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going for gold OUR HARD-CHARGING SURF BOAT CREW GUNNING FOR A NATIONAL TITLE

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

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2508 CONTENTS LETTERS 03 You’ve got mail How our magazines are delivered NEWS 06 Komplete Kaos! Our local Lego robotics stars 08 Be prepared Make plans for bush fire season 12 Lost and Found Pets on Facebook BUSINESS 20 Fig & Lime Catering Meet the mother-daughter duo 24 New resolve Take stock of marketing and finances LIFESTYLE 10 Cover feature The open women’s surf boat crew 14 Dr Rip Why plunging waves are so dangerous

16 Have you seen it? The Illawarra’s legendary big cat 18 Gardening Be fire-wise 22 Q&A With SilverStone Jewellery’s designer 23 Who’s who at the zoo Highlights at Symbio 28 Happy 40th! Photos from SPAT’s big birthday bash 34 History Life aboard HMAS Australia 34 Lawrence Hargrave New series on aviation pioneer SPORT 46 BMX How to become a world champion 47 Swim Safe Take steps to save children’s lives 48-49 Golf Par-tee time 50 Tides 51 H-SP Surf Club IRB 52 Ride for cancer

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

MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS Dr Rob Brander Annelies Voorthuis

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

SARA NEWNHAM

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

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

Read her column on page 18.

Creativescapes garden service

is a business advisor at the Enterprise & Training Company.

Prior to working for ETC, she ran her own business, In2Careers, which provided specialised recruitment services for Aboriginal people. This business won a NSW Health award for its innovation placing Aboriginal people in employment in General Practice. She has also worked for a not-for-profit establishing social enterprises and started her career as a primary school teacher in the Northern Territory. Read her article on page 24.

Philip Comans

is a dog behaviour therapist and trainer with the Illawarra-born and now the world’s largest international dog training organisation Bark Busters.

His region covers Helensburgh to Gerroa and inland, including Goulburn.

Dogs are a passion and his mission is to save them from being surrendered and euthanised when all they need is a little training. He believes every dog deserves to be trained so it can enjoy a relaxed, fulfilled life in its human/dog pack. Turn to page 33 for pet advice.

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DISTRICT NEWS Editors

Genevieve Swart, Marcus Craft

Art director Brendon Wise

Ad design Wendy Gergos

Regular contributors

Rob Brander, Sara Newnham, Anthony Warry

Contact

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2508 LETTERS

HAPPY NEW YEAR – now WHERE’S MY MAGAZINE?

We’re often fielding questions about how 2508 is delivered.

The magazine is published online on the first of every month (see 2508mag.com.au). Then the team of walkers at Southern Link Letterbox Distribution deliver hard copies to residential homes in the 2508 postcode. Timing may vary (rain slows walkers down), but if you don’t receive a magazine within the first week of the month, please let us know.

2508 also goes to businesses and cafes around town, including the Helensburgh newsagency on Parkes Street (where the owners

also kindly keep a 2508 drop box for letters).

Black and white, large-print copies are available at Helensburgh Library and Northern Illawarra Neighbour Aid on Walker Street.

If you live out of area, but would like to subscribe and receive a printed magazine ($36 per year), please give us a call on 0432 612 168 or email editor@2508mag.com.au.

Happy New Year everyone!

Genevieve and Marcus The Editors

THANK YOU

To the Helensburgh Community, I wish to thank you for sending the stamps for the Carmelites Missions in Timor.

It has been a big help towards building an orphanage and a building for the 40 men who are studying for the priesthood.

It also helps put water into the villages and home industries for the women.

Wishing you a happy New Year.

Thoughts and prayers, Eleanor Matthews

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2508 LETTERS help, please contact the club or email Jenelle on mingara7@bigpond.com.

COMMUNITY NOTICES Ethics Teachers required

Helensburgh and Stanwell Park public schools are in need of ethics teachers.

There are currently vacancies for volunteers to teach Years K-6 ethics classes.

If you would like to find out more about becoming a volunteer teacher, please visit www.primaryethics.com.au

COALCLIFF FLAG MYSTERY

“Recently Coalcliff SLSC received this flag,” writes the club’s publicity officer Jenelle McWilliam. “It was found in a second-hand shop, Nothing New Bullaburra. The owner of the shop has given it to the club. I am trying to find out about this Supporter Flag.” If you can

USED POSTAGE STAMPS wanted

Drop them into the white box at the Helensburgh Community Centre. Please leave a few millimetres of envelope around the stamp, as it is worth more money when in a good condition.

COMMUNITY RALLIES TO HELP LOCAL FAMILY

Helensburgh residents have united to help the family of “Teeny Tiny Michael”, the baby boy born prematurely on November 11 at just 24 weeks, weighing 635 grams.

Family friend Sarah Levy has been doing a superb job of co-ordinating fundraising efforts, while Jane Jukes, co-founder of the Megabatch food sharing group, has organised a roster for mums to drop off home-cooked meals.

For more information, please Teeny Tiny Michael. 2508 Send your letters, notices and photos to us at PO Box 248, Helensburgh 2508, or editor@2508mag.com.au

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join Komplete kaos

By Lilli Pang Seven wonderful 2508 kids worked hard to compete in the FIRST LEGO League challenge for 2014.

The theme was “World Class Education”. The Komplete Kaos Inc team applied themselves diligently to build an autonomous robot.

The robot could line follow, manoeuvre in small and narrow places, open classroom doors, grab baskets, spin sliders, turn right angles among other things – all of which score more and more points on the internationally issued table.

At the regional challenge in November, we won the Robot Game Top Points Award and the Robot Design Award. That put us through to the nationals on December 6, where we were among 36 teams from around Australia, including eight teams from Wollongong alone!

We had a great day. It is so much fun competing, meeting up with new friends and catching up with old. At the end of the day we got the second highest points in the Robot Game

in the country and came fifth overall. We were awarded the Programming Award as well.

We are happy to say we are up in the top 10 teams in the nation – with four other Wollongong teams, including Stanwell Park.

Everywhere we go, we know that we look fine with our logo designed by Kiralie Allan of Charli Design, our shirts donated by Parrinos Pizza, the insurance, computers and space donated by Helensburgh Public School, and support given by our community. Thank you very much to all of you.

This means that, for the second time and in our third year of competing, we are going to represent Australia again. We will keep you posted on how we go. 2508 Komplete Kaos Inc is an afterschool activity (robotics Lego) held on Tuesdays at Helensburgh Public School library. It is open to anyone between the ages of eight and 15 years old and you do not have to join the competition team. Find us on Facebook, at kompletekaosinc.weebly.com or email kompletekaosinc@gmail.com.

Komplete Kaos will once again represent Australia in Lego robotics competitions this year.

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BE PREPARED FOR A BUSHFIRE

By Captain Jim Powell, 325 Station, Helensburgh, NSW Fire and Rescue You might think with all the rain and storms over December that there would be no bushfire threat this year. Think again.

We are still in the Summer Danger Period as it will only take a few weeks of hot weather and strong hot dry winds for the region to be on high fire alert again. Already, media messages from the two Fire Authorities are advising people on what to do in the event of bushfire, all of which is good, sound, researched advice.

Plan carefully for such an emergency. You might like to take on board a couple more suggestions you may or may not be aware of.

1. It is important that emergency services

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are aware that your property is unattended (if you are away on holidays) in the case of an emergency. Leaving your garbage bin in the middle of your driveway is a clear way of communicating without you being there.

2. If your plan is to decide to leave early at the onset of a bushfire alert and you have small children and or elderly or sick family members, don’t wait. Leave while it is safe to do so, having already made sure your important documents, medication and sufficient clothing for a few days are on board. Other items you may consider taking are your computer backups (external hard drives) and those precious photo albums.

3. The first thing that allows fire into your house, other than gutters full of leaves, is the breaking of glass from the extreme heat and the first inflammable materials to catch fire are the curtains. It is suggested that curtains be removed from windows and stored away from flammable heat sources.

Your emergency plan is important to you and your family’s survival during our Bush Fire season and I hope that you do not have to implement these precautions this summer.

Helensburgh NSW Fire & Rescue Station 325 will be having a new recruitment drive during early 2015. We are looking to employ eight new members for our Helensburgh Station and more information will be available over the next few weeks. All job applications are done through the Jobs NSW website. For further information, you can contact me on 0415 114 443. 2508

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2508 REPORT E AT URE COVER F

going for gold

The helensburgh-stanwell park open women’s surf boat crew have their sights on a national title, 2508 reports.

Photos by Anthony Warry Photography; www.anthonywarry.tumblr.com

It’s a fresh December morning when we catch up with sweep Mark ‘Bluey’ Lea and his Open Women’s surf boat crew as they prepare for a training session near Austinmer boat ramp.

The BMX Bandits may be disappointed with their third place in the second round of the Ocean Thunder Pro Surf Boat Series the day before at Collaroy, but you wouldn’t know it.

Brooke Dent (bow), Courtney Overell (second bow), Stephanie Barlow (second stroke), Georgia Leach (stroke) and Bluey are having a laugh, sharing a few yarns, and looking decidedly chipper at 7am on a Sunday. They don’t even flinch when they’re asked to pose for numerous photos.

There’s a fair bit of joking and jostling among this bunch of athletes, but when it’s time to train, the crew flips the switch and, instantly, everyone is in work mode. You can see a laser-like focus in their eyes as muscles coil in readiness for the work ahead.

They graciously gave up some time to have a chat with 2508.

Says ‘Bluey’:

“We have exactly the same crew as last year – this is their third year in Open Womens and before that three of them rowed together and won the under-23 title.

“This year was the first year they did a full pre-season – this year no one went away and they got into Crossfit.

“You can just tell with the strength they’ve got when they race. Basically, a surf boat is big and heavy [a minimum of 209kg] – when you’re hitting waves and white water it’s affecting the momentum of the boat all the time. This year we’re going through the break a lot quicker than before; they’ve just got that strength.

“They’re definitely a lot stronger this year – I notice it more putting the boat on the trailer. I used to struggle to get it on, now we can lift it

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‘Bluey’ and his crew get busy at training.

up and get it on…

“Training wise, I just do my own stuff: keep fit, not get too fat for them because any extra weight they’ve got carry around.

“Stanwell Park is known as a beachy club because the beachies go really well, but in the last few years, especially in the boat arena, we’ve put Helensburgh-Stanwell Park on the map with the results we’ve been getting [including victory in the Australian Surf Rowers League Open]. Definitely now, especially in the womens, people look to see if they’ve got us in their heat now…

“One of the girls’ good attributes is they’re good fighters; they never give up, even if they’re behind … I was talking to another crew’s sweep at the end of the year and he said ‘That’s what we hate about you guys – even if we’re in front we know that you’re going come at us’… and that’s the way we train them, that way if we stay close enough – even if we get hit by a wave on the way out – we can either pressure [the other crew] to get a wave that they don’t want or you can maybe jag it onto

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2508 REPORT the same wave as them.

“I always say if I get hold of athletes I can teach them how to row. You’ve got to be an athlete to start with and have that desire within you to want to train hard and do well. I don’t do a lot of out-of-boat stuff with them; I trust them to do the work – so they’ve got to have that drive and desire to push themselves.

“Good crews make their own luck. You see a good crew and a lot of people think: ‘Oh, they’re lucky’ but they put themselves in positions to take advantage of situations.

“We’re trying to make a concerted effort, especially with the older nippers, [to make them aware] that there’s more to surf clubs than just beach flags or swimming. We do a nipper-boatie day where we invite them out and they can row in a boat, have a bit of fun, because – it was the same when I was growing up – a lot of people aren’t the best swimmers or the best runners but they’re good athletes and they want to have a go. You get them into a crew and they can bond as a crew and you get good rowers out of them.

“You get the ones who you take out in the surf for the first time and they go over waves, get up in the air, and you just see the smile on their face and you know they’re hooked.”

The crew is still seeking sponsorship so if you’re keen to support these dedicated local athletes call Mark on 0411 537 331. 2508

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the right moves

Georgia Leach and Stephanie Barlow reveal some training secrets and the crew’s goals for the 2014-2015 season GEORGIA: “We do a lot of flat-water stuff, so if you can perfect your stroke you can get that one or two extra strokes on top of someone else and that will get you further than trying to rip in harder.”

STEPHANIE: “Rowing is 90 percent mental, so if you want it, you’re going to do it; if you’ve got any doubt in your mind, that’s when you’re going to fall short.”

GEORGIA: “Our ultimate goal is Aussie gold medal this year and to get picked in the Australian side to go to New Zealand.”

STEPHANIE: “Crews like the one that we’ve got don’t come easily and it doesn’t happen to everybody and our crew has what it takes to win an Aussie gold medal.”

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catch up on what’s been happening in our district...

BEVANS’ PARTY IN THE PARK

Last month local estate agency Bevans invited 2508 to their Christmas party – a big picnic in Stanwell Park reserve to welcome new clients and families to the neighbourhood. More than 50 people attended the afternoon festivities.

COUNCIL FORBIDS BIN MODIFICATION

Cockatoos are once again behaving badly and residents are fed up with the birds raiding red bins and wreaking havoc on garbage day.

One Stanwell Park resident reported watching cockatoos working as a team to grab rubbish bin handles in their claws and lift the lid, so others could swoop in and seize the rubbish.

Over the years, enterprising residents have resorted to various DIY fixes, such as a weight under the lid, or drilling two holes in the lid and threading a coathanger through to form a flexible “hook” that foils the cockies but gives way when the garbage truck tips the bin up.

And last month commercial bin locks were the talk of social media.

But Wollongong City Council does not approve. “As waste bins are the property of

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Party people… Jamie Hottes and Wendy Lepre of Bevans (pictured, top) hosted a fun-filled event, complete with a jumping castle for children, last month in Stanwell Park.

Council, residents are not permitted to modify their rubbish bins in any way,” a Council spokesperson told 2508. “This is because modifications may reduce the bins’ functionality and could mean a bin is not able to be emptied.

“Council is aware of issues that some residents may have with animals and strong winds, for example, that cause waste to be spilt from their bins when put out for collection. In response, Council is currently working with our waste services contractor, Remondis, to trial a potentially suitable bin-locking product on a small number of bins. We’re also following a

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2508 NEWS larger scale trial being carried out by Sutherland Shire Council on its residents’ rubbish bins.

“Council will await the outcome of the trials before considering the use of any bin-locking product.’’

LOST PETS found on facebook

If more proof was needed that we live in a wonderful community, it has been found on Facebook.

Residents have been keeping an eye on one another’s pets, posting “lost” and “found” photos of dogs on pages such as Helensburgh Community - Buy, Swap & Sell and The Otford Local. Greens candidate Natasha Watson even posted a photo of a little prickly character by the roadside, tagged “Watch out Echidnas about”.

A plea to find a lost baby Alexandrine parrot appeared on Helensburgh Cheers And Jeers.

And there is even a dedicated Facebook group called Helensburgh Community-Lost&Found Pets/Pet Register.

Well done to all of you caring, sharing animal lovers.

Shaz Harrison-Shaw (left) and the Need a Feed team.

Oh, what a night!

The Need a Feed fundraising dinner at Samaras Restaurant in Woonona was a huge success, reports co-ordinator Shaz HarrisonShaw. “Our guests were served their delicious meals by the Need a Feed team, and I tell you I won’t be giving up my day job to become a waitress!” she said. “Thanks to Omar from Samaras for sharing his restaurant with us and everyone who attended and supported us, we raised $1,603.30.” 2508

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2508 COLUMN

Dr Rip’s Science of the Surf One man’s barrel is another man’s dumper, writes Rob Brander.

see is really the orbital motion of the water particles within the wave (that gives a wave its to and fro motion) overtaking the speed of the wave. They are very common on sand bars, rock reefs, coral reefs and at the shorelines of steep beaches.

If a plunging wave is coming at you and you are trapped in no man’s land, getting under the wave is the best thing you can do. Dive under the wave with your arms held out in front and stretch your body flat against the bottom and hold onto the sand.

If you are surfing or bodysurfing and are about to “go over the falls”, again try and keep your body as horizontal as possible to the bottom, so your head doesn’t hit the bottom first. And please don’t bodysurf with your arms behind your back. It may look like fun, but it’s like driving without a seatbelt and it only takes one miscalculation to end up in a wheelchair.

Finally, when getting out of the water, never take your eyes off the waves. Many people do, get hit from behind and have whiplash injuries, or are hurt from being knocked over. If you’re careful, plunging waves can be a lot of fun, but you always have to respect them and use your common sense. 2508

I’m pretty sure that almost every person who goes in the ocean a lot has at some point been “blown” up by a wave when entering the water.

Waves that steepen quickly, curl over and crash down with explosive force are called plunging waves, but are more commonly known as dumpers, barrels or “the green room”. Surfers love them, but they are the most dangerous type of breaking wave and a key reason why beaches are the second most common location for spinal-related injuries in Australia after car accidents.

So why do some waves break like Did you this? Plunging waves occur whenever know? waves travel from deep water to Dumping waves are shallow water over very short a common cause of distances. This makes the waves spinal injuries in slow down so fast that the curl you Australia.

● Want to hear Dr Rip give one of his famous Science of the Surf talks? Go to North Wollongong Beach SLSC on January 21, 11am-12.30pm. It’s free, sponsored by Wollongong Council.

For more ocean information see www.scienceofthesurf.com.

Dumping waves are most common on steep beaches, sand bars, and reefs

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robot triumph They were the youngest team to compete, yet the four boys from the Illawarra excelled at the National Robotics Championships.

The four Year 9 Smith’s Hill High School students – aged 14 to 15 – finished third at the 2014 First Techno Challenge (FTC) Australian Championships held at Macquarie University on December 6 and 7.

The boys are Harrison Babister (of Darkes Forest), Patrick Hutton (Austinmer), Kai Dreyfus-Ballesi (Austinmer) and Jaya Ryan (Thirroul). Their challenge was to design, build, program and drive a robot to race against other teams and complete a series of tasks involving goals, balls, ramps and platforms. “It’s all about problem solving and strategy,” coach and parent Phil Hutton said.

This was the first time that a team from the Illawarra has competed at the FTC competition.

Robotics team … from left, Harrison Babister, Jaya Ryan, Kai Dreyfus-Ballesi and Patrick Hutton. The boys are all in Year 9 at Smith’s Hill High School.

On the way to winning third place, the boys were also semi-finalists in the Robot Alliance category, named in the top three for the Innovation category and were overall winners of the Think category.

Phil praised the boys’ independence, saying they did not have much help from parents.

“They are self-motivated, they solve all their own problems, they do all their own work, so they are very hands-on team.” 2508

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ex-rescue cop recounts sighting of 'jungle cat’ In some people’s minds it’s the stuff of legend, but not to those who have seen the elusive panther.

Manii Verzosa is a bloke who people are inclined to believe. With a high-stress, action-packed career as commander of the Illawarra Police Rescue Unit behind him, this is not a man you’d reckon would be prone to hyperbole.

So, when he says a big “jungle cat” crossed his path while he was walking down the Sublime Point Track to Austinmer in late October 2014, people tend to believe him.

The former police rescue sergeant says he was walking down along the track on the morning of October 30 when he had an close

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Manii Verzosa and his grand-daughter Amara Newbury, 5, who is happy her granddaddy’s run-in with the ‘jungle cat’ was an uneventful one. encounter of the furry kind.

“I’m a resident here at Austinmer and we live just across from the track. There are 830 manmade steps to the top and it’s about 850 feet elevation – basically about 45 minutes to get to the point from the bottom.

“I do it probably … three times a week, for the exercise and it’s a good view from the top.”

On that particular day, Manii left for his walk about 7am.

“On my way back, probably half-way down, right out of the blue … the track is not very wide, on the steep parts and this cat – I call it a jungle cat now – just ... popped on the left-hand side across my path and came across in front of me, only about a metre. Any closer and it would have collided with me.

“It had to stop, it couldn’t just run away because it’s another steep decline on the other side of the track, so it had to stop in front of me and – it was quick – but I could see the full back and side of it and the tail alone covered the track. The track’s about … at least a metre wide.

“It had a long, swooping, black tail – and a muscly back. Probably you’re looking at a Rottweiler-type size.

“This cat is not a domesticated cat or a hybrid – it definitely belongs in a zoo. It was muscular – definitely a cat, a big cat.” 2508

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3 of the best Welcome to a new series celebrating our neighbourhood.

Our first article looks at the best local places to dine with a view.

TUMBLING WATERS RETREAT

It’s well-known as a wedding venue and luxurious bolt hole for couples after peace and privacy, but Tumbling Waters is also a fantastic, fine-dining venue with drop-dead gorgeous views of bushland and beach. Dining On The Edge is open on Saturdays only, from 6.15pm, book ahead. French chef Thierry Molimard (pictured) whips up thee courses, with canapés to start, and caters to dietary requirements. This a treat for special occasions.

31 Stonehaven Road, Stanwell Tops, 4294 1888, tumblingwatersretreat.com

SUBLIME POINT RESTAURANT & CAFE

The name says it all. The views over the escarpment and across the northern beaches are sublime. So are the scones. The decor is shabby chic and the menu includes seasonal delights.

It’s only 10 minutes drive along the Old Pacific Highway from Helensburgh, or bush walkers might like to take the slow and scenic route across from Stanwell Tops (budget on a few

hours). Motoring enthusiasts like to take a break here too. The restaurant – also a sublime wedding venue – is open for breakfast and lunch, Wednesday to Sunday.

Sublime Point, Bulli Tops, 4267 1855, sublimepoint.com.au

THE STANWELL PARK KIOSK

Cheap and cheerful, midway between the beach and the playground, this is just the down-to-earth spot for families with energetic youngsters. Summer specials include sweet chilli prawns, calamari and chips, and Dora’s Greek salad. It’s BYO and open daily until 9pm.

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Gardening with sara As hot days raise the bushfire risks, it’s time to get fire-wise in the garden, writes Sara Newnham.

The beautiful area we live in is surrounded by thick bushland that thrives after fire. In fact, many native plants rely on it to survive.

Australian plants have made many survival adaptations. Eucalyptus and banksias have a unique lignotuber found in the underground stem or root system that is filled with starches and dormant buds that spring into action after fire or stress, producing a mass of new growth.

The same goes for epicormic buds found along eucalyptus tree trunks and branches.

The sole purpose of the mass of growth that comes from these buds is to reproduce the parent plant by making seed as quickly as possible to recolonise the bare soil. The growth from epicormic buds is usually weak and will easily fall after strong winds. This is something to be mindful of if you have recently had back burning nearby or a tree pruned and any new shoots hang over your home.

Many native plants need heat to crack open thick, woody seed pods or smoke to germinate the seed. And without fire many plants are

unable to propagate. You can now buy smoke water to germinate seeds. Some natives, such as our precious Illawarra flame tree, take up to seven years to be mature enough to produce seed. In areas that have regular fires this has prevented these plants from ever growing back, thus changing the landscape forever.

Melaleucas (paperbarks), casuarinas (she oaks) and acacias (wattles) regrow from seed very quickly after fire and can recolonise, creating mono cultures in once diverse environments. In most areas this is OK and these speedy plants act as nurse trees, providing shade to a few slower venerable saplings. By the time the quick-growing nurse trees die, the other slower species can then dominate the canopy.

But in areas that have had many fires in close succession only the quick-growing plants survive. Amazingly, some native seed can stay dormant in the leaf litter for many years, waiting for fire to trigger growth.

It’s good to prepare your garden and be fire wise. Limit potential hazards: trim back all tree branches hanging over your home; this will also lessen leaf litter that can fill your gutters.

When removing or pruning large trees, always consult your local tree surgeon and ask your council’s tree management officer for permission. Remove all dead growth from shrubs and trees. Regular pruning of grasses and shrubs will keep plants lush with water-filled new growth and lessen the chance

Agapanthus and oleanders have been used as fire breaks for more than 100 years in Australia

From left: lush lillipillys, tough agapanthus, shrubs full of dead wood are too close to a house.

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2508 OUTDOORS of woody die-back in the future.

No plant is completely fire retardant, but some will burn a lot slower than others. Limit woody, dry-looking shrubs such as she oaks and conifers. These have lots of dead wood and very flammable needle leaves. Eucalyptus are filled with gum that will explode when branches become very hot in extreme fires.

Limit plants under your eaves and choose plants with lush leaves that hold water.

Examples are succulents, camellias, gardenias, lillypillys, viburnums, ‘Little gem’ magnolias, groundcover myoporum, scavoleas, pigface, clumping gingers, kangaroo paws, tanika lomandra, clivias and the always-resistant agapanthus.

Agapanthus and oleanders have been used as fire breaks for more than 100 years in Australia. They were often planted around homesteads. I have seen footage of firedevastated areas where the only things left were the rows of these hardy plants.

Mulch is very beneficial for retaining water in the soil. To limit any potential risk of mulch becoming fuel, rake up any pine needles and

A Gymea lily survives after bushfire.

make sure to water down mulch well over summer. Avoid large, chunky pine barks as they don’t break down very well or hold much water – go for fine mulches. I like decomposed cypress mulch and Helensburgh’s fire chief Jim Powell recommends teatree mulch.

For more fire preparation tips and fireresistant plant lists, consult the NSW Rural Fire Service website or Wollongong Council.

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power of two

Last September, a mother and daughter launched an exciting new catering business.

Fig & Lime Catering fuses Australian and Asian cuisine to deliver delicious party food.

2508 caught up with Irwan and Chelsea Ho at the family-owned Raya Thai restaurant in Helensburgh.

A warm welcome and a long chat revealed this mother-daughter duo are not just good business partners, they are something even more precious – good friends.

CHELSEA We started Fig & Lime in September, so it is very new and it’s growing.

IRWAN [We went into business together because] I am good at production, cooking, obviously, and Chelsea is good at selling.

CHELSEA I’m studying media (public relations and advertising) at the University of NSW. I’ve always wanted to do catering … I thought why not? We have the facilities here, we have the restaurant to help us. This is why we’ve called Fig and Lime Catering a sister company of Raya Thai. So it’s an extension. At first I was thinking, “Shall we call it Chelsea’s Catering”, then I came up with Fig & Lime.

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IRWAN Because “lime” represents Asian, Oriental, “fig” is very Westernised.

For example, with our scallops, we use lemon grass and chilli as a topper, to infuse the flavour.

[A Fig & Lime specialty] is beef sliders. We use a sweet Asian bun, inside we use marinated beef tenderloin with cumin and roasted coriander. It’s not an ordinary slider!

CHELSEA It’s about Western and Asian fusion, just trying to change it up a little bit.

IRWAN Because here at Raya Thai, we can’t sell sliders! We are Asian, you know. In Fig & Lime it’s unlimited, that’s why I’m excited.

I can spend hours in the kitchen. Because Indonesian food, the real authentic Indonesian food, you have to pound everything, not using a blender – that’s commercial. At home I have a mortar and pestle…

My grandma and my grandpa are in the restaurant business, so maybe it’s in the blood.

Their restaurants are in Jakarta…

I was born in Indonesia and I came here 30 years ago, a long time. I just love cooking. I always show kindness to people with food. Food is my language …

CHELSEA I’ve actually written that into our “About” section of our site. You can see in the food that she cooks there is love in there.

Most of the Fig & Lime specialties have been created by my mum, and there’s a lot of innovation.

IRWAN This catering business, a lot of it is my own creation. I love cooking, for sure, but I like creating new dishes.

For my own home, I cook simple dishes, like a lot of stir fry, a lot of soup.

CHELSEA She makes really good chicken curry … it’s not the kind of food you’d find in a restaurant…

IRWAN Because they [Chelsea and her 17-yearold sister] don’t like chilli!

CHELSEA I still don’t! So my mum makes this chicken curry. I remember going to school camp and the whole time thinking “I really want that chicken curry”, and I think she could read my mind, I got back and it was on the table.

IRWAN Raya Thai, we have been here since 2001.

Before that we were in Engadine since 1988.

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2508 BUSINESS “Raya” means big, it’s an Indonesian word. Raya Thai is two cuisines together, Indonesian and Thai. [The secret to our success is] our ingredients are so fresh, the quality of the produce. We go straight to the market, nothing can beat the freshness of Flemington markets.

CHELSEA No. 25 [on the Raya Thai menu], chicken rujak, is one that people order a lot.

IRWAN That’s one I created. But our ingredients are not complicated. We make it simple, like Jamie Oliver. He always uses simple creations.

CHELSEA We let the ingredients shine through.

IRWAN Dedi, my husband, he is people person, he loves people, everyone knows him. I am very business minded. I am always analysing, because I have an accountancy background.

CHELSEA Helensburgh people are just so warm – it is a great community. I have always been involved with the family business, ever since I can ever remember. Growing up, observing what [Irwan] is doing, I think [the business] is kind of

like second nature. I pick it up and interpret it in my way, we work together as a team and bounce off ideas.

IRWAN All the time!

CHELSEA Yes, we are always doing it. Like in the car, driving to the restaurant, “what about this dish, what about that dish, can you do this with the business?”

IRWAN She is very business-minded – she is only 20!

CHELSEA I love it. I’m always thinking of different ways to expand, to make something more innovative.

IRWAN Chelsea is into cakes and baking. They say a chef can’t do both – I’m not good with baking, trust me!

CHELSEA I love watching TV shows, like Nigella and MasterChef. [As business partners] we have discussions about certain things, but … it’s more like a mother-daughter team.

IRWAN We are good friends. It’s true. 2508

I just love cooking. I always show kindess to people with food.

Food is my language.

See packages at figandlimecatering.com or call Irwan (0433 421 344) or Chelsea (0433 248 393).

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Q&A with...

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SilverStone Jewellery creator Erin Reynolds. Erin lives in Helensburgh and recently won two firsts and a second prize at the Illawarra Lapidary Club’s annual Festival of Minerals and Gems.

What is lapidary?

Lapidary means “concerned with stones”. I love it as it involves working with stones, minerals, gem stones, shell, bone and glass.

Tell us about your club.

The Illawarra Lapidary Club in Tarrawanna has around 120 members, many of whom are retired. We are always keen to get new and young members. We run classes, including glass bead making, faceting, cutting (stones etc), and also organise fossicking trips. I am very grateful and lucky to have been shown

Erin wears one of her favourite creations: a pendant necklace made of chrysoprase (aka Australian jade).

many of these skills by my fellow club members, such as Bill Roth.

You use coins, shells, stones, fossils and vintage watch movements as pendants. Talk us through the creation process.

Start with stone cut into a slab about 1cm thick. Draw on this a shape, cut it out roughly on bench saw. Then begins the cutting and shaping process, using different grades of grinding (in all about 10) wheels. Lastly, polishing is done on leather wheels using different types of oxide pastes to achieve the highest possible polish. This can be very fiddly and time consuming. Then I take the stone, using cutters and pliers, and wrap wire around it, making a basket to encapsulate it.

Which stone would you recommend for Valentine’s Day? Rose quartz is the stone of love.

What is your best-seller?

Rhodonite (from Tamworth, NSW).

You’re also a dental nurse and mum of two boys – when do you find time to be creative?

I try to get to the club house every Tuesday morning to cut my stones. I also like to get up early when all is quiet and enjoy a cup of tea and do my wire work before my kids get up.

Where can people find you?

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who’s who at the zoo “Here are a few of our favourite memories from 2014. It was a big year for us, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of our local community and our business partners for their ongoing support.

Our best wishes to you all for a prosperous 2015.” – The team at Symbio Wildlife Park.

1/ Symbio’s baby joey koala, James 2/ Our sun conures preening one another 3/ Joey kangaroo cuddling Mum 4/ Our marmoset twins with Dad “Smokey” 5/ Millie, our ever-cheeky wombat 6/ Frilled-neck lizard in our new state-of-the-art Reptile House 7/ Kato the tiger celebrating his 13th birthday 8/ Female pygmy python coiled around a nest of eggs 9/ Baby bush stone-curlew with Mother

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Annelies Voorthuis suggests some new year’s resolutions.

New Year seems to be the time when we set fresh goals and resolutions in our lives. It signifies new beginnings and, of course, new opportunities.

Whether your business is entering its busy season or quiet time, there are things to consider when preparing your business for the new year: Is this your busy period? If so, make sure that you don’t spend all of your cash-flow while the money is pouring in. Keep a reserve for your quieter times. Make notes about how your business performs during this season, so you can be better prepared for the future.

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Are you quiet during the holiday season?

This is a good opportunity for you to recharge, review the first half of the financial year, your marketing plan and budget.

Do a marketing plan for 2015 – book in with Small Biz Connect for the marketing planning workshop in Helensburgh this month.

Arrange a meeting with your accountant.

Set up an appointment to review earnings and projected profit/loss for your business. Consider tax-minimizing strategies such as an advance payment of next year’s bills, or equipment purchases.

What is the direction of your business? Now is the time to revisit your life goals, your purpose, and your innermost driving force. Think about what your business will look like when it is fully developed. What strategies could you develop for the following year that will get you that much closer to your objectives?

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2508 BUSINESS Look for ways to cut costs. No matter how successful your business, you should always look for ways to cut costs as you prepare your budget for the New Year. If money gets tight, cost cutting will help you stay in the black.

Create a to-do list for the first week of January. Taking the first step is often the hardest. So why not start now with a to-do list for Monday, January 5 through to Friday, January 9. Jump start that first week with a clear commitment to change.

Budget, budget, budget. Budgeting requires you to think about your basic objectives, systems and resources on a regular basis. It keeps you current with what’s really going on. It’s critical that you establish a budget for next year.

You could even plan quarterly budgets, to allow for a more detailed view of your revenues and spending. 2508 Annelies is a Small Biz Connect business advisor. Now is a good time to give your business a free health check to ensure you’re on track for 2015 – book an appointment on 4223 0316 or email illawarra@etcltd.com.au.

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BUSHFIRE PROTECTION DEVICE One of 2508’s newest advertisers is Mike Berghuis, of Evolved Bushfire Protection. He’s used his engineering knowledge to design an external water spray system that is independent of the mains water and electrical network.

The result is a mobile fuel-driven fire pump trolley or a “fire engine on a trolley” that can turn any stored water source into a reliable high-pressure fire hose, Mike said. The pump has also been designed to connect to some spray systems. “The Evolved Bushfire Protection system keeps everyone on the ground, there is no need to climb onto the roof with a hose,” Mike said. 2508

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What’s on

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

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

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

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

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

ENTERTAINMENT 04 Sunday, noon-7pm, $25, The Bombie Bar Reggae Festival, Local Revolution (from Adelaide), Heavyset Dub (pictured), Kava Kings, King Dog & The Catz, Matty Woods. For further info go to bombiebar.com.au 08 Women’s Full Moon Meditation, 7.30-8.30pm, Govinda Valley, Otford. Phone 0417 244 978.

MARKETS Sundays Foragers, Bulli Showground, 9 to 2pm HELENSBURGH LIBRARY 57 Walker Street; 4294 2185 02 10am, Library re-opens for 2015.

07 10.30am, Paper craft activity, ages 5+.

Bookings essential. Craft yourself a paper puppet theatre, a bobble head robot or a personalised puzzle.

14 10.30am, Vikings and dragons activity, ages 5+. Bookings essential. Make your own shield and sword, and help to build and slay a dragon!

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Free at your library!

We have some new magazine titles available this year, including Inside Sport, Feast, Your Garden and the junior Lego magazine. Our usual range of popular titles – such as Home Beautiful, House & Garden, Fishing Australia and Wheels are also available to borrow, along with a huge selection of DVDs for adults and children including How to Train your Dragon 2, which will also be showing at a few of the libraries during the holidays. It’s all free – ring 4294 2185 to book.

– Marisa Vernon, Helensburgh Library 2508

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iron person challenge

By Jenelle McWilliam

Coalcliff SLSC Black Iron Person Challenge is a four-event program made up of “Iron Man”, “Rod Stevens Memorial Paddle” (1/2/15), “Bombie Swim”(8/3/15) and the “ Bridge to Boatshed” Run (date TBC).

The first event was held on Sunday, November 30, 2014. The Iron Man event was held, competitors had to complete a 500m swim, 400m run, 500m paddle and a 400m run to the finish line. This year we opened the race to teams to try and involve more senior and junior members. Difficult conditions made for a very exciting Black Iron Person event.

The stand-out individual was Mathew

Photo by Sea Salt Studios/Damian Lloyd

Logan, who completed the event in 22m:34s.

That’s almost 30s quicker than the first team with a time of 23m.

The races hopefully promote a more social aspect to the club, and also get people thinking about their own fitness levels. One member, Nicole, competed for the second year with a much improved performance, last year she was unsure if she would finish.

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happy 40th!

Hosts Rebecca Barrow and Cameron Campbell.

Matt Dickson and Penelope Wood.

SPAT member Christine Sykes reports on Stanwell Park Arts Theatre’s 40th Anniversary Show.

Almost 100 people celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Stanwell Park Arts Theatre (SPAT). Past and present members shared champagne and canapés in the sparkling marquee outside the CWA hall on Saturday, November 22. They then moved inside to enjoy the beautiful decorations and a rollicking evening showcasing scenes from plays and pantomimes from over the past 40 years. We re-visited Our Towne, met Toad again and thrilled and laughed with our Pantomime Dame, and concluded with Shakespeare.

The SPAT singers entertained the audience with renditions of past hits and cast and crew joined them onstage for the final song, Nobody Loves a Fairy when She’s Forty. There were no prizes for guessing that the grumpy fairy was none other than the immediate past president Wayne Turner.

Among the many local celebrities thanked were those who started SPAT in 1974: Joy Weiderstaz, Pam Stevenson, Lorraine and Dick Morgan, Lauren and Mike Mitsak, Freda and Wayne Lawrence. The evening ended with a dance party.

Don’t forget to keep your eyes open for the sign on the hill and for all our 2015 events.

Our youth group, SPATYOULA, is having a school holiday workshop January 12-17, 9.30am-1.30pm. It will focus on drama skills games. They’re also producing an original play based on Beauty and the Beast. $80, includes morning tea. Contact: Kelly-Marie Michael, 0404 199 398, kellymareem@gmail.com. 2508

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recycle right Making a New Year’s resolution to save the planet? start with the simple stuff.

Remondis runs Wollongong City Council’s Recycling and Waste Collection Services. The top five recycling mistakes Remondis commonly sees are residents incorrectly placing the following in their recycling (yellow lid) bin: ● General waste ● Plastic bags. Often people put their recyclables inside a plastic bag and then into the yellow bin. Plastic bags are not recyclable and even if all other items inside the bag are, it is still contamination.

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● Ceramics, including drinking glasses and Pyrex, are not recyclable as they have different boiling temperatures and cannot be recycled with glass jars and glass bottles. ● Nappies – these belong in the residual waste (red lid) bin. ● Shredded paper. Paper is recyclable, but shredded paper causes problems as it is very light and often gets caught by the wind and doesn’t make it to the recycling facility. Rather box it up in something like a cereal box.

Thanks to Remondis Education Officer, Martha Johnson, for her help with this article.

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Sit up! this is important

By Helensburgh Physiotherapy’s Aaron Babb Why is posture so important?

As a physiotherapist I think bad posture is as worthwhile as a beer with Kim Jong-il. For the sake of this article, I must make a few generalisations, otherwise it will be incredibly long and boring – like an old Kevin Costner movie – and you won’t make it to the end.

I’m simply going to state: poor sitting posture affects your neck the most and poor standing posture affects your back.

Firstly, the most commonly affected structures in the spine with regards to posture are the facet joints. These joints should be taking about 10 per cent of the load, with the corresponding 90 per cent going through the disc. This load sharing is dramatically altered with poor posture. Some reports suggest up to 80 per cent then goes through the facets and 20

per cent through the disc.

This excessive load bearing then produces damage and localised inflammation and subsequent pain that can often radiate out from the area. In the short term, this can be easily addressed and completely reversed. In the long term, this will almost undoubtedly produce significant arthritis that cannot be reversed as the joint has been hammered with way too much load for way too long.

So how can this be altered? Initially, just by habit. There may be many different issues that need to be addressed and that’s where we come in, but if you can address the postural issues yourself that may be most of the battle.

For the neck, look at what your Quasimodo spine position is between your shoulder blades.

For your lower back, look at what the pelvis is doing and if your Beyonce bum is sticking out.

Simply change this and it may make a huge difference.

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aboard hmas Australia This story of William Thomas Standen, who served in the Australian Naval Forces from 1909 to 1919, was written by his son William H. Standen, of Tamworth, for the Helensburgh Historical Society in 2014.

William Thomas Standen, service no. 124, joined the Australian Squadron of the British Navy on March 11, 1909 in Sydney. He served on several ships until the building and commissioning of ‘HMAS Australia’ on April 14, 1913. He was aboard the ‘Australia’ when she sailed into Sydney Harbour in early October 1913, when the Royal Australian Navy was born.

After completion of training at Whale Island, UK, his specialty role in the crew was Gun Layer on the 12-inch guns, holding the rank of Able Seaman. Soon after the outbreak of WWI, the ‘Australia’ departed from Sydney on August 18, 1914 to join the Expeditionary Force to remove a German radio station that was believed to be sending signals to powerful German ships that were operating in the Pacific.

In the circumstances, a serious threat had been posed to Australia’s contact with the wider world. The Expeditionary Force was accompanied by the ‘Australia’ and the submarine AE1. The radio station was captured on September 11, 1914. Sadly, at the cost of six Australian lives. The first casualties of WWI, they were both Navy and Army personnel.

The ‘Australia’ then proceeded to search for German raiding ships in the Pacific, travelling to Fiji, Nauru and other islands without finding the enemy. She proceeded to Ecuador and then to the Falkland Islands. Ultimately, she arrived at the Firth of Forth where she joined the British Fleet.

The British Admiralty ordered the ‘Australia’ to the North Sea to block the Grand Fleet of Germany from attacking England from the

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William Thomas Standen (on right) with two POW soldiers.

North. Dad used to tell of the boredom of extensive cruising in freezing weather and of very foggy conditions. Because of these adverse conditions, several collisions occurred with other ships causing damage that resulted in the ‘Australia’ being laid up for repairs and so missing out on being involved in the Battle of Jutland; a set of circumstances which caused disappointment in the ship’s company.

Having successfully blocked a German advance by sea from the north, the officers and crew drew some comfort that their efforts were not totally in vain.

After returning to Sydney, Dad was discharged on March 17, 1919 thus ending a 10-year engagement with the navy. In the photo, William Thomas Standen is on the right, accompanied by two POW soldiers picked up from a military hospital. The soldier on the left lost his arm and his clothes, so to save his dignity they gave him a navy uniform. 2508

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view club report By publicity officer Virginia Dowson There is no luncheon in January for Helensburgh VIEW Club, but that doesn’t mean that there is no requirement to look to the needs of disadvantaged children.

The Smith Family “Learning for Life” program still goes on, and already our VIEW Club is preparing for a year of getting together on the third Tuesday of the month, beginning in February. The current committee is meeting on January 20 at Tradies Helensburgh in preparation for the AGM on February 17.

As of November 2014, VIEW Clubs sponsored 1114 “Learning for Life” students, and are the largest community sponsors for these students.

VIEW offers the opportunity to meet regularly with other women of all ages and

walks of life. They discuss and exchange ideas, and form lasting friendships and develop new interests. We look forward to welcoming new members at our luncheons.

Our theatre parties and outings are legendary, happy events, and Chris is taking bookings for Les Miserables on Saturday, April 25, for the 2pm matinee at the Capitol. Please note, pay by February 20.

She is also taking early bookings for Matilda on October 24, pay by August 18. For details please phone Chris on 4294 1103.

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

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

VIEW Club Helensburgh wishes you all a Safe and Happy New Year. 2508

puppy training Got a dog for Christmas? His training starts now, writes Philip Comans.

Getting a puppy is a big decision. Tiny at first, they will grow up fast!

Bad manners when little might be considered cute, but no one likes an adult dog who nips, barks and jumps up!

House training needs to be managed.

Puppy’s earliest experiences with other dogs will also shape its entire life. Being overwhelmed at puppy school can lead to serious dog aggression issues at maturity.

Humans just don’t know what the puppy’s view of the world is, and what they interpret as “play” to the young pup may, in fact, be a seriously worrying dominance test. Puppies

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who rumble with others at puppy school frequently learn that every future dog they meet must be challenged for supremacy. That’s why they pull on the lead and go for every dog they see on a walk, trying to get in first!

The buzz word “socialisation” is misinterpreted too. Meeting other dogs needs to be handled very carefully and in total control. I’m sure you’d agree we all want to give our puppies a safe start to life and thus avoid unintended consequences. 2508 Philip Comans is a dog behaviour therapist and trainer with Bark Busters Illawarra & Southern Highlands, 1800 067 710.

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hargrave the explorer The first in a series about the aviation pioneer, by historian Michael Adams Lawrence Hargrave was a 2508 resident for six years, along with his family, from 1893-1899.

There were about 1000 people in and around Helensburgh, but only a handful of people at Stanwell Park. There were the Hargraves and two other families running boarding houses – the Fosters at ‘Stanwell House’ and the Swaines at ‘The Glen’.

It was at this remote, unlikely location that Lawrence produced inventions and aeronautical research of tremendous importance to future manned flight and the aeroplane. The centenary of his death is 2015, and there is a strong possibility the proposed Badgery’s Creek airport will be named the Lawrence Hargrave International Airport.

Most people think of Lawrence Hargrave as an aeronautical inventor, particularly of box kites. But he was more famous in Australia in his lifetime as a geographical explorer.

If you wanted to be a superhero in the 19th century you went off into the unknown and tried to fill in the bits of white on world maps, the bits the cartographers knew little about.

Stanwell Park had two such superheroes – Major Sir Thomas Mitchell and Lawrence Hargrave. Mitchell bought Stanwell Park and the Coal Cliffs in 1848 and commenced the first house, on the Dress Circle, in 1850. He conducted four major explorations of inland Australia, and wrote a best-selling book about his adventures. When he died his funeral procession was over eight kilometres long – a popular superhero.

Lawrence Hargrave came to Australia in 1865, aged 15. He failed to matriculate to the University of Sydney and begged his father to let him go exploring. He circumnavigated Australia, survived shipwreck on the Great Barrier Reef by clinging to the mast of the wrecked ship, then turned his attention to New

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Hargrave c. 1873, aged 23 and a passionate explorer.

Guinea. There was a lot of empty white on the maps of New Guinea.

Hargrave was involved with three expeditions in New Guinea, the most productive the journey up the Fly River in 1876 under Luigi D’Albertis, whose antics and maltreatment of the natives drove Hargrave to distraction. Hargrave, as engineer on the boat, accomplished wonderful penetration of the Fly River, discovered gold (below what is now the Ok Tedi mine), and as a result returned to Australia a hero.

Hargrave was shocked at the way D’Albertis treated the crew of the boat and the people of New Guinea, firing rockets into a village, killing and decapitating a villager, and taking the head to Italy. “I don’t know whether to choke him or chain him,” wrote Hargrave in his expedition diary in sheer frustration.

When Hargrave returned to Sydney he was a hero. He was inducted into the Royal Society, a select body of intellectuals. Membership gave Hargrave access to the Royal Society Journal – he published 19 articles on aeronautical research in the journal. The articles were immediately available to researchers worldwide, including the Wright Brothers in the USA. 2508

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YOGA WITH AMBER: Yoga classes in Stanwell Park and Helensburgh. Amber has 20 years + of teaching yoga in Australia and Internationally. Classes are friendly, dynamic and tailored to suit your needs. $15 per 75 mins class. Beginners workshops, General & Advanced classes, Mums N Bubs, Pregnancy classes. Timetable: www. yogawithamber.com.au or call Amber on 0466 370 307. 2508

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Saya Sakakibara is all smiles as she takes world honours after a lot of hard work.

Photo: Kenichi Inomata

tough track TO GLORY helensburgh’s Saya Sakakibara reveals what it takes to become a world champion.

“Riders ready, watch the gate …” That is the call I heard at the start of the BMX World Championships final in Holland in late July. At that point, I had one goal: get to the finish line first. I knew I was fully prepared.

The following is what I did to get there.

Training I did high-intensity training including gym, bike sprints, track skills, core work and plyometric work. I trained one to two hours a day and never missed out on any training.

Mental Strength When something went wrong during racing or a session, I had to be strong enough to accept mistakes as if they were lessons – and improve.

Racing My coach says: “Race as you train, train as you race.” I consider the small, local races as training for the bigger, more important races. I

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always put in 100 per cent because every race is an opportunity to get better. When possible, I raced the boys for extra competition.

Sacrifices I gave up parties, late nights, chocolate, junk food – and many other fun things my friends enjoy – to focus on my BMX. Time-management Being organised was essential. I spent a lot of time travelling, training and racing, which often meant time off school. So I had to manage time well to ensure my schoolwork didn’t suffer.

I trained a lot and made many sacrifices to be ready for the World Championships. When I won the feeling was absolutely amazing. All of my hard work had paid off.

■ In other local BMX news: as this issue went to press, Saya’s older brother, Kai, was awarded the Michael Robertson Memorial Shield for Southlake BMX club’s Most Outstanding Club Member for 2014.

“Couldn’t ask for a better club to be a part of,” he posted on Facebook. 2508

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stay safe in water Swim safety helps save lives, swim instructor MEL WHITESIDE writes.

It’s that time of year again, my favourite!

Summer. Long hot days, parties, barbecues, friends and water. Water everywhere. The public pool, backyard pool, dam, beach, friends’ pools and the hidden dangers. Bodies of water where no one thinks drowning could be a risk.

No one is 100 per cent safe or drown-proof, near water.

In 2013, 291 people died from drowning; 238 of those were male, 53 female. NSW had 104 of them, the highest state by far.

Thirty-one of those were children under four.

This is a disturbing increase of 48 per cent from the previous year.

Although the majority drowned in backyard pools with lack of supervision cited as the cause, many were in other less thought of places.

Over the years of being involved in the swimming industry, I have read and heard of many tragic drownings that have involved children. There are ways to prevent such terrible

LAYERS OF PROTECTION

Protect your children – take these four steps to be safe around water: 1. Be Aware. SUPERVISION – Always and everywhere.

2. Be Secure. BARRIERS – Check your pool gate and latch, make sure there is no way of climbing in – pot plants, chairs or toys can be used as ladders.

3. Be Confident. SWIMMING AND WATER SAFETY SKILLS – Your kids need swimming lessons! It should be mandatory and is your responsibility.

4. Be Prepared. EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN – Know CPR and first aid.

heartache – check out Swim Australia’s Layers of Protection guidelines (above).

Summer is a great and happy time of the year.

Swimming is a wonderful skill for life and a great way of exercising. Please let’s not let our 2508 area ever be one of the statistics.

In the words of Laurie Lawrence: Learn to swim, it’s great! 2508 ■ Mel runs Crawchy’s swim school at 5/17 Cemetery Road, Helensburgh; 4294 9999.

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Tradies social golf Trophies and good times aplenty for the Tradies Helensburgh Sports and Social Golf Club, Barry Thompson reports.

With President Brian and Jean Taylor running away to sea, our well-oiled (not in an alcoholic sense) committee organised a great presentation night at Tradies. Well done to them and the ladies who helped with arrangements.

Our A Grade winner and Club Champion was Steve Egbers. Steve becomes the first holder of the magnificent Sanders Cup. This trophy will grace any sideboard and was made by Keith King and donated by his employer, W.J

Sanders. This gesture is greatly appreciated by our club.

Jack Hardacker reaped the rewards of a fruitful season by winning the B Grade title, Handicap and Eclectic trophies. Good work Jack... how about a few pointers next year?

The C Grade title went to Rod Vaughn and Sparrow King and Laurie Thompson took the Point Score and Match play laurels. Well done to all, it was a really enjoyable season.

Because of Christmas deadlines I am writing this before our December event so we’ll have to wait with bated breath to see who wins the Loud Shirt title. I would, however, disregard rumours that major fashion magazines intend to cover the event.

Our January 17 Tournament will Tee Off at 7.30am at Boomerang. Once more I shall answer the call of Boomerang’s bunkers, trees and those infernal clumps of Gymea lilies on the 13th.

Musing: Why did the nation that gave us golf and call it a game, also give us the bagpipes and call it music?

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Sunday social golf club Tony prez kept the much-awarded par-tee crowd entertained, Vicki ‘The Hair’ Little reports.

Par-Tee and our presentation at The Centennial Hotel for the month of December and, of course, golf in the morning.

What a great day: the afternoon was entertaining with Tony Prez leading the show, hilarious. Every player received a gift in some shape or form which represented their character at golf. So you could imagine, for example, I was presented with a nurse honey outfit as I helped out a fellow player who was in distress at our last Xmas Par-Tee. Also, plenty of trophies were handed out for those who took out the year’s events.

I think Tony Prez has missed his calling; he should be calling Bingo or on a stage

somewhere! Ha, Ha! We even had to have intermission for another drink and a wee. Great work, Tony!

Golf was a game of Foursome (pairs) Ambrose and the final of the match play with Rob “Big Brass” Miller taking the pot from Dave “Leprechaun” Morris. Now that deserves a trophy. I’m sure Rob will be proud of that one.

The event started the day well, with Pete “Doc” Howes and Pete “Singer & dancer” Sullivan dancing with first place.

Greg “Crispy” Cream and Tony “Beautiful” English took second on a count-back.

Okay, guys and girls out there. If you’re a frustrated golfer, come and join us for a fun time.

We’ll be playing on Sunday, January 18 and after that the first Sunday of every month.

Have a happy golfing year. 2508

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0640 1143 0.60 0813 0.44 0734 0755 104 0.6 1.65 0630 1.64WALES 1.66 1111 1301 1.89 0.44 1.50 0744 0.30 1.78 PORT KEMBLA 1059 – NEW0700 SOUTH

2015

1249 1.43 1.46 1348 1.2 1847 1.20 0.33 0.37 1.54 MO 1349 WE 0.17 TU 1416 M MO 1454 SU 1804 MO 1238 SU 165

1344 0.37

0.31 SU SA 0.06 FR TH29ʼ1737 FR 1746 LAT 34° LONG 150° 55ʼ 1932 1.22 2340 1.25 2353 1.48 Times and Heights of High and Low Waters MARCH FEBRUARY

port kembla 18 12 9chart 3 27 24 18 12 9 3 24tidal

1924 0.42 Local 2014 0.33 2014 2000 230 0.5 1.25 1851 0.30 1.39 LAT 34° 29ʼ LONG 150°2047 55ʼTime JANUARY APRIL 0146 1.26 0239 1.47 0158 0238 051 1.3 0029 0.43 0.45m0111 0.43 0.52 0544 0.30 0019 1.35Waters 1.58 0.29 Times Heights of High and Time m Time0112 m and Time m Time Time m 0514 Time m Time Low m0222 Time m 0731 0614 0.64 0854 0.50 0826 0900 111 0.6 1.67 0851 1.67 1.70 1.59 1201 1.78 0.53 0549 0731 0.39 1.88 0525 1.45 0.46 0514 1.55 1.68 0055 0.50113400050747 0617 1.50 0707 0105 0.58 1.58 16 16 1 16 16 1 0608 1 1 1203 0.55 1.67 1202 0.38 1215 0730 1.62181006421432 0.46 1352 0715 1.49 1247 0.44 MARCH JANUARY FEBRUARY 1333 1.34 1451 1.31 1447 1.1 1529 0.31 0.32 1834 1.42 1.37TH 0.08 MO 0.31 TU SU 0.13 WE 1503 T TU0.43 SA 0.34 FR SA1306 MOWE1219 TU0.221333 MO 172 January 1342 TH 1836 1.22 FR 1746 1.15 SU 1416 0.37 MO 1327 0.29 SU 1903 1.19 MO 1806 1.26 TH 1830 1.62 0023 0700 FR 1344 1932

Time Time

m M

2336 0.48

0.42 1.64 0.37 1.22

0617 1.55 1301 0.44 SA 1847 1.20

2022 1.23

1942 1.26

1.29 2007 1.21 m 19222022 1.23 Time Time M Time

0141 0813 MO 1454 2047

0.47 1.65 0.33 1.25

0103 0734 TU 1416 2014

0.38 1.78 0.17 1.39

17 1.58 17 0156 20525 1.45 0608 0018 1.25 1203 0.55 1247 0.44 0554 0830 0.56 1.22 1210 1.52 SU TH 1836 SU 0029 0.43 FR 1746 0222SA 0.451.15 01581515 0.29 0112 0.43 3 0747 1.70 18 0707 1.67 32336 18 08262106 0851 1.670.48 1.88 1845 0.38 1529 0.31 1432 0.32 1352 0.31 1503 0.08 SU TU WE SA 2

1

0038 0706 MO 1347 1946

m

0.56 1.53 0.42 1.25

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2348 0.50 1953 1.39 2005 1838 0.46 0.42 2053 234 0.5 1942 1.26 2102 1.48 2124 1.28 1940 0.41 2108 0.41 Time m m Time Time Time M Time Mm 0615 1.66

0147 0.52

0035 0.32

2 0045 17 0645 1258 0005 0.27 0755 1.51 1.70 0617 1.50 0055 0.50 17 0237 20.46 1.28 0341 1.48 0301 0.44 0.43 0120 0.38 1.49 0100 1.35 0207 1902 1.37 1415 0.40 FR 1303 0.19 1306 0.46 0730 1.62 TU 0831TH1.67 0.68 1011 0.53 1.73 0642 0756 1.79 0927 1.67 0.36 0642 0700 0.57 1918 0839 2027 1.45 1.73 1903 1416 0.37 1425 1.25 1602 1.19 0.29 0.20 1600 0.30 1254 1.63 1300 1.32 MO SU 0130 TU1327 WE MO 1440 WE0.47 TH SU0126 TU 0.29 WE0.241434 0.52 0049 0.40 0227 3 07481923 31.29 18 0738 0832 1.51 1.57 18 0712 1922 1.75 1.69 2007 1.21 2053FR 0.49 2206 0.48 1.24 2032 1.32 2159 1.31 0.23 1915 0.46 2033 1446 0.39 SA 1348 0.20 TU 1424 0.38 WE 1347 0.18

0338 1.55 1.3 0.23 1.54 0514 055 16 10 4 1 25 19 16 16 13 10 4 281 25 19 0251 131202 10 0.38 1016 0.6 0915 1.92 0.47 115 2124 1.28

2102 1.48

2023 1.30

2059 1.51

1953 1.49

2005 1.81

1601 1.1 1549 0.04 1.23 175 MO FR1806 W TU 1.26 2157 0.50 0.5 2151 1.55 0.51 2348

0617 1.55 0038 0.56 0345 0.47 0212 0.42 0331 0.38 1.31 0338 1.50 0442 1.66 1.4 0.32 0.44 0141 0.43 0308 0.19 0100 0238 1.25 0141 1.48 0103 0145 1.35 0445 1.49 0615 002 19 1.64 1741301 195 0910 4 0744 19 17 2 1129 17 2 0023 2 0813 140734 29 141258 20190845 5 1000 20 1005 11 0.44 26 11 41.78 26 11 0.27 1.65 0700 0706 1.53 0943 0.68 0.52 1130 0.5 1.88 1.74 1.66 0953 1.90 0755 0.61 0.52 064 0640 0.60 0.44

4 0156 0830

0120 0756 MO 1440 2032

0.38 1.79 0.20 1.32

0301 0927 WE 1600 2159

0.44 1.67 0.30 1.31

0251 0915 TH 1549 2151

0.23 1.92 0.04 1.55

5 0238 0910

20 0845

1.88

5 1000

1.66

20 1005

1.90

0.43 1.73 SU 1515 0.29 2106 1.24

0207 0826 WE 1456 2057

0.48 1.59 0.35 1.35

0145 0805 TH 1435 2041

0.29 1.82 0.11 1.60

0304 0908 SA 1516 2130

0.43 1.51 0.39 1.56

0224 0830 SU 1433 2052

0.19 1.64 0.25 1.86

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1.60

20 0857

1.83

5 0845

1.48

20 0922

1.56

0.33 1347 0.42 1528 1.18 1.14 1718 1.1 0.10 0.27 0.30 0.04 1348 1.23 1.13 123 1249 1.43 1.46 TU 1526 T MO 1553 TH 1631 FR 1634 TU MO TU MO 1454 FR 1344 0.37 SA 1847 WE1416 TH 1717 SA1902 SU 1.20 MO 1349 WE 0.17 TH 1545 WE 1.37 1.38 1.25 2232 1.33 1.25 1932 1.22 1946 1.25 2240 2145 1.39 0.51 2306 0.51 2303 183 0.5 2000 0.51 0317 2135 0.58 1.60 0.42 2014 0.33 0212 0.32 0245 0.44 2122 0240 2014 0.21 0.44 0338 0.43192403452146 0.19 2047 0241 0.40 0.19

1.74 MO 1553 0.27 2146 1.25

1526 0.10 TH 1631 0.30 FR 1634 0.04 0029 0112TU 0.43 014622400318 1.26 2122 1.38 2232 1.330.43 1.60 0747 1.70 0707 073104380948 0.64 0318 0.45 0302 0.28 0415 0.441.67 0.19 6 0948 61352 21TU 1034 1.630.31 10561629 1.83 1.73 21 0.32 0932 1.94 1333 1.34 SUFR TU SA 1432 MO 1702 0.31 SA 1719 0.09 TU 1629 0.27 WE 1613 0.05 1.23 1942 200523292225 0.46 2306 1.341.26 1.62 2225 2022 1.26 2212 1.43

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0.46 1.70 0.29 1.26

0355 1021 TH 1700 2301

0.25 1.94 0.03 1.47

0.31 1.25

FR 1746 0.06 2353 1.48

0452 1108 SA 1732 2342

0.46 1.57 0.34 1.35

0533 0.23 1146 1.70 SU 1805 0.18

SU 1804 0.37

MO 1238 1.54 1851 0.30

0358 1010 SA 1626 2234

0.41 1.56 0.34 1.46

0428 1039 SU 1649 2303

0.16 1.70 0.19 1.76

0358 1000 TU 1550 2212

0.40 1.40 0.46 1.62

0504 1107 WE 1646 2312

0.28 1.36 0.51 1.74

1719 0.09 1826 1.2 132 1.10 SU1347 F WE TH 0.18 2329 1.62 1.49 191 0.61 1953

22 0.43 70120 0.38 22 0357 7 0341 22 0002 0.51 0.46 0.25 70.23 0.46 0519 0.23 0.29 0207 0.48 0533 0.44 22 0237 1.28 0301 015 1.47 0145 1.48 0251 0338 0452 1.38 31 7 1024 22 0355 7 1108 22 1146 4 0927 19 0915 4 0642 19 0805 4 0156 13 1.79 13 1.82 28 28 13 1.92 1.58 1.70 1011 1021 1.94 1.57 1214 1.70 0830 1.73 19 0756 0826 1.59 1.67 0831 0.68 083 0.51 0.53 1016 0.61 1515 0.29

0.42 0.29 1602 0.03 0.04 0.34 1811 0.18 0.11 1440 0.20 1456 0.35 1805 0.30 1700 1425 1703 1.25 1600 142 1.13 1435 1.19 1549 1601 1732 1.12 1331

SA 0559SA0.36 SU TH TH TH SA0.41 WE S FR WE0434 0.41 0.49 0448 0.26 MO 0531TU 0522 0.20FR 0.49 0019 WE 1.61 0440 8 SU 2106 82032 23WE 8 10442206 23 1201 1.66 23 1.24 1111 1.89 1130 2151 1.58 1143 1.501.32 06302302 0.30 2159 1.52 23 1041 1.34 1.27 1921 1.17 1.26 2301 1.47 81.55 2342 1.35 2057 1.35 0.60 2041 1.60 1.31 2053 0.49 201 2344 0.48 2157 0.55

0434 1059 TH 1737 2340

0212 0.32 0238 0.44 033101110434 1.31 0544 0.30 0019 1.35 1.58 9 091024 1.74 90845 24 07311059 1201 1.78 0614 0.531.88 0.39 0943 0.68 SA 1834 0.13 MO 1219 1.42 TU 1333 1.37 1528 1.18 1838 0.410.10 19401737 0.41 MO 1553 0.27 TU 1526 TH TH WE 2122 1.25 214502072340 0.51 0018 2146 1.25 0045 1.49 0100 1.351.38 1.54

5

10 0554

0.56 SA 1210 1.52 1845 0.38

SU 1655 0.36 2308 1.47

MO 1733 0.29 2352 1.73

WE 1626 0.50 2251 1.60

TH 1732 0.61

0.49 0448 0.26 0.19 0531 0.49 1.61 0.21 0245 0.44 0019 0240 0338 0.43 0345 025 0445 1.50 0442 1.45 0000 0618 0.27 0.43 0526 0.44 1.65 9 0514 24 0655 1119 1.45 24 1126 1.28 1223 1.44 0.44 1.60 0630  1005 Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1.66 1111 1.89 91.90 1143 1.50 0.30 1.83 0901 0857 1000 1.66 094 1129 0.52 1130 0.53 MO 1726 0.40 TU 1818 0.40 TH 1706 0.55 FR 1258 1.21 0.31 0.06 1804 0.37 1.54 1527 0.33 1520 1631 0.30 1634 0.04 154S 1717 1.14 1718 1.13 1.48 2334 0.69 TH 1824 FRAstonomi FR FR 1746 SU1.58 MO 1238 SA 0.09 TH2343 SA of Datum Predictions is Lowest 2130 2232 1.33 1.25 1.48 1.60 0.30 1.69 212 2306 0.51 2303 0.53 0050 0554 0.46 2353 0041 2240 1.68 0617 0.47 1.55 1.40 1851 2129

8 5 29 23 20 14 8 5 23 20 14 20 14 PORT KEMBLA – NEW SOUTH WALES

0514 0.52 1134 1.59 FR 1810 0.34

25 0642

0.36

10 0700

0.57

25 0839

0.47

LAT1.3834° 29ʼ LONG 150° 55ʼ 25 0717 10 1157 25 0.36 10 0751 0.50 1217in 1.22 Times are local standard time (UTC +1

1254 1.63 TU 1300 1.32 WE 1434 1.23 TU 1759 0.45 WE 1318 1.30 FR 1753 0.61 SA 1359 1.18 0321 0.42 0111 0334 0318SU 0.45 0302 0.17 0415 0.44 Heights 0.19 0.52 0544 0.30 0019 1.35 042920330514 1.36 0547 1.53 0545 and 1.55 Low 040 Times and ofPhase High Waters 1923 0.23 1915 0.460.28 0.51 1905 0438 0.52 1923 0.75 New1.58 Moon Moon Symbols 0936 1.59 0731 0947 0948 1.73 0932 1.94 1034 1.63 1056 1.83 1134 1.59 1201 1.78 0614 0.53 0.39 1.79 1057 0.64 1237 0.48 1232 0.42 0146 105 0100 1.25 0141 1.48 0145 1.35 0308 1.49 0021 1.47 0133 1.60 0025 1.54 1.46 11 0640 111613 26FR 11 26 110.09 26 0847 MARCH JANUARY FEBRUARY 0.60 26 0.27 0744 0.44 0755TH 0.610.05 09531810 0.52 0640 0.50 0820 1719 0.45 0717 0.48 0.53 0.33 1556 1629 1605 0.12 1702 0.31 0.34 1834 0.13 1219 1.42 1333 1.37 1637 1.15 1826 1.14 1826 1.20 165 FR TU WE SA FR SA SA M MO TU FR SU SU SU 1249 1.43 MO 1349 1.46 WE 1348 1.23 TH 1545 1.13 WE 1239 1.30 TH 1418 1.20 SA 1319 1.19 SU 1503 1.19 2201 1.26 1.62 1838 0.41 0.41 1.74 2242 223 1924 2225 0.42 2014 2000 0.511.43 0.58 2306 1835 1.34 0.50 1959 0.62 1852 0.65 0.77 1.43 Time m 2031 Tim Time21350.50 m Time 1940 m 2215 Time m 2329 Time0.33 m 2212

21 15 9 6 30 24 21 15 9 6

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12 0146 0731

1.26 0.64 MO 1333 1.34 2005 0.46

0239 0854 TU 1451 2108

1.47 0.50 1.31 0.42

0238 0900 TH 1447 2053

1.35 0.63 1.16 0.55

0414 1108 FR 1703 2241

1.47 0.53 1.10 0.61

0104 0731 TH 1327 1919

1.45 0.54 1.22 0.56

0230 0927 FR 1527 2100

1.52 0.51 1.14 0.68

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1.52 0.47 1.20 0.66

24 21 15

0249 0941 MO 1603 2141

1.41 0.54 1.23 0.76

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17001.380.03 0.34 1805 1626 0.34 SU 1649 1.52 1.63 1300 1.32 1.23 1331 0.42 SU MO 0.18 SU MO 0.19 TH 0.29 WE 1703 SA 1732 SU SA 0350 SA 1210 SU 1254 TU1.53 T SA 0155 1.44 0341 1.48 TH 0338FR 1.47 0334 1.46 0235 1.39 WE 1434 13 28 1.26 28 0519 28 1030 0833 0.56 28 1011 0.53 132301 1016 0.611.47 12141845 0.51 2342 1033 0.53 0931 0.42 0.53 1.46 2033 2303 2336 0.48 1.29 234 2007 1.21 2302 1.35 2234 0.38 1923 0.23131922 1915 0.46 0.51 1.76 1921 1.17 1427 1.16 1602 1.19 1601 1.12 1811 1.13 1641 1.13 1542 1.26 1655 1.30

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2206 0.48

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2157 0.55

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2344 0.60

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2015 0.60

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2210 0.71

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2122 0.62

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2244 0.71

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0120 0.38 0301 0341 0.440207 0251 0338 0.23 0554 0156 0.43 0018 1.25 0045 2014, 1.49 0100 0237 1.28 1.35 1.48 1.54 1.38  Copyright Commonwealth of Australia Bureau of Meteorology Datum of0554 Predictions is Lowest Tide 0831 0756 1.79 0700 0927 1011 1.670839 0915 1016 1.92 1157 0830 1.73Astonomical 0.56 0642 0.36 0.68 0.57 0.53 0.47 0.61 Times in SU local1.52 standard0.29 time (UTC +10:00) or daylight (UTC1602 +11:00) when effect 1601 1440 0.20 1600 0.301434 1549 1515 1210 1254 1.63 1300 1.32 1425 1.25 1.19 1.12 MO WEtime THin1.23 WE SAare SU TU savings WE TU 1759 TU WE FR 0.04 Full Moon Moon Phase Symbols New Moon 0.23 First 1915 Quarter Last Quarter 2032 2053 1.32 2159 2206 1.31 2151 2157 1.55 2106 1.24 1845 0.38 1923 2033 0.49 0.46 0.48 0.51 0.55

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0207 0519 0.480041 014 1.47 1.68 19 0.36 25 19 13 10 4 28 25 19 13 10 4 0.46 25 1 28 0826 1214 1.590717 080 1.38 0.51 1456 0.35 143

0.45 1.13 TH 1.30 WE 1318 F SA 1811 2057 2344 1.351905 204 0.60 0.52

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2508 SPORT

new IRB launched The Helensburgh-Stanwell Park Surf Life Saving Club has a new irb, club president steven mcdonald reports.

Club life members and special guests attended an IRB and patrol trailer launch at the surf club on Sunday, December 14.

Life members Peter Beehag, Evan Griffiths, Steven McDonald, Graham Cook, Jeffrey Lucke, Mark Ryan, Harley Dreghorn, Peter McDonald, Robert White were in attendance. Lee Evans (Member for Heathcote), Aaron West (Captain of Helensburgh RFS) and Phil Bowering (Director of Tradies) were also there.

“Launching this IRB the club is recognising the on-going support of the 2508 community, the postcode area based on Helensburgh, Otford, Stanwell Tops and Stanwell Park,” club president Steven McDonald said at the launch.

“Not only lifesaving is supported by the community, but our competition teams and nippers are funded through the generous support of the community and businesses in the 2508 area.” Because of that support, the IRB was named 2508.

The club also unveiled a Patrol Equipment Trailer on December 14. It was constructed to

The club’s new IRB gets its first official taste of the salty – and rather bumpy – stuff. the club’s requirements by Dingwall Trailers in Wollongong.

■ In other club news, Daniel McKellar has been congratulated on his selection in the NSW State Team to compete at the SLSA Interstate Championships at Newport in January.

The club also acknowledged the fantastic efforts of the Illawarra representatives who “competed strongly” at the Surf Life Saving NSW Interbranch Championships. 2508

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what a RIDE! local mountain bike riders have been raising money for cancer, Dave Eccles reports.

Powered By Horcc To Conquer Cancer is the team name of a group of 13, predominantly local, mountain bikers from Helensburgh Off Road Cycle Club, who participated in this year’s “Ride To Conquer Cancer”. They raised $42,511.65 and were the 10th highest moneyraisers, even though most of the other teams had corporate backing.

But as rider and club president Dave Eccles explained, “We had our club, friends, family and Helensburgh behind us.”

The team would like to thank local businesses for their assistance in the club’s trivia night and massive garage sale. Those two events raised more than $11,000.

A special thanks goes to Ronda and Bernie at the Centennial Hotel who have, for the last three years, generously donated prime position on market day for the massive garage sale. The ride benefits The Chris O’Brien Lifehouse at RPA Hospital.

Each rider has to raise a minimum of $2500 to participate in the ride in early October. The ride travels more than 200km over two days, but it’s not hardened cyclists who participate, it’s about 1000 people who have been touched by and motivated by a cancer experience.

The Helensburgh Off Road Cycle Club team, with two Canberra volunteers, in front of the honour board for those who raised more than $40,000.

In the three years that the team has been involved, they have raised more than $103,000 for a great cause.

On December 17, a representative from the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse was due to attend their monthly meeting to thank the team and club with a certificate of appreciation. They have signed up again for 2015’s ride.

For more details on the event, go to sy15.conquercancer.org.au 2508

Tigers’ charity golf day Have fun, play golf and help a charity, Helensburgh Tigers’ president David Bell reports.

The Helensburgh Tigers will hold a charity golf day in the form of a four-person Ambrose on Saturday, February 21 at the Boomerang golf course and we encourage any players, sponsors, supporters or general golf enthusiasts

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to attend this event.

This season the Helensburgh Tigers are also adding to the already successful gold memberships with the creation of an Old Boys Club. To qualify to be an Old Boy of the Helensburgh Tigers you must be over 30 years old and have played any level of football for the senior club. For more information, please contact David Bell on 0409 019 812. 2508

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2508 CONTENTS LETTERS 03 You’ve got mail How our magazines are delivered NEWS 06 Komplete Kaos! Our local Lego robotics stars 08 Be prepared Make plans for bush fire season 12 Lost and Found Pets on Facebook BUSINESS 20 Fig & Lime Catering Meet the mother-daughter duo 24 New resolve Take stock of marketing and finances LIFESTYLE 10 Cover feature The open women’s surf boat crew 14 Dr Rip Why plunging waves are so dangerous

16 Have you seen it? The Illawarra’s legendary big cat 18 Gardening Be fire-wise 22 Q&A With SilverStone Jewellery’s designer 23 Who’s who at the zoo Highlights at Symbio 28 Happy 40th! Photos from SPAT’s big birthday bash 34 History Life aboard HMAS Australia 34 Lawrence Hargrave New series on aviation pioneer SPORT 46 BMX How to become a world champion 47 Swim Safe Take steps to save children’s lives 48-49 Golf Par-tee time 50 Tides 51 H-SP Surf Club IRB 52 Ride for cancer

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

MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS Dr Rob Brander Annelies Voorthuis

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

SARA NEWNHAM

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

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

Read her column on page 18.

Creativescapes garden service

is a business advisor at the Enterprise & Training Company.

Prior to working for ETC, she ran her own business, In2Careers, which provided specialised recruitment services for Aboriginal people. This business won a NSW Health award for its innovation placing Aboriginal people in employment in General Practice. She has also worked for a not-for-profit establishing social enterprises and started her career as a primary school teacher in the Northern Territory. Read her article on page 24.

Philip Comans

is a dog behaviour therapist and trainer with the Illawarra-born and now the world’s largest international dog training organisation Bark Busters.

His region covers Helensburgh to Gerroa and inland, including Goulburn.

Dogs are a passion and his mission is to save them from being surrendered and euthanised when all they need is a little training. He believes every dog deserves to be trained so it can enjoy a relaxed, fulfilled life in its human/dog pack. Turn to page 33 for pet advice.

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DISTRICT NEWS Editors

Genevieve Swart, Marcus Craft

Art director Brendon Wise

Ad design Wendy Gergos

Regular contributors

Rob Brander, Sara Newnham, Anthony Warry

Contact

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2508 LETTERS

HAPPY NEW YEAR – now WHERE’S MY MAGAZINE?

We’re often fielding questions about how 2508 is delivered.

The magazine is published online on the first of every month (see 2508mag.com.au). Then the team of walkers at Southern Link Letterbox Distribution deliver hard copies to residential homes in the 2508 postcode. Timing may vary (rain slows walkers down), but if you don’t receive a magazine within the first week of the month, please let us know.

2508 also goes to businesses and cafes around town, including the Helensburgh newsagency on Parkes Street (where the owners

also kindly keep a 2508 drop box for letters).

Black and white, large-print copies are available at Helensburgh Library and Northern Illawarra Neighbour Aid on Walker Street.

If you live out of area, but would like to subscribe and receive a printed magazine ($36 per year), please give us a call on 0432 612 168 or email editor@2508mag.com.au.

Happy New Year everyone!

Genevieve and Marcus The Editors

THANK YOU

To the Helensburgh Community, I wish to thank you for sending the stamps for the Carmelites Missions in Timor.

It has been a big help towards building an orphanage and a building for the 40 men who are studying for the priesthood.

It also helps put water into the villages and home industries for the women.

Wishing you a happy New Year.

Thoughts and prayers, Eleanor Matthews

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COMMUNITY NOTICES Ethics Teachers required

Helensburgh and Stanwell Park public schools are in need of ethics teachers.

There are currently vacancies for volunteers to teach Years K-6 ethics classes.

If you would like to find out more about becoming a volunteer teacher, please visit www.primaryethics.com.au

COALCLIFF FLAG MYSTERY

“Recently Coalcliff SLSC received this flag,” writes the club’s publicity officer Jenelle McWilliam. “It was found in a second-hand shop, Nothing New Bullaburra. The owner of the shop has given it to the club. I am trying to find out about this Supporter Flag.” If you can

USED POSTAGE STAMPS wanted

Drop them into the white box at the Helensburgh Community Centre. Please leave a few millimetres of envelope around the stamp, as it is worth more money when in a good condition.

COMMUNITY RALLIES TO HELP LOCAL FAMILY

Helensburgh residents have united to help the family of “Teeny Tiny Michael”, the baby boy born prematurely on November 11 at just 24 weeks, weighing 635 grams.

Family friend Sarah Levy has been doing a superb job of co-ordinating fundraising efforts, while Jane Jukes, co-founder of the Megabatch food sharing group, has organised a roster for mums to drop off home-cooked meals.

For more information, please Teeny Tiny Michael. 2508 Send your letters, notices and photos to us at PO Box 248, Helensburgh 2508, or editor@2508mag.com.au

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By Lilli Pang Seven wonderful 2508 kids worked hard to compete in the FIRST LEGO League challenge for 2014.

The theme was “World Class Education”. The Komplete Kaos Inc team applied themselves diligently to build an autonomous robot.

The robot could line follow, manoeuvre in small and narrow places, open classroom doors, grab baskets, spin sliders, turn right angles among other things – all of which score more and more points on the internationally issued table.

At the regional challenge in November, we won the Robot Game Top Points Award and the Robot Design Award. That put us through to the nationals on December 6, where we were among 36 teams from around Australia, including eight teams from Wollongong alone!

We had a great day. It is so much fun competing, meeting up with new friends and catching up with old. At the end of the day we got the second highest points in the Robot Game

in the country and came fifth overall. We were awarded the Programming Award as well.

We are happy to say we are up in the top 10 teams in the nation – with four other Wollongong teams, including Stanwell Park.

Everywhere we go, we know that we look fine with our logo designed by Kiralie Allan of Charli Design, our shirts donated by Parrinos Pizza, the insurance, computers and space donated by Helensburgh Public School, and support given by our community. Thank you very much to all of you.

This means that, for the second time and in our third year of competing, we are going to represent Australia again. We will keep you posted on how we go. 2508 Komplete Kaos Inc is an afterschool activity (robotics Lego) held on Tuesdays at Helensburgh Public School library. It is open to anyone between the ages of eight and 15 years old and you do not have to join the competition team. Find us on Facebook, at kompletekaosinc.weebly.com or email kompletekaosinc@gmail.com.

Komplete Kaos will once again represent Australia in Lego robotics competitions this year.

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BE PREPARED FOR A BUSHFIRE

By Captain Jim Powell, 325 Station, Helensburgh, NSW Fire and Rescue You might think with all the rain and storms over December that there would be no bushfire threat this year. Think again.

We are still in the Summer Danger Period as it will only take a few weeks of hot weather and strong hot dry winds for the region to be on high fire alert again. Already, media messages from the two Fire Authorities are advising people on what to do in the event of bushfire, all of which is good, sound, researched advice.

Plan carefully for such an emergency. You might like to take on board a couple more suggestions you may or may not be aware of.

1. It is important that emergency services

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are aware that your property is unattended (if you are away on holidays) in the case of an emergency. Leaving your garbage bin in the middle of your driveway is a clear way of communicating without you being there.

2. If your plan is to decide to leave early at the onset of a bushfire alert and you have small children and or elderly or sick family members, don’t wait. Leave while it is safe to do so, having already made sure your important documents, medication and sufficient clothing for a few days are on board. Other items you may consider taking are your computer backups (external hard drives) and those precious photo albums.

3. The first thing that allows fire into your house, other than gutters full of leaves, is the breaking of glass from the extreme heat and the first inflammable materials to catch fire are the curtains. It is suggested that curtains be removed from windows and stored away from flammable heat sources.

Your emergency plan is important to you and your family’s survival during our Bush Fire season and I hope that you do not have to implement these precautions this summer.

Helensburgh NSW Fire & Rescue Station 325 will be having a new recruitment drive during early 2015. We are looking to employ eight new members for our Helensburgh Station and more information will be available over the next few weeks. All job applications are done through the Jobs NSW website. For further information, you can contact me on 0415 114 443. 2508

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going for gold

The helensburgh-stanwell park open women’s surf boat crew have their sights on a national title, 2508 reports.

Photos by Anthony Warry Photography; www.anthonywarry.tumblr.com

It’s a fresh December morning when we catch up with sweep Mark ‘Bluey’ Lea and his Open Women’s surf boat crew as they prepare for a training session near Austinmer boat ramp.

The BMX Bandits may be disappointed with their third place in the second round of the Ocean Thunder Pro Surf Boat Series the day before at Collaroy, but you wouldn’t know it.

Brooke Dent (bow), Courtney Overell (second bow), Stephanie Barlow (second stroke), Georgia Leach (stroke) and Bluey are having a laugh, sharing a few yarns, and looking decidedly chipper at 7am on a Sunday. They don’t even flinch when they’re asked to pose for numerous photos.

There’s a fair bit of joking and jostling among this bunch of athletes, but when it’s time to train, the crew flips the switch and, instantly, everyone is in work mode. You can see a laser-like focus in their eyes as muscles coil in readiness for the work ahead.

They graciously gave up some time to have a chat with 2508.

Says ‘Bluey’:

“We have exactly the same crew as last year – this is their third year in Open Womens and before that three of them rowed together and won the under-23 title.

“This year was the first year they did a full pre-season – this year no one went away and they got into Crossfit.

“You can just tell with the strength they’ve got when they race. Basically, a surf boat is big and heavy [a minimum of 209kg] – when you’re hitting waves and white water it’s affecting the momentum of the boat all the time. This year we’re going through the break a lot quicker than before; they’ve just got that strength.

“They’re definitely a lot stronger this year – I notice it more putting the boat on the trailer. I used to struggle to get it on, now we can lift it

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‘Bluey’ and his crew get busy at training.

up and get it on…

“Training wise, I just do my own stuff: keep fit, not get too fat for them because any extra weight they’ve got carry around.

“Stanwell Park is known as a beachy club because the beachies go really well, but in the last few years, especially in the boat arena, we’ve put Helensburgh-Stanwell Park on the map with the results we’ve been getting [including victory in the Australian Surf Rowers League Open]. Definitely now, especially in the womens, people look to see if they’ve got us in their heat now…

“One of the girls’ good attributes is they’re good fighters; they never give up, even if they’re behind … I was talking to another crew’s sweep at the end of the year and he said ‘That’s what we hate about you guys – even if we’re in front we know that you’re going come at us’… and that’s the way we train them, that way if we stay close enough – even if we get hit by a wave on the way out – we can either pressure [the other crew] to get a wave that they don’t want or you can maybe jag it onto

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2508 REPORT the same wave as them.

“I always say if I get hold of athletes I can teach them how to row. You’ve got to be an athlete to start with and have that desire within you to want to train hard and do well. I don’t do a lot of out-of-boat stuff with them; I trust them to do the work – so they’ve got to have that drive and desire to push themselves.

“Good crews make their own luck. You see a good crew and a lot of people think: ‘Oh, they’re lucky’ but they put themselves in positions to take advantage of situations.

“We’re trying to make a concerted effort, especially with the older nippers, [to make them aware] that there’s more to surf clubs than just beach flags or swimming. We do a nipper-boatie day where we invite them out and they can row in a boat, have a bit of fun, because – it was the same when I was growing up – a lot of people aren’t the best swimmers or the best runners but they’re good athletes and they want to have a go. You get them into a crew and they can bond as a crew and you get good rowers out of them.

“You get the ones who you take out in the surf for the first time and they go over waves, get up in the air, and you just see the smile on their face and you know they’re hooked.”

The crew is still seeking sponsorship so if you’re keen to support these dedicated local athletes call Mark on 0411 537 331. 2508

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the right moves

Georgia Leach and Stephanie Barlow reveal some training secrets and the crew’s goals for the 2014-2015 season GEORGIA: “We do a lot of flat-water stuff, so if you can perfect your stroke you can get that one or two extra strokes on top of someone else and that will get you further than trying to rip in harder.”

STEPHANIE: “Rowing is 90 percent mental, so if you want it, you’re going to do it; if you’ve got any doubt in your mind, that’s when you’re going to fall short.”

GEORGIA: “Our ultimate goal is Aussie gold medal this year and to get picked in the Australian side to go to New Zealand.”

STEPHANIE: “Crews like the one that we’ve got don’t come easily and it doesn’t happen to everybody and our crew has what it takes to win an Aussie gold medal.”

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catch up on what’s been happening in our district...

BEVANS’ PARTY IN THE PARK

Last month local estate agency Bevans invited 2508 to their Christmas party – a big picnic in Stanwell Park reserve to welcome new clients and families to the neighbourhood. More than 50 people attended the afternoon festivities.

COUNCIL FORBIDS BIN MODIFICATION

Cockatoos are once again behaving badly and residents are fed up with the birds raiding red bins and wreaking havoc on garbage day.

One Stanwell Park resident reported watching cockatoos working as a team to grab rubbish bin handles in their claws and lift the lid, so others could swoop in and seize the rubbish.

Over the years, enterprising residents have resorted to various DIY fixes, such as a weight under the lid, or drilling two holes in the lid and threading a coathanger through to form a flexible “hook” that foils the cockies but gives way when the garbage truck tips the bin up.

And last month commercial bin locks were the talk of social media.

But Wollongong City Council does not approve. “As waste bins are the property of

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Party people… Jamie Hottes and Wendy Lepre of Bevans (pictured, top) hosted a fun-filled event, complete with a jumping castle for children, last month in Stanwell Park.

Council, residents are not permitted to modify their rubbish bins in any way,” a Council spokesperson told 2508. “This is because modifications may reduce the bins’ functionality and could mean a bin is not able to be emptied.

“Council is aware of issues that some residents may have with animals and strong winds, for example, that cause waste to be spilt from their bins when put out for collection. In response, Council is currently working with our waste services contractor, Remondis, to trial a potentially suitable bin-locking product on a small number of bins. We’re also following a

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2508 NEWS larger scale trial being carried out by Sutherland Shire Council on its residents’ rubbish bins.

“Council will await the outcome of the trials before considering the use of any bin-locking product.’’

LOST PETS found on facebook

If more proof was needed that we live in a wonderful community, it has been found on Facebook.

Residents have been keeping an eye on one another’s pets, posting “lost” and “found” photos of dogs on pages such as Helensburgh Community - Buy, Swap & Sell and The Otford Local. Greens candidate Natasha Watson even posted a photo of a little prickly character by the roadside, tagged “Watch out Echidnas about”.

A plea to find a lost baby Alexandrine parrot appeared on Helensburgh Cheers And Jeers.

And there is even a dedicated Facebook group called Helensburgh Community-Lost&Found Pets/Pet Register.

Well done to all of you caring, sharing animal lovers.

Shaz Harrison-Shaw (left) and the Need a Feed team.

Oh, what a night!

The Need a Feed fundraising dinner at Samaras Restaurant in Woonona was a huge success, reports co-ordinator Shaz HarrisonShaw. “Our guests were served their delicious meals by the Need a Feed team, and I tell you I won’t be giving up my day job to become a waitress!” she said. “Thanks to Omar from Samaras for sharing his restaurant with us and everyone who attended and supported us, we raised $1,603.30.” 2508

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Dr Rip’s Science of the Surf One man’s barrel is another man’s dumper, writes Rob Brander.

see is really the orbital motion of the water particles within the wave (that gives a wave its to and fro motion) overtaking the speed of the wave. They are very common on sand bars, rock reefs, coral reefs and at the shorelines of steep beaches.

If a plunging wave is coming at you and you are trapped in no man’s land, getting under the wave is the best thing you can do. Dive under the wave with your arms held out in front and stretch your body flat against the bottom and hold onto the sand.

If you are surfing or bodysurfing and are about to “go over the falls”, again try and keep your body as horizontal as possible to the bottom, so your head doesn’t hit the bottom first. And please don’t bodysurf with your arms behind your back. It may look like fun, but it’s like driving without a seatbelt and it only takes one miscalculation to end up in a wheelchair.

Finally, when getting out of the water, never take your eyes off the waves. Many people do, get hit from behind and have whiplash injuries, or are hurt from being knocked over. If you’re careful, plunging waves can be a lot of fun, but you always have to respect them and use your common sense. 2508

I’m pretty sure that almost every person who goes in the ocean a lot has at some point been “blown” up by a wave when entering the water.

Waves that steepen quickly, curl over and crash down with explosive force are called plunging waves, but are more commonly known as dumpers, barrels or “the green room”. Surfers love them, but they are the most dangerous type of breaking wave and a key reason why beaches are the second most common location for spinal-related injuries in Australia after car accidents.

So why do some waves break like Did you this? Plunging waves occur whenever know? waves travel from deep water to Dumping waves are shallow water over very short a common cause of distances. This makes the waves spinal injuries in slow down so fast that the curl you Australia.

● Want to hear Dr Rip give one of his famous Science of the Surf talks? Go to North Wollongong Beach SLSC on January 21, 11am-12.30pm. It’s free, sponsored by Wollongong Council.

For more ocean information see www.scienceofthesurf.com.

Dumping waves are most common on steep beaches, sand bars, and reefs

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robot triumph They were the youngest team to compete, yet the four boys from the Illawarra excelled at the National Robotics Championships.

The four Year 9 Smith’s Hill High School students – aged 14 to 15 – finished third at the 2014 First Techno Challenge (FTC) Australian Championships held at Macquarie University on December 6 and 7.

The boys are Harrison Babister (of Darkes Forest), Patrick Hutton (Austinmer), Kai Dreyfus-Ballesi (Austinmer) and Jaya Ryan (Thirroul). Their challenge was to design, build, program and drive a robot to race against other teams and complete a series of tasks involving goals, balls, ramps and platforms. “It’s all about problem solving and strategy,” coach and parent Phil Hutton said.

This was the first time that a team from the Illawarra has competed at the FTC competition.

Robotics team … from left, Harrison Babister, Jaya Ryan, Kai Dreyfus-Ballesi and Patrick Hutton. The boys are all in Year 9 at Smith’s Hill High School.

On the way to winning third place, the boys were also semi-finalists in the Robot Alliance category, named in the top three for the Innovation category and were overall winners of the Think category.

Phil praised the boys’ independence, saying they did not have much help from parents.

“They are self-motivated, they solve all their own problems, they do all their own work, so they are very hands-on team.” 2508

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Manii Verzosa is a bloke who people are inclined to believe. With a high-stress, action-packed career as commander of the Illawarra Police Rescue Unit behind him, this is not a man you’d reckon would be prone to hyperbole.

So, when he says a big “jungle cat” crossed his path while he was walking down the Sublime Point Track to Austinmer in late October 2014, people tend to believe him.

The former police rescue sergeant says he was walking down along the track on the morning of October 30 when he had an close

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Manii Verzosa and his grand-daughter Amara Newbury, 5, who is happy her granddaddy’s run-in with the ‘jungle cat’ was an uneventful one. encounter of the furry kind.

“I’m a resident here at Austinmer and we live just across from the track. There are 830 manmade steps to the top and it’s about 850 feet elevation – basically about 45 minutes to get to the point from the bottom.

“I do it probably … three times a week, for the exercise and it’s a good view from the top.”

On that particular day, Manii left for his walk about 7am.

“On my way back, probably half-way down, right out of the blue … the track is not very wide, on the steep parts and this cat – I call it a jungle cat now – just ... popped on the left-hand side across my path and came across in front of me, only about a metre. Any closer and it would have collided with me.

“It had to stop, it couldn’t just run away because it’s another steep decline on the other side of the track, so it had to stop in front of me and – it was quick – but I could see the full back and side of it and the tail alone covered the track. The track’s about … at least a metre wide.

“It had a long, swooping, black tail – and a muscly back. Probably you’re looking at a Rottweiler-type size.

“This cat is not a domesticated cat or a hybrid – it definitely belongs in a zoo. It was muscular – definitely a cat, a big cat.” 2508

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3 of the best Welcome to a new series celebrating our neighbourhood.

Our first article looks at the best local places to dine with a view.

TUMBLING WATERS RETREAT

It’s well-known as a wedding venue and luxurious bolt hole for couples after peace and privacy, but Tumbling Waters is also a fantastic, fine-dining venue with drop-dead gorgeous views of bushland and beach. Dining On The Edge is open on Saturdays only, from 6.15pm, book ahead. French chef Thierry Molimard (pictured) whips up thee courses, with canapés to start, and caters to dietary requirements. This a treat for special occasions.

31 Stonehaven Road, Stanwell Tops, 4294 1888, tumblingwatersretreat.com

SUBLIME POINT RESTAURANT & CAFE

The name says it all. The views over the escarpment and across the northern beaches are sublime. So are the scones. The decor is shabby chic and the menu includes seasonal delights.

It’s only 10 minutes drive along the Old Pacific Highway from Helensburgh, or bush walkers might like to take the slow and scenic route across from Stanwell Tops (budget on a few

hours). Motoring enthusiasts like to take a break here too. The restaurant – also a sublime wedding venue – is open for breakfast and lunch, Wednesday to Sunday.

Sublime Point, Bulli Tops, 4267 1855, sublimepoint.com.au

THE STANWELL PARK KIOSK

Cheap and cheerful, midway between the beach and the playground, this is just the down-to-earth spot for families with energetic youngsters. Summer specials include sweet chilli prawns, calamari and chips, and Dora’s Greek salad. It’s BYO and open daily until 9pm.

Look out for chip-stealing seagulls.

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Gardening with sara As hot days raise the bushfire risks, it’s time to get fire-wise in the garden, writes Sara Newnham.

The beautiful area we live in is surrounded by thick bushland that thrives after fire. In fact, many native plants rely on it to survive.

Australian plants have made many survival adaptations. Eucalyptus and banksias have a unique lignotuber found in the underground stem or root system that is filled with starches and dormant buds that spring into action after fire or stress, producing a mass of new growth.

The same goes for epicormic buds found along eucalyptus tree trunks and branches.

The sole purpose of the mass of growth that comes from these buds is to reproduce the parent plant by making seed as quickly as possible to recolonise the bare soil. The growth from epicormic buds is usually weak and will easily fall after strong winds. This is something to be mindful of if you have recently had back burning nearby or a tree pruned and any new shoots hang over your home.

Many native plants need heat to crack open thick, woody seed pods or smoke to germinate the seed. And without fire many plants are

unable to propagate. You can now buy smoke water to germinate seeds. Some natives, such as our precious Illawarra flame tree, take up to seven years to be mature enough to produce seed. In areas that have regular fires this has prevented these plants from ever growing back, thus changing the landscape forever.

Melaleucas (paperbarks), casuarinas (she oaks) and acacias (wattles) regrow from seed very quickly after fire and can recolonise, creating mono cultures in once diverse environments. In most areas this is OK and these speedy plants act as nurse trees, providing shade to a few slower venerable saplings. By the time the quick-growing nurse trees die, the other slower species can then dominate the canopy.

But in areas that have had many fires in close succession only the quick-growing plants survive. Amazingly, some native seed can stay dormant in the leaf litter for many years, waiting for fire to trigger growth.

It’s good to prepare your garden and be fire wise. Limit potential hazards: trim back all tree branches hanging over your home; this will also lessen leaf litter that can fill your gutters.

When removing or pruning large trees, always consult your local tree surgeon and ask your council’s tree management officer for permission. Remove all dead growth from shrubs and trees. Regular pruning of grasses and shrubs will keep plants lush with water-filled new growth and lessen the chance

Agapanthus and oleanders have been used as fire breaks for more than 100 years in Australia

From left: lush lillipillys, tough agapanthus, shrubs full of dead wood are too close to a house.

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No plant is completely fire retardant, but some will burn a lot slower than others. Limit woody, dry-looking shrubs such as she oaks and conifers. These have lots of dead wood and very flammable needle leaves. Eucalyptus are filled with gum that will explode when branches become very hot in extreme fires.

Limit plants under your eaves and choose plants with lush leaves that hold water.

Examples are succulents, camellias, gardenias, lillypillys, viburnums, ‘Little gem’ magnolias, groundcover myoporum, scavoleas, pigface, clumping gingers, kangaroo paws, tanika lomandra, clivias and the always-resistant agapanthus.

Agapanthus and oleanders have been used as fire breaks for more than 100 years in Australia. They were often planted around homesteads. I have seen footage of firedevastated areas where the only things left were the rows of these hardy plants.

Mulch is very beneficial for retaining water in the soil. To limit any potential risk of mulch becoming fuel, rake up any pine needles and

A Gymea lily survives after bushfire.

make sure to water down mulch well over summer. Avoid large, chunky pine barks as they don’t break down very well or hold much water – go for fine mulches. I like decomposed cypress mulch and Helensburgh’s fire chief Jim Powell recommends teatree mulch.

For more fire preparation tips and fireresistant plant lists, consult the NSW Rural Fire Service website or Wollongong Council.

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power of two

Last September, a mother and daughter launched an exciting new catering business.

Fig & Lime Catering fuses Australian and Asian cuisine to deliver delicious party food.

2508 caught up with Irwan and Chelsea Ho at the family-owned Raya Thai restaurant in Helensburgh.

A warm welcome and a long chat revealed this mother-daughter duo are not just good business partners, they are something even more precious – good friends.

CHELSEA We started Fig & Lime in September, so it is very new and it’s growing.

IRWAN [We went into business together because] I am good at production, cooking, obviously, and Chelsea is good at selling.

CHELSEA I’m studying media (public relations and advertising) at the University of NSW. I’ve always wanted to do catering … I thought why not? We have the facilities here, we have the restaurant to help us. This is why we’ve called Fig and Lime Catering a sister company of Raya Thai. So it’s an extension. At first I was thinking, “Shall we call it Chelsea’s Catering”, then I came up with Fig & Lime.

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IRWAN Because “lime” represents Asian, Oriental, “fig” is very Westernised.

For example, with our scallops, we use lemon grass and chilli as a topper, to infuse the flavour.

[A Fig & Lime specialty] is beef sliders. We use a sweet Asian bun, inside we use marinated beef tenderloin with cumin and roasted coriander. It’s not an ordinary slider!

CHELSEA It’s about Western and Asian fusion, just trying to change it up a little bit.

IRWAN Because here at Raya Thai, we can’t sell sliders! We are Asian, you know. In Fig & Lime it’s unlimited, that’s why I’m excited.

I can spend hours in the kitchen. Because Indonesian food, the real authentic Indonesian food, you have to pound everything, not using a blender – that’s commercial. At home I have a mortar and pestle…

My grandma and my grandpa are in the restaurant business, so maybe it’s in the blood.

Their restaurants are in Jakarta…

I was born in Indonesia and I came here 30 years ago, a long time. I just love cooking. I always show kindness to people with food. Food is my language …

CHELSEA I’ve actually written that into our “About” section of our site. You can see in the food that she cooks there is love in there.

Most of the Fig & Lime specialties have been created by my mum, and there’s a lot of innovation.

IRWAN This catering business, a lot of it is my own creation. I love cooking, for sure, but I like creating new dishes.

For my own home, I cook simple dishes, like a lot of stir fry, a lot of soup.

CHELSEA She makes really good chicken curry … it’s not the kind of food you’d find in a restaurant…

IRWAN Because they [Chelsea and her 17-yearold sister] don’t like chilli!

CHELSEA I still don’t! So my mum makes this chicken curry. I remember going to school camp and the whole time thinking “I really want that chicken curry”, and I think she could read my mind, I got back and it was on the table.

IRWAN Raya Thai, we have been here since 2001.

Before that we were in Engadine since 1988.

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CHELSEA No. 25 [on the Raya Thai menu], chicken rujak, is one that people order a lot.

IRWAN That’s one I created. But our ingredients are not complicated. We make it simple, like Jamie Oliver. He always uses simple creations.

CHELSEA We let the ingredients shine through.

IRWAN Dedi, my husband, he is people person, he loves people, everyone knows him. I am very business minded. I am always analysing, because I have an accountancy background.

CHELSEA Helensburgh people are just so warm – it is a great community. I have always been involved with the family business, ever since I can ever remember. Growing up, observing what [Irwan] is doing, I think [the business] is kind of

like second nature. I pick it up and interpret it in my way, we work together as a team and bounce off ideas.

IRWAN All the time!

CHELSEA Yes, we are always doing it. Like in the car, driving to the restaurant, “what about this dish, what about that dish, can you do this with the business?”

IRWAN She is very business-minded – she is only 20!

CHELSEA I love it. I’m always thinking of different ways to expand, to make something more innovative.

IRWAN Chelsea is into cakes and baking. They say a chef can’t do both – I’m not good with baking, trust me!

CHELSEA I love watching TV shows, like Nigella and MasterChef. [As business partners] we have discussions about certain things, but … it’s more like a mother-daughter team.

IRWAN We are good friends. It’s true. 2508

I just love cooking. I always show kindess to people with food.

Food is my language.

See packages at figandlimecatering.com or call Irwan (0433 421 344) or Chelsea (0433 248 393).

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Q&A with...

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SilverStone Jewellery creator Erin Reynolds. Erin lives in Helensburgh and recently won two firsts and a second prize at the Illawarra Lapidary Club’s annual Festival of Minerals and Gems.

What is lapidary?

Lapidary means “concerned with stones”. I love it as it involves working with stones, minerals, gem stones, shell, bone and glass.

Tell us about your club.

The Illawarra Lapidary Club in Tarrawanna has around 120 members, many of whom are retired. We are always keen to get new and young members. We run classes, including glass bead making, faceting, cutting (stones etc), and also organise fossicking trips. I am very grateful and lucky to have been shown

Erin wears one of her favourite creations: a pendant necklace made of chrysoprase (aka Australian jade).

many of these skills by my fellow club members, such as Bill Roth.

You use coins, shells, stones, fossils and vintage watch movements as pendants. Talk us through the creation process.

Start with stone cut into a slab about 1cm thick. Draw on this a shape, cut it out roughly on bench saw. Then begins the cutting and shaping process, using different grades of grinding (in all about 10) wheels. Lastly, polishing is done on leather wheels using different types of oxide pastes to achieve the highest possible polish. This can be very fiddly and time consuming. Then I take the stone, using cutters and pliers, and wrap wire around it, making a basket to encapsulate it.

Which stone would you recommend for Valentine’s Day? Rose quartz is the stone of love.

What is your best-seller?

Rhodonite (from Tamworth, NSW).

You’re also a dental nurse and mum of two boys – when do you find time to be creative?

I try to get to the club house every Tuesday morning to cut my stones. I also like to get up early when all is quiet and enjoy a cup of tea and do my wire work before my kids get up.

Where can people find you?

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who’s who at the zoo “Here are a few of our favourite memories from 2014. It was a big year for us, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of our local community and our business partners for their ongoing support.

Our best wishes to you all for a prosperous 2015.” – The team at Symbio Wildlife Park.

1/ Symbio’s baby joey koala, James 2/ Our sun conures preening one another 3/ Joey kangaroo cuddling Mum 4/ Our marmoset twins with Dad “Smokey” 5/ Millie, our ever-cheeky wombat 6/ Frilled-neck lizard in our new state-of-the-art Reptile House 7/ Kato the tiger celebrating his 13th birthday 8/ Female pygmy python coiled around a nest of eggs 9/ Baby bush stone-curlew with Mother

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small steps, big dreams Is your business prepared for 2015?

Annelies Voorthuis suggests some new year’s resolutions.

New Year seems to be the time when we set fresh goals and resolutions in our lives. It signifies new beginnings and, of course, new opportunities.

Whether your business is entering its busy season or quiet time, there are things to consider when preparing your business for the new year: Is this your busy period? If so, make sure that you don’t spend all of your cash-flow while the money is pouring in. Keep a reserve for your quieter times. Make notes about how your business performs during this season, so you can be better prepared for the future.

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Are you quiet during the holiday season?

This is a good opportunity for you to recharge, review the first half of the financial year, your marketing plan and budget.

Do a marketing plan for 2015 – book in with Small Biz Connect for the marketing planning workshop in Helensburgh this month.

Arrange a meeting with your accountant.

Set up an appointment to review earnings and projected profit/loss for your business. Consider tax-minimizing strategies such as an advance payment of next year’s bills, or equipment purchases.

What is the direction of your business? Now is the time to revisit your life goals, your purpose, and your innermost driving force. Think about what your business will look like when it is fully developed. What strategies could you develop for the following year that will get you that much closer to your objectives?

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2508 BUSINESS Look for ways to cut costs. No matter how successful your business, you should always look for ways to cut costs as you prepare your budget for the New Year. If money gets tight, cost cutting will help you stay in the black.

Create a to-do list for the first week of January. Taking the first step is often the hardest. So why not start now with a to-do list for Monday, January 5 through to Friday, January 9. Jump start that first week with a clear commitment to change.

Budget, budget, budget. Budgeting requires you to think about your basic objectives, systems and resources on a regular basis. It keeps you current with what’s really going on. It’s critical that you establish a budget for next year.

You could even plan quarterly budgets, to allow for a more detailed view of your revenues and spending. 2508 Annelies is a Small Biz Connect business advisor. Now is a good time to give your business a free health check to ensure you’re on track for 2015 – book an appointment on 4223 0316 or email illawarra@etcltd.com.au.

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BUSHFIRE PROTECTION DEVICE One of 2508’s newest advertisers is Mike Berghuis, of Evolved Bushfire Protection. He’s used his engineering knowledge to design an external water spray system that is independent of the mains water and electrical network.

The result is a mobile fuel-driven fire pump trolley or a “fire engine on a trolley” that can turn any stored water source into a reliable high-pressure fire hose, Mike said. The pump has also been designed to connect to some spray systems. “The Evolved Bushfire Protection system keeps everyone on the ground, there is no need to climb onto the roof with a hose,” Mike said. 2508

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What’s on

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

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

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

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

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

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

ENTERTAINMENT 04 Sunday, noon-7pm, $25, The Bombie Bar Reggae Festival, Local Revolution (from Adelaide), Heavyset Dub (pictured), Kava Kings, King Dog & The Catz, Matty Woods. For further info go to bombiebar.com.au 08 Women’s Full Moon Meditation, 7.30-8.30pm, Govinda Valley, Otford. Phone 0417 244 978.

MARKETS Sundays Foragers, Bulli Showground, 9 to 2pm HELENSBURGH LIBRARY 57 Walker Street; 4294 2185 02 10am, Library re-opens for 2015.

07 10.30am, Paper craft activity, ages 5+.

Bookings essential. Craft yourself a paper puppet theatre, a bobble head robot or a personalised puzzle.

14 10.30am, Vikings and dragons activity, ages 5+. Bookings essential. Make your own shield and sword, and help to build and slay a dragon!

17 10am-11.30am, JPs available in the library.

21 10.30am, Ceramic money box activity, ages 5+. Bookings essential. Decorate your own ceramic money box to keep.

31 10am-11.30am, JPs available in the library.

Free at your library!

We have some new magazine titles available this year, including Inside Sport, Feast, Your Garden and the junior Lego magazine. Our usual range of popular titles – such as Home Beautiful, House & Garden, Fishing Australia and Wheels are also available to borrow, along with a huge selection of DVDs for adults and children including How to Train your Dragon 2, which will also be showing at a few of the libraries during the holidays. It’s all free – ring 4294 2185 to book.

– Marisa Vernon, Helensburgh Library 2508

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iron person challenge

By Jenelle McWilliam

Coalcliff SLSC Black Iron Person Challenge is a four-event program made up of “Iron Man”, “Rod Stevens Memorial Paddle” (1/2/15), “Bombie Swim”(8/3/15) and the “ Bridge to Boatshed” Run (date TBC).

The first event was held on Sunday, November 30, 2014. The Iron Man event was held, competitors had to complete a 500m swim, 400m run, 500m paddle and a 400m run to the finish line. This year we opened the race to teams to try and involve more senior and junior members. Difficult conditions made for a very exciting Black Iron Person event.

The stand-out individual was Mathew

Photo by Sea Salt Studios/Damian Lloyd

Logan, who completed the event in 22m:34s.

That’s almost 30s quicker than the first team with a time of 23m.

The races hopefully promote a more social aspect to the club, and also get people thinking about their own fitness levels. One member, Nicole, competed for the second year with a much improved performance, last year she was unsure if she would finish.

We hope to see you down for the Rod Stevens Memorial Paddle on February 1. 2508

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happy 40th!

Hosts Rebecca Barrow and Cameron Campbell.

Matt Dickson and Penelope Wood.

SPAT member Christine Sykes reports on Stanwell Park Arts Theatre’s 40th Anniversary Show.

Almost 100 people celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Stanwell Park Arts Theatre (SPAT). Past and present members shared champagne and canapés in the sparkling marquee outside the CWA hall on Saturday, November 22. They then moved inside to enjoy the beautiful decorations and a rollicking evening showcasing scenes from plays and pantomimes from over the past 40 years. We re-visited Our Towne, met Toad again and thrilled and laughed with our Pantomime Dame, and concluded with Shakespeare.

The SPAT singers entertained the audience with renditions of past hits and cast and crew joined them onstage for the final song, Nobody Loves a Fairy when She’s Forty. There were no prizes for guessing that the grumpy fairy was none other than the immediate past president Wayne Turner.

Among the many local celebrities thanked were those who started SPAT in 1974: Joy Weiderstaz, Pam Stevenson, Lorraine and Dick Morgan, Lauren and Mike Mitsak, Freda and Wayne Lawrence. The evening ended with a dance party.

Don’t forget to keep your eyes open for the sign on the hill and for all our 2015 events.

Our youth group, SPATYOULA, is having a school holiday workshop January 12-17, 9.30am-1.30pm. It will focus on drama skills games. They’re also producing an original play based on Beauty and the Beast. $80, includes morning tea. Contact: Kelly-Marie Michael, 0404 199 398, kellymareem@gmail.com. 2508

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recycle right Making a New Year’s resolution to save the planet? start with the simple stuff.

Remondis runs Wollongong City Council’s Recycling and Waste Collection Services. The top five recycling mistakes Remondis commonly sees are residents incorrectly placing the following in their recycling (yellow lid) bin: ● General waste ● Plastic bags. Often people put their recyclables inside a plastic bag and then into the yellow bin. Plastic bags are not recyclable and even if all other items inside the bag are, it is still contamination.

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● Ceramics, including drinking glasses and Pyrex, are not recyclable as they have different boiling temperatures and cannot be recycled with glass jars and glass bottles. ● Nappies – these belong in the residual waste (red lid) bin. ● Shredded paper. Paper is recyclable, but shredded paper causes problems as it is very light and often gets caught by the wind and doesn’t make it to the recycling facility. Rather box it up in something like a cereal box.

Thanks to Remondis Education Officer, Martha Johnson, for her help with this article.

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Sit up! this is important

By Helensburgh Physiotherapy’s Aaron Babb Why is posture so important?

As a physiotherapist I think bad posture is as worthwhile as a beer with Kim Jong-il. For the sake of this article, I must make a few generalisations, otherwise it will be incredibly long and boring – like an old Kevin Costner movie – and you won’t make it to the end.

I’m simply going to state: poor sitting posture affects your neck the most and poor standing posture affects your back.

Firstly, the most commonly affected structures in the spine with regards to posture are the facet joints. These joints should be taking about 10 per cent of the load, with the corresponding 90 per cent going through the disc. This load sharing is dramatically altered with poor posture. Some reports suggest up to 80 per cent then goes through the facets and 20

per cent through the disc.

This excessive load bearing then produces damage and localised inflammation and subsequent pain that can often radiate out from the area. In the short term, this can be easily addressed and completely reversed. In the long term, this will almost undoubtedly produce significant arthritis that cannot be reversed as the joint has been hammered with way too much load for way too long.

So how can this be altered? Initially, just by habit. There may be many different issues that need to be addressed and that’s where we come in, but if you can address the postural issues yourself that may be most of the battle.

For the neck, look at what your Quasimodo spine position is between your shoulder blades.

For your lower back, look at what the pelvis is doing and if your Beyonce bum is sticking out.

Simply change this and it may make a huge difference.

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aboard hmas Australia This story of William Thomas Standen, who served in the Australian Naval Forces from 1909 to 1919, was written by his son William H. Standen, of Tamworth, for the Helensburgh Historical Society in 2014.

William Thomas Standen, service no. 124, joined the Australian Squadron of the British Navy on March 11, 1909 in Sydney. He served on several ships until the building and commissioning of ‘HMAS Australia’ on April 14, 1913. He was aboard the ‘Australia’ when she sailed into Sydney Harbour in early October 1913, when the Royal Australian Navy was born.

After completion of training at Whale Island, UK, his specialty role in the crew was Gun Layer on the 12-inch guns, holding the rank of Able Seaman. Soon after the outbreak of WWI, the ‘Australia’ departed from Sydney on August 18, 1914 to join the Expeditionary Force to remove a German radio station that was believed to be sending signals to powerful German ships that were operating in the Pacific.

In the circumstances, a serious threat had been posed to Australia’s contact with the wider world. The Expeditionary Force was accompanied by the ‘Australia’ and the submarine AE1. The radio station was captured on September 11, 1914. Sadly, at the cost of six Australian lives. The first casualties of WWI, they were both Navy and Army personnel.

The ‘Australia’ then proceeded to search for German raiding ships in the Pacific, travelling to Fiji, Nauru and other islands without finding the enemy. She proceeded to Ecuador and then to the Falkland Islands. Ultimately, she arrived at the Firth of Forth where she joined the British Fleet.

The British Admiralty ordered the ‘Australia’ to the North Sea to block the Grand Fleet of Germany from attacking England from the

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William Thomas Standen (on right) with two POW soldiers.

North. Dad used to tell of the boredom of extensive cruising in freezing weather and of very foggy conditions. Because of these adverse conditions, several collisions occurred with other ships causing damage that resulted in the ‘Australia’ being laid up for repairs and so missing out on being involved in the Battle of Jutland; a set of circumstances which caused disappointment in the ship’s company.

Having successfully blocked a German advance by sea from the north, the officers and crew drew some comfort that their efforts were not totally in vain.

After returning to Sydney, Dad was discharged on March 17, 1919 thus ending a 10-year engagement with the navy. In the photo, William Thomas Standen is on the right, accompanied by two POW soldiers picked up from a military hospital. The soldier on the left lost his arm and his clothes, so to save his dignity they gave him a navy uniform. 2508

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view club report By publicity officer Virginia Dowson There is no luncheon in January for Helensburgh VIEW Club, but that doesn’t mean that there is no requirement to look to the needs of disadvantaged children.

The Smith Family “Learning for Life” program still goes on, and already our VIEW Club is preparing for a year of getting together on the third Tuesday of the month, beginning in February. The current committee is meeting on January 20 at Tradies Helensburgh in preparation for the AGM on February 17.

As of November 2014, VIEW Clubs sponsored 1114 “Learning for Life” students, and are the largest community sponsors for these students.

VIEW offers the opportunity to meet regularly with other women of all ages and

walks of life. They discuss and exchange ideas, and form lasting friendships and develop new interests. We look forward to welcoming new members at our luncheons.

Our theatre parties and outings are legendary, happy events, and Chris is taking bookings for Les Miserables on Saturday, April 25, for the 2pm matinee at the Capitol. Please note, pay by February 20.

She is also taking early bookings for Matilda on October 24, pay by August 18. For details please phone Chris on 4294 1103.

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

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

VIEW Club Helensburgh wishes you all a Safe and Happy New Year. 2508

puppy training Got a dog for Christmas? His training starts now, writes Philip Comans.

Getting a puppy is a big decision. Tiny at first, they will grow up fast!

Bad manners when little might be considered cute, but no one likes an adult dog who nips, barks and jumps up!

House training needs to be managed.

Puppy’s earliest experiences with other dogs will also shape its entire life. Being overwhelmed at puppy school can lead to serious dog aggression issues at maturity.

Humans just don’t know what the puppy’s view of the world is, and what they interpret as “play” to the young pup may, in fact, be a seriously worrying dominance test. Puppies

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who rumble with others at puppy school frequently learn that every future dog they meet must be challenged for supremacy. That’s why they pull on the lead and go for every dog they see on a walk, trying to get in first!

The buzz word “socialisation” is misinterpreted too. Meeting other dogs needs to be handled very carefully and in total control. I’m sure you’d agree we all want to give our puppies a safe start to life and thus avoid unintended consequences. 2508 Philip Comans is a dog behaviour therapist and trainer with Bark Busters Illawarra & Southern Highlands, 1800 067 710.

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hargrave the explorer The first in a series about the aviation pioneer, by historian Michael Adams Lawrence Hargrave was a 2508 resident for six years, along with his family, from 1893-1899.

There were about 1000 people in and around Helensburgh, but only a handful of people at Stanwell Park. There were the Hargraves and two other families running boarding houses – the Fosters at ‘Stanwell House’ and the Swaines at ‘The Glen’.

It was at this remote, unlikely location that Lawrence produced inventions and aeronautical research of tremendous importance to future manned flight and the aeroplane. The centenary of his death is 2015, and there is a strong possibility the proposed Badgery’s Creek airport will be named the Lawrence Hargrave International Airport.

Most people think of Lawrence Hargrave as an aeronautical inventor, particularly of box kites. But he was more famous in Australia in his lifetime as a geographical explorer.

If you wanted to be a superhero in the 19th century you went off into the unknown and tried to fill in the bits of white on world maps, the bits the cartographers knew little about.

Stanwell Park had two such superheroes – Major Sir Thomas Mitchell and Lawrence Hargrave. Mitchell bought Stanwell Park and the Coal Cliffs in 1848 and commenced the first house, on the Dress Circle, in 1850. He conducted four major explorations of inland Australia, and wrote a best-selling book about his adventures. When he died his funeral procession was over eight kilometres long – a popular superhero.

Lawrence Hargrave came to Australia in 1865, aged 15. He failed to matriculate to the University of Sydney and begged his father to let him go exploring. He circumnavigated Australia, survived shipwreck on the Great Barrier Reef by clinging to the mast of the wrecked ship, then turned his attention to New

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Hargrave c. 1873, aged 23 and a passionate explorer.

Guinea. There was a lot of empty white on the maps of New Guinea.

Hargrave was involved with three expeditions in New Guinea, the most productive the journey up the Fly River in 1876 under Luigi D’Albertis, whose antics and maltreatment of the natives drove Hargrave to distraction. Hargrave, as engineer on the boat, accomplished wonderful penetration of the Fly River, discovered gold (below what is now the Ok Tedi mine), and as a result returned to Australia a hero.

Hargrave was shocked at the way D’Albertis treated the crew of the boat and the people of New Guinea, firing rockets into a village, killing and decapitating a villager, and taking the head to Italy. “I don’t know whether to choke him or chain him,” wrote Hargrave in his expedition diary in sheer frustration.

When Hargrave returned to Sydney he was a hero. He was inducted into the Royal Society, a select body of intellectuals. Membership gave Hargrave access to the Royal Society Journal – he published 19 articles on aeronautical research in the journal. The articles were immediately available to researchers worldwide, including the Wright Brothers in the USA. 2508

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GARDENING & PROPERTY Property Solutions Retaining Walls • Pergolas • Decking Paving • Landscaping Lic: 151773C Complete Makeovers Call Daniel: 0422 503 193

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Jasmine Sky WELLNESS CENTRE

Reiki Treatments and Reiki Teaching Ion Cleanse Foot Detox • Wellness Courses Candles • Crystals • Feng Shui Items • Jewellery Shop 4 123 Parkes St, Helensburgh

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Feeding, Walking & Other Services Available

Call Karen 0419 432 482

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tuition Helensburgh Tuition Centre After school tuition for primary & high school students. Literacy & Numeracy specialists.

Reading support Science Writing skills Mathematics HSC Subjects 4268 0020

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Classifieds AGED CARE: Private respite – regular or carer vacation – visits to Aged Care Facilities; private homes by arrangement. Activities / outings. Reliable, honest & ethical local lady. Fit & non smoker.

Qualified Cert IV Leisure & Health, Certs III & IV Aged Care, current AFP check. Fully insured.

Wollongong to Sutherland Shire. Rates negotiable by requirements & location. Initial enquiries Kath Jordan 0242 941 440 / 0414 403 927 BAZZA’S HANDYMAN SERVICES: All handyman repairs. Decks, pergolas, tiling, fencing, plastering and all other timber work. Local, reliable, quick and fully insured. Free quotes. Ph. Barry [Bazz] 0414 492 509 or 4294 8164.

BRICKLAYING: All brickwork, block work, extensions, retaining walls, repairs. Ph 4294 3741 or 0413 323 629 Lic. No. 35124C. CARPENTER: Friendly, Honest, Reliable service where manners comes standard. From doors to decks and everything in between. Fully insured. Call Kelvin for a free quote on 0421 952 100. Lic No. 253680C CLOTHING ALTERATIONS: Zippers replaced, hems taken up, minor repairs fixed.

Reasonable rates. Ph Melinda 0419 977 658 or 4294 1619.

FIREWOOD: Do you have logs that you would like turned into useful firewood but don’t want split it by hand? Call Home Log-Splitting

Service 0429 009 400 or www.log-splitting.com for more details.

GARDEN SERVICE: Rejuvenate your garden: pruning, weeding, hedging, clean ups, rubbish removal. Regular mowing, edge trimming and gardening service also available.

Call Stewart 4294 9726 or 0429 035 192.

HANDYMAN: Local service offering a friendly service for all aspects of home improvements, maintenance, construction and repairs. Fully insured. Call Kelvin for a free quote on 0421 952 100. Lic No. 253680C RAELEEN’S FANCY FACES: Face painting, glitter tattoos, balloon twisting, special effects makeup, helium balloons and pregnancy belly art. Bring the ‘wow’ factor to your next party, fete, christening or corporate event. Local business (will travel), fully insured, exceptional hygiene standards, professional cosmetic-grade face paints used. Ph. Raeleen 0413 291 843.

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Combined 45+ years of teaching and lecturing experience. Qualified Maths Teachers/ Lecturers only. Max of 6 students per group session. Individual sessions by appointment.

Contact Gavin 0459 550 452; Shaun 0407 213 622. References & information, www. southernmathematicstutoring.com.au STRETCH - STRENGTHEN - RELAX: With Karen based on Yoga & Pilates. Fun friendly classes tailored to suit all levels of fitness & flexibility. All classes 1hr $16 casual or 5 for $70.

Beginner workshops 5 classes for $90. Two locations: Stanwell Park Children’s Centre, end Stanwell Ave, Tues 9.15am Thurs 7.15pm & Sun 4.30pm. Stanwell Park Physiotherapy, 93 Lawrence Hargrave Dr (next to 16ft Cafe). Tues 6pm / 7.15pm Thurs 9.15am & Sat 8am (max 6 people). Call Karen to book 0403 789 617, yogastanwellpark SUSAN’S JUST DANCE: Great fun, no pressure, fantastic environment to learn to dance. Jazz, tap, contemporary, hip hop, boys only hip hop crew. Ages from 3 to adult. Latest music, great teachers. Concert each year at the Sutherland Entertainment Centre. For registration Ph. Susan 4294 8366.

YOGA WITH AMBER: Yoga classes in Stanwell Park and Helensburgh. Amber has 20 years + of teaching yoga in Australia and Internationally. Classes are friendly, dynamic and tailored to suit your needs. $15 per 75 mins class. Beginners workshops, General & Advanced classes, Mums N Bubs, Pregnancy classes. Timetable: www. yogawithamber.com.au or call Amber on 0466 370 307. 2508

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Saya Sakakibara is all smiles as she takes world honours after a lot of hard work.

Photo: Kenichi Inomata

tough track TO GLORY helensburgh’s Saya Sakakibara reveals what it takes to become a world champion.

“Riders ready, watch the gate …” That is the call I heard at the start of the BMX World Championships final in Holland in late July. At that point, I had one goal: get to the finish line first. I knew I was fully prepared.

The following is what I did to get there.

Training I did high-intensity training including gym, bike sprints, track skills, core work and plyometric work. I trained one to two hours a day and never missed out on any training.

Mental Strength When something went wrong during racing or a session, I had to be strong enough to accept mistakes as if they were lessons – and improve.

Racing My coach says: “Race as you train, train as you race.” I consider the small, local races as training for the bigger, more important races. I

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always put in 100 per cent because every race is an opportunity to get better. When possible, I raced the boys for extra competition.

Sacrifices I gave up parties, late nights, chocolate, junk food – and many other fun things my friends enjoy – to focus on my BMX. Time-management Being organised was essential. I spent a lot of time travelling, training and racing, which often meant time off school. So I had to manage time well to ensure my schoolwork didn’t suffer.

I trained a lot and made many sacrifices to be ready for the World Championships. When I won the feeling was absolutely amazing. All of my hard work had paid off.

■ In other local BMX news: as this issue went to press, Saya’s older brother, Kai, was awarded the Michael Robertson Memorial Shield for Southlake BMX club’s Most Outstanding Club Member for 2014.

“Couldn’t ask for a better club to be a part of,” he posted on Facebook. 2508

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stay safe in water Swim safety helps save lives, swim instructor MEL WHITESIDE writes.

It’s that time of year again, my favourite!

Summer. Long hot days, parties, barbecues, friends and water. Water everywhere. The public pool, backyard pool, dam, beach, friends’ pools and the hidden dangers. Bodies of water where no one thinks drowning could be a risk.

No one is 100 per cent safe or drown-proof, near water.

In 2013, 291 people died from drowning; 238 of those were male, 53 female. NSW had 104 of them, the highest state by far.

Thirty-one of those were children under four.

This is a disturbing increase of 48 per cent from the previous year.

Although the majority drowned in backyard pools with lack of supervision cited as the cause, many were in other less thought of places.

Over the years of being involved in the swimming industry, I have read and heard of many tragic drownings that have involved children. There are ways to prevent such terrible

LAYERS OF PROTECTION

Protect your children – take these four steps to be safe around water: 1. Be Aware. SUPERVISION – Always and everywhere.

2. Be Secure. BARRIERS – Check your pool gate and latch, make sure there is no way of climbing in – pot plants, chairs or toys can be used as ladders.

3. Be Confident. SWIMMING AND WATER SAFETY SKILLS – Your kids need swimming lessons! It should be mandatory and is your responsibility.

4. Be Prepared. EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN – Know CPR and first aid.

heartache – check out Swim Australia’s Layers of Protection guidelines (above).

Summer is a great and happy time of the year.

Swimming is a wonderful skill for life and a great way of exercising. Please let’s not let our 2508 area ever be one of the statistics.

In the words of Laurie Lawrence: Learn to swim, it’s great! 2508 ■ Mel runs Crawchy’s swim school at 5/17 Cemetery Road, Helensburgh; 4294 9999.

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Tradies social golf Trophies and good times aplenty for the Tradies Helensburgh Sports and Social Golf Club, Barry Thompson reports.

With President Brian and Jean Taylor running away to sea, our well-oiled (not in an alcoholic sense) committee organised a great presentation night at Tradies. Well done to them and the ladies who helped with arrangements.

Our A Grade winner and Club Champion was Steve Egbers. Steve becomes the first holder of the magnificent Sanders Cup. This trophy will grace any sideboard and was made by Keith King and donated by his employer, W.J

Sanders. This gesture is greatly appreciated by our club.

Jack Hardacker reaped the rewards of a fruitful season by winning the B Grade title, Handicap and Eclectic trophies. Good work Jack... how about a few pointers next year?

The C Grade title went to Rod Vaughn and Sparrow King and Laurie Thompson took the Point Score and Match play laurels. Well done to all, it was a really enjoyable season.

Because of Christmas deadlines I am writing this before our December event so we’ll have to wait with bated breath to see who wins the Loud Shirt title. I would, however, disregard rumours that major fashion magazines intend to cover the event.

Our January 17 Tournament will Tee Off at 7.30am at Boomerang. Once more I shall answer the call of Boomerang’s bunkers, trees and those infernal clumps of Gymea lilies on the 13th.

Musing: Why did the nation that gave us golf and call it a game, also give us the bagpipes and call it music?

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Sunday social golf club Tony prez kept the much-awarded par-tee crowd entertained, Vicki ‘The Hair’ Little reports.

Par-Tee and our presentation at The Centennial Hotel for the month of December and, of course, golf in the morning.

What a great day: the afternoon was entertaining with Tony Prez leading the show, hilarious. Every player received a gift in some shape or form which represented their character at golf. So you could imagine, for example, I was presented with a nurse honey outfit as I helped out a fellow player who was in distress at our last Xmas Par-Tee. Also, plenty of trophies were handed out for those who took out the year’s events.

I think Tony Prez has missed his calling; he should be calling Bingo or on a stage

somewhere! Ha, Ha! We even had to have intermission for another drink and a wee. Great work, Tony!

Golf was a game of Foursome (pairs) Ambrose and the final of the match play with Rob “Big Brass” Miller taking the pot from Dave “Leprechaun” Morris. Now that deserves a trophy. I’m sure Rob will be proud of that one.

The event started the day well, with Pete “Doc” Howes and Pete “Singer & dancer” Sullivan dancing with first place.

Greg “Crispy” Cream and Tony “Beautiful” English took second on a count-back.

Okay, guys and girls out there. If you’re a frustrated golfer, come and join us for a fun time.

We’ll be playing on Sunday, January 18 and after that the first Sunday of every month.

Have a happy golfing year. 2508

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new IRB launched The Helensburgh-Stanwell Park Surf Life Saving Club has a new irb, club president steven mcdonald reports.

Club life members and special guests attended an IRB and patrol trailer launch at the surf club on Sunday, December 14.

Life members Peter Beehag, Evan Griffiths, Steven McDonald, Graham Cook, Jeffrey Lucke, Mark Ryan, Harley Dreghorn, Peter McDonald, Robert White were in attendance. Lee Evans (Member for Heathcote), Aaron West (Captain of Helensburgh RFS) and Phil Bowering (Director of Tradies) were also there.

“Launching this IRB the club is recognising the on-going support of the 2508 community, the postcode area based on Helensburgh, Otford, Stanwell Tops and Stanwell Park,” club president Steven McDonald said at the launch.

“Not only lifesaving is supported by the community, but our competition teams and nippers are funded through the generous support of the community and businesses in the 2508 area.” Because of that support, the IRB was named 2508.

The club also unveiled a Patrol Equipment Trailer on December 14. It was constructed to

The club’s new IRB gets its first official taste of the salty – and rather bumpy – stuff. the club’s requirements by Dingwall Trailers in Wollongong.

■ In other club news, Daniel McKellar has been congratulated on his selection in the NSW State Team to compete at the SLSA Interstate Championships at Newport in January.

The club also acknowledged the fantastic efforts of the Illawarra representatives who “competed strongly” at the Surf Life Saving NSW Interbranch Championships. 2508

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what a RIDE! local mountain bike riders have been raising money for cancer, Dave Eccles reports.

Powered By Horcc To Conquer Cancer is the team name of a group of 13, predominantly local, mountain bikers from Helensburgh Off Road Cycle Club, who participated in this year’s “Ride To Conquer Cancer”. They raised $42,511.65 and were the 10th highest moneyraisers, even though most of the other teams had corporate backing.

But as rider and club president Dave Eccles explained, “We had our club, friends, family and Helensburgh behind us.”

The team would like to thank local businesses for their assistance in the club’s trivia night and massive garage sale. Those two events raised more than $11,000.

A special thanks goes to Ronda and Bernie at the Centennial Hotel who have, for the last three years, generously donated prime position on market day for the massive garage sale. The ride benefits The Chris O’Brien Lifehouse at RPA Hospital.

Each rider has to raise a minimum of $2500 to participate in the ride in early October. The ride travels more than 200km over two days, but it’s not hardened cyclists who participate, it’s about 1000 people who have been touched by and motivated by a cancer experience.

The Helensburgh Off Road Cycle Club team, with two Canberra volunteers, in front of the honour board for those who raised more than $40,000.

In the three years that the team has been involved, they have raised more than $103,000 for a great cause.

On December 17, a representative from the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse was due to attend their monthly meeting to thank the team and club with a certificate of appreciation. They have signed up again for 2015’s ride.

For more details on the event, go to sy15.conquercancer.org.au 2508

Tigers’ charity golf day Have fun, play golf and help a charity, Helensburgh Tigers’ president David Bell reports.

The Helensburgh Tigers will hold a charity golf day in the form of a four-person Ambrose on Saturday, February 21 at the Boomerang golf course and we encourage any players, sponsors, supporters or general golf enthusiasts

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to attend this event.

This season the Helensburgh Tigers are also adding to the already successful gold memberships with the creation of an Old Boys Club. To qualify to be an Old Boy of the Helensburgh Tigers you must be over 30 years old and have played any level of football for the senior club. For more information, please contact David Bell on 0409 019 812. 2508

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