Coast Community News 347

24 JUNE 2022

ISSUE 347

Big wins for Central Coast in State Budget

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It was the end of an era on June 18 when members of Woy Woy Bowling Club held a gala day to celebrate almost 90 years of operation.

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Out&About

The Central Coast has scored big wins in the State Budget in the areas of health, education, transport housing and infrastructure, in what Premier Dominic Perrottet says is a budget designed to set up NSW for a brighter future.

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Business

See page 4 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, and Treasurer Matt Kean with a copy of the State Budget

Farmers fight new rules for agritourism Central Coast farmers met at Dooralong on Tuesday, either in person or on livestream, to resoundingly reject new agritourism regulations which they say would cripple their businesses.

The farmers say the NSW Government’s new development standards will hinder, not help agritourism, not only throughout the Central Coast hinterland but everywhere in NSW. It would cover farmers looking to diversify their income stream, for example, farm stays, farm

Farmers meeting at Dooralong

gate sales and farm experiences such as horse riding, pick your own, tours, cafes, functions and events.

The recent Harvest Festival proved the value of agritourism

to the Central Coast with 31,500 visitors to the hinterland valleys and mountains, resulting in an economic input of about $2.9M. There is widespread rejection of the proposed development

standards for agritourism and Central Coast Farmers voted unanimously at their meeting that the legislation “be dropped in its entirety”.

“We think the new policies started out with good intentions but just haven’t hit the mark,” said Missy Coalfield, one of the organisers of this week’s meeting.

“We either stop this completely and we continue to run as we have been or, at least, it needs to be paused to have input from small farmers on how it will affect their businesses and what changes need to be made

so that we can continue to function,” she said.

“As far as we know there hasn’t been consultation with any farmers, certainly not with any of us.

“It’s been a hard slog over the past few years with Covid and flooding and we’re all just starting to get back on top and then the government hits us with this.

“We’ve all had to put some sort of agritourism into our businesses because it makes them more viable,” Coalfield said.

NRMA Ocean Beach Holiday Park and Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) are set to join forces to offer Indigenous tourism and cultural experiences to guests.

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Sport

The Central Coast Mariners have re-signed attacker Sam Silvera after two years away, with other key players from last season also confirmed to stay.

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The data also shows that Central Coast residents are feeling better prepared for wild weather (fourth best prepared in NSW), with the region’s self-assessed wild weather ready score rising 10 points to 70/100.

In NSW, 85 per cent of all home claims this autumn were the result of severe weather compared to 66 per cent in a typical NSW autumn, with NRMA Insurance also receiving

12,673 motor claims for wild weather damage.

Some 79 per cent of NSW residents are worried wild weather is becoming more frequent and severe (up from 65 per cent 2 months ago), while 57 per cent are concerned about their home, car or other property being damaged by wild weather in the next 12 months.

The overwhelming majority of Australians (83 per cent) are calling for greater investment in disaster mitigation, following the catastrophic floods that impacted Australia’s east coast in February and March.

A third of Australians are worried that their communities are not resilient to wild weather and most want to see more action taken to prepare for the impacts of climate change.

Across the country, women are much more concerned about the growing threat of natural disasters than men (83 per cent vs 71 per cent) and more likely to recognise that climate change is making wild weather worse.

NRMA Insurance Executive General Manager Direct Claims, Luke Gallagher, said over the past two years, Australians have faced some of the most devastating natural disasters and extreme weather in decades.

“The impacts of a changing climate means that wild weather will continue to be a fact of life,” he said.

“The recent flood crisis has strengthened Australians’ resolve for all levels of government to take action on climate change and disaster mitigation to keep communities safer.

“Taking a few small steps to both reduce our level of risk and prepare for how we will respond can make a big difference when the worst happens – this includes having an emergency plan and kit ready, but also making changes to ensure your home is safer, particularly those who live in storm or flood prone areas.

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End of an era as Woy Woy Bowling Club closes It was the end of an era on June 18 when members of Woy Woy Bowling Club held a gala day to celebrate almost 90 years of operation as it prepared to cease trading on June 20.

President James Cook said the club had faced financial difficulties since it was forced to sell to private owner Woy Woy Holdings in 2003 after going into receivership following renovations.

“Bowls is a game which doesn’t pay its own way anymore – there has been a decline everywhere for bowling clubs,” he said.

“Our membership has been steadily declining – once we had more than 300 members but now we only get 12-14 people on bowls days.

“COVID lockdowns and the continuing wet weather haven’t helped.

Cook said it had come to the point where it was not financially viable to pay rent and escalating electricity bills and that there was no chance of producing enough revenue to cover costs.

“None of us is happy but it comes down to running costs – if we’d been able to double our numbers we would

Members gathered on the green one last time as Woy Woy Bowling Club prepared to close its doors

probably still be going.

“But retirement habits have changed.”

Woy Woy bowlers will play out the 22/23 bowling season as a sub club of Umina Bowling Club after which time members will make the decision on whether or not to join other clubs.

Woy Woy Bowling Club was the second oldest bowling club on the Central Coast

after Wyong.

It began in October 1932 when a meeting was held at a newsagency in the Boulevarde attended by 13 residents.

In 1933, Woy Woy Shire Council granted the committee use of the ground at the rear of the Bayview Hotel and the following year a four-rink green was built on the site.

In 1934, with financial

assistance from the Council, an old house was purchased and moved to ground at the rear of the green to be used as a clubhouse with the first meeting held on April 19, 1934.

Woy Woy Bowling Club became affiliated with the Royal New South Wales Bowling Association in June 1933 and in June, 1936, women were officially granted

use of the greens and clubhouse every Monday.

Nine years later members realised a new and larger site was needed to cater for the increasing number of members and in 1945 the committee approved the purchase of land on the corner of Burge and Brickwharf Rds, bought the original clubhouse from Woy Woy Shire Council and moved

it to the new site.

A grand opening was held on Christmas Day, 1948 and a liquor license was granted in October, 1958.

The club was extended in 1961 and again in 1963.

In 1964 plans began for a larger clubhouse and more green space.

An adjoining property was bought, a further green was constructed and the new clubhouse was officially opened on May 3, 1969 with total building cost of $100,000.

For many years the club enjoyed great success, with its three grass greens in constant use by bowlers from all over the Coast.

Over many years Woy Woy Bowling Club has raised an enormous amount of money for numerous organisations such as Child Flight, Gosford Hospital children’s oncology section and the Cancer Council.

Several applications for redevelopment of the site in recent years have been unsuccessful and it is understood it is now on the market.

Woy Woy Holdings declined to comment.

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The Central Coast has scored big wins in the State Budget in the areas of health, education, transport housing and infrastructure, in what Premier Dominic Perrottet says is a budget designed to set up NSW for a brighter future.

New funding for the $6.4M Wyong Hospital Cancer Day Unit expansion and $200M for the continued major upgrade of the hospital were the big highlights in the area of health.

The budget has bettered the $18M promised recently for the new university campus in the heart of Gosford by adding an extra $200,000 to the kitty and has also pledged $2M to provide new and upgraded facilities to deliver Animal Studies courses at Wyong TAFE. In the area of transport, the government has reaffirmed its $500,000M commitment to the Fast Rail Network by pledging $274.5M over four years in this budget to continue detailed planning and commence early works.

It has pledged $26M to complete the widening of Pacific Hwy to four lanes

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Big wins for Central between Parsons Rd and Ourimbah St at Lisarow and $25M for the construction of the fast-tracked intersection at Tumbi Rd (jointly funded by State and Federal governments).

And the budget includes $1M to continue planning for the upgrade on Pacific Hwy through the Wyong town centre (State and Federal).

Funding to boost the local economy includes: $2.6M to construct a visitor centre at Mangrove Creek Dam; $816,433 to improve access to Compartment 197 in the McPherson State Forest on Mangrove Mountain; $300,000 to establish a mountain bike park at Glenworth Valley; and $3M for the Mission-Critical Emergency Services Messaging Program.

Six Cities funding Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said one of the biggest wins for region was funding for the Greater Sydney Commission for the Six Cities project, which incorporates the Central Coast.

“A total of $30.2M has been delivered to the Greater Sydney

Commission and of that the Central Coast is receiving $20.2M,” he said.

“So the bulk of that money is coming here to the Coast, which will enable the funding of projects identified in the Central Coast strategy.

“That is a really big announcemnt for our region.”

Crouch said the Budget would provide Central Coast residents with the confidence that the NSW Government has their back.

“This is a responsible budget that is focused on reform,” he said.

Vouchers “It will provide substantial support to our region with a strong focus on cost-of-living support for families and continued delivery of infrastructure.”

Crouch highlighted the $150 Back to School Voucher, the $250 Regional Apprentice and Uni Travel Card, toll relief for Central Coast commuters, expanded access to childcare and the Energy Bill Buster Program as examples of programs which benefit thousands of Coast families.

The $193M Back to School

Voucher program will see every Central Coast schoolchild receive a $150 voucher towards the cost of school supplies and $98M will be spent to provide a $250 prepaid Regional Apprentice and Uni Travel Card for regional students and apprentices to ease the cost of travel.

Under a $128M Energy Buster program households may be eligible to choose between a free solar system or energy saving upgrades which could save up to $600 per year.

Central Coast women looking for work will be able to apply for grants of up to $5,000 to fund a new work wardrobe, technology, and training to help them return to the workforce, thanks to a $32M investment and motorists can save up to $750 a year on tolls under a new relief package, receiving a 40 per cent rebate once they spend more than $375 in a year.

Additional services through the Cost of Living Assessment provided by Service NSW and the extension of the Regional Seniors Travel will also benefit thousands of Coast residents.

Energy and Environment In the field of energy and

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environment, Crouch said Coasties would benefit from $38M in charging infrastructure to accelerate the EV revolution across NSW, a major boost to fire management in national parks through a $598M investment, delivering 250 permanent jobs and critical infrastructure upgrades, and an additional $93.7M to deliver the Climate Change Adaptation Strategy to prepare for the impacts of climate change and capture new investment opportunities.

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Education Education and training also sees major investments which will benefit Coasties.

More than 18,000 prospective early childhood teachers and carers will be supported to enter the sector or boost their skills across the state thanks to a $281.6M workforce package and more than $1.4B will be spent over four years to provide up to $4,000 in preschool relief for families.

More than $5.8B will be invested over 10 years to begin the delivery of universal preKindergarten for all children in NSW by 2030 and there will be a $37.9M investment in before and after school care services.

The Government will also ensure there are viable before and after school care options for families in areas with no current services through a $20.2M package.

There will be a $38M investment to complete a new school at Porters Creek.

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courses and professional advice thanks to $15M over the next four years.

health services across the state over four years and a $1.76B investment will provide 1,858 extra paramedics, 210 ambulance support staff, 52 nurses, eight doctors and 30 new ambulance stations statewide, including two news ambulance stations at Kincumber and Lisarow.

Palliative care and specialist health services will receive a record $743M funding boost over the next five years and there will be an expansion of the Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS), with the NSW Government investing an additional $149.5M. The Central Coast has already

Health In the area of health, there will be a 6 per cent pay increase over two years for Central Coast Local Health District’s 8,000 staff, as well as thousands more public sector employees including police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and teachers.

Health staff will also receive a $3,000 bonus to say thank you for their support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A record 10,148 full-time equivalent staff will be recruited to hospitals and

seen 209 people benefit from this scheme annually.

There will also be a $408M spend to fast-track elective surgeries delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic response and $80,000 to support PCYC Umina’s Empowering Women and Girls health through participation in sport program.

Housing The budget has also sought to tackle the housing crisis in a big way.

The First Home Buyer Choice is part of $728.6M housing package delivering quality, accessible and affordable housing across NSW and $500M will be spent in

Wyong Hospital receives $200M for its continued upgrade and $6.4M for expansion of the Cancer Day Unit

unlocking land and accelerating housing infrastructure to help enable hundreds of thousands of new homes across the state.

A funding injection of $37M will build on the success of the NSW Government’s Together Home program in tackling the issue of homelessness and $5.84M will be spent in upgrades to social housing across the Central Coast.

There will be a $660,000 spend to develop a new social housing project on the Central Coast.

Infrastructure Infrastructure doesn’t miss out either, with pledges of $7.3M towards the Warnervale Town Centre Water and Sewer plan, $6.8M for the Mardi Water treatment plant upgrade, $159,000 to commence stage 2 upgrades at Carrington Street Oval, Narara. $91,000 to build practice wickets at Baker Park, Wyong, and $134,000 to support the Saratoga Sailing Club’s Security Equity Accessibility and Sustainability Project.

In the area of transport and roads, the budget promises: $5.46M for continued planning and preconstruction at Mann’s Rd between Stockyard Pl and

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Narara Creek Rd; $7M to commence construction at Blackwall Rd and McMasters Rd; $26M to continue the widening of the Pacific Hwy between Parsons Rd and Ourimbah St, Lisarow; $25M to continue planning and commence construction at the Tumbi Road intersection on Central Coast Highway; $1.5M to continue planning to deliver Tuggerah Commuter Car Park; $27.7M to continue expansion and upgrade of Tuggerah Train Station; $999M to continue the delivery of the state-of-the-art trains, known as the new Intercity Fleet; and $271M in Local Community Grants, supporting Central Coast Council with local road maintenance.

Crouch also praised a $37M boost for the Together Home Project, which will benefit “many great organisations across the Coast”.

“This will really actively help people on a day-to-day basis,” he said.

“The budget is delivering for homelessness on the Central Coast.”

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Labor MPs give State Budget an “F”

Labor MPs on the Central Coast say the State Budget contains funding to complete several infrastructure projects in the region but gets an “F” for failing to substantially address cost of living pressures, particularly rental and housing affordability, and falling down in a number of other areas.

State MPs Liesl Tesch (Gosford), David Harris (Wyong), David Mehan (The Entrance) and Yasmin Catley (Swansea) said in a joint release that there is no new funding to increase social housing stock at a time when families are struggling to maintain or find a place to live.

“St Vincent de Paul has identified that there needs to be at least 11,000 new dwellings constructed a year to even keep up with the current deficit in housing which places unrealistic constraints on the rental market,” they said.

“Government figures show 46,000 general social housing applicants in NSW and a further 5,300 listed as priority up to the end of June 2020, with 3004 on the Central Coast alone, and in the last two years that figure has multiplied due to very low

Labor MPs David Harris, Liesl Tesch, David Mehan and Yasmin Catley

vacancy rates.”

Harris said significant funding for the Pacific Hwy through Wyong is still a “distant dream” with just $1M in the budget for planning.

“But the real disappointment is the lack of direct funding to increase housing stock,” he said.

“That was backed up by the community housing providers who put out a scathing press release saying this budget had let people down.

“We’ve seen people lose their houses because of increasing rents and been unable to find housing.”

Harris said the pre-school commitments won’t be delivered until 2030.

“A child that was born today will totally miss it,” he said.

Harris said Labor welcomed commitments on palliative care at Wyong, funds for the university campus in Gosford and the upgrade of the TAFE Animal Management program in Wyong.

“However there is no major redevelopment money for public schools on the Central Coast,” he said.

“Some of our schools are getting quite dated.

“The debt and deficit situation that this budget creates is very concerning and the ratings agencies are already looking at it with some concern.

“We understand that there has to be some borrowings to build the infrastructure we need, but this government … has gone an absolute spending

spree that is a little bit irresponsible.

“The biggest concern for Central Coast residents, given they are already paying higher Council rates and charges, is the inflationary impact of the Government plunging the State further into debt and deficit.

“Whilst Coast residents are seeing costs sky-rocketing there is very little in this budget they can look forward to.”

Catley said there was no funding for projects like Carters Rd and Scenic Dr.

“We also know that there is a housing crisis on the Coast, yet the Government has not provided any funding for new housing projects,” she said. “(There) is no doubt that the NSW Liberal Government has failed the Swansea electorate in the latest budget.”

Mehan said while he welcomed funding to commence construction of lifts at Tuggerah Station and to complete the Pacific Hwy upgrade at Lisarow, however, the failure to fund any new social housing in The Entrance electorate was a “real disappointment”.

“This budget fails to address the key issue facing our region - access to affordable housing,” he said.

Tesch said the “massive budget deficit” was an attempt to buy votes after 12 years of neglect before the 2023 election. “(The budget) provides little cost-of-living relief for Coasties and does nothing to address the housing crisis in our community, nor does it provide funding for the Gosford TAFE upgrade,” she said.

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UDIA welcomes Budget investment in roads and fast rail The NSW Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) has welcomed the $326.5M to improve the road network on the Central Coast and invest in fast rail, announced in the State Government 2022-23 Budget on Tuesday.

Chair of the Central Coast UDIA, Caine King, said those were critical initiatives to support the economic development and liveability for the Central Coast.

“As the Central Coast continues growing, demand for

UDIA Central Coast Chair, Caine King

housing has been rising due to a combination of record low interest rates, government incentives, and migration to the regions influenced by COVID-19 induced demand for more space and a growing preference for working from home,” he said.

“As a result, demand is outstripping the supply of new homes, and prices are rising.

“New house prices across the Central Coast have increased 31 percent over the past year, with the median price of a new house in the Central Coast LGA at $920,000 in March 2022.”

King said the Budget’s $300M in Accelerated Infrastructure Funding could support the delivery of local infrastructure such as the $126M in local roads and water and sewer infrastructure identified in the UDIA’s Building Blocks – Central Coast report, which will unlock 12,000 new homes on the

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INDIGENOUS PARTY stopped from fielding candidates The Indigenous Party of Australia has been told it will not be able to run candidates for Central Coast seats at the NSW State election. The NSW Electoral Commission told the Party it needed to be registered in NSW, 15 months prior to the NSW State election, in order to run candidates.

Education Spokesperson for the Party, and Woy Woy resident, Gab McIntosh, said “It’s beggar’s belief that nine months out from the State election the Indigenous Party of Australia, a federally registered political Party, will not be able to run candidates despite over 3000 members, the majority of whom reside in NSW. All because the State govt has some crazy rule about being ready way early for the State election. The Liberals certainly are masters at undermining democracy,” Ms McIntosh said.“ “We will now be forced to run as Independents but who knows perhaps that is a blessing in disguise. We have Indigenous Women Independents, members of the Indigenous Party, already putting their hand up for the Central Coast and I may as well stand myself, on education reform,” says Ms McIntosh. If Robert Holmes a Court is reading this article, (probably not) he could contact the Indigenous Party about Indigenous Women Independents. We wouldn’t knock back a few 10,000 here or there,” she said. And Indigenous people are the first and most true protectors of our environment, crucial to stopping the ravages of climate change.”

Authorised by Gab McIntosh, Education Spokesperson, Indigenous Party of Australia

Central Coast.

“Overall, however, we are disappointed there is no funding in today’s NSW Budget for state infrastructure to directly support housing supply for the Coast,” he said.

The UDIA is calling on the NSW Government to back up its pledge to address housing affordability by investing in the infrastructure needed to increase housing supply on the Central Coast.

The Budget does support housing supply in other ways, and UDIA welcomes the $33.8M for the Regional Housing Development Program,

including expanding the Urban Development Program.

The UDIA also welcomes the $106.7M over three years to create a Biodiversity Credits Supply Fund.

“This will provide a muchneeded intervention to kickstart the biodiversity offset credit trading market by guaranteeing landholders will be able to sell the biodiversity credits they generate when they choose to use their land for conservation purposes,” King said.

“The Fund is intended to encourage more biodiversity protection while also supporting new housing supply by making

it easier to offset any necessary biodiversity impacts from development.

“UDIA will continue to strengthen our advocacy work in this regard to achieve the focused investment that our region needs,” King said.

The UDIA is NSW’s leading development industry body, representing more than 500 member companies and agencies across the public and private sector for the goal of liveable, affordable, and connected smart cities.

Source: UDIA NSW

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Universal pre-Kindergarten for NSW children In big news for Central Coast parents, NSW is to launch one of the biggest education reforms in a generation, starting with the introduction of a universal pre-Kindergarten year of education.

The 2022/23 NSW Budget will set aside more than $5.8B over 10 years to introduce universal pre-Kindergarten for all children in the state by 2030.

Premier Dominic Perrottet said the huge investment in families was on a scale never seen before in Australia.

“This is incredible reform that will change lives and deliver enormous educational benefits for children across the state, securing a brighter future for NSW families,” Perrottet said.

“We’re ensuring our youngest learners thrive by introducing a full year of preschool education before Kindergarten, as we know how important it is to have a strong educational foundation.”

Treasurer Matt Kean said that children who receive quality early childhood education are more likely to get better results at school and earn more across their lifetime.

This Budget is all about investing in a better future, and setting our kids up for success is priceless,” Kean said.

“This reform will deliver intergenerational results for our kids and our economy.”

The Government will consult with families, peak bodies and service providers to create the best model for the new, universal pre-Kindergarten year for all children in NSW. Minister for Education and Early Learning, Sarah Mitchell, said the evidence is clear that providing the best education starts in the early years.

“Universal pre-Kindergarten

will give every child in NSW access to a specialised year of play-based learning, smoothing their transition to school and solidifying their path to a brighter future,” Mitchell said.

“Universal pre-Kindergarten is something I have been working hard to bring to NSW for a number of years, having seen the benefits of it for children and families in countries like Canada.

“It is so exciting to know that in NSW we will soon be unleashing the power of universal pre-Kindergarten.”

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State Government trials home shared equity scheme Home ownership could become more achievable for Central Coast teachers, nurses, police, single parents and older singles with the State Government set to trial a $780.4M shared equity scheme next year.

Premier Dominic Perrottet said under the scheme, to be funded under the State Budget, the Government would contribute an equity share up to 40 per cent for a new property

or up to 30 per cent for an existing property purchased by eligible buyers.

“One of the Government’s priorities is to make home ownership a reality for more people across our state and allow people to live closer to where they want to work, live and raise a family,” Perrottet said.

“We are continuing to invest in our people to transform our state as we embark on delivering what matters to make daily life better.”

Treasurer Matt Kean said many older singles struggled to find secure housing, with the number of women aged over 55 among the fastest growing cohort of homeless people in the nation.

“Housing security is the bedrock of financial security,” Kean said.

“A safe and secure home is fundamental to allow people to earn an income, care for their loved ones and pursue their own interests and aspirations.”

Minister for Homes, Anthony Roberts, said the scheme would not only help participants overcome the deposit barrier to home ownership, but reduce the size of their mortgage and its repayments.

“This scheme forms part of a broader housing package of $2.8N,” Roberts said.

Under the NSW Government’s shared equity trial up to 3,000 spots will be available each year for two financial years and key worker first home buyers who are nurses, teachers or

police – as well as older singles over 50 and single parents with a child or children under 18 years old can apply.

Participants must have a maximum gross income of $90,000 for singles and $120,000 for couples and must have a minimum deposit of 2 per cent of the purchase price.

The Government will take a maximum equity contribution of 40 per cent for a new home and 30 per cent for an established home and the maximum value of the property

that can be purchased under the scheme is $950,000 in Sydney and regional centres including the Central Coast, Illawarra, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle and the North Coast of NSW, and $600,000 in other parts of NSW. The scheme is planned to begin in January 2023.

Primary source: Media release, Jun 19, 2022 NSW Government

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Renewed push for lighting along Ettalong foreshore

Peninsula resident Shery Stinton, who runs the I Love Ettalong Facebook page, is stepping up her campaign to see lighting installed along the Ettalong foreshore and has already attracted more than 130 signatures on her newly relaunched petition.

Stinton first raised the issue 12 months ago, but Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart advised all signatories to the original petition that Council would not foot the bill for the project, which Stinton estimates would cost $5,000-$10,000.

With Council’s finances in better shape, she feels the time is right for a renewed push, with the idea also favoured by the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.

“There is not one single light from The Box [restaurant] all the way to Ettalong Point,” she said.

“It’s a safety issue, primarily.

“I dropped it a year ago because I really hoped something would happen in summer, but in May I went down there for my birthday – and even the bollards in the carpark weren’t working.

“I was urged to start things up again.

Shery Stinton, Di Bartok and a fellow resident at the Ettalong foreshore

“It needs to be safe for someone to walk from Diggers and the area around it to the Box after dark – when The Box closes, all the lights are gone.”

Stinton is suggesting a couple of pinpoint lights from the Box along to Ettalong Point.

“I don’t mean huge lights – just ground level non-intrusive solar lighting,” she said.

“The main problem area is

where the trees are near The Box. “We want to enjoy the foreshore for a few hours after twilight like other seaside towns do.

“It would also add to the friendly village atmosphere of Ettalong.”

The Let There be Light in Ettalong petition says the lack of lighting makes residents feel unsafe.

It suggests not just solar powered lights along the path but also lights in the trees themselves, similar to those outside the entrance to Woy Woy oval.

It also says enhanced lighting could potentially bring more visitors to the area, increasing business for local eateries and other businesses.

“At the moment there are

bollard lights around the parking area and playground but not further along to light the path where people like to walk,” Stinton said.

Peninsula Chamber of Commerce president, Matthew Wales, said the chamber was always supportive of improved lighting, particularly in public spaces, because of obvious safety benefits.

“These would go hand in hand with CCTV cameras along the foreshore,” he said.

“We would want to ensure the lighting was adequate but did not impact on local residents.

“Design is extremely important – we would support lighting with no adverse impacts but still delivering safety benefits.

“Energy efficient options such as solar lighting would be a great initiative as long as they weren’t too intrusive visually.”

A spokesperson said that Council appreciates the community’s interest in the Ettalong foreshore and is aware of the proposal being put forward, including the petition.

“While a small number of bollard lights have been provided in this area to guide pedestrians between The Box Café and the nearby foreshore car park, Council does not

generally provide lighting of foreshore and pathway areas for reasons such as the volume of recreational areas and associated cost, maintenance, impact on neighbouring properties and anti-social behaviour,” the spokesperson said.

“Council will await the submission of a formal proposal providing details of Let there be light in Ettalong, which will be considered by Council officers and a response provided.”

Ettalong resident Di Bartok said locals can’t understand why the town is not considered important enough to have lights on the foreshore walkway – not for aesthetics, but for safety.

“People like to walk their dogs, or exercise, after work when it is getting dark,” she said.

“We feel darkness, not light, encourages anti-social behaviour and low-lying lights or fairy lights in the trees would not disturb residents living opposite.”

You can sign the petition at https://www.petitions.net/let_ there_be_light_in_ett or via the I Love Ettalong Facebook page.

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Police honoured by Commissioner for acts of bravery

Snr Const Shannon Thomas (left) with Deputy Commissioner Thurtell

Three officers from Tuggerah Lakes District have received one of the highest, and rarely awarded, commendations from the Commissioner to acknowledge their courage.

The annual Tuggerah Lakes Police District Awards and Medal Ceremony was held in Wyong earlier this month to present medals and certificates for diligent service and to recognise brave acts by police and civilians assisting police.

Senior Sergeant Anthony Grace, Senior Constable Benjamin Harrison and Senior Constable Shannon Thomas were presented with the Commissioner’s Commendation for Courage.

At about midnight one Saturday, Snr Const Shannon Thomas was at Gosford railway station after reports of a drugaffected man inciting people to fight him and threatening people with a 12cm knife.

She found him hiding in a dark alley and was confronted by the man wielding a 30cm bladed knife.

During attempted negotiations, the man ran towards her attempting to cause harm, resulting in Snr Const Thomas discharging her firearm a number of times but as the offender refused to

succumb and despite gunshot wounds, the man continued to wield his knife and advance on police until he was disarmed and arrested.

Snr Const Benjamin Harrison was one of the first police to arrive at Wyong Hospital to rescue a nurse who was forced against a wall and threatened with a meat cleaver by a man requesting to see mental health staff.

The man had the nurse in a headlock and walked her into the emergency area where other nurses attempted to negotiate with him unsuccessfully.

Snr Const Harrison attempted to comfort the man and after building a rapport with him he was able to take hold of his hand holding the meat cleaver but he started screaming and raised it to his own throat attempting self-harm before the police officer could pull the meat cleaver away to stop him injuring himself.

After the struggle, the man was treated by hospital staff and discharged into police custody.

The quick-thinking actions of Snr Sgt Grace saved his own life and that of a man who had been walking along the Hunter Expressway near Cameron Park.

After locating the man, the

Det Snr Const Dave Kerrsmith (left)

police officer sat with him on the safety barrier talking, when he noticed an approaching car was about to hit the parked police vehicle.

Snr Sgt Grace jumped the barrier and pulled the man over with him and when the police car was hit it was forced forward to where they had just been sitting.

Another five police officers were recognised for bravery and received the Region Commander’s Commendation – Chief Insp Colin Lott and Snr Const Jason Russell for a rescue at Blue Bay; Det Snr Const David Kerrsmith for a rescue at Snapper Point; Det Snr Const Eric Andrew for a counter terrorism operation, Snr Const Blake Iddles for bravery in a fire at Neutral Bay. Det Snr Const Dave Kerrsmith dived into dangerous waters off Snapper Point to assist a struggling man and woman who’d been washed off the rocks while fishing and were being swept out to sea.

He managed to keep them afloat until the Westpace Rescue Helicopter arrived and retrieved the woman but stayed in the water with the man until after dark when a police launch could reach them.

His bravery saved the life of the man and contributed to the recovery of the woman’s body

under difficult circumstances.

Snr Const Jason Russell and Chief Insp Colin Lott went into the water at Blue Bay to rescue and arrest an offender who was attempting to escape a series of offences but got into difficulty in the rough surf and was injured when he washed up on the rocks about 100m from the beach.

The drug-affected and irrational man was subsequently dragged from the water while he continued to struggle violently, before being subdued.

Chief Insp Colin Lott was acknowledged for his leadership which was integral in bringing this matter to a successful conclusion.

Snr Const Katrina Hardie was awarded the Regional Commander’s Unit Citation for a rescue at Lavendar Bay. Tuggerah Lakes Police District Local Awards were presented by District Commander Det Supt Chad Gillies to various brave rescues by civilians – Brett Langford, Nikki Rowe, Wendy Warren and Richard Warren who rescued a father (deceased) and young child whose kayak had capsized on the lake near Lioness Park at Gwandalan; Sam Campbell for a Budgewoi Beach rescue; Nathan Gregory for the rescue of a motionless

Chief Insp Colin Lott (left)

Snr Const Jason Russell (left)

infant at the bottom of the pool at Blue Lagoon Resort as well as Sgt Shannon White for an incident involving police cars being rammed by an excavator.

The District Commander’s Certificate of Merit was awarded to Sgt Sally Scott for the rescue of an elderly woman trapped in her car in the fastflowing flood waters of Wyong River. Just after the woman was saved her car was swept away.

Snr Const Nicole Coombs also received the Certificate of Merit for singlehandedly organising the Central Coast Charity Ball which raised just over $10,000 for Police Legacy.

District Commander’s

Excellence Award went to Leading Snr Const John Liddle and Snr Const Kurt Webb was awarded the Commander’s Certificate of Appreciation.

Many police officers and civilians were acknowledged for their long service with either the National Police Service Medal, National Medal, the NSW Police Medal or the Certificate of Service.

Civilian Denise Helleman received the 20-year NSW Police Medallion and Lapel Pin. Other awards included the Commissioner’s Unit Citation to Det Snr Const Eric Andrew and Warrant of Appointment to Sgt Owen Seaman.

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Bodies of man and woman found in Wyoming home Detectives have commenced an investigation after the bodies of a man and a woman were located inside a home on the Central Coast today.

About 2.20pm Tuesday 21 June, emergency services were called to a home on Maidens Brush Road, Wyoming, after a concern for

welfare report.

Officers attached to Brisbane Waters Police District attended and found the bodies of a man and woman inside the home.

They are yet to be formally identified but are believed to be in their 80s.

A crime scene has been established and an investigation

commenced into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

A report will now be prepared for the information of the coroner.

Anyone who may have information that could assist detectives is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Source: NSW Police Media

Two charged over alleged assaults at Toukley venue Two men have been charged following an investigation into alleged assaults at a licenced premise on the Central Coast earlier this month.

About 9.45pm on Saturday 11 June 2022, officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District were conducting a business inspection during an event at a hotel on Main Road, Toukley, when they were alerted to multiple altercations involving patrons.

A number of patrons were removed from the venue, during which a male officer suffered a fractured thumb.

He was taken to Wyong Hospital for treatment and has since been released.

Police were also notified that multiple patrons were allegedly assaulted by men who were contractors of the venue, while they were being removed.

An investigation into the

incidents commenced and following inquiries, two men – aged 28 and 24 – were arrested at Wyong Police Station today (Wednesday 22 June 2022).

The older man was charged with five counts of common assault and the younger man was charged with one count of common assault.

They are due to appear before Wyong Local Court on Wednesday 3 August 2022.

Source: NSW Police Media

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Help to find Wadalba teenager The 14-year-old was last seen at Wadalba on June 8.

She was wearing a black hoodie, black ripped jeans at the knees and white Adidas shoes.

Jordyn is described as a Caucasian female and 160cm tall.

Anyone who can help locate Jordyn is asked to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 and quote the police report number E88741932.

Anyone with information about these incidents should call

Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: www.crimestoppers.com.au Information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

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Police investigate Terrigal drive-by shooting Police are appealing for information as they continue to investigate a drive-by shooting on the Central Coast this week.

About 4.45am on Tuesday, June 21, officers from Brisbane Water Police Area Command were called to a home on Terrigal Drive, Terrigal, following reports of shots fired at a home.

Four adults and a teenager were in the home at the time of the incident; however, no one

was injured.

A crime scene was established, and a search of the surrounding area was conducted.

A number of projectiles and ammunition cases were seized and taken for forensic examination.

Detectives have commenced an investigation under Strike Force Seale.

Following inquiries, a sedan

was seized from North Gosford and taken for further examination.

As investigations continue, anyone who may have CCTV or dashcam vision from the area and its surrounds at the time of the incident is urged to contact Gosford Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Source: NSW Police Media, June 23

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Should sacked councillors be We need elected representatives FORUM allowed to stand again?

The Administrator has stated his preference that all “sacked” former councillors should be prevented from standing for election again, and that he will continue advocating this position with the NSW Government.

One could be forgiven for thinking that Mr Hart should not have to advocate his preference at all.

The Commission of Enquiry into what went wrong at Council determined that the former Councillors were, for a variety of reasons, largely to blame for the mess, and this is what led to their sacking.

It is therefore amazing to discover that: “Under the Local Government Act 1993 there is nothing to prevent a councillor who has been dismissed from civic office

FORUM to stand for election at the next council election. Ultimately, in our democratic system of local government, it falls to the electors to decide which candidates they wish to support and to form their own views on whether any individual candidate is suitable to hold civic office in a council.”

(Manager, Council Governance, NSW Office of Local Government) In private industry, one would hardly be expected to seriously apply for the position from which one had just been terminated.

So, it beggars the question, if a sacked Councillor can freely stand at the next Council election, then what was the point of the sacking?

Or, for that matter, what was the point of the enquiry, as

under its constrained terms of reference, it was never going to come up with answers any different to those already found and published by the Administrators.

Why were taxpayer dollars wasted in an apparently fruitless exercise?

Will the Minister for Local Government show the courage of her convictions in sacking the councillors, by bringing to Parliament an amendment to the Local Government Act that will prevent any sacked former Local Government Councillor from presenting for election ever again?

And will those members of Parliament who loudly supported the sacking, support such an amendment to the legislation?

Email, Jun 6 Neil Bevege, Kanwal

What energy crisis?

Recently, on an ABC Chat Show, someone much younger than I had some handy hints for us.

“We will have to do what our grandparents did to save on electricity – block draughts, close curtains and wear more clothes.”

We older ones know that our parents and certainly our grandparents were not concerned with the price of power - it was cheap anyway!

We certainly blocked draughts and wore more clothes, but it was to keep ourselves warm, not save money.

There wasn’t much in my childhood home, or any homes I knew that required electricity except for the lights.

A fuel stove cooked our meals and a copper with a fire under it boiled up the weekly wash.

No refrigerator,no air conditioner

FORUM of course, no running hot water and certainly no appliances.

The kettle that sat on top of the range supplied the hot water for tea, washing up and for facewashing when the mornings were really cold.

A fire at night warmed up our fronts before bed but did nothing for our backs!

We slept between old threadbare blankets with numerous grey army blankets on top and by the time we were tucked up in our bendy kapok mattresses the weight of those blankets made it nearly impossible to turn over.

Morning brought a shivering dive into two layers of undies, cotton first and wool on top then a Spencer - anyone remember those?

And proper clothing on top of that.

Friday night brought a routine trip to “the pictures” at the Regal with its posh mezzanine.

Lots of families including ours had a regular booking and in winter we’d turn up with rugs and if you were lucky enough to still have a hot water bottle, that came along too and sat on your lap.

Winter weekends were often spent accompanying dad into the bush to pick up fallen branches for firewood and my sister and I were tasked with finding little bits for kindling which we did without much enthusiasm.

Even now I can’t walk through the bush without thinking “my word that twig would soon get a fire going .”

Email, Jun 20 Marilyn Cartmill, Davistown

Further to Kevin Brooks letter (CCN#344), “Crisis over but underlying causes remain”, I sent a letter to David Harris months ago relating to the lack of Council elections only to be told that we would have our council elections this September 2022.

Adam Crouch now tells us it is a further 2 years away.

Why are these elections being stalled?

The Central Coast Council itself was at fault and no amount of finger pointing by Rik Hart to shift the blame

solely onto elected Council members should muddy those waters.

It is the job of the CEO and CFO of the Council to run the Council as a viable business within the legal constraints set out by legislation.

What Rik Hart should be doing is ensuring the CEO, CFO and other council staff in the finance and management area are using the Central Coast Council funds correctly; to the benefit of ratepayers whilst ensuring the viability of the Council as a business.

When these checks and balances are in place (and they should always have been there) he is no longer required.

We should then have our elected representatives in Council.

We did not elect Rik Hart.

Raise your voice residents and tell the State Government that we want our Council election this year.

Email, 12 June Debbie Williams, lake Munmorah

Faster rail times will require much greater investment Having led many studies to investigate reducing rail travel times in the Sydney-Newcastle corridor, I am pleased to see that, finally, serious funding has been announced for improvements in the infrastructure.

However, it is unfortunate that such announcements are accompanied by statements such as “Government’s Fast Rail vision could slash travel times between Sydney and Newcastle to one hour,

FORUM See Page 2 for address and contribution conditions.

Opinions expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily of the newspaper Sydney and Gosford to 25 minutes” as this rather sets expectations that the announced funding and

proposed works might deliver such travel time improvements.

They won’t.

Far greater funding needs to be applied to the slowest sector of the corridor from Gosford to Hornsby before Central Coast residents will see any significant travel time improvements and they certainly will not see TGV style rolling stock.

Email, Jun 17 Peter Thornton, Killara

Thank you The Koolowong and Point Clare – Tascott Progress Association Would like to thank Central Coast Council for their prompt attention in restoring our interpretative heritage signage at Burngree Reserve West Gosford after recent vandalism to our signage installed at the

time of naming and opening

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the reserve on the 25th November 2013 celebrating King Bungaree’s Birthday.

We’d like to especially thank Russell Clews, Team Leader, parks and Reserves South.

The Progress Association also appreciates the new Council sign identifying Bungaree Reserve.

Email, 21 June Helen Orchard, Koolewong and Point Clare - Tascott Progress Association

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Mural artist Simon Sawell will give a talk and conduct a tour of the Italian inspired precinct at The Galleria, Ettalong Beach, on Sunday, June 26, at 2.30pm.

Interested people will meet Sawell in Toto’s Bar & Trattoria lounge room where the wandering will start with reproductions of Italian Renaissance works by artists Titian, Michelangelo, and Tiepolo.

“Michelangelo is the undisputed king (of the Renaissance) and Titian has his place,” Sawell said.

“My favourite is the Tiepolo family of painters.”

Next on the meander will be the reproductions in Cinema Paradiso theatres.

A feature are the murals of Botticelli’s the Birth of Venus depicted on six arches and the extravagance of The Universe painted on the ceiling of Cinema 6.

“Half the story of the murals is in the subject matter and half is in the leafing through big, beautiful books on Italian arts in Tuscany and Venice with Jerry Altavilla, owner of the Galleria,” Sawell said.

“Pouring over the richness of those images, searching for something that will fit the space, and be achievable in the

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Mural artist Simon Sawell

allocated time of one week; exploring societal norms, the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours of the diverse cultures bordering the Mediterranean.”

The walk will continue through the motel car park’s piazza San Lorenzo onto

Schnapper Rd to view the street murals of Cinema Paradiso, then along to, and down Via Coresti, then through the galleries.

It will end in Piazza San Pano.

Known as the Michelangelo of Ettalong, Sawell has

replicated over 300 art works on the walls and ceilings of the Galleria.

He is an active participant with the Central Coast’s annual 5 Lands Walk Artists, who set themselves up along the coastline to paint en plein air.

In 2017 he collaborated with Gavin Duncan and Paul Higgins in producing a contemporary Indigenous mural at the entrance to the Crown Plaza at Terrigal.

The free event will begin at 2.30pm on Sunday, June 26, and conclude at 5.30pm.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Toto’s Bar and Cinema Paradiso’s Candy Bar. Source: Media release, Jun 17, 2022 The Galleria, Ettalong Beach

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A Fast Ride at symphony concert Bayden Tham, winner of the Adjudicator’s Award at Symphony Central Coast’s Prodigies Concerto Competition last year, will perform as a soloist at the orchestra’s Fast Ride concert on June 26.

Bayden Tham will feature as a soloist

Artistic Director and Conductor of the orchestra, Dr Steven Stanke said, the standard of all four soloists from the competition last year was very high.

“Bayden will bring a very special level of performance and understanding to our concert,” he said.

Tham will perform Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto no.1, an elegantly crafted work that needs consummate technique, warm tone and a rhythmic kick.

He performed the first movement at the competition last year and will now perform

the entire work.

He began to play the cello at the age of eight and fell in love with it immediately.

He was a member of the Sydney Youth Orchestra Philharmonics, performing at various venues including Llewellyn Hall at Australian National University, Canberra.

He has been a member of the Central Coast Youth Orchestra since 2016 and has also played in the orchestra for Opera in the Arboretum.

Also on the program, and giving it its name, is Katy Abbott’s homage to three blind mice, Fast Ride in a Suave Machine.

Abbott, a Melbourne-based composer and lecturer in composition at the University of Melbourne, said it was while singing Three Blind Mice to her children one day that the grisly nature of the text became

apparent.

“Hence, the music is fast paced and ‘fun’ in nature, yet it alludes to the dark side of the text,” she said.

“I imagine the farmers wife chasing mice around her kitchen with a large butcher’s knife!”

The orchestra will also perform Arthur Honegger’s tribute to the steam locomotive, his 1923 work Pacific 231.

Honegger was widely known as a train enthusiast.

“I have always loved locomotives passionately,” he once said.

“For me they are living creatures and I love them as others love women or horses.”

The 1949 award-winning French film by Jean Mittry based on this work will be shown with music live to screen.

Rounding out the concert will be two works based on national features, Argentina’s ranches, or Estancias, music from Alberto Ginastera, and the mighty Moldau river, as it begins in the highlands of Bohemia and winds its way through the Czech countryside to Prague, courtesy of Bedřich Smetana.

“This concert is all about speed, energy and flow,” Stanke said.

“Perfect music to warm up to on a cold winter’s day.”

Fast Ride will be held at Central Coast Grammar School Performing Arts Centre, Arundel Rd, Erina Heights at 2.30pm on Sunday, June 26.

Tickets are available online at www.symphonycentralcoast. com.au.

Source: Media release, Jun 20 Symphony Central Coast

Free bus service to the 5 Lands Walk This Saturday, June 25, the rejuvenated 5 Lands Walk returns after three years, with more art, indigenous culture and nature than ever.

Busways is urging those participating in the event to improve the experience by leaving the car at home and using public transport and free event buses.

“Busways is providing free shuttle buses along the 5 Lands Walk route, so you can avoid parking hassles and visit all the Lands regardless of agility level,” Busways Head of Marketing and Customer Experience, Donna Frith, said.

“The shuttle buses make it easy for young families, the elderly, people with mobility issues and the general public to enjoy the experience, as you can walk part of the 5 Lands Walk and then hop on one of the Busways’ shuttle buses to get you to the next beach or go

Free bus service to the 5 Lands Walk

back to the start.

“We’ve supported this iconic event connecting people to place since 2014 and we hope people will turn out in droves this weekend and take public transport to support the event.”

From 6.45am to 6.30pm, a

free bus loop service will be available, starting at Terrigal with stops at Macmasters Beach, Copacabana, Avoca Beach and North Avoca before returning to Terrigal.

A Busways banner will mark each bus stop.

There will be shuttle buses from Ettalong Wharf to MacMasters Beach and return from 7am to 5.30pm, coinciding with ferry arrivals.

All of the Busways shuttle buses are wheelchair and mobility friendly and there will

also be some disability parking spots near each Surf Club.

5 Lands Walk’ Senior Tourism Cultural Officer, Kevin Duncan, said Busways’ contribution was invaluable, with approximately $3M generated into the local economy due to

the event.

Now in its 15th year, the 5 Lands Walk provides spectacular insight to the breathtaking land and seascapes along the 10km coastal trek from MacMasters Beach to Terrigal.

It is timed to acknowledge the traditional importance of the humpback whale to the Darkinjung Community, taking place at the peak of the northern migration along our shores.

In addition to the festival and walk on June 25, the program also includes a world class Opening Ceremony on Friday night, June 24.

Further details and registration for the 5LandsWalk Weekend can be found at www.5landswalk.com.au.

Visit www.busways.com.au/ nsw or www.5landswalk.com. au/transport-parking to view the free shuttle bus timetables.

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Cabaret to kick-start NAIDOC Week Barang Regional Alliance and Naughty Noodle Fun Haus will team up on July 2 to present the annual 1st Nations Australians Contemporary Cabaret, NAIDOC Nylon, to kick start NAIDOC Week 2022 on the Central Coast.

NAIDOC Nylon sold out and brought the haus down the first time around.

Then COVID hit and the show went into recess – but it’s back this year and Naughty Noodle and Barang want everyone to enjoy the stereotype busting line-up of Faboriginal + Torres Strait Islander entertainers.

Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! is this year’s theme, encouraging all Australians to champion institutional, structural, collaborative, and cooperative change while

Black Magic

celebrating those who have already driven and led change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over generations.

This new variety cabaret will explore stories, creativity and ideas in bold new ways from performance art to live music, burlesque to drag.

The Central Coast has the fastest growing Aboriginal population in Australia and this year’s showcase is heavily focused on shining the spotlight on creative contemporary local talent including singer songwriter Corrie Hodson, award winning published poet Brooke Scobie and drag queens Diva D-Lish and Khandii Kum Loudly.

For the first time, Black Magic, a dance trio who are BAISDA students and are

inspired by the black girl power movement of the ‘90s will be on stage.

Named by SBS and NITV as among the top 20 Indigenous people to look out for and leader of the 40th and 41st Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parades, Chel Torres will also appear, with host for the show Gadigal elder, Nana Miss Koori.

Mandatory dress code for the evening is red, black and gold glamour.

The show will be at the Naughty Noodle Fun Haus, Ettalong, on Saturday, July 2, with doors opening at 6.30pm and showtime 8-10pm.

Online sales only at naughtynoodle.com.au.

Source: Media release, Jun 22 Naughty Noodle Fun Haus

NAIDOC Community Day returns to Coast The Central Coast NAIDOC Community Day returns this year after organisers were forced to cancel the popular event for the past two years because of COVID-19.

Central Coast Local Health District’s Nunyara Aboriginal Health Unit will host the free, family event at The Entertainment Grounds at Gosford Racecourse on Tuesday, July 5, from 10am.

District Aboriginal Health Manager, Steve Ella, said the team was extremely excited for the event to be back on and for everyone to be able to come together again and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.

“In the past the community has always been really

supportive of this important day, so we look forward to welcoming everyone back,” Ella said.

He said there would be activities and attractions for all ages on offer including: a Health Check Hall, where free health screening and advice will be available, with a free shirt for those who do all the checks available.

There will also be an Elders’ Precinct – a safe space for Elders and a Community and Health Precinct – information on local community services.

A Children’s Precinct will feature fun activities for all ages and there will be Koori Entertainment with a variety of dancers, singers and other performers.

A free barbecue will be available for everyone

Koori entertainment will feature on the day

who attends.

Ella said the Heath Check Hall was always a popular attraction on the day, providing free screening and advice for health

concerns such as diabetes, kidney, heart and lung health.

“These health checks are so important because if we are able to pick up chronic disease

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at the onset, then early intervention can prevent it progressing and lead to better outcomes,” he said.

“The NAIDOC Community Day

is a great event to bring your family to.

“There is something to appeal to all age groups.

“The crowd always has a great time enjoying the amazing cultural music and dance performances on offer and the children love the kids’ precinct which includes things like face painting, jumping castles, rock climbing and even a petting zoo.

“Most things are undercover so the event will go ahead rain, hail or shine.”

For more information about the Central Coast NAIDOC Community Day contact Nunyara on 4320 2698.

Source: Media release, Jun 21 Central Coast Local Health District

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Camp Magic comes to Coast for first time About 45 children gathered at Lake Macquarie on June 17-19 for the first-ever Camp Magic in the Central Coast/Hunter region for the Feel the Magic charity.

Feel the Magic is dedicated to supporting children aged between seven and 17 who are dealing with the loss of a parent or sibling.

It gained national attention this week with TV presenter Darren McMullen raising more than $500,000 for the charity as the runner-up of Celebrity Apprentice.

“They’re the only charity in Australia that looks after grieving children, and one in 20 kids have lost a parent,” he said.

“With so many people watching the show, it’s a lot of exposure for people that didn’t know this was out there and an option for their kids.”

Feel the Magic CEO, Adam Blatch, said this month’s camp was the first of many planned for the Central Coast area.

“This is the start of a broader plan for Feel the Magic.

“We know what we offer in support for kids and families living with the death of parent, guardian or sibling is a vital

Participants at Camp Magic

part of helping these kids live healthily with their grief.

“We are looking forward to being a permanent charity in the region,” he said.

“Thanks to a $55,000 grant from Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation, we are also holding our first regional Grad Camp on Lake Macquarie

in March of 2023.

“At this camp, we will prepare 17 and 18-year-olds who have experienced the loss of a parent or sibling build the strategies they need to live healthily with their grief through some of the milestones and challenges of transitioning to adult life – all without the need to travel to Sydney.

“By holding these events here, we help keep families closer and build a community of support in the region,” Blatch said.

Josh Levin, one of the mentors at this month’s Camp, is also excited about the possibilities presented by holding their camps in more locations.

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He has come full circle, having been at Camp Magic when he was 13 after losing his father.

“The camp I went to was in Sydney. Being here on the Coast, it’s more accessible for children and young people to access that grief counselling without having to travel too far,” he said.

“I was just starting high school when Dad passed away and I didn’t know a single other young person in the same position as I was. But everyone at my camp was from Sydney and while we’re friends on Instagram, it’s not the same as catching up in person.

“Having people in the same area means you can stay in touch a lot easier down the track,” Levin said.

Some of the children at the Camp last weekend hailed from Berkeley Vale, Gosford, Green Point, Kariong, Kincumber and Narara.

Newcastle Permanent is a solid supporter of Feel the Magic and apart from eight employees volunteering for mentoring roles at the Camp, the organisation donated $15,000 through its CommunityAssist Employee Donation Program which enables 15 children to attend Camp Magic at no cost to their families.

Also, there is a $55,000 grant from the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation for the Hunter-based Grad Camp for adolescents in March 2023. has Sue Murray

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Ocean swimmers brave the cold

Three years ago, Nada Pantle decided to look for like-minded people who love ocean swimming – now, the Terrigal Ocean Swimmers Facebook group has grown to encompass more than 1,000 people enjoying regular swims ranging from a ‘tea bag’ to five kilometres.

“I started it because I wanted to do some unusual swims with people and share my photos of the Terrigal sea life,” Pantle said.

The Terrigal Ocean Swimmers Facebook group is made up of lots of smaller swimming groups and individual swimmers who have joined over the years.

They have names for their groups and often have swimming caps printed up.

The Flying Fins, Blue Breakers, Lizards, Mermaids, Jimbles, Sea Slugs, Skillion

Rock Hoppers, Sultans of Swim, Tremblers, Swimblers, Terrible Blue Bottles, Avoca swimmers, Urchins, SRF, HOBOS (Haven Old Boys Ocean Swimmers) and the TOFFS (Terrigal Old Farts Freerange Swimmers) and are just some of them.

They all have their own start and finish times and their own distances and everyone is welcome.

Pantle also puts out some slightly crazier swims.

“A few weeks ago, a group of 10 women swam from North Avoca into The Haven at Terrigal,” she said.

“I encourage women to join, particularly mature women who might be less likely to start a new sport.

Pantle said there is no pressure to swim fast or do a particular distance, but swimmers can still challenge themselves.

Members enjoy a morning swim

“We have a ‘Pscyho Swim Series’ which involves swimming from Avoca out to the Adelaide Buoy then into Terrigal – we have done that a few times and it is always fun having a laugh and taking photos around the Adelaide buoy.

“We swam with whales once, which left us in complete awe

of these amazing creatures.

Pantle said members had also swum with seals, dolphins, turtles, wobbegongs, blue gropers, Port Jacksons and Grey Nurse Sharks.

“I have had a personal swim with a Dusky Shark who gave me a bit of a nudge to get me out of her feeding zone,” she said.

“That was a little scary, but once I learnt about their behaviour, I understood what she was doing and why.

Pantle said Terrigal Point is a breeding and egg laying area for Giant Australian Cuttlefish and the very cute Port Jackson Shark.

“It’s also a gathering area for breeding Grey Nurse Sharks – one day we saw eight in The Haven.

Pantle said the group was not scared to talk about mental health and suicide prevention either.

“If only we would react so quickly when a young person ends their life as we do when there is an incident with a shark, we would have a stronger society better equipped to deal with mental health.

“We need to talk about it – and talk about it with our children.

The Semi Retired Friday (SRF) group also mentors young men and women to improve their mental and physical health and often raise money for mental health.

The swim groups aren’t deterred by the colder weather; scores of swimmers head out every day throughout winter.

“There is so much evidence around the health benefits of swimming in cold water,” Pantle said.

“It makes us feel invigorated – just diving under for a few seconds can be such a release from stress.

“It immediately improves mood, and if you keep swimming there is a reduction in symptoms of ongoing stress and depression.”

See the Terrigal Ocean Swimmers Facebook page for details.

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Get behind Wiseberry Foundation winter appeal Member for Robertson, Dr Gordon Reid, is urging Central Coast residents to get behind the Wiseberry Foundation 2022 Winter Appeal as it collects winter essentials to support those doing it tough.

Reid popped into Wiseberry Peninsula this week to reinforce his support of the appeal.

“Winter is a particularly challenging time of the year for most of us, not least for those who might be homeless, escaping domestic violence or any other difficult circumstance,” he said.

Director and Licensee in Charge, Rod Dillon, Property Manager, Tammy Jackett, Member for Robertson, Gordon Reid, and staff member Kiara Kelly at Wiseberry Peninsula

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Book Lovers Author: Emily Henry Publisher: Penguin Nora is a self-described “uptight, manicured literary agent”.

She is a city person, and that city is New York.

She has just been dumped by her boyfriend while he was in Texas closing a business deal.

Said boyfriend met a small-town girl and was changed, wanted a change, is not the same person.

This is not the first time Nora has lost a boyfriend who moved away for work or school.

She knows how the story goes, as an agent she picks out stories and knows which ones are going to be best sellers.

“This year more than ever, we need to be supporting our brothers and sisters in the community who might be doing it tough or struggling to make ends meet.

“COVID-19 is still here and causing a range of issues in the community.

“We mustn’t forget the outcomes we can achieve when collectively the community works together to overcome challenges and help vulnerable community members.”

Wiseberry Peninsula Property Manager, Tammy Jackett, said

previous appeals had received overwhelming support.

“Last year, Wiseberry Peninsula was able to collect a phenomenal 367 bags of winter essentials to go to people doing it tough in the community,” she said.

“This response was thanks to amazing small businesses, hard-working schools and kind-hearted community members.

“We’re hoping this year we’re able to beat last year’s success and continue to show that our community is one of the most caring in the country.”

The Wiseberry Foundation 2022 Winter Appeal is collecting donations for Coast Shelter until June 30.

The appeal is asking for winter items such as socks, blankets, and warm winter clothing.

Donations can be dropped off to Wiseberry Peninsula at 264 West St, Umina Beach.

For more information contact Wiseberry Peninsula on 4344 1122.

Source: Media release, Jun 20 Member for Robertson, Gordon Reid

BOOK REVIEW And a book about a city person finding love in small town America is usually a best seller.

Nora learns of the breakup while she is on her way to meet Charlie Lastra for lunch.

Charlie works for a publisher and although he has a reputation, he also has a midas touch and books he works with end up big sellers.

Nora arranged the lunch meeting to pitch Charlie Dusty Fielding’s latest book, Once in a Lifetime.

Nora has worked with Dusty for a while and while her other books weren’t great sellers, they were great.

Because of the phone call Nora arrives to lunch late, which is not like her.

Charlie does not like to be kept waiting.

Lunch doesn’t start well and only goes downhill when he

claims that the book is “unreadable”.

When asked to elaborate Charlie says that the setting of Sunshine Falls is “completely unrealistic.”

Nora tries to counter that it is a real place and thinks that “Dusty made the little mountain town sound so idyllic I’d actually googled it.”

Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, sits just a little way outside

Asheville.”

Charlie says, “It might exist, but I’m telling you Dusty Fielding has never been there.”

Nora decides that she does not like Charlie, “he is the Dour, Unappeasable Stick-in-theMud. He’s “Growly Misanthrope, Oscar the Grouch, second-act Heathcliff, the worst parts of Mr. Knightley.”

Jump ahead two years and

Nora’s sister, Libby is pregnant with her third child and wants to have a bonding holiday with Nora before the baby arrives.

Nora and Libby used to be very close but have drifted apart of the years.

Libby is busy raising a family and Nora is busy working so she can help out Libby.

Nora is riding high as her client, Dusty Fielding’s book, Once in a Lifetime is a best seller and will be made into a movie.

“Take that Charlie Lastra”, Nora thinks to herself.

Turns out Libby has planned a holiday to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina because of the book, saying it will be a once-in-a-lifetime trip.”

While on the airplane Libby presents Nora with a “LifeChanging Vacation List.”

The list contains things from wearing a flannel shirt to getting

a makeover to dating a local to sleeping under the stars to saving a local business.

Is this list for Nora or is it really for Libby?

And guess who Nora runs into while walking around Sunshine Falls.

Yep, Charlie Lastra.

I guess it was nice to read a book that wasn’t too taxing.

It is an enjoyable rom com.

Just like watching some mindless tv, this is a light story which will probably be one of the Northern Hemisphere’s big summer reads.

Yeah, I can see this being read by the pool or on the beach.

But it can equally be read while wrapped in a warm blanket with a nice cup of tea.

Go for it.

Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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NRMA holiday park joins forces with Aboriginal Land Council NRMA Parks and Resorts General Manager, Janelle Boyd, and CEO, Paul Davies, Darkinjung Chairman, Barry Duncan, NRMA Indigenous Engagement Manager, Di Ellis, and Darkinjung CEO, Brendan Moyle

NRMA Ocean Beach Holiday Park and Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) are set to join forces to offer Indigenous tourism and cultural experiences to guests.

The two have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), effective until December 31, 2025, detailing the plan.

The agreement’s broader context is to increase Aboriginal cultural education and tourism,

employment and cultural capability at Ocean Beach.

The Central Coast has one of the nation’s highest concentrations of Aboriginal cultural heritage sites, with the partnership set to create a cultural landscape and a series of events and that will benefit both parties.

As part of the agreement, guests at Ocean Beach will have a chance to enjoy: Welcome to Country ceremonies; smoking

ceremonies and dance group performances (where appropriate); a celebration of Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC Week and other events; culturally educational signage in the natural environment; cultural tours at the site or at selected sites across the Central Coast; storytelling and education; and a connection to other cultural events led by DLALC. In turn, NRMA Ocean Beach Holiday Park will provide

employment opportunities for Aboriginal people through traineeships and recruitment and actively seek procurement opportunities for local Aboriginal organisations and service providers.

DLALC Chief Operating Officer, Brendan Moyle, said the signed MoU was the result of balanced negotiations and a real willingness to work together on behalf of both parties.

“We’re thrilled to have signed

the MoU with the great team at Ocean Beach and look forward to working together and sharing our Aboriginal culture with the guests,” he said.

NRMA Parks and Resorts Chief Operating Officer, Paul Davies, said the MoU was an important achievement for the local community and more broadly for the organisation’s 2019 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), which detailed its commitment to First Nations cultural heritage and enabling

opportunities for employment.

“In 2022, NRMA’s focus is on fostering education and employment pathways as well as economic prosperity for First Nations peoples, while offering opportunities for our guests to learn more about local Aboriginal culture and make a personal connection with the local community,” Davies said.

Source: Media release, Jun 20, 2022 NRMA

Farmers fight new rules for agritourism Continued from page 1 Co-host of the farmers meeting, Matt Allen, said the fear was that if these laws were enacted it would severely disadvantage the smaller farms, potentially making them unviable.

“The importance of a diversity of farms in terms of size, location and product has never been more prevalent and anything we and the government can do to help them remain viable by diversifying their income streams through agritourism is desperately needed.

“Not to mention it would allow us as consumers to reconnect with our food in

ways that the industrial, centralised food distribution system has destroyed,” Allen said.

Allen said many of the laws require the size of the farm to be at least 15ha or 25ha, but this is untenable for smaller farms which need to rely on agritoursim the most as their capacity for earning from primary production is directly limited to the size of their land.

Further, under the proposed regulations, a boundary set back of 50m is required yet under the current State Environment Planning Policy farm buildings can be as close as 10m from a boundary.

For farm experiences such as a ‘pick your own’, opening

times will be permitted from 8am-5pm, Sunday to Friday including public holidays but limited to 7am-11am Saturdays.

“Given many pick your owns and other farm experiences would do most of their trade on the weekends, it seems incongruous that Saturdays would be limited especially

considering no limitation is on Sundays,” Allen said.

“Furthermore for farm experiences there will be a limit of either 30 guests 25 times per year or 50 guests 10 times per year.

“This is completely untenable.

“Take for example a pick your own orange orchard, 50 guests might correlate to 20 families

who each buy 2kgs of oranges at $2/kg totalling $80 per day and over the allowed 10 days – that’s $800 per year total revenue.

Shadow Minister for Central Coast and Wyong MP, David Harris, has taken the farmers’ plight to Parliament House and put a Notice of Motion on Wednesday, saying some elements were “draconian and unworkable” and calling on the Planning Minister to ensure any new regime would improve and enhance the sector, “not become an anchor that destroys the important entrepreneurs”.

“I have been in detailed discussions with the Planning Ministers office and I’m

confident that the concerns will be addressed.”

“We are lucky in the region to have farms, including those from small farms under 15ha, and we need their input into what is viable and sustainable to ensure we can continue to have access to these fantastic experiences,” Harris said.

“I have been in detailed discussions with the Planning Ministers office and I’m confident that the concerns will be addressed. “ An online petition already has almost 37,000 signatures. It is available at https://www. change.org/p/save-pick-yourown-farms Sue Murray

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$15M investment for women in business

Women in small business will have access to free TAFE courses and professional advice thanks to $15M over the next four years in the 2022-23 NSW Budget.

It will be women just like Shonalia Paikea of Killarney Vale who will benefit from the State Government’s backing for women in business.

She started her cleaning business, Clean Pristine Services, in 2014 while she was working full-time in another job.

With her cleaning business slowly growing, she turned to the TAFE NSW Women in Business program to learn how to start running her business full-time.

“Taking part in the program gave me a better understanding of how to run a business, find a niche market and build

practical skills to turn my side hustle into a full-time job and one day employ others,” she said.

“It built my knowledge of business insurance, staffing, pricing and how to charge customers as well as the importance of work, health and safety in the workplace.

Paikea said she learnt about everything involved in running a business, from what insurances were needed through to pricing and staffing.

“The skills I gained from the Women in Business program empowered, supported and pushed me out of my comfort zone so I could grow my business to the point that it’s now my full-time job.

“I also gained a lot from learning how to find my niche in business and the importance of going after the thing I love rather than just chasing the money.”

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Paikea said she developed skills in dealing directly with other businesses and cutting out the middle man where

possible.

“It has given me more control of my business,” she said.

According to Treasurer, Matt Kean, more than 95 per cent of businesses in NSW were small businesses but only a third of them were run by women.

“Many people dream of owning their own business and we know that cultural and structural barriers like access to professional networks and capital can hold women back from taking the leap,” he said.

“The NSW Budget is focused on giving women more opportunities for their future – that’s why we’re investing $15M to help women translate their business ideas into reality.”

The 2022-23 NSW Budget will invest in the following programs over four years: $3.5M to provide fee-free TAFE NSW Women in Business courses; $2M in grants to industry associations and chambers of commerce to run professional networking

programs for women in small business; $5M to expand the Business Connect program to provide dedicated services to women-led small business; and $4.5M for the Service NSW for Business program to provide targeted support for women-led small businesses.

Minister for Women, Bronnie Taylor, said the package would empower women to start and grow their businesses, because when women succeed, NSW succeeds.

Minister for Skills and Training, Alister Henskens, said that more than 15,000 women had already benefitted from the Women in Business TAFE program.

“This investment will help support a pipeline of femaleled start-ups to boost their budget and grow the economy,” he said.

Sue Murray

Business NSW welcomes budget but says rising payroll tax will put pressure on business Business NSW Central Coast says the State Budget, released this week, focuses on immediate support in pressure point areas while maintaining a commitment for much needed reform, but payroll tax increases would put extra pressure on the region’s businesses.

“Treasurer Matt Kean has announced a deficit of $16.6B for the current year, reducing to $11.3B next financial year, with a return to surplus expected in 2024/25,” Regional Director, Paula Martin, said.

“It’s easy to forget some of the dramatic economic circumstances we’ve faced over the past three years, and the Government’s economic management has meant NSW is in a strong financial position.

“From the outset, it must be noted that NSW is the envy of every state in Australia and is the number one state in which to be operating a business.

“The Government is confident the Budget can return to surplus by 2024/25 but that will take solid financial

Business NSW says money for projects such as widening the Pacific Hwy at Wyong will be important for the region’s development

management considering the debt levels and the vast spending measures detailed in this budget.

“Businesses are expected to contribute more than their fair share, with payroll tax receipts expected to reach almost $12.8B annually by the end of the forward estimates, overtaking stamp duty as the government’s largest source of revenue.”

Martin said while Business NSW has been a great supporter of the government’s payroll tax reform and relief during COVID, members will be challenged when the

payroll tax rate increases from 4.85 per cent to the prepandemic level of 5.45 per cent from July 1, with an estimated additional $2.3B to be collected from businesses over the forward estimates.

“This pressure adds to the rising inflation and energy costs and labour shortages faced by business,” she said.

Martin said budget commitments for key infrastructure projects such the Gosford University Campus, the widening of the Pacific Hwy at Wyong and electrification of train tracks between Wyong and Tuggerah

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were important for the development of both Gosford and Wyong as attractive places for business to invest and people to live, work and play.

She also welcomed a series of measures to address key cost of living measures as well as reforms in areas such as housing affordability, childcare accessibility and education performance, all areas which she said have been neglected for too long.

“Central to address cost of living pressure is the proposed change from Stamp Duty to a Land Tax option for first home

buyers,” she said.

“Business NSW has long advocated for Stamp Duty reform as a way to address housing availability and affordability, and back in 2016 this organisation launched a detailed report on how to tackle this very change.

“It’s pleasing to see a government prepared to take on this issue and willing to introduce measures despite their potential to impact the overall bottom line.

“The equity housing initiative is one which, given the expected take up, should enable more people to break into the housing market without sending prices soaring.

“The key announcement around affordable childcare along with more places being made available is a welcome move on the Central Coast as the region struggles with availability putting further pressure on parents and in turn employers.

“These initiatives will result in increased workforce participation, which is a key strategy to address skills shortages, by particularly

encouraging more women back into work.”

Martin said border closures and a lack of international students had seen the skills gap widen and an investment of more than $80M over the next four years to create 70,000 fee free places in training courses will help to turbo charge the recovery.

“Fast tracking planning and approvals for projects that are ready to commence has long been advocated by Business NSW, and we are looking forward to seeing long delays for DAs on the Central Coast addressed urgently,” she said.

“There’s no doubt this is a budget very much aimed at bringing down the cost of living and making key investments such as home ownership more affordable at a time when the government will go to the electorate in March asking for another term.”

Source: Media release, Jun 21 Business NSW Central Coast

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$12.8M service centre plan for gateway to industrial precinct A new $12.8M proposal for warehousing and a service centre at Halloran has been designed to be the gateway to future industrial growth in the Wyong Employment Zone.

The 4.51ha site on the corner of Mountain Rd and Sparks Rd and will house 17 industrial warehouses; a service station with petrol bowsers, retail store and restaurant; car washing bays; 163 car parking spaces; stormwater detention ponds and landscaping including riparian zone revegetation.

Part of the site is presently occupied by Coastal Linear Coaches and will be retained as a bus depot, office and shed.

Dwellings and outbuildings on other parts of the site will be demolished.

The site has been previously cleared but in order to retain as much existing vegetation as possible the proposed works on 2.2ha have been located in the most cleared portion of the land.

Bushland corridors along the watercourse through the site are given priority under a Vegetation Management Plan for the site.

There are 17 industrial units

Concept drawing of proposed warehousing and service centre

proposed at a height of 8.25m, including a mezzanine level, internal loading, amenities and waste storage areas.

Car parking associated with the warehouses will be separate from the service centre and includes 77 spaces dedicated to the industrial units.

The proposed car wash will operate on a 24-hour basis, seven days a week and

comprise four self-service bays and two automatic bays with waste water collected and directed to pits and connection to the sewer.

Consent to operate the restaurant area for 50 people, either indoors or outside, and with its own 24-space car park, will be determined in a future, separate application.

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centrally located within the development and its operation will also be the subject of separate operational application.

There will be two vehicular entry/exit points with Mountain Rd being the primary access and the Sparks Rd access being mainly for the service centre.

The Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE)

says that the proposed development would complement the Wyong Employment Zone strategy and its prominent corner position would function as the gateway site for the industrial and commercial precinct as the land is redeveloped over time.

It is expected the development would create a variety of employment opportunities both during and after

construction and stimulate the local economy as well as support development for local industrial business.

The development application (886/2022) on public exhibition until July 11, when Central Coast Council will close submissions.

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Three townhouse projects – two at The Entrance and another at Warnervale – are now on public exhibition until July 4.

Plans have been submitted to Central Coast Council for a $2.1M development at 18 Campbell Pde, The Entrance comprising 10 “affordable housing” townhouses.

The development application (DA) proposes three separate buildings with 10 car parking spaces below the central building.

All the townhouses are one bedroom, with two in one building and four in each of the other two buildings.

A Plan of Management included in the DA sets out the manner in which this affordable housing development would operate.

In another DA at The Entrance, there are plans for four, threebedroom units and garages at 17 Norfolk St. The two and three-storey townhouses fall under the 12m height limit of the R3 medium density residential zone.

Several trees scattered across the property will be removed, together with the existing house, as part of the redevelopment of the site.

Another six townhouses are being planned for 111 Railway Ave, Warnervale.

These will be three bedrooms over two storeys with each townhouse separated by a garage.

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Proposed modification to Terrigal development The Central Coast Local Planning Panel was set to consider an application for modification of an approved development at Terrigal at its June 23 meeting, with a recommendation for refusal from Central Coast Council.

The two buildings in question have a frontage of 53.04m to Painters Lane, with access to Campbell Cres via a right of way over the adjoining sites which form part of the wider Rapedo development.

The approved development was for a mixed use development with 31 shop top housing units above commercial office space, with 14 units in one building and 17 in the other.

These were to comprise; one four bedroom unit, two twobedrom plus study units, 19 two-bedroom units and nine one-bedroom units.

The proposed modifications would see a reduction of residential units from 31 to 23

An artist’s impression of the proposed modification

and a relocation of four residential units to the ground floor level.

It would see increased excavation to provide parking spaces in an additional basement level and increased commercial office space for adaption to the demands of the ‘work from home’ executive.

It would also see a glass framed lift well from Level 1 to roof top and pedestrian walkways to join the two buildings.

Council says the the design amendment results in significant modifications, highlighting that the proposal is not substantially the same

development as claimed by the applicant.

“In conjunction with the increase to commercial floor space, the additional basement level, the reduction in the building separation and the lift tower and walkways all add to the bulk and scale of the proposed development,”

Council says in its recommendation.

“Although there is no change in overall height, there is a change in the visual bulk and building footprint.

“The change in design to now block the ‘view corridor’ between the two buildings (with a lift and pedestrian

walkways) is a significant change to the design and goes against the approved plans to keep this corridor open.”

Council also says the modification would see Gross Floor Area (GFA) significantly increased (by more than 1,868m2).

“The cumulative changes to the original approved development are considered to result in a substantially different development to that which was originally approved and are considered to alter the essential elements of the originally approved development,” the recommendation says.

Twenty-two submissions were received in regard to the proposed modification, most of them objecting to the addition of the glass lift, which one writer said would be a “blot” on the Terrigal skyline.

A decision from the panel is expected to be available early next week.

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New co-work space opens in Gosford The Foundry co-working space has opened its second office in the Gosford CBD, and after only a couple of weeks, clients are moving in.

Mel Archer established her first co-working space concept after returning from New York, wanting a fun, cool space to work away from home. She opened in November 2018 at Erina, in a pre-COVID world full of optimism and normality.

Now the entrepreneur has taken the bold step to open a new office on the Central Coast, hoping to capitalise on the demand for professional workspaces that are not at the end of a freeway or the rail line.

Mel believes working parents are still wanting to be close to their families, but not necessarily inside their homes as was the case during the lockdowns.

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A co-working space is often the perfect compromise between commuting to Sydney or working from your spare bedroom.

The Central Coast has a growing number of co-work

hubs across the region – the Nexus Smartwork space in Nth Wyong is the oldest and most established.

Central Coast Newspapers has reported on several cowork spaces including; Studio

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say “with our full-fibre high capacity broadband connection The Gosford office of The Foundry is not the first coworking space in the regional capital. The state government has previously supported the council’s Smart Work Hub based in the Imperial Centre for many years, but that facility was closed during the pandemic.

Mel is hoping that some of the previous users of the Smart Work Hub will find themselves at her Mann street facility.

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Spending years saving a 20% deposit to avoid lenders mortgage insurance (LMI) when you’re trying to buy a property can be a case of false economy, according to a study by comparison website Canstar.

LMI, which is either paid upfront or added to your mortgage, protects the lender if you default.

Canstar says there is a strong argument that first home buyers with a smaller deposit should pay the LMI premium and enjoy the benefits of home ownership earlier.

Mortgage broker Louise Lucas, of the Property Education Company, agrees: “It’s much harder to save than to pay a mortgage,” she says.

“People are better off paying the LMI premium and getting in and owning their home, particularly when you have a

mortgage rate around 2.5%.”

The two major providers of LMI in Australia, Genworth and QBE, promote LMI as one of the most popular ways to achieve home ownership sooner for borrowers who don’t have a large deposit.

“Achieving the dream of home ownership can be one of the most exciting times in your life,” says QBE. “It can also be one of the most difficult to accomplish due to the length of time it can take to save the traditional 20% home deposit.

“LMI provides lenders with the security to accept a smaller deposit from you.

“By reducing the deposit required, you may be able to purchase a home much earlier, or buy a better-located or better-quality property than your deposit would otherwise have allowed.”

Sounds idyllic, but LMI can be expensive. Those with a small deposit can pay over $20,000 in premiums, even on a relatively modest $600,000 home.

You can avoid or reduce your LMI costs by saving a larger deposit or using a parental guarantor to cover part of it.

Eligible first home buyers can use the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme to avoid LMI completely.

It was announced in December that an extra 4600 places would be made available under the federal government

scheme, which allows first home buyers to borrow with a deposit as low as 5% and single-parent families as low as 2%, without having to pay LMI. Canstar points out that some can avoid LMI if they work in highly regarded professions.

“Banks and lenders often waive LMI for accountants, lawyers, professional athletes, entertainment professionals and mining specialists if their LVRs don’t exceed 90%.

“They’re considered low risk because they tend to have high incomes.”

Another way to escape the LMI cost is with the help of mum and dad.

“Quite a few borrowers have a parental guarantee,” says Louise Lucas.

“If the parents have an unencumbered property, they can offer that as security instead of paying LMI to cover the required deposit.

“The preference by most lenders is to use an unencumbered property that’s not their primary residence, such as a holiday home or an investment property.

“But every lender has their own rules around this.”

Lucas says some lenders will waive LMI for first home buyers if they have a 15% deposit.

Lenders such as UBank, St.George, Bank of Melbourne, BankSA, Bank of Queensland and 86400 don’t charge LMI fees (or charge a nominal $1) if you can stump up 15%.

RAMS offers discounts on LMI for first home buyers who have deposits of only 5% or 10%, while BankVic charges no LMI if you have a 10% deposit.

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Farmland shapes up as a fast-growing investment Move over blockchain ... agriculture-related investments are shaping up as the next frontier for investors.

The largest fund manager in the world, BlackRock, recently launched the iShares Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector ETF (NASDAQ: IVEG), an exchange traded fund that tracks companies that benefit from food innovation and agricultural technologies.

New technologies around food production will help solve climate change issues.

“The world’s climate initiatives won’t succeed without addressing agriculture in some material way,” says Ammar James, co-manager of the VanEck Future of Food ETF (YUMY), in a Morningstar article.

While IVEG tracks the Morningstar Global Food Innovation index and YUMY is an actively

managed ETF, both have a holding in Corteva, a listed agri-science company that posted double-digit sales in the first quarter of 2022.

Taking a different approach, homegrown fund manager Warakirri Asset Management runs the Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund, which invests directly in higher-value sub-sectors such as horticulture (nuts and fruits), viticulture (wine and

table grapes) and, more recently, the berry sector.

Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries have gained wide appeal after new varieties and developments placed them in the “superfood” category.

“The Australian berry sector in recent years has moved from being a net importer to being a net exporter, with high demand from the Americas, China and

South Africa,” says Steve Jarrott, portfolio manager at Warakirri.

Although the impact of inflation on income yield in agriculture can vary, there is a clear trend that in periods of high inflation the value of farmland assets do increase at their highest rates.

“The median price per hectare of Australian farmland increased by over 18% in 2021,” says Jarrott.

In the US, local investors can

also invest in farmland assets through a new online real estate platform called Acretrader, which is open to high-net-worth investors only and requires them to hold their investments for three to eight years.

The platform made its first international farmland purchase in November last year when it bought a farm for mandarin oranges in Queensland.

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Search for people with disability to work at The Sewing Basket

Jenny McCullum at the Newington store

Disability services provider Achieve Australia is looking for 10 new employees with a disability to work in its social enterprise, The Sewing Basket at Kincumber.

The Sewing Basket supplies a wide range of donated fabrics, patterns, patchwork, embroidery materials, knitting and crochet yarn, haberdashery and more, while providing employment opportunities for people with disability.

The shop prevents many useful items from going to landfill.

There also shops at Balmain, Caringbah and Newington, but the new jobs will be based at the Kincumber store and warehouse.

Jenny McCullum is one of the employees with a disability at The Sewing Basket in Newington.

She has worked there since 2014 and has been a client of Achieve Australia for more than

20 years.

An avid knitter, Jenny said she really enjoys going to work each day.

“I feel good when I come to work; I love talking to all my friends and looking after the customers,” she said.

“It takes a long time to knit blankets, but I love it.

“It’s relaxing and you can do it in front of the TV with a cup of tea.”

Her face features on The Sewing Basket brochures and signs statewide.

Manager Geraldine Daniel said social inclusion makes The Sewing Basket a great place to work.

“The Sewing Basket offers people with disability the opportunity to work in a creative, fun environment and train in roles that are unique and rewarding,” she said.

“Our employees perform a varied range of tasks and contribute to the overall growth of our store, while also showcasing their amazing talents.

“We are a one-of-a-kind store that sells only donated products, thereby giving the products a second life, instead of ending up in landfill.

People with disability can apply for the Kincumber positions at www.thesewingbasket.com.au/ jobs (or scan QR code below).

Source: Media release, Jun 21, 2022 The Sewing Basket

Free exercise sessions for diabetes research Researchers at the University of Newcastle (Central Coast) are looking for men and women with type 2 diabetes to participate in eight weeks of free group telehealth exercise sessions.

They will be supervised by an accredited exercise physiologist.

Participants will undergo testing of their health and fitness before and after the intervention and also will be given exercise equipment to keep.

Clinical Exercise Physiology lecturer at the university, Dr Emily Cox, said participants would need to attend the university’s Ourimbah campus on two occasions.

“Specifically, we are looking for people with type 2 diabetes over the age of 18 years with a HbA1c over seven percent,” Dr Cox said.

“They would need to have access to an electronic device

with a camera, such as a computer, tablet or laptop.”

People can register their interest via this link: https:// forms. gle/9Qc4MbVxR7KhCKLX8 or by scanning the QR code below using your smart phone.

Alternatively, contact Dr Emily Cox via email emily.cox10@ newcastle.edu.au or phone (02) 4985 4515.

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Labor MPs raise concerns over declining hospital performance

Labor MPs on the Central Coast have raised concerns over declining performance at Gosford and Wyong hospitals following the latest Quarterly Report from the Bureau of Health Information (BHI).

Data for the quarter from January to March, 2022, reveals Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) had the worst emergency department performance in the state with 51.5 per cent of patients waiting over four hours for treatment.

But Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) stressed that the four-hour period includes triage and any tests ordered by doctors in deciding how to proceed.

The data also reveals increases in the number of patients waiting for an ambulance to arrive and an 11.6 per cent increase across the health district in wait times for non-urgent elective surgeries.

Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, said the figures were cause for concern.

“My office is being contacted regularly by patients who are experiencing long wait times and health workers who are being pushed to the limit to try and meet extra demand,” he said.

Member for Swansea, Yasmin Catley, said the data shows the impacts of 12 years of neglect from the Liberal Government.

“I have heard firsthand from health workers the pressure they are under and the data backs that up,” she said.

“It is simply not acceptable to have people being left waiting hours for an ambulance.”

Member for Gosford, Liesl

CCLHD had the worst emergency department performance in the state last quarter

Tesch, said the information would not shock any nurse or paramedic who works at Gosford Hospital or in the community.

“They experience this daily,” she said.

CCLHD Chief Executive, Scott McLachlan, said staff continued to provide high quality and safe care during the peak of the Omicron outbreak from January to March 2022 despite it being “another challenging period for our staff, patients and community”.

“The huge number of COVID-19 cases in the community not only presented serious challenges with respect to complex presentations and admissions to our hospitals but also due to significant staff unavailability as staff contracted or were exposed to the virus, whether in the community or at work,” he said.

“During the quarter there were 36,571 attendances at CCLHD emergency departments (EDs).

“CCLHD is committed to providing patients with safe and timely care and we have a number of strategies in place to reduce waiting and treatment times in our EDs. “This includes opening additional beds throughout both Gosford and Wyong hospitals to allow us to admit patients and transfer them out of the emergency department more quickly.”

McLachlan said additional beds in emergency short stay units (ESSU) had also been supplied.

“These units are designed for patients who have presented to the emergency department and require short-term treatment, observation and assessment for a period of less than 24 hours,” he said.

“Moving patients to the ESSU frees up emergency department beds for other patients.

“We also continue to recruit additional doctors and nurses to help us care for patients.”

He said the continuing COVID Community Support Service provides virtual care to people requiring medical, nursing or allied health support in the comfort of their homes, reducing the need to present to emergency departments.

“Between July 2021 and March 2022, this service provided care for more than 4,700 people,” he said.

“We also continue to care for approximately 30 patients with COVID-19 each day in our hospitals.

“In response to the Omicron outbreak, non-urgent elective surgery requiring an overnight stay was suspended from January 10, 2022, in public hospitals across NSW and

resumed in a staged manner in February.

“Despite this necessary pause, we performed 1,661 elective surgeries during the January to March 2022 quarter.”

McLachlan said it was important to note the restrictions did not impact patients requiring urgent elective surgery with almost all (96.4 per cent) patients requiring urgent elective surgery having surgery within the recommended timeframe.

“We have long-term recovery plans in place to ensure patients have their elective surgery as soon as possible,” he said.

“This includes adding more operating theatre sessions at our hospitals as well as continuing to partner with private hospitals to perform some surgeries on our behalf to reduce the length of time

patients are required to wait.”

In 2020-21 the NSW Government provided an extra $458.5M to fast-track elective surgeries and $80M was provided as part of the 202122 NSW Budget.

“The NSW Government has committed more than $4B to the NSW health system to manage the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020.

“Between mid-2012 and mid-2021, the District increased its workforce by an additional 1,265 full-time equivalent staff – an increase of 28.7 per cent including 239 more doctors, 519 more nurses and midwives and 131 more allied health staff.

“The District is also set to get a major workforce boost as part of the 2022-23 Budget.”

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Addressing the elective surgery backlog Central Coast residents waiting to have elective surgery will be heartened but news the NSW Government will invest a further $408M to fast-track surgeries delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic response.

The State Government is investing more to catch up on elective surgeries

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said the funding boost, announced in this week’s State Budget, will take the Government’s total commitment to reducing wait times to almost $1B. “This additional $408M will make a real difference to patients by bringing their

surgeries forward,” he said.

“We will increase elective surgery activity in our public hospitals and continue our collaborative care arrangements with private hospitals, meaning public patients will get faster access to the care they need.”

Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the NSW Government’s investment will boost staff by 267 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) and open additional theatre lists at some hospitals on evenings and weekends.

“This additional funding will enable the fast-tracking of procedures that were delayed to ensure our health system

had the capacity to deal with the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Hazzard said.

Minister for Regional Health and Mental Health, Bronnie Taylor,thanked the hardworking staff right across the state who continued to provide all emergency surgery and urgent elective surgery throughout the pandemic.

“This is a credit to our outstanding healthcare workers who worked tirelessly in the most difficult of circumstances to continue to provide high-quality care,” Taylor said.

“Despite the many challenges that COVID-19 continues to

present, and now the flu, thanks to our incredible healthcare professionals we expect elective surgery to be operating at up to 125 per cent of pre-pandemic capacity at some sites as we seek to address the pandemic delays.”

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean said additional staff will include doctors, nurses and allied health professionals and extra shifts will also be offered to existing staff to allow extra surgery lists to be completed.

Source: Media release, Jun 21 NSW Government

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN: It’s Orchid Time on the Coast!

CHERALYN DARCEY

This weekend the 18th Annual Mingara Orchid Fair and Show 2021 is on.

I’ll be there, broadcasting Coast FM 963’s ‘At Home with the Gardening Gang’ live from 8am to 10am on the Saturday.

Come and say hello! The Fair and Show is on Saturday 25 June 9am to 4pm and Sunday 26 June 9am to 3pm presented

by The Mingara Orchid Club Inc. Join us for a great day out at the Mingara Recreation Club, Mingara Drive, Tumbi Umbi.

The most spectacular floral displays you will ever see all under one roof, in airconditioned comfort.

You’ll be treated to a truly spectacular and amazing range of orchids from enthusiasts and societies from all over NSW. The fair is your opportunity to also purchase plants and orchid supplies from vendors who are also happy to relay their advice and tips so that you can ensure your orchids will flower to their full beauty.

Plants for sale over the weekend include Australian Natives, Cattleyas, Cymbidiums, Dendrobiums, Phalaenopsis and Paphs as well as many other species, hybrids, and accessories.

Watch live potting & culture demonstrations throughout the weekend.

ENTRY IS FREE!! More details: mingara.com.au/event/orchidfair-show-2022 The Orchid Story At present we believe that

orchids date back over 200 million years from around the Equator and have since spread throughout the world and don’t we love them! There are over 30,000 species identified now, and we have created over 200,000 varieties.

The first written record of orchids was Ancient Greek Theophrastus 371–287 BC, considered the ‘father of botany’, in around 300BC in his title ‘Inquiry into Plants’.

Greek physician, pharmacologist and botanist Dioscorides (40–90 AD) was the first that we know of to have defined and named these plants ‘orchids’ in his work along with their possible uses in his ‘De Materia Medica’ which was the standard herbal medicinal text until the Middle Ages.

Both the Ancient Greeks and Romans revered them as plants that helped the reproductive systems in humans.

Once glass, and more importantly glasshouses, became possible in the 19th Century, growing orchids was possible almost anywhere as they could be transplanted, propagated and cared for in a similar environment to their origin Which Orchid for You? The vast majority of orchids that people grow are ‘Epiphyte Orchids’.

These grow upon trees and rocks and in a little stricter botanical term, a plant growing upon rock void of soil is further classified as a ‘Lithophyte’.

The second group, the ‘Terrestrial Orchids’ makes up the rest of the population and they are not always as well represented in collections as they can be a lot more difficult to cultivate.

As their name suggests, they grow upon the ground.

Most cultivated orchids that you will find on the market are epiphytes that originate from the tropics and to then grow them successfully you will need to emulate their natural environment.

They usually live by attaching

themselves to the bark of trees with good air circulation, plenty of light and high humidity.

Growing Your First Indoor Orchid We have all been there or seen it happen. Someone gifts a beautiful orchid with its divine arch of perfect flowers that look too beautiful to be real and then, the flowers die, and the plant follows.

It doesn’t have to be that way and by remembering the conditions that orchids naturally grow, you should be able to easily keep yours alive as well.

The problem is that most people treat them like other houseplants, although I will point out here that all plants need varying types of care.

The majority of plants we use as houseplants are those which can live in a level of shade, require earth-based potting mix and usually a very moist soil and so we go wrong by providing these things for our orchids.

We also like things neat and so quickly lop off the gnarled looking aerial roots that seem to escape the pots and the bulbs that appear, and we think are excellent opportunities for propagation.

Both are food storage system of your orchid plant and must be left alone and once your flowers fall, leave those canes to themselves to because they storge energy for your plant as well.

Orchid Don’ts To grow most orchids you need good air circulation, sunlight, dedicated orchid mix or bark, careful watering and special orchid food.

• Don’t use regular potting mix • Don’t place in direct sunlight • Don’t let water pool on leaves • Don’t trim aerial roots • Don’t let their pot stand in water • Don’t cut spent canes or pseudobulbs How to Grow Orchids in

Your Garden First, find a tree! No tree or desire to grow your orchid in a tree? That’s ok, you can simply use old branches, sticks and even rocks artfully placed in pots.

Under this structure, you will need a medium and that is not going to be soil.

Your epiphytes will recoil in horror if you plant them in dirt so fill your pot with a chunky medium like bark chips, gravel or charcoal.

There are specialty orchid growing mediums which are made up of these things and having a look at them will give you the idea or a solution.

This is rather general advice so make sure you seek out individual care tips for your species.

Feed your orchid with a specialised orchid fertiliser but at half strength, (because this is a native plant), from mid spring until mid-autumn.

You will find that most of this type of orchid need daily watering through the hottest summer months then a couple of times a week in mild weather, to once a fortnight through the winter months.

Got a tree? Maybe a big rock in the garden? Just tie your orchid to it.

Follow the rest of the instructions I have given but also make sure the position suits the species you have chosen.

One tip I will share with you,

don’t tie that orchid to a Paperbark Tree or other bark shedder.

RESOURCES There are different types of orchids, and each has slightly different needs and a good chat with your supplier or hopping along to a local Orchid Growing Club or Society will open the world of growing, collecting and maybe even a whole new hobby for you.

YOU AND YOUR GARDEN Last week, in my tips to control

snails and slugs I included a beer trap.

One that had a slippery slid and lid to avoid capturing anything other than snails or and have been reminded by the Permaculture Central Coast Group that this method was not acceptable to a sustainable practice because native snails and slugs might also be killed.

I have on many occasions suggested on this page a myriad of ways to deal with the snails and slugs in the garden including the eco-friendlier covering of your seedlings with nets or cloches and planting perimeter crops visitors you consider pests can eat instead.

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Slugs, there are over 1,000 of them - factsaboutsnails.com/ types-of-snails/nativeaustralian-snails

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You can plant the following: culinary herbs, artichokes, broad beans, broccoli, cress, lettuce, mustard, onions, peas, radishes, shallots, spring onions, silverbeet, spinach, ageratum, alyssum, calendula, candytuft, Canterbury bells, carnation,cineraria,cornflower, delphinium, dianthus, everlasting daisy, forget-menot, foxglove, godetia, gypsophila, hollyhock, honesty, larkspur, linaria, Livingston daisy, lobelia, nemesia, nigella, pansy, poppy, primula, snapdragon, statice, stock, sweet pea, viola, Virginia stock, wallflower Cheralyn Darcey is a gardening author, community garden coordinator and along with Pete Little, hosts ‘At Home with The Gardening Gang’ 8 10am live every Saturday on CoastFM963.

She is also co-host of @ MostlyAboutPlants a weekly botanical history & gardening podcast with Victoria White.

Archived articles can be found on Cheralyn’s Blog: www.florasphere.com Send your gardening questions, events, and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@ gmail.com

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Breakers sponsors 11 sporting clubs for 2022 season Breakers Country Club will reinforce its support of sport in the region as the winter season ramps up, with a $125,000 sponsorship commitment from Mounties Group.

As sponsor of more than 11 different groups, Breakers will continue to ensure locals across the Central Coast can continue to enjoy their sporting passions.

Mounties Group CEO, Dale Hunt, said when discussions commenced with Breakers about amalgamation, one of the priorities was to ensure maintaining the long-standing relationships the venue had with the community through grants and sponsorships.

“Sport is such a huge part of

life on the Central Coast, so we are proud and honoured to continue these relationships with local codes, to support the role they play in the local community,” he said.

“Enabling and enhancing participation in and enjoyment of junior or senior sport through the provision of funding is a strong part of the ethos of our club family.

“An integral part of Mounties’ history and culture is supporting sub-clubs and sporting teams which dates back to when our original club was formed in the 1960s.

“Every dollar spent in our venues contributes to our core purpose of improving the lives of our members and Breakers’ support of sporting groups is a wonderful example of this

Breakers sponsorship recipients

commitment.”

The sponsorships from Breakers this year see 11 local sporting groups receive funding across a range of sports including BMX, board riders, footy, netball, cricket, basketball, hockey and athletics.

Groups use the funding for a

range of purposes including buyng new equipment, improvements to club spaces, support for travel and funding of additional training.

Terrigal Trojans Rugby Club received $20,000 to support the 2022 season.

“The Terrigal Trojans were established in 1974 as one of

the founding clubs of the Central Coast Rugby Union community and we have continued to be one of the premier clubs in our competition thanks to the support from wonderful sponsors such as Breakers,” Club President, Tim Larke, said.

“Our Trojans have achieved high levels of success both on and off the field, claiming several 1st Grade and Club Championships.

“With the support from Breakers, we can continue to develop our players, coaching staff and clubhouse facilities as these are key to our continued success.

“We have enjoyed a longstanding partnership with Breakers over many years and are delighted that Mounties

Group has continued this commitment under their leadership.”

Other sponsorships from Breakers this year are: Terrigal Wamberal Junior Rugby League Football Club, $6,000; Terrigal Avoca AFL Club, $20,000; Terrigal United Football Club, $15,000, OLSS Saints Netball Club, $1,000; Gosford City Hockey Club, $2,500; Terrigal BMX Club, $2,000; Wamberal Express Boardriders, $1,000; Terrigal Wamberal Little Athletics, $1,000; Central Coast Basketball Association; $45,000; and Terrigal Matcham Cricket Club, $12,000.

Source: Media release, Jun 22 Brilliant Logic

Greyhound e-tracking system a sham: Boyd Central Coast local and Greens NSW Upper House MP Abigail Boyd has criticised the NSW Government’s whole of life e-tracking system for greyhounds, labelling it a sham.

CCN reported last week the government’s reform plans for the industry involved the new tracking system in response to ongoing criticisms of poor practices by some in the industry. “(It) does not address the concerns of greyhound advocates that dogs are being transferred out of the industry

(and so out of the tracking system) on paper and killed in reality,” Boyd said.

She said the Government continued to claim strong action for greyhound welfare while ignoring welfare advocates and refusing to close the legislative gap that would allow dogs leaving the industry to continue to be tracked.

“If a racing greyhound is injured during a race and subsequently retired from racing, but its owner, trainer, or a bookie decides to keep it as a pet, the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission (GWIC) can keep tabs on the

Abigail Byod Greens member of the NSW Legislative Assembly.

dog and check on its welfare through this e-tracking system,” she said.

“If, however, that same greyhound is given to the

owner’s brother, or next-door neighbour, or adult daughter, the Commission has no jurisdiction to check on the dog no matter what they suspect

may have happened to it.

“Last year alone, 229 greyhounds were transferred off the industry books without going through any rehoming program, and we just don’t know what happened to them.

“Have these dogs been transferred out of the industry on paper and killed as wastage in reality?

“We just don’t know — and neither does GWIC.” Boyd said in 2017, the Government promised to track every greyhound from birth to death, but the e-tracking system only tracks dogs up until they’re transferred out of the industry.

“I attempted to fix the error in the existing Greyhound Racing Act and to ensure that GWIC’s e-tracking system will have oversight of every greyhound that has ever been used in the racing industry, but the Government and Labor voted against this change,” she said.

“It’s unconscionable that the Minister for Racing would celebrate this tracking system when he knows full well that dogs are likely being killed once the regulator can’t see them.”

Primary source: Media release, Jun 19, 2022 Greens MP Abigail Boyd

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Walking footballers do Coast proud Four members of the newly formed Central Coast Ancient Mariners Walking Football Squad did the region proud when they competed with the Australian Exiles contingent at the prestigious International Super Masters World Cup Football Tournament at FIFA Headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland in mid-May. Noeline and Chris Cassettari, Steve James and Cliff Parker were invited to play with the Exiles, with most of the other players coming from Western Australia.

Parker said there were two competitions – for over-60s and over-65s.

“Although Australia didn’t win any first-place trophies, the 60+ team finished seventh and the 65+ team finished fifth,” he said.

“I finished as top scorer for the Exiles with seven goals.

Members of the Australian Exiles

“More importantly, it appears that Australia won the hearts of the many other countries who participated in the tournament.

“At the official pre-game debrief, the tournament organisers gave a special

mention to the Australian Contingent for its 46 attendees, comprising players, managers, ‘medical’ staff and supporters.

“The Australian 65+ team were awarded the Tournament Fair Play Award, given to the

team that represents and upholds the ethos of fair play and respect for all players and officials.

“This was a great award to win, because that’s what Walking Football is really all

about.”

The Central Coast Ancient Mariners (CCAM) are affiliated with the Central Coast Mariners A-League Football Club which offers support.

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Parker said the group was looking for women aged over 40 and men aged over 50 who would like to play Walking Football.

“There must be plenty of ‘football tragics’ like us who still want to kick a football around,” he said.

He said all interested players were invited to turn up any Sunday at the Rose Football Academy, 22 Adelaide St. Tumbi Umbi, between 10.30am and 12.30pm.

“Walking Football is a great way for mature people to get out of the house, meet likeminded people and get some exercise,” Parker said.

“It’s probably good for our mental health too.”

For more details call 0416 153 630.

Source: Media release, Jun 21 Central Coast Ancient Mariners Walking Football Squad

IRB premiership to be decided at Ocean Beach

Kiama Downs and Caves Beach have been almost inseparable since the opening round of the premiership with only two points separating them on the points score as they go into the final.

Kiama Downs is sitting on 28 points, with Caves Brach just behind on 26.

Terrigal, on 15 points, will be working hard to hold onto the third spot, with Newport just behind on 13 and Thirroul and South Maroubra both on 10.

Caves Beach Team Manager, Scott Bryant, said the team had entered the premiership 19 times and had only finished outside the top three once.

“We know that for any team to beat Kiama Downs they’ll have to be at their best, and we will be there this weekend chomping at their heels and pushing them to their limits,” he said.

“A successful weekend for us is winning the round, that’s what we’d like to do.”

Kiama Downs has taken out two of the previous here rounds, with the most recent win, on the Far South Coast over the June long weekend, coming by the tightest margin of the premiership so far.

“We know it won’t be easy – everybody wants to win it and we’re no different,” Team Manager, Stephen Strong, said.

The Terrigal team competing in Round 3 of the competition

“It’s important that we’re keeping everyone focussed on what their job is, taking it one race at a time, not getting ahead of ourselves, and let the racing do the talking, as it is.

“Hopefully we can take it out

this weekend and celebrate in style.”

Ocean Beach traditionally presents different challenges for racing to other beaches, and both teams will have to navigate that if they’re to be

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“It’s a beach where a lot of work needs to be done on the sand.

“We will race with whatever Mother Nature dishes up, but it’s going to be hard work.”

The three previous rounds of the premiership were held at Terrigal, Bulli and Broulee.

A stand-alone NSW Championships event will be held at South West Rocks on July 8-10 – with all teams in the running to win.

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Nail-biter ends in 17 all draw for Terrigal and Kariong The match of the day was a nail-biter between Terrigal and Kariong

RUGBY A nail-biting match of the day in the Central Coast Rugby competition at The Haven Oval on June 18 saw Terrigal and Kariong play out a 17 all draw.

The match was intense and hard fought for the entire 80 minutes.

Terrigal opened up the scoring with a converted try midway through the first half to take a 7-0 lead, with Kariong’s Scott Hanley kicking a penalty goal late in the half to take the score to 7-3.

Kariong scored its first try early in the second half to take the lead by 10-7, but a penalty goal to the home side soon levelled the scores at 10 all.

Both teams crossed for a converted try, first Kariong, then Terrigal, for the match to be all locked up at the fulltime whistle.

Best players for Kariong were lock Taylor Mildren, centre Lachlan Peruch and prop Jackson Parkes.

Best performers for Terrigal were No.8 Sam Kenny, flanker Noah Hughes and centre Harry Hughes.

Warnervale defeated Hornsby

at Pennants Hill Oval 35-24.

Warnervale opened up the scoring, jumping out to a 12-0 lead after crossing for two tries.

But it wasn’t long before Hornsby levelled the scores at 12 all.

Warnervale crossed for a third try late in the first half to make the halftime score 17-12.

In the early and mid-stages of the second half Warnervale skipped away on the scoreboard, posting a further 18 points before Hornsby was able to respond with two tries.

Best players for Warnervale

were No.8 Tevita Piukala and hooker Cameron McNamara.

Best for Hornsby were fullback Jim Hawkins, hooker Hosea Fotukava and centre Harry Fox. The Lakes had their first match at home this season at Slade Park, defeating Gosford 35-20.

The Lakes crossed for three tries to one in the first half to take a 17-10 lead at the halftime break, confirming their dominance in the early stages of the second half by posting 13 more points to jump to a 30-10 lead.

Gosford never stopped trying

and was rewarded with two tries late in the match.

Best players for The Lakes were winger Travis Vawdon, who crossed for two tries, winger Illese Cama and prop Zac McGuiness.

Gosford was best served by locks Mitch Cornwell and Tofua Fifta.

Woy Woy has withdrawn from the Premier 1 competition for the remainder of the year and will play lower grades only due to player numbers.

The Premier 1 points table sees Avoca Beach holding onto its lead at 29, followed by Karing

on28, Terrigal on 26, Warnervale on 22, the Razorbacks on 21, The Lakes on 21, Hornsby on 13 and Gosford on 5.

The Bay President’s Cup team was defeated by Avoca Beach at Heazlett Park, going down by 36-0.

In Women’s 10’s rugby Terrigal defeated Kariong/Razorbacks by 28-0 while Avoca Beach defeated The Lakes 29- 14 and Hornsby defeated Warnervale 14-10.

Source: Match Report, June 18 Larry Thomson, Central Coast Rugby Union

Sammy’s back for Mariners FOOTBALL The Central Coast Mariners have re-signed attacker Sam Silvera after two years away, with other key players from last season also confirmed to stay.

Returning Central Coast Mariner, Sam Silvera

Since making his professional debut with the Mariners in 2019, playing a year in Portuguese League football under contract with first tier team FC Paços de Ferreira, and returning to the A-League with the Newcastle Jets, Silvera has now signed a three-year contract on the Central Coast.

“I am really happy to be back

home for the next three seasons and I am looking forward to playing under Monty (Nick Montgomery) & Serg (Sergio Raimundo – Assistant Coach),” Silvera said.

“I know they can help take my game to the next level and seeing what they have done with young players at the club, I know this is the right move for me.

“I had a lot of good memories from my time here and I am grateful to the Mariners for giving me my professional debut. The club has built strong foundations over the last couple of seasons, and I am ready to

excite the fans once more.”

Returning to the Coast has also reunited Silvera with Head Coach Monty, who joined the club as Academy Coach in 2019.

“Sam is a very talented attacker who can play multiple positions across the front third and can contribute by creating and scoring goals,” Monty said.

“His time in Portugal has matured him as a player and last season, he showed what he can do at this level with limited game time.”

“Now he is back where he belongs,I think he has unfinished

business and we are delighted to have attained his transfer from Paços, as we feel he can be a real asset for us moving forward.”

In the Mariners’ attacking third, Silvera will play alongside Jason Cummings and Beni N’Kololo, both of whom have extended their contracts up to 2024.

The club have also confirmed contract extensions for midfielder Max Balard, defenders Dan Hall and Storm Roux, and goalkeeper Yaren Sozer.

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