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MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS GEMMA WILLIAMS graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy from The University of Sydney in 1998. She started her career in the public sector within community health and hospital positions.

After a break to raise her three boys, Gemma returned to Occupational Therapy and specialises in Paediatrics, with a family-centred approach to her clinical delivery. Gemma is part of the allied health team at Equilibrium Healthcare.

PAUL BLANKSBY has been a resident of the ‘Burgh since 1984, when he and his new bride took up residence in an old miner’s cottage. He began writing seriously when he joined the Men’s Shed after retiring from Qantas Engineering. For inspiration, he draws on men’s dreams, desires, challenges and victories, whilst his short story series came from a phrase heard in a dream. God’s love, family, children, friends, our wonderful Strine and the Australian bush all inspire his writings. See page 4.

ROB BRANDER – aka ‘Dr Rip’ – is a coastal geomorphologist and professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

A resident of Coalcliff, he’s been studying beaches for more than 30 years, starting in Canada where water temperatures convinced him to 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).

LILLIAN RODRIGUES-PANG is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning storyteller based in 2508. She is a parent, an active community members and a lover of nature. She was instrumental in the beginning of Komplete Kaos Inc, our local not-for-profit robotics association, which offers activities for eight to 18-year-olds.

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From left to right: Wayne Wheatley, Merilyn & Allan House, Mike Croft, Joanne Smith, Christina Robinson, John Quist, Mark Bray and Stephen Love. Photo: Ian Jackson

GLOW WORMS, A GHOST AND THE CURIOUS ‘G’ Paul Blanksby reports on the Station Sign at Helensburgh.

Welcome to spring, where things can only get better. Hello and ngumbi to the Dharawal people, whose connection to this land, water and country we respect and admire. Back in 1889, Henry Parkes was the premier, Banjo was writing about Clancy of the Overflow, and Bravo won the Melbourne Cup. And on January 1, in the town once known as Camp Creek, now Helensburgh (or as Dr Frederick Cox, the town’s doctor from 1910 to 1942 would say, ‘Helens-BURRA!), residents attended the opening of their very own railway station.

The single-track line had reached the Burgh by 1884, but it took a few more years for the first Helensburgh Station to be completed with its single-line platform, goods siding, a goods shed, livestock pen and two railway cottages, both of which are still standing.

The station, at the junction of Tunnel Road and Vera Street, was located between two tunnels: the Helensburgh Tunnel (80 metres) and the Metropolitan Tunnel (624m, the Glow Worm tunnel). It soon became apparent that the single line was too steep and the increased traffic too much for the small station, with the Otford tunnel particularly notorious for hot and suffocating conditions affecting the crews of steam trains climbing to Waterfall from Thirroul. There were even cases of enginemen burnt by the heat, and passengers were almost asphyxiated in the tunnel when the trains stalled on the 1-in-40 gradients.

Sadly, on the night of the 13th of June 1895, a local miner named Robert Hails was run over and killed by a train heading to Wollongong in one of the tunnels. It is believed he was walking home to Clifton and fell asleep on the tracks. Robert was married with six children and his grave is in the

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Church of England section at Helensburgh Cemetery. Some say his ghost still chases the trains through the Helensburgh tunnels at night.

And, whilst your writer doesn’t believe in ghosts, he does know about glow worms, and these pugnacious ‘spider-grubs’ have lived in the tunnel for a long time. Their beautiful display of blue-green stars entranced local children, who would venture in canoes through the giant reeds that cloaked the entrance and into the flooded darkness. The glow worms too have had their share of drama, with ‘visitors’ smoking, using sparklers, flares, and graffitiing the tunnel walls. To assist in controlling some of these issues, as well as rubbish and noise problems, a fence and lockable gate was erected to allow the glow worms to regenerate.

Widening the existing tunnels to a double line was not a viable option to overcome the track’s problems, so the first tunnel, the Waterfall Tunnel, was opened out to form a cutting. The Cawley, Helensburgh and Metropolitan tunnels were bypassed by deviations and a new station with uniquely distinctive curved platform and station building was built on the deviation at Helensburgh and opened on 30 May 1915.

In April 1995, Metropolitan Colliery decided to clear sediment and debris at the northern entrance to the tunnel. During this work, a few bricks of the original platform were unearthed. This is where Allan House and Helensburgh Landcare come in.

Allan approached the colliery and sought an excavation of the old station site down to railway sleeper level. The colliery agreed, provided Allan supervised the project. In 2001, a Centenary of Federation grant enabled Helensburgh Landcare to further clean up the site, lay ballast and then lay

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track taken from Metropolitan Colliery on the other side of the tunnel.

So, an old station platform needs an old sign, right? Something for Robert and the glow worms to enjoy. There were three large ‘Helensburgh’ Station signs on the original platform. They were timber-framed and -backed, painted in black with brass letters painted white, and over 4.4m (14 feet) long! The ‘G’ in Helensburgh was in a very distinctive font. These signs were transferred to the new station and repainted white with black lettering. But in 1983 the signs were taken down, the brass lettering removed and the timber backs thrown into a nearby gully. Here they remained, until recovered in the early 1990s by those adventurous local kids.

Only one sign was worth restoring, which was done by Helensburgh Landcare with funds provided by the Federal Government. Originally only ‘railway buffs’ visited the old platform to take photos, but then it became known to the wider YouTube/Instagram community, most of whom seemingly don’t care about the area’s history. The restored sign was erected on the reclaimed original platform and remained untouched until 2012, when letters were stolen. A few were returned, but others had to be remade. The sign was taken down,

THEN & NOW: The original sign at Helensburgh Station (above, photo from the collections of the Wollongong City Libraries and the Illawarra Historical Society) and the replica (top right) made by the Men’s Shed. From left to right: Wayne Wheatley, Mike Croft, John Quist, Mark Bray. Photo: Ian Jackson

repaired and re-erected on the platform in 2015.

But two years later, letters were again stolen and the sign seriously damaged with a hammer and chisel.

Once again, the sign was taken down. It was decided it should be replaced with a more robust replica and Landcare approached the Helensburgh Men’s Shed in 2019 to design, facilitate, assemble and install the new sign. We are very pleased that local businesses contributed to the sign’s creation from all-Australian materials. Col Aldred’s Aldred Engineering manufactured the steel frame, Barry Skea from B.S.S. Engineering created the allimportant aluminium letters including that curious G, James Carlson from NexGen Powder Coatings applied the powder-coating and Peabody Coal was a generous sponsor for the project.

Helensburgh Men’s Shed and the local Landcare Group are very pleased to announce that the Shed’s members, fortified with a strong cup of coffee from Rosie’s Morning Brew, installed the new Helensburgh station sign at the old railway platform and glow worm sanctuary at Tunnel Road. This project, to have a robust and longlasting sign in place, has been a long-held aspiration of Allan and Merilyn House and all the members of the Helensburgh Landcare Group.

The replica will allow the original platform sign to be fully restored and displayed in a more secure location for the town to enjoy. After 130 years, it is truly a cherished part of Helensburgh’s history that deserves to be well cared for and appreciated. 2508

GET READY WEEKEND

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MEET A NINA VOLLIE Q&A with Northern Illawarra Neighbour Aid volunteer Sandra.

What led you to volunteering?

I found I had a lot of spare time and, having worked in aged care, I decided to volunteer for NINA. I enjoyed it from the start.

What do you enjoy about it?

I enjoy meeting new people. It’s a feeling of giving back or paying it forward. It is very rewarding. I feel happy to be able to make a difference to someone’s day.

Why would you encourage someone to volunteer?

It makes you feel good to give something back to the community. It makes you happy. It’s a great way to meet people and fill in that extra time you may have after retirement. You can learn new skills and are able to participate in various training programmes.

Are you able to assist someone who is isolated or lonely?

Phone NINA on 4294 1900 or visit 18 Walker Street, Helensburgh, www.nina.org.au 2508

NF1 HOPES TO MEET

At press time, Neighbourhood Forum 1 convenor Warwick Erwin said NF1’s first live meeting in seven months could go ahead on October 14, council approval permitting.

“It is proposed to resume NF1 meetings in the meeting room of the Helensburgh Community Centre. We will be limited to a total of 18 people to meet social distancing rules and you will be required to give contact details,” Warwick said.

He also had an update on the Lady Carrington Estate South Planning Proposal: “This is before Council on 31 August. The report to Council is on the council website under Council meetings.”

Residents can join citywide conversations by visiting council’s community engagement website at our.wollongong.nsw.gov.au 2508

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WHEN TO SEE AN OT

By Equilibrium Healthcare’s Gemma Williams I have been working as an Occupational Therapist for 20 years, but I still frequently hear “What exactly do you do?”

I work specifically with children, from babies through to adolescents and my role is to help them to participate in activities of daily life. A child’s occupation is to play and learn. Some children may be born with a condition, some may have had an injury, or others simply learn differently.

Therapy can improve school performance, enable independence and boost how they feel about themselves. Here are some common signs that your child might need Occupational Therapy.

1. Falling behind at preschool or school due to difficulties with: • pencil grip • cutting skills • handwriting skills (letter formation & reversals) • challenges with sustaining attention • challenges making friends 2. Sensory regulation difficulties: • sensitive to sound or touch • dislike wearing certain clothing • extreme fussy eating • crying easily or being overly emotional • excessive meltdowns 3. Social skill delays: • poor eye contact • difficulty making friends • poor verbal & non-verbal communication skills • difficulty taking turns and sharing • aggressive behaviour towards other children 4. Motor skill delays: • seeming to be excessively clumsy • poor eye-hand coordination • fearful or overly cautious at playgrounds • difficulty mastering physical skills (such as bike riding and learning to swim).

Every child is different and therapy is very diverse.

While there is a big demand for school-age therapy, early intervention is so important and picking up on little differences in your child early can be really beneficial. 2508

We are very proud to introduce two new members of our healthcare team who bring with them a wealth of experience and detailed local knowledge.

Dr Annette Roberts With extensive experience in General Practice as well as in Emergency Medicine, Annette joins Equilibrium Healthcare to continue to provide outstanding medical care. She loves the variety and continuity of care in General Practice and we are very excited about her return to Helensbu Helensburgh.

Gemma Williams Gemma is our Paediatric Occupational Therapist. She is looking forward to working with families to help children with any developmental, functional or sensory challenges. She is passionate about supporting children to reach their potential.

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GO WILD

By Sydney Wildflower Nursery’s Verity Snaith Gardens are amazing places. They are places where we can relax, gather with friends, and engage with nature on a personal level. They are also spaces where we can reduce our ecological footprint.

A simple way to do this is to create a habitat garden. By offering insects, bees, lizards, frogs birds and small mammals a place to call home, we can Planting in layers from trees all the way down to encourage and support biodiversity. shrubs, grasses and vines provides food and shelter for many different types of backyard visitors. It’s a START SMALL good idea to plant densely and choose from a If you’re new to habitat gardening, start small. number of different species so you’re guaranteed to Redesigning existing garden beds is a lot easier have flowers, fruit and seed all year long. than ripping up your lawn, though if you can replace your lawn with a native garden that’s THE LOCAL WATERING HOLE something to consider! You’ll save money on Providing a water source is a great way to attract maintenance, and provide a home for native fauna. native wildlife. Incorporating a bird bath that is surrounded by grasses and larger shelter shrubs VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE will encourage birds to visit, while placing water in A successful wildlife garden contains three a shallow bowl at ground level will help lizards and important elements: food, water and cover. frogs feel at home. Bees and dragonflies also like a drink and a shallow sandstone bowl placed near flowers and grasses is perfect for them.

A SAFE SPACE Offering protection from predators is also important. Prickly and dense shrubs offer birds a safe place to retreat to, while incorporating hollow logs, branches, leaf litter and rocks will help create a home for a myriad of insects, bugs and lizards.

Native plants can bring beauty and biodiversity into your home. Need help? Sydney Wildflower Nursery staff are always happy to advise. 2508

TOP CRIME FICTION By librarian Renee Benn

Are you a fan of Australian crime writing?

Or looking for a new genre or author? The Ned Kelly Awards, known affectionately as ‘The Neds’, are announced in September.

They are Australia’s oldest and most prestigious awards honouring crime fiction and true crime writing. The suspense is killing – who will be the winner’s for 2020?

In the meantime, let’s revisit last year’s winners and some authors you might like to add to your reading list.

The 2019 Ned Kelly winners were: • Best Fiction – The Lost Man, by Jane Harper • Best First Fiction – The Rúin,

by Dervla McTiernan

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• Best True Crime – Eggshell Skull,

by Bri Lee. Past winners have included Peter Corris, Candice Fox, and Peter Temple.

Books can be reserved through Wollongong City Libraries’ website and picked up at Helensburgh library – please give the library a call on 4294 2185 and book an appointment.

The catalogue can be explored from home to find Australian crime writers and reserve books for collection at the library.

All you need is our library card number and your personal PIN. If you need assistance with your account please call the library for assistance. You can join the library online through the website and start reading these great Ned Kelly awardwinning authors. 2508

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FROM LEGO TO ROBOTICS MASTERS

Discover how playing with Lego can lead to competing in huge international competitions, and set you up for a career in robotics, programming or engineering. Lillian Rodrigues-Pang reports.

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The cover image shows the two smiling faces of Nicola Pang and Tess Ryan. These two fabulous young ladies started their robotics activity surrounded by Lego – and seriously, who doesn’t love Lego? Hours of play, assembly, under foot late at night, creating, dreaming – it’s not just play. It is the serious fun of design, build and implementation, and, no, I do not work for Lego!

So where did it take Nicola and Tess – at first to a group of like-minded friends once a week at Helensburgh Public School for Lego Robotics.

Then into a competitive team of Lego Robotics based in Helensburgh. Between them they have represented Australia in Spain, the USA, Philippines and Hungary.

In 2016 Nicola Pang went to St Marys High School, where she began an all-girls robotics team.

When Tess joined St Marys she also joined the FIRST Lego League (FLL) team and the team continued to get stronger and stronger. Together they earned their place to represent Australia at the European Open FLL Championships in Hungary, leading to that cover photo-shoot – two girls who loved playing with Lego now travelling the world for Lego robotics, or FLL. Hungary is a beautiful country, a mix of architecture, wonderful people and amazing food.

The championships were held in Debrecen and involved the girls competing in the robot game, robot design, core values and a research project against 40 other selected international teams – more than 8000 people were there. In a competition season of ups and downs, the girls earned first place for Core Values and Nicola Pang was awarded the Youth Mentor Award – the only one awarded at the competition.

Upon returning to Australia, Nicola traded up from Lego robotics to industrial robotics or FRC – FIRST Robotics Competition. In FRC, the team designs, builds and programs the robot from scratch. Team members do the design, prototyping, welding, electronics, the testing, the building and programming of all elements of a competitive robot. Every year a ‘game’ with rules is sent out and we have to respond by designing and building a robot within the specified rules and to score as many points on the field as possible. Think robotics and hockey combined!

Here is a link to a doco made on the 2508 FRC team – Komplete Kaos Inc or team 6579: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ORPiSwYf_oQ In 2019 we kicked off another FRC season.

Unfortunately it was a year for an unstable start and we struggled to find a space and team numbers on the mentor side. We are unique in that we are small, we are volunteer led and our team members

do all the work. It is a HUGE source of pride that we have achieved so much and we are proud of our team members. By the time we were in the build season of 2019, we ended up with a strong team of five girls and five boys (including Nicola and Tess), despite the rocky start. Andy Offord of HBP + Storage donated a lock-up space to our team and the space was AMAZING, so new and clean and perfect for what we needed. A HUGE thank you to Andy for his generosity. He was behind us all the way, making introductions as well and allowing us to keep our robot progressing right up to the competition week – March 2020. We entered that week feeling great – we’d built a strong competitive robot that consistently achieved all we dreamed.

And then … the competition was cancelled.

While it was a massive let-down to have the competition cancelled, we are all safe and now we realise what a great opportunity we have. You see, the competition game is repeated for 2021 and we have a fantastic robot ready to go. We can test and play with new ideas and use it for teaching and refining and reduce the time-stress that goes into a full competition build.

In fact, if you are between the ages of 12 and 18 and interested in robotics, programming and/or engineering, now is a very good time to get in touch. When the warmer weather hits we will begin activities again and look forward to striving towards the 2021 competition in friendship and learning.

Email us with any questions or expressions of interest at kompletekoasfrc@gmail.com 2508

Above: Nicola Pang (left) and Tess Ryan. Opposite page (clockwise from main image): Just one FRC competition field in Houston - there are six side-by-side; the FRC robot in training at HBP + Storage; the team at 2018’s Houston World Championships; Lego robotics action.

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LEARNING TOGETHER

By Annaye Blakey, of Helensburgh Public School

Every year, NSW schools celebrate Education Week. The theme this year was ‘Learning Together’.

Education Week looked a little different for us this year, not having our families join us in our classrooms. Instead, we engaged in a range of reading activities both at home and at school from Monday, August 3 until Friday, August 7.

At school, we used an online communication platform, Seesaw, to share our reading tasks.

Activities shared through Seesaw included individual reading, paired reading and whole class reading. All classes loved buddy reading with students from other classes in the sunshine!

Classes chose additional optional activities, such as sharing their current reading goals with their families, finding creative spots to read around their

LION OF THE MONTH

By Helensburgh Lions Publicity Officer Fran Peppernell We hope our community is rallying together in these uncertain times. What we can be sure of is the true Australian spirit of grit and determination.

Many events have had to be rescheduled, including our Brick Fair. On a brighter note, we would like to introduce one of our Lions’ members every month. This month, meet Libby Cross.

Libby has been a Lions

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classroom and the school, sharing their favourite stories and there were lots of opportunities to talk about quality texts. Some primary classes presented impressive Reader’s Theatre or drama performances about books they were reading.

We were thrilled with the parent community support throughout Education Week. Teachers had lots of photos sent in of students reading at home and even reading to loved ones online via platforms such as FaceTime. Teachers also loved the creative spaces the children found to read their home readers or favourite stories.

A film was shared on our school Facebook page of the wonderful Education Week activities. We hope you enjoyed watching it too! 2508

Member for a total of 32 years, which includes four and a half years as a member of Sutherland Shire Lioness Club. Libby has attended many Lions conventions over the years and has enjoyed meeting many like minded community people, including Father Chris Riley.

Libby says: “There are too many projects for Lions that I have been involved in since 1979. From country and western days to Clean Up Australia days, social events, collecting used

stamps, assisting Drought Relief and, of course, our Annual Country Fair.

“I like to keep a weather eye open for where we can assist the community.”

Libby and her husband, Jeff, live locally and in 2021 will have been married for 50 years.

Libby’s favourite hobbies are reading, solving puzzles, caravan holidays and enjoying time with family and friends. Libby also volunteers for NINA. Find us on Facebook: @helensburghlions 2508

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‘IT’S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE CAREER’ A much-loved local vet has retired, Heather Eiszele reports.

Veterinarian Dr Warwick Prowse once gave mouth to mouth to a dead cat.

Not that he knew it was dead. In charge of 12 anaesthetised animals awaiting neutering, he thought he had lost one and set about pumping its heart and giving it resuscitation.

Until his colleague, a renowned practical joker, told him he was working on a feral Tom that had been euthanased that morning.

Dr Rick laughs easily at the memory as he looks back on 49 years in veterinary practice, retiring on July 30 from his Helensburgh and Austinmer surgeries.

“It’s been a good transition,” he says of the two years he has worked with new owner, Jarrod Coleman. “I had a feeling I would know when it was time.”

While he would have preferred to reach the half-century golden milestone, consulting was becoming increasingly difficult with significant hearing loss caused by firing a high-powered rifle at a target on a country property.

“It’s a very personal business looking after pets as they’re part of the family so I didn’t think it was right having to say ‘Pardon?’ all the time.”

Dr Rick, 72, has worked on all types of animals, including horses, snakes, guinea pigs, a couple of

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lions and a nine-day-old Emu chick which had a bolt stuck in its throat. “We needed long forceps for that one!”

He started his career at the Wollongong Veterinary Hospital, becoming a partner in 1973 and leaving in 1995 to establish the Austinmer Veterinary Hospital. Helensburgh was acquired in 2006.

“It fitted well as I was seeing a lot of Helensburgh clients at the time and I was keen to work with horses,” he said. “They’re a lot of fun.”

In the early days, he worked alongside his wife of 48 years, Roslyn, but decided to keep business and home life separate. “Ros was instrumental in the practice,” Dr Rick said. “She was originally on the reception desk, the book-keeper and was the after-hours nurse.”

Dr Rick’s greatest joy in his career has been witnessing advances in veterinary medicine which has led to more efficient and effective treatment.

“When I first started, dogs lived for about six or eight years, but now they can live happily to twice that!”

He is particularly proud of the five years (1992-97) he sat on the NSW Board of the RSPCA, contributing to much-needed management change.

“We enlisted regular donors and rationalised properties and the inspectorate,” he said. “We turned the whole place around. It went from an organisation that was barely able to pay wages to having $16 million in the bank and great ability to provide good animal welfare outcomes.”

Dr Rick is a Fellow of the Australian Veterinary Association where he served two terms as NSW State President and three years on the NSW Vet Surgeons Board Investigating Committee. He continues to sit on the University of NSW’s Animal Care and Ethics Committee. “It is extremely stimulating and exciting to watch the progression of knowledge,” he said.

The consummate outdoorsman will have plenty to keep him busy in retirement. He sails (“It’s good to have friends with big boats”), is a keen cyclist, tennis player and heli-skis once a year in Canada or Japan.

“It’s been an incredible career,” he said. “I’ve met some fantastic people who really care for their pets and are very receptive to the advice given. I want to thank the wonderful pet owners of the Northern Illawarra who have been so supportive. And my great team who have assisted me at every turn.

“If I had my time over, I wouldn’t change a thing.” 2508

FARM BUSY PRUNING AND PLANTING Jo Fahey reports from Darkes Glenbernie Orchard.

Work on the farm is never done!

In winter and early spring, our work centres around tree management, including giving the trees a haircut! We call this pruning. It involves removing branches in the centre of the tree and training the tree to capture as much sunlight as we can. More sunlight captured will ensure the fruit develops more flavour, becomes sweet, full of flavour and a deeper colour.

The development of sugars and the sweetness that we all love in our favourite apple or peach is linked to getting as much sunlight as possible among the branches and fruit. By removing some of the branches we allow more sunlight around the fruit.

Pruning is a tricky skill to learn at first and does require concentration. Working on a farm where there are thousands of trees, you get very good at it but you need to keep your focus. It would be easy to accidentally cut yourself and have a serious injury.

Pruning trees begins in winter and usually finishes before flowering in spring. Branches that have been removed from trees are mulched.

Mulching involves driving a tractor down the centre of a row of trees with a special attachment called a mulcher. This smashes the branches into small pieces and throws them back under the tree.

This creates a layer of organic matter that improves our soil structure and microbiology and helps retain moisture and can assist in keeping weeds down.

We are also really busy, now the rain has stopped, planting new trees! We are excited to be finally planting hundreds of our special new apple cider trees! It’s really exciting to think that in a few years we will be able to make some fabulous new ciders from these traditional and heritage cider trees.

Right now, we are enjoying unprecedented popularity with our ciders. Our current Darkes Dry batch needs to be ‘roused’ (roll the bottle) before drinking to stir it up as it’s a cloudy cider!

The cloudiness is small pieces of apple that we find give it a creamy mouth-feel. A great Father’s Day drink!

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SOCIETY PUBLISHES NEW WWII BOOK

By Dr Lorraine Jones, of Helensburgh Historical Society.

The Historical Society has been unable to have public meetings this year because of the limitations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The launch of the new book, Civilian Life During World War II, published in August 2020, has been postponed until a suitable time, when meetings of an appropriate size can be held.

This 40-page booklet, available to purchase now for $15, will take you through the different and sometimes zany events of life in the Helensburgh district, while family members were either fighting or prisoners of war during WWII. You will be envious of the housewife who had Smith’s Dairy in Walker Street deliver the milk fresh from the cow to her doorstep using their horse and cart. No going to the supermarket or bread shop for your bread. It would be delivered warm and freshly baked from Andrews’ bakery to your doorstep each day.

It was a time when families inured to hardships from the Depression grew their own vegetables, kept hens and fished. Swapping of produce was

FOUR TOASTMASTERS EARN ‘TRIPLE CROWN’

By Helensburgh Toastmasters president Matthew Derbridge

This year Toastmasters faced a new challenge, with lockdowns, social distancing and restrictions.

Helensburgh Toastmasters adapted by going online and continued to meet from March, despite the restrictions.

During this time, four members have achieved three educational awards, which is recognised by the Toastmasters Community as a ‘Triple Crown’. These

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usual. There were three grocery stores in Helensburgh, shops in Otford and Coalcliff, and the kiosk at Stanwell Park.

Otford saw the arrival of the Aboriginal children evacuated from Croker Island, off the coast of Arnhem Land, because of the Japanese bombing of Darwin. They travelled by boat, foot, car, bus and train for 44 days to arrive in Otford. There, 75 of the children with their missionary carers lived in the Methodist camp at Otford for four years, returning by boat to Croker Island in 1946.

At Stanwell Park, the Army moved into the Surf Club and Hillcrest, blew up the tunnel entrance and steps from the beach, and placed barbed wire along the beach. The Coastguard used Interbane at the top of Bald Hill as a lookout.

Coalcliff ’s drama came in 1944 when Prime Minister John Curtin organised the Commonwealth take-over of the mine because the strike there was preventing steel production, and production of armaments for the war effort.

One of the most unusual stories of this time comes from the Fahey family at Darkes Forest. Mrs Fahey rarely went to Sydney. The day she went was the day Sydney was attacked by miniature Japanese submarines in Sydney Harbour!

Order books ($15 each + P&P) online at www. historichelensburgh.org.au or ring Jan on 0418 681 384 or email info@historichelensburgh.org.au. 2508 members were Vicki Christie, Lynda Babister, Liz Keegan and Matthew Derbridge. This led to Toastmasters International awarding our club overall with a Gold Award.

Helensburgh and District Toastmasters is a local club that has been running for 22 years, part of a worldwide Toastmasters community. If you are interested in improving your speaking skills, please email our president, Matthew Derbridge, to find out how to attend a meeting. The first two meetings are free. Email: Toastmasters2508@gmail.com 2508

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FRESH TEAM AT NICC

The Northern Illawarra Chamber of Commerce (NICC) held its annual general meeting in August, appointing a new team of volunteers to lead the chamber.

Greg Soster, owner of Outside Space, is the new president of NICC. The 2020/21 executive team comprises Tom Ravelingien, Jack Corbett, Aaron Christie-David, Matt Radnidge and Rhett Davies.

2508 would like to thank outgoing NICC president Greg Watts, of Helensburgh Post Office, for his many years of service to the local community. He’s been a welcoming face at networking nights, a true champion of small business and a man who lives by the chamber ethos – Shop Local! 2508

NEW SECRETARY AT PROBUS

By Helen Durham, Helensburgh Probus Publicity Officer Our regular monthly meetings can’t go ahead at this time due to number restrictions at Helensburgh Tradies. Our activity committee has suggested a lunch at various locations for about 20 members each month.

At a recent committee meeting we inducted Pat Probus president Brian Dawson, our new and new secretary Pat. secretary, into the club. At the end of a recent walk we inducted Pat Mirabito into the club.

This month, our golfing members enjoyed a pleasant game of golf at Calderwood Golf Course.

Bowls has returned to Scarborough-Wombarra Bowling Club for a monthly game. August’s game was played on a sunny winter day and everyone enjoyed lunch and the lovely sunshine.

August’s Foot and Mouth walk was a walk with a difference. Ray, our walk coordinator, with the help of Pat and Pam, gave each of us a questionnaire to be answered about points of interest along the way. Some questions were challenging, so we had to put our thinking caps on.

We walked from Sandon Point, Bulli to Woonona Pool lookout and returned to Sandon Point, where we enjoyed our own picnic lunch.

Enquiries: phone Brent Percy, 0419 604 576. 2508

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Buyers looking to exit city

Inspections at properties in our area have increasingly seen buyers from Sydney and the Blue Mountains looking to purchase in the area. It seems the COVID-19 pandemic has fast-tracked businesses allowing their staff to work from home and now people don’t have as much desire to be close to their work.

Many businesses have even noted staff productivity increasing as a result of the more flexible work environment. So, what does this mean for our property market?

When demand exceeds supply then pressure is put on prices and we have a vendor’s market. But note this window of opportunity may not be around for long.

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East Coast Lows are nasty, not a good day for swimming in the Coalcliff pool. Photo: Rob Brander

DR RIP’S SCIENCE OF THE SURF

With Prof Rob Brander. This month: A Winter of East Coast Lows and Big Swell It seems we’ve had one East Coast waves) and maximum wave heights of up to 12m.

Low after another this winter, In terms of energy, these were the fifth and sixth bringing gale force winds, huge biggest storms we’ve had in the last 62 years! surf, torrential rain and a lot of However, since we started monitoring ECLs in beach erosion. ‘East Coast Low’ detail in 1973, there’s no trend to suggest they’re has become a bit of a buzz term in becoming more frequent. The future? Climate recent years, but what is it, and is it normal to get change scientists suggest the number of ECLs won’t so many over such a short time period? change, but we are likely to see more extreme East Coast Lows (ECLs) are intense low-pressure events occurring during warmer months. weather systems that occur off the eastern We’ve had clusters of damaging East Coast Lows Australian coast. They are essentially cyclones – if before. In 1974, multiple storms caused such severe you look at windy.com, or even your rain app, you erosion that it really kickstarted the field of coastal can clearly see their circular clockwise rotation as management in Australia. But memories are short, they track along the coast. They can occur any and while many people remember the June 2016 time, but are more common during autumn and storm, thanks to footage of a swimming pool winter and historically have been most common in collapsing on the beach at Narrabeen/Collaroy, June – think the Pasha Bulker storm in June 2007 fewer probably remember the April 2015 storm or the June 2016 event, which caused widespread that had much higher waves, but caused less damage along most of the NSW coast. damage. What made the 2016 storm so dangerous ECLs are caused by a range of meteorological was that while ECLs usually generate waves mechanisms, but what makes them particularly approaching the coast from the east-southeast, the dangerous is that they can form and intensify quite waves came from the north-east and hammered quickly making them hard to predict. southern sections of beaches normally protected.

We typically have about 10 ECL events a year, At the moment our beaches have a shortage of but usually only one turns out to be ‘explosive’ with sand, but they’ll recover. They always do. It just damaging waves, wind and rain. Unfortunately, might take a little longer this year because we’ve this winter we’ve had several ‘explosive’ events with had so many ECLs and we might not see as much significant wave heights of more than 5m sand on our beaches this summer as we’ve had the (significant wave height is the highest one-third of last few years. 2508

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RISE IN NUMBER OF COVID TESTS FOR STUDENTS

2508 reports.

More schoolchildren have been tested recently at Helensburgh Respiratory Clinic, said Dr Cindy Htet, owner of Parkes Street General Practice.

“Since NSW schools encourage all the students to get tested for Covid-19 even if the students have minor symptoms, we have seen a lot of students these days,” Dr Htet said.

The total number of people tested at the clinic behind Parkes St practice up until August 22 was 3446.

The clinic is open six days a week; it is closed on Sundays.

“We are maintaining strict protocols for infection screening and are still able to control minimum case numbers in the community,” Dr Htet said.

“Currently we have no active cases in our community but it is really important to keep testing for people who are symptomatic – even if the symptoms are minor. Sometimes people think that

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they have just a common cold. However, the early symptoms of Covid-19 are the same.”

Dr Htet has a message for the community: “We would like to encourage our community to keep social distancing, hand-sanitising, wear the face mask, to get tested even if you have mild symptoms and stay at home until symptoms are fully recovered.” 2508 Helensburgh Respiratory Clinic is GP-led and Commonwealthfunded. Testing is free and bookings are required. It’s open Monday to Friday, 8.30am-5pm and Saturday 8.30-11.30am.

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Shyla Short at the 2 August pointscore at Austinmer. Photo: Clarrie Bouma, Sandonpointphotos.com

PERFECT SURF FOR FIRST AUSTI EVENT Scarborough Boardrider Ian Pepper reports.

It was a historic day for our boardriders on Sunday, 2 August with the first pointscore anyone could remember held at Austinmer Beach.

The surf was perfect – 2 to 3 foot and clean all day for every member to surf a heat. The Austi locals came out to dominate, with heat wins from Dave Hyslop (in the 35s), Fin McLaren (A-Grade) and Shyla Short (Jnr Girls).

A few other notable mentions were Mannix Squiers absolutely blitzing the U14s (a bit like his dad in the state masters up north where he convincingly won the over-35s division) and Kasey

Hargreaves taking out the U18s. Talina Wilson was also impressive in the senior girls heat win.

Thanks everyone who helped out, especially John Chamberlain for helping keep everybody Covid safe by washing the rashies all day long!

The micros had their event postponed until Sunday, 16 August. Over 20 of our young surfers turned up at Thirroul Beach to brave the cold and wind. Conditions were ideal for the little ones with some taking on the waves from out the back to shore.

Next pointscore was set to be on 23 August. 2508

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Golf NEWS HELENSBURGH SUNDAY SOCIAL GOLF CLUB

Robert ‘Indy’ Jones reports.

August is a busy month for HSSGC members with the 2nd and 3rd rounds of the championships taking place. Back on August 2nd, Jose smashed the opposition with a net score of 55, leaving Tony Gersback wondering what he has to do to win, with a 63 and Mark Buckley on 68 seeing a treasurer’s surcharge coming Jose’s way.

The day saw a good roll-up. Newcomer Sam Norton, along with Hefin and Luke returning, were welcomed for a great day out.

On August 16, a somewhat cool day coupled with a wet course, we welcomed Nick and Darren to our social club and high fliers to cement championship scores. Jose was on form and led the field with a 67 with Tony English 71 and Greg Herbert on 72 completing the top three. The shirts and trophies now await the champions.

For those of you who have put up funds for the annual festivities, those will be returned. Also, our annual end-of-year do, successfully held at Helensburgh’s Red Nectar, is another casualty.

Ideas for our annual presentation are welcomed.

Upcoming events include the September 13th “Gentleman Jim’s Trophy”, followed by October 4th and November 1st. Restrictions still apply, masks and social distancing as well as registration a week ahead, and all members asked to contact Tony Gersback with their intentions to play.

We continue to hope Adam G, Dave Flewin and

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Mitchell will resume shortly as has “The Coach”.

We trust all members, partners and friends of HSSGC remain safe and healthy and remember to support our sponsors Christian’s Premium Meats and the Helensburgh Golf Range. Contact Tony on 0418 863 100 for membership information and come along for a chat and a barbecue finish at Boomerang Public Golf Course.

Indy signing off … Remember, the ball in the middle of the fairway can’t be yours.

TRADIES SOCIAL GOLF

Barry Thompson reports.

The first round of the club championships, the second round of the match play and the first stroke event for the year, with all looking for a low score, and the arrival of another east coast low. Wet fairways, bunkers full of water and tee up on the fairways, perfect conditions for a low score.

Iain Birss had no problems with a 63, sneaking under Steve and Jim on 65 and 66 respectively – all off to enjoy the Gallardo’s Pizza and the Helensburgh Butchers prizes. I will be off to the Helensburgh Driving range to fine-tune my swing.

The longest drive for the A grade went to Steve with Dave claiming the B grade, Geoff claimed the 1st nine and Rod the second, Jack claimed the eagles nest on the 10th hole with Steve and Gary the nearest the pins on the 9th and 14th.

The match play results are, John 1 up, Roger 3 up Steve 3 and 1, Ron 7 and 6.

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

The game on September 19th is an Individual Stableford at 7am. Remember to arrive early to allow Paul time to prepare the various cards. 2508

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