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ContentsHawkesbury Finest 6

History 10

Recipes 26

All About Pets 29

Natural Health 30

Health and Beauty 32

Stars / Dear Ange 33

Entertainment 38

Just Eats 44

Weddings 46

Home Improvement 48

Living On The Land 52

Motoring 54

Sport 57

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Former local member is honoured with AM

It’s a wonder any of us are still game enough to open our mouths and speak.

Have you ever thought about just how many politically-correct rules have managed to take up a place these days, to guide - or many would say restrain - the words that come out of our mouths?

Can you imagine the turmoil we put our brain processors through before we utter a single sentence in a public forum?

Now don’t get me wrong - I most definitely advocate that all people are and should be treated the same - regardless of their gender, race, ability or sexual persuasion. We may all be different, but we’re all people at the end of the day.

It is the rigidity of the political-correct rule book that sends my head in a spin.

The rules that don’t allow for honest mistakes, differences of opinion or the unintentional use of words that may be deemed an insult by some ready-to-pounce-politically-correct finger pointer.

You know the “rules” I refer to, don’t you?

I’ll give you some examples. Advance Australia Fair is somehow

a ditty about a hidden “whites only” agenda? Hmm, I must say I’ve been singing that song my entire life and not once in four decades has the thought crossed my mind that “fair” meant anything other than bonny or enchanting.

There have been many other instances. Calls to ban simple terms like fairy bread or baaa baa black sheep.

I totally understand and agree that racism has no place in society, but I must say I don’t understand that it means any reference to certain colours is offensive.

We all learned that we can no longer say gender-specific terms like postman or milkman. So what about languages like French or German who genderise objects or nouns?

The bomb in the German language is “die bombe” - the “die” deeming it a feminine word.

I might find it offensive that as a female my gender is used to describe a weapon of mass destruction! Then again, in English “the bomb” can be used to describe something that is quite superb.

Will we eventually strangle ourselves with our own politically-correct rule book?

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Former State Member for Riverstone, John Aquilina has been named a Member of the Order of Australia

for his significant contribution to the Parliament of NSW and the community.

In a political career that spanned 30 years, the Labor MP represented Blacktown and later the Riverstone electorate, as well as serving as Speaker and Leader of the House.

Mr Aquilina, now retired from Parliament, also undertook several Ministerial and Shadow Ministerial positions.

Some say a year in politics in like a life sentence but even having spent three decades at it Mr Aquilina admits he misses it. He was quite shocked to receive the news of his recognition and was quite humbled by it.

Born in Malta, Mr Aquilina moved to Australia as a child. He married and had three children and became an Alderman at Blacktown City Council. He went on to become the Mayor of Blacktown. He lost is first wife, Anne, who passed away in 2003. He remarried some years later to Ann, a photographer.

The state seat of Blacktown was won by Mr Aquilina in 1981and he stayed there for ten years before switching to Riverstone in 1991.

In 2010 he announced his retirement from politics, amid a flurry of other Labor MP resignations. It was assumed that the smell of the imminent Liberal victory proved too powerful for many sitting Labor members and one by one they deserted the sinking ship rather than attempt re-election.

So many resignations gave Labor the opportunity to inject fresh blood into many of the so-called Labor heartland seats but many of the fresh-faced candidates were doomed for disappointment when voters went to the polls and delivered the Liberal party a sound victory.

Former Hawkesbury Councillor and Deputy Mayor, Kevin Conolly delivered the seat of Riverstone to the Liberals in one of the greatest swings in the state.


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Debra Moss reminiscing about her childhood at Loxley.

A touching reunion took place at Loxley on Bellbird Hill in January this year, as the

McLenaghan and Moss families joined together at the place where they had met over 30 years ago.

Carolyn McLenaghan (nee Layton) and her husband Phil flew from Melbourne in the new year to meet with Debra Moss, her husband Kurt and their three children who had flown in from Tokyo.

In a storyline reminiscent of a novel, Debra’s father was in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Richmond RAAF Base in the 1970’s. Debra and her sister and brother lived with their parents in the main house on the property.

“I was 8 years old when we moved to Loxley and it was such a magical place,” Debra recalled.

“New to Australia from the United States, we would go hunting the property for kangaroos and koalas. We didn’t find any but found lots of frilled neck lizards, blue tongue lizards, red belly black snakes and funnel web spiders!”

Carolyn was the Moss family’s nanny and Phil, with his close friend Brian Smith lived in the cottage at the end of the driveway. The two men were also serving in the RAAF and spent lots of their spare time with the family living at Loxley.

Debra remembers her time with them fondly.

“They tolerated and fostered us kids as if we were their own. They were positive role models and taught us many life lessons,” she said.

Before too long, Carolyn and Phil fell in love and started a family of their own.

“We got married in Windsor two weeks before my nineteenth birthday,”

Carolyn recalled, this year being their 33st wedding anniversary.

Debra was Carolyn’s bridesmaid, but it wasn’t long after the wedding when the Moss family were stationed back in the United States. Phil also left the air force and Richmond RAAF Base a few years into their marriage and the young couple moved to Victoria.

“We always kept in touch, but when my husband fell seriously ill and put a trip to Richmond on his bucket list, Debra told us that returning to Loxley was also on her bucket list, so we arranged the catch up,” Carolyn said.

“My mum, dad and little brother have all passed now, so being at Loxley, remembering our days in Australia and sharing a little personal history with my own family lifts my spirits,” Debra added.

The catch up was a chance for both families to spend some special days together.

“There is a great photo of Debra with her arms around the big tree at Loxley,”

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tree many years before. Quite a lot had changed, but there were still so many memories there for all of us.”

Debra agreed, “Reconnecting with the people, sights, sounds, smells and stories of those days bring back a little of the happiness I experienced at Loxley so many years ago.”

“Some say you can never go back to your childhood, but I think I came pretty damn close.”

The McLenaghan and Moss families are keen to find information on Phil McLenaghan’s

housemate, Brian Smith, also known as ‘Smithy’. He would be in his late 50’s or early 60’s now.

The last information they had was that Brian had left the air force, was living in Richmond and was

working for CIG in Blacktown in the 1980’s. A Facebook and Twitter campaign (include retweets from Guy Sebastian, David Campbell and Dr Phil) has not unearthed any additional information. If

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Hawkesbury’s finest:Brad Hardman knows the meaning of what

it is to fight for your life. He did it twice. Once to actually live and once to get the

life that he knew he wanted back again. Born and raised in Windsor, Brad was always

around sport. A boxing fan from a young age and playing rugby league for Windsor Wolves from the age of four kept him busy and active.

Now 31 years old, his boxing career kicked off at ten when well-known trainer, Les Murray trained him for amateur fights. It was a tussle between boxing and rugby league as the talented youngster demonstrated aptitude in both sports.

He was selected as part of the Penrith Panthers under 16’s team to play in the Harold Matthews Cup. His choice was made.

“I remember thinking if I got into this team, I’d focus on league. If I didn’t, it was going to be boxing,” Brad recalled.

A successful season in the Panthers junior ranks followed before fate took a turn for the worst.

Brad was involved in a fatal car accident in Riverstone when he was 15 years old. An accident that would take his leg and the life of a close friend.

“At the end of the footy season in August 1996, a few of us went joy-riding in a friend’s parent’s car. There were no drugs or alcohol involved, but we were unlicensed,” said Brad.

A lengthy hospital stay and rehabilitation followed as Brad became used to life as an amputee, having severed his leg and broken his pelvis in several places.

Life became a chore for Brad as the frustration and anger he felt manifested itself in to rage, drinking and fighting. It wasn’t until the birth of his first daughter, Tanika in 2005 that he took stock of his life and changed the path his future was following. The birth of his second daughter, Kyra in 2008 cemented Brad’s determination to stay on the straight and narrow.


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Brad met Geoff Nicholas, a busy golfer who played in amputee championships across the world. He guided Brad towards the sport of golf which Brad picked up quickly, the natural sporting skill he displayed in rugby league and boxing transferring over to his golf game.

“I put my head down and tried to get really good. I got helped out by a number of people and ended up playing tournaments in Japan, Korea and all around Australia,” Brad said.

Brad moved in with his aunty in Newtown seven years ago and started working at the Police Citizens Youth

Club, gaining youth worker qualifications, helping out with running activities at the club and making sure kids got home safely.

“On weekends I drove the PCYC bus all over the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. If kids got stuck in Bondi and they needed to get to La Perouse or Mascot, we’d go and pick them up,” Brad said.

During his time with the PCYC, he also spent time talking to high schoolers in

Sydney and in regional New South Wales about the dangers of driving cars when you’re underage and getting into cars with unlicensed, inexperienced drivers. “I walk in with my shorts on and they can see straight away I’m missing a leg. I just tell them straight up what happened,” said Brad.

Speaking to Year 9 and 10 students double the impact of the message as that was the age at which Brad had the accident.

“I was in Year 9 when it happened. Speaking to the kids, it’s like I am speaking to myself at that age. It’s the age kids start pushing the boundaries a bit,”

he said. “They need to know what can happen.”

It was while he was living in Newtown that he came back into contact with boxing through Johnny Lewis, the world renowned boxing trainer.

“My uncle is Mark Hardman who runs Box’n’Burn in the Hawkesbury, which Johnny is involved in too,” Brad explained.

“Johnny lived around the corner from me and he’d ring me and ask me to come to the gym.”

Brad eventually took him up on the offer and walked into a gym full of world champions. It was where super flyweight world champion, Vic Darchinyan and Billy Dib, holder of the IBF featherweight title, trained.

A little unfit and at 100 kilograms, Brad started training with Johnny.

“I was cruising along. But it wasn’t long before I got pumped up by being in the same gym as these guys and started to take it a bit more seriously,” Brad said.

“I’ve always been a big boxing fan, from when I was a little kid. When you get a chance to train with Johnny Lewis and world champion boxers, you get a buzz.”

An opportunity to fight an able-

bodied opponent in the ring came up, so Brad put his head down, got fit, and got himself down to his fighting weight of 85 kilograms. In December 2012, Brad went the distance with his opponent, losing by one point. Not bad considering his opponent had 30 kilograms on him.

Next on the list is a bout in March 2013 at the Windsor Leagues Club where he is on the same ticket as Gairy St Clair and Daniel Lewis. Local business, Vitamin King have supported Brad with his training, as has Johnny, Mark Hardman and boxing promoter, Fidel Tukel.

One of the reasons Brad is keen to keep stepping into the ring is to gain exposure for amputees in boxing with the goal to lobby for its inclusion at future Paralympic Games.

“There are other amputee boxers fighting around the world, but we need to get together in some way. Publicity from these sorts of events will help us find each other, I hope,” explained Brad.

If his determination to overcome obstacles and the success he has achieved in three such diverse sports is an indicator, we’re sure it’s just a matter of time before a Paralympic medal is hung around Brad Hardman’s neck.

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Our exceptional citizens recognised during Australia Day celebrations.

Honouring our exceptional As humans living side by side in

a community, we all go about our daily deeds; working,

raising children and finding hobbies to amuse us.

Most of us just do what we have to do – we work for no other reason than putting money in our pockets in which to live on, and we choose hobbies that will give us a reprieve from the mundane.

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quiet achievers – those who give more than they receive, those who throw themselves 100 per cent into everything they do, quite often in projects that result in benefitting others more than themselves.

They are the Hawkesbury’s unsung heroes.

The Australia Day Awards are an integral part of Australia Day celebrations, recognising and honouring the outstanding achievements of those

otherwise everyday Australians living in the Hawkesbury.

A gala event held at the Richmond Club on Australia Day was an opportunity to recognise the extraordinary efforts of those who otherwise blend in among us.

Hawkesbury Mayor, Kim Ford said the award winners have gone above and beyond their duties, changing the lives of people throughout the Hawkesbury through a variety of means.

SportSperSon of the YearLocal teenager Jaycee McLaughlin

has thrown more than ten years into becoming the top of the list in her sport: karate.

Plying her trade from just three years of age, the eleven years that have followed have seen her being awarded with everything from Karate Kid of the Year to NSW Champion, Australian Open Champion to the ultimate trophy – Oceania Champion.

Jaycee’s dream is to be karate kicking a path made of green and gold and representing Australia at the Olympics.CommunitY artS award

The Friends of the Hawkesbury Art Community and Regional Gallery have been successful in promoting the establishment of the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery and over the years presented many spectacular exhibitions.

Visitors have been so thrilled with the viewing pleasure on offer that they have been attracted to the Hawkesbury in epic proportions; numbering in the thousands!

The Friends were recognized by the State Government last year when they were bestowed with the honour of the Volunteer Award for Conservation. Their diligent work and determination has resulted in phenomenal results for the Hawkesbury area.Cultural heritage award

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An active member of the Hawkesbury Historial Society (amongst a zillion other things!) John has written several historical books and gone above and beyond in his efforts to spread the Hawkesbury message.

Always willing to share his vast knowledge of the Hawkesbury’s vast cultural heritage to the local residents as well the visitors, he has played an integral part in ensuring the recognition of pioneers Lachlan Macquarie and George William Evans.OrganisatiOn Of the Year

There are always projects running in the local community but there’s always one idea or event that shines a little brighter than the rest. Rotary Clubs of Windsor and Kurrajong-North Richmond have done an outstanding job with their Graffiti Removal Project.

The members have volunteered their time to ensure that the Hawkesbury is given every opportunity to showcase its ravishing beauty free of ugly graffiti.special achievement award

Hawkesbury Historical Society was the first recipient of this prestigious award for their passion and drive in the

restoration of Howe House and the new Hawkesbury Regional Museum.

The second recipients were The Richmond Players. Having recently celebrated their 60th birthday, this group of talented individuals have been entertaining Hawkesburians and travelers with their musicals, pantomimes and bush dances totally a stunning 187 shows to date.cOmmemOrative plaque

Each year the plaque is unveiled honouring someone who has passed on, but has played a significant role of forming the history of our region. This year’s plaque is in dedication to George William Evans, and the plaque in his honour will be placed on the Commemorative Wall outside Council.

“I offer my heartfelt thanks to each and every award winner for the contribution they have made to the Hawkesbury community,” Mayor Kim Ford said.

The Mayor also thanked those who nominated the recipients for drawing attention to those citizens who give above and beyond expectations.

The Hawkesbury Independent congratulations our finest citizens for their worthy achievements.

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Most Australians are familiar with the account of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. As 2013 marks

225 years since the fleet landed in Port Jackson and the first time that the Aboriginal flag flown alongside the Australian flag on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, we thought it pertinent to reconsider these events.

When America would no longer take the British criminals from the 1770s, it was imperative a satisfactory alternative be found. The establishment of a settlement at Botany Bay was approved in 1786 and the British Government set about making plans for a penal colony on the opposite side of the world. The destination of Botany Bay was thought appropriate by Captain James Cook’s account in 1770. The proposal was for the convicts, sentenced to transportation and who were currently serving terms in hulks or congested gaols, accompanied by marines and various officials, to make their way to Botany Bay and form a penal settlement in New South Wales.

With unseemly urgency and in less than ten months, ships were equipped, convicts selected, provisions readied, and officials appointed. Remarkably no advance party was sent first to examine if there were any inhabitants, if the locality was suitable, or if a settlement would be viable and capable of becoming self-sufficient.

Eventually two navy ships, the Sirius and Supply, along with six transports, Charlotte, Friendship, Alexander, Scarborough, Lady Penrhyn and Prince of Wales accompanied by Borrowdale, Golden Grove and Fishburn, the storeships, were selected for the voyage. Captain Arthur Phillip was appointed to be in charge of the voyage and to be the first Governor of NSW, with Captain John Hunter, second in command.

The number of convicts who departed England and eventually arrived, differ in the available records. Not all were listed, particularly the seamen, some died and others deserted. Historian Mollie Gillen suggests there were 582 males & 193 females, embarked. The flotilla, consisting of about 1500 individuals, departed from Portsmouth on 13 May 1787. The youngest known convict on arrival was John Hudson at

only thirteen years old whilst the oldest, Joseph Owen, was sixty eight years, both arriving on the Friendship. The majority of the First Fleeters were from England but there were about 140 who came from Ireland, as well as small numbers from Scotland and Wales. There were also North Americans, African and West Indians.

On the voyage over, stops were made at Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town, so that supplies could be replenished. After about eight months, and over 24,000kms, the First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay in January 1788. Considering the length of the voyage, the unfamiliar destination, and that many of the convicts had been housed in hulks for a considerable time before departure, just over fifty deaths were confirmed but on the other hand twenty babies born on the voyage, survived.

Within days of the landing it was decided that Botany Bay was not acceptable as the site of the settlement. A small exploratory party including Phillip and Hunter found that Port Jackson was better suited with a superior harbour and position. By the 26 January 1788, the First Fleet was anchored in this harbour with the male convicts embarked to commence clearing the vegetation and building temporary housing. Phillip’s journal records “In the evening of the 26th the colours were displayed on shore, and the Governor, with several of his principal officers and others, assembled round the flag-staff, drank the king’s health, and success to the settlement”. The women had to wait another week and a half before coming ashore on 6 February. With the 26 January indicating the date when the settlement at Sydney Cove was established, this now marks Australia Day.

From the early days of planning of the penal colony in New South Wales, it was never clear of what the settlement would be like. Being responsible for housing, feeding and caring for hundreds of souls would have been a daunting task, but in uncharted territory - overwhelming. The unassuming Governor Phillip however, overcame most of these difficulties,

and conditions for the inhabitants were almost tolerable. The rushed preparations were very apparent once the voyage was over and the colony began to settle down and establish a form of permanence. The lack of tools, clothing, bedding, supplies, as well as men experienced in agricultural and certain trades, were noticeably conspicuous. Many of the male convicts were unskilled labourers but there were also some unusual trades and occupations recorded; including an artificial flower maker, chimney sweeps, glove maker, jockey and oyster seller.

In the early accounts of the settlement, little is recorded about the first inhabitants, the existing Aboriginal society, a society which was certainly evident.

Dispossession was just one of the injustices suffered by Aboriginal Australians since colonisation. In these early accounts, their appearance and behaviour were noted and a small minority, David Collins included, studied and noted some aspects of their language.

The establishment of a food supply was paramount for the success of the settlement. Suitability of the area around Sydney Cove for agriculture was limited, so it was fortunate when Parramatta was discovered and a second settlement situated there by November 1788. The arrival of the Second Fleet in June 1790 unfortunately did not bring the support or reinforcements that Phillip had requested, but it did bring many more mouths to feed. It wasn’t until 1794 when the fertile floodplains around the Hawkesbury River were settled and a steady food supply eventuated, that the penal colony began to develop and advance.

A number of those who arrived with the First Fleet made their home in this district, with some Hawkesbury families being descended from those arriving in 1788. These include John Cross, Philip Devine, William Douglas, Matthew Everingham, Ann Forbes, Robert Forrester, William Roberts and Catharine Moore. Watercolour of Botany Bay c1789 by Charles Gore [Mitchell Library. State Library of NSW – a206001]

Botany Bay. Sirius & Convoy going in : Supply & Agents Division in the Bay. 21 January 1788 [Mitchell Library. State Library of NSW – a3461009]


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Martin Crew brings plenty of experience to his role in The Mousetrap

Richmond Players and Agatha Christie’s play The Mousetrap share a 60th birthday and to

celebrate, the local community theatre group have won the rights to be one

of only a handful of theatre troupes to perform the famous mystery in Australia in May.

The story behind the production of The Mousetrap is as much of a mystery

as many of the famous writer’s novels. The classic ‘whodunnit’ opened on London’s West End in November 1952 and has run continuously for 60 years, making it the world’s longest running show of any kind.

Prior to 2012, it had never been performed outside of London and despite lots of conjecture and hearsay, to this day it remains a mystery as to why.

“Many people online claim it’s because it’s such a wonderful play with a surprise ending,” Director of the Richmond Players production, Harry Terry says.

“But all Agatha Christie’s plays have surprise endings! I think it’s just one of those things that happened and it took on a life of its own.”

When she wrote the play, Agatha Christie gave the rights to her grandson Matthew Pritchard, as a birthday present. Once the play started, they didn’t release any of the royalties to anyone else until 2012.

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The mystery behind the Mousetrap by Penny Webb

have been withdrawn again, so the Richmond Players production of the iconic play is the last time it will run in Australia.

Mr Terry and his wife, Margaret retired from the Richmond Players committee not long after securing the rights to the play.

The committee were looking for someone to direct the play and asked Mr Terry to come back on board one last time.

“We’ve got so many younger and more talented performers in the group now. This will be my Dame Nellie Melba,” Mr Terry says with a smile.

Mr Terry will direct a stellar cast of experienced and new dramatic actors including Heloise Tolar, Emma Taite, Trish Currie, Martin Crew, Nathan Zamprogno, Sean Duff, James McLanders and Andrew Dane, with Mrs Terry also coming out of ‘retirement’ to take on the role of Production Manager.

The audience members can expect a drama filled play of twists and turns with a surprise ending that they are traditionally asked not to reveal after leaving the theatre.

Set in a manor house in a snowstorm cut off from the world with no way out and no phones, Detective Inspector Trotter is charged with discovering who is responsible for a murder that took place in London prior to all the suspects

congregating in the manor. It seems Agatha Christie was as

surprised as anyone else when the play proved so popular, famously saying she expected it to last eight months once it opened in 1952. How wrong she was! The play clocked up its 25,000th performance in November last year.

Richmond Players will add six more performances to this impressive tally. The production opens on Saturday May 4 at 7:30pm with 5 more performances being held on Friday May 10 at 8:00pm, Saturday May 11 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm with the

Richmond Players will celebrate their 60th year of productions and performances with a special event on Saturday, March 2

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The Hawkesbury Regional Gallery will play host to the Archibald Prize from January 25 to March

10 as part of a New South Wales Regional tour of the stunning and sometimes controversial portraits.

The Archibald Prize is one of Australia’s oldest and prestigious art accolades, quite often tainted with dispute, as the subjective and passionate artists and their critics debate the works of art.

It is awarded to the best portrait painting, preferably of an identity distinguished in the world of art, letters, science or politics.

Beginning in 1921, it was popular with portrait artists because of the opportunity it offered to exhibit their work in a major gallery.

The publicity, exposure and the prize money was also eagerly sought.

The prize money has increased since the early 1920’s. Last year’s winner Tim Storrier took home $75,000 after his self-portrait, The histrionic wayfarer took out the top prize.

In the 91st year of the Archibald Prize, there were 839 entries, 41 of which were selected as finalists. These finalists that also include previous winners Ben Quilty, Adam Cullen, Vincent Fantauzzo, Garry Shead and Wendy Sharpe, will be on display at the exhibition.

The Packing Room winner, Raelene Sharp’s portrait of actor John Wood and

People’s Choice winner Jenny Sages’ After Jack will also be part of the regional tour.

The Gallery’s volunteers have undertaken special guide training for the exhibition.

Tours twice daily will run at 11:00am and 1:00pm. For those who prefer to wander at their own leisure and drink in the aesthetics of the Archibald, volunteers will be available to share their knowledge of the famous art prize and its rich history.

Along with the tours, there will be a full program of artist talks and film screenings.

Hawkesbury Mayor, Kim Ford will give the program a local twist when he sits as a subject in a demonstration by local artists of the art of portraiture.

In the arts community, opinions are passionate and plentiful, which is why there is a People’s Choice Award running at each of the gallery’s the exhibition is visiting in the New South Wales Regional Tour. This is the visitor’s chance to take on the role of art critic and pass judgement on the portraits.

This is the first time the Archibald Prize has included the Hawkesbury region on the Regional Tour, a chance to see truly stunning art in our own backyard.

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Winner of the 2012 Archibald Prize, Tim Storrier, The histrionic wayfarer (after Bosch)

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NSW Health has issued the warning about the dangers of handling bats given the threat of the deadly Lyssavirus ( a Rabies-like infection) that can be passed on from their bites and scratches.

The warning follows reports that large numbers of bats have perished during the recent hot weather and bushfires.

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So many local projects operate on little or no funding and rely heavily on the individuals

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The Hawkesbury is an area that has an abundance of volunteers who do great work in the local community; but it is often with little or no recognition.

Last week three volunteers who had captured the attention of Federal Member Louise Markus were given a special morning tea and a National Volunteer award. Maureen Breaden, Daniel Sadler and Josephine Thomas from the YMCA Hawkesbury Oasis were presented with the prestigious annual award and honoured in front of family and friends.

Maureen Breaden has done a remarkable job in her role as Coordinator of the Pryme Movers program at the Oasis, a wellness program designed for the elderly.

Daniel Sadler has dedicated over a decade of service at the Oasis where he has worked in cleaning, maintenance and as the YMCA mascot for special occasions. Josephine Thomas has shown great initiative and drive in her work as a Move for Life coordinator at the Oasis, a program she developed to keep people with chronic illness as active as possible.

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Juha was born in Finland but moved to Australia when he was 3 months old. Growing up in the Hawkesbury, he became a welder by trade.

A love of dirt bikes led him to experiment with mounting cameras on his helmet and bike to track his performance in races and in training.

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Petra, originally from Germany, is a dressage rider and regularly places the cameras on riders. The equestrian industry uses the camera footage for training and communication.

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who were experts in the areas I was not. And I’m not talking about business. I am talking about getting help in day to day life.

How many times have you dropped one of the kids off to the wrong place for

sport? Or turned up and it wasn’t on? Or dropped them at school forgetting something? Or, as one mum did this week, forgot it was the first day of school? Oops again!

Sometimes you just need help sorting specific areas out. And this is why we launched the Working Mums Masterclass Mentor Program on February 1. This is a program for mums who want help or need help, but just do not know where to start.

We have working mum mentors in 16 categories focusing on specific areas.

It’s all about helping mums everywhere. Wherever you are, whoever you are, we can help. You simply book a session online and then you and your mentor have a one-on-one Skype or landline call and help you sort out the challenges you have.

To book a session with a mentor, simply go to our website www.workingmumsmasterclass.com.au, click on the Events Tab and select Masterclass Mentors, choose your mentor and book away!

And remember. Help is much easier to say than supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (and yes, I Googled how to spell that).

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The Working Mums MASTERCLASS column will be giving you monthly tips on how to get through the day with your sanity intact (well, what’s left of it)!

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Hawkesbury Latin Fiesta by Penny Webb

The inaugural Hawkesbury Latin Fiesta will be held at the Hawkesbury Race Club

on Sunday, March 10 with the main aim of raising funds for Caritas Projects in Bolivia.

Caritas is the international aid and development organisation of the Catholic Church in Australia and has operated in Australia since 1964. The funds raised will help with two major projects.

The Child Rights Program is close to Margaret Fyfe’s heart. The Director and Programs Co-ordinator for the Latin American region has recently returned from Bolivia and seen firsthand the positive impact the program has had on the children.

“In Bolivia, there are no laws that

prohibit young children from working, or the laws aren’t always observed,” Margaret explains.

“There is an increasing number of primary school aged children who are working to supplement the income of their families.”

When a child works at such a young age they lose their childhood. Adding to that sense of loss is the impact migration for work is having on these children. Parents often leave their homes and villages looking for work in another country or the city which means children end up living with elderly grandparents who sometimes pass away.

“There is an increasing number of child headed households in Bolivia. This program is about giving the children a

chance to recuperate their lost childhood and educating them on their rights as children,” Margaret says.

The second project is a unique initiative called the Ethno Eco Tourism project which sees traditional villages redeveloped and made into tourism projects. This increases employment opportunities for the locals and encourages the parents to stay in the region, which in turn means less displaced children having to work for a living.

Event organiser and local resident, Yvonne Veivers says putting the Hawkesbury Latina Fiesta together has highlighted the generosity of both the Latin and Hawkesbury communities.

“So many people are contributing in some way through donating time or services. It is definitely a combined communities venture” Yvonne says.

Members of Sydney’s extended Latin community will be performing on the day. Local Julie Boden will perform Master of Ceremonies duties with well-known Latin performer Christian Guerrero.

Guests will soak up the sounds of South America, eat traditional cultural food, and have plenty of activities to keep themselves and the kids entertained, as well as having the opportunity to go

into the draw to win a trip to Bolivia themselves.

It’s a fantastic way to support a good cause that truly does make a difference.

“The Child Rights Program help the kids discover their own destiny,” Margaret says.

“I always come back from Bolivia really encouraged, knowing that small groups of committed people can make a difference.”

If you are a local business and keen to be a stallholder, please contact Yvonne on [email protected] or call 0412 265 172.

Tickets to attend the Hawkesbury Latina Fiesta are available online at www.moshtix.com.au or you can buy them at Angel’s Florist at South Windsor.

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Each month we will profile an event, a person or an organisation that is making a difference to people in need and the communities who need our help. We would love to hear about people and organisations or events so we can help promote their causes and the good they are doing. Email [email protected]

Bolivian children involved in a empowerment and rights projects in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Photos: Caritas Australia

Get ready to soak up the sounds & sights of South America at the Hawkesbury Latin Fiesta. Photo: Caritas Australia


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I can’t remember much before now, just my name.

“Hello! My name is Aaron. Aaron Thompson,” I try to speak, but all that comes out is a few inaudible murmurs. My mouth isn’t covered or gagged, so I try again. “Hello, can anyone hear me?” But once again, nothing more than dribble. I sound like a drunk who has bit his tongue.

I feel panic creeping up on me, but I try to out run it. Swim away.

You must be dreaming. Okay Aaron. Just close your eyes and then when you open them you’ll find yourself awake. Okay? Go!

I do as I instruct, it does not work as I hoped. I can barely tell if my eyes are open or closed.

Maybe try pinching yourself? I grasp at straws. I try to lift up my hand to pinch myself, but I feel restrained and weak. I can feel my arms and legs, but I can’t move them.

Fear raises its ugly head, a sea monster in the pit of my belly, in the ocean of nothing that surrounds me. It is coming for me in the darkness; its teeth are nipping at my heels.

This feels so real. This doesn’t feel like a dream. Don’t think such stupid things; of course, it’s a bloody dream. Oh great now I’m arguing with myself. I stop the internal dialogue and try not to think.

...Why can’t I remember anything? Oh, get real Aaron! You know this isn’t a dream!

“Where am I?” I demand. The only thing that passes my lips is a few short shouts and screams. “What the bloody hell’s going on?”

Suddenly, I get a flash of a memory. There is the familiar smell of eucalypts and barbeque in the air. There are two young children, a girl and a boy. They sit on swings. The sun gleams on their smiling faces. The girl’s long, brown hair floats behind her as she drifts through golden sunshine. The boy laughs as he stretches his feet to get higher.

Clara. Josh.“Oh my god! Clara! Josh! Where are

my children?” More squawks. “Please, someone? Just, please don’t hurt my children. I’ll do anything!” Not one of these words actually comes out of my mouth.

A light comes on and I can hear a voice. It is close, but quiet and unintelligible. “Please I’m begging you ... my children ... please,” I scream at the voice.

Thoughts of what could be happening to my children storm their way into my mind. My resolve begins to crumble and I still can’t see clearly. The light makes it worse. I see only glary shapes moving in front of me, coming closer, staring down at me. “Please don’t hurt me,” I cry.

I think they begin transporting me, but my senses are scrambled and the movement makes me feel sick.

I must be drugged. I feel floppy, uncoordinated. I begin to break down.

“Where are you taking me?” I say, incoherently again. My tongue feels fat and useless. My frustration and fear build and finally I feel my eyes becoming wet with tears. Be a man! Men don’t cry! However, I think about my children again, drugged and bound and blind, like me.

I say a silent prayer for myself and my children – the only memories I seem to have – as tears pool in my eyes and overflow down the sides of my face. I try shouting again. “Please ... please ... what do you want with me?”

The voice is close to me. Restraining me. The voice forces something inside my mouth. Liquid floods over my tongue. I fight it. Spit it out and scream. It is forced in again, and my reflexes make me swallow and swallow and … it is so warming and soothing. So different to the cold blackness. I swallow and it brings so much comfort.

They are definitely drugging me. What will they do to me while I sleep? Will I ever even wake up again? Will I ever see my kids again? Clara … Josh … I try to fight it one last time, one more shout of muffled protest and then … Sleep.

It is hard to tell the reality from the nightmares, the dreams are so real. My son and my daughter on the swing, surrounded by that golden air. There is screaming, horrible, horrible screeching. Then, it is all gone. I am taken. There is blackness, and a crunching that is so loud that it sounds like it is inside my head. I feel the horror. I feel wet. Agony. Fear. Terror. More darkness.

So cold. So wet. I am screaming, not quite awake but

not asleep either. It is so hard to tell in this place, this cold, gloomy place. I am unable to retain self-control. The high primordial scream that comes out of my mouth is exactly the way my throat intended it. That is a first.

I try to look around again but it is so blurry and murky. I am so frustrated, I want to see, or just feel something. But just, not those dreams. Anything, but those dreams. I can still see my children in my mind. I can hear the screeching echo of the nightmare.

The voice wakes me, but I am still screaming. “Please, please just let me go home. I want to see my kids. Please don’t hurt my kids. I am begging you! Please!” I hate not being able to talk to you!

I cry out my frustration, my pain. I just want my kids. I just want to see. I want to know what you want from me! “What is it! What do you want from me?”

I am forced to drink their drugs again. I spit it out and yell. But they are persistent. Once again, my throat’s instinct to swallow takes over and I take big gulps of the sedative.

I feel calm. I think of my kids and the golden sunlight again, but I am calm, almost happy. But, to my surprise, I find myself feeling thankful. I feel gratitude towards my captor for taking it all away. There is a word for that, isn’t there? Stockholm syndrome?

I drift off into a numb, dreamless sleep. No wet or cold. No screaming. No kids or drugs or voices, just sleep. Thank you.

Part 1 of 3“Stockholm” continues next month

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to please. As a Mastiff blend I am very friendly and social with most dogs. I am currently living in a foster care home in

the Hawkesbury area and would love to find my own home.. I am a Mastiff but will never grow to a big dog, I have a brindle speckled smooth coat and weigh about 22 kilos and will grow to a medium size. I love people and enjoy just

sitting around and would be happiest having a soccer ball to play with and a daily walk. I sit quietly in the car when taken for

a drive. I can swim in the dam and fetch sticks. So if you want to take me home please contact my foster owner

Linda on 0407 453 005. I am $350 to purchase with all my vet work done, and this includes a hamper of food.

The local branch of the Animal Welfare League are in desperate need of fosters carers

who can care for mums & their babies, bottled fed kittens and young orphaned kittens. Please phone

Linda Pierce for more information on 0407 453 005

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When I was a kid I gave my mother grief in the mornings: I never got out

of bed on time and was a fussy breakfast eater.

Remembering those mornings I understand the stress that parents go through, trying to give their children a nutritious breakfast and packed lunch to send them off to school with. Hectic lifestyles will usually result in parents reaching for the quickest food options available, and this usually comes from a packet.

Which food is picked is usually the product that appears to be the healthiest option, makes the best health claims and which one tastes the best. Unless you’ve studied nutrition it can be very difficult (and time consuming) to stand in the aisles analysing each product, and then you’ve got to make the final decision - will my child eat this?

So we place our trust in the companies. Surely they know what they’re doing, right? Surely they just want to do what’s right?

Food companies know that parents want to do the best for their child, and will market their products based around a ‘health perk’, often hoping that this will distract the consumers from the other nasties in the food, or the lack of other important nutrients such as fibre, vitamins and minerals. Some of the foods most susceptible to this are breakfast cereals, formulas, and snack foods. Products that are “rich in calcium/iron/protein for healthy bones/energy/muscles” can sometimes be rich in sugar, low in fibre and/or high in preservatives. This does not balance out, creating a health food.

Artificial colours and preservativesOver the last 50 years we developed

the ability to travel further and faster. Our diets have changed dramatically, incorporating a bigger variety of foods which are now usually available year round. More recently, over the last 15 years foods have changed even further with the use of additives to make our foods more colourful, tasty and less perishable. Some of these additives have been well tested and shown to be safe, while others have been linked to many health problems such as hyperactivity, asthma and skin problems. The most common problematic ones are artificial colours, such as Brilliant Blue 133, Tartrazine 102, Sunset Yellow 110, Amaranth 123 or Fast Green 143. Additives like these are derived from petroleum and are not considered safe in other countries such as USA, UK and Norway.

One of the reasons additives are still used in Australia is because it cuts down the costs of making food: for example to reduce the cocoa in chocolate milk while keeping the brown colour they add a little bit of cocoa plus Brilliant Blue 133 and Brown HT 155; to give the appearance of fruit in some yoghurts they add a variety of red, yellow and blue colours.

In many cases the colour is added to make food look more real as manufacturers skimp on quality raw ingredients to save a few dollars, or the colour is added specifically to increase the products’ marketing appeal to young children in particular.

In other countries they use different, safer colouring options based on real foods, and while these are available in Australia they are rarely used because it is the more expensive option.

Added SugarWhen you look at the labels of some

foods (not just children’s foods) you may be surprised to see that there is a lot of sugar added into savoury as well as sweet foods. Some common savoury foods containing added sugar include sauces, salad dressings and muesli bars.

So if 1 tsp of sugar = 4g, you can determine how many teaspoons of sugar are in a meal by dividing the amount of

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Natural Health & Wellbeing: Food Additives

Helpful ways to reduce your child’s additive and sugar intake✓ Get creative and make healthy

versions of your kid's favourite sweet foods. Fruits such as berries and bananas are an ideal way to sweeten cakes, muffins, sauces and smoothies.

✓ Many yoghurts aimed at children contain too much sugar, additives and preservatives. Make your own by getting a natural full-fat yoghurt and add your own fruits, such as a dollop of fruit puree, or from 9 months on chopped dried fruit (choose unsulphured).

✓ Instead of giving your child sweet snacks that are high in added sugar and low in nutrients, offer them healthier naturally sweet foods, such as fruit, small amounts of sun-dried fruit and fruit yoghurts.

✓ Choose whole oats, natural mueslis, puffed cereals (rice, millet, buckwheat) and other wholegrains for breakfast instead of sugary breakfast cereals.

✓ Watch out for so called health bars and breakfast bars in your supermarket - often marketed as healthy snacks or 'breakfast on the run'. You are best-off making your own muesli bars and biscuits for your kids to take to school and for after-school snacks.

✓ Avoid giving soft drinks to your kids. Instead mix a little 100% fruit juice with some natural mineral water.

✓ Avoid using cordials as they are a concentrated form of sugar. Use 100% fruit juice as cordial, diluted with water.

✓ Keep lollies and chocolates for special occasions such as birthday parties, and try to go for those free from additives and synthetic colours.

✓ Make it extra special by getting the kids involved in making the sweets at home - they’ll have fun making them with you, and will appreciate the treats all the more because they’ve helped make them.

sugar in 100g or a serving by 4. There can be up to 4 teaspoons of sugar in some yoghurts, 2½ in a tin of baked beans and up to 6½ in a small bar of milk chocolate.

Look at the labels on foods, and check for added sugars. Sugar comes under the guise of many names: fructose, sucrose, dextrose, maltose, glucose syrup, lactose, corn syrup, hydrolysed starch, inverted sugar, or concentrated fruit juice. The nutrition panel details how much total sugar is contained in a food, but this can include added and natural sugars.

When children consume sugar-rich foods they get an artificial high, rapidly raising the levels of sugar and adrenaline in their bloodstream. This can contribute to hyperactivity, anxiety, and difficulties concentrating.

This rapid rise in blood sugar levels stimulates the release of too much insulin, which causes children’s blood sugar levels to plummet, resulting in irritable and cranky kids. Regular consumption of these foods can lead to children becoming overweight or obese, which is a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. It also increases their risk of developing cardiovascular disease later in life.

Large amounts of sugar in the diet can also interfere with the absorption of calcium and zinc, important minerals for children’s health and development.

6 teaspoons of sugar a day can suppress the effectiveness of your immune system by up to 25%. Sugar competes with vitamin C uptake into immune cells. I often recommend to parents whose children have a cold or ‘flu to cut out sugar while they are ill so as to allow the immune system to reach its full potential. If your child constantly has an infection, perhaps you should consider reducing or eliminating sugar from the diet.

Frequent consumption of sugary foods and beverages is one of the leading causes of tooth decay in children.

But they’re fun!Many parents fondly look at lollies and

junk food with nostalgia and think that if they don’t give their children these foods they are missing out on a vital experience of childhood.

Now that you know the facts about some of these additives, you may look at your child’s lunchbox or the next birthday party spread through new eyes. Ask yourself if you really want your family to be eating these chemicals in our foods which are not even allowed in foods in other countries. Think about the long term health effects of these chemicals and added sugar and whether or not you want your family to eat real foods or so called “fun” foods filled with additives.

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