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Construction will begin soon on a new primary school at Warnervale, with Richard Crookes Constructions awarded the contract for main works construction.

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Out&About

Warnervale airshow proposed

A small team of local artists has created a mural painting in Budgewoi celebrating the theme, Unity in Diversity.

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Photo: Paul Bennet Airshows

A major air show and festival being planned for Central Coast Airport at Warnervale in May 2021 has the potential to boost aviation tourism and create a new regional event attracting thousands of spectators.

Adventure flight and aviation event company, Paul Bennet Airshows, is seeking approval

for the two-day event from Central Coast Council, which owns the airport.

A festival type arrangement is being planned with food vendors, static displays, family amusements and roaming performers, headlined by daring aerobatic displays.

The organisers expect the venture to draw a crowd of about 10,000 people to the

airport over the course of two days and to be an economic boost to the area.

Aside from potentially kicking off a new regional event, if Central Coast Air Show takes off, it will also bring attention to the Warnervale airport as a significant asset and piece of regional infrastructure, after the site was absent from Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS).

The airport was the subject of many community submissions to the LSPS from residents, both for and against, wanting clarity about the role that the airport will play in the Coast’s future.

Central Coast Aero Club (CCAC) is the principal user of the airport and the Coast’s only aviation tourism providers.

President, Andrew Smith,

believes that the Central Coast Air Show could be just the thing to kickstart aviation tourism on the Coast.

According to Smith, scenic joy flights are the Coast’s only major form of aviation tourism, with the flights an exhilarating way to experience the region’s sweeping hinterlands and stunning coastline.

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Funds allocated to ease Carters Rd congestion Some positive actions are afoot for Central Coast Council to resolve traffic congestion and parking problems in Carters Rd, Lake Munmorah.

Council has allocated $650,000 in the 2020-21 operational budget for stage one of a car park and road upgrade which will go to the July 27 meeting for adoption.

A Council spokesperson said options to improve traffic and parking in Carters Rd were being developed, including

additional car parking adjacent to Lake Munmorah High School.

Also, Council is now liaising with Ausgrid regarding a licence for the existing car park in Carters Rd, a move Ausgrid has been trying to resolve for years.

In March, Swansea MP, Yasmin Catley, put out yet another call to Council to take responsibility for the car park which Ausgrid built in 2012 on a vacant lot next to its substation, at the request of the community.

She said since 2015, Ausgrid had attempted to lease the car park to Council on a 50-year lease for the peppercorn rent of $1 per year.

“Council kept resisting and Ausgrid eventually said the car park would be closed, but we couldn’t allow that to happen, and I met with Council staff about a month ago to discuss a way forward,” Catley said.

Traffic congestion and lack of parking has been causing chaos in Carters Rd for many years.

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Health

The NSW Government has announced a new $388M funding package to tackle the state’s elective surgery backlog.

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Sport

This year’s Toowoon Bay Ocean Swim (TBOS) has been cancelled.

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Road works on the Peninsula totalling $1.4 million have received State and Federal funding.

Members of the Central Coast mountain biking community have hit back at calls to have mountain biking disallowed.

Jake Cassar, CEA

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A proposal by a coastal engineer to trial a low-cost sandbag wall in order to keep open the mouth of The Entrance Channel has been reffered by Central Coast Council.

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Almost $1 million of this will be spent in Woy Woy Rd. The road pavement will be upgraded in Woy Woy Rd near Wattle Cr, Phegans Bay, and “audio” edge and centre

lines installed, at a total cost of $305,000.

At Culgoa Rd, Horsfield Bay, a painted median barrier will be installed, with non-skid pavement, shoulder widening around the curve and enhanced warning signs at a cost of $513,000.

Near Nagari Rd, Woy Woy, the road pavement will be upgraded,

audio edge and centre lines will be installed, together with vehicle activated signs, at a cost of $165,000.

A total of $238,000 will be spent in Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy. A raised pedestrian threshold and crossing will be installed with electronic signage at a cost of $130,000.

Pedestrian “safety improvements” will be made for 300 metres and a raised pedestrian crossing installed at a cost of $108,000; A total of $180,000 has been allocated over two years, for improvements to corner of Mt Ettalong Rd with Hobart Ave. The project is expected to be

...170 jobs to be created Mannering Colliery surface facilities and conveyor to Vales Point Power Station

Proposed changes at Chain Valley Colliery, Mannering Colliery and Vales Point Power Station have been fast tracked by the NSW Government to inject $65M into the economy and boost employment by 170 jobs.

It is one of 19 projects nominated in the third round of the NSW Planning System Acceleration Program to fast track planning assessments for shovel ready projects.

Great Southern Energy Pty Ltd, trading as Delta Coal, which

owns and operates the two underground coal mines, submitted applications for Chain Valley Colliery (Modification 3) and Mannering Coal Mine (Modification 5).

These will be assessed and approval to go ahead, or not, will be determined by Friday, July 17.

Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the NSW Government’s priority was creating jobs as well as keeping people in existing jobs.

“The NSW government is

continuing to pivot from COVID-19 response to recovery, and fast tracking planning assessments for shovel ready projects is one of the ways we are doing this,” he said.

The proposal is to increase the transport of coal underground from Chain Valley Colliery (CVC) to Mannering Colliery (MC), to improve operational efficiencies and allow increased processing of coal at Mannering Colliery and onward transport to Vales Point Power Station.

According to the NSW

Department of Planning, Industry & Environment Assessment Report of May 2020, Chain Valley Colliery wants to increase the amount of coal transported underground from CVC to MC from 1.3 million tonnes per annum to 2.1 million tonnes per annum.

It would be transported via the existing underground linkage to the MC pit top where it would be crushed, screened and moved via the overland conveyor to Vales Point Power Station.

Delta Coal predicts that putting

more coal through the underground link would result in a reduction in the number of trucks travelling above ground on private roads.

At present, Delta Coal has consent to dispatch a total of 32 laden coal trucks per hour and 270 laden coal trucks per day by public roads, but according to the report, for some years, CVC has not transported coal by trucks other than to Vales Point Power Station.

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Rate notices will include an insert on how to apply for hardship assistance when they go out to ratepayers.

The increase will take effect from July 1 and will be incorporated into the ordinary and special rate levies across both the former Gosford and Wyong council areas.

Mayor Lisa Matthews said that while the rate rise came at

a time of uncertainty, Council had put in place processes to assist residents in meeting their obligations.

“It was an extremely difficult and emotive discussion, as raising rates at this time was not an easy decision,” she said.

“As a Council, we’re well aware of the challenging economic conditions that residents are currently experiencing,” Mayor Matthews said.

She said only 23 people applied for assistance the last time the rate notices went out, but council fully expected community members to take

them up on the offer.

“Council remains committed to delivering on key community projects and the revenue raised from ratepayers will help us do that.”

She said that it was hard to ask for help, but even council was asking for help.

It was asking the State Government for a $400,000 grant to help pay for the cost of running the new Local Planning Panel.

The State Government imposed panel held its first meeting this month to deal with development applications that the council used to consider.

Council is forecasting revenue of $335.5M from ratepayers over the next 12 months.

The rate increase will bring in a potential addition of $4.4M in revenue from last year.

The special rate levies are long-term levies: Gosford CBD Improvement; Gosford Parking; The Entrance area; Wyong area, Toukley area; and, Business and Tourism Development.

These special rates are paid in specific business areas.

A push by Crs Greg Best and Troy Marquart to keep rates at the current level was defeated.

Council will hold an

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Education

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Year 12 HSC Visual Arts students are back in the Art Department and turning heads with the progress of their Bodies of Work.

2.6 percent rate rise adopted Councillors at their ordinary general meeting on June 22, voted to apply the 2.6 percent rate rise allowed by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.

Council is continuing to transition some of its most popular community events to an online format in order to keep residents connected, inspired and entertained.

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extraordinary meeting on Monday night, June 29, to adopt the draft operational plan (or budget) which explains how council will spend its money next financial year.

The councillors held a meeting on Saturday, June 13, to discuss the budget, among other topics.

Cr Best alluded to the discussions, saying that they heard staggering figures and issues that would need to be managed.

Source: Meeting, Jun 22 Central Coast Council Reporter: Merilyn Vale

Sport

Central Coast Rugby Union has released the draw for their modified 2020 season, with some blockbuster matches scheduled for the opening round.

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NSW Planning Minister , Rob Stokes and DLALC Chairman, Matt West

Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) has hit back at claims by community group Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) that its proposal for a major housing development on Woy Woy Rd at Kariong is "disgraceful”.

CEA founder, Jake Cassar said he was alarmed at the lack

of community consultation on the proposal, which would see 70 properties developed on what he says is an extremely ecologically and culturally sensitive area.

“They are planning to clear an area of largely untouched bushland right next to the area known as Bambara, with the majority of the site being surrounded by National Park,”

Cassar said.

“This is the area that our community battled for years to have protected in the surrounding National Park.

"Both the Aboriginal and nonAboriginal community worked tirelessly side by side for many years to eventually have this area listed as a National Park, and after around a decade of community actions, we

succeeded.

“Bambara is officially protected and registered as Kariong Sacred Lands, due to it being an Aboriginal site of significance – the DLALC themselves nominated the area for declaration as an Aboriginal Place to ensure recognition and protection.

According to Cassar, the Bambara area is internationally

SOURCE: Central Coast Council agenda 2.4, 9 Jun 2020

Councillors voted at their meeting on June 22 to apply the 2.6% rise allowed by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.

The increase will take effect from July and will be incorporated into the ordinary and special rates across both the former Gosford and Wyong council areas.

Rate notices will include an insert on how to apply for hardship assistance.

Mayor Lisa Matthews said that while the rate rise comes at a time of uncertainty, Council has put in place processes to assist residents in meeting their obligations.

“It was an extremely difficult and emotive discussion as raising rates at this time was not an easy decision,” Cr Matthews said.

“As a Council, we’re well aware of the challenging economic conditions Central Coast residents are currently experiencing.”

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people applied for assistance the last time the rate notice went out but Council fully expected community members to take them up on the offer this time.

“I would certainly encourage all residents to contact our customer service team and investigate the hardship options we have put in place to assist the community,” she said.

“Council remains committed to delivering on key community projects and the revenue raised from ratepayers will help us serve the community by providing great customer experience, value for money

and delivering on quality services.”

She said it was hard to ask for help but even the Council was asking for help.

It was asking the State Government for a $400,000 grant to help pay for the cost of running the new Local Planning Panel.

Council is forecasting revenue of $335.5M from ratepayers over the next 12 months.

The increase will bring in a potential addition of $4.4M in revenue from last year.

Special rate levies are long term levies that will be used to help fund Gosford CBD

The Central Coast lost one of its greatest champions when former Member for Gosford and Gosford Mayor Malcolm Brooks passed away on June 19 at the age of 90.

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famous and attracts thousands of tourists each year with the Kariong Egyptian-style Hieroglyphs featured on the History Channel.

"If this proposal were to go ahead it would come within 20 metres of known Aboriginal engraving sites.

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Council rates to rise Despite recent overtures to households struggling with the coronavirus, Central Coast Council is set to increase rates by 2.6% from July 1, forecast to raise an additional $4.4M from local ratepayers.

A social media policy, referred to by some Central Coast councillors as a “gag order” was adopted at Council’s meeting on June 22 to be reviewed.

Source: Agenda Item 2.5 Central Coast Council meeting, Jun 22

Sport

Club Wyong and Mounties Group (Mt Pritchard and District Community Club) are still in discussions but an announcement of amalgamation is likely in about a month.

The two clubs have been negotiating since March about a potential amalgamation, following Wyong RSL Club advertising for expressions of interest from clubs interested in a merger.

Ten responses were received initially and two responses were withdrawn.

The Board of Wyong RSL considered the remaining eight expressions of interest and chose Mounties Group as the preferred partner to pursue amalgamation discussions.

Mounties Group Chief Executive Officer, Dale Hunt, said the two clubs were moving towards a Memorandum of Understanding over the next couple of months.

Hunt said Mounties Group had always kept its eye on the Central Coast.

“About five percent of our members now live on the Central Coast after their retirement and they have a real loyalty to Mounties and this is an opportunity for them to again have their home club and all the services we bring,” he said.

“We don’t push our way into areas and when Wyong RSL

The New Zealand Warriors have dumped coach Steve Kearney after just four matches into the NRL season restart.

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The most recent was on Sunday, June 14.

Two more are planned for Thursday, July 2, and Sunday, July

12, from 10am for an hour each day.

The group will also be at the park when Central Coast Council’s Landcare team plans to coordinate a National Tree Day activity on Sunday, August 2.

The event is expected to include planting on site, giveaways of native plant seedlings and a sausage sizzle.

“Residents receiving seedlings at each site will be asked to plant them within their property boundaries rather than in road reserves,” according to a report prepared for the May 11 Council meeting by council’s environmental manager Mr Luke Sulkowski.

“Encouraging planting within road reserves without direct guidance is challenging due to the

potential risks to the community member working unsupervised on a Council roadside, and the presence of underground infrastructure that could be impacted from the tree.”

The event “will be dependent on restrictions applying as a result of the current Covid-19 pandemic in August”.

The report related the event

Families disadvantaged under the COVID-19 restrictions have received grocery hampers.

Club Wyong

called for expressions of interest, we saw it as a great opportunity.

“We believe we do clubs pretty well and if we can bring that quality up to the Coast then the whole Coast benefits and our members up there do as well.”

Mounties Group comprises seven clubs – Mt Pritchard and District Community Club; Triglav, a Slovenian club in St Johns Park; Mekong, a Vietnamese cultural club in Cabramatta; Club Italia at

Lansvale; Fairfield Bowling Club; Manly Bowling Club and Harbord Diggers.

“The difference between us and other club groups is that every one of our clubs has its own personality, its own identity to match their community, we don’t try to cookie cut them.

“Clubs play a vital role in a community and I think they are really underestimated.”

Hunt said Club Wyong would retain its name and all the sub

clubs and associations within the club would remain.

“We are a community club and we’ll be investing back into the community through grants and sponsorships to community and sporting groups,” he said.

Mounties Group has issued a notice to members of Intent to Amalgamate as a Parent Company and both clubs have informed members that prior to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, they will be provided with details of the other clubs which expressed

an interest and why Mounties was chosen as the preferred party.

Also, details of the other clubs will be disclosed in planned information meetings and will also be disclosed in the Notice of Meeting to vote on the amalgamation.

No one from Club Wyong was available for interview.

Source: Club Wyong website Interview, Jun 29 Dale Hunt, Mounties Group Reporter: Sue Murray

It’s hard to believe though, that the twitchers’ paradise might well have been a power station if community groups hadn’t stepped in to save it many years ago.

to the Council’s Community Strategic Plan aim to “educate the community on the value and importance of natural areas and biodiversity and to encourage community involvement in caring for our natural environment”.

SOURCE: Social media, 18 June 2020 Umina Community Group Central Coast Council agenda 6.3, 11 May 2020

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Women wanted on frontline

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Health

Photo: Daniel McKeon

News

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is calling on Central Coast women to help protect national parks and threatened wildlife.

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Hardys Bay Club is making plans to reopen with a new community focussed business model after being forced to close.

With 125 new roles on offer across the state, women are especially being encouraged to join at the frontline to break down the misconception that field roles are too physically demanding for women to consider.

Women wanted on NPWS frontline

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Education

Council leads in digital DA innovation

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Sport

Warnervale’s Joey Walton will make his debut with the NSW Waratahs this Friday (July 3).

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Construction will begin soon on a new primary school at Warnervale, with Richard Crookes Constructions awarded the contract for main works construction.

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Tyne Hamilton with fellow NPWS staff members on the job

A fundraiser to support a little girl from Wadalba is underway.

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Demolition work on the old Union Hotel on the corner of Mann and Donnison Streets began this week.

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Central Coast WetlandsPioneer Dairy is the premium birdwatching place on the Coast, says spokesperson for Central Coast Birding Group, Allen Benson.

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Working bees weed and mulch Runway Park gardens The Umina Community Group has been holding a series of working bees to weed and mulch gardens at the Runway Park in Trafalgar Ave, Woy Woy.

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Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, has responded to demands from the State Opposition.

Wetlands-Pioneer Dairy is a twitchers’ paradise

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Improvements, Gosford parking and other projects in The Entrance, Wyong and Toukley areas as well as business and tourism development.

A push by Cr Greg Best and Cr Troy Marquart to keep rates at the current level was defeated.

Council will hold an extraordinary meeting next Monday night, June 29, to adopt the draft operational plan and budget which explains how Council will spend its money next financial year.

News

Wyong RSL Club is likely to merge with the Mounties Group designed in 2020-21 at a cost of $50,000, with construction of the shoulder widening, median separation and upgraded road pavement at a cost of $130,000 taking place in 2021-22.

The project aims to reduce the likelihood and severity of crashes.

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Indigenous community split over Darkinjung development aspirations

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Residents wanting to lodge a development application (DA) with Central Coast Council can now do so from the comfort of their own home, with the official launch on July 1 of the State Government’s new ePlanning initiative.

It has been touted for months, but the new streamlined online lodgement system is now firmly place, with Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello joining Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, and Council CEO Gary Murphy in Gosford for the announcement, Crouch said ePlanning would see an end to the days of having to fill in piles of paperwork and travel to a council building to lodge a DA. “This transforms the way people on the Central Coast access the planning system,” he said.

“The experience from some councils that have already

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, Central Coast Council CEO, Gary Murphy, and Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello at the announcement

adopted the online system shows that DA processing times are being slashed by more than half.

“With significant future population growth in our community, it’s important that we all work to make the planning process as hasslefree, transparent and simple as possible.”

Dominello said there would be a transitional stage for the next six months as Council

starts accepting and processing DAs, complying development certificates and post-consent certificates via the NSW Planning Portal.

From December 31 it will be mandatory for all of these applications and PCA appointments to be completed on the Portal.

“This initiative puts the customer at the centre of the DA process by eliminating paperwork, allowing

applications to be submitted anywhere in real-time, avoiding delays and boosting transparency,” he said.

“It is far safer in this COVID environment and one of the most important elements is transparency.”

Dominello said increasing numbers of people had become more online savvy during COVID-19 but that those who struggled with the technology could be walked through the

process at Council chambers.

Central Coast was one of the first councils to put its hand up to be part of the new system.

Murphy said Council staff had embraced the new procedures and the system had gone online prior to the July 1 deadline.

“We could see this was the way of the future and we wanted to be ahead of the game,” Murphy said.

“This will cut out a lot of paper and the process will be a lot better for the customer.

“People can go online to the portal and see the status of their application so the visibility of seeing where things are up to is very good.

“We also want people who might be uncomfortable with eplanning to know that we will help them through the process.”

Source: Media release, Jul 1 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch Media conference, Jul 1

On June 28, dozens of locals flocked to headlands around the Central Coast to witness the northern whale migration.

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Sport

A small team of local artists has created a mural painting in Budgewoi celebrating the theme, Unity in Diversity.

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Photo: Paul Bennet Airshows

Adventure flight and aviation event company, Paul Bennet Airshows, is seeking approval

for the two-day event from Central Coast Council, which owns the airport.

A festival type arrangement is being planned with food vendors, static displays, family amusements and roaming performers, headlined by daring aerobatic displays.

The organisers expect the venture to draw a crowd of about 10,000 people to the

airport over the course of two days and to be an economic boost to the area.

Aside from potentially kicking off a new regional event, if Central Coast Air Show takes off, it will also bring attention to the Warnervale airport as a significant asset and piece of regional infrastructure, after the site was absent from Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS).

The airport was the subject of many community submissions to the LSPS from residents, both for and against, wanting clarity about the role that the airport will play in the Coast’s future.

Central Coast Aero Club (CCAC) is the principal user of the airport and the Coast’s only aviation tourism providers.

President, Andrew Smith,

believes that the Central Coast Air Show could be just the thing to kickstart aviation tourism on the Coast.

According to Smith, scenic joy flights are the Coast’s only major form of aviation tourism, with the flights an exhilarating way to experience the region’s sweeping hinterlands and stunning coastline.

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Funds allocated to ease Carters Rd congestion Some positive actions are afoot for Central Coast Council to resolve traffic congestion and parking problems in Carters Rd, Lake Munmorah.

Council has allocated $650,000 in the 2020-21 operational budget for stage one of a car park and road upgrade which will go to the July 27 meeting for adoption.

A Council spokesperson said options to improve traffic and parking in Carters Rd were being developed, including

Mayor Lisa Matthews has signalled a strong push will come from Central Coast Council for the Coast to play a key role in hosting teams and events during the 2023 FIFA Womens’ World Cup. See page 40

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Warnervale airshow proposed A major air show and festival being planned for Central Coast Airport at Warnervale in May 2021 has the potential to boost aviation tourism and create a new regional event attracting thousands of spectators.

additional car parking adjacent to Lake Munmorah High School.

Also, Council is now liaising with Ausgrid regarding a licence for the existing car park in Carters Rd, a move Ausgrid has been trying to resolve for years.

In March, Swansea MP, Yasmin Catley, put out yet another call to Council to take responsibility for the car park which Ausgrid built in 2012 on a vacant lot next to its substation, at the request of the community.

She said since 2015, Ausgrid had attempted to lease the car park to Council on a 50-year lease for the peppercorn rent of $1 per year.

“Council kept resisting and Ausgrid eventually said the car park would be closed, but we couldn’t allow that to happen, and I met with Council staff about a month ago to discuss a way forward,” Catley said.

Traffic congestion and lack of parking has been causing chaos in Carters Rd for many years.

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Health

The NSW Government has announced a new $388M funding package to tackle the state’s elective surgery backlog.

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Sport

This year’s Toowoon Bay Ocean Swim (TBOS) has been cancelled.

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Club Wyong RSL confirms amalgamation discussions Club Wyong RSL has confirmed that it is currently in discussions with Mounties Group regarding a potential amalgamation, as reported in Coast Community Chronicle on July 1.

Amalgamation discussions followed a request for an Expression of Interest released by the Wyong club in early 2020 to engage merger parties.

Club Wyong Chief Executive Officer, Angela Sanders, said that as a smaller community club operating in a competitive market, the RSL club had been facing increased pressure to consistently grow and improve its services and facilities in order to attract members and retain support within the community.

“Eight confirmed expressions of interest were received, with the Board choosing to move forward in discussions with Mounties Group,” she said.

“Like many other clubs across the state, we strive to keep pace with community expectations and with this comes an increase in costs and a push to become a more

financially viable operation.

“In order to explore ways for Club Wyong RSL to continue to operate in a financially sustainable way, while maintaining our focus on supporting and looking after our members, we released an

Expression of Interest and are pleased to progress discussions with Mounties Group, a leading group of community clubs in NSW,” Sanders said.

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discussions in March and are working towards the development of a Memorandum of Understanding.

As both clubs share a proud history in supporting their members with shared community values, Club Wyong

RSL sees the amalgamation with Mounties Group as one that brings together two likeminded organisations.

“Our Board, together with the Board of Mounties Group, is focused on discussing what is important to each club and our

respective members,” Sanders said.

“We see great synergy between our two organisations, with both being memberbased, sharing similar longstanding values and a vision to generate a profit for purpose.

“Mounties Group is dedicated to supporting the communities in which its clubs operate and we are excited by the opportunities that can arise from this partnership.

“An amalgamation with Mounties would see our club retain its identity and personality yet be able to secure a future that can support our members with the backing of a reputable and experienced club operator,” Sanders said.

Both clubs have issued a notice to members that, prior to the signing of any Memorandum of Understanding, they will be provided with details of the other clubs which expressed an interest and why Mounties Group was chosen as the preferred party.

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Proposed air show could be a major tourist attraction From page 1 However, he believes that its potential is not being met and puts this down to the debate over the airport’s future.

With the air show proposal supposedly being well received by council, Smith’s hopeful that the airport could be on the cusp of something new.

“The CCAC is all for the air show.

“Paul Bennet Airshows has held successful events all around the world and we’ve yet to see one fail to deliver.

“We fully support this partnership between Paul Bennet Airshows and Council and we’ll be helping out as much as we can,” Smith said.

While he’s not been privy to any official discussions between the company and Council, Smith said it was his

understanding that Council was supportive of the air show, but no decision yet had been recorded against the development application (607/2020).

If Council does come to the table, Smith thinks the air show could quickly grow to rival events like ChromeFest and the Winter Blues and Jazz Festival.

“The air show could easily become the biggest tourism

attraction on the Central Coast.

“We’ve seen what air shows at the Hunter Valley and Cessnock have done for those communities and the potential economic benefit for the Coast, being uniquely positioned between Newcastle and Sydney, is huge.

“It could also help raise the profile of the airport and inject some positivity into it,” Smith said.

However, as with any major aviation event, Smith recognises that there will be issues that need to be addressed, but he urges locals to weigh the pros and cons before writing the air show off.

“I can’t sugarcoat it, there will be higher noise levels and a lot of traffic around Warnervale, but is that not a small price to pay for all the tourism and economic benefits?

“I expect there will be some residents not on board, but I think the average person would say the positives far exceed the negatives.

“And since it’s only two days out of the year, is it not worth giving it a go?” Smith said.

Reporter: Dilon Luke

Funds allocated to ease Carters Rd congestion From page 1 Four schools and one early learning centre add up to thousands of students and hundreds of vehicles using just one access point and raising serious safety concerns.

The schools have played their part to ease congestion, by staggering start and finishing times.

Carters Rd was listed as a priority project by the former Wyong Council in 2014, but apart from the ad hoc things

that Council is doing, nothing of substance has been done, says Catley.

“I have been trying to get Council to do something about this for many years.

“It just goes on and on.

“Why don’t they just bite the bullet and do the proper traffic study and find out what the best options are and fix the road.

“The RMS has done all it can with the synchronisation of the lights, markings on the road

and an overhead footbridge on the highway.”

Councillor Jillian Hogan welcomed Council’s $650,000 commitment to start stage one of Carters Rd improvements, including a car park and road upgrade.

“There has been mayhem on Carters Rd for way too long, without any substantial improvements,” she said.

“With only one road in and out of a relatively small area with four schools and a pre-school,

with thousands of students, it is a significant safety concern on a day to day basis and I hate to think what would happen if there was an emergency there.

“Parents, teachers and residents deserve better than what they’ve got and they don’t want to be fobbed off anymore.

“Parents are telling me that it can take 35 minutes to get in or out of Carters Rd at school drop off and pick up times, and cars are lining up in Carters Rd as early as one hour before

afternoon pick-up time trying to get in and out of the area before the traffic build-up.

“Too often cars are sitting in a queue through two or three green traffic light sequences to get out of Carters Rd in an afternoon.

“Other local residents are being affected too by the Carters Rd traffic congestion and I’ve been told that sometimes they have to wait up to 15 minutes to get out of their local street because of the

traffic lined up on Elizabeth Bay Rd waiting to get through the traffic lights into Carters Rd,” Hogan said.

“I’ve been working on this for many years and helped organise petition after petition with the local member, and keep the issue uppermost in Council’s priorities, so now it is time for Council to honour its commitment of $650,000 and get on with the job.”

Reporter: Sue Murray

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Local Planning Panel State government changes the rules In November 2019, Minister for Planning, Rob Stokes, gave a direction that Central Coast Council must constitute a Local Planning Panel (LPP).

This seemed to be the last step in the State government effectively taking planning powers away from our community and our Council. Central Coast Council has consistently opposed moves by the State government to force a local planning panel on our region.

LPPs were previously called IHAPS (Independent Hearing and Assessment Panels) and introduced in Sydney and Wollongong only. In 2018, the former Minister for Planning,Anthony Roberts,commissioned a review of LPPs. One of the recommendations was to consider introducing a panel for the Central Coast and Newcastle.

Both the Mayor of Newcastle and myself attended a meeting with staff from Minister Stoke’s office to demonstrate that a LPP was not needed - that both areas were meeting targets set by the State government in terms of developments. In spite of this the NSW government forced a planning panel on the

Central Coast (only). I am confident that the individuals on the LPP are well qualified to carry out their functions, however they are not best placed to represent the interests of our community and are not accountable to our residents.

Planning is of fundamental importance to our future. It shapes our communities and places - it determines where we live and work, infrastructure needs, transport, open space, natural areas and facilities. Decisions, both large and small, can have an impact.

Central Coast Council constituted a LPP on 11 May 2020 as required. The LPP had its first meeting on 11 June. The NSW Government is now making changes to the way Local Planning Panels work.

The changes commence on 1 August and are designed to speed up panel determinations including: • reducing the need to conduct public panel meetings for some matters • obliging panel chairs to reduce panel deferrals and assessment timeframes • allowing chairs to bring forward determination on DAs that are experiencing “unreasonable delays”

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Scenic Places on the Central Coast There are many beautiful places on the Central Coast. Lake Macquarie Council has “Scenic Management Guidelines” as a tool for decision making.

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Largest single investment made to tackle rough sleeping A social housing provider with 30 properties in progress in the Tuggerah lakes area, has received a funding boost of almost $2M through the NSW Government’s $36M Together Home initiative.

Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said Together Home would provide stable housing plus wraparound support for rough sleepers.

“This is the largest single investment made to tackle rough sleeping in NSW history,” Crouch said.

A Pacific Link project under construction in Tuggerah

Pacific Link Housing will receive $1,958,223.

“Throughout COVID-19, the NSW Government has worked hard to help people experiencing homelessness and now we’re working to get them into homes with the support that they need to rebuild their lives,” Crouch said.

Taylor Martin MLC said Together Home was more than addressing homelessness.

He said the support package was to help get people off the streets for good.

“It will provide access to the services that people need to

maintain their tenancy, improve their health and wellbeing and move towards training and employment.”

Together Home is a partnership between the NSW Government, community housing providers like Pacific Link Housing, specialist homelessness services and health services.

Pacific Link Housing manages close to 1,100 properties and has also secured a $4M loan through the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation which has finalised its third bond of $562M – the

largest social bond by an Australian issuer.

The funds raised from the bond will support Pacific Link Housing to build more social and affordable housing across its footprint on the Coast and in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter region.

To date, Pacific Link has developed 82 housing units, with 42 more one and twobedroom units in progress on the Central Coast, 12 on the Peninsula and 30 in the Tuggerah Lakes area.

Reporter: Sue Murray

Drinking water and recycled water quality policies endorsed The Drinking Water Quality Policy and the Recycled Water Quality Policy documents have gone on public exhibition for 28 days after being endorsed by councillors.

Each of the policies is an update to an existing policy of the former Wyong Shire Council or Gosford City Council.

A council report says that the draft policies do not vary any temporary measures related to COVID-19 that may be in place and they do not intend to change fees and charges.

The water policy says that council will use multiple barrier and risk based approaches to identify and appropriately manage potential threats to water quality.

It will manage water quality at all points along the delivery chain from the source to the consumer.

It says council will maintain regular monitoring of the quality of drinking water at appropriate locations, effective reporting mechanisms to provide relevant and timely information, as well as promote confidence in the water supply

and its management.

It will continually improve its practices by regularly assessing performance against regulatory requirements, corporate commitments and stakeholder expectations.

The recycled water policy is based on a template developed for the water industry under the Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling.

The policy says that the Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling are designed to provide an authoritative reference that can be used to support beneficial and sustainable recycling of waters generated from sewage, grey water and stormwater.

“Council supports and promotes the responsible and sustainable management and

use of recycled water, and the application of a best practice multi-barrier management approach that consistently meets the Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling, as well as recycled water uses and regulatory requirements,” the report says.

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Local Strategic Planning Statement adopted Central Coast Council has met the NSW Government deadline with one day to spare when it adopted its first Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) at its June 29 meeting.

The statement has been more than two years in the making and Council tried to get a one year extension to continue to refine it, but the State Government said Council must submit it by July 1.

The LSPS is council’s long term vision and land use planning priorities for the next 20 years for the Central Coast community.

The document is only an interim statement which will be reviewed within three months, with the final statement expected to be adopted by the end of November.

Cr Jillian Hogan said the review was welcomed.

“It is a high level document and we need to make sure it reflects the aspirations of the Central Coast,” she said.

“Now that we have amended

it to protect our environment against over development, I look forward to working with residents on the character statements and details.”

Mayor Lisa Matthews said: “The Plan aims to balance the social, environmental and economic outcomes for the region over the next 20 years by directing our growth to existing centres, along growth corridors and within planned precincts.

“As a Council, we’re committed to achieving sustainable growth for the Central Coast and this Plan allows us to meet and deliver on our core responsibilities in a sustainable way.

“It is an iterative document that will be able to be reviewed and improved as circumstances and community aspirations change over time,” Mayor Matthews said.

It aligns both the State Government’s planning goals in the Central Coast Regional Plan, and local strategic planning goals and directions of the One Central Coast

Community Strategic Plan 2018.

Consultation on the draft LSPS occurred through online webinars and public exhibition with more than 160 submissions received.

It resulted in some changes such as a clear statement from Council that it was not intended, as part of the LSPS, to remove small reserves and parks, as these spaces played an important role in improving community health and wellbeing.

In response to community concerns, Council said it would amend the planning priority to ensure that neighborhood “pocket parks” and community reserves were supported and accessible to local communities.

It also deleted sentences that would have allowed Terrigal to be a 24-hour destination.

In response to questions about developing Central Coast Airport at Warnervale, the report said that on November 27, 2017, Council resolved not

to approve any development at the airport which is not consistent with the WAR Act (1996).

Last minute amendments from Cr Jane Smith were added to the plan.

These included reviewing Toukley and The Entrance planning strategies and masterplans, and Bateau Bay’s masterplan, with the view of creating a “lifestyle precinct”.

Online forums were held to hear of community concerns and issues.

There were no key issues identified for The Entrance ward as no community members attended and the event was not held, but Budgewoi and Wyong Ward forums proceeded.

Budgewoi Ward issues raised were: Ash Dam – Health Concerns/Unfunded for rehabilitation; Affordable Housing – Should be more diverse, not just Manufactured Home Estates; COVID-19 has changed the landscape and the development will not take

place in the time frame suggested; Bushfire Hazards – Limited entry/exit points; Housing and Infrastructure – A lot of housing proposed but lacking necessary infrastructure; Environmental corridor – East-west corridor should be protected; Tourism – Lake Macquarie not emphasised in this area; Water quality – development will impact water quality in the area; Flooding – this is a historical issue and is caused by an increase in housing; There are too many manufactured home estates in the area; Illegal Dumping; and, Lack of footpaths for our aged population.

Wyong Ward issues raised were: Denser urban forms in the centre and more housing diversity; Need to promote increased densities near transport hubs, allow increased high limits – e.g. Tuggerah TOD, Wyong (Howarth St); Concerns about housing forecast map covering environmental areas; Seniors Housing – more should be

provided; More work on local character needed – housing types strongly influence character; Link Road – Needs to be completed and made a priority in the LSPS; Infrastructure should be in place before any new development; Flooding should be a major consideration; Warnervale Education and Business Precinct should be in the LSPS; Tuggerah Straight needs more vegetation to provide more amenity and character and cooperation from TfNSW; Tuggerah should be recognised as the 3rd Regional Gateway – it already serves in that capacity for the central part of the Coast; Consider the balance between drinking water catchments and agricultural lands; Anzac Rd, Tuggerah, is a perennial flooding area – can this be addressed?; Potential to expand the COSS system into the northern part of the region; and, Council needs to keep local parks.

Reporter: Merilyn Vale

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Burns Rd warning signs should reduce low clearance issues New bigger and bolder signs will be erected at approaches to Burns Rd, Ourimbah, to warn truck drivers of a low clearance underpass.

Residents in Burns Rd and surrounding streets are continually faced with trucks trapped by a 3m clearance underpass on the shortcut from the M1 Motorway to Enterprise Dr. “This has been an ongoing issue for many years, with an average of one truck every week using Burns Rd as a shortcut to Berkley Vale and

One of the trucks turning into Nellie Rd from Burns Rd to avoid the 3m low level rail bridge at the bottom of Burns Rd.

Wyong Rd, and we think the GPS leads them there,” said a secretary of Ourimbah Region Residents Association (ORRA), Julie Lawrence, who lives in that area.

Streets in this residential area have weight and height limits and there are warning signs, but residents say that they are poorly placed and too small.

“We’ve been trying for years to get bigger and better warning signs before Burns Rd on the Pacific Highway and residents have been writing and phoning Council, but it made no difference,” Lawrence said.

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She said The Entrance MP, David Mehan, and Councillor Kyle MacGregor, were instrumental in assisting residents to get proper signage.

The big new black and yellow signs warning of the low clearance underpass and an alternative route will be placed in several prominent positions on the freeway side of the highway and at Burns Rd. In a letter to Mehan, Howes St resident, Rob Bowcock, said that once trucks entered Burns Rd there was no safe place for them to turn around and they were trapped by the 3m high rail underpass at the end.

“The issue is becoming worse with the introduction of heavy vehicle traffic for the rail maintenance facility and other industry along Enterprise Dr and beyond,” Bowcock said.

“The government has assessed a need to spend a reported $50M on a bridge for the rail maintenance facility, but not one cent on a major arterial link to the M1 used by tens of thousands of drivers daily from our beach suburbs through Ourimbah on their daily commute via the M1.

“Some examples of the oversized vehicles that continually block traffic on Burns Rd and also cause back-ups on Enterprise Dr are semi trailers, B doubles, tow trucks, trucks

carrying excavators and other equipment, removalists, buses, mobile homes and caravans.

“When the trucks have to make dangerous turning manoeuvres in residential driveways and side streets, there is a risk of injury to motorists, pedestrians and local children, let alone possible damage to parked cars and driveways, fences, mail boxes, street signs, footpaths and the like.”

Mehan took up the issue with Central Coast Council.

“Council wants to discourage over sized vehicles and will also make representations to GPS providers, like Google, about their mapping.

“Council listened to my representations and Cr MacGregor was heavily involved in getting action on this issue and it’s an improvement which we hope works,” Mehan said.

“If it doesn’t then we will pursue other avenues to ensure that this area is not bound up by over-sized vehicles.”

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3,500 rooftop solar panels installed on 28 Council owned buildings Central Coast Council is to save about $220,000 each year on energy costs following the installation of 1.2MW of solar power on Council buildings.

Council is in the process of installing 3,500 rooftop solar panels on 28 Council owned buildings, including depots at Long Jetty and Charmhaven, Mardi water treatment plant and the Wyong administration centre.

Works are due for completion

The water treatment plant at Mardi will soon be powered by solar energy

by the end of 2020.

This project will see energy consumption reduced by about 1.4GWh annually and reduce Council’s carbon footprint by 1,100 tonnes of CO2-e per annum.

This is equivalent to the electricity used by 230 local homes.

Mayor, Lisa Matthews, said this project delivered both environmental and financial benefits.

“It is rewarding to see a project underway which not

only reduces Council expenses but also incorporates renewable energy for the conservation, protection and remediation of our environment,” Mayor Matthew said.

This project has been cofunded with money collected at Woy Woy Tip under the repealed federal government carbon tax which was applied to gate fees from 2012 to 2014.

Source: Media release, Jul 7 Central Coast Council

Some council customer service points reopen Central Coast Council’s Wyong Administration Centre is still closed for maintenance work, but the Gosford offices and other customer service points have re-opened in line with the NSW Government’s further easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

Customer service transactions can be made at five libraries: Lake Haven, The

Entrance, Tuggerah, Erina and Woy Woy, however, payments will be cashless to eliminate the handling of notes and coins for safety reasons.

Cash payments will be accepted at Australia Post and Westpac branches.

For those who want to discuss planning matters, a duty planner is available weekday mornings at the Gosford office.

Council is committed to its

responsibility to ensure that any facilities that open for public access now, or in the future, can be staffed in accordance with the COVID health regulations, while also ensuring that public safety can be maintained through adequate social distancing and thorough cleaning practices.

Source: Media release, Jul 3 Central Coast Council

Wyong administration centre is still closed for maintenance work

Councillors agree on altered meeting arrangements Councillor attendance at council briefings that aren’t confidential will now be allowed remotely, after Central Coast councillors agreed to the change at their council meeting on June 22.

Deputy Mayor, Jane Smith, argued that councillors needed a valid reason for not turning up

to briefings in person, but other councillors said dial-in saved time.

Cr Jillian Hogan said zoom meetings were a better use of time and Cr Doug VIncent said it saved two hours travelling time for him.

A report showing the councillors’ absences at council briefings was tabled

earlier in the meeting without comment or debate.

It showed that Cr Smith had attended the most briefings in the past two years, being 72 of 78.

Cr Greg Best had attended the least, at 17.

The attendances at the CEO weekly COVID-19 update was also listed but this was

recorded, so if councillors missed it, they could catch up later.

Cr Troy Marquart had not attended any CEO updates and Cr Best had attended one.

The councillors adopted a list of meeting dates for the rest of the year and decided that council meetings would continue to be held at Wyong

once they were able to be held in public again.

The council had decided in February to meet only at Wyong because it had better facilities to cater for more public gallery members than the Gosford chambers.

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foyer is being renovated and the building won’t be available for meetings until about September.

In the meantime, if meetings are allowed to be held in chambers, but without public attendance, they will be held at Gosford chambers, councillors decided.

Reporter: Merilyn Vale

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Contract let for fast tracked Warnervale Primary School Construction will begin soon on a new primary school at Warnervale, with Richard Crookes Constructions awarded the contract for main works construction.

Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, announced this milestone on July 7.

“This represents the latest step in this major project which will provide high-quality educational facilities for families at the northern end of the Central Coast,” he said.

“The facilities will include 20 air-conditioned classroom spaces, a library, hall, canteen, outside of school hours childcare, toilets, a drop-off and pick-up zone, as well as staff and administration spaces.

“The school will be built to accommodate 460 students and can be expanded in the future to fit about 1,000.”

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opportunities, such as the construction of this new school,” he said.

“This construction project is valued at about $31.9M and will provide 225 construction jobs.

“I’m so pleased that the NSW Government is delivering these much needed facilities and I know our community is looking forward to seeing the new school start to take shape.

Richard Crookes Constructions is a family owned business operating throughout NSW and the ACT since 1976.

Other local Richard Crookes Constructions projects have included the $13M Wadalba Woolworths retail precinct, the $23M Gosford Hospital Health and Wellbeing Precinct stage 2 and the $33M carpark, and the $102M Wyong Hospital redevelopment.

Artist’s impression of the new Warnervale Primary School construction would generate hundreds of jobs and pump

millions of dollars into the local economy.

“Given the difficulties that COVID-19 has created, it’s vital

that the NSW Government push ahead with job-creating

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

Sewer mains in 45 Central Coast suburbs have been rehabilitated Sewer mains in 45 Central Coast suburbs have been rehabilitated this financial year using an innovative technology that extends the life of the infrastructure by up to 50 years.

Almost half that number have been in the north, to ensure that infrastructure in the area is ready for the expected population growth.

Council Director, Water and Sewer, Jamie Loader, said that Council’s maintenance program has improved reliability, lowered the risk of environmental discharges and ensured the region is well positioned to cater for future population growth.

“We have an ongoing maintenance program for the extensive 2,649km sewer

network across the whole Coast region and our focus is on rehabilitating damaged sewer pipelines or replacing end of design life equipment,” Loader said.

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eliminates the need to excavate, in most cases, which minimises disruption to the community and reduces repair costs.”

Northern suburbs included in the maintenance program are Alison, Bateau Bay, Berkeley Vale, Blue Bay, Budgewoi, Buff Point, Gwandalan, Halekulani, Killarney Vale, Long Jetty, Norah Head, Ourimbah, San

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29 JUNE 2020

bees weed and mulch Support line advertised in RoadsWorking receive $1.4 million Runway Park gardens shopping centres the Peninsula The Umina Community Group has Domestic violence survivors are in government funding

Roads receive $1.4 million in government funding

Road works on totalling $1.4 million have received been holding a series of working the focus of advertising in local Pedestrian “safety designed in 2020-21 at a cost Road works on the Peninsula lines installed, at a total cost of audio edge and centre lines will $305,000. installed, together with vehicle gardens improvements”shopping will be made of $50,000, with encourages construction of totalling $1.4Federal million have State and funding. bees tobeweed and mulch centres that At Culgoa Rd, Horsfield Bay, activated signs, at a cost of for 300 metres and a raised the shoulder widening, median received State and Federal a painted median barrier will be $165,000. pedestrian crossing installed at a separation and upgraded road at the Runway Park in Trafalgar them to contact the NSW Domestic funding.

A total of $238,000 will be spent cost of $108,000; pavement at a cost of $130,000 Almost $1 million of this will be installed, with non-skid pavement, Ave, Woy Woy. Violence Line for confidential shoulder widening around the in Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy. A total of $180,000 has been taking place in 2021-22. spent in Woy Woy Rd. A raised pedestrian threshold allocated over two years, for The project aims to reduce the The road pavement will curve and enhanced warning signs at a cost of $513,000. and crossing will be installed with improvementssupport. to corner of Mt likelihood and severity of crashes. be upgraded in Woy Woy Rd near Wattle Cr, Phegans Bay, and “audio” edge and centre

Near Nagari Rd, Woy Woy, the road pavement will be upgraded,

Phegans Bay rock climber rescued by helicopter

electronic signage at a cost of $130,000.

Funds committed to improve facilities for commuters

An injured rock climber has been The Federal Government had rescued by helicopter after an committed $5 million towards incident at Phegans Bay. parking in Woy Woy and had committed funds for improved mobile and internet coverage along the train line to Hornsby, Member Investigation under way after human jawbone found

SOURCE: Central Coast Council agenda 2.4, 9 Jun 2020

Ettalong Rd with Hobart Ave. The project is expected to be

Certificate issued for rail tunnel phone tower

An investigation is underway after A Complying Development a human jawbone was found at Certificate has been issued for Umina Beach on June 11. a telecommunications tower in the Woy Woy Rail tunnel – one of three development applications lodged since June 2019 to improve

Community events granted $42,000

Community events including festivals on the Peninsula have been allocated about $42,000 in the latest round of Central Coast Council’s grants program.

Soap is the best hand cleaner, student experiment finds Students at Woy Woy Public School have conducted a handcleaning experiment which shows that “soap was the best cleaner”.

The full articles and more can be seen on line on our website www.coastcommunitynews.com.au They can also be seen on www.peninsulanews.info

3 JULY 2020

Working bees weed and mulch Runway Park gardens

Women wanted on frontline

12, from 10am for an hour each “Residents receiving seedlings potential risks to the community day. at each site will be asked to member working unsupervised The group will also be at the plant them within their property on a Council roadside, and News focuses on news specifically relating to post code areas park when Central Coast Council’s boundaries rather than in road the presence of underground Landcare team plans to coordinate reserves,” according to a report infrastructure that could be a National Tree Day activity on prepared for the May 11 Council impacted from the tree.”

Sunday, August 2. meeting by council’s environmental The event “will be dependent on The most recent was on The event is expected to manager Mr Luke Sulkowski. restrictions applying as a result of Sunday, June 14. include planting on site, giveaways “Encouraging planting within the current Covid-19 pandemic in Two more are planned for of native plant seedlings and a road reserves without direct August”.

Thursday, July 2, and Sunday, July sausage sizzle. guidance is challenging due to the The report related the event

Women wanted on frontline

Council leads in digital DA innovation

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to the Council’s Community Strategic Plan aim to “educate the community on the value and 2250, 2251 & 2260 importance of natural areas and biodiversity and to encourage community involvement in caring for our natural environment”.

SOURCE: NSW school curriculum to be Social media, 18 June 2020 Umina Community Group overhauled Central Coast Council agenda 6.3, 11 May 2020

of Parents The National Parks and Wildlife Residents wanting to lodge a Central Coast Council Demolition work on the old THIS ISSUE contains 44 articles - Read more news items for this issue at www.peninsulanews.info Union Hotel on the corner of Service (NPWS) is calling on Central development application (DA) with and Citizens Association President, Mann and Donnison Streets Office: Level 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 this week.

Coast women to help protect Central Coast Council can now do Sharryn Brownlee,began has welcomed See page 5 national parks and threatened so from the comfort of their own the announcement of a major home, with the official launch on overhaul of theBusiness NSW school wildlife.

July 1 of the State Government’s curriculum.

Local social housing firms receive $4M to tackle rough The National Parks and Wildlife Service sleeping (NPWS) is calling on Central Coast womensocial to help protect national parks Two housing providers and threatened wildlife. based on the Central Coast are set With 125 new roles on offer across the state, women are especially share being of the to receive a significant encouraged to join at the frontline to break NSW $36M Together downGovernment’s the misconception that field roles are too physically demanding for women Home initiative, with Compass to consider.

Continued page 16 Housing Services and Pacific Link

Calls to extend free community preschool

Demolition paves way for Archibald development

The State Opposition is calling on the NSW Government to extend free community preschool across the Central Coast until at least the end of the year to give more parents the flexibility to return to

Demolition work on the old Union Hardys Bay Club is making Hotel on the corner Mann plans of to reopen with aand new community focussed business Donnison Streets model began week after this being forced to to make way forclose. the multitower See page 25 Archibald development, seen by many as the nextEducation big step in the

Women wanted on NPWS frontline Tyne Hamilton with fellow NPWS staff members on the job

Controversy continues over Darkinjung development proposal Residents wanting to lodge aControversy development application continues to rage over (DA) with Central Coast aCouncil proposed housing development can now do so from the comfort of their on sensitive land at Kariong, with own home, with the official launch on July 1 of the Coast Environmental Alliance State Government’s new ePlanning initiative.

(CEA) founder, Jake Cassar, who been touted for months, isbutIt has opposed to the project, hitting the new streamlined online

New 90 place childcare centre

More funding for Gosford Showground

Gosford CBD Council leads in planned digitalforDA innovation

process at Council chambers.

Central Coast was one of the first councils to put its hand up to be part of the new system.

On June 28, dozens of locals Murphy said Council staff had flocked to headlands around embraced the new procedures the Central Coast to witness and the system had gone online the northern whale migration.

See page 38 prior to the July 1 deadline.

“We could see this was the way of the future and we wanted to be ahead of the game,” Murphy said. lodgement system is now The full articles and more can be seen on line on our website www.coastcommunitynews.com.au Coast Community firmly place, with Minister for “This will cut out a lot of paper News on news specifically related to post code areas 2250, 2251, 2260 articles can also be read and Customer focusses Service Victor and theand process will be a lot Dominello joining Parliamentary shared on better for the customer.

Parliamentary for thephone Central Coast,by Adam going Crouch, Central Council CEO, your Secretary mobile toCoast www.coastcommunitynews.com.au.

Secretary for the Central Coast, “People can go online to the Gary Murphy, and Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello at the announcement Adam Crouch, and Council CEO adopted the online system starts accepting and processing applications to be submitted portal and see the status of Gary Murphy in Gosford for the shows that DA processing DAs, complying development anywhere in real-time, avoiding their application so the visibility announcement, and boosting of seeing where things are up times are being slashed by certificates and post-consent delays Crouch said ePlanning would more than half. to is very good. certificates via the NSW transparency,” he said.

A vacant car sales showroom on the corner of Mann and Etna Streets in Gosford will be transformed into a 90 place childcare centre if a development application now on public exhibition gets the green

8 July 2020

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Ex smoker wants e-cigarettes made available I am distressed that this Liberal government and the Health Minister, Greg Hunt, are sliding in the banning of e-cigarettes and nicotine based e-juice.

Nicotine has always been prohibited in Australia, however, it has been available in New Zealand and Europe and the USA. I have, like many many others, turned to this method as a quit smoking program.

In my case, I have attempted many options from champix drugs, patches, chewing gum, lozenges and hypnotherapy, but these have all been unsuccessful and the adverse reaction was huge weight gains up to 20kgs.

We all know how hard it is to lose weight and how expensive this can be.

I felt like this was my last option.

I have always said, why would you buy an e-cigarette, just give up, hah!

Then I attempted to stop smoking with nicotine added.

FORUM I talked with the sales rep at It’s Vaping and she was the change agent.

I stopped smoking cigarettes with both of my sons, who were also smokers and have been vaping for at least two years, and supplied the e-juice with nicotine.

This, for me, has been the best quitting attempt to date.

The plus has been that I have not gained a kilo and I can walk to our local shops with plenty of breath, something I have not had in years.

I have a great number of friends who are also vapers and also get their nicotine from overseas.

We are all distressed, because like all addicts, we will fall back into cigarette smoking.

Is this what is wanted cigarette taxes?

This country supports drug addicts with a variation of alternative therapies.

Many are drugs, which are

paid for by taxpayers with minimal benefit.

Additional to that, this group of people also depend on Centrelink payments.

We support ourselves and work in many different professions.

Smoking is the most addictive habit physiological and psychologically and most have been on the give-up merry-goround, then the weight loss merry-go-round, all to find that we return to smoking.

This is no different to giving heroin users methadone, which leads to doctors prescribing and a pharmacist dispensing.

Part of the new prohibition bill is that a doctor can prescribe and it be dispensed by a pharmacist, but neither of these groups want anything to do with it, understandably.

I do ponder the question, how much have tobacco companies greased the proponents palm to get this through so quickly?

Email, Jun 29 Julie Horner, Lake Haven

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Pacific Highway upgrade through Wyong not welcome I would not be in a hurry for the Pacific Highway upgrade through Wyong.

It will take four years and cost $400M. The upgrade finishes just past Aldi, where it will return to a single lane in each direction.

Basically, it is moving a traffic jam from the end of Tuggerah Straight to the front of Aldi.

Other outcomes from this “upgrade” are that buses will not stop at the station anymore.

They stop in bays on the highway.

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station.

All parking, repeat, all parking will move across the bridge to a new multi-storey car park in Rose St on the site of the

present unused commuter car park as Wyong Race Course will have a new car park!

Drop off and pick up from the station will only be permitted over the bridge on the Howarth St side of the station and parking meters will control onstreet parking in the town centre.

If a few more Central Coast train stations are upgraded like this, they will need to put another lane on the M1 Motorway.

Email, Jun 29 James Donachie, Wyong

At a time when all state and federal governments are in horrific debt, the leadership of some groups are oblivious to the perilous position of our finances.

I have questioned several public servants who say that the rank and file public servant is aware of the need for restraint, but this seems to

FORUM have been lost on their leadership.

With a yearly CPI increase, the public sector has enjoyed a 25 per cent increase over the past 10 years.

These yearly increases compound and are ultimately unaffordable.

Most private sector workers have not had an increase over this period.

70 per cent of Australians are now in receipt of some form of

government financial support.

The private sector is bleeding jobs.

Government’s only option is to shed jobs as revenue dries up if costs cannot be contained.

I am not advocating for a reduction in public sector wages, rather a call to understand that if we don’t contain our costs, then jobs will be lost.

Common, let’s all pull together.

Email, Jun 2 Garry Clifford, Glenning Valley

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Not happy with poor approach to governance of our area I write in regard to the story “Retrospective approval sought for boarding house” (Chronicle, June 3) about a Toukley funeral home being converted without Central Coast Council consent and now asking to have the change of use approved.

I am even more surprised that the owners have already made the changes and put in place some residents.

How can any law abiding ratepayer and resident be okay with this?

Why are all other residents following the development application process when people like this can just build

FORUM the development first and then seek approval later and Council still seriously consider it?

I am not sure what that says about our Council approval process.

Are they incompetent, ignorant, inconsiderate, or all three?

I have written letters to Councillors Best, Vincent and Hogan, and Wyong MP, David Harris, and the best response I got was that my objection was noted.

I’ve looked at the community groups on facebook and apart from angry face emojis and terse messages, no real action

seems to happen.

How does an average local resident like me get the attention of our Council to let them know that we are not happy with this poor approach to governance of our area?

Please keep reporting on these issues.

Maybe one day, someone will take some action before our neighbourhood becomes a dumping ground for inconsiderate politicians who are not interested in the best interests of the quiet majority of residents and only seem interested in getting re-elected.

Facebook Messenger, Jul 6 Wayne Williams, Toukley

We don’t know what left, conservative and right really represent

If we don’t contain costs then jobs will be lost It’s fascinating how certain sections of the community are voicing opposition to the public service pay freeze.

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Mike Long’s letter about the claimed left wing bias of the ABC (edition 195) rekindled a curiosity about politics.

What do the left and conservatives believe and where has the right gone?

Alan Jones and Andrew Bolt claim to be conservative spokesmen, but they have hijacked the moniker.

Andrew condemns the measures against the virus as

FORUM “the panic”, and Alan is a fan of the coal industry, as he was of the banks after the cash was paid.

Donald (it will be over by Easter) Trump is not a good model either.

They insult the intelligence of conservative thinkers.

Being the opposite of the left, they should not be ashamed to call themselves right wing.

True conservative values are much more sensible.

Our politics should not be defined by people who are paid large amounts of money to sell newspapers or funeral plans.

How can we document left wing bias in the ABC if we don’t know what left, conservative and right really represent anymore?

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Inner Wheel Wyong and Germany donate funds to Rural Fire Service Charmhaven Rural Fire Service (RFS) has received a $7,000 donation from the Inner Wheel Club (IWC) of Wyong.

IWC Wyong members met at Charmhaven RFS on June 30 to present the funds, which came from Inner Wheel Australia’s Fire Disaster Fund, with Club President, Sue Arthur, presenting a cheque to Central Coast Fire District Manager, Superintendent Viki Campbell.

“The Fire Service is very pleased to receive this donation.

“The funds will be used specifically for the purchase and fitting of reversing cameras for at least 10 fire vehicles,

which will assist in improving the safety of trucks and firefighters,” Campbell said.

According to Campbell, Charmhaven RFS is a support brigade, with its members a part of the 2,488 strong volunteers across the Central Coast Fire District’s 57 brigades.

“During the recent catastrophic fires, our volunteers travelled to all parts of the state and in very tense situations, provided whatever support was needed.

“They are the lifeblood of the service,” Campbell said.

Arthur explained that Inner Wheel clubs raised funds nationally to support those whose lives were devastated by the fires, and Inner Wheel in Germany raised substantial funds which were earmarked to support the Australian Rural Fire Service and its firefighting heroes.

“The donation from Inner Wheel Germany reflects the truly international bonds and friendship which exist among members throughout the world, particularly in times of national disasters,” Arthur said.

Source: Press release, Jul 3 Margaret Unwin, Inner Wheel Club of Wyong

Disqualified driver charged after a police pursuit A disqualified driver has been charged with midrange PCA after a police pursuit.

Shortly before 10:40pm on Wednesday, June 24, officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District were patrolling Bateau Bay when they attempted to stop a Kia Sportage, allegedly seen speeding.

The vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit was initiated travelling through the suburbs of Killarney Vale and Bateau Bay. At the intersection of Shortland St and Wyong Rd, the

driver lost control, crashing into a traffic control light and as police approached the vehicle, the driver reversed, narrowly missing an officer.

The driver, a 34-year-old woman, was removed from the vehicle and subjected to a roadside breath test, returning a positive result.

During a search, officers allegedly located cannabis in her clothing.

She was arrested and taken

to Wyong Police Station where she returned an alleged breath analysis reading of 0.098.

The woman was charged with police pursuit - not stop drive dangerously, drive with middle range PCA, drive motor vehicle during disqualification period, and possess prohibited drug.

She was refused bail to appear at Wyong Local Court the following day.

Source: Press release, Jun 25 NSW Police Media

Sue Arthur, Viki Campbell, IWC Wyong members and Charmhaven RFS volunteers at the presentation

Hit and run driver sought Tuggerah Lakes Police are requesting the community’s assistance to help identity the driver and motor vehicle involved in a fail to stop accident where a pedestrian was seriously injured at Tumbi Umbi.

At about 5:55pm on Wednesday, May 20, a motor vehicle described as a two door, similar to a Mazda BT-50 tray back utility, with sign writing on the door, was travelling along Eastern Rd, Tumbi Umbi.

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The vehicle impacted with a pedestrian causing significant

injuries.

The vehicle stopped approximately 100m from the impact point, before driving off.

It’s understood that the vehicle will be missing the passenger side rear mirror and will have damage to the front nearside as a result of the collision.

Source: Website, Jun 18 Police Report E 76765716 Senior Constable Della Costa, Tuggerah Lakes Police District

Extra weight paid off in zipline rescue A 5-year-old girl is safely back on the ground after being rescued from a zipline over the weekend.

Emergency services and members of the Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad (CCVRS) were called to a property at Wadalba shortly before 11am on Sunday, July 5, to reports that a child had become stuck on a backyard flying fox.

Rescuers were told the child could not be reached by present adults as she’d come to a stop Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad

over a dam.

Upon arrival CCVRS members determined the zipline had not malfunctioned, but rather the child did not weigh enough for the system to work as intended.

After confirming the girl was uninjured, CCVRS Deputy Captain, Adam Heart, said some out of the box thinking made a tricky rescue situation a quick fix.

“Since the girl was too light to go the full way across the line,

responders decided that rather than attempt an over water rescue, they’d try weighing down one end of the zipline.

“It worked, with the additional weight allowing the girl to get moving again and reach the end of the line.

“Once there, she was disconnected from the line no worse for wear,” Dep Cpt Heart said.

Source: Interview, July 6 Adam Heart, Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Budgewoi mural celebrates Unity in Diversity A small team of local artists has created a mural painting in Budgewoi celebrating the theme, Unity in Diversity.

It takes pride of place on the fence of Budgewoi Corner Store, opposite the primary school in Lukela Ave. “In response to the current

issues going on globally, we wanted to celebrate diversity creatively by inviting members of the community to come along, bring a paint brush and take part, grab a coffee and band together,” said organizer, Danielle Said.

“It’s not a rally or a protest, simply a safe, community

centred arts project to bring some warmth to all our hurting hearts right now.”

Daniella, together with friends, Lauren Dyson, Jemma Milanovic, Julie Burton and Bella Tanner, spent about 16 hours painting the art piece, which they said was a rewarding exercise by creating

a happy space.

“It’s been a tough year for everybody and I think it’s nice to show some camaraderie for our brothers and sisters across the seas, and also in a way to come together as a community on a small, grass roots scale,” Daniella said.

“It was so nice out there while

we were painting.

“People walking by stopped to chat and people driving by tooted their horns and it just started a conversation about the issues at hand, but also it was a gathering of people.

“It just created a happy space, and I think we all need that right now,” Daniella said.

Daniella said that it was such a positive project, that she’d like to see a mural festival or have a mural in each little local area to create a mural trail, and she’ll be exploring the opportunities available through Central Coast Council’s grants program for art projects.

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11:00 New Amsterdam: Pickering [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 10:30 SBS World News Late 9:30 Bull: The Ground Beneath Their 11:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Cavitation (M) [s] 9:00 Rosehaven (PG) [s] 7:30 America’s Got Talent: Feet (M v) [s] Audition 4 (PG) [s] 11:55 The Hold Down Australian 9:30 Retrograde (M) [s] Classique Surfing Awards Special (PG) 10:30 The Project (PG) [s] 9:15 Program To Be Advised 9:55 At Home Alone Together [s] 1:30 Going Places With Ernie 12:50 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 10:15 The Latest Seven News [s] 10:25 ABC Late News [s] Dingo (PG) 1:45 Explore [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 11:00 Four Corners [s] 10:45 The Front Bar (M) [s] 3:30 Equator From The Air (PG) 1:30 Home Shopping 11:45 Surveillance Oz (PG) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 11:50 Media Watch [s] 4:30 Great British Railway 5:00 The Talk (PG) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping 4:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 12:05 Wentworth (MA15+) [s] Journeys (PG) 5:00 CGTN English News 6:00 Headline News [s] 5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 10:00 Gardening Australia [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour 1:00 The Dog House (PG) [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 12:00 Movie: “Oh, Christmas Tree” 11:00 Grand Designs [s] 2:00 Over The Black Dot 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 1:00 Movie: “Miss Pettigrew Lives (PG) (’13) Stars: George 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 2:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:00 The Crusades (PG) For A Day” (PG) (’08) Stars: DeSalvia, Lance Felton 1:00 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden 4:00 Great British Railway Amy Adams, David Alexander, 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 2:00 The Daily Edition (PG) [s] Caribbean (M l) [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet With Journeys (PG) Clare Clifford, Christina Cole, 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 2:00 The Pool (PG) [s] 4:30 The Secret Life Of Edward Justine Schofield [s] Stephanie Cole, Beatie Edney 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] VIII (PG) 4:30 Program To Be Advised 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:10 Old People’s Home For 4 Year 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 5:30 Letters And Numbers 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] Olds [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:00 Mastermind Australia 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs (PG) [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 6:30 SBS World News 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:30 Movie: “Harry Potter And The 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:30 Celebrity Gogglebox USA (M l) 7:35 The World’s Busiest Stations: 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Order Of The Phoenix” (PG) 6:55 Sammy J [s] 8:30 Law & Order: SVU: Can’t Be Melbourne 7:30 NRL: North Queensland (’07) – With the wizarding 7:00 ABC News [s] Held Accountable (Part 1) (M) 8:30 War Of The Worlds (MA15+) Cowboys v Sydney Roosters community in denial over 7:30 7.30 [s] 9:30 Law & Order: SVU: (In English/ French) *Live* From Queensland Voldermort’s return and a 8:00 The Heights (PG) [s] Man Up (MA15+) [s] 10:30 SBS World News Late Country Bank Stadium [s] ghastly new teacher, Harry and 8:30 Escape From The City [s] 10:30 Blue Bloods: 11:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape 9:45 Golden Point (M) [s] his friends secretly help train 9:30 Father Brown (PG) [s] Something Blue (M v) [s] Classique their fellow students to combat 10:30 NINE News Late [s] 10:15 ABC Late News [s] 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 1:30 Going Places With Ernie 11:00 Murdered By Morning: evil. Stars: Daniel Radcliffe 10:45 Louis Theroux’s Weird Dingo (PG) 12:30 The Project (PG) [s] Dead Of Winter (M) [s] 10:00 The Latest Seven News [s] Weekends (PG) [s] 1:30 The Late Show With Stephen 3:30 Equator From The Air: 11:50 The Fix: Revenge (M) [s] 12:30 Baptiste: Vertrouwen (PG) [s] 10:30 Program To Be Advised Colbert (PG) [s] South America (PG) 12:00 Scandal: The People Vs Olivia 12:40 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 1:30 rage (MA15+) [s] 2:30 Home Shopping 4:30 Great British Railway 1:30 Home Shopping Pope (M v) [s] 4:00 Gardening Australia [s] 5:00 The Talk (PG) [s] Journeys (PG) 4:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping 4:30 The Drum [s] 6:00 Headline News [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 9:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 10:00Gardening Australia [s] 1:00 The Living Room [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 12:00 Movie: “March Sisters At 11:00Grand Designs [s] 2:00 The Point Christmas” (PG) (’12) – To keep 1:00 Movie: “Jack And Jill” (PG) (’11) 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 12:00ABC News At Noon [s] 3:00 NITV News: Nula Stars: Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, 2:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] the family home from being sold, 1:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 3:30 Lucknow (PG) Katie Holmes, Elodie Tougne four very modern sisters tackle 1:30 Back Roads [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet With (In English/ Hindi) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] home improvement on their 2:00 The Pool (PG) [s] Justine Schofield [s] 3:40 Building The Tube: 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] own. But their romantic 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:30 Program To Be Advised The Northern Line (PG) 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] entanglements become a 4:00 Old People’s Home For 4 Year 5:00 10 News First [s] 4:35 The Secret Life Of Napoleon distraction. Stars: Julie Berman 6:00 NINE News [s] Olds [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] Bonaparte 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 5:05 Kevin McCloud’s Top 10 (PG) 2:00 The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 7:30 NRL: South Sydney Rabbitohs v 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 5:30 Letters And Numbers 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] Wests Tigers *Live* From 7:30 The Living Room [s] 6:00 Mastermind Australia 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] Bankwest Stadium, Sydney [s] 8:30 Have You Been Paying 6:30 SBS World News 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 7:30 Monty Don’s Japanese 9:45 Friday Night Knock Off [s] Attention? (M) [s] – Have 7:35 America In Colour: 6:00 Seven News [s] Gardens [s] Glenn Robbins, Anne Edmonds, Hollywood’s Golden Age/ 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens [s] 10:35 Movie: “Creed: The Rocky 8:30 Baptiste: Lucy (M) [s] Legacy” (M v,l) (’15) Stars: Hayley Sproull, Ed Kavalee and The 1960s (M) [s] – Joh gets a behind the scenes 9:30 Marcella (M v) [s] – Marcella Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Sam Pang been paying 9:25 24 Hours In Emergency: look at the newly-arrived Parata investigates when a body is Jordan, Tessa Thompson attention?

Heavens Above (M) family on Home and Away. Tara discovered inside a wall, clothed 1:00 Award Winning Tasmania: 9:30 Kinne Tonight (M) [s] 10:25 SBS World News Late brings a rusty old iron patio in a school blazer, surrounded Table Cape (PG) [s] 10:00 Celebrity Gogglebox USA (M l) 10:55 Cycling: Tour De France Etape setting back to life. Dr Harry by soft toys.

11:00 WIN’s All Australian News [s] Classique shares tips to keep pet anxiety 1:30 Home Shopping 10:20ABC Late News [s] 4:30 The Avengers: 12:00 The Project (PG) [s] 1:30 Going Places With Ernie at bay.

10:35The Virus [s] The Hidden Tiger (PG) [s] 1:00 The Late Show (PG) [s] Dingo (PG) 8:30 Program To Be Advised 10:50The Weekly With Charlie 5:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Equator From The Air (PG) 1:00 Home Shopping Pickering [s]

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8 July 2020

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend (PG) [s] 12:00 Movie: “Casablanca” (PG) (’42) Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid 2:15 Program To Be Advised 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens (PG) [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Border Patrol (PG) [s] 7:30 Program To Be Advised 10:45 Movie: “Tango And Cash” (M) (’89) – Framed by their ruthless arch-nemesis, a mismatched LAPD crime-fighting duo has to put its differences aside to even the score with the evil kingpin who put them behind bars once and for all. Stars: Sylvester Stallone 1:00 Home Shopping

6:00 Religious Programs [s] 6:00 Animal Tales [s] 6:00 Home Shopping 5:00 CGTN English News 7:30 Fishing Australia [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 8:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 8:30 Program To Be Advised 11:30 Kochie’s Business Builders: 11:00 Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 1:00 Speedweek 9:30 Studio 10 Sunday (PG) [s] 1:00 World’s Greatest Animal Small Business First [s] 3:00 Cycling: La Course By Le Tour 12:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Encounters (PG) [s] 12:00 House Of Wellness [s] De France 2017 12:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 1:00 AFL: Round 6: Port Adelaide v 2:00 Getaway (PG) [s] 4:00 Cycling: Incycle 1:00 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 4:30 Cycling: Cadel Evans 2:30 Driving Test (PG) [s] GWS *Live* From Metricon 2:15 Farm To Fork [s] 3:00 NRL: Newcastle Knights v Stadium [s] Conquering Le Tour 2:30 Australia By Design [s] Parramatta Eels *Live* From 3:30 Border Security - Australia’s 5:30 True Evil: The Making Of A 3:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] Central Coast Stadium [s] Front Line (PG) [s] Nazi - Goering (PG) 4:00 Which Car (PG) [s] 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 6:30 SBS World News 4:30 RPM [s] 7:00 The Voice (PG) [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 7:30 Great Wall Of China - The 5:00 10 News First [s] 9:00 60 Minutes (PG) [s] 5:30 Sydney Weekender [s] Hidden Story (PG) – The Great 6:00 WIN News [s] 10:00 NINE News Late [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] Wall is the spectacular historic 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 11:00 5 Mistakes That Caught A 7:00 Program To Be Advised embodiment of China stretching Killer (MA15+) [s] 8:00 Program To Be Advised 7:30 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] – thousands of miles.

11:55 Mysteries And Scandals (M) 9:00 Movie: “Deadpool” (MA15+) In today’s mammoth elimination 8:30 Saving Notre Dame (PG) (’15) – A fast talking mercenary 12:50 World’s Greatest Animal challenge, the contestants (In English/ French) Encounters (PG) [s] with a morbid sense of humour discover not only will they be 9:30 Toxic Town: The Corby 1:50 9Honey - He Said, She Said is subjected to a rogue cooking a four-course meal for Poisoning (PG) (PG) [s] experiment that leaves him with the Masterchef judges, but for 10:30 Cycling: Tour De France Etape accelerated healing powers and 2:00 Home Shopping six of the hottest chefs in the Classique a quest for revenge. Stars: Gina 2:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo country.

1:30 Going Places With Ernie 3:00 Home Shopping Carano, Ryan Reynolds 9:00 FBI (M v) [s] Dingo (PG) 4:00 Animal Tales [s] 11:05 The Blacklist: (MA15+) [s] 11:00 NCIS (M) [s] 3:25 Scotland From The Sky

Sunday 12 July

6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 10:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 Movie: “The Silver Brumby” (PG) (’93) Stars: Caroline Goodall, Russell Crowe 2:00 Father Brown (M v) [s] 2:50 Charlie Pickering - My Guest Tonight (PG) [s] 3:00 Dream Gardens [s] 3:30 Escape From The City [s] 4:30 Landline [s] 5:00 Back Roads: Penguin, Tasmania [s] 5:30 Midsomer Murders: The Village That Rose From The Dead (PG) [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Shakespeare And Hathaway: Best Beware My Sting (PG) [s] 8:15 Les Miserables (M v) [s] 9:20 Operation Buffalo (M l) [s] 10:20 The Good Karma Hospital (M) 11:05 rage Guest Programmer (MA15+) [s] 6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 9:00 Insiders [s] 10:00 Offsiders [s] 10:30 The World This Week [s] 11:00 Compass (PG) [s] 11:30 Songs Of Praise [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 Landline [s] 1:30 Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens [s] 2:30 Restoration Australia (PG) [s] 3:30 Silvia’s Italian Table [s] 4:00 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) 4:30 The Mix [s] 5:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] 6:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Casey Donovan (PG) [s] 6:30 Compass [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] 7:40 Grand Designs [s] 8:30 Vera: Blind Spot (M) [s] 10:00 Vanity Fair (PG) [s] 10:50 The Bletchley Circle (M) [s] 11:35 Movie: “December Boys” (PG) (’07) Stars: Daniel Radcliffe

Monday 13 July

PRIME (C61/60)

6:00 Sunrise [s] 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 10:00 Landline [s] 12:00 Movie: “Lethal Vows” (PG) (’99) 11:00 Grand Designs [s] – A divorced woman suspects 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] her ex-husband of poisoning 1:00 Marcella (M l) [s] both her and his present wife in 1:45 Victoria (PG) [s] this psychological drama based 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] on a true story. Stars: John 4:10 Think Tank [s] Ritter 5:10 The Repair Shop [s] 2:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Back Roads: Girgarre, Victoria 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 8:30 Four Corners [s] 7:30 Program To Be Advised 9:15 Media Watch [s] 9:00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days 9:35 Q&A (PG) [s] (PG) [s] – The experts help 10:40 ABC Late News [s] mum-of-one Lyndsey, who 11:10 Making Muriel (M l) [s] wants to reinvent herself after 12:10 Wentworth (MA15+) [s] battling cancer.

12:55 Get Krack!n (MA15+) [s] 10:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 1:25 rage (MA15+) [s] 10:30 S.W.A.T.: Rocket Fuel (M v) [s] 3:15 Gardening Australia [s] 3:40 Victoria: Ladies In Waiting (PG) 11:30 The Goldbergs (PG) [s] 12:00 Mean Mums (PG) [s] 4:30 The Drum [s] 12:30 Home Shopping 5:30 7.30 [s] 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Four Corners [s] 10:50 Charlie Pickering - My Guest Tonight (PG) [s] 11:00 The Repair Shop [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 1:00 Rosehaven (PG) [s] 1:30 Retrograde [s] 1:55 Victoria (PG) [s] 2:45 Deadlock (M) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:10 Think Tank [s] 5:10 The Repair Shop [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 8:30 White Light (M) [s] 9:30 Program To Be Advised 10:20 ABC Late News [s] 10:50 Q&A [s] 12:00 Wentworth (MA15+) [s] 12:50 Get Krack!n (M l,s) [s] 1:20 rage (MA15+) [s] 3:15 Gardening Australia [s]

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SBS (C30)

6:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 6:00 Unknown Road Adventures [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 6:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 10:00 Today Extra - Saturday [s] 7:00 Escape Fishing With ET [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 12:00 Award Winning Tasmania: 7:30 What’s Up Down Under? [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour Wynard (PG) [s] 8:00 All 4 Adventures [s] 2:05 Basketball: NBA Spotlight: 12:30 Surfing Australia TV [s] 9:00 Which Car (PG) [s] Kobe Bryant Special .

1:00 Delish [s] 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] 2:35 Figure Skating: ISU World 12:00 Foodie Adventures [s] Figure Skating: The Pairs 1:30 The Voice: 12:30 Pooches At Play [s] Competition The Play-Offs 1 (PG) [s] 1:00 The Dog House (PG) [s] 4:05 Gadget Man: Cooking 3:00 DMA’s Live - The Glow (PG) 2:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:30 The Voice: 4:35 How To Get Fit Fast (PG) 2:30 My Market Kitchen [s] The Play-Offs 2 (PG) [s] 5:30 True Evil: The Making Of A 3:00 What’s Up Down Under? [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] Nazi: Eichman (PG) 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 5:30 Getaway (PG) [s] 6:30 SBS World News 4:00 Program To Be Advised 6:00 NINE News Saturday [s] 7:35 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme 5:00 10 News First [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Railway Journeys: The 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 7:30 Movie: “Ghostbusters II” (PG) Eastern Express (PG) 7:00 The Children’s Hospital (PG) 8:30 Life Drawing UK (M n) (’89) Stars: Dan Aykroyd 9:40 Movie: “Another 48 Hrs” (M l,v) 7:30 Ambulance UK (M) [s] 10:30 Cycling: Tour De France Etape 8:40 Beecham House (M) [s] (’90) Stars: Eddie Murphy Classique 9:40 Movie: “Ocean’s Eleven” (M l) 1:30 Going Places With Ernie 11:35 Movie: “Stonehearst Asylum” (M v) (’14) Stars: Kate (’01) Stars: Brad Pitt Dingo (PG) Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess 12:00 Tommy: 3:30 Equator From The Air: 1:35 Surfing Australia TV [s] To Take A Hostage (M) [s] South East Asia (PG) 2:00 Home Shopping 1:00 Blue Bloods (M v) [s] 4:30 Great British Railway 5:30 Wesley Impact [s] 2:00 Home Shopping Journeys (PG)

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 The Voice: The Showdowns 1 (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [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: The Showdowns 2 (PG) [s] – The final artists compete for the last 4 spots in the Semi Final.

9:30 One Night Only - The Beatles In Oz - Live And Remastered 10:30 100% Footy (M) [s] 11:30 NINE News Late [s] 12:00 Lethal Weapon: Frankie Comes To Hollywood (MA15+) 12:50 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:20 9Honey - He Said, She Said (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:00 Ellen (PG) [s]

5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Love In The Vineyard” 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 The Voice: (PG) (’16) Stars: Emmanuelle The Showdowns 2 (PG) [s] Vaugier, Matthew MacCaull 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 2:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 The Voice: Semi Finals (PG) [s] 7:30 Program To Be Advised 9:30 American Idol: Audition (PG) 9:00 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell [s] – Aspiring singers from And Back: Los Toros Mexican Savannah, Georgia; Milwaukee, Restaurant (M l) [s] – Ramsay Wisconsin; Washington DC, Los revamps a Mexican restaurant Angeles and Sunriver, Oregon located in the heart of the San perform in hopes of earning a Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. ticket to Hollywood.

10:00 Criminal Minds: Rusty (M v) [s] 11:20 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 The Goldbergs: The Beverly 11:50 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything: Goldberg Cookbook (Part 2) Logies Moments (M) [s] (PG) [s] 12:40 Tipping Point [s] 12:00 Marvel’s Agents Of 1:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] S.H.I.E.L.D. (MA15+) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 1:00 Home Shopping

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Tuesday 14 July

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6:00 Headline News [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 2:00 The 2000s: Quagmire (M) 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:50 Alex Polizzi The Fixer (PG) 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 4:00 Great British Railway 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] Journeys: Working To Clapham 4:00 Everyday Gourmet With Junction (PG) Justine Schofield [s] 4:35 Inside Westminster Abbey 4:30 Program To Be Advised (PG) 5:00 10 News First [s] 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 7:30 The Windsors’ Lost Letters: 8:40 Have You Been Paying Family First (PG) Attention? (M) [s] – Have our 8:30 24 Hours In Emergency: contestants been paying A Life Less Ordinary (M) attention?

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ARTS & CULTURE Wyong Writers

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

4333 7489

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The Creative Compassion Centre

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

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

0437 048 815

Toukley District Art Society

Country Women’s Association-Toukley

Painting, drawing groups and Mthly Market 2nd Sat 9am-1pm classes, demonstarations and 175 Main Rd workshops. Open 7 days Books, bric-a-brac, cakes, 10am - 4pm, Cafe.

Devonshire tea, handicrafts, Tues - drawing 10am - 1pm, plants, preserves, sausage sizzle, Wed-painting 9:30am - 12:30pm fun, fellowship, fundraising 4392 4666 Meet 1st Wed 0am toukleyartgallery@gmail.com Hall available for hire. www.toukleyartgallery.com.au

COMMUNITY GROUPS Bateau Bay Mens’ Shed

For men to repair items, share and learn skills and socialise 9am to 1.30pm Tue to Thur 1 Bay Village Rd, Bateau Bay

0435 807 633

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Bateau Bay Neighbourhood Centre

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

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Friendly Travellers Caravan Club

Caravans, tents, mobile homes, all welcome.

Social outings & trips away

0458 645 979

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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

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

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Long Jetty Over 50s Club

Indoor bowls, computers, exercise, yoga, line-dancing, tai chi and more - 9am to 3pm

4332 5522

The NSW Justices Association

Seeking JP volunteers for community JP desks.

Free training and insurance

0418 493 388

Brisbane Water Caravan Club

benefits@nswja.org.au

Caravaners wanted to join and have fun Gosford Contact Joe 4344 4363

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Central Coast Caravanners Inc

Tuggerah Lakes Toastmasters’ Club

Are you looking to Build your confidence?

Grow as a leader; Improve your communication

0410 238 022

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.

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Toukley Neighbourhood Centre

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Hall & meeting space for hire.

4353 4988

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Central Coast 50+ Singles Social Group

Fun & friendship, Mthly progam of dinner, dancing, scrabble, cards, tenpin etc.

0437 699 366 0407 003 214

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4392 9904 toukleypc.org.au

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

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Refer potential volunteers to community organisations and provide support to them.

Training for volunteers and managers of volunteers.

Information sessions

4329 7122

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Wyong Neighbourhood Centre

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

Open community garden.

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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

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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.

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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

HEALTH GROUPS Better Hearing Australia

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

HISTORY 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

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MUSIC Coastal a Cappella

Award winning women’s a cappella chorus.

Music education provided.

Rehearsals Tuesday 7pm @ Red Tree Theatre Tuggerah.

Performance opportunities.

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0412 948 450

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0410 309 494

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Central Coast Greens

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Liberal Party Ourimbah Branch How good is this?

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Central Coast Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Service

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

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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

SERVICE GROUPS 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

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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

Support and promote NSW Labor Renowned for nature photography within the Warnervale area.

Grow your photographic 3rd Tue, 7pm, Hamlyn skills in all genres.

Terrace Community Centre Monthly Competition.

2nd Fri 7pm CWA Hall Long Jetty 0419 128 497

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

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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

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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

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‘Because We Care’ Boutique to launch a teen empowerment program Wyong Neighbourhood Centre’s ‘Because We Care’ Boutique is to launch a teen empowerment program after winning the June round of the Greater Central Coast community funding program.

Established by the Greater Bank to support community organisations bettering the Coast, the program allows residents to vote for one of three nominees to receive a $2,000 donation to put towards their work.

With the money secured, the team at the boutique are now preparing to launch Wings for Teens to Succeed, a specialist program that will work with disadvantaged female students from a local high school to develop their self-esteem and confidence whilst helping them prepare to enter the workforce.

‘Because We Care’ Boutique Coordinator, Sharyn Burgess,

Multicultural Community Development Project Worker, Natalia Meliendrez, with Sharyn Burgess at the ‘Because We Care’ Boutique

said the program would be facilitated via a Youth Worker and that several high schools in the former Wyong LGA had applied for the inaugural allocation.

“Wings for Teens will help female students prepare for their future by using art therapy, conversations and shared experiences to give them a sense of worth, while

empowering them with the relevant tools and skills needed to achieve their dreams,” Burgess explained.

The program also includes advice on personal appearance

and presentation skills, as well as a session with a volunteer stylist who’ll work with the students to select an interview appropriate outfit.

And according to Burgess, the cash injection could not have come at a better time, with the pandemic majorly disrupting the boutique’s fundraising efforts over the past three months.

“The social distancing restrictions have had a huge impact on our ability to fundraise, which resulted in the postponement of a number of our programs, including Wings for Teens to Succeed,” Burgess said.

Several fundraisers also had to be postponed or outright cancelled and Burgess believes the boutique has lost out on around $10,000 in donations as a result.

With Wings for Teens to Succeed costing the boutique

around $2,000 to run, that’s five potential programs with different high schools lost.

Add in the cost from the boutique’s recent relocation from the Wyong Neighbourhood Centre to the Berkeley Centre at Glenning Valley, and it’s no wonder that Burgess and her team are over the moon to be the June winners of Greater Central Coast.

Burgess said that planning is now underway to have Wings for Teens to Succeed up and running for Term 4 of the school year.

Until then, she said the boutique would continue to help disadvantaged girls and women from around the Coast to its fullest capacity under current COVID guidelines.

Source: Email and interview, Jul 6 Sharyn Burgess, ‘Because We Care’ Boutique Reporter: Dilon Luke

Annual fees introduced for non-desexed cats and dangerous dogs The State Government will introduce annual permits for non-desexed cats and restricted and dangerous dogs from July 1 as part of its commitment to promoting responsible pet ownership and improving animal welfare standards.

Owners of cats not desexed by four months of age will be required to pay an $80 annual permit in addition to their oneoff lifetime pet registration fee.

This is intended to create a stronger incentive to desex

cats, which in turn will improve their health and wellbeing, including reducing the risk of some cancers.

Improving desexing rates will also ease the burden on pounds and shelters, reduce euthanasia rates, and help to address concerns about feral, stray and roaming cats and their effect on wildlife.

Exemptions are in place for cats that are kept for breeding purposes by members of recognised breeding bodies and cats which cannot be de-

sexed for medical reasons.

Owners of dogs of a restricted breed or formally declared to be dangerous, will be required to pay a $195 annual permit in addition to their one-off lifetime pet registration fee.

This will serve as a further disincentive to owning high risk dogs and encourage owners to better manage the behaviour of their animal.

Pet owners will be able to pay for annual permits using the NSW Pet Registry website or through Central Coast Council.

Annual permit fees go directly to the Companion Animals Fund which pays for companion animal management by local councils including pounds/ shelters, ranger services, dog recreation areas, and education and awareness programs.

The fund is also used to operate the NSW Pet Registry and carry out responsible pet ownership initiatives.

Source: Local Government NSW website, Jun 23

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Teman acquires Settlers retirement living portfolio Teman Communities, a Central Coast based operator of independent retirement villages, announced this week that it has acquired five properties from the Settlers portfolio through receivers, FTI Consulting.

All five community villages were purchased following a 12-month acquisition process.

These are Forest Lake and Rockhampton in Queensland, Ridgewood and Lakeside in Western Australia, and Ridge Estate in NSW. The portfolio was previously owned by Forum Partners, a multi national fund manager who acquired the assets from listed company Ingenia Ltd in 2016.

Forum Partners reportedly then placed the portfolio into administration in early 2019.

Sources indicated that the value of the transaction was about $28M, which appears to be well below replacement cost.

The five villages will add scale to Teman’s existing

Teman Communities Managing Director, Jamie Sterland with Director, Braden Johnson

portfolio of two villages, Rosedale in Cooranbong and The Vines in Cessnock, with a combined total of more than 800 independent living units across Australia.

Teman Managing Director, Jamie Sterland, said the organisation’s aim was to build communities and teams that

brought a sense of belonging and friendship to every resident, their family and visitors.

“I can’t wait to welcome all our new residents to the Teman family,” he said.

“We’re really happy to be able to provide them with some certainty.

22 parcels of land to be reclassified Central Coast Council is proposing to reclassify 22 parcels of land from operational classification to community land.

Land that is owned by Council is public land that has been classified as Community or Operational land under the Local Government Act 1993.

Community land is land set aside for community use, such as local parks and sports grounds, and community facilities such as halls.

Development of this land is subject to strict controls as community land cannot be sold and there are restrictions on leasing and licensing.

Council is required to adopt a Plan of Management for all community land.

In contrast, Operational land serves a commercial or operational function such as

offices, works depots, car parks, sewage pump stations and so on, or land being retained for commercial or strategic reasons.

The range of controls that apply to Community land does not apply to the use and management of Operational land.

The 22 parcels of land earmarked for reclassification to Community land are: Berkeley Vale - 2-18 Newbridge Rd; 38W Wombat St; 19W Marlborough Pl; 151W and 153W Wyong Rd. Charmhaven – 75W Panorama Ave. Glenning Valley – 2W Bundeena Rd and 13W Palm Springs Ave. Jilliby – 30W and 32W Sandra St and 231 Hue Hue Rd. Lakehaven – 1W Merro Cl. Mardi – 105W Woodbury Park

Dr. Norah Head – 50 Wilfred Barrett Dr. Ourimbah – 60W Burns Rd, 40W Coachwood Dr and 1 Teralba St. Summerland Point – 102W Yeramba Rd. Tuggerah – 7 Wyong Rd. Tumbi Umbi – 11W Molsten Ave. Watanobbi – 1W Brittania Dr. Council is inviting community feedback on the reclassification proposals and submissions can be made online at yourvoiceourcoast.com Requests have been made to Council since June 12 for more information on why the land was being reclassified and any future plans for those lots, however, Council has not responded.

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“At Teman, we understand that we are maintaining someone’s home and caring for their wellbeing, while providing them the ability to live independently in a caring, like minded and connected community.”

Sterland said the acquisition was an important step in

Teman’s strategic plan to build and manage lifestyle retirement villages throughout Australia, renowned for their higher level of service and inclusive culture.

“It also diversifies the group’s portfolio across different economic models including deferred management fees (DMF), rentals and NDIS

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accommodation,” Sterland said.

“The Teman vision is simple, a belief that everyone deserves to enjoy their life and have access to a lifestyle that brings them contentment and happiness as they grow older.

“We’ve just always done the simple things right, and that includes putting the resident first.”

Sterland has a long track record of more than 25 years managing retirement villages, having previously managed the Brentwood Villages, with more than 30 staff and 700 residents.

He formed Teman Communities in 2017 and acquired the Cooranbong and Cessnock properties, lifting residency for the properties from about 50 percent to more than 95 percent.

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Seniors’ housing development for 202 residents proposed in Wadalba A $61M seniors’ housing development for 202 residents is proposed for an 11ha site in Wadalba.

The proposal by Johns Road Pty Ltd, on land bounded by 125 to 135 Johns Rd and 95 Murawal Rd, is currently being assessed by Hunter and Central Regional Planning Panel.

The plan is to build 202 residential units suitable for seniors in three different styles of accommodation.

There will be 116 twobedroom independent living units, each separate, with one unit on the lower level and another on the second level, contained in 58 two-storey townhouse style buildings.

Eighty serviced apartments will be contained in 10 twostorey buildings, each comprising four units on each level, an internal lift and basement parking.

There will be six single storey villas.

A variety of recreation and community buildings will include a two-storey community centre with a pool on the lower level, and on the upper level, there’ll be a lounge, games area, kitchen, bar, foyer, gym,

terraces, reception and offices.

A Men’s Shed and a bowling green are included in the plans.

The developers are planning to establish the project over seven stages and it will be

registered and operated in accordance with the Retirement Villages Act 1999, with a fulltime manager and appropriate medical and nursing services, as well as kitchen and cleaning staff.

A report submitted by the applicant says that the 11ha site was being used for rural residential purposes, mainly including the keeping of domestic stock, including horses, cattle and chickens,

which is prevalent in the area, but it is slowly being replaced with more intensive residential development.

“The proposed development responds to the ageing population of the Central Coast by providing diverse housing options for seniors within a developing urban area.

“It will provide both self-care housing, where residents can retain their independence while living in a community, as well as hostel accommodation, including meals, laundering, cleaning and other services as well as 24/7 staffing.”

The report said the provision of both self-care housing and serviced apartments in the one location meant seniors could transition through different stages of retirement living without the stress of moving neighbourhoods.

Reporter: Sue Murray

Budgewoi toilet block vandalised less than 48 hours after refurbishment Members of the Budgewoi community have been left fuming after the recently refurbished men’s toilet block at McKenzie Park was vandalised, after being reopened for less than 48 hours.

Central Coast Council has confirmed that its Building Maintenance Team completed an $80,000 refurbishment of the park’s facilities, of which the toilet block was a central part.

Works involved: Safe removal and disposal of asbestos ceilings and eaves sheeting; New doors and door jambs, including new latches fitted; New eaves and external cladding; Toilet pans and cisterns replaced; Improvements to roof structure and installation of new roof sheeting; Ceilings replaced in custom orb sheeting; New motion detection LED lighting

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installed; New epoxy floor and walls; and, internal and external painting, with the toilets reopened on Thursday, June 25.

But by Saturday morning, June 27, they’d been defaced, with community members finding the men’s block filled with graffiti.

Resident, John MacDonald, raised the alarm, posting photos of the vandalism in the Budgewoi Community Facebook page.

He believes local youths are to blame.

“Less than 48 hours, that’s all the time it took for Budgewoi youth to express how they feel about the hours of effort and the thousands of dollars of rate payers’ money that went into the renovation of the toilet block,” MacDonald wrote, when informing the group of his discovery.

His photos have sparked

outrage amongst group members with many now calling for security cameras to be installed at the park to deter similar acts.

Council has also expressed its dismay at the callous act and at how quickly the revamped facility was defaced.

“It is extremely disappointing that this occurs in our community”, a council spokesperson said.

“Unfortunately, it is a very common incident and as a result, our staff are working to remove the graffiti,” a council spokesperson said.

Residents can report graffiti to council via its website: www. centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ graffiti.

Source: Social media, Jun 27 John MacDonald, Budgewoi Community Media statement, Jul 6 Central Coast Council Media

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HEALTH

New funding package to help clear elective surgery backlog The NSW Government has announced a new $388M funding package to tackle the state’s elective surgery backlog.

In announcing the package, NSW Health Minister, Brad Hazzard, said it would specifically focus on patients whose surgery had been delayed due to COVID-19, with the funding to allow public patients to be treated in private hospitals while simultaneously increasing surgery capacity at public hospitals.

As previously reported, a record 88,000 people were waiting for elective surgery in NSW prior to the pandemic.

Of those, 4,095 were Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) patients on the public waiting list for surgery in the first quarter of 2020, according to data obtained from the NSW Bureau of Health Information (NSW BHI).

At the time, 98.7 per cent of those patients fell into the semi and non-urgent categories and were expected to defer surgery

recommencing 100 per cent of elective surgery activity.

NSW Health is currently determining how this $388M in extra funding will be distributed across local health districts and networks.

“All districts and networks, including CCLHD, will be receiving funding,” a CCLHD spokesperson said.

Minister Hazzard said surgeries across both public and private sectors are on track to perform at 75 per cent of normal rates by the end of June, with individual Local Health Districts authorised to balance the return of elective surgeries with the need to maintain hospital capacity for any further potential cases of COVID-19. as a result of the government’s six week ban on all non-life threatening surgeries that came into effect in March.

Since then, the NSW BHI Healthcare Quarterly Report for Jan-Mar 2020 Central Coast LHD has been released

confirming the numbers.

According to the report, 2,400 elective surgery procedures were performed between January and March.

Of those, 416 were classed as urgent, 896 semi-urgent and 883 non-urgent.

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It still might be too cool for a dip but the sparkling clean waters are enticing after Grant McBride Baths at The Entrance have had a spruce-up during the enforced COVID-19 closure.

The baths re-opened on July 2 after being emptied and cleaned as well as extensive repairs and maintenance on the viewing deck, shade sail, amenities, stairs and handrails.

A lifeguard will be present at the baths each day between

8am and 1pm.

Located at the southern end of The Entrance Beach on Ocean Pde, the 50m lap pool, 22m pool and children’s wading pool are heritage listed.

The ocean baths began as just a simple rock pool, and between 1938 and 1965, they were transformed to the present day recreation area which was heritage listed in 2003, following a campaign to save the coastal icon from potential closure.

Leading the way was the late

Grant McBride, who was State Member for The Entrance from 1992 to 2011.

In September, 2018, just months after his passing, The Entrance ocean baths were renamed The Grant McBride Baths in recognition of his efforts to protect them for the community.

The Entrance Amateur Swimming Club and Tuggerah Tuffs run regular organised events at the baths.

Reporter: Sue Murray

This represents a difference of just 129 surgeries compared to the same time last year.

However, waiting list numbers appear to have spiked, with 4,211 patients on the waiting list and ready for elective surgery at the end of the

quarter, up by 489 compared to the same time last year.

“Consistent with advice from National Cabinet and in consultation with clinicians and representative member organisations, NSW Health is now working towards safely

Source: Press release, Jun 16 NSW Government Media Unit Document, Jun 24 NSW Bureau of Health Information, Healthcare Quarterly Report Jan-Mar 2020 Central Coast LHD Media statement, Jun 30 Central Coast Health Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Helen Stein praised for Community Drug Action Team work San Remo’s Helen Stein has received a personal commendation from the Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) for her commitment to building a healthier and connected community over eight years of volunteering with the Ourimbah Community Drug Action Team (CDAT).

After having held leadership roles as Chair and Secretary in the CDAT, Stein has announced her retirement, prompting the ADF to reflect on her incredible service.

“Our community is so lucky to have Helen.

“She’s been an incredible leader in our activities over the years, which include alcohol and other drug workshops for the community, incorporating alcohol and other drug prevention and harm minimisation strategies within

touch with the fantastic network that I’ve built through the Ourimbah CDAT and will always be there to help out if I’m needed,” Stein said.

ADF NSW Manager, Lorenzo Woodford, also praised Stein for her strong commitment to preventing and reducing alcohol and other drug harms at a grassroots level.

“Helen should feel incredibly proud of her efforts in helping her community to make grassroots changes which promote healthy lifestyles and reduce the risk of harm from alcohol and other drugs,” Woodford said.

“Her dedication to the Ourimbah CDAT and commitment to strengthening her neighbourhood is inspirational,” he added.

Helen Stein (centre) being farewelled by her fellow CDAT members

TAFE Youth Work programmes, and events on campus,” said Ourimbah CDAT Chair, Jackie Cobbold.

“We wish her all the best for her retirement, but no doubt we will miss her very much,” she added.

Stein said she is sad to be leaving but proud of being part of a network of people that cares about their community.

“I’ve loved being a part of this group and seeing how, through our efforts, we’ve been able to make a real difference in the

community.

“Without a doubt, my highlight has been the people, the other members of CDAT, the fun we have had together and the support we have provided to each other.

“I’ve loved being able to provide information to young people that has enabled them to make informed choices about drug use.

“I’m looking forward to having a bit more down time, but I’ll definitely be staying in

Source: Press release, Jul 3 ADF Media

68 per cent of residents are not physically active enough Heart Foundation Walking Groups (HFWG) are officially back in action and the Heart Foundation is now calling on locals to consider joining their local walking group to decrease their chance of developing heart disease.

According to the latest Australian Heart Maps data compiled by the Heart Foundation, 68 per cent of Central Coast residents are not physically active enough to

maintain good health.

With 32 per cent of the Coast’s population considered obese and with 33 per cent also recording high cholesterol.

Add in the fact that 22 per cent have high blood pressure and 20 per cent identify as smokers, heart health in the region is a major concern.

Thankfully, COVID-19 has inspired many adults to take up walking as both a hobby and form of fitness, with the most recent Heart Foundation survey

indicating a big spike in the number of participants hitting the pavement during lockdown.

“When gyms and organised sport shut down due to the pandemic, walking became one of the few options for Australians to stay active,” said Heart Foundation Director of Active Living, Adjunct Professor Trevor Shilton.

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“You can walk almost any time and anywhere.

“It’s a really simple and pleasant way to get your recommended 30 minutes of brisk physical activity each day,” he said.

With restrictions now easing, the Heart Foundation wants to ensure walkers stick with their new healthy habit and is encouraging people to join

their local HFWG. “We paused our walking groups during the pandemic to protect our walkers, volunteers and the community from virus transmission, but many have resumed.

“So now is a great time to join us and keep up the walking habits you developed during lockdown,” Prof Shilton said.

“If you decide to walk in a HFWG, you can also gain great social benefits.

“Our walkers often tell us

they start for the exercise but stay for the company,” he added.

The Coast has several registered HFWGs with the former Wyong LGA supported by the Bateau Bay Medical Centre Walking Group, the Munmorah Movers Walking Group and the Watanobbi Walkers.

Source: Press release, Jun 20 Siobhan McMahon, Heart Foundation

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Mathlympics a hit with students Year 5 students at Berkeley Vale Public School have enjoyed a hands on maths lesson inspired by the Olympics.

With the upcoming Tokyo 2021 Olympics in mind, students in class 5T took part in a mathlympic style event that saw them test their

physical and mathematical prowess in a number of friendly competitions.

Students battled it out in rolling cup, flipping counter, standing long jump and paper plane throwing contests, and were tasked with measuring their results and converting them to different units of measurements.

The exercise tied in with their studies on units of measurement, with the class welcoming the opportunity to take their learning to the playground.

Source: Website, Jun 24 Narelle Armour, Berkeley Vale Public School

Gorokan High School welcomes new Principal Matthew Boake has been confirmed as Gorokan High School’s new Principal.

Relieving Principal, Shanie Singleton, confirmed Boake’s appointment in the school’s July 1 newsletter, noting that he’d officially

start in the role from the commencement of Term 3.

“Our previous Principal, Samuel Ricketts, was successful in attaining a permanent promotional role as a Principal, School Leadership, and as such we had to commence the

process of securing a new Principal,” Singleton said.

“Boake was successful in this process and we are very pleased to welcome him to our school community.

“I would like to acknowledge the

tremendous support that the staff of Gorokan High School have extended me as I relieved during quite a tumultuous 12-month period.

“My tenure saw our school community deal with fire, flood and then a pandemic

and our staff, and indeed our community, supported me tremendously as the Principal throughout it all.

“While I was very proud to lead such a wonderful school community, I am very excited to ‘hand over the reigns’ to Mr Boake and I

look forward to supporting the senior leadership team in my beloved role of Deputy Principal,” Singleton said.

Source: Newsletter, Jul 1 Shanie Singleton, Gorokan High School

Opposition calls to extend free community preschool The State Opposition is calling on the NSW Government to extend free community preschool until at least the end of the year, to give more parents the flexibility to return to work during the recession.

However, Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, says supporting early childhood services was complex and required constant, in-depth consultation with the sector.

Opposition Leader, Jodi McKay, made the call during a recent visit to Woy Woy Peninsula Community Childcare, where she outlined Labor’s new Helping Women

Back to Work campaign, alongside Shadow Minister for Central Coast, David Harris, and Gosford MP Liesl Tesch.

McKay said COVID-19 support to preschools was set to cut out in September, which would compound an “economic cliff” when JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments disappeared.

“Labor was very disappointed when the Commonwealth decided to end free federally funded childcare in July,” she said.

“We know the impact this will have on women and families on the Central Coast.

“Gladys Berejiklian failed to stand up in the National Cabinet then and it’s now important

that her own government continues its commitment to community preschools until at least the end of 2020.”

McKay said helping women back to work was one of the best stimulus programs in a recession.

“Saving $50 a day on preschool might not sound like much, but it can be the difference between a parent having the financial security to look for work or stay at home.”

Shadow Minister for Central Coast, David Harris, said free preschool has been an economic lifeline for parents.

“It will be a big blow to families if the government doesn’t extend free preschool,” he said.

However, Crouch said Labor had not bothered to talk to people impacted by the funding or understand how it worked.

“The NSW Government moved quickly at the beginning of COVID-19 to support council run centres that were missed

by JobKeeper and also made additional funding available to state funded community preschools,” he said.

Crouch said the government was engaging with the sector to understand the best way to move forward.

“It’s essential that we enable them to continue operating and providing education to our littlest learners,” he said.

Reporter: Terry Collins

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HopeTown students enjoy FEAST program Students at Wyong’s HopeTown School have participated in the FEAST program.

Standing for Food Education And Sustainability Training, the program is provided by Oz Harvest, one of Australia’s leading food rescue organisation, and is a curriculum aligned education program designed to empower students to eat healthier, waste less and become changemakers in their local community.

All Primary students at

HopeTown took part in FEAST throughout Term 2, with students immersed in handson cooking activities that focused on teaching them how to create healthy meals, follow recipes and be more mindful about food waste.

To support the program’s implementation, Oz Harvest also provided cooking equipment to the school, including electric frying pans for each student, as well as online learning resources, student worksheets, videos

and recipes.

HopeTown Principal, Kirsty Reynolds, said the program has been a hit with students and a welcome addition to their learning over the past few months.

“The students have had so much fun cooking delicious meals, trying new foods and learning about everything food,” she said.

Source: Newsletter, Jul 2 Kirsty Reynolds, HopeTown School

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Art students make props for Shrek Jr Year 8 Visual Art students at Lake Munmorah’s St Brigid’s Catholic College have been putting their creativity and ingenuity to the test in a whole new medium.

Students were tasked with making props and set pieces for the College’s upcoming

Good response to school’s annual Winter Appeal Student’s from Toukley’s St Mary’s Catholic School have made a large donation of winter goods to the St Vincent de Paul Society.

Students from the school’s Mini Vinnies team organised

the collection of blankets, warm clothes, canned goods and other essentials as part of the school’s annual Winter Appeal and the community did not disappoint, with dozens of items donated to the cause throughout June.

Principal, Kevin Williams, said the generosity of the families was wonderful to see.

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College Principal, Adam Murdoch, said the student creations were going to be a

wonderful addition to the production.

“After cutting, painting, gluing and working hard, the students have made some amazing props and sets,” he said.

Source: Website, Jun 27 Adam Murdoch, St Brigid’s Catholic College

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San Remo BMX Track upgrades completed San Remo BMX Track has been upgraded.

Tristyn Kronk showing off part of the resurfaced San Remo BMX Track Photo: San Remo BMX Club

Over the past fortnight improvements have been carried out by the team from BMX Tracks Australia, who worked to resurface parts of the track, add new jumps and improve drainage around the area.

The BMX track consultancy, design and building company is operated by former national BMX Champion and world title finalist rider, Tristyn Kronk.

Specialising in track building by riders for riders, Kronk said the San Remo upgrade was no exception.

“We were contracted to give the existing track more variety

so that riders could improve their skills,” Kronk explained.

The other major aspect of the project was improving the track’s overall sense of flow, something Kronk said is extremely important to a track’s longevity.

“There’s quite an art to specialising a track’s layout.

“It’s not enough to just put in different jumps, you need to make sure they’re going in the right places.

“A track can have some great jumps but if they’re in the wrong spot they just detract from that sense of flow that riders get when they’re on a good track.

“Ultimately, it’s that sense of flow that makes riding fun, so

track layout is really important to long term viability,” Kronk said.

With the works now complete, Kronk believes that the still relatively new San Remo BMX Track is well positioned to become an important community sporting asset.

“It’s an excellent facility and I know it services a lot of kids and young riders already.

“It’s also great to see the support for BMX coming from Central Coast Council, so I think it’s only going to grow,” Kronk said.

Source: Interview, Jul 7 Tristyn Kronk, BMX Tracks Australia Reporter: Dilon Luke

Charges for sporting groups and ground hire to remain unchanged Current fees and charges for sporting groups and ground hire will remain the same for the next financial year after Central Coast Council put a freeze on increasing them.

At an extraordinary meeting on June 29, Council adopted its

fees and charges for the 20/21 financial year.

While most fees and charges saw some sort of increase, the sports fees were kept at today’s levels.

Cr Kyle MacGregor added the sports freeze to the original recommendation.

“I was pleased to be able to support our local sporting community through freezing the fees and charges for community sporting groups,” Cr MacGregor said.

“A practical example was the proposed increase of $50 for the key bonds, on top of the

$2,000 that clubs already pay.

“This causes animosity and angst between sporting clubs and council.

“I saw no justification for the proposed increase and that was why I stopped this and the other proposed increases to sporting fees and charges,” he

said.

“Our local sports clubs are the backbone of our community, they keep people active, healthy and bring people together.

“Community and club sport should be affordable and accessible for all people on the

Central Coast, and to encourage people to play, fees and charges must be kept low.”

Source: Meeting, Jun 29 Agenda Item 3.1 Central Coast Council Media statement, Jun 30 Cr Kyle MacGregor

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Toowoon Bay Ocean Swim 2020 cancelled

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This year’s Toowoon Bay Ocean Swim (TBOS) has been cancelled.

The popular ocean swim usually attracts hundreds of swimmers from across the Coast and further afield, and has been held without fail for the past 15 years.

The 2020 swim was supposed to take place on November 21, but TBOS Committee Chairman, Greg Owen, confirmed the cancellation, claiming several factors influenced the decision.

“It was a very disappointing decision to make, but ultimately the committee felt that it was in everyone’s best interest that this year’s swim be cancelled,” Owen said.

According to Owen, COVID-19 was the catalyst, with the committee unable to secure the approvals or sponsors needed to proceed in the aftermath of the pandemic lockdown.

“To be able to go ahead with the swim, we need open event approvals from Central Coast Council, the RMS and Toowoon Bay SLSC, and at the moment, the application process with the first two is non-existent.

“As with past swims, we’re also reliant on community sponsorship to be able to cover the cost of the event, but given how tough a year it’s been, our usual sponsors could not commit to funding,” Owen explained.

“The committee was also concerned about the ability to manage physical distancing between volunteers, spectators and over 500 competitors, and ultimately decided that it would be impossible to enforce this under event conditions.

“Risk mitigation was also a concern, as the event is completely volunteer run and we did not want to put volunteers at risk, nor did we want to risk the swim’s

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reputation if we did forge ahead without the approvals and adequate protocols in place.

“All of these factors led the committee to agree that it just wasn’t right to go ahead with the swim this year,” Owen said.

With November still a way off, TBOS regulars are hopeful for a reversal of fortune, but Owen believes that won’t be possible, with the committee now turning its attention to next year’s event.

“Given the reasons stated, I would see it as being very difficult for the cancellation to be overturned.

“I want to thank our sponsors and supporters and hope they’ll come on board again when the Toowoon Bay Ocean Swim returns in 2021,” Owen said.

Source: Interview, Jul 3 Greg Owen, Toowoon Bay Ocean Swim Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Push for Womens’ Football World Cup events in Gosford Mayor Lisa Matthews has signalled that a strong push will come from Central Coast Council for the Coast to play a key role in hosting teams and events during the 2023 FIFA Womens’ World Cup. Football Federation Australia (FFA) and New Zealand Football (NZF) have announced that they were successful in their joint bid to host the tournament, the first ever co-confederation hosted FIFA World Cup, the first ever FIFA Women’s World Cup to be held in the Asia-Pacific region, and the first ever to be held in the southern hemisphere.

Matthews and fellow councillors are reportedly keen for Central Coast Stadium to host some of the matches and for the Central Coast to be home to one or more international squad, similar to the way the NRL’s NZ Warriors are using the Coast as a base at present.

Matthews spoke this week with Coast Community News on what form this might take.

“It’s more than exciting, we’re

ecstatic with the opportunity to promote the Coast to the world,” Matthews said.

“We need to have a council team, including CEO Gary Murphy and Economic Development Team leader, Ricardo Martello, to work with the community to develop our pitch and bring in additional resources where needed.

“I’d also like to work with the Warriors to understand their experience and how this might shape our offering.”

Matthews also indicated that Japan might be a first port of call to host an international team.

“We have a great relationship with Japan via our sister city, Edogowa, so naturally, we’ll be

reaching out to them.”

The Football Centre of Excellence in Tuggerah, with its existing training facilities, appears to be an obvious candidate as a base for a visiting team, albeit an accommodation precinct may need to be developed for such a purpose.

Meanwhile, the Coast’s

footballing community, men and women alike, are ecstatic about the prospect of a World Cup being played on Australian soil.

FFA President, Chris Nikou, said FFA and NZF’s unique geographical location was a key strength for the successful bid, while NZF President and FIFA Council Member, Johanna Wood, believes the tournament

will be a catalyst for ensuring the development of women’s football continues in the AsiaPacific region.

“Our two nations have worked together to deliver an exceptional, historic bid and I would like to thank FIFA and the whole football family for giving us this opportunity.

“The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will bring us all together in a celebration of our shared loved of football.”

Matildas’ captain, Sam Kerr, believes a home FIFA Women’s World Cup is an opportunity to inspire a new generation of young Matildas to play football.

“Playing for the Matildas in Australia will be the highlight of my career and an opportunity to inspire girls, both in Australia and New Zealand, and all over the world, to play football,” Kerr said.

“We have seen great progress in the women’s game and Australia-New Zealand will take the game to a whole new level.”

Reporter: Ross Barry

A-League fixtures favour the Mariners The Mariners have emerged as one of the big winners of the Hyundai A-League’s amended season draw, with three of the club’s four remaining games to be played at home.

The FFA confirmed the draw on July 1, with the Mariners set to play Perth Glory at Central Coast Stadium on July 18 for their first match since the hiatus.

They’ll then host the Newcastle Jets and the Western Sydney Wanderers in their next

fixtures, and could very well make it four home games with their final game of the season against Melbourne Victory to be played at a venue yet to be confirmed.

It is not clear at this stage if Victoria’s worsening COVID-19 situation will have an impact on the fourth fixture.

Despite that uncertainty, Mariners’ Head Coach, Alen Stajcic, said the fixtures release was a positive step towards the season restarting.

“We’re all looking forward to

getting back out there and having the opportunity to do what we love and play for our fans again.

“Our intention is to go out there and win every game, put on a show for our fans, and if there’s an opportunity for some of them to be at matches, then that is something we would certainly look forward to,” he said.

Source: Website, Jul 1 Central Coast Mariners Media

Ziggy Gordon and Matt Simon hard at work at a recent Mariners’ training session Photo: Central Coast Mariners

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Tigers’ senior teams withdraw from CCRL 2020 season The Entrance Tigers have withdrawn from Central Coast Rugby League’s (CCRL) senior competition.

With the Tigers being the First Grade reigning premiers, it’s a huge blow to a season that has been plagued by the impact of COVID-19 and thrown a proverbial spanner into the recently announced season draw.

The Entrance Leagues Club are the patrons of The Entrance Tigers RLFC. Club CEO, Mark Chaffey, confirmed the decision to withdraw the club’s four senior teams saying that it was made based off several factors.

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“The Club Committee made this decision for a number of reasons: the welfare of our players, staff and spectators; the onerous task of managing training and game days under COVID restrictions; the impact of continuous cleaning and sanitising; the lack of certainty around what’s in store for spectators and what facilities the club can offer them; and, the general uncertainty around the season itself.

“This competition does not resemble anything we’ve done previously, so the committee made the decision in the best interest of the Tigers’ community,” Chaffey said.

The Entrance Tigers celebrating their 2019 grand final victory

Chaffey added that the decision to withdraw was not financially motivated and that the club was in a sound financial position following its closure at the height of the pandemic.

He also confirmed that the withdrawal only applied to the seniors, with the Tigers still to compete in the junior competition.

Chaffey also ruled out any possibility of the decision being reversed in a similar fashion to the Wyong Roos, saying it was “very unlikely” that the Tigers would have a change of heart, meaning that the seniors won’t see competitive play until

2021.

“We are fully supportive of Central Coast Rugby League and league in general and will continue to be so.

“We look forward to getting back to what we know, which is an 18 round competition, and will definitely be back next year,” Chaffey said.

CCRL President, Gerard Andrews, said the withdrawal of the reigning premiers was disappointing but he was adamant that the season would go ahead without them.

“Losing the Tigers is devastating from a competition standpoint as they’re one of the stronger clubs, but we will

press on,” Andrews said.

It’s understood that the draw for season 2020 has been finalised and will be released to the general public at a later date.

The season will run for nine rounds with a final series in October.

Under the current draw, all games that were to feature the Tigers are now byes.

With kick off slotted for July 19, any further withdrawals could prove disastrous for the season, but Andrews believes that won’t be the case.

“If more clubs were to drop out, it would mean we’d have to overhaul the season again,

but I’m confident there won’t be any more withdrawals.

“The CCRL has been working with clubs to address their individual concerns about the season ahead and we’ve been offering support to those that need it.

“All of our clubs know where they stand and everyone is working hard to get the season up and running as we progress through this COVID environment,” Andrews said.

Source: Interviews, Jul 3 Mark Chaffey, The Entrance Leagues Club Gerard Andrews, CCRL Reporter: Dilon Luke

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