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In the wake of rising demand for affordable housing, the Labor Party has renewed calls for a National Housing Stimulus Plan to build and repair social and affordable housing across Australia.

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King tide damages Memorial Park foreshore

Gale warnings were issued by the Bureau of Meteorology on Monday, May 25, for coastal waters on the Central Coast, as weather conditions over the weekend continued to deteriorate.

Photo: Danny Pokrajac

During the day on Sunday, BoM recorded average wind speeds of 60 to 85kmh, with a peak gust of 109kmh at 4.36pm.

The Entrance copped the brunt of the storm surge with high seas swirling up and over the sea wall and lifting huge concrete slabs along the Memorial Park foreshore

walkway.

A thick layer of sand was swept up to cover the car park.

Central coast Council staff have barricaded the area to prevent public access for safety reasons.

On Monday, winds reached up to 35 knots (about 65kmh) and seas were 2.5m up to 4m offshore south of Norah Head, causing hazardous, large and powerful surf conditions.

A Council spokesperson said some higher than usual water levels in the Tuggerah estuary The levels were likely to rise further on Tuesday and Wednesday

The hills might be alive with the sound of music, but they’ll have nothing on Gosford when Coast Opera Australia takes over.

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and a Council spokesperson said on Tuesday morning that the Long Jetty gauge was not expected to meet the Bureau of Meteorology Minor Flood Level of 0.9m AHD. “Current higher lake levels are being driven by coastal processes and not rainfall,” the Council spokesperson said.

“The mouth of The Entrance Channel is currently open and Council staff are not expecting to manually intervene with the operation of the channel during the current east coast low event.”

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Two locals have taken out top national honours at the 2020 Australian Surfing Awards.

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A 10-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after he was hit by a mini-bus whilst riding his bike in Gosford.

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Editorial

As Australia commences its return to normality, the internet is already abuzz with questions about the return of employees to their workplaces.

The Bon staff in Gosford are happy to be coming back at work.

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Their cafe will open for limited services Friday and their restaurant from Monday

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Woy Woy postmaster retires after 35-year career Woy Woy postmaster Mr David Camden will retire on May 24 after 35 years with Australia Post.

He has spent 25 of those years as postmaster of Woy Woy Post Office.

“I will miss my staff and customers but one thing I am looking forward to in my retirement is not getting up every morning at some unearthly hour.”

Mr Camden said: “There are lots of opportunities that this job really provides and I’d encourage anyone to apply for a job like this.

“I started not as a postmaster, but I was given an opportunity in my career to move to the Woy Woy Post Office and manage as well as be a part of its set up and success.

“There have been lots of memorable moments and it’s been great and one hell of a ride, but I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch said she was grateful to

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Group founder Sue Chidgey said an item in Central Coast Council’s Draft Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS), now on public exhibition, had raised a red flag with community members.

The item calls for an audit to review the use of small parks and engagement with the community in consultation on how they might be better used.

“The way communities use open space is changing,” the draft plan says.

“Multi-use destinations that

East Gosford Reserve was one of those saved in 2015

cater to a broader spectrum of the community are increasingly popular.

“Many small, single-use destinations are now ageing and underutilised in some areas.

“Opportunities to consolidate our open space assets should be considered in areas where

other opportunities for parkland exist.”

Chidgey says if the draft goes through, specific parks could be targeted.

“I just want to nip that in the bud, so we don’t have a repeat of what we went through to save those 25 parks in 2015,” she said.

“My worry is that they’re considering taking away the suburban small-pocket parks to replace them with large regional playgrounds.

“I believe there should be adequate green spaces and playgrounds within each suburb and a mum should be able to put her child in a stroller

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Business

The NRMA is rallying around the community in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, including helping Meals on Wheels to deliver healthy food to elderly and disabled residents.

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School is officially back in session for all public school students, with the NSW Government ordering a return to full time schooling from May 25.

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The Save Central Coast Reserves community group founder Ms Sue Chidgey said Central Coast Council’s draft Local Strategic Planning Statement suggests the parks might be “better utilised” or “reinvested in alternative locations”.

Six Peninsula were proposed for sale in 2015: at Mackenzie Ave and Jumbuck Close in Woy Woy, and at Pozieres Ave, Brisbane Ave

and Albion St in Umina, and in Memorial Ave, Blackwall.

“My worry is that Council is again considering taking away the suburban small-pocket parks to replace them with large regional playgrounds,” said Ms Chidgey.

“I’m very worried that our vital urban assets could be a risk again if Council approves its strategy about open space,” she said.

“Every suburb should have reserves, playgrounds and green spaces for residents’ wellbeing – to exercise, to sit in nature, for children to play.

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Announcing the Tuggerah Lakes expert panel, Parliament Secretary Central Coast, Adam Crouch, NSW MLC Taylor Martin, Central Coast Councillor, Jilly Pilon, and 2019 State election Liberal candidate, Brian Perrem

A team of experts has now been tasked with finding the best ways to improve water quality in Tuggerah Lakes.

The panel comprises industry recognised experts in the fields of catchment management, water quality, coast and estuary dynamics, aquatic ecology, stormwater management, water sensitive urban design and community engagement.

Associate Professor William Glamore is Chair of the panel.

He has, in the past 20 years, undertaken independent studies on estuarine and coastal systems globally.

He is extremely well qualified and highly awarded for his work, and his expertise has been sought worldwide.

His focus is on large scale estuarine, coastal and tidal wetland environments, with

particular emphasis on estuarine processes, climate change, habitat restoration, catchment wide prioritisation methods, maritime infrastructure and on ground technical solutions.

Other members of the panel are Dr Katherine Dafforn, Sian Fawcett, Dr Angus Ferguson, Dr Damian Maher, Nicole Ramilo, Dr David Wainwright and Stuart Waters.

This will be different to previous approaches to Tuggerah Lakes, says Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, and will do more than just produce another report.

“Its purpose is to pull together all previous reports to identify water quality solutions, and investigate what has been done in the past, what science says should be done in the future and what issues the

community wants addressed,” Crouch said.

“This will help guide Central Coast Council in formulating their future strategies and actions,” he said.

However, State and Federal Labor MPs on the Central Coast say the announcement of the panel lacks detail.

They want the NSW Government to supply more detail as to the purpose of the panel, how the community can interact and make submissions and what, if any, long-term funding commitment is being made towards the work required to maintain the health and quality of the Tuggerah lakes system.

The State MPs for Wyong, The Entrance and Swansea, and Federal Members for Dobell and Shortland, say that their electorates are directly affected by the decisions that this panel

will make, but there hasn’t been any tangible communication about how the panel will operate, including how it will interact with Council and the longer term involvement of the State Government.

“The government needs to outline tangible outcomes from this exercise, they need to make public the terms of reference, and they need to give the community confidence that they will make significant funding available to address the identified issues,” Shadow Minister for Central Coast and Wyong MP, David Harris, said.

“They can’t just produce a plan and hand it all over to Council,” he said.

“The communities around the lakes want action, not another report.”

The Entrance MP, David Mehan, said the solution required a bipartisan approach

and the government had again failed on that level, leaving aside any lack of courtesy.

“This is a significant area bounded by thousands of residents and they need to be part of the solution, and consultation is vital in ensuring that the process has wide support.”

Chair of Tuggerah Lakes Care, Tony Chiappazzo, said his group and others focused on lake rehabilitation have been looking forward to meeting the new expert panel to discuss issues concerning the lakes.

“While everyone is talking about improving the water quality in the lakes, our group’s focus has been on the problems caused by the excessive amount of wrack on the edge of the lakes,” he said.

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One thing the coronavirus won’t stop is the annual migration of humpback whales as they make their way through waters off the Central Coast headed for warmer climes.

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Sport

With the Doyalson Lifestyle Group (DLG) officially clearing the first hurdle towards its major housing and recreation development, the four sporting clubs that call The Doylo’s sporting fields home have been given their marching orders.

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World Bee Day was on May 20 and Member for Gosford and avid apiarist, Liesl Tesch, has renewed calls for the State Government to provide a recovery plan for struggling NSW beekeepers

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Pocket parks on the Peninsula are under threat again, according to a group which fought to save them in 2015.

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22 MAY 2020

Forty-one years ago, in 1979, Peter Mauger was working at Clifford’s Fish Shop and decided one day that instead of taking the scraps of fish to the tip, he would feed some of the local pelicans

Pocket parks face renewed threat, says reserves group

In response to COVID-19, the NSW Government is supporting Creative Kids providers pivot from face-toface classes to online learning.

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Panel of experts commences work on Tuggerah Lakes’ water quality

SOURCE: Media Release, 13 May 2020, Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford.

Small parks and playgrounds at risk and walk to a green space.”

Chidgey said she had written to all councillors outlining her concerns.

“There’s high-rise and medium density in so many suburbs now we just have to protect and maintain what we’ve got,” she said.

“In a lot of cases we need to improve the green spaces we have.

“When we won that campaign in 2015, we managed to have one reserve renamed and it now has tables and benches and $150,000 was spent on a new park at Bensville.

“I want residents to be aware that they need to cherish what they’ve got so they don’t lose it.

“Community assets are so important and once we lose them we’re not going to get them back.”

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the man behind deliveries on the Peninsula for his many years of continued service.

“To have someone as invested as Mr Camden is in ensuring all of us keep up-to-date with our communications and parcels is absolutely wonderful.

“I think especially, at a time like this, we really can recognise the difference Postmaster Camden has made in our lives on the Peninsula and it’s such an honour to have someone as dedicated as him working hard for our community.

“Most of us move from job to job all the time.

“It’s so brilliant to see how Postmaster Camden has invested his time and love into providing for our community in the best way he knows how to and it’s so rare to see someone these days have such a successful and longstanding career.”

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Five years after thousands of residents stood up against Gosford Council's planned sell-off of 25 local reserves and playgrounds, community group Save Central Coast Reserves is afraid many of the region’s play spaces are once again at risk.

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Back to school Thousands of Central Coast school children are set to return to the classroom from May 25, as all public schools resume full-time face to face teaching.

Catholic schools across the Coast are also set to make a full return to school from the 25th, bar MacKillop Catholic College, which will return to full schooling the week after.

Parliamentary Secretary for

the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said a significant amount of work had been done to make sure all schools were COVID-19 ready, with thousands of bottles of hand sanitizer, as well as hygiene and cleaning supplies, distributed to every public school on the Coast and a $250M cleaning program having been undertaken statewide.

The move follows the success

of part-time face-to-face teaching, which has been underway since May 11.

Crouch said while some activities like assemblies and excursions will not occur, having students back at school full-time means their education can progress.

“Each school has unique circumstances and each Principal will communicate the next steps to their school community,” he said.

“I know that this decision comes as a relief to many parents on the Central Coast.

“It means they can get back to work and resume a more ‘normal’ daily routine.”

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said schools and students were ready for a full return.

“Since starting a managed return to the classroom, we have seen a strong degree of confidence from our school communities in managing

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COVID-19 and a clear desire for all students to be back at school,” she said.

“Over the last two weeks schools have been working hard to support students practise good hygiene and implement new routines at school, which has been successful giving the community confidence that full-time face to face teaching can resume.“

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And the region’s Labor MPs, spearheaded by Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, say it will create “massive issues” for both commuters and schoolchildren.

Designed to deter a possible surge of coronavirus cases once commuters return to the public transport network, a cornerstone of the plan is a directive for commuters to avoid travelling during peak times.

With upwards of 40,000 workers set to recommence

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Voice of the north

The easing of social restrictions which came into effect on May 15 have seen a slight upturn in business on the Central Coast, but they will have to be eased a whole lot more ...

King tide damages Memorial Park foreshore

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Gale warnings were issued by the Bureau of Meteorology on Monday, May 25, for coastal waters on the Central Coast, as weather conditions over the weekend continued to deteriorate.

Woy Woy Philosophers Society Meeting #18. The Complete Kant

“I have to say Joffa, you’re one of the smartest Kants I know.”

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During the day on Sunday, BoM recorded average wind speeds of 60 to 85kmh, with a peak gust of 109kmh at 4.36pm.

The Entrance copped the brunt of the storm surge with high seas swirling up and over the sea wall and lifting huge concrete slabs along the Memorial Park foreshore

walkway.

A thick layer of sand was swept up to cover the car park.

Central coast Council staff have barricaded the area to prevent public access for safety reasons.

On Monday, winds reached up to 35 knots (about 65kmh) and seas were 2.5m up to 4m offshore south of Norah Head, causing hazardous, large and powerful surf conditions.

A Council spokesperson said some higher than usual water levels in the Tuggerah estuary The levels were likely to rise further on Tuesday and Wednesday

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In the wake of rising demand for affordable housing, the Labor Party has renewed calls for a National Housing Stimulus Plan to build and repair social and affordable housing across Australia.

The 2020 HSC written exam timetable has been released.

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travelling to and from Sydney from the Coast from this Monday, May 25, the Central Coast Commuters Association has labelled it an unreasonable ask.

Association Vice President, Eddie Ellis, said local commuters did not have the job security to simply choose to commute outside of peak times and believes any attempt to enforce that directive will result in chaos.

“Not everybody has flexible working hours so commuters can’t just decide when they’ll go to work.

“I’m sure many would choose to start later and adhere to social distancing if they could, but it’s not up to them,” Ellis said.

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Central Coast Meals on Wheels’ Paula Howard has been crowned Volunteering Central Coast’s Volunteer of the Year for 2020.

Monday-itis predicted for Coast commuters The NSW Government’s new COVIDSafe Transport Plan was released on May 18, but it has left Central Coast commuters who rely on public transport wondering how they’ll get to work.

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The hills might be alive with the sound of music, but they’ll have nothing on Gosford when Coast Opera Australia takes over.

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and a Council spokesperson said on Tuesday morning that the Long Jetty gauge was not expected to meet the Bureau of Meteorology Minor Flood Level of 0.9m AHD. “Current higher lake levels are being driven by coastal processes and not rainfall,” the Council spokesperson said.

“The mouth of The Entrance Channel is currently open and Council staff are not expecting to manually intervene with the operation of the channel during the current east coast low event.”

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Two locals have taken out top national honours at the 2020 Australian Surfing Awards.

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Major social housing investment needed to stave off construction slump In the wake of rising demand for affordable housing, the Labor Party has renewed calls for a National Housing Stimulus Plan to build and repair social and affordable housing across Australia, with a dual aim of keeping one million builders and tradies in work.

"The pipeline of work in housing construction is drying up and will result in a sharp decline in work for lots of tradespeople and small and family businesses, unless action is taken," Labor housing spokesman, Jason Clare, said in an interview with the ABC on Monday night, May 25.

Clare said the government should be working to promote investment by superannuation funds and private sector developers to leverage the government’s stimulus.

Property Council of Australia Chief Executive, Ken Morrison, also said that, beyond current projects, there's not much in the pipeline.

"The risk is that right at the time that the National Cabinet wants the economy to be picking up, construction will be a drag on

recovery and not a driver,” Morrison said.

The risk to new building activity has been compounded by the fall in immigration and fears over rising unemployment in the wake of the coronavirus.

In the northern part of the Central Coast, Wyong MP, David Harris, has echoed these calls, saying that the State Government’s plan to expedite 100 social housing projects under its Fast-tracked Social Housing Pilot Program was “woefully inadequate”.

“One hundred new houses won’t be anywhere near enough to reduce growing demands,”

Harris said.

“The waiting list for public housing gets longer and longer, and the current situation with the COVID-19 virus is the perfect opportunity to stimulate the economy through providing more housing stock.”

In the Wyong region, the situation is dire, with 1,537 on the waiting list and just 84 classed as priority.

There’s 1,318 on the waiting list in the Gosford region with only 64 rated as priority.

Minimum wait times are 5-10 years in both regions.

Manager of Epicentre, San

Remo Neighbourhood Centre, Councillor Jillian Hogan, said these people were more than just numbers, these are “real life” situations of people in genuine need, right now.

“There’s Jason, who’s been waiting for housing for the past five years and was living in a onebedroom flat with three children, his eldest has severe autism,” she said.

“Sadly, he lost his children because he could not provide stable housing.

“Heather has had a tragic life moving from place to place, isolated, vulnerable, alone and violated beyond comprehension.

“She has cerebral palsy and is not a priority – apparently – and we are working with her NDIS plan and housing.

“Then there’s Belinda who is renting privately at $450 per week and her Newstart payment doesn’t cover the rent let alone food and bills, Cr Hogan said.

Minister for Water, Property and Housing, Melinda Pavey, announced on May 18 that about 100 new single and double storey homes would be built on about 50 suitable sites scattered across metropolitan and regional areas, in a bid to stimulate the state’s economy and provide construction jobs.

Pavey said small scale dual occupancy homes and manor houses with backyards for families would be built on underutilised lots, providing attractive and affordable housing for society’s most vulnerable.

She said the NSW Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC) would work with project home builders to deliver ‘off-the-shelf’ designed properties at a reduced cost to taxpayers, and called on project home builders with suitable expertise in designing and building dual occupancies

and manor houses to lodge an application.

Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Ryan Park, said statewide, the scheme allowed for just one property for every 510 people on the social housing waitlist.

“While the announcement of 100 new homes across the State is welcomed, this is a drop in the ocean compared to the number of social and affordable homes needed to address the growing homelessness crisis we have.

Shadow Minister for Building Reform and Property, Yasmin Catley, said that with a building slump on the horizon, more social housing projects would stimulate the economy, save and create jobs, and make a serious dent in the spiralling public housing waiting list.

Source: Media releases, May 18 Minister for Water, Property and Housing Melinda Pavey Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Ryan Park Shadow Minister for Building Reform and Property, Yasmin Catley Department of Communities and Justice website, May 19 Media statement, May 19 Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris

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Complete review of local flood classification and warning system needed

The NSW Government got it wrong when it classified the February flooding of Tuggerah lakes as “minor” according to The Entrance MP, David Mehan.

Mehan is calling for a complete review of the local flood classification and warning system.

He cites the warning by NSW State Emergency Services (SES) at 10.48pm on Saturday, February 8.

“The minor flood level for the lakes, according to NSW SES, was 0.90m, and the warning predicted that this level would be reached on Sunday (May 9),” Mehan said.

“No further warnings about flood height were issued.

“Waters reached the predicted level on that Sunday and continued to rise, eventually peaking on Tuesday, February 11, at 1.673m before falling after Central Coast Council excavated an additional channel through the sand berm at The Entrance Channel.

“Many people around the lake at Berkeley Vale, Killarney Vale, Long Jetty, The Entrance and North Entrance saw their

homes and property inundated, some above floor level, and many roads were affected.”

Yet, Mehan said, this level of impact was classified as a “moderate flood” under the guidelines in the NSW SES Provision and Requirements for Flood Warning in NSW. “Terrence Schofield of North Entrance woke on Tuesday morning to find his mobility scooter covered by flood water and rendered useless,” he said.

“Its replacement cost him $4,390, but with better warning, he would have been able to move it a short distance out of reach of flood waters.”

Mehan said that in the aftermath, many in the community expressed concerns about the severity of the flood and whether this could have been managed better.

He has called for an urgent review of the flood classifications applied to Tuggerah lakes and a new approach to flood management, including a better warning system, active berm management at the channel to ensure escape of flood waters, and a campaign of community education and preparedness to improve flood response.

The Central Coast Secondary Principals’ Council recognises and

celebrates the extraordinary work of public school teachers and support staff during the recent stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Our teachers have gone to significant lengths to provide high quality remote learning experiences and ensure that our students have been provided with opportunities that engage, challenge and extend them during this difficult period. In an incredibly short space of time, learning programs were redesigned for online delivery, resources adapted and new technologies employed.

Teaching techniques honed over many years, that are instinctual in classroom practice, were relearned to cater for an entirely different delivery mode.

“The deadline for review of the Wyong Shire Local Flood Plan was 2018, and this should now occur as a matter of urgency,” Mehan said.

“The flood classification being used by NSW SES to issue flood warnings is different to the flood classification contained in the Local Flood Plan.

“Had the existing Local Plan classification been used, the February flood warning would have been for a moderate flood as opposed to minor flood.

“The NSW SES guidelines don’t make sense, as many homes around Tuggerah lakes

have minimum floor heights (the level for a moderate flood) below the level of the February flood.

“Neither the Local Plan nor the NSW SES warning guidelines make formal provision for local warnings to be issued.

“Bureau of Meteorology flood warnings are broadcast by NSW SES, which are then communicated locally in an informal way via social media and local media.

“I have no criticism of local SES personnel as they responded efficiently and diligently during the February flood, however, they have been let down by an out-of-date plan and suspect flood classification for the region which is the responsibility of the NSW SES and the State Government to fix.”

In relation to The Entrance Channel, Mehan noted that the former Wyong Council’s Tuggerah Lakes Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan of November, 2014, had recommended a formalised “Entrance Management Strategy to Manage Flooding”.

Feedback on learning, often provided verbally in class, was given in detailed, written form.

Students and families were monitored to ensure wellbeing was supported in challenging times.

Many, many hours beyond the normal school day have been devoted by our teachers to give our students every opportunity. Very often, this was amidst supporting their own families and their children, also engaging in online learning in their homes.

Our teachers and support staff in public education have given enormously in the support of our community throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

We recognise our teachers and support staff for their dedication, passion, resilience and above all, their commitment to the students they teach. The Central Coast Secondary Principals’ Council thank you for all that you have done.

“The benefits of active berm management of the channel need to be formalised following the positive results achieved by using excavators to clear the sand berm during the February flood,” he said.

“The Wyong Shire Local Plan, which is overdue for review, contains no provisions for opening of the channel in the event the sand berm across the channel mouth impedes escape of flood waters, as occurred in the February flood.

“The Local Plan includes a requirement for community education about flood risk and preparation, and this has not happened.

“The State Emergency Services Minister was on holiday during the bush fires, he was silent during the February flood, and he has failed to adequately resource our local SES.” Mehan has written to both State Emergency Services Minister, David Elliott, and Central Coast Council seeking their response.

Source: Media release, May 25 The Entrance MP, David Mehan

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Kitty Committee mulls curfew New subdivisions on the Coast might include cat curfew laws if the Central Coast Council can find a legal way to introduce the idea.

Damage caused to the footpath along The Entrance foreshore

From page 1 A spokesperson for the State Emergency Service said despite the weather conditions there had been minimal impact to property, with call outs mainly of a residential nature for leaking roofs or roof damage, blocked drains and sandbagging to stop lapping water up to doors or garages.

Vigorous south to south-

westerly winds, rain and high seas were part of a deep and complex low pressure system over the Tasman Sea. Hazardous surf conditions, with waves exceeding 5m, eased by Tuesday afternoon, but not before causing damage and coastal erosion, particularly in areas exposed to southerly swell.

This low was expected to

linger offshore, gradually weakening and moving a little further north during Tuesday and Wednesday, before moving to the east mid-week.

Councillors want staff to investigate “mechanisms available under relevant legislation” that may provide for cat containment within new subdivisions.

Councillors say that this has been recommended by numerous cat welfare organisations and already animals, particularly birds, occurs in a number of suburbs were killed by cats. in the ACT. He said many cat owners It was easier than attempting were okay with a curfew and it to introduce cat restrictions to was a pleasure to see people areas already developed. working for a curfew.

Council will also write to the “Cat owners need a pat on NSW State Government the back for their support,” he requesting amendments to the said.

Companion Animal Act so that Cr Greg Best asked for the cats have the same control matter to be discussed by the requirement as dogs. “kitty committee” of which he Councillors had been hoping is chair, and which would be to introduce a coast wide cat meeting this week.

ADVERTISEMENT curfew but in a report to the It was agreed that the May 25 meeting, staff explained companion animal committee that it had no legal ability to do should have input. so.

Cr Louise Greenaway, who Cr Kyle MacGregor saidADVERTISEMENT it was put the motion forward, asked a sad reality that many native

if anyone knew about or had a copy of the former Wyong Council’s “Catetiquette”, but staff had not heard of it and took the question on notice.

In November, 2019, Councillors asked for a report on introducing a cat curfew on the Coast.

Council was also taking the issue to the national general assembly of Local Government which was going to be held in Canberra in June, but that was added to the list of events cancelled due to COVID-19.

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Suburbs with the highest risk of job losses identified A new report reveals which northern suburbs of the Central Coast are at the highest risk of job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The updated Employment Vulnerability Index (EVI) 3.0, created by researchers at the Universities of Newcastle and Griffith, maps suburbs Australia wide that are susceptible to economic and social disadvantage due to the health crisis.

Two groups at risk of job losses are identified.

Historically disadvantaged areas, such as Blue Haven and San Remo, and an emerging group, without historical disadvantage but likely to experience social and economic pain, for example, Warnervale and Wadalba.

Suburbs are ranked in four categories: high risk, medium high risk, medium low risk and low risk.

Blue Haven and San Remo are at highest risk, followed by other high risk suburbs, Wyong, Toukley, Norah Head, Summerland Point, Gwandalan, Lake Munmorah, Mannering Park, Budgewoi, Buff Point and Halekulani.

Medium high risk suburbs are Bateau Bay, Killarney Vale, Chittaway Bay, Tumbi Umbi, Gorokan, Kanwal, Charmhaven, The Entrance, Tuggerah, Kangy Angy, Warnervale and Wadalba.

Each suburb has a comprehensive socio-economic profile in the EVI 3.0 report, detailing the score indicators that place them in a certain category, compared to both NSW and Australian averages.

Co-authors of EVI 3.0 are Professor Bill Mitchell, Director of University of Newcastle’s Centre of Full Employment and Equity, and Professor Scott Baum, a member of Griffith University’s Cities Research Institute and Policy Innovation

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Hub. They used Australian Bureau of Statistics Census data, combined with previous EVI data and insights on the jobs most affected by an economic downturn, to model COVID-19’s effect on around 88 percent of the national population.

This “coronavirus version” is the third Employment Vulnerability Index.

The first was in 2009 at the start of the Global Financial Crisis, and the second two years later in 2011.

“The unfolding COVID-19 pandemic has delivered significant economic and social pain with the worst affected being the people who lose their jobs,” Professor Mitchell said.

“Look at the profiles for each region and you can pick out very quickly the ones that are likely to be in a high risk category,” he said.

“When the Australian economy goes down, there are industries that are much more sensitive to shifts in economic prosperity, such as manufacturing, retail trade, hospitality.

“If an area has a significantly higher proportion of its citizens that haven’t gone on to tertiary study, then that shows up as a risk factor too, because they’re likely to be in lower skilled jobs and, typically in a recession, those lower skilled jobs go first.

“Another factor in an area of high risk unemployment is the proportion of part time or casual

workers, and they are usually the first ones to go when a business starts to struggle.”

Every suburb in the north listed in the report as being high risk or medium high risk, recorded higher than NSW and Australian averages in relation to the percentage of part time workers, the percentage of people without post secondary school qualifications and people employed in industries which would be most impacted in economic downturn.

“Predictions place the unemployment rate moving toward double digits over the next few months, a level not seen since the economic downturn of the 1990s,” Professor Mitchell said.

“The forced shutdown of many businesses due to public health requirements has meant that the worst affects have been seen in retail, personal services, accommodation, cafes, restaurants and air transport, with potential flow on effects to manufacturing, mining, construction, finance and real estate.

“We are likely to see that existing disadvantaged places become more disadvantaged as employment options shift, and we are likely to see a new breed of disadvantaged places following their wake, as once stable labour markets begin to decline.

“Clearly, the government needs to target the lack of jobs

problem and consider policies which will ensure the distribution of job opportunities,” Professor Mitchell said, and the EVI 3.0 Research Report details a range of solutions for the government’s consideration.

“During the Global Financial Crisis, for example, the sort of data we produced was very useful for governments to identify several regions for priority regional development stimulus.

“It allows governments to immediately understand where the jobs are going to be lost when the economy’s approaching recession arrives and to target the epicentres of the problem for fiscal stimulus.

“The aim is job creation programs, and for example, you wouldn’t really pump money into one of those inner northern Sydney suburbs where there’s little job loss if the economy goes really down.

“You’d be looking to stop unemployment rising significantly through job creation programs in Blue Haven and San Remo, for

instance, and getting local government to create some work in the high risk local council areas.

“Another use of the data in the EVI, and we’ve tried to get the State Government on board, is to future proof communities where regional development and long term strategies encourage certain industries to start or relocate, to provide incentives for secure industries to set up around growing areas.

“Say, for instance, if a government department was transferred to Wyong, that would do heaps to improve the job security of residents all around that area by giving them alternative job opportunities, rather than being exposed to the sort of precarious retail sector.”

Professor Mitchell said statistics in the report are not actual unemployment figures, they are “just a projection of risk, a suburb’s vulnerability to job losses” in an economic slowdown.

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that as at the week ending April 18, five weeks after

Australia recorded its 100th COVID-19 case, Central Coast had recorded a 5.7 percent decrease in jobs.

Professor Mitchell warned that withdrawing government support after the health crisis was over might undo any positive outcomes.

“There is real danger that the government will retract its support mechanisms too soon.

“This is something that we have seen before,” he said.

“Ultimately, how these suburbs fare will depend on the impact of the federal government’s economic rescue package and the depth of the economic downturn.

“It will be a matter of wait and see.”

Source: Interview, May 23 Media release, May 19 Professor Bill Mitchell Research Report, Apr 26 Employment Vulnerability Index 3.0 Centre of Full Employment and Equity, University of Newcastle Media release, May 25 Australian Bureau of Statistics Reporter: Sue Murray

Council CEO’s tender approval delegation remains unchanged Central Coast CEO, Gary Murphy, will keep his delegation powers after councillors met to discuss the issue raised by Cr Greg Best, who questioned the CEO agreeing to tenders without them going to Council.

A confidential meeting held remotely on May 18, was held to discuss Murphy’s powers and Mayor, Lisa Matthews, said Cr Best left the meeting before it finished.

“The discussion showed that

there was nothing wrong.

“Murphy has the same powers of delegation of previous general managers of both Gosford and Wyong former councils,” she said.

“Basically, Cr Best blew it out of the water but it wasn’t terrible at all.

“At the meeting, we discussed the report that was approved by the full Council in March, 2018.”

As it was a confidential briefing, the requirement for attendees was that they remain

on screen.

Mayor Matthews said that Cr Best was presumed to have left the meeting as he did not remain on the screen.

This all came about because, at the council meeting of May 11, Cr Best had questioned Murphy on his tender approval powers and appeared surprised to hear that they were unlimited.

Source: Interview, May 26 Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews Reporter: Merilyn Vale

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Council receives funding to tackle bushfire recovery issues Even though the coronavirus pandemic has dominated community life over recent months, Blue Haven residents are still recovering from the New Year’s bushfire which swept through the area.

Central Coast Council has received $1.27M from the Federal National Bushfire Recovery Agency and $100,000 from the State Government’s Bushfire Community Resilience and Economic Recovery Fund to help re-build, with a program of works to be decided upon following consultation with emergency services and residents impacted across the Central Coast region.

A Council spokesperson said the works would include bridge upgrades in affected areas, replacement of fire damaged signage, vegetation regeneration to support impacted fauna habitat, and weed management in areas regenerating following the fires.

Water supply tanks will be installed at strategic sites for remote supply of water to fire fighting vehicles, fire station bushfire protection will be upgraded, and bushfire protection retro-fitting of five community halls will also take

Charred remains of the New Year’s bushfire which raged around Blue Haven and Wyee

place.

Front Yard Fridays will be introduced in the bushfire affected suburbs of Blue Haven, Mangrove Mountain and Spencer, where residents will be encouraged to meet, gather, share a meal and listen to an expert speak about community resilience.

A working group will finalise Council’s Disaster Resilience Strategy and complementary programs of community

activities such as mental health resilience initiatives, development of community disaster resilience networks, emergency preparedness workshops, Cultural Cool Burn Forums and assistance for the Rural Fire Service community meetings.

A Council spokesperson said feedback was obtained from a variety of sources including the Joint Local Recovery Committee, which included

representatives from Police, RFS, National Parks and Office of Emergency Management, as well as community members impacted by the fires and Council staff directly involved in Council’s response and recovery activities.

Councillor, Jillian Hogan, said building resilience was one aspect of rebuilding communities collectively and it was about building relationships, letting people

know they are cared for and that it is okay to ask for help.

“Most importantly, in order to build resilience, we need to be supporting people’s health and well-being to better equip people with the ability to cope during any challenging situation,” she said.

“Even so, it is the tangible support that people need immediately, during, and after a crisis.

“Material aid such as food, toiletries, air purifiers, industrial heaters, and human resources for clean-ups, repairs and housing relocation are examples of tangible supports.

“What I witnessed with the fires and the floods was a lot of blame and anger; people want answers, they want their lives to go back to normal as quickly as possible, and providing immediate tangible relief is the first step to achieving longterm resilience” Cr Hogan said.

Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the recently announced $100,000 in State funding illustrated that bushfire recovery remained a priority for the government.

Apart from funding the Front Yard Fridays project, a Buy Local marketing campaign will also be introduced to encourage

people to buy from suppliers impacted by the bushfires and ongoing drought conditions.

Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, said an important part of our resilience building was to create a Makers, Creators & Innovators microsite.

“This site will highlight and promote local business and suppliers impacted by the bushfires and the economic downturn, to provide them with an additional marketing vehicle and support system,” she said.

“This microsite will be designed to encourage visitors and residents to spend money with our makers, creators and innovators in recovery.”

The Mayor welcomed the financial boost to the community which faced weeks of smoke, economic loss and uncertainty.

“This funding is a good example of how all three levels of government can work together to help communities recover from a crisis,” she said.

Source: Media release, May 7 Parliamentary Secretary Central Coast, Adam Crouch.

Media statement, May 8 Budgewoi Ward Councillor, Jillian Hogan Media statement, May 14 Central Coast Council

Internal ombudsman’s charter adopted by Council An internal ombudsman’s charter was adopted by Councillors at Council’s May 11 meeting and it will now be made publicly available on the council website.

This means that if people

make a complaint to Council, the internal ombudsman will inform them of the progress of the complaint on a monthly basis at least, and if there is any delay, will provide a reason, until the matter has been either resolved or closed.

The ombudsman provides an

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“independent ear” for complaints and reviews administrative processes and services, “but only within three months of the issue at hand,” a report to Councillors said.

The ombudsman can investigate code of conduct complaints and public interest

disclosures.

Corruption complaints can be referred to ICAC. The ombudsman won’t get involved in the merits or otherwise of decisions from local planning panels or any development application decision.

Councillors decided in October, 2019, to increase the transparency associated with the Internal Ombudsman function by developing a Charter to clearly describe the role and function of the role and the types of complaints that are investigated.

The Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee endorsed the Charter on March 17 before it went to Councillors for their vote.

Source: Meeting, May 11 Agenda item 3.3 Central Coast Council

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Central Coast Heart is registered as a party for council elections A new political party, Central Coast Heart, is the first party from the area to be registered with the Electoral Commission to contest the local government elections in September 2021.

The new party, Central Coast Heart, will abbreviate to CC Heart for election purposes.

It was registered with the NSW Electoral Commission on January 22, and was renamed from the former political party, Save Tuggerah Lakes.

Save Tuggerah Lakes was set up with the help of former Wyong Mayor, Doug Eaton, in 2004 and put up candidates in all five wards in the 2017 Central Coast Council elections, but none were elected.

The next local government elections were due to be held this September, but COVID-19 saw the State Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock, postpone them until September 2021.

Postponement of the elections

Registered party official, Hongyi Yang and former Wyong Mayor, Doug Eaton (2017)

means that there is now a further short period of time in which new parties can be registered with the NSW Electoral Commission for the 2021 elections.

Being registered means that a party can fundraise and accept donations, or make payments for electoral expenditure.

Registered parties have certain entitlements, including having the name of the party printed on the ballot paper next to the names of the party’s

endorsed candidates and groups.

The CC Heart party was already registered with the Commission under its previous name, and the new name was updated in January by President, Adam Troy.

The Constitution, submitted to the Electoral Commission, says the party will advocate for the good governance of the Central Coast region and, to that end, it will stand candidates in the Central Coast Council local government elections.

Previously, under the old name, its constitution said it was a political party which would advocate for the health of Tuggerah Lakes and related issues.

Membership of the party is open to any person who, in the opinion of the executive, can assist the party in achieving its goals.

“Members who no longer, in the opinion of the executive, share these calls, may be removed by the executive from membership,’’ the constitution

reads.

The party agent responsible for ensuring electoral expenditure and donations returns were made and records kept, was named as Hongyi Yang, wife of former Wyong Mayor, Doug Eaton.

Candidates, groups and thirdparty campaigners who were registered at any stage in the 2019-20 financial year must submit disclosure forms, including political donation disclosure forms and electoral expenditure disclosure forms.

Elected Councillors must continue to submit disclosure forms every six months for political donations, and annually for electoral expenditure.

The Electoral Commission said that to receive the benefits of registration, a new party would need to be registered 12 months before the closing date of the election.

“The closing date is the 40th day before the election,” a spokesperson said.

“As a date has not been

officially set for the election in 2021, interested parties are advised to first contact the NSW Electoral Commission, as the registration process takes a number of weeks.

“Once the election date is set, the 12-month deadline for new party registrations will be known.”

Registration is open for candidates, groups and thirdparty campaigners but people who registered for this year’s election do not need to reregister.

“Currently, registered candidates, groups and thirdparty campaigners will remain registered and are not required to advise the NSW Electoral Commission of the fact that they intend to remain registered.”

Source: NSW Electoral Commission website Office of Local Government website Local Government NSW website, Feb 11 and May 19 Reporter: Merilyn Vale

$61M 9km pipeline project is incredibly significant for the Coast A milestone in the security of Central Coast’s water supply was reached when the first pipes were laid in April to start the Mardi to Warnervale pipeline construction.

Central Coast Council has marked an exciting moment for the future of the Central Coast’s water supply.

Mayor, Lisa Matthews, said the 9km pipeline project was incredibly significant for the Coast as it would provide water

to the expanding northern growth corridor and enhance the water supply network for the entire region.

“Council is investing over $61M in this pipeline project, making it one of the largest single investments in the future security of our region’s water supply, and a project that we can be very proud of," Mayor Matthews said.

Council Director of Water and Sewer, Jamie Loader, said managing the valuable water supply was a key priority for

Council and this project was a prime example of how it was delivering essential infrastructure.

“Recent conditions that our community has faced, including extreme weather events and water restrictions, bring into sharp focus how important water security and water resilience is for everyone,” he said.

“The Mardi to Warnervale Pipeline will ensure a stable long-term water supply to new and growing areas in the north

of the region to support the anticipated levels of growth and development that we need to deliver as part of the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036.

“In addition, we will see an enhancement in bulk water transfers between ourselves and the Hunter, which enables better planning for future water resourcing for both regions.

“The complex project had been developed over the past six years, including close and ongoing consultation with the community to ensure that we

understand and manage the impacts of this project during the construction and commissioning phases.”

Loader said extensive investigations, design and planning had been undertaken to ensure that the construction was delivered using the best technology available, including innovative trenchless construction techniques that would ensure tha sensitive environmental areas were protected.

“During the current COVID-19

crisis, our construction and field services crews continue to deliver essential services to the community,” he said.

The Mardi to Warnervale Pipeline project will be delivered by joint venture partners Spiecapag and Seymour Whyte, and is expected to be commissioned in 2021.

Source: Media release, May 8 Central Coast Council

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Tradies need to improve Alleged armed robber charged their vehicle security A man has been charged following an alleged armed robbery at Killarney Vale.

Tuggerah Lakes Police District is encouraging local tradespeople who store equipment in their vehicles to take extra care in securing their tools following a spate of thefts in the district.

According to recent reports, thefts have occurred in the vicinity of The Entrance, Long Jetty and Bateau Bay, and officers are now calling for tradies to beef up their vehicle security.

Here are Tuggerah Lakes PD’s top tips for reducing your risk of being the victim of theft: Park

your vehicle off the road and if possible, in a secure area; Check and make sure your vehicle is in fact locked; Install an alarm or immobiliser and activate it every time you leave your vehicle; Trailers should be securely attached to your vehicle or a solid fixture when not in use; Secure all toolboxes and equipment to your vehicle and ensure that your toolbox is in fact locked; Any large equipment should be locked to your vehicle with a chain and

padlock; Thieves will look into vehicles to see what items can be easily stolen, so tools and equipment that cannot be secured should be removed; Keep an inventory of your tools and equipment and account for and check off your tools and equipment at the beginning and end of each day; Mark or engrave your tools and equipment and record the make, model and serial number of your tools and take a picture of all valuable tools.

Police will allege that a man entered a service station on Wyong Rd, Killarney Vale, at about 4:20am on Thursday, May 14, and threatened a 64-year-old male shop attendant with a knife, demanding cash and cigarettes.

Following extensive inquiries, police attended a home on Eastern Rd, Bateau Bay, at about 6:30pm on Saturday, May 23, where they spoke with a 21-year-old man.

Police were granted consent to search the home where they

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located and seized cocaine, steroids, a replica pistol, and several other items of interest.

The following day police returned to the Bateau Bay property and arrested the

21-year-old man.

He was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with larceny, robbery armed with offensive weapon, possess/ attempt to, prescribed restricted substance, possess prohibited drug and possess unauthorised firearm.

He was refused bail to appear at Wyong Local Court on Monday, May 25, where he was refused bail to appear at the same court on Tuesday, July 21.

Source: Press release, May 25 NSW Police Media

Source: Website, May 15 Tuggerah Lakes Police District

Springfield man charged with 19 counts of dishonestly obtain property A man has been charged after allegedly defrauding elderly residents of the Central Coast.

In February, officers from The Hume Police District commenced an investigation into fraud offences committed against older members of the community.

Police have been told that 15 residents from retirement villages and residential complexes located in the Central Coast, Southern Highlands, Illawarra and Canberra, received phone calls between January and April, from a man purporting to be from their bank.

Police will allege that the man stole bank cards and then called the owners, getting information from them which enabled him to withdraw cash from ATMs located in the Tuggerah Lakes and East Gosford areas, as well as East Maitland, Tahmoor, Belmont, Dapto and Canberra.

Following extensive inquiries, investigators attended a home in Springfield about 8:30am on Monday May 25, and arrested a 45-year-old man.

A search warrant was executed at the home a short time later, with officers seizing mobile phones, cannabis, banking documentation and

clothing.

The man was taken to Woy Woy Police Station, where he was charged with 19 counts of dishonestly obtain property by deception and possess prohibited drug.

He was refused bail and is due to face Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday, May 26.

Investigations are continuing

and police are reminding members of the public, especially vulnerable people such as the elderly, to never give their bank or personal details out.

Those who are concerned that their details might have been fraudulently obtained are urged to contact their local police station.

Source: Press release, May 26 NSW Police Media

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Woy Woy postmaster retires after 35-year career

18 MAY 2020

Pocket parks face renewed

Council approves five-storey

hotel for Ettalong Woy Woy threat, says reserves group Woy Woy postmaster Mr David Pocket parks on the Peninsula are A five-storey hotel at Ettalong Camdenpostmaster will retire on May 24 after under threat again, according to a Beach was approved by Central 35 years with Australia Post. group which fought to save them Coast Council on May 11, with councillors adopting the staff retires after in 2015. recommendation.

35-year career Draft plan envisages

Draft strategy ‘well-considered consistent’, says Cox

the manWoy behind deliveries on and the Woyrevitalisation Woy postmaster of Mr Woy David Camden will retire on Peninsula for his many years of continued service.

May 24 after 35 years with The draft Local Strategic Planning “To have someone as Central invested Australia Post.

Coast Council’s director Mr Camden is in ensuring all He has spent envisages 25 of those years a as Statement revitalisation for planning, Mr Scott Cox, has of us keep up-to-date with our as postmaster of Woy Woy Post communications and parcels is ofOffice. the Woy Woy commercial centre claimed the draft Local Strategic “I will miss my staff and absolutely wonderful.

“I think especially, time like with an but emphasis jobs,at aPlanning Statement gave a customers one thing I on am housing, looking forward to in my retirement this, we really can recognise the services, community facilities and wellconsidered and consistent is not getting up every morning at difference Postmaster Camden has made in our lives on the Peninsula some unearthly hour.” entertainment for residents to planning for the and it’s such anand honourapproach to have Mr Camden said: “There are lots of opportunities that this job really provides and I’d encourage anyone to apply for a job like this.

“I started not as a postmaster, but I was given an opportunity in my career to move to the Woy Woy Post Office and manage as well as be a part of its set up and success.

“There have been lots of memorable moments and it’s been great and one hell of a ride, but I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch said she was grateful to

someone as dedicated as him working hard for our community.

“Most of us move from job to job all the time.

“It’s so brilliant to see how Postmaster Camden has invested his time and love into providing for our community in the best way he knows how to and it’s so rare to see someone these days have such a successful and longstanding career.”

Council appoints panel, but records its objection

Hardy’s Bay club seeks $100,000 to avoid closure

Clothing ready for distribution The Woy Woy branch of the Country Women’s Association is distributing winter clothing for those in need.

Salvos asks for online donations for Red Shield Appeal

Central Coast Council has The Hardy’s Bay Community appointed its Local Planning Panel, Club is seeking about $100,000 but at the same time has recorded from the local community to avoid SOURCE: a resolution that “Council Media opposed closure.

Release, 13 May 2020, Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford. the implementation of the panel”.

The Salvation Army is asking Peninsula residents to donate to its Red Shield Appeal online this year on May 23 and 24.

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Pocket parks face renewed threat, says reserves group

Pocket parks on the Peninsula are under threat again, according to a group which fought to save them in YOUR REAL INDEPENDENT WEEKLY LOCAL2015.

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Back to school

The Save Central Coast Reserves community group founder Ms Sue Chidgey said relating to post code areas Central Coast Council’s draft Local Strategic Planning Statement suggests the parks might be “better utilised” or “reinvested in alternative locations”.

Six Peninsula were proposed for sale in 2015: at Mackenzie Ave and Jumbuck Close in Woy Woy, and at Pozieres Ave, Brisbane Ave

Monday-itis predicted for Coast commuters

and Albion St in Umina, and in Memorial Ave, Blackwall.

“My worry is that Council is again considering taking away the suburban small-pocket parks to ISSUE 243 replace them with large regional playgrounds,” said Ms Chidgey.

“I’m very worried that our vital 2250, 2251 urban assets could& be 2260 a risk again if Council approves its strategy about open space,” she said.

“Every suburb should have reserves, playgrounds and green spaces for residents’ wellbeing – to exercise, to sit in nature, for children to play.

Editorial

Stoush intensifies over future of TAFE

Ave Umina Thousands of Central Pozieres Coast The NSW Government’s new Parliamentary Secretary for Worldand Bee Day Member was on May school children are set to return COVIDSafe Plan was atthe Central Coast THIS ISSUE contains 41 articles - Read moreTransport news items for this issue www.peninsulanews.info 20 and Member for Gosford and avid apiarist, Liesl to Office: the Level classroom from May 25, as released on May 18, but it has left for Terrigal Adam Crouch 2, 86-88 Mann St, Gosford - Phone: 4325 7369 - Mail: PO Box 1056, Gosford 2250 - E-mail: editorial@centralcoastnews.net - Website: www.coastcommunitynews.com.au Tesch, has renewed calls for State the Government to that State all public schools resume full-time Central Coast commuters who rely has reiterated the provide a recovery plan for strugglingcommitted” NSW beekeepers on public transport wondering how Government is “100% face to face teaching.

See page 16 to Gosford TAFE” and that it will not they’ll get to work.

Back to school

Council identifies projects for $1.4M bushfire recovery funds

Central Coast Council will use Thousands than of Central$1.37M Coast the Central Coast, Adam more in State and school children are set to Crouch, said a significant Federal to undertake of work had been donea return to the funding classroom amount from May 25, as all public to make sure all schools were massive following the schools resumeclean-up full-time COVID-19 ready, with face to face teaching. thousands of bottles of hand devastating bushfires of late 2019 sanitizer, as well as hygiene Catholic schools across the and cleaning supplies, and Coast areearly also set to2020 make a fullwith a full program return to school from the 25th, bar MacKillop Catholic College, which will return to full schooling the week after.

Parliamentary Secretary for

distributed to every public school on the Coast and a $250M cleaning program having been undertaken statewide.

The move follows the success

Go outside and play: Council reopens public spaces

The Central Coast’s play spaces, outdoor fitness equipment and skate reopened as of May 15, in line with the most recent State Government announcement easing restrictions in the face of COVID-19.

Upgrades to Niagara Park and Ourimbah stations

The State Government is inviting that this decision commuters and “I know residents to comes as a relief to many provide feedback parents on the on theproposed Central Coast.

“It means they can get back accessibility upgrades on railway to work and resume a more ‘normal’ dailyPark routine.” and stations at Niagara Premier Gladys Berejiklian Ourimbah. said schools and students were

of part-time face-to-face teaching, which has been underway since May 11.

Crouch said while some activities like assemblies and excursions will not occur, having students back at school full-time means their education can progress.

“Each school has unique circumstances and each Principal will communicate the next steps to their school community,” he said.

ready for a full return.

“Since starting a managed return to the classroom, we have seen a strong degree of confidence from our school communities in managing

Labor drives key amendments to Rental Package

NSW Labor is claiming a major victory for both tenants and landlords with successful amendments to the State The NSW Government’s Government’s “woefully new COVIDSafe Transport was released on May inadequate” RentalPlan Package, when 18, but it has left Central

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Council to mull over parking study

A study into carparking on the Coast has identified three potential sites for parking stations in Gosford Central Coast Meals on Wheels’ Paula Howard has has been but says that Terrigal no crowned Volunteering Central parking issues. Coast’s Volunteer of the Year for

COVID-19 and a clear desire for all students to be back at school,” she said.

“Over the last two weeks schools have been working hard to support students practise good hygiene and implement new routines at school, which has been successful giving the community confidence that full-time face to face teaching can resume.“

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DavistownBusiness Progress Association petitions Council page 10 toContinued complete pathways Davistown Progress Association fears there could be a tragedy if a system of shared pedestrian and cycle pathways throughout The easing of social travelling to and from Sydney restrictions which came into Saratoga andthis Davistown isn’t from the Coast from effect on May 15 have seen a Monday, May 25, the Central slight upturn in business on completed.

Coast Commuters Association the Central Coast, but they will

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have to be eased a whole lot

Coastwww.coastcommunitynews.com.au commuters who rely has labelled it an unreasonable The full articles and more can be seen on line on our website Coast Community more ... on public transport ask.

News focusses on news specifically related to post code areas 2250, 2251, and Vice articles and See page 25 wondering how they’ll get 2260 Association President,can also be read to work.

Eddie Ellis, said local shared on your mobile phone by going to www.coastcommunitynews.com.au.

Woy Woy Philosophy Society And the region’s Labor MPs, spearheaded by Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, say it will create “massive issues” for both

commuters did not have the job security to simply choose to commute outside of peak times and believes any attempt to enforce that directive will result

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Let’s re-imagine a new and better Australia As we emerge from the coronavirus pandemic in six, 12 months or more, let’s take the best we have discovered about ourselves in lockdown and reimagine a new and better Australia.

We should all now try to take life a little more slowly, enjoy our precious family time, playing, learning and exercising together and appreciate the extended family even more.

As we all recall the choking smoke and multiple tragedies of lives and homes lost in the summer bushfires, over 1.2 billion animals killed and our gorgeous bush destroyed, let’s really appreciate our clearer skies and cleaner air.

With that in mind, why don’t we resolve to get serious about changing our economic base to reflect our desire to always breathe clean air and see as easily.

This will require real political leadership to press the fossil fuel pause button and ask the questions that will result in Australia becoming a smart country with advanced manufacturing using renewables.

We should put aside the opinions, echo chambers and all people who fuel polarization, and pay attention to the research and scientists, just as we have done during this current COVID-19 pandemic.

We must stop falling for the furphy that renewable power can’t provide enough power to produce steel or be reliable 24 hours a day, because it can, and this has been shown.

We can make “green” steel which is in demand around the

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world.

Our infrastructure funds should be put in to building social housing, public transport for the future and building the new electricity grid required for renewables.

Why don’t we start manufacturing electric or even hydrogen cars here, now?

The public at large is crying out for affordable non fossil fuel cars.

We can build a green hydrogen hub using electrolysis from water through renewable energy and export it to Japan and other Asian countries.

We should encourage business co-operatives where all have a financial stake in the business and profits are shared.

We must fund all levels of education, but particularly tertiary, if we are to become the smart economy of the future.

We need research and development more than ever, as well as advanced trades and IT professionals.

Whilst doing all of the above, we must also turn our attention to the devastated bushfire areas that need so much rehabilitation.

While the economy is still recovering, the government

should retain the JobKeeper allowance and, for those interested, get them retrained and working on that rehabilitation all over Australia.

We could extend this to disused mine sites and other degraded landscapes around Australia.

Use our unemployed, or under-employed, to start massive tree planting projects as identified by local Councils and landholders all over Australia.

Invest in regenerative agriculture and carbon farming.

Grow crops suitable for the second driest continent in the world.

Get serious about curbing carbon and pollution so we can try to save the Great Barrier Reef.

Trust the science, it has proven to be correct about COVID-19, it is also right about why our earth is in such a frail state and facing a dire future without intervention.

Please don’t let this pandemic be another missed opportunity to change course.

Every person who has lost their job, or will need to retrain and change their career, needs the government to show them that they are valued and important human beings who matter, and that they are vital to our future prosperity.

All of the above suggestions will require some government funding to start, but they would lead to a happier, healthier, cleaner, richer and more fulfilled society and country.

Why don’t we give it a red hot go?

Email, May 14 Sue Wynn, Mannering Park

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Residents have very little say over developments Central Coast Council requests that the community has input into a myriad of strategies and policies on exhibition, as if our concerns are automatically acted upon, or not overridden by State Government decisions such as the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036, or the many forthcoming digestible size structure plans.

Now we have Council accommodating closed door meetings with the Urban Development Institute Australia (UDIA).

The best a resident can do is to raise their concern with a ward councillor and if he or she wants to go further with a

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Motion in the chamber, you may be given three minutes to address the full council.

This is now where Central Coast residents find themselves, when an industry led group of developers with self-promoting interests and intentions has more say with our future than we do.

The UDIA’s own website states that they are “dedicated to the representation of Australia’s property industry, we engage positively with federal, state and local governments and their agencies (but not with the community) on issues critical to the industry - covering tax, population, infrastructure, land use planning and beyond”.

The residents are the largest investors or stakeholders on the Central Coast but have very little say with future planning directions, especially once the Local Planning Panel (LPP) has ultimate power over Council and the residents.

Council already has in place strategies or policies which allow developers to build next door without needing to alert

Come on pollies, you can do better I must give my thanks to politicians on all sides of politics for being so adept at screwing us all over.

It has become apparent that we are in serious trouble, with China putting the squeeze on us economically.

We have allowed Chinese interests to own major infrastructure which they are in control of, we have allowed our economy to be reliant on China, and all the while, they must laugh at our stupidity.

We are spending huge amounts of capital to abate CO2, whilst China continues to pollute.

I saw Angus Taylor this

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morning spruiking carbon capture technology whilst ignoring the real danger to our economy, loss of industry, lack of water, high corporate costs such as leave loading, workers compensation, compulsory superannuation, payroll tax, holiday pay, sick leave, long service leave, high energy costs and high taxation compared to the rest of the world.

Can someone please tell him that CO2 levels are at historically low levels in earth’s history and that no consensus has been reached on the

effects of CO2 on the earth’s temperature.

Each political party has led the charge into a free trade chest beating position whilst overseeing the demise of our manufacturing sector.

We spend over a billion dollars annually on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme but most of our drugs are sourced from overseas.

Why not nationalise the scheme and produce them here?

Come on pollies, you can do better.

Email, May 19 Garry Clifford, Glenning Valley

the local neighbourhood.

Yet even though the Structure Plans have not been officially adopted, developments such as proposed for the major housing redevelopment at Doyalson, fly under the radar and once again without community consultation.

The proposal for the 45ha site will include the demolition and relocation of Doyalson RSL Club, a new intersection with lights on the highway, a new Raw Challenge facility, childcare, medical centre, fast food outlets, 140 low density residences and 220 manufactured home seniors village, motel/hotel, indoor sports centre, go cart centre track and paintball.

It is not catering for some of

our local sporting groups, thus sounding more like a completely new city, and poor planning practices catering only for the whim of the developer, with no concern for existing residents or the massive lack of critical infrastructure.

Residents need look no further than just up the road for more poor planning proposals, with the Greater Lake Munmorah Structure Plan, as the region starts to resemble Parramatta Rd (in Sydney) whilst we wait for the potential for car sale yards and unhealthy food outlets.

Across the road, behind the screen of trees, lies the toxic 26 million tonnes of coal ash being stored in 50-year-old unlined dams, with a further 0.55 million tonnes being added per

annum by the Vales Point power station, with no answer of remediation other than capping it with 650mm of dirt, some of which is mixed with asbestos.

The latest findings by the National Pollution Inventory shows astronomical air pollution emissions of fine particles into the local air, with the excuse that the stack filters were blocked and needing replacing, but why weren’t they replaced earlier?

How do we contemplate a whole new city, before we have any answers to arguably the most toxic region on the Central Coast?

Email, May 17 Gary Blaschke OAM Lake Munmorah

Hospital staff shouldn’t have to pay for parking Hospital staff shouldn’t have to pay for parking I would like to congratulate the doctors, nurses and all other staff who looked after me for 19 days in the surgical ward at Wyong Hospital.

They are a dedicated staff.

Also, a special mention to the lady who helped patients decide what menu was best for them.

She brought her happy nature to the ward and all the meals were very good.

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It should be noted that the NSW Liberal Party wanted it to be a private hospital.

The $200M extension is now under construction, and from my bed, I could watch the progress of the building.

When the building is finished, the staff will have to pay to park there.

Imagine that when one starts work on the first part of your shift, you will earn no money as

your money has been spent on parking.

The doctors, nurses and other staff are looking after sick people and the community needs them.

So, Adam Crouch, MP for Terrigal and Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, it’s time for you to have the State Government reverse that decision.

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Stimulus package receives a mixed reception

Central Coast Council looks set to receive a share of a $395M local government stimulus package from the NSW Government, aimed at reducing the impact of COVID-19.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the funding would help safeguard jobs and delivery of services and infrastructure.

“As council staff were not eligible for the Commonwealth’s JobKeeper payment, the government is providing $112.5M to fund a Council Job Retention Allowance of $1,500 per fortnight, for three months, for eligible employees,” Crouch said.

“The package also includes $32.76M funding for all councils to cover the increase in the 2020-21 Emergency Services Levy.

“Central Coast Council will receive a credit of $1,093,869, which can be redirected into

providing services and building infrastructure.

“Low-cost loans can also be used by Council to fund infrastructure projects, thanks to a $250M increase to the TCorp local government lending facility,” Crouch said.

A Council spokesperson said Council was still assessing the package criteria to determine eligibility.

This will include consideration of how the package will interact with the 12-month Splinter Award, negotiated between local government unions, councils and employer association, Local Government NSW, to which Council is a signatory.

Mayor, Lisa Matthews, is calling on the government to deliver even more financial support to enable Council to continue to operate effectively and provide essential services.

Cr Matthews acknowledged the stimulus package but said it did not go far enough to help regional communities such as

the Central Coast.

“Central Coast Council, along with our other regional counterparts, continue to struggle with the financial impacts of the coronavirus,” she said.

“For our community, this has been compounded by the recent bushfires and floods.

“We are grateful that the State Government has listened to local councils’ campaigning and provided a number of financial relief measures.

“There is much more that they can do to let Council get on with it and help the community.

“Council has faced increased costs and at the same time is experiencing declining revenue, as more and more ratepayers are forced into financial hardship.

“Council is seeking additional assistance measures from the State Government including: retaining significant developer contributions and support for

the cost of conducting Local Planning Panels; increasing financial assistance grants payments; allowing Council to retain the waste levy; pensioner rebates to be paid back to Council; and, a change of current policy with regard to restricted fund and infrastructure spending.

“The situation of COVID-19 is evolving daily and we are, unfortunately, seeing impacts on our community escalating.

“Local government works at the grassroots level and sees firsthand the massive impacts on families, young people, small businesses and our local economy as they navigate this new world.”

Mayor Matthews said it was critical that Council received adequate funding and resources to co-ordinate and deliver services as it navigated through and recovered from natural disasters and the new challenges presented by COVID-19.

Meanwhile, the State

Opposition has branded the package as being “too late” for many councils, after weeks of uncertainty for local governments and local government workers.

Shadow Minister for Local Government, Greg Warren, raised serious concerns that $250M, the vast majority of funding in the package, was to be allocated as loans to councils instead of direct funding for shovel ready projects.

“Instead of being proactive when councils were first looking for assistance and leadership, the government has been reactive, and in the meantime, councils have been forced to stop projects, cut services, lose money and let staff go,” Warren said.

“Now, after what is effectively the third crisis faced by councils and their communities, including prolonged drought and bushfires, the government has generously asked councils to pay back this supposed

stimulus, with interest.

“A greater debt burden will not see the local government sector emerge successfully from the coronavirus crisis,” Warren said.

However, Local Government NSW President, Linda Scott, said the package would drive economic recovery in every corner of NSW and save essential services.

“As the only state government to have provided councils with economic support of this magnitude, the NSW Government has ensured that our state will lead the economic recovery from COVID-19,” Scott said.

Source: Meeting & Media statement, Apr 27 & 29 Agenda item 2.1 Central Coast Council Media releases, Apr 27 Parliamentary Secretary Central Coast, Adam Crouch Shadow Minister for Local Government, Greg Warren.

Reporters: Terry Collins, Merilyn Vale

Rezoning approved for a 300 lot housing subdivision A 27.2ha parcel of land at Lake Munmorah has been rezoned for a 300 lot housing subdivision to be bounded by environment conservation lands (green corridors).

There was no debate on the matter when Central Coast Council put through the rezoning proposal at its April 27 meeting.

A site specific Development Control Plan (DCP) will be

prepared for the site at 285335 Pacific Hwy, Lake Munmorah, to ensure any future development is properly integrated with an expanded future commercial precinct and other adjoining residential development.

According to a Council report, the developer plans to enhance the green corridors with picnic and barbecue areas, children’s play equipment, communal meeting spaces and shelters, exercise stations, a shared

pathway and passive recreation areas.

The report said that a proposed connection to Chisholm Ave and Tall Timbers Rd would need an upgrade, and other access options to the Pacific Hwy put forward by the developer include a new intersection on the highway at Kangaroo Ave. Source: Meeting, Apr 27 Agenda item 3.5 Central Coast Council

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Buy Local campaign seeks pledges from businesses The Entrance Chamber of Commerce and Wyong Regional Business Chamber have joined forces with two others on the Central Coast to launch a Buy Local campaign to direct investment and spending to local companies and ignite business growth during the COVID-19 crisis.

Called the Bigger Backyard Central Coast “Pledgathon”, the innovative campaign is hoping to reach 500 pledges by the end of May from businesses prepared to purchase locally in an effort to stimulate the economy and prepare for recovery.

President of Wyong Regional Chamber of Commerce, Matt Lusted, said that in the first few weeks of the campaign about 30 percent of Chamber members across the Coast had signed up.

Launching the Bigger Backyard initiative are (from left) Peninsula Chamber President, Matthew Wales; Wyong Chamber President, Matt Lusted; Gosford Erina Chamber President, Rod Dever and Business NSW Central Coast Regional Director, Paula Martin

“This is fantastic news, a really good response,” he said.

“Already 236 businesses have taken the pledge to build a stronger Central Coast.

“Those businesses have pledged a total of $535,000 per month.”

Lusted, together with The

Entrance President, Bob Diaz, are calling out to all businesses to make a pledge via the Bigger Backyard Central Coast mobile app.

“Commit to spend on a business service available within the Coast or swap out an existing purchase outside the

region to a local one,” Lusted said.

“The Bigger Backyard app provides Wyong and Northern Growth Corridor businesses with direct access to each other online, 24x7,” he said.

“This unique platform is much more than just a directory

app, it’s a way of reaching out to our neighbours and supporting their business, ensuring a brighter future for all of the Coast,” Lusted said.

Diaz believes the app will help local businesses still coping with the additional impact of the summer bushfires.

“By telling other businesses what they are doing differently through COVID-19, the app could potentially open new markets and opportunities,” he said.

The campaign spearheads a longer term Chamber led economic initiative called In Good Company, designed to boost the local business economy and showcase business excellence to create a much needed business identity for the Coast.

Business NSW Regional Director Central Coast, Paula Martin, said other regional economies had seen a threefold return when businesses spent

locally.

“Initially this campaign was developed to help invigorate the declining town centres of Woy Woy, The Entrance, Gosford, Erina and Wyong and the app was quickly expanded to provide a COVID-19 response and to ensure that all businesses had another avenue to be visible,” she said.

It is a collaborative design between Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Gosford Erina Business Chamber, Wyong Regional Business Chamber, The Entrance Chamber of Commerce and supported by Central Coast Council and Business NSW. Source: Interview & Media statement, May 22 & 25 President, Matt Lusted Wyong Regional Business Chamber Media release, May 5 Regional Director Central Coast, Paula Martin Business NSW

Clear and fair plan supports all financially impacted tenants and landlords

NSW Labor is claiming a “major victory” for both tenants and landlords with amendments to the State Government’s “woefully inadequate” Rental Package, when it was debated in Parliament on May 12 and 13.

Shadow Minister for Central Coast and Wyong MP, David Harris, said the Berejiklian Government’s proposed package had fallen well short of supporting the more than 30 percent of renters on the Central Coast and less than one in five landlords.

Labor had called for amendments to the emergency legislation to create a hardship fund to help both tenants and landlords stay afloat through the COVID-19 period.

Deputy Opposition Leader and Swansea MP, Yasmin Catley, said Labor “secured crucial amendments that have established a clear and fair plan that supports all financially impacted tenants and landlords”.

“The hardship fund amendment recommended that the government tap the Property Services Compensation Fund to fund a COVID-19 rental hardship package, similar to the one already on offer in Victoria.

“Labor’s hardship package works by directing funds from the $250M Property Statutory Interest Account into the Property Services Compensation Fund.

“The changes will also allow lease break fees to be capped at two weeks, with the capacity

for these fees to be waived altogether,” Catley said.

Harris said that this was an important change for renters and landlords and the new fund would give some relief and certainty to the rental sector.

“Under the legislation that was passed, there will be a $250M fund available,” he said.

“If a tenant has had a reduction in salary because of COVID, they can ask their landlord for a reduction in rent, and then the landlord can apply to the fund to make up the difference up to $2,500.

“It helps the renters with a temporary reduction in rent and means the landlords are not out of pocket, because some of them have mortgages over the rental properties that they still have to pay.

“And it’s not a loan, so they don’t have to pay it back.”

The government now needs to set up the hardship fund and landlords will be able to apply for assistance through Services NSW. In Wyong electorate alone, Harris said, more than 29 percent, some 21,649 people, rent their properties, with median rents hovering around $340 a week.

“An almost across the board shutdown of the hospitality and retail sectors has already seen 7.7 percent of the Wyong electorate out of work or on reduced hours, with many of these workers struggling to get by on Job Seeker or Job Keeper.

“There’s 7,144 landlords in the Wyong electorate feeling the pinch, with the package announced by the Berejiklian

Government only helping less than one in five landlords.

“The NSW Government had left this significant number of people in our community in dire straits,” Harris said.

“The proposal for land tax rebates for landlords was utterly hopeless and would only help the 16 percent of landlords who actually pay land tax.

“What the Berejiklian Government is really saying is that there’s $440M to help the wealthiest 16 percent and everyone else can fend for themselves, it’s shameful.”

The Entrance MP, David Mehan, said there were so many renters who had seen their income slashed due to the current COVID-19 health restriction and he was pleased that Labor was able to achieve

some support for those people.

He said major stakeholders, including the Real Estate Institute and the NSW Tenants’ Union, supported a landlords’ and tenants’ hardship fund.

The hardship fund amendment also had the support of The Greens, One Nation, the Shooters, and the Animal Justice Party, which meant it passed with a clear majority in emergency sittings of the NSW Legislative Council on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 12 and 13.

Source: Media release, May 14 Deputy Leader of the Opposition & Swansea MP, Yasmin Catley Media release, May 5 Interview (Sue Murray), May 19 Shadow Minister Central Coast & Wyong MP, David Harris

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Coast Opera Australia to take Gosford on a magical, musical adventure The hills might be alive with the sound of music, but they’ll have nothing on Gosford when Coast Opera Australia takes over Central Coast Stadium with its An Afternoon with Coast Opera Australia, featuring Disney to Diva fundraising

concert.

lady will be Coast Opera Australia (COA) Founder, Artistic Director and International Operatic Artist, Angela Brewer, who’ll be joined by Italian Tenor, Gaetano Bonsante, former Principal Artist with Opera Australia, Andrew Jones, and 12-year-old COA discovery

Disney to Diva will see some of Disney’s biggest anthems ring out across Gosford and beyond, along with a handful of musical theatre numbers and operatic classics, performed by a stellar line-up of talent.

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making her professional debut, Maggie Smith.

It comes off the back of COA’s livestreamed Salute to the ANZACs concert, which saw many locals tune in to commemorate the nation’s service people together.

Many Gosford residents also took to their balconies or gathered around the stadium to listen in and cheer the performers, and spurred on by that warm reception, Angela has prepared this concert to continue sharing the joy of music with the people of the Coast while they are in lockdown.

“This is a great opportunity to bring more live music to the Coast and to show the people of Gosford that COA can be so

series just be fantastic?”

“Council and the team at the stadium have been incredibly generous and supportive.

“They allowed COA to use the stadium on ANZAC Day for free and are gifting the venue again for Disney to Diva.”

The concert will also be a way for COA to generate some income for its artists, with livestream viewers able to donate to the registered charity and arts organisation if they’re enjoying the show.

Disney to Diva will take place from 4pm on June 7.

Source: Interview, May 20 Angela Brewer, Coast Opera Australia Reporter: Dilon Luke

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much more than just operatic repertoire,” Angela said.

With limits on public gatherings still in place, COA will be livestreaming the concert again.

Since launching COA a little over a year and a half ago, it’s been a dream of Angela’s to bring her craft to life at the stadium, she just never imagined it would happen under such circumstances.

“I’ve always wanted to organise a professional concert with singers, an orchestra and ballet there.

“It’s such an amazing venue and it’s got so much more potential than just being for sport.

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Artworks and messages of support from young community members wanted Businesses across the globe and closer to home have had to change the way that they work to adapt to COVID-19 restrictions.

Central Coast based community housing provider, Pacific Link Housing, is much the same.

Although they continue providing much needed housing for those in need, other

functions of the organisation have temporarily paused or been scaled back to keep tenants safe and healthy.

Property inspections, tenant programs such as community garden workshops and faceto-face training, are currently on hold until restrictions ease.

Pacific Link provides accommodation to over 500 tenants who live alone, with 92 located in the Wyong region.

As many of these tenants are elderly, living with a disability or socially disconnected, the organisation saw the need to begin calling isolated tenants to check on their wellbeing.

Within the first two months, over 700 welfare calls had been made by the Pacific Link team.

Pacific Link CEO, Ian Lynch, said: “The wellbeing calls have been warmly received by residents, as has the regular

communications and outstanding efforts of our maintenance team who are going above and beyond to help tenants, while complying with social distancing regulations.”

Tenants have expressed their appreciation to staff for their compassion and concern during this time.

“Staff who have been making the wellbeing calls have discovered the immense sense of community spirit shown by

tenants looking out for their neighbours here in the Wyong region and across the Central Coast.

“We would love to extend this further by letting our isolated tenants know that younger members of the community are also thinking about them and want them to stay safe,” Lynch said.

Pacific Link is calling for artworks and messages of support from schools and

young community members to pass on to isolated tenants to help brighten their day.

Artworks can be sent to Pacific Link Housing, PO Box 1888, Gosford NSW 2250 or scanned and emailed to events@pacificlink.org.au.

Source: Press release, May 19 Heidi Blyth, Pacific Link Housing

Actors wanted to perform in 12 Angry Men Youth unemployment program, Eagle Arts Inc., is planning a production of the play, 12 Angry Men. Eagle Arts Coordinator, Gabrielle Worrall, said an

announcement about auditions would be made soon, with the organisation planning on holding performances at Wyong Arts Centre and Kariong Eco Garden.

“We will be running auditions

pretty soon so if you like plays, please audition.

“Clearly, we will continue to follow coronavirus guidelines so only one person may audition at a time, but lines can be learnt at home, even in isolation.

“We will have our own version of this wonderful play,” Worrall.

Worrall said it has a strong social justice theme relevant to a modern audience and that it was going to be a lot of fun.

“If we end up with 12 Angry

Women, we will be using a lot of makeup.

“Similarly, if we only get a few takers, actors will have to double up their parts.

“Either way it is going to be fun,” she said.

Anyone interested in an audition should call Gabrielle Worrall on 0455 195 920.

Source: Press release, May 25 Gabrielle Worrall, Eagle Arts Inc.

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6:00 Animal Tales [s] 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] 11:00 Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 12:00 House Of Wellness [s] 1:00 Movie: “North By Northwest” 12:00 Program To Be Advised 1:00 World’s Greatest Journeys (PG) (’59) Stars: Cary Grant, (PG) [s] Eva Marie Saint, James Mason 2:00 Targa Great Barrier Reef 2019 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 3:00 NRL: Penrith Panthers v 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] Newcastle Knights *Live* From 5:30 Sydney Weekender [s] Campbelltown Stadium [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 7:00 House Rules - High Stakes 7:00 The Voice: (PG) [s] Blind Audition 4 (PG) [s] 8:30 Program To Be Advised 10:30 What The Killer Did Next: Sian 8:30 60 Minutes (PG) [s] Roberts (M v) [s] – Sian Roberts 9:30 NINE News Late [s] was murdered at her home by 10:00 Inside Crime (M) [s] – In this episode we look at three lethal her friend Glynn Williams as lovers; where ‘till death do us they returned from a party in the part’ becomes a chilling early hours. Williams stabbed reminder that all is not what it her to death after she seems. confronted him about stealing 11:00 See No Evil (M) [s] her jewellery.

12:00 The Brokenwood Mysteries: 11:30 The Blacklist: Tontine (M v) [s] Cornelius Ruck (MA15+) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 12:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Religious Programs [s] 7:30 Fishing Australia [s] 8:00 Three Veg And Meat [s] 8:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 9:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 9:30 Studio 10 Sunday (PG) [s] 12:00 This Is Mexico (PG) [s] 12:30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn [s] 1:00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 1:15 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 2:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 3:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 4:00 Which Car (PG) [s] 4:30 RPM [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 9:00 FBI: Ghosts (M v) [s] 10:00 FBI: Cop And Robbers (M v) [s] 11:00 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 12:00 Home Shopping 5:00 The Talk (PG) [s]

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Gardening Australia [s] Grand Designs NZ [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] Father Brown (M v) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] The Cook And The Chef [s] Gruen (PG) [s] Grand Designs [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Australian Story (PG) [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch [s] Q&A (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian (M l) [s] Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M l) [s] Father Brown (PG) [s] rage (MA15+) [s] Compass (PG) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “The Hazing Secret” (M) (’13) Stars: Nick Bateman 2:00 The Daily Edition [s] 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 House Rules - High Stakes (PG) [s] 9:00 9-1-1 (M l) [s] 10:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 10:30 S.W.A.T.: Fallen (M v) [s] – The SWAT team pursues a group of unknown assailants responsible for a patrol officer’s death. Chris reels from the revelation that she knew the patrol officer who was killed.

11:30 The Goldbergs: Dana’s Back (PG) [s] 12:00 Talking Footy (M) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Gardening Australia [s] Grand Designs [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch [s] Father Brown (PG) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Poh’s Kitchen [s] Gruen (PG) [s] Grand Designs [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Foreign Correspondent [s] Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian (M l) [s] Road To Now (M v) [s] ABC Late News [s] Q&A (PG) [s] Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M l) [s] Father Brown (PG) [s] rage (MA15+) [s] Compass [s]

5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 6:00 Headline News [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 9:00 Today Extra [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 12:00 Movie: “The Hunt For The 1:00 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour 1:00 Mom: Fish Town And Too Many 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] Labyrinth Killer” (M v) (’13) 2:00 Destination Flavour China Thank You’s (M) [s] Stars: Amanda Schull 2:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] Bitesize (PG) 1:30 The Voice: 2:00 The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 2:10 Soundtracks: Songs That Blind Audition 5 (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Defined History - Out Loud And 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 4:30 Best Of The Bold And The Proud (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] Beautiful (PG) [s] 3:00 Great British Railway 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] Journeys: Winchfield To 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] Crowthorne (PG) 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 House Rules - High Stakes 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 3:35 Who Do You Think You Are?: (PG) [s] – The top four teams go 7:30 The Voice: 7:30 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] Shane Jacobson (PG) head to head as they use their Blind Audition 6 (PG) [s] – Contestants discover they 4:35 The Secret Life Of Mad King design skills for good as they 9:00 Whitney: Can I Be Me? must create a dish inspired by George (PG) compete in a grand final life(Part 2) (M) [s] chef Coskun Uysal’s chicken 5:30 Letters And Numbers changing charity renovation.

10:05 NINE News Late [s] rice pudding dessert.

6:00 Mastermind Australia 9:00 Criminal Minds: 10:35 Botched: 4000CC’s And 8:45 How To Stay Married (PG) [s] 6:30 SBS World News Awakenings (MA15+) [s] Counting (M mp) [s] 9:15 NCIS: Fragments (M v) [s] 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: 10:00 Absentia: 11:35 Guiltology: 10:15 NCIS: Los Angeles: Cameron Daddo (PG) Me You Him Me (MA15+) [s] The Murdered Bride (M) [s] Missing Time (M v) [s] 8:30 Insight: Forbidden Love (PG) 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 12:30 Tipping Point [s] 11:15 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 9:30 Dateline 11:30 The Resident: 1:20 9Honey - He Said, She Said [s] 12:15 The Project (PG) [s] 10:00 The Feed So Long, Dawn Long (M) [s] 1:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:15 The Late Show (PG) [s] 10:30 SBS World News Late 12:30 Home Shopping 2:00 Home Shopping 2:00 Home Shopping 11:05 Blinded (MA15+) (In Swedish)

4:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:40 8:30 9:25 10:05 12:00 12:55 6:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 4:35 5:10 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:15 9:35 10:40 11:15 12:10 12:45 1:30 3:30

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Also see: ABC COMEDY (Channel 22) ABC ME (Channel 23) ABC NEWS (Channel 24)

Also see: 7TWO (Channel 62) 7MATE (Channel 63) 7FLIX (Channel 66) 7FOOD (Channel 74)

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Getaway (PG) [s] 1:30 The Voice: Blind Audition 4 (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 The Voice: Blind Audition 5 (PG) [s] 9:00 Whitney: Can I Be Me? (Part 1) (M) [s] 10:05 NINE News Late [s] 10:35 World’s Worst Flights: Mechanical (M l) [s] 11:30 Lethal Weapon: Diggin’ Up Dirt (MA15+) [s] 12:15 Killer Couples: Sanchez/ Speaks (M v,l) [s] 1:05 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:00 Ellen (PG) [s]

Also see: GEM (Channel 82) GO! (Channel 83/88) LIFE (Channel 84)

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) [s] – Have our contestants been paying attention? Our quizmasters and host Tom Gleisner are about to find out!

9:40 Kinne Tonight (M) [s] 10:10 Program To Be Advised 10:40 Program To Be Advised 11:20 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 12:20 The Project (PG) [s] 1:20 The Late Show (PG) [s]

Also see: 10 PEACH (Channel 11) 10 BOLD (Channel 12)

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5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch – Deutsche Welle English News 6:00 France 24 News 6:30 Al Jazeera News 7:30 Italian News 8:10 Filipino News 8:40 French News 9:30 Worldwatch Continues 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Football: FIFA World Cup Classic Australia v Japan 2006 5:00 Small Business Secrets (PG) 5:35 We Bugged Hitler’s Phone (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 London: 2,000 Years Of History (PG) 8:30 The Clinton Affair: Mixed Messages/ Room 1012 (M) 10:25 Filthy Rich And Homeless (M) 11:20 Tin Star (MA15+) 1:05 North To South: The Full Journey 3:25 Exodus: Our Journey (M v) 4:30 Great British Railway Journeys 5:00 5:15 5:30 2:00

CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History - Space Race (PG) 2:45 Alex Polizzi The Fixer (PG) 3:55 Great British Railway Journeys: Southampton To Basingstoke (PG) 4:30 The Greatest Air Race (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Secrets Of The Royal: Doctors - Treating The Monarchy (PG) 8:30 The Great Intelligence Test (PG) 9:35 24 Hours In Emergency: Safe Haven (M) 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games: Albert Major Talked Too Much (M s,v) (In French) 12:45 An Ordinary Woman (M l) (In Russian)

Also see: SBS VICELAND (Channel 31) SBS MOVIES (Channel 32) SBS FOOD (Channel 33) SBS NITV (Channel 34)

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ARTS & CULTURE

The Creative Compassion Centre

Wyong Writers

Secondhand shopping, upcycling, minimalism, creativity, community lounge area, free Wifi.

5/22-32 Pacific Hwy Mon-Sat - 9am-4pm

Monthly on the 4th Sat 1.30pm Woodbury Community Centre 1 Woolmers Cres, Mardi.

4333 7489

meilingvenning@hotmail.com www.wyongwriters.org

Toukley District Art Society

0437 048 815

Country Women’s Association-Toukley

Mthly Market 2nd Sat 9am-1pm Painting, drawing groups and 175 Main Rd classes, demonstarations and Books, bric-a-brac, cakes, workshops. Open 7 days Devonshire tea, handicrafts, 10am - 4pm, Cafe. plants, preserves, sausage sizzle, Tues - drawing 10am - 1pm, fun, fellowship, fundraising Wed-painting 9:30am - 12:30pm Meet 1st Wed 0am 4392 4666 Hall available for hire. toukleyartgallery@gmail.com www.toukleyartgallery.com.au

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COMMUNITY GROUPS

Freemasons

Annual event 4th Thurs May. Bateau Bay Regular event 4th Thurs 10am Mens’ Shed Ladies are invited For men to repair items, share and Morisset Masonic Centre learn skills and socialise Westlake Daylight Masonic Lodge 9am to 1.30pm Tue to Thur 5 Yambo St Morisset 1 Bay Village Rd, Bateau Bay Jack Harris 4392 1231

0435 807 633

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Freemasons

Bateau Bay Neighbourhood Centre

Lodge Toukley 933 1st Wed - Toukley Memorial Hall, Pearce St, Toukley

Information, child & adult groups & services, youth worker, free counselling, energy account & food assistance, Op Shop, computer lessons, PCs, laundry facilities, lawnmower, community events.

4332 7450

admin@bbnc.org.au https://bbnc.org.au/

Berkeley Vale Neighbourhood Centre Information & referral, talks & information sessions, energy account assistance, counselling, food help, access to PCs, internet & printing, toy library, community garden, cards, indoor bowls, Mahjong, walking for pleasure, school holiday activities & workshops.

4388 5801

manager@bvnc.org.au www.bvnc.org.au

Brisbane Water Caravan Club Caravaners wanted to join and have fun Gosford Contact Joe 4344 4363 https://bwcaravanclub.wixsite.com/bwcc

Central Coast Caravanners Inc 3rd Sun - Jan to Nov Trips away, social outings, friendship with like minded folk Call Geoff 0447 882 150

Central Coast Community Legal Centre Not for profit service providing free legal advice.

Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm

4353 4988

contact@centralcoastclc.org.au

Central Coast 50+ Singles Social Group Fun & friendship, Mthly progam of dinner, dancing, scrabble, cards, tenpin etc.

0437 699 366 0407 003 214

John Jenkins 4392 1631

Friendly Travellers Caravan Club Caravans, tents, mobile homes, all welcome.

Social outings & trips away

0458 645 979

www.friendlytravellers.com

Lake Munmorah 50s Plus Leisure and Learning Club Computer classes, dancing, exercise, pilates, yoga, craft, carpet bowls and Tai Chi.

4358 8390

Long Jetty Senior Citizens’ Club Computer classes, line dancing, tai chi and zumba gold Mon - Fri, 9am to 3pm

4332 5522

Long Jetty Over 50s Club Indoor bowls, computers, exercise, yoga, line-dancing, tai chi and more - 9am to 3pm closed between: 18th March - 20th April

4332 5522

The NSW Justices Association Seeking JP volunteers for community JP desks.

Free training and insurance

0418 493 388 benefits@nswja.org.au

Tuggerah Lakes Toastmasters’ Club Learn to speak with clarity, brevity, context, impact and value.

0409 487 095

Toukley Neighbourhood Centre Lakes food care, energy account assistance, no interest loans, free counselling. Childrens’, youth & adult activities. Laundry & hot

showers.

Hall & meeting space for hire.

HEALTH GROUPS

www.tnc.org.au

Better Hearing Australia

4396 1555

Toukley Presbyterian Church

Hargraves St & Victoria Ave Family service (Sunday school 9.30am), cafe church 5pm, community activities

4392 9904 toukleypc.org.au

Venue for Hire Central Coast Wetlands, Tuggerah - several buildings for hire, suitable for weddings, seminars, markets & fund raisers.

0408 271 957

pioneerdairy@bigpond.com

Volunteering Central Coast Refer potential volunteers to community organisations and provide support to them.

Training for volunteers and managers of volunteers.

Information sessions

4329 7122

recruit@volcc.org.au

Wyong Neighbourhood Centre Supporting disadvantaged, vulnerable and isolated people offering community services, events, projects, workshops, arts programs.

Open community garden.

4353 1750

Wyong Toastmasters’ Club Improve your public speaking, leadership skills & confidence.

1st, 3rd & 5th Fri 10:30am to 12:30pm Wyong RSL Club

0421 216 952

wyongtoastmasters@gmail.com

Wyong Uniting Church Weekly Sunday service 9am Bible Study group 62 Watanobbi Rd, Wyong 4352 1528 wyonguca@gmail.com www.wyong.uca.org.au

National Seniors Wyong Branch We meet 4th Tuesday of each month at Canton Beach Sports Club at 2:15pm.

Make new friends, enjoy outings, lunches and barbecues.

Contact David 4303 6220 NSACCwyong@hotmail.com

The Lakes Church All Welcome! Sundays - 8:30am, 10:30am & 5pm, (9am & 5pm Dec/Jan) Kids church, youth group, cafe, wheelchair friendly, 6 Pioneer Ave, Tuggerah

4353 0977 thelakes.net.au

GARDEN CLUBS Central Coast Permaculture Friendly like minded people.

Info night, Tuggerah Community Hall, 3rd Tues. 7pm Bob on 0412 133 808

Hearing loss management Support and educational groups providing practical experience and confidence.

4321 0275

Central Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group (Wyong) Last Fri, Terrigal Uniting Church 380 Terrigal Dr, Terrigal 9.30am to 12 noon

4367 9600 www.pcfa.org.au

Al - Anon Family Groups Health

We offer hope and friendship for people affected by someone else’s drinking.

Al-anon family groups meet weekly, please contact

1300 252 666 al-anon.org.au

PROBUS CLUBS Tuggerah Combined Probus Club Meet new friends and enjoy social events.

2nd Thur., 10:30am, guest speakers. Social outings 3rd Thur.

Woodbury Park Community Hall, Mardi

4351 0450

Wyong Probus Club Wyong Golf Club, 4th Mon, Morning Tea, Guest Speakers, regular monthly outings

4352 3692

probuswyong55090@gmail.com

The Entrance Probus Club Ladies and gentlemen welcome.

Guest speakers, morning tea and many activities.

9.30am 4th Tues Bateau Bay Bowling Club

0478 228 914

HISTORY GROUPS SERVICE GROUPS Museum & Historical Society, Wyong District Groups/schools welcome Morning tea/lunch for group bookings, wheelchair friendly, Alison Homestead 1 Cape Rd, Wyong Sun-Thur 10am-2pm

4352 1886

www.alisonhomestead.com.au

MUSIC Coastal a Cappella Award winning women’s a cappella chorus.

Music education provided.

Rehearsals Tuesday 7pm @ Red Tree Theatre Tuggerah.

Performance opportunities.

Hire us for your next event.

0412 948 450

coastalacappella@gmail.com

POLITICAL GROUPS Labor Party Ourimbah/ Narara Branch Discussion/action community Issues – 3 levels of Government Function Room, Grange Hotel, Wyoming 7.30pm 1st. Monday

0410 309 494

Kyle.macgregor@hotmail.com

Central Coast Greens Local, state wide, national & international issues & campaigns Council and parliamentary representation - 3rd Thur centralcoast.nsw.greens.org.au centralcoastgreens@gmail.com

Liberal Party Ourimbah Branch How good is this?

2nd Thurs

0468 476 237 Labor Party Warnervale Branch Support and promote NSW Labor within the Warnervale area.

3rd Tue, 7pm, Hamlyn Terrace Community Centre

0419 128 497

Inner Wheel Club Wyong Join a team of dedicated women, sharing fun and friendship and a passion for community service 6.30pm 3rd Wed Wyong Golf Club 4393 2755 iiw.au.wyong@gmail.com

The Lions Club of The Entrance Serve your community make friends, join Lions.

1st and 3rd Wed, North Entrance Surf Club.

The Entrance Markets Sun Mornings, behind The Entrance Cinema.

0488 286 006

theentrancelions@gmail.com

The Lions Club of Gwandalan Join the Lions, make friends and help your local community Sat Garage Sales and BBQ 7 to 11.30am

4972 5562

secgwandalanlions@gmail.com

The Lions Club of Wyong 50 years supporting local activities - Meet new friends 4th Tues 6:30pm Don Small / Lions Retirement Village Colin 0413 014 266 www.wyong.nsw.lions.org.au

SPECIAL INTEREST Biz Plus Networking Association Grow your business & build worthwhile relationships.

Networking breakfasts every Thur 7:15- 9am Erina Leagues Club Geoff Neilson network@bizplus.com.au

The Entrance Camera Club

Central Coast Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Service Free telephone advice and advocacy for all tenants & residents in residential parks

4353 5515

cctaas@hotmail.com

Central Coast Soaring Club

Gliding Club, Learn to fly, Instruction FREE to members.

14 Y/O and up for Training Thur, Sat, Sun (weather permitting) Bloodtree Rd Mangrove Mountain

0412 164 082 0414 635 047 www.ccsoaring.com.au

Tuggerah Lakes U3A The Entrance - cryptic crosswords, play reading Bateau Bay - Memoirs, Reading Group - Killarney Vale - Talks, Mah Jong - Toukley - Creative Writing Berkley Vale - Music appreciation - Chittaway Bay - Movies

4390 2451

www.tugglakesu3a.info

LEARN TO DANCE Social ballroom dancing for all ages, all you need is a desire to learn and dance, no partner required. meet every Tues - St Luke’s Anglican Church, 7pm & 15 Lorraine Ave Berkeley Vale, 2:30pm Anne - 0409 938 345 anneglazier@y7mail.com

SPORT KI-DO Mingara Judo Academy Junior boys and girls Mon and Wed Two classes 6-8.30pm from 7yrs, Kangy Angy

0413 237 010

www.kidomingarajudo.com.au

Wyong Lakes Australian Rules Football Club Play AFL - Teams for Boys, Girls, Women & Men. No Experience Necessary

0404 257 702

play@wyonglakesafc.com.au

Doyalson Wyee Soccer Club Football club for the local community, encouraging juniors from under 5 to senior team.

Karen 0410 045 981 president@doylowolves.com.au

VENUE HIRE Central Coast Wetlands – Pioneer Dairy Central Coast Wetlands is located in Tuggerah. We have several buildings for hire.

They would be suitable for weddings, seminars, markets & fund raisers.

0408 271 957

pioneerdairy@bigpond.com

Renowned for nature photography Grow your photographic skills in all genres.

Monthly Competition.

2nd Fri 7pm CWA Hall Long Jetty theentrance.myphotoclub.com.au

warnervale.labor@gmail.com

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Author: Louise Erdrich Pubisher: Hachette

Louise Edrich’s new novel, The Night Watchman, has received wide acclaim for its shimmering setting, strong elegant writing, great characters and its intriguing story line based on real events.

In 1953, the Unites States Congress announced a Bill to annul nation-to-nation treaties which had been made with Native America Nations.

This called for the eventual termination of all tribes and the immediate termination of five tribes, including the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.

The Night Watchman is set against this backdrop.

Thomas Wazhashk (the Chippewa word for muskrat) works hard by night providing for his family, working as the night watchman for the Turtle Mountain Jewel Bearing Plant.

By day, the Turtle Mountain tribe women work at the plant preparing jewel bearings that will be used in

the Defense Department and Bulova watches.

It’s a big deal that the factory was built on the reservation - it gave a lot of people jobs.

Thomas also likes to write – he writes to federal politicians, asking for a meeting; He writes to local politicians, asking for a meeting; He writes to newspaper columnists, asking them to tour the reservation; and he writes to his children.

Thomas is a member of the Tribal Council and is fighting the Congressman who wants to pass a Bill to cut the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa off from their land “emancipation” as they call it.

“But they were not enslaved.

Freed from being Indians was the idea. Emancipated from their land.

Freed from the treaties that Thomas’s father and grandfather had signed and that were promised to last forever. So as usual, by getting rid of us, the Indian problem would be solved.”

One of the workers at the factory, his niece, is Pixie Paranteau, who prefers to be called Patrice.

Her father is a drunk; Her older sister, Vera has gone off to Minneapolis with her new husband; Her younger brother, Pokey, is taking boxing lessons from Lloyd Barnes (who fancies Patrice); and her mother, Zhaanat is a traditional Indian raised by her grandparents and only speaks Chippewa.

Zhaanat’s job is passing on what she knows to people all over the land.

As a result, Patrice, is the sole provider for her family – she is also the first person in her family to have a job, “not a trapping, hunting or better-gathering job, but a whitepeople job.”

Smart, beautiful and independent, Patrice prides herself on being the best at the intensely intricate work of laying slivers of jewels into tiny keyboards for watches.

She provides for her family but puts a little bit away each paycheck

in order to find Vera.

While Thomas takes on the government, even reading the Book of Mormon to look for clues to the mindset of the author of the Bill, Patrice heads off to find Vera.

She is unused to cities and meets an unsavory group of people, include some who strong-armed her into a job in a nightclub that requires her to wear a blue rubber cow suit and swim in a tank as a female “Babe” in the Paul Bunyan story.

She also uncovers disturbing clues in her quest to find out what has become of Vera.

Meanwhile, Thomas organises a boxing match starring the local hero, Wood Mountain, to help raise funds to send a committee to Washington to fight the bill (Wood Mountain also fancies Patrice).

This is a wonderfully written book.

Louise Erdrich is part Chippewa and an award-winning author (beginning with “Love Medicine” that won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1984), whose writing introduces readers to unforgettable Native American characters, most notably through her Pulitzer finalist “The Plague of Doves” as well as “The Round House” and “LaRose”.

The Night Watchman particularly

highlights the ruinous treatment by the United States of its native people and how they tried to erase their culture and history.

Thomas is based on Edrich’s own grandfather, who testified before Congress against the Bill, but the story is even more memorable for the engaging, tingling story of Patrice’s independence and sexual awakening, the joys of workplace girlfriends, and the building tension of Wood Mountain’s boxing fight and the larger battle against Congress.

Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

MOVIE REVIEW

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What did Jack do?

(NETFLIX)

Director: David Lynch

A train station where no trains stop.

A dimly lit room where a suspect orders coffee.

A smoking detective, bent on finding the truth.

And a femme fatale … with feathers.

What else does one need to see the elephant in the room? Or the chicken at the window?

The meaning is clear, is it not?

Jack Cruz (played by himself) is tense, fidgety, as he waits for his train, glancing around frequently at the door.

Something heavy weighs upon him.

His big, wide eyes betray him – something bad has happened.

The detective (David Lynch) interrogates him, suit and tie, drifting cigarette smoke, he tugs at Jack’s conscience to reveal the truth.

He leans forward, almost out of the shot.

Jack’s answers come in a robotic, but defiant, voice from strangely detached lips.

He is evasive, tormented, deriding the detective for his tactics: “You toss an animal on the roof just to see the look on his face.”

Jack eventually admits he has a buck knife and once sliced a ‘gator that was goin’ after a rabbit friend.

But did Jack kill Max? Was his love, Tootabon, alone that fateful night?

The conversation becomes disjointed – one non-sequitur after another.

The belated arrival of a waitress (Emily Stofle) with Jack’s coffee breaks the tension.

But the detective is not to be thwarted – he knows something.

He knows why the chicken crossed the road … and he’s playin’ for keeps.

He probes harder.

Was Jack a card-carrying member of the Communist Party?

He teases Jack with findings of the police report, pushes further until Jack breaks … into song (“The Flame of Love”).

What was the meaning of those lyrics?

There is none, of course.

Which just goes to show nothing good comes from associating with chickens.

What did Jack do? is an engaging 17-minute Absurdist offering from legendary film-maker David Lynch – apparently a 74th birthday present to himself, presented in 2017 at a French film festival and recently picked up by NETFLIX. It’s not meant to be action-packed, dramatic, or even particularly funny, and it’s definitely not meaningful … just very absurd.

Which is just what Absurdism is meant to be.

Absurdism has its root in The Enlightenment, where the rise of “reason” and human beings’ understanding of the pervasive laws of nature (the Fundamental Laws of science) led people to question whether there was any role left for

religion, morality or any actual meaning to an individual’s life.

Following the misery of WW2, Absurdism enjoyed a revival, along with Existentialism which centres on the search the inherent meaning or purpose of our existence.

Absurdism, on the other hand, aims to depict the human tendency to (hopelessly) seek value and meaning in a universe that is just simply vast, chaotic and irrational.

Perhaps the most well-known post-war absurdist text is “Waiting for Godot”.

What did Jack do? may not reach those heights but it is a very different, interesting and, well … quite absurd way to spend 17 minutes.

Ross Barry

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Have your say on the Ourimbah railway station upgrade The State Government is inviting commuters and residents to provide feedback on the proposed accessibility upgrade at Ourimbah railway station.

Proposed work includes two new lifts connecting the existing footbridge to the platforms, a new station entrance from the Pacific Highway, new stairs from the footbridge to platform 2 and from the highway bus stop to platform 2, a new access ramp from Shirley St commuter car

park to platform 1, improved amenities, lighting, signage, CCTV for safety and platform resurfacing.

Site investigations were undertaken in January and this next step involves consulting train customers and residents before designs are finalised, says Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch.

“This accessibility upgrade will make sure that all train customers. including people with a disability, limited mobility, parents and carers

Wallarah Point Peace Park closed for an upgrade

Improvements to Wallarah Point Peace Park at Gorokan are underway, so it will be closed to the public for about six weeks.

It is being upgraded to a district level playspace, with installation of new play equipment including swings, junior climbing unit, large

climbing unit, climbing nets, flying fox and accessible sway glider.

There will be some outdoor gym equipment and new park furniture as well as new pathways, fencing, shade sails, a water bubbler and fencing.

Source: Central Coast Council website

with prams, and travellers with luggage, can access all facilities at the railway station,” he said.

“I encourage everyone to provide feedback on the Review of Environmental Factors document which outlines the plans for the project, any potential local impacts and how these will be managed.”

Source: Media release, May 20 Parliamentary Secretary Central Coast, Adam Crouch

One lucky lady wins $50,000 A Central Coast woman will have plenty of cash to bankroll her quarantine spending after winning $50,000 of an Instant Scratch-Its ticket.

The top prize winning $4 ticket was purchased at Charmhaven Newsagency, with the lucky winner reeling from excitement.

“I buy an Instant Scratch-Its ticket as a little treat every week or two,” she explained.

“I have won lots of little prizes, but never anything like this.

“When I scratched it and saw that I won, I was shocked.

“I checked it about 100 times, and then I got my husband to check it as well.

“Then I went to the newsagency, and they couldn’t pay out the prize because it was so big, so that’s when I realised it was true.

“The owner there was so excited for me.

“It was lovely.

“He made my winning experience even more amazing,” she said.

When asked how she planned to enjoy her instant win, the ecstatic woman said it gave her the freedom to buy what she wanted.

“I have been through a bit of

a rough time lately, so it’s come at the best time,” she admitted.

“It’s a relief and gives me some security.

“It’s given me a real comfortable feeling.

“I have a lot of ideas of how to spend it.

“I want to just keep it in the bank for now and buy the things I want when I see them.

“It will be nice to just buy

something randomly without thinking about it,” she said.

Charmhaven Newsagency owner, Greg Smith, said he couldn’t be happier for his regular customer.

“It was an amazing experience, being able to confirm the news with the winner,” he said.

“She is very deserving and her reaction was priceless.

“It’s a moment I won’t forget.

“We wish her all the best and hope she enjoys her prize.

“Being able to share that experience gave me a lift too.

“It put all the staff in a wonderful mood.

“Hopefully we can sell more major prize winning tickets soon,” he said.

Source: Press release, May 25 Ally Ramsay, The Lott

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‘Call a Youth Worker’ hotline launched With life flipped on its head by the pandemic, the YMCA NSW (the Y) is on-call and ready to help the Coast’s youth.

Despite the closure of their Gravity Youth Centre at Lake Haven and cancellation of programs due to social distancing rules, the Y are still there for young people over the phone and online through a newly launched ‘Call a Youth Worker’ hotline.

The hotline is for young

people aged between12 and 25 to access information about local services, support and resources that can be accessed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Y Central Coast Youth Program Coordinator, Virginia Walshaw, said young people were bearing the brunt of the pandemic, being the hardest hit group in terms of unemployment, disruptions to education and mental health concerns.

“We can help and link callers to services to help with

understanding social distancing rules, mental health hiccups, housing issues, financial support, foodbanks and boredom,” Walshaw said.

“We know this is a really hard time for our young people, especially in regional NSW. “There’s a lot of information and changes to normal life which can be hard to wrap your head around. “We want our young people to know that no matter what their situation is, they are not alone and we are

here to help guide them through it,” she added.

The hotline is manned Monday to Thursday from 11am-3pm, with young people welcome to call or text 0409 658 302 during these times.

The Y NSW Call a Youth Worker is not a crisis service and does not offer counselling services.

Source: Press release, May 8 Madeleine Clarke, YMCA NSW

The Y Lake Haven team Virginia Walshaw and Lisa Browne

Herb expert to present at 2020 Oxford virtual Symposium Ian ‘Herbie’ Hemphill, the man behind Charmhaven based Herbie’s Spices, will be featured in the 2020 Oxford virtual Symposium on Food and Cookery in July.

For almost 40 years, the Symposium has been a melting pot for ground breaking research into food and the culinary arts, with this year’s focus on the cultural and culinary impact of herbs and spices.

Having grown up on a herb farm (it’s where the nickname Herbie came from) and with a career that has spanned more than 30 years, multiple continents, six books and seen through the establishment of his highly successful artisanal herb and spice business, Ian is

Ian ‘Herbie’ Hemphill

undoubtedly one of Australia’s leading experts on herbs and spices, so when he learned the topic of this year’s Symposium, he was quick to present a

research paper.

His work, entitled ‘The Perils of Popularity’, was accepted, with Ian to make a virtual presentation with the

Symposium being migrated online due to the coronavirus.

In a nod to the age old debate of quality versus quantity, Ian’s paper explores the link between the popularity and widespread acceptance of herbs, spices and spice blends in modern cookery, with the decline in product quality, as major producers churn out cheapened versions to meet the demands of suppliers and household consumers.

A purist at heart, Ian said his paper unpacked two major issues facing the herb and spice industry: the abundance of misinformation being spread to the general public and the lack of dedicated herb and spice knowledge within the professional circuit.

According to Ian, the two have

worked hand in hand to see supermarket shelves flooded with inferior products.

He attributes the rise of misinformation on herbs and spices to their portrayal in mainstream media.

“These days it’s hard to find a recipe that doesn’t include herbs and spices.

“You’ve got a lot of celebrity chefs, food writers, presenters, and programs like MasterChef, all talking about herbs and spices, all talking about their uses, but a lot of the time they’re misinformed and just end up spreading misinformation,” Ian explained.

Ian believes this could be rectified if more chefs and others in the industry with a large following were better educated on the topic.

“I do believe all culinary schools should have a curriculum on herbs and spices.

“There are so many things that professionals need to know about their uses, properties, flavours and freshness, and that can only come with proper training,” Ian said.

He also believes such focused education and training would have a trickledown effect, by allowing amateurs and culinary media access to more informed advice from professionals.

Source: Press release, May 14 Brooke Simmons, Pursuit Communications Interview, May 18 Ian Hemphill, Herbie’s Spices Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Online AA meetings well received Worrying new data exploring the rise of drinking during home isolation has been released.

National polling by YouGov Gallaxy, commissioned by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), shows that 20 per cent of Australians purchased more alcohol and 70 per cent of them are drinking more alcohol than normal, with one third (33 per cent) now using alcohol daily.

The poll also found that almost one third of people who purchased more alcohol are concerned about their own drinking or someone in their household’s drinking, and 28

per cent are now drinking alcohol to cope with anxiety and stress.

FARE CEO, Caterina Giorgi said that FARE held great concern about the harmful impacts of this increase in alcohol use.

“Increased drinking by people worried about COVID-19 might be good news for alcohol industry executives, but it’s certainly worrying news for our health,” she added.

While the stats from the poll are alarming, they can’t be taken as indicative of what’s happening on the Central Coast.

The Chronicle reached out to Central Coast Alcoholics

Anonymous (CC AA) to see how the pandemic was affecting their services and the results were surprising.

A member of the CC AA Committee, who could not be identified due to the anonymous nature of the organisation, said the committee had not recorded an increase of members taking up drinking again during the pandemic, or ‘going bust’ as it’s known in AA. However, he did note that CC AA had seen an influx of new members in recent weeks but did not attribute that to a perceived rise in drinking on the Central Coast.

Instead, he believes the influx is a result of CC AA migrating their meetings online.

Wyong nurse shares her story International Nurses Day was celebrated on May 12 and the Central Coast Local Health District has shared the story of one of their own.

Elaine Duck has spent the past 20 years working for the CCLHD. She works at Wyong Hospital, but has also worked at Gosford, and has been a part of a wide variety of teams during her two decade tenure.

“I first began my journey in the Food Services department at Gosford Hospital.

“I absolutely loved that job, but for as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a nurse.

“I just never believed in myself enough to pursue it,” Elaine said.

That confidence came after she transitioned into a more patient facing role.

“A few years later I became a Patient Support Assistant (PSA) at Wyong Hospital.

“It was in this role that I remember thinking ‘I have nothing to lose and everything to gain’.

“I thought that even if I found that I couldn’t get into nursing, I still have my PSA job, which I really enjoyed, so it was a winwin,” Elaine continued.

Elaine enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Newcastle’s Ourimbah campus while still doing shift work and raising two young kids.

“I soon realised that I was unable to continue with the permanent night shift, so I chose to leave my secure job to go casual, which meant I could only work weekends or during Semester break.

“I was lucky enough to meet a supportive group of nursing students.

“We continued our journey

together and were able to help each other through assessments, tasks and examinations,” Elaine said.

In her second year of studies, Elaine applied for an Assistant In Nursing (AIN) position at Wyong Hospital, and was successful.

“It was here that I was able to learn and develop my basic nursing skills, and before I knew it, I had made it to my final year.

“The week before my final assessment, a personal issue made things really difficult, but thanks to my supportive group of friends, I made it through,” Elaine said.

Elaine graduated in 2014 and has been working her dream job at Wyong Hospital ever since.

Source: Press release, May 7 Central Coast Local Health District

“Our meetings primarily take place in churches all around the Coast, but when the lockdown came into effect, we were forced to cancel them and close our office at Gosford.

“Luckily, one of our committee members is an IT expert and was able to launch our website, Central Coast AA Online, so we could keep them going,” he explained.

According to the CC AA member, since going digital, the organisation was now hosting at least four meetings a day.

The new format has enabled CC AA to reach more people and the member believes that’s why there’s been an influx of newcomers.

“The great thing about these meetings is that you can access them from anywhere, and that’s why our numbers are up, and people don’t even have to be on the Coast to be joining our meetings.

“Since we’re anonymous, we don’t keep records, so for all we know we could have members logging in who got stuck overseas or interstate, and that works both ways.

“Our members could be accessing online AA meetings from anywhere in the world.

“All they need is internet access,” the member said.

Given their success, the committee member said that online meetings would likely be

incorporated into CC AA’s regular offering once restrictions were lifted.

“The online meetings have become a valuable resource for us.

“It’s a whole new way to help people fighting alcoholism,” he said.

The Central Coast Local Health District Drug and Alcohol Service was also approached for comment.

Source: Press release, Apr 16 Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education Interview, May 13 Central Coast Alcoholics Anonymous Reporter: Dilon Luke

All residents with cold and flu symptoms should be tested for COVID-19 The Central Coast might officially be COVID-19 free but residents are being warned not to take this hard-earned result for granted.

With restrictions easing across the Coast on everything from work and travel to dining and recreation, there is a possibility that the coronavirus could make a resurgence in the LGA as people relax and the pandemic collides with the winter flu season.

To avoid a spike in new cases, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, is calling on all residents with cold and flu symptoms to be tested for COVID-19.

“With restrictions gradually

being eased, we need everyone with even the mildest symptoms to come forward for testing,” Crouch said.

“There have been 16,000 tests on the Central Coast so far, but we need a higher rate of testing to keep community transmission of the disease under control.

“Tests are completely free and available seven days per week at Gosford and Wyong Hospitals,” he said.

Crouch said that his call to arms also applied to those who have already been tested and he encouraged everyone in this group not to be complacent with their prevention measures.

“Even if you take a COVID-19 test but then redevelop

symptoms, you will need to be tested again,” Crouch said.

“I would urge everyone to be vigilant by practicing social distancing and being responsible in public spaces,” he added.

Common COVID-19 symptoms include fever, cough, sore or scratchy throat and shortness of breath.

To book a COVID-19 test, call 4320 5055 for Gosford between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday or 10am and 4pm on weekends, or 4394 9200 for Wyong between 9am and 5pm every day.

Source: Press release, May 21 Ben Sheath, Office of Adam Crouch MP

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Lions donate food to hospital emergency department staff Emergency Department staff at Wyong Hospital won’t have to worry about their two fruit and five veg for a little while thanks to a generous donation from the Gorokan-Kanwal Lions Club.

Wanting to do something to show their appreciation for the frontline workers putting their health on the line for the northern Central Coast, Lions’ members decided to put together a large box of fruit to donate to the hospital.

Club member, Norma Chaffer,

said it was the members’ hope that the fruit box would help keep busy ED staff fed and energised.

“We know that the ED doctors and nurses are very busy and often don’t have time for proper meals, so we wanted to make sure that they have healthy fruit available to eat,” Chaffer said.

The fruit box was well received by ED staff, who expressed their gratitude to the Lions for the kind gesture.

Source: Press release, May 21 Lynda Elsley, Gorokan-Kanwal Lions Club

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Aged care facility providing eating options There’s a lot to be said for aged care facilities that make proactive and innovative decisions for the overall benefit of their residents.

Noraville’s Vietnam Veterans’ Keith Payne VC Hostel (Vietnam Veterans KPVC Hostel) claims to be one of those facilities.

At a time when the benefits of flexible dining in aged care are coming to the fore, the Noraville based not-for-profit provider can point to over eight years of offering that service to its residents.

Studies show that one in two older aged Australians are malnourished, which can play a detrimental part in their day to day lives.

To avoid this, seniors are encouraged to eat when they’re hungry and to drink at least 1.5L of water each day.

As simple as this may sound, not every aged care resident can make this decision.

In many cases, it is made for them by the timelines of the facility they live in.

“Quality food and dining options at our facility are one of our highest priorities, particularly relating to each resident’s choice, be that choice to eat when and where they like, but also what they like, all while ensuring that residents can take in the full nutritional value of what is required for their age and circumstance,” said hostel CEO, Justin Dover.

“We have offered our residents this opportunity since 2012.

“We have two separate dining rooms, multiple meal options

and various sitting times, meaning that our residents can choose to eat at a time that works for them.

“This is the same luxury we allow ourselves every day, so it was a very easy decision for us to make when we implemented it all those years ago,” he added.

With the rise of COVID-19 and increased social distancing measures, the facility’s flexible dining has evolved even further, whereby now, residents are not bound by time at all.

To ensure that less people are populating the dining rooms, residents are currently able to leave their room and receive a meal at any time they please.

This has been very warmly received, and with its success, this adaption will become the new normal once COVID-19 restrictions are reduced, ensuring that residents have full autonomy in deciding when they eat throughout the day.

“The immediate benefits have been obvious in that we have smaller crowds flowing in and out of the dining rooms on a regular basis,” said Dover.

“We also foresee there being serious long term benefits as well, not the least of which is giving our residents a greater feeling of independence.

“We are always looking for new ways to push the boundaries of what is expected from an aged care facility.

“This initiative has proven to be a great success, so now we move on to what’s next,” Dover said.

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Budgewoi Public School Principal to retire Kerry Moore, long time Principal at Budgewoi Public School, has announced her retirement.

New virtual community for grandparent raising grandchildren families A new virtual community for grandparent raising grandchildren (GRG) families on the Central Coast has been formed.

Central Coast Family Support Services (CCFSS) and the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education at the University of Newcastle, have come together to form the GRG Children’s University.

Launched on May 12, GRG Children’s University is an online group designed to provide activities for the grandchildren to take part in at home and online from Monday to Friday.

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Zoo, under the sea at Underwater Water World, learning about the way in which water flows in our very own gardens, the learning scenarios offered by GRG are endless, with the new resource being a valuable opportunity to spark creativity and encourage the fun of learning whilst these families are housebound.

As the children take part, their grandparents fill in their passports to mark the hours spent on each project.

At the end of the year, these hours are tallied and each child receives a certificate at the graduation ceremony to celebrate their learning.

This unique opportunity

provides not only exciting activities but also provides a community for these children to interact in.

With many missing friendships and human interaction, this is a platform to encourage both social interaction and the love of learning.

“Safe virtual educational experiences with human interactions online have increased the desire to learn and grow,” said CCFSS Project Worker, Kristina Gowlland.

Source: Press release, May 5 Kristina Gowlland, Central Coast Family Support Services

Moore has been Principal for the past 13 years, but commenced a period of long service leave at the end of Term 1, after which she will retire in September 2021.

In announcing her retirement, Moore reflected on her prestigious career as well as the unprecedented situation with coronavirus.

“It is extremely disappointing that I don’t have our wonderful students at school on my last day, but after 13 years as Principal of Budgewoi Public, I have seen thousands of students learn and grow over the years, and worked with

thousands of fabulous parents.

“The school has changed dramatically over the years embracing new teaching styles and technologies.

“The staff do an incredible job and have been challenged in the last few weeks to rethink their teaching style and learn new technologies.

“I’m sure parents who are currently supervising learning at home currently, now have a greater understanding of the work teachers do,” Moore said.

“Physically, the school has changed, with new buildings replacing demountables, new veggie and Aboriginal gardens, new playground equipment, multipurpose court refurbishment, and some great new playground markings are on order for installation in Term

2.

“Programs have been introduced including Language, Literacy and Learning, Early Action for Success, Quicksmart, and Focus on reading, which have increased academic results in literacy and numeracy.

“Positive Behaviour for Learning and our Physically Active Kids playground have provided a consistent approach school wide and a great choice of activities for students to participate in at break times.

“Megan Lindsay will be Relieving Principal for Term 2 while the recruitment process for a new Principal is undertaken,” Moore said.

Source: Newsletter, May 11 Megan Lindsay, Budgewoi Public School

Wheelie bins transformed into works of art

Students at Warnervale’s MacKillop Catholic College have been transforming wheelie bins into works of art.

The College’s JUMP Art crew started the project in Term 1 before the transition to learning from home, and several were given the greenlight to take their bins home to continue unleashing their creativity.

With students heading back to school next week, it’s expected they’ll take note of

the colourful new additions to the playground.

The JUMP Art crew have been credited with a handful of beautification projects across the college’s primary and secondary campuses, including the transformation of the secondary science building’s girls’ toilet block into a vibrant work of art.

Source: Website, May 22 Steven Todd, Mary MacKillop Catholic College

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No student to be left behind The region’s public transport providers have given Central Coast families piece of mind that no child will be left behind as students return to school en masse.

When the NSW Government announced that it was scrapping the staged return to school last week in favour of a full return to face to face learning, families raised the alarm over what this meant for students reliant on school bus services and other forms of public transport to get to and from school.

Between them, Busways, Coastal Liners and Red Bus Services provide the lion’s share of the Coast’s school bus runs.

The Chronicle approached all three for comment on how their services will operate.

“Busways wants to clarify that school services are not affected and will not have limited capacity,” a spokesperson said.

“School services will continue to operate as normal.

“NSW Health advice is that children are at lower risk of contracting COVID-19.

“Transport for NSW and Busways have increased cleaning measures on board bus services and will continue to monitor transport usage to support students travelling safely to and from school.

“Our policy is that no school student will be left behind and as such, school students will be given priority over other passengers on regular route services, even if this means a service goes over physical distancing capacity.

“Adults may have to wait for the next service or choose to get off if they’re not comfortable with how many customers are on a service.

“Students are still required

tap on and off with their Opal card or show their school bus pass when boarding,” the spokesperson said.

CDC NSW is Coastal Liners’ parent company and it also confirmed that no student that travels to or from school via one of its buses would ever be left stranded.

CDC NSW CEO, Wayne Jeff, said a range of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus were already in place on their buses, including continual additional cleaning, comprehensive health checks for drivers, and physical distancing on all buses.

However, he did note that physical distancing between students on school buses was not required by Transport for NSW or NSW Health.

“CDC NSW will continue to work closely with Transport for NSW to ensure the safety of all passengers,” he said.

Red Bus Services declined to comment and advised that inquiries of that nature should be directed to Transport for NSW. Transport for NSW (TFNSW) was also approached and confirmed its position that no student would be turned away from any form of public transport.

A spokesperson for TFNSW said hundreds of extra staff had been deployed across the network to assist people returning to work and school.

“From May 25, extra transport staff will be out and about to help people maintain physical distancing and stay safe when travelling on the network to slow the spread of coronavirus,” a TFNSW spokesperson said.

“Transport staff will monitor physical distancing, assist with crowd management and provide extra guidance to help customers move through stations and interchanges safely.

“This could mean forming lines at bus stops or limiting the amount of people who can enter onto a platform.

“TFNSW has placed green dots across the entire network to show the safest places to sit and stand.

“No school student will be turned away from any public transport, even if this means physical distancing won’t always be possible.

“Parents and carers should make travel choices which suit their individual circumstances, including driving, walking and cycling,” the spokesperson said.

They added that TFNSW had also committed to a more stringent cleaning regime.

“Transport for NSW has increased cleaning across public transport, with more than 700 extra cleaners hired since March.

“These efforts include cleaners boarding buses to clean high touch areas, including Opal card readers and stop buttons, in preparation for the next service,” the spokesperson said.

Busways had the following advice for families.

“Students are reminded that we all have a responsibility to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

“Where possible, students should maintain social distance from each other on board bus services.

“If different school groups are boarding a bus, each school should maintain social distance from the other and students should always maintain a safe distance from their bus driver, where practically possible.”

Source: Media statements, May 25 Busways Media Unit Wayne Jeff, CDC NSW Red Bus Services Transport for NSW Media Unit Reporter: Dilon Luke

HSC examination dates and times released The 2020 HSC written exam timetable has been released.

National Education Standards Authority (NESA) CEO, Paul Martin, said the timetable would provide the certainty that students, teachers and parents have been looking for around the HSC. Martin said: “This timetable starts five days later, giving

students some extra time at school after the Autumn holiday period while keeping to the original timeframe for releasing results.

“I want to reassure parents and students that the exams will be conducted in line with the expert health advice at the time of the exams, which are still five months away.

“I trust that now students have a definitive plan and

timing for the exams,” Martin said.

According to the timetable, 120 written exams will commence from October 20, with 51 oral language exams to start on August 15.

Students will receive their HSC results on December 18.

Source: Press release, May 15 NSW Department of Education Media

Younger grades to finish school earlier Wyong Public School (WPS) has made changes to its school pick up times to ease families into the return to fulltime schooling.

With more parents driving their children to and from school due to the coronavirus, WPS has changed the pickup time for students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 to 2:45pm.

It’s hoped the new time will help alleviate congestion around the school and prevent mass gatherings of people

waiting for children outside school grounds, with parents and carers asked to depart promptly once they’ve met with their children.

Principal, Todd Miladinovic, said: “Teachers will continue to supervise children until 3pm if they have older siblings, so families are able to leave together.

“This also applies to children who require buses and attend after school care, and for working parents who cannot be at school for pick up at 2:45pm.

“We are making these

changes in order to make sure children and the community remain safe and we follow all health and safety guidelines.

“Please do not hesitate to talk to your child’s classroom teacher or contact the school if you have any concerns.

“We appreciate your support and cooperation with these new changes,” Miladinovic said.

Source: Newsletter, May 21 Todd Miladinovic, Wyong Public School

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Seven local sporting clubs receive grants Seven sporting clubs across the Wyong electorate have benefited from a share in $42,070 as part of the NSW Government’s Local Sport Grant Program.

The $4.6M program was designed to increase access to sport and recreational activities and to improve ongoing participation opportunities.

From water polo to netball, this year’s grants have gone to a myriad of local clubs and groups, all of which have been doing it tough in the face of the coronavirus.

Wyong MP, David Harris, was out and about across his electorate delivering the funds on May 24.

He said getting to deliver funding to worthy community members and organisations was one the best parts of his job.

“We are really happy to be spreading the good news to our successful applicants.

“Many of these smaller organisations rely on these grants to improve facilities and training.

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David Harris out and about delivering the funding to some of this year’s recipients

towards the upgrade of the hockey park’s sand-based field to a water-based field.

It comes as the CCHA is in the throes of a major $1.4M upgrade that will bring the hockey park’s two fields up to Olympic standards.

The first field, a synthetic all weather surface, has already been completed, with the second expected to be ready for the season reboot in July.

CCHA President, Brett Johnson, said the grant would assist the CCHA in covering some of the additional costs that have emerged since works began.

“If there is a silver lining to

restrictions many of these sporting groups are struggling, and these grants provide a boost for when they are hopefully back and operational.

“As the local member I am always here to support our sporting organisations,” Harris said.

The big winners for Wyong under the 2019/20 program are Central Coast Hockey Association Inc. (CCHA) which received $15,000 for facility upgrades at Central Coast Hockey Park, and Wyong Lakes Magpies AFL Club, which received $14,600 for new equipment and technology.

The CCHA’s grant will be put

this pandemic, it’s that we’ve been able to bring all of these projects forward, some by a few years, and in a few months’ time we’ll have an Olympic class facility.

“We have begun negotiations with Hockey NSW and Hockey Australia to bring some state and national championships to the Coast.

“A big thank you to the State and Federal Government for all the funding support,” Johnson said.

For the Magpies, this grant could not have come at a better time.

It’s been a long road to recovery for the Pies after their

original clubhouse at Tacoma’s Don Small Oval was destroyed in a suspicious fire in 2013.

Work is now finally underway on a new clubhouse and additional amenities at the site, but since the fire, the Pies have also been dealing with semiregular break ins, theft and other acts of vandalism at their canteen and temporary facility.

With a good portion of their grant being put towards a new security system, the timing could not have been more perfect, with the Pies able to integrate the installation into the clubhouse build.

The remainder of the funds will be spent on a new PA system and new jerseys for the women’s team.

Senior Women’s Coach, Josh Lawler, said the grant had been uplifting at a turbulent time for the Pies.

“With everything going on with coronavirus, any good news is welcome in these strange times, and it’s been very uplifting for members to see this funding come through,” Lawler said.

“We’ve been broken into at least once every year since the

clubhouse burnt down, so this funding will go a long way.

“We’re a strong club but a small one, and any theft or break in is just devastating, so this is great news for us,” he added.

Lawler also extended his thanks to David Harris and the State Government for approving their grant.

“This is a great initiative and it will help keep the Pies going strong,” Lawler said.

Other recipients were: Norah Head Women in Waves - $4,800 to purchase a trailer to transport surfboards; Soldiers Beach Surf Life Saving Club - $3,670 replace security locks; Toukley Netball Club - $1,000 purchase a marquee for game and gala days; The Entrance Water Polo Club - $2,000 player and official training camps funding; and, Kanwal Warnervale Rovers FC - $1,000 new uniforms and training balls.

Source: Interviews, May 26 David Harris MP Brett Johnson, Central Coast Hockey Association Inc. Simon Wood, Wyong Lakes Magpies AFL Club Reporter: Dilon Luke

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The NZ Warriors trained at Central Coast Stadium Friday morning as they prepare fro the resumption of the NRL season.

The revised NRL Draw was released earlier this week, recommencing at Round 3 where the Warriors will meet the Dragons at the Central Coast Stadium at 3pm, Saturday May 30.

The following home game will be Round 5 where the Warriors will play the Cowboys in Gosford on Friday evening, June 12 kicking off at 6pm.

It is not clear yet when or if spectators will be allowed at the Stadium.

Ahead of the resumption however, the Warriors have been beset by a mounting injury list.

Utility back, Adam Keighran, was the latest casualty after suffering a knee injury at training on May 18.

He joins Prop Leeson Ah Mau

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who will have surgery in Sydney this week after falling to a pectoral injury on May 15 and forward, Jazz Tevaga, with a knee injury.

The mounting injuries had led Warriors CEO Cameron George to ask the NRL if he could “loan” players from other clubs, given the restrictions on bringing new players into Australia.

Last Tuesday (May 19), Central Coast Council confirmed the Stadium has been selected by the NRL to host other teams during the 2020 premiership season, including the Newcastle Knights and Manly Sea Eagles.

Council Director for Roads Transport Drainage and Waste, Boris Bolgoff, said the geography, biosecurity measures and ease of operations at Central Coast Stadium were major factors in the NRL’s decision.

“Council had been working

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behind the scenes with the NRL to make this happen and we are very pleased that they have chosen Central Coast Stadium as one of the key venues to host games this season,” Mr Bolgoff said.

“Council recently invested in major upgrades, including new seating, change rooms, corporate facilities, accessible amenities, large outdoor screen and sound system.”

Central Coast Mayor Lisa Matthews said the announcement offered significant benefits for the future of our local economy.

“Central Coast Stadium has already played host to many sporting events since it opened back in 2000 and supporting the NRL and their players will help secure the Coast’s reputation as a region that excels in delivering high quality sporting facilities,” Mayor Matthews said.

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National surfing honours for Picklum and Hall Two locals have taken out top national honours at the 2020 Australian Surfing Awards.

North Shelly’s Molly Picklum was crowned Female Rising Star of the Year, with her coach, Glenn Hall, taking out Coach of the Year.

The awards were held digitally for the first time, with surf media icons, Ronnie and Vaughan Blakey, tasked with hosting duties and to celebrate this year’s winners.

Molly Picklum was the name on everyone’s lips in 2019 and the Rising Star has continued to turn heads in 2020.

Picklum won five events to become the WSL Australia/ Oceania Junior Qualifying Series Champion, and her star has only risen since then, after a 9th place finish at her debut WSL Junior Championships.

She kicked off 2020 with strong performances in the Sydney Surf Pro, the Doyle Partners’ Women’s Pro and the Australian Boardriders’ Battle, representing her home team of North Shelly, all while balancing her budding career with

Molly Picklum in action Photo: Molly Picklum Official Facebook

training and high school.

On the cusp of the big leagues, Picklum was earmarked for the Rising Star Award by the surfing community.

In making her acceptance speech, Picklum thanked her family for their unwavering support, particularly her mum,

for keeping her grounded with everyday tasks like homework and feeding the dog.

She also paid tribute to Hall as her coach, and her sponsors for helping propel her forward in a tough industry.

A celebrated veteran, Glenn ‘Micro’ Hall grew up surfing at

Umina, and spent his youth trying to break into the World Surf League’s (WSL) Championship Tour.

At 31, he did just that, but his rookie year was dealt a serious blow when he injured his back during Round 12 of the 2013 Tour season.

After a year off the tour, Hall clawed his way back into the 2015 season before retiring at the season’s end.

Having been given the incredibly rare opportunity to enter the Australian Institute of Sport’s surfing program as a 16-year-old, Hall quickly

cottoned on to the difference that a good coach can make and that stuck with him throughout his career and into retirement.

It’s also what inspired him to start his own surf school, Micro Surf Academy.

Hall’s since become a bit of a super coach in the WSL, and has helped big names like Matt Wilkinson, Owen Wright, Tyler Wright and Ace Buchan make waves over the years.

He’s also giving back to the Coast with his development team, which includes Picklum and other up and coming local talents like Lennox Chell and Caleb Tancred.

In his acceptance speech, Hall thanked Surfing Australia for the honour and paid tribute to the other coaches doing great things with Australian talent.

The 2020 Australian Surfing Awards can be viewed on the MySURF website.

Source: Video, May 24 MySURF, 2020 Australian Surfing Awards Reporter: Dilon Luke

Tunkuwallin Oval to become a district level play space Tunkuwallin Oval at Gwandalan will be getting a major overhaul and the local community has a chance to guide the future upgrade via an online survey.

Central Coast Council is developing a precinct plan for a district level play space which is to be built in the next financial year.

The plan aims to deliver a high quality recreational space suitable for a wide range of inclusive activities for all ages

and ability levels, while taking into consideration proximity to residences, visual surveillance, pedestrian and vehicular access, parking and the environment setting.

This is the first of two phases of community consultation to develop the precinct plan.

Once the feedback from this online survey is collated, a draft plan, expected in August, will go back to the community for further comment before the final plan is decided.

A design of the play space is

expected late 2020.

Tunkuwallin Oval will become a district level play space, which is larger than others, with typically more play equipment and activities for a wider age group, as well as being co-located with parking, toilets, sporting facilities and shared pathways.

The survey consultation closes on June 4.

Source: Website May 22 www.yourvoiceourcoast.com/ tunkuwallin-precinct-plan Central Coast Council

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A huge swell hit Central Coast beaches over the weekend, leading weather authorities to issue warnings of dangerous surf conditions. But the warnings served as more of a beacon to some of the Coast’s hard-core surfers, including 14 year old Ethan Barry who took on this thunderous set at MacMasters Beach. Where are this kid’s parents?

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Will the Mariners abandon ship?

Central Coast Mariners majority shareholder Mike Charlseworth is reportedly in negotiations with the Manly Sea Eagles and Northern Beaches Council to use Brookevale Oval instead of the iconic Central Coast Stadium in Gosford.

The negotiations were reported by SBS World Game last week, stating Charlesworth was frustrated with his bid to take over the management of Central Coast Stadium from Central Coast Council.

The Mariners have previously

Long suffering Mariners fans Michelle Commins and family

confirmed to CCN they submitted a bid to Central Coast Council in an open tender process announced by Council in December 2019.

It is believed the Mariners were one of several groups bidding for the management rights.

Central Coast Stadium has had over $2 million worth of upgrades over the last few years, partly to assist the Mariners in an attempted to bid for a women’s league team in the national W-League competition – a bid that has so far been unsuccessful.

The Mariners have struggled on and off the pitch over the last six years with numerous changes to coaching staff and players.

The team now has ended up with the wooden spoon in four of the last six seasons.

Charlesworth’s overtures to play away from the Central

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Coast are not new having taken the Mariners on the road to Canberra and regional NSW. The Mariners also staged a series of ‘home games’ in north Sydney in 2014, something that did not go down well with local fans and was generally considered a flop.

One rusted on Central Coast Mariners supporter Michelle Commins said game days at the Central Coast Stadium were a great family outing and that such a move could mean the end of the team.

“My son looks up to the Mariners – they are the only national sporting team on the

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Central Coast.

“They are on the verge of losing fans now as it is.

“I’d like to see them sign more quality players and get more involved in the community so the players can bond with the fans more.”

Central Coast Mariners management was not available for comment as we went to press.

Source: Media Report SBS World Game May 15 Interview: Michelle Commins May 21