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A budding florist from the Hunter suburb of Raworth has taken out a top gong at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show.

18-year-old Cassie Johnson was awarded first place in the Interflora Florist of the Future Competition.

An employee of Warners Bay Florist, Miss Johnson wowed the judges with her elaborate fascinator, constructed with orchids, roses and lotus flower leaves.

Miss Johnson, who completed her Certificate III in Floristry at Kurri Kurri TAFE last year was inspired to enter the field after watching her mum, Debbie, work as a courier at East Maitland Florist as a child. “I fell in love with flowers watch-ing her,” Miss Johnson said. “But it wasn’t until I’d made the decision to get into floristry that I found out Mum had actually been a florist and was just taking a break from it.”

Today the mother-daughter duo work together at the family-owned florist. Miss Johnson said she loved that floristry gave her opportunities to be creative. “It’s always something different,” she said. “Some days you’re making arrangements for sad occasions, other times it’s happy ones like weddings or birthdays. I just love it.”

The win secures Miss Johnson a place at the national competition in Newcastle in October. Stevie Mitchell from East Maitland Florist placed second in the competition.

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Worrying times for Australian pirates trapped in the netIt will be very interesting to see the outcome of the action from the Hollywood movie studio against Australians who illegally downloaded and shared Dallas Buyers Club.

In this particular case, rather than recovering lost revenue I think they are mainly trying to make the point that you can still be caught even though you are sitting in your lounge room half-way across the world.

Perhaps just a warning for each of the people involved will serve as enough of a deterrent to stop them doing it again rather than see it being dragged through the courts.

There’s talk that $20 compensation from each person might be enough to settle the case.

You may think that one person downloading a movie won’t make a difference to the bottom line of companies that deal in millions of dollars of profit, but when individuals all over the world share that view you can understand why the studios get quick sick of it.

It is, after all, theft and companies in all indus-tries deserve the right to protect and keep the financial benefit of their work.

Cricket fans across the world lost one of their heroes last week with the death of former Australian captain Richie Benaud.

While his injuries from a car accident a couple of years ago and then a battle with skin cancer were well-publicised, I think we all expected Richie to bounce back and give us some more of his commentary style in which he liked to let the TV pictures tell the story and only add words when necessary.

When he spoke, you listened because you knew he was speaking from many years of experience and that he had thought about his comment before opening his mouth.

I hope as well that the younger generation remember him not just as the white-haired man who wore the funny-coloured jackets on TV, but as a top-class cricketer who captained his country and took hundreds of Test wickets as a leg-spinner.

He embraced the changes in the modern game such as the one-day and Twenty20 formats and understood the need for cricket to be seen as a form of entertainment rather as just a sport.

I’ve read just about every article on Richie since his death from many people he came across during both his cricket career and his many years as a commentator and it has been great to learn a lot more about his life away from the microphone.

Just a reminder that the Post will soon be evolving into a gloss magazine which will be bulk-dropped to more than 600 locations across the Hunter region.

Whether you are in the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Cessnock or Port Stephens region, you will be able to pick up a copy of the Post each and every Wednesday in places such as shopping centres, cafes, service stations, real estate agencies and pubs and clubs.

The magazine will bring you the best in food, wine, fashion, music, art, finance, health, real estate, local markets, travel and history as well as regular competitions and a number of feature articles highlighting life here in the Hunter.

Perhaps a warning will serve as enough of a deterrent

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A mass greyhound grave has allegedly been unearthed near Cessnock.

Last week, Greyhound Racing NSW confirmed that an investigation was currently underway into a reported mass grave on the site of a training track at Keinbah where a number of dogs had allegedly been shot and dumped in a pit.

The discovery follows a similar find in bushland near Bundaberg in Queensland earlier this month where the remains of 55 greyhounds were found.

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) said investigations had been taking place at the Keinbah Trial Track on Majors Lane since early 2014 and were not exclusively a result of the recent revelations of animal cruelty in the industry.

“There have been three investigations undertaken at the Keinbah Trial Track site since early 2014 - one by RSPCA NSW, one by GRNSW (both in 2014) and one in early 2015 by former NSW Police Deputy Commissioner David Madden,” a statement released by GRNSW read.

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may have evidence of animal cruelty in NSW greyhound racing, including any evidence of mass graves or any further information related to the Keinbah Trial Track, to contact the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Hotline [1800 680 174] to ensure the matter can be fully investi-gated.”

NSW Greens MP John Kaye, who was the deputy chair of a 2013 parliamentary inquiry into greyhound racing, said he feared there could be as many as 10 mass graves in the Hunter Valley alone.

“The dark reality of greyhound racing is that very few dogs bred for the sport will ever end up racing,” he said.

“The industry admits that 3,000 dogs in NSW alone are killed each year because they are not race worthy.

The current owners of the Keinbah training facility are cooperating with authorities and are not suspected of any wrongdoing.

They have owned the property since December 2013 and have operated the track since February last year. Bones recovered from the site are currently undergoing testing. The greyhound racing industry has been under scrutiny since an ABC Four Corners report uncov-ered evidence of live baiting.

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N ewcastle residents are being encouraged to have their say on the future of the Foreshore.

A draft plan of management for the foreshore is currently on public exhibition and Newcastle City Council is seeking comment on how the site should be utilised into the future.

As part of the plan, Council has recom-mended the Foreshore Park playground be expanded.

Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the city deserved a regional play-ground that catered to children of all ages.

“The playground upgrade and expansion is a very exciting development for families in Newcastle and the region,” she said.

“The current playground occupies an area of approximately 772 square metres of the total 80,000 square metres available at Foreshore Park.

“For comparison, the Speers Point Regional Playground in Lake Macquarie Council occupies a site of two hectares or 20,000 square metres.

“We would like to see the Foreshore Park playground expanded to a similar size and upgraded to regional playground quality.”

An off-road shared pathways connection between Throsby Creek and Bathers Way is also being considered as part of the plan.

Council will also investigate the addition of a café or kiosk in Foreshore Park and will look into future uses for the Frog Pond.

“Council’s objectives with the Fore-shore Draft Plan of Management are to continue to enhance this community resource, provide a consistent manage-

ment approach across the entire site and remain faithful to the original reservation purpose of recreation,” Cr Nelmes said.

“We want to honour both the needs and wishes of the community as well as the foresight of our past leaders who under-stood the value of this community land and ensured its preservation.”

The Foreshore Draft Plan of Manage-ment can be viewed at the City Adminis-

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Written feedback should be sent to the General Manager, Attn: the Foreshore Draft Plan of Management, Newcastle City Council, PO Box 489, Newcastle 2300 or by email to mail@ncc.gov.au by Monday, May 18.

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H unter MPs Jodie Harrison and Clay-ton Barr have been named in NSW Labor’s Shadow Cabinet.

Charlestown MP Ms Harrison has been appointed Shadow Minister for the Hunter, as well as Shadow Minister for Women, Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and Early Childhood Education, while Cessnock MP Mr Barr will take on the Finance, Services and Property portfolio.

Labor Leader Luke Foley said his party had decided retain the position of Shadow Minister for the Hunter in spite of Premier Mike Baird’s decision to drop the regional portfolio from his ministry.

“There is not a single Hunter MP in Mike Baird’s Cabinet,” Mr Foley said.

“The difference between Liberal and Labor is that I believe the Hunter deserves a strong voice around the decision table.

“As the respected Mayor of Lake Macquarie - and during her time in Parliament, Jodie Harrison has proven to be an extremely effective representative of her community.

“There is nobody better than Jodie Harrison to hold the Baird Government to account for its arrogant abandonment of the people of the Hunter.”

Earlier this month, Mr Baird announced

that the Minister for the Hunter role would be cut from Cabinet and replaced by a new position, Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter and Central Coast.

Scot MacDonald MLC will take on the newly created role and report to Cabinet every three months, holding ministers to account for the delivery of the Coalition’s election commitments.

A spokesperson from the Premier’s office told the Post that Mr Baird believed the regions’ voices were better heard via parlia-mentary secretaries rather than through ministers for whom regional portfolios were

a secondary responsibility. However, the decision was slammed by Labor as “petty payback” for negative swings against the Liberals across the Hunter in last month’s election.

Ms Harrison will replace Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery as Shadow Minister for the Hunter.

On Mr Barr’s appointment, Mr Foley said the Country Labor MP would “have a special responsibility to keep this city-centric government on its toes and ensure that communities in the long-neglected regions of our state receive their fair share”.

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The number of these potentially deadly infections fell by 100, from 1,721 in 2012–13 to 1,621 in 2013–14.

The report shows major public hospi-tals reported 88 fewer cases in 2013–14 compared to the previous year.

However, the report also shows that large differences remain between indi-vidual hospitals, with patients still up to three times more likely to catch this bloodstream infection depending on the hospital where they receive care.

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Estimates suggest 20 to 35% of people who experience healthcare-associated S. aureus bloodstream infections die from this or a related cause, and some patients (such as those with impaired immunity) are more susceptible than others.

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The event, taking place at Hunter Stadium in June, aims to raise awareness about the more than 105,000 people who are home-less every night across the country, as well as funds for Vinnies’ support services.

St Vincent de Paul Society Maitland, Newcastle, Central Coast executive officer Denise Lucas said availability of affordable housing was key to solving the issue of homelessness.

“As housing costs continue to rise, more people are turning to us for help,” she said.

“It is vital we step in early and prevent people from falling into homelessness in the first place.

“Working with our 2,300 members and volunteers across the Hunter region we continue to call for action on the issue of affordable and social housing to ease the pressure on people who are experiencing disadvantage.”

Newcastle Knights CEO Matt Gidley, who this year will participate in his third Sleep Out, said the event gave bosses a glimpse into the life of those less fortunate.

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T he City of Newcastle has prepared a draft Local Planning Strategy to guide the future growth and devel-

opment of Newcastle to 2030 and beyond. The Strategy will provide the land use planning platform to move towards a smarter, more liveable and sustainable Newcastle.

The draft Strategy was placed on public exhibition from 2 February 2015 and there is still time to provide your feedback with the exhibition closing on 27 April 2015.

Thank you to those who participated in the Local Planning Strategy community information sessions held between 2 and 5 March. The purpose of the sessions was to provide the community with information about the draft Local Planning Strategy and gain feedback on the neighbourhood visions included in the draft Strategy.

Across the eight information sessions we heard from almost 100 community members. It was evident just how much the community values the unique charac-ter and village feel of each neighbourhood and its commercial centre. Community members told us that they understand the need for higher-density housing in centres to support vibrant mixed use neighbour-

hoods, but also commented that adequate infrastructure and transport must be included in any plans for growth.

In areas such as public transport, health and education that do not fall within the role of a local Council, it became clear that the community want Council to take on a stronger advocacy role. Other topics included planning for better interconnec-tivity of cycleways and comments about keeping up the improvements to the public domain. Detailed analysis of all comments provided by community members at the information sessions will be undertaken and along with submissions made during the public exhibition period will be taken into account when finalising the draft Local Planning Strategy.

This is an important Strategy for plan-ning our future city and realising the vision of the Newcastle Community Strategic Plan 2030. I encourage everyone to get involved. The draft Strategy is on public exhibition until 27 April 2015. You can view the draft Local Planning Strategy and background document online, at libraries or at Council’s main office. More information at www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/council/community_engagement.

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R emembering and acknowledg-ing our Anzacs, Australia’s wartime experiences, particu-

larly Gallipoli, and how the events that unfolded helped shape our nation is important for all Australians.

Council in partnership with Toronto RSL Sub Branch, will host a commu-nity event at Speers Point Park this Sunday 19 April from 10am-2pm to commemorate our Anzacs and pay tribute to those who have served.

There was a real desire from a number of service groups across the City to organise a community event to educate people on the meaning of Anzac, and this was made possible through the federally supported Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program.

The event will feature aerial and military vehicle displays, live enter-tainment throughout the day, multi-media presentations and interactive children’s activities. A number of local schools, community groups and historical organisations have all contributed to activities and displays for the day.

I hope that the community of Lake

Macquarie will join us on Sunday for this special event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I and our Anzacs.

In addition to the event, Council has also installed a new display at Coun-cil’s Administrative Centre featuring the names of more than 1000 service soldiers enlisted in World War I who had some association with Lake Macquarie whether by birth, enlist-ment, residence or next of kin.

The names were gathered from a variety of sources including the National Australian Archives, War Memorial Register and Mapping Our Anzacs, and are available to view online at history.lakemac.com.au as well as at the Administrative Centre.

While the Community History Team’s research has been extensive, I acknowledged that the list may be incomplete. If you have a relative who served during World War I, lived or was born in Lake Macquarie and is not on the list, you can complete an online form at history.lakemac.com.au and once confirmed the details will be added to the list.

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The free microchip day, organised by Lake Macquarie City Council, offers pet

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Notices and Exhibition’ page.Submissions: Written submissions should be received by Council before close of business on Monday 4 May 2015 and be addressed to General Manager, Lake Macquarie City Council, Box 1906, Hunter Region Mail Centre NSW 2310, or via email: council@lakemac.nsw.gov.au.Disclosure of Political Donations and Gifts: all persons who lodge a submission are required to declare any relevant political donations and/or gifts in accordance with Section 147(5) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. An information and disclosure form is available by searching Political Donations and Gifts at www.lakemac.com.au.Council will release all submissions received upon request, in accordance with the provisions of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009.For further information, contact Senior Strategic Planner, Matthew Hill on 4921 0498.

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Police have been told an altercation ensued between the man and a number of males, in which the man was assaulted a number of times.

The girl went to the assistance of her father, when she was assaulted.

During the altercation, the man’s car keys, mobile phone and wallet were taken.

Emergency services were called and the group fled the scene.The father and daughter were treated at the scene for minor

injuries.Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Local Area Command

attended and commenced investigating the incident. As they continue their inquiries, any witnesses, or anyone with information is urged to come forward and contact police via Crime Stoppers.

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/

Police seeking information from public after 24-year-old man stabbed in city centre

Police are investigating following a stabbing in Newcastle on Friday night.

About 9.30pm, a 24-year-old man was walking on Hunter Street, near a footbridge at Market Street, when he was approached by a man and an altercation took place.

During the altercation the man produced a knife and stabbed the 24-year-old man in the stomach, before running away.

The 24-year-old man was taken by a friend to John Hunter Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police from Newcastle Local Area Command were notified and have commenced an investigation.

Investigators are hoping to speak with a man who may be able to assist with inquiries.

He is described as Caucasian in appearance with lightly tanned skin, in his mid 20s, with a skinny build, and black hair.

He was wearing a black hooded jumper, check pattern shorts, and a white cap. Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

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I t doesn’t seem all too long ago that swimmers and surfers from Stockton to Blacksmiths were kept out of the

water due to the presence of one of nature’s ultimate predators, a Great White Shark.

Newcastle beaches were closed for a record nine-straight days in January as life guards patrolled the waters by air and sea looking for signs of a five-metre long Great White.

Now, Lake Macquarie City Council has partnered with Hunter Local Land Services to host a talk aimed at shedding light on the often misunderstood and feared fish.

Dr Barry Bruce, the CSIRO’s leading shark expert will share his knowledge and research findings on Great White Sharks in Australian waters, delving into the crea-

ture’s biology, habitat, movement patterns and behaviour.

Council’s sustainability manager Alice Howe said the event would be a great opportunity to learn facts about sharks from a reliable source.

“It is important the community has the opportunity to hear scientific knowledge about significant topics when available and to hear from leading experts,” she said.

“Sharks have an imperative role in the marine environment so it is important to give people facts about them so we can all make informed decisions when visiting our coastline.”

Dr Howe said Council planned to facili-tate more talks on local wildlife species in the future. Dr Bruce will be speaking at Blacksmiths Beach Surf Life Saving Club from 6pm tonight (Wednesday).

To book call Council on 4921 0333.

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It has been a Newcastle institution for almost 60 years.

What began as “something to do” for a heavy machinist from Single-ton has grow into a weekly read for thousands of Hunter residents from Cessnock to Swansea.

The Post was first published back in 1956 and as founder Arnold Delaney told Post journalist Megan Cunneen back in 2009, the story of how the newspaper began is “a real page-turner”.

“You could write a book about all the experiences,” he told the Post at the time.

“’Let’s start a newspaper’, you could call it.”

Mr Delaney, his first wife Rhoda, and their family lived in Singleton and after losing everything in the 1955 flood, moved to Nords Wharf in hope of a fresh start at life.

At the time, Mr Delaney was a returned serviceman who was working in the heavy machinery industry but he was looking for “something to do”.

“I thought, ‘Why don’t I start a newspa-per?’,” he said.

He decided to base his new venture in

the growing suburb of Charlestown. The proprietor of the Wyong Advocate

agreed to print the publication and Mr Delaney began work on the first edition, which hit the streets on Friday, June 22, 1956.

But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for the inaugural edition.

“When we got down to the Advocate office, we were told that we were half a page short,” he said.

“So I sat down, with the time gun at my head, and wrote a story called Cool Justice.

“It was about as corny as you can be.“It gives me goose pimples to think of it.”Mr Delaney thrived on the drama and

excitement of the newspaper industry, but he was eventually forced to sell the paper, for personal reasons, after 17 years of ownership.

Just 18 months after losing everything in the flood, the Delaney’s house at Nords Wharf went up in flames.

“We had a lot of bad luck,” Mr Delaney said.

“Our marriage wasn’t going so well, we lost three of our four children and I was making tanks and working in heavy

machinery industry and running a news-paper all at the same time.

“Something had to go so we decided to sell the Post.”

The Post remained an independently owned, Charlestown-based publication until 1981 when the paper was bought by Fairfax.

During this time the number of editions the Post distributed expanded to seven, catering to specific areas including Maitland, Newcastle and West and East Lake Macquarie, before the decision was made to focus on just one masthead, the Newcastle Post.

In mid-2008, Fairfax was forced to sell the Post to then Newcastle Jets owner Con Constantine following a merger between Fairfax and Rural Press and the paper was once again an independent.

It was then that the Post’s offices were relocated from Fairfax Media’s Bolton Street offices to the Store building in Newcastle West, a premises owned by Mr Constantine.

Mr Constantine ran the paper success-fully for four years before selling it to current owners, Real Media in 2012.

The following year, the Post returned to its ancestral home.

Today, the paper has come full circle and is once again put together each week at offices in the bustling heart of Charles-town, just as it was when Mr Delaney started the paper back in 1956.

The Post has a rich history but its future looks bright too.

From April 29, the Post will begin a new chapter as a free glossy magazine.

Covering more areas that ever before, including, for the first time, Port Stephens, the new-look Post will be available each week from hundreds of drop-off points across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and the Hunter Valley.

As always, the Post will keep readers in the loop with what’s happening in their area with local news and community stories but the new format will bring with it a greater array of exciting content from fashion, fitness and travel advice, to puzzles, weekly giveaways and more.

The first edition will hit newsstands on Wednesday, April 29.

So keep watching this space - the story of the Post does not end here!

Six decades of local focusOriginal owner of the Post, the late Arnold Delaney and the front page from the first edition on Friday, June 22, 1956 The Post photo: Lake Macquarie Libraries

With the Post about to undergo an evolution into a glossy lifestyle magazine, Amelia Parrott looks at the history behind a local institution

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Rugby League

Cessnock coach Craig Miller wast-ed no time in getting results for his new club, with the Goan-nas overcoming Western Sub-

urbs 34-18 in the opening round of the Toohey’s Cup competition.

Scores were locked at 18-all at halftime at Cessnock Sportsground before the home side finished strongly against last year’s premiers.

In other matches, South Newcastle defeated Kurri Kurri 32-24 at Townson, Lakes United got home 19-12 over Macquarie Scorpions at Cahill Oval and Maitland had a narrow 22-20 victory over Central Newcastle at St John Oval.

Round 2 fixtures: Maitland v Cessnock, Saturday, 3pm at Maitland Sportsground; Macquarie Scorpions v Central Newcastle, Saturday, 3pm at Lyall Peacock Field; Kurri Kurri v Lakes United, Saturday, 3pm at Kurri Kurri Sportsground; Western Suburbs v South Newcastle, Sunday, 3pm at Harker Oval.

First-up joyfor coach Miller at the Goannas

Action from Cessnock’s win over Western Suburbs at Cessnock Sportsground last Saturday. Photos: Trish Evenden

PAUL MONFORTE

Lawn Bowls

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Hamilton North pip undefeatedNelson Bay in upset

A highlight of Round 6 of the Newcas-tle District No.1 Grade Saturday Pennant Competition was the upset win by the newly promoted Hamilton North 4 points over the previously undefeated Section 4 leaders Nelson Bay 10 points.

Hamilton North winning by 8 shots, 66/58, with Mark Griffiths leading the way defeating New Zealand international Richard Girvan 34/16. Jamie Lee was the other successful Hamilton North skipper 22/12 over Shannon Gittoes, while Brian Bateman kept Nelson Bay in the match downing Col Wallace 30/10. Valentine (8) moved within 2 points of the leaders when they edged out Kotara (6) 60/59.

The vital Section 1 clash between lead-ers Raymond Terrace (10) and second placed Beresfield (8) was deferred until next Sunday, due to Matthew Baus (Raymond Terrace) representing NSW in the Australian Sides Championship. Section 2 leaders Soldiers Point (8) whitewashed Kahibah (5) 61/42. Terry Antram had the biggest win 23/12 over Bill Ahoy, Lee Such beat Howard Smith 19/15 and Jason Pietraszek downed Daniel Collaros 19/15.

Edgeworth (10) retained the Section 3 lead with a convincing 60/47 win over Swansea Workers (6), enjoying success on all three rinks. Robert Green beat Ben Ritzau 20/13, Steven Pepperall edged out Barry Aubin 22/21 and Trevor White downed Sam Laguzza 18/13.

Adrian Solomons (Raymond Terrace) won his first Newcastle District singles title when he defeated Daniel Hill (Beres-field) 31/25 in the 18-25 Years Newcastle District Singles final. Solomons started the match brilliantly leading 9/0 after 5 ends, Hill fought back to 12/8 after 9 ends and 28/25 after 28 ends, but Solomons was not to be denied scoring a 3 on the 29th end to clinch the title.

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Wednesday 15 April 2015

The Knights are not panicking despite successive losses on the back of four wins to start the NRL season.

Newcastle were well in the contest for most of the game in wet conditions at Remon-dis Stadium last Friday night before ultimately falling 22-6 to the Cronulla Sharks.

The Knights created a number of opportuni-ties but poor handling continually released the pressure on the Sharks.

The attack was also not helped by a shoulder injury to Jarrod Mullen, which saw the five-eighth spend half the match on the bench.

There were mixed results in the lower grades, the NSW Cup team were defeated 24-22 by the Canberra Raiders’ feeder club Mounties on Sat-urday afternoon with Jake Mamo and Carlos Tuimavave each crossing for two tries.

A try to interchange forward Ben Stone in the final five minutes gave the Knights’ under 20s side a 22-18 win over the Sharks.

All three grades will be in action at Hunter Sta-dium this Sunday with NSW Cup against Wen-tworthville getting underway at 11.45am fol-lowed by under 20s against the Parramatta Eels at 1.45pm and first grade at 4pm.

The Eels will be looking to bounce back after a 38-16 thrashing by the Gold Coast Titans.

No stress yet over stilted attack

Knights five-eighth Jarrod Mullen suff ered a shoulder injury against the Sharks

PAUL MONFORTEThe match is the Channel Nine Sunday after-

noon TV game.In positive news for the club, centre Dane Ga-

gai has re-signed with the Knights for a further two years - up until the end of the 2017 season.

There had been suggestions Gagai may have followed former Knights coach Wayne Bennett to the Brisbane Broncos.

“This was a really big decision for me and my family,” Gagai said.

“I owe the Knights a lot because they gave me a chance when Anthony Griffin let me go in 2012, but I still had a number of factors to con-sider in making this decision with my family liv-ing in Queensland.

“I am really happy the decision has been made because I am enjoying my football and I love it here.”

Knights CEO Matt Gidley said the club under-stood Gagai’s need to consider his family but had made sure the centre knew he was part of the long-term plans for the team.

“Clearly Dane is a talented player and has been a wonderful addition to our club but he is also a fantastic person away from football and in the community and that is certainly taken into consideration when building a team,” CEO Matt Gidley said.

“So while negotiations can be drawn out at times, we are happy to see Dane re-sign and commit to Newcastle.”

Embattled Jets coach Phil Stubbins has no plans to walk away from the club, pointing to last Friday night’s upset win over Melbourne Victory at AAMI

Park as a sign the team is headed in the right direction.

“I’ve signed a two-year deal at the club. We needed to make decisions that (were) going to … take the club in a different direction. We’ve done that. And the only thing that’ll vindicate my decisions that have been made is where we finish next year,” Stubbins said.

“The Hunter region needs to be represented in the right way in the A-League and that’s to have a team that’s out there having a crack, doing the right things and winning some games.

“We’ve made some changes as we all know. But I think (the win) is obviously a great tonic for all of us and it’ll only add to the culture that we’ve got and the environment, which is a very positive one at the moment.”

While the first half was scoreless, both sides had a number of missed opportunities.

Stubbins in for the long haul at the Jets

Jets coach Phil Stubbins

PAUL MONFORTEThe Jets grabbed the lead in the 55th minute

through Edson Montano with the visitors’ de-fence holding strong against waves of attack from the likes of Victory’s Besart Berisha.

Melbourne Victory’s loss has continued the congestion at the top of the A-Leader ladder with only one point separating the top five sides.

However, a ruling from Football Federation Australia has ordered that Perth Glory will not take part in the finals series after exceeding the salary cap this season.

Victory also have a deferred game from round 18 in hand against Brisbane Roar which will be played tonight (Wednesday).

The Jets return to Hunter Stadium on Friday night for the clash with Sydney FC. The match gets underway at 7.45pm.

A-LEAGUE LADDER Melbourne Victory 44pts* (+21), Sydney FC

44pts (+15), Perth Glory 44pts (+7), Adelaide United 43pts (+13), Wellington Phoenix 43pts (+10), Melbourne City 35pts (0), Brisbane Roar 31pts* (0), Central Coast Mariners 23pts (-21), Newcastle Jets 17pts (-30), Western Sydney Wanderers 15pts (-15).

* denotes one game in hand.

RUGBY LEAGUE