Maggi Barnard

What incredible talent Parkes M&D showcases in Goosebumps! Under the stage direction of the talented Lyn Townsend and the musical direction of the gifted Neil Westcott, a cast of more than 50 players transported the packed audience through a gamut of emotions.

The audience was treated to many magical memories in the beautifully refurbished theatre as tens of past shows were brought back to life infusing the stage with joy, laughter, sadness, anguish, melancholy, delight and nostalgia.

“We are truly blessed with the calibre of talent in Parkes,” said Lyn Townsend of her amazing team who moved many audience members to tears. An amazing team requires amazing direction. “Well yes,” Lyn admits, “ but I’m good at bossing them all around,”

Goosebumps is a celebration of Parkes theatre over the past 18 years, a true enrichment to the cultural landscape of our town.

Judging by the talent of the juniors coming up through the ranks, Parkes M&D will continue to flourish in the decades ahead. Limited seats available for this weekend’s performances. Don’t miss it!

By Beth Thomas

Do you sometimes feel a pain in your hip or the outside of your knee after sitting for a while? Maybe when you stand up or when you run? It could be that you have a tight Iliotibial Band (ITB).

The ITB is a thick band of fascia that runs down the outside thigh. It starts at the top of your pelvis, runs over the hip and attaches to the outside of the knee. It also attaches to some of the buttock and hip muscles allowing it to co-ordinate how these muscles work to stabilise the hip and knee. Fluid sacs, called bursae, located at the hip and knee, provide cushioning between the ITB and the bones beneath. If the ITB is tight it can irritate the bursae causing inflammation and pain.

An inflamed bursa at the hip is called a Greater Trochanteric Bursitis and at the knee it is known as ITB Friction syndrome or runner’s knee.

The ITB shortens when sitting for prolonged periods. It can also tighten if the muscle is overworked. This occurs with sudden increases in exercise load or volume, or if pelvic control is poor due to weak hip and glute muscles.
Because the ITB is a thick, fibrous band rather than an elastic muscle it requires a longer lighter stretch than most muscles. The use of a foam roller can also be quite helpful in increasing the flexibility in the ITB. A youtube search of “foam roller + ITB” will yield videos of how this can be done.

For the fitness of you
Linda Reilly

Dubbo will welcome Australia’s newest boarding school with Macquarie Anglican Grammar School expanding to offer boarding from 2019, providing the highest quality in boarding facilities and the outstanding learning that Macquarie Anglican is renowned for.

With a well-earned reputation as a leading school in the Central West, Macquarie Anglican’s Headmaster Craig Mansour is pleased to offer new opportunities to the families of his community. “It’s fantastic to be able to welcome more of our Central West families to the Macquarie Anglican community. With our commitment to providing a curriculum of opportunity underpinned by faith, community, character and excellence, our new boarding facilities will continue to carry our values.”

A pre-kinder to year 12 school, Macquarie has been a fundamental part of the Central West for over 15 years. The boarding facilities, opening in January 2019, have placements for up to 40 children in years 7-12.

For further information contact the school on 6841 6222 or www.mags.nsw.edu.au

Red Bend Catholic College is a co-educational day and boarding school in Forbes with 750 students and 150 boarding places. In February 1977, the three Catholic education secondary schools combined to form one co-educational high school named Red Bend Catholic College.

Since then the College has expanded in numbers, teaching areas and facilities. The boarding accommodation, the swimming pool, the multi-purpose hall and performing arts centre, and the design and technology centre have complemented the strong characteristic features of the main college building.

For parent Trish Wilkins, whose children are boarders, the school works well for her children on academic, physical, emotional and spiritual levels. “We are able to trust that they are in good hands with the supportive attention the school and its staff offers them.”