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r Stephen Goodwin of the Mountain Districts Association (MDA) outlined the community’s expectations at the first meeting of the Mangrove Mountain and Spencer Advisory Committee on January 30.

Mangrove Mountain and Spencer advisory committee members Dr Stephen Goodwin, Mr Stephen Rickards, Mr Gary Chestnut, Clr Kyle MacGregor, Mayor Jane Smith and Ms Pam O’Sullivan at the first meeting held in Mangrove Mountain Hall

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he Mangrove Mountain and Spencer advisory committee held its inaugural meeting at the Mangrove Mountain Hall on Tuesday, January 30, to bed down issues such as its terms of reference and frequency of meetings.

All members of the committee were required by Central Coast Council to attend code of conduct training which was held in Wyong on the day before the meeting.

The first meeting considered a draft terms of reference for the committee.

The draft terms of reference identified the responsibilities of the committee as providing advice and feedback to Council on the current situation at the Mangrove Mountain landfill

site and the illegal dumping at Spencer, recommendations to address issues raised relating to the Mangrove Mountain landfill site the illegal dumping at Spencer, and, the implementation of actions in relation to Mangrove Mountain landfill site and the illegal dumping at Spencer.

According to the draft terms of reference, the membership of the committee consists of Mayor Jane Smith, Deputy Mayor Chris Holstein, Councillors Troy Marquart, Richard Mehrtens, and Kyle MacGregor.

Community representatives are: Mr John Asquith, chair of the Community Environment Network; Mr Gary Chestnut, a former Gosford Council employee; Dr Stephen Goodwin from the Mountain Districts Association; Mr Wolfgang Koerner from Central Coast Greens; Ms Margaret Pontifex

of the Mangrove Mountain District Community Group Inc; Ms Marilyn Steiner from Mountain Districts Association; Mr Danny Willmott, a former trustee of the land; Mr Stephen Rickards, Ms Pam O’Sullivan, Ms Joy Cooper and Ms Lillias Bovell.

The councillors and community representatives will have voting rights.

The following Council staff will be non-voting members of the committee: the CEO, Executive Manager of Governance, Director of Environment and Planning, Director of Connected Communities and other relevant staff as required.

Directors can choose to send delegates.

All 11 local residents who expressed interest in joining the committee were invited to become members.

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“There is broad acknowledgement that the Mangrove Mountain Landfill presents a huge dilemma for Central Coast Council to resolve,” Dr Goodwin said.

“There are many guilty parties behind how this small golf course redevelopment was allowed to grow like topsy, far beyond the development consent, to become a major landfill, with potentially worse to come.

“Gosford City Council shares some of this blame, and Central Coast Council must take on this responsibility.

“It is up to Council to make the decision as to whether to draw a line in the sand and fight, or to knuckle under pressure from the landfill owners and let it go ahead.

“We believe it is in Council’s legislative power to stop further development.

“If it does not … the risk to the Central Coast’s water supply will increase enormously.

“There is almost no oversight of this landfill, which is deeply disturbing, as it potentially affects us all.

“This is a critical juncture.

“The landfill site is part of a 40ha parcel of land that was bequeathed to the community by a local returned serviceman to provide a permanent home for the Mangrove Mountain RSL Sub Branch.

“That this land was lost to the community when the golf course and landfill was sold to the landfill operator in 2014 is a sore point, and may be the subject of an ongoing investigation.”

Dr Goodwin outlined the history of the site from 1991 to the present day.

Over that time, according to Dr Goodwin: “The discrete excavation of 20,000 cubic metres of soil and rock on site has exploded to a massive excavation pit of almost one million cubic metres capacity.

“How this came about is subject to legal privilege, but gives some idea of the difficulties of taking on the operator.

“Take it on though Council must, or give up any semblance of authority to control developments and protect the community from environmental harm,” he said.

Council and the EPA failed to meet their statutory obligations, which resulted in the current problem, according to Dr Goodwin.

“Records show that of the total environmental waste levy of $22.5m collected by the EPA at the site, almost $22m of this was illegally obtained.

Dr Goodwin said the primary

goals of the MDA and its reasons for participating in the advisory committee were to eliminate the environmental risk posed by the existing waste mound.

“We recommend that Council liaise with the EPA to undertake feasibility studies for alternative options to achieve this outcome, with costings and a timetable for completion, to ensure the ongoing risk to the integrity of the Central Coast’s water supply is eliminated.”

He called upon Council to prevent “further waste from being brought onto the landfill and golf course site”, and to “review Council practices in handling compliance matters to make sure that issues such as this are not repeated.

“While this may bring short term pain, we reiterate our call for an Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding this environmental and public health disaster.

“We recommend that Central Coast Council endorse the call for a Special Commission of Inquiry into the operations of the EPA and the former GCC in relation to Mangrove Mountain Landfill.”

He tabled a list of 17 issues which he believed needed to be considered by the committee, so that all committee members could be “properly informed”.

Source: Presentation, Jan 30 Stephen Goodwin, Mountain Districts Association

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Wallarah 2 in the spotlight

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The open public meeting, convened by Community Plan Central Coast, featured speakers from the Central Coast Council, Australian Coal Alliance, Community Environment Network, Greens, Central Coast Councillors and residents.

The object of the meeting was to help inform locals as to the status of the proposed Wallarah 2 coal mine near Wyong following the recent conditional approval of the mine by the NSW government’s Planning and Assessment

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Mayor Jane Smith, Mr Alan Hayes from the Australian Coal Alliance, NSW MLC Jeremy Buckingham and Central Coast Councillors Kyle MacGregor and Jeff Sundstrom.

Jilliby Farmer, Ms Alexia Martinez, and Ms Collette Barron of Kincumber also expressed their views about the mine.

The interviews captured the mood of the meeting and gave valuable insight into this decades-old struggle between the mine developers and the local community.

ommunity members attended a public meeting at Ourimbah RSL on Saturday, January 27, in opposition to the NSW Government’s approval of the Wallarah 2 coal mine.

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Mayoral minute calls for a new strategic approach

Councillors want to consult with the community over the airport ouncillor Greg Best, with the support of Clrs Bruce McLachlan and Jilly Pilon, planned to overturn the resolution made by Council at its November meeting, to suspend works and stop further development at the Central Coast Airport.

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The sky of Gosford City Centre dotted with cranes Photo: Justin Stanley

entral Coast to have a look at some of that Mayor, Jane Smith, planning,” Clr Smith said.

“What I would like to see is wants a new strategic approach to some good strategic planning the future development that looks at the capacity of the CBD in terms of its population of the Gosford CBD and activity capacities, and that includes traffic looks at the transport needs of management, transport the population,” she said. and parking.

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To that end, she has prepared a Mayoral Minute for the consideration of her fellow Councillors when they have their final 2017 meeting on Monday, December 18.

“I will be putting up a Mayoral Minute this week to ask that the Gosford CBD Local Environmental Plan goes back out on exhibition, with the Development Control Plan (DCP), in keeping with the Administrator’s decisions in that area that the new Council should have the opportunity

cycleway access, enouraging public transport providers to improve services, and strategies around how we manage traffic flow,” she said.

“I am very determined that the transport issues need to go hand in hand with what we do in the CBD, it needs to be a liveable and sustainable city.”

According to Clr Smith’s Mayoral Minute, on July 26, the Administrator resolved that Central Coast Council support an amended planning proposal (78/83/2015) called Gosford

City Centre Commercial Core Bonus Incentives.

Mayor Smith, in an interview with Coast Community News, said: “Council staff are still working on the DCP for the Gosford CBD.” According to her Mayoral Minute: “The final planning proposal varies to the guidance provided in the Gateway Determination issued by the Department of Planning and Environment, specifically with regards to the application of Clause 4.6 and the provision of solar access to public spaces.

“As part of the resolution of July 26, the Administrator also resolved: “That Council request that the Department of Planning and Environment and the Minister for Planning not finalise their consideration of the matter until the newlyelected Council considers

its position in relation to the proposed Gosford Development Control Plan amendments to be exhibited.”

According to Mayor Smith, Gosford is located in a narrow valley bordered by two hills, Rumbalara Reserve and Presidents Hill, and the waterbody, Brisbane Water.

She said Direction 1 in the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 was to “grow Gosford City Centre as the region’s capital”.

Gosford City Centre is also part of the “Southern Growth Corridor” linking Somersby to Erina in the NSW Government’s Regional Plan for the Coast.

“Although these priorities provide significant opportunities for the renewal of Gosford City Centre, they also provide challenges,” she said.

“The future development of Gosford City Centre requires strategic planning with regards to traffic management, transport and parking.

“It also provides an opportunity for Gosford CBD to become a case study in sustainability that could demonstrate best practice initiatives in the growth of an urban centre,” Mayor Smith said.

Accordingly, when Council meets on December 18, Mayor Smith will formally move that Council re-exhibit the Planning Proposal Report -78/83/2015 Gosford City Centre Commercial Core Bonus Incentives, with the draft Development Control Plan when it is finalised, for exhibition.

If carried, the minute will also result in Council preparing and

also exhibiting, concurrent with the LEP and DCP: a Traffic, Transport and Parking Management Strategy for the Gosford City Centre; an Emergency Management Plan for the Gosford City Centre; a City Activation Strategy considering incorporating the use of public spaces and Council assets; and, a report outlining sustainability initiatives to be incorporated into the Gosford City Centre, including, but not limited to, initiatives and benchmarks related to water, energy, waste and open space.

It is the Mayor’s intention, if her Minute is supported, to conduct at least two community presentationinformation sessions on the proposals, including day and evening sessions.

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The three Councillors lodged a Rescission Motion, in an attempt to reverse a motion put by Clr Doug Vincent and adopted by Central Coast Council, at its ordinary meeting in Wyong, on November 27.

The Rescission Motion was to be debated at the final ordinary Council meeting for 2017, in the Gosford Chamber on Monday, December 18.

Rather than debate a recommendation from staff, that would have resulted in the public exhibition of a draft Central Coast Aviation Hub Concept Plan and supporting documents, Clr Vincent put an alternative motion.

As a result, Council resolved to fully support the Warnervale Airport Restrictions Act (WAR Act) (1996).

The adopted motion also resolved that Council would not approve any development at the Warnervale Airport which is not consistent with the WAR Act (1996), and that Council would not immediately extend or

Three Councillors called for the decision to stop work on the airport expansion to be reversed remove the current 1,196 meeting for approval of fundamental obligation asset servicing some the strategy. to consult with its 350,000 coast residents metre runway.

Council also resolved community and that this and that, it is with The Council also understanding, resolved not to alter the to maintain the current corner stone of good this Council now position, length, width, site zoning, unaltered, governance is enshrined that engages formally with thickness or strength and not approve rezoning in regulation.”

Clr Best’s motion also its community for the of the current runway, to SP2. and immediately to The resolution was also called upon his fellow first time on this issue suspend all works, intended to permanently Councillors to note that through an independently land acquisitions and protect all of the Porters community consultation conducted, statistically expenditure on the Creek Wetland, owned had been a principle valid, survey seeking Central Coast Airport, by Council, and south that was of significant direction and better except where those of the current runway, community interest and a u n d e r s t a n d i n g community works are required by from development for key contributor in the lead on law, or the suspension biodiversity, emergency up to the 2017 Council expectations.”

If Clr Best’s motion of those works would drinking water supply and elections. put Council in breach protection of the water Clr Best was on the was adopted, prior to of existing contractual quality into the Tuggerah former Wyong Council, conducting any such process, obligations and/or Lakes Estuary. which held the majority consultation expose Council to claims At the December of its discussions about all survey questions for damages or variation 18 meeting, Clr Best its future plans for the would be the subject of under any such contract. planned to move that airport in confidential a full Council briefing Council also voted the resolution carried sessions, and did not with selected survey on November 27 to at the previous ordinary release key documents specialists.

Subject to the into the public domain. reallocate the budget for meeting be rescinded. survey the Airport of $6 million to Clr Best’s motion called independent Should the rescission employment generating motion have been carried, for the new Central Coast results, Council would projects across the Clrs Best, McLachlan Council to “recognise formally reconsider its former Wyong Shire, with and Pilon then intended that the new Central position with a view to staff to prepare a strategy to move a motion “that Coast Airport is of exhibiting the current and report to Council by Council recognises its regional significance and Central Coast draft airport the February 12, 2018, is now an infrastructure masterplan, or move for

a total cessation of all uncontracted activities/ obligations at the airport.

Prior to the meeting, Clr Kyle MacGregor said: “I think the motion at the last meeting was pretty unequivocal and well in line with what has been happening, and I think the original motion should stand and not be rescinded.”

He said he believed Council needed to release the 2013 report that “talked about the industrial use of the land” which has never been made public.

“I’d say that the best thing to do is to have things out in the open and made public, and if someone is not adhering to that, you have to consider why and what is their motivation,” Clr MacGregor said of the secrecy with which the former Wyong Council had made decisions about the airport.

“The airport was one of the first things that people in the area raised with me, well before the election, and people were not in favour of it,” he said.

“As I said at the last meeting, the only real support for the airport seems to be coming from inside the [Council] building.

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Source: Agenda item 8.1, Dec 18 Central Coast Council ordinary meeting Interview, Dec 15 Kyle MacGregor, Central Coast Council Interview, Dec 12 Greg Best, Central Coast Council Jackie Pearson, journalist

Liquor and Gaming to review interests at Sporties

Waterfront group asks Council to oppose development The Save Woy Woy Waterfront group has called on Central Coast Council to oppose the redevelopment of Sporties at Woy Woy. It has asked the council to make a submission to the Joint Regional Planning Panel against the current proposal for land at the corner of Brick Wharf Rd and North Burge Rd, Woy Woy. Mr Ross McMurtrie of Woy Woy told a Council-organised residents’ forum that the group was “very well represented” and pointed to members in the public gallery holding Save Woy Woy Waterfront signs.

He said the site was in “Woy Woy’s prominent premier recreational space next to the waterfront, a recently refurbished children’s playground, a dragon boat club, Sea Scouts hall and fishing club.

“My family has been living in one of the foreshore cottages for the past 40 years,” he said.

Mr McMurtrie said the proposal to include an “indoor fishing club” as part of the three-building

proposal for the site was “obviously inadequate and many of the fishing people are very unhappy about it”.

The views of the community had been summed up by the 84 submissions which could be seen on the Council website, he said, and offered a summary of the salient points made in those submissions.

He said there was “no mechanism to ensure the supposed senior living quarters will be occupied by seniors”.

“They could all be rented out on Airbnb.”

“The top issue raised with the most objections was the issue of flooding,” he said.

He urged councillors to visit the site at high tide between January 2 and 5 when king tides were expected “and see what a high tide is like down there”.

Privacy, parking and the community’s loss of a competitive bowling club were other issues raised in objections that had been registered with council, he said.

Mr McMurtrie called for the elected Central Coast Council to

form a position on the development and make a submission to the planning panel.

He also asked that Council adopt uniform building height and floor space ratio standards for all RE2 zoned lands across the whole Central Coast area.

“Under the Gosford Local Environmental Plan, all RE1 and RE2 land has no maximum height level, whereas every RE1 and RE2 piece of land in the former Wyong Council has height and floor space ratio limits.

“So I think, now we are amalgamated, we should do something and I know which way I would go,” he said.

In response to a question, Council Environment and Planning director Mr Scott Cox said “I am aware of other councils that have made submissions on matters going to the Panel so there is nothing stopping this council from putting in a submission,” he said.

SOURCE: Meeting notes, 18 Dec 2017 Residents’ forum, Central Coast Council Reporter: Jackie Pearson

Liquor and Gaming NSW has undertaken to review any potential undisclosed financial interests in relation to the Woy Woy Sporties Bowling Club.

The government agency has issued a statement following reports in the previous edition of Peninsula News that Sporties had advertised through Clubs NSW for expressions of interest from other registered clubs to explore an amalgamation or merger.

The call for mergers was made days after the Sporties’ annual general meeting which saw landlord Mr Tony Altavilla elected to the club’s board of directors.

“A landlord can also be a director of a club if this is disclosed in the club’s annual report,” a statement from Liquor and Gaming said.

“Under registered clubs legislation, directors must declare any interest in any contract and would need to abstain from discussions on the matter,” the statement said.

“The board of a club is permitted to approach the market regarding any potential amalgamation.

“Any such proposal would need approval of members in order to proceed.

“Liquor and Gaming NSW is reviewing any potential undisclosed financial interests in relation to the Woy Woy Sporties,”

it said.

The $30 million development application lodged on October 16

by Woy Woy Holdings Pty Ltd to redevelop the Sporties site has prompted over 80 submissions from community members to Central Coast Council.

In a written statement, Clubs NSW told Peninsula News: “ClubsNSW encourages its member clubs to consider amalgamations when it is in their best interests to do so.

“In many cases, particularly when a club has experienced a sustained period of financial difficulty, amalgamation represents the best way to ensure the longterm viability of the club.

“Dozens of clubs issue an expressions of interest for an amalgamation each year, but amalgamations do not eventuate in every case.

“First, an amalgamation partner must be found and then the members of both clubs must vote in favour of any amalgamation proposal.

“If the membership of either club feels the proposal is not in the best interests of their club, they can vote it down,” the statement said.

SOURCES: Media statement, 11 Dec 2017 Eric Aubert, Liquor, Gaming and Racing NSW Media statement, 20 Dec 2017 Darren Flynn, Clubs NSW

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BlueWave Living’s oldest resident, Ms Molly Bonamy, celebrated her 105th birthday on January 2.

Molly was born Jean Mary Sailer on January 2, 1913, at a home in Summer Hill, Sydney.

Her father thought Jean was too grown up a name for a little baby and she has been known as Molly ever since.

Ms Bonamy’s father died when she was four years old and she grew up with her mother, grandparents and brother Geoff in Summer Hill.

She attended Summer Hill School and later the domestic science school and left for secretarial college at age 15.

Eventually she became a shorthand teacher at the same college, leaving some years later to pursue a career as a legal secretary.

As a young girl, she enjoyed movies, ballroom dancing and singing and was an accomplished soprano and soloist in her local Congregational church choir.

Ms Bonamy also enjoyed amateur dramatics.

At 28, she married Mr Geoff Bonamy, a young solicitor whose family had been friends of her family for many years.

They moved to Ashfield where they raised their daughter.

She was able to help him in his legal practice.

During World War I, Ms Bonamy worked part time as the secretary to a major based in Sydney and also made camouflage nets for the army.

Ms Bonamy was always involved in secretarial work for charity, both for the church and the Scottish Hospital in Paddington as well as several other organisations.

Ms Bonamy, her husband and daughter moved to Dover Heights, Sydney, in 1960 to be closer to relatives and they became involved in the local church at Vaucluse.

After her husband’s death in 1978, Ms Bonamy remained in Dover Heights until 1999, when she moved to Umina to be close to her daughter and grandson.

At the age of 101, she moved to Blue Wave Living in Woy Woy. Ms Bonamy has a daughter, Sue, a grandson, Geoff, and two great granddaughters, Sophie and Abigail.

She said it was a cause of constant amazement to her that she has lived to the age of 105 years.

When asked the secret of her long life, she always says she doesn’t really know.

SOURCE: Media release, 22 Dec 2017 Kylie Scott, BlueWave Living

Ms Molly Bonamy is celebrating her 105th birthday this January

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Factors combined for rail chaos Trackwork, hot weather, driver shortages and a new train timetable with no room for flexibility combined to cause rail chaos and confusion for Woy Woy commuters on January 8 and 9, according to NSW Opposition Central Coast spokesman Mr David Harris.

Peninsula commuters were given advanced notice that buses would replace trains during offpeak periods between Berowra and Hornsby to accommodate track work.

This combined with a series of unexpected system problems, including the weather and staff absences, resulted in a meltdown that saw significant delays and cancellations, according to Mr Harris.

“I had people contacting me on social media who were due to catch their normal train home from work at 5:30pm who didn’t get home until after 9pm,” he said.

He said Opal data revealed that the majority of the Coast’s commuters started and ended their daily journeys from Woy Woy station.

The Labor Opposition foreshadowed the impact the timetable would have on the train network when it obtained a Transport memo warning of massive delays in the wake of a

major incident, Mr Harris said.

“We warned the government that this new timetable would be a disaster for Central Coast commuters and the Minister laughed it off,” he said.

“Our commuters have some of the longest travel times on the network and it is unacceptable that their service has declined and their needs are being ignored.

“It took some people more than twice the travel time to get home and they should be refunded to acknowledge the inconvenience caused by the government’s lack of foresight and proper resourcing of the network.”

According to Mr Harris, the suspension of services between Berowra and Hornsby meant that “when they got into strife they couldn’t use any trains coming from the Coast or Newcastle because they were all terminating at Berowra.

“They have also sectionalised the network and drivers are now only qualified to drive on certain lines so drivers couldn’t be used to add capacity to the system and vacant positions have not been filled.”

Mr Harris said it was fortunate the problems occurred before the commencement of the school year but the problems could happen again.

“If it had happened when school went back it would have been a

huge disaster.

“The leaked memo told the government its new timetable would put the system at saturation and if there was an incident it would tip the whole system over because there was no spare capacity.

“We pursued this issue in the last week of parliament last year and the Minister laughed at us but all the drivers were saying there was no spare capacity.

“If they lose one or two services or lines then everything crashes and so there is no guarantee it won’t happen again.”

NSW Opposition Leader Mr Luke Foley demanded refunds for affected commuters and the suspension of the new timetable.

Mr Foley said the Premier and her Transport Minister must accept that a lack of resources, particularly drivers, was the root of the problem.

He said that the new timetable should be suspended until more drivers and trains could deliver it.

SOURCES: Media release, 10 Jan 2018 Luke Foley, NSW Opposition Leader Interview, 10 Jan 2018 David Harris, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Website, 10 Jan 2018 Train patronage data, Transport for NSW Reporter: Jackie Pearson Read More P5 and P6

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Wallarah 2 underground coal mine has been granted conditional approval despite the 2011 promise that the mine would never go ahead

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he Planning Assessment Commission has granted consent to the Wallarah 2 underground coal mine west of Wyong, subject to conditions, despite admitting that the location is sensitive to the Central Coast’s drinking water supply.

The decision follows the public meeting in Wyong on November 3, 2017.

According to a Statement of Facts (SOF) released to the public on January 17, the Commission has determined the proposal is in the public interest.

“The creation of 300 operational jobs and 450 construction jobs, along with the investment in the local area, would have significant local benefits for the community, provide investment in the Central Coast and contribute to the growth of the region,” the SOF read.

“The mine would also

generate royalties for the State and the people of NSW, while providing a source of high quality thermal coal during the global transition to a decarbonised economy.

“Impacts and potential risks can be appropriately managed through the framework of rigorous controls and requirements in place to manage, mitigate, minimise, compensate and offset those impacts.

“In considering the suitability of the site for underground mining, the Commission acknowledged its location under a sensitive drinking water catchment, the strategic context of a growing population, an uncertain future global coal market along with the need to curb carbon emissions, and reliance on coal fired power stations,” the SOF read.

“The Commission heard and acknowledged strong calls for it to take a precautionary approach given the potential for impacts to the Central Coast’s drinking water supply

catchment.

“The issue has been assessed in detail.

“Impacts were assessed to be small and acceptable, with no net impact on the availability of water for the Central Coast drinking water supply catchment during the life of the mine,” the report stated.

“The framework of conditions requires formal reviews of the subsidence predictions and impacts, adaptive management, compensatory water supply and ultimately, include requirements for mining to cease if this is deemed necessary.

“The Commission has found that these extensive conditions will provide a precautionary approach to protecting the drinking water supply catchment.

“The Commission has noted the impacts of subsidence on flood levels and emergency evacuation routes and the requirements for works to be undertaken to raise or relocate dwellings and relevant road

levels.

“Conditions will also ensure air and noise emissions from the pit top facilities and coal transport process will be monitored and managed.

“In reaching this decision, the Commission considered carefully the concerns raised by the community, the Department of Planning and Environment’s assessment and recommendation for approval, and previous Planning Assessment Commission reviews of the project,” the SOF concluded.

The Australian Coal Alliance’s (ACA) Mr Allan Hayes, said the ACA was already preparing a legal challenge.

“The Central Coast community needs to know that we have a government that let them down and a government that has put their drinking water supply at risk, all to placate the machinations of a foreign government and a South Korean mining company,” Mr Hayes said.

“The PAC is risking the region’s entire water supply all

so a coal company can send coal overseas.

“Wyong Coal needs to know that the community will not accept this.

“This fight is far from over,” Mr Hayes said.

Member for Wyong and Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Mr David Harris, said that despite overwhelming opposition from the community, the PAC has approved this controversial project, which has been the subject of a long and bitter community campaign against it.

“Central Coast residents need to know that this determination means that 300 megalitres, or 120 Olympic sized swimming pools, of treated mine water waste will be released into the Central Coast water supply each year.

“This is a clear cut broken promise from the Liberal Government, which promised in 2011 to stop the mine going ahead, with then Opposition Leader, Barry O’Farrell, notoriously photographed

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wearing a “Water not Coal” T shirt with his Central Coast candidates.”

David Harris has called on the Premier to urgently address this issue and deliver on the Liberal’s promise to stop the mine.

The Commission’s full report into the mine can be viewed at the Planning Assessment Commission’s website by searching for Wallarah 2 Coal Project.

For a full analysis of the PAC report and community reaction, see the Wyong Regional Chronicle, edition 133, out on Tuesday, January 23.

Source: Document, Jan 17 NSW Planning Assessment Commission Determination Wallarah 2 underground coal mine (SSD 4974) Summary Fact Sheet Interview, Jan 17 Allan Hayes, Australian Coal Alliance Media release, Jan 17 David Harris, Shadow Minister for the Central Coast Dilon Luke, Journalist

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he Planning Assessment Commission has recommended consent to the Minister for the Wallarah 2 underground coal mine, subject to conditions, despite admitting that the location is sensitive to the Central Coast’s drinking water supply.

The decision follows the public meeting in Wyong on November 3, 2017.

According to a Statement of Facts (SOF) released to the public on January 17, the Commission has determined the proposal is in the public interest.

“The creation of 300 operational jobs and 450 construction jobs, along with the investment in the local area, would have significant local benefits for the community, provide investment in the Central Coast and contribute to the growth of the region,” the SOF read.

“The mine would also generate royalties for the State and the people of NSW, while providing a source of high quality thermal coal during the global transition to a

A public protest against Wallarah 2 at a 2017 PAC hearing strong calls for it to take a has found that these decarbonised economy.

“Impacts and precautionary approach extensive conditions will potential risks can be given the potential for provide a precautionary appropriately managed impacts to the Central approach to protecting through the framework Coast’s drinking water the drinking water supply catchment. of rigorous controls and supply catchment.

“The Commission “The issue has been requirements in place has noted the impacts to manage, mitigate, assessed in detail. minimise, compensate “Impacts were of subsidence on flood and offset those impacts. assessed to be small and levels and emergency “In considering the acceptable, with no net evacuation routes and the suitability of the site for impact on the availability requirements for works to underground mining, of water for the Central be undertaken to raise or the Commission Coast drinking water relocate dwellings and acknowledged its supply catchment during relevant road levels.

“Conditions will also location under a the life of the mine,” the ensure air and noise sensitive drinking water report stated. catchment, the strategic “The framework of emissions from the pit context of a growing conditions requires formal top facilities and coal population, an uncertain reviews of the subsidence transport process will be future global coal market predictions and impacts, monitored and managed. along with the need to adaptive management, “In reaching this curb carbon emissions, compensatory water decision, the Commission and reliance on coal fired supply and ultimately, considered carefully power stations,” the SOF include requirements for the concerns raised read. mining to cease if this is by the community, the Department of Planning “The Commission deemed necessary.

Environment’s heard and acknowledged “The Commission and

assessment and recommendation for approval, and previous Planning Assessment Commission reviews of the project,” the SOF concluded.

The Australian Coal Alliance’s (ACA) Mr Allan Hayes, said the ACA was already preparing a legal challenge.

“The Central Coast community needs to know that we have a government that let them down and a government that has put their drinking water supply at risk, all to placate the machinations of a foreign government and a South Korean mining company,” Mr Hayes said.

“The PAC is risking the region’s entire water supply all so a coal company can send coal overseas.

“Wyong Coal needs to know that the community will not accept this.

“This fight is far from over,” Mr Hayes said.

Member for Wyong and Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Mr David Harris, said that despite overwhelming opposition from the community, the PAC has approved this controversial project, which has been the subject of a long and bitter community campaign against it.

“Central Coast residents need to know that this determination means that 300 megalitres, or 120 Olympic sized swimming pools, of treated mine water waste will be released into the Central Coast water supply each year.

“This is a clear cut broken promise from the Liberal Government, which promised in 2011 to stop the mine going ahead, with then Opposition Leader, Barry O’Farrell, notoriously photographed wearing a “Water not Coal” T shirt with his Central Coast candidates.”

David Harris has called on the Premier to urgently address this issue and deliver on the Liberal’s promise to stop the mine.

The Commission’s full report into the mine can be viewed at the Planning Assessment Commission’s website by searching for Wallarah 2 Coal Project.

Source: Document, Jan 17 NSW Planning Assessment Commission Determination Wallarah 2 underground coal mine (SSD 4974) Summary Fact Sheet Interview, Jan 17 Allan Hayes, Australian Coal Alliance Media release, Jan 17 David Harris, Shadow Minister for the Central Coast Dilon Luke, Journalist

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Holstein moves to revive Rawson Rd level crossing work Deputy mayor Cr Chris Holstein is planning to have Central Coast Council support the resumption of work to replace the Rawson Rd level crossing.

Cr Holstein said he had submitted a notice of motion about the replacement of the level crossing which he expected would be debated at a February council meeting.

Cr Holstein said he would be calling on council to make representations to the NSW Premier, relevant Ministers and to Mr Scot MacDonald, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast.

“The works are imperative,” Cr Holstein said.

“I believe the rationale and reasons for discontinuing it were not substantiated enough and were not valid,” he said.

The former Gosford Council, according to Cr Holstein, “went and did a gold ribbon solution on the pedestrian underpass, the road underpass works commenced and then the Government came back and said it was cost-prohibitive.

“I have an understanding of why the project was canned or put to the side and it was around dollars, but the option they were considering was farcical and not justifiable and about removing the project from the agenda,” Cr Holstein said.

“Their reason for pulling out of it was that it was going to be too cost-prohibitive but it wasn’t costprohibitive until they came up with the railway’s solution.

“I think that was an excuse: They found the most costly solution and that sent the project away.

“At no stage beforehand had cost been an issue.

“Railways said what their requirements to construct the underpass would be and they were unrealistic conditions because they would not be prepared to see any closures of the line.

“They actually wanted to put bypass rails on either side of the underpass so the line could continue to operate while the underpass was constructed and that would be a physical impossibility.”

Cr Holstein said he did not believe money already spent on roadworks at Bulls Hill was wasted.

Traffic waiting to cross the rail line and, inset, NSW Government’s promise of 2018 completion

“There is still a definite need to have safer access, a formal secondary access to the Peninsula.

“We have seen it with what happened the other morning when we had a burst water main on Brisbane Water Dve. “We have seen that with bushfires. We have seen that with road accidents.”

Cr Holstein said his motion would include council writing to the leader of the NSW Opposition seeking his support if Labor won government in March 2019.

“The reality is we have had incidents at that crossing.

“It is not safe.

“We need a more effective and faster rail service and you are not going to get that if you still have level crossings.

“Movement of traffic on the Peninsula from north to south is a further consideration.

“The benefits of a Rawson Rd underpass go beyond the electorate of Gosford.

“It would greatly benefit the people who come from the Terrigal electorate via Maitland Bay Dve to use the M1,” Cr Holstein said.

Member for Gosford, Ms Liesl Tesch, has vowed to continue to fight for the Rawson Road Level Crossing Replacement Project, a NSW Government project, which was due for completion in 2018.

Ms Tesch said the current NSW

Government would be bringing down its final budget before the March 2019 election in June.

She said she would be reminding the Government in the months prior to the budget that the Peninsula community “still wants a solution to the replacement of the dangerous Rawson Rd level crossing”.

“Labor has agreed that, if elected in March 2019, we will replace the level crossing and I am now talking to engineers about alternative proposals that will cost less than the $110 million that was this Government’s last estimate,” Ms Tesch said.

According to documents obtained by the Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Mr David Harris, using the state’s Government Information Public Access law, by October 20, 2016, the NSW Government had paid Gosford and Central Coast Council $15.2 million.

Of that, $4.1 million had been spent on project management and consultancy fees, $5.8 million on the pedestrian underpass and adjacent road and footpath work and $5.3 million on preparatory works and road construction at the base of Bull’s Hill.

Funds were allocated up until June 2016 but the NSW Government appeared to get cold feet about the project much earlier

even though they kept paying Council’s bills for work completed.

Payment claims had been submitted monthly by the Council and paid regularly by the NSW Government.

In February 2014, internal correspondence between officers of Gosford Council indicated a program for the replacement of the level crossing.

Construction of the rail underpass was to commence in December 2014 and was estimated to take 18 months with completion slated for mid-2016.

The former Council believed the level crossing would be closed in July 2017.

Its breakdown of stages and budgets estimated the total project would cost $92 million but those plans never came to fruition.

Although a great deal of the information in the GiPA documents has been blacked out, cost blow-outs and a communication breakdown between Council and NSW Transport appeared to start in 2014.

In October 2014, NSW Roads and Maritime Services disputed Council’s $92 million estimate and claimed the total cost of the project would be $130 million.

A project control group was appointed in late 2014 and it was at that time that Council received a directive stating that, “effective

immediately”, all rail bridges within the rail corridor would be managed

by Transport for NSW and that all road bridges over rail infrastructure would be managed by Roads and Maritime Services.

As a result control of the project was moved from Gosford Council to Transport for NSW. Road works adjoining the proposed rail bridge at Bulls Hill were well under construction by February 2015, according to the correspondence.

Project timelines continued to blow out due to Transport for NSW reviewing all plans and decisions.

“Nearly four months has passed and I am now being advised that the plans will have to be reviewed

by TPD,” said one email from Mr Scott Burton, of Gosford Council.

“Historically, reviews undertaken

by TPD take a considerable period of time.

“Combined with the fact that road works on site will now need to stop due to this delay, this places this project in a very difficult position of delivery within the State Government’s expected timeframe.”

In March 2015, according to the documents, a Brisbane based consultant produced an options estimate report for Transport for NSW on the project that incorporated the Woy Woy rail underbridge, Shoalhaven Dve underbridge upgrade and removal of Rawson Rd level crossing.

Six alternate designs were considered but the estimated cost information and risk analysis was completely deleted from the GiPA documents.

Gosford Council representatives were not included in meetings to discuss the various options with NSW Government representatives.

A final business case assurance review report was then prepared

by Transport for NSW in June 2015 but its contents was completed redacted from the GiPA document.

SOURCES: Interview, 23 Jan 2018 Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford Interview, 24 Jan 2018 Chris Holstein, Central Coast Council GiPA emails and reports, 2014-2016 Clarinda Campbell, NSW Roads and Maritime Reporter: Jackie Pearson

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Landfill is at a critical juncture goals of the MDA and its r Stephen “This is a critical juncture.

Goodwin of the “The landfill site is part of a reasons for participating in Mountain Districts 40ha parcel of land that was the advisory committee were Association (MDA) bequeathed to the community to eliminate the environmental risk posed by the existing outlined the community’s by a local returned serviceman to provide a permanent home waste mound. expectations at the first “We recommend that for the Mangrove Mountain meeting of the Mangrove RSL Sub Branch.

Council liaise with the EPA to Mountain and Spencer “That this land was lost undertake feasibility studies Advisory Committee on to the community when the for alternative options to January 30. golf course and landfill was achieve this outcome, with

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he Mangrove Mountain and Spencer advisory committee held its inaugural meeting at the Mangrove Mountain Hall on Tuesday, January 30, to bed down issues such as its terms of reference and frequency of meetings.

All members of the committee were required by Central Coast Council to attend code of conduct training which was held in Wyong on the day before the meeting.

The first meeting considered a draft terms of reference for the committee.

The draft terms of reference identified the responsibilities of the committee as providing advice and feedback to Council on the current situation at the Mangrove Mountain landfill

site and the illegal dumping at Spencer, recommendations to address issues raised relating to the Mangrove Mountain landfill site the illegal dumping at Spencer, and, the implementation of actions in relation to Mangrove Mountain landfill site and the illegal dumping at Spencer.

According to the draft terms of reference, the membership of the committee consists of Mayor Jane Smith, Deputy Mayor Chris Holstein, Councillors Troy Marquart, Richard Mehrtens, and Kyle MacGregor.

Community representatives are: Mr John Asquith, chair of the Community Environment Network; Mr Gary Chestnut, a former Gosford Council employee; Dr Stephen Goodwin from the Mountain Districts Association; Mr Wolfgang Koerner from Central Coast Greens; Ms Margaret Pontifex

of the Mangrove Mountain District Community Group Inc; Ms Marilyn Steiner from Mountain Districts Association; Mr Danny Willmott, a former trustee of the land; Mr Stephen Rickards, Ms Pam O’Sullivan, Ms Joy Cooper and Ms Lillias Bovell.

The councillors and community representatives will have voting rights.

The following Council staff will be non-voting members of the committee: the CEO, Executive Manager of Governance, Director of Environment and Planning, Director of Connected Communities and other relevant staff as required.

Directors can choose to send delegates.

All 11 local residents who expressed interest in joining the committee were invited to become members.

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“There is broad acknowledgement that the Mangrove Mountain Landfill presents a huge dilemma for Central Coast Council to resolve,” Dr Goodwin said.

“There are many guilty parties behind how this small golf course redevelopment was allowed to grow like topsy, far beyond the development consent, to become a major landfill, with potentially worse to come.

“Gosford City Council shares some of this blame, and Central Coast Council must take on this responsibility.

“It is up to Council to make the decision as to whether to draw a line in the sand and fight, or to knuckle under pressure from the landfill owners and let it go ahead.

“We believe it is in Council’s legislative power to stop further development.

“If it does not … the risk to the Central Coast’s water supply will increase enormously.

“There is almost no oversight of this landfill, which is deeply disturbing, as it potentially affects us all.

sold to the landfill operator in 2014 is a sore point, and may be the subject of an ongoing investigation.”

Dr Goodwin outlined the history of the site from 1991 to the present day.

Over that time, according to Dr Goodwin: “The discrete excavation of 20,000 cubic metres of soil and rock on site has exploded to a massive excavation pit of almost one million cubic metres capacity.

“How this came about is subject to legal privilege, but gives some idea of the difficulties of taking on the operator.

“Take it on though Council must, or give up any semblance of authority to control developments and protect the community from environmental harm,” he said.

Council and the EPA failed to meet their statutory obligations, which resulted in the current problem, according to Dr Goodwin.

“Records show that of the total environmental waste levy of $22.5m collected by the EPA at the site, almost $22m of this was illegally obtained.

Dr Goodwin said the primary

costings and a timetable for completion, to ensure the ongoing risk to the integrity of the Central Coast’s water supply is eliminated.”

He called upon Council to prevent “further waste from being brought onto the landfill and golf course site”, and to “review Council practices in handling compliance matters to make sure that issues such as this are not repeated.

“While this may bring short term pain, we reiterate our call for an Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding this environmental and public health disaster.

“We recommend that Central Coast Council endorse the call for a Special Commission of Inquiry into the operations of the EPA and the former GCC in relation to Mangrove Mountain Landfill.”

He tabled a list of 17 issues which he believed needed to be considered by the committee, so that all committee members could be “properly informed”.

Source: Presentation, Jan 30 Stephen Goodwin, Mountain Districts Association

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he Mangrove Mountain and Spencer advisory committee held its inaugural meeting at the Mangrove Mountain Hall on Tuesday, January 30, to bed down issues such as its terms of reference and frequency of meetings.

From P1 Mr Willmott and Mr Asquith gave their apologies for not attending the first meeting An “external agency” membership category was created between the Council resolution that created the committee on October 9, and the first meeting on January 30.

The external agency that was invited to take part in the committee was the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).

Community representative, Dr Stephen Goodwin, said he had objected to the EPA’s inclusion prior to the first

committee meeting.

“I said a few community members would be reluctant to attend the meeting if the EPA was present,” Dr Goodwin said.

The Mountain District Association’s two-year campaign to stop the Mangrove Mountain landfill from reopening with a new Environmental Protection Licence, its calls for a commission of inquiry, and its goal of having the site permanently closed and remediated, has often taken aim at the EPA’s failure to properly enforce licence conditions prior to the 2014 Land and Environment Court action by the former Gosford Council.

Central Coast Mayor Jane Smith said the EPA was listed as a stakeholder not a voting member.

“I think it is important to have the EPA in the room at some point,” Mayor Smith said.

“I understand there are concerns from the community about having them there early in the process, but I am

concerned that at some stage they need to be part of the process,” she said.

“I think the community has largely been disappointed in their performance.

“I think the point of the committee is to ensure that there is a very robust monitoring of what goes on and that Council does what it can to ensure the long term impacts of the landfill are minimised.”

The inclusion of the EPA in an external agencies membership category was debated at the first meeting, and a recommendation was sent to Council to remove them from the external membership category and call them nonmember invitees.

The committee recommended that the NSW Office of Water be included as another non-member invitee.

The absence of Spencer community representatives on the Committee was due to the “way the Expressions of Interest fell out,” she said.

Mayor Smith said she had visited Spencer recently

and spoke to residents who were concerned “that there were trucks starting again at Spencer and I know staff are monitoring the situation down there.

“The difficulty is that we are all concerned about the processes that have gone before.

“In my conversations, there is that issue that Central Coast Council is a different entity and doesn’t have the power to compel former staff to be part of an investigation,” she said.

“This issue has been going on for many years and it is only through community vigilance and activism that this issue has come to light.

“It has been a long battle and highlights the contribution community makes in alerting council to these issues.”

No formal voting rules apply as the committee has an advisory role.

Recommendations will be made by consensus, according to the draft terms of reference, and those recommendations will be provided to Council for consideration.

Community member, Mr Wolfgang Koerner, attempted to have the terms of reference amended to include a modified consensus of 75 per cent for issues on which full consensus could not be reached before making a recommendation to Council.

The absence of formal voting rules means there is no proxy voting nor a quorum and the chairperson will be able to use their discretion to determine if a meeting should be postponed due to insufficient members being able to attend.

Several community members called for meetings to be more frequent than quarterly, as proposed in the draft terms of reference.

Most community representatives and the councillors agreed that at least monthly meetings would be better, at least in the early period of the committee’s life.

“We need to do a lot at the moment, we are sitting on a very, very dangerous situation,” said Ms Margaret Pontifex of the Mangrove Mountain District Community

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Mayor Smith said she used her discretion as chairperson of the committee to keep the meeting frequency at quarterly in the terms of reference, but to hold monthly meetings for the first three months.

It was also agreed to review meeting frequency at the end of the first three months.

Meetings of the advisory committee are open to the public, but members are not permitted to speak to the media or make representations on social media on behalf of the Advisory Committee or Council, unless approved by Council.

Source: Interview, Jan 25 Stephen Goodwin, Mountain Districts Association Document, Jan 25 Draft terms of reference, Central Coast Council Mangrove Mountain and Spencer Advisory Committee Interview, Jan 30 Jane Smith, Central Coast Council Meeting notes, Jan 30 Mangrove Mountain and Spencer Advisory Committee meeting Jackie Pearson, journalist

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recruitment company called Davidson, has been appointed to assist the Central Coast Council to recruit a permanent General Manager.

The appointment followed an Expression of Interest process, with three shortlisted agencies addressing a confidential session of an extraordinary council meeting, held at the Gosford Chamber on Monday, January 31.

“We are now a major regional Council and a key growth area in the State, and I am confident that we will get quality candidates wanting to fill this role,” Mayor Jane Smith said.

“This is the first crucial step in the process, and we are hopeful of a permanent General Manager within a few months,” she said.

“In the meantime, it is business as usual, and we are being ably led by Acting Chief Executive Officer, Mr Brian Glendenning, who will continue to work with the Council and staff in the best interests of our community.”

The recruitment agency

will shortlist a number of candidates who will then be formally interviewed by a selection panel established by Council.

The selection panel will consist of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillors Burke and Hogan as well as a representative from Davidson.

“The General Manager is the only position at Council that is appointed by the Council, and it is important to have an independent and robust process” Mayor Smith said.

“While the selection panel will make recommendations on preferred candidates, the final decision will be one of the full Council.”

Mr Glendenning will continue to be the Acting Chief Executive Officer until such time as a permanent General Manager is appointed.

At the beginning of the Extraordinary Meeting, Cr Greg Best questioned why the recruitment agency briefings needed to be held in confidence and could not be viewed by the public.

Cr Best asked Acting CEO, Mr Glendenning, if any commercially confidential information could be handled

in a confidential meeting but non-sensitive information presented in the public domain “to help transparency”.

Mr Glendenning said the issue was about the “unique practices” of the shortlisted recruitment agencies who may have assumed their information would be kept confidential when they expressed interest in the role.

“Those processes have commercial value and are confidential,” Mr Glendenning said.

“These providers are generally very protective of any comparative advantage they think they offer to their clients,” he said.

“There are no secrets in how they go about their business… to suggest there is special knowledge that they and only they have, is a long bow to draw, surely,” Clr Best said.

“It may be a long bow but it is how those providers perceive it,” responded Mr Glendenning.

“There is a legal reason why they would have the expectation that we wouldn’t do it,” he said.

“They would have submitted the information they had to

Council on the understanding that it would be kept confidential and we may be breaching that implied undertaking if we were to discuss aspects of their proposals in a public session,” Mr Glendenning said.

Clr Louise Greenaway said she had raised a question of confidentiality with the former CEO. “Why do we get agents to act on our behalf who insist on keeping their information confidential?” Clr Greenaway said.

“Could we not make it a policy of council that we at least ask, we don’t want to keep your stuff confidential, if you insist on it, we may not be able to consider you because we are trying to be an open and transparent council.

“Why can’t they come to us and let the public see what they are offering us because we are about to make a very important decision.

“So was that policy put to them, were they asked, do you mind not having this in confidential session?” she asked.

Mr Glendenning said: “This is a highly specialised field where

the recruitment of general managers is a very small pool, and they understandably want to protect their intellectual property, so as a general rule, I agree wholeheartedly with Clr Greenaway that it should be the norm, but there will be exceptions such as this where we can expect genuine experts in the field to be resistant about that.”

Clr Greenaway then asked Mr Glendenning to answer her specific question, which was were the three recruitment agencies asked whether or not they would agree to make their presentations in a public meeting.

“I’m informed…not specifically, but the expectation I would have thought in that sphere was that they probably would have said no, having dealt with those sort of people before,” Mr Glendenning said.

Clr Kyle MacGregor asked why executive leadership team members were not present at the meeting.

Mr Mike Dowling, Mr Scott Cox and Ms Julie Vaughan were not at the meeting.

“The areas of expertise that those directors who are absent provide to the Council are not

relevant to the business that you are dealing with here tonight.

“I don’t know whether any of those might well be candidates for the job and it is better to avoid that potential conflict of interest, so I made the decision to tell them they were not required,” Mr Glendenning said.

Following the meeting, Mayor Smith said, “They were strongest in terms of meeting the Councillors’ needs,” she said.

“Their process involved quite a lot of consultation with Councillors, but all three presentations were strong.”

Mayor Smith said she hoped the position could be filled in two months, but may take longer if the chosen candidate was required to give a prolonged period of notice in their current role.

Source: Media release, Jan 29 Jane Smith, Central Coast Council Podcast, Jan 29 Central Coast Council You Tube Interview, Jan 30 Jane Smith, Central Coast Council Jackie Pearson, journalist

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cting CEO of Central Coast Council, Mr Brian Glendenning, has indicated it is likely, but not guaranteed, that Council will take further legal action against the operators of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill.

Addressing the first meeting of the Mangrove and Spencer Advisory Committee, Mr Glendenning said that Council’s function in relation to the Mangrove Mountain Landfill was as consent authority.

“We are in the middle of a detailed and intense investigation into compliance with the development consent,” Mr Glendenning told the meeting.

He said Council was taking the investigation and its role “very seriously” and was waiting for further legal instructions.

“The factual history is complicated and we are taking our role as consent authority very seriously,” he

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Council had received a complaint about the site as recently as the week prior to the first committee meeting, and he believed there was a “high prospect of further litigation”, but that it was “not guaranteed”.

Mr Glendenning explained that his knowledge of the issues at the landfill predated his current role and the merger of Wyong and Gosford Councils.

He said as a former Wyong Council employee, the former council had a “particular perspective on site”.

A former senior Gosford Council employee who has been assisting the Mountain Districts Association with its research, Mr Gary Chestnut, said he had a “very good understanding of how the Mangrove Mountain landfill ran off the rails”.

He said he had a lot of information he wanted to share with his fellow committee members and Council staff.

In a written statement in response to questions from

Coast Community News, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) said the landfill had not received any waste since May 2014, and although the Environment Protection Licence for the site remains in place, it would need to be amended prior to receiving waste again.

The NSW EPA confirmed that it would require recommendations from last year’s independent environmental assessment of the site to be adopted as part of any proposal to recommence landfilling operations.

“The EPA is committed to partnering with Central Coast Council to ensure ongoing productive joint engagement with the community on these matters,” the statement said.

In a presentation to the first meeting of the Central Coast Council’s Mangrove Mountain and Spencer Advisory Committee, Dr Stephen Goodwin of the Mountain Districts Association (MDA) said the final report from the independent environmental assessment was released in

July 2017.

“The report contained 61 recommendations,” Dr Goodwin said.

“The EPA claims that they have required the Operator to adopt the review’s recommendations, but MDA is aware that only some of them were requested to be adopted.

“MDA has recently communicated with the present Executive Director of the EPA, Waste and Resource Recovery Branch, for an explanation.

“The EPA has more recently commissioned an independent review of interim environmental controls including the stability of the existing waste mound.

“This is ongoing.

“MDA has been excluded from this review.

Source: Meeting notes, Jan 30 Brian Glendenning, Central Coast Council Media statement, Jan 30 Katie Ritchie, NSW EPA Presentation, Jan 30 Stephen Goodwin, Mountain Districts Association Jackie Pearson, journalist

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Thomas Bagnat receives OAM for service to public administration

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orn in Wollongong and now a resident of Springfield, Thomas John Bagnat, has received his OAM for service to public administration in NSW. Throughout his career, he has worked for National Parks and Wildlife Services as well as the NSW Rural Fire Service.

“I always wanted to be involved in management of natural heritage areas,” Mr Bagnat said.

“Over my career, I’ve been responsible for various reserves, but my heart is in the sandstone curtain, which is essentially the Sydney basin,” he said.

Mr Bagnat has been an Incident Controller on numerous major fires over the last 36 years.

“It really has been what you might call a labour of love,” Mr Bagnat said.

“We do it so that other people don’t have to,” he said.

His ongoing work in administration for the Rural Fire Service has also been a result of prior experience working with the dangers of firefighting.

“I lost some close friends in fires, and since then, I’ve set about trying to ensure that I contribute making our firefighters as safe as they can possibly be, that they have the right equipment, the right training and the right policy to do their job safely, and to get back to their families at the end of the shift,” Mr Bagnat said.

Mr Bagnat said he is passionate about the protection and preservation of the national parks and reserves across NSW. “I really believe in the importance of these natural areas and they need to be there for future generations to enjoy,” said Mr Bagnat.

Over the course of his career, Mr Bagnat has developed a strong connection and respect

with the land upon which he works.

“The Sydney sandstone and the Hawksbury sandstone and the reserves of Wollomai, Blue Mountains National Park and Brisbane Water, they have a unique beauty and harshness which gets under your skin,” Mr Bagnat said.

Mr Bagnat said the award was unexpected despite his continued dedication to the cause.

“It’s very humbling and an absolute surprise,” Mr Bagnat said.

“But you don’t do this stuff by yourself, you do it as part of a team,” he said.

Mr Bagnat said he hoped to continue his work and would be looking for any opportunity to contribute to a safe and protected environment for the future.

Source: Interview, Jan 25 John Bagnat, Springfield, Olivana Smith-Lathouris, journalist

Leslie Dell receives Order of Australia for service to education and the community

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ast Gosford resident, Mr Leslie Dell, has been honoured with a Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to business, education and the community.

Mr Dell began his work in education as a member of the St Clare’s College Council in Waverly, which he remained a part of for 39 years.

Mr Dell became the Chairman on the council in 1968 and dedicated himself to the position for a further 20 years.

He was actively involved in community volunteer work through St Vincent de Paul in Sydney from 1996, until he relocated to the Central Coast almost five years ago.

Mr Dell said volunteer work has always been valuable and rewarding.

“It was an enlightening experience,” Mr Dell said.

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in 2015, Mr Dell has been working as a volunteer at Coast Shelter Gosford.

“I haven’t been on the Central Coast long, but I’ve tried my best to get involved with the community here,” Mr Dell said.

He is also a member of Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Wyoming.

Among his many achievements, Mr Dell was the Director of Finance for Nutrimetics International from 1968 until 1988, and was the Director of the Association of

Independent Schools of New South Wales up until last year.

Despite his individual achievements, Mr Dell said the award is a reflection of a team effort.

“I am both humble and proud and I don’t forget all the people I’ve met over the last 60 years who have done a huge amount of work,” Mr Dell said.

“I’m conscious that they not only adorn this award but that they travel on the periphery and are equally deserving of recognition.

“Society is full of people who travel on the boundary and who never make it onto the playing field, and they are the people that keep things moving,” he said.

Mr Dell said that whilst he may be reaching the tail end of his career, he is still aiming to contribute to the life of the community.

Source: Interview, Jan 25 Leslie Dell, East Gosford Olivana Smith-Lathouris, journalist

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Established in 1988, Scholten Jewellers has been manufacturing fine jewellery on the Central Coast for 30 years, having had shops in Bateau Bay, Gosford, Erina and Tuggerah.

Scholten Jewellers is now in Ettalong, providing an excellent repair, design remodelling and manufacturing service.

The location is also an impressive showroom of unique, handmade rings, pendants, earrings, bangles, brooches, chains set with precious and semi-precious gems, and a huge selection of Australian Opal. All repairs and manufacturing is done on the premises in a fully equipped workshop.

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Tesch claims that dredging decision is a slap in the face to Gosford

Crouch keen to see higher number of objections required

M Aerial view of the build up of sand in the Ettalong Channel by early December 2017

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he Member for Gosford, Ms Liesl Tesch, has labelled the NSW Government’s decision to fund dredging at The Entrance Channel, but refuse to fund the Ettalong Channel dredging, a slap in the face to the Peninsula and Gosford.

“The Liberal Government has again let down the community and put politics ahead of people,” Ms Tesch said.

“In the Gosford electorate, we’ve had ferry services cancelled, commuters and visitors inconvenienced, and boat captains investigated over ferries becoming stuck on the ever growing sand bar.

“I’ve tabled petitions, I’ve asked questions on notice to Ministers, and I’ve made speeches in the Parliament calling on the government

for just this sort of funding in Ettalong, but that has obviously been ignored.

“We’ve been told over and over by the Liberal State Government that dredging is a matter for local councils and they wouldn’t be funding it, so it’s clear that the government must have ulterior motives in putting in $225,000 for The Entrance project, but ignoring the Gosford electorate,” she added.

Ms Tesch said that this funding isn’t about solving a dredging issue, it’s about pork barrelling marginal seats.

“Funding dredging in The Entrance Channel over Ettalong is a shameless political decision by a government struggling to stay in power,” Ms Tesch said.

“This is just a desperate attempt to shore up Liberal Party support in a marginal seat ahead of an election due next year where they are

facing plummeting community support.”

With the community paying the price for what Ms Tesch called government incompetence, she said it was time to put the forgotten south back on the agenda.

“It’s time this government stopped their blatant porkbarrelling and started paying attention to solving real issues in our communities,” Ms Tesch concluded.

Parliamentary Secreatry for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald MLC, has dismissed Ms Tesch’s concerns as political wheel-housing, and said he was looking forward to the ICAC referral she would surely be making if she was so concerned about public servant misconduct.

“Firstly, applications of this nature are submitted by Central Coast Council and assessed and approved by Crown Lands,” Mr MacDonald

explained.

“Secondly, Ms Tesch, comparing the dredging at The Entrance to Ettalong is ill-advised, as the Ettalong Channel effects two electorates, Terrigal and Gosford, whilst The Entrance Channel is of course solely the matter of The Entrance electorate.

“Thirdly, Ms Tesch is making an allegation of public servant corruption against either Council or Crown Lands or both, and if she was truly serious, she would lodge a referral to ICAC. “I’ll be interested to see who she alleges is partaking in misconduct,” Mr MacDonald said.

Source: Media release, Jan 17 Liesl Tesch, Gosford MP Interview, Jan 17 Scot MacDonald MLC Dilon Luke, Journalist

ember for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, has called on Central Coast Council to reverse its recent decision which decreased the number of objections required for a Development Application to be reviewed by Councillors.

Mr Crouch said that Labor Councillors voted at Council’s December 18 meeting, to dramatically reduce the number of objections from 50 to 15.

“I am very disappointed by this ill-conceived change which Labor rushed through Council at the very last minute,” Mr Crouch said.

“It is concerning that Labor’s petty politics and lack of vision could pose a real threat to the Central Coast’s future.”

Mr Crouch said that instead of placing a handbrake on growth, all levels of government should be working constructively to deliver for the region’s future.

Statistics from the NSW Government’s Central Coast Regional Plan show that the Central Coast’s population is

set to rise to 415,000 in 2036.

Meanwhile housing supply is required to grow to 2,075 per year in order to keep pace.

“This growth in residential housing also provides vital employment opportunities to local tradespeople and young apprentices, which is also being threatened by Labor’s change,” Mr Crouch said.

One of the NSW Government’s core Premier’s Priorities is to ensure that Councils have 90 per cent of housing approvals determined within 40 days, which will improve efficiency, affordability and supply problems.

“Central Coast Council’s own figures indicate that Development Approval times are slowly starting to improve, and this reckless change by Labor threatens to derail any progress,” Mr Crouch said.

“Here again we see Labor saying one thing before the election but then doing the exact opposite with this sort of irresponsible and cumbersome change to Development Application approvals,” Mr Crouch concluded.

Source: Media release, Jan 17 Bean Sheath, Office of Adam Crouch MP

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Federal politicians join the battle over Wallarah 2

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fter stating that she would not be making comment on the NSW Planning Assessment C o m m i s s i o n ’s recommendation to approve the Wallarah 2 coal mine, the Federal Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, has said that she has requested a meeting with the Federal Environment Minister to discuss the matter.

The long-term planning for the mine would include a plan to add 300 ML of treated mine water to the Central Coast’s drinking water catchment annually, but Ms Wicks initially said the approval of the mine was a matter for the NSW Government.

Meanwhile, the Federal Member for Dobell, Ms Emma McBride, referred the mine’s approval to the Federal Environment Minister, Mr Josh Frydenberg, for assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC).

Approval for the project will depend on Federal Environment Minister, Josh Frydenberg’s, decision about the mine’s impact on threatened species and water resources, Ms McBride said.

In a letter to Ms McBride, Mr

Frydenberg said consideration would include advice from a 2013 Independent Expert Scientific Committee report, the Independent Expert Scientific Committee (IESC) on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development, “Advice to decision maker on Wallarah 2 Coal Project” – 18 April 2013.

The report stated, in part: “There are significant risks associated with the proposed project having a detrimental and long-lasting effect on an already stressed water supply catchment.”

“Minister Frydenberg has the chance to stop this mine,” Ms McBride said.

“If he doesn’t, he’s not only ignoring our community, he is ignoring the advice of experts that clearly say this mine is a threat to our water catchment,” she said.

“Our waterways are precious and this mine could have an impact for decades to come.

“Minister Frydenberg, do the right thing and reject this mine.”

Labor then called on Ms Wicks and the Turnbull Government to veto the decision by the Berejiklian State Government to approve the Wallarah 2 mine.

Ms Wicks had indicated that she shared the concerns of the community that the project had detrimental impacts

on the Central Coast water supply but refused to commit to stopping the mine, instead saying, it was a “matter for the NSW Government”.

Federal Environment Minister, Josh Frydenberg, does have the power to alter the mine’s approval based on its impact on the Central Coast water catchment and potential risk to endangered species.

Labor’s candidate for Robertson, Ms Anne Charlton, joined the community in condemning the decision by the PAC to recommend approval of the mine, despite clear warnings from the IESC that the project’s environmental impacts were not in the best interest of the community.

“Ms Wicks needs to get on the phone to the Federal Minister for the Environment and tell him that the Turnbull Government should veto this project,” Ms Charlton said.

“Anything short of this demonstrates a serious lack of leadership and wilful negligence,” she said.

“Ms Wicks should stand up for our community and protect our local water supply.”

Labor Senator Deborah O’Neill joined the outcry by her Labor colleagues and urged Ms Wicks to stand with the Central Coast community.

“Ms Wicks has got to decide whether she wants the entire

Coast water supply to be compromised or she doesn’t,” Senator O’Neill said.

“Her hollow words are not enough,” she said.

“The fact is that her federal colleagues can fix this problem”, said Senator O’Neill.

In a written statement on January 30, Ms Wicks said: “I have requested a meeting on this issue with the Minister for the Environment and Energy to pass on any views from my community and I encourage anyone with interest in the proposal to raise them with me as soon as possible.

“The Wallarah 2 proposal was assessed by the NSW Government on behalf of the Commonwealth in accordance with the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act,” Ms Wicks said.

“The proposal is now before the Commonwealth Government for a decision on whether or not it can be approved under the EPBC Act. “The decision is expected by March 7,” she said.

Source: Media release, Jan 23 Heather Robinson, office of Emma McBride Media release, Jan 30 Rhys Zorro, office of Deborah O’Neill Media statement, Jan 30 Tim Sowden, office of Lucy Wicks

Central Coast ranks high in poker machine use and accessability

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ew data published by the NSW Greens has revealed that the Central Coast region has one of the highest propensities for gambling in all of NSW.

According to the data, the Central Coast had a turnover rate of $3,038,303,483.70, with a profit at 90 per cent turnover rate from machines valued at $303,830,348.31.

The data lists the total net profit from machines as $261,790,831.05.

Other statistics of note for the region included having the second highest number of electronic gaming machines (EGM) in the state at 4,687, just behind the Canterbury Bankstown LGA at 4,844.

The Coast also recorded the third highest amount of premises where one could access an EGM at 70, just behind the Inner West and Sydney at 75 and 193 respectively.

“The NSW Government has lost control of a run-away pokies industry with a record $80.33 billion pumped though poker machines in the state’s hotels and clubs in 2017,” Greens MP and Gambling

Harm spokesperson, Mr Justin Field, said.

“The new figures purchased from the government by the Greens show the extent of harm caused by poker machines in the community,” he said.

“Poker machines are designed for addiction and to strip billions a year from the NSW community.

“This is money taken out of people’s pockets and away from the benefit of families, communities and local businesses.

“The cost of poker machines is not only financial, these addictive machines ruin the lives of individuals and families.

“The NSW Liberal/Nationals must act urgently to protect people and communities from gambling harm, rather than protecting the vested interests of the industry.

“The Government must remove dangerous features of poker machines, introduce $1 maximum bets, and cap the losses that the community faces from these addictive machines,” Mr Field said.

Source: Media release, Jan 24 Jane Garcia, Office of Justin Field MP

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Queen’s Baton Relay to signal a day of free entertainment at Gosford

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entral Coast Council has announced the entertainment line-up for the Queen’s Baton Relay event at Central Coast Stadium on Saturday, February 3.

program will be geared towards the water, community, togetherness and healthy living and food, with the key goal for participants to experience a once in a life time event.

A QBR Family Fun Hub is to link with Central Coast Council, Community and Local Heroes to celebrate and host a unique experience as part of the lead up to the Commonwealth Games.

The Baton relay will begin at Laycock Theatre at 11.30am,

heading down Mann St, Gosford to the community event happening at Central Coast Stadium.

The community event will be a free event where the community can view the Baton as it makes its way into the Stadium with official speeches and ceremonies.

There will be kid’s activity zones with particular themes to cater for all ages, live music, picnic hampers and picnic areas where people can sit back and enjoy the

entertainment.

There will also be roving entertainers that will engage with the audience and really capture the festival vibe.

The Baton will then continue to Gosford Olympic Swimming Pool following the waterfront and highlighting Brisbane Water.

The Baton will then proceed onto Sydney for the next Baton bearer stop with celebrations continuing at Central Coast Stadium for the afternoon.

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to Central Coast Stadium from 10am to 2pm; Central Coast Hwy between Dane Dve roundabout and Masons Pde from 12pm to 12:20pm; Central Coast Hwy between Masons Pde to Dane Dve roundabout from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.

Central Coast Hwy will reopen from 12:20pm to 1pm and Gosford Olympic Pool carpark and boat ramp will reopen from 2pm.

Following is a list of Central Coast locals who will the carry the Baton with pride in the Gosford leg: Rae Anderson of Wamberal; Margaret Beardslee of Killarney Vale; Mary Betts of Jindalee; Benjamin Brown of Bateau Bay; Graeme Carroll of Woy Woy; Angela Deacon of Davistown; Christopher Dodd of Springfield; Dimitry Douglas of Lisarow; Sara Evans of Hamlyn Terrace; Stuart Hayward of Alison; Maria McConville, Green Point; Lester Pearson of Fountaindale; Jamie Pittman of Shortland; Kallan Strong of Wadalba; Peter Thomson of Erina; Teigan Van Roosmalen of Bateau Bay; and Phil Walker of Blue Bay.

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The Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) is a Games tradition that celebrates the Commonwealth’s diversity, inspires community pride and excites people about the world-class event of sports and culture to come.

The Relay is the longest continual promotion of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018).

It provides an organic global reach for GC2018 across the 288-day International sector, and the 100-day domestic sector throughout Australia.

The goal of the QBR Family Fun Hub event is to raise awareness of the Gold Coast event to local residents, creating excitement in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games, that will be held in March.

Council are aiming to showcase the Central Coast in its best light, highlighting the region’s assets, including the arts/culture precincts at Laycock St Theatre, sporting grounds at Central Coast Stadium, and the waterways at Gosford Waterfront Park and Swimming Pool.

Central Coast Council has recognised that a family and community focussed picnic, with live entertainment and music at Central Coast Stadium will be achievable to reach the objectives.

This will be achieved by including history and cultural connections of the area and embracing local talent, celebrities and entertainment.

To encourage event participation, the event

The festivities at the Stadium kick off from 10am, with Brisbane Water United Physical Culture Club, Laycock St Dance, Peninsula Islander Group, The Glen Dancers Aboriginal Dance Group, Dominique Duo, The Ruiins, Kid Zr0 and the Sea Gypsies all scheduled to perform on the day.

Free activities on the day will include: Reverse Garbage Upcycle play areas, Switcharoo Circus performances and free play, Sustainable Education Make your own baton, NSW Cricket Association, Central Coast Junior Rugby Union, Gymnastics NSW, Judo NSW, International Football and Tennis School, Star FM, SeaFM and 2GO. There will be road closures in effect on February 2 and 3 for the event.

From 6pm on Friday, February 2, until 3pm on Saturday, February 3, Gosford Olympic Pool carpark will have a full closure of carpark and boat ramp.

Other closures on February 3 include: Laycock St between Henry Parry Dve and Pacific Hwy from 6am to 11:20am; Pacific Hwy/Mann St between Laycock St and Donnison St and Donnison St between Mann St and Dane Dve from 11am to 11:50am; Dane Dve

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Finance Office building well underway

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ork is well underway on the mid-rise commercial building at 32 Mann St, next door to the Taxation Office building, according to Executive Chairman of St Hilliers, Mr Tim Casey.

The development will house NSW Government employees and other local workers, and forms part of a broader plan to redevelop the 1.1 hectare parcel of land on the former Gosford Public School site.

Mr Casey said the group was excited to be working on a project of this scale and nature. “Construction commenced mid-2017 on the new office building, with the office car parking well underway,� Mr Casey said. “Now that it’s the new year, we look forward to seeing the structure rise above Mann St with the development of six levels of office space, including a ground floor that supports retail uses,� he said. “The development is an important step toward delivering the government’s

Central Coast Regional Plan, which will deliver jobs to the region and revitalise the Gosford CBD as an important economic and social centre of the Central Coast. “Once occupied, it is

estimated that the building’s workers will generate an additional $1.4m in retail expenditure within the Gosford CBD and $4.2m in the broader Central Coast economy per annum.

“We are proud to have worked on many projects of this nature and are committed to using local contractors and suppliers wherever possible, with the majority of workers on this project from the Central Coast. “The long-term concept for the remainder of the site includes a mix of different development opportunities, together with generous public open space and connections through the site.�

St Hilliers has commenced early community consultation with Central Coast community members to assist with guiding a mixed-use masterplan for the remainder of the Mann St site. “The Masterplan that we are currently working on is for the balance of the site as a community precinct. “We are looking forward to engaging further with the community in 2018 to receive feedback which can be incorporated into the next phase of this iconic project,�

Mr Casey said.

St Hilliers has almost 30 years’ experience in major developments, including 155 Clarence Street in Sydney

concept that would have been a leading edge design for the community for now and for the future,� she said.

Ms Cooper said GWA had a meeting scheduled with the Central Coast Coordinator General, Ms Lee Shearer, for early February to discuss its concerns and priorities.

Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, reiterated comments she had made in December. “As far as I am aware, our staff have been talking to St Hilliers about whether the Performing Arts Centre could be located on the final third of the school land,� Mayor Smith said.

She said she was waiting on a briefing from staff about the outcomes of those discussions.

Coast Community News has sent additional questions to St Hilliers and expects to be able to publish their responses in our next available edition.

and the Thornton Precinct in Penrith.

It constructed Kariong Mountains High School, IBIS Gosford and the NAISDA Dance School.

Vice President of the Gosford Waterfront Alliance (GWA), Ms Joy Cooper, said community consultation appeared to be missing from St Hilliers’ plans. “If anyone is designing a precinct, they need to have an overall plan and concept,� Ms Cooper said. “That is what happens with good design, rather than a ticky-tacky add-on and ad-hoc development,� she said. “Without the performing arts centre location being determined, only being investigated, that affects the school site and what the final design for the remaining third of the school site should be. “If a new building was put where the council is investigating locating the performing arts centre at the moment, it could mean that a building constructed to have a good view line may result end up looking at a brick wall. “Council and the NSW Government had a perfect opportunity to design an overall

Source: Media release, Jan 22 Katey Small, Brilliant Logic Interview, Jan 29 Joy Cooper, Gosford Waterfront Alliance Interview, Jan 30 Jane Smith, Central Coast Council Jackie Pearson, journalist

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Poultry industry could be growing too quickly

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o m m u n i t y opposition is growing to the expansion of intensive poultry farming in the Coast’s mountains district.

Two applications, worth $2.5m in total, to expand existing sheds and build new ones have been approved by Central Coast Council, under staff delegation, since October.

The approvals will potentially increase the number of birds farmed in the area each year by hundreds of thousands.

Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, said she was aware that a number of councillors had a meeting with concerned residents and Council staff representatives in late 2017. “They certainly got a sense of the concerns of the local community,� Mayor Smith said.

Mountain Districts Association spokesperson, Ms Marilyn Steiner, said that she had made a submission about one such development, but believed that her concerns

Inside an intensive poultry shed

had been largely ignored by Council.

Ms Steiner said the approval under delegation of DA52014/2017 for the $1 million redevelopment of a designated and integrated poultry farm at 2635 Wisemans Ferry Rd, Mangrove Mountain, was a case in point.

According to the assessment report, the site contains four naturally ventilated poultry sheds, and permission has now been given to build two new tunnel ventilated poultry sheds, 18 metres wide and 150 metres long, located to the east of the existing sheds.

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to the existing sheds will take the total bird population to a total of about 222,000 at a time, or 1.22 million per year, based on an average of 5.5 batches per year.

The subject site is zoned RU1 Primary Production under Gosford LEP 2014.

The proposed development is

defined as Intensive Livestock Agriculture and is permissible in the zone with Council consent.

According to Council’s assessment report, one shed will be partially installed over an existing drainage swale that crosses the promises. “The proposal is to redirect

drainage and circumvent around the shed footprint leading to Ironbark Creek, this is adjacent to a sediment detention basin to be installed on site which collects water from the hardstand and overflow from collected roof waters.�

Council noted that it had not received any complaints regarding environmental incidences from the premises.

The proposed tunnel sheds will be constructed with 10-12 ventilation fans at the southern end of each shed, and airflow through each tunnel shed is approximately 20,000 cubic feet per minute.

Ms Steiner said she was concerned that several NSW Government agencies, including the Office of Water, failed to respond to the DA within Council’s timeframes.

She said she believed the concerns raised in her submission were not addressed in the assessment report.

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o m m u n i t y opposition is growing to the expansion of intensive poultry farming in the Coast’s mountains district.

From P14 “Our main concern is with contamination and/or interference with Ironbark Creek,” Ms Steiner said.

“We have a large dam on this creek a short distance downstream,” she said.

“It is already seriously affected by nutrient overload from farm operations bordering the creek upstream.

“Algal blooms covering the whole dam are common, and what was once platypus habitat when we moved there 18 years ago, is now a haven for European carp, which at least keep the water weeds down.

“As far as we are aware, there is no monitoring by

Intensive poultry sheds in the mountain distict

regulatory agencies of the creek, so further degradation is unwelcome.

“The development for which approval is sought has a firstorder stream of Ironbark Creek on it, and the property borders another arm.

“We are not convinced that

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they are being adequately protected or considered,” Ms Steiner said.

Ms Margaret Pontifex of the Mangrove Mountain Districts Community Group Inc said she had written to Mayor Smith asking for the setting of strict guidelines on the poultry industry.

“The time has come where enough is enough; our community and natural environment can’t continue

to exist with the present ‘no restrictions’ setup,” Ms Pontifex said.

“The mountain area is dependent on an ancient porous uplifted aquifer that is being depleted (in part) by total reliance on it by the poultry sheds,” she said.

“The industry stopped using surface water in 1960.

“The air quality from these sheds is rapidly worsening and

is not safe; both the odour and the mist of fine particles is not acceptable any more.

“The volume of trucks servicing the recent increases in size and number of sheds is beyond what our local roads can safely cope with.”

Ms Pontifex said the community was also increasingly concerned about permanent damage to natural areas.

“The national parks set up over many years are stressed by depleted springs, dust fallout, foxes, wild dogs and chicken carcasses disposed of in the bush because of mortality increases.

“I expect to see largescale contamination of water courses as the masses of manure and chemicals wash into them.

“The loss of biosecurity is major since the original distances from the others farms, sheds and homes have been ignored.

“I don’t want to think about a repeat of the 1999 disease outbreak as there would be a lot more than sea eagles found dead,” Ms Pontifex said.

Ms Pontifex said she believed there needed to be an immediate cap on the number of birds per farm, restrictions on the number of farms and the distance between them, prohibition of the use of ground water, ventilation to stop dust and odour, and a permanent storage system to stop contaminants leaving poultry farms, especially in storm events.

Mayor Smith said she did not believe Council had the authority to place such restrictions on the industry.

“The other opportunity for residents to have input is the consolidated Local Environmental Plan (LEP) which is coming out for community consultation very soon,” Mayor Smith said.

“I am not sure the LEP will be able to put limits on shed sizes, but it will have zonings in it and people can make submissions on zoning,” Mayor Smith said.

Source: Interview, Jan 30 Jane Smith, Central Coast Council DA Tracker, Jan 31 DA52014/2017 Jackie Pearson, journalist

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olice are appealing for information after a pursuit in Narara on January 29.

At about 5:15pm, police attached to Brisbane Water Highway Patrol attempted to stop a red Lexus sedan with stolen plates, on Manns Rd, Narara.

Police initiated a pursuit along Narara Valley Dve, Narara, which was later terminated due to safety concerns.

At about 5:25pm, the Lexus sedan was spotted a short time later by another police vehicle on the Pacific Highway at Lisarow.

It was followed to the intersection of The Ridgeway and The Pacific Highway at Lisarow.

Police continued south on The Ridgeway and came across a crash involving two vehicles, a grey Mazda 3 and a red Lexus sedan.

The occupants of the alleged stolen vehicle exited the Lexus and were last seen running through the rear yard of a home on The Ridgeway and into Donna Cres.

Police conducted patrols of the area, and were unable to locate the men.

The driver of the Mazda 3, a 36-year-old woman, was taken to Gosford Hospital for treatment for a possible neck injury.

Source: Media release, Jan 30 NSW Police Media

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New rail electricity substation at Gosford completed

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Parliamentary Secretary Mr Scot MacDonald inspects the new substation

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ompletion of a new rail electricity substation at Gosford will provide additional power and reduce the risk of disruption to trains on the Central Coast and Newcastle lines, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Scot MacDonald MLC, has announced.

“The new substation in Gosford, the largest of its kind on the Central Coast, will ensure reliability of service well into the future for the growing number of customers commuting to Sydney, and tourists visiting the Central

Coast,” Mr MacDonald said.

“To further reduce any disruption on the line, a new sectioning hut in Wyoming has also been constructed, with state-of-the-art equipment, to allow sections of the track to be isolated, so that maintenance or emergency works can be carried out while minimising delays to the greater network,” he said.

“For the first time, this technology can be operated remotely, meaning work can begin quickly and efficiently.”

The new substation and sectioning hut have been completed ahead of the roll out of the New Intercity Fleet, set to roll on to the tracks in 2019.

As the old substation has

reached the end of its life, it will now be demolished.

In the coming weeks, finishing works, including concreting, fencing and landscaping, will be completed.

The expected life span of the new substation is about 40 to 50 years.

The substation and sectioning hut are a combined $20 million investment as part of the Power Supply Upgrade Program for improvements to electrical infrastructure across the network to meet future power requirements of the rail network and trains.

Coal mine approval recommended to Minister despite risk to drinking water The Planning Assessment Commission has recommended consent to the Minister for the Wallarah 2 underground coal mine, subject to conditions, despite admitting that the location is

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Harris calls on Premier to stop coal mine

The fight is not over to stop the Wallarah 2 coal mine, even though the NSW Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) recommended, on January 18, that the revised mine development application

Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Mr David Harris MP, has called on NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, to “step up and deliver on the Liberal’s commitment to stop the Wallarah 2 underground

Wyong Coal to invest over $800m in initial project Wallarah 2 Timeline development Representatives from Wallarah 2 Wallarah 2 Coal Project outlined and Wyong Coal had, at the time the project’s history on its website: of going to press, not responded to questions from the Wyong Regional Chronicle following the controversial decision by the Use of public land for research for public benefi t to be promoted Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, has called on her fellow Councillors to actively promote opportunities for research for public benefit to be undertaken on public land owned

by Council.

Source: Media release, Jan 30 Kit Hale, office of Scot MacDonald

Norah Head Village Centre Masterplan adopted Central Coast Council has adopted the Norah Head Village Centre Masterplan, which will guide public domain improvement works in the Village Centre as one of the key actions of the Toukley Planning

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Holstein moves to revive Rawson Rd level crossing work

Water main break causes extensive traffi c delays

Councillor calls for banners in West St

Deputy mayor Cr Chris Holstein is planning to have Central Coast Council support the resumption of work to replace the Rawson Rd level crossing.

A large water main break on Brisbane Water Dr, between the Spike Milligan Bridge and the Boulevarde intersection at Woy Woy, resulted in extensive traffi c delays on Monday, January 22.

Cr Richard Mehrtens.has called for the return of banners to West St, Umina, for occasions like Australia Day, Easter and Christmas.

Ryans Rd construction starts after two-month delay

Council approves noncomplying development

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Central Coast Council has expressed its disappointment that the NSW Planning Assessment Commission has recommended approval of the Wallarah 2 longwall coal mine.

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Council and politicians express concern over water supply

The 37-week reconstruction of Central Coast Council has allowed Ryans Rd, Umina, has started after another development that does not a two-month delay. comply with planning guidelines on the basis that nearby buildings do not comply either.

Caution urged with door-todoor solar salesmen Peninsula residents should be cautious in dealing with any organisation selling “discount” solar energy packages doortodoor.

Council upgrades Umina Beach viewing area

A man faced Gosford Local Court on Tuesday, January 23, on animal cruelty charges after allegedly shooting a dog with a spear gun in Woy Woy.

Hotel applies for $2 million renovation

Central Coast Council has A local hotel has applied for upgraded the Umina Beach permission to undertake a $2 viewing area and removed rubbish million renovation. from the area, with the help of local surf clubs and community groups.

The full articles and more can be seen on line on our website www.CentralCoastNews.net They can also be seen on www.PeninsulaNews.info

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E-cigarettes claims unfounded

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f Brian Marlow (Legalise vaping Australia group campaign at Terrigal, Coast Community News, Jan 18) wants to promote e-cigarettes on behalf of the tobacco industry that has the majority of vaping devices on the market, he should be honest in stating the facts.

The 95 per cent safer figure he uses was advocated by a flawed ‘panel of experts’ found to have links to this industry.

The eminent scientific journal, “Lancet”, stated of this claim; “the authors themselves accept it’s methodologically weak”, which is made all the more perilous by the declared conflicts of interest surrounding its funding, raising serious questions not only about the conclusions of the report, but also about the quality of the agency’s peer review process.

FORUM Mr Marlow’s lack of respect for science is further demonstrated by his claims about the efficacy of e-cigs to promoting smoking cessation.

In fact, recent evidence from a longitudinal study in the USA shows that rather than reducing smoking, e-cigs are expanding tobacco use among youth.

The recent upsurge in e-cig use in the USA, due to heavy promotion of these products, has been found to now have stalled previous reductions in smoking prevalence.

Heat not burn (HNB) tobacco products, of which e-cigs are just one of the variants pushed by the tobacco industry, are now actively marketed in a number of countries in the same way as cigarettes were decades ago.

This has led to a rapid upsurge in the use of these harmful products as well dual use, with a survey

showing 72 per cent of HNB tobacco/e-cigarette users also concurrently smoked cigarettes.

A World Health Organization (WHO) report concluded that “the evidence for the safety of e-cigarettes and their capacity to aid smoking cessation has not been established.”

Furthermore, the Union, a leading global authority on Tuberculosis and lung disease, state that: “The potential benefits and risks from HNB tobacco products to the public health remain undetermined, but early independent research indicates that the tobacco companies are understating the risks.”

The government’s recent policy on e-cigs sets out clear guidelines on why we need to maintain a healthy scepticism over unfound claims by those whose only motives are to profit from selling these products.

Email, Jan 22 Dr Tahir Turk, Springfield

Friends of Gosford only represent the past

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write in regard to an article on page 4 of Coast Community News, November 30, which referred to Friends of Gosford Pty Ltd. Who are these people?

Old, retired, former, irrelevant pollies, trying to drag Gosford back to being the little village of their youth, that’s who.

As the Tax Office finishes and the St Hilliers building for the Department of Finance takes shape, this entry to Gosford is looking great, you can smell the optimism and change.

Even the Froggies demolition

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See Page 2 for contribution conditions site looks good or better than it was six months ago.

Over many years, Gosford Council, with Malcolm Brooks and others in his gang, allowed Erina Fair to grow and grow

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and grow, each time sucking oxygen out of the Gosford CBD. Now that they are gone, the change is happening and they should stay away.

Let the community enjoy the new developments, the new optimism, the new citizens, some oxygen and life.

Central Coast Council and Brian Bell could do more for the community by refurbishing the Council building, soon to be the ugliest building in Mann St, from a past, thankfully forgotten, era.

Email, Dec 5 Godfrey Franz, Gosford

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Why are native plants being replaced at Terrigal?

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hile, enjoying my morning swim at Terrigal I looked back to the land and noticed the large area where native trees have been removed, exposing the units and homes behind.

For years now, I’ve watched the continual removal of the vegetation along Terrigal beach front.

I’ve been disappointed with the planting of a box hedge on the footpath, and watched it continually struggle to grow, and I have been concerned at the time it must take Council staff to trim and maintain it.

Happening now, is the staged

FORUM removal of native plants growing on the eastern side of Terrigal Drive, on the high side of the road, from the north of Painters Lane.

The removal of mature banksia plants along with many other established natives and the planting of small oleanders is very disappointing and short sighted.

Especially considering that Oleanders in some parts of NSW and Queensland are considered weeds.

Why are these established natives being removed and replaced with introduces species and why is it

considered appropriate to tack in a piece of treated pine timber to hold back the mulch?

Clearly a bit of heavy rain would wash all the mulch and top soil onto the road and then to the beach.

We should be embracing our unique and most beautiful native plants and encouraging them to grow in green spaces and creating corridors of indigenous vegetation in these areas, not planting future weeds which will need control and eradication.

Come on Central Coast Council embrace our beautiful local, native plants.

Email, Jan 24 Joy Cooper, Green Point

Kariong Parklands needs to be part of a bigger town plan

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his letter is with reference to your article on page 8 of Coast Community News 171 regarding the Kariong Parklands proposal.

I would like to refer you to the State Government’s Plan for the Central Coast 2036, and its idea of a Gateway at Kariong/ Somersby.

Most towns I visit around Australia have a Gateway, usually a large entryway with unimpeded access to their towns, so that their own people and visitors can be made to feel welcomed.

This is not the case at Kariong.

At the moment, we have four sets of traffic lights, a one lane exit, and, if people choose to use the Woy Woy road, one of the most dangerous stretches

FORUM of road in the country.

If the Penang development goes ahead, we will possibly have another set of lights.

This will most certainly be followed by a rearrangement in the traffic-light wait times to allow traffic to flow from the development.

Yes, I know there is going to be a new gateway sometime in the next couple of years, but it will not address any of the other issues I have mentioned.

Of course people in Kariong want another shopping centre, and with the expected increase in the industrial development in Somersby and increase population in that area, there will likely be the need for a much larger shopping precinct within ten years.

It is possibly only a matter of time, given the

commercialisation of the Penang site, that even more development and industrialisation will continue until the time comes to redraw the 2014 Penang Development Plan and allow the present Festival site to be developed.

My question is why can we not, for once on the Central Coast, have some good Town Planning that takes all factors into consideration?

And when will we stop allowing this ad hoc planning which, as we have now seen with the Kariong roundabout, only adds to delays and frustrations down the track.

It will cost money of course, but the money spent now in redesigning this entire area will only benefit Gosford development in the long term.

Email, Nov 28 Geoff Mitchell, Kariong Progress Association

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Country going downhill Passengers could be through loss of manufacturing experiencing deja-vu over

n the last few weeks, it was reported that the English are now getting back to manufacturing, so Mr. Turnbull and Mr. Shorten where is ours?

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Since the 1970’s, we have been going downhill because we are relying on overseas manufacturers to supply us with our clothing, shoes and steel.

Let’s get back to our nation manufacturing our own.

Our steel, that is being imported, is inferior, and our buildings are falling down around our ears.

No clothing and shoes are made here, all imported, bringing down our economy.

No cars are being made here because our governments are

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See Page 2 for contribution conditions bowing down to the Americans and Asians to build them.

I wonder if any Australian Government Labor or Liberal is interested in our nation anymore.

The Australian people are very disappointed in having our nation going downhill and are now so frustrated that our children have no jobs and no prospects.

Our elderly are being told to work until they drop or die, so pensions don’t have to be paid.

Even Americans can see that successive governments have done the same.

Remember, cheap labour brings out the worst in people and hidden taxes are crippling our country and our businesses.

Now we have foreign supermarkets coming here.

Our old firms like Mark Foy’s, Gowings, David Jones, Waltons and other well-known companies are disappearing.

The only thing that is flourishing is the overpaid public service and consultants, what a waste of public money.

Let’s get our industries going again, we can do it.

Email, Dec 27 Robert Findley, Point Clare

Stadium should be treated like other community assets

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entral Coast Council has announced that it is investing more than $1.7m this financial year in one of the Coast’s most iconic assets, Central Coast Stadium.

For many years, the stadium has not operated at anything like capacity.

It’s unknown whether the stadium operates as a positive

FORUM revenue source or a loss to Council, and therefore a cost to ratepayers.

With Council recently expecting community groups to pay increased charges for use of community halls, tennis courts and other leased facilities, insisting on full cost recovery, I’d like an assurance from Central Coast Council

that the same principles of full cost recovery are (or will be) applied to usage/leasing charges for the stadium.

Without such an assurance, Council appears to be exploiting its ratepayers and this ‘investment’ looks like an upgrade preparatory to a lease to a private sporting consortium.

train problems

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here is nothing new about Sydney Trains’ problems, it’s history repeating itself.

Let’s go back to 1974, the NSW Liberal Government Premier, Robert Askin, hired Mr Phillip Shirley, an accountant from England, to be the chief commissioner for the Public Transport Commission, formed in 1972.

Mr Shirley was paid $900 a week.

In 1974, there were the same problems with a new timetable as there are now.

At the time, the Opposition Leader, Neville Wran, said ‘sack all the rail bosses’.

He also said that the new timetable was the last straw, going on to say that the Commission had been a complete failure, and the public was constantly being subjected to a deteriorating

FORUM public transport system.

Commuters had to put up with dirty trains, late trains and trains that did not arrive at all.

In 1974, a shortage of train staff forced the Commission to cut 50 electric passenger train runs on its new timetable.

The Commission sent confidential memos to train staff, not for publication.

During the 1974 train shortage Robert Askin said “let them walk.�

Now in 2018, the NSW Government has hired a Mr Fix-It for NSW trains, who also comes from England.

His salary is $700,000 a year, or over $13,000 a week, and in 2017, the NSW Government increased his salary by $40,000 a year.

On the other hand, as a driver, he or she has control of a train with hundreds of lives on board.

The drivers face accidents where persons fall off platforms or jump in front of trains.

Many drivers that this has happened to never recover from their ordeal.

Before 1974, Mr Shirley was an understudy to Lord Beeching, as a board member of British Rail.

During their period, they cut rail services, closed stations and cut staff.

On the departure of Beeching and Shirley, British Rail found it necessary to re-open rail lines, open stations, increase the service to the public and employ more staff.

The British Parliament introduced Legislation to direct freight from roads and to rail.

In 1976, NSW voted the Liberal Government out of office, so will history repeat itself?

Letter, Jan 28 Vic Wulf, Gosford

Email, Jan 23 Kevin Armstrong, Tumbi Umbi

Internet speeds are not what was promised

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BN has admitted to a Parliamentary C o m m i t t e e that only one in four customers with fibreto-the-node (FTTN) will have access to the top speeds that were touted

by this government, with outlying areas, such as the Central Coast, being particularly affected.

this mess, then they need look no further than the then Minister for Communications, Mr Malcolm Turnbull, for foisting a second-rate, thirdworld, technology onto most Australians.

If readers wish to know just who is responsible for

Email, Jan 17 Dave Horsfall, North Gosford

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Andrew Church is seeking aid from the community in his battle with terminal cancer

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r Andrew Church, the 2016 Gosford City Citizen of the Year, is appealing to the community for help after being diagnosed with stage 4 terminal Bowel Cancer.

Mr Church has begun a Go Fund Me Campaign to raise

funds for alternative medicines and treatments after he was told by physicians that there was nothing they could do.

Mr Church recalled the conversation with his doctor in late 2017 when he was told there was little that could be done.

“Inoperable and untreatable.

“That’s what I was told,” Mr

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“I enjoy giving.

“I’m compelled to do it.

“I can’t actually help myself.

“I’m so used to doing the ‘reaching out’, the offers of assistance, the voluntary board contributions, the kind gestures and the ‘well out of my way’ good deeds for others,” Mr Church wrote on Go Fund Me. “Far out, I was even the 2016 Gosford City Citizen of the Year.

“I’ve always sought to ‘be of service’, but this has thrown me.

“Two years after radical surgery for bowel cancer, I thought I had this beat.

“My specialists have advised me of a likely expiry date not too far in the future, with only palliative chemotherapy on offer from Medicare or my Health Insurance, which is not so appealing.

“There are however some alternative treatments that could make a difference,” he said.

“And so I’ve decided that I’m not done giving yet, and I still have a book or two to write, and a few wonderful food adventures.

“Not to mention seeing and supporting our children, who have careers and families of their own, and enjoying some golden years with my wife of nearly 35 years.

“To do these things is to complete my life’s work, but I need help.

“The alternative therapies and treatments might be the lifesaver I need, but they are a killer financially.

“My family has its modest assets tied up in a modest home.

“It’s not my style to put myself above others, yet I accept that this course of action is necessary, and I intend to serve the community for decades to come.

“I am a father of three; our eldest being blind, the next living overseas and not seen for four years, and our youngest being 16 years old.

“My goal is to raise $25,000 for alternative therapies including specialised bloodwork diagnosis that matches my tumour type for high dose targeted infusions, an ongoing regime of 30 plus supplements, a strict whole food plant based diet and full de-acidified/alkalised water exposure.

“If you can help in whatever way you can afford, I promise to give the best of everything I have left to these endeavours,” Mr Church wrote.

As of January 29, Mr Church has raised $4,375 of his $25,000 goal.

If you would like to donate to the campaign visit the Go Fund Me website and search for Andrew Church Fighting Cancer in medical campaigns.

Source: Website, Jan 14 Andrew Church, Gosford

group of Central Coast doctors are on a mission to raise awareness around the mental health and wellbeing of all healthcare workers, using loud shirts and fairy floss to shine a light on supporting those who help others in the community.

The second annual Loud Shirt Fairy Floss Friday will be held across the Coast’s healthcare facilities on Friday, February 2, and is a locally-

based awareness day which organisers hope to grow to state and national level in the future.

The issue of mental health among healthcare workers has been a hot topic in the national media and this is a great opportunity to showcase what the Central Coast Local Health District is doing at a grassroots level to ensure the mental health and wellbeing of Central Coast Health staff remains a priority.

Source: Media release, Jan 24 Clare Graham, Central Coast Local Health District

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The $3.5m influenza vaccination program offered by the NSW Government is a response to the 2017 severe flu season.

“In 2017, our community, like many in NSW, was hit hard by the flu season,” Mr MacDonald said.

“So today’s announcement means that more than 400,000 children across the State are eligible to receive better protection, not only for them, but also for their families and the wider community,” he added.

“We all know how horrendous the flu can be, and this is especially hard on the smallest members of our

families”, Mr Crouch said.

“Little kids are also most likely to spread the flu, so a free flu jab will not only keep them safe, but will protect others that they come into contact with.”

Minister for Health, Mr Brad Hazzard, said NSW childhood vaccination rates had increased by 6.3 per cent since 2010, to 93.9 per cent in 2017.

“We already have some of the best childhood vaccination rates in the country and this free flu jab will go even further to protect our little ones from potentially deadly flu infections,” Mr Hazzard said.

Children who have never had a flu vaccination will need two doses, one month apart.

The vaccine will cover four strains of influenza virus, two A strains and two B strains, likely to be circulating this winter.

Last year there were more than 12,000 confirmed cases of influenza in children under five, with many more likely to not to have been tested.

Source: Media release, Jan 23 Kit Hale, Office of Scot MacDonald MLC

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Children under five years old are eligible for free flu vaccination entral Coast children between six months and five years old are now eligible for free flu vaccination this year, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald MLC and Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, announced on January 23.

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New recruits, Ellen Wall, Zarza Rashidi, Rob Spier and Lauren Stone are four of the region’s newest medical interns

ember for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, has welcomed 36 medical graduates at Gosford Hospital and 29 medical graduates at Wyong Hospital, as part of the 2018 record intake of intern doctors funded by the NSW Government.

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Across the State, 999 interns, up from 992 in 2017, will commence their new positions, representing the NSW Government’s commitment to introducing new doctors into the health system, with the State leading the country in terms of funding and conditions.

“Today, we welcome a total of 65 graduates to the Central Coast Local Health District, and we are pleased to be playing our part in leading the country when it comes to training junior doctors,” Mr Crouch said.

NSW guarantees intern positions to all domestic medical graduates from NSW universities.

NSW also provides internships to many graduates from interstate universities and, where possible, international full-fee paying

medical graduates.

“NSW is the only state to offer two-year employment contracts to graduates commencing their internship, which includes a rotation through a network of metropolitan, regional and rural hospitals,” Mr Crouch said.

In addition, under the NSW Rural Preferential Recruitment pathway, 132 medical graduates will spend the majority of their first two years working in a rural setting.

“I would like to wish our interns every success as they progress their careers,” Mr Crouch said.

The Central Coast Local Health District’s Medical Education Team Leader, Ms Stacey Poole, said the District was ready to help set these new interns on the path towards a career.

“It’s that time of the year when we welcome 65 new interns to take over the reins and start their medical journey with us.

“We offer a great peer program which is centred

around the wellbeing of our junior doctors while providing support through mentoring with other senior doctors.”

“It’s also an exciting time for the Central Coast with Gosford and Wyong Hospitals undergoing redevelopments.

“We’re getting ready for the opening of the new 11-storey clinical tower at Gosford Hospital mid-year.

“Each of the interns, at some stage over their training, will have the opportunity to work in the new facility, which is going to be very exciting,” Ms Poole said.

New interns, Mr Zarza Rashidi and Ms Lauren Stone, said they were excited to be commencing the next chapter in their education and training.

“It’s an exciting time.

“I’ve been studying for the last seven years in science and medicine, so it’s great to be able to reach this next level and start putting everything in practice.

“It’s going to mean more hands-on experience and responsibility, which I’m really

looking forward to.

“We have one week of orientation, where we’ll get a better understanding of what to expect over the next couple of years,” Mr Rashidi said.

Ms Stone, who grew up in Copacabana, left the Coast to study and said she was ready to reconnect with her roots.

“It’s great that I’m able to live back on the Coast and be close to my friends and family.

“I can still be involved in the local surf club, which is good too.

“I’m looking forward to being able to give back to the community and help out in whatever way I can.

“The Central Coast has a great reputation for training junior doctors, the more senior staff are really supportive.

“I’m keen to learn as much as I can from them,” Ms Stone concluded.

Source: Media release, Jan 22 Ben Sheath, Office of Adam Crouch MP Media release, Jan 23 Clare Graham, Central Coast Local Health District

VOLUNTEERS WANTED The Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS) are currently looking for Volunteers in the Central Coast region to assist clients with Intellectual Disability in contact with the Criminal Justice System.

Volunteers will receive comprehensive training enabling you to support clients with Intellectual Disability attending Court and police stations.

Training dates will be February 14th and 15th 2018 in Gosford.

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Community music classes Three interesting programs at Rhythm Hut on offer for young people

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egional Youth Support Services is promoting three programs in its 2018 Youth Arts Warehouse line-up.

Play Write Intersection; Movement, Music and Mind; and, On the Page Social Media Marketing and Advertising, all commence in February and will run throughout 2018, at various times, at the Warehouse.

Play Write Intersection is targeting 12 to 18 year olds interested in theatre and is funded by Council and Create NSW. Participants will work as a group to write and produce an original play.

Throughout the course, participants will engage

Djembe class at The Rhythm Hut

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he Rhythm Hut in Gosford is running community music classes in African djembe drumming, Japanese Taiko drumming, didgeridoo (for men only), ukulele and, new to this term, is The Rhythm Hut Community Choir.

“We are a friendly and supportive space and cater for

all levels of ability.

“Classes begin the week starting February 12, and run for 8 weeks,” the Hut’s Ms Lou Sawilejskij said.

“Drumming is for everyone, no need to be able to read music, or even understand music theory.

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According to Ms Sawilejskij, drumming reduces stress and stored tension, reduces patterns of anxiety and depression, improves social interaction, increases confidence and promotes creative expression in a safe and welcoming environment.

“And while there’s loads more benefits we could list, the best reason of all to drum is that it’s just plain oldfashioned fun,” Ms Sawilejskij said.

“Whether you’re interested in Djembe or Taiko drumming, we have the class for you.

“We can teach you how to beat out a rhythm, brush up on your skills, or even take your drumming to the next level with attention to style, form and even through our exciting Masters Workshops scheduled throughout the year.

“If you would like to learn more about the classes, come along to one of our free drumming open nights.”

The next open night will be held on Tuesday, February 6.

Source: Media release, Jan 29 Lou Sawilejskij, The Rhythm Hut

in script writing, acting, characterisation and drama games under industry professional mentorship, all whilst meeting new people.

Play Write Intersection will run every Tuesday from February 6 until September 25.

Movement, Music and Mind is a dynamic performance group, aimed at young people living with a disability, between the ages of 15 to 25.

Participants will learn to feel comfortable creating and performing expressive movement.

It will be a chance for young people to tune in to their own instructs, reactions and rhythms, whilst engaging with other young people and industry professionals to curate an expressive performance piece.

Movement, Music and

Mind will take place every Wednesday from February 7 until June 28.

Off the Page will teach participants project management, marketing and design skills through a live project.

It will also feature an introduction to the Adobe suite, film editing, social media post creation, and advertising (radio, print and photography).

Participants will be able to build a creative portfolio and work on Central Coast Comicon, with the guidance of industry professionals.

Off the Page will run every Tuesday from February 13 until May 8.

This course is tailored to 15 to 25 year olds.

Source: Media release, Jan 30 Regional Youth Support Services Media

Thousands of junior and adult eBooks and eAudiobooks are available for free

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entral Coast commuters can now also take advantage of free eBranch collections through their local Library.

Following the launch of the combined Library Management System in October, members now have access to more than 18,000 junior and adult eBooks and eAudiobooks, as well as 278 eMagazines.

With many commuters returning to work, Council Unit Manager, Libraries, Ms Michelle Swan-Beardmore, reminds residents that access to their local library can be found in their back pocket.

“Our eBranch provides a convenient way to access books and magazines from any digital device with internet connection,” Ms SwanBeardmore said.

“Unlike eBooks, our eMagazines aren’t borrowed, once downloaded to your device they can be read anywhere, anytime, even without access to Wi-Fi, and there is no limit to the number you can download.

“Best of all, it is all free.

“This is just one of the ways we are ensuring we deliver the services residents want in the format they want it.”

There are three eBook and eAudio platforms, BorrowBox, Overdrive and RBdigital, with RBDigital also offering eMagazine access.

To find out how to borrow or download platform applications visit centralcoast. nsw.gov.au/libraries and click on eLibrary for information.

“Our eBranch isn’t limited to eBooks and eMagazines, offering a dynamic collection of online resources to meet the growing demand from our community,” Ms Swan-

Beardmore added.

“Our comprehensive eBranch includes eMovies, educational resources for kids, language courses, word puzzles, computer programs, online newspapers and much, much more.

“All these resources and services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, allowing members to connect, learn or relax in a manner and time that works for them.

“Friends or family who are visiting the area can also benefit from eBranch services with temporary online memberships available.

“With so much on offer online, summer holidays are the perfect time to rediscover your local library,” she concluded.

Source: Media release, Jan 11 Central Coast Council Media

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Rotary provide computers for hearing impaired children

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osford Rotary Club have supplied 17 new computers to Chertsey Primary School to aid the school’s children with additional needs.

When anxious mum Ms Amanda Harvey contacted the Rotary Club of Gosford she had little idea of the sequence of events she had set in motion.

Like all mothers, Ms Harvey, wants the best for her children.

Ms Harvey has two children who are both hearing impaired.

She reasoned that early learning of computer skills would greatly enhance her children’s future development and employment opportunities and that’s when she decided to contact Gosford Rotary.

Past President, Mr Barry

Gosford Rotary members delivering the new computers to Chertsey staff and students

Henwood, could see she had a pretty good argument and so he went along to Chertsey Primary School to see for himself.

“I was completely blown away,� said Mr Henwood. “Chertsey is in a beautiful bushland setting and I had no

New mentor program for organic market gardeners

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xpressions of interest are open for a new mentor program designed to support up and coming organic market gardeners on the Central Coast.

Part of the Central Coast Sustainable Farming Project, the year-long initiative is an opportunity for a select group of people to receive mentoring from experienced market gardeners from Soil Systems Australia and Mount Tamborine Organic Garden.

Project manager, Ms Sonia Lee, said NSW TAFE had also come on board. “There is an opportunity for

participants to gain credits towards a Diploma in Organic Farming through TAFE’s National Environment Centre,� she said.

The program will kick-off in early 2018 with a training day.

Topics will include: Site selection; Marketing; Equipment and tools; Crop selection and rotations; Soil nutrition; Insect and disease management; and Timetables and Challenges.

Participants will then go on to develop garden plots at Ms Eden Fanelli’s market garden, Eden’s Edibles, in Mangrove Mountain. “I see it as a great opportunity to fast-track my learning with ongoing practical education for

12 months and the interaction with other growers,� Ms Fanelli said.

The project is also supported by organic market gardener veteran, Mr Michael Champion. “I see this as a unique and exciting opportunity for farmers to learn small-scale organic market gardening, guided by mentors who have many years’ experience. “Whether you have a farm you want to develop or want to learn the skills of managing different crops, all aspects will be covered, including marketing,� said Mr Champion.

Source: Media release, Dec 21 Nikki McGrath, Greater Sydney Local Land Services

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idea it was the only primary school on the entire Central Coast that has specialist classes for the hearing impaired. “From kindergarten to Year 6, children come to Chertsey from as far as San Remo in the north to Umina Beach in the south, and little wonder when you look at the quality of special education,� Mr Henwood said.

Chertsey has two special education classes for the hearing impaired and both

teachers, Ms Linda Fantoni and Ms Kirsten Gorsky, have Masters Degrees in Special Education.

With further skills for the hearing impaired, Ms Fantoni takes the new arrivals for the first few years to establish a communication medium, then hands over to Ms Gorsky, who sees them through to Year 6.

The initial approach to Gosford Rotary was for just one computer, but the need and the opportunity to help was just too much for the

blokes at Gosford Rotary. “When I took the opportunity to the board and current President, Mr Jim Katrikilis, he gave it his enthusiastic support, it was the easiest decision we’ve made in years. “Someone just said why don’t we give them all a computer and we all put our hands up,� Mr Henwood said.

Mr Katrikilis said “It’s good to build parks and shelters and to support bushfire appeals and things like that, but after nearly 20 years in rotary, I can’t recall anything more satisfying as donating 17 computers to help these kids get a good start.�

While Rotary had to dig deep for the money, their load was made much lighter with the whole hearted support of Harvey Norman’s Erina store, and its immediate wish to help such a community project. “It might take a while but with a computer for every child ,I’m confident we can offer individual tuition and they will love it,� Ms Fantoni said.

Source: Media release, Dec 14 Barry Henwood, Gosford Rotary

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Lovefest to raise funds for Coast Shelter

Soil from war memorials to be part of the renovated memorial at Hyde Park

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he Rhythm Hut will host Lovefest, a community fundraising event for Coast Shelter, on February 3.

Lovefest is a new community driven experience that aims to connect and celebrate the community on the Central Coast whilst raising funds for Coast Shelter.

This year’s event will feature, Dubarray, Live Music Yoga Flow, Raw Cacao Elixir Experience, Crystalline Meditation, a live art installation and some special mystery guests.

Dubarray will be presenting their Prana session, a sensory experience crafted towards the sounds and elements aligning with the seven Chakra’s.

Dubarray will also be performing their live set as seen at ‘Splendour In The Grass’, ‘Woodford Folk Festival’, Byron Bay Spirit Festival,’Luminate Festival NZ’, ‘Wunderlust’ ‘Lovefest’ and many venues across Europe.

Live Music Yoga Flow will be

Dubarray yoga and meditation will be a big feature at the 2018 Lovefest

run by Ms Hayley Saunders.

Leandro Alchemicalart will be back with his healing, tribal sounds on the Mayan flute as well as facilitating a Raw Cacao Elixir Experience.

Conscious Community Crystalline Meditation’s Tammy de Ron-Cox and Joe Figliano, will lead participants in an opening ceremony meditation using a high vibrational crystalline grid that Tammy prepared in a sacred form especially for Lovefest.

“This will be a heart opening experience, as we prepare for an incredible evening of divine connection and powerful performance,� Mr Figliano said. “Everyone present will set and hold a one vision intention, as co-creators of this vibrant community, to love and honour ourselves and our personal integrity, and to be of loving service and honour commitment and support to our brothers and sisters of the

Central Coast community,� he said.

Artist, Carmen Lefterescu, will be creating a live art piece on the night.

Joe Figliano said there will also be some surprise guests on the night. “Some have never been seen before on the Central Coast, making their way from outside of the area. “The intention behind Lovefest is to bring you not just an experience like no other, but also new experiences that you will never forget,� he said. “This is an all ages event which is alcohol-free. “We want to create a high vibrational conscious space where people can connect freely and openly. “The kitchen will be serving delicious home style cooked vegan meals, Kombucha and Cacao Elixirs for purchase. “The ticket price includes a complimentary raw cacao elixir drink. “Funds raised will be donated to the amazing Coast Shelter,� he concluded.

Source: Media release, Jan 25 Joe Figliano, The Rhythm Hut

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oldiers from across the Terrigal area who answered the call to fight in the Great War will be honoured as part of a moving artwork in the newly renovated Hall of Service at the Anzac Memorial in Sydney’s Hyde Park.

Minister for Veterans Affairs, Mr David Elliott and Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, took soil samples from the War Memorials at Wamberal, Terrigal, Erina, Matcham and Davistown on December 11.

Soil samples from more than 1,600 sites across NSW where young soldiers enlisted to fight, are being collected as part of the Anzac Memorial Centenary Soil Collection project.

All soil samples will be placed in the renovated Hall of Service with the name of the town next to them.

Mr Elliott said collecting the soil from the broad range of sites across the state is a

reminder of the great sacrifices made by men and women across all of our communities in the Great War. “A century on, we honour these Australians by taking a sample of soil and placing it in the Hall of Service at the refurbished Anzac Memorial so that it can be appreciated and commemorated by generations to come,� he said.

Mr Crouch said: “Men and women from across the Terrigal area have served their country and it’s an honour to be here with the Minister to commemorate their supreme sacrifice. “The Central Coast gave a huge number of people to the war effort and this important contribution will be recognised in the collection of soil,� Mr Crouch said.

The Anzac Memorial upgrade will be complete in late 2018.

Source: Media release, Dec 11 Kerryanne Delaney, Office of Adam Crouch MP

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Gosford Regional Show to feature a multitude of events

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he Gosford Regional Show will return to Gosford Showground from April 14 to 15. “A traditional agricultural show serving the Central Coast and beyond, the 2017 Show was deemed a great success by all involved. “Over 7,000 visitors attended the two action packed days and special Saturday evening spectacular; bringing an estimated turnover of over

$150,000 into the local economy,� Gosford Trust Chair and Show Committee member, Ms Roma Stonestreet, said. “Your local Show, now 129 years young, is very much a unique event. “The relaxed family friendly and fun atmosphere provides a great opportunity for promotion of local business to a wide audience. “The Committee’s goal is to build on that success in 2018 and grow this historic event going forward,� she said.

Presented by the Show Committee of the Gosford Showground Trust for the past 25 years, the Show features a Sales/Expo area, varied agricultural competitions and displays, a two day family entertainment program, fairground attractions, an animal nursery, international food vendors and some great featured attractions.

Local community groups and organisations participating in this year’s Show include Central Coast Art Society,

Central Coast Lapidary Club, Central Coast Cake Decorators, Toukley Legacy, The Entrance Hand Knitters Guild, Central Coast Schools Agricultural Department, Waratah Cat Alliance, Rabbit Breeders Association, Central Coast Beekeepers, Central Coast Budgerigar Club, Gosford Orchid Society, Central Coast Sporting Horse Association, Central Coast Hack Association, Permaculture Central Coast, Al-Anon Family Group, CWA of Terrigal, Cavy

Club of NSW Central Coast Branch, Miniature Dairy Goats Association, The Fun Engine Fire Education, Central Coast Historic Car Club, Gosford Musical Society, Central Coast Machinery Club, Gosford Men’s Shed, Brackets and Jam Central Coast, Dock Dogs, Central Coast Concert Band and Brisbane Water Brass Band.

Some of the attractions confirmed for the 2018 Show include Circaholics fire act and fireworks display, the sporting

horse shoot out, dog Olympics, highland muscle, an Australian Reptile Park display, medieval display, country rock with Paul Costa and Memphis Moovers, Moovin Balloonin, and plenty of sideshows and rides.

Other popular items returning include The Duck Parade, the Orchid Competition, the Grand Champion Pet Parade, and the Baking Competition.

Source: Media release, Jan 23 Roma Stonestreet, Gosford Regional Show

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Dying with Dignity seminar to be held

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ying with Dignity Central Coast (DWDCC) will host a seminar on the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill, with special guest speaker, NSW Greens MLC, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, from 10am to 2pm in Room 3 of the Gosford City Library, Erina Fair, on February 16.

The seminar will cover the state of the Bill in NSW, the reasons why it was not passed in 2017, and ways forward in 2018.

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill (NSW) is designed to give terminally ill patients suffering irremediably the legal right to request and receive assistance to die, and according to the

DWDCC’s Ms Joy Shannon, community support for VAD has been on the rise across the Coast and NSW for years, but a small yet powerful contingent of wealthy and religious stakeholders have continued to halt the Bill.

“The major opposition to legalising medically assisted dying comes traditionally from religious bodies, which are often well financed,” Ms Shannon said.

“Despite decreasing membership, these still retain great influence in the political world.

“Supporting this influence is the present so-called ‘conscience’ vote in State and Federal Parliaments, more often than not based on the individual member’s personal views or their party’s

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policy, rather than those of the electorate.

“In the VAD Bill which failed by one vote in December 2017, the Liberals voted overwhelming against, despite having been given a ‘conscience’ vote by their party.

“Labour was equally split, while the Nationals and the Greens voted overwhelmingly for the Bill.”

According to Ms Shannon, the key stakeholders and policy makers in NSW’s VAD Bill are the NSW Parliamentary Working Group on Assisted Dying, established by Nationals MLC, Mr Trevor Khan, and consisting of himself, Ms Lynda Voltz MLC (Labor), Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC (Greens), Mr Lee Evans MLA (Liberal) and Mr Alex Greenwich MP. “It was felt that being comprised of members from all four major parties would give the bill a better chance of success than previous bills prepared by a single party,” Ms Shannon said.

Ms Shannon and the rest of DWDCC said that at the core of the matter was an individual’s right to end their suffering.

“Patients facing a terrible death should be legally able to request and receive assistance to die.

“Palliative care can and does relieve the pain of many of those dying, but palliative care proponents themselves agree that approximately 5 per cent of deaths cannot be relieved and the sufferer dies in agony.

“The close relatives of those dying also suffer and are often haunted for the rest of their lives by such a death,” she said.

“Nor is pain always the principal reason why a person wants to die.

“The disease he/she is

suffering sometimes destroys the quality of life so much that the sufferer wants desperately to stop living.

“It is unacceptable that in this day and age the dying should be forced to suffer unnecessarily in such a way.

“For religious and other reasons, the idea of assisting a human being to die, particularly with government concurrence, is abhorrent to some.

“Others fear that the elderly and infirm might be subject to abuse.

“However, the bill had been widely circulated in draft form and the comments received taken into careful consideration in its final drafting.

“Strict safeguards were written into the bill protecting societal interests such as religious belief, the need to protect the vulnerable from exploitation, mistake or duress, or the reluctance of some physicians to be involved.

“One provision specifically stated that no physician could be penalised for refusing to take part in VAD,” Ms Shannon continued.

“Being sponsored by a group of cross party politicians should have reduced the internecine disputes normal when voting is in process.

“It would give Australians an essential human right which they lack at present.

“Unlike most similar liberal democracies, Australia has no Bill of Rights to protect human rights in a single document, it is the only democratic nation in the world without a national charter or bill of rights.

“As a result, our Constitution contains few protections for what we now call human rights, in particular a citizen’s right to assisted suicide.

“This attitude is bolstered

by UN acceptance that governments may, at wish, proscribe assisted suicide.

“Australia however goes further, rather than accepting assisted suicide, anyone assisting in a suicide is punishable stringently by law for doing so.

“Exemption from this law is granted only when the attending physician is able to establish that the drug was intended to relieve suffering not to hasten death, doubleeffect or terminal coma.

“In shaming contrast, in February 2015, the Canadian High Court ruled unanimously that Canadian legislation prohibiting assisted suicide was invalid, being a violation of the right to life, liberty and security of the person under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

“This right is also protected in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which Australia has adopted,” Ms Shannon said.

Speaking on why she thought the bill had been blocked Ms Shannon said that whilst there were some legitimate concerns regarding VAD, the system of safeguards outlined in the bill outweighed any theoretical or speculative fears regarding the prohibition of VAD. “Opponents, often religious, talk constantly of the danger of abuse, particularly of elderly persons, yet a few minutes reading of any daily newspaper will produce evidence that much abuse already exists,” Ms Shannon said.

“There is also much talk of the infamous slippery slope, once the law is instituted it will quickly be extended and its conditions loosened.

“Many politicians

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misunderstand and are misusing the term ‘conscience’ vote.

“Every person accepting election to government accepts at the same time three distinct responsibilities: to their party, to the electorate who voted them into place and to their own conscience.

“The conscience vote declared by a party means only that the politician is free from the normally accepted duty of voting in accordance with his party’s directions.

“Two other responsibilities remain, to vote in accordance with their electorate’s wishes and in accordance with their own personal conscience.

“If he/she is unable, by reason of that conscience, to vote in accordance with their electorate’s wishes, then they should refrain from voting,” Ms Shannon said.

“VAD already happens frequently in Australia in different guises, including double effect and terminal coma, and is unregulated.

“In Victoria, the government examined the evidence, to the point of travelling to jurisdictions practising VAD. “In NSW, some politicians did not even read the Bill, and were quite open about that.

“Others stated that they had never been approached by constituents on the subject of VAD. “In fairness, it must be stated that some of the latter said they were planning visits to their constituencies to discuss the subject,” Ms Shannon concluded.

Source: Interview, Jan 29 Joy Shannon, Dying With Dignity Central Coast Dilon Luke, Journalist

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Council to run community workshops entral Coast Council is running a series of workshops to talk to the community about the best ways to have their say on local projects that matter to them.

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“Whether it be something happening in their street, suburb or across the entire

Central Coast, we want feedback on how they want Council to engage with them,� a Council spokesperson said.

Workshops happening in the Gosford LGA include: The Erina Centre, February 1, 6:30pm to 8:00pm; and Umina Beach Surf Club, February 8, 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

Source: Media release, Jan 25 Central Coast Council Media

MMAD House Open Day

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usicians Making a Difference (MMAD) are having an Open Day on February 2 at MMAD House, Gosford.

The Open Day is an opportunity for young people to check out the MMAD House, learn about MMAD and its programs and meet new people.

“The cafĂŠ will be running, we will have some performances from local young people and look forward to letting everybody know what is on the horizon for the local MMADness,â€? Evan Lawrie from MMAD said.

The event starts from 3:30pm and runs until 5:30pm.

Source: Media release, Jan 29 Evan Lawrie, MMAD Gosford

Free pet microchipping day

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entral Coast Animal Care Facilities at Erina and Charmhaven are having a free microchipping day on February 24, from 10am to 4pm.

Pet owners are encouraged to take their pets to the free microchipping day and take the first important step in responsible pet ownership.

Microchipping helps the care facility identify and reunite you with your pet if they should ever go missing.

Residents who have their pet microchipped, registered, or update their pet’s details, will also receive a Happy Pet gift pack.

Source: Media release, Jan 15 Central Coast Council Media

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Central Coast Australia Day Award winners announced

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d e d i c a t e d volunteer who developed a surf program for children with additional needs has been named the 2018 Central Coast Citizen of the Year.

Ms Kate Broadhurst, of Toowoon Bay, has been involved with Avoca Surf Life Saving, on many levels, for more than 25 years, but the highlight would be the implementation of the Shark Nippers Program, which is now being used Coast-wide.

Shark Nippers is all about developing the skills of children who would never have been given the opportunity to participate in mainstream nippers to a point where they can integrate into the mainstream program at their local beach.

Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, said the judges couldn’t look past Ms Broadhurst’s nomination and the outstanding level of service she provides to the community. “Kate is a great example of volunteering in our community, giving up her own time to help make the Central Coast more inclusive,� Mayor Smith said. “Shark Nippers caters for children with additional needs and provides a supportive environment in surf lifesaving. “She has won many medals during her time with surf lifesaving, but her dedication to developing this program has to be one of the highlights with rewarding benefits. “I would like to congratulate Kate and all our other award winners on their contribution to our community, making the Central Coast a better place to live, work and play.�

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were: Ms Crystal Russom, Youth of the Year, from Central Mangrove, and Mr Kai Darwin, Highly Commended Youth of the Year, of Umina; Mr Paul Johnson, Community Volunteer of the Year, of Terrigal; Mr Fred Leake, Highly Commended Community Volunteer of the Year, of Woy Woy; Mr Norman Harris, Winner Environmental Award, from Umina; Mr John Oates of Copacabana, Winner, Arts, Culture and Entertainment Award; Mr Darryl Davis of Holgate, Winner, Arts, Culture and Entertainment Award; Ms Shelly Luck, Highly Commended Business Connecting Communities Award, from Saratoga; Ms Leasha Craig of Somersby, Winner, Community Service and Activity Award; Ms Jemma Smith, Winner, Sportsperson of the Year, from Daleys Point; and, Ms Carley Chapman, Highly Commended Sportsperson of the Year, of Umina.

Source: Media release, Jan 30 Central Coast Council Media

Mayor Jane Smith with Central Coast Citizen of the Year Ms Kate Broadhurst

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ARTS & CULTURE CENTRAL COAST ART SOCIETY Lectures, demonstrations and discussion. Weekly paint-outs Tuesdays 4349 5860 for locations Workshops - 4363 1156 9.30am - 12.30pm 1st and 3rd Wed Social Meetings 1.30pm 4th Wed Gosford City Arts Centre.

4325 1420 publicity@artcentralcoast.asn.au

CENTRAL COAST HANDWEAVERS, SPINNERS AND TEXTILE ARTS GUILD

rsl@breakerscc.com.au

The NSW Justices Association Inc Seeking volunteers for 8 community JP Desks Monday Erina Fair & Imperial Centre Gosford 9am-1pm Tuesday Gosford Court 9.30am-1pm Thursday Kincumber Library 10am-1pm Free Insurance and training provided 0418 493 388 benefits@nswja.org.au

U3A CENTRAL COAST

Spinning and weaving, patchwork Enjoy a diverse range of courses and activities for seniors. Keep and quilting, felting and other fibre and fabric crafts, community your mind active and make new friends. Your retirement years quilting bees - Day and Night can be the best years of all.

Groups 0408 704 701 4325 4743 www.cottagecrafts.net.au

COMMUNITY GROUPS ABC - “The Friends” Support group for Public Broadcaster.

Aims. safeguard ABC’s independence, funding, & standards. Meetings through the year + social afternoons Well-known guest speakers 4341 5170 www.fabcnsw.org.au

CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE Not for profit service providing free legal advice.

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm 4353 4988 centralcoast@clc.net.au

CENTRAL COAST 50+ SINGLES SOCIAL GROUP Invites Ladies & Gents for dinner, dancing - BBQs & socialising each w/e. Friendly group monthly programme all areas 0412 200 571 0437 699 366 50pssg@gmail.com

CENTRAL COAST SUNDAY LUNCH BUNCH (Singles over 55) Luncheons 1st and 3rd Sundays monthly at various licensed venues 43321 695 (after 2pm)

www.centralcoast.u3anet.org.au

GOSFORD GUMNUTS PLAYGROUP Parents and children meet socially. Make friends, learn more about parenting. 0 to 5 yrs Wed - Fri 10am-12noon Gosford Uniting Church Hall 129 Donnison St Gosford 4325 3695 gumnutsguc@gmail.com

VOLUNTEERING CENTRAL COAST Refer potential volunteers to community organisations.

Provide support to volunteers and community organisations.

Provide training to volunteers and managers of volunteers Information sessions “Bridge to Volunteering” held regularly.

4329 7122 recruit@volcc.org.au

WILDLIFE ARC

We rescue and care for injured and orphan native animals. 24hr/day, 7days/ week. Come join us.

Gen Meeting 3rd Sun Wyoming Community Centre, Maidens Brush Rd Wyoming at 10am 4325 0666

COMMUNITY CENTRES COMMUNITY CENTRES provide the local community with a meeting place and hub for groups, services and information.

Quarterly Meetings law advice, active playgroup, 4369 8053 computer classes, OOSH services, fitness classes, arts & crafts, over 50’s friendship group, youth GAMBLING SOLUTIONS group, social groups and many Counsellors provide free, more services. confidential, professional service 4340 1724 to gamblers, family and friends. wwww.knc.net.au Woy Woy, Kincumber, Gosford, The Entrance.

KINCUMBER 4344 7992

NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE • Exercise classes • Yoga for adults and children • Community eco garden • Room hire • Health support groups • Counselling • After school activities 4363 1044 www.kincumber.nsw.au

MINGALETTA ABORIGINAL TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CORPORATION A meeting place and referral hub for education, health, well-being and cultural programs through consultative services and community programs.

Mon-Fri 9am-4pm 6 Sydney Ave Umina 4342 7515 admin@mingaletta.com.au

TERRIGAL FIFTY PLUS LEISURE AND LEARNING CENTRE Activities include fitness, yoga, bridge, mahjong, zumba gold, line dancing, tai chi, painting, craft and computer classes.

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WYOMING COMMUNITY CENTRE Yoga & Zumba classes, Art and Craft classes, Playgroup & Vacation Care, Support groups, Book Club, Community Garden, Rooms for Hire, Work Development Orders, Centrelink Volunteer hours 4323 7483 reception@wyomingcc.org.au

HEALTH GROUPS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meet every Wed 12.30pm Someone cares - Anglican Church 3 Mann St Gosford 4323 3890

BETTER HEARING AUSTRALIA CENTRAL COAST

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memberships to join our ranks Rehearsales every Wednesday 7.30 to 9.45pm at Erina

3rd Mon 12 noon Gosford North 2nd Wed 7pm 0417 480 549 or 0407 008 555

info@sympnony centralcoast.com.au

LIONS CLUB OF WOY WOY

TEMPO TERRIFIC COMMUNITY SHOWBAND

1st and 3rd Mon. Woy Woy Leagues Club Make new friends and have fun while serving your community.

0478 959 895

0414 635 047 www.ccsoaring.com.au

CENTRAL COAST PENSION & WELFARE OFFICER NETWORK Group of Volunteers, trained by DVA, to look after servicemen & women. Ourimbah RSL Club 10:30am 2nd Fri - Feb to Nov 4322 1505

Active showband available to play at your community function.

Small friendly groups formed to Wide ranging repertuore. Always NATIONAL PARKS learn how to overcome anxiety, seeking new members, come and ROTARY CLUB OF ASSOCIATION depression and loneliness and to have fun with music. Follow us on GOSFORD CENTRAL COAST improve mental health and wellFacebook - Every Mon 5 - 7pm Gosford Golf Club 6pm Thursdays Twice weekly bush walks, varying being. Anonymous, free and open Supporting local and overseas Kincumber Uniting Church distances and grades of difficulty. to all. Weekly at Woy Woy, Bateau communities come along and 4365 4414 Explore, enjoy scenery, fauna, Bay and Wyong share fellowship and fun. www.tempoterrific.com floral, history. Keep fit and make 1800 558 268 0414 777 748 tempoterrific@live.com friends. www.grow.org.au www.gosfordrotary.org.au 4389 4423 or 4332 7378

GROW Support Groups

MEALS ON WHEELS Delicious meals delivered free Join us for a midday meal Help with shopping and cooking classes 4363 7111

POLITICAL PARTY

CENTRAL COAST GREENS

ROTARY CLUB OF GOSFORD NORTH

SPIRITUALITY IN THE PUB

Ecumenical & Interfaith Speakers Active community minded club.

The Central Coast Greens Forum & Q&A with focus on Many projects focussed on For a fairer, more transparent and developing understanding and accountable government based assisting youth. Support our great encouraging dialogue about projects, get involved with our on democratic principles spirituality through people fun club.

New member enquiries Local, state-wide, national sharing their life journeys. welcomed and international issues and 1st Tues March to October Graham Black - 0410 509 071 campaigns - Council and 2nd Tues November CENTRAL COAST FAMILY grahamblack@outlook.com.au parliamentary representation 7.30 to 9pm HISTORY SOCIETY INC. Developing a new economy Grange Hotel Wyoming Open Tue to Fri 9.30am - 2.30pm ROTARY CLUB OF Protecting our environment 4328 2596 - 0498 588 261 First Sat 9.30 - noon Peaceful conflict resolution KARIONG/SOMERSBY Thur 7pm - 9pm Community participation International service club Other times by appointment.

We meet monthly every 3rd improves lives of communities 4324 5164 Thu - Details and info: in Australia and overseas. FunBPW CENTRAL COAST www.centralcoastfhs.org.au centralcoast.nsw.greens.org.au filled activities, fellowship and Empowering women of all ages admin@centralcoasths.org.au centralcoastgreens@gmail.com friendship breakfasts. Phillip in the areas of work, education, House, 21 Old Mount Penang Rd well-being and friendship.

BRISBANE WATER AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY (opp Shell) - Fri 7:15am Monthly dinner meetings and 4340 4529 HISTORICAL SOCIETY OURIMBAH/ NARARA speaker. kersuebay@philliphouse.com.au • Coach tours • School BRANCH Community transport available to educational tours • Annual Street Discussion/action community and from centre Stalls • Participation in History issues - 3 levels of Government Chris Levis 0438 989 199 Heritage Week Celebration Niagara Park Primary School bpwcentralcoast@hotmail.com Margaret Pearce BIZ PLUS NETWORKING 7.30pm 1st Mon each month www.bpw.com.au/central-coast 4325 2270 ASSOCIATION 0410 309 494 kyle.macgregor@hotmail.com Attention business owners - if COUNTRY WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP OF FIRST you keen to grow your business ASSOCIATION (CWA) and in the process build FLEETERS CENTRAL COAST Quilting, patchwork, spinning, worthwhile relationships, attend a For anyone interested in early knitting, crochet and more Develop confi dence by improving Biz Networking breakfast. history or early family histories.

9am-2pm your speaking skills.

Meetings are Every Thur 7:15am 9am Don’t need to be a First Fleeter.

Every Fri, Opposite entertaining and educational.

Erina Leagues Club Point Clare Community Hall Terrigal Bowling Club Geoff Neilson 2nd Sat 10:30am 4385 9503 or 4384 3696 network@bizplus.com.au BRISBANE WATERS 4392 1926 4311 6254

HISTORY GROUPS

WOMEN’S GROUPS

SPECIAL INTEREST

PUBLIC SPEAKING

MUSIC BRISBANE WATER BRASS Brass Band entertainment for the community playing all types of popular music Rehearsal every Tues.

7.30pm-10pm 0419 274 012

BREAKFAST TOASTMASTERS CLUB 8:30am-10:30am 2nd and Last Sat - The Hive and Library, Erina Shopping Centre 0459 240 183

BLUE GUM FLAT

TOASTMASTERS Hearing loss management Mthly meetings 1st and Support and educational groups 3rd Mon 7.15-9.30pm providing practical experience GOSFORD 50+ LEISURE Meets 4th Tuesday at the Grange COASTAL A CAPPELLA Ourimbah RSL and confidence AND LEARNING CENTRE Learn the benefits of hearing aids Dynamic award winning Hotel Monthy meeting 4th 4362 7227 women’s a cappella chorus Handicraft, Painting, Knitting, Tai Tuesday Grange Hotel 10am 4321 0275 new members Chi, Scrabble, Darts, Table Tennis, 43225560 always welcome.

Indoor Bowls, Patchwork, Yoga, CENTRAL COAST PROSTATE Music eduction provided Fitness, Gentle Swimming, Line PROBUS CLUB OF AVOCA Lots of Performance GOSFORD WOLD VISION CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Dancing, Cards, Variety Social, 10.15am 3rd Mon opportunities, or hire us COMMUNITY GROUP (GOSFORD) Womens Group, Zumba, Crochet, Avoca Beach Bowling Club for your next event.

Make new friends while helping Meet last Friday Month Computers 4382 3372 0412 948 450 your local world vision group Terrigal Uniting Church 4304 7065 www.probussouthpacific.org/ coastalacappella@gmail.com raise funds, monies raised 380 Terrigal Dre, Terrigal microsites/avocabeach benefits Indigenious Australians 9.30am to 12 noon GOSFORD-NARARA SOUNDWAVES and families and communities 4367 9600 NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE FREEMASONS Men’s acapella 4 part harmony world wide to overcome poverty www.pcfa.org.au School Holiday activities, Who are they? What do they do? chorus - all ages 7pm Mon and injustice. playgroup, multicultural Find out about the wolrd’s oldest Central Coast Leagues Club 4th Tue monthly 11am CENTRAL COAST PROSTATE programs, community activities fraternal organisation and how Kieran - 0407 267 675 Presbyterian Church Young St CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Rooms for Hire we help our community. khutton58@gmail.com West Gosford (WYONG) 4329 4477 Gosford Masonic Centre jbthomson51@gmail.com 0400 586 760 Meet last Monday Month admin@gnnc.com.au 86 Mann St Gosford Toukley RSL Club - Homes Ave www.tccl2001.org SYDNEY WELSH CHOIR INNER WHEEL CLUBS OF GREEN POINT COMMUNITY Toukley - 10.00am to 12 noon Cultural organisation performing CENTRAL COAST 4356 9300 at various venues to promote CENTRE Wyong, Terrigal & www.pcfa.org.au TERRIGAL WAMBERAL the Welsh culture with singing, OOSH cave, exersize classes, Gosford North Clubs Also performing for charity fund Women working together to make school holiday programs, RSL SUB-BRANCH raising.

At Breakers Country Club pension playgroup, arts & craft, room hire, DYING WITH DIGNITY NSW, a difference and imprive lives CENTRAL COAST 4369 3378 and much more. and welfare officers available to while making new friends.

Working to give those 4367 7591 assist with DVA compensation Enjoy social outings and suffering unrelievedly from claims and benefits SYMPHONY community involvment. terminal or incurable illness Wed & Fri 10am – Midday KARIONG NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRAL COAST Wyong Club Meets the legal right to request & Meetings 2nd Sat 10am CENTRE 3rd Wed 6.30pm Community Orchestra receive medical help to die 43842661 Early childhood clinic, free family Terrigal Club Meets welcomes new GOSFORD NORTH PROBUS CLUB

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SERVICE GROUPS

CCLC BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Bridge-partner not required for most sessions.

Central Coast Leagues Club 12.30pm Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri. Sat 1.30pm Wed 7.15pm Mon 4325 9854 www.cclcbridgeclub.asn.au cclcbridgeclub@westnet.com.au

CENTRAL COAST GOJU-KAI KARATE Traditional Karate & Self Defence for Teens & Adults No Contracts, Cheap Rates Wamberal - Mon 630pm Kincumber - Thurs 715pm 0417 697 096 www.centralcoastgojukaikarate.com.au

CENTRAL COAST LAPIDARY CLUB MINERALS & GEMS Learn silverwork, Cabochons, Faceting, Enamelling, Stone Field-trips & fossicking Weekly Workshops Tues and Thurs 8.30am 2.30pm. Thurs 6-10pm 10 Ourimbah Creek Rd Ourimbah 4362 2246

GOSFORD RSL SUB-BRANCH WOMEN’S AUXILIARY Raise money for the welfare of veterans and their families. RSL Club West Gosford 4th Mon 2pm 4323 7336

CENTRAL COAST WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTRE Counseling, therapeutic and social groups, workshops, domestic violence and abuse issues. All services provided by women for women 4324 2533 www.cccwhc.com.au

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL BRISBANE WATER Making a difference in the lives of women and girls through Awareness, Advocacy and Action by supporting local and national projects 2nd Thur 7 pm Breakers Country Club, Dover Rd, Wamberal sibrisbanewater@@siswp.org www.siswp.org

CENTRAL COAST SOARING CLUB INC Gliding Club, Learn to fly, Instruction FREE to members 14 and up for Training Flying at Bloodtree Rd Mangrove Mountain Thur, Sat, Sun ( weather permitting) 0412 164 082

If you would like your Community Organisation listed here, call us on 4325 7369 or see www.centralcoastnewspapers.com Entries in the Not For Profit Community Organisations Directory are free. However, we require each organisation to subscribe to each newspaper to ensure that someone from that organisation keeps their entry up to date.

Australia Post is about to increase their postage rates by over 42% and we can no longer continue to absorb these increases. Subscription rates have therefore needed to be increased from $50 to $75 for 25 editions.

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The Memorial was constructed in 1923 and was dedicated to service personnel from Terrigal, Erina, Wamberal and Matcham, who died in conflict during WW1.

The original location was

at the intersection of The Entrance Rd and Terrigal Dve, Erina.

To facilitate the reconstruction of the intersection in 1985, the Memorial was moved to its current location at Woodport.

The Sub-Branch is working cooperatively with Central Coast Council and others to find a suitable site for the relocation.

The new location needs to be on public land and easily accessible to the general public to view and pay their respects.

The Sub-Branch is negotiating with Council on a preferred location and a refurbishment of the Memorial structure that will comply with

heritage legislation.

“Once the necessary approvals are received, we plan to have the Memorial in place and ready for rededication to coincide with the centenary of the Armistice signing on November 11,” the Sub Branches’, Mr Terry Saxby, said.

“We are receiving considerable assistance with architectural plans and engineering certification, however funding will be needed from government and other sources to complete this project,” he added.

Source: Media Release, Jan 23 Terry Saxby, Terrigal Wamberal RSL Sub Branch

Irish vocalist to perform at Laycock St

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ccomplished Irish vocalist, John MacNally, will perform at The Laycock St Theatre on March 18.

MacNally was born in Dublin, Ireland, and can’t remember a time when he did not sing.

He has travelled the world with his voice and sung in all the major concert halls in

Ireland, America and Australia, as well as performed for 22 weeks in Las Vegas at three of its main hotels, the Hilton, the Sahara, and the Flamingo.

He has presented concerts in Carnegie Hall, The National Concert Hall in Dublin, the Palladium in London, and the Sydney Opera House.

MacNally has had his own television series in Ireland,

America and Australia, and has hosted the tonight show on Channel Nine in Sydney.

MacNally has also released 40 CDs and a DVD and received platinum and gold albums in recognition of their success.

Source: Media release, Jan 18 John Mac Nally, vocalist

The Gosford Diary For events in post code areas 2250, 2260 and 2251

If you’ve got something happening in Gosford LGA area over the next few weeks, let us know about it and we’ll list it here for you, for free. Contact details are on page 2.

See the Peninsula News for events in post code areas 2256 & 2257 and the Wyong Regional Chronicle for events in post code areas 2258, 2259, 2261, 2262 & 2263

Friday, Feb 2 Brackets and Jam, Kincumba Mountain, 7:00pm to 11:00pm MMAD Open Day, MMAD House, 342 Mann Street Gosford, 3:30pm to 5:30pm

Saturday, Feb 3 Breastfeeding Education Class, Wyoming Health Centre, 147 Maidens Brush Road Wyo-ming, 1:00pm to 5:00pm, bookings essential Smiles on Dials Disability Surfing, Umina Beach, 9:00am Queen’s Baton Relay, Central Coast Stadium (East gates only), 10:00am to 2:00pm activi-ties, Baton bearer expected from 11:50am to 12:05pm

Sunday, Feb 4 Central Coast Mariners versus Western Sydney Wanderers, Central Coast Stadium, gates open from

4:00pm kick off from 5:06pm, tickets essential

June 28, 15-25 years on-ly, bookings essential

Tuesday, Feb 6

Friday, Feb 9

Play Write Intersection, The Youth Arts Warehouse, Donnison St, Gosford, Tuesday’s from 4:00pm to 6:00pm until September 25, 12 to 18 year olds, places limited bookings essential

Prada’s Priscilla, Laycock Street Theatre, 8:00pm, bookings essential Yak Ale Barbecue Festival, Central Coast Stadium, multiple events pricing varies, bookings essential

Wednesday, Feb 7

Tuesday, Feb 13

National Under 20’s Basketball Championships, Schoolastic Stadium Terrigal, until February 11 Ivor Burge Basketball Championships, Schoolastic Stadium Terrigal, until February 11 Movement, Music and Mind for young people with disability, Youth Arts Warehouse, Don-nison St, Gosford, Wednesday’s from 4:00pm to 6:00pm, runs until

February meeting of the Australian Conservation Foundation, 50+ Living and Leisure Centre, Albany St, Gosford, 6:00pm, bookings essential Off the Page Social Media Marketing and Advertising Course, Regional Youth Warehouse, every Tuesday from 4:00pm to 6:00pm, runs until May 8, 15 to 25 years only, bookings es-sential.

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Social group donates to Coast Shelter

WW1 memorial to be relocated he Terrigal Wamberal RSL Sub-Branch has been approached by the Salvation Army to manage the relocation of an historical war memorial structure from their Woodport property, to enable further building development there, commencing in July.

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social group for Central Coast residents over the age of 45 gathered just before Christmas to donate gifts to local charitable organisation, Coast Shelter.

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Central Coast Savvies is a friendship group that meets regularly to exchange ideas and experiences whilst sharing in companionship.

The group met on December 15 for their 2017 X-Mas Party and donated a range of gift items to Coast Shelter as a way of giving back to the community.

“All of our members bought something to pass on to Coast Shelter.

“We were all very pleased to be able to offer something and will be making this a regular occurrence,” Savvies

Ms Katie Smith with the Savvies’ donations to Coast Shelter

convenor, Ms Katie Smith, said.

Source: Media release, Dec 21 2017 Katie Smith, Central Coast Savvies

SERVICES DIRECTORY AMBULANCE, POLICE, FIRE 000 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Organisations Aboriginal Legal Service 8842 8000 Community Options 4351 3388 Bungree Aboriginal Association 4397 7700 Mingaletta 4342 7515 Aboriginal Home Care 4321 7215 Drug & Alcohol rehab 4388 6360 Respite Care Options 4351 3388 Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health 4351 1040 Darkinjung Local Land Council 4351 2930

Accommodation Dept. of Housing Gosford 4323 5211 Regional Youth Support Services 4323 2374 Coast Shelter 4324 7239 Neleh House 4340 1052 Elandra Women and Children’s Refuge 4396 4263 Kara Women and Children’s Refuge 4323 1709 Coimba Mens Refuge 4324 7239 Rumbalara Youth Refuge 4325 7555 Wyong Youth Refuge 4351 1922 Youth Angle 4341 8830 Woy Woy Youth Cottage 4341 9027 Maya Young Womens Refuge 4323 1636 Pacific Link Com Housing 4324 7617 Rumbalara Youth Refuge 4325 7555 Youth Angle • Woy Woy 4341 8830 Temporary Accommodation 1800 152 152

Animal Rescue Wildlife Arc 4325 0666 Wires 1300 094 737

Counselling Mensline - talk with a bloke 1300 789 978 Lifecare Family Services 1300 130 225 CatholicCare: 4356 2600 Relationship Australia: 1300 364 277 Interrelate: 1800 449 118

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

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 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 Net work 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

Family and Relationships Parents Helpline 132 055 Central Coast Family Support Service 4340 1099 Horizons (For men with children) 4351 5008 Interrelate - Family Relationships 1300 736 966 Uniting Care Burnside Gosford 1800 067 967

Health 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

Problems, Habits & Addiction G-Line Telephone Counsel 1800 633 635 Gamblers Anonymous 9726 6625 Alcoholics Anonymous 4323 3890 Narcotics Anonymous 4325 0524 Quitline 131 848

Phone services: Mental Health Line 1800 011 511 Beyondblue 1300 224 636 Domestic Violence Line 1800 656 463 Lifeline 13 11 14 Kids Help Line 1800 551 800 Griefline 1300 845 745 Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467

Welfare Services Donnison St. Restaurant 4325 3510 Central Coast Family Support Services 4340 1585 Horizons Family Services 4351 5008 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

also, see the Not for Profit organisations directory inside

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Classifieds advertising rates in print and on-line Classified advertising is the cheapest form of newspaper advertising.

This newspaper is published on line on the night before publication date, and is read that way by hundreds of people. All advertisements, including these classified advertising pages, appear in full on-line as an additional benefit for free.

See www.CentralCoastNewspapers.com or www.CentralCoastNews.net Central Coast Newspapers’ advertising rates are relatively much lower than in other newspapers and at the same time much larger than in other newspapers, with the minimum size being 50mm X 42mm. Approximately 16,000 copies of each newspaper are printed and distributed every fortnight.

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Minnie the Moocher to Eagle Rock and on into indie roots, beatnik jazz, backhills bluegrass and prog folk. Available as duo, trio or band negotiable for your party, event or venue. tomflood@hotmail.com

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Independent Living Units.

Suit over 55yrs old.

home visit available Shop 12 - Ebbtide Mall 155 The Entrance Rd The Entrance

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The Grand Pavilion Indian Restaurant Looking for Restaurant Manager, Office Manager, Cook, Wait Staff and delivery drivers

Small Jobs, Free Quotes

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for good quality Swords, Knives and War memorabilia.

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Mariners gift two goals to Brisbane Roar

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espite an impressive goal to Blake Powell, the Central Coast Mariners suffered a 2-1 loss to Brisbane Roar at Central Coast Stadium on Saturday, January 27, after having started the game as favourites.

The Mariners and Roar played out an end-to-end match on a hot and humid Saturday evening in Gosford, where a spot in the top six was the main prize.

Daniel De Silva looked the most likely Mariner to create

Brisbane left Gosford with all three points on January 27

a goal in the early stages, several times tearing apart the defence with his runs into the

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front third and precision play making.

Solid in the midfield with him were Jacob Melling and Tom Hiariej, who won numerous challenges against the Roar’s middle men.

Mid-way through the first half the game took a shock turn when, against the run of play, the Roar pounced on some loose passing at the back by the Mariners, Brett Holman capitalised to make it 1-0.

The game then opened up and Lachlan Wales sprung into action, racing past his defender and chipping a menacing ball into the box, which just cleared the heads of several Mariners’ attackers.

Soon after, Wales whipped in a curling corner, which eventually found De Silva, who was unlucky in judging the flight of the ball, only just misconnecting his shot.

The Mariners started the second half positively and immediately began to attack the Roar’s goal.

Clever interplay up front created a few promising chances, though the Roar managed to hold their lead.

The game took another shock turn when early in the second half Brisbane doubled their lead.

The Mariners gave up possession cheaply in front of their own box and this time, Matt Mckay made the most of it.

Going behind a second goal further sprung the Mariners to life, who responded with positive and aggressive play.

It paid off when some individual brilliance from Blake Powell resulted in the Yellow & Navy’s first goal, to get them back in the match.

Wout Brama started the move with a beautiful pass to free up Wales, to set up Powell’s goal in the 63rd minute.

Wales dribbled towards goal, drawing in the defenders before sliding a pass to Powell, who beat his defender and smashed it home from a tough angle.

Full of confidence, the Mariners took control of the game, with Jake McGing and Kwabena Appiah playing in threatening balls down the right flank, which were just denied by a desperate Roar defence.

With humidity slowing the game down in the dying stages, the Mariners looked to their substitutes to break open the Roar defence and grab an equaliser.

Trent Buhagiar’s fresh legs looked to have made the difference when he was found in space down the wing, but his low cross was just too heavy and beat everybody.

Mariners’ keeper, Ben Kennedy, made a late save to keep the Mariners in the hunt, and despite some late chances to the Mariners, Brisbane maintained their lead and eventually won 2-1.

The Mariners finished the game with 10 men after Wout Brama was shown red for his challenge on Cory Gameiro, and will miss Saturday’s home game against the Western Sydney Wanderers.

“You’re going lose a football game any day of the week by giving balls like that away.

“We weren’t at our best tonight, I think that was obvious,” said head coach, Paul Okon, in his post-match interview.

“We had some moments, but giving away those goals was

extremely disappointing.”

He confirmed that Andrew Hoole had not been selected for the match.

“Trent has been training well, Lachie has been doing great.

“Daniel is back in.

“We’re aware that we need to do better, we’ve had some good performances in recent weeks.

“We have matched up against the top teams.

“We lost to Newcastle after dominating the whole game before the red card.

“Then in the other three games against Sydney, Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory, we are really disappointed that we didn’t get more points to show for it.

“We will keep working hard, we have a tough game next against the Wanderers, got a couple of boys missing, opportunities for other players, we will keep fighting.

“Lachie (Wales) is still a young kid and still probably not at the peak level of fitness needed for A-League, he is getting better at it.

Kabsy (Appiah), you know he runs so hard early on that you sort of know that there is going to come a time when you are going to need to change him.

“We didn’t plan for Josh Rose to come off so early as well.

“We probably would have used the subs a bit differently but they are things you can’t control and you try and deal with them as best as you can at that moment,” he said.

Source: Media release, Jan 27 Tyson Scott, Central Coast Mariners

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New world-class video screen at Central Coast Stadium

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entral Coast Council is investing more than $1.7m this financial year in one of the Coast’s most iconic assets, Central Coast Stadium Recent enhancements include the installation of a world-class video screen and upgrade to the sound system, improvements.

Council’s Mayor, Jane Smith, said that Council’s continued investment in the stadium is validation of the tremendous value it brings to the local community.

“In terms of bringing people together and fostering community spirit, the Stadium is an incredibly important asset,” Mayor Smith said.

“By improving our infrastructure, we can better support our partners to improve the quality of experience to all who visit the Stadium.”

Council Director, Assets, Infrastructure and Business, Mr Mike Dowling, said investing in the Stadium is also a key component of driving tourism and economic development across the Central Coast.

“These upgrades will offer our community the ultimate in visitor experience and prove our reputation as a leading sporting and entertainment venue,” Mr Dowling said.

“Continual improvement is key to the longevity of the Stadium and a demonstration of Council’s commitment to providing a quality sporting, entertainment and recreational venue for the Central Coast,” he added.

CEO of the Central Coast Mariners, Mr Shaun

Mielekamp, agreed, saying that the upgrades were a timely and welcome development for the growth and development of sport on the Central Coast.

“The Central Coast Mariners have been proudly representing the Central Coast since 2005, and are the only sporting franchise that represent the region on a national and international sporting stage,” Mr Mielekamp said.

“As a club, we are proud to call Central Coast Stadium home and are extremely excited for our supporters who will be offered the ultimate visual and sound experience.”

The Stadium will boast a busy schedule of high calibre events in the coming months, with five Central Coast Mariners’ home games still to be played in the 2017/2018 season; along with multi-year commitments from the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters to bring premier games to the venue, and a host of community programs and sporting development initiatives.

The stadium will also host International artist Lionel Richie in March and the Queens Baton Relay on February 3.

“Central Coast Stadium belongs to the community of the Central Coast.

“It is a people’s place, a place for the community to come together and share in the various experiences on offer as the momentum and variety of activity at Central Coast Stadium builds.” said Mr Dowling.

Source: Media release, Jan 23 Central Coast Council Media

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Kevin Best receives OAM for service to football

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evin Frank Best, a resident of Wyoming, has received an OAM for service to football in New South Wales.

“It’s a great honour and ill carry it very proudly,” Mr Best said.

Mr Best is currently the Chairman on the Executive Advisory Committee for the Wyoming Football Club.

Mr Best has been involved in numerous clubs across NSW, including the Wyoming Football Club, the Central Coast Football Association, Hurlstone Park Wanderers Football Club, and the East Bankstown Club.

Throughout his career, he has been a player, a coach, a member of administrative teams, and a dedicated historian for the football community.

“This award, it’s not for me, it’s for the people who have helped me to achieve what I’ve done,” Mr Best said.

For Mr Best, football has been far more than a sport.

“It’s very rewarding in regard to the people you meet and the people you associate with,” he said.

“It’s a passion and I don’t know where I got it from, but I had a good life as a player, enjoyed it immensely. and formed amazing friendships through that,” he said.

Mr Best attributes many of his relationships, including that of his wife and many close friends, to the game.

“The sport in itself is great, just for the fact that you meet people and connect with people,” Mr Best said.

Over the last three years, Mr Best, alongside a team of researchers, historians and members of the football community, worked to piece

together the history of football on the Central Coast for future generations.

Mr Best said he believed preserving the history of the game was important for the football community in years to come.

“The history of the game is primarily important because there needs to be a past, and today, a lot of people are thinking only about today, some think about tomorrow, but nobody thinks about yesterday,” Mr Best said.

“There’s not too many clubs that can have a proper historical record and we’ve been fortunate to get a good team together to do that,” he said.

“I was probably fortunate that people around me have seen what the importance of it is and want it to be recognised, but to me, it’s just a normal day’s work to keep things going and moving properly.”

Mr Best said he believed the award carried importance for

the entire community of the Central Coast.

“I think it’s a great shot in the arm on the Central Coast,” Mr Best said.

“It’s so important to me in representing the whole of Central Coast Football and putting what we’ve done on the map,” he said.

Central Coast Football said Kevin has made a lifelong contribution to the sport of football in all aspects of the code including as a player, coach, administrator, historian, archivist and author.

“Despite being almost 70 years of age, his dedication to the sport remains as strong and passionate as ever, especially in his determination to address the deficiencies in the preparation of young players at the grassroots level,” it said, when announcing the honour.

“Importantly, Kevin has made all of these contributions on a voluntary basis and has never sought or received any financial gain.

“Indeed, although few know it, he has on a number of occasions covered the cost of many of his programs and historical research out of his own pocket.

“Kevin Best’s contributions to football on the Central Coast are legendary and there are few, if any, more highly respected people in the region.

“This respect is based not just in the remarkable contributions that he has made, but also in the manner that he has conducted himself throughout, a manner that reflects the highest of community standards and with extreme modesty, good humour and composure under pressure.

“Among the numerous honours and awards that Kevin has received are: 1974 Hurlstone Park Wanderers Football Club Life Membership; 1975 Wyoming Football Club Senior Player of the Year; 1979 Central Coast Football Services to the Game Trophy;1979 Wyoming Football Club Life Membership; 1984 Gosford City Council Australia Day award for services to soccer; 1986 Wyoming Football Club Senior Player of the Year; 1992 Central Coast Football Life Membership; 1996 2GO Radio Central Coast Sports Person of the Year; 2010 Researching and Co-Writing ‘Tiger Tales The History of the Wyoming FC 1970-2010’; 2011 Wyoming Football Club Medal for Continuing Long Service to the Club; and, 2013 Researching and Co-Writing ‘The History of Central Coast Football 19632013’.

Source: Interview, Jan 25 Kevin Best, Wyoming Website, Jan 30 Central Coast Football Olivana Smith-Lathouris, journalist

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