12 AUGUST 2022
ISSUE 354
News
Coast Shelter Sleepout raises more than $180,000
Reuniting lost dogs with their owners is a very challenging but rewarding experience for the team at Milly’s Search Trap and Rescue Group. See page 10
Out&About
Central Coast entertainer Melinda Schneider received her marriage proposal not from long-time partner, Mark Gable, but from their eight-year-old son, Sullivan. See page 20
Business More than $180,000 was raised for Coast Shelter’s frontline services at the organisation’s annual Sleepout on August 5. See page 13 Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, and the team from O’Brien Electrical and Plumbing
Thousands of dead fish wash up on shores of Mannering Park Locals around Lake Macquarie were devastated on Friday (August 5) to discover large numbers of fish washed up dead on the shoreline in mysterious circumstances. “We’re not talking about a dozen fish, we’re talking about thousands of fish of all species – bream, flathead, sting rays, mullet, blackfish and types I’ve not seen before,” said local, Shane Peters, of Mannering Park. “I’ve lived in the area for 50 years and have never seen anything like it, “I rang the EPA and they came
out to investigate the day after – they weren’t going to say what it was straight away, though they said they suspected low oxygen levels in the water could be responsible for the mass kill event.”
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The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is the state government agency responsible for monitoring and eventually policing the health of the lakes. Central Coast Newspapers
contacted the EPA for comment although a spokesperson said they were still investigating the situation, saying they will release a statement in due course. Locals speculated on social media into the cause, writing it may be related to anything from a chemical spill, seismic testing, a natural algae bloom following the rain or something related to Delta Electricity’s Vales Point power station. Vales Point power station is one of two coal fired power stations on the shores of Lake Macquarie. The station is located on the southern shore of the lake, near
A renewed proposal for 22 warehouse units in Tuggerah has been redesigned to consider flood impacts and to provide more efficient use of the site. See page 22
the suburb of Mannering Park, where the bulk of the dead fish have been found. The station uses water from the lake as cooling in the production of energy and has a long standing permit from the EPA to emit warm water into Lake Macquarie. The plant operates an aeration device that returns oxygen to the warm water released back into the lake. On Monday (August 8), Central Coast Newspapers contacted the power station operated by Delta for comment on Monday.
Sport
Allanah Pitcher, 18, of Terrigal continues to build her international race walking resume, scoring two firsts and a second place in the recent Australian U23 European tour, held in the UK. See page 31
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