11 SEPTEMBER 2020
ISSUE 259
REAL INDEPENDENT LOCAL WEEKLY NEWS
News
The Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre at Terrigal is set to reopen soon to the public, sporting a $1M facelift.
Spring fever
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Out&About
The Central Coast is set to rival Sydney’s CBD, with tourism in the area recording an all-time high for June and July.
Sculptor Pete Rush has paid tribute to local Author, Nina Angelo, by creating a sculpture in Cockrane Lagoon near Macmasters Beach.
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Lifestyle
Madeline Stratford at The Pecan Lady
Calls for return of Junkastic Park recycling centre The woman who helped establish and run the Junkastic Park recycling centre adjacent to Kincumber tip in the 1990s is calling for its return with the future of the waste management facility up in the air.
Trish Waddington
A Central Coast Council spokesperson said on September 1 that the tip would remain closed as Council considers options for its future. Trish Waddington of Macmasters Beach first mooted the idea of a recycling centre on the site in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, with the then Gosford Council calling for expressions of interest to operate it. Waddington helped successful tenderer Col
Wingrave establish the facility in 1994 and worked there for three years. A change of management and resultant OH&S issues saw the centre closed in the late ‘90s. In its heyday, Junkastic Park carried a huge range of secondhand goods, ranging from brica-brac to large furniture items. Not only was it a boon for local theatre groups, which made use of the facility to furnish stage sets, but it was popular with residents, many of whom furnished their homes with items obtained there. Waddington thinks the time is right for a reopening of Junkastic Park. “When the park was closed down it caused great distress,” she said.
“Not only did it save thousands of items from landfill, it inspired people to recycle, reuse and recreate.” Waddington is calling on fellow residents to lobby councillors ahead of the next Council meeting on September 14, when Councillor Jeff Sundstrom will call for a comprehensive report on the future of Kincumber tip in the face of rising community concern over its continued closure. The tip closed its gates in March, along with others in the region, in the face of coronavirus restrictions. But although Woy Woy and Buttonderry tips both reopened weeks ago, Kincumber remains off limits to the public. Continued page 4
We are blessed on the Central Coast with an almost perfect climate to grow the star of summer salads bowls – the tomato. See page 32
Sport
A little bit of history was made at Wyong Race Club over the weekend, with Rachel King becoming the first ever female jockey to claim the Wyong Cup... See page 40
Puzzles page 23
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