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2 DECEMBER 2020

ISSUE 217

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News

18 lives saved in mass rescue

Chief Executive Officer, Gary Murphy, who has been on leave, has had his position with Central Coast Council terminated, with a pay-out of $380,000.

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Out&About

As Christmas lights sparkle to life across the Coast, a new display at Bateau Bay is bringing a twinkle to locals’ eyes.

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Four teenagers and two other members of The Lakes Surf Life Saving Club carried out a mass rescue of 18 people at Soldiers Beach, Norah Head.

Education

See page 5 (from left) Brayden Hawkins of Blue Haven, Cooper Sweeney of Budgewoi, Ben McCulkin of Gwandalan and Daniel Leahy of Nords Wharf

Many Council assets listed for sale The first group of “underperforming” assets to be sold by Central Coast Council to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars of debt includes sites at Wyong, Warnervale, Doyalson, North Gosford and in Gosford.

Administrator, Dick Persson, during a recent visit to Warnervale airport

Land at The Entrance identified by Council as one of five top sites for affordable housing was struck off the list of asset sales when it went before Administrator Dick Persson at Council’s meeting on Monday, November 30.

“I’m not interested in selling sites that are part of an affordable housing strategy … housing is one of my priorities,” he said.

The three lots at 23-25 Ashton Ave, The Entrance, are currently being used for informal car

“the situation we are in is far more serious and urgent than I thought when I got here” parking.

Persson also removed 129 Albany St, Gosford, off the list of properties to be sold, which currently houses a childcare centre, a dementia care centre and hostel.

Other properties at Warnervale, Doyalson, Jilliby, North Gosford and Council’s own office building will be sold.

A Property Advisory Committee will be established to advise Persson and General Manager, Rik Hart, through the next three lists of asset for sale to follow later, as part of the Business Recovery Plan to

recoup Council’s debts.

“This Committee will be two or three people with vast property experience outside of the area, people who won’t be part of the development industry or the networks that are here,” he said.

Persson said tight time frames and the urgent financial situation prevented community consultation.

“I’m going to release a report on Wednesday (December 2) which I think will surprise some people … that the situation we Continued page 4

Toys, games, school supplies and sanitary items are just some of the gifts on the way to children in need, courtesy of Wyong Christian Community School (WCCS).

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Sport

A-League preparations continued for Alen Stajcic and his Central Coast Mariners on November 27, with a preseason trial against Western Sydney Wanderers...

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The award winning and internationally recognised program at The Glen has achieved formal approval to build a 20-bed drug and alcohol rehabilitation service at Wyong Creek.

Shoppers at Woy Woy can now enjoy more than 100 shaded car spaces after Deepwater Plaza’s car park upgrade was completed recently.

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Council now has two $50M loans

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Council now has two $50M loans, one is for debt refinancing and capital works taken out in May as a normal part of their ongoing processes while this latest loan is for operational matters.

Persson, installed by the State Government on October 30, called an extraordinary meeting on November 11 and immediately went into a confidential session for 10 minutes before re-emerging to publicly accept the loan.

The Administrator said he had convened the meeting to deal with a matter of financial

urgency.

The loan is a principle and interest loan with a fixed fiveyear term amortised over 15 years.

No interest rate was mentioned.

Persson said he understood that it was Council’s commercial advantage not to name the institution, but he sought assurances from CEO, Rik Hart, and CFO, Natalia Cowley, that the loan was from an institution with a top credit rating.

Persson’s confidential dealing of the loan comes after the councillors were criticised for hiding behind confidential meetings as they attempted to deal with the Council’s financial crisis.

The councillors, who were

suspended the day Administrator Persson was appointed, voted on October 12 to secure necessary external borrowing up to $100M. At that time, Council said that it could attempt to get the loan from TCorp, or any other emergency funding sources.

It was for the purposes of maintaining Council’s liquidity until such time as the actions within the then draft 100 day recovery action plan were implemented.

At the October 12 Council meeting, the now suspended councillors Greg Best, Bruce McLachlan, Jilly Pilon and now former councillors, Troy Marquart and Rebecca Gale, voted against getting a loan.

Councillors were alerted

earlier in the month to an expected deficit that had more than doubled to $89M and immediate and serious liquidity issues.

Council then approached the State Government for permission to use restricted funds for operational cash, but the State Government refused.

Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said on October 14 that the NSW Government “will not bail out Central Coast Council from its financial mismanagement”.

Council met on October 20, and again on October 21, to make urgent representations to the Minister for Local Government seeking permission for the partial utilisation of restricted funds to

make staff payroll for the week ending October 18, and that should the Minister’s permission not be forthcoming, 2,157 Council staff might not be paid.

The State Government then bailed out the council with $6.2M. The bail out was from the Office of Local Government’s early provision of Council’s Financial Assistance Grant Payments, but along with the cash came a “please explain”.

Council was given seven days to explain why it should not be suspended.

The suspension came on October 30 and will be reviewed in three months.

Merilyn Vale

See page 4 for more Virginia Henderson (with glass raised) toasts the new-look bus shelter with fellow residents

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Health

Almost two years after it was gutted by fire, Umina Mall has finally been demolished, with work expected to begin soon on a new shopping centre for the site.

In its final year of a four-year Disability Inclusion Action Plan, Central Coast Council has already chalked up a long list of significant improvements...

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Sport

Ben Cohen starred with the bat for Lisarow Ourimbah in the first grade cricket T20 match on Thursday, November 12, versus Northern Power.

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The bulldozers moved in last week Photo: shabysheik

Initially approved 10 years ago, with modifications approved in 2015, the Umina Mall development stalled for several years as negotiations continued on the purchase of two lanes behind the site from Central Coast Council by developer Laundy Exhibition.

Craig Laundy confirmed that issue has now been resolved.

“Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, and Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, were of great assistance in talking to Council on my behalf and Council has now

signed off on the sale of the lanes,” Laundy said.

“That has allowed me to push the button with the Pluim Group, which will handle construction.

“We want to give the area something to be proud of and create massive employment in both the build stage and on completion’’.

Laundy said all demolition work would be completed by Christmas, with construction certification running in parallel.

“Our great hope is to kick off building early next year and, weather dependent, we hope we can deliver within 12-14 months,” he said.

Laundy said there would be a good mix of retail, including a supermarket/general store, a liquor shop, a newsagency and a pharmacy.

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See page 18 An animal rehabilitation centre will be established at the RSPCA site at Somersby

“We’re also hopeful we might attract other things like a take away food store and a bakery, and we are looking at a medical centre on the second floor which is over part of the building,” he said.

The new centre is expected to cost about $10M, with local builders and tradesmen to be employed and Laundy estimates it will generate 250300 local jobs when opened and fully tenanted.

Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the move following years of inactivity.

“It was great to see work finally start on the demolition of the old supermarket and shops,” Chamber President, Matthew Wales, said.

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The first dedicated disability provider on the Peninsula has opened its doors following a grand opening event on Saturday, November 14.

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Sport

An Ettalong football club has claimed a championship title after a hard-fought grand final win at Central Coast Stadium on Sunday November 1.

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Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the REZ is great news for local jobs, and will underpin the region’s future prosperity.

REZs are the modern-day equivalent of a power station, combining generation, transmission, storage and system strength services to ensure a secure, affordable and reliable energy system.

According to Energy NSW the REZs are expected to unlock a significant pipeline of largescale renewable energy and storage projects while supporting billions of dollars of private sector investment.

“A REZ for the Central Coast and Hunter is a no brainer – our region is home to some of Australia’s best natural resources, we have the skilled workforce, and we also have the existing transmission links,” Crouch said.

“We know that four of the five coal-fired power stations in NSW will come to the end of their operational life in the next 15 years.

“This will disproportionately impact the Central Coast and Hunter regions and our existing skilled energy generation workforce but establishing this REZ will create hundreds if not thousands of new jobs.”

Bruce Cottrill, Chair of the Central Coast Sustainability Association, congratulated the Government for working on creating Renewable Energy Zones.

“We see a growing pipeline of businesses wanting to source energy supplies from cheap renewable sources as a way of validating their own supply chains,” he said.

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Sport

Council to seek permission to apply for a rate rise Central Coast Council will hold a special meeting to give itself permission to apply for a rate rise, even though the Council hasn’t decided yet if it wants one.

Ben Cohen starred with the bat for Lisarow Ourimbah in the first grade cricket T20 match on Thursday, November 12, versus Northern Power.

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Council is hedging its bets by allowing staff to start the process to apply for a special rate variation above the usual rate rise as set by Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).

The meeting will be held on November 26, at 1pm, in the Wyong chambers and the

public forum will be included.

Administrator, Dick Persson, said that he had a meeting with IPART last week and confirmed that the window was still open for Council to apply, but that window would soon close.

He said Council would begin the process even though a decision had not been made and no figure for any possible rate increase had been set.

Persson said that the decision would be made after he handed down his report into Council’s financial situation (see separate story).

He said at the beginning of his tenure that he hoped to have that report ready in 30 days and that it would be a “plain English” report explaining how Council got itself into its present situation.

It would also give options for the future.

Those options would include a rate rise, asset sales and other efficiencies, and any options would be publicly canvassed before any final decisions were made.

Merilyn Vale

Students at Wadalba Community School have been collecting cans and bottles to raise funds and awareness for National Recycling Week.

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Sport

Central Coast boxing sensation, Jai Opetaia, has maintained his undefeated record after taking out former Australian champion, Ben Kelleher...

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Out&About

As Christmas lights sparkle to life across the Coast, a new display at Bateau Bay is bringing a twinkle to locals’ eyes.

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Education

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Four teenagers and two other members of The Lakes Surf Life Saving Club carried out a mass rescue of 18 people at Soldiers Beach, Norah Head.

Education

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Photo: Klayte McSweeny, Photoslog

The State Budget, handed down on November 17, saw local businesses win big, with all NSW residents aged over 18 to receive vouchers valued at $100...

Chief Executive Officer, Gary Murphy, who has been on leave, has had his position with Central Coast Council terminated, with a pay-out of $380,000.

There’s no doubt about it – Kraken the Komodo dragon is one big boy.

The Nippers program at Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club has scored some new foam boards ahead of the summer season thanks to Terrigal Bowling Club.

(from left) Brayden Hawkins of Blue Haven, Cooper Sweeney of Budgewoi, Ben McCulkin of Gwandalan and Daniel Leahy of Nords Wharf

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REZ announced for Central Coast and Hunter The state’s fourth Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) is to be established in the Central Coast/Hunter region following legislation passed by State Parliament on November 17.

Education

Central Coast Council does not intend to take the State Government’s decision not to fund emergency works at The Entrance North, following a severe erosion event in July, lying down.

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Out&About

The artistic talents of five residents from Bateau Bay’s Uniting Nareen Gardens aged care home have been recognised in a state wide exhibition.

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18 lives saved in mass rescue

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Out&About

Central Coast Pitmaster, Daniel Lynn, is a contestant on the cooking show, Dippers Backyard BBQ Wars...

The RSPCA’s Central Coast Shelter at Somersby closed to the public on November 7 to make way for a dedicated rehabilitation centre for animals who suffer from anxiety and behavioural issues on the site.

The Salvation Army has launched its annual Christmas Appeal and is calling for donations to let those who are doing it tough know that they are not alone.

After calls for a flood management plan for The Entrance Channel, a visit to the site is on the list for Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson.

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New boards for Terrigal Nippers

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Out&About

Umina Beach artist, Benjamin Fraser, describes himself as a “creative individual” and someone who is trying to bring his passion for art and imaginative expression back...

Work to start soon on new Umina Mall development

The Entrance MP David Mehan, with Debbie outside neglected townhouses at Bateau Bay

Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson, has continued on with a councillor resolution to secure a $50M loan.

The Wagstaffe bus stop has a whole new look, thanks to a determined community.

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Government avoids paying for emergency works

With November 15 marking the 40th anniversary of the commissioning of HMAS Adelaide, Central Coast Artificial Reef Project (CCARP) has paid tribute to the crew...

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Freemasons on the Central Coast, along with the Lodges of District 21, have donated $8,000 to support Camp Breakaway...

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Animal rehab centre to open at Somersby

Out&About

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Out&About

A boarded-up and neglected townhouse duplex at Bateau Bay is one of 58 vacant public housing properties across the Central Coast.

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Now that’s a community bus stop

Rate rise on the cards Central Coast Council held a special meeting on November 26 to give itself permission to apply for a rate rise, even though the Council hasn’t decided as yet if it wants one.

The Council is hedging its bets by allowing staff to start the process to apply for a special rate variation above the usual rate rise set by Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).

The meeting saw two people address the council before the administrator accepted the motion to go to IPART with a request for a 10 per cent increase for seven years.

The 10 per cent includes the two per cent increase already allowed by IPART. After the meeting, Administrator Dick Persson also announced that the number of Council director positions would be reduced from nine to five or six and there would be “significant reductions” in the next level of management, the unit manager level, which currently stands at 37 positions.

When pushed for specifics, he would not be drawn on exact numbers but repeated that there would be “significant” reductions.

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An exhibition of 22 original artworks on calico by NAISDA Dance College students has raised over $1,400 to provide resources for the remote Aboriginal community of Nyinyikay in North East Arnhem Land.

The first group of “underperforming” assets to be sold by Central Coast Council to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars of debt includes sites at Wyong, Warnervale, Doyalson, North Gosford and in Gosford.

While there were plenty of Central Coast stars out at the 2020 Women’s State of Origin clash, none shined brighter than former Wyong Roo, Tarryn Aiken.

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Many Council assets listed for sale

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Sport

Administrator, Dick Persson, during a recent visit to Warnervale airport

Land at The Entrance identified by Council as one of five top sites for affordable housing was struck off the list of asset sales when it went before Administrator Dick Persson at Council’s meeting on Monday, November 30.

“I’m not interested in selling sites that are part of an affordable housing strategy … housing is one of my priorities,” he said.

The three lots at 23-25 Ashton Ave, The Entrance, are currently being used for informal car

“the situation we are in is far more serious and urgent than I thought when I got here” parking.

Persson also removed 129 Albany St, Gosford, off the list of properties to be sold, which currently houses a childcare centre, a dementia care centre and hostel.

Other properties at Warnervale, Doyalson, Jilliby, North Gosford and Council’s own office building will be sold.

A Property Advisory Committee will be established to advise Persson and General Manager, Rik Hart, through the next three lists of asset for sale to follow later, as part of the Business Recovery Plan to

recoup Council’s debts.

“This Committee will be two or three people with vast property experience outside of the area, people who won’t be part of the development industry or the networks that are here,” he said.

Persson said tight time frames and the urgent financial situation prevented community consultation.

“I’m going to release a report on Wednesday (December 2) which I think will surprise some people … that the situation we Continued page 4

Toys, games, school supplies and sanitary items are just some of the gifts on the way to children in need, courtesy of Wyong Christian Community School (WCCS).

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Sport

A-League preparations continued for Alen Stajcic and his Central Coast Mariners on November 27, with a preseason trial against Western Sydney Wanderers...

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Administrator terminates employment of CEO Chief Executive Officer, Gary Murphy, who has been on leave, has had his position with Central Coast Council terminated, with a pay-out of $380,000.

Administrator, Dick Persson, terminated the employment of Murphy on Friday November 27, effective immediately, via letter, as Murphy had declined to come in to talk to Persson directly.

The cost to the community is about $80,000 more now than if the suspended councillors had agreed a few weeks ago to do the same thing.

In a press conference on Monday, November 30, Persson said the situation had become clear enough that the financial management of the Council had not been acceptable.

Persson said the primary responsibility of the chief executive of any organisation was to manage the budget.

“I have formed the view that the financial management was leading to another serious budget overrun this year on top of last year’s, which is not acceptable,” he said.

Former Central Coast Council CEO, Gary Murphy

“Measures were not put in place soon enough.

“In relation to the unlawful use of money in the restricted reserves, there is a scenario of maybe someone didn’t know about it, which is not good enough, or they did know which is not good enough,” he said.

Persson said the pay-out to Murphy followed a standard contract required to be used by councils and councils had no

choice in that at the moment.

“It was very hard to avoid the pay-out even if one had formed the view that performance had not been satisfactory.”

He said the previous Council (the now suspended councillors) made the decision that they wanted the change about eight weeks ago but could not bring themselves to agree on that payment.

“Had they done so, we might

have been $80,000 better off today,” Persson said.

“My understanding is that they had set about negotiations with Mr Murphy on a termination and they didn’t reach an agreement around the financial settlement and it had been put in abeyance.

“Obviously each week you delay costs you pay the weekly salary of the General Manager,” Persson said.

He agreed that ratepayers would not be happy and said that he wasn’t either, but the other route was to go via an investigator and that would prolong things.

Persson said that the most important thing now was to move on and to find the right person to turn things around.

He said he would have more to say on Wednesday, December 2, when he brings down his 30-

day report.

He warned that the community would be shocked.

He said his awareness had been heightened since he had last talked to the media the previous week.

“I am not aware of an example of a greater local government financial failure in NSW’s or Australia’s history,” he said.

It was a big call and he didn’t make it lightly, he said.

Persson foreshadowed that the report would include him asking the Minister for Local Government for another three months to get things in place for the Council, including a break even budget and a range of measures to make that happen.

Recruitment of a new Chief Executive Officer will commence shortly.

“In the meantime, the Acting CEO, Rik Hart, and Chief Operating Officer, Malcolm Ryan, will continue to head the organisation through the challenging times ahead,” he said.

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Many Council assets listed for sale

From page 1 are in is far more serious and urgent than I thought when I got here,” Persson said.

“So, there is an issue in terms of time and our financial situation is going to require Council giving confidence to lenders that we are on the job to improve the dire situation that we are in.

“I believe that we’ll need to move ahead more quickly than I thought recently with some of these measures and that will limit the opportunity for consultation.

The Warnervale land sell-off includes areas earmarked in the airport masterplan for aviation industry development, comprising 9.2ha at 140 Sparks Rd and 15.4ha at 4-10 Warren Rd, which also was the

site of the failed Chappie Pie Chinese Theme Park proposal, and land which Council had voted to sell a year ago.

A For Sale sign will also go up at Jilliby on 11 lots totalling 88ha, known as Warnervale Industrial Park at Kiar Ridge, and with subdivision approval for 69 industrial lots.

Those Jilliby sites, another failed proposal by former Wyong Council for an airport site, comprises 225 Sparks Rd and several sites along Hue Hue Rd: 671, 689, 701, 725, 749, 781, 791 and 811.

Another 234.85ha of vacant bushland will be sold at 200, 740 and 1550 Thompson Vale Rd, Doyalson, which is part of the Northern Growth Corridor and identified in the Central Coast Regional Plan as a

For Sale: five lots in Hely St, Wyong, with approval for mixed retail, commercial and residential development

potential industrial release zone and proposed biodiversity corridor.

The four lots are known as Spring Creek Business Park at Doyalson, and Wyong Coal is an

existing tenant on part of that land with a licence until June 2021 with a one-year option.

A public reserve parallel to the Pacific Highway and opposite Wyong Golf Course at 1a Lucca Rd will now proceed to sale, 12 months after Council first decided to sell the 1.47ha for potential business/ manufacturing development.

Another disposal will be five lots with current development approval for a mixed retail, commercial and residential project at 15-23 Hely St, Wyong, known as the Oasis site.

Several sites in Mann St, Gosford, including the Council chambers and administration building and land beside it that was bought with a regional performing arts centre in mind

are also included.

Persson said that those plans for a Gosford regional arts centre may well prove to be unaffordable.

“We have a very good performing arts centre in Wyong – we may only be able to afford one,” he said.

Other Gosford sites to be sold include the Broadwater Hotel, and part of the Central Coast Conservatorium at 126 Georgiana Terrace will be up for sale.

A sum of $540,000 will be allocated from the current approved operational budget to cover the cost of market valuations, legal fees, reclassification/planning proposals and marketing.

Sue Murray

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The Community Environment Network (CEN) has written to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) to bring its attention to excessive removal of molluscs from rocks with knives and other implements and crustaceans from rock pools and under rocks by the bucket load.

CEN has asked DPIE, in the short term, to exercise its powers to police the regulations.

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CEN has learned that Intertidal Protection Areas (IPAs) and Aquatic Reserves (ARs) have been put in place by DPIE but they are exclusive to the immediate Sydney area. CEN believes complete protection in the form of IPAs or ARs should be established on Central Coast beaches to give the species in our rock pools a chance to recover from over-fishing.

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MOST OUTSTANDING ALL ROUNDER (THE “BAT” AWARD) – GLENYS RAY Glenys is this year’s BAT Award recipient for her extraordinary work campaigning to clean up Springfield Pond Wetland. Her work obtaining grants and work with a cross-section of the community with grace and a positive character to keep Springfield Pond clean and accessible for the community and all living beings inhabiting the area.

BEST 12th MAN – COL RUFFELS After retiring from teaching in 2010 Col became a

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MOST OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION – EVERGLADES LAGOON WETLANDS BUSHCARE GROUP The Everglades Lagoon Wetlands Bushcare Group have been quietly restoring the nature reserve at the end of Boronia Avenue, Woy Woy for over 24 years. The dedicated group of at least eight members have done a terrific job rehabilitating the bushland, that contains

This is often accompanied by a change of nutrition source or behaviour.

The environment is changing and, hence, the food source for all living beings. Extreme weather will be reflected in our local communities. Just like the animal, our physical structures, our societies and natural environment, are morphing into something new. Unlike the animal process, this community metamorphosis is something we, as a network, can shape.

We can determine what this change will look like when we, as a community, stand up to protect our natural wonders, which have been proudly acknowledged as the primary reason we choose to call the Coast home.

From our wetlands to our Coastal Open Space System, our forests and national parks, our lagoons and beaches, now is the time to get involved with local groups across the Central Coast who are volunteering to ensure the bush is cared for.

Diversity can build resistance to the changing climate. Our community organisations will grow stronger if the pool of people who participate is rich and diverse. The organisation which is most diverse is more likely to come out on top and be strengthened by these changes.

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18 lives saved in a mass rescue Four teenagers and two other members of The Lakes Surf Life Saving Club carried out a mass rescue of 18 people at Soldiers Beach, Norah Head.

The rescue began at about 6.30pm on Friday, November 27, when 14-year-old Ben McCulkin, saw a number of people caught in a fast-moving rip sweeping them out to sea.

He saw the commotion from the top car park at the beach and sprung into action.

He said he heard the youth group members, aged between 12 and 15, shouting for help and struggling in the 3ft swell, and the rip was pulling them into deeper water and closer and closer to the sharp rocks along the northern headland.

It was out of the surf club’s operating hours as the flags had gone down at 5pm.

There was no lifesaving gear available and no access to the clubhouse.

Ben didn’t have any floatation device either, but swam out and managed to retrieve three people to safety before making his way back out to the group and retrieved another four people.

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(from left) Brayden Hawkins of Blue Haven, Cooper Sweeney of Budgewoi, Ben McCulkin of Gwandalan and Daniel Leahy of Nords Wharf

Johnny Walker, 70, also quickly made their way to the rocks where some people had been washed up to and helped them to safety on the beach.

“When I swam out for the second lot of people and I saw them there I thought, sweet, it’s all going to be good,” Ben said.

Another Lakes Beach SLSC member, Dave Solman, and some members of the public that were strong swimmers used a race board and immediately paddled and swam out to four swimmers in

distress, who were also safely taken back to the shallows where teenagers, Daniel Leahy and Cooper Sweeney, helped guide them to shore.

Dave and Ben returned to the water to retrieve the remaining two people, a 12-year-old in distress and an adult that went to the aid of the child, who had now been swept 150m from the beach.

They quickly realised that they wouldn’t be able to safely return the pair to shore, so they made the decision to return via

a safe, flat area of the rocks at the front of the headland.

Brayden was on the rocks waiting to help and guided Dave and Ben to safety using signals.

“It was really lucky that those guys were there, too, because there would have been casualties as well,” Ben said.

Once the 18 people had been safely returned to the shore, the lifesavers rendered first aid for the many cuts, bruises and abrasions from sharp and slippery rocks.

“If our team had not acted so swiftly and professionally, this mass rescue could have gone horribly wrong and ended in tragedy,” said proud President of The Lakes SLSC, Sean Leicester.

“It was great to see so many of our youth members spring to action and use the skills and training that our club provides to help save many lives.

“It was just the right people in the right place at the right time.”

“The club’s really brought us

all up as a team and we knew exactly what to do with communications and signals,” Ben said “Afterwards, when the adrenaline started to wear off, it was like well, that just happened, and it could have been a catastrophe.”

Ben, Brayden, Daniel and Cooper have all been nominated for a well deserved Rescue of the Month Award from Surf Life Saving Central Coast.

All four boys take part in a partnership program between The Lakes Surf Club and their school, St Brigid’s College, in which they spend Friday afternoons training for their Surf Rescue Certificate and/or Bronze Medallion.

They are assigned patrols and become members of the club.

One of the rescue team, 70year-old Johnny Walker, is one of the trainers, and along with another Lakes lifesaver, Dave Solman, just happened to be at Soldiers Beach that day.

“If our members hadn’t intervened, the incident could very well have ended in tragedy,” Sean said.

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Central Coast Council has received a Highly Commended recognition in the 2020 IAP2 Australia Core Values Awards, for its excellence in embedding the value of community engagement into its core business.

The awards are run by the International Association for Public Participation and they recognise best practice in public participation.

Council’s Highly Commended award was in the Australasian Organisation of the Year category.

Director, Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan, said that over the past four years, Council had worked hard to embed the value of community engagement within the organisation, and this recognition was a tribute to the staff who are passionate about seeking community participation in key projects.

“Together with the community, we have tried and tested new face-to-face and online methods, built relationships with our hard to reach communities and commenced a new place based engagement, Let’s Talk series, following feedback from our

Council staff listening to residents’ viewpoint about the Community Strategic Plan

residents to be consulted on holistic planning and activities for local neighbourhoods,” Vaughan said.

“The community is positive about the way we engage and understand how they can actively participate and find out how their voices influence the decisions that shape the future of their region.

“It is a great achievement to be recognised by the judges,

who are some of Australia’s leading community engagement professionals.

“I congratulate our team on their success and Melbourne Water on their win in the same category.”

Council’s consultation with the community is ongoing and in the past four years has engaged on a wide range of topics including playgrounds and skate parks, planning for

impacts of climate change, land use and place planning the growing region, affordable housing, roads and pathways, waste and resource management, water and sewer services, a broad range of environmental issues and conservation initiatives, as well as the needs of youth, people with disabilities and our ageing population.

Administrator, Dick Persson,

said community participation in Council matters was important because it created a shared sense of purpose, direction and understanding of the need to deliver services to the community and to plan for the future.

“It also provides an improved process for two way engagement that recognises and embraces community knowledge, ideas and

expertise, and contributes to building community confidence in Council,” he said.

“I congratulate the Community Engagement team for this great recognition and encourage our community to continue getting involved and sharing their thoughts with us.”

Source: Media release, Nov 19 Central Coast Council

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Carters Rd car park is just one of many funded projects Central Coast Council has received a $900,000 grant to build a new car park in Carters Rd, Lake Munmorah, to help alleviate parking and traffic congestion in the school zone.

The new car park will be built on an existing grassed area at the front of Lake Munmorah High School and Council has been working with the schools and others to develop the project and complete a final design.

Improvement works will also be carried out to include widening of the road, stormwater drainage and footpath.

Council is required to complete the car park by June 30, 2021, under the funding agreement of the Local Roads

The grassed area outside Lake Munmorah High School to become a car park

and Community Infrastructure Program.

This was one project in the north mentioned in a report to Council’s November 23 meeting that it received $13.8M funding from both the Australian and NSW

Governments in the first quarter of this financial year.

This includes $11M from the NSW Government under the COVID-19 Stimulus Funding towards stage two of Central Coast Regional Sporting and Recreation Complex at

Tuggerah.

A multi-purpose indoor recreation centre will be built including change rooms, amenities, storage as well as a canteen and catering space.

More work on Wilfred Barrett Dr at Magenta is expected to

start mid 2021 as part of the Federal Government’s 2019 election promise to allocate $10.4M to upgrade the road from Noraville to Magenta.

The next stage is between Wyuna Ave and Magenta, and Pelican Beach Rd and Magenta.

Projects in the north to be delivered this financial year as part of the $70M Central Coast Roads Package include renewal of Tuggerawong Rd, Tuggerawong; Woodbury Park Dr, Mardi; Craigie Ave, Kanwal; Oleander St, Noraville; Hibbard St, Canton Beach; Albert Warner Dr, Warnervale and The Corso, Gorokan.

Council Administrator, Dick Persson, said external funding was vital for the delivery of regional infrastructure and services.

“We are thankful to both state and federal governments for funding new urban infrastructure, sporting facilities and a business support project which benefits the Central Coast,” he said.

Sue Murray

Administrator’s report to include staff cuts and other savings Residents will have some answers over Central Coast Council’s financial crisis when Administrator Dick Persson hands down his initial report on December 2.

Persson will table his report detailing Council’s financial situation at a public meeting, fulfilling his promise made when he was appointed Administrator that within 30 days he would produce a “plain English” report outlining the issues and a series of options on the way forward.

He flagged early on that those options could include rate rises, asset sales and other efficiencies.

Those options would be publicly canvassed in January and February before any final decisions were made, he said.

Since then, the Administrator has tabled a list of Council owned land to be offered for sale and said that more tranches of land will be coming.

(See separate story Page 1) At a press conference following a special meeting on November 26 about a possible rate rise (See separate story), Persson also announced that there would be “significant” reductions in management level staff.

“I think it is top heavy, it is something I noticed as soon as I came here, and we will be taking quite a number of levels

of management out and that will bring relief to the (financial) bottom line,” Persson said.

He said the number of Council Director positions would be reduced from nine to five and there would be significant reductions in the next level of management, the unit manager level, which currently stands at 37.

It is estimated that about a quarter of the management and supervisor positions will go, with a saving of about $10M per year.

New directorates of Council will focus on the five core areas of water and sewer, community and recreation services, environment and planning, infrastructure and corporate

affairs.

“The structure will ensure that there is a strong focus on finance and good governance as well as the core services,” Persson said.

Malcolm Ryan’s position as Chief Operating Officer is a temporary appointment to assist with the implementation of change within the organisation.

Negotiations are underway with the United Services Union and Persson said that there would more than likely be a redundancy program for staff.

The council’s first quarter financial report for this financial year will be tabled at the December 2 meeting.

September and October investment reports were tabled at the November 30 meeting, with September figures showing Council had a deficit of $121M in unrestricted funds.

The October figures showed a deficit of $100M - an improvement of $20M in one month.

Early in October, the Council found itself in serious financial problems with immediate liquidity issues.

Funds in the bank were quarantined as restricted funds under the Local Government Act. How council found itself in this position is currently being investigated and is expected to

be explained in the report from the Administrator.

Council has also started negotiations for a $100M loan for its capital works program, on top of the $50M loan the Administrator approved at a confidential November 11 meeting.

An $89M deficit for last year and a bail out of $6.2M from the State Government to pay Council staff wages and suppliers led ultimately to the suspension of all councillors and the appointment of Persson

by Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancock, on October 30.

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All Labor politicians to oppose an “amalgamation tax” Local Labor State and Federal MPs and Senators have vowed to oppose any attempt to introduce a 10 percent rate rise by Central Coast Council, calling it an “amalgamation tax”.

The Coast’s four State MPs, David Harris (Wyong), David Mehan (The Entrance), Yasmin Catley (Swansea) and Liesl Tesch (Gosford), together with Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride and Senator Debra O’Neill, say that residents should not have to pay for the Liberal Government’s failed Council amalgamation.

“We oppose any attempt that the Government might make to

claw back funds through higher rates to fix structural issues created by their amalgamation experiment,” said Wyong MP, David Harris, who also is Shadow Minister for Central Coast.

“This is nothing more than an amalgamation tax on local residents and businesses,” he said.

This comes after a Council meeting on November 26 when Administrator, Dick Persson, accepted the Motion to go to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) with a request for a 10 percent increase in rates for seven years.

The 10 percent includes the two percent increase already allowed by IPART. Persson said it was confirmed in a recent meeting with IPART that the window of opportunity to apply for the rate rise would soon close, so Council would begin the process, even though a decision had not been made and no figure for any possible rate rise had been set.

That decision would be made after he handed down his report into Council’s financial woes on Wednesday, December 2. (see separate story) During the November 26 meeting to adopt the IPART application, Persson discussed

the reasons that contributed to Council’s financial issues with the two public forum speakers.

When speaker, Patrick Gallagher, said that increasing rates should, as a matter of general principle, be the last resort in the campaign to return Council to solvency, Persson interjected and said he agreed.

Gallagher and the first speaker, Tony Kirby, who is president of the Gwandalan and Summerland Point Peninsula Improvement Group (GASPPIG), both said that the rate harmonisation between the former Gosford and Wyong areas should be finalised before any rates were increased.

Persson said harmonisation would be in place by the middle of 2021, however, rates harmonisation would not increase overall total rates that Council collected, it would only change the amount some people paid.

Persson explained that Council needed to get back to have a surplus and it’s income came from rates, fees, charges and grants.

Central Coast Labor MPs say residents do not have the capacity to pay higher rates to bail out the NSW Government’s failed amalgamation business model.

“Recent research (by LSI

Consulting) has demonstrated that the financial burden on amalgamated councils has resulted in the 20 amalgamated councils losing $1.03B in three years, and ratepayers facing hikes in rates and cuts in services,” said Shadow Minister for Central Coast, David Harris.

“Our regional economy if fragile, businesses and households are struggling through the first recession in 30 years, and we need to grow jobs by attracting people and business, not increase the burden and create disincentives,” he said.

Sue Murray and Merilyn Vale

Amended Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy adopted Central Coast Council has adopted an amended Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy that will result in more than half a million dollars’ worth of budgeted savings.

Changes to the policy were made based on low claims

from previous years and to align with other similar sized councils, reflecting a more reasonable level of reimbursements that can be claimed by the mayor and councillors each year.

Administrator Dick Persson said that current councillors’ expenditure had not been

excessive and the updated policy would continue to provide accountability and transparency of councillor spending into the future.

“In order for elected officials at any level to carry out their duties, there needs to be access to recoup costs when carrying out official council

business.

“This policy explicitly sets out what can be claimed, ensures there are strict processes, limits amount and frequency, and stipulates the requirement of public record of all claims, helping to assure there are no private or political benefits gained,” Persson said.

Changes were made earlier in the year following an internal audit in accordance with the provisions of the policy, with a further review to set limits in line with community expectations.

The draft policy was placed on public exhibition earlier this year with no submissions

received.

It is noted that the mayor and councillors to whom this policy applies are currently suspended.

Source: Media release, Nov 24 Central Coast Council

Pacific Highway black spot to have a safety upgrade The Pacific Highway black spot intersection of Flowers Dr and Cams Wharf Rd at Catherine Hill Bay will get a $1.02M safety upgrade.

Transport for NSW is asking for community feedback on the

proposed safety changes to reduce the risk of crashes.

Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said there was an immediate need to improve safety at the intersection, with more than 25,000 travelling along the Pacific Highway daily.

“Unfortunately, there have been six crashes recorded at this intersection in the five years to June 2018, including one fatality and four injuries,” he said.

“The proposed safety improvement would involve extending the median wire

rope barrier on the highway to ban right turns into Flowers Dr, and from Flowers Dr and Cams Wharf Rd on to the highway.

“Motorists entering and exiting the highway would be redirected to intersections with traffic lights and safer merging lanes at Montefiore St and

Nords Wharf, significantly reducing the risk of crashes.”

Motorists will still be permitted to turn right into Cams Wharf Rd from the Pacific Highway.

In addition to the proposed changes, Transport for NSW will install new directional

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Social housing numbers dropped within a 12 months period The Entrance MP, David Mehan, is calling on the NSW Government to come clean on its plan to privatise public housing in Bateau Bay, instead of blaming “termites” as the trigger.

Mehan had sought advice on one large duplex property at 5 and 6 Faye Cl, Bateau Bay which has been vacant for years.

It was first reported in the Chronicle on November 18 that the property had been vacant since September 2012 due to termite damage and had since fallen into a derelict state with smashed windows boarded up, the interior trashed and the grounds left to grow wild.

The NSW Land and Housing Corporation said at that time that the Bateau Bay property had been vacant for years because of extensive damage, including termite damage, which now would be repaired and then the townhouses would be sold.

Mehan says that since 2011, the State Government has sold several properties in the Bateau Bay social

NN20 Wyong Zone and according to the latest Department of Community and Justice statistics, they should expect to wait at least 10 years for a studio/one bedroom property or a threebedroom home, while it will take between five and 10 years for a two-bedroom or four-bedroom property.

The NSW Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC) says that it is constantly reviewing its asset base to actively grow and manage the largest social housing portfolio in Australia.

This includes identifying existing assets that are no longer fit for purpose which are then sold and/or recycled, to build new housing or to

The Entrance MP, David Mehan in front of a boarded up public house

housing estate and neglected the maintenance of many more, including the townhouses in Faye Cl. “I’ve written to the Minister for Housing, Melinda Pavey, requesting that the vacant houses at Faye Cl be repaired and remain as public housing.

“This Liberal Government is not interested in providing more affordable or social

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housing on the Central Coast,” he said.

Information that Mehan received on November 19 after asking questions in Parliament, shows that within a 12-month period on the Central Coast, 10 social housing properties were removed and no additional social housing properties have been constructed or acquired.

The response to Mehan’s questions also revealed that as at June 30, 2020, the number of public houses, including those managed by community housing providers are, by electorate: Wyong 1,036; The Entrance 1,369; Swansea 756; Gosford 1,392; and Terrigal 546.

There are 1,692 people on the housing register in the

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undertake capital upgrades.

Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the LAHC spent almost $3.8M in the 2019-20 financial year to restore 302 vacant social housing properties across the Central Coast.

“The 2020-21 NSW Budget includes more than $17M for maintenance and upgrade work at social housing properties across the Central Coast, including $793,000 to construct new and upgrade existing social and affordable housing for Aboriginal communities in Killarney Vale,” Crouch said.

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Seven new ambulances will be rolled-out at five stations in the north before the end of the year.

Toukley and Doyalson Ambulance Stations will each get two ambulances while Bateau Bay, Hamlyn Terrace and Morisset will receive one each.

Other Central Coast stations to receive new ambulances are Point Clare (1) and Ettalong (4).

These Class 1 ambulances come with additional life saving equipment including defibrillators and laryngoscopes.

Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said providing state of the art equipment and resources was the best thing the NSW Government could do to support paramedics responding to emergencies in the community.

Crouch said the Government had invested $17M for a total 89 new ambulances across the State, as part of $800M of COVID-19 funding to boost ICU capacity and to purchase additional services and medical equipment.

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Water sharing plan under review The NSW Government is undertaking public consultation on the proposed rules that will apply to the water management and operation of water licences in the water sharing plan for the Central Coast, which is now under review.

Water sharing plans are subject to review every 10 years under the Water Management Act 2000 and the

current Central Coast plan is nearing expiry, with the new one to take effect from July 1, 2021.

Public exhibition of the replacement Water Sharing Plan for the Central Coast Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2021 is open until Sunday, January 31.

Live webinars for the public will be held on Thursday, December 3 from 2pm to 3pm and Tuesday, December 8,

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The webinars will be conducted by Department of Planning, Industry and Environment-Water officers including Assistant Water Planner, Greg Sheehan, and Senior Project Officer, Peter Hansen.

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Land identified as suitable for affordable housing will not be sold The Entrance MP, David Mehan, has welcomed the decision by Central Coast Administrator, Dick Persson, to remove land identified as suitable for affordable housing from the list of sites approved for sale at Council’s November 30 meeting.

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Man wanted over bus driver assault

Police are on the hunt for a man who assaulted a bus driver at Toukley.

Tuggerah Lakes Police have released CCTV footage of a man they wish to speak to in relation to the incident which occurred in the vicinity of Main Rd, Toukley, at around 11am on Thursday, October 15.

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The NSW Government announced the changes on November 19, which will be implemented over the next year, with operational hours for the cameras also set to increase.

There are more than 30 mobile speed cameras across the Central Coast.

Shadow Minister for Central Coast and Wyong MP, David Harris, said that speed camera warning signs were a crucial safety feature.

“Speed cameras were originally supposed to be for black spot areas to slow people down to safe speeds.

“We know that’s not the case with mobile cameras,” he said.

“The NRMA has urged the Government to reconsider its decision and said that signs are essential to educate drivers and prevent road deaths.

“It’s a well-known fact that having signage out there draws attention to something and that

changes driver behaviour.

“I support any measure which reasonably makes our roads safer and people need to be reminded, especially in high accident areas.”

Transport for NSW Deputy Secretary for Safety, Environment and Regulation, Tara McCarthy, said the reason behind the decision was the number of speed related crashes.

“The Mobile Speed Camera program is being enhanced and brought into line with how other Australian jurisdictions run their programs and better practice,” she said.

“The changes will directly benefit regional drivers with any additional funding generated to be used to accelerate the roll out of road safety projects, including thousands of kilometres of audio-tactile line markings, wide centre lines and more crash barriers across regional NSW,” McCarthy said.

Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said drivers shouldn’t be worried if they were already

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following the rules.

“We’ve seen how the mobile phone detection camera program has already changed behaviours when it comes to mobile phone use,” he said.

“No warning signs means you can be caught anywhere, anytime, and the NSW Government wants to see that same result with mobile speed cameras.

“It you are obeying the speed limit you have nothing to worry about,” Crouch said.

Shadow Minister for Roads, John Graham, says the timing of the announcement is important to note.

“The fact that this measure was announced in the same week as the NSW Budget tells you it is about revenue, not road safety.

“Fines will leap a third higher as a result of this measure,” he said.

Graham said NSW Government revenue from fines is forecast to rise from $651M this year to $864M next year, a rise of more than 32 percent.

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Two P Platers have had their licences suspended after being caught driving 45km/h over their provisional speed limits.

Tuggerah Lakes Highway Patrol detected the two P1 licence holders within days of each other at the exact same stretch of the M1 Motorway near Kang Angy.

The first incident occurred on Thursday, November 19, when

officers observed a red Toyota travelling at 142km/h in the sign posted 110km/h zone.

Officers stopped the vehicle, where the driver produced a P1 Provisional Licence, limiting the driver to 90km/h.

The driver was issued a penalty notice for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h and their licence

suspended on the spot for a period of six months.

Two days later officers detected another P1 Provisional licence holder travelling at 143km/h at the same location.

The driver was also issued a penalty notice for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h and their licence suspended on the spot for a period of six months.

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Man sought after indecently exposing himself Police are appealing for public assistance after a man indecently exposed himself to a woman at Lake Munmorah.

At about 8.30pm on Wednesday, November 25, police were told that a woman was sitting in Tom Burke Reserve, off Diane Ave, when an unknown man approached her and began conversation.

The man made several suggestive comments before

exposing himself towards the woman twice.

The woman walked away and alerted a friend to the incident, before the man left the scene in a silver Toyota Hilux.

A report was made to police, with officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District commencing an investigation.

As inquiries continue, police would like to speak to a man

who may be able to assist.

He is described as: Caucasian in appearance, with a slim build, blonde hair and possibly aged in his 40s.

He was wearing black football shorts and a dark grey T-shirt with ‘Reece’ plumbing branding.

He also had a Rottweiler dog with him.

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Meeting at power station is not likely to be good news The northern Central Coast and lower Lake Macquarie regions have a lot to be concerned about when Sunset Power International Limited (trading as Delta Electricity) recently invited their old political buddies, being disgraced politicians Barnaby Joyce MP and now backbencher Matt Canavan MP, to recently visit the Vales Point Power Station.

Both politicians are reported

FORUM to have many dirty fingers in the mining pie, as seen in the Greenpeace documentary “Dirty Power”, plus having an assortment of influential and effective lobbyists, thus having the Coalition substantially fund the Minerals Council of Australia.

Other politicians having major influence with the coal industry are the right wing pro coal group of Tony Abbott (former

Prime Minister), Barnaby Joyce (former Deputy Prime Minister), Eric Abetz (Trade Legislation Committee), Kevin Andrews (former Minister for Employment) and Craig Kelly (self-described “climate change sceptic” and outspoken on energy issues).

Whatever the reason for their visit to Vales Point Power Station, you can be sure that it is not in the interest of the community, in fact, there are rumours of plans underway to mine under the Lake Munmorah

Facts reveal a very different story FORUM

Kel Wynn claims that former Wyong Council residents are paying higher rates than former Gosford Council residents.

(Chronicle p13 Nov 15 “Deamalgamation referendum called for”)

It would be helpful to record a few facts, rather than fantasies.

In 2017, the Gosford City rate was .0031428 and that has dropped to .0024732 in 2021.

In 2017, the Wyong Shire rate was .0045256 and that has dropped to .0028968 in 2021.

In other words, the Gosford rate has dropped by 21 percent while the Wyong rate has dropped by 36 percent, meaning that Gosford residents are bearing the brunt of any amalgamation costs.

Wyong’s rate is to be further reduced in future until the two rates match, favouring the northern part of the region even more.

At the same time, representation on the Central Coast Council has shifted to favour the northern and eastern wards which largely encompass the former Wyong Shire area.

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I read that the Administrator, Dick Persson, wants to apply to IPART for a special rate increase. (Chronicle p1 Nov 25)

Well, Mr Persson, I have a better idea: stop the waste, trim the size of government, and actually manage the Council’s finances to meet the projected income.

If you were a business and put your prices up and up and

up, no one would buy from you.

We are unfortunate in that we don’t have a choice.

The former Wyong residents have already endured a special rate levy which equated to an increase of 31 percent.

It’s about time the Council started to live within its budget.

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Conservation Area, as it is not a National Park and therefore they can mine within one metre from the surface.

I believe this to be part of the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 where it explicitly announces $180M per annum of mineral extractions amongst the proposed 40,500 new homes in the northern Central Coast alone.

Trevor St Baker, one of the owners of Sunset Power International Limited,

of coal ash currently being stored between Vales Point and Eraring ash dams, now approaching 100 million tonnes, with no answer in sight of increased re-use or remediation, we can only assume that the surrounding regions will have further nightmares, as gas fields are being contemplated both on land and off our coastline.

Email, Nov 27 Gary Blaschke OAM, Lake Munmorah

Spoken words cannot be taken back The Australian Government has misused words where China is concerned and this in turn has caused great harm to Australia’s trade with China.

Instead of pointing the finger at China where the virus is concerned, they could have put the question to China on how to manage this virus, instead of

FORUM yapping at China like a French poodle with a little help from the USA. We have let down our great trading partner, China.

Like an arrow in flight, spoken words cannot be taken back.

If we can trade three terrorists

for the freedom of an Australian citizen in Iran, more caution with spoken words should have been taken where China is concerned.

I blame the Australian Government for this ruin to our trade with China.

Email, Nov 29 Richard Ryan, Summerland Point

Rate rise unfair on former Wyong Shire residents

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The ratepayers of the Central Coast are about to be hit with a “special rate variation” above the usual rate rise as set by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).

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purchased Vales Point Power Station and all its land, including the ash dams, for $1M only a few years ago with a contract that defies belief.

It is now valued at $730M, and he is only responsible for the coal ash by-product produced since signing the agreement with the NSW Liberal Coalition, having no responsibility for the previous 30-40 million tonnes already deposited.

Having the staggering amount

FORUM the ledger.

As I understand it, all of this debit was generated preamalgamation by the former Gosford Council.

I also understand that there will always be rate rises in line with inflation.

However, I feel that it is not only unfair but bordering on the obscene to punish the ratepayers of the preamalgamated Wyong Shire Council to bear any part of a punitive rate increase to cover the debit of pre-amalgamated Gosford Council ratepayers.

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Is this the Coast’s biggest Christmas Tree?

As Christmas lights sparkle to life across the Coast, a new display at Bateau Bay is bringing a twinkle to locals’ eyes.

Adorned with almost 6,000 LED lights, a 20m tall pine tree on Marlowe Rd has been transformed into a glittering monolith of a Christmas Tree.

Owned by Christine Hopper, the luminous display was her

way of spreading some Christmas cheer.

“I’ve lived here for 36 years and always wanted to do something with the tree, and after everything that’s gone on this year, I thought this is definitely the year to do it.

“It’s my family’s way of bringing a bit of joy and happiness to the people this Christmas,” Hopper said.

Christine Hopper’s 20m Christmas Tree

Blake Laurie and his team from Coasties Electrical installed the lights, with the sparky admitting it was one his most unusual jobs.

“When I got the call, I thought we’d be dealing with a six or seven metre tree, so I was a bit taken aback, but after four weeks of planning we had a game plan,” Laurie explained.

That plan involved local arborist, Ryan Richards, better

known as Tarzan, from his stint on Australian Ninja Warrior.

“Ryan’s a mate of mine, so we had him go up the tree and drop the lights down for us.

“After that it was just a matter of securing the wiring and putting it all together.

“All up it took about seven hours, but the end result was worth it,” Laurie said.

And Hopper and her family

will have to take his word for it.

“We’ve actually been away, so we’ve only seen it in pictures and are very excited to see it in person,” she said.

Once home, Hopper said the family plan to continue transforming the tree into the Coast’s biggest Christmas Tree, with more decorations to come.

“We actually wanted to get a

light up star put on top as well, but we didn’t know if that would work.

“Our aim is to be able to light it up year round.

“We want the tree to be this subtle way of uplifting spirits, because after the past 12 months I think everyone needs something to make them feel a little brighter.

Food Drive at Lakeside Shopping Centre The Christmas Spirit has arrived at The Entrance with residents donating food to help those less fortunate this festive season through a Food Drive at Lakeside Shopping Centre.

Customers are encouraged to buy extra cans of food or nonperishable items and place them in the donation cage near Coles.

All donations will be distributed locally by the Salvation Army of Long Jetty.

“In an average week, The Salvation Army helps over 100,000 people across Australia, and this figure increases significantly at Christmas time,” said Major Andrew Humphreys from The Salvation Army of Long Jetty.

Lakeside Shopping Centre Manager, Retina Serrafis, was excited to once again support the annual food drive, saying that she hoped that the donated food would go a small way towards assisting families who find themselves in challenging

situations.

“We are proud to see the community of The Entrance step in and help out when called upon and Lakeside Shopping Centre is thrilled to be a convenient collection point for donations,” she said.

The Salvation Army will be collecting cans of food and non-perishable food until December 21.

Source: Press release, Nov 27 Celina Johnson, iSocialize

Salvation Army of Long Jetty members Val Jones and Teagan Brownrigg with Retina Serrafis

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Woman risks homelessness over dog dispute They may be man’s best friend, but would you risk becoming homeless for your dog?

For Lake Munmorah’s Jen Sadler, the answer is yes.

The 68-year-old Lakeside Leisure Village resident has been locked in an ongoing legal battle with village management over her Cavalier, Shilo, and fears that she could be without a roof over her head come Christmas if the matter is not resolved favourably.

According to Sadler, the issue came to a head when her previous dog died in March.

Longing for animal companionship to help manage her severe depression and anxiety, Sadler applied to village management for approval to bring in a new dog, but was not given the necessary permissions due to the village’s community rules, which stipulate that residents may not acquire new pets following the death of a previous one.

Having already made arrangements to adopt Shilo from a rescue facility, Sadler took the village to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal to contest the matter, with the Tribunal ruling in favour of the village.

Unwilling to part with Shilo, Sadler disregarded the order to re-home her new dog, instead choosing to explore the possibility of vacating the village, with Lakeside now preparing to take her back to Tribunal over it.

Sadler said the situation had left her feeling mentally and emotionally drained.

Jen Sadler and her dog Shilo Photo: Dilon Luke

“I feel like I’m living on a knife edge.

“I have informed management that I am prepared to sell my house and leave, and have already started the selling process, but they won’t give me the time to do that.

“I’m a single age pensioner so I can’t afford to rent elsewhere.

“I lost both my brothers to suicide, I don’t have any immediate family in the area, and I don’t have a support network, so even if I wanted to rehome Shilo, I can’t.

“I’m on my own and just don’t know what to do.

“What Lakeside is doing to me is just cruel.

“I’ll end up living in my car at this rate,” Sadler said.

But according to village management, Sadler had brought the situation on herself.

A spokesperson for Lakeside Leisure Village said that all

residents were made aware of the rules regarding pets when they signed their lease.

“When new residents move into the village, we allow them to bring in their existing pet if they have one, but our rules prevent replacing a pet when it passes away.

“This is communicated in at least two documents prior to new residents moving into the village.

“It is also reiterated upon signing the lease agreement with the village.

“We also have residents sign a pet agreement acknowledging the no replacements clause.

“The Tribunal ruled that Ms Sadler obtained the dog without permission and that our community rules be upheld.

“Allowing her to keep the dog is inconsistent with the recent Tribunal findings and we note that Ms Sadler was the one to take us to Tribunal without waiting for the matter to be

heard before she obtained a dog anyway.

“Ms Sadler has not been the victim here but is actually retaliating against the village because she cannot get her own way,” the spokesperson said.

According to the spokesperson, that retaliation has included some alleged nasty behaviour from Sadler, who they say ripped signs off buildings and tipped over outdoor furniture and pot plants at the onsite office.

“Ms Sadler has also verbally abused one of our managers and threatened to stab our caretaker,” the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson also clarified that management had made no moves to evict Sadler from the village at this point in time and added that they were under no obligation to take her mental health problems into consideration during dealings

at Tribunal.

“Ms Sadler’s mental health issues are known to us, but we are an independent living village and do not, nor are we obligated to, provide her with any mental health support.

“We are not medical professionals, we are landlords.

“We have shown her leniency with her financial problems with paying site fees in the past and set up a Centrepay system for her, as she is a long way behind in her site fees, which she has recently cancelled as well.

“So now she is not only going completely against the agreements made by her but is also not paying her site fees.

“We have been very patient with her for the past six years of her residency, but she is being extremely difficult.

“Ms Sadler has not been evicted, but if she doesn’t reinstate her Centrepay or pay her site fees in another way, we

will have to terminate her lease and ask her to remove her house from the site, or actively sell.

“This will all of course be done legally through the Tribunal.

“Ms Sadler has left us no choice in the matter,” the spokesperson said.

When asked about giving Sadler some leeway to sell and vacate on her own terms, the spokesperson said village management did not believe she was making a serious effort to sell.

“Ms Sadler put her home on Gumtree for a short time, but it has since been removed.

“She does have a small for sale sign on the house but has not listed it with an agent for sale,” the spokesperson said.

Sadler said that while she was aware of the pet clause in the community rules, she was aware of at least two instances of other residents being allowed to replace their dogs.

“The dog was replaced before they won in Tribunal as I really thought we would win and I was staying home and crying every day as I was so depressed and lonely,” Sadler said.

Sadler said her home was currently listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace and that she was in the process of arranging a real estate agent.

She denied allegations of threatening to stab the village caretaker.

The matter returns to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal on December 16.

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A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF EVENTS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ON THE CENTRAL COAST WEDNESDAY, DEC 2 Global Ecotourism Conference, The Function Room Wyong Administration Building, 2 & 3/12, 11:30am sessions

THURSDAY, DEC 3

puddings sale day, Deepwater Plaza near Kmart, 9am - 5pm Sale of Ceramics Christmas 2020, The Community Gallery, East Gosford, 4/12 - 13/12, 9:30am - 4pm

Library online: In-conversation SATURDAY, DEC 5 with Jess Hill, Register at Eventbrite, Plant and succulent Free, 6:30pm FRIDAY, DEC 4 Lions Christmas cakes and

sale day, Anglican Church The Entrance, 8am - 1pm

Blues on the Mountain returns, Mangrove Mountain Hall, 6pm and 8.30pm shows

Gosford Waterfront Carnival, Gosford Waterfront, 5/12 - 27/01, 1pm - 12am

TUESDAY, DEC 8

Christmas across the coast, Woy Woy Oval, 2:30pm - 7:30pm

Exhibition by four leading surf SUNDAY, DEC 6 photographers: It Seems To FRIDAY, DEC 11 Sporties Markets Norah Head, Come In Waves, Norah Head Sporties, Gosford Regional Gallery, Bowl Groms, 10am - 2pm Narara Skate Park 5/12 - 31/01, 3pm - 5pm 9:30am - 4:30pm Rotary Club: Christmas Tree Sales, Terrigal Rotary Park, 7am - 1pm

Central Coast Christmas Fair, Mt Penang Parklands, 9am - 2pm

SATURDAY, DEC 12 Wyee Markets, Wyee Community Hall, 8:30am - 1pm

Twilight Markets, Heazlett Park Avoca Beach, 12pm - 9pm SUNDAY, DEC 13 Carols by the Lake, Gwandalan Foreshore, 12pm - 8pm

WEDNESDAY, DEC 16 GEBC December Luncheon Event: Guest Speaker The Hon. Damien Tudehope MP, The Entertainment Grounds,

Gosford, Ticketed, 12:15pm - 2pm

SATURDAY, DEC 26 Family Fun Fair, Terrigal Memorial Foreshore, 26/12 - 17/01, 10am - 6pm

FRIDAY, DEC 18 Central Coast Christmas Market, Gosford Showgrounds, 5pm - 9pm

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Jacinta-Rose Burley has her eyes on Broadway Twenty seven aspiring young creatives from the Central Coast have been awarded invaluable funding to support their artistic pursuits under the Bouddi Foundation for the Arts’ 10th annual awards program.

This year’s crop of talented grant recipients come from all corners of the Coast and cover a sweeping range of disciplines under the creative, performing and literary arts, with grants awarded to help fund their artistic development.

Blue Haven’s Jacinta-Rose Burley is one of this year’s recipients, with the talented musical theatre allrounder to use her $2,000 grant to help cover the costs of singing, dancing and drama lessons.

Currently in Year 12 at the Hunter School of Performing Arts, the 17-year-old lives and breathes musical theatre.

Making her stage debut at the tender age of 8, over the years Burley has worked with XtrAct Drama Academy, Wyong Musical Theatre Company, Jopuka Productions, Uniting Productions and with her school’s Drama Department, but the stage didn’t start off as her calling.

“I actually got started in music as a way to communicate with my brother who is deaf.

“We joined a signing choir together when we were really young and from there my love of performing just grew,” Burley explained.

After choir, it was dance lessons, then singing and then drama, before Burley

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discovered the perfect marriage of the three in musical theatre.

Growing up watching classics like the Wizard of Oz and Singing in the Rain, Burley said

the transition into musical theatre felt like a natural convergence of all her interests.

Having featured in dozens of professional productions, the seasoned performer has also

endeavoured to learn the technical aspects of her industry and has also found success as a budding playwright.

“I have trained in all areas of theatre and have worked in production at Hunter Theatre.

“I’m also trying my hand at writing and directing and was lucky enough to have one of my shows selected for this year’s Short and Sharp Theatre Festival in Sydney.

“Sadly, the festival was cancelled due to the pandemic and I’m not sure if I’ll be given the chance to feature again next year, since the festival is all about amplifying young voices and by then I’ll have aged out of school, but I’m hoping it might be greenlit for the Hunter Theatre,” Burley said.

The pandemic also robbed Burley of the chance to attend a Broadway training and development emersion in New York and Chicago, which was also cancelled due to Covid concerns.

But as they say in showbiz, the show must go on.

Disappointed but undeterred, Burley said she would continue to seek out stage opportunities.

“I’m waiting to hear whether some productions that I’d been cast in before Covid will be picked back up and I’ve also just wrapped up performing in a short production about the pandemic, but for now the plan is to just continue my studies, keep up with my writing and look for those opportunities,” Burley said.

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1Coast wants all residents to have a Merry Recyclable Christmas With tonnes of wrapping paper, decorations, food, packaging, bottles and unwanted gifts thrown out at Christmas time every year, the average Australian household is estimated to increase their waste by 30 per cent over the festive season, so 1Coast has decided to share its top tips to reduce, reuse and recycle over the holidays.

The waste management company will cover its 12 Do’s and Don’ts for a sustainable Yuletide when it hosts a virtual Don’t Waste Christmas

presentation in December, with residents encouraged to tune in and learn about how they can decrease their waste.

1Coast Education Officer, Michelle Murrell, said that while exact figures weren’t available, increased waste and decreased recycling was commonplace across the Coast during the Christmas holidays.

“Kerbside pickups get bigger and in general collection loads are heavier as more waste goes into the red and yellow bins, and while the Coast is generally very good at recycling, sadly we do see

recycling get worse during the festive season.

“This is why 1Coast works so hard to boost recycling messaging over the holidays,” Murrell explained.

Adding to the region’s waste woes is confusion around what holiday items can and can’t be recycled.

According to Murrell, for the Coast, the worst offenders were wrapping paper and moulded plastic linings and casings, with the former coming in several nonrecyclable varieties and the latter often concealed within

Community consultation on the replacement of the Central Coast Water Sharing Plan The New South Wales Government has been working with stakeholders in the Central Coast region to develop the replacement of the water sharing plan for the Central Coast Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2021.

The draft plan and supporting documentation are available for viewing on the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment website from 30 November 2020 to 31 January 2021.

Public information sessions

Join us at our online webinar sessions to learn more about: • the draft replacement plan • how to make a submission.

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Thursday 3 December

Live webinar Register at dpie.nsw.gov.au/central-coast-wsp

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Tuesday 8 December

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To find out more information, including how to submit a submission please visit: dpie.nsw.gov.au/central-coast-wsp or email wsp.centralcoast@dpie.nsw.gov.au Submissions close at 11.59 pm on Sunday 31 January 2021.

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larger packaging headed for the yellow bin.

“With wrapping paper, the harder it is to tear the less likely it is that it’s recyclable.

“If it’s hard to tear it’s usually because it has a plastic layer and the general rule of thumb is to avoid the sparkly shiny stuff if you want to recycle.

“Moulded plastics are the big confusing one because they’re usually an additional layer of packaging inside recyclable packaging such as cardboard, so it’s important to remember to separate them,” Murrell said.

Some of Murrell’s other top tips for a sustainable Christmas covered in the 12 Do’s and Don’ts include: investing in long lasting, high quality decorations that can be used year after year; ditching traditional Christmas cards in favour of e-cards or only purchasing cards made from recycled cardboard; avoid disposable serving ware at Christmas lunch/dinner and don’t let your eyes be bigger than your belly when it comes to food shopping; and lastly for the creatives, making your own decorations, wrapping paper, cards and gifts.

1Coast’s Don’t Waste Christmas presentation will be held from 4-5pm on December 9 via Zoom.

Interested residents can book their place via 1Coast’s website.

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6:00 Religious Programs [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 7:30 Fishing Australia [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 8:00 Business As Usual When 5:30 Worldwatch Nothing Is Usual [s] 1:00 Motor Sports: Australian 8:30 Australia By Design: Interiors Superbikes Round 4 Winton 9:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] *Live* 9:30 Studio 10 Sunday (PG) [s] 4:00 Destination Flavour China 12:00 Destination Dessert [s] Bitesize 12:30 Roads Less Travelled [s] 4:10 Travel Man: Helsinki 1:00 The Living Room [s] 4:40 Coast New Zealand: 2:00 Everyday Gourmet With Far North (PG) [s] Justine Schofield [s] 5:35 Nazi Megastructures (PG) 2:30 Jamie: Keep Cooking And 6:30 SBS World News Carry On [s] 7:30 Blood Of The Clans (PG) 3:00 Farm To Fork [s] 8:35 Raffles: Remaking An Icon 3:30 Taste Of Australia With (PG) Hayden Quinn [s] 10:25 Marry Me, Marry My Family 4:00 All 4 Adventure [s] (PG) (In English/ Hindi/ Maori/ 5:00 10 News First [s] Urdu) 6:00 WIN News [s] 11:25 Civilisations: God And Art/ 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Renaissances/ Encounters (PG) 7:30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 2:40 Inside Hitler’s Killing Machine 8:30 FBI: Most Wanted: Ghosts (M) (M) (In English/ French) 9:30 Blood And Treasure (M v,d) [s] 3:35 Luke Nguyen’s Memories Of 11:20 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] The UK 12:30 NCIS: On Fire (M) [s] 4:35 Full Frontal (M)

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 Grand Designs [s] 12:00 Reef Live [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Gruen (PG) [s] Squinters (M l,d,s) [s] Parliament Question Time [s] 2:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] The Heights (PG) [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery 3:00 Escape From The City (PG) [s] 4:00 5:00 The Drum [s] 6:00 ABC News [s] 7:00 7.30 [s] Australian Story [s] Countdown To Disaster [s] 7:30 Media Watch [s] Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip: Perth To Kalgoorlie - Find 8:30 A Sandgroper [s] 9:30 ABC Late News [s] 10:30 Harrow (M v) [s] No Offence (M l,s,v) [s] Parliament Question Time [s] 11:30 12:30 rage (MA15+) [s]

5:30 Today [s] Sunrise [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “A Perfect Christmas” 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) (PG) (’16) Stars: Susie Abromeit, Rebecca Dalton, Erin 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Gray, Dillon Casey, Rachel 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] Wilson, Peter DaCunha 6:00 NINE News [s] The Secret Daughter: 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Risk It (PG) [s] 7:30 Gold Coast Cops (M v,l) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] 8:00 Driving Test: Rose (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] 8:30 Movie: “Indiana Jones And The The Chase Australia [s] Temple Of Doom” (M v) (’84) – Seven News [s] Better Homes And Gardens In 1935, Indiana Jones arrives in India, still part of the British Summer: Countdown To Empire, and is asked to find a Christmas [s] mystical stone. Stars: Harrison The Forgotten Australians Ford, Kate Capshaw, Jonathan (PG) [s] Ke Quan, Amrish Puri Station 19: 10:55 NINE News Late [s] Contain The Flame (M) [s] Station 19: Reignited (M) [s] 11:25 Movie: “Generation X” (M v,d) (’96) Stars: Matt Frewe Chicago Fire: A Chicago 12:15 Tipping Point [s] Welcome (M) [s] Chicago Fire: Shut It Down (M) 1:05 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping Home Shopping

6:00 8:30 12:00 1:00 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 Grand Designs [s] 12:00 Gardening Australia [s] ABC News At Noon [s] No More Boys And Girls: Can Our Kids Go Gender Free?

2:00 (PG) [s] Parliament Question Time [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:00 The Heights (PG) [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery 5:00 Escape From The City (PG) [s] 6:00 7:00 The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] 8:00 Outback Ringer (PG) [s] London Zoo: An 9:00 Extraordinary Year [s] That Christmas [s] Insert Name Here: Xmas (M) ABC Late News [s] Christmas At St Paul’s [s] No Offence (MA15+) [s] 11:15 Parliament Question Time [s] rage (MA15+) [s] 12:30

6:00 Headline News [s] Sunrise [s] 5:30 Today [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised Movie: “A Taste Of Christmas” 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] (AKA ‘The Christmas Calendar’) 1:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) 1:30 Program To Be Advised 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] (PG) (’17) Stars: Laura Bell 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 2:30 Three Veg And Meat [s] Bundy, Brendon Zub 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Secret Daughter: Always 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 3:30 Freshly Picked With Simon On My Mind (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] Toohey [s] The Chase UK [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] 7:30 20 To One: Superstar Families 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful The Chase Australia [s] (M s,l,v) [s] – Mel B, Jane (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Fonda, Jimmy Carr and more, 5:00 10 News First [s] Better Homes And Gardens count down the world’s most 6:00 WIN News [s] popular acting dynasties, Summer: Countdown To 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] fictional families, royals, and Christmas [s] 7:30 Ambulance Australia (M) [s] 10 Years Younger In 10 Days national treasures.

(PG) [s] 8:30 Kath & Kim: The Moon (PG) [s] 8:30 NCIS: Lonely Hearts (M v) [s] 9:30 NCIS: Los Angeles: Movie: “Life Of The Party” (M s) 9:05 Kath & Kim: Obsession (PG) Cash Flow (M v) [s] (’18) Stars: Melissa McCarthy, 9:40 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap 10:30 NCIS: Ephemera (M v) [s] Year (PG) [s] Molly Gordon, Jacki Weaver, 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] Stephen Root, Maya Rudolph, 10:40 NINE News Late [s] Steve Falcone, Chris Cavalier 11:10 The First 48: Heartless (M) [s] 12:30 The Project (PG) [s] 1:30 The Late Show With Stephen Celebrity Obsessed: Gianni 12:05 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 1:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Colbert (PG) [s] Versace (MA15+) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping Home Shopping 2:00 Home Shopping

rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] Insiders [s] Offsiders [s] The World This Week [s] Compass: Jez [s] Songs Of Praise [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Landline Summer [s] Back Roads [s] Gardening Australia [s] The Mix [s] Basketball: WNBL: Southside Flyers v Melbourne Boomers *Live* From Cairns Pop Up Arena [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] The Sound (PG) [s] ABC News Sunday [s] Extinction With David Attenborough (PG) [s] Reef Live [s] Total Control (MA15+) [s] Killing Eve (M l,d,s,v) [s] No Offence (MA15+) [s] Endeavour: Harvest (M v) [s]

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

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8:20 10:50 11:50 12:30

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

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

4:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00

Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Jamie’s Ultimate Veg [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Three Veg And Meat [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey [s] Farm To Fork [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] All Aussie Adventures (PG) [s] – Over fifteen years since he last set fire to a national park, Russell Coight is back!

Just For Laughs (M) [s] Kinne Tonight (M l,s) [s] WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping

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

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CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch Michael Mosley: Medical Mavericks - Anaesthesia (M) 3:00 Alex Polizzi Chef For Hire 4:05 United In Tears: The Oatlands Tragedy (PG) (In Arabic/ English) 4:35 The Supervet (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Inside Monaco: Playground Of The Rich (PG) 8:40 24 Hours In Emergency: Fix You (M) 9:35 Life And Birth (M) 10:40 SBS World News Late 11:10 Hamilton Agent (MA15+) (In Swedish/ English/ Russian/ Arabic) 11:50 Outlander: Of Lost Things/ Freedom And Whiskey (MA15+) 2:05 Safe Harbour (M l) (In English/ Arabic) 5:00 5:15 5:30 1:00 2:00

CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Michael Mosley: Medical Mavericks (M) 3:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: John Newcombe (PG) 4:35 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy (PG) (In English/ Italian) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 8:35 Two Sisters, One Body (M) 9:30 Where Are You Really From?

(PG) 10:00 The Feed 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 Why We Hate (M) 11:50 The A Word (M l,s) 1:00 Bad Banks (M l) (In German/ English)

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

Painting, drawing groups and classes, demonstarations and workshops. Open 7 days 10am - 4pm, Cafe.

Tues - drawing 10am - 1pm, Wed-painting 9:30am - 12:30pm

4392 4666

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

Devonshire tea, handicrafts, plants, preserves, sausage sizzle, fun, fellowship, fundraising Meet 1st Wed 10am Hall available for hire.

4976 1642

Friendly Travellers Caravan Club

Caravans, tents, mobile homes, all welcome.

Social outings & trips away

0458 645 979

www.friendlytravellers.com

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

4329 7122

recruit@volcc.org.au

Wyong Neighbourhood Centre

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

Open community garden.

4353 1750

Wyong Toastmasters’ Club

Improve your public speaking, leadership skills & confidence.

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

0421 216 952

COMMUNITY GROUPS

4358 8390

wyongtoastmasters@gmail.com

Bateau Bay Neighbourhood Centre

Long Jetty Senior Citizens’ Club

Wyong Uniting Church Weekly Sunday service 9am Bible Study group 62 Watanobbi Rd, Wyong 4352 1528

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.

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

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

4332 5522

4332 7450

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

The Creative Compassion Centre

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

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

0437 048 815

Country Women’s Association-Toukley

Mthly Market 2nd Sat 9am-1pm 175 Main Rd Books, bric-a-brac, cakes,

4332 5522

Long Jetty Over 50s Club

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

Tuggerah Lakes Toastmasters’ Club

Are you looking to Build your confidence?

Grow as a leader; Improve your communication

0410 238 022

Toukley Neighbourhood Centre

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

Hall & meeting space for hire.

4396 1555 www.tnc.org.au

Toukley Presbyterian Church

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

4392 9904 toukleypc.org.au

Venue for Hire

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

0408 271 957

pioneerdairy@bigpond.com

Volunteering Central Coast

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

Training for volunteers and managers of volunteers.

Information sessions

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

wyonguca@gmail.com www.wyong.uca.org.au

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

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

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

0473 631 439

newcastlesagroup@gmail.com

The Lakes Church

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

4353 0977 thelakes.net.au

COMMUNITY CENTRES CENTRAL COAST MARINE DISCOVERY CENTRE

The revamped CCMDC is open.

Schools and Group bookings welcome by appointment.

Building has special needs access and toilets. Open 7 days 9am – 3pm. Terrigal.

4385 5027

ccmdc@bigpond.com www.ccmdc.org.au

HEALTH GROUPS Alcoholics Anonymous - Someone cares.

Thurs - 12.30pm, Progress Hall Henry Parry & Wells Street East Gosford Better Hearing Australia

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

4321 0275

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

4367 9600 www.pcfa.org.au

Central Coast Asbestos Diseases Support Group Support for those suffering with

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

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

4353 5515

cctaas@hotmail.com

Tuggerah Lakes U3A The Entrance - cryptic

crosswords, play reading Bateau Bay - Memoirs, Reading Group - Killarney Vale - Talks, Mah Jong - Toukley - Creative Writing Berkley Vale - Music appreciation - Chittaway Bay - Movies

4390 2451

www.tugglakesu3a.info

LEARN TO DANCE

Social ballroom dancing for all ages, all you need is a desire to learn and dance, no partner required. meet every Wed -15 Lorraine Ave Berkeley Vale, 2:00pm Anne - 0409 938 345 anneglazier@y7mail.com

0478 228 914

SPORT

SERVICE GROUPS

KI-DO Mingara Judo Academy

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

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

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

The Entrance Markets Sun Mornings, behind The Entrance Cinema.

0488 286 006

theentrancelions@gmail.com

The Lions Club of Gwandalan

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

4972 5562

secgwandalanlions@gmail.com

The Lions Club of Wyong

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

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

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

Central Coast Tenants’

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 Toukley Dojo 7th. Dan Shihan Master Instructor.

0413 456 086

Sato- ha shitoryu karate do australia

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

0404 257 702

play@wyonglakesafc.com.au

Doyalson Wyee Soccer Club

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

Karen 0410 045 981 president@doylowolves.com.au

Canton Beach Sports Club Lawn Bowls

Come and join us at Canton Beach Sports Club, every Tues 9:30am.

Never played before, don’t worry, all levels welcome. Free coaching available. go on, give us a call on 0415 210 536 for Chris, or 0409 292 086 for Lorraine.

VENUE HIRE

Central Coast Wetlands – Pioneer Dairy

Central Coast Wetlands is located in Tuggerah. We have several buildings for hire.

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

0408 271 957

pioneerdairy@bigpond.com

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Record breaking recovery for Little Terns A year on from a callous attack, the North Entrance Little Tern colony is thriving.

On December 1, 2019, the community was shocked by reports that three people had entered the colony’s Karagi Point nesting grounds to harass the endangered birds, destroying several nests and eggs in the process.

With parent birds notorious for abandoning eggs and chicks when stressed or threatened, grave concerns were held for the health of the colony following the attack.

But thankfully, disruption appears to have been minimal, with Central Coast Birding Group (CCBG) reporting a strong start to this year’s breeding season.

According to CCBG spokesperson, Allan Benson, at least 120 Little Terns had been counted since the birds began returning at the beginning of September, a figure he said was a significant increase from last year.

“We are seeing a lot more Little Terns at North Entrance than we usually would and with around 70 exhibiting breeding plumage, we could be seeing double the number of hatchlings

A Little Tern in flight Photo: Rick Gatenby

that we had last year,” Benson said.

With large numbers of nests already being recorded, Benson is optimistic that the colony could also see an above average number of fledglings this season.

“The latest counts put the number of nests at 58 with four fledglings, which is very early for this time of year, but that’s actually a good thing, as it means we’ll likely see a lot of fully fledged birds around Christmas and New Year’s, well ahead of the summer tourism

peak when the colony is most at risk of human interference.”

Also working in the colony’s favour has been increased protections from Central Coast Council.

“Council has put more substantial fencing up around the nesting ground to ensure that the birds are not disturbed and they’ve also upped their monitoring of the colony.

“As CCBG spokesman, I can confidently say that council has done a fantastic job of protecting the Little Terns this year.”

A spokesperson for council confirmed that a greater effort had been made to protect the colony this breeding season.

“This year, in consultation with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Central Coast Council has increased and improved signage for better visibility from land and from water, and has installed more robust temporary fencing around the Little Terns’ nesting area, which also gives the endangered birds a wider nesting area and an increased buffer from human related

disturbances,” the spokesperson said.

“Council also strategically set up its dredging equipment in a way that reduced access and protected the nesting area at a crucial time for the birds, and we are delighted to see that we are on track for a record breaking number of successful Little Terns’ hatching and fledging.

“State wide numbers show that nesting pairs are declining by about 3 percent per year, which makes high performing nesting sites, such as Karagi

Point, all the more important for the species’ long-term survival.”

The spokesperson also confirmed that qualified ecologists would be monitoring the colony on a weekly basis until all hatchlings are fledged.

Council Rangers have also added the nesting grounds to their routine patrols with fines to apply to anyone found disturbing the birds.

“Council thanks the community for being respectful of the nesting sites and we continue to urge them to take care, obey the temporary fencing and signage, pick up their litter so it doesn’t attract predators, minimise loud noise, and keep pets and animals, including cats and dogs, away from the area.

“We have found that there is a high level of community interest in the Little Terns, and so in December and January, Council and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service have also planned to hold education sessions where the community will be able to learn more and speak directly with our experts,” the spokesperson said.

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BOOK REVIEW

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Author: V.E. Schwab Publisher: Titan Books

I was drawn to this book because I read that it was “in the vein of The Time Traveler’s Wife”, which I read years ago and loved.

One of those books that I couldn’t put down, couldn’t wait until the day was over and I could escape.

I was hoping for the same experience …

Adeline lives in a small town in France in the late 1600’s.

Her life is pretty much mapped out, she will get married, have children, raise children, die and never leave her town.

Just like the rest of the women from Villon – all except Estele.

Adeline’s father thinks Estele is mad.

Adeline’s mother thinks she will

go to hell.

Estele doesn’t go to church and pray to the new God with the other people in town.

Estele worships the old gods.

Adeline gets a taste of the bigger world when in 1698, at seven, her father, a wood worker, takes her on a trip to Le Mans to sell his wares.

To Adeline it seems to be “a hundred times the size of Villon”.

She has never seen so many people.

Her father will take her on this trip each year until, at age 12, Adeline’s mother doesn’t think it fitting.

A despondent Adeline runs to Estele for comfort.

Estele tells Adeline to pray to the gods but there are rules, “You must humble yourself before them. You must offer them a gift. Something precious to you. And you must be careful what you ask for … and no matter how desperate or dire, never pray to the gods after dark.”

The years go by, “Blink – and a year is gone. Blink – and five more follow.”

Adeline is 23 now and too old to marry but there is Roger, recently

widowed father with three small children.

Someone needs to help him.

Adeline’s mother says it is her duty to marry Roger.

In desperation she flees and prays to the gods, in desperation she prays after dark.

In desperation she isn’t careful with what she wishes, “I want a chance to live. I want to be free. I want more time.”

The darkness grants Adeline her

wish for the price of her soul.

Adeline is now Addie.

She travels through the years free … 300 hundred years.

She is so free that no one remembers her.

She forms no attachments – everything she owns is eventually lost or broken.

The book jumps through the centuries, and countries as Addie survives.

She is visited by the Darkness (complete with hypnotic green eyes) each year to see if she is ready to give up her soul yet.

But each year she declines.

No one remembers Addie except in 2014 when she meets Henry, a book seller.

For some reason he remembers her and the two form a relationship.

But why does Henry remember Addie when no one else, in the past 300 years has?

I was hooked at the beginning but then got a little bored in the middle as the pace seemed to slow down and the story got a little redundant.

Luckily it picked up again with

the introduction of Henry and his back story.

I had wondered why Addie would struggle through centuries, and she really did struggle, without giving up.

Seems she has unlimited patience – for a forgettable character, she really was quite a delightfully unforgettable character!

And while it wasn’t The Time Traveler’s Wife, I was not disappointed.

Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN: HOW COMPANION PLANTING WORKS Ants Pest control plants are tansy, pennyroyal and spearmint.

Aphids Marigolds, chives, garlic, onion, wormwood, coriander, rhubarb and elder repel these.

Cabbage Moth Tomato and peppermint confuse and repel cabbage moths.

Other moths can be deterred with rosemary and santolina.

Nematodes Mustard, marigolds and lavender send nematodes on their way.

Stink Bugs

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‘Polyculture’ is the practice of planting combinations of plants for stronger, healthier growth and greater yields in productive agriculture.

When we think of companion planting, often it is considered as simply a form of controlling pests by adding plants to our gardens that certain insects don’t like.

This is a part of the equation.

Companion planting however, not only controls pests, it will inhibit the growth of unwanted weeds and improve the fertility of the soil.

Let’s look at the various benefits of companion planting for pest control, soil health and thriving plants in your garden.

PEST CONTROL

Artichoke and radish are very disliked by these bugs.

Slugs and Snails Rosemary, wormwood and mullein all deters them while mulches of these and oak leaf mulch are also effective.

Birds eat snails and slugs so plant bird attracting plants like buddleia, banksia and grevillea will bring them into your garden for some extra protein.

Thrips Alyssum, chamomile, pennyroyal, thyme and basil will control thrips.

Sunflowers, dill, coriander, tansy, yarrow, alfalfa also attract thrip predators.

Whitefly Feverfew, garlic, marigolds, nasturtiums and basil can control whitefly.

INSECT INVITATIONS

These are a few pests you might encounter in your garden and some of the plants that can either confuse or repel them along with tips for attracting their predators.

Bugs in General A border of chamomile, a hedge of feverfew or plantings of millet will deter most insect pests.

We cannot forget pyrethrum as it is a very strong pest deterrent.

Another clever way to combat insect invasions is to try planting more native shrubs as these will attract native birds that will in turn eat the bugs.

Inviting what may seem like pests into the garden can sound strange but in fact there are many beneficial bugs that can help you grow a great garden.

Lay down the green carpet welcome by planting lots of flowers to attract pollinators to help fertilise your plants.

Consider letting some herbs and greens go to flower as well as planting specific flowers such as dahlias, forget-me-nots, sunflowers, roses or daisies.

There are also flowers that naturally attract insects that are predators of destructive garden

THERE’S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR GOOD NEIGHBOURS

Beans, Runner (Phaseolus coccineus): This type of bean loves growing alongside carrots and cauliflowers and does well with spinach, radish and corn.

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea): this vegetable loves growing with rosemary, leeks, celery and sage.

Celery (Apium graveolens): leeks, tomatoes and especially bush bean varieties work very well together with celery in the garden.

Citrus (Citrus spp.): sweet pea grown alongside citrus of all types will help fix the nitrogen in the soil and to deter woodborers plant catnip and lavender beneath your citrus.

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus): To encourage stronger growth, try planting peas and beans and you will find that lettuce makes a healthy garden bed companion as well. The dreaded cucumber beetle can be deterred with radish that has been allowed to go to seed.

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa): To improve the flavour of your lettuce, try planting between rows with beetroot or strawberries.

Mulberry (Morus alba): To ensure a bumper crop of mulberries, plant grapes and chokos nearby – you can grow either through the branches as well.

Some plants do better in the company of friends.

These botanical mates offer nurturing through their ability to share nutrients with others; by attracting insect predators, usually through aroma or taste, and by adding something to their neighbours in the way of additional flavours or boosting their growth rate.

Here are a few combinations for you to try that should improve your garden.

Artichoke, Jerusalem (Helianthus tuberosus): they love being with tansy and corn and will deter insects from your citrus trees if used as their underplanting.

Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis): brilliant bedfellows are tomatoes and asparagus as they naturally stimulate healthy, strong growth in each other.

Parsley, capsicum and lettuce all do well with asparagus too.

Bay Tree (Laurus nobilis): one of the great pest and disease deterrents for all other plants and should be found at least once in every garden.

Beans, Broad (Vicia faba): lettuce, corn, violets, potatoes are all good neighbours.

pests. Ladybirds are going to take care of the mites, scale, whiteflies and aphids for you and they really enjoy dill and coriander.

Lacewings will make a meal out of aphids and they also enjoy tansy, angelica and dandelions.

HEALTHY SOIL AND HAPPIER GARDENS To fix nitrogen to the soil for plants that require it, try planting sweet pea, alfalfa, nettle, soybean and clover as companions.

For soil low in magnesium plant in peppermint and parsley and let those dandelions roam free.

If your root crops are not much chop, try planting in garlic, sorrel, calendula, nettle amongst them as these all add phosphorus which could be your problem.

To ensure tasty fruits and vegetables, you need potassium in your soil to improve the uptake of nitrogen so get in some evening primrose, sunflowers, watercress, tansy and borage.

Control weeds by planting comfrey.

This acts as a living thick mulch and can be slashed down and added to your compost for a rich boost in nutrients.

Create well-planted boarders to stop grasses invading your garden beds and use these areas to add pest deterring plants such as pyrethrum and daisies.

Living mulches are simply plants that grow to cover the soil to trap in the nutrients and deter weeds so consider comfrey and other herbs that have the qualities your particular garden requires.

Olive (Olea europaea): Rosemary, lavender and tansy all make a good underplanting for this tree as they repeal many pests that are attracted to it. Wattle is a brilliant native companion and almond and walnut also help create a beneficial growing environment.

Onion (Allium cepa): Onions do well with lettuce, cabbages and carrots and you will find that chamomile is also happy growing aside onions.

Passionfruit (Passiflora spp.): Lemongrass and lemon balm are both good pest deflectors and marjoram is an extremely beneficial nutrient provider.

Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.): They grow well around citrus, beans and corn while dill and oregano are good pest controllers.

Rose (Rosa spp.): There is belief that growing alliums such as chives, onions and garlic with roses will improve the perfume of the rose.

Chamomile helps prevent the development of black spot and parsley will deter pests.

Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa): Borage improves the sweetness of strawberries while marigolds deter pests.

Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus): These big beautiful blossoms will lure aphids away from the rest of your garden without much harm to

MY FAVOURITE COMPANIONS There are many great companions in the plant world – I have set out some in the adjacent box.

If I had to share with you my favourite companion plants, I could not go past marjoram for its ability to boost the flavour of nearly all surrounding crops while providing nutritional assistance to the environment it finds itself in and this is turn produces very healthy plants.

My other favourite is comfrey for its ability to become a living mulch that deters pests and weeds, provides temperate regulation and water retention and it also creates an amazing liquid fertiliser.

UPCOMING GARDEN EVENTS Herbal Tea Workshop: Includes plants and tuition on growing and making your own herbal teas. Coachwood Nursery Somersby. 4pm to 6pm 28th November. $49 Bookings: 0491147448 Christmas Twilight Shopping from 5pm Thursday 5th November Burbank House and Garden, 443 The Entrance Road, Erina Heights.

Garlic Plait and Wreath Workshop: Create these beautiful festive gifts for the foodie in your life.

Bumble Hill Shed Shop, Kulnura. 11am, 5th December. Bookings: 04256834459 Cheralyn Darcey is a gardening author, community garden coordinator and along with Pete Little, hosts ‘The Gardening Gang’ 8 - 9am every Saturday on Coast FM. Send your gardening questions, events and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com themselves and are massive pollinator attractors as well.

There are also some plants that do not make good bedfellows.

Some emit substances that harm certain neighbouring plants, many attract plant predators that are unwanted, while others deplete available resources that more fragile plants can’t compete with.

Tomato, for instance, do not do well with fennel, potatoes or kohlrabi and strawberries find it difficult to grow around collards.

Don’t ever plant Gladiolus in with your vegetables as they are nutrient thieves and your crops will be stunted in growth.

Sunflowers and potatoes or beans will starve each other out.

Alliums are your onions, garlics, leeks and chives and they do not make good neighbours with beans, peas or asparagus.

Beetroot and amaranth don’t seem to mix with each other, potatoes and artichokes are not friends at all and all of the brassica family (such as:broccoli,Asian greens,cabbages,cauliflower) should never be grown near the nightshade family (such as: tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, capsicum) or strawberries and rue.

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Business & Property

Red tape on red tape on red tape is delaying housing projects Housing supply and demand is out of balance on the Central Coast which is pushing up house prices, says Chair of the Central Coast Chapter of Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA), Caine King.

“Housing at the moment is slim pickings, there’s not much in stock, so houses are selling above where they should be by about $100,000 to $200,000 in some cases,” he said.

“The migration from Sydney is so strong, which we’ve encouraged for a very long time and we shouldn’t be discouraging that, but the housing stock isn’t there.

“So, what we have now is that the affordable Central Coast that has long been promoted, is not so affordable.

“On top of that, there’s also the rental market which has the availability of rental properties at an all-time low.”

King said housing completions were high, sales were strong, but building new housing was being delayed and deferred through the approval process, therefore, tying up the

Mike Dowling of Regional Development Australia, Ashlee Brew and Anna Cruckshank of Aubrey Brown Lawyers at Tuggerah, and Matt Owen of ADW Johnson of Tuggerah at a Central Coast UDIA workshop/luncheon on November 13

marketplace and reducing prospects for jobs through growth.

It is estimated that the Coast needs 2,300 new homes a year to keep up with demand.

King said the Northern Growth Corridor from Tuggerah to Wadalba was a key element and crucial to the Coast’s development.

“The focus is on greenfield (open land) subdivision sites and we should also be looking at housing mix such as units, townhouses, duplexes, throughout the new suburbs, and especially in and around town centre and transport hubs such as Wyong and Tuggerah.”

Examples of a successful housing mix is at Mardi and

Wadalba.

King said that housing needed to be developed quicker than it was now and while there had been a steep rise in housing completions, there was a massive drop in development application approvals.

“Housing projects are being delayed, deferred and taking too long for local government to

make a decision.

“Biodiversity and environmental regulations are some of the most significant issues that constrains development on the Coast, and it’s just red tape on red tape on red tape, and we need to simplify these.

“Industry and government at all levels need to work together

to find the balance to ensure that we are protecting the environment but also providing housing and new jobs that we need on the Coast,” King said.

He said delays by Central Coast Council to adopt a Local Environment Plan (LEP) was not inspiring confidence in developers looking to invest in the region.

The LEP refers to the two Local Environment Plans, one from the former Gosford Council and one from the former Wyong Council, that are still to be consolidated into one Central Coast LEP. “The Central Coast has been planned to death yet it’s the LEP that is instrumental for development proposals to give clarity of direction and consistency.

“It’s baffling why it is taking so long and unfortunately it’s been roadblocked in the Council Chambers three times.

“We need the LEP, I can’t stress that enough, and we’ll be asking the Administrator as a priority,” King said.

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HomeBuilder extension welcomed The extension of the HomeBuilder Scheme will be a welcome move for Central Coast construction businesses as we continue to see demand for housing increase, says Business NSW Regional Director, Paula Martin.

“Since June there has been a hike in residential dwelling approvals for housing in Warnervale, Wadalba and Charmhaven, confirming the importance of the Northern Growth Corridor as a key development area,” she said.

“Flat and apartment approvals in Gosford and Patonga have also increased, with some

record pricing reached, driven in part by increased demand from Sydneysiders wishing to make the move to the Coast through COVID-19.

“As working from home continues to be a normal part of our working arrangements, renovating or buying a new home will be attractive for both locals and Sydneysiders.

“We need to ensure that we have the right policy measures in place to accelerate developments to meet our growing needs and ensure that local builders are employed to deliver these projects.”

HomeBuilder is a Federal Government grant program for eligible owner-occupiers,

including first home buyers, to build a new home or substantially renovate an existing home.

It is designed to boost the residential construction sector and employment through Covid economic recovery.

Martin said the construction industry employs more than 12,000 locals and a was a leading employer of apprentices and trainees providing a valuable start to young people.

“At the beginning of COVID-19, the construction industry was hit hard with local projects stalled or extended as a result of health restrictions.

“In the last quarter, however, we have started to see

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investment increase in both private and public developments,” Martin said.

The Housing Industry Authority (HIA) also applauds the Federal Government’s extension to the HomeBuilder funding package to boost economic activity on the Central Coast by generating jobs through more new home and renovation projects.

HIA Executive Director of the Hunter/Central Coast region, Craig Jennion,said adjustments to the scheme, especially those regarding price caps, would attract additional home buyers and support thousands of residential building industry workers, along with those in

the manufacturing and retail sectors.

“Combined with the critical additional time to commence for both new and current applicants, giving builders six months from signing a contract to start work, HIA expects the take-up of the HomeBuilder grant will remain strong,” Jennion said.

“The latest building approvals data shows the start of the impact of stage one of HomeBuilder, with September recording the second strongest month of detached home approvals in the Hunter/Central Coast region since the Global Financial Crisis.

“Annualised detached home

approvals are up three percent for the year to September compared to the year earlier, and 12 percent for the three months to September.

“The extension of HomeBuilder, combined with low interest rates and first home buyer incentives, will ensure that this demand is carried forward to 2021 and activity will continue throughout the year.

“This will ensure the residential building industry is on a strong footing and this contributes to the long term prospects for the entire region,” Jennion said.

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New fire tankers delivered

New fire tankers for three Rural Fire Brigades were handed over at Charmhaven Fire Control Centre

NSW Police and Emergency Services Minister, David Elliott, was at Charmhaven Fire Control Centre on Wednesday, November 25, to officially hand over three new fire tankers to service the Central Coast.

Ourimbah, Wadalba and Killcare/Wagstaff Rural Fire

Service (RFS) brigades will each get a tanker.

RFS District Manager, Superintendent Viki Campbell, said the trucks would better equip volunteers to respond to a range of emergencies including bush and grass fires, structure fires, and motor vehicle accidents.

“The efforts of our volunteers

do not go unnoticed and this new equipment will support the brigades to continue their outstanding work,” she said.

“These men and women remain on-hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week and we should be extremely proud and grateful for their contribution.

“In particular, considering the magnitude of last season, I

Transparency and lobbying policies developed Central Coast Council has taken steps to further ensure that decisions and actions remain clear and transparent for the community, with the development of a Governance Lighthouse Report.

This is in line with the structure of the NSW Audit Office Governance Lighthouse.

The Report will provide independent assurance that management is achieving objectives in an ethical and

legal way.

It will be provided to the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee and then to Council each quarter.

Also, to ensure that lobbying activities remain fair, transparent and will not undermine public confidence in impartial decision making, Council resolved at its November 30 meeting to place its draft Lobbying Policy on public exhibition for 28 days.

The draft policy sets out guidelines for ensuring clear and transparent interactions

with developers and lobby groups, including individuals or groups with a direct interest in matters, advocating for themselves or on behalf of others, and Council advocating on issues affecting Council, the Central Coast community and local government as a whole.

The draft policy is anticipated to go on public exhibition for 28 days in February 2021 and submissions received from the public will be considered in a future report to Council.

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would like to congratulate everybody on their ongoing hard work and professionalism,” Superintendent Campbell said.

The Minister said that this investment of $720,000, which also included a fire truck for Lake Macquarie suburb Awaba, would ensure that the RFS brigades had modern

firefighting technology when responding to fires and other incidents.

Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said he was proud of the local volunteers who worked tirelessly to saves lives and property.

“The new fire trucks have come just at the right time, with

good growth across the region, we could be in for a late fire season,” he said.

“While the previous tankers have served these firefighters well, I am confident that these new state-of-the-art vehicles will prove invaluable to these hard working brigades.”

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Trees will be trimmed at Warnervale airport Trees will be trimmed at Warnervale airport, a decision that brings to a close a saga of reports and recriminations over safety.

Tree growth at the northern end of the runway has hindered planes landing at the strip by having to increase the angle of approach to clear the trees.

The decision was made at Council’s meeting on Monday, November 30, after Administrator, Dick Persson, heard differing sides to the story from three people addressing the public forum.

Persson said that he remembered a similar discussion about trimming trees during his time at Warringah Council on the

northern beaches of Sydney.

He had spoken to residents who did not want trees trimmed at Beacon Hill Lookout but with the operative word being lookout, he didn’t believe the argument needed to be had.

And so it was the same for Warnervale, with the safety of the pilots being paramount, he adopted the staff recommendation to trim the trees.

Before he did, though, he listened to three speakers.

Laurie Eyes, from the Airport Resistance Group gave a detailed and technical speech explaining his views on why the reports to Council were flawed.

He questioned the need to trim the trees, saying they

might have reached maturity and not grow any higher.

Two other speakers, John Codrington of the Your Central Coast Airport Association, and Central Coast Aero Club Manager, Andrew Smith, spoke in favour of trimming the trees in line with guidelines set by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

Codrington thanked the Administrator for visiting the airport, saying that some councillors had never visited.

He explained “mechanical turbulence” where any strong breeze blowing over the top of trees can disturb the airflow and cause wind shear which results in loss of height outside the control of a pilot.

Smith said that Warnervale

airport had been a fixture on the Central Coast for 47 years, and had trained countless locals in that time, leading to careers in the airlines, the Defence Force or general aviation.

“Central Coast Aero Club and its operational arm, Warnervale Air, have been the sole providers of flight training throughout that period,” Smith said.

“In that entire 47-year period, we have never had a serious injury or fatality, despite having flown close to 100,000 hours, and travelled the equivalent of over 20,000,000 km.

“This is enough to travel around the earth’s equator 500 times.

“These statistics are mentioned to illustrate that

safety is something taken extremely seriously at the Central Coast Aero Club, and something which has always been the cornerstone of our operations.

“At the Council meeting of August 12, 2019, Council heard from numerous industry experts about the hazards of the tree lines.

“The recommendation by those experts was unanimous that they be trimmed immediately,” he said.

A staff report to Council included hundreds of pages detailing the saga to date.

Council first had to carry out environmental assessment under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (EP&A Act) prior to consent to

mow, slash or trim the vegetation.

The report concluded that, based on the advice, the pruning of the trees at the northern end of the runway can be carried out in accordance with Part 5 of the Act. “The issue of pruning the trees at the southern end of the runway is much more complex.

“There is currently no clear approval pathway to do this work without changes to either local or state planning instruments or legislation,” the report concluded.

Quotes are currently open for the cost of pruning the trees.

Merilyn Vale

Coast Connect Central Coast Council’s weekly news and community information

From Council The issue of the week is a possible Special Rate Variation (SRV). I’ve been clear from week one that an SRV, possible asset sales, service reductions, and further borrowings would all be considered.

A POSSIBLE SRV came up because there are procedural deadlines to meet for it to be considered by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).

Councils wanting an SRV need to advise IPART by the end of November 2020. Any council proposing to do so needs a resolution of Council to proceed.

I held an Extraordinary Meeting on 26 November to gain that approval in the event it is decided to seek an SRV in 2021. If these procedural steps were not taken last week the option would have been lost.

It is not certain that an SRV will be necessary. I will do everything possible to avoid it. The impact of COVID has been very uneven. Some have experienced little change to their incomes. Others have been hit hard.

I will release my report outlining what I think went wrong and what options we have to get back to a stronger financial position on 2 December. I will consult before making any decisions. I repeat, no decision has been made about a rate increase.

Dick Persson AM Administrator, Central Coast Council

Council meeting

To find out when the next Council meeting is and to view it online go to centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ meetings

Destination NSW

Major boost for the Coast

The Central Coast is on its way to becoming a certified ECO Destination through the Ecotourism Australia and WWF-Australia funded partnership, which will support the region with a two-year $30,000 package that covers all costs to progress through the ECO Destination program.

The Coast has been selected along with five other bushfire affected destinations, including the Blue Mountains (NSW) and Kangaroo Island (SA), to move toward formal recognition of our world-class eco-tourism offerings.

We have so much to offer – stunning beaches, incredible bushwalks, picturesque hinterland, adventure activities, boutique shopping, great locally produced food, a vibrant dining scene – and this certification will give us an internationally recognised stamp of approval.

The Central Coast currently has five operators already certified with Ecotourism Australia: • TreeTops (Advanced Ecotourism and Ecotourism certified) – Ourimbah State Forest • Noonaweena (Advanced Ecotourism and Nature Tourism certified) – Kulnura • Aquafun Avoca Lake (Ecotourism certified) – Avoca Beach • Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre (Advanced Ecotourism and Climate Action Business certified) – Terrigal • Peak Potential Adventures (Ecotourism certified) – Charmhaven.

As part of the program, additional local tourism operators will have the opportunity to pursue certification and be supported with tools to help their business become more sustainable.

Development Applications and Consents Development Applications and Consents can be inspected at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au by searching ‘Development Applications’ or in person at Council offices in Gosford and Wyong 8.30am-5pm weekdays.

Under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2019, submissions on Development Applications are required to be published on our website. Submissions lodged using Council’s DA Submission Form or online portal will have personal contact details and signature redacted. All other submissions will be published in full. Your submission may also be reproduced in full in Council reports or in Court proceedings.

Interested tourism businesses, stakeholders and the community can learn more through attending a satellite version of the 2020 Global EcoConference, which will be live streamed at a venue on the Central Coast from 1-3 December.

Outdoor permits and dining

Outdoor living is part of our culture on the Central Coast and where appropriate, we’re encouraging local hospitality businesses to expand their dining and table services to use adjoining public footpaths and spaces by applying for an outdoor dining approval.

The commercial use of outdoor spaces not only supports local businesses but also benefits our community with increased social, cultural and fitness opportunities, enhanced town vibrancy and safety, and provides a boost to our region’s economy and local jobs.

We will always preserve open space areas for general community use, whilst supporting Central Coast businesses to safely use suitable spaces.

Several local businesses are already taking advantage of the opportunity to undertake business activity on Council managed open space areas - such as footpaths, beaches, parks and sports fields.

For more information on how to apply, search ‘outdoor permits’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

Council’s financial situation

Council has adopted a Recovery Action Plan that will review all aspects of Council’s operations.

For up-to-date information search ‘news’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

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Refreshing Watermelon, Feta & Coriander Salad

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GEORGIA LIENEMANN

’m back this week with one of my favourite Summer recipes: a coriander-lover’s twist on a modern classic. Try this once and I guarantee you’ll make great use of it over the Summer. It’s always on high rotation at our place, especially when we’re entertaining as it never fails to impress.

If you’re a fan of quick, fuss-free and extremely flavourful salads like I am, this one takes the cake. With just four ingredients that can be roughly diced, the whole salad can be thrown together in a matter of minutes, making it one of the easiest Summer recipes you could ask for. It can even be prepped ahead of time.

You may have come across a version of this

salad with mint, which is the traditional choice of herbal accompaniment, but trust me – coriander trumps it. That is of course, unless you have that incredibly unfortunate genetic glitch that has stripped you of any capacity to appreciate this fabulous herb.

Somehow, I made it through unscathed, but most of my family agree that it tastes like soap. Needless to say, I don’t make this much for them.

Most of us grew up loving watermelon.

Along with cherries and mangoes, it’s one of the most memorable flavours of Summer.

However, these days, with many people more focused on health (sometimes obsessively so), and a reductionist approach to nutrition and food taking hold in the mainstream, for many of us, watermelon has been reduced to ‘sugar and water’ in our minds. Empty calories, lacking any real nutrition.

In case you’re going there, I just wanted to draw your attention to a few nutritional facts about this delicious and refreshing fruit.

Although, it’s important to note here that whole foods are more than the sum of their parts. The field of nutrition is such an embarrassingly young science - there’s still so much we don’t know. Reducing foods down to their components means we’re missing some of the magic.

I’m more a proponent of enjoying fresh, whole foods without overthinking it.

Nevertheless, here are some little-known facts about watermelon.

More Lycopene than tomatoes A USDA study found that on average, it contains 40% more bioavailable Lycopene than raw tomatoes. Lycopene is one of the most powerful antioxidants discovered to date and is strongly anti-inflammatory and potentially protective against stroke, ovarian cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV).

A great source of Citrulline Watermelon is one of the richest sources of the amino acid, Citrulline. In fact, the compound takes its name from the Latin term for watermelon, Citrullus Vulgaris.

The amount of citrulline depends predominantly on the watermelon variety.

Yellow watermelon – often called ‘champagne’ melon – has slightly more than the popular red varieties and it’s worth noting that the rind also contains a fair amount of Citrulline as well. As long as they’re organic and well washed, the rinds are edible.

Citrulline has become a popular supplement in the field of sport and for cardiovascular health. It is efficiently converted into Arginine in the body – a precursor to Nitric Oxide (NO). Nitric Oxide is a muscle relaxant which lowers blood pressure, improves cardiovascular function and interestingly or not helps with erectile dysfunction via the same mechanism as Viagra.

With regard to exercise, it’s been shown to improve endurance and reduce fatigue by increasing the uptake of oxygen by the muscles under strain.

Citrulline has been shown to be much more effective in boosting Nitric Oxide than

the oft-recommended supplemental Arginine, which the body often metabolises before it can be converted to NO. This explains why Citrulline is such an effective natural treatment for erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disorders. Preliminary research has also demonstrated a potential to improve insulin sensitivity.

A source of Cucurbitacin E Watermelons also contain cucurbitacin, which has been studied extensively since the sixties and shown to be a promising therapeutic agent against cancer proliferation, as an immunomodulator and for the prevention of neurodegeneration in conditions like Parkinson’s.

It also assists in the treatment of pain and inflammation via the same mechanism as popular COX-2 inhibitors, aspirin and ibuprofen.

Nice Summer salad, but what about the fructose?

For those in the habit of monitoring their consumption of fructose, watermelon contains a reasonable amount, so you may want to skip this one. Or you can simply enjoy a small portion as a palate cleanser or accompanying side salsa.

For anyone else concerned about fructose, it’s worth noting that the recent hysteria revolves mainly around high-fructose corn syrup and its cousins. There’s still a distinct dearth of studies looking at fruit-derived fructose and its effects on healthy folk, so until we know more, best not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Watermelon, Feta and Coriander Salad

Well I hope I’ve given you enough reasons to try this one over the course of Summer. Even typing this piece has me excited about making it again, after a such a long wait!

The salad is best served fresh, so if you’re entertaining, you can dice the melon, feta, onion and coriander beforehand and store them in the fridge until you’re ready to serve.

Plating up takes a few seconds - simply toss the ingredients together with the lime juice and salt and you’re good to go.

I tend to utilise coriander stems in my rustic, flung together salads on a day-to-day basis, but if you’re wanting to make a more delicate dish when entertaining, it’s best to use the leaves only and save the stems and roots for something else.

Yield: 2 large servings

Ingredients: • 600g of watermelon flesh, cubed (roughly 1/4 of a small watermelon) • 90g feta, cut into small cubes • 1/2 bunch coriander, very finely chopped (roughly 1/2 cup, tightly packed) • 1/4 small red onion, finely diced • 1/8 cup lemon/lime juice (roughly 2 small lemons/limes) • Pinch of salt

Method: Place all ingredients in a bowl and toss to combine. Serve immediately.

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Lions give the gift of mobility

Charmhaven Lions Club members, the Pyne Family and Wiseberry’s, Kimberley Burke

A Woongarrah family has been given the gift of mobility courtesy of the Charmhaven Lions Club.

It’s taken three long years, but on November 24, the Pyne Family was formally presented with their new NDIS modified Kia Carnival by Lions members at Wyong Leagues Club.

The gift came about after Joanne Pyne reached out to the Lions in 2017 with a request for help.

Her daughter, Jasmin, lives with Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy, and the family was desperate to ensure that they could continue to meet her transport needs by purchasing a car that could be modified, under the NDIS, to support her wheelchair usage.

But with the NDIS only

covering the modification of brand new vehicles, the family turned to the Lions for assistance in raising the $38,000 they needed.

“With Jasmin growing up, we knew we wouldn’t be able to keep lifting her in and out of the car by ourselves forever, but we also knew that there was no way we could afford a $40,000 car.

“This is why I put the feelers out seeing if anyone in the community was willing to help,” Pyne explained.

Deciding it was a cause worthy of their support, the Lions began fundraising on behalf of the Pyne’s, with members securing $15,000 in funding through the Australian Lions Foundation and a further $16,000 through a Trivia Night fundraiser

coordinated in partnership by the Lions, Wiseberry Real Estate Charmhaven and Wyong Leagues Club.

Leaving the Lions with just over $7000 to reach their fundraising goal, Club Secretary, Di Louis, said most of the remaining funds were raised from members’ Return and Earn project and through donations received from other Lions Clubs.

“In March 2019, we unofficially handed over the Kia Carnival to the Pyne’s who were then put on the NDIS waiting list for modifications.

“Finally, in early September this year, it was collected and taken to the NDIS and has been returned to the family ready for use,” Louis said.

According to Pyne, the modifications include a ramp

and custom interior seating and safety mechanisms, that had already drastically improved the lives of her family.

“Before we got the car, we had to lift Jasmin in and out after every car trip and use a special stroller to move her around on trips where the wheelchair was too cumbersome, but now we can take Jasmin and her chair everywhere.

“Jasmin is 11 now and while she’s still tiny, she is going to get older, so we see this as a lifelong investment and we’re so grateful and appreciative for all of the help we received.

“I really can’t put into words how much this means to my family,” Pyne said.

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Turnaround time for COVID-19 test is down to 24 hours The turnaround time for a COVID-19 test on the Central Coast is down to just 24 hours, following the installation of a new diagnostic testing unit at the NSW Health Pathology Laboratory at Gosford.

Staff at the lab, located at Gosford Hospital, have been testing 160 samples a day using the BD Max machine, allowing for the fast tracking of local samples, which previously had to be transported to Newcastle for testing.

NSW Health Pathology’s Microbiology Manager Gosford, Catherine Wright, said the lab is now part of a network of 14 specialist laboratories across the state conducting highly specialised COVID-19 diagnostic testing, with half of them located in regional areas.

“Being able to test right here in Gosford means faster

Catherine Wright with the NSW Health Pathology Lab’s new BD Max machine

turnaround times for our local communities,” Wright said.

“This will be increasingly important as we head into the summer months and see more visitors coming to the region,” she added.

Wright said that when the pandemic started, tests could take four to five days to return, but with the automated SMS service being introduced, it was halved.

“In order to receive results as quickly as possible, we

encourage people tested at any NSW Health facility or COVID-19 clinic to register for the automated SMS Results Service.

“Most negative results are delivered in under 24 hours by SMS,” Wright said.

People should self isolate whilst waiting for COVID testing results to ensure safety for the community if a positive result is returned.

Director of Public Health, Central Coast Local Health District, Dr Kathryn Taylor,

thanked Central Coast residents for coming forward for testing.

“Since the outset of the pandemic, we have been able to contain the spread of COVID-19 in our region, but we must remain vigilant,” Taylor said.

“As restrictions continue to ease, it is crucial for everyone to continue to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms and to come forward for testing immediately, even if they experience only mild symptoms like a runny nose, scratchy throat, cough or fever.

“Testing is quick, free, and easy, and everyone plays an important role in protecting our community.”

COVID-19 testing is available at Gosford and Wyong Hospitals.

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Chilled water stations change drinking habits A landmark study to help tackle the issue of sugar sweetened drink consumption among adolescents is being carried out in secondary schools across the Central Coast.

Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is leading the Australian first Thirsty? Choose Water! study which examines consumption habits, attitudes, and knowledge of secondary school students regarding water and sugar sweetened drinks.

Eighty-five schools from across NSW are taking part, including the 20 on the Coast, and they have all received educational resources to deliver as part of their curriculum throughout the study, as well as materials to promote drinking water as the healthiest way to quench thirst.

Select schools also received a chilled water station as part of the study, with every participating school to receive a station upon the study’s completion, with the findings to inform the CCLHD on how to tackle the issue of sugary drink consumption on a regional scale.

The current study builds on an initial pilot study that targeted Year 7 students in local high schools that also aimed to address the high intake of sugar sweetened drinks among adolescents.

More than half of NSW children aged 12–15 years consume these drinks daily, and more than one in five

children in NSW aged 5-16 years are above a healthy weight range, proving the need for the study.

CCLHD Health Promotion Director, Nicole Kajons, said while these figures indicate a worrying trend, the research will help shape strategies to address the issue and promote healthier habits.

“Childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity in Australia is a significant public health issue, and the consumption of sugar sweetened drinks, which is particularly high among high school students, is a key contributing factor to this.

“While current statistics surrounding the drink choices of Australian adolescents are concerning, our initial pilot study indicated that it is possible to intervene and change behaviour,” said Kajons.

“Evidence also suggests that decreasing consumption of sugar sweetened drinks can impact positively on childhood weight.

“However, in the Australian context, there are limited studies on how this may occur in the secondary school setting.

“The Thirsty? Choose Water! study seeks to establish how effective promotion and education, as well as the installation of chilled water stations, can be in changing adolescents’ habits by getting them to replace their sugary drink with water.

“We’re hoping that our findings will support the

adoption of strategies that contribute to young people choosing water instead of sugary drinks,” Kajons said.

Wyong High School is participating in the study, and according to its Head Teacher of Wellbeing, Colin Henry, its impact was clear to see.

“We signed on to the study in September 2018, and were thrilled to be one of the schools to receive a chilled water station.

“To date, the station has refilled over 67,000 water bottles, boosting water consumption among students and keeping thousands of bottles out of landfill,” Henry said.

Prior to joining the study, Henry said sugary drink consumption was rampant among students, but in the years since the water station was in place, presence of such drinks on campus had declined.

“Before we got involved in the study it was common to see students with flavoured milks, soft drinks and energy drinks, and while they haven’t been completely eliminated, we are definitely seeing more students drinking water and utilising the station.”

Indeed, the station has proved so popular that the school’s P&C came together to fundraise for the installation of a second station to help reduce wait times and give students more options for accessing chilled drinking water.

Henry said it was exciting to see the change in student drinking habits take shape.

“The impact of this study has just been enormous.

“It’s incredible seeing more and more students ditch their

sugary drinks in favour of water, and honestly, I couldn’t imagine our school without chilled water stations now.

“They’ve become the new norm.”

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Inaugural National Teacher-Artist Prize

Blue Haven Public School Teacher, Melanie De Zordo, is taking part in the inaugural National Teacher-Artist Prize.

Sponsored by Zart Art, the first of its kind Art Prize is a contemporary 2D and 3D art competition open exclusively to teacher-artists.

The prize aims to encourage, recognise and celebrate educators who foster the fundamental importance of the visual arts in children’s education, while simultaneously supporting their individual art practice, with the winner to receive $10,000 in cash as well as $10,000 worth of art supplies for their nominated school.

De Zordo’s entry is entitled ‘Piggy in the Middle’, with the acrylic painting over a monotype print personal to the artist and her family.

“The piece is of my family cats.

“The one in the middle is

Melanie De Zordo with her work ‘Piggy in the Middle’

affectionately nicknamed ‘Piggy’, who sadly passed away two years ago, aged 15.

“My oldest child is 12, so she was a huge part of my kids’ lives and the piece is all about commemorating our cherished pets, their unique personalities and celebrating the playfulness of Piggy and the love and connection that my family feel towards her.

“My fondness for colour, pattern and texture is revealed

in the background of the artwork.

“It provides further interest and detail without taking away from the subject matter.

“The circular shapes and patterns represent connection and unity, family, love and connection.

“She is Piggy in the Middle,” De Zordo explained.

The self described mixed media artist said she entered the competition for both

personal satisfaction and for the chance of bringing something totally new to art lessons at Blue Haven PS. “In my own artmaking I’ve tried quite a few things medium wise, but I really enjoy experimentation, which is why a lot of my work ends up as mixed media.

“I’m obsessed with gel plates and mono printing right now and I would really like to be able to incorporate some of that into

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the classroom but would need the necessary materials and equipment to do so, because I would love to see students receive more well rounded exposure to the arts,” De Zordo said.

Having also worked as a high school Visual Arts Teacher, De Zordo said that she had seen first hand how limited exposure during primary school made it harder for students to engage with visual arts courses once they entered high school.

“When I was teaching high school visual arts, I had Year 7 students who’d never touched clay.

“As both an artist and a teacher, that was very frustrating, which is why I think this National Teacher-Artist Prize is such a good opportunity. “$10,000 worth of materials would enable Blue Haven PS to do so much more than just your typical oil pastels.”

De Zordo said that by entering she was also hoping to inspire her students to pursue their

The new building at St Brendan’s

A $1.3M State Government grant helped complete construction of the new building, which replaces six demountable classrooms and features eight different learning spaces.

Principal, Craig McNee, said the space included new classrooms, a library and collaboration areas that will help students develop the

critical thinking, creativity, and communication skills needed to excel in the future jobs market.

“These children are entering a world where the jobs that they will be doing aren’t even invented yet, so it’s important to introduce them to a modern learning environment like this,” McNee said.

“This is an opportunity for collaboration, where we can occasionally put different grades within the same space, where they can work, share and learn together, which is extremely important.”

McNee said the building had space to link students and staff for large activities as well as break out areas, and moveable furniture to adapt to each lesson.

“We will be really pushing forward with utilising the new space for parents once restrictions ease, we want to get them back and involved within their children’s education,” he said.

Modern technology has been embedded in each classroom, with collaboration spaces on every floor designed to accommodate gatherings of

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prayer, liturgy, and mass.

“The students absolutely love it, they’ve been in there and had a look around, and are extremely excited about it, they understand how much it is going to help them with their education,” McNee said.

“The building will stand out not only for its size but for what kind of learning will actually be taking place, and I think it’s going to be a really big bonus for the whole community.

“We are all looking forward to moving in.”

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Tumbi Umbi campus to take part in trailblazing program Tuggerah Lakes Senior College campus at Tumbi Umbi is one of three Central Coast schools to take part in a trailblazing industry school technology training program.

Lake Munmorah’s St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School has finished construction on its new state-of-the-art education space.

own goals when it comes to art.

“I do hope that by putting myself out there that some of my kids feel inspired.

“If there’s one thing that I can teach them, I want it to be how good it feels to do art for yourselves.

“It can be hard to not feel worried about how you work will be perceived, but it really is about your own fulfilment.

“My own artmaking is always influenced by what’s going on in my life and I always try to give myself what I need through that passion.

“First and foremost, I do it for me.

“I couldn’t do it any other way.”

Finalists for the National Teacher-Artist Prize will be announced on March 1, 2021, with the winner, Highly Commended and People’s Choice awards to be unveiled at opening night of the finalist exhibition on April 2, 2021.

P-TECH is a global education program that IBM first developed in the United States in 2011 and now boats 600 industry partners across Australia.

It combines high school curriculum and tertiary level training with workplace experiences focussed on the digital skills that both industry and students need.

Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said he was delighted that Tuggerah Lakes Senior College at Tumbi Umbi, Henry Kendall High School at Gosford and Kariong Mountains High School would benefit from the P-TECH program.

“This follows the highly successful implementation of the program at Wyong High School in 2017 and means that hundreds more students will attain industry opportunities

from it,” he said.

Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, Geoff Lee, welcomed the P-TECH program as an innovative collaboration between industry and schools.

“It strengthens the connection between student learning and the skills that employers need, improving employment prospects for young people,” he said.

“We recognise the importance of industry school models and since late 2018, another successful initiative, the Regional Industry Education Partnerships program, has created more than 44,000 opportunities for students across NSW to engage with over 900 employers and industry partners.”

The P-TECH model runs as a five-year program starting in Year 10 and includes industry mentoring, worksite visits, internships and being first-inline for a potential job with some industry partners.

Source: Media release, Nov 12 Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch

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Operation Christmas Child sees 82 shoeboxes filled with goods donated

Wyong Christian Community School Prefects loading the school’s Operation Christmas Child gifts for collection

Toys, games, school supplies and sanitary items are just some of the gifts on the way to children in need, courtesy of Wyong Christian Community School (WCCS).

The school has donated 82 shoeboxes filled with goods as part of Operation Christmas Child, a global initiative run by

Samaritan’s Purse to spread joy and the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Since its inception in 1993, Operation Christmas Child has delivered gift-filled shoeboxes to over 168 million children in more than 100 countries.

WCCS has been taking part in the project for the past 10 years, but according to School

Chaplain, Nathan Holland, this year’s final Operation Christmas Child was unlike any before it.

“Normally, the initiative is run as a whole school event, but given how disrupted students were this year with the pandemic, it was decided that just the Junior School would be involved this time,” Holland explained.

With half the school not taking part, it was expected that the number of shoeboxes would be lower than previous years, but Holland said the final count was given a boost by several donations from well meaning community members.

“This year we had a lot of people drop shoeboxes off at the school, which was

wonderful to see as we didn’t advertise that we were a drop off point.

“Past students, parents, grandparents and members of the wider community, it’s like they were on autopilot.”

And for Holland, such displays are proof of Operation Christmas Child’s value.

“As Christians we need to

have the vision to look after those in need which is what Operation Christmas Child is all about.

“By taking part we aim to teach students to be generous and to give them a meaningful way to put their faith in action,” he said.

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Free public school tutoring in 2021 Every single public school student on the Central Coast will soon have access to free tutoring under the NSW Government’s COVID Intensive Learning Support Program.

The $377M program was announced in the 2020-21 state budget and is designed to improve education outcomes and engagement amongst students who may be struggling in the classroom, with the

government now actively recruiting eligible tutors.

University tutors, students undertaking their final year of university study and casual and retired teachers can all apply to take part in the free tuition program.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, is encouraging all locals who fit the bill to apply.

“For the first time ever, students at every public school on the Central Coast will

receive free tutoring in 2021,” Crouch said.

“2020 has been an incredibly difficult and disruptive year, particularly for our students who had to ‘learn from home’ for seven weeks due to COVID-19.

“The NSW Government wants to ensure that students can better engage in their schooling and improve educational outcomes.”

Crouch said that more than 8,000 people had already

expressed interest in taking part in the free tuition program.

“To deliver this small group teaching, up to 5,500 additional staff will be hired by the NSW Government,” Crouch said.

“Not only will the tuition support our students in their education, it will also provide unprecedented job opportunities for tutors and teachers who may be short of work,” Crouch said.

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Lake Munmorah win inaugural lawn bowls tournament

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LAWN BOWLS Keen lawn bowlers from six of Ingenia Lifestyle communities came together at Lake Munmorah for some healthy competition in an intercommunity bowls tournament.

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The tournament was planned to capitalise on the high popularity of the sport amongst residents, and with a strong desire to connect Ingenia Lifestyle communities across the State.

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Ingenia Lifestyle Operations Manager NSW, Kerryn Deacon, said residents loved getting together to enjoy some healthy competition, stay active, and have a good time making new connections and new friends.

“The bowling green is one of the best parts of the clubhouse and a star feature for some of our communities.

“The residents love heading down to the green and their passion for the game is contagious.

“They know how to play, and they know how to have a good time,” Deacon said.

“Having facilities available for the residents has such a positive impact on their physical and mental health.

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“It provides a space for them to come together and, this year particularly, a safe space for them to get outside and into the community.”

The Lake Munmorah team did its home ground proud, taking first place and winning a plaque and medal, a voucher for an Ingenia Holidays trip and, most importantly for winning players, Mark Withers, Robyn Knight, Leonie Hull and Harry Lord, bragging rights.

“It was a great day and good for everyone to be able to get together for some healthy competition, but all in good fun.

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Sharks post some good wins GRIDIRON The Central Coast Sharks have continued to make waves in Gridiron NSW’s 2020 Women’s Competition, as they continue to work towards their first crack at the championship.

Fresh meat in a competition made up of seasoned veterans, the Bateau Bay based Sharks started their season with a disappointing 30-nil loss against the UNSW Raiders in Round 2, but since then they’ve been on an upward trajectory.

In Round 3 they pulled off a satisfying 28-nil victory over the UTS Giants and backed that win up with a 12-nil win over the Sydney Uni Lions in Round 5 (the Sharks did not play in Round 4), before pulling off the three-peat with another commanding 32-nil win over the Giants in Round 6.

Round 7 saw the Sharks stumble, with a 24-14 loss against the Northern Sydney Rebels and with Round 8 cancelled due to extreme heat, their record this season stands at three wins from five games played, putting them in equal second on the leaderboard with

The Rebels vs the Sharks Photo: Alfred Wong Photography

the Rebels via win rate, but technically the Sharks are ranked third based on points difference.

But with the undefeated Raiders pulling the bye in upcoming Round 9, all eyes will be on the Sharks and the Rebels who have a unique opportunity to put some

distance between themselves while simultaneously closing the gap on the ladder leaders courtesy of the fixture, which sees the Sharks poised to meet the Lions and the Rebels to meet the Giants.

Should the Sharks win and the Rebels lose, it’ll be a valuable chance to pull ahead

via win rate and also catch up in points difference, but with the bottom of the ladder Giants yet to win a game this season, an upset is not something the Sharks should be banking on to tip the scales in their favour.

But rankings and leader boards aside, Sharks’ President, Luke Smidmore,

said the Sharks’ sole focus would be returning to their winning ways.

“Round 7 saw us go down to the Rebels after some good wins previously, but as one of the more elite teams in the competition we knew that game was going to be hard and it was encouraging to see our

players hold their own, given how many of them are rookies.

“The rookies especially impressed, and the coaches all agree that their performance that round bodes well for the rest of our season.

“The Lions are also a great team and even though we’ve already beaten them once, we aren’t counting that for anything and are expecting a tough challenge come game day.”

Speaking about the Raiders’ nigh untouchable position in the regular season, Smidmore said the Sharks were looking further ahead.

“The Raiders have been exceptional and they’re definitely the team to beat, but right now our focus is on making it to the finals series.

“In any game things can go wrong or right and that can have a big difference on the scoreboard, but in the grand final it really does just boil down to who’s the best on the day, so that’s what we’re aiming for.”

Round 9 kicks off on December 5 at Forestville Park.

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Mariners enjoy good preseason form FOOTBALL A-League preparations continued for Alen Stajcic and his Central Coast Mariners on November 27, with a pre-season trial against Western Sydney Wanderers at the Wanderers’ Centre of Excellence.

A quiet opening 10 minutes saw neither side threaten, before Alou Kuol dragged a shot just wide from Dan Bouman’s cross, and saw another chance escape him moments later from Ziggy Gordon’s whipped pass.

The Mariners held sway early and another chance fell to Kuol, only for Oliver Kalac to deny him down low, but Stajcic’s side took the lead seven minutes before the break.

Josh Nisbet in action for the Mariners

A free kick on the left was not cleared and fell to Nahuel Bonada, who swept it inside the near post to give the

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Mariners a half-time advantage.

It took just six minutes of the second half for the lead to be doubled, when Gianni

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Stensness found space in the area from Jack Clisby’s corner and fired a header past Kalac.

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back for the hosts soon after, and Stajcic made a couple of changes for match fitness as Adam Pearce and Damien Tsekenis replaced Mark Birighitti and Kuol.

Josh Nisbet fired a header straight at the keeper 20 minutes into the half, and Wanderers equalised soon after through Nectarios Triantis’ close range header.

Matt Hatch replaced Clisby as he picked up some valuable game time, and there were few further chances as the initial 90 minutes ended 2-2.

A swathe of changes were made for an additional 30 minutes of game time, with plenty of Mariners’ youth getting important experience.

There were numerous chances denied for the Mariners, but Harry McCarthy

found time and space with just over 10 minutes to go, to curl an effort past the goalkeeper from long range and put the visitors ahead long enough to claim victory 3-2.

Post-game, Stajcic said he was impressed with what he saw and that he was glad for the opportunity to continue preparations a month out from the season start.

“This morning was a good hit out and a valuable opportunity to get minutes in our boys’ legs against A-League opposition,” he said.

“There’s positives to take from this outing and we’ll continue to work hard and push towards our season opener on New Year’s Eve.” Source: Press release, Nov 27 Central Coast Mariners Media

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Central Coast beat Newcastle for the first time CRICKET Central Coast recorded a historic victory against Newcastle, but still failed to progress through to the final of the McDonald’s Country Cricket Championships which concluded at Central Coast Regional Sporting and Recreational Complex, Tuggerah, on November 29.

Since the formation of the Country Championships the Central Coast had never beaten Newcastle and went into their

match disheartened following an abysmal batting performance against Central North the day prior.

Winning the toss and choosing to bat in hot and windy conditions, Central Coast’s top order once again failed to fire, and they slumped to 3/6 inside the first four overs.

This then became 4/23 then 5/58, 6/75, and when Kaine Harmsworth was out to a highly questionable LBW decision, the innings was in tatters at 7/77.

Harmsworth’s contribution was 39.

Enter Day 1 stars, Dylan Robertson and Harry Woodhead, who led a remarkable comeback for the home side.

No doubt the pair would have conjured up their strategy around the kitchen table the previous night, but after seeing off the Newcastle bowlers early, they were able to expand their shot making as innings progressed.

When Robertson was eventually dismissed in the 47th over, the pair had put together a partnership of 138

runs to provide a glimmer of hope for the Central Coast.

Robertson finished with 74 runs from 80 balls, whilst Woodhead finished with 54 off 69 balls.

Defending 219, the Central Coast threw the new ball to Harmsworth and he delivered immediately, picking up two wickets in the first over.

Fellow opening bowler, Alex Patterson, picked up two of his own, and when Harmsworth claimed previous day century maker, Ryan Van Kemenade, Newcastle’s innings was on the

rocks at 5/16, which became 6/28 when Ben Sunshine claimed a wicket with his first ball.

The question on everyone’s lips was, could the Central Coast pull off a miracle to win the carnival, which would have required them to bowl Newcastle inside 70 runs.

Unfortunately, this was not possible as Ben Balcombe saw the visitors to safety with an innings of 65.

However, the Central Coast was able to claim the ground breaking victory when Ben

Sunshine took the final wicket to dismiss Newcastle for 147.

Harmsworth was superb taking 3/13 off 6 overs, and he was well supported by Patterson 2/25, Sunshine 2/19, Chris Archer 2/34, and Blair Lindsay 1/11, whilst Robertson rounded out an excellent carnival with 0/24 off his 10 overs.

Source: Press release, Nov 30 Scott Burkinshaw, Central Coast Cricket Association

Race Day helped raise awareness of domestic and family violence Wyong Race Club has partnered with Tuggerah Lakes Police to help raise awareness of domestic and family violence.

Tuggerah Lakes officers with Wyong Race Club staff on race day

With several domestic and family violence awareness events cancelled this year due to COVID-19, the Wyong Race Club came on board to assist local Police in raising awareness on November 26,

by welcoming officers to the club as part of Domestic and Family Awareness Week.

With the Tuggerah Lakes District having one of the highest rates of domestic and family violence incidents in the State, it is hoped that this kind of community partnership will help change perceptions of this crime.

On the day, Race 5 was renamed the ‘No Excuse for

Abuse’ - Domestic and Family Awareness Week, with Sky Racing also helping promote the cause by interviewing Tuggerah Lakes Crime Manager, Detective Chief Inspector Glen Trayhurn.

Tuggerah Lakes PD thanks Wyong Race Club for its support.

Source: Website, Nov 27 Tuggerah Lakes PD

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Board and Ski Series Round One held

Photos: Shelly Beach SLSC

SURF LIFE SAVING The first round of Surf Life Saving Central Coast’s (SLSCC) 2020-21 Board and Ski Series was hosted

by Shelly Beach Surf Life Saving Club on November 28.

Open to all Central Coast surf lifesavers aged 14 and over, the for fun series is delivered annually by SLSCC to give competitors from Juniors through to Masters an opportunity to dust off their boards and surf skis and hit the water for a day of competitive

but unranked racing.

Wholly and solely implemented for training purposes, a few dozen lifesavers braved the heat to take on competitors from across the Coast for bragging rights.

Ryan Green claiming his cash and title of Beach King

According to a spokesperson for SLSCC, the only titles awarded on the day are King and Queen of the Beach, which are decided in a very special event, the Dash for Cash.

Exactly as it sounds, the Dash for Cash sees lifesavers race off the beach through the surf

and back again for the chance to win $50, with Round 1’s Beach King, Terrigal SLSC’s Ryan Green, and Beach Queen, Shelly Beach SLSC’s Lizzy Shearer.

“The Series is a way for our lifesavers to get together and practice their board and ski

skills and is always a fun, lighthearted event,” the spokesperson said.

Round 2 of the Series will be hosted by Umina SLSC on December 19.

The moment Lizzy Shearer became Beach Queen

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