br />
Rose off her feet.<br />
‘The Sunshine Club’ is written and directed<br />
by proud Noonuccal Nuugi man Wesley Enoch,<br />
and features 28 songs composed by the<br />
esteemed John Rodgers, all to be sung in an<br />
Australian accent – a fun point of difference<br />
for Warrilow in returning to the field.<br />
“Most musicals are American or British, and<br />
you’re always auditioning in American accents<br />
or working on your British accents, so<br />
this is just so fun, to sing in our own accents!”<br />
she said.<br />
Warrilow added that working on the show<br />
has been a learning curve in many other ways,<br />
being one of only a few white members of the<br />
cast.<br />
“I feel really privileged to have been welcomed<br />
into my cast of First Nations actors<br />
who are so experienced, and have really diverse<br />
backgrounds themselves,” she said.<br />
“To be brought into that and to learn parts of<br />
language and inside jokes or parts of history<br />
and community that I’m not normally privy<br />
to living in urban Melbourne, and to be really<br />
welcomed in has certainly been my experience,<br />
and absolutely our audiences feel that<br />
as well.”<br />
However, she said she’s proud to be able to<br />
tell such an important and seldom known story.<br />
“I know about this country, I know the way<br />
we communicate, the way we sing, so all of<br />
that is very familiar, but really the specificity of<br />
this story about these first mixed-race dance<br />
clubs was just a part of our culture that I really<br />
didn’t know, and it’s a really lovely part of our<br />
culture,” Warrilow said.<br />
Having toured the show across the country<br />
for the past year, Warrilow said that reception<br />
couldn’t have been better, with audiences expressing<br />
their love for the warm experience of<br />
seeing ‘The Sunshine Club’.<br />
In one of their biggest runs of the tour, ‘The<br />
Sunshine Club’ will be hitting the stage at<br />
West HQ’s Sydney Coliseum for eight shows<br />
next month.<br />
“We’re looking forward to really settling in,<br />
getting to know the neighbourhood, having<br />
lots of audiences in at that theatre,” she said.<br />
“I know everyone says this, but you really<br />
will laugh and cry. It’s one of those shows that<br />
will have you chuckling along, grooving along<br />
with the music, and then really get those emotions<br />
going as well.”<br />
‘The Sunshine Club’ will be on at Sydney<br />
Coliseum from Thursday, April 11 to Saturday,<br />
April 20. For more information or to<br />
book, visit sydneycoliseum.com.au.<br />
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THINGS TO DO<br />
Stunning show at Riverside<br />
This Thursday, <strong>March</strong> 28, Andrea Krakovská will be performing<br />
her debut show in Sydney. A groundbreaking guitarist/<br />
aerialist that blends the rich emotive strains of her guitar work<br />
with captivating aerial choreography, this show is set to be an<br />
unforgettable night of music and acrobatics. Visit riversideparramatta.com.au.<br />
Easter fun in <strong>Parra</strong>matta Park<br />
Experience Easter celebrations with a theatrical twist to the<br />
beloved children’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, at <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
Park next Monday, April 1. Bring the little ones along so they<br />
can join Alice on an adventure as she helps the Mad Hatter find<br />
his Easter bonnet and deals with the Queen of Hearts. Visit<br />
parrapark.com.au.<br />
Eels in Easter Monday blockbuster<br />
Don’t miss a moment of the action when the <strong>Parra</strong>matta Eels<br />
take on the West Tigers in round 4 of the <strong>2024</strong> NRL season on<br />
Monday, April 1 at 4pm. With unforgettable entertainment on<br />
and off the field in a world-class stadium, an Eels home game<br />
at CommBank Stadium is the best experience in the west. Visit<br />
parraeels.com.au for tickets.<br />
BARGAIN BUYS<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta Farmers Market<br />
Held every Wednesday in Centenary<br />
Square, <strong>Parra</strong>matta. For more details<br />
call 9806 5315.<br />
BUSINESS<br />
Merrylands Chamber of Commerce<br />
Regular events.<br />
For more information about<br />
membership and upcoming events,<br />
visit merrylandschamberofcommerce.<br />
com.au or call 1300 404 403.<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta Chamber of Commerce<br />
Regular meetings. 9635 0022.<br />
COMMUNITY GROUPS<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
Regular meetings. New members<br />
welcome. For more information, visit<br />
www.parramattacityrotary.org.au.<br />
Lions Club of <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
Board Meeting second Wednesday<br />
of each month. Dinner Social night<br />
fourth Saturday of each month. New<br />
members welcome. Contact Graham<br />
Estreich on 0432 343 677.<br />
Pennant Hills VIEW Club<br />
Pennant Hills VIEW Club meets for<br />
lunch on the second Tuesday of each<br />
month at 11am at Oatlands Golf Club.<br />
Meetings consist of a two course<br />
lunch followed by an interesting guest<br />
speaker. Visitors and new members are<br />
welcome. Call Margaret on 9873 2402.<br />
Greystanes Probus Club<br />
Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday<br />
of the month at Wentworthville<br />
Leagues Club, 10am for 10.30am start.<br />
Visitors and New Members are<br />
welcome. Call Faye on 0438 272 094.<br />
COMMUNITY SERVICES<br />
City of <strong>Parra</strong>matta Food Service<br />
City of <strong>Parra</strong>matta coordinates a<br />
traditional Meals on Wheels service,<br />
the Let’s Dine Out restaurant option<br />
and a Social Lunch Program. For<br />
details, call 9806 5005.<br />
JP Service<br />
Justice of the Peace available at<br />
Carlingford Court Shopping Centre<br />
on Tuesdays from 11 am to 1pm, and<br />
Thursdays 4pm to 6pm.<br />
MUSEUMS & HISTORY<br />
Armory Gallery<br />
Part of the Newington Armory site,<br />
the Armory Gallery is housed in<br />
Building 18, near the <strong>Parra</strong>matta River,<br />
and is one of the largest armament<br />
storehouses constructed prior to<br />
World War II. Open Saturday and<br />
Sunday 10am to 4pm. Call 9714 7888.<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta & District Historical<br />
Society<br />
General Meetings held on the third<br />
Monday of each month at 7.30pm,<br />
Burnside Gardens Community Centre,<br />
Oatlands. Call 9635 6924.<br />
Old Government House<br />
Old Government House is the oldest<br />
surviving public building in Australia<br />
and one of 11 recognised convict sites<br />
that tell the story of Australia’s forced<br />
convict migration. Open Thursday-<br />
Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday-Sunday<br />
11am-4pm. Last entry 3.30pm. Call<br />
9635 8149 for details.<br />
SPORT GROUPS<br />
PCYC <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
Various programs held weekly.<br />
9635 8242.<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta Lions Junior AFL<br />
0401 742 684.<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta District Cricket<br />
pdca@bigpond.com<br />
SUPPORT GROUPS<br />
Gamblers Anonymous<br />
Fridays 7.30pm. 0408 725 955.<br />
Alcoholics Anonymous<br />
Fridays 12.30pm to 2.00pm.<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta City Library.<br />
Alcoholics Anonymous<br />
Sundays 10am to 10.30am.<br />
Granville Town Hall.<br />
Head to Health <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
Free mental health service for<br />
individuals of all ages. Call 1800 595<br />
212 for details.<br />
Relationships Australia<br />
Counselling for individuals, couples<br />
and families. Domestic violence<br />
support group also available. Level 6<br />
/ 1<strong>26</strong> Church Street, <strong>Parra</strong>matta. Call<br />
1300 364 277.<br />
Open Studio<br />
Art-making program designed to<br />
assist with mental health. Sessions<br />
held regularly at Wentworthville. Call<br />
8806 1337 for information.<br />
Lifeline: 13 11 14.<br />
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COUNTRY CORNER<br />
This week, we take a look at some of the best<br />
images from the CMC Rocks QLD Festival,<br />
held earlier this month...<br />
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At the movies...<br />
PREVIEW<br />
Ghostbusters: Frozen<br />
Empire<br />
1 hour, 55 minutes<br />
‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ sees the<br />
Spengler family and the original team<br />
back at the iconic New York City firehouse,<br />
unveiling a cutting-edge lab to kick<br />
ghost-busting up a notch.<br />
However, when an ancient artefact triggers<br />
an icy apocalypse, old and new Ghostbusters<br />
must stand together to save their<br />
beloved city and the world from a chilling<br />
fate.<br />
PREVIEW<br />
Kung Fu Panda 4<br />
1 hour, 34 minutes<br />
In the fourth instalment of the ‘Kung Fu<br />
Panda’ franchise, join Po on a thrilling journey<br />
as he dives into the wonders of ancient<br />
China! Po must train a new warrior when<br />
he's chosen to become the spiritual leader<br />
of the Valley of Peace. However, when a<br />
powerful shape-shifting sorceress sets her<br />
eyes on his Staff of Wisdom, he suddenly<br />
realises he's going to need some help.<br />
Teaming up with a quick-witted corsac<br />
fox, Po soon discovers that heroes can be<br />
found in the most unexpected places.<br />
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Nathan Taylor<br />
TV NEWS<br />
Ê Gordon Ramsay will make his Australia<br />
television series debut when he fronts<br />
Channel Nine’s new food competition series<br />
alongside Boost Juice mogul Janine Allis.<br />
Based on a US format, ‘Gordon Ramsay’s<br />
Food Stars’ sees Ramsay and Allis hear pitches<br />
for food and beverage businesses, two of<br />
whom will go on to win $250,000 towards<br />
their dream business. While Ramsay has<br />
appeared on ‘MasterChef Australia’ over the<br />
years, this is the first time he’ll be headlining<br />
his own series Down Under. I’ve watched the<br />
first couple of episodes already and it’s very<br />
enjoyable, but it reminds me of 'The Apprentice'<br />
meets ‘Shark Tank’, which is probably<br />
why I like it so much! Catch it from Tuesday,<br />
<strong>March</strong> <strong>26</strong> at 7.30pm.<br />
Ê 10 has locked in a premiere date for<br />
the new-look ‘MasterChef Australia’. This<br />
year, ‘MasterChef Australia’ will usher in a<br />
new era, with international superstars, 22<br />
incredible home-cooks, and friends old and<br />
new joining the family. Andy Allen will carry<br />
on Jock Zonfrillo’s legacy alongside three<br />
MARCH <strong>26</strong><br />
7.30PM<br />
FOOD STARS, CHANNEL NINE<br />
APRIL 22 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA, CHANNEL 10<br />
new judges: ‘MasterChef’ alumnus Poh Ling<br />
Yeow, food critic and journalist Sofia Levin,<br />
and multi–Michelin Star award-winning chef,<br />
Jean-Christophe Novelli. It’s still a little while<br />
away, but put down Monday, April 22 in your<br />
diary.<br />
Ê Following a recent heart operation in<br />
London, Miriam Margolyes is worried about<br />
what the future holds. So, ignoring everyone’s<br />
advice to “slow down”, she returns to<br />
Australia for a new series, ‘Miriam Margolyes:<br />
Impossibly Australian’. Across the<br />
three-part series, she embarks on a personal<br />
mission, travelling to Perth, Byron Bay and<br />
Broken Hill, meeting communities that are<br />
facing change and who can teach her how to<br />
adapt to whatever the future holds. ‘Miriam<br />
Margolyes: Impossibly Australian’ premieres<br />
at 8pm on Tuesday, April 9 on the ABC.<br />
Ê New ABC comedy series ‘White Fever’<br />
will premiere on Wednesday, April 10 at<br />
9pm. Jane (Ra Chapman) is a cocky Korean-Australian<br />
adoptee with a love of hairy<br />
white guys – the hairier the better. When her<br />
friends call her out for having a white man<br />
fetish, she sets out to try and reprogram<br />
her libido, reignites a connection with her<br />
childhood friend Yu Chang (Chris Pang) and<br />
stumbles into the process of finding out<br />
where she belongs and who with.<br />
Ê Casting is already underway for the next<br />
season of ‘Australian Survivor’. Following<br />
this week’s season finale, producers are on<br />
the hunt for a new batch of castaways. Producers<br />
are seeking people of all backgrounds<br />
and locations around Australia. You need to<br />
be physically and mentally strong enough<br />
to survive in tough conditions. You must be<br />
able to engage with others, be confident and<br />
be comfortable living in close quarters with<br />
strangers. Another requirement is being able<br />
to swim! To apply, visit https://eu.castitreach.<br />
com/ag/esgau/australiansurvivor10/welcome.html.<br />
Should I do it? Tweet me!<br />
Ê Season five of ‘The Kardashians’ drops<br />
weekly from Thursday, May 23 on Disney+.<br />
HAVE<br />
YOUR SAY<br />
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GREEN SPINE<br />
CIVIC LINK BLOCK 3<br />
Council, in partnership with the NSW Government, is working<br />
to deliver our aspirational Civic Link, a green pedestrian spine that<br />
links <strong>Parra</strong>matta Square to the <strong>Parra</strong>matta River.<br />
We’ve developed a design for Horwood Place running from George<br />
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connection with the River.<br />
Now, we want to know what you think. Help us create<br />
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Tuesday <strong>26</strong> <strong>March</strong><br />
Wednesday 27 <strong>March</strong><br />
Thursday 28 <strong>March</strong><br />
ANDREW CHARLTON MP<br />
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR PARRAMATTA<br />
TV Guide: MARCH <strong>26</strong> – APRIL 1 Your guide to the week’s television viewing<br />
9:00 ABC <strong>News</strong> 10:00 Foreign<br />
Correspondent 10:30 Kurt Fearnley’s One<br />
Plus One (PG) 11:00 Antiques Roadshow<br />
12:00 ABC <strong>News</strong> 1:00 Call The Midwife<br />
(PG) 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00<br />
The Cook And The Chef 3:25 Tenable 4:15<br />
Antiques Roadshow 5:10 Grand Designs<br />
(PG) 6:00 Back Roads 6:25 Hard Quiz (PG)<br />
7:00 ABC <strong>News</strong> 7:30 7.30 8:00 Back Roads<br />
(PG) 8:30 Better Date Than Never (PG)<br />
9:00 A Life In Ten Pictures (PG)<br />
2:30 Feel Good Road<br />
Trips (PG) 3:00 The<br />
Hotel Inspector (PG)<br />
4:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue<br />
4:30 Better Homes And<br />
Gardens 5:30 Escape To The<br />
Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt<br />
7:30 Call The Midwife (PG)<br />
8:40 A Touch Of Frost (M l,v)<br />
5:25 Miraculous: Tales<br />
Of Ladybug And Cat<br />
Noir (PG) 5:55 Still So<br />
Awkward 6:30 Operation Ouch!<br />
7:00 Horrible Histories 7:40<br />
Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of<br />
Awesomeness (PG) 8:00 Hotel<br />
Transylvania (PG) 8:35 Camp<br />
Lakebottom 8:50 The Athena<br />
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show (PG)<br />
11:30 Seven Morning <strong>News</strong> 12:00<br />
Australian Idol (PG) 1:10 Surveillance Oz<br />
(PG) 1:30 Border Security International (PG)<br />
2:00 The Chase UK (PG) 4:00 Seven <strong>News</strong><br />
At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) 6:00<br />
Seven <strong>News</strong> 7:00 Home And Away (PG)<br />
7:30 The 1% Club (PG) 8:30 Ramsay’s<br />
Kitchen Nightmares USA (MA15+) 9:30 First<br />
Dates UK (M) 10:30 The Latest Seven <strong>News</strong><br />
11:00 Born To Kill? (MA15+)<br />
2:00 Frozen Gold (PG)<br />
3:00 Billy The<br />
Exterminator (PG) 3:30<br />
Cities Of The Underworld (PG)<br />
4:30 Storage Wars (PG) 5:00<br />
American Restoration (PG)<br />
5:30 American Pickers (PG)<br />
6:30 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30<br />
Outback Truckers (PG)<br />
2:00 Parliament<br />
Question Time 3:10<br />
ABC <strong>News</strong> Afternoons<br />
4:00 Afternoon Briefing 5:00<br />
ABC <strong>News</strong> With Joe O’Brien<br />
6:00 ABC <strong>News</strong> Hour 7:00<br />
ABC National <strong>News</strong> 7:30 ABC<br />
Evening <strong>News</strong> 8:00 ABC <strong>News</strong><br />
Tonight 8:45 The Business<br />
12:00 9-1-1 (M v) 3:00<br />
Modern Family (PG)<br />
3:30 Dr Harry’s Animal<br />
Encounters (PG) 4:30 Bondi<br />
Vet (PG) 6:30 First Dates<br />
Australia (PG) 7:35 First Dates<br />
UK (M s) 8:40 Movie: “New In<br />
Town” (PG) (’09) Stars: Renée<br />
Zellweger<br />
4:25 Circle Square 5:00<br />
Peppa Pig 5:35 Pop<br />
Paper City 5:55<br />
Fireman Sam 6:30 Peter<br />
Rabbit 7:05 Karma’s World<br />
7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:00<br />
Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8:30<br />
Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M)<br />
9:10 Upstart Crow (M s)<br />
6:00 Today 6:30 Today Extra 11:30 NINE<br />
<strong>News</strong> Morning 12:00 Married At First Sight<br />
(M l,s) 1:30 Ageless (PG) 2:00 Pointless<br />
(PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE<br />
<strong>News</strong> Afternoon 5:00 Tipping Point Australia<br />
(PG) 6:00 NINE <strong>News</strong> 7:00 A Current Affair<br />
(PG) 7:30 Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars<br />
(M l) 9:10 The Hundred With Andy Lee (PG)<br />
10:10 NINE <strong>News</strong> Late 10:40 Chicago Med<br />
(MA15+) 11:30 Family Law (M) 12:20<br />
Tipping Point (PG) 1:10 Pointless (PG)<br />
4:05 Spartakus And<br />
The Sun Beneath The<br />
Sea 4:35 Grace Beside<br />
Me (PG) 5:00 Our Stories 5:30<br />
Indian Country 6:00 Bamay<br />
6:40 NITV <strong>News</strong> Update 6:50<br />
Volcanic Odysseys (PG) 7:40<br />
Great Lakes Wild 8:40 Ice<br />
Cowboys (M)<br />
5:00 Everyday Gourmet<br />
With Justine Schofield<br />
5:30 Cook Like An<br />
Italian With Silvia Colloca 6:00<br />
Luke Nguyen’s India 6:30<br />
Lidia’s Kitchen 7:00 The Cook<br />
Up With Adam Liaw 7:30<br />
Rachel Khoo’s Simple<br />
Pleasures 8:00 Selena + Chef<br />
12:00 10 <strong>News</strong> First: Midday 1:00<br />
Entertainment Tonight (PG) 1:30 TBA 3:00<br />
Good Chef Bad Chef 3:30 10 <strong>News</strong> First:<br />
Afternoon 4:00 Neighbours (PG) 4:30 The<br />
Bold & The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 <strong>News</strong><br />
First 6:00 Deal Or No Deal (PG) 6:30 The<br />
Project (PG) 7:30 I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me<br />
Out Of Here (PG) 9:00 NCIS (M v) 10:00<br />
NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 11:00 The Project<br />
(PG) 12:00 The Late Show (PG) 1:00 Home<br />
Shopping 4:30 CBS Mornings<br />
10:30 JAG (PG) 12:30<br />
In The Dark (M) 1:30<br />
NCIS (M) 2:30 Jake<br />
And The Fatman (PG) 3:30<br />
Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:30<br />
JAG (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue<br />
(PG) 7:00 Football: AFC World<br />
Cup Qualifiers: Socceroos v<br />
Lebanon *Live* 10:15 Bull (M)<br />
3:45 ABC World <strong>News</strong><br />
Tonight With David<br />
Muir 4:15 PBS <strong>News</strong><br />
Weekend 5:15 Wine Lovers’<br />
Guide To Australia 5:50 Alone<br />
- The Beast (PG) 6:40<br />
Jeopardy! 7:30 NITV <strong>News</strong><br />
Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats<br />
Does Countdown (M l,s)<br />
2:00 The Big Bang<br />
Theory (PG) 3:00 Rules<br />
Of Engagement (PG)<br />
4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef 4:30<br />
Becker (PG) 5:30 Frasier (PG)<br />
6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00<br />
The Big Bang Theory (PG)<br />
8:30 Two And A Half Men (PG)<br />
10:00 Rules Of Engagement<br />
4:30 The Addams<br />
Family 5:00 Bewitched<br />
5:30 I Dream Of<br />
Jeannie 6:00 Everybody Loves<br />
Raymond (PG) 7:00 The<br />
Nanny (PG) 7:30 Seinfeld (PG)<br />
8:30 Movie: “The Spy Who<br />
Dumped Me” (MA15+) (’18)<br />
Stars: Justin Theroux<br />
5:00 Worldwatch 9:00 Paul O’Grady For The<br />
Love Of Dogs (PG) 10:00 Wonderful World<br />
Of Baby Animals (PG) 10:50 Mountain Vets<br />
(M) 12:00 Worldwatch 2:00 The 2010s (PG)<br />
3:00 Mastermind 3:45 The Cook Up With<br />
Adam Liaw (PG) 4:15 Worlds Most Scenic<br />
Railway Journeys (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG)<br />
5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind<br />
Australia (PG) 6:30 SBS World <strong>News</strong> 7:30<br />
Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8:30<br />
Insight (M) 9:30 Dateline (M)<br />
2:00 Ugliest House In<br />
America 3:00 The Block<br />
(PG) 4:00 Barnwood<br />
Builders 5:00 Flip Or Flop 6:00<br />
House Hunters International<br />
7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30<br />
Beyond The Farm: Men At<br />
Work 8:30 Escape To The<br />
Chateau Specials<br />
3:05 Antiques<br />
Roadshow 3:35 Movie:<br />
“Mr Denning Drives<br />
North” (PG) (’51) Stars: John<br />
Mills 5:30 Yorkshire Auction<br />
House 6:30 Antiques<br />
Roadshow 7:30 New Tricks (M)<br />
8:40 Agatha Christie’s Marple<br />
(M l,v)<br />
9:00 ABC <strong>News</strong> 10:00 Four Corners (PG)<br />
10:30 Nigella Bites 10:55 Q+A (PG) 12:00<br />
ABC <strong>News</strong> 12:30 National Press Club<br />
Address 1:35 Media Watch 2:00 Parliament<br />
Question Time 3:00 The Cook And The Chef<br />
3:25 Prince Charles Inside The Duchy Of<br />
Cornwall 4:15 Antiques Roadshow 5:15<br />
Grand Designs (PG) 6:00 Back Roads 6:30<br />
Hard Quiz (PG) 7:00 ABC <strong>News</strong> 7:30 7.30<br />
8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 8:30 The Weekly With<br />
Charlie Pickering (PG)<br />
2:00 TBA 2:30 My<br />
Impossible House (PG)<br />
3:30 Harry’s Practice<br />
4:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue<br />
4:30 Better Homes And<br />
Gardens 5:30 Escape To The<br />
Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt<br />
7:30 Heartbeat (PG) 8:45<br />
Judge John Deed (M v)<br />
5:25 Miraculous: Tales<br />
Of Ladybug And Cat<br />
Noir (PG) 5:55 Still So<br />
Awkward 6:30 Operation Ouch!<br />
7:00 Horrible Histories 7:40<br />
Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of<br />
Awesomeness (PG) 8:00 Hotel<br />
Transylvania 8:35 Camp<br />
Lakebottom 8:50 The Athena<br />
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show (PG)<br />
11:30 Seven Morning <strong>News</strong> 12:00 Movie:<br />
“Unwritten Obsession” (M) (’17) Stars: Haley<br />
Webb 2:00 Beat The Chasers UK (PG) 4:00<br />
Seven <strong>News</strong> At 4 5:00 The Chase Australia<br />
(PG) 6:00 Seven <strong>News</strong> 7:00 Home And<br />
Away (PG) 7:30 The 1% Club UK (PG) 8:30<br />
The Front Bar (M) 9:30 Unbelievable<br />
Moments Caught On Camera (M) 10:30 The<br />
Latest Seven <strong>News</strong> 11:00 Talking Footy (M)<br />
12:00 Parenthood (PG) 1:00 Travel Oz (PG)<br />
3:00 Billy The<br />
Exterminator (PG) 3:30<br />
Cities Of The<br />
Underworld (PG) 4:30 Storage<br />
Wars (PG) 5:00 American<br />
Restoration (PG) 5:30<br />
American Pickers (PG) 6:30<br />
Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Highway<br />
Patrol (PG)<br />
3:10 ABC <strong>News</strong><br />
Afternoons 3:30 Best<br />
Of Stateline 4:00<br />
Afternoon Briefing 5:00 ABC<br />
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3:30 Revealed 4:30<br />
Rehab Addict Lake<br />
House Rescue 5:30<br />
Dream Homes Revealed 6:30<br />
Holiday Homes In The Sun<br />
7:30 Escape To The Chateau<br />
6:10 The Next Step<br />
6:30 Miraculous: Tales<br />
Of Ladybug And Cat<br />
Noir (PG) 7:05 Mighty Mike<br />
7:45 Star Wars: Young Jedi<br />
Adventures<br />
5:00 ABC <strong>News</strong> 5:30<br />
The World This Week<br />
6:00 ABC Evening<br />
<strong>News</strong> 6:30 Australian Story<br />
7:00 ABC National <strong>News</strong> 7:30<br />
Back Roads 8:00 ABC <strong>News</strong><br />
6:30 Peter Rabbit 7:05<br />
Riley Rocket 7:30<br />
Spicks And Specks<br />
8:00 QI (PG) 8:30 Melbourne<br />
Comedy Festival: The Gala<br />
(M l,s)<br />
6:30 Evolving Vegan<br />
7:30 Jimmy Doherty’s<br />
New Zealand Escape<br />
8:30 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes<br />
9:30 Anthony Bourdain: No<br />
Reservations<br />
5:55 The Food That<br />
Built The World (PG)<br />
7:35 Impossible<br />
Engineering (PG) 8:30 Movie:<br />
“Constantine” (M l,v) (’05)<br />
Stars: Keanu Reeves<br />
5:45 Movie: “Alvin And<br />
The Chipmunks: The<br />
Squeakquel” (G) (’09)<br />
Stars: Jason Lee 7:30 Movie:<br />
“Zookeeper” (PG) (’11) Stars:<br />
Kevin James<br />
5:00 Rugby Union:<br />
Super W: Reds v<br />
Brumbies *Live* From<br />
Suncorp Stadium 7:00 Rugby<br />
Union: Rugby Pacific: Reds v<br />
Brumbies *Live*<br />
12:00 ABC <strong>News</strong> 12:30 Landline 1:30<br />
Gardening Australia 2:30 Dream Gardens<br />
3:00 Nigella Bites 3:30 The Cook And The<br />
Chef 3:55 Grand Designs NZ 4:45<br />
Extraordinary Escapes (PG) 5:35 A Grand<br />
Royal Design 6:30 Compass (PG) 7:00 ABC<br />
<strong>News</strong> 7:30 Death In Paradise (PG) 8:30<br />
House Of Gods (M l) 9:30 Happy Valley (M)<br />
1:30 Movie: “Suddenly 30” (PG) (’04) Stars:<br />
Jennifer Garner 3:30 Border Security -<br />
Australia’s Front Line (PG) 4:00 Better<br />
Homes And Gardens 5:00 Seven <strong>News</strong> At 5<br />
5:30 Sydney Weekender (PG) 6:00 Seven<br />
<strong>News</strong> 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s<br />
Front Line (PG) 7:30 John Farnham -<br />
Finding The Voice (M l)<br />
2:00 Space Invaders (PG) 3:00 NRL:<br />
Warriors v Knights *Live* From Go Media<br />
Stadium 6:00 NINE <strong>News</strong> Sunday 7:00<br />
Married At First Sight (M l,s) 8:40 60<br />
Minutes (PG) 9:40 NINE <strong>News</strong> Late 10:10<br />
The First 48 (MA15+) 11:10 Transplant (M)<br />
12:00 Family Law (PG) 1:00 World’s<br />
Greatest Engineering Icons (PG)<br />
12:00 Roads Less Travelled 12:30 TBA 1:30<br />
Cook With Luke 2:00 Pat Callinan’s 4X4<br />
Adventures 3:00 Taste Of Australia 3:30<br />
Farm To Fork 4:00 My Market Kitchen 4:30<br />
Good Chef Bad Chef 5:00 10 <strong>News</strong> First<br />
6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) 7:30 I’m A<br />
Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here (PG) 9:15<br />
NCIS: Hawaii (M v) 10:15 FBI (MA15+)<br />
12:00 Worldwatch 12:55 Taekwondo 1:00<br />
Motorsport: Speedweek 3:00 Figure Skating:<br />
ISU Highlights 5:30 Ballroom Fit 5:35<br />
Secrets Of The Cadbury Chocolate Factory<br />
6:30 SBS World <strong>News</strong> 7:30 Easter Island<br />
Origins 8:30 The Life And Deaths Of<br />
Christopher Lee (PG) 10:00 Hindenburg -<br />
The Cover Up (PG)<br />
4:00 The Yorkshire Vet<br />
(PG) 5:00 I Escaped To<br />
The Country 6:00<br />
Imagine Holidays Iconic Rail<br />
Journeys (PG) 6:30 Kath & Kim<br />
7:05 The Vicar Of Dibley (PG)<br />
4:00 AFL: Round 3:<br />
Richmond v Sydney<br />
*Live* From The MCG<br />
7:00 Motorbike Cops (PG) 7:30<br />
Border Security - Australia’s<br />
Front Line (PG)<br />
3:00 Dancing With The<br />
Stars (PG) 4:30<br />
Australian Idol (PG)<br />
5:30 Dogs Behaving (Very)<br />
Badly (PG) 7:30 Law & Order:<br />
Criminal Intent (M)<br />
5:45 Talking Language<br />
6:10 NITV <strong>News</strong><br />
Update 6:20 Animal<br />
Babies - First Year On Earth<br />
(PG) 7:30 The American<br />
Buffalo (M) 8:30 Black Gold<br />
12:30 JAG (PG) 2:30<br />
Football: Isuzu Ute A-<br />
League: Round 22:<br />
Melbourne Victory v Perth<br />
Glory *Live* 5:30 JAG (PG)<br />
7:30 NCIS (M v)<br />
1:30 The Middle (PG)<br />
2:30 So Help Me Todd<br />
(PG) 4:30 Deal Or No<br />
Deal 6:00 The Big Bang<br />
Theory (PG) 8:30 Two And A<br />
Half Men (PG)<br />
3:30 Holiday Homes In<br />
The Sun 4:30 Escape<br />
To The Chateau 5:30<br />
House Hunters USA 6:30<br />
House Hunters International<br />
7:30 Fixer Upper<br />
6:05 The Next Step<br />
6:25 Miraculous World:<br />
Shanghai, Lady Dragon<br />
7:30 Star Wars: Young Jedi<br />
Adventures 8:05 Hotel<br />
Transylvania<br />
5:30 ABC <strong>News</strong><br />
Regional 6:00 ABC<br />
Evening <strong>News</strong> 6:30<br />
Foreign Correspondent 7:00<br />
ABC National <strong>News</strong> 7:30 The<br />
Cloud Under The Sea (PG)<br />
6:30 Peter Rabbit 7:05<br />
Riley Rocket 7:30<br />
Spicks And Specks<br />
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Interviews Stormzy (M) 9:15<br />
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Abandoned Engineering 7:55<br />
Cycling: Tour Of Flanders<br />
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Stars: Steve Martin 5:45<br />
Trolls World Tour 7:30 Movie:<br />
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4:00 Movie: “The<br />
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6:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 8:30<br />
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Landline 11:05 A Grand Royal Design 12:00<br />
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Back Roads 4:40 Grand Designs (PG) 5:30<br />
Antiques Roadshow 6:30 Hard Quiz (PG)<br />
7:00 ABC <strong>News</strong> 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian<br />
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TBA 10:20 You Can’t Ask That (M)<br />
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show (PG)<br />
10:30 The Stawell Gift: Stawell Gift Easter<br />
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The Irrational (M v)<br />
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<strong>News</strong> Morning 12:00 Married At First Sight<br />
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Tipping Point (PG) 4:00 NINE <strong>News</strong><br />
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6:00 NINE <strong>News</strong> 7:00 A Current Affair (PG)<br />
7:30 Married At First Sight (M l,s) 9:00 My<br />
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12:00 10 <strong>News</strong> First: Midday 1:00<br />
Entertainment Tonight (PG) 1:15 TBA 3:00<br />
Good Chef Bad Chef 3:30 10 <strong>News</strong> First:<br />
Afternoon 4:00 Neighbours (PG) 4:30 The<br />
Bold & The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 10 <strong>News</strong><br />
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Project (PG) 7:30 I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me<br />
Out Of Here (M) 9:00 FBI: Most Wanted (M)<br />
12:10 Worldwatch 2:00 Ireland In Music<br />
3:00 Mastermind 3:45 The Cook Up With<br />
Adam Liaw (PG) 4:15 Worlds Most Scenic<br />
Railway Journeys (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG)<br />
5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind<br />
Australia (PG) 6:30 SBS World <strong>News</strong> 7:30<br />
Finding Your Roots (PG) 8:30 The 2010s<br />
(M) 10:00 SBS World <strong>News</strong> Late<br />
4:00 RSPCA Animal<br />
Rescue 4:30 Better<br />
Homes And Gardens<br />
5:30 Escape To The Country<br />
6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Doc<br />
Martin (PG)<br />
3:00 AFL: Round 3:<br />
Hawthorn v Geelong<br />
*Live* 6:00 American<br />
Restoration (PG) 6:30 Pawn<br />
Stars (PG) 7:30 Outback Opal<br />
Hunters (PG)<br />
5:30 The Amazing<br />
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Daredevils Make You<br />
Laugh Out Loud (PG) 7:30 Law<br />
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8:30 Law & Order: SVU (M v)<br />
5:30 APTN National<br />
<strong>News</strong> 6:00 Bamay 6:30<br />
NITV <strong>News</strong> Update<br />
6:40 Peaks 7:30 First<br />
Australians (PG) 8:30 Karla<br />
Grant Presents (PG)<br />
3:30 Diagnosis Murder<br />
(PG) 5:30 JAG (PG)<br />
7:30 Bull (PG) 8:30<br />
NCIS (M) 10:20 NCIS: Los<br />
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12:15 Home Shopping<br />
4:00 Good Chef Bad<br />
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5:30 Frasier (PG) 6:30<br />
Neighbours (PG) 7:00 The Big<br />
Bang Theory (PG) 8:30 Two<br />
And A Half Men (PG)<br />
4:00 Barnwood Builders<br />
5:00 Fixer Upper 6:00<br />
House Hunters<br />
International 7:00 House<br />
Hunters USA 8:30 Help! I<br />
Wrecked My House<br />
6:00 Hank Zipzer 6:25<br />
Miraculous: Tales Of<br />
Ladybug And Cat Noir<br />
7:40 Kung Fu Panda: Legends<br />
Of Awesomeness (PG) 8:05<br />
Hotel Transylvania<br />
5:30 Back Roads 6:00<br />
ABC <strong>News</strong> Hour 7:00<br />
ABC National <strong>News</strong><br />
7:30 Secrets Of Sydney<br />
Harbour 8:00 ABC <strong>News</strong><br />
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6:30 Peter Rabbit 7:05<br />
Karma’s World 7:30<br />
Would I Lie To You?<br />
(PG) 8:30 Mythbusters (PG)<br />
9:15 George Clarke’s Amazing<br />
Spaces<br />
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India 6:30 Lidia’s<br />
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Up With Adam Liaw 7:30 How<br />
Do They Really Do It? 8:30<br />
Nigellissima<br />
5:50 The UnXplained<br />
With William Shatner<br />
(PG) 6:40 Jeopardy!<br />
7:30 NITV <strong>News</strong> Update 7:35 8<br />
Out Of 10 Cats Does<br />
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The Nanny (PG) 7:30<br />
Seinfeld (PG) 8:30 Movie:<br />
“Magic Mike XXL” (MA15+)<br />
(’15) Stars: Adam Rodriguez<br />
5:30 Yorkshire Auction<br />
House 6:30 Antiques<br />
Roadshow 7:30 Death<br />
In Paradise (M) 8:40 The<br />
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4. Absurd pretence<br />
8. Thick mists<br />
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15. Of the nose<br />
17. Wedding vow (1,2)<br />
18. Carried out again<br />
20. General Post Office<br />
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28. Shock<br />
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34. Scant<br />
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36. US space agency<br />
39. Went by kayak<br />
42. Oddity<br />
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Antoinette<br />
46. Address to royalty<br />
(2’2)<br />
48. Court attendant<br />
49. Annoy<br />
50. Red-skinned cheese<br />
52. Covered in powder<br />
54. Kurdistan native<br />
55. Fill-in medico<br />
56. Musical composition<br />
57. Indian gown<br />
60. Amphibian<br />
62. Heaved<br />
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69. Pledged<br />
70. Stick around<br />
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73. Asian fruit, star ...<br />
75. Bye!<br />
77. Clean ... whistle (2,1)<br />
79. Round gasket (1-4)<br />
81. Keyboard key<br />
82. Small flower<br />
84. Fragrance<br />
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87. Vienna 3 is 2there<br />
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85. Suez country<br />
DOWN<br />
1. Loud explosion<br />
2. Greek fable teller<br />
3. Sheep’s cry<br />
4. Steep rugged rock<br />
5. Keenly<br />
6. Takes as one’s own<br />
7. Snake-like fish<br />
8. Fe, ..., fo, fum!<br />
9. Enduring hit, golden<br />
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10. Sports team<br />
12. Shine<br />
14. Regions<br />
16. Quickly<br />
19. Religious artefacts<br />
22. Pasting<br />
23. Regard favourably<br />
25. Hope<br />
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32. Gents<br />
35. Germs<br />
37. Equipped with<br />
weapons<br />
38. Adjusted<br />
40. Of the ear<br />
41. Information item<br />
42. Clenched hands<br />
43. Broken down<br />
44. Belonging to them<br />
47. Soil oxygenation tool<br />
51. Actor, ... Freeman<br />
52. Forcible restraint<br />
53. Fluctuated (2-4)<br />
54. Japanese martial art<br />
58. More skilled<br />
59. Type<br />
61. Chasm<br />
63. Established custom<br />
64. Dorks<br />
65. Glowing bullet<br />
66. Lurid<br />
68. Most bankable<br />
celebrities (1,4)<br />
71. Curry sauce<br />
72. Whinge<br />
74. Jot<br />
76. Creative thought<br />
78. Positive votes<br />
80. Sergeant or corporal<br />
(1,1,1)<br />
83. Well-suited<br />
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7 6<br />
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5 1 7<br />
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9 6 3 2<br />
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2 3 9 5 1 8 7 6 4<br />
7 5 8 9 4 6 2 1 3<br />
3 7 2 1 5 9 4 8 6<br />
4 6 1 3 8 2 9 5 7<br />
9 8 5 4 6 7 1 3 2<br />
8 4 6 2 9 1 3 7 5<br />
1 2 3 6 7 5 8 4 9<br />
5 9 7 8 3 4 6 2 1<br />
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1. Who is currently on the front<br />
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2. Who is pictured on the back of<br />
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3. In what year was the $1 bank<br />
note replaced by a $1 coin?<br />
4. Aboriginal writer and inventor<br />
David Unaipon appears on<br />
which Australian bank note?<br />
5. How many kangaroos appear<br />
on the front of the Australian<br />
$1 coin?<br />
6. When did one and two cent<br />
coins exit circulation in<br />
Australia?<br />
7. What was the “dollar” originally<br />
going to be called, before<br />
widespread public backlash?<br />
8. Are one and two cent coins still<br />
considered legal tender?<br />
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1. Banjo Paterson<br />
2. Sir John Monash<br />
3. 1984<br />
4. $50<br />
5. Five<br />
6. 1991<br />
7. The “royal”<br />
8. Yes<br />
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023<br />
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Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
TRL touches down in <strong>Parra</strong>matta<br />
NATHAN TAYLOR<br />
After making its debut in<br />
the Cumberland area last<br />
year, one of Sydney hottest<br />
sports is about to make its mark on<br />
<strong>Parra</strong>matta.<br />
Touch Rugby League (TRL),<br />
a non-contact version of rugby<br />
league, will touchdown at Eric<br />
Primrose Reserve in Rydalmere<br />
from Wednesday, April 10.<br />
TRL is just like rugby league but<br />
without the tackles. Think kick-offs,<br />
bombs during play and proper playthe-balls.<br />
After being inundated with teams<br />
in the local Strathfield competition,<br />
Competition Manager Genesis<br />
Yuseco had no choice but to expand<br />
TRL’s footprint into western Sydney.<br />
“When we were scouting the area<br />
this time last year for the Merrylands<br />
competition, we discovered<br />
there was a lot of interested people<br />
within <strong>Parra</strong>matta,” he told <strong>Parra</strong><br />
<strong>News</strong>.<br />
“We’ve experienced exponential<br />
growth within Strathfield – we’re<br />
nearly at 30 teams – and we feel we<br />
can expand that to neighbouring<br />
council areas like <strong>Parra</strong>matta.<br />
“Over the last year a lot of people<br />
have expressed interest in wanting<br />
Touch Rugby League players at a recent tournament in western Sydney.<br />
to play and this competition would<br />
be the furthest west available aside<br />
from Campbelltown.”<br />
Targeted towards male and female<br />
players over the age of 16, TRL is<br />
the closest sport to rugby league<br />
without the tackling.<br />
Yuseco describes it as good<br />
old-fashioned backyard footy.<br />
“The beauty of TRL is it’s more<br />
like your backyard-style touch footy<br />
– you can kick and chase, bomb,”<br />
Yuseco, who has a background in<br />
OzTag, said.<br />
“I’ve noticed that most of our<br />
players just enjoy their footy and<br />
don’t want to play tackle. They love<br />
rugby league, and this is the code of<br />
non-contact rugby league that they<br />
enjoy the most.”<br />
With the inaugural winter competition<br />
set to get underway in just<br />
over a fortnight, teams are already<br />
signing up to be a part of all the fun<br />
of Touch Rugby League.<br />
Yuseco said he’s hoping for 8-10<br />
male and mixed teams for the debut<br />
season of TRL <strong>Parra</strong>matta.<br />
“Teams are usually made up of 13<br />
players, with seven on the field per<br />
team for mixed and six on the field<br />
per team for the men’s games,” he<br />
said.<br />
“People are still welcome to sign<br />
up and we are more than happy to<br />
find teams for individuals.<br />
“We’ll be having trial games prior<br />
to the kick-off of the season to get<br />
beginners up to speed with the<br />
rules.”<br />
If you’re interested in playing TRL<br />
or just want to learn more, contact<br />
Genesis Yuseco via WhatsApp on<br />
0424 388 847 or visit trl.com.au/<br />
parramatta.<br />
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