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DEADLY SERIOUS BUSINESS! BOLTON STREET SKIN CANCER CLINIC
SKIN CANCER IS
We have been servicing the needs of the Newcastle and surrounding areas for many years. We have a special interest in skin cancer and a minimum of seven years experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer. Melanoma is one of the most preventable forms of cancer and early diagnosis and treatment is the key to a positive outcome.
All patients receive a whole body examination. Y Dr Michael Alford Dr David Banney Dr Michael Hodgett
ou might be surprised what you fi nd under Stockton Bridge. It’s a popular spot in the
spring and summer with visitors from as far away as the Arctic Circle. T e visitors are of the feathered kind and include bar-tailed godwits, pacifi c golden plovers, red-necked avocets and sharp-tailed sandpipers. Stockton Sandspit provides valuable
habitat for these migratory waders and shorebirds for feeding and resting before embarking on their long journey home. Stockton Sandspit is managed by
Dr David Parker Dr Roger Przybylski Dr Andrew Webster CALL NOW FOR AN APPOINTMENT 4925 2461 14 BOLTON STREET, NEWCASTLE
Brow waxes $12.50 Half leg waxes $25
4969 8160
melanie’s Brazilians $40
beauty in harmony Tans only $20
All other aspects of beauty - Hygienic and professional body waxing
87 Beaumont Street, Hamilton
the Kooragang Wetland Rehabilitation Project (KWRP) and is part of the Hunter Wetlands National Park. KWRP was initiated in 1993 to compensate for the loss of fi sh, shorebird and other wildlife habitat in the Hunter estuary caused by 200 years of draining, fi lling and land clearing. It is a
by Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority Spring and summer visitors
project of the Hunter-Central Rivers CMA and has been successful in restoring more than 1590 hectares across the estuary. Of the 200 bird species that live
in or visit the Hunter Estuary, about 45 of these are shorebirds and 34 are migratory shorebirds that come to the estuary from August to mid- April. During this time, they visit the Stockton Sandspit and lower Hunter wetlands before returning to Siberia, northern Asia and Alaska to breed. T is Sunday, visitors are welcome to
join the regular KWRP volunteers to help with tree planting and weeding of the site. T e day starts at 9.30am and fi nishes with a free barbecue lunch. T e sandspit can be reached from under the northern end of Stockton Bridge – turn into Stockton and drive under the bridge to the parking area. For more
BAR-TAILED GODWIT. COURTESY CHRIS HERBERT, HUNTER BIRD OBSERVERS CLUB
information on volunteering, call the Kooragang Wetlands on 4964 9308.
all catchment matters
hcr.cma.nsw.gov.au
CATCHMENT MATTERS
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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