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jennifer taylor THE ‘BURGH SINGER-SONGWRITER WITH MUSIC IN HER HEART

Helensburgh | Otford | Darkes Forest | Stanwell Tops | Stanwell Park | Coalcliff

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2508 CONTENTS LETTERS 04 You’ve got mail A reader gives us his Cockie plan NEWS 06 Les Misérables Local boy plays Gavroché 08 Be prepared Get your fire-escape strategy ready 12 Stranded! Stanny residents help hapless yachtie BUSINESS 20 Solar specialist Meet Dan Belter 21 Target your market Who are your customers?

22 Gym’s new owner Ben Abeleven has big plans LIFESTYLE 10 Cover feature Singer Jennifer Taylor

14 Dr Rip How to stay safe on unpatrolled beaches 17 3 of the best Choc treats for Valentine’s Day 18 Gardening Romance is blossoming 24 Zoo babies Rare pythons hatch at Symbio 27 Clean up australia!

Join in next month’s clean-up 30 Nature The wild ways of animal lovers 32 Lawrence Hargrave New series on aviation pioneer SPORT 46 BMX Kai in Elite Class 47 Prep for swim comps 48 Golf The crew is back 50 Tides 51 Beach Swap Coalcliff 52 OzTag stars Billy and Sian Allen

Cover image by Anthony Warry Photography; www.anthonywarry.tumblr.com

MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS Dr Rob Brander Annelies Voorthuis

– aka ‘Dr Rip’ – is a coastal geomorphologist and Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. A resident of Stanwell Park, he’s been studying beaches for 25 years, starting in Canada where water temperatures convinced him come to Australia to do his PhD. He is an international expert on rip currents and runs a beach safety education program called The Science of the Surf (www.scienceofthesurf. com). He wrote Dr Rip’s Essential Beach Book. Read his column on page 14.

SARA NEWNHAM

is a passionate horticulturist with nearly 20 years’ experience. Starting as a landscaper, she soon discovered a love for plants and design.

She has managed nurseries around Sydney. While raising four children, she worked and studied subjects such as natural area restoration. Sara now runs Creativescapes, a garden design and maintenance business (0451 196 646, creativescapes@iprimus.com.au).

Read her column on page 18.

Creativescapes garden service

is a business advisor at the Enterprise & Training Company.

Prior to working for ETC, she ran her own business, In2Careers, which provided specialised recruitment services for Aboriginal people. This business won a NSW Health award for its innovation placing Aboriginal people in employment in General Practice. She has also worked for a not-for-profit establishing social enterprises and started her career as a primary school teacher in the Northern Territory. Read her article on page 21.

Jenny Donohoe

is a researcher from the Helensburgh Historical Society and the author of the article about a Helensburgh WWI serviceman on page 33. “The Historical Society’s main project is the research for WWI servicemen of the 2508 district,” Jenny said. “Several of our members are participating in this project and we are asking for help from residents to complete the project.”

Jenny is a passionate family historian and has written four family history books, the latest being the Powell Story – Balmain to Cootamundra.

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DISTRICT NEWS Editors

Genevieve Swart, Marcus Craft

Art director Brendon Wise

Ad design Wendy Gergos

Regular contributors

Rob Brander, Sara Newnham, Anthony Warry

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2508 LETTERS LETTER OF THE MONTH!

OUR BUSINESS DIRECTORY IS GROWING

2508’s Business Directory is turning into a mini Yellow Pages. We’ve had great feedback too: Helensburgh Physiotherapy told us the 2508 mag is “the best bang for your buck for advertising locally” and Cattley Plumbing said we’re “the bible of trade services”. This month we’d like to welcome new advertisers Kick It To the Kerb, Aussie Pooch Mobile, Miss Sparkles External House Washing, Helensburgh Fitness Centre and Shephard Academy of Dance. And check out page 20 for a Q&A with Dan Belter, our first advertiser to promote solar power.

Remember, when you call our advertisers, tell them you saw their ad in 2508. Thanks!

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With long years of dealing with garbage bins, cookatoos and council I have perfected a deterrent method using a locally grown product. A stick (used with the bin, not council).

The stick, which is about 300mm longer than the height of the bin, is placed one end on the ground and the other straight up through the handle. Cookatoos cannot then flip the lid over.

They might get it up but it drops back down as the stick stops it dropping back.* When the truck lifts the bin the stick stays on the ground for next week. * The stick can also be used to deter neighbours with extra rubbish, although I personally am happy for my friends to use any extra space in mine.

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Otford Rural Fire Brigade would like to thank the Centennial Hotel again for their ongoing support. Our Christmas ham and toy raffles were a great success. Thanks should also be extended to Al’s Gourmet Meats, Binner’s Farm and the guys from WAVES for their support.

Our 2508 community as always were more than generous in their support too.

Thank you, Otford RFS

Send your letters, notices and photos to us at PO Box 248, Helensburgh 2508, or editor@2508mag.com.au

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burgh boy stars in Les Mis A 10-year-old boy from Helensburgh is playing the role of plucky street urchin Gavroche in the musical ‘Les Misérables’.

Harry Herbert is the son of proud parents and local business owners Carina (La Belle Boutique) and Rod Herbert (Rod Herbert Photography). Carina said it was her young son’s dream to perform on a professional stage.

Harry has joined the cast of the Australian production of Les Misérables and is currently performing at the Crown Theatre, Perth.

The Otford Public School student won the role of Gavroché after an intense weekend of auditions in November 2014, Carina told 2508.

He then had just two weeks to rehearse before performing in Melbourne and Perth. Harry will stay with the production when it moves to the Capitol Theatre in Sydney next month.

“We wanted him to have a taste of what a professional audition was like, just so he could feel the difference. Then he got the role and we were so proud and just a little bit shocked,” Carina said. “Life has certainly changed for us!”

Harry has been singing and performing in musicals for the past 18 months with Engadine Musical Society. He also performed at “Carols In The Burgh” in 2013 and attends singing lessons with Helensburgh teacher Rebecca Gordon.

Harry Herbert.

Les Misérables is based on Victor Hugo’s 19th century epic novel of the same name. It follows tenacious Frenchman Jean Valjean (Simon Gleeson), who breaks parole after serving a 19year sentence in a chain gang. While seeking redemption, he is relentlessly pursued by unforgiving police officer Javert (Hayden Tee).

Producers Cameron Mackintosh and Michael Cassel have completely reworked the staging of the current production, breathing new life into one of the world’s most famous musicals.

Les Misérables will open at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre from March 19. Book via Ticketmaster. 2508

Opening night of the Australian production of Les Misérables in Perth.

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By Captain Jim Powell, Helensburgh Fire & Rescue Station 325

The most important property in your home is you. And the top priority for your safety is to have a well-thought-out escape plan in case of any fire emergency.

Once you have a plan it should be discussed with all your family members and it is a good idea to have a few practice runs. What seemed a good idea in theory may not meet your expectations in reality. For example, the evacuation meeting point for you all in most circumstances would be at your letterbox or your neighbour’s place next door. But what if all the heat and smoke was going that way too?

An alternative place should also be considered should this scenario arise.

Two-storey homes also cause an added problem for escape routes as most homes only have one internal stairway, so how do you overcome the problem of fire and smoke at the base of the stairwell? Other than installing an outside fire escape like a lot of old commercial buildings have (most are now internal), it may mean buying and keeping an extension ladder upstairs to be used as a fire escape ladder.

The last resort is the old tying of bed sheets together with a non-slip knot – such as a reef

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Whatever method of escape you plan, there are two very important “musts”. If you have security doors and/or windows, the keys to these fixtures should always be left in the lock on the inside of the house. You don’t have time to go looking for them in an emergency and even if you know exactly where they are, the fire may have cut off access. Leave them in the locks, it is the best and safest place for them.

The second point is once safely outside never go back to the house – no matter how important your reason may seem. People safely outside have gone back in to save a pet only to be overcome by smoke and flames and lose their lives, not knowing their pet had escaped the fire before they did.

Most house fires these days are caused by electrical problems, either to appliances or faulty wiring. Homes older than 25 years should have their meter boxes upgraded and the wiring checked out by an accredited electrician as the more electrical appliances you have, the greater the overload to power outlets and the greater the risk of fire.

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jennifer taylor Singer-songwriter Jennifer Taylor is an immense talent minus the bluff and bluster of most modern performers, 2508 reports.

Nothing seems to faze Jennifer Taylor. The weather is awful when we arrive at her lovely Helensburgh house for our cover-shoot. The gusty wind is throwing props around, as well as seriously messing with Jennifer’s hair but she doesn’t care. She’s a consummate professional, a slick singer and performer, sure, but she’s also humble, big-hearted and well grounded. There’s no pretension here. What you see is what you get.

She’s supremely talented but charmingly modest and she’s always ready to praise her colleagues. Jennifer co-wrote the first single,

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Yipidee, from her upcoming 10-track EP Good Girl, with her husband, music legend Arthur “Artie” Taylor, who, she says, has been a massive positive influence on her music. Yipidee features vocalist Daniel Thompson, whose talents she also praises.

Jennifer took time out of her busy schedule – she works at the community preschool on Walker Street – to have a chat with 2508.

Do you come from a showbiz background?

Yeah, dad was an Elvis impersonator – he likes to say tribute artist … from when I was a little girl I did the Australian Girls Choir, and as I got a bit older I started going with him to different private functions and shows.

I’d go along as Lisa Marie Presley … he would do the ‘60s stuff and I’d sing a couple of

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2508 REPORT the modern tunes. Then I got into the kids’ shows; I did BabyCino and the Flower Pot Gang and toured Australia … that was a lot of fun. And then I fell pregnant with Jacob [now seven years old] and gave that a bit of a rest.

While I was doing all of that stuff, probably since I was about 13, I was writing songs, singing songs and that’s continued through.

When did you realise you wanted to pursue singing and performing?

I was in high school, so probably 13.

When I was about 14, I did Jesus Christ Superstar with Angry Anderson and Mark Williams – that was amazing – and had an impact on me … then I started doing the shows with dad, getting the confidence up. Sometimes it was every Saturday … I finished [doing those shows] when I was about 19.

How would you describe Yipidee?

It’s a quirky country song … it’s about a gambling man who marries a woman from a well-to-do family and their chemistry and love is consistently compromised by his gambling addiction.

Why release that single first?

It was one that stood out as being a little different and hopefully for the right reasons … there are not a lot of duets out there, and we thought it just worked well.

Who are some of your music influences?

The album’s not all like that in terms of style … [my influences include] Jewel and Sheryl Crow and Shania Twain but I love the oldschool stuff: Carole King, and Linda Ronstadt.

Art did like a thousand shows of Buddy Holly, for the theatre shows, so that sort of music’s come through – and Patsy Cline – he was doing the musical Always, Patsy Cline with Deborah Conway when we met – that was 12 years ago, … and dad always played the older stuff and I just always loved it … Even the Eagles; to me, there’s the influence of the Eagles in there.

Artie liking the same sort of style of music as me and having that ‘60s influence that I had with dad, it helps because you can’t just song-write with anyone because it’s a pretty vulnerable thing … even though I don’t always sing songs about me, and there are stories about other people, it’s still a vulnerability.

If I had a choice I’d prefer the more intimate

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Jennifer was a good sport during our windy photo-shoot.

venues. Performing, singing, I love it – so to be able to tell a story through music is cool. That’s really one of the most important things for me – the honesty.

Yeah, but is Artie an honest critic?

He’s open-minded; he never thinks that he ever knows more or less than you and that’s really important … because you don’t feel stupid if you just throw something out there … but it can get to the point where if you’re playing an idea over and over … sometimes you get to the point where it’s not going anywhere.

But then, you know what? That song – 10 years later we could go back to it, which we have [Jennifer wrote the Yipidee chorus when she was 15], with some of our songs and go: ‘That was actually alright’. 2508 ■ Yipidee is from the upcoming EP Good Girl.

Jennifer says the single has been distributed to more than 600 international and national radio stations. On December 27, it was the featured single on the international radio station Indie, through songcastmusic.com.

Yipidee is available at Songcastmusic.com and on iTunes.

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NOVICE YACHTIE MAKES SURPRISE STOP AT STANNY

After relying on old nautical maps he’d found onboard the 22-foot yacht he’d only bought days before on eBay, novice Melbourne yachtie Damien Smith ran aground on Stanwell Park Beach about 4am on December 28.

Wet, cold, hungry, exhausted and dazed by his dilemma, Damien sheepishly told 2508, only a few hours after he’d become stranded, that he’d actually been heading for a jetty south of

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(Top) Melbourne yachtie Damien Smith stands with his stranded vessel; (above) Illawarra Mercury reporter and photographer, as well as a WIN TV News crew covered the unfortunate incident; (below) All that Jazz was lifted onto the back of a truck and taken to a shipping yard in Port Kembla as part of the $8000-$10,000 recovery operation.

Stanwell Park; a jetty in Coalcliff that, he was later informed, hadn’t been in use for apparently about a century.

Damien fielded non-stop questions from the authorities as well as curious members of the public. Police officers and surf lifesavers advised and helped the stricken skipper throughout the day. That afternoon, beach-goers tried – in risky shore-dump conditions – to help Damien float All that Jazz on the high tide. But it was all to no avail.

The yacht was left on the beach for the night, and Damien accepted the hospitality of a local family. The next day, he told us some larrikin had graffitied an “a” onto the end of his boat name,

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2508 NEWS making it All That Jazza. An excavator arrived to drag the two-tonne yacht more than 200 metres, from the shoreline to the park. From there, a crane placed it on a flatbed truck.

Damien said, at the time, that a NSW Roads and Maritime Services official had told him the recovery operation would cost him between $8000 and $10,000. His yacht cost $2550 on eBay.

SIGN DAMAGED IN SUSPECTED VANDAL ATTACK

“Between Christmas and New Year a vandal specifically targeted the Southern Sports Physio sign on the main community/ Rotary signboard as you enter Helensburgh on Parkes Street,” Bill LaPalombara, Director SSP, told 2508.

“To perform this act of vandalism the person(s) … had to use either a ladder or be on the back of a ute to reach up to the top of the sign to cut it down with a sharp cutting tool.

“The sign has to be replaced … at a further cost of $250. It’s not the money we care about but rather that it’s very sad that some low-life in Helensburgh … has some grudge against us.”

At time of writing, the sign had been replaced.

The damaged sign on January 5.

otford tackles train-noise issues

The follow-up to last August’s community meeting on freight train noise and pollution is planned for February.

Noise-affected residents are being asked to record basic info about the noise (date and time) and a brief description. Residents should also try to record the train’s description and direction.

Weekly reports should be sent to RailNoise@ transport.nsw.gov.au and CCed to clem@ celticcontact.com. 2508

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Dr Rip’s Science of the Surf To stay safe in the surf, it’s vital to understand how beaches work, writes Rob Brander.

The tragic drowning of a Helensburgh resident in January is another reminder about the importance of beach safety.

Like most drownings, it occurred on an unpatrolled beach and a large distance away

from lifeguarding services. While we preach “swim between the flags”, the reality is that only 4 per cent of Australia’s 11,000 beaches are actually patrolled and many unpatrolled beaches are easily accessible and popular.

People will always swim in the absence of lifeguards.

So what is keeping them safe?

Knowledge of beach and surf conditions is huge. The philosophy of my “Science of the Surf” community beach safety program is that the best way to have a safe and fun time at the beach is to understand how they work.

What causes rip currents? What do they look like? Which waves are dangerous? If you choose to swim at an unpatrolled beach, knowledge is absolutely the only safety net you have going for you, aside from luck.

If you don’t have this knowledge, you really shouldn’t be bathing past your waist.

For more info on spotting rips, check out the Rip of the Month page at scienceof thesurf.com.

Rarely, however, are popular unpatrolled

Only about 4 per cent of Australia’s 11,000 beaches are patrolled.

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2508 COLUMN beaches empty. Bystanders on the beach or in trouble in a rip current on an unpatrolled the water often witness someone in trouble and beach? Would you first try to call 000 or enter offer assistance. These may include family or the water to help them? What should you do? friends of the person in distress or other There is presently no standard protocol beachgoers and surfers. about how bystanders should respond.

We recently did a study at the University of While more research needs to be done on NSW showing that Australian surfers easibystander rescues, I think it makes sense ly rescue as many people as Surf Life that if you are going to try Did you Saving Australia services. and save someone yourself, know?

However, many bystanders lack NEVER ENTER THE WATER surfers’ experience with beach and WITHOUT A FLOATATION Surfers rescue as many people as Surf surf conditions and/or the necessary DEVICE. Life Savers do in skills to carry out a proper rescue, This could be someone’s boogie Australia, a UNSW therefore placing themselves at risk. board, surfboard or even an esky… study showed.

Many bystanders who enter the water anything that floats! This gives both are already in a heightened state of the rescuee and rescuer something to panic, while the people in trouble are often hold on to until emergency services arrive. unaware of the situation.

It might just help save a life. 2508 Tragically, this scenario can also end in drowning – of the original victim, the bystandRob Brander is a coastal geomorphologist at the er, or both.

University of NSW. For more ocean information or to Last year bystanders represented 6 per cent buy Dr Rip’s Essential Beach Book, go to of all Australian coastal drowning fatalities. www.scienceofthesurf.com.

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big year for need a Feed the Illawarra charity is expanding into Sutherland Shire and will help more people than ever, writes co-ordinator Shaz Harrison-Shaw.

During 2014 Need a Feed managed to distribute more than 1000 food parcels to hundreds of local families from Helensburgh to Shellharbour. We are so happy to be of service to the community.

Our first “Need a Feed” for 2015 will see us supporting Bellambi Neighbourhood Centre clients and those in need who register for a food parcel on Tuesday, March 17. Our aim is to provide at least 300 parcels on the day. The parcels will be a combination of fresh and non-perishable food, personal care items and more.

At every Need a Feed distribution event, I say “Wow, that was awesome, we supported so many families, that’s the most parcels distributed ever”.

Our last ‘Need a Feed’ was held at Berkeley Neighbourhood Centre and we gave out more than 400 parcels of fresh and non-perishable food – and yes, it was the biggest one ever!

Bulli Fruit and Deli has been supporting us from the beginning by donating fresh fruit and vegetables for each of our major distribution days. The recipient families are over the moon with what they receive for a $10 donation.

Autochange Mechanical Repairs – 1/1 Pioneer Drive, Bellambi – is a permanent drop-off point for any non-perishable food, during business hours. Feel free to pop in and say “Hi” to Mandy and Curtis and drop any food (not past its sell-by) to our space there.

I feel sad that there is such a need for our service, but so happy I have the passion, determination and connections to make it happen and support the people who are struggling to feed their own family, right now.

We are in direct contact with families who come to us for a variety of reasons. For example, a sick family member with expensive

Need A Feed co-ordinator Shaz Harrison-Shaw. medical bills can leave them struggling financially. Others may be fleeing a violent family situation, leaving with nothing but the clothes on their back.

I have built up a lot of business connections over the years. My previous businesses were varied, from a takeaway shop to vending machines. Now something wonderful is starting to happen! I am becoming a channel for excess, overstocked and unwanted food.

Last year we were able to redistribute 100kgs of apples, 30 trays of strawberries, boxes and boxes of cucumbers and carrots, 84 x 3L bottles of milk, 30 boxes of chocolates and much more. This food would have otherwise been thrown out. These goods went to local neighbourhood centres who, in turn, shared it with people in need and cooked it for their weekly community lunches.

Like Need a Feed, most of the organisations we work with are on a tight budget. We receive emergency food parcel requests all year round from many of our partner organisations, including Access Community Group, The Rail Neighbourhood Association, Barnardos Family referral service and Berkeley and Bellambi Neighbourhood Centres.

Last year ended on a massive high!

We were so pleased to welcome our Platinum Sponsor, Future Accountants and Advisors in Warilla. Welcome Phil, Col and James to our Need a Feed ‘family’.

We have big plans for 2015. If you’d like to help, call or email me on 0404 474 880 or shaz@ needafeed.org. 2508

'last year we distributed 100kgs of apples, 30 trays of strawberries, boxes of cucumber and carrots’

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3 of the best places to enjoy melting moments with chocolate on Valentine’s Day.

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Parents, book your babysitters now. The Burgh’s fine dining specialists promise an intimate Valentine’s evening for couples, with acoustic music, a three-course menu and complimentary hand-made chocolate truffles.

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Gardening with sara This Valentine’s Day, romance is blossoming in Sara Newnham’s backyard.

Flowers are magical.

Whether they are in the garden or in a vase, the more you have, the happier you will feel. That’s why they are a perfect gift on Valentine’s – they not only show you care but they bring joy.

In the Victorian era, flowers were used to communicate.

Red roses were a sign of true love and passion. Pink were for grace, white for purity and humility, and yellow for friendship or devotion. Red and white roses together meant unity; red and yellow together signified joy and happiness.

Flowers have different meanings in various cultures and religions. White flowers are used in many cultures for funerals. Lilies are a traditional European choice, whereas most Chinese funerals feature many yellow chrysanthemums as a sign of respect. Marigolds are used in wedding garlands in some Hindu

ceremonies and in Mexico they are bought by the thousands to guide the spirits to altars built for the Day of the Dead celebrations.

Valentine’s Day is the biggest day on any florist’s calendar. Roses are sourced from all over the world to meet demand. African roses are the most used; they are tight budded, usually unseated and easily available.

Colombian roses are magnificent, grown at high altitude, producing large-head, long-stem roses that are more expensive but worth it as their robust nature gives long vase-life.

My favourites have to be David Austin or Australian fragrant garden varieties. The roses tend to change as they open and nothing will ever compare with the real scent from a rose.

There are many other flowers that will bring you joy. Why not grow some in the garden for year-round pleasure? Try a native flower display – these last for months in a vase and, if dried, can last for years. Examples include banksias, flannel flowers, waratahs and grevilleas. Proteas and leucadendron are often used in native mixes, even though they are South African.

Sunflowers brighten the darkest room and

red roses were a sign of true love and passion. Pink were for grace, white for purity and humility

Beautiful bouquets from Sara’s garden in Helensburgh. In the mix: roses, canna lilies, cosmos, salvia, magnolia, gaillardia and succulents.

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2508 OUTDOORS are very easy to grow from seed. All they require is rich soil, water and heaps of sun.

They take only four to six weeks to grow. Be sure to pick the long stem when they first flower as if you wait too long every cockie in the area will be fighting over the yummy seed.

If you love the look of daisies, try growing feverfew. This medicinal herb flowers for months and its blooms will last for weeks when cut.

Lilies are beautiful – please be careful when handling them as most varieties are toxic. In the case of orientals or tiger lilies, if you are displaying them indoors, remove the pollen-laden stamens with a tissue when the flower opens as the stamens can stain material and even your skin.

There are many tricks to keep cut flowers for longer, but the best advice is to remove any foliage under water level. Re-cut stems before you put them in a vase of fresh water – repeat this process every one to two days. Keep flowers out of direct sunlight and away from draughts.

Flowers have so many uses: they can be

symbolic, medicinal, even edible. Try nasturtiums in a salad or garnish; they have a bite of garlic/onion to them while smelling sweet and looking bright. Marigolds and calendula are edible, with strong, spicy flavours. Dianthus are pretty with a peppery (some say “clove-like”) after taste. Agastache and fennel flowers have a strong aniseed flavour. Borage is a pretty blue flower that can look great on a dessert plate in a jelly or keeps its colour when frozen in an ice cube – fun for summer drinks. Chamomile has a faint apple taste and is used in calming teas.

These and many more wonderful edible flowers can be found at your local nursery.

I’m sure you will enjoy growing them but please use caution when eating flowers as some can be toxic or cause allergic reactions – as I found out when drinking sweet nectar from a grevillea flower. Unfortunately my face and hands came out in an itchy rash and no one wanted to be my Valentine on that occasion.

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Solar sense Helensburgh’s Dan Belter is the first person to advertise solar power in the 2508 mag.

Why choose solar power?

There are lots of reasons for installing solar power to your home or business: it could be to add value to your property, it could be you want to reduce your carbon emissions or to reduce your electricity bill.

Currently batteries are still expensive, but when prices come down batteries can be added to a solar system so you can become independent from the grid or draw power from the batteries at night when the solar system is not producing power.

Is solar just for homes and businesses?

No, solar can be installed on a caravan or 4WD and with a small battery bank will become truly independent when travelling on the road or camping in the bush, powering things like fridge, TV, lights and charging your mobile devices.

Someone with a classic car which only gets driven now and again can have a small solar panel to keep the battery topped up. Solar can be used for many things, including powering remote weather stations or other monitoring equipment for mining companies, in boats for powering devices or just to keep the battery charged, street lights and even remote properties where there is no electricity grid.

What are the economic benefits?

Installing solar on your home or business is

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future proofing your electricity bill; it can help set you up for retirement by reducing your overheads at a time when you will be no longer working. A solar system with maintenance will last 20 plus years, this is why it’s a long-term plan that makes perfect sense to install now rather than later.

Why did you choose a career in solar?

Near 10 years ago a friend introduced me to photovoltaics. After enrolling in TAFE to study for a number of years – subjects including grid connect solar, solar for remote properties, wind power, hydro power, renewable energy and green house gas reduction strategies – I knew then solar was for me.

During my time in the solar industry I have worked for some large solar companies, holding positions that have included head designer, head installer and NSW state install manager. Some of the projects I was lucky enough to be part of were large-scale 100kw jobs, remote properties long distances from any grid, on caravans, 4WDs and I have installed hundreds of residential solar systems.

Holding an electrical contractor licence, Clean Energy Council solar accreditation for grid connect and stand-alone, I am now choosing to face the new challenge of working for myself.

My company, with the experience I have, will be able to offer residents of the Northern Illawarra a great opportunity to engage with a renewable energy company that is based right here in Helensburgh. 2508 Contact Dan Belter on 0407 767 654.

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Who are your customers?

It’s important to clearly define your target market, writes Small Biz Connect adviser Annelies Voorthuis.

Knowing exactly who your customers are is a crucial part of running a business, but you would be surprised by how many business owners can’t clearly define their customer base.

We often hear responses like “our customers are everyone” or “anyone with money”.

For example, a professional photographer recently told me her customers were anyone who could get their photo taken, from a baby to a grandparent.

So I asked the photographer how often she received enquiries from three-year-olds.

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The look I received had “don’t be ridiculous” written all over it. So I asked what types of photographic jobs she preferred to do and was told she specialised in weddings and family portraits.

I then asked who was it that made the enquiries for these types of photo shoots and was told “generally the bride-to-be” and “mums” – now she knows quite specifically who she should be marketing to.

So before you can think about selling a product or service, you need to define clearly and understand your customer. It may sound obvious, but it is crucial to every aspect of starting a business, from writing a business plan, designing a website to planning a marketing strategy!

If you don’t know who you are trying to sell to, how can you find them? Need help? Contact Small Biz Connect for business advice at no cost to you on 4223 0316. 2508

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FUN & FITNESS Helensburgh Fitness Centre has a new owner with grand ambitions for the business.

The new owner of Helensburgh Fitness Centre, Benjamin Abeleven, says he wasn’t even looking for a gym.

“I just wanted to move to Helensburgh.

“My sister’s been here [in Helensburgh] for five years and I really liked it. I was looking at a lot of residential [properties] and this popped up and I thought: you know what? It’s actually a really cool idea … so I jumped on it.”

Ben says he’s “super-excited” about simply improving upon what’s already at the centre.

“I’ve just walked into a full-time business …

I’ve travelled a fair bit for work and I’ve been in a lot of small communities around the world and Australia and I love Helensburgh because it’s like a small community but it’s just outside of Sydney.

“What I loved about this centre was I walked in here and there were all these mums, and I thought: ‘What an awesome community centre.’

“I’m pretty excited, the staff are excited because they’ve said: Let’s ramp it up, make it nice, don’t lose the community feel.”

He directs 2508 to a corner of the centre’s front entranceway and points to the view afforded from there.

“There’s Botany Bay, you can see the water from here … and if you stand here [moves a little more] … there’s the city [Sydney], in full view so I just thought: mate, what we need here is a cafe so everyone can enjoy it.

“That’s a million dollar view … this place is a real gem … and the nice thing for me is that I can make a business and make something that is valuable to people … a nice little cafe that has healthy food, mums can get their kids minded – can’t lose, heaps of car parking.

New owner Benjamin Abeleven and floor manager Jess Hodgetts welcome two of the centre’s new members, Jason and Anastasia, as the sign goes up.

Photo: Shani McGeachie “I feel incredibly lucky that I got this.

“There are also great classes here, excellent instructors.”

As well as planning to build a wheelchair access ramp at the front entrance, Ben has a long list of repairs he wants to do at the centre, including fixing the roof.

Changes planned at the centre are all for the better, he says.

“The fitness centre aims to be a healthy community and family hub for the 2508 area, and my most exciting introduction is “oldies fitness classes”, which I hope will start in February.

“The Kids Party room is fantastic, and I’ll be promoting it; you won’t get a better-value party then the room we have at HFC.” 2508 Call Helensburgh Fitness Centre on 02 4294 1282.

“the staff are excited because they’ve said: let’s ramp it up, make it nice, don’t lose the community feel.”

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pythons hatched!

By Symbio’s Michelle Aldred We’ve kickstarted 2015 with a baby boom here at Symbio.

We’ve just welcomed six pygmy pythons which are the world’s smallest python, measuring up to just 60cm long when fully grown. Our tiny pythons originated from Perth Zoo, and in the wild they are only found in small areas of Western Australia.

Shortly after the pygmy pythons hatched, we welcomed a whopping 13 baby rough-scaled pythons. Our keepers watched eagerly as all 13 hatchlings slowly opened.

First discovered in 1973, this species has only recently been rediscovered and is considered the rarest snake in Australia.

The rough-scaled python is so rarely seen in

the wild that there are only 10 records of sightings in a Western Australian Museum database. It is confined to a remote and largely unexplored section of the north-west Kimberley.

Each scale on this python has a ridge along its middles which gives it a rough, sand paper like feel, hence the name. This python also has the largest teeth of any snake in the country!

Even those of us who are not too keen on all things scaly will have to admit that these images our keepers were lucky enough to capture are pretty amazing!

This is Symbio’s first breeding success with both species. The snakes are housed in our new reptile house, so it’s certainly a testament to the TLC they are receiving in their new homes. 2508 Discount alert: for 12 months of unlimited entry, buy a Symbio season pass. $85 adults/$50 children.

Egg-citing times! Pygmy pythons (right) and rough-scaled pythons (below) have hatched safely at Symbio.

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ocean pool cleaning disappointed swimmers sent us shots of empty pools over summer, so we looked into cleaning times.

There are just four people in Wollongong City Council’s rock pool crew and they are responsible for cleaning all nine ocean pools. The crew inspects our pools each Monday morning.

“The crew will examine the pool for seaweed and rubbish, such as dumped bottles and paper litter, and test the water quality,” a council spokesperson said. “After this inspection, a priority list of maintenance work for the week will be drawn up. As part of this work schedule, the crew will take into consideration weather, tides and the availability of equipment such as bobcats and large diggers.

There is no set schedule – tides and sea conditions dictate cleaning times.

“On average each of the pools are cleaned every three to four weeks,” the spokesperson said. “However, if there have been big seas that result in, for example, a large dump of sand or seaweed in the pools, they will be cleaned more regularly. All of the pools except Woonona,

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“Maintenance of the rock pools is highly skilled work, and each of the crew members are highly qualified to carry out a range of duties including operating heavy machinery like a 20-tonne excavator, scraping oyster shells off the pool floor and sandblasting the pool using a high pressure hose.”

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What’s on

Lachy Doley – dubbed the Jimi Hendrix of the Hammond Organ – was the keyboard player for Jimmy Barnes. He will be at the Bombie Bar with his band on Sunday, February 8.

send your listings to editor@2508mag.com.au

CHURCHES H’burgh & Stanwell Park Anglican Church Regular Sunday services, 8.15am, 54 Stanwell Ave, Stanwell Park; 10am and 6pm, 75 Parkes St, Helensburgh. Call 4294 1024.

Helensburgh Baptist Church Sundays, 10am, Community Centre, Walker St. Call 4294 8459.

Helensburgh Catholic Church Weekend Mass at Helensburgh – Sunday, 8:30am. Reconciliation Sunday, 8am. Visitors always welcome.

Hope Church 2508 Sunday services, 9.30am, 3/23 Cemetery Road, Helensburgh. 0404 803 055.

Hillcrest Christian Fellowship Sundays, 6pm, Hillcrest House, Railway Crescent, Stanwell Park. Call 4294 3153.

CLUBS 03 Fellowship of First Fleeters, South Coast Chapter meets at 10am in the Laurel Room, Ribbonwood Centre, Dapto. Guest Speaker David Christian will talk about his visit to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Samarkand in Uzbekistan. Refreshments follow. Entry: $2. Regular local history outings arranged for members. Contacts: 4267 1488, 4261 6893.

12 The Probus Club of Helensburgh & District holds meetings each second Thursday of the month at Helensburgh Tradies and visitors are invited to attend. More info: helensburgh probus.org and/or contact Elaine Smith by telephone, 4294 1023.

17 VIEW luncheon and AGM 11am for 11.15 start at Centennial Hotel. Please phone Nerida on 0429 004 298 for bookings or cancellations by February 11. More information on page 28.

ENTERTAINMENT Wednesdays 7.30pm, Trivia Night at Helensburgh Tradies, 24 Boomerang Street, telephone 4294 1122.

Fridays Cash Housie at 11am at Helensburgh Tradies, 24 Boomerang Street.

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from Fiji visits our shores each summer” 22 2pm @ the Bombie Bar, Coalcliff, Big Erle’s well-worn blues. bombiebar.com.au March 1 2pm @ the Bombie Bar, Sydney guitarist Ray Beadle, supported by Dane Overton. Entry prices: bombiebar.com.au GARAGE SALE 28 8am-noon, 87 The Drive, Stanwell Park.

Toys, furniture, stationery, games, fridge, sporting equipment, household goods and more.

MARKETS Sundays Foragers Market, Bulli Showground, 9am to 2pm MEETINGS 17 Northern Illawarra Chamber of Commerce General Meeting. 6.15pm for 7.15pm meeting start. Meeting attendance fee: $25 member/$30 non-member, dinner included. At the Centennial Hotel, cnr Parkes and Walker Sts, Helensburgh.

RSVP for catering purposes by February 14 to 4294 1243 or vicepresident@nivcc.net.au.

PLAYGROUPS Mondays 9.30am-noon, Stanwell Park Children’s Centre, Stanwell Ave. Call Penelope, 0431 593 118.

Tuesdays 10am-noon, H’burgh Community Centre, Walker St. Call Rosemary, 4294 1290.

Tuesdays 9.30-11.30am, Helensburgh Anglican Church, 75 Parkes St. Call 4294 1024.

Wednesdays 9.30am-noon, Stanwell Park Children’s Centre, Stanwell Ave. Thursdays 10am-noon, H’burgh Community Centre, Walker St. Call Rosemary, 4294 1290.

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Clean up Australia!

By Merilyn House

Clean Up Australia Day is a national clean up day that was started by yachtsman Ian Kiernan. In 2015, we are celebrating 25 years of volunteer action to clean up Australia.

Since the national event started in 1990, Australians have donated more than 27.2 million hours taking their streets, parks, bushland and waterways on Clean Up Australia Day, removing an estimated 288,650 tonnes of rubbish from 145,754 sites across the country.

It is always held on the ďŹ rst Sunday in March. This year it will be held on Sunday, March 1.

As we have done for the last 20 years, Helensburgh & District Landcare Group will be providing a registration point in Helensburgh for residents to come along and register, pick up a bag and then go and clean up an area of their choice.

The ďŹ lled bag is then returned to the registration point. This provides you with an opportunity to clean up your own street or the local park.

We can also suggest areas which need a clean up if you wish. Come along with your familly, friends and neighbours to be part of the 25th anniversary.

The registration point is at the Old Mine Surgery, 78 Parkes Street, Helensburgh, 9am to 1pm. You will need to wear a hat, gloves and sturdy shoes.

For further information, ring Merilyn on 0414 819 742, email merilyn@ helensburghlandcare.org.au or check out the Landcare website: www.helensburghlandcare. org.au. 2508

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view club report By publicity officer Virginia Dowson There were no VIEW luncheons in December or January. However, there is always something doing and ongoing with Helensburgh VIEW Club.

The Smith Family’s “Learning for Life” program continues, and relies considerably on support and funding from Clubs such as VIEW. Indeed, it is Helensburgh VIEW’s main fund-raising activity – we support two students in this program.

Our current Committee meets on January 20 to be ready for 2015. There will be much

planning for luncheons and functions to make this a busy year, which will include the exciting National Convention to be held in Wollongong in September.

There were a number of successful luncheons, with witty and informative speakers and entertainers, held last year at the Centennial Hotel, with one lunch excursion to Bundeena RSL. Several new members joined.

A number of theatre parties were held, with shows at the Lyric, the Capitol and Sydney Opera House, where, by all accounts, a great time was had by all.

The trip to Dirty Dancing is on February 21, and payment for Les Miserables is by February 20, for the 2pm matinee performance on April 25. Early bookings for Matilda are available for October 24, pay by August 18. Please phone Chris on 4294 1103 for all details.

Our next luncheon and AGM is February 17, at the Centennial Hotel at 11am for 11.15 start.

Please phone Nerida on 0429 004 298 for new bookings or cancellations by February 11.

New members are most welcome. 2508

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stay active with probus By publicity officer Jean Doherty Our Christmas luncheon and party was held in the St. Moritz Room of the Engadine Tavern.

As always it was a fun event with much mingling, dancing and great entertainment provided by Darlene and Bill Croft from Cabramatta.

How quickly the time flies by, already we are well and truly launched into the New Year.

Our meetings are underway, the bowlers and golfers are strutting out, a visit to the Opera House and lunch at Centre Point Tower restaurant have been planned, and a cruise to PNG and a European river cruise have been organised, just to mention a few of the interesting activities the Club promotes.

Peter Carroll, Chairman of Probus South Pacific, last year wrote in Active Retirees:

“Among the major changes in our lives, retirement ranks high … It often leaves us, especially those who may not have planned for their retirement carefully, bewildered, bored and looking to fill the void.

“This is why Probus is so important. Probus provides opportunities for mental and physical stimulation to meet and make new friends, and to do things with like-minded people, so that life again becomes filled with excitement and purpose.”

So if you are a retiree, come and join us.

The Probus Club of Helensburgh & District meets every second Thursday of the month at Tradies Helensburgh at 24 Boomerang Street and visitors are invited to attend.

To find out more, visit our website helensburghprobus.org or telephone Elaine Smith on 4294 1023. 2508

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2508 NATURE Photo courtesy of Jurgen Otto. Find more of Jurgen’s incredible spider shots online – follow him on Flickr, Peacock Spider or watch the mating dance on YouTube – search for Peacockspiderman.

Animal lovers Australian Museum naturalist Martyn Robinson introduces us to courtship in nature, where competition is fierce and mating can be deadly.

Strip away the bright colours, seductive songs and wild dancing, and courtship is a supremely practical matter.

“In many species, courtship is simply a means of identifying that you are courting a member of your own species, of the right sex.

It’s as simple as that,” Martyn says.

Mostly it is the males putting themselves out there, taking a risk. Females generally do the choosing, seeking the best for their offspring.

LOOK AT MOI!

One of the most colourful and agile displays is by the peacock spider, Australia’s little jumping spider. Amazing footage of the tiny males shaking their colourful booty was first filmed in bushland around Sydney by entomologist Jurgen Otto a few years ago.

“High-energy, long-lasting courtship displays tend to be favoured by the females,” Martyn says.

“Even in humans, even on the dance floors, it’s the flash dancers who are more popular than the ones who decide not to dance and just sit there and watch what’s going on.

“Those little peacock spiders keep it going for ages, and it’s a very spectacular display.

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DEAD SEXY

Life is tough for male redback spiders.

“The male’s first mating is his last mating,” Martyn says. “During the mating the male’s body is positioned directly in front of the female’s jaws, so all she really has to do is lean forward and bite him and that’s it.”

The male St Andrew’s Cross spider (“which I’m sure most of your readers would get in their gardens”) is another likely courtship fatality. “The male goes running around the web tickling the female’s feet... If you count his legs when he first starts up you’ll usually find he’s got eight and if you go back an hour later you may find he’s only got seven or six, or sometimes only four, and by the following day he’s not there any more. The female will actually try to trap the male against her body and wrap him up in silk while he’s mating with her. So she’s a particularly fierce prospect.”

Why? She urgently needs protein to help make eggs. “If she eats that male he doubly contributes to the next generation … and she will keep on attracting males and killing them and eating them, so she doesn’t have to try as hard to catch food. The food comes to her.”

SEDUCED BY SONG

You can tell a lot from a male’s voice. “In the case of frogs, when the males do the singing, the females can tell if it’s a big, strong, healthy male or a little, weak male,” Martyn says.

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Or calls can affirm a pair bond. A good example of that is the whip bird. Listen for a whipcrack call, followed by a “choo choo” sound. “That’s the female, and it’s all run together so it sounds like one call. That’s known as a duetting call. It reaffirms the pair bond, but it also lets any other interlopers know that this area is occupied by a pair – you’ve got no chance here, so you’d better keep moving.”

Bird of the month Photo: Jodie Dunn

IT PAYS TO BE SNEAKY

It can be that some guy does all the work, while others have all the luck. “You can get courtships that are subverted somewhat,” Martyn says. For example, a male frog may defend his patch of pondage and do all the calling, while a group of satellite males sit quietly in the bush. “They are not going to make a sound, because he’ll attack them if they do, but when the females show up, they are the ones that hop out first and pretend that they’re the ones who have been doing all the calling, so the female actually meets the wrong male.”

TOUGHING IT OUT

Females like a show of strength. Some lizard and platypus males stake out large territories, chasing away interloping males and mating with the remaining females. “By defending a large territory, it shows that they’re strong males, they are robust and they’ll produce strong, large offspring,” says Martyn.

YOU CAN TAKE IT TOO FAR…

Being too attractive can be fatal.

“Sometimes it’ll lead the males into dead-end alleys … where the males have got their own survival to think about balanced against attracting mates.” Take the peacock, which walks a fine line between growing beautiful feathers and being too heavy to fly. Or bladder or bottle cicadas. “The kids call them pregnant rice bubbles because they are so puffed up. The hollow body acts as a resonator for the sound, so they are about as loud as a bus, but they are only about 5cm long.” Females are relatively normal shaped, whereas the males are virtually flightless. That’s sex appeal at the cost of agility.

Another problem for courting cicadas is their calls may attract peckish birds. So all the males gather together to shriek. “It’s so loud that it’s painful for predators to go into their midst and grab one. You’ll see the birds actually turning their heads away when they get close.” 2508

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By Australian Museum naturalist Martyn Robinson The Eastern Bristlebird, Dasyornis brachypterus, is a bit of an obvious choice for the Illawarra region as the area is one of its few remaining strongholds for the species – but how it will do in the future is anyone’s guess.

The southern populations of this species do best in areas of dense heathland, and woodland with a dense heathy understory, but usually in these areas only if they haven’t been burnt for around 15 years or so! Now fires are more frequent and more intense, which can severely reduce the available habitat for this species.

Interestingly, further north a slightly different population of the species seems to prefer more frequent fires of about 3-6 years, but these northern birds are in a decline and only 35 are thought to remain.

Control burns in and around the areas where the birds live must be done very carefully by NPWS staff to maintain the necessary habitat.

The bird is a medium-sized ground dweller with a long tail and can be mistaken for a rat if only a glimpse is seen.

It nests on or near the ground too, so foxes and feral cats are also a problem. Luckily if you are patient there is a good chance of seeing these unusual birds at Barren Grounds Nature Reserve. 2508

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invention of radial rotary engine

‘Hillcrest, or ‘One Tree Hill’, in 1888. It has been restored to its original exterior by the current owners, the United Protestant Association.

The second in a series about aviation pioneer Lawrence Hargrave, by historian Michael Adams.

In 1889 Lawrence Hargrave invented the radial rotary engine, a three-cylinder engine where the pistons rotate around the shaft.

Hargrave had been a successful astronomer at the Sydney Observatory until fortune smiled on him and his family. His father, John Fletcher Hargrave, had bought Stanwell Park, Coalcliff, and the Coal Cliffs around to Clifton in the early 1870s, but sold the Coal Cliffs and Clifton five years on for five times the price he paid for it. John died in 1885, leaving land and fortune mostly to his eldest son, Ralph.

Ralph built the house we now know as “Hillcrest” in 1887, a house he called “One Tree Hill”. He went to the Far East to buy furnishings, but died mysteriously, thought murdered, in Hong Kong in 1888. Only his watch returned to Australia. Ralph was thought to be involved with opium, legal in those days, but with doubtful associations.

Lawrence inherited a modest fortune from Ralph, including the Hillcrest property. He was able to leave his astronomy position to devote himself to his new passion, aeronautical experimentation. In 1888 he developed the first of 36 engines during his career.

In 1889 he achieved one of his finest inventions, the radial rotary engine – compact, smooth running, with a then phenomenal power/weight ratio, and providing efficient cooling of the engine by the air in which it revolved around its axis.

This engine was ingenious in that it rotated the cylinders around a central shaft, and was to become the major aircraft engine type for 50 years. The engine he built, one of nine radial rotaries altogether, was driven by compressed air, the intricate valves rotating each cylinder

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into place precisely, the overall motion smooth and continual around the shaft.

Hargrave refused to patent, disseminating the information via the Royal Society journal for the aeronautical world to take up. By 1890 Hargrave was well known internationally. By 1892 his family had increased to five children and the Colony was in the grip of the worst depression in its history. Hargrave had to husband his financial resources.

Stanwell Park was his answer. Ralph had left Lawrence ‘Hillcrest’. The new railway broke through the Illawarra in 1888, and a platform was erected at Stanwell Park in 1890 at Lawrence’s request. Only one other family was in residence when the Hargraves moved to Stanwell Park in 1893. The Foster family had converted the house built by the Mitchells on the Dress Circle into a boarding house.

It was to this lonely seaside valley that Hargrave brought his family in 1893. His wife Margaret had to suffer six long years away from her family and Sydney society; their children received no formal education save what the hired governess could give.

Hargrave wanted to invent an aeroplane, but how could the topography of Stanwell Park assist in that quest? (Continues next month.) 2508

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The Barrie family, from left: Lorna Margaret, Robert, Vera May, Nancy Waratah, Mrs Eliza Bertha Barrie, Jean, William, Private William Barrie.

the burgh miner who went to war As the World War 1 commemorations continue, Jenny Donohoe, of the Helensburgh Historical Society, sent us this story of Private William Barrie (1878-1917).

William Barrie was born in Congupna, Victoria in 1878. A miner, he was living in Helensburgh in 1915 with his wife Eliza and six children, Lorna, Robert, Vera, Nancy, Jean and William when he decided to volunteer for overseas service in the First World War. He chose to join the Waratah Recruitment March at Helensburgh on 15 December 1915 and was cleared for enlistment by the Examining Medical Officer, Captain Selwyn Harrison.

Barrie marched with the Waratah volunteers to

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where he enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force at Liverpool on December 20, 1915. After three months of military training at Liverpool Camp, he returned home on a short spell of leave. It is highly likely that the family portrait was taken in March 1916.

On April 1, 1916, Private Barrie (Service No 5036) embarked on board the SS Makarini with the 16th Reinforcements from Sydney. He was disembarked at Suez on May 2, 1916 and sailed on the SS Caledonia to Alexandria and then to Marseilles, France, where he was disembarked on May 17, 1916.

Private Barrie joined the 1st Battalion on July 24, 1916. He was wounded in action (right hand) on April 8, 1917 and was hospitalised.

His wife Eliza was sent the following cable “REPORTED PRIVATE WILLIAM BARRIE WOUNDED WILL ADVISE ANYTHING FURTHER RECEIVED”.

He rejoined his battalion on May 10. On August 29, 1917, he was given leave to the UK, returning to duty in Belgium on September 19.

Two weeks later, on October 4, he was involved in an attack on a German pillbox and was listed as “Missing in Action”.Sometime later, probably in December, Eliza Barrie received a letter from Sergeant Campbell and her husband’s effects.

Killed in action: October 4, 1917.

– Photo and article courtesy of the Helensburgh Historical Society 2508

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grooming tips Deb Rogers, of Stanwell Park’s Barkin Beauty Canine Clippery, shares six tips for dog owners.

1. Hair brushing A good brush is a necessity, Long-haired dogs require brushing daily, poodle mix breeds require brushing and combing frequently.

2. BATHING I recommend to bath your dog once a month with a soap-free moisturising shampoo, it prevents the skin from becoming dry. I also use a conditioner.

3. NAIL TRIMMING Most dogs need nail

trimming once a month, depending on the growth rate. Walking your dog on bitumen can help grind them down.

4. HAIRCUTS Dogs are continuously growing hair, mixed poodle breeds or shih tzu need their hair cut every four to eight weeks, they tend to matt quicker.

sibling rivalry It’s not just for human children, writes Philip Comans.

Some of us lucky ones share our homes with more than one dog.

However, without proper management chaos can break out.

Squabbling over food and toys, snapping at each other, even all-out brawls. We call this sibling rivalry, and it’s a very serious problem that requires immediate action.

More common with two female dogs than with a male/female mix at home, the triggers for this issue are numerous. Favouritism of one dog over another, a new dog coming into the home, or perhaps one dog that is entering its senior years are all factors. Even a sick or

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Deb Rogers has four dogs and their favourite spot for a walk is Sharkeys, the offleash beach at Coledale.

5. EAR CARE Your dog’s ears can be a haven for bacteria, routine ear cleaning is essential.

6. TICKS It’s high tick season. Areas to check are inside the animal’s ear, in between pads of feet, inside top part of their legs, under their muzzle, their chest, eyes. Frequently doing a thorough search of the animal’s body may prevent serious and costly consequences. I use Advantix on my four dogs fortnightly. I don’t walk them through the bush or scrublands.

Call Barkin Beauty on 0421 321 508.

injured dog can become the focus of unwanted aggression from its housemate.

The solution can include training (of the humans more than the dogs!), separating the dogs either temporarily or permanently, avoiding creating trigger situations (feeding them in different rooms, not giving them toys when they are together, for example) and establishing a clear hierarchy within the family, with humans at the top.

It’s imperative that you know how to communicate with your dogs and show your displeasure at this behaviour. Just as the leader in a dog pack would not allow her subordinates to bicker, you must be quick to do the same.

Many owners don’t know what their dogs are capable of and sadly in very rare cases one much-loved pet kills its housemate, so at the first sign of sibling rivalry you should seek help. But don’t despair: in most cases peace can be restored with the correct management. 2508 Philip Comans is a dog behaviour therapist and trainer with Bark Busters Illawarra & Southern Highlands, 1800 067 710.

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2508 SPORT From left: Kai, his World Champ sister Saya and Max Robson training hard.

Photo: 032Media/Tim Robson

taking on the elite helensburgh’s Kai Sakakibara gives us some insight into the exciting year of bmx competition he has planned for 2015.

The 2015 BMX season is well underway, starting off with Rounds 1 and 2 of the Australian National Series held on January 2 and 3. It is going to be a very busy season for me: I have nine rounds of National Series events – stopping at the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth, Cairns, and also Brisbane – before May. The BMX NSW State Series will be held throughout the year, leaving me virtually no weekends without racing in the first half of the year.

2015 is my first year in the Elite Class, the highest class in BMX, and is going to make for some challenging racing. I’ll be competing against National Champions, World

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Champions, and Olympians. I had a bit of a tough run in my first race as an Elite at National Series Rounds 1 and 2, getting knocked out in my quarter-final in round 1 and semi-final in round 2.

However, my riding was definitely on point, and it was a big confidence booster for me, battling with and beating current worldestablished elite riders.

I am also planning to follow the UCI Supercross World Cup Circuit, so I’ll travel to the Netherlands in May, Belgium in July, Sweden in August and the USA in September.

Taking on BMX full-time, it’s going to be a year of experience for me, and my major goal for this year is to be selected as part of the Australian Elite World Championships team.

I’m looking forward to an exciting and challenging year of racing. Follow my progress at kaisakakibarabmx. 2508

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swim carnival prep The right preparation for comps ensures that you’ll enjoy yourself no matter what the result, swim instructor MEL WHITESIDE writes.

February for most schools in NSW means swimming carnival time.

They are usually held very shortly after school starts – in the first week or two – which can be frustrating.

The reason for this is that the school carnival is followed by the Zone, then Regional, then State. Officials need to get the carnivals out of the way. Also the scheduling allows for delays due to weather so all the qualifying is done before State.

For us Helensburgh/Stanwell Park/Otford people, the school carnival is held at Helensburgh Public Pool, Zone is at Engadine or Corrimal and Regional and State at the big smoke – Homebush.

Some schools, if time allows, will have fun 25m races. These are not timed and do not qualify for the next carnival.

Races are in all four strokes – butterfly, backstroke, breast stroke and freestyle – and individual medley (IM). IM is always the same order: butterfly, back stroke, breast stroke, freestyle; 50m of each stroke, 200m IM is the shortest.

It’s also time for the big surf carnivals, Branch, State and Aussies. And many Triathlons. So that’s why there are so many fit, crazy people on our streets and in pools early in the mornings.

Most swim schools run programmes this time of year to prepare children for the school carnivals.

Our RACE READY programme is Friday, January 31, Friday, February 6 and Friday, February 13. We concentrate on warming up, dives, turns, finishes, marshalling and dealing with nerves.

■ Mel runs Crawchy’s swim school at 5/17 Cemetery Road, Helensburgh; 4294 9999. 2508

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If you train hard enough and smart enough, you might just end up a champion like masters swimmer Allan Samuels, seen here in action.

mel’s top tips for a great comp Here are my 10 top tips for having a fun and successful carnival.

1. Train!

2. Streamline! If you’ve ever had swimming lessons you will know what this means.

3. Finish hard onto the wall; the last 10m should be your fastest.

4. Don’t break! The second person that breaks is disqualified, don’t let it be you.

5. Remember Helensburgh Pool is 25m, so all races are two laps! Practice your turns.

6. Corrimal, Engadine and Homebush are 50m pools, so only one lap.

7. Don’t wait until the week of your carnival and train for seven days straight, all that will achieve is a tired, sore, cranky swimmer.

8. For best results you should be involved in swimming lessons, stroke correction or squad all year.

9. Helensburgh pool is free, so use it. It has been proven that doing something two to three times a week shows the greatest improvement.

10. If you have left your run too late, just practice your dives. Short, sharp training sessions are best. Dive in, swim one lap fast, walk back as recovery and repeat five to six times.

11. (oops I said 10 tips) HAVE FUN!

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Tradies social golf Barry Thompson and the Tradies Helensburgh Sports and Social Golf Club are back – albeit a little sore (well, Barry is … ) Despite rumours (possibly circulated by Terry), the shoulder injury which prevented me playing our January tournament was not due to me tripping over my wallet. However, my absence as a player means that this report shall be based on second-hand snippets of dodgy info gleaned from ferreting around the tables back at the club (“What’s new?” I hear you cry!)

Our ethics committee has determined that an

unnamed member did not throw his club in a display of pique. Slippery hands and a desire to belt the brand off the ball were found responsible. The fact that he is our handicapper played no part in the findings.

Mick Carroll, our handicapper, will be kept busy evaluating Dave Aspil and Matt Louden who were both playing for handicap. Matt beat Jamul for the long drive. I heard Jamul mutter: “No respect for us old blokes.”

The popular winner on the day was Bill Dodd. Bill is practically a founding member and we are delighted to see him back in the winner’s circle. John Towns took second place in an impressive manner. Jamul hit the fairways often enough to finish third. Carl Foster won the Helensburgh Driving Range Voucher.

It was a great day. If your new year resolution is to play more golf; come and join us next time.

Our next tournament is on Saturday, February 14 at Boomerang .Tee Off is at 7.30.

Musing: Why is your only hole in one scored when you are playing alone?

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HCC raises cash for kids The Tigers have raised a $3029.10 for the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Sean Mulally reports.

The Helensburgh Cricket Club hosted the 3rd Annual Sydney Children’s Hospital Trophy against Dapto on Saturday, December 20.

The day was a massive success on and off the field, with 1st and 3rd Grade winning their T20 matches. The Milo “Bring a friend” session and the U10s coaching clinic were well supported.

The jumping castle supplied by Illawarra Credit Union was a big hit with the youngsters, as was the barbecue and raffle, which left very few people walking away without a prize.

A big thank you to the Illawarra Umpires who, on the day, donated their match fees ($850 total) to the cause.

A big thank you to all local ‘Burgh businesses

HCC 1st Graders run a coaching clinic for U10s. who donated prizes or contributed to the day.

(A full list is on our Facebook page).

The Tigers now look towards success on the field with 1st Grade in the T20 final on Sunday, February 1 at North Dalton Park.

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beach swap City slickers from north bondi surf club recently patrolled coalcliff, coalcliff club publicity officer Jenelle McWilliam reports.

North Bondi and Coalcliff Surf Clubs are developing an ongoing relationship where one of the North Bondi Patrols visits Coalcliff each season to complete a patrol. On Sunday, January 18, 16 patrolling members from North Bondi patrolled on Coalcliff Beach. It is hoped that later in the season some Coalcliff patrolling members will visit North Bondi on a Sunday and experience the different challenges of patrolling in the city on Australia’s busiest and most famous beaches.

Photographer Damian Lloyd told us that the North Bondi mob loved Coalcliff.

“Anna from North Bondi … like the whole crew … thought Coalcliff was such a beautiful location, with the rock platforms, the ocean pool, the escarpment, even the lagoon on Stoney Creek,” Damian said after capturing the visit.

“The North Bondi crew thought they were on holidays! Their Patrol Captain, Dean, said they thoroughly enjoyed the Nth Bondi@Coalcliff experience.” 2508

The North Bondi crew enjoyed patrolling Coalcliff.

Both photos: Damian Lloyd of Sea Salt Studios / www.seasaltstudios.com

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oztag stars!

A local boy and his sister are impressing in a variety of sports. proud mum jannine allen gives us an update.

It’s been a huge 12 months for 10-year-old Billy Allen. He was selected in the Illawarra Indigenous rugby league team.

He was recently selected to play Oztag for Illawarra at the NSW Junior State Cup. Billy has been selected in the U12 boys team.

This is the third year in a row that he has been selected to represent Illawarra.

Billy’s sister Sian, 11, has been selected to play in the U12 girls Illawarra Oztag team at the State Cup. This is her third year of selection.

Billy represented his school at regional level in cross-country and athletics. He won the zone 800m race, came second in the 70m and 100m and third in the 400m in Little Athletics regionals. He competed at the state championships in the 400m and is now ranked in the top 20 in the state for 400m.

He’s playing A grade rugby league for Corrimal. The gutsy halfback was named Coaches Player of his footy side. 2508

Young guns … Sian, 11, and Billy, 10.

TIGERS set for huge year With the season fast approaching, the Tigers are ready to be a force in 2015, president David Bell reports.

Training is on every Tuesday and Thursday from 6.30pm. We are still chasing sponsorship for the 2015 season, so if you have a business in town or know someone who may be interested in sponsoring please contact our secretary Jo at Johann@forartsake.com.au. Any past players are invited to join our newly created old boys club. For details about the Old Boys club, please contact Col Doran on 0429 934 586.

We are still pushing ahead with a ladies team

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for season 2015. Any women who want to try their hand at rugby league are encouraged to come to training.

The Tigers want to submit a third grade side this season, but we need all players who intend to play to make the effort to get to training.

In other news: The planned golf day on February 21 has been postponed.

The Tigers will have their first official trial against Woden Valley at home on Saturday, March 14 in first grade, reserve grade and under 19s.

For details of sponsorships or memberships, contact David Bell on 0409 019 812. 2508

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