St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School in Glendenning is getting a new A multi-storey building will replace current classrooms and should be completed by October 2021 Approximately $13 million from the Commonwealth Government and the Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta will be spent to provide 21st Century learning spaces that promote a Catholic faith environment One of the big questions during the design process was: How can this building be sustainable The new building at St Francis will be the first in the Diocese to use geothermal energy This involves 40m poles being buried in the ground below the building These poles will absorb the heat from the soil and turn it into electricity for the school to use Other sustainable features will include solar panels that will be built into the roof of the building and large windows that will allow natural light to fill the classrooms “I am so proud to be at a school where they care about the future of our planet St Francis of Assisi Primary School is doing their part to reduce the use of fossil fuels by using sustainable energy sources,” said Year 5 student Layla Dimicalli A computer generated image of the new building at St Francis of Assisi Primary The new building will include multiple learning spaces such as breakout rooms booths with televisions and amphitheatre-style seating The learning will spill outside with undercover learning pods and kitchens “I felt strongly that the St Francis students needed and deserved the best possible 21st  Century learning spaces they can have because every St Francis student is important to me,” Principal Jennifer Bellenger stated The school’s playground will also receive an upgrade The students are excited to have a resurfaced basketball court water play area and large undercover playground Enrolments are open for new families who wish to send their children to St Francis of Assisi Primary School Glendenning and once the new building is finished To find out more information, please visit https://www.stfrancisglendenning.catholic.edu.au/ This article was written by Year 5 students from St Francis of Assisi Primary What I expected to be a breezy 20 minutes’ chat turned into a three-hour interrogation an offer of extracurricular work in the role of a talking head on a TV show or documentary presents itself It is a measure of the extremely high regard in which I am held in the sportswriting and broadcasting business that the handful to have found their way into my inbox tend to be at the snake-belly lowbrow end of the spectrum While more exalted and successful colleagues in possession of far more intellectual heft tend to turn up on heavyweight productions about Ayrton Senna my invitations tend to be restricted to shows destined to be forever repeated on a late-night Dave loop they tend to involve the discussion of blunders and bloopers Due in no small part to my inherent laziness coupled with a dread of appearing on television born of extreme self-consciousness Read moreThere were multiple enticements I have always admired Peter Crouch as a footballer and a man given his participation in the documentary that I was not being invited to be an unwitting accomplice in some sort of hit job The mention of a generous fee that prompted a sharp but hopefully inaudible intake of breath on my part also helped What sealed the deal was a cast-iron assurance that if I could help secure the loan of the premises for a morning’s worth of filming I would be forced to travel no further than the pub around the corner from my house to film my contribution to what sounded like it might be a worthwhile addition to the canon of sports documentaries that are well worth watching because unlike many of my fellow talking heads in the documentary my personal finances do not stretch to a marble-topped kitchen island the size of Ibiza against which I could lean while making banal observations about the huge number of football clubs Peter Crouch had played for by the age of 25 director Ben seemed happy to conduct our business at an old school last-of-a-dying-breed backstreet Brixton boozer with a certain “rustic” appeal not to mention a heroically resolute refusal in the face of modern consumerism to accept payments from customers by card a loose line of questioning discussed and I set about judiciously revisiting the life’s work of a beanpole striker whose father once pinned a colleague against a bathroom wall at a World Cup for constantly referring to his boy by what he perceived to be derogatory adjectives such as “beanpole” ‘The shittest goal I’ve ever seen’: Peter Crouch celebrates his first goal for Liverpool Photograph: Paul Ellis/APThis research would prove very important what I had expected to be a breezy to and fro lasting no more than 20 minutes turned out to be an intensive inquisition of almost three hours’ duration bemused early afternoon regulars peering in the window at the designated pub opening time were treated to the sight of the Workerbee crew packing up their gear sweat-sodden husk sat clutching a restorative and righteous pint having provided more platitudinous and vapid insight into the career of Peter Crouch than any unfit middle-aged talking head novice should ever reasonably be expected to impart almost all of it ended up on the cutting room floor and watching That Peter Crouch Film upon its release earlier this week it gradually occurred to me that my contribution might have been so lame that I would suffer the ignominy of not actually making the edit at all No such luck; I eventually turned up at the 24-minute mark and appeared sporadically thereafter to offer the searingly hot takes that playing elite level football is quite difficult the doubly deflected strike against Wigan with which Crouch eventually broke his Liverpool duck was “the shittest goal I’ve ever seen” the player has become “almost a national treasure” although I suspect fellow guest contributors such as Steven Gerrard all of whom benefit from having at least actually met or even slept with Peter Crouch Free daily newsletterKick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football As a minor participant in the production, it is not really my place to say whether That Peter Crouch Film is any good or not, although I enjoyed it and given its subject it is no great surprise to see it has been very warmly received by the Guardian and elsewhere As a sufferer of impostor syndrome whose toes have yet to uncurl several days after watching the documentary and more specifically my small role in it my only suggestion might be that it could have been hugely improved by the presence of a little more Crouchy and a lot less me Springfield-area football top performers: district quarterfinalsJax Glendenning LebanonGlendenning is in a position to run away with the state's rushing title after his performance to open up the postseason He went for 401 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-7 win over Jefferson City Pelfrey led the Tigers with 109 yards and two touchdowns in a 60-7 win over Central Newberry impressed in a 52-23 win over Willard to kick off postseason play and avenge a Week 2 loss from earlier in the season He threw for three touchdowns and rushed for one He looks very in command of Frank Tristan's offense heading into a game against undefeated Branson More: Ranking 15 Springfield area high school football player of the year candidates before playoffs WillardWillard bowed out of the postseason but it didn't go without Burgin making a few highlight plays He scored on a one-yard touchdown run by jumping over a pile and then made a circus catch for another score after it was batted into the air Houston knocked Ava out of the postseason and its star player had his hands all over the win Arthur had four total touchdowns in a 40-32 victory over the Bears He also intercepted a pass on Ava's final possession to advance the Tigers to the next round After losing just two regular season games in the past three seasons Lebanon endured four losses in their first five games this year Senior running back and linebacker Jax Glendenning has been a starter all four years and says nobody on this team has lost faith in the Yellowjacket way “I haven’t seen any of that,” said Jax “Anyone being like that would be asked to leave the team So everyone that is here right now at this practice is a warrior.” The reigning Ozark Conference Offensive Player of the Year and third-team all-state rusher was also second-team all-conference as a linebacker last year He’s been on the field nearly every play despite receiving weekly treatments for a nagging hamstring injury all season “The hamstring thing was a bit of a setback,” said Christian “And he rehabbed and then played that game and rushed for 315 [yards] “In years prior I think I went six games without having a full game in me,” said Jax “I would be taken out at halftime because of how we were beating everybody So I’ve played more this year than I’ve had almost every other year.” And with the increased competition the Harding University football commit has as simple message for his teammates: They can still accomplish more than they ever have come playoff time “We all have to realize as a community that this is helping us get better,” said Jax “I’m excited for when we get to that point It’s going to be hard for anyone to stop us when we get there.” And how could you doubt him when it’s been so hard for anyone to stop him his entire high school career The podcast presenters answer your questions about work gambling and where to sleep on stag weekends Max Rushden and Barry Glendenning are busy men at the moment. The podcast presenters have just published a book – The Football Weekly Book, edited by Jonathan Wilson – and are preparing to tour the UK next month They took some time out of their schedules to answer your questions What are your favourite books about football Barry: Tony Cascarino’s autobiography, which he wrote with the help of the Irish journalist Paul Kimmage, is probably my favourite football book although I’m sure if I ever get around to reading any of the books written by my friend and colleague Jonathan Wilson As far as non-football books are concerned I like a good murder of the kind written by the Scottish authors Ian Rankin or Val McDermid Max: I read very few football books. I spend enough time watching, talking about and consuming football, and I have a toddler. So I presume I won’t find the time to read a book again until 2030. I am very slowly working my way through a book called the Chaos Machine by Max Fisher which basically confirms everything you already know about how terrible social media is Back in the day I would alternate between a Jack Reacher and a grown up book probably Fever Pitch – the Cambridge United chapter is just the perfect description of loving lower league football If Max and Barry swapped lives (profession everything) until one of them cracked and demanded to swap back missing your child is not a valid reason – that’s too boring Max: I would be dead after a week of living Barry’s life But I would do it to see Baz making small talk at soft play about nap times before reaching under the pram to get the wet wipes and pulling out half an old banana and then being vomited on Barry: I have no shame in admitting that I love a good During the pandemic I developed a hopeless addiction to those Hallmark Christmas movies that all have the same saccharine sweet plot Max: I’m not ashamed of any of my dubious film You dare take the remote off me when Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves or Enemy of the State comes on the TV as will a YouTube video of a hedgehog being stroked with a toothbrush A must-watch in the Rushden household Photograph: Warner Bros/AllstarShould a fan’s right to support their football team be dependent upon that club’s ownership Does Newcastle’s ownership by the Saudi Investment Fund make me morally obliged to stop cheering for them Can we just accept that our club is our club Barry: Of course everyone has the right to support their team regardless of who owns it because fans have little or no say in who gets to be the custodian of the club they are emotionally invested in What I find a bit disturbing is the large number of fans who seem happy to excuse or even condone the often barbaric behaviour of their authoritarian owners for no other reason than that those people have invested money in their football club and might pay for an expensive striker It’s possible to love the club while holding the owners in contempt Max: I find this such a difficult question to answer – and I wrestle with how much we cover it on the pod I wonder if we’ve sometimes been tougher on Newcastle than Manchester City for example perhaps as a result of not really understanding sportswashing in the early days when City were taken over (or the fact simply that the Newcastle takeover happened on my watch on the pod) – and then sometimes I think it’s really simple and we’re not tough enough I have said I would walk away from my club if a nation state with a terrible human rights record bought it and I think I would I can’t see North Korea buying Cambridge United anytime soon I have Newcastle United-supporting mates who say there’s nothing they can do but I guess people don’t want to protest when the team is successful Newcastle fans enjoy their 4-1 win against PSG in the Champions League Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty ImagesI find the accusations from some that we would cover it differently if it was another club – that this is an anti-Newcastle thing – really frustrating I can’t speak for anyone else but we would do the same if it was Spurs winning isn’t the most important part of football and I would find it hard to cheer success if the money came from somewhere unpleasant At the very least it would always be at the back of my mind principles are much easier when they don’t affect you Manchester City or PSG fans have been put in Are you happy talking bollocks about football all week Barry: If I wasn’t talking bollocks about football all week on the Football Weekly podcast and getting paid for it I’d almost certainly be doing it elsewhere for free which is in south-west London but seems to boast a worryingly large number of Arsenal fans among its clientele Most of the regulars are mystified by the fact that I get to talk about football for a living Have a great Xmas and all that. Peace, love and chair slapping for all xxx pic.twitter.com/jZMA0Drgfv Max: There are occasions when I think I cannot be fucked to watch Fulham v Bournemouth on a Monday night But I never think: ‘I don’t want to do the pod or the radio or the TV.’ Genuinely I know what a privilege it is to earn a living by watching and talking about something I love But anyone who has got to that position and has a tiny bit of self-awareness knows they are insanely lucky There are so many people who would love to do it and regardless of whether you are any good or not and how hard you’ve worked to get there you need so many slices of good timing and fortune on the way There are so many incredibly talented people who could do what I do and I know I’m completely dispensable – so I just hope I can get away with it for as long as possible Barry: I used to live near Tolka Park in Dublin when Shamrock Rovers played there back in the days when they were homeless and metaphorically kipping on the sofas of other teams Max: I am a Western Bulldog through my family There’s a great community around AFL in Melbourne – everyone has a team I did end up watching a game in the pub with my football team the other day and it was won with the last kick but I don’t have the time or energy to really get into it so it very much looks like about fifty men in vests with mullets just getting it launched and then trying to catch it Tolka Park in Dublin Photograph: Tom Maher/INPHO/ShutterstockHow do you marry the recent anti-gambling rhetoric in the paper and podcast with the constant talk about cheeky bets from Barry Don’t you feel you should have also held your hands up as part of the problem Barry: It is a common misconception that we are “anti-gambling” on the podcast when nothing could be further from the truth I have no problem whatsoever with anyone having a bet but I dislike the ubiquity of gambling advertising around football and various other sports I get called a hypocrite because I co-present a show with Max on TalkSport which broadcasts loads of gambling advertising That’s fair enough and I suppose I am a hypocrite but it is almost impossible to work in sports media these days without directly or indirectly taking the bookmaker’s coin I won £4,700 for a Brixton foodbank during the summer from a £25 charity bet I placed on our radio show so some good came of a feature I would honestly prefer to have nothing to do with I’m very lucky I could afford to make that choice The key is bookies not taking advantage of problem gamblers Much as I’d like an independent regulator for football I’d like one for the gambling industry too Which pubs do you recommend to watch football in I’m living out west but happy to travel further Cafe Kick on Exmouth Market Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The ObserverWhen will football price itself out of reach of the true fans who support and breathe the game every moment while financiers play with monopoly-type wages and transfer fees Barry: While Premier League stadiums remain full the fairly dreary atmosphere at most of them suggests that proper passionate fans are already being priced out of games and The vast majority of season ticket-holders at Premier League grounds seem to be middle-aged men and it will be interesting to see who replaces them when they are no longer able to attend games Max: I’m not sure it ever will. And I think a lot of people at the top of the game know that and take advantage of it. If we really care, we should all join the Football Supporters’ Association If you could pick three new panelists to appear on the pod When footballers spend a night or two in a hotel room is it acceptable behaviour for a third footballer to arrive because this is exactly what you did to me on a stag weekend in Banagher in the mid-2000s We acted like professionals and turfed you out Barry: I remember that stag weekend and was definitely more than “a tad” merry got in it and was then unceremoniously deposited on the floor when you I thought it was an uncharitable act on your part then and still think so today The world’s about to end and you’re given the chance to rewatch just one football match before the lights go out Barry: Republic of Ireland 1-0 England at Euro 88 nerve-shredding game but a great result and arguably the happiest I’ve ever been after a football match Max: Old Actonians 2-4 Polytechnic VIs (aet) Southern Amateur League Intermediate Novets Cup semi-final 2011 I’m amazed more people don’t talk about it Ray Houghton scores for Republic of Ireland at Euro 88 Photograph: Colorsport/Rex/ShutterstockI’m dying to know – how is a Football Weekly panel selected Please tell me it’s a more exciting process than coordinating schedules Max: Producer Joel and I spend about three minutes after the odd pod: we say the same names to each other and then try to remember people we haven’t asked for ages The only thing we’ve consciously done in the last five years is get more women and greater diversity on the pod We can always do better but I think we do a pretty good job of that I don’t think there’s a better variety and quality of panelists anywhere else across football broadcasting and it makes my life very easy Do you have any plans for a live show in the US You’ll know better but I bet there’s a lot of listeners over here As far as I know the audience is 50% UK and 50% worldwide so we would love to go to as many places as we can finish in Melbourne and then all make our own way home Can you remember the last time you presented the podcast together in the studio Could you ever foresee a return to the studio format or is Zoom just way too convenient Max: I remember the one we did right at the start of the pandemic Jonny Liew was on and we were all just wondering if we should be there or not I can’t remember if we ever went back once things opened up We did a couple in person during the live tour last summer We were actually talking about remaining remote before I moved to Australia Before the pandemic I would have said you have to be in the room but I don’t think that’s true – and it’s helped us We can get Sid for an hour (if he can be bothered) in quality rather than on a shit phone line And panellists don’t have to get to King’s Cross for 8.30am on a Monday so even across the UK we get more variety Which footballer could you take in a 10pm fight round the back of a ‘Spoons Pedri and Gavi take on Max Jamal Musiala Photograph: Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Getty ImagesMax: I’m not a violent man (my fighting record is P0 W0 D0 L1) but I reckon one of Gavi or Pedri but not both – and only in self-defence I’ve never been to Australia but I have watched Mad Max and The Castle Which one is the more accurate description of everyday life there Max: It’s a perfect mix of serenity and wild long car chases through the desert And of course our back doors are unlocked so that Dr Karl can pop in any time for tea or a minor felon can wander in at 2am at take the keys to the Subaru Australia are playing England in a five-a-side competition for non-humans Max is coaching Australia and Barry has the British Isles They’ve all been trained in the art of the game lazy but enigmatic koala in the No 10 role I’m not sure Baz can provide anything against that Thanks to everyone who took part. The Football Weekly Book is out now and you can see them on tour in November Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInLEBANON (KY3) - After losing just two regular season games in the past three seasons Lebanon endured four losses in their first five games this year “Anyone being like that would be asked to leave the team So everyone that is here right now at this practice is a warrior.” Head coach Will Christian says they’re simply following the lead of Lebanon’s new all-time leading rusher He understands what’s going to be necessary for us to battle through it.” TO SEE THE FULL STORY FOLLOW THIS LINK To report a correction or typo, please email digitalnews@ky3.com Please include the article info in the subject line of the email Concerns: Edmund Rice Centre director Phil Glendenning backs his organisation's statement on same-sex marriage released on August 23 AN Australian bishop has called an Edmund Rice Centre “guide” on same-sex marriage confusing to Catholics and recommended changing it to match Church teachings Former Brisbane priest, Sydney auxiliary Bishop Anthony Randazzo made the call after reading Rights for LGBTQI Australians – A Guide to the Marriage Equality Plebiscite – a document published on the Edmund Rice Centre website It is understood the document has ruffled some of the Centre’s partners and supporters because it challenges recent advice from Australian Church leaders The Edmund Rice Centre works to promote social justice human rights and eco-justice through research The Centre’s work is shaped by a commitment to the tradition of Catholic social teaching and the charism of Blessed Edmund Rice Several partners contacted by The Catholic Leader declined to comment One partner listed on the ERC website said they had had not been a partner “for a while” The guide promotes respectful and informed discussion on the same sex marriage issue and ERC director Phil Glendenning said “in Australia there is a separation between Church and State – a difference in the realm of the Church and the State.” “We think it is entirely appropriate the Church determines the sacrament of marriage but the civil law is a different beast,” he said “I think the statement is fairly measured and made on behalf of people trying to struggle through this.” He conceded a final sentence “Love is love It is as simple as that” was a first draft and should not have appeared on the website The guide appears to contradict Catholic bishops who have warned that legislation allowing same-sex marriage could threaten freedom of religion and conscience “Discrimination against LGBTQI people can only serve to cause them and their families’ pain and suffering respectful and informed discussion about this issue,” the document states we are disappointed that a vocal group of political and community leaders are using false offensive arguments to campaign against change.” who believes “marriage is a lifelong relationship between a man and a woman” said he would speak to Centre staff ask them to clarify the teachings of the Church or remove those two paragraphs a day after a two-page pastoral letter from Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart in which he reiterated the Church’s stance on same sex marriage “It is entirely possible future legislation about same-sex marriage could infringe fundamental human rights of freedom of religion and conscience,” he said “It could result in restrictions on the right of ministers of religion and religious bodies and organisations having the freedom to teach preach and speak about marriage between persons of the same sex being contrary to their religious or conscientious beliefs.” Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher expressed similar concerns that same-sex marriage legislation could affect religious liberties “In other parts of the world that have legalised same-sex marriage those who believe in traditional marriage have been harassed or coerced into complying with the new view of marriage,” Archbishop Fisher said The ERC guide states “the claim made by some opponents of marriage equality that a ‘yes’ vote will result in the ‘loss of freedom of speech’ is not correct … the claim that ‘freedom of religion’ will not be threatened by marriage equality is also not correct.” Mr Glendenning said he believed freedom of religion laws in Australia were not as strong as they should be “Religions have a perfect right to practice their faith as they see fit And I’m a Catholic and I will continue to do that,” he said “This is a question for the society and how the society makes sense of it (SSM).” “There’s one thing to say the Church has an absolute total right to say sacramental marriage is between a man and a woman … but society which is made up of everybody – Christian and non-Christian – has to make a different decision.” After reading the Edmund Rice Centre guide Bishop Randazzo said: “Catholic social teaching promotes and defends that all people are made in the image and likeness of God every person is an equal bearer of God given dignity.” it is important that we do not confuse equality with sameness “While each of us is an equal custodian of God given dignity we believe our dignity comes from the fact that God created us as male and female “Marriage is a lifelong relationship between a man and a woman It is for the mutual up building of the couple and is directed to the procreation and raising of children “It is a complementary part of God’s plan where the differences between a man and a woman can nonetheless come together in life giving unity we believe that this nuptial mystery is fully expressed in a lifelong married commitment between a man and a woman “To think otherwise would be to place limits on God’s plan for human life “Every Christian is responsible for guarding against any behaviour that violates the dignity of the human person.” The Catholic Leader is an Australian award-winning Catholic newspaper that has been published by the Archdiocese of Brisbane since 1929 accurate and balanced Catholic perspective of local national and international news while upholding the dignity of the human person We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians who have walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years We acknowledge the continued deep spiritual attachment and relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to this country and commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of Reconciliation Copyright © All Rights Reserved The Catholic Leader ABC News News HomeNo evidence for some Vitamin D benefit claims WA researchers sayShare No evidence for some Vitamin D benefit claims WA researchers sayHBy Hayley Roman Vitamin D benefits may be overhyped, researchers say. Link copiedShareShare articleThere is little evidence that vitamin D can help with health conditions other than bone fractures, and people may be given doses unnecessarily, two West Australian researchers say. Royal Perth Hospital consultant pathologist and endocrinologist Paul Glendenning and University of Western Australia academic Gerard Chew's review of evidence from recent years found further studies were needed to establish any link between vitamin D deficiency and cancer risk, diabetes and infections. "Unfortunately there's not been many randomised clinical trials which is the highest level of evidence that we need before we start to advise individuals they should be taking supplementation to prevent those sort of diseases," Dr Glendenning said. He said it was possible people were being unnecessarily tested and treated for low vitamin D levels. "We need to be identifying those individuals that are going to be benefit from testing, and when we've tested those individuals, if their vitamin level is low, treat them," he said. While there are many studies exploring the link between extraskeletal diseases and vitamin D absorption, there is a risk of "reverse causation" skewing results and more research is needed, the study found. "Illness can result in the contraction of outdoor activities, reduced sunlight exposure and, accordingly, low 25(OH)D concentration may be a consequence, rather than a cause, of disease," the paper said. However Dr Glendenning said their work, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, did find some clear benefits of the vitamin. "There's a pretty much consistent message that calcium with vitamin D reduces fractures and has effects on fall rates," he said. In their article, Dr Chew and Dr Glendenning said frail, older patients with the highest likelihood of injury during a fall were most likely to benefit from supplements. "There are specific sub groups within the population that are well worthwhile testing, but at the moment, we're awaiting more data before we adopt a routine population-wide type screening program," Dr Glendenning said. The article states more than 2,000 peer-reviewed articles have been published on the topics of vitamin D testing, deficiencies and benefits within the past 12 months. "One of the problems for an average practitioner in Australia is they're overwhelmed with information," Dr Glendenning said. "If you can provide that information in a summarised format that they find easily accessible and easily digestible, then I think that's part of the issue." The pair have recommended education initiatives to raise awareness of the current guidelines for vitamin D testing and supplements, as well auditing local practices. CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Shared experiences between people in separate places are quite the thing right now – plenty find the radio a comforting friend the sweary old-school Londoner who connectedThis article is more than 5 years oldShared experiences between people in separate places are quite the thing right now – plenty find the radio a comforting friend Mon 23 Mar 2020 15.00 CETLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 19.06 CESTShareBig Del died last week he hadn’t been in since Christmas and the cancer did for him pretty quickly in the end had known he was ill because he seemed the type who probably didn’t want anyone feeling sorry for him he came armed with a good-natured dig regarding anything he perceived to be controversially anti-Arsenal or England that I or my co-presenter Max Rushden might have said on air with which he disagreed Our shared Sunday mornings in completely separate places meant we were never short of things to talk about when our paths did cross in the pub Shared experiences between people in completely separate places are quite the thing now Mother’s Day meet-ups on Google hangouts or groups of friends staying in touch through the medium of gallows humour on WhatsApp And as people struggle with the anxiety of uncertainty in these weirdly unprecedented times it seems plenty find the familiarity of old friends some of them people they have never met on the radio Sitting alone typing this column for a newspaper’s sport section at a time when there is no sport to write about I am almost certainly not the only listener being kept amused by the sound of sports commentator Sam Matterface jovially bickering with his sidekicks – the former footballers Perry Groves and Stuart Pearce (each of whom I have met through work) – on a nearby radio With four hours to fill on a Saturday afternoon that should have been jam-packed with football action the panel are instead discussing the profundity of their urbane and dapper host’s ignorance on the subject of what a “larder” is Perry had been agog that Sam had never before heard it and now all three are arguing over whether or not having a room specifically devoted to food storage in your house means you’re “posh” I am prepared to concede that maybe you had to be there Fast forward approximately 24 hours and Max and I have just come off the air after our two hours on TalkSport and Even in the absence of sport the show must go on and as purveyors of jovial utterly inconsequential mid-morning tomfoolery we are apparently somehow considered key – if not absolutely key – workers at this difficult time Meanwhile on the Guardian’s Football Weekly podcast, Max and I have vowed to continue delivering our twice-weekly show covering all the football that is not being played for as long as it takes and feedback has been heartwarmingly pleasing even if results have been mixed. A recent episode featured discussions about Australia’s A-League, Stuart Broad’s evolution as a top-class bowler and a monologue on the finer points of wood-chopping. Read moreIt is a privilege to be lucky enough to have radio shows and podcasts to look forward to producing in the company of likeminded individuals at a time when so many people have never felt so isolated utterly bereft of companionship and downright bored The inherent sense of camaraderie and community is a source of comfort and it is to be hoped our inane natter provides some sort of company and sense of familiarity to listeners whose ears are otherwise under constant assault from others engaged in far more important and largely depressing chat I suspect Big Del would have got a kick out of tuning in to radio coverage of Arsenal denying Sheffield United a place in the FA Cup semi-final in a preposterously complicated radio quiz effing and jeffing throughout and making a mental note to remind me of how the Blades had been the victim of “a facking stitch-up” when next he saw me down the pub I got a similar kick out of hearing from him and others who were out there tuning in to and laughing (or seething) at the latest drivel Max and I had dreamed up With the world halfway to hell in a handcart now seems as good a time as any to make sure each and every other one of our other listeners knows This is probably not the page you’re looking for “I want kids to have a magical Christmas,” said Glendenning Read moreCommissioned by Netflix, Sunderland ’Til I Die is a love letter to a city on its knees and the conspicuously wayward child its citizens cannot bring themselves to disown. Despite its proclivity for repeatedly letting them down, even as tears and booze flow during a maudlin pub sing-song following relegation to League One the mood among locals is one of hope things will ultimately get better because the BBC programmes on the club’s 1996-97 relegation from the Premier League “Everybody in Sunderland has got a relation who’s either worked in the shipyards or worked in the pits everybody,” says Peter Farrer on a drive through the city Not many people have had it easy in Sunderland a season-ticket holder of long standing and commendable optimism given the disappointments he and his people have been forced to endure in football as in life is one of many locals recruited to provide background and keep the story ticking over in place of a more traditional narrator to whom we are first introduced as he finishes his morning swim at the training ground pool With Grayson long gone and Chris Coleman appointed in his place Aiden McGeady breaks a long and dignified silence to assess the new gaffer’s methods with barely disguised contempt the club gets through goalkeepers more quickly than Spinal Tap can shed drummers and the transformation of Jason Steele from optimistic arrival to tearful hologram utterly bereft of confidence is little short of harrowing Read moreSunderland ’Til I Die simultaneously showcases almost everything that is right and wrong with English football and the stoicism of the many fans and nervous employees to whom we are introduced sits in contrast with the borderline apathy and bungling incompetence of this local institution’s custodians When relegation is confirmed with two games to go the club finally changes hands and Coleman is ushered out of the door but not before he and his players have the good grace to look suitably sheepish as they are applauded into the fans’ end-of-season awards where staff are astonished by the length of the queue snaking out of the door a wonderful series that kicked off brimful of optimism Sunderland might get out of the Championship ends with similarly high hopes of a quick return Sunderland ’Til I Die is available on Netflix from Friday 14 December not online" href="/language/punjabi/en/podcast-episode/most-bullying-of-young-people-happens-at-school-not-online/0mau1km6b">Most bullying of young people happens at school Campaign teaches school students how to deal with cyber-bullying and racism Settlement Guide: What can parents do to address bullying We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Charter Hall has boosted its logistics presence following the purchase of land in Sydney's south-west and the extension of strategic leases with Coles in Perth and Adelaide. Charter Hall's chief executive David Harrison says the diversified listed real estate investment trust has identified the industrial and logistics sector as one of significant growth. The acquisition by the Charter Hall-managed Core Logistics Partnership fund (CLP) of 56-62 Glendenning Road, Glendenning, for $26 million will give Charter Hall an additional 3.9 hectares in the tightly held and logistics precinct in Sydney. Charter Hall has acquired the logistics site at 56-62 Glendenning Road, Glendenning, NSW There will be an opportunity to redevelop the site into a $60 million multi-unit industrial estate, with a gross lettable area of 21,000 square metres. Fund manager of CLP, Simon Greig, said the Glendenning transaction follows the leasing success recently achieved at CLP’s Woodpark Industrial Estate at 400 Woodpark Road, Smithfield, with the $70 million estate now 100 per cent pre-leased prior to completion in mid-2020. He said both developments are aligned with CLP’s strategy to "replenish its development landbank and grow its NSW portfolio to capitalise on forecast rental growth". Marcel Elias, director at LJ Hooker Commercial, Silverwater advised on the Glendenning deal. Coles has also signed lease extensions to provide 15 years of term certainty to Charter Hall with the expiries being revised from 2027 for Adelaide and 2028 for Perth to December 2034 for both sites, which comprise a total of 150,000 sq m of lettable floor space over a combined site area of 40 hectares. In Sydney on the landbank side of the market a development site in the south-west at Cawdor is being sold to capitalise on the anticipated growth of Sydney and create a landmark development. JLL’s director of industrial, John Macree, in conjunction with Colliers International’s Matthew Meynell and Nick Estephen have been appointed to sell a 350 ha site at 690-900 Cawdor Road. "Large aggregated land holding of this scale within the Sydney basin are very rare. They allow for a developer to explore the potential to redevelop the site as a rural-residential subdivision," Mr Macree said. A development site in Badgerys Creek is also being offered with a value of about $30 million. The site at 230 Martin Road is within the Aerotropolis precinct, which is reported to deliver $3.3 billion in local projects across the region throughout the next 10 years. Mr Macree has been appointed to sell the 24.48-hectare site and is expecting interest from industrial and logistics business park developers. "The New South Wales government is undertaking a robust strategic planning framework to cater for the business needs of a growing community and to encourage an increase of employment within the growth hub," Mr Macree said. He said the Masterplan site has a flexible employment zoning, giving prospective buyers a variety of development options, subject to council approval. Charter Hall has boosted its logistics presence following the purchase of land in Sydney's south-west and the extension of strategic leases with Coles in Perth and Adelaide. Charter Hall's chief executive David Harrison says the diversified listed real estate investment trust has identified the industrial and logistics\\u00A0sector as one of significant growth. Fund manager of CLP, Simon Greig, said the Glendenning transaction follows the leasing success recently achieved at CLP\\u2019s Woodpark Industrial Estate at 400 Woodpark Road, Smithfield, with the $70 million estate now 100 per cent pre-leased prior to completion in mid-2020. He said both developments are aligned with CLP\\u2019s strategy to \\\"replenish its development landbank and grow its NSW portfolio to capitalise on forecast rental growth\\\". JLL\\u2019s director of industrial, John Macree, in conjunction with Colliers International\\u2019s Matthew Meynell and Nick Estephen have been appointed to sell a 350 ha site at 690-900 Cawdor Road. \\\"Large aggregated\\u00A0land holding of this scale within the Sydney basin are very rare. They allow for a developer to explore the potential to redevelop the site as a rural-residential subdivision,\\\" Mr Macree said. \\\"The New South Wales government is undertaking a robust strategic planning framework to cater for the business needs of a growing community and to encourage an increase of employment within the growth hub,\\\" Mr Macree said. A crash involving two trucks has closed the M7 in Sydney's west on Friday evening. One of the trucks caught fire, and NSW Fire and Rescue are on the scene extinguishing the blaze. A truck crash on the M7 at Glendenning on Friday afternoon.Credit: SEVEN The crash occurred around 6pm, closing all southbound lanes at Woodstock Avenue Glendenning, and northbound traffic is also affected. As of 7.30pm, southbound traffic was backed up 9 kilometres, while northbound traffic was queued for 4kms, with diversions in place. Motorists are being advised to avoid the area, and southbound drivers on the M7 are urged to take the exit at Rooty Hill Rd or Power Street. A crash involving two trucks has closed the M7 in Sydney's west on Friday evening. If you think you have found a Brown marmorated stink bug catch it in a container and call the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline on 1800 084 881 WESTERN Sydney is on bug watch after a machinery shipment from Italy may have harboured a stinky agricultural pest.  All articles from our website & appThe digital version of This Week's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxAll articles from the other agricultural news sites in your areaContinuePeople living in and visiting the Glendenning area in Western Sydney are asked to keep an eye out for the Brown marmorated stink bug following the detection of the invasive insects at a warehouse but generally have a mottled brown coloured body with alternating light and dark bands on the antennae and emit a bad smell when disturbed.  They grow to about the size of a five-cent piece and are not usually found in Australia.  The warehouse and consignment has since been fumigated and a Federal-state surveillance operation has begun DPI said an arsenal of traps and lures are on their way from Tasmania and the US which may be placed in residents’ backyards.  which may be placed in residents’ backyards Director of plant biosecurity and product integrity said the bug eats a wide range of plants and can cause damage to vegetable crops, fruit “People can help us look for Brown marmorated stink bugs by inspecting plants in their gardens,” Dr Kumar said.  “They are large bugs that can give off an unpleasant odour when disturbed”.  Clear photos can be emailed with a brief explanation of where you found it and your contact details to biosecurity@dpi.nsw.gov.au We appreciate your assistance with this important surveillance activity Politics and rural issues journo in Sydney. Give me a yell at adruce@fairfaxmedia.com.au Newsletters & AlertsView allDaily Today's top stories curated by our news team Our twice weekly wrap of the latest in rural property sales Our twice weekly wrap of the big news in the red meat sector Industry news from Australia's dairy sector The week's top stories curated by our news team They belong equally to victims as to victors.  This is but one of the reasons why discussions and debates on colonialism and its impact remain not just important but immediately relevant The impact of colonialism didn’t end with the departure of the last soldier or High Commissioner or the lowering of a colonial flag Its impact echoes down through the ages in demography there are few aspects of life it did not or does not touch Few would disagree that it fundamentally shapes identity amongst both the colonised and the coloniser the psychological and cultural impact of colonialism cannot be dismissed ideologically as something that happened ‘in the past’ and that we all need to ‘get over’.  One only need reflect on Bastille Day in France India or most recently Barbados to recognise how the colonial past is still very much with us.  Colonialism remains inextricably linked to recurring issues such as discrimination there has long been an agenda of outrage and denial that those once colonised and marginalised dared to assert their own story Colston is presented dispensing charity to poor children; on the north he is shown at the harbour; on the east with marine horses Nowhere was there any reference to the 80,000+ slaves sent to the plantations in the British Caribbean or its consequences.  Those who erected Colston's statue decided which aspect of his history was more ‘accurate’ or ‘valid’ The soft side of philanthropy won that debate not the ugly side of slave trading Colston was described as ‘one of the most virtuous and wise sons’ of Bristol despite his reputation being somewhat different elsewhere.    Extensive and extreme violence and racism were the routine stock in trade as well as the crucial fuel of empire and conquest across the world not least in Australia. In that context, the recent symbolic protest by Aboriginal Senator Lidia Thorpe highlights the issue once again from the perspective of Australia’s first people The howls of protest at her act of defiance (echoed in the Times of Malta) attest to the dishonesty of Empire loyalists internationally The issue raised by Lidia Thorpe is one that has been raised consistently by Aboriginal leaders since Federation in 1901 The fact that history in Australia has always been contested with many apologists or simply refusing to accept what happened and what continues to happen Massacres and the widespread incarceration of indigenous Australians plus the fiction of ‘Terra Nullius’ (declaring Australia as ‘empty land’) formed the basis of British settlement from the late 18th Century The forced removal of indigenous children from their families was a cornerstone of a policy that assumed black inferiority and white superiority The objective of these policies was that indigenous people would ‘die out’ Lidia Thorpe serves as senator in Australia's parliament The generations of children removed from their homes and families became known as the Stolen Generations and the legacy of trauma and loss haunts Aboriginal society Aboriginal people still struggle for Constitutional recognition and for effective justice the past cannot be the past without equality in the present Aboriginal people must be consulted about the policies and practices that impact their lives In his February 2008 formal apology to Aboriginal Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd while speaking of the horrors and injustices of the past spoke of ‘laying claim to the future’ by acknowledging the past and by closing the ‘gap’ between indigenous and non-indigenous society The origins of that inequality and marginalisation can be found in the colonial attitudes and practices manifested in the Governments of the Crown This is what Aboriginal Australians for generations have been trying to get the world to understand Lidia Thorpe is but the latest to draw attention to this injustice that finally must be put right Phil Glendenning is the director of Australia's Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education and a former president of the Refugee Council of Australia please register for free or log in to your account Dexus has spent a speculated c$155 million-plus on four east coast industrial assets it is paying $85m for a distribution centre majority leased to Myer at Brisbane’s south west Richlands The 53,000 square metre facility at 278 Orchard Road was offloaded by Australian Unity’s Diversified Property Fund at a major premium to its ($61.5m) May There are four tenancies and a vacancy; the Weighted Average Lease Expiry by income is about four years Dexus is paying Valspar (Australia) Corporation $29.84m for a 5.25 hectare vacant block 28,000 sqm logistics facility to be held by the Dexus Wholesale Property Fund In Mickleham’s Merrifield Business Park the manager is buying a c$35m office/warehouse on a funds through basis from MAB Corporation and Gibson Property Corporation This asset will be held by the GIC-backed Dexus Australian Logistics Trust Last July Dexus spent $73.5m on another distribution centre at Merrifield pre-committed to Ford (story continues below) That deal was also funds-through and for DALT Mickleham is 29 kilometres north of the city This 6.6ha tract is almost entirely surrounded by DALT and DWPF’s 127ha Horizon 3023 industrial estate This property is behind two high profile sites which face the Deer Park Bypass/Western Highway: the Portuguese Association of Victoria headquarters and the Western Hi-Way Truck Sales dealership Dexus paid $84.7m in late 2018 for the land making way for Horizon 3023; last year it pre-committed Amazon there Mr Charles marketed the Richlands asset with JLL’s Tony Iuliano CBRE’s John Micallef and Jason Edge sold the Glendenning land That agency’s Ben Hegerty and Chris O’Brien represented MAB and Gibson This broker also marketed the Ravenhall parcel A former property analyst and print journalist Marc is the publisher of realestatesource.com.au Forgot your password? You will receive mail with link to set new password Back to login The unique podcast live audiences are unlike any other with the weirdly intense but welcome appetite for sport-related chat this is eerily reminiscent of the iconic mock-rockumentary The five-man lineup from the Guardian’s Football Weekly podcast is doing yet another passable impersonation of David St Hubbins Nigel Tufnel and chums as we attempt to negotiate a labyrinthine network of dark one of which leads from our dressing room to the stage invariably with the help of a patient theatre tech Max Rushden wanders on stage as the rest of us wait in the wings There’s no big announcement or fanfare for our host predominantly male crowd is gradually replaced by cheers and applause Quite how he does it remains something of a mystery but within a couple of minutes the mild-mannered presenter once described by a Manchester United fan in the Belgian city of Genk as “everything that is wrong with modern football” has whipped the crowd into a genuinely frothing frenzy To raucous roars of applause he introduces Producer Joel who explains the rules – no recordings to protect the sanity of the Guardian lawyers every man for himself in the event of a fire and a polite request not to ruin the big surprise for future audiences – and introduces everyone else It’s showtime – let the 90 or so minutes of high-octane We also tell the audience which local hostelry we’ll be in after if anyone fancies a drink; a revelation that recently led to two put-upon but extremely gracious and patient staff in The Wellington pub in Birmingham being inundated with orders from an already inebriated mob of thirsty people on what should have been an otherwise tranquil and uneventful Wednesday night Football Weekly's live tour continues, with @maxrushden, @bglendenning and guests. The last tickets for the remaining shows are available here https://t.co/Q9TF9NsENa pic.twitter.com/zii6edG6Ok accommodated when we had established he wasn’t completely deranged intense audience and we wouldn’t have them any other way After two and half years confined to barracks recording remotely on Zoom because of the pandemic it’s been a real pleasure to get the band back together for this summer’s eight Football Weekly shows in front of live audiences on the road who knew each other before Covid but convened in the same room for the first time at London’s Hackney Empire for a raucous sold-out show that at times resembled a Wales away match and during which the storied old venue’s bars were drunk dry mainly because podcast audiences are an audience unlike any other The Football Weekly mailbag can’t have been unique during lockdown in receiving missive after missive from listeners many of whom found themselves in bleak places who wanted to express their gratitude for helping to keep them sane The same people seemed oblivious to the fact that recording the thrice-weekly offerings helped keep this and other Football Weekly podcasters from teetering into madness They rode to the rescue again last Christmas when I suffered a sudden family bereavement The humbling number of sympathetic messages from strangers who know me only from talking cobblers about football and more off-piste topics through their earbuds provided more comfort at a dark time than they will ever know While modesty and an obvious preference for flagging up amusing abuse prevents us from reading out on air too much praise sent in from listeners a common theme from those who write in to correctly point out how great we are is that listening to Football Weekly is like enjoying a relaxed evening down the pub with old friends With three of our live summer shows down and five to go our tour is exactly that – a series of liver-punishing booze-ups with dear old friends in whose company we are finally getting time to spend Click here to buy tickets for Football Weekly’s live events in London We have recently amalgamated three popular stand-alone websites to bring together the very best news and intelligence from British Plastics and Rubber, European Plastic Product Manufacturer and Women in Plastics to provide the international plastics community with one source of insights and perspectives As a result some of our content has either been moved or no longer exists The best thing to do is to try the following links — you should find the information you need from there Sign In Register Judy passed away peacefully with her husband Chester at her side celebrating a life of 52 years 262 days of marriage She will be truly missed by not only her husband Chester but her three children: Kathy & Erica and her 10 cherished grandkids: Amanda & Andrea Judy graduated high school in 1967 in Regina From there she entered nurse training in Moose Jaw completing her Registered Nurse Degree in 1970 Judy’s RN working career started in Moose Jaw retiring 2001 as to fill her days with her favourite past times Judy started travelling with her husband across Canada in their 5th- wheel Her love for camping was never so apparent; she loved to camp where she made many flower beds around the property One of her many cherished moments camping was 5th- wheeling with Christine and Jason and grandkids Paige She loved the camping/ fishing trips to Chain Lake with Jeff Tane and later seeing our youngest granddaughter Maclaina helping Jeff and Erica out with the honeybees Judy’s love for family continued when Kathy and Edward would join in on the camping or fishing excursions in the Shuswap with granddaughters Amanda and Andrea She managed to take time to enjoy the finer things like shopping and High tea occasions with family and friends Judy’s final goodbye was a request for a family gathering with an Easter Monday turkey dinner with all the fixings camping and cooking will be reflected in their lives for years to come As per Judy’s request, in lieu of flowers, any donations to please direct them to The Langley Memorial Hospital foundation or charity of your choice. http://lmhfoundation.com The Family would like to extend a special “thank you” too Dr Thakore and all at Langley Family Practice all the nurses and staff from Langley Memorial Hospital Emergency and Units 1 North and 2NBA for your incredible compassion & devoted care that you provided for my wife www.dignitymemorial.com love of privacy and apparently total obliviousness to the concept of irony "I'm a bit of a hermit at heart and I like being cut off from the world," Wiggins told the camera crew chronicling his every move while the Tour de France and Olympic time-trial winner is a top bloke and one hell of a racing bike-rider In much the same way that Salman Rushdie never seemed more ubiquitous than when he was in hiding during the early fatwa years regularly popping up on TV shows to let everyone know he was still off the grid there seemed something rather incongruous about Wiggins repeatedly telling the TV crew shadowing him how much he yearns for the quiet life in a film that could only have been more intrusive if its makers had pitched up to see if their subject had followed through on his threat to "walk naked around the house" once he got home from this year's Tour Considering this was the second fly-on-the-wall documentary about Wiggins to have been broadcast by Sky in recent months it's probably safe to assume that it was an obligation to his sponsors rather than any great yearning to invite viewers into the sanctuary of his garden shed bolthole that prompted him to accede to the many demands on his time One of the drawbacks of being a successful cyclist is being followed by television cameras as you go about the daily racing grind but they generally stop rolling before you've peeled off the skin-suit they have been omnipresent throughout his "annus mirabilis" and while you get the feeling they may occasionally have driven him bonkers they helped provide a priceless insight into what makes this occasionally cantankerous national treasure tick Froomy and all the other Lycra-clad automatons who helped propel Wiggins to the top step of the Tour de France podium on the Champs-Élysées A Year In Yellow enabled us to get to know less- trumpeted backroom members of his team who have helped make him the single-minded occasionally bewildered and easily exasperated public property he is today his wife Cath is undeniably the star and here she was on hand to provide the crucial distinction between Bradley her husband brilliant with the kids" and Bradley the cyclist his children also seem familiar with the different Bradleys while talking to her dad on the phone shortly after seeing him abandon last year's Tour through injury his daughter Isabella imparted the sad news that "Bradley Wiggins has crashed" foul-mouthed mentor who could only be more stereotypically Australian if he had corks dangling from the motorcycle helmet he wears when pacing his charge up volcanoes in Tenerife A no-nonsense type who modestly attributes his OBE to "other buggers' efforts" not least because he's "got to be able to give him a belt around the ear-hole now and then It was Sutton that broke the news of Wiggins' dad's passing to the cyclist a few years ago after being informed he'd been killed in Australia "Let's just say Gary was a bit of a wild bastard; I wouldn't say Gary was a nice person," said Sutton of the man who'd abandoned a young Bradley and his mum A failed attempt at reconciliation had apparently led Wiggins to much the same conclusion and the revelation that a scrapbook of his cuttings had been found among his late father's effects seems to have prompted little more than a shoulder-shrug While there is little doubt that a similarly fascinating documentary could be filmed about any of the contenders for this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year award this Sky offering remains the only one to have been made and broadcast thus far it is surely only a matter of time before a typically humble Wiggo is on stage in front of millions graciously accepting yet another big prize