<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title><![CDATA[Lakes Mail - News - General]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The latest from Lakes Mail]]></description>
<lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:36:57 GMT</lastBuildDate>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Buff Point toddler's morning adventure]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/buff-point-toddlers-morning-adventure/2448098.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy from Buff Point will be reunited with his parents today after apparently letting himself out of the family home and walking into a nearby yard early this morning.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2448098</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Dangerous surf forces beach closures]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/dangerous-surf-forces-beach-closures/2445207.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[DANGEROUS surf conditions today have forced the closure of five of the six beaches patrolled by lifeguards in Wyong Shire.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2445207</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Picture quest takes local to India]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/picture-quest-takes-local-to-india/2443351.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[NOT many media-communications students would use their university study break to teach photojournalism skills to orphans in India.
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2443351</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Ukes and utes at the Morisset Show this weekend]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/ukes-and-utes-at-the-morisset-show-this-weekend/2443350.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[THIS year's annual Morisset Lake Macquarie District Agricultural Show will have the biggest, most diverse and brightest stage entertainment in the 58 year history of the event.
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2443350</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Who'll collect green bins?]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/wholl-collect-green-bins/2443349.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[TENDERS for the supply and collection of bins for garden and food (organic) waste are now being accepted by Lake Macquarie Council.
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2443349</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Red cross needs support]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/red-cross-needs-support/2443348.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[MANY think of of the Red Cross in a military or emergency medical context but there's far more to the organisation than stretcher bearing on battlefields or building tent cities in foreign lands.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2443348</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Toronto Men's Shed open]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/toronto-mens-shed-open/2443347.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[TORONTO Men's Shed Inc has finally opened its doors in Awaba Community Hall.
"Our first step now is to have a huge two-day garage sale to raise funds," organiser Bob Thorburn said.
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2443347</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Wheels turning on push for shared pathway]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/wheels-turning-on-push-for-shared-pathway/2443346.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A MAJOR community awareness campaign to win residents' support for a South-West Lakes Shared Pathway is gaining ground in the Morisset district.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2443346</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Opening soon is a sweet smell of success]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/opening-soon-is-a-sweet-smell-of-success/2443341.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[THE aptly-named Sensory Garden designed to appeal to the senses will be formally opened at the Southlakes Carers Community and Aged Care centre, Morisset, on February 23 at 12.30pm.
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2443341</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Best yet Paddlefest coming in March]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/best-yet-paddlefest-coming-in-march/2443340.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[IT'S wet, funny and family entertainment at its best.
It is when and where every member can have a go at something enjoyable which is also helpful. It's Paddlefest.
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2443340</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Cat lady may quit]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/cat-lady-may-quit/2443339.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[LAKE Macquarie region's supreme animal carer Joanne Hawken is reaching the end of her tether after 30 years of rescuing abused animals and abandoned pets.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2443339</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Power to hard up people]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/power-to-hard-up-people/2443338.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[PENSIONERS and low-income families in Lake Macquarie region can be helped to manage their power bills through the free Home Power Savings Program.
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2443338</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Work starting soon on $15m addition at Cooranbong]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/work-starting-soon-on-15m-addition-at-cooranbong/2400329.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[CONSTRUCTION of an activity centre and accommodation units will begin at Avondale Retirement Village in Cooranbong in the New Year.
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2400329</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Most can afford a rates rise]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/most-can-afford-a-rates-rise/2400327.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[PROPERTY owners in Lake Macquarie can afford to pay Lake Macquarie City Council's proposed rates hike.
That's the view of council executives following a formal report which claims Lake Macquarie re]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2400327</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Toronto High wins training upgrade]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/toronto-high-wins-training-upgrade/2400323.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[TORONTO High School will undergo a significant upgrade to become a trade training centre.
The school will receive $631,500 to refurbish existing facilities to include an engineering workshop.
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2400323</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Lakes Mail takes a break]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/lakes-mail-takes-a-break/2400319.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[THE Lakes Mail office has closed for Christmas.
The office will reopen at 8.30am on Monday, January 9.
Today's edition of the Lakes Mail is the last for 2011.
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2400319</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Gentle giant was a good mate]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/gentle-giant-was-a-good-mate/2400317.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[CAT lady Joanne Hawken loved her best mate Bill until the day he died, but in truth he was a real pig by anybody's standards. Literally.
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2400317</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Morisset Showground aglow on Spectacular night]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/morisset-showground-aglow-on-spectacular-night/2400316.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[MORE than 2000 people got right into the Christmas spirit at the Southlake Christmas Spectacular at Morisset on Saturday night.
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2400316</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Council, libraries closing tomorrow]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/council-libraries-closing-tomorrow/2400315.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[LAKE Macquarie City Council's Customer Service Centre and libraries will close for Christmas at noon tomorrow (Friday).
They will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and for the ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2400315</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Christmas Day services]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/christmas-day-services/2400312.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[SEVERAL churches in the region will host mass on Christmas Day.
St John Vianney Church, at Morisset, will host a Christmas Day service at 9.30am.
Morisset Baptist Church will begin its service a]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">au.com.yourguide.articles.2400312</guid>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>

