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It’s a tricky time to be a parent.

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DISTRICT NEWS Australian Bureau of Statistics’ PARKES com.au Household Impacts of COVID-19 Survey (26-29 May 2020) showed EDITORS Gen Swart, Marcus Craft three in four parents (76%) kept CONTACT editor@2508mag.com.au. Ph: 0432 612 168 their children home from school 2508mag. PO Box 248, Helensburgh, 2508. or childcare due to COVID-19.

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Parents made changes to their work arrangements to care for their children, including DEADLINE July 22 working from home (38%), reducing or changing COVER Bede Parkes OAM. Photo: Unicorn Studios working hours (22%), and taking leave from work 2508 is published by The Word Bureau, ABN 31 692 723 477.

(13%). About 34% of Australians who were caring Disclaimer: All content and images remain the property of 2508 Coast for children reported an increase in time spent News unless otherwise supplied. No part of this magazine may be caring for children while also doing household reproduced without written permission. Views expressed do not reflect chores or working. Yes, triple tasking – supervising those of the publisher. homework, while in an online meeting and also folding washing – is a trend.

There are more challenging times ahead.

As I write, huddled in the bedroom in an effort MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS to find a quiet corner on a rainy Sunday, besieged by a playful kelpie herding a flock of screaming HEATHER EISZELE is a veteran journalist of 35 children around the house, I know I’m not the only years experience and was the Editor of this parent looking forward to the July school holidays magazine’s precursor, Helensburgh & District News. She currently works from home, offering with trepidation.

For any working parent, holidays are a time of proofreading and editing services. mixed emotions: joy at having the kids at home, no DR CHRIS REID lives in Helensburgh and works early alarms or school lunches. But horror at the prospect of juggling 24/7 childcare with a job. in the Australian Museum in Sydney as a Particularly so in 2020. Term 1 featured the first research scientist specialising in beetles. His job outbreak of Covid-19, panic-buying and two is a combination of research, teaching or anxious weeks of home-schooling, social supervising students, and dealing with public enquiries. A NSW government beetle expert, Chris describes his distancing and general uncertainty. Then the April identifying beetles as “a bit like detective work”. “Working on school holidays. The rise of Zoom, working from insects means I get to indulge in two favourite pastimes: travel home and ‘iso pets’ on Insta. More home schooling and bushwalking.” Read his column on page 28. in Term 2. A staggered return.

And from 3pm on Friday, July 3, more holidays.

DR LORRAINE JONES came to NSW after an Certainly cold, possibly wet and with a virus still internship in the Royal Brisbane Hospital. She lurking in the community. worked at the Prince Henry Hospital before Which is why I know you’ll be thrilled to hear going into general practice in Regents Park in we’ve found a screen activity that’s creative, Sydney. Lorraine moved to Stanwell Park in educational and guilt-free.

1970. After retiring, she joined the Helensburgh Historical Society Short filmmaking is all the rage this winter. and has published a booklet on the 1919 influenza epidemic.

Co-founder of the SmartFone Flick Fest, Illawarra local Angela Blake, is calling on students to enter SARAH ROWAN is Australia’s Top Female Speed the SF3 Kids Competition for under-16s. “All you Painter. “Speed painting is a unique form of need is your phone or tablet, a good idea and to say entertainment where I create a painting from yes,” Angela says. Visit www.sf3.com.au. start to finish (usually on a spinning easel) in And Council has launched its first Creative 5-60 minutes depending on the event type,” she Wollongong Short Film competition, calling for says. Sarah recently moved back to Helensburgh after being away for a few years. She has been performing for over 15 years kids flicks featuring bananas (“No bananas should be harmed in the making of the film”, which must at over 400 events and has raised nearly 200K for charities with be made on a mobile device, cut-off July 18). her goal in the millions. Sarah also is a professional speaker, photographer, muralist, and enjoys teaching paint & sip classes Visit https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au. in peoples’ homes. When she isn’t splashing colour on every And – I say this with feeling as the kelpie chase has possible surface, Sarah loves beach walks and family time. just ended in tears – go bananas, kids!

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AT RAINE HORNE HELEN URGH PROPERTY MANAGER PO ITION FULL TIME Due to an office reshuffle we are looking for an experienced, full-time, residential Property Manager to work 5 days per week - Monday to Saturday with one day off during the week. The successful applicant will have progression vision, loads of energy and a positive attitude. You will manage a portfolio with a focus on growth.  Some essential criteria include: Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role Current NSW real estate licence, or working towards Experience with REST/PropertyTree Full driver’s licence Tribunal experience Computer proficient, Word, Excel, Outlook, ADL Forms Clean, reliable and fully insured vehicle Excellent verbal and written communication skills Superior organisational and time management skills Excellent proactive and follow-up skills Articulate and well presented Work well independently and as part of a team A proven ability to build strong client relationships Maintain an excellent customer focus  Benefits include: A competitive salary & incentives based on experience and qualifications Some flexibility in hours A light filled office with an open outlook of the park Dynamic team within a supportive, friendly environment First class ongoing training and support Work locally, without the hassle of travelling on public transport or spending hours in the traffic. For more detailed information and to send your resume please contact Julie York julie.york@helensburgh.rh.com.au

The dog who saved the day: Ruby and Indi Morgan with Labrador puppy Ace. Photos supplied

HOUSE LOST TO FIRE, YET FAMILY ‘NEVER FELT MORE LOVED’

By Heather Eiszele

The Morgan family of Stanwell Park, who lost their timber home in a tragic early-morning fire on June 2, consider themselves the luckiest people in the world.

“In such an unlucky situation, we feel so lucky,” said mum Shelly. “Rod and I have never felt more loved.”

Donations, gifts and support have been pouring in since the family, including young daughters Ruby, 9, and Indi, 4, ran from their burning home in Sheridan Crescent with only the clothes on their backs – and their new puppy.

Then 12-week-old Labrador Ace is credited with saving the family as he was scratching and yelping as the flames took hold.

“Rod got up and could hear a roar, then he saw the orange glow and we just ran,” said Shelly.

“Every man on the street was out there with a hose trying to put it out. We are so grateful to everyone who tried to save our house.”

About 45 fire fighters from eight stations fought to control the blaze as extremely strong winds threatened nearby houses and bushland.

Homeless, the Morgans initially stayed with family in Railway Crescent but have since moved to a property in Chellowdene Avenue.

“It’s for sale and fully furnished and the owner insisted we stay here for free. We didn’t know him but he turned up on the first night with a bottle of champagne.

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“He wanted us to heal in a safe environment.

“The enormity of what people are doing for us is so overwhelming.”

A PayPal account has been set up for donations, a meal roster was organised on the first day, toys and clothes have been delivered, a mufti fundraiser was held at Stanwell Park Primary, netball uniforms, wetsuits and surfboards from Scarborough Boardriders and DP Surfboards gifted and fundraisers planned.

Shelly said she could fill 2508 magazine with Thank Yous.

“We had 13 years in that house and it’s where we brought our two daughters home,” she said. “Every single cent donated will go towards building our new home – which will be single level and brick!”

While the family is extremely grateful for the support they have received, it’s the sentimental losses from the fire that continue to affect them.

The girls’ height records on the back door, Rod’s first surfboard given to him by his grandfather when he was five, grandma’s crystal jewellery box, photo albums, first birthday cards, first ribbons.

“It’s all the firsts you can’t replace,” said Shelly.

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Northern Illawarra Neighbour Aid manager Sharon Gissane joined the Helensburgh-based team in mid February 2020, just before the Covid-19 crisis took over. Sharon kindly took time to answer questions.

Congratulations on the new role.

Do you have previous ties to Helensburgh?

I moved to Helensburgh about four years ago and love the lifestyle. After commuting into the city for work I was thrilled to be able to take on a role that allowed me the freedom of staying closer to home.

What are your plans for NINA? I would like to see NINA grow to be able to provide other services to our client base, and looking forward, I would be keen to investigate other needs within the community to develop programs and services How many clients does NINA currently have?

NINA provides support to over 100 clients and we are always willing to take on new clients. The aim of the service is to ensure that we can support people to stay independent, living in their own homes for as long as possible.

How have clients been coping over the past few months?

It has been lovely to see that families have really pulled together for lots of our clients. As we all have experienced the isolation, it was clear that the

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support by family and friends who are close enough was strong. For other clients, we were able to step in and assist with shopping What services will be on offer in July, now that Covid-19 restrictions are easing?

Although our services have been impacted significantly by COVID, we are keen to restart as many as we can as the restrictions ease.

We have a COVID Safe plan in place that will ensure we meet the current regulations and keep everyone safe.

Social distancing will continue to impact on the numbers of services we can provide, but we have started some of our social groups and small shopping trips have also restarted.

You’ve been looking for volunteers what roles need filling and who should apply?

If people are interested in assisting in their community, then we have opportunities for drivers (own car a bonus) and also volunteers to be able to provide social support for clients who may be more isolated and need some company from time to time. 2508

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n NINA manager Sharon has an extensive social work history, working primarily with families and within the child protection system in NSW over the last 25 years. “I recently took some time off work to assist my aging parents make the transition from independent living to supported care. This gave me first-hand experience of how the aged care system operates and the importance of a sense of control for clients in this time.” n Kim has been a team member for over four years, Kim is responsible for managing the social groups including Café Club, Laugh and Craft and is our volunteer coordinator. Kim enjoys spending time with the variety of people that make up NINA. “There is always something new to do or someone new to meet.” n Fiona joined NINA in March of this year. and says: “NINA is one of the best community services I have worked for with assisting the elderly with maintaining their independence and enjoying social outings.” Fiona is responsible for booking transport for clients.

She also organises group outings including a shopping trip once a week, Bunnings on the first Tuesday of the month and other exciting social

From left: Sharon, Kim, Fiona, Barbara.

outings that keep people socially active, as well getting them out and about when they wouldn’t be able to attend by themselves. n Barbara joined NINA in March 2020 and has previously worked with the Council of the Ageing (COTA), specialising in navigating the MYAGEDCARE portal, and War Widows Australia. “These workplaces gave me a holistic view of ageing services, and support. With NINA I am responsible for new client assessments, supporting current clients and Meals on Wheels.” 2508

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THE COVID FILES: DIARY OF A NURSE In our new series on local life during the pandemic, 2508 talks to Helensburgh nurse Kelly Carlisle.

When the pandemic hit, I was working and living in Helensburgh as a practice nurse. I have three children, in high school. My husband is the local Anglican minister, Steve Carlisle.

I trained through Charles Sturt University. I’m sixth year out now. I did five years at Dr Annette Beaufils and I’ve done a year and a half here (at Equilibrium Healthcare) … since I’ve left uni I’ve always worked in Helensburgh as a practice nurse.

My big kick-off for the coronavirus was my son’s birthday, the 10th of March. We took the kids out of school and we were supposed to take them to an Australian cricket game at the SCG that day. Then they cancelled the game! They shut the gate and wouldn’t let the crowd in. And it was his birthday!

That was the point at which everything sort of went crazy. That’s my marker.

The following Monday, it was panic stations.

We weren’t prepped. It hit very hard, very suddenly. Daily life was chaotic, uncertain.

There was a sudden increased level of anxiety in the community. Everyone wanted to come and get tested for the virus. But our doctors were fully

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booked. The burden of following up all the people fell to me, alone. I was here till nine o’clock at night, just all day, calling people, FaceTiming people, checking in and trying to reassure them that their symptoms were probably most likely influenza and explaining, ‘I can’t just send you for tests. There’s certain criteria that you have to meet.’

People were getting upset because they were scared and it was really stressful.

We’d come in at 8am… I’d have to do my normal routines. The phones just rang constantly off the hook. NSW Health guidelines kept changing daily, sometimes more than daily. We had to plan for what if it does go bad, if we do have lots of elderly patients who can’t get to hospital.

We were talking about how do we set this place up as a mini hospital? So making sure that we have enough oxygen bottles and enough antibiotics.

People wouldn’t sell us oxygen bottles. I’m like, ‘We are not stockpiling, we are 45 minutes from the closest hospital. If I can’t get an ambulance straight away, I need spare oxygen!’ We had to change providers because they wouldn’t sell it because they were worried people were stockpiling.

I would be wearing full gown, gloves, mask, sometimes face shield if people were coughing.

There was enough PPE initially. But very quickly we had to order new stock, and we just didn’t get it in time. There was one stage where I only had one bottle of hand sanitiser left in the building. It was really bad. In the end our practice manager got someone to make some for us.

We had to shut the doors. People couldn’t come into this building if they had any symptoms at all.

FaceTiming them was important. But with little children who can’t tell you necessarily how they’re feeling, but they have a fever, they would have to come and park outside and I would have to get fully dressed in the gear, go out, check them, then decontaminate all the equipment I just used before coming back into the building, cleaning again.

It was daunting. It was a bit scary. I felt a bit vulnerable.

We were lucky that we had an array of iPads, personal doctors’ iPads available, that they brought in. So I was able to FaceTime people who had an iPhone quite quickly, people who had an Android, we had to get them via Skype. Within a couple of weeks, our clinical software had updated so that we could do a telehealth consult through the software.

The older people are struggling more with technology. It’s quite difficult, but we’re getting there.

We are tired. We just had to keep going. There was no time to really think. One of the doctors’ wives made a COVID-19 emergency kit, which consisted in the staffroom of a chocolate cake, and the practice manager started a glucose box in the

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back room. She would constantly fill it with unhealthy things for us to get our energy levels up.

It was exhausting. We had quite a few team meetings. And then we’d come back to the phones.

We definitely bonded. Everyone stepped up and we were really conscious of our own health because we knew if one of us got sick, then you’re letting the team down. We felt a burden, to the community, to stay healthy. Because if one of us went down, then we’re all exposed because we are close contacts, so we would have to shut and then that’s bad for the community.

I did not come in one day because I had a sore throat – and I just felt terrible. So I worked from home. The doctor would do the flu injections and I would do all the data entry and stuff from home.

I FaceTimed in to the surgery via the iPad and I was doing my role from a distance until I got my results in, but it was stressful and I felt really guilty that I had to go and get tested. I had to wait three days for my results.

We didn’t have any positive cases here. There were two in the area.

I don’t see many people using the hand sanitiser at Coles anymore. But I am on it! All the time. Even before I get into my car, because my kids are going to be in that car and my husband’s going to touch the steering wheel.

I’m not a germaphobe … but we have to keep social distancing. That will become our norm. I think it will be very hard to go back to being able to give someone a hug or a kiss or a handshake.

Hygiene has always been a massive part of my job, but I’m super conscious going out into the community. I can’t bring an illness into this environment because I’m working with vulnerable people. I think I have a really heightened sense of hygiene through Covid.

Some people would say it’s difficult [living and working in the same town]. I love it. I care for my community. I like that. 2508

SHARE YOUR STORIES

This is the first in a series of stories from this key time in our history. Do you have a Covid-19 story to share? Please email editor@2508mag.com.au The Helensburgh and District Historical Society will be collecting articles for their archives.

Plus, you can also help preserve life in the pandemic for posterity by contributing to Wollongong City Libraries’ Local Studies collection. They are seeking short stories, photos, flyers and posters. Visit https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au/library/explore-ourpast/share-your-stories

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WHY HAVING A CARE PLAN IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH By practice nurse Kelly Carlisle at Equilibrium Healthcare

At Equilibrium Healthcare we believe prevention is better than cure, so we maintain a strong focus on preventative patient care.

One of the best tools we have at our disposal to help you to stay as healthy as possible is a GP management plan or “care plan”: as it is often known.

The GP care plan is a government initiative that enables the healthcare team to focus on the big picture for you and your health, rather than the isolated incidents that might lead you to visit the doctor.

While the name implies that the GP puts together the care plan, this is somewhat misleading. At Equilibrium Healthcare you are the central figure in maintaining your health and our team are here to support you to reach your goals. So, when we put together a care plan for you, the appointment involves hearing what your goals are and planning with you how we can help you achieve them.

Together we decide who else might be able to help and we can make referrals to various types of Allied Health Professionals.

These might include physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, psychologists, dietitians or podiatrists to name a few. Any specialists you might see can also be included in your care plan to help with goal-setting or to give feedback.

Patients with a care plan can access five visits to any Allied Health provider each year and Medicare will subsidise a percentage of the cost.

To continue supporting you, we will review your care plan and alter it as your health outcomes and goals change. You can also meet with our nurse between these reviews for further support. To find out if you qualify for a GP care plan, or to discuss care plans further, please call Equilibrium Healthcare and make an appointment with one of our GPs or nurses.

Another great way to maintain your health and prevent complications is to have a comprehensive health assessment with one of our nurses. These are fully subsidised by Medicare for patients aged 45-49 years and 75+ Years. Read more about this in next month’s issue. 2508

OAM HONOURS LIFETIME OF GIVING

By Heather Eiszele

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It’s the mark of the woman that Bede Parkes has five teddy bears and a colourful stuffed toy fish in her window.

The 86-year-old isn’t on Facebook but asked around when she noticed bears out the front of houses at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown. The idea was for children to find them on bear hunts.

So Bede, known for her generosity, gave them more to find in the front window of her home in Parkes Street.

Just as she always gives more.

In recognition of a lifetime of giving, caring and fundraising for multiple charities, Bede was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in last month’s Queen’s Birthday honours list.

“I’m very proud to have it given to me,” she said.

“And my kids are proud.”

Bede’s moral compass developed early when she was exposed to the power of kindness. She will never forget the generosity shown to her family by the people of Helensburgh when her mother was widowed with nine children and Bede, the youngest, was just seven.

“People were very good to her,” said Bede who was named after one of the nuns from the Sisters of St Joseph convent who was a regular visitor.

“I appreciate what was done for Mum and if I can give back some of that …

“If I can help someone, it just makes life easier for them. I do enjoy it. I don’t do something to get any praise or anything, I do it because I like helping people and they appreciate what I do. But I like to be behind the scenes.”

That early exposure to compassion formed Bede’s world view, even though she has been no further than Brisbane.

She was born in her parents’ house in Stuart Street in October 1934 and has had a lifetime involvement with Holy Cross Parish, attending Mass regularly.

“Without faith, you’ve got nothing,” she said.

Over the years, she has raised about $60,000 for the school and more than $250,000 for the church via lamington drives, raffles and morning teas.

Bede was a regular fixture outside Coles in all weather, selling raffle tickets for the Thistles soccer club, the Tigers rugby league club, RSL, veterans, Lions Club and fire fighters.

She recently needed her own support after a cancer diagnosis and the town rallied.

“I’ve been getting cards, flowers and phone calls and I do appreciate everything that has been done for me,” she said.

Bede had surgery and then convalesced at her niece’s house in Dulwich Hill where she sat out the corona virus isolation.“I’ve been home three weeks and I’m slowly getting back into it,” she said, referring to her baking and volunteering.

The person who nominated Bede for the OAM

said she had the gift of recognising when others were in need and “in her own humble way she sets about rectifying any problems”.

“Mrs Bede Parkes is a quiet, private person who is a tireless worker for the community of Helensburgh and surrounding areas,” the nomination read.

“She stands out because of the sheer volume of work she achieves.”

Bede is such a quiet achiever that Care Baskets, brimming with slices and preserves, will be dropped off outside the front doors of people in need and they won’t even know it was her.

In turn, locals deliver fruit to her doorstep, particularly Chokos, which she puts to good use making relish. Pikelets are her specialty which she has been known to hand out to Firies on the job.

“She’s a living Saint,” said Dianne Bartholomeusz from Holy Cross Catholic Primary School. “She’s volunteered at the school for at least 20 years and always worked tirelessly on the White Elephant stall at the Fete and has had endless bake stalls.

“She does anything and everything for the community.”

Bede ran the White Elephant stall for about 40 years, hanging up the bric-a-brac just two years ago.

Holy Cross Parish secretary Kerrie Halloran said if someone in the 2508 community was ill, Bede would organise a street stall and raise money for them.

“She makes a lot of money,” she said, adding that it was unlikely Bede would ever retire. “She’s a very kind and generous person.”

Bede attends most funerals in town, often delivering a box of food to the grieving families.

On Saturdays, she and her twin brothers, Bill and Tom, can often be found at the Helensburgh cemetery raking and mowing.

Born Bede Collins, her first job was in a Sydenham factory that made swimming costumes.

At 29, she married Jim Parkes, an ex-Navy man, who worked in the coal mine and was later badly injured in a rock fall. They had five children, with only daughter Elizabeth passing away a year ago.

She lost her son Thomas in 2009.

A grandmother to 16, Bede recently became a great-grandmother with the birth of Hudson to her son William and his wife Dannielle’s daughter, Aleisha.

Bede worked in a milk bar in Helensburgh which became a fruit shop, continuing with the new owners. She worked there for 23 years, retiring at 67.

And while she has seen many changes in the town over the years, some “not for the good”, she is as dedicated to her community as ever.

“In Helensburgh, everybody’s a friend – I wouldn’t live anywhere else.” 2508

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POLICE TRAINER HONOURED

Thanks to John Morahan’s family for submitting this report.

Helensburgh resident John Morahan received the Public Service Medal for Outstanding Service to the NSW Police Force during the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Starting as a mailboy after leaving school at age 15, John’s earliest memories of his job involved his superiors sneaking him beers at the pub at lunchtime! He worked through various administrative roles in Human Resources and Administration, but it wasn’t until he had been working for 15 years that he discovered his passion – Adult Education.

He first delivered face-to-face training to police officers and civilian staff, then moved to management and the creation of training packages.

While working, John also attended UTS and achieved a Bachelor of Adult Education and later, a Graduate Diploma in University Teaching and Learning and a Diploma of Training and Assessment.

John spent a lot of time on the road, travelling between police headquarters in Parramatta, the academy in Goulburn and his home in Helensburgh. There was nothing more exciting for his three children than when he walked through the door after a long stint at Goulburn, especially when he came bearing the tiny packets of Vegemite and jam from breakfasts at the academy dining room.

In 2010 John was promoted to Manager, Professional Development Cell at the Special Services group which housed the covert policing areas. Here he worked with police subject matter experts to develop training programs, such as the Advanced Diploma Surveillance and Undercover Operations.

The programs he has helped developed have

VALE BRYAN MILLER

Helensburgh Lions Club will miss this gentle soul, writes Fran Peppernell.

This month, it is with a heavy heart that we report that Bryan Miller has passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends. Bryan was a member of the Helensburgh Lions club for over 20 years until health meant he could no longer actively participate.

Bryan’s heart was as big as he was tall, over 6’ 4

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Helensburgh’s John Morahan received the Public Service Medal for outstanding public service to the NSW Police Force.

been sought out by other police jurisdictions, both in Australia and internationally.

John’s unit also designed the assessment tasks and accompanying tools for the NSW Police Force Sergeant promotion process. He is a committee member of the Public Sector Industry Advisory Board, which provides advice to the NSW Government on Training issues.

John also mentors other trainers and uses his Human Resources background to assist young job seekers to apply for positions.

John has lived in Helensburgh for 31 years and is often seen running and cycling around town.

He is an avid surfer and skier and a Life Member of the Helensburgh Cricket Club.

John’s wife, Donna, and his three children – Phillip, Caitlin and Laura – are all incredibly proud of all he has achieved, and of the inspiration he has given them over the years. 2508 in height. Despite his own disabilities, he always thought of those less fortunate and was proud to serve his community. Over the years he raised a tremendous amount of funds for community projects from selling raffle tickets and Christmas cakes outside first IGA, then Bi-Lo, now Coles.

RIP Bryan, a Gentle Soul.

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INTERBANE SOLD FOR $3 MILLION Another new chapter for the historic ‘House on the Hill’ has begun.

Historic Interbane atop Bald Hill has sold to a Wollongong surgeon for $3 million.

Vendor Heather Eiszele said the buyer had requested an extended settlement until February 2021 and she would remain at the property until then.

“I get to enjoy living here for a while longer,” she said.

The four-bedroom Victorian mansion was built in 1917 and has expansive coastal and escarpment views. It features fireplaces, polished floors, chandeliers and stained glass doors.

Agent Julie York of Raine & Horne Helensburgh said Interbane had attracted widespread interest and the extensive advertising campaign had generated multiple inquiries.

She said marketing the property during the COVID-19 lockdown had been challenging, but inspections were still possible with precautions.

“It did make it a bit difficult to read people when their expressions were hidden behind a mask!” she said.

Julie said the price was strong in a difficult market but Interbane was a unique property.

“It just needed that one person to realise its worth.”

The new owner did not have definite plans and may rent it out or occupy it himself.

Heather has been writing a fictional account of Interbane’s characters, particularly during the 1950s and 1960s when it reputedly operated as a brothel and police raids were frequent.

“The House on the Hill will always be part of my story,” she said. “It leaves a mark on its owners. Just last week the daughter of a former owner popped a note in my letterbox asking if her parents could come have a look.

“It will always be a place of intrigue.” 2508

WELCOME BACK TO THE ZOO

By Symbio’s Kevin Fallon

After 10 weeks of closure, we were so happy to welcome you all back to Symbio when we re-opened on 1st June.

The support that we have received from the entire local community, and beyond, has been nothing short of amazing and we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the messages and for visiting.

We couldn’t be prouder to be able to say we are your Zoo, and feel so connected to the entire community. Throughout lockdown, our staff worked around the clock to ensure the grounds and exhibits looked immaculate and our animals were being provided the best of care and that little bit of extra love which we all needed.

Zoos and Wildlife Parks did not have visitor restrictions upon re-opening, however, we have implemented a lot of safety measures to ensure the wellbeing of visitors, staff and our animals.

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smiling faces back and if you’re a local who visits regularly, maybe check out our season passes as it will give you 12 months of unlimited access to our zoo, splash park and adventure playground, plus savings at the kiosk and gift shop. 2508

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DARKES FOREST – WHAT’S BEHIND THE NAME? Jo Fahey reports from Darkes Glenbernie Orchard.

Darkes Forest is named after William Wedge Darke (1810-1890).

Darke was a young, British-born surveyor who was assigned to Melbourne when the city was formally recognised by the government. He arrived in 1836 to assist famed chief surveyor Robert Hoddle with laying out the city and the initial suburbs.

But the two men did not get along. Apparently Darke had a short temper and an ill-disguised contempt for stuffy formality, which eventually led to the two men falling out with each other.

Darke married Isabella Campbell McArthur on 15 February, 1838 in St. James, Sydney.

He loved nature and studied Australian bush animals quite closely, apart from his profession of survey. He didn’t mind the isolation of the bush.

Due to the nature of Darke’s work, he and Isabella lived in many isolated areas, from a caravan towed by two bullocks. They went on to have 14 children.

Darke and Isabella returned to Sydney in November 1842. He then began survey work in Sydney’s south and the Wollongong area.

Darke surveyed a bullock track through Blue

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Gum Forest that passed through what is now known as Darkes Forest. It was the main track to Sydney and bullock wagons would be taken across this route, but the bush was thick virgin bush at the time of Darke’s work.

Sir Thomas Mitchell, surveyor general, and his son, Roderick Mitchell, began surveying to put in a new road from Lugarno, the then southern limit of Sydney, to Bulli. Darke replaced Roderick Mitchell as the surveyor in charge of constructing the Illawarra Road.

In 1843, work commenced on the road, using convict labour. It was completed in the 1850s and called the Illawarra Road.

Darkes Forest was named after Darke, who had surveyed the area and the road. It was such a heavily forested area with massive trees, it was thought to have sections of good soil suitable for farming.

Later, several families settled in the Forest and began farming.

The rest, of course, is history!

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NICC wishes to thank you all for committing to “buy local� over the past few months.

Buying from local small businesses builds and strengthens vital connections within our community and gives us all confidence to thrive.

We encourage you all to continue the momentum and champion the ongoing practice of buying local.

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YOUR Letters

COMMUNITY NOTICES

IN MEMORIAM 1/8/20-30/6/2018 Smiley Bill, It’s been two years and the burg still Write to editor@2508mag.com.au isn’t as bright without you here. We miss your infectious smile and roaring laughter. The streets FUN THINGS TO DO IN ISOLATION are a little more sombre without Smiley sparking a During our inconvenience, a few people have asked chat with every passerby. Two years on and the me about what happens when their next-door absence is still so apparent. We all miss you and neighbour throws over green waste etc onto their carry you with us in memory and spirit. property.

– The Smith family They have called the police who have said there KEVIN CAMPBELL (MICK) is no law against it, and even encouraged them to throw it back!

16/12/1941 – 28/3/2020, AGED 78 Now this green waste actually originated on the Dearly beloved brother of Thelma Townsend, person’s property but had over-hung the fence to Phyllis Fillery and Norma Meredith. Loved uncle of the adjoining neighbour. I said they have a right to his nieces and nephews. Rest in Peace. cut it off at the fence line and if they were a COLIN BARRY, NORMA’S GUARDIAN ANGEL friendly, decent neighbour, would do the right 14/09/1938 – 11/05/2020, AGED 81 thing and put it in their green waste bin.

Dearly beloved partner of Norma Meredith. Loved Unfortunately, it seems that sometimes the neighbour is not decent and throws it back over the by her family and friends. Loved brother and brother in law of Fay and Alan, and Olive. fence onto your side.

Colin will be sadly missed by his family and the Under the Environmental Protection Act, this is Helensburgh Community. known as “littering on private property” and it is against the EPA and can be reported, but to the HELENSBURGH LIBRARY IS OPEN EPA. They then will take the necessary However, things are a little different. To visit any investigation action.

Wollongong City Council Library, you must book a It’s curious why the police did not know this, visit by phone. Call Helensburgh on 4294 2185. or even advise a concerned resident of their rights Services available: Browsing, borrowing and instead of the drop-dead attitude displayed. returning items, pick up your reservations, pick up Apparently, it is the no.1 problem with neighbours. your printing requests sent via PrinterOn, and Therefore, know your rights: green waste, or any photocopying. No computer access at this time. sort of rubbish thrown over the fence by a SEE CAMELLIAS AT SUNRISE neighbour or anyone else anywhere onto a private Local award-winning camellia grower Jim Powell is property is therefore an illegal action under the organising a display of beautiful blooms at EPA Act regarding littering.

Helensburgh’s Sunrise Nursery during the first – Alan Bond three weekends of July. Starting on Saturday, July 4.

WATER RATES HELENSBURGH RESPIRATORY CLINIC One evening last December some smart alec In the past month, 504 patients have been tested turned my front yard tap on full bore, which and no positive cases of Covid-19 have been found, resulted in flooding my yard and my next door Dr Cindy Htet told 2508 at press time. On June 22, neighbours.

60 more patients were tested and the clinic was My neighbours were out and came home late to opening for afternoon sessions to meet demand. find the water flowing in from my place and The Government-funded GP-led clinic behind realised my tap was on so they turned it off.

Parkes Street General Practice is free to anyone What sort of a joke is that? with symptoms, including a cough and runny nose.

This week I received my water rates only to find METROPOLITAN MINE UPDATE the usage for the Nov-Feb term was double the previous term. Hence, my bill was at least $30 more Last month 2508 reported on Peabody’s decision to cut the Metropolitan Mine workforce by up to a than it would have been, except for this low act by third. In June, a Peabody spokesperson responded some yahoo having fun at my expense. to local concerns the mine might be for sale with – Wendy Britten, Undola Road this statement: “ The Metropolitan Mine is not for sale and will continue its community sponsorship Editor’s note: Apologies for the belated inclusion of Wendy’s letter, it was missed in the Covid chaos. program.” 2508

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LET US BE VIGILANT

By Dr Lorraine Jones, vice president of Helensburgh and District Historical Society.

With the easing of the Covid-19 restrictions, simple activities have become exciting. A visit to a restaurant for a meal with a few selected friends becomes like a new date; and a visit to Target in Wollongong is a big event.

But wait – we need to look at the history of the present pandemic and be wary.

It was in January 2020 that a man stepped off a plane in Melbourne coming from Wuhan in China.

A few days later he fell ill and went to hospital telling them what his diagnosis was – coronavirus.

Soon after, about four tourists from Wuhan visited the Gold Coast. A few more visitors landed in Sydney. The epidemic started to take off.

Australian authorities in the states and Commonwealth have worked tirelessly to control the spread of this virus. The Medical Journal of Australia on 1 June 2020 noted case numbers grew from 25 at the start of March to more than 6000 six weeks later. Among those cases were more than 600 from the Ruby Princess cruise ship, which also contributed 20 deaths. Other cruise ships and international travellers added to the numbers until such travellers were not permitted.

In New South Wales, peak number of cases per day occurred on April 28 with 460 cases! Now in mid-June the epidemic has been pulled back from the feared disaster, There was no one in ICU, at time of writing in June. There have been 48 deaths, mostly people over 70, in NSW. There remain 324 active cases.

Odd cases are still occurring!

We should not be complacent. Keep up the hand-washing, continue social distancing. Let us be like our cousins in New Zealand and aim to achieve a Covid-19-free life. 2508

WILBUR NEEDS A HOME!

Wilbur, a cross-breed country bumpkin, is a friendly, loveable character. He’s had training, uses his manners and walks well, once the excitement of getting out and about settles down. Wilbur’s a young fellow with a lot of love to give!

EMAIL Julie-ann on ccarpetrehoming@tpg.com.au or Helensburgh’s Country Companion Animal Rescue.

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CLUB REPORTS

CWA CALLS FOR HALL HELP

By Carol Pugh At last the CWA Hall in Stanwell Park is reopening. It has been a long three months with no activities allowed. Many are recommencing, with the hall able to accommodate 21 people in the

By Malynda Flarey, Guide Leader main body and four more on the stage. This is The girls are back and raring to go! We’re all allowing for four square metres per person, as adapting to the new challenges of Guiding in these stipulated in government regulations. Extra COVID-19 times, and the girls have responded cleaning is also being arranged. amazingly. It’s interesting to hear the girls’ stories We are excited that we will be able to meet at the on how they’ve fared with Zoom meetings and hall in person for our next CWA meeting at 10am alternative ways of communicating during on Tuesday, 7 July. Zoom is not quite the same! lockdown. While technology was the mainstay of If you are interested in coming to a meeting or schooling and FaceTime was a great way to catch joining our branch you would be very welcome. up with friends, many of them kept in contact by We usually meet on the first Tuesday of the month good old-fashioned letter-post. at 10am. Please call Carol on 0432 385 524 or As the girls are beginning to appreciate, there Lynette on 0413 166 244. are many ways to communicate so we have The plans for the extension to the hall are returned with a short program of alternative proceeding well, but we need builders, tradies and communications, including learning the basics of building material suppliers!

Morse code. The girls had an opportunity to send Stanwell Park Arts Theatre (SPAT), in messages using written Morse code, then using conjunction with Stanwell Park CWA, is sounds – tapping it out with their feet; and finally sponsoring an upgrade in the CWA Hall, to provide by using flashlights to send messages in the dark. improved amenities in this vital community We are continuing this theme but progressing cultural and events centre. on to using different codes and ciphers. We’re even With NSW Government financial assistance, exploring the secret ‘messages’ that can be sent in a we’re planning the addition of a deck, mobilityposy using the ‘language of flowers’, and we will be accessible ramp, backstage bathroom and improved looking at how Auslan sign language works. change-room and storage facilities, all aimed at We are joining in the Run Wild for Taronga enhancing access and comfort for all hall users. fundraising campaign where each girl is aiming for The project committee is seeking interest from sponsorship to walk a set number of kilometres a qualified local builders, tradespeople and material day for a month. After isolation, ‘running wild’ is suppliers who would like to contribute their time something most of them are looking forward to! and skills or products – at a discounted rate – to Helensburgh Guides meet every Friday during this very worthwhile community project. school term, and are taking enquiries for our If you’re interested, please call project manager, Junior Guides unit (ages 7-10). If you’d like more Peter Ryan (0414 295 501), by 17 July 2020; or, if details, please contact Malynda Flarey (Guide you know someone you think could help, please Leader) for details at: mflarey@gmail.com 2508 pass this message onto them. 2508

GIRL GUIDES ARE BACK

MEN’S SHED REOPENS JULY 6

By Paul Blanksby We are reopening the Shed and recommencing operations on Monday, July 6!

We are now able to restart stalled projects, take on more commissions, assist 2508’s other community groups and charities and help people wherever we can. The blokes are very excited to be meeting again (so are their wives), and we’ve already had more men join up to enjoy a chat, a laugh, a dad joke and a cuppa. We are also grateful to the Cancer Council of Australia for their very helpful talk with us in June.

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burden as we imagined, and the Shed has simple rules and procedures in place to ensure all members and visitors are kept safe and well.

So why don’t you pop on in for a look-see?

Or ladies, bring your man in and leave him for the day! We are open Mondays and Tuesdays from 9am to 3pm, with more days to come as we get more members. It will be great to see you there.

For more news and information visit our website – helensburghmensshed.org.au – or email us at info@helensburghmensshed.org.au We’d love to meet you at the Shed, 199A Parkes Street, Helensburgh, 9am-3pm, Monday and Tuesday. Call Michael Croft 0413 401 522 and Ron Balderston 0410 564 752. 2508

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NF1 REPORT

By Neighbourhood Forum 1 convenor Warwick Erwin 750 PRINCES HIGHWAY PROPERTY We await the outcome of the Court action.

LADY CARRINGTON ESTATE SOUTH PLANNING PROPOSAL No date as yet to when this will go to Councillors at a Council meeting. What will go to Councillors is a recommendation from staff after reviewing all the submissions to the pre-exhibition.

Councillors will then decide whether the Planning Proposal goes to The Department of Planning for a gateway determination.

If Councillors decide not to proceed to Gateway, then the refusal will go to the owners. They can then come back with another planning proposal or modifications and resubmit it.

expresses the community’s vision from the Draft Town Centre Plan.”

The largest amount of comments has been over the proposed changes to the carpark at Charles Harper Park, including the changes to one entry and two-way traffic in the car park.

The plan should still be available via Council’s link: https://our.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/ helensburgh-streetscape-masterplan

BALD HILL CLOSURE There has been no communication from Transport NSW and the handling of the site is clearly not up to the standard the community expects from a State Government body. It’s been reported that workers have been throwing cut-down vegetation onto the track from Stanwell Park to Bald Hill.

There are no variable message signs warning drivers travelling from the highway that the road is closed at Bald Hill, or clear road-closure barricades at the closure. There have been reports of drivers, not locals, turning right to go down the hill, to then HELENSBURGH CBD PLAN nearly run into worksite fencing just down from Both of these closed for submissions on 22 June the intersection.

2020. Council staff told me there were more than There’s no walk-way down Bald Hill being 1000 interactions with Council via their website, constructed at the same time as the works, or even email or phone. This is a very good number. arrangements being made for a future walkway There is the Helensburgh Town Centre Planning, – Transport NSW says it is a Council issue and which is the vision, the over-arching principles, for Council says it is a Transport NSW issue. the town centre of Helensburgh. This plan is to The Grand Pacific Walk was originally planned outline the strategies and actions Council will take to go from the end of the Coastal Walk at Otford, for infrastructure improvements, renewal and even across the ridge to Bald Hill and then down Bald planning control amendments. In other words, Hill to Stanwell Park. This was a Council initiative what the community of 2508 wants for its main and that is why Transport NSW says a walkway town centre. This then feeds into the Helensburgh down Bald Hill is a Council issue.

Town Centre Street Scape plan, which has been on From a community point of view the project to exhibition at the same time and which there have stabilise the hill has been handled very badly every been far more comments about. step of the way, from when it was initially proposed, to the disappointing situation now.

HELENSBURGH TOWN CENTRE STREET SCAPE PLAN The NF1 meeting is in suspension due to This is a draft document and has to be refined and Council facilities being closed and it does not look modified based on community feedback. like the meeting will resume until at least July. 2508 “The Streetscape Masterplan is guided by and

ENROL FOR KINDERGARTEN 2021

• Australian Immunisation Register School Immunisation History Statements

By Kindergarten teacher Annaye Blakey • 100 points of residential ID Helensburgh Public School is accepting enrolment All of the above documents can be emailed to us applications a little differently this year due to but we will need to see the originals later in the Covid-19 physical distancing restrictions. If your year. We will contact you later in the year to advise child is due to start kindergarten next year you can our orientation dates scheduled to run in October email us at helensburg-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au and November. and attach the following documentation: School tours have currently been placed on hold.

• Completed Application to enrol in a NSW You are welcome to call the school office on Government school (via education.nsw.gov.au or 4294 1332 when school returns for Term 3 – call the school and we can email it) which starts on 20 July – for updated information • Your child’s birth certificate regarding school tours. 2508

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SHOP LOCAL & SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES If you can buy local, then don’t buy online – unless they are local!

Know who you are buying from.

Locally owned businesses support locals.

They provide jobs, fund community clubs and give our town its character.

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BEETLING ABOUT With Helensburgh entomologist Dr Chris Reid

It’s mid June and I suppose that means it’s winter here, but there are still plenty of insects around.

The railway station lights are attracting ‘swift moths’ (Hepialidae), unusual large mottled brown moths that lack a proboscis (sucking tube) and are therefore non-feeding and shortlived. Their long empty pupal cases can sometimes be found half-emerged from larval burrows in the ground.

A ‘transversely spotted ladybird’ (Coccinella transversalis) was flying in the garden last week. There must be enough aphids around to keep it happy.

And another flying beetle made the bad mistake of landing on me as I sat above the strandline on Stanwell Park Beach. It was a ‘beach rove beetle’ (Cafius), a group that specialises in feeding on fly maggots in rotting things cast up on beaches. I hope I smell better than that.

However, the insect-like things that have had the most impact on me, over the past two months of lockdown, I haven’t even seen. It has been damp, mild and Ive spent a lot of time indoors, and my dust mite allergy has gone through the roof.

I’ve had allergic rhinitis to dust mites all my life – streaming nose, sometimes eyes as well,

sometimes a lot of sneezing. This year has been particularly bad.

Dust mites are related to spiders and ticks, not insects, so they have eight legs. Like ticks, they have a body that looks like a single segment, but it isn’t flattened. However, they are really, really tiny, about 0.2mm, so too small to see. I’ve never seen one. They feed on flakes of skin, but also mould spores and can hang around in mattresses, clothes, curtains and dust for weeks.

The mites themselves are not allergenic, it’s their even tinier poo, which is full of chemicals.

Dust mites thrive in humid and mild climates so the east coast of NSW is one of the centres of prevalence of these things. And it’s not just one species, several are involved, more if you have pets.

They won’t kill you, but they can certainly dominate your life. They are such a big issue that more than 250 articles are published each year in medical journals on mites and allergies.

So what to do? I’m not a medical expert, but there is an excellent, reasonably non-technical summary of medical advice by a team of US doctors, freely available on the internet (https:// pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24267359/). Among other things, it recommends getting rid of carpets and cloth upholstery, a lot of cleaning, and keeping humidity below 50%. As for medical treatment, see your local GP, of course. I can’t say it will work!

The Americans’ recommended best way of beating the bugs is to live in the desert, seriously.

Well, I like where we live too much for that.

Keep well, everyone. 2508

ON BOARD WITH SURFRIDER

By Coledale’s Susie Crick, head of the Plastic Research program at Surfrider Australia It’s Plastic Free July, yet I’m surrounded by plastic. For many it’s a convenience, but for mother nature it’s a huge and damaging, long-lasting problem. When we shop our eyes are bombarded with clever marketing and shiny colourful plastic containers. The reality is we’re only buying the product inside the packaging and we don’t want or need the excessive plastic that comes with it.

We all have the power to vote with our wallets.

If we refuse to buy produce packaged in plastic, supermarkets would stop stacking their shelves with the offending packaging.

However, the reality is that companies won’t change their plastic-producing ways without legislative changes from the government.

Once the manufacturers of plastic garbage are made responsible for the packaging of the products that we are buying, only then will things change.

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The beginning of the end of plastic pollution will be when our government makes the producers/importers of single-use plastics own the problem they are creating. We should pressure our politicians to put taxes on the producers on the amount or type of waste produced to incentivise wastereduction and push the Extended Producer Responsibility back onto the producers. If we tax companies for their choice of polluting materials that create waste, only then will we see a change.

Recycling efforts are pathetically low across the globe: less than 9% of plastics are recycled, yet only 2% of products are recycled effectively. One hopes that these statistics will improve because of China’s National Sword policy refusing to accept the world’s garbage.

Once rubbish is in the sea, it’s too late – we have to stop it at the source. Cleaning up is a great

Top: A female dust mite. Photo: Matt Colloff, CSIRO, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).

Below: beach rove beetle (Cafius).

Photo by Nick Porch (Deakin University)

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STAMP DUTY & HOMEBUILDER entry-point for someone starting to dabble in the environment, but I challenge you to dive in deep, get informed, get writing, use your voice, stand alongside your children because this a problem they will inherit.

Say ‘No’ to single-use plastic. One person can do so much, but a community can do so much more. Join me and become a member of Surfrider South Coast and support the vital research that we do in our fight against single-use plastics. www.surfrider.org.au 2508 Bag on the seabed – taken in Wollongong Harbour by local photographer Aristo Risi.

The COVID-19 pandemic has recommenced talk of tax reform when it comes to real estate transactions. The NSW Government is pushing tax reform at the national level to abolish stamp duty, a major cost and inhibitor to property buyers. It should be noted, however, that these possible changes are in very early stages and likely to lead to another tax to replace the lost revenue, such as broadening land tax to owner occupied properties over time. So if you are in the market to buy, then your decision should not be delayed to see what happens. Another new initiative that has arisen is the HomeBuilder scheme to run between June and December 2020 to boost construction. The scheme provides eligible owner-occupiers (including first home buyers) with a grant of $25,000 to build a new home or substantially renovate an existing home. Conditions apply.

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COVID TIME INSPIRES START-UP

A new family furniture business, Fox Wood Co. is a creative response to job losses and downtime. 2508 reports.

The Fox Wood Co. families, pictured from left to right: Michael and Jessica Locke; Wayne and Vanessa Battishall. Photo: Unicorn Studios

The Covid-19 crisis has inspired two local families to kick-start a dream. They’ve launched an online furniture store in record time – Fox Wood Co. received its ABN on May 4 and the store went live online on June 11.

“To go from literally nothing to an active website with 20 products in six weeks – there was no way any one of us could have done this by themselves.

But together we can,” said furniture production manager Wayne Battishall.

On paper, the business partners are Wayne Battishall and Jessica Locke, but everyone pitches in. Wayne, a qualified joiner, takes care of product design, building and production. His wife, Vanessa, isn’t an official part of the business but provides valuable support. Jessica does marketing, admin and accounts; her husband, Michael, did the website design.

“At the moment it’s like a big blend of us all doing everything,” Wayne said.

Fox Wood Co. specialises in high-quality flatpack furniture, making classy products for adults (including wine racks and picnic tables) and children, with designs inspired by the practical needs of parents.

Michael and Jessica have two children: three-year-old Allira and 18-month-old Miller.

“I had a big list of things I wanted Wayne to make for me,” Jessica said.

“So we thought if we’re going to make them for

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me, why not make them for a whole lot of other people?

“We do think the kids’ stuff is going to be our bread and butter.”

One example is the ‘My Little Helper’, its name inspired by Wayne’s daughter Eliza, a two-year-old known for saying, ‘Daddy, I help!’

“We have one of those in our bathroom,” Michael said. “The kids can hop up and brush their teeth and wash their hands, we don’t have to hold them. It’s so convenient.”

As well as wood, My Little Helper comes in white laminate – “so it’s easy to clean!”, Jessica said.

All 20 products are crafted with care.

“We wanted to put the emphasis on Australian made, Australian products, built by people with trade experience,” Wayne said. “So literally the owners are the ones building the product, putting it in a box and sending it to you. The pride in our work is there.”

Fox Wood Co. began as a chat on a Helensburgh driveway, at the Lockes’ home on the Crescent.

“Wayne was at our house that day to build a study,” Michael said. “He had some ideas about wanting to start a business but didn’t have the time or the capital to do it on his own.

“We had another chat the next day and said, ‘Let’s do it!’”

Wayne: “A day later I already had drawings done up and started building things.”

Designed and made by parents: the Picnic Table is part of Fox Free time – thanks to Covid – was a driving force. When the pandemic hit, Wayne was working Wood Co.’s range of furniture for children. full-time at a busy exhibition display company. He suddenly found himself on JobKeeper, working only about one day a week. “It’s afforded me something I haven’t had for quite some time, which is time,” Wayne said.

Jessica: “I was working at Crawchy’s Swim School as a swim teacher. That ended pretty quickly, so suddenly I had a lot more time too.”

Michael: “We suddenly found we had so much time too because we couldn’t see anyone.”

Jessica: “Yes, we couldn’t go swimming. There wasn’t any preschool. We couldn’t go anywhere.”

The business partnership is also grounded in decades of friendship “I’ve known Mick for about 20 years,” said Wayne, who grew up in Stanwell Park and lives in Corrimal. “We were together in Canada at Whistler when he met Jess.”

While Wayne already had ideas for some items, Jessica came up with the creative concepts for the children’s furniture, like the climbing equipment.

“My gut feeling is the climbing arches and the kitchen helper are probably going to get the most sales, but you never know,” Wayne said. “We are not limited to kids – this is a beautiful timber product store.”

“Nobody in NSW does this,” Michael said.

“A lot of our products are born out of things that we need.”

“We couldn’t find someone who could meet that need, so we’ve created it,” Jessica said.

Quality is key.

“We’ve chosen to use Tasmanian oak in all our dowels, so an Australian hardwood,” Jessica said.

Wayne: “They’re flatpack products that once they’re put together don’t look like flatpack Free shipping products. We’ve tried to make screw heads and Australia wide things a design point. So we’ve used black screw heads and we’ve used really nice fixings and made Locally made them a highlight.” and proudl y Australian They puzzled over a name.

Wayne: “We spent days on that!

“We wanted to say what we are, so Wood – then Mick suggested fox, I saw a cool cartoon picture, knew it would be the perfect branding.”

Free shipping Australia wide is a key selling point, and they’ll take international orders too.

Quality Australian-Made “We’re going to offer the ability for locals to do Pikler Climbing Frames pick-ups and save some money,” Wayne said.

Work currently takes place in their garages at Kids Furniture Helensburgh and Corrimal, and at rented factory space. Finding their own premises is the next step.

Kitchen Helpers “We’ve got a place picked out in Helensburgh in Wine Racks the industrial area, we’re just waiting to see how well it takes off,” Jessica said. www.foxwoodco.com.au Visit the website at www.foxwoodco.com.au 2508

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BEST FOOT FORWARD

From left to right: Sunny (7), Bloem (11), Elske (9).

The girls are taking the Stanwell Tops goat track, with a travel time of 40 minutes from their home in Helensburgh to the school gates in Stanwell Park. The consensus is downhill is more fun.

Elske: “It’s tiring on the way up, but it’s really pretty in the morning.”

Bloem: “Walking down is actually nice, but then when you walk up it sort of tires you out a bit.”

Sunny: “I like it downhill.”

Stanwell Park’s second ‘iso challenge’ of 2020 began on Monday, June 15.

Lawrence Hargrave Drive is now closed between Lady Wakehurst Drive/Otford Road and Chellow Dene Avenue for essential slope repair work that is predicted to run for eight weeks, ending on August 7.

Roads & Maritime Services (RMS), now part of Transport for NSW, is carrying out the slope stabilisation work, with crews working day and night. The road is closed 24/7 and detours are in place via Bulli Pass, posing many problems for the tightly knit 2508 community.

About 33 children – residents of Helensburgh, Stanwell Tops and Otford – now face a long commute to attend Stanwell Park Public School.

So do children travelling north from Stanwell Park to attend Helensburgh Holy Cross Primary and the Shire Christian School.

The school run has become a daily challenge, involving an hour-long bus trip, an early train, an

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escarpment hike or a trip in Mum and Dad’s taxi.

“All affected parents and kids are feeling exhausted with the longer journey times, but everyone is grateful for the tight community network,” Stanwell Park Public School P&C president Kristina Revenda told 2508 after the first week of roadworks.

Kristina said while “the response of the RMS has been disappointing”, the school had been “very supportive and really advocating on our behalf ”.

Supervision hours at Stanwell Park Public School have been extended, now starting at 8am and ending at 3.30pm.

“As an additional safety measure the school has purchased a mobile phone to be used as a primary contact, requesting that each parent text the number in the morning to advise how kids are getting to school. That way they can keep a close eye on who is due to arrive when.”

In the lead-up to the road closure, parents met via Zoom and formed a WhatsApp group to

Photos: Unicorn Studios

The first week of the dreaded road closure is over and families cut off from Stanwell Park Public School have rallied to make the best of it. 2508 reports.

discuss the options. “The level of involvement and of consultation with the affected families has really been fantastic.”

Here’s how their plans are working out.

OPTION 1: TAKE A HIKE “There’s the goat track, as we call it, from Stanwell Tops to Stanwell Park, which comes out at the back of the train station – that takes, at a leisurely pace, between 25 and 30 minutes,” Kristina said.

“We’ve had families mark up the goat track with coloured bands to ensure that the kids know where they’re walking. There’s sections where there’s remnants of metal poles sticking out of the ground, which could be a tripping hazard. So they’ve been marked up with a spray paint, just as a health and safety precaution.

“It’s a great novelty… We laugh about it saying it will build both fitness and resilience for everyone.

“This is proving a very viable option for parents keen to get some exercise in before work. For the kids, it’s a big adventure though the novelty may wear off as the weeks go on.”

Kristina – who has two boys at primary and preschool in Stanwell Park – said she wouldn’t use the steep and slippery goat track in wet weather.

“If it rains, parents will opt either for the train, bus or drive.”

OPTION 2: TAKE A TRAIN “There’s really only two train options,” Kristina said. “The 7.48am train [from Helensburgh, also stopping at Otford], which arrives in Stanwell Park about 8am and the 3.48pm that arrives back in Helensburgh at 4pm.”

Members of the parent community asked RMS for extra train stops at Stanwell Park in the mornings and in Helensburgh in the afternoon, but neither request was accommodated, Kristina said.

“Parents were really concerned about the size of the gap between the platform and the actual train.

The vast majority felt a parent would need to travel with the children – which, for working parents, is very time-consuming.

“As such, parents are taking turns and helping each other out in ferrying kids to and from school on the train.”

A shuttle bus ferries families and members of the general public from Stanwell Park station to the village shops. “This has worked well so far, with some of the older kids opting to walk.”

OPTION 3: CATCH A BUS This was the most controversial option. Transport for NSW had organised shuttle bus services, but parents had safety concerns about the hour-long commute via Bulli Pass.

“The issue that was really at the top of mind for all the parents was the seatbelt issue,” Kristina said.

“The buses are going by the old Princes Highway rather than the M1, but for parents that’s not made a difference. We’re going down a highly frequented road at a very wet time of year, down Bulli Pass.

“We escalated the matter, but the RMS never engaged in a dialogue around it. In the end, parents’ concerns were met with deaf ears.”

A Transport for NSW spokesperson said: “Normal school buses will be used for these services.

Seatbelts in dedicated school buses and regular passenger services are not used in metropolitan and outer metropolitan areas of NSW.” Contracted bus services in NSW are not permitted to travel faster than 100km/h and where students are standing, a bus cannot travel faster than 80km/h.

PLANNING AHEAD The P&C had heard there might be a shuttle bus operating up and down Bald Hill in term 3.

But a Transport for NSW spokesperson said: “The section of Lawrence Hargrave Drive where work is taking place will be closed to public traffic at all times and detours will be in place until work is complete.”

More information: rms.work/lhd-closure 2508

PATH HOPES END IN PILE OF DEBRIS

On the Queen’s Birthday weekend in June, Stanwell Park residents organised a clean-up of a bush track up Bald Hill.

Known as the ‘paragliders’ track’, this route was the least steep of Bald Hill’s informal paths.

Many locals had planned to use it during the eight-week Lawrence Hargrave Drive road closure. The fit and adventurous preferred a 20-minute hike to the road detour via Bulli Pass.

That dream has ended in a pile of debris.

On the first day of the works, walkers were turned away as roadworkers felled trees and dumped vegetation on the paragliders’ track.

Dozens of residents expressed their anger and disappointment on social media.

2508 District News contacted Wollongong City Council to ask if they’d help maintain the track. A spokesperson said it was Crown Land and fell under the jurisdiction of the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Later, a NSW National Parks spokesperson referred the matter back to Wollongong Council.

At press time, a council spokesperson provided this update: “The land in and around Bald Hill is in the care of a number of Continued on page 32

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Government agencies, including the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. The land below Bald Hill around Chellow Dene Avenue and The Drive is in the care of Wollongong City Council.

“Council has raised this matter of the informal pathway between Bald Hill and Stanwell Park with the Minister for Energy and Environment, and requested consideration be given to formalising this track. However, if this was to happen, it would be a long-term, multi-agency process.

“In the meantime, we ask the local community to keep safety front of mind and to not use this informal pathway.’’

Is anyone planning to clean up the felled trees now smothering the paragliders path?

The Council spokesperson referred us to RMS. A Transport for NSW spokesperson was “looking into it”. n Next month, once we’ve resolved this exciting game of ping pong, we’ll bring you another update: “The buck stops where?” 2508

LETTER FROM THE TRACK

By Stanwell Park Public School mum Clare Bowley it – humanise me, make that We’re facing a challenge with the personal connection, and I won’t road closure and getting our kids to want to use your hard hat as a lethal Stanwell Park Public School from weapon!

Helensburgh. As parents, we’re Anyway, recent global events rising to the challenge, trying out all have highlighted how adaptable to the different travel methods with change we humans are. I’ve been so some, including myself, making the happy to see us all rising to the road most of the opportunity to get fitter closure challenge, from working and shed post-Iso kilos, and together and clearing paths to bush-walk it up and down. finding new and different ways of Just as we get our teeth into it, we getting to where we need to be daily. are thwarted by the road workers throwing tree My aim is to have ‘thighs of steel’ at the end of debris and vegetation onto the newly cleared track that was ideal for kids’ use as it wasn’t so steep and this necessary inconvenience, and after only a few was also shorter than the other goat tracks around days, I can fully feel my legs groaning in sweet sculpting pain, and I am pretty exhausted really. the escarpment.

I’m not sure how I’m going to go walking the It was especially interesting as a few of the workers had clocked me the day before, walking up equivalent of 100 floors each weather-friendly day, but I’m definitely hoping to be fitter. with my youngest – as well as no doubt spying a Not only that, but I’m chatting to the other few others trying to get to work as efficiently as adventurous parents, rather breathlessly possible, all while they sat ‘working hard on day admittedly, and making more human connections. one’ on the guard rails above.

Most importantly though, I’m making the most When I tried to point out to the offending of an opportunity to spend more time conquering workers that we were working with them and mountains with my youngest, gathering more trying to find ways around the closure, all they could suggest was to find an alternative route. And memories so she can tell her children one day about how she had to trek up and down a muddy as we know, there are so many of those (tongue is rainforest escarpment to get to and from school. firmly in cheek here, insert sarcastic tone at will).

Transform that negative into a positive people, Using the term ‘Ma’am,’ when talking to me to but just don’t talk to me on a wet and woolly infer some respect isn’t really going to calm or weather week, as my opinion may change and placate me, as I’m definitely not old or decorated enough to be the Queen. Ask for my name and use moods may definitely alter! 2508

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MINERS SET UP CAMP IN OTHER ‘SLACK TIMES’ A short overview of the Great Depression at Bulgo Beach, by John Arney, Hon. Secretary, Bulgo Beach Protection League.

The early Bulgo Beach shack community began with visits to the area by miners and others, starting with the depression of the 1890s, through to the Great Depression of the 1930s. During those years, mine strikes and “slack times”, due to a lack of coal orders, saw many of the Helensburgh miners set up camps on the beaches of Bulgo, Era, Burning Palms, and Little Garie.

The South Coast Times, in May 1913, reported: “Bulga Beach, Otford, has become quite a popular camping place during the coal strike. Many miners, with their families, have been putting in a good time.” (Source: National Library, Trove Historic Newspapers) In the years between 1910 and 1930, long strikes continued to send the Helensburgh families to Bulgo for extended periods. In 1921, two rowing boats were purchased by the fishermen. A boat shed was constructed from cabbage tree palm trunks that were split length-ways and hollowed out, then laid like Spanish tiles to make a weather-proof cladding.

Until 1930 the boat shed was the only permanent structure at Bulgo, however, family camp sites were by then well established and woe betide anyone who set up their tent on someone else’s plot. The first shack, a 12 x 12 foot corrugated iron structure, was built by a Helensburgh miner, Tom Collins, in early 1930.

Other shacks soon followed as men strove to keep up with their neighbours and placate wives who were quick to point out the improved situations of others. The usual method of construction was to set corner and side posts into the ground and to use lighter saplings for the gable roof. In many cases, cabbage tree palm trunks were cut and split for use as battens and the resulting frame was clad in corrugated iron or white-washed hessian with newspaper lining to keep the draughts out. Windows were simple shutters.

During the 1930s the children from Bulgo walked to Otford to attend school. When asked about their childhood they spoke of happy memories, with a sense of adventure. Because almost everyone else was in similar circumstances, they did not feel deprived, they were loved and well fed, and needed no more.

The South Coast Times reported in May 1931: “Fishermen are constantly at Bulgo out in the boats getting fair hauls of Jackets which are distributed to anyone who goes down; the offer is gladly accepted by many as it means a good and wholesome meal.”

This set the pattern for the duration of the Depression and it was to be 1937 before the Helensburgh mine was back to normal production. n Visit the Bulgo Beach Protection League stall at the Helensburgh Lions Fair in October 2020. 2508

‘Dividing the catch – Schnapper and Jackets’. Photo from the collection of the late Ida Morgan, with permission of Bulgo community

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Sarah Rowan at her last speed painting performance in Melbourne before Covid hit.

BOOST YOUR CREATIVITY

In the age of Covid-19, art supplies have been selling like face masks, Helensburgh artist Sarah Rowan told 2508.

Want to increase your creativity? Sarah shares three of her favourite ways.

Creativity, simply put, is “the relationship between a human being and the mysteries of inspiration.”

– Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic At least that is my favourite definition of the hundreds of explanations around. One of the most incredible outcomes of this Covid experience for many has been their desire to tap into their own creativity. Many found themselves with unexpected extra time on their hands and have used isolation to explore activities they had previously ignored.

An essential component to any form of creativity is curiosity. It is a key 21st-century skill as automation threatens to replace 40% of Australian jobs. What hinders us from being creative and curious?

Fear. Plain and simple. Fear of rejection, ridicule, failure, and the list goes on and on. It’s often said, “What would you do if you knew you could not fail?” But let’s freshen that stale phrase up a bit and start asking, “What is worth doing even if you fail?”

The families and businesses that have found ways to thrive in this pandemic are the ones who were not afraid to pivot and shift the ways they live and work. They embraced creative changes.

As a professional painter and speaker, I regularly meet people who say, “I don’t have a creative bone in my body.” I tell them the same thing I am about to tell you. You have 100 MILLION brain cells and the number one aspect that separates you from the rest of the creatures of the earth is your creativity!

Usually when people hear the word “creativity” they automatically cluster it with artisans and neglect to embrace that creativity is in everyone, in every career path. Yes, even accountants!

There are many great ways to increase your creativity, which reduces stress, increases

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confidence and problem-solving skills, etc. Here are a few of my favourite methods that I have found most effective over the past 15 years as an artist.

1) Daydream: unplug yourself from the phone and social media.

Allow yourself space to breathe and think. Often people find themselves with breakthrough ideas in the shower or whilst driving. This is because their frontal lobe (decision-making part of the brain) has relaxed enough to receive those unique solutions that were hindered from flowing.

2) Change: If your workplace looks the same as it did last year or 20 years ago, rearrange the items on your desk!

Move furniture around. If you are still talking to the same people about the same stuff and wonder why things never change ... make some new friends, ones that are far different from you and see what happens! Break the routine!

3) Perspective: Look at your work and situation from a different angle.

Through the eyes of another age, culture, personality ... what do you see?

Have a creative day! n Sarah is currently only teaching at house parties (birthdays, hen’s, fun night in). To book visit www. artistsarahrowan.com or call 0435 209 216.

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HSSGC hibernation? I do believe the beast is awakening and members, as individuals on June 7th, emerged to behold good weather, a course that was in good nick and played well. The mystery reporter on the day tells me that Mark B strolled down the fairways scoring 41 stableford points to leave Frank and Peter G split on a countback with 33 points apiece. 11 over off the stick, 6 under par net sounds to me like someone is blowing their own handicap. Other disclosures include a new starter Blake O’Connor with a 1st card 118 and a name that sounds familiar, Jose Hernandez turning in a 3rd card 91and the return of Dave Morris with an 86.

Given the popularity shown by members on a long weekend and continuing relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions along with Boomerang and Presidential backing we say let the HSSGC Championship begin on July 5th with rounds 2 and 3 to follow on August 2nd and 16th. Another reminder to hand over your money for those heading away in October 23-25, it definitely looks to be on track at Moss Vale, Highlands and Bowral Golf courses. Please continue to support our local sponsors Christians Meats, The Centenial Hotel and the Helensburgh Golf Range. Whilst we all look forward to resuming the banter on course, we » 20/40’ Storage Containers » Lock Up Units » Hardstand Storage Call Steve for a quote today!

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Continue to stay safe and look after each other and when on course you’re more likely to stay safe being in the centre of the fairway. 2508

TRADIES SOCIAL GOLF

John Towns reports.

A late start to the year due to the Pandemic, however the members turned up in force to make up for lost time. The match play has been compressed with some interesting tee shots on the first as we get the swing working again. It became obvious which members managed to fit in some practice games during the lockdown.

Unfortunately we were unable to meet back at the club for our presentation and B-B-Q. Steve won the day with 36 stableford points, from Ken on a countback with Paul taking the third place, with a big thankyou to Gallardo’s Pizza and Helensburgh Butchers for supporting the club through the tough times. The longest drive for the A grade went to Terry and B grade to Craig the only ones to stay on the fairway! The match play results, Bob, Ron, Mick and Steve all advanced to the second round of the match play. John and Gary claimed the prize for the best front and back 9 holes with Sparrow heading to the Helensburgh Driving Range to improve his game. The Drive and Pitch went to Clarry with the Eagles nest Jackpotting again.

Full results and photos are available on our Facebook page at Tradies Helensburgh Sports and Social Golf Club where I can be contacted for further information.

The July game on the 18th at 7:30am is an individual Stableford.

Remember to arrive early to allow Paul time to prepare the various cards. 2508

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COMP STRUCTURE CHANGES BUT TIGER SPIRIT STILL STRONG Helensburgh Tigers club report, by club president Dave Bell.

Just like that, we are already more than half-way through the year, and footy is back on the horizon!

After a bleak few months of waiting with bated breath, hoping we’d return to some form of normality, we finally got the green light and it’s all systems go as we head toward kick-off for all our senior grades mid-July.

Training is in full swing with a raft of new health and safety measures in place to provide our players, staff and volunteers with the highest standard of protection against Covid-19.

It is with great pride that we can boast that we are the only club in the greater southern area of NSW that is able to continue with five senior teams across the men’s and women’s competitions for season 2020. This is credit not only to the wonderful people who keep our club functioning off the field, but also the amazing playing group that we have been able to develop and attract to our club.

All the players have adapted to new rules, regulations, processes and procedures with complete professionalism and have made the transition to the “new normal” as seamless as possible.

While the competition structures will look different this year, the pride and the passion of the players in the Black and Orange will remain the same as it always has and, we are sure, the support will be the same.

We are excited that all indications are that, come kick-off, we will be able to facilitate the attendance of spectators to games. We will be connecting with

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our supporter base through our social media platforms as kick-off approaches, providing an outline of what the game day experience will look like for spectators in 2020 as we follow the guidelines set out by health officials. As a part of this, we would like to encourage all our supporters to become official 2020 Gold Members, as this will allow us to better manage crowd attendance.

Memberships can be purchased through a link within our social media and website platforms.

We look forward to seeing you all in the coming weeks as our Tigers and Tigerlillies finally take to Rex Jackson Oval. Trust us when we say, something special is brewing here and we want you to be a big part of it! 2508

Hayden Ayres on the charge in last year’s comp.

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BMX CHAMP KAI MARKS RECOVERY MILESTONE

Helensburgh BMX star Kai Sakakibara is recovering well from serious injuries he sustained in a crash during the third round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup at Bathurst BMX Club on February 8 this year. Here, his BMX champion sister, Saya, reports on Kai’s recovery – and his cheeky sense of humour.

The monthly updates don’t seem often enough with the rate Kai is improving. Last month I mentioned that Kai is currently full-time in Liverpool Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit (BIRU) and Kai still continues to work hard every day in all of his therapy sessions, with the same grit and determination he’s always displayed, even before his accident. He has also started to enjoy regular meditation and the visits from his friends on the weekend.

Kai has continually shown improvement in his overall strength. He was able to put some body weight back on after he lost over 20kg during hospitalisation. His speaking has gotten a lot clearer, he looks healthier and more relaxed, and he’s always happy and goofing around.

One of the biggest steps he has taken was that he was able to come home for a weekend. Our home has a stairway as an entrance, so wheeling Kai in wasn’t an option and the only way was to get him out of the wheelchair and assist him as he walked down the stairs himself.

His visit has had a huge positive impact on Kai and us as a family. Just to have four of us together around the dinner table for the first time in four months; for Kai to sleep in his own bed; and start to reintroduce some normality back into our lives was such a blessing.

I can only be grateful for the fact Kai has gotten well enough to be able to come home. It really does make you appreciate the little things.

For Kai, hopefully coming home on the weekends becomes a weekly routine, which gives him a break from being in a hospital environment 24/7. And he particularly looks forward to the weekend!

There’s still a long way to go but the day-to-day gains he makes every day are inspiring and we can only be positive as he takes on the journey to his recovery.

I’ll be updating you again soon. 2508

Kai Sakakibara.

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BOARDRIDERS REPORT

By Ian Pepper

We are pleased to announce that with Covid-19 restrictions easing, we can now confirm our next pointscore scheduled for Sunday, 28th June will be proceeding (subject to surf conditions as usual).

This is great news for our members especially the grommets and young guns keen to demonstrate their new surfing skills developed over the lockdown period.

There are Surfing NSW and Wollongong Council guidelines and measures that we need to take into account in running the event.

Some of these are below: • Surfers are to “arrive, surf and leave” • Current social distancing practices to apply • Surfers must put their rash vests into a designated bucket with water and detergent • Hand sanitiser to be provided • No BBQ or gatherings.

Overall, it should still be a great day and we thank club members in advance for their cooperation with these measures. 2508

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set at more than $2 million.

In the 2021 event, each team will drive their ‘shitbox’ from Alice Springs to the Gold Coast via the Gulf of Carpentaria, nearly 4000km in seven days. (A ‘shitbox’ is a car worth less than $1000.)

Team Helcar has an old VZ Commodore station wagon for this epic journey. The team name is Helcar because their primary sponsor is Helensburgh Car Services, but they’re excited to Team Helcar; announce that they now have other major sponsors Peter Zifovich on board, including Southern Storage, Helensburgh and John Hine.

Premium Liquor, Helensburgh Tyres, Babister Photo: supplied Legal, Darkes Cider, Helensburgh Golf Driving Range & Putt Putt, and Apex Decals.

John said: “Once I explained the purpose of the rally, they were all eager to be involved.” He’s very grateful for their support.

Peter said: “The funds raised go directly to the Cancer Council and we are extremely proud to be doing our part to support such a worthy charity.”

A close friend of Team Helcar recently passed away as a result of the disease. Peter lost his father and a close friend to the disease and John recently lost his brother-in-law and a close friend to it as By the Team Helcar Publicity Dept well – hence their desire to do something about it.

Team Helcar needs more donations to reach The world is on hold with restrictions around COVID-19. However, cancer is not on hold. Team their $20,000 target, so they’ve organised a raffle Helcar recently lost a great bloke and dear friend to and Bunnings Sausage Sizzles. Raffle prizes have cancer and this has inspired them to redouble their been donated by Just Cruisin’ Harley Davidson efforts to raise money and awareness to support the Motorcycle Tours, Sydney Hang Gliding Centre, and Rally School. Binners Farm – Farmers Market work being done by Cancer Council Australia.

They were planning to take part in Shitbox Rally donated onions for the Bunnings Sausage Sizzles at Autumn 2020, but it has been postponed until May Kirrawee. Raffle tickets are available from John or 2021, due to travel restrictions. The Shitbox Rally is Peter, Helensburgh Car Services, and at the Bunnings Sausage Sizzles. the largest community-led fundraiser for Cancer Please support their sponsors and prize donors Council Australia. Teams must raise $5000 and follow Team Helcar’s progress via https:// minimum to qualify for the event, but most teams raise a lot more. The 2020/21 Autumn rally target is autumn2020.shitboxrally.com.au/helcar 2508

RALLY POSTPONED, BUT FUNDRAISING CARRIES ON

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