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<title><![CDATA[Buff Point toddler's morning adventure]]></title>
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<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>
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<title><![CDATA[Dangerous surf forces beach closures]]></title>
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<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>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush retreat with lots of extras]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[WITH a remarkable heritage tracing back to the pioneers of the area, this picturesque rural property offers a rare business opportunity.
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Picture quest takes local to India]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[NOT many media-communications students would use their university study break to teach photojournalism skills to orphans in India.
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ukes and utes at the Morisset Show this weekend]]></title>
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<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.
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Who'll collect green bins?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[TENDERS for the supply and collection of bins for garden and food (organic) waste are now being accepted by Lake Macquarie Council.
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Red cross needs support]]></title>
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<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>
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<title><![CDATA[Toronto Men's Shed open]]></title>
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<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.
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wheels turning on push for shared pathway]]></title>
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<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>
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<title><![CDATA[McClymonts bring it home to Central Coast]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[TAMWORTH Country Music Festival (which ended on Sunday) has proved the ideal antidote to homesickness for Central Coast country music sisters The McClymonts.
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[eWaste dump this Saturday]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[LAKE Macquarie City Council and Hunter Resource Recovery are inviting residents to drop off a wide range of unwanted 'gizmos' at the next eWaste and Second Hand Saturday event this weekend.
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ambulance crew levels under fire]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[INDEPENDANT MP for Lake Macquarie Greg Piper is being hailed as the best hope of resolving the growing ambulance crisis.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Opening soon is a sweet smell of success]]></title>
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<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.
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Best yet Paddlefest coming in March]]></title>
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<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.
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cat lady may quit]]></title>
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<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>
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<title><![CDATA[Power to hard up people]]></title>
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<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.
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How will the carbon tax change winds, tides?]]></title>
<link>http://www.lakesmail.com.au/news/local/news/opinion/how-will-the-carbon-tax-change-winds-tides/2400336.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[LABOR prepares to convince people of the benefits of a carbon tax.
It first has to convince the majority that the change in weather patterns is not a natural occurrence.
It then has to convince ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CBD needs injection of new life, not heavy rail]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE Newcastle Mall should be embarrassing for every Novocastrian. We have a beautiful city with historic buildings, fantastic beaches, a working harbour and a great foreshore area.
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mariners fans were just us bad as the Squadron]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I ATTENDED the Jets/Mariners game at the Central Coast with three of my grandchildren.
The behaviour of a few Jets supporters was at times appalling, but the Mariners supporters were just as bad an]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Disgusted by wasteful approach by our council]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[WHAT a load of rubbish! ("Support for huge rates hike," Lakes Mail, Dec 15.)
I am extremely disappointed in our council, to say the least.
If, as Mr Hopwood has pointed out, the council spent le]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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