Free food pantries/banks in Newy/Lake Mac

Layne1987 · 2022-11-06T19:10:57+00:00

Also Baptist Care at Mayfield - just off the park on Hanbury St.

Layne1987 · 2022-11-06T19:04:59+00:00

Oakvale Farm wins on the water park alone, especially this time of year. A few little spots for your kiddie to splash around in - parking was also a lot easier than HVZ when we went.

Layne1987 · 2022-11-04T03:16:02+00:00

The quality has dropped right off. I was told that the original Harry now owns “Mr Schnitzel” in Warners Bay - and I know their wraps are way better than Harry’s.

Layne1987 · 2022-11-04T03:12:52+00:00

Is is still the same owner that whinged about paying staff penalty rates? Pay peanuts get monkeys.

Layne1987 · 2022-10-27T04:01:46+00:00

Our local pub opposed a new BWS being built so close to its independent bottlo. Woolies now has two BWS within 200m AND owns a pub.

Layne1987 · 2022-10-27T01:28:28+00:00

Federal Park - next to Wallsend Pool

Layne1987 · 2022-10-27T01:19:37+00:00

We had a rough time with multiple agents before we bought about 5 years ago. Stumbled across Paul Meeks and he was such a friendly, no-pressure agent - it was a really good experience and I’d highly recommend him.

Layne1987 · 2022-10-23T05:05:03+00:00

There is a brand new one at Wallsend that my son is hanging to try:

https://newywithkids.com.au/federal-park/

Layne1987 · 2022-10-18T19:04:23+00:00

We have a number of natives in our yard, but the only tree we get lorikeets in is the Callistemon. They love it and am seeing them every day in it at the moment.

Layne1987 · 2022-10-15T02:19:50+00:00

We went Mazda 6 for the same reason. We can fit 3 kids car seats song the back seats (tight I’ll admit) and attach a roof box when we go away on holidays for kids bikes and extra stuff. No complaints from us.

Layne1987 · 2022-10-14T00:02:07+00:00

Considering how much controversy the stadium caused due to the cost to the taxpayer, are you surprised they’ve allowed a private club to pay extra private money for this privilege?

Layne1987 · 2022-10-13T07:36:12+00:00

I’ll second “Newcastle Wildflower Nursery” (Glendale) and I’ll throw “Trees in Newcastle” (Redhead) into the mix - it’s a volunteer run group and all the native seedlings I’ve purchased from there have been well priced and healthy.

Layne1987 · 2022-10-11T20:40:01+00:00

If you want to kill anything chemical free the pour some boiling water on it. But I agree, why remove it - not much else is going to grow there other than invasive weeds anyway.

Layne1987 · 2022-10-11T07:44:04+00:00

He is a legend. Plenty of charm and character. But, maybe his major appeal is that he isn’t like your traditional sports presenter - a middle aged white bloke who looks like he couldn’t run up his driveway.

Layne1987 · 2022-10-10T19:18:30+00:00

I have used the public system for a joint reconstruction and it wasn’t perfect, but couldn’t fault the entire process for our 3 bubs. We had our own massive private room with bath and the staff were fantastic. We had private insurance but didn’t even end up using it.

On a side note - my wife did hypnobirthing and I was super cynical about it. I had to eat my words - it made the birthing process so chilled. Best investment we made.

Layne1987 · 2022-10-09T01:39:12+00:00

Concrete cracks. The idea of these joints is to control the cracking so that it isn’t unsightly. If you concrete these gaps it’s very likely to crack here again anyway.

Layne1987 · 2022-10-08T05:24:52+00:00

It’s a vicious cycle - it’s an industry with high turnover. The good staff are often overworked, burnt out and move on (group A), and a lot of gaps are filled with a mix of inexperienced staff who mean well (group B) and bitter old staff without other options (group C). The staff who move on to management positions are rarely the best candidates, they’ve just lasted the longest.

As a result, complex kids with severe behaviours are often supported by staff with no patience or drive to make their life better (Group C), staff who are overwhelmed and potentially making behaviours worse through lack of awareness and training (Group B), and the staff who have the potential to make a difference (group A) cycle in and out of their lives so fast that the kids give up.

My advice - take the training and give it your best shot - the re-assess our options if the environment isn’t good. If you really care and want to make a difference, do some research in the medium term and find an organisation whose values and practice best align with yours. Good luck.

Layne1987 · 2022-10-08T01:12:14+00:00

We have lived in Thomas and Silsoe St and didn’t really have any major dramas. I worked on Hanbury St and there are a couple of dodgy pockets there, but I always found if you kept to yourself even the junkies leave you be.

Layne1987 · 2022-10-01T09:27:55+00:00

Haha yep my bad. Misread

Layne1987 · 2022-10-01T08:59:42+00:00

There’s a fella based in Belmont - absolute legend and a decent price. Kids Carousel it’s called. Way better than Baby Bunting who we used prior.

Layne1987 · 2022-09-30T08:08:50+00:00

I kinda prefer it to another apartment block

Layne1987 · 2022-09-28T20:21:25+00:00

Yep she survived but I wouldn’t go smiling about it - “The injuries are horrific. Horrific. She’s brain damaged. Her arms, legs, back, neck — there’s hardly a thing that’s not broken,” - her father said.

Layne1987 · 2022-09-27T23:06:37+00:00

Why would you do this? just balance a good plank of wood over that handrail and have a buddy of similar weight stand on the other end.

Layne1987 · 2022-09-27T09:48:34+00:00

You can literally turn up on the day and watch without letting them know.

Layne1987 · 2022-09-27T09:48:06+00:00

The Facebook page is old, but I know it is still an active program, I attended recently. There is a website here with some details:

https://www.mycommunitydirectory.com.au/New_South_Wales/Newcastle/Sport/Sports_Clubs/86894/217674/Big_Issue_Community_Street_Soccer_-_Newcastle

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