11 MARCH 2021
ISSUE 009
REAL INDEPENDENT LOCAL NEWS
News
Community members mindfully mark International Women’s Day
The Grow Urban Shade Trees (GUST) organisation celebrated its 500th tree planting at Umina’s Sydney 2000 park on February 28. See page 8
Out&About
Ettalong Beach’s Naughty Noodle Fun Haus combined camp with Coast at this year’s Mardi Gras Parade on March 6 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. See page 17
Health
Fifty community members celebrated the beginning of International Women’s Day (IWD) on the shores of Ocean Beach on the morning of March 8. See page 4 50 people started International Women’s Day off with a meditation session at Ocean Beach
Haynes Ave residents demand road safety measures Residents of Haynes Ave, Umina Beach, are sick of their street being used as a rat-run and are demanding safety measures be taken to protect residents – especially children. Located between Ryans Rd and Lone Pine Ave, Haynes Ave is used as an alternate route to busy Ocean Beach Rd, particularly by commuters, and records almost 1,900 traffic movements every day. Residents say safety precautions are non-existent and have enlisted the support of Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, in demanding improvements. “Both main roads at either end of Haynes Ave received upgrades in the past few years, Residents say Haynes Ave is in urgent need of repair
which was very important, but Haynes Ave was left to be simply the link between these roads without so much as a pothole repair,” residents said in a letter to Tesch. “In the last two years traffic monitoring has taken place and revealed an average 1,893 cars per day use our link for their journey. “That is a huge amount of traffic for a 50km/h street, given that 85 per cent of these travellers exceed the speed limit, according to Council statistics. “That’s 690,000 car movements per year for an avenue with an appalling road surface, no speed limit signs, no drainage, no traffic islands, no regular police patrols and no traffic calming devices.
“There is a children’s park on the corner of Haynes Ave and Ryans Rd. “Our main concern is for the welfare of small children using this park, especially when drivers continue to cut through the park corner without any consideration for their safety.” Residents say the situation has been exacerbated by the recent addition of a new set of swings closer to the corner. They say traffic volumes are sure to increase, due to the new United service station on the corner of Ryans Rd and Ocean Beach Rd and the imminent construction of a new shopping mall at the corner of Lone Pine Ave and Ocean Beach Rd. Continued page 6
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations has finally hit the Peninsula after delays to the scheme resulted in disappointment from aged care providers. See page 29
Sport
Woy Woy Peninsula’s Little Athletics Centre has received a $2,000 grant to upgrade its sports equipment from a Coles-led fundraiser.. See page 39
Puzzles page 22
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