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Ambulance, Police, Fire 000 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Organisations Aboriginal Legal Service 8842 8000 Community Options 4351 3388 Bungree Aboriginal Association 4351 3388 Mingaletta 4342 7515 Aboriginal Home Care 4352 1153 Drug & Alcohol rehab 4388 6360 Respite Care Options 4351 3388 Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health 4351 1040 Darkinjung Local Land Council 4351 2930
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G-line - Gambling Helpline 1800 633 635 Credit Helpline 1800 808 488 Child Support Agency 13 12 72 Australian Injury Helpline 1800 223 363 Veteran Affairs Network 1300 551 918 Mens Domestic Violence 1800 000 599 Sexual Assault Resource 1800 199 888 Gay and Lesbian Counselling 1800 184 527 Gay and Lesbian Support 1800 249 377 Youth Sexuality Network 4320 2856 Vietnam Veterans 1800 043 503 Victims Support Services 1800 633 063 Translation and Interpreting Service 13 14 50
Dept. of Housing Gosford 4323 5211 Cassie4Youth 4322 3197 Coast Shelter 4324 7239 Pacific Link Com Housing 4324 7617 Rumbalara Youth Refuge 4325 7555 Samaritans Youth Services 4351 1922 Youth Angle • Woy Woy 4341 8830 Youth Accom Hotline 1800 424 830 Temporary Accommodation 1800 152 152
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Parents Helpline 132 055 Centacare Gosford 4324 6403 Gosford Family Support Service 4340 1099 Horizons (For men with children) 4333 5111 Interrelate - Family Relationships 1300 736 966 Uniting Care Burnside Gosford 1800 067 967
Wildlife Arc 4325 0666 Wires 1300 094 737
Gosford Hospital 4320 2111 Cancer Hotline 131 120 Mental Health info Service 1300 794 991 Sexual Health @ Gosford Hospital 4320 2114 Beyond Blue (Depression) 1300 22 4636
Counselling Mensline - talk with a bloke 1300 789 978 Lifecare Family Services 1300 130 225 Centacare: 4324 6403 Relationship Australia: 1300 364 277 Interrelate: 1800 449 118
Problems, Habits & Addiction G-Line Telephone Counsel 1800 633 635 Gamblers Anonymous 9564 1574 Alcoholics Anonymous 4323 3890 Narcotics Anonymous 4325 0524 Quitline 131 848
Emergency Police Assistance Line 131 444 Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 Woy Woy Police Station 4323 5599 Energy Australia 13 13 88 Gas Emergency 131 909 Gosford City Council 4325 8222 Marine Rescue - Central Coast 4325 7929 SES - Storm and Flood Emergency 132 500
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Crisis Services and Helplines Lifeline - 24 hr. 13 11 14 Suicide Helpline 1800 191 919 Kids Helpline 1800 551 800 Parents Helpline 13 20 55 Indigenous Call Centre 136 380 Family Relationship Advice Line 1800 050 321 Family Drug Support 1300 368 186
Donnison St. Restaurant 4325 3540 Gosford Family Support 4340 1585 Horizons Family Services 4334 3377 Meals on Wheels Gosford 4363 7111 Woy Woy 4341 6699 Department of Community Services Gosford - 4336 2400 The Salvation Army 4325 5733 Samaritans Emergency Relief 4393 2450 St Vincent De Paul Society HELPLINE 4323 6081
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The reason was not a desire to maintain the water table but because “upgrade works are currently under way at the Woy Woy Groundwater Treatment Plant”, according to council’s water and sewer operations manager Mr Michael Redrup. In the six months July to December, only 248.8mm of rain had fallen on the Peninsula, less than half the average of 504.4mm
however, we do monitor rainfall at the Mangrove Creek Dam, and the Mardi and Somersby Water Treatment Plants,” he said. In the last 12 months Somersby Water Treatment Plant has had 1212mm of rainfall compared to 1929mm the previous year, down 37.2 per cent. Mardi Water Treatment Plant had 1141mm of rainfall compared to 1846 the previous year, down 38.2 per cent. Mangrove Creek Dam had 843mm of rainfall compared to 1264 the previous year, down 33.3 per cent.
Council’s project officer Mr David Medcalf said the path was a continuation of the cycleway constructed from the Woy Woy Town Centre, along the Woy Woy
Foreshore Reserve through to McMasters Rd Reserve, funded by the Department of Planning under the NSW Coastline Cycleway Program. Further funding has allowed the off-road pathway to continue south along Blackwall Rd, via Memorial Ave, Barrenjoey Rd, Uligandi St and then east to the existing shared pathway at The Esplanade, Ettalong. “Various options were investigated for the Uligandi St
alignment, including locating the pathway in the roadway as a separated shared pathway,” said Mr Medcalf. “However, these options would have seriously impacted traffic flow, resident kerbside parking, bus zones and drop off areas associated with the Ettalong Beach Primary School as well as the existing pedestrian crossing. “In addition to this, an alternative route in surrounding streets was also investigated, however, the
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Mr Redrup said the current daily water demand for the Gosford region was around 45 million litres. In comparison, between 10 to 20 years ago, daily water demand for the Gosford region during January was over 100 million litres. The Peninsula currently comprises around 30 per cent of total water demand across the Gosford region, he said. “Council closely monitors total water storage over time and has developed demand management strategies to reduce historical demand,” said Mr Redrup. “We have also commissioned
the Mardi to Mangrove Link which harvests water from the Wyong River and transfers it to Mangrove Creek Dam for later use. “Despite the reduced rainfall over the last 12 months, the total storage situation actually improved by 5.5 per cent as a result of the transfers available following completion of the Mardi to Mangrove Link (12,446 ML has been transferred for the year to date),” he said. Media Statement, 17 Jan 2013 Michael Redrup, Gosford Council
adjoining streets all contained many more trees than the northern side of Uligandi St. “Therefore, it was recommended that the proposed shared pathway be constructed along the Uligandi St northern footway. “Negotiations with the school allowed the planting of trees within their grounds particularly along the Uligandi St road boundary. “They agreed that if the Brush Box trees along the northern footway of Uligandi St were
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The East Gosford fighter showed no signs of ring rust, winning every round of the eight round contest on all three judges’ score cards. Prior to the bout, his team had promised fight fans that they would see a new and improved fighter and Pittman didn’t disappoint, scoring almost at will and landing a number of heavy blows via crisp combinations on Awad during each round. “I felt great tonight and I couldn’t be happier,” said Pittman following the fight. “My trainer Grahame Shaw is ‘over the moon’ with my display and that really satisfies me. “I beat a very talented
fighter every single round, I’m happy to be back in the ring and back in the limelight.” Showing more variety than in any previous fight, his work rate and accuracy troubled Awad in every round. Using footwork and head movement, he was able to make Awad miss with his punches and proved difficult to tag all fight. “I trained extremely hard for this fight with the team at the Grange Old School Gym and I knew I was ready,” Pittman said. “The feeling in the gym with Daniel (Geale) preparing to fight Mundine has been great and I’m stoked Gealey also got a win on the night and defended his world title.” Awad’s tactics at times were questionable and he was warned by the referee Les Fear several times for indiscretions including a chopping elbow that caused a cut to open above Pittman’s right eye. Supporters’ hearts fluttered a little when the referee called a halt in the action in the fifth round to ask the ringside doctor, Dr Lou Lewis to assess Pittman’s eye. Dr Lewis deemed the cut wouldn’t trouble Pittman significantly and the action resumed, with Pittman continuing on where he had left off, dominating Awad.
“I just knew I had to stay composed. “Zac was trying his best to unsettle me but it didn’t work,” Pittman said. “I knew he’d come to fight, he was ranked in the top 15 in the world before and a win would have seen him back on the world stage but I was lucky enough to stay calm and concentrate on outboxing him.” The rough house tactics from Awad continued and Pittman’s left eye was split open during the seventh round by Awad’s wayward head. Again the doctor was called to give his opinion and again said for the boxers to fight on. Pittman stayed composed and shut out the fight. “That’s the new me now in the ring. “I’m smarter, more relaxed, more confident and I’m just glad the fight was televised nationwide on such a big show so everyone could see my improvement and all my hard work I’ve put in plenty of people got see that Mr Business is back.” To give Awad his due, while simply outclassed by Pittman, he never took a backwards step all night. He was hurt on several occasions throughout the fight, however, he continually called Pittman into the fray and he gave
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s Marlene Pennings of The Entrance North was named Wyong Shire’s Citizen of the Year at the Wyong Council Civic Centre on Thursday, January 24.
The evening also paid tribute to other members of the Wyong Shire community who have aided others through a service. Guests heard that, over the past 12 years, Ms Pennings was responsible for obtaining almost $1 million in grants to help the community. Ms Penning’s work has included driving roles with Coastcare The Entrance North, the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary, Coastline and Flood Plain Management Committee, The Entrance Community Precinct Committee, The Entrance North Progress Association and Wycare. Ms Pennings has also volunteered her
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time for many other community causes including the Wyong Shire Community Nursery, Tuggerah Lakes Reserve Trust, Wycare-CEN Liaison Committee, Landcare, the steering committee for Empowering Aboriginal Women and Wyong Shire Council’s Vision Committee. Last year Marlene was included on the Hidden Treasures Honour Roll, organised by the NSW Department of Primary Industries to highlight the work of outstanding volunteers in regional and rural areas. Wyong Shire Council’s Australia Day award for a Business Person went to Mr Don Dagger. The Community
Volunteer Award went to Mr Allen Currie and the Youth of the Year award went to Ms Rachel Davis. Other winners included Brackets and Jam event stalwart Ms Julie Smith in the Arts and Culture division, martial artist Mr John Gill in the Sportsperson of the Year category, Mr Tim Silverwood from the Take 3-A Clean Beach Initiative won the Environment Award and both the Central Coast Outreach Service and TNC Lakes Food Care shared the honours for outstanding Community service organisation. Media release, 25 Jan 2013 Wyong Council Media
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ann St, Gosford, is expected to remain closed until at least the end of the week following a fire at Zone 3 Laser Tag on Friday, February 1, which compromised the stability and structural integrity of the building.
Jamie “Mr Business” Pittman his all. Pittman’s manager, Dean Singelton said he believed it was the best fight he has ever seen from his long time charge and if the reaction from the boxing community ringside was any indication, so too do many good judges. “I have been overwhelmed by the
reaction of Jamie’s win,” Singleton said. “I had a long line of people coming up to me ringside following the fight and the consensus is ‘wow’. “This is from people who have seen him develop from a kid into an Olympian, people who are better judges than me.
Alternative routes are available to motorists during this closure and include roads parallel to Mann St (Showground Road and Henry Parry Drive), Racecourse Rd and Hill St which provides direct access to the Gosford CBD. Around 9:50pm police from Brisbane Water Local Area Command responded to reports of the fire. Attending police were
“I truly believe they are going to also see him win a world title in the not too distant future.” Pittman’s record now stands at 22 wins - 3 losses (8ko’s) with Awad falling to 18 wins - 3 losses -1 draw (7ko’s). Pittman UD 8 – Judges’ score cards: 80 - 72 x 3.
forced back due to a large amount of smoke from the fire. Fire and Rescue NSW officers attended and extinguished the blaze, with the structure having been totally destroyed. Specialist officers then uncovered an amount of asbestos in the building and the structure was deemed unsafe. A number of businesses
have been affected by the fire and subsequent road closure including Central Coast Eurocars and Gosford City Suzuki which are located opposite the fire damaged building. Central Coast Eurocars and Gosford City Suzuki principal dealer Mr Julios Husazarek said the closure severely impacted the access to his business. “Apart from the road
closure, across the front is an eight foot barrier that we can’t move cars in or out of and, apart from that barrier, we have an asbestos fallout on all the cars which we are not allowed to touch or open until they’re cleaned professionally,” he said. Mr Husazarek, who is also a board member of the Gosford Chamber of Commerce, said he was surprised that the reopening of the main street of Gosford wasn’t made a priority. “My concern is to expedite the opening of Mann St and the cleaning of
the buildings. “The whole business will have to be hosed down and even the pebbles in the garden will need to be replaced,” he said. Gosford Business Improvement District (GBID) manager Mr Paul Brasch said the team at GBID were “devastated” when news of the fire broke. “Zone 3 Laser Tag was an extremely popular business, particularly for youth. “We have been in touch with a number of businesses along that end of Mann St and obviously they are
doing it tough because of the road closure. “I know Gosford City Suzuki has been heavily advertising and letting their customers know that they are still open. “We’re looking forward to the road re-opening when it is deemed safe. “The sooner the better,” said Mr Brasch. Kaitlin Watts, 7 Feb 2013 Media Release, 7 Feb 2013 NSW Police Media Media Release, 7 Feb 2013 Gosford Council Media
Central Coast airport ruled out “The NSW Central Coast which is inister for the Central Coast Mr Chris Hartcher has rejected to increase capacity has why we need to ensure a proposal to build an airport on the Central Coast, including at Sydney Airport to Government written to the Federal the existing Sydney boost efficiency. a proposed site at Bushells Ridge in Wyong Shire.
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removed as part of the shared pathway construction then the school would welcome advanced specimens of the same tree to be planted within the school grounds along the same road boundary. “Replacement trees were planted within the school grounds at the beginning of summer 2012 which, as they grow, will gradually reinstate the streetscape,” said Mr Medcalf. Media Statement, 31 Jan 2013 David Medcalf, Gosford Council
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Pittman notches 22nd win at Entertainment Centre entral Coast professional boxer Jamie “Mr Business” Pittman made a successful return to the ring after more than a 12 month layoff with a convincing win against Zac “Shaker” Awad, in a bout held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on W e d n e s d a y , January 30, on the undercard to the Geale-Mundine fight.
Council defends tree removal Gosford Council has defended its removal of a number of Brush Box trees along the northern footway of Uligandi St as part of the construction of the shared footpath and cycleway between Woy Woy and Ettalong.
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for the second half of the year. Mr Redrup said that despite rainfall declining across the region by between 33.3 per cent (one third) and 38.2 per cent, “the total storage situation actually improved by 5.5 per cent”. He said this was a result of water transferred through the “missing link” pipeline between Mardi and Mangrove Creek Dam. “Council is aware that the Gosford region has been experiencing below average rainfall,” said Mr Redrup. “Council’s Water and Sewer Directorate doesn’t maintain rainfall records for the Peninsula,
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