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Meet Our Contributors Ian Pepper has a long and distinguished career as a finance and real estate professional. Originally trained as a Chartered Accountant in 1995, Ian worked in Sydney and London. He has an MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management and now sells real estate with Ray White Helensburgh. Ian also volunteers with local community groups including school P&Cs, sporting clubs and business chambers.

Barbara Knox has worked for UPA for 16 years as a PA and for the past five years has been Manager of Hillcrest Retirement Village at Stanwell Park. She’s an avid historian and genealogist and during Covid has been researching and writing a book with one of her village residents, Graham Thwaite.

Philip Comans first visited Coalcliff in the 1980s and was drawn to its beauty. In 1999 he and his husband Sean bought an ancient miner’s cottage, a “knockdown” the agent wouldn’t let them even enter prior to settlement.

After living in it on weekends for years, they added to the original, retaining its beachside charm. It became home full-time. A retired dog trainer, Philip says, “We live in the best place on Earth”.

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Welcome home, Saya!

Helensburgh’s Olympian shared her story with Caitlin Sloan

Helensburgh’s Saya Sakakibara is back on home soil. The 21-year-old world-class athlete returned to Australia in late September after competing at this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games in the women’s BMX racing competition.

A crash in the semi-finals cut her Tokyo ride short, but Saya’s Olympic ambitions are far from over. While completing her 14-day quarantine in Melbourne, she kindly took time to talk about her experiences, and what’s next.

How were you feeling leading up to the Games?

I was confident in what I’d prepared, and I was going there to enjoy it. I had never trained as hard.

How was life in the Olympic village?

Really awesome! The Australian building had a great set-up with food, [a] recovery centre, a gym, medical/physio support as well as a barista on ground level… I actually was never bored… It was also hot! So, I didn’t spend too much time outside on my feet. It was all about conserving energy.

After progressing through a tough quarter-final race series, how were you feeling before the semi-finals?

Mentally drained. It was an emotional roller-coaster of a day. Especially when I didn’t start the day well, I had a sense of panic that I needed to do much better if I didn’t want my Olympic dream to end here… The fact that I was able to turn the day around and finish off with a win in my heat made me feel so relieved that [I’d] secured my spot into the semis. It proved to me that I can adapt and face anything, and that gave me the confidence I needed coming into an even tougher day two.

back when I start training again… I am so keen to get back to riding!

What was it like having your mum, Yuki, and your brother, Kai, in Tokyo supporting you?

I had my Grandma watching alongside Mum and Kai too. It would’ve been really amazing if they were able to actually come to the venue to watch.

Even if they weren’t there physically, I knew that they were watching at home and supporting me.

What was it like to see all the support back home?

I found it so humbling to be part of such an awesome community, [which] really helped me find perspective post-Olympics when I felt a huge sense of failure… I couldn’t believe the overwhelming number of messages and photos that were sent to me to cheer me on … What was Although your last semi-final run didn’t go to plan, most special was seeing photos from the how do you feel looking back on that experience?

Helensburgh community on school news boards, At the time, I was so upset, angry and dressing up the miner statue and having a gelato disappointed. I honestly couldn’t believe that flavour named after me… I really want to thank happened when I could actually see myself winning everyone who was behind this. a medal … I reminded myself that no result will define who I am as a person, and although a medal What have you been up to since the Olympics? would’ve been freaking amazing, it is only the start Spending time with my boyfriend in France! We of the story to my next Olympic endeavour. haven’t been able to spend much time together due to the travel restrictions so [we’re] just enjoying How has your recovery been since the crash? being together.

A month went by and I still wasn’t 100 percent.

Talking to four different doctors, had an MRI scan What’s ahead for you in your BMX career? and I wasn’t able to get a clear answer … I’m not fit Hopefully a lot! Being an Olympian was a huge to race at this point, so it was a good time to go goal of mine but that isn’t everything! There is so back [to Australia] and get this sorted for real. Even much more I want to achieve… Olympic though my symptoms have improved, I want to qualifications start up again mid [next] year so it’s make sure it’s treated properly so they don’t come already an important year. It’s not over yet! 2508

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Lockdown is out, school is in!

Most children have not set a foot in their school since the end of June. Iris Huizinga asked six local students about leaving homeschooling behind and heading back to class.

What will you miss about homeschooling?

Rueben, Holy Cross Primary School, Year 4: Probably that you can finish school really early and go out and play.

Mara, Otford Public School, Year 1: I got to eat tacos. They are too messy to eat for lunch at school.

Gordon, Stanwell Park Public School, Year 1: I’m not really sure. I guess getting to stay home. Getting ahead of everyone, I can just start whenever I like.

Dylan, Stanwell Park Public School, Year 1: I liked working on the stories. I forgot most of their names but Mr Sargeant puts them up on Seesaw and you get to listen to them and after you get questions about the story.

Sophie, Helensburgh Public School, Year 4: Eating. I eat every 30 minutes. I eat apples, but I don’t like green apples.

Emma, Helensburgh Public School, Year 6: Starting my work at 8am. Finishing at 10.

And I miss seeing my teacher. If you have a question it takes forever for them to answer. I miss seeing my friends for six hours straight.

Sophie: I scream and shout because I get stressed out. Mum says: “I’m your teacher”, but I’m like, really you’re not my teacher, you’re my mum.

I hated it.

Is there something new you learned during lockdown?

Rueben: A new trick on the trampoline, I’ve been learning how to do a backflip. I’ve also been trying to learn how to do a jump on a skateboard, which is called an Ollie. I’m still learning how to do it because it’s a pretty hard trick. If you master it, you can do other cool tricks.

Mara: I learnt lots about turtles. They go around the world and the ocean until they have to lay their babies. And I usually don’t get to go surfing when I’m at school, because at school I have to do work What did you really not like about home schooling? and I stay at school and I don’t stay home.

Gordon: I learned how to bunny hop and turn my Rueben: That I didn’t get to see my friends for a long wheel in the air, on my scooter. A bunny hop is a time and I really want to go to the new playground. jump on a scooter.

Mara: That I don’t get to see all my friends.

Emma: I learnt how to ride a skateboard.

Gordon: Not seeing everybody. And a lot of times Sophie: With home schooling it’s kind of weird because we’re in lockdown, we can’t skate in the how they don’t give you stuff you already learned. street because mum has to do stuff for the school So you don’t know it and because your mum or dad and dad’s doing work and the skate ramp is right is explaining it that makes it harder to do. 2508 next to my dad’s office…

Emma: I didn’t like how you couldn’t see any one.

Because I like it better when you can see your Pictured above, from left to right: Gordon, Dylan, Mara, teacher in real life. It just makes everything easier.

Rueben, Sophie and Emma.

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Welcome back to school!

By Learning & Support Teacher Megan Sida

Helensburgh Public staff are all thrilled about students returning to school. After a long time of Home Learning, Kindergarten and Year 1 students returned on Monday, 18 October and all students were set to return from the 25th. Our staff thank all parents for their exceptional support.

As part of the transition back to school, each morning students will enjoy daily check-in conversations with their classmates and teachers, catch up on literacy and numeracy learning and participate in fun activities every afternoon to enhance their wellbeing.

Also, students will return to a new 10,000 Mystery Challenge. Students will be earning points for showing kindness and helping others and are aiming to reach the 10,000-point target when the “Mystery Challenge Reward” will be revealed.

Our Reading Olympics, held last term, was an outstanding success. Fiji, the team with the most nights read, won the home reading competition.

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How to support your child By clinical psychologist Courtney Rudd, of Equilibrium Healthcare

The past few months have been a rollercoaster.

Lockdown fatigue, illness, anxiety and social isolation have affected our mental health.

While there’s been an element of shared loss and the community uniting for the greater good, there has also been a lot of very divisive commentary.

The worst is hopefully over, but the transition to regular life will also be challenging. For me, as an adolescent psychologist, the most evident challenge for young people will be the return to “real” school. Over the past few weeks, countless parents have asked, ‘How do I support them?’

It is a difficult question to answer because lockdown has affected adolescents in different ways. Most parents have witnessed the pendulum swing from one day to the next. On one side, “I hate not seeing my friends”, and on the other hand, “Sleeping in and wearing my PJs all day is great.”

Some kids thrive at adapting to change, others will struggle. So here are my top tips for supporting your young person in returning to school: • Normalise the awkwardness. When you run into old friends at Coles, it’s often hard to find common ground and a stilted exchange of pleasantries is normal. Set your child up for success by helping them to prepare for this and then laugh

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about it with them when it happens.

• Education is non-negotiable. Doing something that makes us uncomfortable can be hard, but some things is life are necessary evils. Year nine geography is one of those things.

• Adolescence is all about social hierarchies and group dynamics. Being left out of the loop is a BIG deal for teenagers. Being apart from peers in different LGAs or finding out they were not included in different group outings will be hurtful.

Empathise with this. For them it’s huge.

• In the first weeks, focus on the basics. Getting up on time, getting yourself ready and getting through the day. Academic performance is only one part of school.

• There may be angst about being behind in classwork, compared to friends. Help them understand this can be solved with time.

Finally, while it is normal to experience anticipatory anxiety, teenagers should actively seek their peer group. When anxiety strikes, and you see avoidance of school or behavioural defiance, it’s likely an indicator of difficulties. If, in a few weeks time, you struggle to get your teenager out of bed and back to school, then it might be time to reach out to a school counsellor or visit a GP. 2508

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We did it!

Together, we #vaxedtheillawarra, writes Jeremy Lasek It’s been said many times before but COVID-19 has thrown a myriad of unprecedented challenges our way – and what a truly magnificent response to this once-in-acentury health emergency from the people of the Illawarra and Shoalhaven.

Emerging from the fog of our 100-plus day lockdown, I’ve been testing my memory. Let me test yours. Other than wartime, can anyone recall a time in your lifetime, when, as a community, we’ve had to band together – and bond together – for a common goal, just as we’ve all done over the past 20 months or so?

When the #vaxtheillawarra team launched its grassroots campaign we had one single objective: to get as many people in the region to roll up their sleeves as possible, and as quickly as possible. It remains the only regional campaign of this type in the nation, and it’s been an honour and a privilege to have been a part of it.

The support we’ve received from day one has been phenomenal. From our Olympic superstar, Emma McKeon, who was the first of our 150 #vaxtheillawarra ambassadors, and who launched the campaign, to the dozens of businesses, regional media, not-for-profits, community groups and dedicated volunteers who’ve helped take a bright idea and turn it into a high-profile, life-saving community health campaign. All of this – an engaging website, Facebook page, weekly live Facebook events, videos from local legends, and regular media reports – has been delivered in less than two months at the time of writing.

When we started the campaign, Wollongong was 35.3% fully vaccinated – well under half-way to our ultimate goal of 80%. As I write this on Friday, October 22, through a concerted effort, this week Wollongong has joined our neighbours in Shellharbour, Kiama and the Shoalhaven by hitting that magical 80% target. That’s cause for great celebration, and how special that the lifting of lockdowns for the fully vaccinated means we can celebrate with friends and family at the newly reopened cafes, pubs and clubs – and in our homes, of course. FREEDOM AT LAST! As the headline above reads: ‘We did it!’ So, why not wrap up #vaxtheillawarra and take a moment to reflect on a job (and many tens of thousands of jabs) well done?

As my fellow #vaxtheillawarra volunteer, Toby Dawson, said: “We’re not at 80%, till we’re all at 80%.” There are still significant pockets of our community lagging behind with vaccination rates

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still in the 60 and 70s. These are some of our multicultural communities, mainly in the suburbs that wrap around Lake Illawarra, and our First Nations people. Vaccination hesitancy was always going to be our biggest challenge and getting that last 25% to commit to roll up their sleeves is our one remaining task over the next few weeks.

We are asking anyone who knows someone who hasn’t started the vaccination process to ask them politely and respectfully, ‘why not?’ The reasons will be many and varied. It may be nervousness about how quickly the vaccines were produced. It may be that they’ve heard that there might be a risk of complications. It may be as simple as they don’t know how and where to get the vaccine.

Should they have concerns, please, encourage these people to visit their GP. You may also be able to assist by finding a place close to them where there is now a plentiful supply of every vaccine, and maybe even offer to help make an appointment. Better still, drive them to a place where you can now get a vaccine just by walking in.

The website www.vaxtheillawarra.com.au is the place to go. Click on the ‘Vaccine Finder’ button and you’ll find a number of local vaccine options by simply punching in your postcode.

The success of the #vaxtheillawarra campaign is a classic example of that old African proverb, ‘It takes a village’.

In my memory, never before has this wonderful community of people faced a challenge as big as the fight against COVID-19. Never before have tens of thousands of individuals been asked to rise to the challenge, and make one/two unselfish sacrifices to protect the health and wellbeing of everyone else in their lives.

To the people in our ‘village’ – every one of you living in Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama and the Shoalhaven who have rolled up your sleeves and armed yourself to fight Covid – the #vaxtheillawarra team salutes you! 2508 The #vaxtheillawarra team is Vicki Tiegs OAM, Toby Dawson, Kylie-ann Haynes, Grant Plecas and Jeremy Lasek.

Lighting up hearts

Helensburgh’s temple is set to celebrate Deepavali on November 4, writes Iris Huizinga

From left to right: Akriti, Pradhan, Sonu.

Photo: Iris Huizinga

On a recent sunny weekend the local Sri Venkateswara Temple welcomed back a lot of happy – fully vaccinated – visitors from all over Sydney. With restrictions lifted in time for the Deepavali (pronounced and sometimes spelled ‘Diwali’) Festival on November 4, most visitors have a lot to look forward to after lockdown.

Pradhan: We have come from Strathfield, one-and-a-half hours driving. After four or five months the temple is open again. When you come to the temple, you get a different kind of peace, one that is needed for your mental stability: somewhere you can go and can pray to the Gods.

Akriti: Basically it gives a positivity in our life.

We have been sitting in our home for a very long time. We were just waiting to come over here to get some positivity in our life, because of Covid, there is a lot of negativity. Here it’s very nice and peaceful.

Sonu: Not only mental peace, we can also see that all the Covid regulations are being followed here. We have our double doses. It’s very good that we are finally getting some kind of freedom, and we are able to visit a temple so that we are having our mental peace and we can enjoy ourselves a bit.

Akriti: I’m feeling very good. I have come out of my house. There were rules that we had to follow for our safety. But now that the government has

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told us we can go out of our houses, I’m feeling very good. The temple is the first place we have come to. We have started with the positive thing.

Hari: It feels great that after so many months the temple is now open. And it’s an auspicious month for us as just two days ago we completed [Hindu festival] Navarathri. We are from central Sydney and my friends are from Parramatta.

It is great to come here today. We do prayers at home, but we have to come to the temple to see the idol and pray in front of the idol. It’s different to come to the temple.

Puneet: We travelled from the city, Town Hall.

We have wanted to visit for a long time. We are happy today. We worship the Gods at home as well, but here we feel a calmness. It is like we are near to the Gods. I mean God is everywhere, you can pray from everywhere. Wherever you want, but this is the place to feel home, feel safe.

Thoughts on Deepavali (November 4) Akriti: We are looking forward to Deepavali.

For us it is lighting the earth and celebrating among our family. If we reach the full vaccination target, then it will be very good to have people around. In some part of my mind I still have that fear that I maybe get Covid. Let’s hope for the best and pray to the Gods.

Sonu: Last year I wasn’t able to visit [my friends’] place during Deepavali. Now I’ll hopefully be able to visit their home. We are planning to go to Harris Park and have a family dinner there. We’re also planning to go to the temple in Parramatta.

Puneet: At Deepavali, the Lord Rama Krishna kills demon Ravana, then travels back to his hometown, where the people welcome them and light up all their houses. People also worship the Goddess Lahksmi, goddess of all wealth and prosperity.

This is why they light up all the houses. It is a very big festival in India. Like with Christmas, people go home to be with their relatives. It’s family time, it is the kind of festival where everybody meets each other. At other times everyone is too busy with their lives.

Sneha: The fireworks is one thing I love and I used to celebrate it staying home with my brothers and sisters and cousins. And there are so many sweets, such a variety of sweets!

Puneet: Lots of candy and sweets. You start celebrating Deepavali a week before. Everybody cleans their house especially for Deepavali. So everything is clean, new things, they wear new clothes. For a child it’s very new, they get new clothes, new dresses, all the sweets. And fireworks!

As a child you enjoy all those firecrackers.

Hari: Of course I’m looking forward to

Deepavali. We are planning to meet all our friends.

Some four or five families, they are all already fully vaccinated. We are eagerly waiting, it will be good to meet again after almost a year.

Everyone will have a memory about Deepavali, not just the children. It is a festival everyone wants to celebrate, every year. A week before we will buy firecrackers, lighting. It starts with lighting the lamps in the entire home. In India it differs from state to state. Deepavali means line of lamps. It feels good. Everyone goes back home, meets up with their parents, takes their blessings.

We come together, on every festival, but Deepavali specifically. We celebrate Deepavali in the home, not in the temple.

About Deepavali (Diwali) The Deepavali Festival on November 4 is one of the biggest festivals of the Indian community in Australia. The festival represents good winning over evil; it is a symbol of new beginnings, hope, renewed friendships, tolerance, peace and harmony.

Festive events are happening at Harris Park, Martin Place, Parramatta Park, and other venues around Sydney. You can expect Bollywood performances, henna tattoos, trade shows, bazaars, food vendors, and more. Most events are free and open to all. 2508

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BANKSIA BUSH CARE’S

Tree of the Month

By Kieran Tapsell

Acronychia oblongifolia (White Aspen) White Aspen can be found right along the Illawarra escarpment, on the edges or within rainforest.

It occasionally can be found along the coastal plain.

It has attractive edible white berries.

There is one stand of 11 mature White aspen of varying sizes on the edges of the Turpentine/ Blackbutt forest halfway down and on both sides of the bush track, from Stanwell Avenue to the Kiosk.

Unfortunately, about 10 of these trees were ringbarked by the deer but are starting to reshoot from the roots. Some 50 suckers have also sprouted from the roots of the existing trees.

The suckers do not seem to be eaten by deer, but they will certainly be ringbarked when they get older. To protect some of these young trees, we have erected two more deer fences to create small copses of around 20 square metres.

We have planted another 10 White Aspen, throughout the reserve inside the large deer fence or protected by individual cages.

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Bodyboarders and swimmers also welcome. We're part of the non-profit organisation Surfing Mums Australia, memberships are just $1 per week. Email Desiree at coalcoastsurfingmums@gmail.com Starstruck – Digital Stargazing Go on a digital tour of the night sky to see what’s happening in Space! Learn about moons, stars, planets and more. Discover what can be seen on the night and in the upcoming month from around Wollongong. Tune into the library’s next Starstruck live stream event on November 25 via our Facebook page @wollongongcitylibraries This event occurs every 4th Thursday of the month from 6.30-7.30 via Facebook livestream.

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The fruits of the white aspen are edible. We try to protect the trees by wrapping sticks around the trunk and holding them in place with cable ties.

Photos: Kieran Tapsell

Banksia Bush Care meets again We hope to start our regular early morning meetings of the group in the next few weeks.

We have a lot of work to do.

The block of land at 33 Stanwell Avenue, which forms part of the Stanwell Avenue Reserve, has been cleared of Lantana, Senna, Cape Honeysuckle, Blackberry, Ochna and most of the Asparagus Fern. This land was cleared of these weeds about five years ago but not maintained and is a classic case of what happens with no maintenance.

It is now ready to be replanted and we are waiting on Wollongong Council to provide us with plants. Every tree will have to be protected with a deer-proof cage.

We have built 18 new compost nests out of the weed material and have created the Australian section of the MATE Exhibition (Modern Art Tributes on Eggs).

Included among tributes to Australian artists are two works of local artist, Michael Mucci, painted by his two eldest children, Kiara and Nathan.

Michael sadly left us at the age of 57 in 2019 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. 2508

Heathcote Community Update A letter from Lee Evans – your State MP Dear Residents,

activity in cities and regions with a strong focus on rebuilding and supporting businesses, helping the hip pocket and boosting jobs. It is targeted and timely support and includes: • $495 million in Education support • $484 million in Domestic and Family Violence support • $255.3 million for Household and Family support • $130 million for Mental Health support

As we emerge from the three month lockdown period I would like to acknowledge all in our community who have pulled together and done their best in these unprecedented times.

I would also like to thank Gladys Berejiklian for her hard work in getting us to this point and Premier Perrottet for forging ahead. With his strategy to open NSW’s borders and the release of the “Economic Recovery Strategy”, Premier Perrottet is confidently The NSW Government is pushing NSW forward. providing $250 in vouchers to households of school-aged The $2.8 billion “Economic children in 2021 as an Recovery Strategy” includes appreciation of parents who have funding to stimulate economic had to home school during the

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lockdown period. Also expanding the Dine & Discover and Stay & Rediscover accommodation vouchers. I encourage all to take up these initiatives through Service NSW. To view the full strategy visit www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/ economic-recovery-strategy Lee Evans, Member for Heathcote

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Left: Chauliognathus lugubris, the plague soldier beetle (photo: Australian Museum). Right: Heteromastix species crawling over a millipede (photo: Chris Reid)

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With Helensburgh entomologist Dr Chris Reid Question. Why is a brightly coloured insect called a soldier?

Soldier beetles are so called because of their bright high contrast colours. The name emanates from the UK of course, where many species are bright red – the standard colour of the old British Army ‘red coat’ uniform, in the days when soldiers identified each other by their colours in the fog of war. And soldier beetles are pretty aggressive too – put one in a vial with another insect and there will quickly only be bits and a fat soldier beetle.

Soldier beetles all belong to the family Cantharidae. In the UK there are many colourful species and most are quite large and conspicuous, as they like to sit on flower heads. Here in Australia we have about 200 species but many are small and only a few are conspicuous. One of these is the ‘plague soldier beetle’, Chauliognathus lugubris.

From around this time of year to Christmas I get enquiries about swarms of these in people’s gardens around Sydney. The beetles are not eating plants and are harmless (unless eaten) and the swarms are basically just mass mating opportunities.

Best not eaten – the bright colours and their slow flight tell you that these are poisonous.

Most species of Australian soldier beetles are much smaller and generally black with a red front end (head and part of thorax). These belong to the genus Heteromastix. Males of Heteromastix can be distinguished by having strangely swollen segments of their feelers (antennae). The antennae are their noses and males have these enlarged segments to

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pick up the scent of females. I think male humans generally have larger conks than females too.

Heteromastix is also commonly found on flowers, especially tea-tree (Leptospermum), but not in large numbers. Little is known about this genus, probably because the beetles are small, only about 5mm long. So, treating 2508 as a citizen science journal, I can report here a new observation, on my driveway.

We normally have a few flying around slowly and apparently aimlessly every spring. But this year there was a swarm of about 200 of them flying and crawling around one spot on the concrete. When I poked at the aggregation, I found they were crawling all over a small millipede. And the four specimens I sampled were all males. I collected the millipede, thinking they must have been eating it, but it was undamaged.

What was going on? Actually I have no idea, but here are three hypotheses.

1. The millipede’s chemistry was similar to a female beetle and the males were making a bad mistake.

2. The beetles were stealing the millipede’s defence chemicals, by licking them up, and using the chemicals for themselves. But why no females?

3. They were having a party.

I’m inclined towards either one or two. What do you think? 2508 For general insect enquiries, visit australianmuseum. net.au/learn/species-identification/ Email questions for Chris to editor@2508mag.com.au

Wild with excitement

Photos: Symbio Wildlife Park

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With Covid restrictions easing, we were so excited to be able to finally open up our doors to visitors once again, after 15 weeks of lockdown.

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Leave early: park is last resort

Senior Deputy Captain Michael Pratt, Deputy Captain Aaron West and firefighter Rebecca May of the Helensburgh Rural Volunteer Fire Brigade answer bushfire questions What is the best way to get out [of Helensburgh]?

Rebecca: Fires here predominantly start in the west. It’s not to say that will always happen.

With only three exits out of town, it’s extremely risky if you decide to leave town too late. So if you are going to leave, then leave early.

Aaron: If you’re in town and especially if it’s a severe, extreme, catastrophic day and a large fire does start … it may be more dangerous for you trying to get out of this town than to actually stay within the town and go to the place of last resort.

Where is the place of last resort and what does that mean?

Michael: Charles Harper Park is the place of last resort. Not the soccer fields or the footy fields. The soccer ovals are in the flame zone. Charles Harper Park is where you go, there you’ve also got that distance with the ovals to protect you from any heat from the fire.

Rebecca: It is going to be dark because day turns to night during a fire and you’re going to be suffering from ember attacks and you just really need to protect yourselves. I would only use that place as a very, very last resort.

I think if you can get out early on those severe, extreme and catastrophic days, it’s highly recommended because even if you’re there, we can’t guarantee your safety.

Michael: It is an emergency back-up, if everything goes wrong. So just leave early.

Aaron: Back in 2001 the fire came from near Darkes Forest, under strong, westerly winds. Most

Michael Pratt (top), Aaron West and Rebecca May answered questions online.

of the exits were blocked for getting out of town.

And with spot fires, where the fire was spotting well in front of itself.

On the day, the fire hadn’t impacted on the M1 motorway yet, but we had reports of it spotting at Lawrence Hargrave Drive near Stanwell Tops.

So take into consideration that we were actually already getting active fire towards Stanwell Tops before it had reached the M1.

With so many people in town on that day, the streets were gridlocked with people trying to get out of town. Having the streets gridlocked, that also then becomes a problem for emergency services, trying to actually get in and get to some of these areas to help people and help defend properties.

That’s why we always say as well to leave early.

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Visit www.myfireplan.com.au If you would like to hear more about preparing for bushfire season in the 2508 area, watch the video on Facebook @NSWRFSHelensburgh If you have questions, contact your local brigade via Facebook @NSWRFSHelensburgh or call the Bush Fire Information Line, 1800 NSW RFS (1800 679 737)

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Helensburgh loves Lebanese platters Innovation has saved the day at Coffee Shock cafe, writes Caitlin Sloan In mid-July, at the beginning of the lockdown, Zahi Merheb and his team opened Coffee Shock cafe on the corner of Walker and Parkes Street.

“When we took over the shop, we did not expect such a friendly, kind and welcoming community,” he said. “We felt [like] part of the community straight away!”

Launching in a Covid crisis, the new business faced more than the usual challenges. Zahi said Coffee Shock was ineligible for financial support as they could not provide comparable income statements from previous years.

“As for every business, the main difficulties are paying the bills and wages [and] during these times, with reduced foot traffic, we were worried about the possibility of quick failure,” Zahi said. “[We] have to say that a big help came from the support the community has given us.

“We have tried [to use] the time given to us by the lockdown to think of ideas and changes to bring to the shop.”

One of those ideas was introducing Lebanese and Middle Eastern banquet platters.

“Every time we would mention it to someone from the community, they would get excited and encourage us to offer full Lebanese [and] Middle Eastern dish options.”

Zahi said that Coffee Shock was excited to be able to offer a new cuisine to residents.

“It makes us proud and happy that the community is enjoying what Lebanese offers best, food and hospitality,” he said.

“We simply cannot wait to use up all the space that this shop possesses and to offer the best services our customers deserve.” 2508

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Mine manager’s son won Victoria Cross Ahead of Remembrance Day on November 11, Jenny Donohoe shares the story of Captain Clarence Smith Jeffries VC

Lieutenant Clarence Smith Jeffries enlisted on 30 April 1916, age 21, occupation surveyor, son of Joshua and Barbara Jeffries, General Manager, Abermain Collieries, Abermain NSW. Clarence’s story begins in Helensburgh where his father was the Metropolitan Mine Manager from 1901. Clarence was born on 26 October 1894 in the Hunter Region and he lived with his parents and went to school in the district of Helensburgh between the ages of 7 to 11.

Clarence later attended Newcastle High School and joined the 14th Hunter River Infantry CMF on 1 July 1912 at age 18. He was promoted to Sergeant on 1 July 1913 and appointed Second Lieutenant on 22 August 1914. He gained a Certificate at School of Instruction, Duntroon 1914-1915. His present rank was Lieut. (Prov) 14th Infantry.

He enlisted in WWI and was appointed Second

Illawarra Remembers

Lieut. on 1 February 1916 and allotted to 34th Battalion. Clarence embarked on board A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916 and disembarked in England. While in England he attended the Officers’ School before employment to France, where he was wounded at Messines on 9 June 1917.

He was wounded in action from a machine gun bullet to the left thigh and spent months recuperating before being sent back to France.

Clarence was promoted to Captain on 26 June 1917 and rejoined his unit on 8 September 1917, four weeks before he was killed in action on 12 October 1917, aged 23.

On the 21 December 1917 Captain Clarence Smith Jeffries was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross after an act of gallantry at Passchendaele (Ypres Phase 5) in Belgium. He organised a party of men under machine-gun fire that successfully captured four machine guns and took 35 prisoners; again his group successfully disengaged further machine guns and he was killed in the engagement. He is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium, plot XL.E.1.

His Military Service Records are some 84 pages.

His father visited the Passchendaele Theatre in July 1920 in an endeavour to locate the grave of his son, prior to the body being exhumed on 14 September 1920. Letters from his father to the military questioned how they identified the body to be his son and it was the first time a reply of this kind was sent as it was not the normal procedure.

Joshua made a pilgrimage to his son’s grave on 31 January 1924. RIP. NOVEMBER 11: Remembrance Day Service Helensburgh RSL will conduct a Remembrance Day Service on the 11th at 10.45am. It will be held in line with Local Government Requirements. Any concerns, please ring 0418 974 074. 2508

ranging from photographs, diaries, letters and drawings to medals, badges and ID bracelets. These

By Local Studies librarian Jo Oliver items have been added to the digital resources.

You can create an account on the website to add Illawarra Remembers is a Wollongong City Council new content and tags. We also have photographs of Libraries website that commemorates those who unknown soldiers on the website which you may served in World War I from our region. It has be able to identify. become a great resource for families, researchers Go to www.illawarraremembers.com.au or click and students. Members of the public have through the library’s website under the Explore contributed information to the website and a Our Past tab. Any questions contact the Local number of scan and share days were held.

Studies Team at: localhistory@wollongong.nsw.gov.

Contributors shared a variety of family keepsakes au or 4227 7414. 2508

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John Buckland Wright engraving of an encounter between ‘Sydney Cove’ survivors and Aborigines. Source: M. Adams

History of Coalcliff

By Dr Lorraine Jones Coalcliff once had the most productive underground coal mine in Australia. It was so important for Australia’s defence in 1944 that the Commonwealth Government of Australia took over this mine during a coalminers’ strike. The coal was essential to produce armaments for the war. The government retained control of the mine until 1947.

In The Big History of Little Stanwell Park, Michael Adams describes how the Wodi Wodi people used coal to aid their fishing at Bulli. They would put burning coal on a stone on their canoes to create light to attract the fish.

The discovery of coal by the Caucasians is one of tragedy and shipwreck, with great kindness being shown by the indigenous people. In 1797 a ship, The Sydney Cove, was wrecked off the coast of Van Diemen’s Land. The survivors took a long boat and crossed to the mainland in Victoria where the long boat disintegrated. Seventeen people set out to walk 700 kilometres to Sydney.

Indigenous people helped them all along the way. They showed the survivors what foods they could eat. They taught them how to make rafts to cross the rivers and even lent them canoes to help them cross the Shoalhaven. They showed them the walking tracks. Five of the group survived to reach Coalcliff. There they found lumps of coal that William Clarke brought back to Governor Hunter in Sydney Cove. Three of the party made it to Sydney. When they got to Wattamolla they were rescued by a fishing boat. Two died at Coalcliff.

They were too weak to climb the cliffs. Clarke kept a diary and published an account of this trip.

Governor Hunter sent George Bass with a crew in a small boat to investigate and confirm the discovery of coal. The lack of a safe harbour and suitable roads meant that the mining of coal did not commence at Coalcliff until almost a century later.

Kieran Tapsell in his book Tales Old and New from Stanwell Park: Reminiscences of a Local gives more detail of the travels of the survivors. 2508

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Real estate records tumble Record prices for real estate continue to be broken across our area. One I was involved with at 6 Young St Coledale went for $4.15m at auction setting a new record for the suburb. It was a special property with amazing architecture and design, however, a significant price for a non-waterfront. Recently in Helensburgh a new record was set for a house with the sale of 51 The Ridge for $1.7m. So, what does this mean for your property? These records provide a benchmark for other properties to be measured against when you need a bank valuation for loan purposes or looking to sell. With more properties coming on the market now and changes to lender servicing criteria by the banks, it is likely these prices will stabilise for the time being.

November

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Neighbourhood Forum 1 report

By NF1 convenor Warwick Erwin

Outdoor fun centre including mini railways envisioned at ‘Wagon Wheels’ Planning Proposal request for land located at Lot 10 DP 260258 and Lot 24 DP 260258, 20 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Stanwell Tops.

Also known as Wagon Wheels.

Planning Proposal request seeks to amend Schedule 1 – Additional permitted uses of the Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009 to include Recreation Facility (outdoor) and Function Centre. The outdoor recreation facility could include a number of miniature railways, ride-on attractions such as model cars, jumping castles, giant slides, climbing frames, rope courses, flying foxes, picnic tables, a performance stage. On-site parking is for 300 cars.

The draft Planning Proposal request is on preliminary notification between 8 October and 5 November 2021. Submissions will assist in drafting reports to the Wollongong Local Planning Panel and to Council. Should Council resolve to progress a draft Planning Proposal, a formal exhibition period will carried out at a later date.

Documents are at the following link. https://our.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/preliminarynotification-of-draft-planning-proposal-lot-20-dp260258-and-lot-24-dp-260258-20-lawrencehargrave-drive-stanwell-tops-nsw-2508 The Planning Proposal goes to the Wollongong Local Planning Panel (WLPP) after the current exhibition period. Then, if recommended by the WLPP, it will go to a full meeting of Council.

NF1 will meet at 7pm, Wednesday, November 10 NF1 Meeting is ON under Covid restrictions.

Meeting will be in the Youth Room and once the limited capacity is reached the doors have to be closed. Council officers are expected to attend.

Helensburgh Town Centre Plan Works Work came to a stop under Covid. It looks like work will re-start after Christmas school holidays on the Walker St western side footpath and roadworks, including Walker and Lilyvale St roundabout. We are waiting on design details of the roundabout. Council are now referring to this work as Phase 2, with Phase 3 being the Western terrace

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(Parkes St to Lane 10 next to Newsagent).

Council officers have requested permission from Council’s Covid team to attend the November NF1 meeting to present details on both phases.

Mobile Food Vending Vehicles on Public Land Trial Council has approved a summer trail of food vans on Council-managed lands, with one location being the Beach Rd car park in Stanwell Park.

Coming after the long lockdown, this trail will take business away from the cafes, restaurants and kiosk at Stanwell Park in a time when they need our support to help them recover. Council awarded the licence for the Kiosk based on trade mainly over the summer period and now is deliberately putting another food business nearby. Have your say via Council’s Our Wollongong website – look for the “Draft Mobile Food Vending Policy and Trial”.

Coles Group DA for Liquor Premises: Commercial – change of use and extension of trading hours Liquor Licence Application for corner of Walker and Short St by Coles Group. APP-0008817690 – Status shows Under Assessment on ILGA noticeboard at the time of writing this report.

DA-2021/822 – 19-21 Walker Street, Helensburgh: Commercial – change of use to liquor store and extension of trading hours This was listed as the third item for the Wollongong Local Planning Panel meeting on 26 October. It was to be streamed via Council’s website.

New Community Centre and Library Council bought two blocks of land on Walker St north of the existing library at auction on 8 Sept.

This may not be the location of the new Community Centre and Library as Council is still doing due diligence on other spots. Community engagement is expected early next year.

Helensburgh Town Centre Plan CBD area timed parking Helensburgh is listed for a 30km/h speed zone in the CBD area once the Town Centre Plan work is

completed in 2022. Some locations will have timed parking. Community feedback via NF1 welcome.

Saturday, 4 December – Council Elections Voting is compulsory if you live in Wollongong Local Government Area. Pre-poll voting will be from 22 Nov to 3 Dec. Postal voting application opens 26 Oct. The 2508 area will be voting for Lord Mayor and four councillors for Ward 1.

Expected candidates for Lord Mayor: current Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery (Independent); John Dorahy (Liberal); Tania Brown (Labor); Mithra Cox (Greens). For the record, Lord Mayor Bradbery has on average (up until Covid) attended NF1 meetings twice a year for open discussions on 2508 matters.

Expected Ward 1 Candidates: Janice Kershaw (Labour); Mithra Cox (Greens); Cameron Walters (Liberal). It is understood that local long-serving fighter for 2508 and 2515, Councillor Leigh Colacino, who has attended NF1 meetings at least once a year, has not been listed in position 1 on the Liberal party group for Ward 1, with parachuted in non-local Cameron Walters being given that position. (Local = living in 2508 for many years.)

All candidates have to be registered and nominated by noon on 3 November 2021.

More information: elections.nsw.gov.au 2508

Revved up

Some residents are so fed up with noise from Lawrence Hargrave Drive that they’ve formed a group and launched a survey to gather data and push politicians to act. “After just two weeks A Better Coal Coast Community Group received more than 250 survey responses, and the number is growing daily,” 2515 local Andy Sharp wrote. “We used geographic information systems (GIS) to map and examine the extent of the problem. Our data indicates there are over 2,450 dwellings within a 200-metre catchment of LHD. This equates to some 6000 residents living within the noise catchment of LHD. The potential impact could extend to over 12,000 residents living in the noise amphitheatre.”

The group is calling for better policing, noise cameras and physical improvements to the street that would slow traffic. 2508 Have your say by scanning the QR codes.

Meet ‘Save on Shave’ A new Australian start-up planning to deliver cutting-edge blades to your door draws on local talent, including Stanwell Park Community Forum Facebook admin Grant Drinkwater.

Peter Thompson reports

Not much has changed about how men shave since the invention of the blade razor. But our local company is shaking things up.

We’ve launched a web-based start-up called Save On Shave. It’s a simple, superior and more affordable solution to shaving – and we’re vying with overseas multinationals such as Gillette and Schick for a $200-million-dollar Australian market in the process.

Sounds like a moonshot, except for the fact that Save On Shave is fronted by Dragons royalty Matt Cooper and a diverse team of ex Qantas flight crew (Stanwell Park’s Grant Drinkwater and Peter Thompson) with State of Origin legends Wally Fullerton-Smith and Greg Conescu also bringing expertise to our design team.

On top of that, we have also developed a men’s product range that is environmentally sustainable, with natural products such as organic hemp oil.

Our team created SaveOnShave.com because we

From left to right: Matt Cooper, Peter Thompson and Grant Drinkwater. Photo supplied

were tired of overpaying for over-designed razors.

Instead, we wanted simple, high-quality products that felt good to use, all at a fair price.

We kept hearing people were sick of being ripped off, paying ridiculous prices for the overseas brands that dominate our supermarket shelves. So we decided to do something about it.

Our team of engineers, designers, craftsmen, and biochemists make our products from the finest materials and ingredients.

Save on Shave’s signature products have been created with the environment at front of mind, aiming to minimise our footprint via everything from our packaging to utilising refillable bottles.

SaveOnShave.com offers all 2508 readers a free 30-day obligation-free trial. 2508 November

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Artists of the Illawarra Painter Edith McNally introduces Austinmer artist Laura Brennan

Laura Brennan moved from England to Australia in 2015 and after spending a few years travelling around found herself in Austinmer, where she took up the opportunity to do some oil painting classes in her spare time.

Her teacher, with whom she coincidentally shares a surname, was local artist Rebecca Brennan, who helped Laura nurture a passion for art and, in particular, how it complements her other loves, the ocean and wildlife.

Laura acknowledges that her fascination with bioluminescence is pretty unique. She started painting bioluminescent cephalopods and became quite obsessed with them and how incredible they are. It started as a visual thing but, with each one she painted, Laura says she learnt more and more about how intelligent and remarkable these creatures are.

Laura has shown her amazing works at

Thirroul’s Seaside Festival and Wollongong Art Gallery’s Postcodes from the Edge. She also exhibited in the Creative Container at Crown Street Mall in 2020 and currently has a squid painting on show in the Ethel Hayton Walkway near the arts precinct.

During lockdown last year Laura started a Facebook group called “A Virtual Art Class” where she posted a weekly brief that anyone is welcome to hook into and share the results. She and others found that it was a nice way to come together.

Laura is also passionate about dogs and other pets, so she runs a popular pet portrait business.

Laura paints with two styles, alla prima (wet on wet) and glazing and layering, depending on what her subject is. To see more of her work, follow @laurabrennan.fineart on Instagram or visit www.laurabrennanart.com.au 2508 To be featured, write to Edith at mcnallyedith@gmail.com

Artist Laura Brennan finds cephalopods fascinating subjects.

Photos supplied

Save our owls Rat poisons are killing birds

Three Coledale children have written to Bunnings, asking stores to stop selling Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs). The trio took action after finding a dead sooty owl near their chook pen and learning that the beautiful night bird had died by eating poisoned rats.

“Our kids were shocked that this could happen,” wrote father Jamie Madden. “They didn’t understand how this poison could be sold so freely.

So, they decided to do something about it. Their

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story has been shared thousands of times on social media and used by BirdLife Australia to help promote their concern about SGARs. “Bunnings eventually wrote back, informing us they are in the process of separating the products on their shelves and working with producers to improve warning labels.

However, the kids are not satisfied.”

Sign the petition calling for a ban on owl-killing poisons at www.actforbirds.org/ratpoison 2508

New: Host a party in a tipi at Darkes!

Fresh from the farm!

By Jo Fahey of Darkes Glenbernie Orchard

Pick Your Own stone fruit Glenbernie’s shop has reopened and the orchard is gearing up for the new season’s fruit.

The ‘Pick Your Own’ stone fruit season starts in mid November. You can redeem NSW Discover vouchers for your picking experience on the day!

Pick Your Own tours will take place under a Covid Safe plan. These are perfect for young and old, and something fun to do together.

Old-fashioned farm stuff – love it!

Shop online, with local delivery Online orders will be delivered on Tuesdays and Fridays. We’re also offering Click and Collect.

Plan a party!

Book a special event at the orchard. We’ve partnered with South Coast Tipis and have the ability to tailor your special corporate day out, wedding or birthday. With all-weather wow factor!

Where to buy world’s best ciders Shop online www.darkes.com.au Visit local bottleshops Helensburgh Hotel, Stanwell Park Cellars, Coledale Fine Wines, Thirroul Cellars and Ryans Hotel Sit and sip, if Covid restrictions permit At Tradies Helensburgh, Helensburgh Hotel, Scarborough Wombarra Bowlo, Coledale RSL, Headlands Hotel, South Sailor, Franks Wild Years, Two Mountains Merchants and Ryans Hotel

Taste the latest in cider and mead B-Sting sparkling honey mead is now available.

Book a cider tasting and try our new Heritage Cider in 750ml bottle.

For booking or enquiries, go to darkes.com.au

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Surfing through life

By Ian Pepper

Surfing has been known to be an enjoyable way to keep fit and healthy throughout life, no matter what age you are. It is also said to be good for your mental health. In this article, meet three men in their 50s and 60s who share with us their passion for surfing and what keeps them going.

From left to right: Steve Cox, Ian Pepper, Brett Davis. Photos: Anthony Warry; action shots supplied

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STEPHEN COX, AGE 63

Steve has lived in Stanwell Park for over three decades now and owned the surf shop at Engadine for over two decades. Passionate about surfing and travelling to surf, Steve is also known for being present and dominating on the bigger days especially at Sandon Point. Steve has a son, Matthew, who will hopefully represent Australia for snowboarding at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing.

From top to bottom: Steve Cox, Brett Davis and Ian Pepper have all enjoyed a lifetime of surfing.

How long have you been surfing and how did you get into it?

50 years plus. I probably saw surfing in some sort of media and just thought that looks like fun. In the 60s, when I was young, my Dad used to take us to the beach and we saw people riding mals (long boards).

What are the biggest waves you have tackled?

That’s a really hard one because everyone judges wave size differently, you’d probably say 20 to maybe 25 feet faces in both Hawaii and G-Land, Indonesia.

What is your favourite place to surf around the world, and why?

There are so many places with great waves, it would be Indonesia, Tahiti or Hawaii but I would have to say Indonesia because it’s cheaper and it’s closer to Australia.

What is your favourite place to surf at home?

It starts with “S” but it’s not Stanwell Park (where I used to live!). It’s Sandon Point, a world-class long right-hand point break and close to home.

How often do you surf now?

Every day, sometimes twice a day and sometimes in summer three times a day, I’ve got a problem!

Tips to keep surfing as you get older?

Stretching, yoga and light weights. You have to look after yourself.

Is a healthy diet important?

Yes, 100%. I’m focused on what I eat, I won’t eat processed foods and eat a lot of fresh fruits and salads.

Does surfing help with your mental health?

When you come home after a surf it is very hard to be in a bad mood, even if the surf was average you just feel better no matter what.

Is it ever too late in life to start surfing?

No, you can start at any age, however, it depends on what level of standard you want to reach.

Obviously the younger you start the better you may be able to be.

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BRETT DAVIS, AGE 62

A founding member of Christian Surfers in Cronulla during the late 1970s, Brett has lived an incredible life dedicated to his faith and surfing. You can read all about it in the book called Ground Swell, The Christian Surfers Story by Brett Davis. From humble beginnings, Brett led Christian Surfers across the globe and still works with them today, mentoring leaders in surfing and other action sports.

How long have you been surfing and how did you get into it?

I got into it because doing competitive gymnastics and wearing white tights didn’t make me an attractive female option, so I wanted to be cool!

What are the biggest waves you have tackled?

I surfed at Waimea Bay in Hawaii the day after the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational one year – waves were 15 to 20 foot.

Stephen Cox

What is your favourite place to surf around the world, and why?

I love surfing at Raglan in New Zealand. It is a high-performance left-hand point break.

What is your favourite place to surf at home?

Right here where I live at Coledale and/or Thommo’s in the right conditions.

How often do you surf now?

Every day if the waves are good, or at least once a week all other times.

Tips to keep surfing as you get older?

Stay at it. I think you also need to separate your identity from your surfing and your performance, otherwise you’re going to really get frustrated.

Also learn to age gracefully in the line-up.

Brett Davis

Is a healthy diet important?

Yes, I think a healthy diet helps a lot with everything in life, along with healthy relationships. Those two things really give me the inspiration to keep surfing.

Does surfing help with your mental health?

Yeah, I think so. Especially when you have been stressed about relationships. It’s the combination of outdoor adventure and physically catching waves.

On the other hand, sometimes, it can be frustrating in a crowded surf and that’s when you have to adjust. I learned that sometimes it’s more important to catch conversations than catch waves.

Is it ever too late in life to start surfing?

No, never too late to start – just make sure you get the right surfboard and you attempt the right waves for your level of fitness and ability.

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Ian Pepper

IAN PEPPER, AGE 50

Ian moved to Stanwell Park 20 years ago and has been a member of the “morning crew” surfing every morning at first light. He has surfed most of his life and travelled the world chasing waves too.

For the past 10 years Ian has been in the committee at Scarborough Boardriders and is currently Contest Director and Gear Steward for the club.

How long have you been surfing and how did you get into it?

I started very young on a surf matt at first and then a foamie. Hard short boards were coming in and I got my first single fin at age 11.

What are the biggest waves you have tackled?

10 foot would be my max: at Cronulla Point as a teenager and, more recently, on trips to Indonesia.

What is your favourite place to surf around the world, and why?

It’s a toss-up between Fiji and Indonesia. If I had to choose, it would be Mentawai Islands in Indonesia.

What is your favourite place to surf at home?

Stanwell Park unless I really have to, due to conditions, then it’d be my next favourite: Coalcliff.

How often do you surf now?

Every day almost without fail I will go first thing in the morning. It’s been in my routine for almost 20 years now and it makes me happy. If it’s good, I might even sneak another surf in after lunch!

Tips to keep surfing as you get older?

Stretching became a big thing for me when I first went to Mentawai Islands 10 years ago. I went to yoga classes every week for a number of years, however, eventually formed my own specific session which I do each morning when I wake up.

Is a healthy diet important?

Yes. I got serious about diet in my 40s and now avoid processed foods, focus on fresh fruits, salads and smaller meat or fish portions.

Why surfing is good for you

By Dr Trevor Kemper, a local GP and founding director of Equilibrium Healthcare Apart from being a whole lot of fun, surfing is actually pretty good for you too, both physically and mentally.

Paddling is good for shoulder, back and arm strength, and improves cardiovascular fitness, with longer sessions enhancing endurance as well. On a good day you’ll be paddling hard to catch all the best waves, again and again, and loving it. Leg and core strength is improved when you’re standing up on the board. This also improves balance, which naturally reduces your risk of falls.

Being on our spectacular coastline also means you’re enjoying the natural environment, disconnected from the stresses of the world. All the while your skin is creating Vitamin D in the sunlight, helping to strengthen your bones.

Often described as calming and meditative, surfing can give symptom relief from PTSD, anxiety and depression, and make you more resilient to mental illness. You can surf in your own bubble if you wish or do it with friends, with the very likely opportunity of meeting new people while you’re out there. The thrill of catching the perfect wave is an experience best shared and other surfers will be there to witness your hits and misses with you.

Not sure where to start? We have excellent local surf schools and retailers as well as locals who will be happy to guide you. Catch a wave and ride for a healthier you. 2508

Does surfing help with your mental health?

The morning ritual surf with my mates, and now my sons as well, is the best way to start any day.

Is it ever too late in life to start surfing?

No. I’ve seen many people start late in life.

However, it’s a sport that needs regular time and commitment in the water to truly appreciate and enjoy the benefits. 2508 Find out more about the district’s local boardriders club on Facebook and Instagram @scarboroughboardriders

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Accident at Thompson’s rocks Everyone in 2508 will be delighted to know that CWA president Carol Pugh has made a remarkable recovery from her injuries. Now home in Stanwell Park, Carol has had so many requests to tell the story of her accident that she has decided to put it in writing.

Carol and Robert Pugh with their grandsons, Brock and Will Andrews.

Pictured at right: Brock and Will in the big pool at Thompson’s rocks.

Photos thanks to the Pugh family

On 23 September I was involved in a serious accident at Thompson’s rocks – a place my husband, Robert, and I have been visiting for over 50 years. We had checked the tides and sea conditions and set off with our two grandchildren Brock, 13, and Will, 10, for a picnic. The boys had been there several times before and we had talked to them about the dangers of rock platforms.

After a quick dip in the biggest pool the two boys set off exploring the other pools and wildlife in them. Robert was looking for rock oysters and I was taking photos.

I noticed Will in his curiosity had strayed close to the edge and called out to him to come back as a big wave might wash him off the edge.

It was as if my words had conjured up the huge wave which washed him off the platform and into a channel. I saw him resurface with a cut on his head then disappear again under a second wave. When it receded he was nowhere to be seen.

I handed my phone to Brock and stepped into the water. Another huge wave lifted me onto a rock. Robert called out that Will was okay and out of the water but to hang on tight as another wave was coming. This proved impossible.

I was lifted over the top of the rock and deposited head-first into a side channel, hitting my head on the way down.

Robert came to my rescue and was able to float me towards the shore despite the waves breaking

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over us and suffering severe bruising and grazes himself. He dragged me so we were both half in and half out of the water. I knew I had done something serious to my neck, which he supported for about an hour until the rescue services arrived.

Brock was able to call emergency services and relayed messages to them about my condition and location. They came in force – some hiked in while a tiny doctor called Maddie and her offsider Paul winched out of a helicopter.

I was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital where I was told not to move my head and that I needed an urgent operation or I would become a quadriplegic. I had fractured three vertebrae and two were displaced.

After two operations and 12 days at Royal North Shore I transferred to Lawrence Hargrave Hospital in Thirroul for rehab and am now doing the day program. I am expected to make a full recovery.

We have incredible services when you really need them – rescue services and health services.

There are so many heroes in this story.

I always knew I lived in a great community but I have been overwhelmed by the support and kindness I have been shown. I have much to be grateful for.

I have learned that no matter how well prepared you think you are, the unexpected can always happen – especially along our dangerous coast.

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'I wanted to connect with other mums' Facebook group founder Elle Ritson shared her story with Jessica Nelson

I moved to Stanwell Park five years ago, after the birth of my first daughter, Ayla.

My mum had moved to Stanwell Park a few years earlier and my sister and her family had lived in Helensburgh for 10 years. When my first daughter was born, I suffered a life-threatening medical condition where I had a two-litre blood hemorrhage and a collapsed lung from the pressure of labour. As a result of a traumatic birth experience, I struggled as a first-time mum. I was living in the city with no connection to my neighbours, and wanted to be close to my family.

I spent most of my maternity leave in Stanwell Park at my parents’ place, where I emotionally healed and fell in love with Stanwell Park.

We bought a house in Railway Crescent and celebrated a combined housewarming and first birthday party for my daughter in our new home.

Shortly after her first birthday I was admitted to hospital with an infection. The infection quickly became serious and I spent the next three weeks in the infectious disease ward with Septic MRSA (antibiotic resistant superbug). I had multiple operations to remove the infection, I was given a 50% survival chance and I nearly lost my left leg.

When I left hospital I had a long road to recovery and once again healed in Stanwell Park.

I received incredible support from my neighbours, Dr Beaufils and the 2508 community.

When I became pregnant with my second daughter, Goldie, I knew I wanted to do things differently. I wanted to connect with other mums in the community who also had young families.

I created a ‘Stanny mums’ Facebook group. We’ve become a great support for each other … These mums feel like family and we very much have a ‘village’ mentality to raising our kids. 2508

WILMA NEEDS A HOME! Wilma, a 10-month-old kelpy-cross, is a happy friendly girl who has had a little training, but could do with more, as well as an energetic family who can keep up with her. Wilma will make a great addition to an active family!

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More Roar-some Acts of Kindness

By Fran Peppernell, Helensburgh Lions Club Publicity Officer

It’s great to finally see COVID restrictions starting to lift and everyone venturing out and about to enjoy the simple things.

Our Helensburgh Lions Club has remained busy distributing many “Roar-some Acts of Kindness” care packages to some well deserved recipients: Parkes Street General Practice; Aevum Physiotherapy; Helensburgh Ambulance Station; Dr Beaufils; Helensburgh Pharmacy; Equilibrium Healthcare. A special mention to The Morning Brew team for their support.

If you’d like to contribute to “Roar-some Acts of Kindness” you can donate via our QR Code at left.

As Christmas approaches we will be selling the wonderful Lions Christmas Cakes for $13 each.

We also have smaller cakes too for $2 each. So watch this space. We will be doing a Christmas raffle outside Coles.

We would also like to offer our sincere condolences to the family of Pauline Lacelles-Smith. Pauline, a former Lions member, was a wonderful contributor to many of our activities. We will always remember her sense of community and good humour.

To keep up to date with our Lions activities, go to our Facebook page or visit our website at www.helensburghlions.org.au 2508

Trees for Christmas

By Sophie Miller, publicity officer for Helensburgh Girl Guides

It’s been a long, long year but the Girl Guides are back just in time for summer!

We’d like to thank the community for the never ending support that we’ve received over the years.

As an all-volunteer, donation-funded organisation we truly could not exist without the generosity of all of you.

To brighten your spirits, we’d like to announce that our annual Christmas tree sale will be going ahead on the first weekend of December, starting Friday 3rd until sold out!

As usual we will also have a couple of extra goodies to brighten up your Christmas. Similar to last year there will be some restrictions in line with NSW Health guidelines. Please keep an eye out for our flyers around town and on the community Facebook group for more details. 2508

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Return to the Shed

By Paul Blanksby, of Helensburgh Men’s Shed We’re back!

Your Men’s Shed restarted operations on the 11th of October. Time to welcome new and established members, catch up on our products, finish commissions that needed the Shed’s facilities and enjoy laughter, yarns and mateship – all in a Covid-safe way. No prob, lots of experience now.

For anyone new to the area or unfamiliar with a Men’s Shed, we offer a safe, friendly and inclusive venue for skills-sharing and informal learning, of pursuing individual and community projects, of purpose, achievement and social interaction.

HMS is serving the 2508 community by providing a facility where men from 18 years of age, regardless of background, ethnicity, beliefs, hair styles or a penchant for wearing flared pants, can come together, pursue hobbies, undertake community projects and talk with mates, to enjoy longer, more active, healthier and happier lives.

Among other activities, we do woodwork, re-imagine objects, metalwork, machinery repairs, story-telling, yarn-spinning, fixing broken things, restoring items, so much. In between morning tea and lunch, of course.

And... 2508… be ready for our upcoming Saturday Shed Sales! More to come! 2508 Visit helensburghmensshed.org.au, 199A Parkes Street Helensburgh 9-3 Monday and Tuesday.

Contact Michael Croft 0413 401 522; Ron Balderston 0410 564 752; Paul Blanksby 0403 701 788.

U3A Program

Stanwell Park U3A meets at Hillcrest House on Mondays at 9.30am. Music Appreciation follows morning tea, from 11am to noon. For more information, ring Jenny on 0406 350 025.

1 Nov: Creation of Moon and Earth, SBS On Demand 8 Nov: Minoan Crete, Laura Honner 15 Nov: Greenland, Anne Brown 11am: Rebellions and Revolutions in Australia, Peter Clarke 22 Nov: Michelangelo - Master and Masterpieces, David Christian 29 Nov: Illawarra in 1940s, Kerrie Christian.

12pm: 2021 Christmas Party. 2508

DGR Ride Host Jane Sim with Wollongong’s ‘The FC’s’, who are among the world’s top fundraisers. Image by Keogh’s Vision Photography.

Distinguished Gents Ride In May, classic and vintage motorcycle enthusiasts paraded through Wollongong’s suburbs raising funds for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health. The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is a global spectacle connecting hundreds-ofthousands of motorcyclists from over 100 countries around the world. The annual event raises funds on behalf of charity partner Movember and some of the world’s top fundraisers hail from the Illawarra.

In five years, the local event presented by City Coast Motorcycles has raised over $350,000.

“Our riding community have big hearts and are prepared to dig deep and make a difference,” says DGR Wollongong Ride Host Jane Sim.

Classic car owners join the Movember drive The first Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive was set to take place on 26 September 2021 at locations around the world, but due to Covid restrictions, some Australian events were postponed.

Organisers hope to go ahead with Wollongong’s first DGD on Sunday, 14 November. Like the motorcycle ride, the Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive will focus on sartorial style and vintage vehicles. The event is for cars built before January 1980. Drivers are urged to carry on the dapper style that complements classic cars and raise funds for men’s health on behalf of charity partner, Movember. Visit www.gentlemansdrive.com 2508

Adelaide Perry’s work features in the new Ways to Water exhibition.

Photo thanks to Wollongong Art Gallery.

‘Ways to Water’ inspires poetry prize

By South Coast Writers Centre director Sarah Nicholson The South Coast Writers Centre’s Poetry Award returns in 2022 with the theme ‘ways to water’.

Ways to Water is the title of the major exhibition at Wollongong Art Gallery from October 2021 until February 2022.

Many of us have living connections to the places where the land meets the sea. We live and breathe the salt air; we swim and surf; we snorkel and fish; we walk and think and dream. We are part of Sea Country, a place of deep time, stories and memories.

Ways to Water is an exhibition that asks us to look at the coastal places we belong to: our past, present and our imagined future.

We’d like you to tell us about your experiences on the coast, on the beach, in the lake or ocean.

What is your ‘way to water’?

Submissions open 31 October 2021 and close on 1 January 2022. The winning entry will receive $1000 and a special award will be given by Wollongong Art Gallery for the entry that best responds to an artwork from the exhibition.

Winners will be announced on 29 January 2022 at an event at Wollongong Art Gallery and the winning entries will be published in the South Coast Writers Centre’s 2022 Anthology. 2508 Visit southcoastwriters.org

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Hello? Can you hear me?

Poor mobile coverage is more than annoying – it’s dangerous, writes Philip Comans “Hello! Hello? Can you hear me ... I can’t hear you... Hello? Hello?” (Under breath: “Bloody useless mobile phone!”)

“I’ll have to call you back .... *#@!!”

For over 22 years, as we’ve lived in beautiful Coalcliff, this has often been the end of a mobile phone call.

We’ve complained, dozens of times, to the mobile phone carriers. We’ve moved from the less expensive Vodaphone to the very expensive Telstra because Telstra claims 99.2% coverage in Australia (who knew Coalcliff would be in the unlucky 0.8%?).

We’ve complained to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman multiple times. We’ve spent literally hours on the phone with Telstra over the issue. They’ve convinced us to pay $2400 for Telstra Smart Antennas (two, as our first one stopped working after only three years and we negotiated a reduced price of $900 rather than $1500 for its replacement, whoopee!)

Meanwhile, if you visit Africa, or China (or it seems just about any emerging economy), you have perfect reception! Without a person or building in sight! But here, within a major Australian state, we have terrible, patchy, coverage, if any.

This is not just inconvenient, it’s not just bad for running our home-based businesses (although it is both of these things, in spades), it’s not just isolating during the Covid-19 lockdowns, it’s DANGEROUS. It’s a matter of safety.

Over the years we’ve called emergency services for serious accidents in and around Coalcliff, including a fisher’s helicopter rescue (broken femur The phone stretch: a local walking group reaches for the sky in the hope of finding a signal. Photo: Mark Johnston

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and took 1.5 hours!), a fatal motorbike accident, and we’ve witnessed recently the helicopter rescue of Dave Winner, where lack of mobile phone signal was, by several accounts, an issue.

I had to run to the Surf Club to summon help for the fisher, while my husband climbed down to the rock shelf with another neighbour he enlisted on the way to help him carry the fisher out of the pounding waves. If we hadn’t, fortunately, seen the accident from our deck he would likely have drowned.

Increasingly, hundreds of visitors enjoy our ocean beach and pool, where lifesavers confirm there is limited mobile coverage. Walkers stream across Sea Cliff Bridge. One neighbour slipped and broke a wrist at the pool. We’ve had visitors knock on our front door, day and late at night, who have run low on petrol, or needed medical help for elderly relatives. Their mobiles useless.

A runaway car ploughed through our garage once. The driver couldn’t call his family.

Apparently, we were close to a solution recently, under the Federal Government’s Mobile Black Spot Program. But bureaucracy got in the way, with Telstra and Wollongong Council failing to agree on a tower location. Massive buck passing.

Don’t get me started on Fire Season. I remember being totally cut off, with power outages, during the 2001 Black Christmas bushfires. Both roads north and south blocked, no landlines, and no mobiles.

Please, if you care about this, visit tio.com.au and complain. Also email and phone Council, and Lee Evans MP and Sharon Bird MP. 2508

Researchers Barbara Knox and Graham Thwaite have found beautiful photographs of Hillcrest House, the home of Ralph Hargrave and later Lawrence Hargrave (photo at left: Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, https://ma.as/323243)

Needed: Friends of Hillcrest

Researchers seek documents, photos or information about those who helped save the historic house Barbara Knox is the manager of Hillcrest Retirement Village and Graham Thwaite is a village resident. Together they have collaborated over the past two years, researching and writing a book about the Hillcrest site and Stanwell Park, from the time of early European settlers, the Hargrave family and boarding house proprietors through to UPA’s ownership of the site since 1961 to now.

Their extensive research has uncovered many historical documents, including beautiful photos of Hillcrest House, Stanwell Park and the Hargrave family. Some of these photos were recently framed and hung in Hillcrest House to show people the history and the faces of those who called Hillcrest their home. UPA has also installed display panels at three historically significant areas of the site, so that people can learn and understand the past.

Barbara Knox and Graham have met historian and author Michael Adams a few times, as his knowledge of the local area is vast.

They have uncovered quite a lot of historical information and photos but require help from the local community.

They would like to know more about the people who were part of “Friends of Hillcrest”, which was a group that began raising awareness and fundraised to save Hillcrest House, which was in a major state of disrepair in the early 1990s and in danger of being bulldozed.

The founding members were Ruth and Phil Church and Margaret McKinnon (now deceased).

The group organised many activities, including guided tours, walkathons, theatre productions, musicals, campfire song fests, pantomimes, soirees, dinner parties, fetes and art shows and featured musicians, singers, dancers and choirs.

They also had marvellous contributions by local organisations including SPAT Singers, Helensburgh Lions and On The Edge Productions, to name a few.

Historian Michael Adams organised walks and talks and wrote three books and all proceeds were donated to “Friends of Hillcrest”.

The “Friends of Hillcrest” were instrumental in getting Hillcrest House restored and with the funds raised by the Friends and UPA, the house was officially restored and opened in February 1995 at a total cost of $320,000.

The house continues to be maintained by UPA and utilised by the residents of Hillcrest Village.

Local groups enjoy the house on a regular basis and the house has been leased for book launches, engagements, weddings and family get-togethers.

Barbara feels quite privileged to be Hillcrest’s current caretaker and enjoys her time there, trying to imagine how it looked in those historical times.

Barbara and Graham are hoping to have their book published early in 2022.

Anyone who has documents, photos or information relating to Hillcrest or “Friends of Hillcrest”, please contact Barbara on 8197 9304 or barbara.knox@sydney.upa.org.au 2508 November

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Dr Rip’s Science of the Surf There’s no such thing as a freak wave, writes Rob Brander There’s been a lot of talk about freak waves lately, particularly in regards to some of the tragic incidents involving rock fishers being swept off rock platforms and beloved locals being injured on the rocks.

Whenever these incidents happen, it’s inevitably attributed to a ‘freak wave’. The thing is, there’s no such thing as a freak wave. It’s a very misleading term.

Freak, or ‘rogue’, waves are unexpectedly large waves that seemingly appear out of nowhere, but there’s logical explanations about why they occur.

Mostly it comes down to constructive interference. It’s not hard to imagine that many different wave ‘trains’, formed by distant storms, travel across the ocean from various directions.

When the different wave trains intersect, they merge and if their crests align, they can form a larger wave. So every now and then, you can get a random wave that’s larger than the rest. In the middle of the ocean, they can sometimes flip boats and damage oil rigs.

However, you tend to get more ‘freak’ waves when there are messy and chaotic conditions, such as during storms. But these conditions are also common near rock platforms and rocks. Rocky coastlines are very irregular in shape and reflect wave energy back offshore. When a reflected wave interacts with an incoming wave, it forms a larger wave. This combination of constructive interference and wave reflection is happening next to rock platforms all the time and when you factor

in wave sets (groups of larger waves) arriving at random times, then rock platforms become dangerous places to be.

So I was horrified a month or so ago to see a bunch of local kids (including my own!) playing on the rock platform at Coalcliff during a Hazardous Surf Warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology!

I got them out of there quick, as it was a disaster waiting to happen no matter how ‘careful’ they told me they were being. The Figure 8 Pools in the Royal National Park is another example. I went there one weekend recently (first time since it became a social media destination – it ain’t what it used to be!) only to find a carnage of damaged limbs and bleeding wounds.

Some time before we arrived – at low tide as you are meant to – a ‘freak’ wave had overtopped the rock platform sending all those standing near the edge skidding across the platform getting shredded.

Unfortunately, I don’t think the warning signs have deterred anyone from getting their Instagram shot.

From a safety perspective, the key words when it comes to ‘freak’ waves are that they are random and unexpected. You can’t predict them, but you should always be aware that they can occur under any conditions. When it comes to rocks near the ocean edge, always expect the unexpected, no matter how experienced you are. 2508 Have a question for Dr Rip? Email rbrander@unsw.edu.au

Go Nippers!

Great news – we’re back for nippers at Coalcliff on 14 November. We welcome all nippers families to register online ahead of orientation day through the Coalcliff SLSC website. We have discounted the registration costs to $50 for an individual junior member and $100 for a family.

Remember at Coalcliff we do it every fortnight with the dates of: November 14 and 28; December 12; January 30; February 13 and 27; March 13 and 27; April 10.

We would also strongly encourage parents and members to use this time to complete their online Age Manager and Safeguarding Children course. Visit sls. com.au/role/age-manager-certificate/ 2508

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Great sign. But is it effective? Photo: Rob Brander

Fit for summer

By Caitlin Sloan

Three Helensburgh trainers are excited to welcome locals back to the gym.

Boardrider Michael Croft, who turned 70 in September, with his new DP surfboard especially made for his birthday. Photo: Ian Pepper

Stoked to be back

Helensburgh-born Brodie Merchant, 20, launched Imperium Group Fitness in June. Lockdown meant online classes or one-on-one outdoor sessions but soon over 40 classes may be held at the indoor facility on Cemetery Road. “We will be offering anything from high-intensity sessions to spin classes to yoga,” Brodie said.

Visit www.imperiumgroupfitness.com.au.

By Scarborough Boardrider Ian Pepper

We are back! After a great committee meeting Tuesday, 19 October, where every scenario was tabled and discussed in depth, we made the decision to complete our season and crown champions. We have numerous challenges and legal requirements to navigate, which are completely out of our control, but overall we agreed it was best to finish the year off and get together again based on overwhelming feedback from our membership. We are stoked to be able to make some announcements regarding the remainder of the 2021 season: 1. Pointscore Number 6: Sunday 24th October 2. Pointscore Number 8: Sunday 7th November A juniors only event with finals for 14’s, 12’s and Junior Girls including micro groms.

3. Pointscore Number 8: Sunday 12th December Seniors only for under 18’s and up. Finals for all divisions this day.

Presentation to be sometime in early 2022, stand by for confirmation of date and venue.

Meanwhile Surfing NSW has confirmed a range of other events that our club will also be participating in before the end of 2021.

• Woolworths NSW Junior State Titles presented

by Ocean & Earth – Illawarra, 17-22 November • Aloha Manly Junior Teams Event – Manly, 4-5 December • Australian Boardriders Battle Regional Qualifier (South Clubs) – Kiama, 11 December 2508 Follow @Scarbsboardridersclub on Facebook and @scarboroughboardriders on Instagram

Burgh Healthy Hub used lockdown to renovate.

Manager Tenielle Schmitz – who is also a group fitness instructor, specialising in pre and postnatal exercise – said the Hub will be offering group fitness sessions, personal training, kids and teens gymnastic style programs and creche services.

“We will have a new group fitness program, a new floor layout for the gym and a new area for kids and teens,” she said. Visit burgh.com.au.

Adam Keighran of Nuff’s Fitness has offered online running coaching for years, so his transition to virtual training during lockdown was nearly seamless. Adam now hopes to turn Nuff’s Fitness into a hybrid of online and in-person training.

“Not only can we reunite on the fitness paddock, but we can also begin to organise some fun things on the social calendar too,” he said.

Follow @NuffsFitness on Facebook. 2508 November

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Golf news Helensburgh Sunday Social Golf Club Robert ‘Indy’ Jones reports

Tradies Social Golf Barry Thompson reports

The time has come to say … our next HSSGC event is to be held on November 7th. A continuous dialogue between our President and the Kareela Golf Club pro Scotty has provided for members close enough to play during the most recent restrictions and held us in good stead to welcome everyone back on course at the earliest opportunity.

So sharpen those pencils, clean off your clubs and related equipment ladies and gentlemen to enjoy good company and associated stories of the past months. Oh yes, and play golf.

Keep an eye out for the tee time in emails.

Hopefully those who have been on the mend are now fully fit and the rest of us have remained positive, safe and healthy.

Following on from November, December 5th will be the finale to 2021. Support our business partners, look out for our reports here at 2508 and emails to members.

For membership information, enjoying the outdoors and good company, contact Tony on 0418 863 100.

Indy signing off …

Golf may be described as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle.

Nevertheless I can’t wait. 2508

Our next outing on November 6th is the third round of the championships and hopefully we will revert to our normal format. Tee-off will be at 7.30.

Then on November 27th the Mighty Downtowners take on the Uptowners in their yearly tussle (Tee-Off 7.00).

If our luck holds, we will return to holding our Presentation Night at Tradies on December 4th We then all get a chance to contest the Loud Shirt event on December 11th when we hold our charity day in aid of NINA. President Terry (pictured, at right) models a previous winner above to show the standard needed to win this prestigious prize. Let’s hope the return to normality continues and these events come to fruition.

Meanwhile back at the Ranch, our November winner was Brian Taylor with 39, followed by Mark Ryan with 38. They’re off to Helensburgh Butchery and Gallardo’s Pizzeria to claim their prizes.

Roger Hendry won the coveted Helensburgh Driving Range coupon and we expect him to make the win/ then the winning of the next tournament a hat trick!

All other results, some of which are dismal, are on our Facebook page for your amusement.

Stay safe until we meet again at Boomerang. 2508

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We are very excited to re-introduce Doctor Meg Miller-McConochie who joins us permanently this month after a brief stint earlier in the year. Meg brings extensive medical experience from the elds of executive health and emergency medicine.

She has a keen interest in mental health, preventative health and community pre engagement.

Meg moved to the 2508 area in 2019 and is looking forward to working with our growing team. Outside of medical practice she loves nature, art and gardening.

She is available for appointments on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

We have been working hard to increase the number and availability of doctors at Equilibrium Healthcare and maintain the ability to get timely appointments and to treat urgent medical issues as they arise. Dr Miller-McConochie is the rst of a number of new doctors we will be welcoming in the near future. We look forward to introducing them as they commence with us to int help maintain a healthy community.

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