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Dredging begins Make a decision now on a new or upgraded train station for Warnervale, says Cr Kyle MacGregor, and create certainty for development in the area.

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Out&About

Nine of the north’s most lush gardens are set to open for public viewing as part of the 2020 Wyong District Garden Competition.

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Health

Central Coast Council has started the dredging program for The Entrance Channel.

The program is set to continue through the coming months, in accordance with the EPA licence and other environmental constraints, and will be conducted in two stages.

Mayor Lisa Matthews said it was important to see the program get underway.

“Dredging The Entrance channel is important for our community, and I am glad to see the 2020-21 program begin,” Mayor Matthews said.

“The sand from the dredging program will ultimately be used to nourish the highly eroded North Entrance Beach, but will first be used in the preparation of staging, or work areas, near Karagi Reserve.”

Council Director Environment and Planning, Scott Cox, said the dredging program would

look a little different to previous years, but that it was necessary to ensure that Council met its environmental obligations.

“Council has been working with coastal experts Royal HaskoningDHV to develop a program that meets the NSW EPA’s licencing requirements,” Cox said.

“This means that Council will now be pumping the dredged sand to the areas inside the channel near Karagi reserve where it will be ‘dewatered’ before being manually moved to areas that we plan to nourish, including North Entrance Beach.

“This process will be slower than previous years as the sand will have to be handled twice, and will mean that the community will need to take extra care while the heavy machinery moves around on the beaches.

“However, the program will

remove an estimated 30,000 cubic metres of sand from the channel.

“Our dredging plan also takes into consideration the imminent arrival of the Little Terns and I want to assure the community that we are taking measures to mitigate any impact on them while dredging is taking place.

“As part of the preparation of our dredging plans, Council has engaged ornithologists (bird specialists) to help develop an appropriate plan.

“We will continue to monitor for the arrival of the Little Terns and when they arrive, we will seek further advice on the continuation of the program.”

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said: “In February, the NSW Government provided $600,000 to dredge The Entrance Channel and I am pleased that work is finally getting underway.

“Council has matched this funding on a dollar-for-dollar basis, allowing for a $1.2M dredging project.”

Council mobilised its resources last week in preparation for dredging.

Council’s Acting Environment and Planning Director, Andrew Roach, said a site compound was set up last week, with site offices, sheds and security in place.

“The Entrance community and visitors to the area will start to see it develop over the next two days, including the arrival of sheds, piping and machinery,” Roach said on Thursday.

“Once the compound is in place, Council will begin the necessary preparations, including testing and staff training, with the aim to have dredging start within a fortnight.

“We know that many are

looking forward to seeing the start of the program, but we ask that the community stay away from the area, so that Council can get the preparations for dredging underway as soon as possible.”

Mayor Lisa Matthews said it was timely for preparations to get underway for the commencement of the dredging program.

“We love and care for our waterways on the Coast and dredging The Entrance channel is important for our community,” Mayor Matthews said.

“The dredging program is carried out to help maintain tidal exchange between the ocean and the estuary.

“To see the 2020-21 program progressing is encouraging.”

Source: Media Releases Sep 9 and 12 Central Coast Council

‘Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming,’ that was Budgewoi’s Bryan ‘Dorf’ Dorfling’s mantra when he tackled the inaugural Coast Paddle over the weekend.

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Sport

Toukley RSL Bowling Club has an M&M as its Men’s Major Pairs champions for 2020..

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Goats no longer homeless

Cafés and restaurants breathe life into Gosford CBD

Bushland around Mardi Dam is the next location for bushfire hazard reduction following a controlled burn by the Rural Fire Service at Tuggerah on Saturday and Sunday, August 29 and 30.

A herd of adventurous wild goats roaming around Ourimbah near Bangalow Creek and Sohier Park, have found a new home.

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See page 15 The beach sculptures made by local, Pete Rush, have left many Central Coast residents smiling in awe, and now he hopes he will be able to continue his work...

Budgewoi’s Bryan Dorfling is getting ready to tackle his next big adventure.

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Health

Cafes and restaurants are helping breathe life back into the Gosford CBD, with new shop fronts opening and trading hours extending into the weekend.

Just some of the cafes which have made Gosford home are Baker Street Café, Bouffant Bakery, Recess and South End Social.

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Two confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Coast Two confirmed COVID-19 cases in Central Coast residents have prompted Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) to urge train commuters to be alert for COVID-19 symptoms, and if they experience any, to get tested immediately.

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One of the cases, a man aged in his 50s, is believed to have contracted the virus from a close contact linked to the Sydney CBD cluster, and is understood to have travelled to and from Woy Woy and Sydney via train whilst potentially infectious.

Anyone who travelled on the following train services is considered a casual contact and is being urged to monitor for symptoms: Monday, August 24, Sydney-bound train, departing Woy Woy station at

6.49am, arriving Wynyard station at 8.05am; Northbound train, departing Town Hall station at 5.31pm, arriving Woy Woy station at 6.54pm; and, Tuesday, August 25, Sydneybound train, departing Woy Woy station at 6.49am, arriving Gordon station at 7.36am; Northbound train, departing Hornsby station at 7.53am, arriving Woy Woy station at 8.28am.

The man is now in home isolation along with his household contacts, one of which, a teenage girl, has also contracted the virus.

As the girl was already in isolation when she tested positive, the District believes that there is no risk of community exposure.

Both cases are doing well with mild symptoms.

With these, the first confirmed cases in Central Coast residents residing on the coast since April, the CCLHD’s Acting Director of Public Health, Dr Katherine Todd, is encouraging residents not to be complacent with their preventative measures.

“These are the first cases we’ve had in some time and residents should take it as a reminder that we’re not out of the woods yet when it comes to COVID-19.

“Residents need to stay alert and aware, continue keeping non-essential travel to a minimum, avoid excessive contact with people, keep up with your hygiene practices, make sure you continue following instructions on public contact tracing such as signing in at restaurants and cafes, and above all else, make sure you

get tested if you develop Covidlike symptoms,” Dr Todd said.

Dr Todd added that anyone concerned that they may have been on one of the aforementioned trains should remain calm, with the risk of exposure considered relatively low.

“What we have seen from previous cases in NSW is that public transport has so far not been linked to any serious outbreaks, so it is not seen as a significant exposure risk.

“Anyone who may have been in the same carriage as the patient is considered a casual contact and should keep that in mind,” Dr Todd said.

Anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms such as fever, sore throat, cough or shortness of breath is urged to get tested.

A walk-in COVID-19 testing

clinic has been established at the Woy Woy Hospital kiosk, on Ocean Beach Rd, and will operate until September 3, between 8.30am to 4pm.

The District also provides COVID-19 testing at Gosford Hospital between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday and 10am to 4pm on weekends.

People are encouraged to book ahead on 4320 5055 although walk-in appointments are accepted.

Wyong Hospital COVID Clinic – Building C (opposite the Health Services Building) operates from 9am to 5pm every day.

People are encouraged to book ahead on 4394 9200 although walk-in appointments are accepted there as well.

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Ronald McDonald House Charities’ Ride For Sick Kids is to return for its 16th instalment in September.

Letters make way for surge in parcels Member for Shortland Pat Conroy has slammed changes made recently to Australia Post services, which will see Central Coast homes receive letter deliveries only every second business day until at least next June.

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Sport

Ourimbah has retained its hold on the top spot in Central Coast Rugby Union’s First Grade Competition.

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West Gosford Post Office

Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks confirmed that the reduced letter deliveries had already been introduced on the Coast, as many posties become temporary parcel carriers, delivering unprecedented parcel volumes during the coronavirus pandemic.

“While posties continue to deliver letters, this will temporarily change to be every second business day, or five times each fortnight,” Wicks

said.

“These changes are only temporary until June 30, 2021 as part of regulatory relief during the pandemic.

“The changes were brought in to help Australia Post manage unprecedented parcel volumes being sent across the country, which on some days have almost doubled, as Australians adapt to living differently under COVID-19 restrictions.

“At the same time, demand for other core products, including letters, have been volatile and many have halved.

“Express Post, parcels and Post Office Box mail will continue to be delivered five days a week.”

But Conroy is concerned the changes will become

permanent.

“Intrastate letters will now take a minimum of seven full days to arrive, up from a previous minimum of three business days,” he said.

“Having mail delivered five days a week meant posties could deliver parcels every day as well.

“Because of these service cuts, delivery timeframes for small to medium sized parcels could also be delayed.”

Conroy said Labor had moved to disallow the changes, which he said would see invoices from small businesses across the region take longer to land in customers’ inboxes.

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A Woy Woy man and his daughter, a local school student, have tested positive to coronavirus.

When Gosford’s new medical research institute opens its doors sometime in 2021, it will not only be a gamechanger for the CBD, but could become a global trend setter.

Out&About

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Hopefully, you’ve been experimenting with some of the previous immuneboosting lifestyle hacks in this series and have made it through Winter...

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Sport

The Wyong Roos stared down the Cessnock Goannas for a narrow 20-18 win in Round 7 of the Newcastle Toohey’s Cup to remain undefeated on top of the ladder.

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The cases are the first in the area for five months, and bring the total number of cases reported in the 2256 postcode area to four.

The man travelled from Woy Woy on trains to and from the city on Monday, August 24, and Tuesday, August 25.

He left 6:49am both days, and returned to Woy Woy at 6:54pm on the Monday and at 8:28am on the Tuesday.

His positive test was notified on Wednesday, August 26.

NSW Health issued an alert the following day stating that people who travelled on these trains were regarded as casual contacts and “must monitor for symptoms and get tested immediately if symptoms develop”.

“They must stay in isolation until they have received a negative result.”

A new testing clinic opened at Woy Woy Hospital on Friday, August 28, expected to run from 8:30am to 4pm each day until Sunday, September 6.

That day, NSW Health issued a further alert “strongly advising” people in the area “to refrain from visiting aged care facilities until September 12”.

“Staff are also requested to wear masks when working in these facilities.

“These are precautionary steps to prevent the entry of Covid-19 into this vulnerable setting.”

The Peninsula’s two major aged care providers, Peninsula Villages and Blue Wave Living,

Community group welcomes shared zone grant Umina Community Group has welcomed the announcement of a $325,000 grant to create shared zone providing pedestrians priority in The Esplanade between Ocean Beach Rd and Trafalgar Ave.

Community Group director Mr Tony Winch said he was pleased with the planned upgrades.

“Many in the community use The Esplanade on a daily basis, from walkers and runners to riders.

“The upgrade will provide them with a much safer and more pleasant pathway,” Mr Winch said.

“This is especially true for the children and families heading to

Please don’t fence us out

Tucked away in the grounds of The Entrance Community Centre is a flourishing, bright and special garden in remembrance...

the primary school and the Umina Recreational Precinct.”

Mr Winch said Central Coast Council had been supportive of the upgrade and worked closely with Transport for NSW and the State Government to acquire approvals and receive additional funding to complete the work.

“The project is a terrific example of community, Council and the State Government working together to target areas that will directly improve life on the Peninsula,” Mr Winch said.

Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch said the community had helped with ideas for improvements, with many asking

for better pedestrian access and upgrades to amenities.

“Earlier this year, I called on our community to send in their ideas for improvements and activations.

“It was great to read so many different projects to make the Peninsula an even better place to live,” Ms Tesch said.

She said the upgrades provided refreshed and useable pathways and promoted active and healthy living for all members of the community.

SOURCE: Media statement, 26 Aug 2020 Tony Winch, Umina Community Group Media release, 20 Aug 2020 Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford

need to close the school or any other facilities or shops in our community.

“No students or teachers from this school are considered at-risk.

“Both the student and her dad are experiencing only mild symptoms and are doing well,” he said.

Deepwater Plaza centre manager Ms Marcelle Proper said that the canopy would comprise 680 solar photovoltaic panels in the “Coles carpark”, generating about 340MWh of electricity per annum.

It would reduce the shopping centre’s use of grid-purchased electricity as well as the associated carbon emissions.

“Our car park solar project at Deepwater Plaza will enhance the amenity for our shoppers

SOURCE: Media Release, 24 Aug 2020 Marcelle Proper, Deepwater Plaza

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More than 300 Bateau Bay residents have petitioned National Parks and Wildlife Service to protest against a proposed fence along the boundary of Wyrrabalong National Park.

Residents say the fence would limit access to a popular 1.6km Coast Track, which is renowned for its spectacular views and whale watching lookouts between Bateau Bay Beach and Crackneck Point Lookout.

Instead, they say, money spent on building a 500m fence would be better used on fixing the badly degraded walking track and repairing the poor state of this pocket of national park.

“Bateau Bay residents recently discovered, almost by accident, that National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)

plans to put a fence along Reserve Dve, from Rushby St to Guyagal St, to stop people gaining access to this section of the park ,” a resident, Denice Barnes, said.

“Instead of wasting money on a fence that will do nothing to stop people walking in the bush, which is public land, it would be good to see some actual improvements to the walking track and some properly constructed access points,” she said.

In their petition to NPWS, residents say that building a fence and blocking all entry and exit to the park along this stretch would endanger residents and visitors, restrict the access of emergency services, damage vegetation during construction and maintenance, compromise the visual amenity of the area, deplete funds that should be

used to maintain the badly degraded Coast Track and to eradicate weeds, as well as improve the health of the bushland and habitats.

The 500m fence would block access to a popular side track from Reserve Dve to a lookout point near Burrawong St which has been used for more than 40 years.

Main access to the track is from the Rushby St carpark and residents say blocking the Burrawong St track would only place added pressure on what would be the only other entry/ exit point, the heavily eroded Guyagal access track.

They want to see properly constructed and maintained lateral access points for people to take in the spectacular views from the park.

They are also concerned the NPWS has not held any

community consultation, nor provided any of the necessary information to residents, emergency services and other parties involved.

Surveyors have already placed markers in preparation for building the fence.

Another resident, Melinda Sheldon, said a fence would endanger residents by forcing them to walk on the road to reach either the carpark entry or Guyagal track, or the Rushby St carpark, particularly in areas where the verge is not maintained and visibility to traffic is limited.

“Another problem is erosion on the main track caused by overgrown vegetation blocking a channel which once funnelled excess water out and over a cliff,” she said.

“Council used to maintain that drain and it worked, but

NPWS stopped them doing that, and because it hasn’t been maintained, now the water just runs straight down the main track, eroding it, carrying soil and rocks, and causing a lot of damage and creating the hazard of exposed tree roots,” she said.

“If NPWS would simply put some work into maintaining the main track, that would discourage people from cutting through the bush and eliminate the need for any fence and encourage people to use what is a wonderful asset for our community.”

Barnes said the plan for the popular Coast Track is a stark contradiction to what the State Government announced last year, which was specifically aimed at improving access, picnic facilities and walking tracks.

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The woman who helped establish and run the Junkastic Park recycling centre adjacent to Kincumber tip in the 1990s is calling for its return with the future of the waste management facility up in the air.

A little bit of history was made at Wyong Race Club over the weekend, with Rachel King becoming the first ever female jockey to claim the Wyong Cup in the 122nd running of the prestigious race.

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Nine of the north’s most lush gardens are set to open for public viewing as part of the 2020 Wyong District Garden Competition.

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A Central Coast Council spokesperson said on September 1 that the tip would remain closed as Council considers options for its future.

Trish Waddington of Macmasters Beach first mooted the idea of a recycling centre on the site in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, with the then Gosford Council calling for expressions of interest to operate it.

Waddington helped successful tenderer Col

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Out&About

Sculptor Pete Rush has paid tribute to local Author, Nina Angelo, by creating a sculpture in Cockrane Lagoon near Macmasters Beach.

Madeline Stratford at The Pecan Lady

Sport

Make a decision now on a new or upgraded train station for Warnervale, says Cr Kyle MacGregor, and create certainty for development in the area.

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A Central Coast health worker has called in from Melbourne’s frontline with a stark message for locals: the Covid threat is real and still very much alive.

Dredging begins

Out&About

The Central Coast is set to rival Sydney’s CBD, with tourism in the area recording an all-time high for June and July.

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Health

Bateau Bay residents don’t want a fence to limit access to views like this

through shaded car parking and supply the centre with renewable energy, supporting the centre’s sustainability goals,” Ms Proper said.

She said that the work would include resurfacing and line marking, as well as improved pedestrian access at the Coles entrance to the shopping centre.

Access to Deepwater Plaza from the car park would remain open for shoppers throughout the project which is expected to be completed in mid-November.

The Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre at Terrigal is set to reopen soon to the public, sporting a $1M facelift.

Spring fever

SOURCE: Website, 27-29 Aug 2020 Health alerts, NSW Health Social media, 31 Aug 2020-2 Sep 2020 Adam Crouch, Member for Terrigal

Solar panels to shade carpark Solar panels will be used to provide shade for 103 car parking spaces for shoppers in Woy Woy.

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The Entrance MP, David Mehan, has launched a petition calling on Central Coast Council to fund a footpath extension...

The coronavirus testing clinic at Woy Woy hospital last week

“However, she re-developed symptoms and presented for testing a second time, which came back positive.”

On Wednesday, September 2, Mr Crouch wrote: “I can confirm that the teenage female, who tested positive after her dad tested positive, is a student of the Umina campus of Brisbane Water Secondary College.

“Thankfully, the student was self-isolating for all times she was infectious.

“This means there is no

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August 4 and 18 to get tested for Covid-19 and isolate until a negative test result is received.”

On Monday, August 31, a second confirmed case in Woy Woy was notified.

Member for Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch said in a social media post that evening: “A female teenager, the daughter of the man who tested positive last week, has now contracted the virus.

“She took a Covid-19 test last week which produced a negative result.

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responded to the alert, with advice of their restrictions on visits to their facilities.

On Saturday, August 29, NSW Health issued a further alert: “NSW Health is investigating whether the CBD cluster originated in the City Tattersalls Club and then spread to workplaces in the city and to households across Sydney and the Central Coast.

“To assist in identifying undiagnosed earlier Covid cases, NSW Health is asking anyone who attended the Club between

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Wingrave establish the facility in 1994 and worked there for three years.

A change of management and resultant OH&S issues saw the centre closed in the late ‘90s.

In its heyday, Junkastic Park carried a huge range of secondhand goods, ranging from brica-brac to large furniture items.

Not only was it a boon for local theatre groups, which made use of the facility to furnish stage sets, but it was popular with residents, many of whom furnished their homes with items obtained there.

Waddington thinks the time is right for a reopening of Junkastic Park.

“When the park was closed down it caused great distress,” she said.

“Not only did it save thousands of items from landfill, it inspired people to recycle, reuse and recreate.”

Waddington is calling on fellow residents to lobby councillors ahead of the next Council meeting on September 14, when Councillor Jeff Sundstrom will call for a comprehensive report on the future of Kincumber tip in the face of rising community concern over its continued closure.

The tip closed its gates in March, along with others in the region, in the face of coronavirus restrictions.

But although Woy Woy and Buttonderry tips both reopened weeks ago, Kincumber remains off limits to the public.

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We are blessed on the Central Coast with an almost perfect climate to grow the star of summer salads bowls – the tomato.

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Sport

A little bit of history was made at Wyong Race Club over the weekend, with Rachel King becoming the first ever female jockey to claim the Wyong Cup...

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Central Coast Council has started the dredging program for The Entrance Channel.

The program is set to continue through the coming months, in accordance with the EPA licence and other environmental constraints, and will be conducted in two stages.

Mayor Lisa Matthews said it was important to see the program get underway.

“Dredging The Entrance channel is important for our community, and I am glad to see the 2020-21 program begin,” Mayor Matthews said.

“The sand from the dredging program will ultimately be used to nourish the highly eroded North Entrance Beach, but will first be used in the preparation of staging, or work areas, near Karagi Reserve.”

Council Director Environment and Planning, Scott Cox, said the dredging program would

look a little different to previous years, but that it was necessary to ensure that Council met its environmental obligations.

“Council has been working with coastal experts Royal HaskoningDHV to develop a program that meets the NSW EPA’s licencing requirements,” Cox said.

“This means that Council will now be pumping the dredged sand to the areas inside the channel near Karagi reserve where it will be ‘dewatered’ before being manually moved to areas that we plan to nourish, including North Entrance Beach.

“This process will be slower than previous years as the sand will have to be handled twice, and will mean that the community will need to take extra care while the heavy machinery moves around on the beaches.

“However, the program will

remove an estimated 30,000 cubic metres of sand from the channel.

“Our dredging plan also takes into consideration the imminent arrival of the Little Terns and I want to assure the community that we are taking measures to mitigate any impact on them while dredging is taking place.

“As part of the preparation of our dredging plans, Council has engaged ornithologists (bird specialists) to help develop an appropriate plan.

“We will continue to monitor for the arrival of the Little Terns and when they arrive, we will seek further advice on the continuation of the program.”

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said: “In February, the NSW Government provided $600,000 to dredge The Entrance Channel and I am pleased that work is finally getting underway.

“Council has matched this funding on a dollar-for-dollar basis, allowing for a $1.2M dredging project.”

Council mobilised its resources last week in preparation for dredging.

Council’s Acting Environment and Planning Director, Andrew Roach, said a site compound was set up last week, with site offices, sheds and security in place.

“The Entrance community and visitors to the area will start to see it develop over the next two days, including the arrival of sheds, piping and machinery,” Roach said on Thursday.

“Once the compound is in place, Council will begin the necessary preparations, including testing and staff training, with the aim to have dredging start within a fortnight.

“We know that many are

looking forward to seeing the start of the program, but we ask that the community stay away from the area, so that Council can get the preparations for dredging underway as soon as possible.”

Mayor Lisa Matthews said it was timely for preparations to get underway for the commencement of the dredging program.

“We love and care for our waterways on the Coast and dredging The Entrance channel is important for our community,” Mayor Matthews said.

“The dredging program is carried out to help maintain tidal exchange between the ocean and the estuary.

“To see the 2020-21 program progressing is encouraging.”

Source: Media Releases Sep 9 and 12 Central Coast Council

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Budgewoi masterplan to be reviewed Budgewoi is being treated like a second rate cousin to places such as Gosford, Wyong, Somersby and other parts of the Coast, says a councillor.

Cr Jillian Hogan said the Budgewoi area had changed dramatically since a masterplan was drawn up in 2013.

Cr Hogan has been successful in calling for a review of the masterplan.

Her Notice of Motion went through at the Council meeting on Monday, September 14, with no debate despite council staff saying that there was no money in the budget for a review.

But Cr Hogan there was money in the budget, or operational plan as it is officially called, for a review and update of Gosford’s Streetscape Master Plan and for precinct plans to be developed for Woy, Woy, East Gosford, Erina, Gosford, West Gosford, Tuggerah, Wyong Town Centre and Somersby Business Park.

What about Budgewoi, Cr Hogan said.

“Residents are looking to Council to shape and plan the area,” she said.

“Although some works have

The public viewing platform at the north car park before it was washed away.

been undertaken from the plan, such as footpaths, seating, park upgrade and signage, it is time to look at what has been done, what has changed since 2013 and what is possible.

“The population has changed, with more young families moving into the area who need to access schools, shops, beaches and parklands, yet there are few footpaths and little connectivity”.

Recently, the public viewing platform at the north car park was washed away by storms and at this stage, there is no plan to replace it, Cr Hogan said.

“The platform was designed and built by residents for the community, and If the viewing platform is not in the plan, it may not be replaced, and then it simply becomes history and a lost asset.”

The Budgewoi Masterplan was driven by the now defunct Budgewoi Precinct Committee just before the amalgamation of Wyong and Gosford councils.

Precinct Committees were set up by Council for residents to actively work with on projects and development of the area.

The masterplan was a collaborative process between

the old Wyong Shire Council, an urban and landscape designer and the Budgewoi community.

The aim of the masterplan is to provide the vision, framework and actions to ensure that the area is well planned in the medium and long term.

Councillor Hogan said, “It is time for a review and an update of the plan that was written in 2013”.

Popular for its restaurants, water sports and bushwalks, Budgewoi is nestled between the lakes and the sea and surrounded by natural habitat.

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Beach Dunecare said he would welcome a new Masterplan to include new ideas as well as shared pathways, the viewing platform and the continuation of tree scaping.

Cr Hogan’s successful resolution will see staff review and update the Masterplan, taking into consideration past recommendations, current knowledge of the area, current needs of the residents and tourists, pathway connectivity and the natural environment.

Cr Hogan asked that community consultation be meaningful and representative of a broad range of community

interest groups.

Staff noted that the Notice of Motion recommended the use of operational resources for a purpose not currently planned or funded as part of the Council’s 2020/21 Operational Plan.

As part of adopting the 2020/21 Operational Plan on July 27, there were a number of decisions that impacted Council’s resource levels.

Staff said that these included actions such as managing excess leave, managing the recruitment of vacant positions and reviewing service levels.

Given the current resource levels, in order to deliver additional services, it will likely be necessary to reduce current services, staff said.

The staff recommended that councillors determine what corresponding reduction in service would be acceptable in order to deliver the actions set out in the Notice of Motion, or defer consideration of the matter to be undertaken as part of the formal quarterly review process to ensure consistency and transparency.

But in the end, Cr Hogan got her review.

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Warnervale Working Group report released

The permanent protection of Porters Creek Wetland is a step closer, with the Warnervale Working Group progressing a Biodiversity Conservation Trust Agreement.

The biodiversity agreement is one of a number of priority actions in Central Coast Council’s Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan.

The agreement has received $432,019 from the NSW Government, providing Council with grant funding to offset a portion of the increase in the Emergency Services Levy for

2019/20.

Council earmarked it for Porters Creek protection.

The Warnervale Working Group was established by Council on April 27 and has held fortnightly meetings since May. Membership of the Group includes Mayor Lisa Matthews, Deputy Mayor Jane Smith, Councillors Kyle MacGregor, Louise Greenaway, Chris Burke, and staff, including CEO Gary Murphy.

The Council meeting of September 14 attached the action log from the meetings,

which shows that the group at the May 22 meeting spoke of terms of reference to be developed using the Wamberal Working Group template as a base.

The Draft Terms of Reference were provided to the Chair on May 28 and continued to be included on the agenda at subsequent meetings until it was finally endorsed at the August 26 meeting, with some amendments.

The action log shows that the group has been seeking updates on the potential site of an aquatic centre or leisure

centre at Warnervale, as well as the status of legal advice on works completed and services on Kiar RIdge prior to sale.

It also asked on July 2 for an update on trees as relating to the requirements for clearance at the airport.

The working group received updates on planning applications in the Warnervale area as well as the Warnervale Education and Business Precinct.

Council committed to progress employment generating opportunities in the sectors of health,

manufacturing, food production, renewable energy and waste in the area.

The action log showed that the working group is still seeking information on any current development applications in relation to the airport site and an update on discussions with Newcastle Airport.

The report to Council, adopted without debate, noted that Council had funds to progress employment generating projects.

Council resolved on December 18, 2018, to reallocate the

Budget for the Airport of $6M for employment generating projects across the former Wyong Shire.

“From the $6M originally allocated to the Warnervale Airport Masterplan in accordance with the resolution of December 18, 2017, there have been costs of $2,844,824.25, as at June 30, 2020.

“The balance of $3,155,175.75 will be restricted in the 2019/20 financial statements,” the report to Council said.

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Positive Ageing Strategy on public exhibition Community members are invited to provide feedback on Central Coast Council’s Draft Positive Ageing Strategy 2021-2026, which outlines how Council will deliver services that support older residents to age healthily, feel connected and enjoy an age-friendly community.

Council Acting Director of Connected Communities, Phil Cantillon, said that the draft

strategy builds on the first Central Coast Positive Ageing Strategy 2014, and it renews Council’s commitment to better meeting the needs and aspirations of the Coast’s growing older population.

“The Central Coast has long been an attractive place for older people to live and retire, with 27 percent of the region’s population aged 60 years and above,” said Cantillon.

“With the number of residents

aged over 60 expected to increase by almost 39 percent by 2036, it’s vital that we ensure that our services, programs and infrastructure reflect the evolving needs of this population.

“The Draft Positive Ageing Strategy has been informed by what our older residents have told us, their aspirations and expectations, as well as research and consultation with relevant service providers.

“There are many areas where Council can play a key role in positive ageing, from providing options for older people to connect, learn, exercise and have fun, to making Council services and facilities more accessible and providing information to older people about what is on in their community, how they can get involved and how to get support.”

Mayor Lisa Matthews said that Council’s Draft Positive

Ageing Strategy was part of Council’s commitment to ensuring that older community members live active, healthy and independent lives.

“Older people play a vital role in our community and it is important to recognise and respect the significant contribution they make to our vibrant region as workers, volunteers, neighbours, friends, parents and grandparents,” said Mayor Matthews.

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Source: Press release, Sep 14 Central Coast Council

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Decision needed now on the future of Warnervale Train Station Make a decision now on a new or upgraded train station for Warnervale, says Cr Kyle MacGregor, and create certainty for both commercial and residential development in the area.

Cr MacGregor put through a request at Monday night’s September 14 council meeting calling on clarity.

He said he had no particular view on what was better, a new station or to upgrade the current one, he just wanted one or the other.

“For roughly two decades, existing and future residents of the greater Warnervale area have been expecting to see the development of the Warnervale Town Centre, Wyong Employment Zone and the Warnervale Train Station,” Cr MacGregor said.

“Ever since the Liberal National State Government cancelled the delivery of the Warnervale Train Station early into their first term, there has been great uncertainty about the future of rail infrastructure in the area, and this has impacted on both commercial and residential development in the area.

“Residents have moved into the area on a promise that these things, particularly the train station, would be delivered for them.

“After nearly ten years of Liberal National rule in NSW, we have an existing station that is crying out for improvement, no new train station, as well as trains that are running slower and stopping less often at Central Coast stations.”

He was successful at the council meeting to get a resolution passed requesting CEO, Gary Murphy, to write to, Andrew Constance, Minister

for Transport, for an update on the State Government’s plans for the Warnervale train station.

Councillors will be briefed on any response to the letter on the future of Warnervale train station and its implication for both the Warnervale town centre and the greater Warnervale region.

MacGregor said a wholistic approach to the planning and delivery of the residential and commercial real estate as well as the associated jobs, services and infrastructure was essential to the success of any suburb.

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He said the Coast had seen decades of Ad Hoc planning and stunted economic investment and growth had continued to fail the region, time and time again.

“After years of stagnation and delay we are starting to finally see movement on the town centre and the Wyong Employment Zone,’’ he said.

“Council and the private sector have been proactive in taking steps to engender developments in these strategic areas.

“However, one last stumbling block for all parties is the issue

of the ‘new’ Warnervale Train Station.

“This is all the more glaring when stations in Liberal party target seats from the 2019 election are receiving upgrades as we speak, while they have left Warnervale to lie in wait, with no publicly known plans for improvements to the station.

He said both Council and local residents needed certainty over the future of the Warnervale train station.

“If the Government has no intention of delivering this essential infrastructure, they

should be upfront with the people of Warnervale and the Central Coast.

“There is nothing that council is doing to hold back the delivery of this station, it is simply a lack of political and economic will from the State Government that has got us into this situation.”

He said locals were forced to use Wyee or Wyong stations rather than their local station, dislocating communities and adding valuable time to workers’ daily commutes, which were already long enough.

“Given the need for economic stimulus and public investment to drive economic growth and recovery through this recession, there is no better time than now for the State Government to get to work on the delivery of a new Warnervale train station to cater to the needs of a hastily growing region, given the town centre and future commercial and industrial growth in the greater Warnervale area.”

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Innovative waste management strategy adopted Central Coast Council has voted to keep the bin schedule as it is while it hopes to reduce waste going into the red bin by going FOGO. Going FOGO means putting about 59 per cent of what now goes in the red bin into the green bin, mostly food scraps and garden waste, or Food Organics and Garden Organics.

Council said its adoption of an innovative waste management strategy has underlined Council’s commitment to being a leader in its approach to reducing waste and recovering resources which would otherwise end up in landfill.

Council adopted its inaugural Waste Resource Management Strategy, including provision to maintain the general waste red bin weekly service for residents, and investigate the introduction of a FOGO service for the Central Coast.

The strategy will drive the region’s push to improve solid waste management and resource recovery for the next decade.

It is the result of extended consultation with the community, industry and other stakeholders, exploring

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attitudes, waste sector expertise, local and global trends and options for creating a circular economy which values the recovery of resources and advocates the prevention of waste.

More than 1,300 residents participated in the initial community consultation phase, with the diversion of waste away from landfill emerging as a top priority.

The resulting Strategy has four objectives.

The first is to drive waste avoidance by breaking single use habits, exploring reusable

options and repurposing materials.

The second is to deliver a change in resource recovery and build a circular economy through diverting waste from landfill, and stimulating local demand for recovered materials.

The third is to strengthen “triple bottom line” outcomes as Council partners with other stakeholders such as social enterprises, not-for-profits, community, businesses and all levels of government, regarding waste management and optimising waste facilities and

services.

The fourth objective is to enhance street and open space appeal by creating clean streetscapes, using visual appeal and smart technology to provide waste collection facilities that enhance local settings and make it easier for communities to support recovering resources when possible.

Council’s Unit Manager Waste Services, Andrew Pearce, said the Strategy reflected the Central Coast community’s strong awareness of waste management and its

environmental impact.

“In 2018-19, 59 percent of the Coast’s waste went into landfill, and this Strategy provides the framework for us to significantly reduce that amount and divert waste products into products and resources that can be used again,” Pearce said.

“The Central Coast is already leading the way in innovative waste education and initiatives such as recycled products being incorporated into road construction, mattress recycling and the recent announcement of our

household soft plastics recycling trial.

“This Strategy enables us to continue to explore ways of extracting resources from waste, which can then be used for upcycling, returned to raw materials or used in energy production.”

Mayor Lisa Matthews said the development and adoption of the Waste Resource Management Strategy is a win for the whole Coast community.

“Our community has demonstrated that it is strongly committed to sustainability and managing waste well,” she said.

“We’ve listened to residents, worked with the experts and have already demonstrated a willingness to trial new and innovative approaches to waste recovery and management options,” she said.

“The adoption of this Strategy means that together, we can continue to make the Central Coast a more sustainable place to live and work, and one that is leading the way in reducing our waste footprint.”

Source: Media Release, Sep 14 Central Coast Council

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On 14 September, 2020, Council adopted our Central Coast Waste Resource Strategy.

The vision of the strategy is to “promote the Central Coast as a creative environment for developing a local circular economy that values the recovery of resources and advocates prevention of waste”.

Our Council recognizes the need for meaningful action on climate change. Increasingly, we are experiencing more extreme weather events and more frequently - just as scientists have been predicting.

These have serious economic, social and environmental costs that we can’t ignore.

This is an exciting change - it recognises the importance of preventing waste in the first place and has a focus on a circular economy.

The NSW Government released a “Circular Economy Policy Statement” in February 2019. A circular economy “values resources by keeping products and materials in use for as long as possible”. This will bring major economic, social and environmental benefits and will contribute to job creation.

Importantly, our Council will prioritise moving towards FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics) processing.

This is already in place in 43 Councils around NSW - so we can learn from their experiences. 59% of our kerbside waste is organic, including food waste and other organic waste - so there is an opportunity to reduce the amount of organic waste going to landfill.

Other initiatives in the strategy include: • Education - our community is an important part of the solution • Engaging with large waste generators such as supermarkets and health care industries to minimise waste • Working with local businesses to undertake waste audits so that they can reduce waste (and also save money!)

• Promoting the reuse, repair and repurposing of household items - including a possible “tip shop” • Look at Council’s own operations to reduce waste and improve practices - and support local waste solution providers, where possible • Investigating the idea of a precinct that has recycling and reprocessing facilities.

Council staff have done a great job in developing this strategy and are already leading the way with initiatives such as the use of soft plastics in the construction of roads and smart litter bins.

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On 12 March 2018, Council committed to strong action on Climate Change, joining the Cities Power Partnership (CPP) and developing a Climate Change Policy. The community has demonstrated through consultation that they want Council to show leadership in this area.

Council adopted a Climate Change Policy on 8 July 2019 and this is being implemented. Of course, we need to do more.

We continue to see a lack of leadership at State and Federal levels, by both major parties.

Our young people are speaking up - it is their future that will be most impacted and we need to listen to them.

Friday, 25 September is a Global Day of Action for Climate Change - there will be limited opportunity to come together due to COVID, however, I encourage everybody to use that day to support meaningful action on Climate Change.

Our Community contributing to solutions Many people are doing their part in reducing, reusing and recycling.

There are opportunities to get involved – through community gardens, Men’s Sheds, events such as Clean Up Australia Day, as well as joining other groups that advocate and educate to reduce waste.

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Previously confidential Warnervale Airport Review released Community activists both for and against Warnervale Airport have challenged Central Coast Council decisions at all levels, says a newly public report.

Council has released a redacted version of the previously confidential Warnervale Airport Review (Phase Two) Final Report.

The review was conducted by independent consultants, Morrison Low, who concluded that Council had followed the Local Government Act principles throughout the course of its decision-making processes, including the requirement to include significant projects in their integrated planning and reporting documents to enable community engagement.

“The principles imply that a council may not always be able to accommodate the entire community’s wishes but should act in the best interests of the community as a whole,” the review summarised.

“In following the Act’s requirements, Council has adhered to the principles in accordance with good governance expectations.”

One area where legislation was breached, was the urgent maintenance works at the Airport that were undertaken in 2015, which infringed environmental regulations and ultimately triggered the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996 (WAR Act 1996).

“This is well documented,” the report said.

The Council was fined for the environmental breach but denied it had triggered the WAR Act until it more recently sought legal advice confirming that this breach was likely.

The report said that Council resolutions showed that when it became aware, it took

immediate steps to ensure compliance and the Act is the subject of an ongoing WAR Act review.

“The great majority of the processes surrounding the events are robust and what we would normally expect to find in council internal and public processes of this kind,” the report said.

“Council’s role is to advocate and facilitate the wellbeing and priorities of its community through setting a clear vision and actively delivering aspects of it.

“These issues and debate are driven by passionate individuals who have strong views one way or the other, but ultimately, Council must make democratic decisions in accordance with statutory requirements as it sees fit.

“The Council was faced with an active and assertive campaign from individuals and two groups challenging Council decisions at all levels.”

The Report reviewed a large body of information relating to: the project to establish a regional airport at Kiar Ridge, the development of an Aviation Hub at Central Coast Airport and any activities, including works and development applications lodged by the current Council or the former Wyong Council relating to works at the airport site; and, processes and decision making

relating to the airport and Wyong Employment Zone.

The review concluded that it would be impossible to gain a full understanding of events without a complex and expensive investigation process.

It said that almost all of the key stakeholders in the negotiations and investigations that Council undertook, as well as the decisions pre-2018, were no longer part of Council.

“The specific processes where we could not find sufficient information to complete a robust review are: the land purchase from Terrace Towers; urgent runway maintenance in 2015; and, application of some Council instructions.”

The Morrison Low report concluded that further investigation would be difficult due to gaps in council records dating back to the former Wyong council era.

“If Council chooses to proceed with phase 3, we are of the view that any investigation would be difficult for a number of reasons.”

The review recommended that council, in future, should avoid creating mistrust.

It said it should manage public relations to recognise that individuals communicate differently and create different perceptions, and that Council should use the skills of its

communications team to help ensure that its communications are clear and genuine.

At its August 10 meeting, Council referred the Review to the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee for their consideration at their next meeting in October, and requested the Chief Executive Officer to consider the proactive release of a redacted version of the Review on Council’s website, in line with the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009.

At the same meeting, Council resolved to change the name of the Airport to the Warnervale Aircraft Landing Area (ALA).

In February 2018, Council resolved to release a number of documents relating to the future development of Wyong Employment Zone (WEZ), including the Warnervale Airport.

These documents, and documents subsequently released after third party consultation, are included in this proactive release.

After consulting with the relevant parties and considering the appropriateness of release, the Acting CEO decided on May 25, 2018, not to release two documents at that time.

These were the Deed of Agreement for Lease with AAI and Attachments, and the signed Lease with AAI and Annexures, and these still have

not been released.

Council said that various documents relating to daily movements at the landing strip from July 2019 to current were released earlier in the year along with all the previously released documents, including those that had been available on the previous Wyong Council’s website.

A number of documents relating to the proposed Local Environment Plan for Warnervale, Education and Business Precinct at 30 Jack Grant Ave, are available on the Department of Planning and Environment website.

The latest document is a letter from the Department of Planning and Environment dated May 28, 2018, noting that Council has withdrawn the proposal.

A copy of the redacted Morrison Low Confidential Warnervale Airport Report can be found by searching ‘proactive release’ on Council’s website.

Andrew Smith, from the Central Coast Aero Club (CCAC), which operates from the Warnervale ALA, said It was very disappointing that Council’s actions caused the triggering of the movement cap in the WAR Act. “The CCAC is the only party harmed by that,” Smith said.

“However, it appears that the recent decision of the State Government to repeal that section of the Act, to be followed by repeal of the full Act, assuming that it gets through the Legislative Council, has addressed this issue.

“We have been informed by Council that the cutting of the trees near the approach to the runway will likely be attended to in a ‘matter of weeks’.

“We can only hope that their estimate is correct so that we can soon again enjoy the full length of the runway and enjoy the safety which should be

afforded under normal circumstances to our staff, students, members and visiting pilots.”

Smith said that the internal audit of airport matters essentially highlighted what it knew all along, the community want their airport to remain, they want its permanence strengthened and for it to allow for job creation.

He said 2/3rds of respondents to the invited community submissions favoured growth of the airport, the majority of the rest wanted to retain the airport as is.

Only 10 per cent of respondents thought the Airport was unnecessary.

“These figures essentially match those of the independent Warnervale Airport Restrictions Act review carried out recently,” Smith said.

“There is a clear and unequivocal desire in the community to retain and grow our only aviation asset.

“The CCAC believes that this now puts to bed any residual negativity surrounding the Airport and looks forward to fruitful discussions with Council over how we can work together to strengthen the Airport site and build on its great foundations to create a true Central Coast Community asset.

“Any more retrograde discussions of previous Councils and how they managed the site is simply a colossal waste of Central Coast ratepayer funds and Council staff’s valuable time and energy.

“We now have both the State Government, Council’s own internal audit and the will of the community aligned with a common aim to protect this essential piece of infrastructure as an aviation asset for the future of the central Coast.”

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New amalgamated Council three years on If it weren’t for the advent of the coronavirus pandemic, Central Coast voters would have been headed to the polls on September 12 to elect new councillors, bringing the amalgamated region back in line with the state’s fouryearly election cycle.

Due to COVID-19, the local government elections have now been put back 12 months to September 4, 2021, with the next term of all NSW councillors to be three years to get elections back in sync.

Our councillors therefore have another 12 months to serve but we thought it was timely, on the third anniversary of their election, to ask them to list their top three achievements to date.

Many emphasized that all achievements required the support of the majority of councillors and implementation by staff, while others said it was important to also look at what had been proposed but voted down.

“It is the small things that residents want addressed including fixing potholes, building jetties and boat ramps, skate park and sporting field

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upgrades, signage and the waiving of fees and charges for community groups that matter most,” one councillor said.

Another lamented the lack of credit given to Council for increasing funding for infrastructure, capital works, community space and a more equitable allocation of funds across the local government area.

“We cop a lot of criticism, of course some is justified, some is not, but it is important to recognise that over the last three years there has been significant investment in our local communities, and far more is required into the future,” the councillor said.

Here’s a snapshot of what some Councillors saw as the most significant achievements over the past three years.

Jillian Hogan 1. D irect employment of apprentices and trainees with a pathway to employment with Central Coast Council – previously these were contracted out to group training organisations with no real prospect of employment at the end.

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Richard Mehrtens 1. Approval of the new Umina Mall project, which is expected to commence before the end of the year.

“This has been a decade in the making and it shouldn’t have taken the amount of effort it did to get this $12M investment into our community on track – I am pleased that the community will finally have their local shops back, bigger and better than ever.”

2.

Free Tree Program - Cr Mehrtens says the trees Council provides today are an investment in better communities tomorrow, and are vital in identified urban heat islands like the Peninsula.

3. Town Centre Banners. There

were few issues, Cr Mehrtens says, that were as unpopular as the former Gosford Council’s decision to remove town centre banners from Umina and put the onus back onto community groups to pay for seasonal banners.

“After a lot of pushing and working with staff, I am so pleased that the banners have returned to Gosford and Umina – giving just that little bit more life to our town centres.”

Jeff Sundstrom 1. Securing suitable Domestic Violence leave provisions for council staff.

2.

The re-establishment of community advisory committees bringing the community and council together for the benefit of residents and local businesses.

3. Helping a young family with a nasty water inundation issue that resulted from a

1.

Abandoning the Gosford cultural precinct “One of my most significant contributions has saved our Ratepayers millions of dollars through the numerous Motions and Rescission Motions I have tabled calling on this Council to abandon its $171M delusional Gosford Arthouse/Library fiasco,” Cr Best told us.

2.

Cr Best says his second most noteworthy contribution is in relation to the now historic tabling of five Rescission Motions around Council tearing up multi-million dollar Airport Hub Contracts, paying damages and refusing to provide ratepayers formal consultation of the $450,000 Airport Master Plan.

3. Imploring Council to take a more disciplined and responsible approach to overall finances, highlighting how the Council’s operating surplus had disappeared over the last three years.

Rebecca Gale 1.

Getting through priority Gosford East Ward play spaces – Shaun Brinklow Park all-inclusive upgrade in Copacabana $270,000 and Shelly Beach Road Park in Empire Bay $350,000 (the State Government contributed $150,000).

2.

The Memorandum of Understanding between Council and the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Council to improve the relationship between the two bodies, and the lives of Aboriginal people living on the Central Coast.

3. Protection of our waterways, via numerous motions put forward to protect public and private assets and the environment, including a 2018 motion directing the operational team to submit compliant applications for coastal and estuary grants in erosion hotspots.

“Well and truly before our recent Wamberal and The Entrance erosion catastrophe, my motions to dredge Ettalong and match the State Government’s ‘Rescue Our Waterways’ grant and purchase our own dredge were strongly supported by the public and business owners.”

Kyle MacGregor 1. Opposing the (Warnervale) Airport masterplan to turn the landing area into a type 2 jet airport at an estimated cost of over $400M.

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“This masterplan was not in the community best interest, would have diverted hundreds of millions of dollars away from capital works and infrastructure, did not have State Government approval and did not comply with state legislation, had no ability to compete with Newcastle or Sydney airports, would have taken years to progress and was little more than a pipe dream.”

2. A pproval of theTuggerawong pathway and the larger pathway loop around the Tuggerah Lakes for not only local recreation but for regional tourism.

3. The“Buy Local”procurement policy and campaign which provides local content quotas and loading for local businesses to work with Council.

“This ties in nicely with my first resolution on this council to adopt a 15 per cent apprenticeship quota for council projects.”

Louise Greenaway 1. Consistently representing the community. “Councillors

are a voice for the community but, to be an effective voice, we firstly need to have an ear to the community and listen to what residents are saying.

Cr Greenaway is a regular participant at meetings at community centres, schools, clubs and other events and says these events are great opportunities to listen to residents; to hear their vision as well as their concerns.

She was also proud of having a 100 per cent attendance record at formal Meetings of Council.

2. Consistently delivering projects.

“One of my first successful motions in Council was to open the Hely St car-park to the public – I still enjoy seeing that open boom-gate which enables residents and businesses to benefit from improved parking.”

3.

Consistently committed to the future – in particular, Cr Greenaway pointed to her role on Water Management Committee which liaises

directly with staff about water security including the Mardi to Warnervale Pipeline and Mangrove Creek Dam. Jane Smith 1.

Leadership and Action on Climate Change.

On March 12, 2018, Cr Smith moved a Mayoral Minute that committed Council to strong action on Climate Change, joining the Cities Power Partnership (CPP) and developing a Climate Change Policy.

“The community has demonstrated through consultation that they want Council to show leadership in this area.”

2. Establishment of Advisory Committees to provide transparency, accountability and greater involvement community and stakeholders in the work of Council – these included (among others) the Mangrove Mountain and Spencer Advisory Committee and the Coastal Open Space System (COSS) Committee.

3.

Review of Community Facilities – a motion moved

by Cr Smith in September, 2018, led to a review of how Council manages and interacts with community organisations with regards to the region’s Community Facilities and culminated in August this year with a final “Facilities Leasing and Licensing Policy”.

Jilly Pilon 1. Applying for grants, including to ensure Council has designated staff to apply and obtain Government Grants as a major source of income for our infrastructure and community support.

2.

Waterways care, including representing the community on the deterioration and silting up of the Ettalong Channel and The Tuggerah Lakes.

“I have always said that Council needs to take ownership, responsibility and action to fix the channels and keep them open … as a Councillor I have advocated to both the State and Federal

Governments seeking funding and managed to secure $4.7M for the Tuggerah Lakes as part of the 2019 Federal Election.”

3. Support for the Central Coast Aviation hub.

Doug Vincent 1. Carters Road improvements 2. Shared pathway improvements in the north 3. Process and approvals for increased community weed/ wrack removal from the Tuggerah Lakes System.

Bruce McLachlan 1. Anti-litter initiatives.

“Prior to election, I had been an anti - litter campaigner, and my first initiative was the introduction of a new Central Coast Litter policy, which brings renewed focus to this ongoing issue of litter trashing our beaches and reserves and plastics entering our waterways.”

2.

Changing the debate. Cr McLachlan says his motion “Flood risk Rising” which highlighted previous inactions on the Lakes issue, and resulted in

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bringing angry flood victims to the Council Chamber calling for action, has significantly changed the debate on storm events and trigger points for opening the channel.

“My Geo textile bag Notice of Motion [also] changed the narrative from “no break wall,” to “what alternatives” of intervention can be looked at,” Cr McLachlan said in relation to the response to coastal erosion in Nth Entrance and Wamberal.

3. Social media campaigns – Cr McLachlan said his often outspoken, social media awareness campaigns, highlighting the crippling, divisive, party politics and its negative impact on the Council’s performance, as his most successful contribution to date.

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The following are responses to this review

Community Environment Network is concerned over the environment It is called the Central Coast, not the Concrete Coast, says the Community Environment Network (CEN), which says that it has had significant concerns about the environmental track record of Central Coast Council during the councillors’ first three years of operation.

The network’s CEO, Sam Willis, said the positives have included the early research conducted by the new Council to inform the first Community Strategic Plan.

“This was excellent and thorough community

consultation.

“It confirmed that most people who live on the Central Coast place a high level of value on our region’s natural environment, our beaches, our bushland, our lakes and valleys,” Willis said.

“The Central Coast community wants to see these assets protected, not exploited, or lost.”

She said page four of the community strategic plan included a strong and hopeful sustainability statement.

“The Green theme in the plan had two focus areas: ‘environmental resources for

the future’; and, ‘cherished and natural beauty’,” she said.

But it was CEN’s opinion that protecting the Central Coast’s cherished and natural beauty has, thus far, been a weakness of the Central Coast Council and that the NSW Government must take some responsibility for Council’s failings in this area.

“Approval of the Wallarah II coal mine, the building of the inter-city rail maintenance facility on environmentally sensitive, flood-prone land, the destruction of Lisarow wetlands for road expansion and using State Environmental Planning Policies to cut

Councillors out of development decisions, are but a few examples of the NSW Government’s environmental vandalism on the Central Coast since sacking our Councils and replacing them with a megaCouncil,” she said.

The former Wyong and Gosford Councils were merged to form Central Coast Council in 2016, and for the first year, the new council was run by an administrator before elections were held in September 2017.

The councillors were due to face re-election this weekend until the pandemic hit and all NSW elections were postponed for one year.

“Central Coast Council’s lack of transparency and accountability, including to our elected representatives who have been stripped of most of their planning powers, make it difficult for CEN to assess the full extent of the environmental damage now in play across the region,” Willis said.

“The rolling out of State Environmental Planning Policies to take power away from the local community and the desperate under funding of programs such as the Coastal Zone Management Programs may have significant and irreversible environmental consequences for the future.

“Our bush, our lakes, our beaches and all the endangered species who call them home, will be placed under substantial strain as the region’s population increases and more and more pressure is placed on Central Coast Council to give in to developers and politicians.

“The community told Council that it did not want to live on the Concrete Coast, but so far, Council has not listened,” she said.

Source: Press Statement, Sep 9 Community Environment Network

Transparency, balance and access have been compromised Transparency, balance and access have been compromised since the Gosford and Wyong Councils were amalgamated to become the Central Coast Council, according to Gary Chestnut, spokesperson for the Central Coast Community Better Planning Group.

“What has happened to the “local” in local government?”

Chestnut said.

“Both the general community and our elected Councillors have been disenfranchised since the old Councils were sacked, spent 18 months in administration, and then turned into a mega-Council.

“Our elected Councillors have far less power to determine significant developments or

influence the future growth of this region even though we were promised more bargaining power through amalgamation.

“Council, by its actions, is providing preferential treatment to developer lobby groups,” Chestnut said.

It is understood that Council staff regular attend the monthly meetings of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA).

According to the UDIA website, this organisation was officially established in 1963 in NSW and has grown to become the leading industry body representing the interests of the NSW property development sector.

“If Council chooses to meet monthly with an organisation that promotes the interests of developers, why isn’t the same

courtesy extended to other organisations?”

Chestnut asked.

“In our experience, Council has become much less accessible to the community since amalgamation.

“Pre-COVID, the accessibility of the community to Council meetings was reduced significantly when meetings were moved to Wyong.

“The travel distances and lack of transport were huge disincentives for at least half the community to engage with its elected Council.

“The inability of the community to directly contact staff has a very negative effect on the community’s connection with Council.

“Everything is mediated by a call centre.

“There is no longer personal contact with relevant staff.”

He said this has created a bunker mentality.

“The lack of geographic connection of staff to an area has a very negative effect on community engagement,” Chestnut said.

“It is impossible for staff to understand every community on the Coast, yet they are often expected to, under the Council’s current structure.

“This lack of connection has led to the community perceiving Council’s responsiveness to compliance issues as very poor.”

He said Council’s compliance functions have been starved of resources since amalgamation.

“This mitigates against a civil society and empowers

opportunists to exploit public resources for private profit.

“Current examples include growing encroachment onto public open space, unlawful developments and unauthorised activities such as illegal tree removal and the construction of illegal trails through environmentally sensitive community land,” he said.

Councils web site provides poor access to Council’s policies and resources, according to the Community Better Planning Network.

The group believes that the search facilities are limited and don’t easily locate key Council documents.

“This limits community engagement,” Chestnut said.

“Community accessibility to

some Council services is very poor.

“For example, few community groups can afford to use the Wyong Art House with the current fees and conditions.

“Not being able to use volunteers at this Centre also limits community access to this excellent resource.

“Although Council’s track record is questionable, it is important to acknowledge the dedication of Council staff and the services it provides.

“For example, its Library Service, which despite minimal resources, continues to provide an excellent service throughout the region.”

Source: Press Statement, Sep 9 Central Coast Community Better Planning Group

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FROM THE MAYOR

DELIVERING ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

I was proud to announce last week a fantastic soft plastics recycling initiative Central Coast Council is leading the way in, and the interest from our community has been phenomenal.

Central Coast Council is the only council in Australia who is currently trialling a soft plastics recycling initiative.

In partnership with Curby, IQ Review and Nestlé, Council will be providing up to 2,000 households with the opportunity to take part in this great concept. Together we can minimise the amount of waste diverted to landfill and its impact on the environment.

For households participating as part of the pilot, a welcome pack will be posted out which includes the soft yellow Curby bags, Curby tags and an information letter, then it is a simple three step process: 1. Place your clean soft plastics such as cling wrap, chocolate wraps, biscuit wraps etc into the yellow curby bag until full, 2. Place the Curby tag to the bag, 3. Place the filled bag into the yellow lid recycle bin for collection If successful, Council will be looking to roll out this program across the Central Coast region.

If you would like to get involved, please visit curbythebilby.com.au and sign up by September 30.

We are continually investing in infrastructure to meet the diverse needs of our community now and into the future.

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Council meetings are held twice each month. Full details: centralcost.nsw.gov.au/meetings. Meetings are livestreamed at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ meeting-support

Delivering roads with $70M funding

Our community identified a number of priority road projects which have been our focus. We have now delivered eight projects with a further 16 to be delivered across 28 suburbs this financial year using the Federal Government’s Central Coast Roads Package.

Projects delivered: • Mutu Street Upgrade, Woy Woy • Cresthaven Avenue Renewal, Bateau Bay • Bayview Avenue Renewal, The Entrance • Kerry Crescent Renewal, Berkeley Vale • Maidens Brush Road Renewal, Wyoming • Shirley Street Renewal, Ourimbah • Sturt Street Renewal, Killarney Vale • Springfield Road Renewal, Springfield Projects planned: • Del Monte Place Upgrade, Copacabana* • Ridgway Road Upgrade, Avoca Beach* • Glenrock Parade Upgrade, Tascott • St Huberts Island Bridge Upgrade • Everglades Catchment Drainage Upgrade, Umina Beach* • Gem Road Upgrade, Pearl Beach • Racecourse Road Renewal, West Gosford • Tuggerawong Road Renewal, Tuggerawong • Woodbury Park Drive Renewal, Mardi • Craigie Avenue Renewal, Kanwal • Fravent Street Renewal, Toukley • Richardson Road Renewal, San Remo • Oleander Street Renewal, Noraville • Hibbard Street Renewal, Canton Beach • Albert Warner Drive Renewal, Warnervale • The Corso Renewal, Gorokan *Project will continue into subsequent years See all projects, search ‘road projects’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

A place to connect, create and collaborate

The vision for the first Regional Library for the Central Coast is being realised with designs now revealed.

The Gosford Regional Library will have space to connect, learn and do business with Council.

A space for our kids to find a love of literacy through interaction and play. A flexible function space for special occasions and larger audiences, with breakout spaces on every level for private and collaborative learning or just to relax and take in the views of the city. It will have a smart work hub for those who want a great place to work without the commute plus dedicated meeting rooms, recording studios and an exhibition space.

We will keep you updated at every step of the way, with completion expected by October 2023.

Search ‘library’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

Water infrastructure for the future

The quality and responsible use of water across the Central Coast remains firmly on our agenda, with continued investment in major infrastructure projects that contribute to water security.

Water security capital works projects: • Mardi to Warnervale Pipeline ($61M) • Mardi Water Treatment Plant Stage 3 Upgrade ($25M) • Mooney Dam Water Pump Station Upgrade ($4.4M) Drought management projects: • System wide leak detection program • Woy Woy Ground Water Treatment Plant recommissioning • Drought Response Desalination Readiness Assessment • Recycled Water Scheme Review and Refurbishment See all projects, search ‘water projects’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

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Community Bulletin - COVID-19 Information YOUR CHILDREN Stories tap into kids’ concerns

Young children often don’t have the language or emotional capacity to voice their anxiety or express fears about the natural disasters which may be happening around them.

Council has recorded a special online storytime series to help parents and carers tap into youngsters’ fears and concerns about COVID and the other environmental crises we’ve experienced in the past year.

Following the adventures of “Birdie” and her friends, the Growing Together Through Natural Disasters series has been filmed for Council’s popular Coast Connect YouTube channel. It explores four recent natural crises: • COVID • flood • extreme heat.

• fire

Working with puppets and play, the stories are presented by an environmental educator who helps Birdie and her friends “talk” about their worries and concerns.

Share the videos with the pre-schoolers and early primary school youngsters in your life by searching “Birdie” at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ youtube

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Clean-up kits for share vehicles

Taxies, Uber, hire vehicles and community transport vehicle drivers can now access a cleanup kit to help keep them and their passengers stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NSW Government is providing one kit per vehicle. Each kit contains gloves, saline eye wash, antiseptic swabs, soap and first-aid hand towels in a resealable plastic bag.

The kits are in addition to the recent opening of a sanitisation station at West Gosford for all point-to-point vehicles which also include ambulance, police and HealthShare vehicles.

The sanitisation station provides a free clean once each day, focusing on high-touch areas such as door handles, seatbelts and payment equipment.

The kit should be used by drivers to spot clean after potential transmission incidents such as a passenger coughing or sneezing.

To order a kit, visit pointtopoint.nsw.gov.au/ sanitisation-stations or the sanitisation station at 7 Merinee Rd, West Gosford. Operating hours: 7am-7pm Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm Saturdays.

What’s your COVID Safe Plan?

At late August, almost 2,200 Central Coast businesses had registered as COVID Safe businesses under the NSW Government’s business safety program.

Registration as a COVID Safe business is mandatory for gyms, hospitality venues, places of worship, funeral homes and crematoria. It is optional but highly recommended for other types of businesses and organisations.

All businesses must complete a COVID-19 Safety Plan to help protect staff, customers and visitors. Industry-specific templates are available which provide advice on hygiene and safety, physical distancing, recording customer contact details and staff wellbeing.

Businesses who register as a COVID Safe business receive COVID Safe resources for display, along with reports on how their customers rate the business’ COVID Safe practices.

Authorised officers are inspecting businesses to check compliance with Safety Plans and can issue on-the-spot fines, with penalties ranging up to $55,000.

For more information, visit nsw.gov.au/ covid-19/covid-safe-businesses

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Land owner wins appeal but still has more court battles left

Central Coast Council and a Warnervale land owner face a third round in the Land and Environment Court over a development application to clear land at 130-134 Sparks Rd. At the same time, the land is subject to a Supreme Court action.

The land owner won an appeal in the Land and Environment Court in July, which means the matter will go back for another adjudication some time in the future.

The court case was started in 2018 after council agreed in 2017 to rezone some land, but refused to allow the land to be cleared.

Pastoral Investment Land and Loan Pty Ltd had put in a development application to council to subdivide two existing lots.

Pastoral wanted to change boundaries to create two new lots that would align with the boundaries of the two zones applying to the site, one being Industrial and the other being Environmental Conservation.

The company then wanted to clear native vegetation over that part of the site zoned Industrial and had a proposal for a landscape supply business and self-storage units on that part of the site.

Council agreed to the first part, to moving the boundaries, but it did not allow the clearing of native vegetation or any land use.

Council’s consent, on August 7, 2018, stated that there was to be no clearing of native vegetation nor was there any physical works or land use included.

Council said any future development would require further development applications that would include details for water, sewer, vehicle

access, stormwater management and electricity.

Pastoral appealed to the Land and Environment Court on 5 November, 2018, seeking permission to clear the land.

Three days were set aside in March for the hearing.

The case started with a visit to the Warnervale site.

“The Senior Commissioner, the parties’ legal representatives and the parties’ experts, including ecologists, observed the boundaries of the site, the areas to be cleared of native vegetation, the different ecological areas and habitats within the site, the buffer zones proposed and the access points for construction vehicles,” the judgement states.

The hearing resumed in Court at the Land and Environment Court in Sydney later that same day and Pastoral asked for an adjournment.

It realised that it had failed to include an assessment on whether the proposed clearing of native vegetation was likely to significantly affect identified threatened species of fauna, in

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Rather than allow the adjournment to give the company time to do the assessment, the court dismissed the case on a point of law.

Pastoral appealed.

The appeal was heard in June, and a decision was made in July to uphold the appeal.

And so the matter will come before the same commissioner at some time in the future.

It is expected that the ecological issues will be tabled at the next court appearance.

But meanwhile, the site is also set for a Supreme Court hearing.

The former Wyong Council entered into a deed of agreement with the landowner in 2006 which would have seen the majority of the site, the land zoned environmental, given to the Council.

In essence, the Deed sought the dedication of all environmental conservation land to Council, once part of the site was zoned to industrial.

The area identified for conservation is about 21ha, while the area identified for development is about 3ha.

It is understood that in October, 2018, Central Coast Council commenced action in the Supreme Court to enforce the Deed.

Council did not answer Chronicle enquiries, but it is understood that if Council loses the Supreme Court action, it is unlikely to get the 21ha at no cost.

The landowner would have the option of the land value being assessed, including any potential environmental credit value.

Chris Smith, who is a senior town planner at local consulting firm, ADW Johnson, which wrote the Statement of Environmental Effects for the subdivision, said the small portion of land was identified by the former Wyong Council and the State Government as suitable for industrial/ employment land.

“Yet, to unlock it, it must be battled out in Court,” he said.

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“Since 2008, Council has failed to deliver biodiversity certainty and failed to deliver critical lead-in infrastructure to get the Wyong Economic Zone (WEZ), this region’s greatest employment precinct, going.”

He said NorthConnex was about to open and the Coast would be caught flat-footed.

“Surely the dollars spent on lawyers and court to date could have been far better spent on replanting food source trees and habitat boxes,” he said.

Smith said that in the late 90s early 2000‘s, a decision was made to create the Wyong Employment Zone, and during the early 2000’s, Council commenced the rezoning process but failed to complete.

In 2006, the State Government stepped in and deemed the area a State Significant Site and completed the rezoning in 2008.

Circa 2006, a deal was struck for the rezoning and dedication

of land.

“Fast forward 10 years later, and the landowner wants to complete this transaction, but before the dedication occurs, he wants the certainty that the land zoned industrial could in fact be cleared for the intended purpose.

“Remember, the balance of 21 ha will not be touched and will be kept as conservation lands,” Smith said.

“During this time, there’ve been at least 3 efforts to biocertify the WEZ, two attempts by council, but all have failed to complete.

“Thousands and thousands of dollars on both sides are now being spent in legal battles to effectively clear 2.8ha of zoned land from a 24ha site.

“How do ratepayers feel about that?”

One ratepayer replied to the comment, first posted on a facebook page.

Former environment writer for the Sydney Morning Herald, and now a Coast resident, Bob Beale, said the bush was finite.

“2.8ha here, 2.4ha there.

8.9ha over there, ten trees here, 500sq m of grassland slashed there, a small cool burn here, a massive hot bushfire there, a 4WD track here, a major powerline easement there,” Beale said.

“On and on and on it goes.

“Human encroachment on “undeveloped” land.

“Death by a thousand cuts.

“Death by 10,000 cuts.

“Death by a million cuts.

“When will we ever learn?

“When will we, at last, start the process of reducing our footprint, of concentrating our impact into fewer places?

“The bush is finite, our plans must be too, or the outcome is obvious, inevitable and grim.”

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Response to shots fired results in discovery of a drug lab A man has been charged and a clandestine laboratory uncovered following a police operation at Ourimbah.

At about 3.45pm on Tuesday, September 8, officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District attended a property on the Pacific Hwy at Ourimbah following reports of shots fired.

Upon arrival, police spoke with a man and located a large number of chemicals and equipment consistent with the manufacture of prohibited drugs, in a shed.

A crime scene was established, and the area was

rendered safe by NSW Fire and Rescue Hazmat crews.

Specialist police from the Drug and Firearms Squad’s Chemical Operations Team attended and examined the property, which is currently in the process of being dismantled.

In a subsequent search of the property, investigators also located cash, a rifle, a replica pistol, ammunition and prohibited drugs.

All items seized will undergo further examination.

A 40-year-old man was arrested and taken to Wyong

Police Station, where he was charged with 10 offences, including possess prohibited drug, possession of equipment for administering prohibited drugs, supply indictable quantity prohibited drug, possess ammunition without licence, possess unauthorised firearm, not keep firearm safely, and goods in custody suspected stolen.

The man was refused bail to appear at Wyong Local Court and investigations are continuing.

Source: Press release, Sep 9 NSW Police Media

Man charged with vandalising several trains at Gosford

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Female motorcyclist dies A motorcyclist has died following a crash at Wyong.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Amy Cl and the Pacific Hwy, Wyong, just before 10am on Monday, September 14, after a motorcycle and Toyota Corolla collided.

The motorcyclist, a 52-year-

old woman, was treated at the scene before being taken to John Hunter Hospital.

However, she died in transit.

The female driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to Wyong Hospital for treatment and mandatory testing.

Officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police Area Command and the Crash Investigation Unit are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.

A report be will be prepared for the Coroner.

Source: Press release, Sep 14 NSW Police Media

Fourth man arrested following shopping centre brawl A man from The Entrance has been charged as investigations continue into alleged acts of graffiti across the NSW public transport network.

In June, officers from the Police Transport Command commenced an investigation into acts of malicious damage at railway stations and trains across the Sydney and Central Coast public transport network.

Following extensive inquiries, officers arrested a 37-year-old man at a correctional facility in

Nowra just after 10.30am on Wednesday, September 9.

He was taken to Nowra Police Station, where he was charged with 11 offences, including: Three counts of go onto or into or remain on or in running lines, three counts of possess graffiti implement with intent to contravene, two counts of destroy or damage property, two counts of face blackened/ disguised with intent to commit

indictable offence and destroy/ damage property intend criminal activity of group.

Police will allege in court that the man vandalised several trains at Penrith Railway Station and Gosford Railway Station on several occasions in June.

He will front Nowra Local Court on Wednesday, November 25 and investigations are continuing.

Source: Press release, Sep 11 NSW Police Media

A fourth man has been arrested following a shopping centre brawl at Tuggerah.

At about 2.35pm on Tuesday, September 1, a group of teenage boys was approached by another group of males, allegedly armed with baseball bats and machetes, outside a shopping centre on Bryant Dve. It’s further alleged that the armed group chased the others, before a brawl occurred between the groups.

It’s unknown if anyone was injured.

Officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District attended shortly after and both groups dispersed.

Six teenage boys were arrested at the time and released pending further inquiries.

Two 18-year-old men and a 16-year-old teenage boy were arrested and charged on Wednesday, September 8.

They remain before the courts.

Following further extensive

inquiries, detectives arrested an 18-year-old man at a home in Charmhaven on Friday, September 11.

He was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with affray and granted conditional bail to appear at Wyong Local Court in October.

Investigations are continuing into the incident and anyone with information which may assist police is urged to come forward.

Source: Press releases, Sep 9-11 NSW Police Media

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Blatant lack of respect Other Regional News - In brief

Coast Community Chronicle focuses on news specifically relating to post code areas 2258, 2259, 2261, 2262, & 2263. Given the arrival of new Central Coast Council, following is a summary of news articles published in the most recent edition of each of our sister Central Coast publications. The full articles

and more, as well as all previously published editions, can be seen on line on our website www.coastcommunitynews.com.au Copies of these other publications may be obtained from our offices in Gosford, by subscription, or from a myriad of locations in the areas covered by each publication.

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REAL INDEPENDENT LOCAL NEWS

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Community welcomes to coronavirus Man and daughter testgroup positive Solar panels to shade carpark shared zone grant

Man and daughter test positive to coronavirus A Woy Woy man and his

a local A daughter, Woy Woy man school and his daughter, Umina Community Group has Solar panels will be used to student, have tested positive a local school student, have tested welcomed the announcement of a provide shade for 103 car parking to coronavirus.

The cases are the first in the positive to coronavirus. $325,000 grant to create shared spaces for shoppers in Woy Woy. area for five months, and bring the total number of cases reported in zone providing pedestrians priority the 2256 postcode area to four.

The man travelled from Woy in The Esplanade between Ocean Woy on trains to and from the Beach Rd and Trafalgar Ave. city on Monday, August 24, and Tuesday, August 25.

He left 6:49am both days, and returned to Woy Woy at 6:54pm on the Monday and at 8:28am on the Tuesday.

His positive test was notified on Wednesday, August 26.

NSW Health issued an alert the following day stating that people who travelled on these trains were regarded as casual contacts and “must monitor for symptoms and get tested immediately if symptoms develop”.

“They must stay in isolation until they have received a negative result.”

A new testing clinic opened at Woy Woy Hospital on Friday, August 28, expected to run from 8:30am to 4pm each day until Sunday, September 6.

That day, NSW Health issued a further alert “strongly advising” people in the area “to refrain from visiting aged care facilities until September 12”.

“Staff are also requested to wear masks when working in these facilities.

“These are precautionary steps to prevent the entry of Covid-19 into this vulnerable setting.”

The Peninsula’s two major aged care providers, Peninsula Villages and Blue Wave Living,

Council to install soap in at least 12 public toilet blocks

Group cleans up for Covid-safe Median DA time is 34 days, says events mayor

Central Coast Council has resolved The Bays Community Group is to install soap dispensers at all of hoping to run some events while its public toilets “where possible”. coronavirus restrictions are still in place, according to group p

The median time for determining development applications on the Central Coast is now 34 days, according mayor Cr Lisa Matthews.

Yesterday afternoon (Sunday, September 14), my husband and I parked in a disabled reserved spot, as we have a permit to do so, at Coles Toukley.

The car park was virtually empty, the markets had finished, but along comes a young red P plate driver.

A male and female hop out.

The driver had parked in a disabled allocated spot, not on just one mapped out area, but

Members of Umina Beach branch of the Country Women’s Association have made trauma teddy bears to the Pt Clare ambulance station to offer children comfort while being treated.

negative test result is received.”

On Monday, August 31, a second confirmed case in Woy Woy was notified.

Member for Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch said in a social media post that evening: “A female teenager, the daughter of the man who tested positive last week, has now contracted the virus.

“She took a Covid-19 test last week which produced a negative result.

testing a second time, which came back positive.”

On Wednesday, September 2, Mr Crouch wrote: “I can confirm that the teenage female, who tested positive after her dad tested positive, is a student of the Umina campus of Brisbane Water Secondary College.

“Thankfully, the student was self-isolating for all times she was infectious.

“This means there is no

The Central Coast Local Planning Panel has approved an 11-room boarding house and caretaker’s residence at Umina Beach saying it provided for housing choice and was of public benefit and in the

I just had council out to fix a drainage problem that I had, and what a nice bunch of fellas they are.

They took every care with the plants and trees that I have, were open to listening to what I had to say, gave me their professional advice and experience, and fixed it.

They did a great job and cleaned up as neat as could be,

Central Coast Council has approved the establishment of a hardware supply store at 32 Ocean SOURCE: Beach Rd, Woy Woy.

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

Community group welcomes shared zone grant

Solar panels to shade carpark

Umina Community Group has welcomed the announcement of a $325,000 grant to create shared zone providing pedestrians priority in The Esplanade between Ocean Beach Rd and Trafalgar Ave.

the primary school and the Umina for better pedestrian access and Solar panels will be used to Recreational Precinct.” upgrades to amenities.

Mr Winch said Central Coast “Earlier this year, I called on our provide shade for 103 car Council had been supportive of the community to send in their ideas parking spaces for shoppers upgrade and worked closely with for improvements and activations. in Woy Woy. Deepwater Plaza centre Transport for NSW and the State “It was great to read so many Government to acquire approvals different projects to make the manager Ms Marcelle Proper said that the canopy would comprise and receive additional funding REAL to Peninsula an even betterWEEKLY place toNEWS INDEPENDENT LOCAL 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 Community Group director Mr complete the work.

680 solar photovoltaic panels in live,” Ms Tesch said.

Tony Winch said he was pleased “The project is a terrific example She said the upgrades provided the “Coles carpark”, generating with the planned upgrades. of community, Council and the refreshed and useable pathways about 340MWh of electricity per Coast newsandspecifically relating to post code areas “Many in Community the community use News State focuses Government on working promoted active and healthy annum.

The Esplanade on a daily basis, together to target areas that living for all members of the It would reduce the shopping from walkers and runners to riders. will directly improve life on the community. centre’s use of grid-purchased “The upgrade will provide Peninsula,” Mr Winch said.

SOURCE: electricity as well as the associated them with a much safer and more Media statement, 26 Aug 2020 carbon emissions.

Member for Gosford Ms Tony Winch, Umina pleasant pathway,” Mr Winch said. Liesl Tesch said the community “Our car park solar project at Community Group “This is especially true for the had helped with ideas for Deepwater Plaza will enhance Media release, 20 Aug 2020 children and families heading to improvements, with many asking the amenity for our shoppers Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford

Calls for return of Junkastic Park recycling centre

Spring fever

through shaded car parking and supply the centre with renewable energy, supporting the centre’s sustainability goals,” Ms Proper said.

She said that the work would include resurfacing and line ISSUE 259 marking, as well as improved pedestrian access at the Coles entrance to the shopping centre.

Access2251 to Deepwater 2250, & 2260Plaza from the car park would remain open for shoppers throughout the project which is expected to be completed in mid-November.

News

Woy Woy Road upgrades aSOURCE: step Media Release, 24 Aug 2020 closer Marcelle Proper, Deepwater Plaza

The Central Coast is set to rival The woman who helped Upgrades to four traffic choke THIS ISSUE contains 54 articles - Read more news items for this issue at www.peninsulanews.info Sydney’s CBD, with tourism in the establish and run the Junkastic points in Woy Woy and Blackwall 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 Central Coast Marine area recording an all-time high for Park recycling centre adjacent are a step closerThe with the release Discovery Centre at Terrigal is setthe to reopen soon to the June and July to Kincumber tip in the 1990s is on September 4 of Community public, sporting a $1M calling for its return with the future Consultation Summary facelift. Report. of the waste management facility See page 7

Spring fever

Residents encouraged to access EAPA scheme to assist with energy bills Final approval for the large Central Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, Coast Quarter development at is encouraging Coast residents to the southern end of Mann St, access energy rebates available Gosford, has been granted by the through the Energy Accounts Department of Planning.

Payment Assistance (EAPA) The Central Coast is set to rival Sydney’sscheme and the Seniors Energy

Out&About Attention turns to longterm solution for Wamberal beachfront With emergency works to mitigate coastal erosion at Wamberal beach now complete, the focus is switching to a long-term Sculptor Pete problem, Rush has solution for the ongoing paid tribute to local Author, with a range ofNina options under Angelo, by creating a

Marine Discovery Centre gets 15m telecom tower in Narara Continued page 25 $1M facelift approved

Curby inspires households to See page 17 join soft plastics recycling trial

Central Coast Quarter gains final approval

CBD, with tourism in the area recording an all-time high for June and July.

The Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre at Terrigal is set to reopen soon to the public, sporting a $1M facelift.

Madeline Stratford at The Pecan Lady

Central Coast Council has approved the installation of a new mobile telecommunications facility on Narara Valley Dr at Narara.

What on earth are they thinking?

A waste recycling facility to crush 99,000 tonnes of concrete, bricks, tiles etc, per year, operating six days per week, just up the road from an expanding residential area in Warnervale, near schools, and butts up against Porters Creek Wetland?

So, the company will monitor

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Calls for return of Junkastic Park recycling centre

Junkastic Park recycling centre adjacent to Kincumber tip in the 1990s is calling for its return with the future of the waste management facility up in the air.

three years.

A change of management and resultant OH&S issues saw the centre closed in the late ‘90s.

In its heyday, Junkastic Park carried a huge range of second-

FORUM so thank you Central Coast Council.

I’d put council roughly into that category of helpers, along with teachers and nurses.

People with a sense of obligation to the community.

I’ve found that with all of the council people that I’ve met

FORUM dust and deploy sprinklers to create mud slurry, but where is it to go?

Porters Creek Wetlands is right there.

Northerly winds will carry any dust to Watanobbi, and westerlies into Warnervale and Woongarrah.

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sculpture in Cockrane Lagoon near Macmasters Beach.

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year.

I too am on a pension and I am grateful.

Consider yourself lucky.

Email, Sep 6 Peter Killen, Kanwal

people to recycle, reuse and re- grow the star of summer salads bowls – the tomato. create.”

Waddington is calling on See page 32 fellow residents to lobby councillors ahead of the next Council meeting on September 14, when Councillor Jeff

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over the years.

They’re people minded, respectful.

I’m not talking about the few shonky councillors who are the developer’s pawns, I’m talking about the men and women who work for our community on the Central Coast.

Email, Sep 11 Terry Carlan, Summerland Point

*Australian Bureau of Statistics (2013).

Surely there are more suitable, more remote and less environmentally devastating locations like Buttonderry, for example.

Who dreams up these ideas?

And 15 jobs on a 40ha site is hardly a game-changer in the Employment Zone.

Email, Sep 9 Geoff Robertson, The Entrance

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Waste recycling facility is too close to everything

community.

“No students or teachers from this school are considered at-risk.

“Both the student and her dad are experiencing only mild symptoms and are doing well,” he said.

Website, 27-29 Aug 2020 Health alerts, NSW Health Social media, 31 Aug 2020-2 Sep 2020 Adam Crouch, Member for Terrigal

dead centre taking up two marked areas.

I pointed out to them that the car park was empty and they did not display a disabled parking permit.

The young chap replied, “the disabled is in the back seat.”

That of course was a lie, and then the abuse from the young, barely dressed female started.

If she had managed to keep a

Bouquet for council workers

The coronavirus testing clinic at Woy Woy hospital last week CWA members make trauma Panel approves boarding house Hardware supply store approved responded to the alert, with advice August 4 and 18 to get tested “However, she re-developed need to close the school or any teddies of their restrictions on visits to‘inforthe public interest’ with fornoise Covid-19 and isolate until a symptoms and presented other conditions facilities or shops in our

their facilities.

On Saturday, August 29, NSW Health issued a further alert: “NSW Health is investigating whether the CBD cluster originated in the City Tattersalls Club and then spread to workplaces in the city and to households across Sydney and the Central Coast.

“To assist in identifying undiagnosed earlier Covid cases, NSW Health is asking anyone who attended the Club between

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nice figure she would have had herself dressed in fashionable clothing, but as it was, this young female displayed herself when she entered Coles, she pulled her very skimpy shorts down.

She didn’t shock us.

We felt sorry for her.

Her gesture and ignorance regarding disabled parking displayed her lack of breeding.

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Nine gardens open for public viewing Debbie and Tom Major with their strawberry patch

Nine of the north’s most lush gardens are set to open for public viewing as part of the 2020 Wyong District Garden Competition.

With judging currently underway, the nine gardens in question are all being considered for major prizes in this year’s competition.

Ranging from the colourful to the culinary, the gardens will open from 9am to 4pm on September 20, with locals encouraged to take this opportunity to inspect the work of the north’s most avid greenthumbs while they can.

With this year’s major prizes and grand champion to be confirmed the day prior, Competition Committee President, Bill Kuilder, said that there was a garden to appeal to all tastes and interests.

“Despite the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented for this year’s competition, the committee is thrilled with how things have worked out.

“We are particularly excited about the number of new entries that we have seen this

year, many of which have been excellent, and while we may be unable to proceed with our usual awards ceremony, we are still very pleased to see so much interest in the competition,” Kuilder said.

Stand out entries on this year’s open gardens list for Kuilder include The Entrance Surf Club garden and the Lions’ Memorial Garden at The Entrance North.

“Both of these are great examples of community gardens, but for me the surf club’s garden is particularly thrilling.

“It adjoins the stairways on either side of the club heading down to the beach and is really a hidden gem.

“You can’t tell it’s there from the street, so it just hits you as you walk down the stairs,” Kuilder said.

Another entry on the list belongs to Buff Point’s Tom and Debbie Major.

Competition veterans, they took out the culinary category in last year’s competition and are hoping for a repeat result this year.

Like many greenthumbs,

their passion for gardening started with a bit of planting.

“It was about six years ago that we got started.

“We’d just gotten a new colourbond fence that we hated, so we thought we’d get a garden going to brighten up the place.

“It started with a few veggies and we’ve just kept going ever since,” Tom explained.

The Major’s garden now contains over 30 types of fruiting trees and bushes and they’ve got enough vegetables, herbs and spices growing to rival a produce section at your local supermarket.

The couple’s garden is also littered with sculptural pieces or “odds and sods” as Tom calls them, giving it a bit of character.

Aside from your staple fruit and veg their garden also features a handful of subtropicals including a mature Black Sapote tree better known as the chocolate pudding fruit for its chocolate tasting fruits and an ice cream bean tree.

One of Debbie’s favourites,

the ice cream bean tree is notable for the fluffy white pulp that encases the beans it produces.

As the name suggests, the pulp tastes just like vanilla ice cream and is utilized for all manner of things in its native South America.

With this their fourth year in the competition but their first time on the open garden circuit the Major’s are excited to welcome some curious greenies into their garden come Sunday.

“We hope lots of people come round to see our garden,” Tom said.

This year’s open gardens are: 17 McDonagh Rd, Wyong; 9 Eric Malouf Cl, Tumbi Umbi; 13 Lakeway Dve, Lake Munmorah; The Entrance Surf Club, 42 Marine Pde, The Entrance; Lions Memorial Garden, Terilbah Reserve, The Entrance North; 1/8 Terilbah Pl, The Entrance North; 5 Canberry Cl, Buff Point; 23 Henry St, Chittaway Point; 778 Yarramalong Rd, Wyong Creek.

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15 beaches patrolled from September 26

The red and yellow flags are to go up at the region’s 15 patrolled beaches from September 26.

Central Coast Council is getting in early with new measures and messaging related to COVID-safe behaviour and requirements for rock fishers.

Acting Council Director Connected Communities, Phil Cantillon, said it is vital that community members and

tourists follow simple safety steps while enjoying quality time on the region’s spectacular beaches.

“Our lifesavers and lifeguards do an incredible job keeping us safe across beach season, but we also need to do our bit,” Cantillon said.

“Heading to the beach means relaxing, recharging, keeping fit and active, and it also means switching on a beach safety mind-set.

“Beach safety practices that we always need to follow stand true, like only swimming at patrolled beaches and always swimming between the flags, but this season, COVID-safe behaviour at the beach is also incredibly important.

“Many of our beaches are extremely popular and crowd management measures may be in place to keep our community and visitors safe.

“We’ll be making regular

COVID-safe reminder announcements over the loudspeakers at our patrolled sites and NSW Police will also be regularly monitoring beaches.

“Should it be necessary to close any Central Coast beaches this season, clear signage will be displayed.

“Council has also introduced a requirement that anyone engaging in rock fishing must wear a life jacket.

“This requirement also

extends to anyone who accompanies someone who is rock fishing.

“We are installing signs at various locations that clearly outline what is required for anyone engaging in rock fishing on the Coast.”

Council’s Lifeguards patrol beaches from Monday to Friday and Surf Life Saving volunteers are on duty on weekends and public holidays.

During non-peak times such

as from September 26-December 17, patrols will be in place between 9am and 5pm.

Patrols continue for an extra hour, to 6pm, during peak holiday period, December 18-January 29, with Terrigal, Avoca and Umina beach patrols also starting an hour earlier, at 8am.

Source: Press release, Sep 8 Central Coast Council Media

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Councillors debate Toukley’s ugly “ghetto” areas The entry into Toukley, with its ugly “ghetto” areas, was the target of a long debate at Central Coast Council’s September 14 meeting.

The Council eventually decided to write to the State Government to ask them to improve the look of the sites colloquially known as the Toukley Taj Mahal, the RMS Shanty Town, the old Toukley bridge and the abandoned and dilapidated Gorokan Fish CoOp. But as Cr Louise Greenaway pointed out, the former Wyong Council and Cr Greg Best, 14 years ago, first tried to get the area cleaned up so she was skeptical that this request would work.

Cr Best was not at the meeting to talk to his motion, which was deferred from the August 24 meeting.

Cr Bruce McLachlan introduced the motion instead.

He acknowledged that Council didn’t own the sites but

he thought that Council should be proactive.

Cr Hogan took him to task for denigrating the place with the motion that called the place a shanty town.

She suggested that perhaps Crs Best and McLachlan could muck in and help clean up the area.

Cr Holstein congratulated Cr Hogan on her comments but said he would support the motion as he was sympathetic about the problem.

A similar issue was hopefully being addressed with a property at North Gosford, he said.

Cr Doug Vincent reworded the motion, softening the wording and requesting, rather than demanding, that State Government Departments clean up their sites.

A member of the Toukley Action Group had addressed the public forum before the August 24 meeting.

Kathleen Watson said that she was a resident and a

homeowner of the area and asked councillors what on earth they were doing to “this lovely part of the Central Coast”.

She said the gateway into Toukley was so disgraceful it looked like people were entering a ghetto.

“You think that by giving us a lovely park in which children play right next to this dangerous site, with the Vietnam park on the other side, is good enough for the people of Toukley and its visitors?” she said.

“It isn’t good enough and how dare you all subject us to this exposure.

“It is an accident waiting to happen.

“Don’t make the same mistakes as previously happened in Wamberal, ignoring the plight of residential houses falling into the sea, promising to do something for them for years.

“Act now,” she said.

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Senior Citizens’ Club to reconvene under a new banner

The Long Jetty Over 50’s Club for Leisure and Learning

It’s been closed since March, but now the Long Jetty and District Senior Citizens’ Club Inc. is preparing to reconvene under a new banner.

The club has rebranded into the Long Jetty Over 50’s Club for Leisure and Learning and is now aiming to be up and running by October 6.

With more than 1,000 members enjoying the club’s social offerings, as well as its array of activities, planning for the reopening has been a slow and thorough process, due to 72 per cent of that membership falling into the high risk category for Covid.

But according to Club Publicity

Officer, Betty Brown, several safety measures have been put in place to ensure the safety and wellbeing of members.

“The club has developed a Reopening Plan which has been approved by the relevant authorities and will offer a limited programme of activities based on restricted numbers entering club premises,” Brown explained.

“Initially, participation in the activity will be by invitation only, so that numbers can be managed.

“As the club is run by its members, a successful reopening is dependent on members volunteering to cover the health and safety

regulations put in place by the NSW Government, such as social distancing, hand hygiene and the policing of the regulations on club premises.

“The programme will be trialled for three weeks and then reviewed by the Committee of Management.

“The review will decide whether to continue with the initial activities only and whether the numbers of volunteers needed to ensure that all the Covid-19 regulations are covered, are available,” Brown said.

Source: Press release, Sep 9 Betty Brown, Long Jetty Over 50’s Club for Leisure and Learning

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6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Q&A [s] 11:00 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:40 Media Watch [s] 2:00 Delicious (M l) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:10 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 8:30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M) [s] 9:00 Utopia: Pipe Dreams (PG) [s] 9:30 Planet America [s] 10:00 QI (PG) [s] 10:30 ABC Late News [s] 11:05 Four Corners [s] 11:50 Media Watch [s] 12:10 Wentworth: Afterlife (MA15+) 1:00 rage (MA15+) [s] 4:00 Gardening Australia [s] 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Planet America [s] 10:30 Australian Story [s] 11:00 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 1:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 1:30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M) [s] 2:00 Delicious (M l) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:10 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:05 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 5:55 The Drum [s] 6:55 Sammy J [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 The Heights (PG) [s] 8:30 Escape From The City [s] 9:30 Secrets Of The Museum [s] 10:20 ABC Late News [s] 10:50 Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists/ Return To The Most Hated Family (M l) [s] 12:50 rage (MA15+) [s] 3:55 Gardening Australia [s] 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Anh’s Brush With Fame [s] 10:30 QI [s] 11:00 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 1:00 The Great Acceleration (PG) 2:00 Mrs Wilson (M l) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:10 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Gardening Australia [s] 8:30 Vera: Hidden Depths (PG) [s] – When a young boy is found murdered in his bath, surrounded by flowers, DCI Vera Stanhope is called in to investigate.

10:00 The Accident (M l,s,v) [s] 10:50 ABC Late News [s] 11:20 The Virus [s] 11:40 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M) [s] 12:15 rage (MA15+) [s]

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1:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] Stars: Taron Egerton 1:30 Home Shopping 11:25 Deadly Dates: Nadine (M) [s] 4:00 Easy Eats [s] 6:00 Headline News [s] 5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Murder By Numbers” 12:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) 1:00 Program To Be Advised 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 1:00 New Amsterdam: (M s,v,l) (’02) Stars: Sandra 2:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] Croaklahoma (M) [s] Bullock, Ben Chaplin 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 2:00 The Block: Master Ensuite 2:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet With Week (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] (PG) [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 America’s Got Talent: Live Performance 4 (PG) [s] – The 7:30 NRL: South Sydney Rabbitohs 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bachelor Australia (M) [s] v Canterbury Bulldogs *Live* last round of live performances 8:30 Gogglebox (M l) [s] From TBA [s] kick off.

9:30 Program To Be Advised 8:15 America’s Got Talent: Results 9:45 Golden Point (M) [s] – Peter Sterling, Paul Vautin, Andrew 10:00 Just For Laughs (M s,l) [s] Show 4 (PG) [s] – The results of 10:30 This Is Us: Flip A Coin (M) [s] Johns and Billy Slater join the last live show are revealed, 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] James Bracey for the all the and the judges announce the 12:30 The Project (PG) [s] post-match NRL news and next acts to progress to the 1:30 The Late Show With Stephen analysis. semi finals.

Colbert (PG) [s] 10:30 NINE News Late [s] 10:15 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:00 Prison Girls - Life Inside (M v) 2:30 Home Shopping 10:45 The Front Bar (M) [s] 4:30 CBS This Morning [s] 12:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 11:45 The Goldbergs (M) [s] 1:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping 6:00 Headline News [s] 5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 9:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) 1:00 The Living Room [s] 12:00 Program To Be Advised 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 1:00 Movie: “A Smile Like Yours” 1:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue [s] (M s) (’97) Stars: Greg Kinnear, 2:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 2:00 Criminal Confessions: Lauren Holly, Joan Cusack, Jay 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] Jackson County, Wisconsin (M) 4:00 Everyday Gourmet With Thomas 3:00 The Chase UK [s] Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] (PG) [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 6:00 NINE News [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 8:30 Movie: “Murder On The Orient 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 NRL: Parramatta Eels v 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] Express “ (M) (’17) – In the Brisbane Broncos *Live* From 7:30 The Living Room [s] most timeless of whodunits, TBA [s] 8:30 Have You Been Paying Murder On The Orient Express 9:45 Friday Night Knock Off [s] Attention? (M) [s] – Have Kitty follows renowned detective Flanagan, Lloyd Langford, Ash Hercule Poirot as he attempts to 10:35 Movie: “Fighting” (M v,l) (’09) Stars: Channing Tatum, London, Sam Pang and Ed solve what would become one Terrence Howard, Zulay Henao, Kavalee been paying attention? of the most infamous crimes in Michael Rivera, Flaco Navaja 9:30 Program To Be Advised history. Stars: Tom Bateman, 10:30 Just For Laughs (MA15+) [s] Kenneth Branagh, Penélope 12:40 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 11:00 The Project (PG) [s] Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi 4:30 The Avengers: Fifty Thousand 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News [s] Dench, Johnny Depp Pound Breakfast (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen 10:50 Program To Be Advised 5:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Colbert (PG) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

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6:00 rage (PG) [s] 6:00 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 7:00 10:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) 10:00 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 Program To Be Advised 12:00 1:15 Father Brown (M) [s] 2:05 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Lee Lin Chin (PG) [s] 2:30 Further Back In Time For 5:00 Dinner: The 1910s (PG) [s] 5:30 3:30 Escape From The City [s] 4:30 Landline [s] 6:00 5:00 Australian Story [s] 7:00 5:30 Midsomer Murders (PG) [s] 7:30 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Father Brown: The River Corrupted (PG) [s] – After Maeve Lochlin’s father Pat is accused of murdering Roger Barford, Maeve and her boyfriend Sid Carter journey to Kembleford to ask Father 10:30 Brown to help.

8:20 The Split (PG) [s] 9:20 Endeavour: Trove (M v) [s] 1:00 10:50 Death In Paradise (PG) [s]

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 12:00 (PG) [s] 12:30 Seven’s Horse Racing: Caulfield: Rupert Clarke Stakes 1:00 Day/ Randwick: George Main Stakes [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] Border Security - Australia’s 5:30 6:00 Front Line (PG) [s] 7:00 Seven News [s] 7:30 Border Patrol (PG) [s] Movie: “Robin Hood” (M v) (’18) – A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown. Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, Eve Hewson, 9:35 Jamie Dornan, Tim Minchin, Paul Anderson 11:50 Movie: “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” (M v) (’15) Stars: 1:30 Dylan O’Brien, Ki Hong Lee Home Shopping

Animal Tales [s] 6:00 Reel Action [s] 5:00 CGTN English News Weekend Today [s] 6:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 5:15 NHK World English News Today Extra - Saturday [s] 7:00 Which Car (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch Rivals (PG) [s] 7:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 7:00 Cycling: Tour De France 2020 The Garden Gurus [s] 8:00 My Market Kitchen [s] Daily Update Netball: Suncorp Super Netball: 8:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 8:00 Worldwatch Fever v Giants/ Thunderbirds v 9:00 Destination Dessert [s] 11:00 Cycling: Tour De France 2020 Swifts *Live* From Cairns Arena 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] Stage Replays 1:00 PBS Newshour NINE News: First At Five [s] 12:00 Creative Generation [s] 1:00 Jamie: Keep Cooking And 2:00 John Williams In Vienna (PG) Getaway (PG) [s] Carry On [s] – Legendary composer John NINE News Saturday [s] 1:30 Healthy Homes Australia [s] Williams makes his historic A Current Affair (PG) [s] 2:00 Pooches At Play [s] debut on the Musikverein stage Movie: “Jack Ryan: Shadow 2:30 Hotels By Design [s] with the world-famous Wiener Recruit” (M v,l) (’14) – Jack 3:00 What’s Up Down Under [s] Ryan, as a young covert CIA Philharmoniker to perform iconic 3:30 The Living Room (PG) [s] analyst, uncovers a Russian themes.

4:30 Taste Of Australia [s] plot to crash the US economy 4:30 Cycling: Giro Rosa 2020 5:00 10 News First [s] with a terrorist attack. Stars: Highlights 6:00 Program To Be Advised Kenneth Branagh, Chris Pine 5:35 Cycling: Tour De France 2020 Movie: “3 Days To Kill’ (M v,l) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] Daily Highlights 7:30 Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] 6:30 SBS World News (’14) Stars: Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld 8:40 Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] 7:35 Walking Britain’s Lost Movie: “Lions For Lambs” (M) 9:50 One Born Every Minute (M) [s] Railways: North Wales (PG) (’07) Stars: Robert Redford 10:55 Program To Be Advised 8:30 Cycling: Tour De France 2020 Hayley & Lauren’s Adelady: 11:55 Supercars: Highlights Sandown *Live* Stages Yorke Peninsula (PG) [s] 12:55 NCIS: Los Angeles (M) [s] 2:30 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends

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6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 11:00 House Of Wellness [s] 1:00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special 2 (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised 3:00 Surf Patrol [s] Beach Cops (PG) [s] Better Homes And Gardens 6:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 7:00 Sydney Weekender [s] Seven News [s] Program To Be Advised Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous S2: Night Of Terror - The Bega School Girls 8:30 9:30 (MA15+) [s] – In 1997, Bega High School students and best 10:30 11:30 friends Lauren Barry and Nichole Collins had their young 12:20 lives tragically cut short.

12:50 Code Blue: Murder: The Murder Of John Williams (M) [s] 1:20 Autopsy USA: John Candy (M) 1:30 4:00 Medical Emergency (PG) [s]

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5:30 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Flowers In The Attic” 12:00 (M) (’14) – After the sudden 1:00 death of their father, four 1:30 children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.

3:00 Stars: Heather Graham 4:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 5:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 6:00 The Chase Australia [s] 7:00 Seven News [s] 7:30 Home And Away (PG) [s] Highway Patrol Special: The Cops Tell All (PG) [s] – We talk 8:40 to our most famous faces about what goes on behind the 9:40 scenes of our most colourful cases. From the outrageous to 10:10 the downright dumb, Highway 11:10 Patrol officers tell all.

12:05 Program To Be Advised 1:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 1:30 Absentia: Boom (MA15+) [s] 4:00 Home Shopping

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Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Ellen (PG) [s] Desperate Housewives (PG) The Block: Bedroom And Bathroom Week (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] The Block: Bedroom And Bathroom Week (PG) [s] – The teams are back at The Block after COVID-19 shutdown. Will dirty Harry pay the price for being sneaky?

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9:30 Dateline 8:30 Ambulance Australia (M) [s] 10:00 The Feed 9:40 NCIS: Silent Service (M) [s] 10:30 SBS World News 10:40 The Project (PG) [s] 11:00 Agatha Christie’s Criminal 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] Games: Crime Does Not Pay 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] (M l,v) (In French) 1:30 Home Shopping 12:40 Fargo (M l,v)

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News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Landline [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) ABC News At Noon [s] The Accident (M l,s) [s] Kiri (M l,d) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Australian Story: Beenham Valley Road (Part 2 Of 2) [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch [s] Q&A (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] Further Back In Time For Dinner: The 1920s (PG) [s] Wentworth: Eleventh Hour (MA15+) [s] rage (MA15+) [s] Gardening Australia [s] The Drum [s]

6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Four Corners [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) ABC News At Noon [s] The Split (PG) [s] Kiri (M l,d) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Anh’s Brush With Fame: Todd Sampson (M l) [s] Further Back In Time For Dinner: The 1930s (PG) [s] The Great Acceleration: Life (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] Q&A [s] Wentworth: Seeing Red (M l,s,v) [s] Doc Martin (PG) [s] rage (MA15+) [s] Gardening Australia [s]

6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00

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

2:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30

8:30 10:45 11:15 12:30

2:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30

9:00 11:30 12:00 1:00

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Petals On The Wind” (M s) (’14) Stars: Heather Graham, Bailey De Young The Chase UK [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Plate Of Origin (PG) [s] – It's the semi-final as four teams dig deep into their heritage to present a “Classic” dish. Then two teams go head-to-head to win the $100k prize money and prove that their cuisine is the best.

Movie: “Taken 3” (MA15+) (’14) Stars: Liam Neeson The Goldbergs: Oates And Oates (PG) [s] Grey’s Anatomy: Get Off The Pain (M s) [s] Home Shopping

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

5:30 9:00 11:30 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30

8:40 9:40 10:40 11:10 12:05 1:00 1:30

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

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

Programming information correct at time of going to press, changes are at the network’s discretion Prepared by National Typesetting Services

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

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ARTS & CULTURE Wyong Writers

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

4333 7489

meilingvenning@hotmail.com www.wyongwriters.org

Toukley District Art Society

Compassion Centre

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

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

0437 048 815

Country Women’s Association-Toukley

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

4392 4666

4976 1642

COMMUNITY GROUPS

Friendly Travellers Caravan Club

toukleyartgallery@gmail.com www.toukleyartgallery.com.au

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

bateaubayshed@gmail.com

Bateau Bay Neighbourhood Centre

Information and referral, energy account assistance, food assistance, Op Shop, computer, printing and internet access, washing machine access, kid’s school holiday activities, parenting program, workshops, drop-in centre, toy library, Mah-jong, community plant nursery.

4332 7450

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

Berkeley Vale Neighbourhood Centre

Information and referral, energy account assistance, food assistance, no interest loans, computer, printing and internet access, kid’s school holiday activities, parenting program, workshops, drop-in centre, community garden, walking group.

4388 5801 or 0490 538 494 manager@bvnc.org.au https://bvnc.org.au

Central Coast Caravanners Inc

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

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

Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm

4353 4988

contact@centralcoastclc.org.au

Central Coast 50+ Singles Social Group

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

0437 699 366 0407 003 214 The Creative

Caravans, tents, mobile homes, all welcome.

Social outings & trips away

0458 645 979

www.friendlytravellers.com

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

4358 8390

Long Jetty Senior Citizens’ Club

Computer classes, line dancing, tai chi and zumba gold Mon - Fri, 9am to 3pm

4332 5522

Long Jetty Over 50s Club

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

4332 5522

The NSW Justices Association

Seeking JP volunteers for community JP desks.

Free training and insurance

0418 493 388 benefits@nswja.org.au

Tuggerah Lakes Toastmasters’ Club

Are you looking to Build your confidence?

Grow as a leader; Improve your communication

Venue for Hire

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

0408 271 957

pioneerdairy@bigpond.com

Volunteering Central Coast

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

Training for volunteers and managers of volunteers.

Information sessions

4353 1750

Wyong Toastmasters’ Club

Improve your public speaking, leadership skills & confidence.

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

0421 216 952

wyongtoastmasters@gmail.com

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

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

HEALTH GROUPS Better Hearing Australia

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

Central Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group (Wyong)

Toukley Presbyterian Church

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

4392 9904 toukleypc.org.au

If you would like your Community Organisation listed here call us on 4325 7369 or see www.coastcommunitynews.com.au

Central Coast Asbestos Diseases Support Group

Alcoholics Anonymous - Someone cares.

Thurs - 12.30pm, Progress Hall Henry Parry & Wells Street East Gosford 4323 3890

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

Open community garden.

Toukley Neighbourhood Centre

www.tnc.org.au

newcastlesagroup@gmail.com

Wyong Neighbourhood Centre

4329 7122

recruit@volcc.org.au

0410 238 022

4396 1555

0473 631 439

Support for those suffering with asbestos diseases and others interested in asbestos issues. You are not alone, meet with others who can share their experiences.

Bring a family member or friend.

1pm at Ourimbah RSL on forth Wed of each month.

Maree 0419 418 190

4321 0275

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

Hall & meeting space for hire.

Is Internet porn destroying your life.

We may be able to help.

We are a 12 step fellowship like AA. Meets every Sat at 7pm on the Central Coast Contact for further details

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

S.A

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

www.alisonhomestead.com.au

MUSIC Coastal a Cappella

Award winning women’s a cappella chorus.

Music education provided.

Rehearsals Tuesday 7pm @ Red Tree Theatre Tuggerah.

Performance opportunities.

Hire us for your next event.

0412 948 450

coastalacappella@gmail.com

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

0410 309 494

Kyle.macgregor@hotmail.com

Central Coast Greens

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

Liberal Party Ourimbah Branch How good is this?

2nd Thurs

0468 476 237

PROBUS CLUBS Tuggerah Combined Probus Club

Meet new friends and enjoy social events.

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

Woodbury Park Community Hall, Mardi

4351 0450

Wyong Probus Club

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

4352 3692

probuswyong55090@gmail.com

The Entrance Probus Club

Ladies and gentlemen welcome.

Guest speakers, morning tea and many activities.

9.30am 4th Tues Bateau Bay Bowling Club

Service

Free telephone advice and advocacy for all tenants & residents in residential parks

4353 5515

cctaas@hotmail.com

Central Coast Soaring Club

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

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

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

Tuggerah Lakes U3A The Entrance - cryptic

crosswords, play reading Bateau Bay - Memoirs, Reading Group - Killarney Vale - Talks, Mah Jong - Toukley - Creative Writing Inner Wheel Club Wyong Berkley Vale - Music appreciation - Chittaway Bay - Movies Join a team of dedicated women, 4390 2451 sharing fun and friendship and a www.tugglakesu3a.info passion for community service 6.30pm 3rd Wed LEARN TO DANCE Wyong Golf Club 4393 2755 Social ballroom dancing for all iiw.au.wyong@gmail.com ages, all you need is a desire to learn and dance, The Lions Club of The no partner required.

Entrance meet every Tues - St Luke’s Serve your community make Anglican Church, 7pm friends, join Lions. & 15 Lorraine Ave 1st and 3rd Wed, Berkeley Vale, 2:30pm North Entrance Surf Club.

Anne - 0409 938 345 anneglazier@y7mail.com The Entrance Markets Sun Mornings, behind The Entrance Cinema.

0478 228 914

SERVICE GROUPS

SPORT

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

KI-DO Mingara Judo Academy

Junior boys and girls Mon and Wed Two classes 6-8.30pm from 7yrs, Kangy Angy

0413 237 010

www.kidomingarajudo.com.au

SATO - KAI KARATE - DO

secgwandalanlions@gmail.com

Toukley Dojo 7th. Dan Shihan Master Instructor.

The Lions Club of Wyong

Sato- ha shitoryu karate do australia

0413 456 086

50 years supporting local activities - Meet new friends 4th Tues 6:30pm Don Small / Lions Retirement Village Colin 0413 014 266

Wyong Lakes Australian Rules Football Club

SPECIAL INTEREST

play@wyonglakesafc.com.au

www.wyong.nsw.lions.org.au

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

Networking breakfasts every Thur 7:15- 9am Erina Leagues Club Geoff Neilson

Play AFL - Teams for Boys, Girls, Women & Men. No Experience Necessary

0404 257 702

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

network@bizplus.com.au

VENUE HIRE

The Entrance Camera Club

Central Coast Wetlands – Pioneer Dairy

Renowned for nature photography Central Coast Wetlands is located in Tuggerah. We have several Grow your photographic buildings for hire. skills in all genres.

They would be suitable for Monthly Competition. weddings, seminars, markets 2nd Fri 7pm CWA Hall Long Jetty & fund raisers. theentrance.myphotoclub.com.au

0408 271 957

Central Coast Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy

pioneerdairy@bigpond.com

Newspapers Central Coast

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Patient transfer reinforces the significance of the Warnervale Aircraft Landing Area

Westpac Helicopter personnel receiving the patient from NSW Ambulance Paramedics Photo: Central Coast Aero Club

The significance of the Warnervale Aircraft Landing Area was put on display on Friday, September 11, when the airport was used to convey a critical patient to

emergency care.

The site was utilised by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter to stabilise a 19-year-old Jilliby male suffering from suspected spinal injuries.

The patient was transported

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28 Summers

to the airport after terrain at his location prevented a safe landing of the helicopter.

Central Coast Aero Club General Manager, Andrew Smith, said the incident proved a valuable learning experience

for aviators in attendance.

“Whilst the ambulances were attending to the injured patient on site, the Australian Air League Toukley Squadron, who use club land for their meetings on Friday nights, were invited

by the highly professional crew members to have a quick briefing and instruction on Westpac crew operations.

“It was a great opportunity for these young aviators.

“The patient was then

Dilon Luke

BOOK REVIEW

Author: Elin Hilderbrand Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

One of the drawbacks of finishing a book is that I have to find another one to read.

This shouldn’t be an issue … there are so many books.

The challenge is that they aren’t all good – and reading time is precious.

It seems wasteful to use that scarce time reading a bad book.

Ergo, I spend quite a bit of time researching what books to read in the hope that the next book will be a good one.

For the past few months, each time I searched for a book 28 Summers kept coming up.

I would skip it for another book but I felt fate at play here and so I finally purchased it.

Was it a good call?

Mallory Blessing is 24 years old and struggling in New York City.

She is a receptionist and lives in an apartment in the Upper East Side with her childhood friend Leland.

She can’t afford the rent so her parents chip in.

Leland is growing tired of the arrangement.

When a promising job comes up Mallory applies for it … and so does Leland – Leland gets it.

And so, things for Mallory are bleak.

But her escape comes when her aunt passes away and leaves Mallory a house in Nantucket.

Mallory gladly leaves the futon in the living room for a new life on the beach.

Mallory’s brother, Cooper is getting married (it

successfully retrieved and flown directly to the spinal unit at Royal North Shore Hospital in a stable condition,” Smith said.

will be the first of many, many marriages).

In lieu of a bachelor party he wants to spend Labor Day weekend with his friends, Fray and Jake, in Nantucket.

Fray and Cooper are old friends, while Jake and Cooper are friends from university.

Mallory has spoken to Jake throughout the years, when she would call Cooper and Jake would pick up the phone (in the days before mobiles phones).

They were flirty on the phone but when she sees him in person the sparks fly.

The bachelor weekend ends up being a weekend alone for Jake and Mallory and they have so much fun they agree to do it every year, ala the movie Same Time, Next Year.

As promised, Mallory and Jake meet up every Labor Day weekend for the next 28 years.

Nothing is going to stop this arrangement.

Even when Jake gets married to Ursula and has a daughter, Bess and even when Mallory has a son, Lincoln.

Ursala decides to leave her very successful job as a lawyer to run for the senate, and then congress and ultimately the President of the United States.

Being the husband of the president will make Labor Day weekends complicated.

And things get even more complicated when Mallory is confronted with the prospect that her latest summer dalliance may be her last.

The reason I kept skipping 28 Summers to choose another book, is that I have previously read two other books by Hilderbrand.

The first was Summer of ’69, which I quite enjoyed.

The other book was The Identicals, which I enjoyed less – so much less that I wasn’t going to read another book by Hildebrand, until I did.

Other (less reluctant) critics, including the New York Times, have described 28 Summers as a “sweeping love story” and “Hilderbrand’s best ever” - New York Times I suppose the intrigue is obvious – married couples are (hopefully) very content in their relationships and their busy, family-focused lives, but there is always a small longings for the things they don’t have, or the things they once give up.

The notion of a secret, unrestrained relationship, a short break, an escape, a chance to break the shackles, even for a short time – well, you can see the allure.

But it didn’t work for me.

To be honest, I was so frustrated reading this book – it just didn’t make sense that Mallory would find it acceptable to only have Jake for one weekend of the year. Who does that?

And while Jake professes love for Mallory, why then did he marry Ursala?

Sure, Jake and Ursala have history, but he doesn’t seem to like her that much.

And Ursala running for president to make a change? Is her character not otherwise too selfcentered?

The writing just isn’t good enough to help you escape from the glaring oddities of the situation.

The repetition of the yearly meal and music also got a little tiresome.

Although I did enjoy “What are we talking about (insert year)?” which started each chapter.

It brought back some memories and made me realise how little I know of pop culture.

Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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Business & Property 122 place Child Care Centre proposed for The Entrance

Vacant land at 174-176 The Entrance Ro, The Entrance, is earmarked for a Child Care Centre with the proposal currently open for public comment.

The land is beside the Sapphire Palms Motel on one side and a block of flats on the other.

The purpose built child care facility would operate with a maximum capacity of 122 places and be built at a cost of $3.2M. It would have 32 places for age groups 0-2 years; 40 places for 2-3 years; and 50 places for 3-6 year olds.

It would require eight teachers for the 0-2 years age group; eight teachers for the 2-3 year olds and five teachers for the oldest age group, 3-6 year olds.

The childcare centre proposes to operate 7:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday.

The proposal includes a total of 29 parking spaces within the lower ground floor area, with a turning bay in the basement.

This is a shortfall of two car parking spaces required by the normal standards.

The applicant said the shortfall was considered to be negligible and could be

accommodated by available on street parking spaces on The Entrance Rd. “The proposal seeks to utilise the land in accordance with the zoning and take advantage of its proximity to public transport, essential services, schools, and recreational opportunities,” the Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE) submitted to Central Coast Council stated.

The SEE was written by Think Planners Pty Ltd for applicant Laurie Liskowski Architects.

“The purpose built child care facility has been designed as a large modern 2 storey building, set within a landscape setting

to be consistent with the existing character within the immediate locality,” the SEE states.

“The outdoor play area is to be located behind the proposed building with landscape embellishment works to be located along the site’s side and rear boundaries to minimise privacy impacts from neighbouring properties.”

It would include appropriate barriers along the external play areas to minimise acoustic impacts to neighbouring properties.

The site has a frontage of 36.58m to The Entrance Rd and

a total site area of about 1,925.8m2.

Vehicular access is provided via double width vehicle cross overs and driveways via The Entrance Rd. The building would take up 45 per cent of the site and the usual standard is 35 per cent.

The applicant said it was important to note that the control applied equally to low density and higher density zones, and in a low density context, compliance should be expected.

“However in a medium density context, a greater site coverage could be expected

given the higher FSR, height, and reduced setbacks, noting that the proposal complies with the setback provisions,” the SEE stated.

It said there was no unreasonable impact on privacy or solar access arising from the development, and the site was sufficient in area to accommodate play spaces and parking areas.

The proposal is on public exhibition for comment until October 12.

Source: DA Tracker DA877/2020 Central Coast Council website

New bi-monthly business networking events The Rotary Club of Northlakes Toukley is to embark on a new venture to support local businesses in the Upper Central Coast area, in the form of new bi-

monthly business networking events.

Launching from 6pm at Budgewoi’s Halekulani Bowling Club on September 30, the

Northern Lakes Regional Business Chamber is supporting the new initiative, with Chamber Office Manager, Sharyn Burgess, thrilled to see Rotary supporting local

businesses in an area with limited opportunities.

Guest speaker for the inaugural meeting will be Regional Director of Business NSW, Paula Martin, who’ll be

discussing the impact of COVID-19 and ideas and strategies for business owners moving forward.

Due to the pandemic numbers are strictly limited and tickets

are essential.

Source: Press release, Sep 10 Sharyn Burgess, Community and Business Women’s Network

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Controversial nursing home conversion to be decided by planning panel A proposal for a former 125 bed nursing home overlooking the lake at Toukley to become boarding accommodation, will go before the Local Planning Panel on Thursday, September 17.

A similar application for the site at 51 Peel St, Toukley, was rejected by Central Coast Council in December, 2019.

A new application was submitted to Council in February and will be dealt with by the Local Planning Panel, which has since been installed on the Coast.

It held its first meeting in

June.

The application said that the nursing home closed more than two years ago when it had ceased to be viable, and any attempt to re-instigate it would be a significant risk for the owners and users.

“The Nursing Home became unviable despite its excellent location due to building upgrade requirements and the ongoing cost of running the building in its former use,” the application said.

It has been vacant since it closed and some vandalism has taken place, despite security.

The proposal is to renovate

the building and its car park for a new BoardingAccommodation that would contain 72 selfcontained rooms.

Twenty four would be double rooms, including three accessible for people with disability, and 48 single rooms.

The home would include three large common kitchens with full facilities from when the building was a nursing home, with three community rooms adjacent to the kitchens.

A manager’s accommodation and an office would be included.

Laundries would be located on each level, with coin operated washing machines and dryers.

There is to be outside clothes lines at the lower level and in the family outdoor space and drying area.

The Social ImpactAssessment said that the proposed use would be less intensive than the nursing home, which had 30 staff attending the site 24 hrs per day, and three to four leisure bus tours operated out of the site per week.

“Visitor numbers to the site varied, but could exceed 50 per week.

“A hearse was required to attend the site regularly.

“Cleaning and laundry services were operated daily.

“Food delivery and

preparation was carried out at a larger scale than now proposed,” the application said.

Council’s DA Tracker shows that the proposal has attracted more than 100 objections.

One said that historically, the use of the site for quiet, elderly, less mobile residents overlooking the lake and near the park had been appropriate.

“But overcrowding the building with 95 potentially unemployed men with different needs, past-times and activities is totally inappropriate.

“Care facility residents do not roam the streets at night nor have any negative social

impact on the local community,” the objector said.

Another objection said that Peel St would become a thoroughfare for the residents going to and from the nearby hotel in various stages of inebriation.

Members of the public who have written objections to the proposal have received notification that if they wish to address the Panel they should submit the Request to Speak Form to the Local Planning Panel Secretariat via email.

Source: DA Tracker DA 153/2020 Central Coast Council

Development proposed for unknown tenant Central Coast Council will put on public exhibition for 28 days a proposal for a

development at Wyong.

The Development Application (DA) seeks approval for the

construction and operation of a storage premises and construction of a hardstand

storage premises, including auxiliary offices, to the northern component of 460 Pacific Highway, Wyong.

The applicant, KDC Pty Ltd, on behalf of Red Eye Constructions, stated that a specific tenant for the proposal was not yet secured.

As such, the finer details of the operational component of the site are yet to be determined.

But it said the potential tenants of the hardstand storage premises included an excavation company, a trucking company or container storage.

“It is considered that the

proposal will operate in accordance with surrounding business trading hours that being approximately at 7am to 5pm Monday to Saturday,” the application said.

“With the tenant unknown the site has the potential to have up to 20 staff during operational hours.

“There are 8 car park spaces provided within the proposal, however, dependant on the final tenant.

There is ample space provided on site to increase parking provisions.”

The proposal seeks to

construct a direct access point from the Pacific Highway into the site, which will be left turn ingress only.

“Turning the existing informal access off the Pacific Highway into a formal one way entry only access point to the site will enable vehicles to enter the site in a safe, forward direction and exit to the north west at Brussels Rd,” the application said.

Source: DA Tracker DA 731/2020 Central Coast Council website, Sep 10

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Visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/NSWPlanningPortal for more information and to register for the NSW Planning Portal

Register to use the NSW Planning Portal

Development Consents

Looking to lodge a development application, complying development application, or a construction, sub-division and occupation certificate?

Visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/NSWPlanningPortal for more information and to register for the NSW Planning Portal

Notice is given of the granting of the following Development Consents and Complying Development Certificates pursuant to Section 101 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979. The consents are available for public inspection, without charge, at Central Coast Council offices in Gosford and Wyong, during business hours.

Complying Development Certificates

No

Date

Address

Suburb

Proposed Development Dwelling Addition & Swimming Pool (Amended Application)

48773/2015

04-09-2020 7 Ficus Ave

AVOCA BEACH

688/2020

31-08-2020 43 Rushby St

BATEAU BAY

Carport

BATEAU BAY

Dwelling, Pool, Studio & Demolition of Existing Dwelling (Amended Application)

247/2019

31-08-2020 13 Katungal St

699/2020

01-09-2020 33 Barry St

BATEAU BAY

Alterations & Additions

676/2020

04-09-2020 3 Elewa Ave

BATEAU BAY

Dwelling

719/2020

31-08-2020 6 Forest Oak Pl

BERKELEY VALE

Dwelling

697/2020

31-08-2020 65 Bundeena Rd

BERKELEY VALE

Dwelling

720/2020

03-09-2020 19 Wombat St

BERKELEY VALE

Inground Pool

840/2020

04-09-2020 8 Bancroft Cl

BLUE HAVEN

Alterations & Additions

643/2020

03-09-2020 80 Buff Point Ave

BUFF POINT

Detached Secondary Dwelling, Inground Pool & Front Boundary Fence

58422/2020

08-09-2020 64 George St

EAST GOSFORD

Alterations & Additions to Dwelling

58763/2020

04-09-2020 38 Worthing Rd

ERINA

Dwelling Addition

ETTALONG BEACH

Demolish Part of Existing Dwelling, Dwelling Additions of Attached Garage with Rumpus Over (Amended Application)

45352/2014

08-09-2020 4 Burrawang St

58554/2020

02-09-2020 58 Kalakau Ave

FORRESTERS BEACH Swimming Pool Inground & Deck

782/2020

02-09-2020 55 Glenning Rd

GLENNING VALLEY

Retaining Walls

737/2020

02-09-2020 13 White Fig Dr

GLENNING VALLEY

Dwelling

564/2018

03-09-2020 6 Australis Pl

GLENNING VALLEY

Garage & Deck (Amended Application)

58524/2020

04-09-2020 26 - 28 Tatura Ave

GOSFORD

Establishment of Use - Animal Boarding & Training Establishment (Doggy Daycare & Training)

702/2020

01-09-2020 3A Kaye Ave

KANWAL

Secondary Dwelling

724/2017

01-09-2020 163 Elizabeth Bay Dr LAKE MUNMORAH

Dwelling, Shed & Fence (Amended Application)

58723/2020

03-09-2020 14 Railway Cr

LISAROW

Dwelling Addition

673/2020

04-09-2020 2 Longford Pl

MARDI

Alterations & Additions

58999/2020

04-09-2020 76 Bradleys Rd

NORTH AVOCA

Alterations & Additions to Dwelling

NORTH GOSFORD

Mixed Use Development (38 Units) with Ground Floor Commercial Premises & Demolition of Existing Structures (Amended Application)

46268/2014

09-09-2020

1, 2 & 3 / 357, 359 Mann St

52987/2017

07-09-2020 60 Patonga St

PATONGA

Stage 1 - Demolition & Rebuilding of Garage Stage 2 - Demolition & Rebuilding of Dwelling House (Amended Application)

58835/2020

04-09-2020 48 Broadwater Dr

SARATOGA

Dwelling Addition

58059/2020

4714 Wisemans 03-09-2020 Ferry Rd

SPENCER

Dwelling House & Swimming Pool

52083/2017

04-09-2020 5 & 7 Church St

TERRIGAL

Shop Top Housing - Comprising of 2 Shops, 12 Residential Units & Car Parking (Amended Application)

55708/2018

31-08-2020 46 Willoughby Rd

TERRIGAL

Proposed Split Level Brick Veneer Dwelling, Inground Swimming Pool & Demolition of Existing Dwelling & Shed (Amended Application)

58797/2020

02-09-2020 22 Lorikeet St

TERRIGAL

Swimming Pool, Deck, Fence & Landscaping

58846/2020

08-09-2020 24 Belar Ave

TERRIGAL

Dwelling House & Attached Garage

302/2019

31-08-2020

458/2020

02-09-2020 1 / 53 Tonkiss St

TUGGERAH

58652/2020

03-09-2020 42 Windsor Rd

WAMBERAL

Dwelling House

71 - 87 The Entrance THE ENTRANCE Rd

02-09-2020 1 Weaver Cr

WATANOBBI

44457/2013

09-09-2020 23 & 25 Young St

WEST GOSFORD

Commercial & Residential Flat Building, Demolition of Existing Structures (Amended Application)

57302/2019

02-09-2020

WEST GOSFORD

Stage 1 - Hungry Jacks with Signage, Stage 2 - Fitout of Childcare Centre, Stage 3 - Carpark & Shopping Centre Works

WOY WOY

Additions & Alterations to Existing Club - Including New Covered & Open Timber Decking Entertainment Areas, New Bar / Café / Preparation Areas (Amended Application)

08-09-2020 9 Dunban Rd

636/2020

02-09-2020 28 Windsorgreen Dr WYONG

03-09-2020 27 Bottlebrush Dr

Address

GLENNING VALLEY Remove Fibreglass Pool & Fill Hole

Suburb

Proposed Development

388/2020

31-08-2020 48 Burlington Ave

JILLIBY

Shed

402/2020

03-09-2020 63 Bonnieview St

LONG JETTY

Demolition of Existing Dwelling

Development Applications

The following Development Applications are notified for public comment and are available for public inspection free of charge at the Central Coast Council offices in Gosford and Wyong, during business hours. Alternatively the applications can be viewed online at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

Written submissions close: 12 October 2020 No

Address

Suburb

Description

59437/2020

2635 Wisemans Ferry Rd

MANGROVE MOUNTAIN

Shed (Farm) Applicant - Aconsult

59343/2020

3 / 491 Tumbi Rd

WAMBERAL

Alterations / Additions & Shed Applicant - N A Hill Designs

882/2020

51 Watanobbi Rd

WATANOBBI

Dual Occupancy (Attached) & Torrens Title Subdivision Applicant - Outrun Financial Advisors Pty Ltd

Integrated Development

Written submissions close: 12 October 2020

No

Address

Suburb

Description

59378/2020

12 Noble Rd

KILLCARE

1 into 2 Lot Subdivision Applicant - D J Morrow. The application has been made for the development consent under the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979.

Approval is also sought from NSW Rural Fire Service.

No 59245/2020

Written submissions close: 19 October 2020

Address

Suburb

Description

6 & 13 Skiff Pl

ST HUBERTS ISLAND

Pontoon & Walkway Applicant - R P Jones. The application has been made for the development consent under the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979. Approval is also sought from Fisheries NSW.

Central Coast Council is required to comply with the requirements of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2019 which requires submissions on Development Applications to be published on Council’s website. In order to maintain privacy, all submissions lodged using Council’s DA Submission Form or online portal will have personal contact details and signature redacted. Submissions received not using Council’s DA Submission Form or via the online portal will be published in full. Your submission may also be reproduced in full in Council reports or in Court proceedings.

Awning

567/2020

56487/2019

Date

419/2020

Alterations & Additions to The Entrance Hotel (Amended Application)

Construction of Attached Dual Occupancy with Torrens Title Subdivision

269 Brisbane Water Dr

No

Alterations & Additions

Central Coast Council Offices 2 Hely St Wyong / 49 Mann St Gosford l 8.30am - 5pm, Monday to Friday | P 1300 463 954 Mayor Lisa Matthews | Chief Executive Officer Gary Murphy

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HEALTH

Coast Paddle cut short by bad weather ‘Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming,’ that was Budgewoi’s Bryan ‘Dorf’ Dorfling’s mantra when he tackled the inaugural Coast Paddle over the weekend.

On a mission to raise funds and awareness for San Remo based respite care provider, Camp Breakaway, Dorf and a handful of brave mates hit the surf at Catherine Hill Bay Beach from sunrise on Saturday, September 12, with the goal of completing a 45km journey to Avoca.

Unfortunately for Dorf, things didn’t quite go to plan, with technical difficulties and mother nature cutting the grand voyage short at around the 20km mark.

Increasingly worsening conditions including a persistent north easterly, were the major downfall of the paddle, with fuel issues among Dorf’s all-important support team also causing issues, and eventually leading to the abandonment of the event when the party arrived at The Entrance.

Bryan ‘Dorf’ Dorfling

Sore and nursing a bad case of salt mouth, Dorf said the failed run had taught him many lessons, all of which he’ll be applying in the lead up to his gargantuan 100km Bondi to Budge Big Swim planned for December.

“I’ve learned that we’re going

to need a hell of a lot more planning for the Big Swim and part of that is realizing that mother nature is boss and we need plans in place to deal with whatever she wants to throw at us,” Dorf said.

But despite how the paddle played out, it appears Dorf’s

mission was still a success, with $2,500 raised for Camp Breakaway along with increased community interest through all the hullabaloo, budgie smugglers and pink zinc.

Support for Dorf has also exploded with the aspiring

marathon swimmer receiving all manner of offers for help and assistance from the Central Coast community.

“It’s been amazing to see the community get behind Breakaway and to offer so much support for the Big Swim.

“I’ve had masseurs, baristas,

supplement shops and a whole range of people offer their services.

“The generosity has been overwhelming and really inspired me to pull through,” Dorf said.

Perhaps most helpful among Dorf’s new legion of supporters is Kim Eulenstein, an all round water woman and the Head Coach at The Entrance’s world class swimming, surfing and diving pool training centre, Elite Salt Academy.

Under Eulenstein’s tutelage, Dorf has begun learning form and techniques to help ease the strain on his body as he spends the next two months building stamina for what’s to come.

“Having gotten as far as I did with the paddle, I know that I can do 20kms, but the question is, do I have the stamina to make it all the way?

“So, I’m planning a regime to build up my stamina and hopefully from there things will just fall into place,” Dorf said.

The Bondi to Budge will take place from December 4.

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Stars of the Central Coast will not return in 2020 The annual fundraiser usually sees notable locals from all walks of life battle it out on the dance floor while raising funds for the Cancer Council of NSW Central Coast’s (CCCC) patient services.

It was due to take to the Laycock St Theatre in October after its original May date was postponed, but now the CCCC has confirmed that this year’s event has been abandoned, to be picked up again next year.

“As Stars of the Central Coast is a high energy dance production where our stars are in close proximity, the current

health crisis presents some challenges in achieving this, and we face additional challenges with audience members social distancing,” a CCCC spokesperson said.

With the decision not to go ahead in October now confirmed, the CCCC has advised that all monies raised so far will now rollover to 2021, and with $75,000 already banked, it’s likely that next year’s event will be the most successful Stars of the Central Coast to date.

Also rolling over will be this year’s cast of stars, which includes Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast,

Adam Crouch; NBN sports journalist, Steve Allan; and, Central Coast Health ED doctor and health, fitness and lifestyle advocate, Dr Ash Bowden.

“We are taking our fabulous 2020 group of stars into 2021 to roll out what will be our biggest and most amazing event to date.

“Same dance styles, same Stars, big new fabulous event.

“May 28, 2021, is our new date and we hope that you can all be there to support this amazing community initiative.

“Cancer patients need us now more than ever and we are determined to execute a

fantastic fundraiser and a fabulous, fun and exciting show for our Central Coast community to enjoy,” the spokesperson said.

Anyone that bought tickets for the 2020 event has also been advised that their ticket will automatically roll over to the new date if they still wish to attend, with all ticketholders to be contacted by the Theatre’s Box Office team.

Anyone unable to attend the new date can also contact the team directly to arrange a refund.

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Adam Crouch at the 2020 Stars of the Central Coast launch event

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Link bridge installed at Wyong Hospital Another milestone of the Wyong Hospital redevelopment has been completed with the installation of a link bridge.

Completed earlier in September, the bridge links the existing hospital to the new hospital building currently under construction, with the installation being an impressive

feat of planning and engineering.

It was delivered in two sections, each 25m long and two-storeys high, with both sections delivered in pieces, prefabricated on site and then lifted into place over separate weekends.

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Mobile breast screening unit at Bateau Bay BreastScreen NSW’s mobile screening unit arrived at Bateau Bay on August 25.

The screening unit is located at The Entrance Leagues Club and Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) and BreastScreen NSW are urging all women aged between 50 and 74 to ensure that they take advantage of their free twoyearly mammogram.

“Early detection for breast cancer is key.

“It increases chances of survival and reduces the likelihood of needing invasive treatment, such as a mastectomy or chemotherapy,” said BreastScreen NSW Director, Meredith Kay. “1 in 7 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime and around 90 per cent of those diagnosed have no family history.

“This is why regular breast screening is so important,

screening.

“We understand that life gets busy, but we want women to make their health a priority.

“Our mobile screening units aim to empower them to do this by making it faster and easier for them to get checked, whether it be during a lunch break or in between errands,” Kay said.

The BreastScreen NSW mobile screening unit will be located at The Entrance Leagues Club until October 2 and BreastScreen NSW also has a permanent site at 155 The Entrance Rd, Erina.

The service is free for women aged 50 to 74 and no referral is needed.

However, bookings are encouraged to assist with physical distancing. especially for women between the ages of 50 and 74, because around 60 per cent of breast cancers are diagnosed in women in this age group,” she

added.

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A stirring change: Spring cleansing – time to detox

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s we continue our Spring Cleansing and Self Care theme, we’re diving into the topic of detoxification and so I thought I’d draw on the expertise of my good friend Kristy Plunkett.

Kristy is from The Wholistic Life – a highly regarded local Naturopath with over 15 years clinical experience and senior lecturer at Torrens University.

Kristy’s passion is helping others restore the natural balance of health, through safe, natural, ethical and sustainable approaches.

Toxins Every year, we create thousands more poisons, toxins and chemicals that are dangerous to the body.

Their purpose is to speed up the tasks of cleaning, cooking, travelling, producing food and communicating, but we are now eating, drinking, breathing and otherwise ingesting them at alarming levels.

In addition, every chemical process in the body – and we have tens of millions of them happening every minute – produces toxins that need to be effectively eliminated from the body.

If they aren’t, the toxins will be stored and the damaging effects of them will build up over time and eventually cause big problems.

While this sounds alarming, the good news is that the human immune system is incredibly robust and very good at dealing with such threats – given the right environment and support.

The need to detox The body has a complex excretory system whereby it can eliminate toxic build up – through breathing, sweating, urinating and defecating – so keeping these things functioning optimally is paramount.

When combined with stress, irregular sleep, eating nutrient void and calorific foods, the build of toxic loads will start to weaken your body and make it more prone to disease.

So, how often should you detox?

If you are constantly absorbing these toxins, you need to be getting rid of them just as frequently, but definitely no less than twice a year.

Detoxing should be a way of life, as it has been traditionally in most cultures over the ages.

With that said, I do encourage people to consider not only cleansing the body of

accumulated toxins but also to remove as many as possible from their environment.

We all know that car fumes and air pollution are toxic but many of us don’t realise that perfumes, furniture polishes and cleaners, make up and many other everyday items all contain substances toxic to the healthy function of our bodies.

So where do we start?

or even weeks, fermenting until they are absorbed back into the bloodstream.

Spinach and dandelion greens are excellent sources of chlorophyll, which is considered the top detoxifying plant pigment, while broccoli has been linked to protection against air pollution (and broccoli sprouts contain enzymes that protect against cancer-causing chemicals).

2. Lemon

Some people go to extremes with fasting, enemas, colonics, raw foods, juice fasting, etc, and these certainly can fast track your cleansing.

But unless you are confident of what you are doing here, it is best to contact a Naturopath or Nutritionist or investigate a reputable program in this area.

For most of us however, it is enough to start by assessing where you are at and making some small and steady changes.

Detoxification involves dietary and lifestyle changes that reduce the intake of toxins while improving elimination – you need to eliminate to assimilate!

Top detoxifying foods

The citric acid and Limonene found in the peel of lemons can protect liver function and prevent oxidative damage – all you need to do is squeeze fresh, organic lemon with a slice of rind into a glass of water.

(Be sure NOT to brush your teeth soon after drinking lemon water, or other acidic beverages.

This could harm the enamel on your teeth.)

3. Garlic

While avoiding processed foods, flavouring, colours and additives as well as sugar, alcohol and caffeine-laden drinks is advised is advised, here are some suggestions of foods that support natural detoxification: 1.

Cruciferous Vegetables and Leafy Greens This class of leafy veggies includes broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts.

A 2015 study published in the journal Evidence Based Complementary Alternative Medicine reported that cruciferous vegetables boost liver health through anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral effects.

They’re also high in fibre, which encourages the excretion of toxins through bile and stool – without fibre toxins will pool in the colon for days

Researchers found that garlic can inhibit the activation of carcinogens,enhance detoxification, and even protect DNA. 4. Turmeric Turmeric is known to support the liver in detoxification process and proven to be antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antioxidant, antiseptic, cardio protective, hepatoprotective, and a digestive aid.

The primary active ingredient in turmeric is curcumin, which is what gives it its bright yellow colour.

If you eat turmeric straight, you may not absorb much – I love mixing fresh and dried turmeric into other foods along with black pepper (piperine) which helps increase curcumin absorption substantially.

5. Blueberries Besides being delicious, blueberries are nutrient-dense and are an abundant source of antioxidants – they’ve been shown to lower blood pressure, boost vascular health, fight cancer, protect lungs, and prevent Alzheimer’s,

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6. Coriander Some plants can bind to heavy metals and help your body excrete them.

Those plants are known as “chelators” and this flavourful herb is one of them!

A 2013 study published in Scientific World Journal found that coriander enhances mercury excretion and decrease lead absorption.

7. Ginger Rich in phytochemicals, many people use ginger as a gastrointestinal aid.

Since the intestines perform so much detoxification work, ginger can help boost your body’s ability to process food and eliminate waste.

8. W ater (of course) It is very important to stay hydrated as all body process rely on water in one-way or another.

It is not only the amount of water we consume but the type – in my humble opinion filtered tap water is the best option, ideally with a filter that removes contaminants such as chlorine and other metals.

Finally, when detoxing, it is also important to consider ways to emotionally detox too – to reduce stress and the constant build-up of adrenaline and cortisol within our bodies.

These are all easy lifestyle changes to make, yet they will have enormous effect on your wellbeing.

This in turn, will allow your body to cope better with both its internal and external environment, keeping itself healthier and reducing the risk of disease.

In case you’re interested, Kristy and I will be speaking together at an upcoming event on Thursday 22nd October 10am-12pm at the Mariner’s Centre.

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Down in the Garden: It’s tomato time!

A good plant to pop in after tomatoes is any bean as they will add nitrogen to the soil.

Although tomatoes are not too fussy about their soil types, for the best crops, it should have a pH level of 5.8 to 6.8, be high in organic matter and be free draining.

Prepare beds with an organic vegetable fertiliser, a good layer of well-rotted animal manure (chicken works very well) and one of compost. Work these together to provide a rich, growing base to promote tomatoes that will thrive right through the season.

Planting

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e are blessed on the Central Coast with an almost perfect climate to grow the star of summer salads bowls – the tomato.

And the best time to plant is right now.

Although this plant does need constant care throughout its growing season, your commitment will pay off with a taste that cannot be replicated by their bagged supermarket cousins.

Our garden centres are becoming awash with bright new tomato seedlings and while some places are offering an increasing array of varieties, you will find that there is a far greater range available as seeds.

Heirloom varieties are also worth investing in as they add a beautiful feel to your garden along with interesting tastes and textures on the dinner plate.

Coast Garden Tomato Suggestions Everyone needs a ‘Tommy Toe’.

They are a sweet cherry tomato on the larger size and are very easy to care for.

Newbies to tomato growing should also try Mama’s Delight as it produces lovely salad fruits and is another easy-grow plant.

Looking for a tomato with a lower acidity? Then try ‘Yellow Mellow’.

Or extend your tomato harvest by popping in the much favoured ‘Apollo’ for an early crop and a ‘Grosse Lisse’ for a mid to late crop.

Those planning on planting into pots could try the yummy ‘Patio Roma’ or for a burst of colour, the tiny ‘Tumbler Yellow’, which can also be successfully grown in hanging baskets.

Heirlooms that you just have to grow at least once in your life include the juicy all-rounder ‘Brandywine’, the smoky flavoured ‘Black Russian’ and ‘Jaune Flamme’.

And finally, for the tomato aficionados and foodies, you will adore the delightfully complex flavours of ‘Black Krim’.

Position and Soil Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) need a warm spot to thrive in that receives at least six full hours of direct sunshine each day.

They do not do well with frost, or wind, so planting must be undertaken after the last frost and in a sheltered position.

Check with each variety for exact details, but generally space plants around 50cm apart.

This crop needs to grow in a different bed each year as they are heavy feeders of nitrogen, and potassium phosphorus.

Diseases that you may have unfortunately encountered with your tomato crop the previous season can remain in the soil for up to three years.

I have a ‘three stage’ method of raising tomatoes from seed to avoid early spring pest problems and to save space for late winter crops that may still be thriving.

Seeds takes about 7 to 10 days to germinate and are best planted in a seed raising mix in trays.

Keep moist, but do not overwater as they are prone to root rot and place in a sunny, warm position.

Once germination occurs, move each viable seedling to its own small pot of 50 per cent compost and 50 per cent good quality potting mix.

Add about ¼ teaspoon of sulphate potash and do not fertilise with any nitrogen based fertilise as these can make the plant focus too much on leaf production and not on flower and fruit production.

Once roots have completely filled the new pot, let the soil become lightly dry and then transplant into the garden.

Plant each 1m apart into position by covering the stem to just over the first two leaves as this will encourage deeper root growth. Feed each plant with an organic fertiliser and water.

Provide support for each plant by either using a tomato cage or plant trellis or by surround with 3 to 4 wooden stakes.

These need to be at least 1.5m in length for most varieties and 2m is best.

Tomato stems break easily so as the plant grows, tie to stakes or trellis with a soft, flexible garden tie.

Something with a bit of give is best and old pantyhose is a brilliant eco solution that actually is best for the plant as well.

It gives room to grow without cutting into the stem.

Lastly, add mulch to the top of the soil as this

Black Krim Tomato

will help retain nutrients and water and deter weeds and pests.

Snip off some of the lateral stems as the plant grows to increase air circulation.

Care and Harvesting To ensure a healthy plant and well-developed fruits, steady, deep watering should be undertaken.

Do not let soil dry out but do not over-water either.

Water in the early morning around the base of the plant only as water on the leaves encourages disease and pests.

I am a big fan of liquid seaweed fertilisers and find that tomatoes thrive with a weekly drink at half the recommended strength for vegetables.

Once a fortnight feed with your organic fertiliser and to encourage the plant to uptake nutrients also add a heaped tablespoon of sulphate of potash.

Tomatoes are best left on the vine to fully ripen before harvest to ensure full flavour and are usually ready to pick at around 14 weeks.

Never pull them off the vine as it will damage the plant.

Cut off with sharp secateurs or scissors.

Fruit can be harvested when unripe and will ripen.

Trouble-shooting Although disease resistance has been bred into many varieties, you still may encounter problems.

Some things to watch for are: ‘Septoria leaf spot’ – small white/grey spots with black edges and yellowed leaves that fall.

‘Anthracnose’ – small indented circles surrounded by rings on tomato.

‘Early Blight’ – lower leaves or stems have target-like black or brown spots.

‘Late Blight’ – odd-shaped, green-black shapes on leaves and tomatoes can brown rotting areas.

These are all fungus diseases and are encouraged by over-watering, crowding of plants and a lack of air-circulation.

Treat affected plants with a fungicide formulated for tomatoes.

Water the base of plant, not the leaves and do so only in the late evening.

Black spots, specks and cankers on leaves and tomatoes are signs of bacterial diseases and are best treated as you would the fungal problems above.

You can also try ‘fixed copper sprays’ as soon as you notice the problem as it can reduce the spread.

If a plant loses colour in the lower or top leaves and then the tips die back, it will most likely have wilt diseases ‘Fusarium’ and ‘Verticillium Wilt’, caused by a fungi in the soil.

There is no cure for this – plants must be removed and not placed in compost.

A mosaic-like patterns on the leaves in light yellow and green with mottling appearing at times on the fruit is ‘Mosaic Virus’ and enters the plant through cuts in its structure.

It will lead to a much smaller crop but will not kill the plant.

There is no ‘cure’ for this either but, as it is a virus, you can stop the spread by washing hands and tools.

For some upcoming events, you might head along to the Australian Plant Society, Central Coast Division Monthly Meeting (12 Sep, 2pm) for a discussion of wind and drought tolerant plants (https://austplants.com.au/CentralCoast-Calendar), or the Kariong Eco Garden Working Bee also on 12 Sep - BYO gloves and tools (https://www.kariongecogarden.org.au).

The Wyong Spring Show is also on this coming weekend 12-13 Sep from 9am-4pm each day at Royale Orchids 70 Brieses Road, Peats Ridge (www.royaleorchids.com.au).

Cheralyn Darcey is a gardening author, community garden coordinator and a co-host of ‘The Gardening Gang’ 8am every Saturday on Coast FM. cheralyndarcey@gmail.com

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Pyjama Angels instil Love of Learning Foster care support on the Central Coast has been given a boost with the region welcoming its first wave of ‘Pyjama Angels’, just in time for NSW Foster Care Week.

The Pyjama Foundation is a charity that aims to give children in foster care the opportunity to change the direction of their lives with education, learning, and confidence.

Their Love of Learning project recruits and trains volunteer Pyjama Angels who are matched with a child in care to spend time with, providing the child with a mentor and respite for the full-time carer.

Recently, the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation awarded The Pyjama Foundation a $24,000 grant to enable the expansion of the program on the Coast for the first time.

According to Pyjama Foundation CEO and Founder, Bronwyn Sheehan, the expansion is already making a significant difference in the lives of many foster children across the Coast.

“I’m constantly in awe of the enormous impact this program makes to a child in care,” Sheehan said.

“Children in foster care thrive when empowered by a support person, and our Love of Learning Program provides them with another ‘constant’ adult influence to have fun with and learn with, as well as providing our dedicated foster carers with much needed respite.

“The cost for us to screen, recruit, train and place a Pyjama Angel with a child to mentor is approximately $500.

“The grant so far has enabled the recruitment and training of 18 volunteers on the Central Coast, and a lifetime of potential change for children in foster care.

“We’re so grateful to Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation for their support,” Sheehan said.

Julian Bowker is a Central Coast Pyjama Angel.

Having previously spent three years as a Pyjama Angel working with a Hornsby foster family, Bowker is confident in the program’s ability to improve outcomes for children in the

RFS thanks school for donations

system.

“I started as a Pyjama Angel for a 12-year-old boy in a sole parent foster home.

“It was really convenient, as I work in Sydney and could visit on my way home to help with homework.

“I wanted to give him a male role model and over time we’ve grown quite close, it’s like being a big brother or uncle.

“Now my visits consist of anything from sitting down for a meal to helping him work on his bike,” Bowker said.

As that relationship

The school received the certificate for donations made to the RFS unit earlier in the

year, with volunteers hand delivering it on Monday.

“Our donation went towards the purchase of P2 respirator masks, portable weather meters and tools and equipment for the trucks.

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“We would like to thank the Yarramalong RFS for all that they do to keep our community safe,” said Principal, David Ireland.

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hour a week and that you be willing to help instil a love of learning,” Bowker said.

Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation Chair, Jennifer Leslie, said it was a privilege to support a project helping give vulnerable children a chance to rewrite their future.

“Our mission is to help rewrite the future of people who are disadvantaged, marginalised or isolated within our community,” Leslie said.

“This program not only supports and provides a positive influence on young children in care, but it also supports their foster carers, who without support can become severely isolated and vulnerable.

“Children in care, by no fault of their own, have had an unimaginably difficult start to life.

“I commend The Pyjama Foundation, the Coast’s new Pyjama Angels and local foster carers for their ongoing dedication in supporting children in care,” Leslie said.

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Bateau Bay prepares for the school’s 40th anniversary celebration Friday, September 18, will be a very special day for Bateau Bay Public School, with it marking the first step in the school’s upcoming 40th anniversary celebration.

Wyong Creek Public School has received a certificate of appreciation from Yarramalong RFS.

blossomed, so too did the opportunities it afforded, with Bowker now regularly welcoming his charge for short stay adventures on the Coast.

From mountain biking weekends to a day at the beach, Bowker relishes his role as a confidant and mentor and believes other locals who volunteer to become a Pyjama Angel will grow to feel the same.

“I’m always flabbergasted by the number of foster children on the Coast so I can’t recommend the Pyjama Foundation enough.

“It really does take a village to raise a child and being a Pyjama Angel is all about helping build that community that these kids need to pull through,” he said.

With education at its core, Bowker said that any locals who think they could help a child improve their basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills should consider learning more about the program.

“Education really is the key to helping ensure that these kids have options as they get older, and best of all, it’s not some all consuming commitment, all the Foundation asks for is one

With the anniversary to fall on October 13, the school has arranged for a special commemorative photo to be

taken on the Friday, to be released as part of the formal celebration next term.

“Students will be out on the oval to spell out a giant 40 and we have arranged a drone photographer to capture the moment,” said Principal, Peter Graham.

“The picture will be unveiled during our anniversary

celebration, which will include a special 80’s themed mufti day for students and a few other fun activities.

“We are hoping to have the community involved in the celebrations to mark the occasion, but are waiting to see if pandemic regulations change for Term 4,” he added.

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School has new $95,000 outdoor gym

Students testing out the school’s new outdoor gym equipment

Northlakes High School students now have more options to keep fit and active, courtesy of the school’s newly installed outdoor gym.

Adjacent to the school oval, the two banks of fitness equipment were secured via a $60,000 contribution from the P&C, along with $15,000 from the school and a $20,000 Local Schools Community Fund grant.

The new facilities opened

earlier this term and are now available for students to use during breaks, as well as by PDHPE classes and for school sport.

And according to Principal, Warren Welham, even staff were utilising the new equipment towards their health and fitness goals before and after school.

“The new equipment covers cardio, upper and lower body exercises and is akin to what you might find in a government

park,” Welham explained.

The equipment also builds on the school’s existing fitness offering, including its established indoor gym, which primarily offers more traditional forms of exercise equipment such as weights and press benches.

While the outdoor gym has been well received by the school community at large, one special group of students is particularly pleased with the new addition.

“We actually have a small but dedicated group of students involved with Powerlifting Australia.

“These students compete nationally by recording what they lift and are always working towards their own personal goals, which is something we encourage at Northlakes,” Welham said.

With the school reaping so many benefits from the new equipment, Welham said that there was also potential for the

outdoor gym to be expanded in the future.

“The equipment has been such a big hit with the community that we see it as a great innovative investment.

“It adds a totally new dimension to our playground and our installer has advised that there are other modules that could be added in the future.

“It’s something that we are interested in pursuing, but ultimately will be decided by

cost and availability of space,” Welham said.

Welham also took the time to thank community partners whose contribution made the project possible.

“I would like to thank Member for Shortland, Pat Conroy, for his support, as well as our P&C, who’s contribution came from years of fundraising.

“This would not have been possible without all of your hard work,” Welham said.

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Free tennis racquets for school children The Coast could soon be awash with a new generation of Sam Stosurs and Lleyton Hewitts thanks to the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshow.

St Mary’s students with their new tennis racquets

Back for its fourth installment in 2020, the Racquet Roadshow will see more than 30,000 Kindergarten students from more than 800 schools across the state receive a brand new tennis racquet for free.

The initiative is designed to promote tennis as a sport and

to encourage healthy and active lifestyles in school children.

The Roadshow has been visiting schools around the Coast since August, and on Monday, it was St Mary’s Catholic School Toukley’s turn, with students receiving their racquets before being led through some fun tennis activities to help introduce them to the sport.

The program is fully supported

by Aussie tennis greats with

the likes of Todd Woodbridge and John Fitzgerald signing on for virtual drop in sessions with selected schools to inspire students to pick up their new racquet and swing into action.

“There are so many skills that kids can develop at a young age by playing tennis, regardless of whether that’s on the court, in their backyard or even in their lounge room,” said Woodbridge.

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IN MEMORIUM

Nakita Jackson and Dakota Thomas selected for Netball’s national squad NETBALL Central Coast Heart’s Nakita Jackson and Dakota Thomas have been named to Netball Australia’s Netball Centre of Excellence 19/Under Squad for 2020, ahead of the 2021 Netball World Youth Cup. While the Cup has been postponed due to the pandemic, preparation of the Australian squad will continue to ensure ongoing development of the group while they await confirmation of a new date.

Selection of these squads was conducted differently this year after the National Netball Championships, where selection is normally made, were cancelled due to COVID-19.

National selectors have since

worked closely with state representatives within the National Institute Network to finalise the squads, assessing each athlete based on a range of attributes, focusing on current and potential performance.

With squad selection now complete, Netball Australia aims to deliver training camps in late 2020, with dates to be confirmed, to ensure that players maintain access to competition and development opportunities.

Both members of the Heart’s Open Premier League squad, the U/19 appointment will be a valuable learning experience for both players as they continue working towards Suncorp Super Netball careers, through their respective

academy programs, Sydney Giants Netball for Jackson and NSW Swifts for Thomas.

With NSW Netball effectively in charge of their training as squad members until Netball Australia can confirm the timeline towards bringing players together for training camps, Jackson said her focus for the time being will be on training hard.

“Due to Covid, everything is up in the air at the moment, so it looks like we’ll be training with our respective squads for the time being and finishing off the premier league season,” Jackson explained.

Despite the pandemic also clouding that process, Netball Centre of Excellence Head Coach, Michelle Wilkins, who’ll lead the eventual 19/U training

camps, said that there was immense talent within this year’s program.

“Selection of these squads wasn’t an easy process due to the depth of talent we have coming through our system.

“We have even seen some of our athletes within this group starring on the Suncorp Super Netball court this season.

“While it has been a challenging year, it is our priority to ensure that we are constantly nurturing and developing the talent coming through the Netball Australia pathway and we look forward to bringing everyone together later in the year for our training camps,” she said.

With the Heart sitting pretty atop the premier league Conference B ladder and camp

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announcements to look forward to, it’s shaping up to be an exciting end to 2020 for Jackson and Thomas.

Aware of the opportunity ahead, Jackson said her goal heading into the camp will be to make the most of it.

“I’m really just excited to be a bit of a sponge and just soak up as much knowledge and experience as I can.

“The camps will be a great opportunity for exposure and I just want to play the best that I can,” Jackson said.

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Toukley RSL Bowling Club Men’s Major Pair championship decided

LAWN BOWLS Toukley RSL Bowling Club has an M&M as its Men’s Major Pairs champions for 2020.

Mick Waddington and Mick Lynch, affectionately known as the M&M’s, took out the title after beating Greg ‘Junior’ Antaw and Len ‘Jacko’ Jackson in the hotly contested finals.

“The game started as a tight affair with the scores level on

4-all after four ends.

“Waddington was five shots down on the fifth end before his last two bowls changed the head to hold one shot and take the lead,” said Club Secretary/ Treasurer, Nathan Shell.

“The Micks continued to build on the lead over the next few ends to lead 10-5 after nine ends, but Jacko and Junior refused to lay down and levelled up again at 11 -all after 13 ends.

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“After 16 ends, Jackson and Antaw held onto a slender two shot lead, but back-to-back fours gave the M&M’s a six shot lead with three ends to go, which proved too much, scraping them over the line to a 20-18 victory after 21 ends,” Shell said.

Source: Press release, Sep 13 Ian Garling, Toukley RSL Bowling Club

Heart remain undefeated NETBALL The Central Coast Heart Opens have retained their undefeated status in the Origin Premier League Netball Competition, after taking down the GWS Fury 60-53 in their Round 8 clash.

An intense battle from start to finish, neither the Heart nor the Fury were prepared to lose, going goal for goal throughout the first half in what Heart Club Captain, Alicia Walsh, described as the Opens’ toughest match of the competition so far.

“Coming into the last quarter, we were down by three.

“This is the first time this season that the girls have been

down going into the last quarter, but some positional changes made all the difference, with girls fighting hard defensively to turn the game around.

“The last quarter was clinical, scoring 20 goals and scoring off almost every defensive turn over, and forcing GWS into uncharacteristic errors,” Walsh explained.

The Under 23’s also had a high intensity match against the Fury, with neither side able to one-up the other.

Like the Opens clash, the Under 23’s went virtually goal for goal before the Heart were able to pull ahead just before half time, but a strong showing from GWS early in the second

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half saw them close the points gap.

“A late surge from the Fury saw the score become even, and the defence end managed to hold out a last second goal to ensure GWS didn’t take a one goal win and instead split the points 50-all,” Walsh said.

The results see the Heart Opens sitting pretty atop their conference ladder with a six point buffer between them and equal second placed Sutherland Stingrays and Manly Warringah Sapphires.

The under 23’s now sit third in their conference.

The Heart will meet the Panthers in Round 9.

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Terrigal are minor premiers RUGBY UNION The finalists in Central Coast Ruby Union’s First Grade Competition have been confirmed following the conclusion of the regular competition in Round 9 over the weekend ending September 13.

Terrigal, Ourimbah, The Lakes, Hornsby and Avoca are this year’s top five, in that order, with the weekend’s results setting the stage for a blockbuster finals series according to CCRU President, Larry Thompson.

The Lakes proved too strong for Hornsby in their fixture, running out winners 23-5, off the back of an indomitable first half performance.

Going into the second half leading 20-nil, Larry Thomson said that there was little Hornsby could do to recover.

“The Lakes were able to cross for three tries in that first half while Hornsby were simply unable to secure any points.

Warnervale and Gosford displayed some of their best rugby all season Photo: Warnervale Rugby Club

“Best players for The Lakes in the match up to that stage were Macui Rauluni, Tyson Watene and Laufiso Vaisagote, but generally, the whole team played well in that first 40 minutes,” Thomson said.

While the second half proved to be a more even affair, with Hornsby outscoring The Lakes

five to three, it was not enough to undo the damage wrought in the first half.

Ourimbah also secured a comfortable victory in their fixture, running out winners over Kariong, 66-19.

Thomson said Ourimbah controlled the match from start to finish, with a beleaguered

Kariong going into the match knowing that it would be an uphill battle.

“Kariong were hit hard with injuries for this encounter and it was always going to be a difficult day for them.

“However, they did not stop and were able to post three tries in the match,” Thomson

said.

With Round 9 their final match of the season, Warnervale was hungry for a win in their clash against Gosford, with both teams putting on a spectacular display of rugby.

Warnervale opened the scoring, but it was Gosford that found themselves with a 17-5

lead at halftime.

Despite outscoring Gosford in the second half, 14-12, like Hornsby, Warnervale could not overcome their first half deficit, with Gosford bagging the win 29-19.

Elsewhere, Terrigal beat Avoca Beach 36-19 to assure themselves the minor premiership.

The results see Avoca Beach poised to meet Hornsby in the minor semi-final on September 19, followed by an Ourimbah versus The Lakes thriller.

Whoever wins the first clash will then meet the loser of the second in the major semi-final a week later, with the winner of the second match to meet Terrigal.

Whoever wins that match will be fast tracked to the October 10 grand final, with their fellow competitor to be decided in the preliminary final matches, weather permitting.

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Mia MacMahon and Talia Tebb win junior surf titles

Mia MacMahon in action

SURFING A new generation of surfing talent is on the rise.

The region’s growing army of groms continues to impress on the Australian competition circuit, with some of the coast’s youngest surfers the latest to

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Norah Head’s Mia MacMahon and Kincumber’s Talia Tebb both secured titles at the recent Woolworths Surfer Groms Competition at Sydney’s Curl Curl Beach, with MacMahon taking out the Under-12 Girls and Tebb the Under-10’s.

Talia Tebb and Olive Morriss

MacMahon put on a blistering performance in her final, executing a handful of snaps and carves to gain the upper hand and to ultimately take the title home to Norah Head.

Likewise, Tebb surfed a performance well beyond her years to beat Avoca Beach’s

Olive Morriss in their final.

As well as a title, MacMahon also took out the Woolworths Fresh Wave Award, awarded to the best and fairest competitor across all age brackets in the male and female divisions, while Morriss took out the Pic’s Peanut Butter Star Performer

Award, awarded to a standout competitor across both male and female divisions who did not claim a title.

With the Groms’ competition series considered one of the major steppingstones in the development of young Australian surfers, it’s a

Photos: Ethan Smith/Surfing NSW

pleasing result for the up and coming Central Coast trio and a nod to the strong female development and representation the Coast is bringing to competitive surfing.

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Roosters secure grand final The Central Coast Roosters are grand final bound Photo: Sydney Roosters

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weekend.

The Central Coast Roosters have secured the first grand final spot in the NSW Harvey Norman Women’s Rugby League Premiership after beating the Cronulla Sharks 13-12 over the

In a golden point thriller, the Sharks pushed the Roosters right to the edge, with a 12-all scorecard, after a Zali Fay conversion, but the Roosters fought back with a Melanie Howard field goal in extra time,

securing the red, white and blue the win.

“Intensity was a 10 out of 10,” said Roosters’ Winger, Jayme Fressard.

“It felt like a grand final game.

“Both sides came out firing from the start and it was super

tough.”

With the win also seeing the Roosters retain their undefeated status for the season, they’re now looking to double down on training while they await for their fellow finalist to be confirmed off the back of the

upcoming clash between the Sharks and the North Sydney Bears.

They will be using their experience from last year to prepare for the grand final in two weeks’ time.

“We’ll just do what we

normally do at training.

“We’ve got a week off, which is great for the girls, but we’ll get some good hard training sessions in and aim to stick to our game plan,” Fressard said.

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Pies no match for Panthers AFL Round 9 of AFL Hunter Central Coast’s Black Diamond Cup saw the Wyong Lakes Magpies lose to the Terrigal-Avoca Panthers.

As with earlier games, player availability has continued to plague the Magpies, with 16 players out of action heading into the round and more reserve players given the call up to play.

“The first quarter saw the Wyong boys play the best pressure football we have seen this year, as every time Terrigal found the football they were met with a black and white guernsey.

“Unfortunately, the Panthers found some outside footy taking away our opportunity to lock the ball in and they put eight goals on in the opening term, sending the Magpies into the second term down 52-nil,”

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said Magpies President, Steven Wood.

With accountability the key takeaway from the first, the Magpies hunkered down in the second quarter to keep Terrigal to just three goals and managed to get themselves on the scoreboard to roll into the third quarter down 76-7.

Mirroring the pressure put out in the second, the Magpies continued to minimise scoring opportunities for the Panthers, keeping them to just four goals.

“Samuel Jabour found a lot of the ball down back and rebounded all day and ran through the lines of defence, and Ben Doyle played his best game of the season, leading and presenting well and playing tough footy way above his weight limit of about 40kgs.

“Brodie Casburn worked relentlessly all day in defence, with a huge tackle count that ended on 12, and earned him

the top tackler of the day, closely followed by Brayden Tos who ended on 10 for the game,” Wood explained.

Entering the fourth quarter down 107-7, Wood said the final term was all about keeping the pressure on until the final siren.

“The last quarter saw us have no bench due to injury and three players on the field that played reserve grade earlier on in the day.

“It was a big ask, but they did not give up.

“Terrigal just managed the four goals in the last also and worked hard for every point.

“One thing we can say is, even though Terrigal got the win, they will be feeling it for the next few days, with the Magpies putting on 70 tackles for the game, which is a season best for us and an area that we have been lacking in past weeks, so it was very pleasing

to see the boys persist.

“A special mention to Adrian Reeves, Sean Menier and Tom Crick (loudest player on the field) for playing two games in the heat to help out your teammates.

“Great effort and greatly appreciated,” Wood said.

Injury also dampened the Lady Pies’ spirits heading into their fixture with the Panthers, but Wood said a determined Pies outfit gave it everything they had.

“The first quarter was a tight contest.

“The football was in the Lady Pies’ attacking 50m for a long period of time but the girls were unable to impact the scoreboard, with Terrigal clearing lines and using their speed to move the ball quickly up the ground,” Wood said.

Kanesha Murray opened the scoring for Wyong late into the quarter to bring the scoreline to

7-13 in the Panthers’ favour.

Despite some solid movement around the field, the Panthers managed to keep the Magpies scoreless in the second quarter while simultaneously growing their lead to 22-7, but the undeterred Lady Pies kept looking for chances to equalise and found their momentum in the third quarter, which was, by far, the best quarter from the Lady Pies.

“Monique Maddalena and Rach Bade continued to lead and look for the football to impact the scoreboard, but it was Kirstyn Pearce who opened the scoring for the Pies in the second half with a kick from 45m out that well and truly cleared the goal line.

“Moments later she was back into it with another goal set up by some great midfield play.

“Olivia Glanville led well from the front all day and was unlucky not to find more of the

football.

“Kyrah Tos was great in the backline, making sure that her presence was felt,” Wood said.

A goal right on the siren helped Terrigal keep ahead 2822, and it appeared that the Lady Pies’ late resurgence lit a fire under the Panthers, who proceeded to play their best AFL from the jump of the fourth quarter.

“The last quarter saw Terrigal pull away, and as the pies finished with no bench, the legs began to tire and Terrigal capitalised, kicking a few more goals.

“Emily Cody did not stop attacking the football, tackling or running all game, and gave it everything until the final whistle in hot conditions, lower than normal numbers and against quality opposition,” Wood said.

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