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Fireman Dan recognised with long service medal

In celebration of National Volunteers Week, Mary Mac’s Place at Woy Woy is putting out the call for volunteers to help provide support and companionship.

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‘Just beautiful’ was the words of resident Olive Goldsmith as she greeted ‘Wellington’ the Horse at BlueWave Living on May 5 See page 24

A local fireman has been awarded a prestigious longservice medal for his dedication to helping the community at an awards ceremony at Mingara Recreation Club on Sunday, May 16.

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See page 4 The NSW Rural Fire Service’s Central Coast District has celebrated the achievements of 71 dedicated volunteers on Sunday - (Dan Franich - Inset)

IPART decides on special rate increase It’s official; Peninsula residents are looking at a rates hike of more than 40 per cent from July 1, following an IPART decision on May 17 to approve a 15 per cent rate rise for Central Coast Council.

With harmonisation of rates between the former Wyong and Gosford councils on track to proceed in tandem, Peninsula residents, along with all those in the former Gosford local government area, can expect to see a rate rise of 41.6 per cent.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal agreed to Council’s request for a Special Rate Variation (SV) of 15 per cent, inclusive of the 2 per

cent cap, but for three years only.

Despite receiving multiple private submissions protesting the rate rise, IPART said it had assessed the Council’s application against guidelines issued by the Office of Local Government (OLG) and had decided to approve a temporary SV of 15 per cent in 2021-22, which is to be retained for three years and then removed.

“During this three-year period, the Council will be able to implement its proposed business recovery plan, consult with its ratepayers regarding appropriate service levels, and if required, apply for a permanent SV,” a statement from IPART said.

The statement clarified that,

together with the rates harmonisation process, businesses in the former Gosford LGA will see a 50.2 per cent rise and agriculture will face a whopping 53.2 per cent hike.

Residents and businesses in the former Wyong LGA will actually see rate reductions as part of the harmonisation process.

“Many submissions we received vocalised ratepayers’ concerns about the proposed higher rates in light of the Council’s current financial position,” IPART said.

“These concerns need to be balanced against the Council’s financial need and its requirement to deliver ongoing community services.

“Without the special variation, the Council’s financial position (would) continue to deteriorate and it may have difficulty repaying its loans.

“However, there is some uncertainty around the Council’s long term financial modelling as (it) has only recently started implementing a program of substantial cost containment measures.”

IPART said it had considered all the concerns and issues raised in submissions.

“Stakeholders considered that ratepayers should not be responsible for the Council’s mistakes,” it said.

“Most of the submissions from stakeholders opposed the SV and raised concerns

around the Council’s financial mismanagement of funds and the Administrator’s assertion that the use of restricted funds was unlawful.

“Some also argued the Council should be more accountable for its actions which led to its poor financial situation, or that the Audit Office should have done more to prevent the mismanagement including restricted reserves being unlawfully spent.

“We acknowledge these concerns and the understandable anger ratepayers feel.

“Nevertheless, the Council clearly does have a financial need for the SV.” Continued page 4

This week is the final instalment in our six-part series on the topic of birth and we’re hearing from Michelle Nicolaou-Newman, cofounder of the Central Coast Montessori School and owner of Mammabearth, where she offers birth and postpartum support to families.

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Sport

A Killcare teen has put the pedal to the metal and clinched silver at Round Two of the Newcastle Club Championships last weekend.

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Bevan Router awarded RSL Australia Life Membership

New Indigenous Party opposed to DLALC bushland development

The announcement that councillors will remain suspended as a public inquiry into Central Coast Council is launched marks the end of a 30 year career.

With community angst running high over the proposed sale of council assets on the Peninsula...

Go behind the scenes of a fire and rescue service and meet the local firefighters at Open Day on Saturday, May 15.

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The skies over Central Coast Airport at Warnervale will roar into life with the sights and sounds of the 2021 Central Coast Airshow over the weekend of May 22 and 23.

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The Indigenous Party of Australia, currently in the process of becoming a registered political party, has joined the groundswell of opposition to a development project planned for sensitive land at Kariong.

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Peninsula assets on the block Community land across the Peninsula – including green spaces, a retirement community and a sports oval – is set to be reclassified and sold off as part of Central Coast Council’s ‘solution’ to solving its financial woes.

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The Council first released their ‘assets sales program’ as part of its financial recovery plan at the April 27 Council meeting, with many members of the public unaware of the looming auction.

With growing anger in the community, Council swayed on their decision to sell off the assets, and quickly announced a formal community consultation process into the list of sites.

Residents have until May 21 to provide feedback, view the location and a description of

Fassifern Street in Ettalong Beach will need to be reclassified as a residential zone prior to its sale

the land parcels by visiting yourvoiceourcoast.com.

Council Administrator, Dick Persson, agreed with community requests for a community feedback process after an outpouring of community anger, as characterised by the protest

outside the Council’s Chamber in Wyong on April 27.

Persson said he regretted his handling of the matter which had caused widespread concern amongst the community.

“There is still a need for

Council to raise funds through the sale of surplus or ‘lazy’ assets if we are to pay down the huge debts run up by the suspended Councillors,” Persson said.

“This is not a ‘fire sale’ as some are claiming - any properties sold will be at

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Hardy’s Bay RSL Club have received over $16,000 in funding to help reactivate their live music venue after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions...

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There are encouraging early signs emerging from the Woy Woy Lions in their Premier 1 men’s and women’s teams following big changes.

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New COVID restrictions to impact Coast A three-day re-tightening of COVID-19 health restrictions came into force on the Central Coast on May 6 following recent cases of community transmission and updated health advice from Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant.

The new restrictions came into force at midday on May 6 (enforceable from 5pm) and will remain in place until 12.01am on Monday, May 10 in the Greater Sydney region, which includes the Central Coast.

During this period visitors to households will be limited to 20 guests – including children and masks will be compulsory

on public transport and in all public indoor venues, such as retail, theatres, hospitals, aged care facilities and for front-ofhouse hospitality staff (except in a hospitality venue when eating or drinking).

Drinking while standing up at indoor venues will not be

allowed, nor will singing by audiences at indoor shows or by congregants at indoor places of worship.

Dancing will not be allowed at indoor hospitality venues or nightclubs but will be allowed at weddings with a strong recommendation that no more

than 20 people should be on the dance floor at any one time.

Visitors to aged care facilities will be limited to two people.

It is also strongly recommended the community avoids mingling in large groups during the specified period and is careful not to put the most vulnerable at risk.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the three-day restrictions would help reduce the risk of a super spreading event.

“These measures are proportionate to the risk and will help reduce further cases of community transmission,” Berejiklian said.

“To allow our health authorities to do their excellent work it is critical the community

continues to keep their physical distance, get tested with even the mildest of symptoms and importantly continues to use the Service NSW app to check into venues.”

Health Minister, Brad Hazzard, urged anyone experiencing any cold or flu-like symptoms, even if they are mild, to isolate immediately, get tested and continue to isolate until a negative result is received.

“It is also important to remember that even if you have had your first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine you must still come forward for testing if you have any symptoms.” he said.

Source: Media release, May 6 NSW Health

Central Coast businesses are reaping the benefits of the State Government’s Dine & Discover NSW initiative, which has seen more than $2M spent in the region so far.

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Sport

Over the weekend of May 1-2, four members of the Central Coast Cycling Club raced in the Goulburn Workers Junior 2 Day Tour, coming away with quality results.

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Debate triggered by 20,000 signature e-petition over in half an hour Debate in State Parliament over a community petition calling for a Judicial Inquiry into Central Coast Council took little over half an hour and achieved nothing.

All that came out of the debate was confirmation that the NSW Government will pay for an alternative inquiry, a Public Inquiry, ordered by Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancock.

The State Parliament debate was triggered by more than 20,000 people signing an e-petition asking for a Judicial Inquiry into Council’s financial troubles, but it ended with only a vote to note the petition.

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people in the gallery were told not to applaud and to listen in silence to the debate held on Thursday, May 6.

Wyong MP, David Harris, began by acknowledging two local residents, Susan Green and Marianne Hamilton, for their work in getting the petition up.

He listed all the cuts to Council services and said residents wanted to know why this had happened.

Harris said they knew that the system of governance at every level had failed them.

The people want a Judicial Inquiry that would be independent, rather than a Public Inquiry conducted by the government, he said.

A Judicial Inquiry would require relevant people to attend, Harris said, and he listed all the parties which should face the Inquiry and the processes that should be examined.

These included current and former staff including the chief financial officers, but also the Fit for the Future process, the role of the transition administrator, Ian Reynolds, councillors; the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee, the internal and external auditors, the Office of Local Government, and the real cost of the merger process.

“Everything should be on the table, nothing should be left out,” Harris said.

He then went on to criticise

the Premier for not calling a Judicial Inquiry.

After Harris’ allotted five minutes was up, Terrigal MP, Adam Crouch, then outlined what happened from October 2020 that saw the public become aware of the debt.

He said if a Judicial Inquiry had been called, the councillors would have been allowed to return.

He explained why a Public Inquiry was better than a Judicial Inquiry.

“As part of a Public Inquiry, under subsection 438U (2) of the Local Government Act, the independent commissioner has the same powers, authorities, protections and immunities as that of a royal commission,” he said.

“That includes the power to summon witnesses to attend and give evidence on oath or by affirmation, the power to require the production of documents from the council or others, the power to deal with contempt and the power to restrict public access to evidence that is regarded as confidential in nature.

“Any evidence collected by the independent commissioner at a Public Inquiry can be used later in court or at the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), but if a Judicial Inquiry was held, any evidence collected would be inadmissible in court or at the ICAC.” See page 6

The inaugural Moroney Acreman Cup was played between the northern Central Coast derby teams, Warnervale and The Lakes, on Saturday, May 8, at Woongarrah Oval, with the newly established competition going the way of The Lakes.

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Low and middle income earners and businesses on the Central Coast emerged as the big winners in the Federal Budget, handed down by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on May 11.

Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, says the budget will rebuild the economy and create more jobs to ensure a bright post-COVID future.

Thousands of Coast residents are set to benefit from tax cuts for low- and middle-income earners, which will see savings of up to $1,080 for individuals or $2,160 for couples.

Wicks said this would provide more money to spend with local businesses, giving them the confidence to take on an extra worker, offer an extra shift, or buy a new piece of equipment.

“To support further job

creation, the Government will extend temporary full expensing and the loss carryback measures announced in last year’s Budget for another year,” she said.

“This will allow more than 99 per cent of businesses employing 11.5 million Australians to deduct the full cost of eligible depreciable assets of any value in the year they are installed until June 30, 2023.”

Wicks said the commitment to the JobTrainer Fund had been doubled to support a further 163,000 new training places and the budget also funds more than 170,000 new apprenticeships and traineeships, 5,000 higher education short courses and 2,700 places in Indigenous girls’ academies.

“Women will also benefit from STEM scholarships and

programs to help them break into non-traditional trades,” she said.

“The Government is building the infrastructure our community needs for the future, with a record 10-year $110B infrastructure pipeline, which is already supporting 100,000 jobs across the country, including vital local projects such as the $52.8M investment for Manns Rd intersection upgrades.”

Wicks said around 1,590 families in the electorate of Robertson would benefit from a $1.7B investment in childcare which will see an increase in subsidies available to families with more than one child aged five and under in child care and the abolishment of the $10,560 cap on the Child Care Subsidy.

“For those families with more than one child aged five and under in child care, the level of

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subsidy received will increase by 30 percentage points to a maximum subsidy of 95 per cent for their second and subsequent children,” she said.

But Labour Senator Deborah O’Neill said the Government has a lot of experience making promises it doesn’t intend to deliver.

“Last year, the Budget’s centrepiece was the JobMaker program which was forecast to create 450,000 jobs; it created just 1,100,” she said.

“You’d have to be a foundation member of the Liberal National cheer squad to accept that this year’s meagre promises for the Coast will end up being delivered.

“After eight long years, Coasties are still waiting for commuter carparks in Gosford and Woy Woy, our high speed rail, our performing arts centre,

In celebration of National Volunteers Week, Mary Mac’s Place at Woy Woy is putting out the call for volunteers to help provide support and companionship.

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‘Just beautiful’ was the words of resident Olive Goldsmith as she greeted ‘Wellington’ the Horse at BlueWave Living on May 5 See page 24

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A local fireman has been awarded a prestigious longservice medal for his dedication to helping the community at an awards ceremony at Mingara Recreation Club on Sunday, May 16.

Business The groundswell of opposition to Central Coast Council’s sell-off of community land will roll into The Entrance on Sunday, May 23.

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A new university campus is to be established on the old Mitre 10 site in Gosford to form the heart of an Education and Employment Precinct.

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Sport

In the local derby match between the Terrigal Trojans and Avoca Beach Sharks, it was the northernmost team who took away the win.

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The NSW Rural Fire Service’s Central Coast District has celebrated the achievements of 71 dedicated volunteers on Sunday - (Dan Franich - Inset)

15 percent rate rise approved by IPART Community groups have expressed their disappointment, but also resignation, at the increased council rates which the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) announced this week.

Central Coast Council residents will see a 15 percent rate rise next financial year, starting in July 2021.

The rate rise comes on top of harmonisation of rates applied at the same time.

Rates will be harmonised between the two former council areas of Gosford and Wyong which merged to form the one council in 2016.

This means that after the rate rise and harmonisation, ratepayers in the former Wyong area will actually notice a decrease of about nine percent in their rates, while former Gosford area residents will see increases of about 42 percent.

The harmonisation process means that the entire region will now pay the one residential rate of 0.343 cents and their actual rates will be costed on their land valuation.

The business rate will be 0.66.

The farming rate will be 0.184 and the mining rate will be 17.105.

The rate rise will only last for three years and then will be removed, minus the rate caps

of the three years.

If Council wants to continue with the rate rise, it will have to apply to IPART again.

IPART said Council’s submission only showed the rate rise being used for seven years to pay down Council debt.

The fact that a Public Inquiry was being held into the Council was another reason to limit the rise to three years.

The Mannering Park Precinct Committee was “very disappointed” that the incompetence of Council had led to the current financial position, Chairman, Andrew Whitbourne, said.

“The increase in rates is a

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wage growth and for a continuous and functioning NBN for communities west of the M1.”

Reactions from other quarters have been mixed.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has welcomed many of the budget’s primary care measures but encouraged the Government to go further in supporting quality GP patient services.

Nature and the climate are big losers in a budget that was supposed to have something for everyone, according to the NSW Nature Conservation Council.

Council CEO Chris Gamvian said $32M had been slashed from nature conservation, climate adaptation and climate science.

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Decades after gaining his private pilot’s licence at Central Coast Airport, Paul Bennet is returning on the weekend of May 22 and 23.

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Will the Coast share in big-spending budget?

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Charmhaven children’s event entertainment business, Storybook Party Co, has been nominated for three categories in the Australian 2021 What’s On 4 Kids Awards.

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Daryl Kirkness of Wyoming began building models for stage sets when he was still in high school.

An All Ability Bowls program and school and community bowling events are just some of the activities under threat with a proposed rezoning of Gosford City Bowling Club, says Women’s Bowling Club president, Heather McColl.

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Dick Persson officially retired from his position as Central Coast Administrator on Wednesday, May 12, but not before he took one last parting shot at the suspended councillors.

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Members of the All Ability Bowls program Photo: Tim Geluk

Aboriginal Central Coast women Renee Sales and Tracie Howie are opposed to the development

market price or better, and the market is very strong at the moment.

“I can assure residents that all due diligence is being undertaken in this process.

“This includes assessment against the Community Strategic Plan, consultation with the independent Property Advisory Committee and always independent market valuation assessment.”

The plan, which required a review of Council’s property assets, then grouped the properties into three categories: operational classified and appropriately zoned land, operational classified land which requires rezoning, and land parcels where Council is seeking reclassification from community to operational land.

Construction has begun on an exciting new redevelopment of the Narara Skate Park, one of the Central Coast’s oldest skate parks.

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Community rally to save our reserves

Members of the Tuggerah Lakes community are planning a class action against Central Coast Council on behalf of all property owners who suffered loss or damage as a result of devasting flood events in February 2020 and again in March 2021.

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Loud bands, bright lights, and big crowds – these were the scenes that made up most of the life of Big Day Out Founder, Ken West.

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Rezoning proposal threatens important community programs

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Bevan Router (3rd from right) and Ian Weekley (3rd from left) and others, at the Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy’s Anzac Service

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Locals brought bush to the beach with the planting of over 2,000 trees at Umina Beach on April 21.

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Airshow to feature a wide variety of aerobatics and displays

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A Woy Woy veteran has been recognised for his decades of service with a Life Membership award at an Anzac Day service at Ettalong Diggers on April 25.

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bitter pill for the community to swallow but we don’t think the loss of services that will result from no increase is a viable alternative,” he said.

Ourimbah Region Residents Association (ORRA) is also very disappointed with the outcome.

Spokesman, Allan Benson, said ORRA campaigned against the rate rise.

“We believed that rate payers should not have paid the price for Central Coast council staff incompetence and flawed NSW Government policy.”

Gwandalan and Summerland Point Peninsula Improvement Group President, Tony Kirby, said he found it very hard to trust what would happen after the three years were up.

“While the rise is only for three years, it still allows the Council to apply again for another rise,” he said.

“Forgive me for being cynical but after being kicked in the teeth by Council over the past few years, I find it very difficult to trust them.”

He said the amalgamation was ill considered because of the range of the financial states between the councils.

“The councils had different computer systems which took a large amount of money to fix, if indeed it has been fixed,” he said.

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Tourism business operators will meet to explore ways to promote ecotourism across the Central Coast region.

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Sport

In the top of the table clashes between the Killarney Vale Bombers and the Terrigal Avoca Panthers, in both the Black Diamond Cup Women’s and Men’s leagues, the southern side has come away with wins.

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IPART decides on special rate increase It’s official; Peninsula residents are looking at a rates hike of more than 40 per cent from July 1, following an IPART decision on May 17 to approve a 15 per cent rate rise for Central Coast Council.

With harmonisation of rates between the former Wyong and Gosford councils on track to proceed in tandem, Peninsula residents, along with all those in the former Gosford local government area, can expect to see a rate rise of 41.6 per cent.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal agreed to Council’s request for a Special Rate Variation (SV) of 15 per cent, inclusive of the 2 per

cent cap, but for three years only.

Despite receiving multiple private submissions protesting the rate rise, IPART said it had assessed the Council’s application against guidelines issued by the Office of Local Government (OLG) and had decided to approve a temporary SV of 15 per cent in 2021-22, which is to be retained for three years and then removed.

“During this three-year period, the Council will be able to implement its proposed business recovery plan, consult with its ratepayers regarding appropriate service levels, and if required, apply for a permanent SV,” a statement from IPART said.

The statement clarified that,

together with the rates harmonisation process, businesses in the former Gosford LGA will see a 50.2 per cent rise and agriculture will face a whopping 53.2 per cent hike.

Residents and businesses in the former Wyong LGA will actually see rate reductions as part of the harmonisation process.

“Many submissions we received vocalised ratepayers’ concerns about the proposed higher rates in light of the Council’s current financial position,” IPART said.

“These concerns need to be balanced against the Council’s financial need and its requirement to deliver ongoing community services.

“Without the special variation, the Council’s financial position (would) continue to deteriorate and it may have difficulty repaying its loans.

“However, there is some uncertainty around the Council’s long term financial modelling as (it) has only recently started implementing a program of substantial cost containment measures.”

IPART said it had considered all the concerns and issues raised in submissions.

“Stakeholders considered that ratepayers should not be responsible for the Council’s mistakes,” it said.

“Most of the submissions from stakeholders opposed the SV and raised concerns

around the Council’s financial mismanagement of funds and the Administrator’s assertion that the use of restricted funds was unlawful.

“Some also argued the Council should be more accountable for its actions which led to its poor financial situation, or that the Audit Office should have done more to prevent the mismanagement including restricted reserves being unlawfully spent.

“We acknowledge these concerns and the understandable anger ratepayers feel.

“Nevertheless, the Council clearly does have a financial need for the SV.” Continued page 4

Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is encouraging residents to have their flu shots, with free vaccines now available to eligible recipients through GPs, community health clinics and chemists as part of the National Immunisation Program.

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Sport

A Killcare teen has put the pedal to the metal and clinched silver at Round Two of the Newcastle Club Championships last weekend.

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Farewell Dick On Wednesday, May 12, Dick Persson officially stepped down as Administrator of Central Coast Council after serving six months at the helm as Council set about clawing its way back from financial disaster.

First appointed by Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock for three months on October 30 last year, Persson’s tenure was extended by three months as the depth of the measures needed to get Council back on an even keel was revealed.

“At first I said no to the appointment but was convinced my services were needed – and this has been the hardest Council of the four where I have served as Administrator,” he said.

“The extent of the financial disaster was greater than I had imagined.

“People in local government tend to expect that there are enough checks and balances in place, and it was mind-boggling that this Council had to go to the State Government and say it couldn’t afford to pay staff wages.

“There was an element of crisis I hadn’t fully anticipated.”

Persson said one of the most stressful times during his tenure was in the days leading up to Christmas, as Council awaited a decision on whether or not it had been successful in obtaining a $100M loan from “last lender still prepared to deal with us”.

“It was a tense period of waiting but we got that loan and that meant we could continue to trade successfully,” he said.

“One of hardest things I had to deal with was laying off staff.

“Some people were happy to take voluntary redundancy but there were some staff members who didn’t volunteer and that was difficult.”

Persson said probably the most important decision he had made was to employ David Farmer as Council’s new CEO. “I feel now that there is no danger of things going backwards even if some of the suspended councillors are returned at the next election (expected to be in September 2022),” he said.

Persson said the role of Central Coast Council

Administrator would be his last in local government.

“I’m looking forward to getting back home to Bronte and spending more time with my family,” he said.

“I don’t like being in hotels on my own – that’s the thing I got most sick of; eating alone, watching TV alone in hotel rooms after finishing work for the day.”

Persson spent at least three days each week working on the Coast, staying at the Gosford Palms Motor Inn and Kooindah Waters.

While the job proved to be a

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“I can remember doing a phone interview standing in the carpark of The Palms in my pyjamas,” he said.

Persson said one of the most enjoyable things about his time on the Coast was meeting some fantastic people.

“I visited places such as The Glen, Coast Shelter and Pacific link Housing – all of which are doing wonderful work.

“That’s what gives you the energy and enthusiasm you need.

“There was not a lot of room for positive initiatives, but I was pleased to do some work around disability playgrounds with (community activist) Gary Blashke.”

Persson acknowledged he had made some unpopular decisions.

“I know there are some concerns around asset sales and the proposed rate rise, but our lender wanted to be satisfied we had a plan whereby we would increase revenue (rates), pay down debt (asset sales) and cover operating costs (staff cuts),” he said.

Persson said he had no doubt the recently announced public inquiry into Council would come up with the same conclusions he had reached – that the root cause of the crisis was that the former Council CEO and CFO and councillors did not do their job properly.

“I have also been disappointed in the lack of leadership of local State and Federal MPs,” he said.

“Not one of them has supported the hard decisions – some of them have actively opposed them – and yet none of them has come up with

alternatives.”

Persson said he had achieved most of what he had set out to do, although he would have liked to see a decision from the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) on a proposed 13 per cent rate rise above the 2 per cent cap before he left the job.

“If that rate rise is not approved, the consequences of finding another $27M in savings would be devastating,” he said.

That decision has since been handed down and included a 15 per cent increase but only for three years.

Persson said he would write to the Minister suggesting changes to the Local Government Act which would see suspended or dismissed councillors ineligible to run at the next election.

While leisure time was virtually non-existent during his tenure, Persson said the Coast had a “lot of gorgeous places”.

“I can see why people love to live here,” he said.

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Fireman Dan recognised with long service medal A local fireman has been awarded a prestigious long-service medal for his dedication to helping the community at an awards ceremony at Mingara Recreation Club on Sunday, May 16.

Dan Franich from The Bays Rural Fire Brigade received the national medal fourth clasp in

recognition of his incredible 61 years of service with the RFS. The medal, which is ranked immediately after the Commissioner’s Commendation for Service, is awarded to people who have maintained a level of sufficient training and skills to fulfil their duties; and maintain a satisfactory Service record.

Captain of The Bays Brigade,

Stephen O’Donoghue, said the Brigade was very proud of Dan and his achievements.

“He is an amazing and committed member who continues to be very committed to active service at the Bays,” O’Donoghue said.

“I’ve known Dan for over 20 years.

“He’s a very very valuable member of the Brigade.”

The NSW Rural Fire Service’s Central Coast District celebrated the achievements of 71 volunteers, with the presentation of 18 national medals and 65 long service medals on Sunday.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said each member recognised on Sunday has contributed between 10 and 61

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“I would like to take this time to praise all our volunteers for their ongoing efforts each and every day, particularly when dealing with emergencies here on the Central Coast.

“We also thank the family, friends, employers and colleagues of all Rural Fire Service volunteers - we know it takes their ongoing support and patience to assist and enable our volunteers to do what they do to save lives and property.”

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years of service.

“The 71 local firies being recognised have together given a total of 1,527 years of service to our community,” Crouch said.

Rural Fire Service Deputy Commissioner, Peter McKechnie, congratulated each of the Central Coast District volunteers on their dedication, commitment and service.

“You only have to look at [the] 2019/20 season to see how hard our skilled firefighters and support crews work to keep us safe when fires and emergency situations threaten,” McKechnie said.

Even so, IPART found that Council’s application for a permanent increase in general income was “not appropriate” given the purpose of the SV and uncertainty around the Council’s financial position.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said if the rate rise had been a decision for the State Government to make, it would not have been approved.

“It’s completely unfair for ratepayers to have to pay for the mistakes and failings of the councillors and Council senior staff,” he said.

Council Administrator Rik Hart said while IPART’s decision was welcome, it didn’t go far enough to provide long term financial sustainability for the Council.

“IPART’s decision of only allowing a special rate increase for three years is somewhat disappointing given the financial crisis we are in,” Hart said.

“Whilst the increase gives us short term stability, it doesn’t provide for long term financial sustainability.

“This decision makes it extremely challenging to plan for major infrastructure in the future and means we will need two more IPART decisions in the next three years.

“We continue to hear from the various members of parliament of their opposition to the rate increase, however once again they offer no alternative.”

Hart said Council would not take advantage of a State Government decision to allow amalgamated councils to harmonise rates over up to eight years.

“The average Wyong ratepayers has been subsidising the average Gosford ratepayer by around $200 p.a. for the past four years,” he said.

“We do not believe it is fair and reasonable to let that continue.”

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Ettalong Beach in running for Top Tourism Town Award Ettalong Beach has been nominated as a finalist in the inaugural NSW Top Tourism Town Awards for 2021.

With voting closing last Friday, May 14, the public had the chance to take their pick of the 26 towns in the category.

The categories were split into two categories: towns with populations over 5,000 residents, and towns with populations under 5,000.

NSW Tourism Industry Council Executive Manager, Greg Binskin, said the Awards are a testament to the resilience of towns.

“The Top Tourism Town Awards celebrate the unwavering spirit of these communities and demonstrates the true value of tourism and the visitor economy to these towns,” Binskin said.

“These Awards are all about community collaboration, groups such as Local Chambers of Commerce, Tourism Associations, Councils and Visitor Information Centres have come together to

local governments the opportunity to showcase what makes their town ‘special and unique’ to encourage tourism development, increase visitation and to drive the visitor economy.

NSW Tourism Industry Council President, Simon Spellicy, said it has been great to see so many towns embrace the Awards.

“The number and quality of entries has been remarkable, and they are an exciting example of what NSW has to offer,” Spellicy said.

“Enormous work is done by regional towns to attract visitors, all in support of their local businesses and economies, and this has been a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge and reward that work.”

Results of the competition are expected to be announced next Thursday, May 27 at the Local Government NSW Destination and Visitor Economy Conference.

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Mary Mac’s calls for more volunteers

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In celebration of National Volunteers Week, Mary Mac’s Place at Woy Woy is putting out the call for volunteers to help provide support and companionship to vulnerable members of the community.

The organisation was launched by parishioners of St John the Baptist Church Woy Woy, and their work has continued through CatholicCare, supported by a number of dedicated volunteers.

Mary Mac’s project worker,

Sally Liedberg, said the organisation is indebted to the work of their volunteers.

“Our best volunteers really care about the work that we do – they support vulnerable people in our community in a non-judgemental way, providing a listening ear and companionship,” Liedberg said.

“They care about the wellbeing of our companions and always uphold each person’s dignity and confidentiality.

“Our volunteers cook a nutritious meal for 60 to 70

people each weekday, provide crisis intervention referrals for people in need of support, food hampers and assist with shower and washing machine services.

“We only have one paid worker onsite … we cannot operate Mary Mac’s without our incredible volunteers.”

Mary Mac’s currently hosts free outreach services onsite such as Orange Sky, Health on the Streets, Uniting Doorways, and a hairdresser.

As the organisation does not receive any formal funding, this work is able to continue through

the generosity of the community in providing donations and grants.

Liedberg said she has had many heart-warming experiences during her time at Mary Mac’s, but has also seen a rise in need due to the impacts of COVID-19.

“There is nothing more rewarding than helping someone who is homeless and in need of intensive support we see this a lot,” Liedberg added.

“We partner with local services to help our companions gain housing whilst building a

relationship with them through that process [and] seeing them smile when they come in for lunch and a chat – that’s very special.

“Not all our companions are homeless - some are feeling isolated at home alone or just need some extra food support to add to the weekly budget.

“We’re definitely seeing more families coming in needing support due to COVID-19 impacting their work and home lives.

“We have also seen an increase in domestic violence and drug and alcohol abuse.

“JobKeeper also impacted many families negatively as many lost jobs when companies no longer had access to this funding.

“Sole income earners in families are finding it hard to maintain a tenancy and stay on top of their bills.

“So, we’re here for them, and everyone else.”

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Asset Sales and Reclassification of Land Your questions answered Council is currently asking for community feedback on proposed asset sales (Tranche 3) as part of our business recovery plan to assist with the current financial situation.

This has led to a lot of misinformation circulating around the community. Here are the facts.

Only properties that are classified as operational land and zoned for the correct purpose of sale, will initially go back to Council for endorsement to sell.

All other properties identified for potential sale would need to be rezoned and/or reclassified before sale. This involves an in-depth process that can take up to 18 months and includes further chances for the community to have their say.

Why does classification of land matter?

Since the adoption of the Local Government Act 1993, Council is required to classify all ‘public land’ as either ‘community’ or ‘operational’.

This impacts how the land is used, managed, the community’s role in its use as well as affecting ongoing maintenance costs and if it can be leased or sold.

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So what’s the difference between Community and Operational land?

Community land – Council owned land which should be kept for use by the general public and would ordinarily comprise land such as a public park. The use and management of community land is to be regulated by a plan of management.

Operational land – Council owned land held as a temporary asset or as an investment, land which facilitates the carrying out by a council of its functions or land which may not be open to the general public, such as a works depot or a council garage.

Community land must not be sold (except in the limited circumstances referred to in section 45(4) of the Local Government Act 1993), must not be leased or licensed for more than 21 years and may only be leased or licensed for more than five years if public notice of the proposed lease or licence is given. No such restrictions apply to operational land.

Why is Council reclassifying land now?

Land automatically becomes ‘community’ land if it is not otherwise classified within three months of being acquired by Council. There are still some parcels of land that have been incorrectly classified, or are now outdated, and need to be changed in order to put the land to better use.

How does reclassification work?

Changing the classification needs to be done through a Local Environmental Plan process, including formal exhibition, followed by a public hearing with an independent facilitator.

The NSW Governor’s approval is also required when a reclassification proposal seeks to remove public reserve status and/or the discharge of any identified interests, with possibility that the application to reclassify land will not be approved.

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Calls grow for the removal of shark nets Calls for the removal of shark nets at Umina and Killcare beaches have been made following concerns the nets provide ‘a false sense of security’.

Since the launch of its trial on September 1, 2009, the NSW Department of Primary Industries has been recording its findings of their shark nets program.

According to the Department’s data, 217 sharks have died on the Southern end of the Coast between 2009 and April 2019 as a result of the nets.

And, according to a media release from the Humane Society International Australia (HSI), nearly 400 non-target animals have also been ‘killed’ on Central Coast beaches since 2012 as a direct result of the 11 shark nets currently in use.

Of these, 330 were threatened or protected species, such as dolphins, turtles and rays.

The HSI also states that 40% of sharks have been caught on the beach side of the nets, essentially referring to its lack of effectiveness.

Nets have also been placed at Terrigal, North Avoca, Avoca, Copacabana and MacMasters

beach.

Lawrence Chlebeck, a Marine Biologist for HSI said the shark nets provide nothing but a ‘false sense of security’ for swimmers.

“What a lot of people might not realise is that the nets are not complete barriers, they are only about 150 meters long and six meters high and sharks swim over and around them,” Chlebeck said.

“The technology is nearly 100-years-old, we would never accept safety technology that old in any other facet of our lives, why should ocean safety be any different?

“It is in everyone’s best interest that the current Shark Meshing Program is done away with. “[We are] pleased to see that attitude being reflected at the local council level and we hope

to see the Central Coast make the same decision.”

Shark scientist, Dr Leonardo Guida, agrees.

The Australian Marine Conservation Society scientist said he would like to see a transition to more modern solutions.

“We’ve got modern solutions to beach safety like drones that don’t drown our iconic wildlife, can spot sharks in advance,

and have a big added bonus of spotting people at risk of drowning - the biggest danger at our beaches,” Guida said.

In the Department of Primary Industries own infographic, there seems to be a public support for getting rid of shark nets.

The Department acknowledges public concerns that it is ‘commonly viewed as old and outdated technology’

which is the ‘least liked shark mitigation method due to socially unacceptable levels of bycatch/mortality’.

The Department also recognises the community would prefer non-lethal shark mitigation approaches that minimise harm to sharks and other species, but that some people report feeling safer in the water with the nets deployed.

The HSI is currently leading a joint campaign with the Australian Marine Conservation Society to push for this change on the Central Coast.

This follows the recent revoking of support from other NSW local councils in the continued use of shark nets.

Councils involved in the annulling of the net program include the Northern Beaches, Newcastle, Wollongong, Randwick and Waverley.

Each Council passed motions submitting to the NSW Department of Primary Industries that they would like to transition to more ‘modern’ solutions that improve swimmer safety and reduce wildlife deaths.

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Pearl Beach resident, academic, and political activist, Klaas Woldring, says the recent decision to launch a public inquiry into Central Coast Council, leaving the organisation under administration, is “letting democracy slip away”.

than 20,000 signatures, had been ignored.

Council Administrator, Dick Persson, said the Minister’s decision to stop the suspended councillors returning on April 29 was “great news for both the community and the Council”.

He also applauded the appointment of Rik Hart as the new Administrator, saying it would ensure continuity “in regard to the reform process well underway”.

In a subsequent media interview Minister Hancock said the inquiry may take 12 months or more and, in explaining her preference for a public inquiry, said “public interest comes before democracy”.

But Woldring said delaying local government elections was wrong.

“I have heard people talking about the public interest and democracy, and it is my view that the public interest is generated by a proper democracy, that’s where it comes from,” he said.

“It’s not from some elite group (or) a Communist system where the top decides what is good for the people.

“We see a decline in democracy in several western countries and also other countries, and I think it is up to the people to stop this decline and to say we do not agree.

“This is an opportunity to insist on the democratic process to establish the public interest.

“What I would have liked to see was, at the next Council elections in September, this matter being put to the citizens of the Central Coast in a referendum where they can have their say, something they should have had in the first place.”

Woldring said the citizens of the Central Coast should have been asked if they favoured an amalgamation.

“It may well be correct, as Persson reported, that the financial debacle was not the result of the imposed amalgamation; however, why did we have this amalgamation and who is responsible?

“The people have not been asked if they wanted amalgamation, and I think in terms of democracy, the first thing you would do is go to the people and say ‘we would like to combine these two councils for certain reasons and what do you think about it, yes or no’.

Woldring said expenses caused by the amalgamation should be borne by the State Government.

“I have heard that ‘harmonising’ was a justification for amalgamation,” he said.

“If that means achieving equality of income and wealth between Wyong and Gosford, it seems odd.

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Referendum on number of Councillors and wards set for September 4 Although there will be no Central Coast Council elections this year, Peninsula residents will still be expected to go the polls on September 4 along with all residents in the region to vote on a constitutional referendum to determine the future number of councillors and wards.

The referendum, to be undertaken on the same day as the 2021 Local Government

Elections being held across the rest of the state, will ask residents whether or not they favour a reduction in the number of councillors from 15 to nine, resulting in three wards with each ward electing three councillors.

The decision to hold the referendum was one of the last resolutions passed by Administrator Dick Persson before he quit the post on May 12.

“The current structure of 15 councillors is too many to

effectively govern the Central Coast,” Persson said.

He said having 15 councillors tends to drag meetings out unnecessarily and encourage an atmosphere of political grandstanding.

“This should ideally be reduced to nine councillors, with a Mayor being elected from one of the nine by the Council,” Persson said.

“A smaller number of councillors would assist in changing the Council from a

combative political arena to a more collaborative and cooperative governing body.”

Persson had originally touted a second referendum question asking if voters would like to see wards abolished completely, which he still believes would be the best outcome.

“I believe in abolishing the wards so all councillors would represent the entire region,” Persson said.

“But traditionally people tend

to vote to keep wards so I have updated the referendum question so that a ward structure is reduced from the current five to three, rather than a removal of wards all together.”

The Central Coast Local Government area is currently divided into five wards -The Entrance, Wyong, Budgewoi, Gosford West and Gosford East - with each ward represented by three councillors.

Persson said there would be an advertising campaign ahead

of the referendum date to remind voters to go to the polls.

He said he had decided the referendum should be held this year so that if passed it could apply at the next Council election, expected to be held in September next year.

He said it would be up to new Administrator Rik Hart to decide if another referendum should be put at that time to abolish wards altogether.

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New recruits to join Umina Fire Station Umina Fire Station is set to recruit two new firies as part of the State Government’s investment into Fire and Rescue NSW this year.

In total, nine recruits have been stationed to the Central Coast – three at Saratoga, two at Wyong, one at Terrigal and one at Wyoming.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said each firefighter has completed months of training at the Emergency Services Academy in Orchard Hills.

“I want to thank the nine new firefighters joining Fire Stations on the Central Coast for choosing a career of service

and sacrifice,” Crouch said.

“These recruits have shown that they have the diverse skills, capabilities and talents required to undertake the varied work that all firefighters do on a daily basis.”

Source: Media release, May 14 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

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Man charged after Umina Beach assault A man has been charged after another man was left with critical injuries following an alleged assault at Umina Beach on May 16.

Emergency services attended Myola Rd at about 12:30pm following reports of an assault.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated a 34-year-old man at a nearby location, before he was flown to Royal North Shore Hospital where he remains in a critical, but stable condition.

Officers from Brisbane Water Police District then launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Source: Media release, May 16 NSW Police Media

Oops!

In the Pelican of May 6, an article appeared on page 12 under the heading ‘Bevan Router awarded RSL Australia Life Membership’.

We apologise to Senator Deborah O’Neill for a misprint that changed the context

surrounding the veteran’s award.

The article should have read: “Router was presented with his award on the day by a representative of Senator Deborah O’Neill” – not Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, as quoted.

Parking metres on beaches survey Do you agree with the installation of parking metres if ratepayers don’t have to pay?

34.5% Yes 65.5%

Over a period of two weeks, readers were asked to vote on three questions regarding Central Coast Council’s plan to install parking metres at beaches and popular tourist spots to earn some revenue from visitors to recoup some of the costs of maintaining those tourist spots.

In view of the fact that ratepayers will not have to pay to park, the first question asked “Do you agree with the installation of parking metres if ratepayers don’t have to pay?”

147 responses were received, of which, two thirds voted yes to the installation of parking

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metres.

The second question asked: “Seeing that tenants don’t pay rates but their landlord does, should tenants have to pay for parking to contribute to costs?”

This time, over 80 percent voted no to tenants having to pay for parking.

Finally, the third question posed was: “Should landlords who receive permits have to pass these on to tenants?”

The response to this was even stronger with 87% voting yes, landlords should pass on their permit to tenants.

Thank you to everyone who took the trouble to vote.

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A 9 councillor, 3 super-ward election will best serve party hacks Well it’s all happening.

A 40-year-old man was arrested at the scene and taken to Gosford Police Station where he was charged with common assault.

Police will allege in court that the two men, who are known to each other, were involved in an argument before the older man assaulted the younger man.

The man was given conditional bail to appear before Gosford Local Court on Tuesday, May 25.

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Administrator Dick Persson has gone and IPART has given the Council a 15 per cent rate increase, but only for three years.

We now have a new Administrator, Mr Rik Hart, and a new CEO, Mr David Farmer.

While Minister Shelley Hancock has fobbed off our petition for a judicial enquiry she has appointed Roslyn McCulloch to head a public Inquiry which is expected to take a year to report.

We will also be called to the polls in September to decide if we would like fewer councillors and wards.

I am not real sure why we need an Administrator and a CEO, but I am sure there is a good reason somewhere.

Mr Couch, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, told Parliament that a public inquiry was infinitely preferable as such a form of inquiry prevented our sacked councillors from returning.

The fact that there won’t be

FORUM See Page 2 for address and contribution conditions.

Opinions expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily of the newspaper an election in September is another very good reason for that not happening.

The biggest problem I have is the reduction in the number of wards and councillors.

Mr Persson, before riding off into the sunset, put the wheels in motion based on the way the Council meetings had been conducted over the past few years.

I would suggest that the way the previous councillors performed was a reflection on the Mayor and the councillors themselves and not the system.

Perhaps any reductions might be counter-productive.

Way back in the good old days

the Peninsula had its own Council.

Hence the Council Chambers near Peninsula Plaza.

We were amalgamated with a new and much larger Council at Gosford and our troubles began.

Since that time, we have been treated like poor relations and have never received our fair share of any monies being spent on infrastructure, roads, kerb and guttering, drainage and the myriad other things Council is responsible for.

You only have to have a drive around to see the extent of the backlog of works needing to be done.

How will we fare when we are a still smaller part of a bigger ward?

You know as well as I do; we will continue to be used as a milch cow while ever more larger and larger developments are approved increasing Council’s revenue while our amenities get worse and worse.

Mr Persson recommends

reducing our councillors from 15 to 9 in three super wards.

Who do you think will be elected under this suggested plan?

Party hacks and nobody else.

How could any independent, hoping to truly represent us, ever be able to run a campaign needing two or three hundred helpers?

Before you even look at the logistics of manning 20 or 30 booths for 12 hours on polling day, where will he or she get volunteers for letter-boxing, pre-poll booths and so it goes on.

This proposal, if passed, will be the death of the fair dinkum little bloke with his community at heart trying to do the things that we want and not just toeing the party line.

My only hope is that, in the meanwhile, one of these two new gentlemen knows the proper way to more permanently mend potholes and starts somewhere near here.

Email, May 17 Laurie Powell, Woy Woy

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More than one elephant in the room

Sale of Bullion St carpark will hurt local business It has been suggested that the redevelopment of the Bullion Street carpark is ‘a once in a lifetime opportunity’.

I cannot agree with that because this is a second bite of the same cherry.

This idea was discussed, at length, some years ago, and the proposal was, overwhelmingly, rejected by those with both business and social interests.

It was rejected, because no one could satisfactorily explain why Umina Beach needs to have this proposed green space / civic centre, high rise development, especially at the expense of the parking precinct, which is crucial to both those who use the shopping centre and the businesses they visit.

I kept asking, then, and I ask again, now, where will shoppers park, if the Bullion Street carpark no longer exists?

The new development will split the town in two.

The idea is that this new development would be an outdoor focal point, for young and old.

We already have that, with the foreshore picnic areas at

FORUM Ettalong and Umina Beach.

Neither of these locations can provide sufficient parking, as it is.

Even if there is a condition that the new development would duplicate the existing number of car spaces already available, it will not be enough.

If anything, the number of spaces needs to be doubled – more and more people are moving to this area.

Where do we park, during construction? [deleted] How can it be an advantage for Umina to have more shops, cafes, green space and recreation areas, if there is nowhere for shoppers and visitors to park?

Without the carpark, businesses in West Street will suffer loss of trade.

This was the major concern expressed by business owners who attended previous meetings, to discuss this suggestion.

As business owners, amongst many, we object to the proposed sale of the Bullion Street carpark.

If Council does sell the

carpark to a developer, what input or influence will locals be able to exert, to ensure the development will benefit the whole town, and not just the developer?

Precious little, I expect.

If we have more housing development, in the form of another high-rise apartment complex, on this site, will (possibly underground) parking be exclusive to the occupants of those apartments?

If the proposed new space were to look bright, new and modern, it would make West Street look shabby, downmarket and uninviting, by comparison, and this would adversely affect many existing businesses.

I don’t understand why we need to create a new focal point, at the expense of the existing businesses.

Retail has been in the doldrums, for years, and things are just beginning to look a little brighter, but continued success of businesses in West Street will depend on the availability of easily accessible parking and plenty of it.

Email, May 18 Cathy Waller, Umina Beach

There are elephants in some rooms in the Central Coast Council house that need to be identified and dealt with.

The first is that the current Council situation was caused by either incompetence or [deleted], or complicity in either or both.

Someone has to be responsible, and someone has to be held to account.

Next is the inadequate public service system.

It requires the Administrator to use people and processes that were part of the problem, to come up with solutions to the problems they created.

As we all know, that just does

FORUM not work.

And then there’s the usual public service tactics of ‘obfuscation’ and ‘divide and conquer’ to deter accountability and protect their jobs.

These destructive work practices are making the situation worse.

Council is still pushing out impractical and unworkable plans and proposals.

Staff can no longer blame the (suspended) councillors.

The final elephant is that, ultimately,the NSW Government is responsible.

That’s why there is an Office of Local Government with a

Minister in charge – aided by (very) highly paid bureaucrats and staff.

They are employed to oversee provision of effective local government.

They have failed.

Which brings us back to the first elephant!

Remember this Premier; while it was not the residents who caused the Council failures, the residents are being penalised for them.

The same Central Coast residents who helped get your Government elected.

The residents won’t forget.

Email, May 9 Ian Weekley, Umina Beach

We can never replace open spaces Council’s proposed sale of our open spaces shows a short-sighted, narrowminded obsession with money.

Council’s problem is only money.

Currently money is the

FORUM cheapest it has ever been.

We are all going to replace Council’s money via increased rates (probably 15 per cent) over some years.

How much longer would it

take to replace the money this projected sale would raise?

Money is replaceable.

We can never replace open space, and the amenity it provides, once it is sold.

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An ANZAC Day service to remember May I recommend an ANZAC Day Service especially in these COVID-19 times!

Keep it in mind for next year as it was truly worthwhile this year.

This service is an annual one held at Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club.

This year’s was a moving ceremony at 11am.

Led by Club member Scott Hanell, a large crowd gathered at the front of the Surf Club before its memorial on a magnificent day with one of the

FORUM most beautiful backdrops in the world.

The guest speaker was former Army Medic Kerrie Stirling.

Kerrie is a local, educated at Ettalong Public School and Woy Woy High School.

Kerrie is also a former member of the Club.

Kerrie spoke movingly about “The Army Nurse”.

Following Kerrie, the Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, spoke, wreaths were laid and then a

Bullion Street carpark sale makes sense

minute’s silence, the “Ode To The Fallen” recited, there was a minutes silence followed by the Last Post and the National Anthem.

Congratulations to Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club, its members and all who attended on an impressive ceremony.

Next year is Ocean Beach’s 100 year of service to the community and I’m sure the service will be as memorable as this year’s.

Email, May 5 Megan Smith, Umina Beach

The wrong referendum Re a notification received from (former) Central Coast Council Administrator Dick Persson on a referendum to be held on September 4 on the possible reduction of numbers of councillors: This is NOT the referendum we need to have at all.

First of all we need a referendum in September

FORUM about whether or not the Central Coast voters want to continue with the enforced amalgamation.

That is what democracy is about Sir, and you know it!

So there could be two referendum questions at the

same time: First, if voters want to continue with an amalgamated Council at all; YES or NO. Secondly, should the majority decide YES, what would be their preference in respect of the second issue.

Email, May 13 Klaas Woldring, Pearl Beach

The sale of the Bullion Street carpark is an excellent idea (“Prospective Umina Beach carpark sale raises local ire”, PP013).

In fact, the property was offered for sale some years back but was withdrawn, for reasons that are still unknown.

The Council never revealed why the offer was discontinued and did not reply to a question that I posed on the subject.

At that time, the Chamber of Commerce (or, at least, Matthew Wales) was vehemently opposed to the project, so it is interesting that there seems to be no comment from the organization on the current move.

The situation hasn’t changed, so one would expect that the Chamber should restate its position on the matter and reiterate the grounds for its original objection.

The site is large and strategically placed and is absurdly underutilized as an open car park.

It has the potential to be a

FORUM landmark development for Umina, although that would, of course, depend on imaginative oversight by Council something that hasn’t been widely evident in the past.

The objection that redevelopment would interfere with use of the service lane is patently absurd: probably, a condition of the sale should be the widening of the service lane to allow for two-way access along its length, thus improving its utility.

As for the existing parking, the previous offer of the land specified that the same amount of free parking should be maintained for five years, to which I objected that the parking should be maintained in perpetuity, since there was no conceivable reason why the residents of the Peninsula should give up an amenity, they now enjoyed to fatten the profits of a property developer.

With this caveat, the sale is a win/win situation for the community.

However, the comment that

the property “will not be sold for less than market value” is highly disturbing.

Why should we have to be assured that the Council will obtain market value for the sale of any of our assets: surely, that should be taken for granted.

Does it indicate that other properties will be sold for less than market value and that only the Bullion Street carpark is to be thus protected?

If that is the case, the Council should reveal which properties it is prepared to let go at a discount, so that we know exactly how much loss we are expected to bear.

The whole matter of asset sales has been dealt with clumsily, and, perhaps, there is an opportunity for our Administrator Mark 3 to revisit the process and offer the community the right to participate in the decisionmaking, so that we can feel satisfied that the best outcome has been achieved.

Email, May 7 Bruce Hyland, Woy Woy

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...working for our community On 12 May, 5 years after the merger of Gosford and Wyong Councils, I launched an initiative “Central Coast Friends of Democracy”.

On 12 May, 5 years after the merger, the NSW Government appointed Administrator wrote to the Minister proposing that she “introduce measures that would prevent dismissed Councillors from standing in the next election”.

This was 4 weeks after the Administrator recommended that the Minister “take whatever action necessary to prevent the return” of democratically elected Councillors.

No doubt, everybody will have a view about what has gone wrong at our Council. Some of that will be explored through the Public Inquiry that has been announced, however, it is unclear if the Terms of Reference will truly search for answers - or just for blame.

As a community advocate, my focus will continue to be our community and our region.

The NSW government has removed elected representatives. Instead, we have an Administrator to do the government’s bidding. This is an attack on local democracy.

Over the next few months, I will be using this space to advance the work of the Central Coast Friends of Democracy (CCFoD).

I look forward to the Friends of Democracy engaging with local communities about the future of local government in our region and what it should look like.

www.ccnewindependents.com Central Coast New Independents

Central Coast Friends of Democracy On 12 May 2016, the NSW government amalgamated Gosford and Wyong Councils to become Central Coast Council. The community was not asked if they wanted to merge and 5 years later Central Coast Council faces a significant financial crisis, rates are going up, staff have been axed, community assets are being sold and services cut.

At the time of merger, Gosford and Wyong Councils had a combined debt of over $300 million and only $5 million in unrestricted funds – and yet the NSW government pushed through the merger of these Councils without the community’s backing.

The NSW Government appointed Administrator, Dick Persson, acknowledged that the community didn’t want the merger then and doesn’t want the merger now – but claims that the matter is resolved.

It is not.

The Friends of Democracy will focus on returning democracy to our community and reclaiming our Council.

Initially this will mean educating the community about the option of a demerger – what this means, what it costs and how it would be achieved. We will then see if there is support for the demerger option.

If not, then we need to consider how the community’s interests can best be served by a large Council.

How do we build and support an engaged community that wants to protect the things that they love whilst planning for the future.

The Friends of Democracy is not politically aligned. We welcome, and hope that, supporters from all political parties - and no political party - will join this cause.

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OUT & ABOUT PAGE 17 20 MAY 2021

Happy Birthday Joyce

CCN would like to send a big ‘Happy Birthday’ to Woy Woy local, Joyce Elizabeth Broadbere, who recently celebrated her 100th Birthday on May 12.

Joyce brought in the milestone surrounded by her close family and friends at a party on May 8. She said the secret to a long life was staying away from makeup, smoking, alcohol and surprisingly, dancing.

Happy Birthday Joyce!

CCN Joyce was surrounded by her sons, grandchildren, great and great-great grandchildren on the day

Ettalong Bowlo helps out Kids in Need Another $1,500 has been raised for local charity, Central Coast Kids in Need, thanks to a Charity Bowls Event held at Ettalong Bowling Club on May 16.

The Club has raised a total of $22,600, including the $15,000 donation by the three Bendigo Banks on the Coast.

A further $10,000 was raised from Ettalong Bowling Club,

who have donated the money from their own Club Grants allocation.

The year-to-date total now stands at $32,600.

Charity bowls coordinator, Ken Dixon, said it was a huge achievement by the Club.

“It was another great day with plenty of new bowlers on the greens,” Dixon said.

“The Social Club were there in force as were the Rebels and the Ettalong Bowlo Darts Club also supported our raffle so there was plenty of community spirit.”

The next charity event will be held on Sunday, June 20.

Source: Media release, May 17 Ettalong Bowling Club

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Local author finds the Write Connections Last year, a local Peninsula woman formed an online writing critique group with four other women from across Australia; one year on and the women have written and published their first anthology, released on May 18.

During the worst of COVID-19 last year, Umina Beach woman Margaret Key reached out

online, hoping to connect with other like-minded writers.

“I posted a notice on the Romance Writers of Australia Facebook page asking if anyone would be interested in joining a writing critique group via Zoom,” Key said.

“Here we are, a year later with five members from around Australia.

“We began talking about

creating an anthology that focused on a fictional town somewhere in the South Coast called Emu Bend, which was recovering and rebuilding after devastating bushfires, and along the way discovering romance and a happy ever after.”

‘High Country Kisses’ is an anthology consisting of five ‘sweet read’ short stories.

Appropriate for all ages, the

book also has complementing recipes that reflect the food mentioned in the stories.

Key said her short story, ‘High and Dry’ was an enemy to lovers romance, focusing on a blossoming romance during a Country Women’s Association chocolate sponge competition.

The women call themselves the Write Connections, which Key said perfectly captured how unique their critique group

was.

“We only meet via Zoom every Tuesday evening; I write as Chelsea Locke, and I’m based here in Umina Beach,” Key said.

“Debra Ann lives in Port Macquarie, Sharyn Swanepoel lives in Brisbane, Stephanie Ashton lives in Melbourne, and Susannah Kade lives in Adelaide.

“We will meet for the first time in person at the Romance Writers Conference on the Gold Coast in August.”

Two more anthologies are planned for release this year, with ‘No More Secrets’ released in August and a following anthology around Christmas.

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Write Connections on a weekly Zoom call, (LtoR) clockwise Chelsea Locke, Sharyn Swanepoel, Debra Ann, Susannah Kade, and Stephanie Ashton.

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OUT & ABOUT PAGE 19 20 MAY 2021

Over 60 local artists to exhibit in Bays Art Show With the Bay’s Art Show set to return to the Peninsula in July, local artists from across the Coast are being encouraged to sign up now to get involved.

Up to 60 local artists are expected to exhibit a range of paintings, drawings, photography, mixed media and prints at the two-day event which will launch on July 16 at the Bays Community Hall in

Woy Woy. Artists living across the Coast are invited to submit up to four artworks for sale by completing an entry form before the closing date on July 2.

Previous shows at the Bay have only exhibited six artists’ work from the Peninsula, so this year’s decision to welcome up to 60 artists is a significant increase.

Coordinator of the show, Naomi Veitch, said the show

will provide artists with an opportunity to showcase their talent, sell artwork, and be in the running for some local prizes.

“Over the past year, COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the arts across Australia… this year we decided to help our local artists by creating an event where they could finally show and sell their original

artworks and prints,” Veitch said.

“As the major fundraiser for the Bays Community Group, cancelling Art Show last year due to the pandemic [meant] no fundraising events took place at all, but the bills kept coming.

“It had already been on our minds for a while to change the format to include a larger

variety of artists as the Hall is a decent sized space that can accommodate the artwork, so the timing couldn’t be better.”

Veitch said visitors to the show will have the opportunity to vote on their farvourite artwork which will contribute to the outcome of the ‘People’s Choice Award’.

“The Bays Art Show is a much-loved social event for

residents to get together and celebrate the talent and creativity of Central Coast artists,” Veitch said.

For local artists wanting to be involved in the show, the entry form can be downloaded from the Bays Community website and sent to naomiveitchartist@ gmail.com.

Maisy Rae

Katerina Apale has entered this year’s show

Karen Bloomfield submitted an oil on plywood work

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6:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:45 12:00 1:00 1:30 2:10 3:00 4:00 5:00 5:25 6:00 6:55 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:35 10:35 11:10 12:10 6:00 9:00 9:55 11:00 11:50 12:00 1:00 1:30 2:05 3:00 4:00 4:55 5:30 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:30 10:00 10:50 11:05 11:20 11:50 12:20 6:00 7:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:30 2:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:20 9:05 10:05 11:05 12:05 5:00

PRIME (C61/60)

News Breakfast [s] 6:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 9:00 Australian Story [s] 11:30 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) 12:00 Singapore’s Secret Forests With David Attenborough [s] Bee Cause [s] 2:00 ABC News At Noon [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 3:00 The Weekly (PG) [s] 4:00 Agatha Raisin (PG) [s] 5:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] 6:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home 7:00 Delivery (PG) [s] 8:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] Sammy J [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Back Roads [s] 9:30 Q&A [s] 10:30 A Life In Ten Pictures [s] ABC Late News [s] 11:00 Employable Me Australia (M l) 12:00 Insert Name Here: Jack (M) [s] 1:30 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 Q&A [s] 12:00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] Dream Build [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Back Roads (PG) [s] That Pacific Sports Show [s] 2:00 3:00 Smother (M) [s] 4:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 5:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 6:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home 7:00 Delivery (PG) [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 8:30 The Drum [s] ABC News [s] Gardening Australia [s] Vera: Blind Spot (M v) [s] Doc Martin (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] The Vaccine [s] The Weekly With Charlie Pickering (PG) [s] 10:40 You Can’t Ask That (M s) [s] 12:30 rage (MA15+) [s] 6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 10:00 rage (PG) [s] rage Guest Programmer (PG) 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] George Clarke’s Amazing 5:00 Spaces [s] 5:30 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Kurt Fearnley (PG) [s] Football: A-League: Wellington 6:00 Phoenix v Western United FC 7:00 *Live* From Wellington Regional Stadium [s] Love On The Spectrum (PG) Landline [s] Wild Australia - After The Fires (PG) [s] ABC News [s] 9:30 The Durrells (PG) [s] Sanditon (PG) [s] Wakefield (M l,d) [s] 11:30 The Split (PG) [s] Dark Money (M) [s] rage Guest Programmer (MA15+) [s] 1:00 rage (PG) [s]

Also see: ABC COMEDY (Channel 22) ABC ME (Channel 23) ABC NEWS (Channel 24)

Also see: 7TWO (Channel 62) 7MATE (Channel 63) 7FLIX (Channel 66)

TEN (C13)

NINE (C81/80)

5:30 Today [s] Sunrise [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] The Morning Show [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Blue Lagoon: The 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] Awakening” (M) (’12) Stars: 1:00 Doctor Doctor (PG) [s] Indiana Evans, Brenton 2:00 Desperate Housewives (M) [s] Thwaites, Denise Richards 3:00 Tipping Point [s] Autopsy USA: 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Andy Kaufman (M) [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] The Chase UK [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] Seven News At 4 [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] The Chase Australia [s] 7:30 NRL: North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights Seven News [s] *Live* From Queensland Home And Away (PG) [s] Country Bank Stadium [s] 10 Years Younger In 10 Days 9:45 NRL: Knock Off [s] (PG) [s] – Tracey has lots of 10:30 NINE News Late [s] time to herself now that her 11:00 Manifest: Call Sign (M) [s] – children have left home. But Ben is drawn to help absolve a when she looks in the mirror, passenger of his guilt while she doesn’t like what she sees.

Saanvi enlists help in protecting How To Look Good Naked: Beth And Hayley (M n) [s] herself from the Major.

The Latest Seven News [s] 11:50 The First 48: Calling For A Killer/ Boiling Point (M v) [s] The Front Bar (M) [s] 12:40 Tipping Point [s] Zumbo’s Just Desserts [s] Home Shopping 1:30 Home Shopping 6:00 Today [s] Sunrise [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] The Morning Show [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] Movie: “Jesse Stone: No 1:00 Movie: “The First Wives Club” Remorse” (M v) (’10) Stars: (PG) (’96) Stars: Diane Keaton, Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth, Stephen Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler McHattie, Krista Allen 3:00 Tipping Point [s] House Of Wellness [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] The Chase UK [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] Seven News At 4 [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] The Chase Australia [s] 7:30 NRL: Cronulla Sharks v St Seven News [s] George Illawarra Dragons Better Homes And Gardens *Live* From Netstrata Jubilee Movie: “The Ugly Truth” Stadium, Sydney [s] (MA15+) (’09) – An uptight 9:50 NRL: Golden Point [s] television producer takes 10:35 Movie: “The Foreigner” control of a morning show (MA15+) (’17) – A humble segment on modern relationships hosted by a businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter misogynistic man. Stars: is killed in an act of terrorism.

Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Stars: Katie Leung, Jackie Bree Turner, Eric Winter Chan, Rufus Jones 7News Spotlight: Craig 1:00 Our State On A Plate [s] McLachlan (M) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping Home Shopping 6:00 Easy Eats [s] Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Today [s] Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 Today Extra - Saturday [s] The Morning Show 12:00 Our State On A Plate [s] Weekend [s] 12:30 Animal Embassy [s] Seven’s Horse Racing: Doomben/ Rosehill/ Flemington 1:00 Reel Destinations [s] 1:30 Desert Vet (PG) [s] Seven News At 5 [s] Border Security - Australia’s 2:30 The Garden Gurus [s] 3:00 Netball: Magpies v Firebirds Front Line (PG) [s] *Live* From Silverdome, Seven News [s] Launceston [s] Movie: “The Day After Tomorrow” (PG) (’03) – When 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] an ice age threatens the world, 5:30 Getaway (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News Saturday [s] a climatologist tries to figure 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] out a way to save humanity 7:30 Space Invaders (PG) [s] and get to his young son in 8:30 Movie: “Jurassic World” (PG) New York. Stars: Jake (’15) Stars: Bryce Dallas Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum Howard, Chris Pratt, BD Wong Movie: “A Good Day To Die Hard” (M v,l) (’13) Stars: Bruce 10:55 Movie: “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” (MA15+) (’16) Willis, Jai Courtney Stars: Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: A 12:50 New Amsterdam (M mp) [s] 1:40 Ready 4 Adventure [s] Killer Amongst Us - The Norfolk Island Murder (M v) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 5:30 Wesley Impact [s] Home Shopping

Also see: GEM (Channel 82) GO! (Channel 83/88) LIFE (Channel 84)

6:00 8:30 12:00 1:00 2:10 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:30 7:30 8:40 9:40 10:40 11:30 12:30 1:30 2:30 4:30 6:00 8:30 12:00 1:00 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 9:25 10:25 10:55 11:55 12:55 2:00 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:30 9:30 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:10 12:00 5:00

Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] The Project (PG) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] Law & Order: SVU: Trick Rolled At The Moulin’ (M) [s] Law & Order: SVU: The Things We Have To Lose (M) This Is Us: Jerry 2.0 (M) [s] WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping CBS This Morning [s] Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] The Living Room [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Living Room [s] The Graham Norton Show (M l,s) [s] Program To Be Advised Program To Be Advised The Project (PG) [s] WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping

SBS (C30)

5:00 5:15 5:30 7:00 8:00 1:00 2:00 2:55 3:25 4:00 5:05 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:35 8:30 9:30 10:20 10:50 12:00 5:00 7:10 8:30 1:00 2:00 2:05 3:00 3:30 4:00 5:05 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:35 8:30 11:00 11:30

12:25 Which Car? [s] 5:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 5:15 Escape Fishing With ET [s] 5:30 The Offroad Adventure Show 7:00 All 4 Adventure [s] Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] 8:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 1:00 Everyday Gourmet With 2:00 Justine Schofield [s] My Market Kitchen [s] 2:30 Program To Be Advised Taste Of Australia [s] 3:00 What’s Up Down Under [s] The Living Room [s] 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 10 News First [s] 4:00 Advancing Australia [s] 4:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] The Dog House (PG) [s] 5:30 The Savoy (PG) [s] 6:30 Ambulance Australia (M) [s] 7:35 999: What’s Your Emergency? (M) [s] 8:30 Program To Be Advised Home Shopping 11:00 Religious Programs

Also see: 10 PEACH (Channel 11) 10 BOLD (Channel 12)

Classifications: (G) General, (PG) Parental Guidance, (M) Mature Audiences, (MA15+) Mature Audience Over 15 Years, [s] Subtitles Consumer Advice: (d) drug references, (s) sexual references or sex scenes (h) horror, (l) language, (mp) medical procedures, (n) nudity, (v) violence

France 24 Feature News NHK World English News Worldwatch Cycling: Giro D’italia Highlights 2021 Stage 11 Worldwatch PBS Newshour Building The Tube (PG) The Perfect Serve (PG) The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) Cycling: Giro D’italia Highlights 2021 Stage 11 Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind Australia (PG) SBS World News World’s Greatest Bridges: Severn Bridge (PG) Michael Mosley: Trust Me, I’m A Doctor (PG) The Handmaid’s Tale (MA15+) SBS World News Late The Sleepers (M l,n,s) (In Czech/ English) Dublin Murders (MA15+) Eurovision Song Contest: Semi Final *Live* From Rotterdam Cycling: Giro D’italia Highlights 2021 Stage 12 Worldwatch PBS Newshour Destination Flavour China Bitesize Building The Tube (PG) NITV News: Nula The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) Program To Be Advised Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind Australia (PG) SBS World News Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures (PG) Eurovision Song Contest: Semi Final *Replay* SBS World News Late Beforeigners (MA15+) (In Norwegian) Mr Mercedes (MA15+) France 24 Feature News NHK World English News Worldwatch Cycling: Giro D’italia Highlights 2021 Stage 13 Worldwatch PBS Newshour Cycling: Amstel Gold Womens Race Highlights Cycling: Amstel Gold Mens Race Highlights Cycling: Fleche-Wallonne Womens Race Highlights Cycling: Fleche-Wallonne Mens Race Highlights Travel Man: Berlin (PG) True Evil - The Making Of A Nazi: Speer (PG) Program To Be Advised SBS World News World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys: Switzerland Eurovision Song Contest: Semi Final *Replay* 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s)

Also see: SBS VICELAND (Channel 31) SBS MOVIES (Channel 32) SBS FOOD (Channel 33) SBS NITV (Channel 34)

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ABC (C20/21)

PRIME (C61/60)

TEN (C13)

NINE (C81/80)

6:00 7:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:30 2:30 3:30 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:30 7:00 7:40 8:25 9:25 10:15 11:05 12:05 1:00 3:10

rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] Insiders [s] Offsiders [s] The World This Week [s] Compass (PG) [s] Songs Of Praise [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] Gardening Australia [s] Doc Martin (PG) [s] Restoration Australia (PG) [s] Back Roads [s] Art Works [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] Compass (PG) [s] ABC News Sunday [s] Spicks And Specks (PG) [s] Wakefield (M l,s) [s] Smother (M l) [s] Unforgotten (M l) [s] Glitch (M l,s,v) [s] Dark Money (M l,d) [s] rage (MA15+) Miriam’s Big American Adventure (M l) [s]

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show Weekend (PG) [s] 12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 1:00 Kochie’s Your Money & Your Life [s] 1:30 Program To Be Advised 3:00 Highway Cops (PG) [s] 3:30 Border Patrol (PG) [s] 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Sydney Weekender (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 7News Spotlight: Martin Bryant’s Dark Secrets (M) [s] 8:10 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: John Ernest Cribb - The Devil Inside (MA15+) [s] 9:30 The Real Manhunter: The Murder Of Bridie Skehan (M v) 10:30 Criminal Confessions: Killer Friends (M v,l) [s] 11:30 The Blacklist (M v) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Easy Eats [s] 6:00 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 7:30 10:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] 8:00 11:00 Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 8:30 1:00 Netball: Suncorp Super Netball: 9:00 Lightning v Swifts *Live* From 9:30 USC Stadium [s] 12:00 3:00 NRL: Parramatta Eels v Manly 12:30 1:00 Sea Eagles *Live* From Bankwest Stadium, Sydney [s] 1:30 2:00 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 3:10 7:00 Celebrity Apprentice 3:30 Australia (PG) [s] – With two 4:00 undercover advisors in their 4:30 midst, our celebrities must create ‘Selfie Inspired Artworks’ 5:00 6:00 to sell at auction for charity.

6:30 8:40 60 Minutes (PG) [s] 7:30 9:40 NINE News Late [s] 9:00 10:10 Australian Crime Stories: The Hunter (M l,v) [s] 10:00 11:20 Shallow Grave: The Collectors (MA15+) [s] 12:10 The First 48: Heartless (M) [s] 11:00 12:00 1:00 Our State On A Plate [s] 4:30 1:30 Home Shopping

Religious Programs [s] Fishing Australia [s] Pooches At Play [s] Freshly Picked [s] Australia By Design [s] Studio 10 Sunday [s] Advancing Australia [s] Left Off The Map [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] Everyday Gourmet [s] Hotels By Design (PG) [s] Fishing Australia [s] Taste Of Australia [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] FBI: Most Wanted: Hustler (M) [s] FBI: An Imperfect Science (M) [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Home Shopping CBS This Morning [s]

6:00 9:00 10:00 11:00

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Landline [s] Hawke: The Larrikin And The Leader (PG) [s] ABC News At Noon [s] The Durrells (PG) [s] Parliament Question Time [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Australian Story [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised ABC Late News [s] Love On The Spectrum (PG) At Home Alone Together (M) rage (MA15+) Keeping Australia Safe (M l) The Drum [s]

6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “We Have Your Husband” (M s,v) (’11) Stars: Teri Polo, Esai Morales, Nicholas Gonzalez Autopsy USA: Muhammad Ali (M) [s] The Chase UK [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Big Brother (M) [s] – Housemates have to keep their cool in Big Brother’s most nail-biting challenge yet. Could a budding romance be the kiss of death?

9-1-1: Treasure Hunt (M) [s] S.W.A.T.: Immunity (M) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] Station 19: I’ll Be Seeing You (M l) [s] Home Shopping

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Explore [s] 1:15 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] – The celebrities are tasked with creating the ultimate Sydney tourism experience. The team with the best customer feedback will win money for their project managers charity.

9:00 Emergency (PG) [s] 10:00 100% Footy (M) [s] 11:00 NINE News Late [s] 11:30 The Arrangement (M l,s) [s] 12:15 Tipping Point [s] 1:05 A Current Affair (PG) [s]

Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] Have You Been Paying Attention? (M s,l,n) [s] – Have Ed Kavalee, Sam Pang and our contestants been paying attention?

Program To Be Advised Just For Laughs (M l,s) [s] The Project (PG) [s] WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Four Corners (PG) [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Sanditon (PG) [s] Parliament Question Time [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) Love On The Spectrum (PG) Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic (MA15+) [s] ABC Late News [s] Q&A [s] A Life In Ten Pictures [s] At Home Alone Together (M) rage (MA15+) [s] Keeping Australia Safe (M l) The Drum [s]

6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Left To Die: The Sandra And Tammi Chase Story” (M d,v) (’12) Stars: Barbara Hershey, Rachael Leigh Cook, Vincent Irizarry, Nicholas Gonzalez, Michael Hyatt, Derek Ray Autopsy USA: James Brown (M) [s] The Chase UK [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Big Brother (M) [s] The Good Doctor: Forgive Or Forget (M) [s] The Resident: A Children’s Story (M) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] Station 19: Dream A Little Dream Of Me (M l) [s] Home Shopping

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Getaway [s] 1:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 9:00 The Weakest Link (PG) [s] – The Weakest Link returns to Australian screens with a brand new series and new host, comedian and actress Magda Szubanski.

10:00 Kath & Kim: Hello Nails!/ High And Dry (PG) [s] 11:10 NINE News Late [s] 11:40 Emergence (M v) [s] 12:30 Tipping Point [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

12:00 1:00 2:00 3:15 4:00 5:00 5:25 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:15 9:35 10:25 10:55 11:50 12:50 3:25 4:25 6:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:15 4:00 4:55 5:25 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:25 10:15 10:45 11:50 12:50 1:25 3:25 4:25

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Gardening Australia [s] 11:00 Miriam’s Big American Adventure (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:35 Media Watch (PG) [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:15 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:00 Think Tank [s] 4:55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 5:25 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 8:30 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) [s] 9:00 You Can’t Ask That (M l) [s] 9:40 QI: Rogue (PG) [s] 10:10 The Set [s] 10:40 ABC Late News [s] 11:15 Four Corners [s] 12:00 Media Watch [s]

Also see: ABC COMEDY (Channel 22) ABC ME (Channel 23) ABC NEWS (Channel 24)

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2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 9:00 10:00 11:00 11:30 12:30

6:00 8:30 12:00 1:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:30

9:40 10:10 10:40 11:40 12:40 1:30 2:30 6:00 8:30 12:00 1:00 2:10 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 9:00 10:00 10:50 11:50 12:50 2:00

Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] How To Say Married (M) [s] NCIS: Unseen Improvements (M v) [s] NCIS: Los Angeles: A Tale Of Two Igors (M v) [s] The Project (PG) [s] WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping

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5:00 Eurovision Song Contest: Grand Final *Live* From Rotterdam (PG) 8:40 Cycling: Giro d’Italia 2021 Highlights Stage 14 9:40 Worldwatch 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Sportswoman: Caroline Marks/ Heptathlon 4:00 Bangladesh From Above (PG) 4:30 True Evil - The Making Of A Nazi: Eichman (PG) 5:30 Cycling: Giro d’Italia 2021 Highlights Stage 14 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Eurovision Song Contest: Final *Replay* (PG) 11:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,n,s) 1:20 Movie: “Tiny Shoulders, Rethinking Barbie” (PG) (’18) Stars: Richard Dickson 3:05 Alex Polizzi Chef For Hire 4:15 Vice Guide To Film (M n,v) 4:45 Destination Flavour Japan Bitesize 5:00 5:15 5:30 7:00 8:00 2:00 2:55 3:30 4:05 5:05 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:35 8:30 9:20 10:15 10:45 5:00 5:15 5:30 7:00 8:00 1:00 2:05 3:00 3:30 4:05 5:05 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 12:00 1:00

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN: A NATIVE BEE-FRIENDLY GARDEN Banded Bee is perfect for the job.

Tomato pollen is encased within the flower in capsules, so it needs these vibrations to shake loose.

If your garden is open, this is achieved through wind but if you have a sheltered garden or a green house?

You need to give them your plants a good shake and still, this is never as productive as the wonderful vibrations of a bee.

In the commercial industry, electric motors are used to shake the tomato plant.

This is just one of many examples of the amazing pollination qualities of our Australian Native Bees and of course, they are without doubt the best pollinator for the vast majority of our native flora and a big part of the environmental circle of the lands around us.

The Wild Pollinator CHERALYN DARCEY

Bees have enjoyed celebrity status the past couple of years and rightly so.

They even have a day dedicated to them with Thursday 20th May now declared World Bee Day. No bees can very well mean no plants and although they are only one type of pollinator along with other insects, animals and birds, they are an incredibly important one.

Let’s explore the ways you can become more beefriendly by learning how to identify and become mates with our local native bees.

When most of us imagine bees, we are usually thinking of the European Honeybee (Apis mellifera) and this is because, as the name suggests, it is the insect that creates the vast majority of the honey that is in commercial production through the world today.

Across most places on Earth, these bees assure our food security via their pollination method.

In Australia, up to two-thirds of commercial agriculture depends upon bee pollination, including the European Honeybee.

However, there are well over 20,000 species of bees around the world and one of the very best pollinators of all are some of Australian’s own native bees, of which there are over 2,000 species.

Australian Native Bees I remember an online conversation about gardening with someone last year who was insistent that the only way to improve production in a home vegetable garden was by keeping European Honeybees as our native bees just couldn’t compete.

She was beekeeping herself and had seen the results firsthand, but the key was, any bee encouraged into her garden would have improved results.

She probably would have even seen far better improvements with many of our native bees.

A lot of our bees are smaller and generalist in their gathering nature and this means they can pollinate anything from a huge pumpkin flower to a tomato flower and this just is not true of the European Honeybee.

In fact, when it comes to tomatoes in particular, our Blue Banded Bee (Amegilla cingulate) is a champion!

The Blue Banded Bee A team led by Dr Katja Hogendoorn at the University of Adelaide completed a three-year research program* in 2006 breeding and using Blue Banded Bees in tomato greenhouses.

Tomato flowers rely on a method of pollination referred to as ‘buzz pollination’, something that European Honeybees cannot do.

Buzz pollination relies on strong vibrations, the ‘buzzing’ caused by the bee and the Australian Blue

Want more Native Bees in your garden?

Well, before you go running out to purchase a bee hotel to welcome in your new native bee housemates, you need a to know a bit about these bees, so I asked Central Coast local Native Beekeeper and Bush Regenerator at CEN, (Community Environment Network), Ben Davis-MacAndrew for his advice.

Ben teaches native bee workshops at schools, with private and public organisations and is a Native Beekeeper who provides hives on the Central Coast.

Ben is passionate about Native Bees and yet acknowledges the importance of European Honeybees to the economy.What he isn’t passionate about is irresponsible European Honeybee keeping practices.

We talked about ways to encourage native bees into our gardens, provide homes for them and for those with the inkling, become beekeepers of native bees.

“Build it and they will come”, Ben told me.

He explained that native bees need a place to feel at home in and that you can’t just put a bee hotel into a space and hope that the bees will use it.

They probably won’t.

“First you need to observe which bees are coming through your garden.

Identify those and then research their requirements and provide them.

Then the native bees will be more likely to move in.

Grow a garden that suits the bees, not the other way around.”

Australian Native Bees fall into two categories, solitary and social.

“People often think all bees are social, that they live in hives as this is what European Honeybees do, but the majority of our bees are solitary.

These types of bees, for example the Resin Bees and Leaf-Cutter Bees do not create hives.

There are no queens or workers.

A female solitary bee mates with a male and produces offspring which are nurtured in nests. Your ‘bee hotel’ structures will be very welcoming to solitary bees but they not of intertest to social bees.”

Others have yet again very different types of nests.

“The Blue Banded Bee for example is a solitary bee that burrows into the ground to create their nests.”

Providing clay soil areas will create a welcoming place for these bees to set up home in your garden but remember, you need to grow the garden first for any of these bees and that will mean natives.

“I focused on getting my garden right first. As a Bush Regenerator, I planted local natives to encourage and support the local native bees,” Ben told me and this makes sense.

If you like your honey and native bees then social bees like the very popular Stingless Bee (Tetragonula carbonaria) are a great option to set up in your garden Social bees in the wild form their hives in the hollows of trees.

Ben sources and sets up specialist built hives that emulate these conditions for budding Native Beekeepers but did say his services are in high demand at the moment as people are creating gardens with a deeper and more respectful use of the environment.

Cheralyn’s Violet Honey - makes 2 cups

This honey will add a lovely sweet floral note to drinks, foods and cooking.An added benefit of this flower and honey mixture is that it is very good for sore throats. Let a teaspoon dissolve in your mouth to sooth and calm any inflammation.

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2 cups of mild organic honey a handful of violet petals (Viola odorata) or make it native with (Viola hederacea) a double boiler or two saucepans that nest water a fine strainer a sterilised jar/s To Create

Set up your double boiler or place a smaller saucepan into a larger one. Pour in enough water into the lower saucepan so that the water level comes up to about half the height of the inner saucepan.

Place the honey and the violet petals into the inside saucepan and warm very gently on a low heat for five minutes. Strain into sterilised jar/s and store in a cool dry and dark place and use within twelve months and a month once opened.

You can find out more about Ben and his work at facebook.com/thewildpollinator The Wild Pollinator Plant Suggestions for Native Bees Plant these in your garden and the locals will love you!

Dwarf Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora) Bottlebrush (Callistemon spp.)

Spider Flower (Grevillea spp.)

Tea Tree (Leptospermum spp.)

Honey Myrtle (Melaleuca thymifolia) Native Rosemary (Westringia fruticose) TIME TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY broad beans, broccoli, cress, cabbage, carrot, English spinach, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mid and late season onions, parsnip, peas, radish, snow peas, spring onion, turnip, english daisy, forget-me-nots, lobelia, gypsophila, honesty, nemesia, nigella, pansy, poppy, snapdragon, statice, stock, sweet pea, viola, wallflower PLANT HAPPENINGS AROUND THE COAST THIS WEEK Kokedama Workshop: 10:00am - 11:30am, Sat May 15th, Lisarow.

Come and join this relaxing workshop creating your very own Japanese inspired Kokedama creations. Bookings essential: lunaandcodesigns. com Planting for Wildlife Workshop: 10am - 12pm, Saturday 29th May. Plant it and they will come! Join CEN (Community Environment Network) to learn how to start creating habitat gardens that will be beautiful spaces to enjoy. Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, 149 Donnison Street, Gosford. To Book: cen.org.au/ events The 2021 Central Coast Harvest Festival Program See what’s on, plan your weekend (12th - 13th June).

The program is now available online at: info. centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/harvestfestival *Academic Paper: K Hogendoorn, CL Gross, M Sedgley and MA Keller (2006) Increased tomato yield through pollination by native Australian Amegilla chlorocyanea (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae), Journal of Economic Entomology 99(3), 828-833.

Cheralyn Darcey is a gardening author, community garden coordinator and along with Pete Little, hosts ‘At Home with The Gardening Gang’ 8 - 10am every Saturday on Coast FM. Send your gardening questions, events and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com

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Residents at BlueWave horsing around ‘Just beautiful’ was the words of resident Olive Goldsmith as she greeted ‘Wellington’ the Horse at BlueWave Living on May 5.

It was the third time the horse

from W & C Events had visited the residential aged care centre in a bid to boost the spirits of residents with some animal therapy.

Marketing officer, Kylie Scott, said all the residents enjoyed

the visit from the Clydesdale horse.

“It was Wellington’s third visit - some of our residents have been here and seen him all three times,” Scott said.

“The residents adore him and the visit sparks conversations about their past lives and childhood, as many of our residents had horses growing up.

“One our residents, Olive, is

blind but as soon as she reached out and felt Wellington, her face lit up and she just had this huge smile on her face.

“We did have a dog come along as well but the horse just seems to take things to a whole

new level for our residents.”

A heartwarming video can be found of Wellington’s visit to Bluewave Living on their YouTube page.

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THURSDAY, MAY 20 Y NSW Youth Careers Expo, Lake Haven Shopping Centre, Free, 10am - 4pm

www.cen.org.au/events Central Coast Airshow, Central Coast Airport, Ticketed, 9am - 5pm

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SUNDAY, MAY 23

Dying With Dignity Central Coast - its time for yes votes for voluntary assisted dying bill in NSW, Kendall’s, Central Coast League’s Club, 10am, non-members welcome 0434 426 486

Avoca Beachside Markets, Heazlett Park Avoca Beach, 9am - 2pm

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 VCC National Volunteer Week Central Coast Awards for 2020 and 2021 presentation, Vote now

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NZ Warriors v Wests Tigers, Central Coast stadium, FRIDAY, MAY 28 Ticketed, 6pm

SATURDAY, MAY 22 Elizabeth Bay bird walk and talk, Munmorah State conservation area, Elizabeth Bay Park, bookings required, 8:30am - 10:30pm 4349 4757

Open day, The Rise at Wood Glen, Wood Glen retirement village, RSVP required, 10am - 2pm

94 Keighley Avenue, Iris lodge alpaca Market – Bonza Somersby, 12 - 13/06, farm experience, Market, 9am - 4pm 1109 Peats Ridge Road, 33 Dunks Road, Jilliby, sustainablenatives.com.au Peats Ridge, 12 - 13/06, 12 - 13/06, Ticketed, Stars of the Central Coast 9am - 3pm 8am - 3pm - Cancer Council NSW Coachwood Nursery, irislodgealpacas.com.au fundraiser, 900 Wisemans Ferry Tom Burlinson in Laycock Street Theatre, Glenworth Grazing Road, Somersby, Come and try archery, Swing That Music, Ticketed, 8pm Food and Wine Festival, 12 - 13/06, 9am - 4pm POMs Camp - Brothers The Art House Theatre, coachwoodnursery.com Glenworth Valley Road, Jilliby (off Little Ticketed, 8pm SATURDAY, MAY 29 Outdoor Adventures, Jilliby Road) www.thearthousewyong.

Ticketed, 12 - 13/06, Gale Citrus Wholesale 12 - 13/06, Ticketed, com.au/whats-on COSS Connections Nursery, Grace Springs 11am 5pm multiple sessiosn fungi foray, glenworthgrazing.com.au 1265 Wisemans Ferry Farm Tour, Book your spot by SATURDAY, JUN 26 Katandra reserve, Road, Somersby, 1128 George Downes emailing 10am - 1pm Bush Tucker - Bush 12 - 13/06, 10am - 4pm Dr, Kulnura, secretary@tlfa.com.au bookings required Medicine Walkabout, 12 - 13/06, ticketed, cen.org.au/events Crown Jewels Cabaret Australia Walkabout Taste Of Harvest 9.30am a- 3pm (Fundraiser) Wildlife Park, gracespringsfarm.com.au/ Retro Tapas, Sydney Roosters v Naughty Noodle Fun Haus farmtours Ticketed, 12 13/06, The Springs, 1080 Canberra Raiders, Online tickets only, 7pm walkaboutpark.com.au Peats Ridge Road, Central Coast stadium, Mingara Orchid Club Ticketed, 5pm Peats Ridge, 12 - 13/06, Australian Plants Society 18th annual Show and Multiple sittings June meeting: The bigger Fair - Exotic and Native SUNDAY, MAY 30 the-springs.com.au picture - Identifying local Australian orchids, native trees, Lions Club of Woy Woy: Mingara Recreation Wood Chopping and Phillip House kariong, Car boot sale, Club, Free event, Hot Saw Action, 1:30pm, $2 entry Day on the Farm & Dundan Rd crapark, 26/6 - 9am - 4pm, Think Water, 1109 Eastcoast Tours, cnr Ocean Beach Rd, Pick your own pecans, 27/6 - 9am - 3pm Peats Ridge Road, SATURDAY, JUN 19 The Pecan Lady Orchid, Eastcoast BeveragesWoy Woy, 7am - 1pm Peats Ridge, 12 - 13/06, Ticketed, 12 - 13/06, 993 George Downes 5 Lands Walk, 10am - 3pm 9am - 4pm MacMasters Beach, Dr, Kulnura, 12 - 13/06, SATURDAY, JUN 12 thinkwaterpeatsridge. pecanlady.com.au Copacabana, Avoca Beach, ticketed, 10am - 4pm com.au HARVEST FESTIVAL North Avoca and Terrigal eastcoastbeverages.com.au 12 - 13/6 register online Sustainable Natives, Mountain Growers 4365 6800

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Woy Woy antique store’s new spot at Deepwater Plaza Woy Woy’s Antiques & Collectables store has announced it will relocate to a new section of Deepwater Plaza in July after a two-month hiatus.

The store closed its doors at Shop 52/53 for the final time on May 9.

It will then reopen in mid-July at the former Newcastle Permanent site.

Store’s owner and manager, Mitchell Gordon, said he would like to say thanks to those who had supported their venture.

“We would like to thank Dexus and the management of Deepwater Plaza for the fantastic opportunity we were given to raise money for local charities affected by the COVID-19 crises,” Gordon said.

The store will continue to display a ‘Charity of the Month’ – this month its Westlakes Stroke Recovery Group

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“Sincere thanks to our fabulous team of dedicated volunteers, Jake Fewre, Kim Niddrie, Bronwyn Mcgrath, Troy Dove, Robin Bateman, Eric Barrett, Heather McKenzie and Carmen Perrin from Viva La Vintage - they have exceeded all expectations.

“Our new location was painstakingly selected and renovated to better accommodate our growing customer base.”

The revamped store will continue to accept donations, collect dry goods for Coast Shelter and donate a percentage of profits to local charities.

Source: Media release, May 13 Woy Woy Antiques & Collectables

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LPP grants conditional approval to Wagstaffe DA

A development application for a new dwelling house and garage in Wagstaffe has been met with concern from the Local Planning Panel after issues were raised about overlooking neighbours.

An aerial photograph of the subject site (in blue)

The proposed garage is a detached structure, located close to the Wagstaffe Ave frontage, which is similar to other garages on properties to

the north.

The Panel also said legitimate concerns were raised by the public regarding the ‘sharing of

Woolworths create Quiet Hour shopping experience Woolworths Woy Woy will now offer a low-sensory ‘Quiet Hour’ shopping experience in a bid to reduce anxiety and sensory stress for customers with specific needs.

The weekly session will be held on Tuesdays between 10:30am and 11:30am.

During this hour, temporary changes are made to the store, including turning off bakery ovens or chicken cooker buzzers, reducing volume on store phones and registers on the trading floor, clearing store entry ways, reducing lighting and in-store music, removing roll cages from the shop floor, and stopping all PA announcements, excluding in

cases of an emergency.

Woolworths Woy Woy Manager, Steve Clark said the initiative was a welcome addition to the store.

“Our customers have told us there’s a need in the community for a low-sensory shopping experience in the area, so we’re pleased to expand Quiet Hour to Woolworths Woy Woy,” Clark said.

“Our team takes great pride in ensuring the store is quieter and less stressful for customers who want to shop during Quiet Hour, and we look forward to welcoming them in store.”

The May 11 announcement detailed the initiative would be rolled out nationally, following a successful trial run in select

stores across the country.

The low sensory proposal was also developed in consultation with disability service providers at Life Without Barriers.

Chief Executive of Life Without Barriers, Claire Robbs, said it was a fantastic initiative that helped recognise the different needs of some Woolworths’ customers.

“It gives people a way to do their shopping and increase their independence in an environment that is not stressful and overwhelming to them,” Robbs said.

Source: Media release, May 11 Woolworths

views across boundaries at the waterfront and to the accessibility around the site’.

Fifteen public submissions were received during the notification period of January 28 to February 18, 2021.

To ensure no unreasonable impacts are made on

neighbouring properties, the Panel made a series of key conditions: to ensure privacy across common boundaries, the glass to the walkway between the western and eastern pavilions is to be obscure on both the northern and southern sides of the walkway or, in the alternative,

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The Panel approved the application at their meeting on May 13 but said they were concerned regarding ‘the likelihood of overlooking between neighbours on what are very narrow blocks’.

An application for the 63 Wagstaffe Ave site was lodged in January this year to build a new two-storey, threebedroom house and a detached single-car garage to replace the existing dwelling.

The proposed dwelling is set to be broken into two separate pavilion elements, separated by a walkway on each level, and which provides a ground level courtyard on the northern side.

both sides of the walkway are to have fixed external privacy screens permanently angled at 45 degrees.

The Panel also said the ground floor and first floor of the eastern pavilion is to be set back 630mm from the northern boundary for the whole of their length (the same as that proposed for the western pavilion); and to allow for view sharing across sites at the water’s edge, the ground and first floor deck of the eastern pavilion is to have openings/ apertures in both the northern and southern walls of 1.5 metres in width, commencing at 1 metres above floor level and continuing to the ceiling height of the deck.

The existing dwelling will be demolished in its entirety to allow for the proposed development to be built at an estimated value of $422,918.

The Panel granted their approval of the application, subject to the conditions being met.

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Lynette Brailey, a financial counsellor at Cancer Council NSW, recommends starting with the basics.

Find an old energy bill and check that your personal details are correct – that your name is spelt correctly and your address matches the billing address.

Then check your usage.

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Finally, check if the supplier is charging you for an estimate or an actual read. You might be paying more if your supplier didn’t check your actual usage and you have used less. If this is the case, you can contact them and ask them to read the meter.

According to Energy NSW, if you think your reading is incorrect and your bill is too high, you can ask for a special meter reading from your provider. They are allowed to charge a fee.

Before moving to a different billing arrangement, it’s important to look at your household’s usage patterns to see whether you can benefit from off-peak or time-of-use pricing, says Brailey.

For example, in peak periods you pay more per hour. Working out how you can restrict some of your electricity use to shoulder and off-peak usage periods can reduce your costs..

For instance, compare a peak consumption rate of, say, 54c per kWh with an off-peak rate (after 8pm) of only 17c. If your household can manage to use more electricity during the offpeak times it could save you a decent amount of money.

Typically, peak periods are from 6am, when we are getting ready for work or school, until 8am-9am. The shoulder rate kicks in at this point and then goes back to peak from 4pm to 8pm. After 8pm (even 10pm in some cases) off-peak begins.

To cut costs, consider showering before going to bed rather than in the morning or running the dishwasher, washing machine or dryer overnight.

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Consider putting on an extra jumper, using a throw rug on the couch and wearing socks instead of turning on the heater or air-conditioner.

2. Make sure you turn off appliances at the wall. This can account for more than 10% of household electricity use.

Even your phone charger is using power when your phone isn’t plugged in.

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Woy Woy doctor clocks up 50 years of medical practice A Woy Woy doctor recently celebrated 50 years of medical practice as his Vidler Ave clinic on May 1.

Dr John Caska of the Vidler Ave Skin Cancer Centre first joined the service on May Day in 1971, uniting with his longserving father, Dr ‘Joe’ Caska.

After graduating along with his brothers, Paul and Peter, from Sydney University in January 1969, John joined his father’s clinic as one of the first ‘modern young doctors’ to come to the area.

Caska reminisced on his first years of being a doctor and said there was no specialists on the Coast at that time.

“When I look back over the 50 years it is hard to believe that all that time has passed and the enormous changes and progress that have occurred,” Caska said.

“Gosford Hospital was a small two-storied building with very few facilities … we had none of the immediately accessible expert specialist help or facilities.

“It was the era of ‘heroic medicine’ – we treated a huge range of problems and worked extremely long hours that would not be generally tolerated now.

“In those days we had to do everything from delivering babies, anaesthetics,

operations, fractures and general practice.

“I even gave the first anaesthetic for a Laparoscopic procedure for my brother Peter at the Ocean Beach Private Hospital.”

Caska joined the board of Brisbane Waters Private Hospital as one of the five founding doctors in 1978 and has since seen the hospital’s expansion with a new rehabilitation and research clinic in 2018.

Caska said doctors now have access to a huge range of medical experts, hospital facilities,diagnostic capabilities and equipment that is of a ‘very high standard’.

“The magnificent local public and private hospitals that we now have allow for treatments to be given in most fields,” Caska added.

“These have attracted highly skilled medical specialists for treatment of an ever-increasing number of illnesses.”

Caska said he now works in the skin cancer field at his Vidler Ave clinic.

“It keeps the brain alive and improves the quality of one’s life experience - contact with good people is the greatest experience in life,” he said.

Source: Media release, May 6 Karen Mead, Office of Dr John Caska

Woy Woy’s Dr John Caska recently celebrated 50 years of medical service

Free tutoring on offer in Peninsula schools Seven schools across the Peninsula will now offer free tutoring to students in a new program to help alleviate the impacts of a disruptive 2020 school year.

29 tutors will be available on the Peninsula – eight at Ettalong

Public School, seven at Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina, four at Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy, three at Empire Bay Public School, Umina Beach Public School, and Woy Woy South Public School, and one at Pretty Beach Public School.

Parliamentary Secretary for

the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said tutoring began in term one and will run throughout the 2021 school year.

“2020 was an incredibly tough and disjointed year, particularly for our students and teachers, given the triple whammy of fires, floods and COVID-19,” Crouch said.

“We know that learning for many students stagnated during the pandemic and tuition in small groups will help re-engage our students in their schooling.

“This program will not only support our primary and secondary students in their education but will also provide

unprecedented employment opportunities for an estimated 5,500 qualified teachers and university tutors who may be short on work.”

A range of casual and retired teachers, final-year teaching students and university tutors will participate in the program.

The program has also been extended to 49 other schools across the Coast.

Source: Media release, May 19 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

Local author publishes new collection of poems A Woy Woy author has recently released her second collection of poems, ‘A Scent of Frangipani’, to help celebrate the beauty of the Central Coast.

Jill Nevile

In the book, which has been published by Ginninderra Press, Jill Nevile collates the poems into three chapters: Home and Abroad, Personal

Poems, and The Lighter Side.

In the first chapter, several of the poems discuss the Coast which references to the Woy Woy waterfront in ‘Among the Mangroves’ and ‘Winter at Ettalong’, with others presenting links to Greece.

In the second chapter, Nevile refers to past loves and pets, before delving into ‘fun’ poems that discuss the lighter side of

life, such as the time she mistakenly made Olive Scones instead of bread.

Nevile said this 54-poem collection spans 10 years’ worth of work as she continued to swap out poems, improve them, and take them out ‘if they got a little too personal’.

“I had a previous collection published 11 years ago – A Scent of Pines – so it was time

to write another,” Nevile said.

“I’ve always written poetry even as a child – I like being able to put thoughts and feelings down into a very condensed way.

“It can be a form of therapy – in fact one of the poems in this collection, ‘Poetic Potions’ discusses how you can prescribe your own poems to help get the emotions out.”

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As a member of the workshop group, Friday Night Poets, Kill said the suggestions and support of other poets have helped her continue to develop her writing.

Nevile said she has no plans yet to release a third collection of poems as she waits to see the success of this one.

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Life After Birth: Why Postpartum Care Matters

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This week is the final instalment in our six-part series on the topic of birth and we’re hearing from Michelle Nicolaou-Newman, cofounder of the Central Coast Montessori School and owner of Mammabearth, where she offers birth and postpartum support to families.

bonding, breastfeeding and recovery. This is not the time for to-do lists or overcommitting.

• Your baby is familiarising itself with the world and so it is optimal that your environmental conditions help support this symbiotic period.

I have been a Mother for 25 years and over this time – through my own challenges, depletion, exhaustion, observations and my extensive experience working with families in various capacities – I have come to concretely understand that the postpartum time requires so much more preparation and attention than it is given and the ways in which women enter life after birth will have a significant impact on the overall quality of their lives beyond it.

“After birth there’s a sacred window of time. A time for complete rejuvenation of a woman’s physical, mental and spiritual health. A time for deep, extended bonding with her newborn. The first 42 days after birth set the stage for her next 42 years.” Ysha Oakes The postpartum forms the foundations of a woman’s health and wellbeing throughout the childrearing years, so the intention and reverence we bring to this time is of utmost importance.

A time of rest and healing As pregnancy is a cycle of growth, postpartum is a cycle of rest, yet the expectations of a new mother to step back into a role of ‘doing’ again, often begin mere days – even hours – after birthing.

This is not at all aligned with the physiological requirements during the postpartum time and

Planning for the postpartum rest period

may be an underlying contributor to the rise in perinatal mood disorders and postnatal depression, (1 in 4 mothers are on anti-depressants); the increase in auto immune issues and the widespread depletion and exhaustion that are endemic to this period.

The pace of modern life and our move away from being supported by large, extended families and community in favour of the nuclear family model has had a detrimental impact on this delicate window. There are unique pressures on the new mother that have simply never existed before.

My direct experience working with families over many years, has revealed to me that there is a silent cry for help occurring in these early weeks, months and even years after becoming a family and because they are not necessarily audible to the outside world – nor often expressed, due to fears of being branded a ‘failure’, they are causing an undercurrent of anxiety and even quiet desperation. This time, therefore, can become one of extreme isolation.

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Due to the lack of understanding around the unspoken intricacies that lie within this huge time of transition, new mothers often feel like something is wrong with them for feeling this way. Yet the issue is not with the mothers, it lies with a system that can only offer partial and often inadequate support.

During the first six weeks postpartum, mothers have a physiological requirement for warmth, rest, support and nourishment. Ideally, the new mother should be feeling safe and held by her community to enable her to focus her limited energy on the enormous task of healing from birth, adjusting to her new role as a mother and bonding with her newborn.

Traditional cultures around the world innately knew the importance of tending to a mother during this ‘sacred window’ of time, one that lasts for at least 6-8 weeks post birth. In this time the new mother often requires just as much support and nurturing as her newborn.

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This period of receiving is

fleeting in comparison to the mothering years ahead, yet the effects of it being neglected can ripple into family life and potentially last a lifetime.

Therefore, receiving support during this time should be considered a necessity rather than luxury.

What the new mother is eating, how much rest they’re getting and how they are supported will directly affect their overall health.

Any additional support that families can put in place for this time will be a worthwhile investment for the mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing of the mother.

Ways to support the new mother If families can understand ahead of time that the systems currently in place for postpartum support aren’t quite able to adequately offer the depth of care that is required, they will be better equipped to initiate an additional framework of support.

Some of the most fundamental components of postpartum recovery and wellbeing centre around keeping the mother warm.

Babies regulate their temperature

through the mother, so this is of utmost importance. Here are some things to consider: • Warmth immediately post birth • Warm room, warm clothing and warm feet • Foods that are warm in temperature, warm in nature (simple spices) and easy to digest.

• Avoid anything raw or cold immediately after birth for at least 6 weeks to help gently and steadily restore a sluggish post birth digestive system.

• Avoid sitting in drafts or in cold areas.

• Make space and times for deep rest to allow for sufficient healing for at least 6 weeks.

• Sleep when your baby sleeps • To help with the process of healing your uterus, avoid being upright too often too soon.

• Ensure that you have nutrient rich foods, snacks and drinks on hand – all of which are best to be warming in nature – or seek out a postpartum meal service to cater for this.

• Consume foods that are rich in healthy fats.

• Hormones are primed for

• Whilst pregnant, start getting comfortable with asking for help.

• Seek out any support people you feel have your best interests at heart • If you don’t have support, then consider investing in a fully trained postpartum care provider.

• Whilst pregnant allow for plenty of time to plan for your postpartum, so all of the above can be accessible to you.

If we can prepare for our postpartum time with the same diligence as we prepare for birth, we will allow ourselves to land into this time feeling a lot more at peace, replenished, grounded, orientated and attuned to our needs during this immense time of transition.

Michelle facilitates monthly Women’s Circles at Central Coast Montessori, as well as one-onone sessions and workshops for pregnant couples and new mothers at her Mammabearth space in Bateau Bay. Learn more at www.instagram.com/ mammabearth/

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Conservatorium students to perform for Pearl Beach community Pearl Beach Memorial Hall is set to host a line-up of aspiring young musicians this weekend as part of the Pearl Beach Progress Association’s support of the Central Coast Conservatorium.

Students from the Conservatorium will play this Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23 in a junior concert and will be accompanied by experienced adjudicator, Leigh Carter, and pianist, Noah Perez.

This year, the Pearl Beach Progress Association Scholarship, valued at $1,000 has been sponsored in memory of Pearl Beach resident, the late Jill Roe. Artistic Director of Central Coast Conservatorium, Patrick Brennan, said the prize money would help the students further their musical studies.

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breath-taking performances,” Brennan said.

“The showcase concert embraces the concept of ‘pure performance’ rather than ‘competitive performance’ and allows our younger musicians to perform with focus, passion and conviction.”

The Junior Showcase concert was introduced in 2013 to celebrate solo instrument and vocal performance by the Central Coast Conservatorium junior students.

A ‘People’s Choice’ award will also be offered out to students with the audience having the opportunity to vote for their favourite performance of the night – the winner will receive a $250 scholarship from a collaboration between the Association and the Irvine Family.

Source: Media release, May 11 Publicity officer of Pearl Beach Progress Association, Lynne Lillico

James Zhang won the Irvine family scholarship in 2020 Photo: Shayne Leslie

Woy Woy PS receives $10,000 grant Woy Woy Public School has received a $10,000 grant through the University of Newcastle to bolster professional development at the school.

The grant was provided to help staff participate in the ‘Quality Teaching Rounds’ – a program which aims to

‘empower teachers to enrich student learning through a collaborative, teacher-driven framework’.

The approach applies across all subjects and year levels and aims to build the confidence of teachers at all career stages.

Principals Ona Buckley and Dan Betts said the process of the Rounds has begun.

The one thing that we know from research is that the classroom teacher has the maximum impact on a child’s learning in their class,” the Principals said.

“It is extremely important that we equip teachers with all the tools they need to be confident and competent educational providers.

“A big thank you to Lisa Mills for her expertise and work around sourcing out this opportunity for our teachers and coordinating the program within our school.”

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Max rises from pain to podium

KARTING A Killcare teen has put the pedal to the metal and clinched silver at Round Two of the Newcastle Club Championships last weekend.

With only two months experience in karting, Max Mason took out second place at the event which was held at Newcastle Kart Racing Club on May 16.

The 14-year-old completed the 10 laps in nine minutes and 14 seconds, and was closely followed by Lachlan Taylor, who raced across the line just

a second later.

Max described the final as a ‘ruthless battle’ as he and Lachlan sought to take the lead.

“My first five laps were really just trying to catch up as I had a dodgy start with someone in front of me [spinning] so he already had a three-car advantage,” Max said.

“Then, as soon as I reached him, the battle begun.

“The final five laps were just constant battling to the point we would be hitting each other, we would be going round corners basically in arms reach of each other, in corners where

it wasn’t wide enough for two cars to fit through.

“I got away on the last lap and pulled away at a small distance of around three seconds on him.

“You get a good run off the final corner and steam past them on the final straight and you just have this moment of ‘Jeez, I finally get a breather’.

“When you’re battling with someone, you’re constantly paying attention to where they are, where you are – you have to give 110% every second of the lap.

“One mistake means they get ahead three seconds.”

Reaching a top speed of 69.587 km/h at last weekend’s race, Max spoke about the importance of remaining focused and in control of the kart.

“When you have got people around you, you become more concentrated,” Max said.

“When you’re driving behind someone, you always want to watch how fast they’re going around corners and it builds up your focus.

“Since you’re only two centimetres off the ground, you feel every bump or crack in the road … and everything is very, very fast!

Max’s interest in karting sparked at an early age with his love for Ferrari and famous Formula 1 driver, Michael Schumacher.

Max said he experienced a collision last month during a previous race and had broken a number of ribs.

But that didn’t stop the youngster from returning to karting in an impressive fashion, going from pain to podium in a matter of weeks.

Max said the preparation for his first race back had not changed despite the crash.

“My first time back in the kart felt normal – I didn’t let the

crash affect me I just kept going,” Max said.

“I jumped straight back in and started setting faster and faster lap times.

“You can’t let these things slow you down.”

He said he is now looking towards entering the NSW Karting Championships, before taking on a nation-wide competition, and eventually the Formula 1.

Max will head back to the Newcastle club next month to take on Round 3 of the Championships on June 13.

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Southern and Ettalong FC’s Kylie Brown named Woman of the Year FOOTBALL A hardworking local has been named NSW Gosford Woman of the Year in recognition of her dedication to the sports and footballing community on the Coast.

Kylie Brown was presented

with the award at Southern and Ettalong United Football Club’s 60th Birthday Celebration on April 24.

The state-wide award aims to recognise local women for their ‘outstanding contribution to their local community as businesswomen, role models,

volunteers, leaders and mentors’.

Brown said she was surprised and honoured to receive the nomination.

“I just love to see positive change and good infrastructure improvement for our sports,” Brown said.

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“For me, this award is for those around me that give me support to do what I can, I couldn’t do it without those special people – they are my rock and I thank them!

“Being a working mum, I hope it gives other women inspiration to volunteer and help the community - every little bit helps, and it is very rewarding, I have met some of my closet friends from volunteering in sport.”

Brown has a decorated history with local sport, having spent the best part of 11 years on the board of Woy Woy Peninsula Little Athletics, and the last three as Club President.

She has also been involved on the Executive Committee at Southern and Ettalong United

Football Club for seven years.

Brown said she has loved being involved in the football club, especially with its focus on female football.

“The difference we have made there to the female football community with the women’s changerooms has been a highlight,” Brown added.

“This sport is my passion - I play, my kids have played for 15 years and I’m a devoted Mariners fan.

“The club teaches you values and mateship and family culture that when someone is down – we all support each other.

“I love watching little kids, athletics and soccer – they are

a reminder of why I volunteer when smile and laugh.”

Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, presented Brown with the award and said she was most deserving of the title.

“Kylie’s amazing … she is a symbol of all those hardworking women just chipping away behind the scenes to keep our community organisations going,” Tesch said.

“She is a humble person who just continues to fight for our community really hard in the background.”

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New Ocean Beach IRB team builds teamwork

SURF LIFE SAVING The first Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) racing event in two years for Surf Life Saving NSW kicked off in perfect conditions at Terrigal over the weekend of May 14 – 15, with a new Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) team coming together for the first time.

After losing four of their team members due to changes in career paths during the 2020 Covid episode, the Ocean Beach IRB team has since benefited from six new fresh faces.

The large swell at other beaches across the state did not affect the Terrigal waters, with the headland providing protection from the wind and waves to make the conditions ideal for the newcomers to the sport.

Nonetheless, with fierce opposition coming from across the state in this Round One of Four of the NSW IRB Premiership, the Peninsula team certainly had their work cut out for them.

The winning club over the weekend was the defending Series and State Champions, Kiama Downs, who took out an incredible 15 of the 23 finals and finished well in front with 163 points.

Kiama Downs Team Manager Steve Strong said there was a lot of experience in his team.

“Our management systems

and our training systems have all been in place for a long time and now we’re capitalising on it and have been fortunate enough to enjoy a really good run the last few years,” he said.

Behind Kiama Downs in second place was host club, Terrigal, on 89 points, and further below was North Avoca in ninth place, finishing with 23 points.

Teammates Laura and Chloe from Terrigal club said the sport

provided a great thrill.

“The adrenalin and the camaraderie of the team is what we love,” said Chloe.

“This first event is great having everyone here on our home beach, it’s a pretty even playing field and the sun is out – what more could you want?” said Laura.

Ocean Beach were unfortunate not to place after competing in eight races in the Under 23 and

Open Men divisions.

IRB coach and competitor for Ocean Beach, Jason Smith, commented on the need for his team to train and compete in more premiership rounds in order to improve their teamwork and efficiency.

“We have a few more rounds up our sleeve to prepare our skills, hopefully make some places in the premiership rounds and then look forward to the state

premiership will be over the weekend of May 29 – 30, at Cape Hawke SLSC on the Lower North Coast, followed by Round Three at Warilla Barrack Point SLSC on the South Coast on June 12 – 13.

The final round of the premiership will return to the Central Coast and take place at Ocean Beach on June 26 – 27.

Source: Media Release, May 17 Surf Life Saving NSW.

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Doak-Stride boys shine in Lions’ revival RUGBY UNION

Played at Woy Woy Oval, the early lead to the Lions was upended by the Sharks well into the second half, before the hosts came back to snatch back the lead and finish in front by 31 – 27.

Woy Woy got away to a great start, scoring two tries to find a 12 points to nil lead, although from here they lost control of the match, conceding 24 unanswered points.

Firstly, Avoca scored two converted tries to take the lead heading into half time, and then continued this form with a further two tries early in the second half to push themselves

Source: Media Release, May 16 Larry Thomson, Central Coast Rugby Union.

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into bonus point territory.

From here, Woy Woy defied expectations to reclaim their footing on the match by storming home with three tries against a single penalty goal for the Sharks.

The four point lead so established for the Lions was maintained until the final

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Woy Woy Peninsula Lions Club

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IN MEMORIAM

they lost convincingly to first place Terrigal on Saturday, 22 – 0.

The second place Ourimbah Razorbacks are in good form after a difficult victory over third place Kariong, 30 – 24, and will now play Terrigal for the league’s top spot this upcoming round.

Meanwhile, Woy Woy will travel to Mark Taylor Oval to play Hornsby for a chance to make their way into the top four.

The Woy Woy Lions have logged their second win of the season in the Swietelsky Premier One, this time against the Avoca Sharks on Saturday, May 15.

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whistle, resulting in the team now levelling their opposition on the Premier One table with 11 points each.

For the Lions, the Doak-Stride brothers Zac and Jazper once again showed their irrepressible talent along with fly Half Vetaia Sinalevu, who posted 11 personal points and No.8 Philip

Shaw.

Avoca Beach were best served by Prop Jake McPhie, who crossed for two tries, Flankers Blake Jacob and Eden McQueen, and Hooker Fion Henderson-Foley.

The two teams are positioned fifth and sixth on the table, only a point behind Hornsby after

PUBLIC NOTICE Dear neighbours, Greater Sydney Local Land Services will be leading the Ourimbah/Palm Grove fox control program from the 22 May 2021.

This program is part of our ongoing work to reduce pest numbers and impacts on primary production and native wildlife in the area.

The below landholders are participating and will be laying 1080 ground baits on their properties. The program will commence on the 22 May and run until 6 June 2021. Please restrain all domestic pets and working dogs during this time. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance.

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Dear neighbours, Greater Sydney Local Land Services will be leading a fox control program at Munmorah Power Station, 301 Scenic Drive, Colongra NSW 2262 from the 27 May – 25 June 2021.

This program is part of our ongoing work to reduce pest numbers and impacts on primary production and native wildlife in the area.

The program will involve the use of 1080 ground baits and Canid Pest Ejectors. Please restrain all domestic pets and working dogs during this time. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance.

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Gerry, passed away peacefully on 9th May, 2021 after a long & bumpy road. Devoted husband to Carolann, loving Dad to Jodie & Kate, Pa to his grandchildren. Gerry wished for a private cremation & for his family & friends to gather at a later date to celebrate his life.In lieu of floral tributes, donations to brain cancer research would be appreciated.

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Phone: 0428 439 180 Workshops: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 9.30 am to 12.30 pm, at Gosford Regional Gallery & Art Centre.

Phone: 0409 666 709 Social Meetings 1.30 pm on 4th Wednesday for demonstration 4325 1420 publicity@artcentralcoast.asn.au

Ettalong Beach Art & Crafts Centre Adult classes in Pottery Watercolours, Oils, Acrylics, Pastels, Silvercraft, Patchwork & Quilting 0412 155 391

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Tues, Wed, Thur www.ccmdc.org.au Country Club. hydrotherapy, bus trips Wed-Thurs-Fri - 12.30pm, 4341 5984 or 4341 0800 Don Tee 0428 438 535 Troubadour Central 1300 650 594 Progress Hall Henry Parry & Central Coast Coast Folk, Wells Street East Gosford The Krait Club Community Traditional & Acoustic S.A Special Interest Community Centre - Cooinda Legal Centre Music and Spoken Word Is Internet porn destroying Meals on Wheels Not for profit service providing Village, Neptune St, Umina Concerts, Ukulele meets, your life.

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Blackwall Girl Guides Unit For girls 7-13 years old Mondays 5:30 – 7:30pm Blackwall Guide Hall, 120 Memorial Ave, Ettalong Beach (Cnr Lurline) 0414 863 183 blackwallgirlguides@gmail.com

Country Women’s Association Woy Woy 30 The Boulevarde, Woy Woy Craft & Friendship: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Wed 9AM Meetings: 4th Wed 9.30 Ph: 0411 434785 woywoycwa@gmail.com

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Times are in local standard time (UTC +10:00) or daylight savings time (UTC +11:00) when in effect.

TIDE CHART

LAT 33° 51’ S - LONG 151° 14’ E - TIME ZONE - 1000 Times and Heights(m) of high and low waters

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0304 1.62 0407 1.65 0505 1.67 0000 0.51 0057 0.40 0153 0.31 0950 0.52 1039 0.45 1125 0.40 0600 1.68 0656 1.67 0751 1.63 THU 1512 1.33 FRI 1609 1.44 SAT 1700 1.57 SUN 1748 1.72 MON 1210 0.37 TUE 1256 0.37 WED 1343 0.40 2043 0.81 2154 0.74 2259 0.63 1836 1.86 1924 1.98 2013 2.06 0249 0.26 0345 0.25 0443 0.28 0542 0.34 0642 0.42 0037 1.78 0138 1.66 0848 1.57 0945 1.50 1044 1.43 1143 1.38 1244 1.34 0740 0.49 0835 0.54 THU 1430 0.45 FRI 1521 0.51 SAT 1614 0.59 SUN 1709 0.66 MON 1807 0.73 TUE 1345 1.33 WED 1447 1.35 2102 2.10 2154 2.08 2246 2.01 2341 1.91 1911 0.79 2019 0.82

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APPROX. TIME LAG AFTER FORT DENISON Ettalong 40 min, Rip Bridge 2hrs Wisemans Ferry 2 hrs 30 min, Koolewong 2 hrs 10 min In view of the variations caused by local conditions and meteorological effects, these times are approximate and must be considered as a guide only. They are not to be relied on for critical depth calculations for safe navigation. Actual times of High and Low Water may occur before or after the times indicated

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Double Win for Southern and Ettalong FOOTBALL Southern & Ettalong United Football Club have enjoyed two wins on Sunday, May 16, in the Battlewin Premier League (BPL) and Unity Bank Women’s League (WPL), both against Killarney District Soccer Club.

The BPL fixture kicked off first at James Browne Oval at 2:45 pm and it took all the way to the final moments of injury time for Southern to secure a 2 – 1 win.

The match was a meeting between two teams in the top four, with the visiting Killarney side hopeful for a good result to maintain their recent dominance in the league over the past eight years.

They started well, scoring early to establish a single goal lead, but it was not long before the equaliser came from Michael Tawyer.

The goal capitalised off some great team build up play that led to a low cross into the box.

The Killarney defender dived at the ball to deflect it away from goal only for it to land at the feet of Tawyer, who side footed the ball with power and precision past the still-footed goalkeeper.

After working hard to get back onto level pegging in the game, the hosts suffered a huge blow when their captain, Todd Balneaves, was sent off with a straight red card for a last defender foul on a Killarney attacker.

With another 50 minutes of play still to be had, Southern were forced to face the rest of the game a man down.

In the eyes of Club President, Glen Balneaves, the team responded in great character with each player giving an extra 10% to cover the lost player.

In the dying moments of the match a pass intercept in the Southern back line led to a lobbed through ball for striker and ex-Central Coast player of the Year Keith Gumbs to drive the ball firmly into the back of the net, as the Southern team and their fans went wild.

Meanwhile in the women’s match at EDSAAC Oval, an early lead for Southern gave them the momentum to follow through with solid 1 – 0 victory.

From the get go, Southern established a greater control over the flow of the game than their hosts.

After maintaining territory in their attacking half with multiple shots and good combination passing, a penalty was given to Southern for a handball in the box.

The shot was well saved by the Killarney district goalkeepeer, but it was only a few minutes later that the goal eventually came for Southern.

From their defensive half, a throw-in found Tatum Ansiewicz who worked hard to move around the first defender and then drive in on goal until it was a one on one situation with the keeper.

Striking the ball low and hard, Ansiewicz found the bottom corner of the net to give to her team the opening and only goal.

In the eyes of Southern Coach, Augusto Terra, the game was won because of the good connectivity between the midfield and defensive line that shut down most of Killarney’s advances on goal.

“Overall the game was hard, but most of the time we defended well and created more chances than the other team,” Terra said.

“Our two central midfielders, Alana Currie and Elaine McConaghey, played really

Humpback Highway Watch Ronny Ling and his Central Coast Dolphin Project and Central Coast Newspapers have combined to bring you a regular Humpback Highway report in each edition of this newspaper.

Whales have started to be seen on a regular basis off the northern beaches of Sydney, however, our lower Central Coast is still missing out. It will only be a few weeks when currents, water temperature and travel paths change and these mighty creatures will be travelling closer in and much easier to spot Dolphins and seals are still regularly being sighted at Box Head, and a few sightings this week at Pearl Beach.

Terrigal Ocean Tours reported 9 seals at the Barrenjoey colony this weekend

If you are lucky enough to spot a whale, seal or dolphin, please text or call the Project on 0490 401 969 or email centralcoastdolphins@gmail.com

well, preventing Killarney play the ball through most of the time, and when the ball did get through our defenders were able to get to it first and I think that was the main reason we were able to stop them creating chances.

“Letisha Waddell also played really well, a defender who was really well positioned and made good tackles in one on one situations.”

The win lifts Southern into fifth place in the WPL, behind fourth place East Gosford only

on goal difference.

In the BPL, Southern’s win has secured them in third place, one point ahead of the defeated Killarney team in fourth.

Their next challenge will be The Entrance on Sunday, May 23, a difficult opposition who have also won three games so far this season.

For the women, a bye week will precede their next game against Gosford City who are so far undefeated in 2021.

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Southern & Ettalong United’s WPL goal scorer, Tatum Ansiewicz

Fish Safe Off The Rocks Your guide to rock fishing on the Central Coast

The Central Coast is a great place to fish but fishing off the rocks can be very dangerous.

Please follow these simple tips to fish safe off the rocks: Always wear a life jacket – it’s the law!*

Never fish alone

Check conditions first – look at the weather and water reports

Ask locals for advice on where to fish

Wear light clothing

Wear appropriate shoes with good grip

Tell others about your plans

Bring ropes and torches

Never turn your back on the ocean

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*Rock Fishing Safety Act 2016

Call Triple Zero (000) for help if someone falls in the water, do not go in after them!

See other tips for fishing safe, and check out our map of rock fishing locations on the Central Coast at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/rockfishing

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Mariners’ penalty clinches crucial F3 Derby win FOOTBALL The Central Coast Mariners have found their first win in seven games against their F3 derby rivals, the Newcastle Jets, at McDonald Stadium on Saturday evening, May 15.

After a mid-week match against Brisbane Roar where they earned their first clean sheet in ten matches, the Mariners return to form continued with another clean sheet and a single goal to Matt Simon to see the boys in yellow

defeat the hapless Jets.

An early chance was presented to the Jets from a mistimed header by Kye Rowles, but Jason Hoffman’s initial strike found Mariners keeper, Mark Birighitti in the way before a second shot from Angus Thurgate was deflected by defender Ruon Tongyik.

A third attempt from the ensuing corner by Nigel Boogaard was also thwarted as his header skimmed wide past of the post.

The momentum stayed with the Jets for most of the opening

20 minutes with the Mariners succumbing to the pressure conceding several fouls and giving to the Jets multiple chances to attack.

But the home side were unable to make the most of them, and throughout the second quarter, the Mariners were able to find more possession and control in the midfield space.

In the second half, the Mariners found more energy, with Joshua Nisbet posting a shot on target within the first 60 seconds.

Eventually, a questionable foul on Daniel Bouman in the box, one which somehow survived the VAR review, gave away the most crucial set piece of the game.

The Mariners leading goalscorer, Matt Simon, stepped up and non-chalantly drove the ball hard and low into the back left corner giving Jets keeper, Italiano, no chance.

The trademark shakas from the Mariners’ skipped roused the large cohort of fans who made their way up the F3.

Jet’s maestro,Roy O’Donovan,

came close to an equaliser in the 59th minute with a shot curling under the top crossbar forcing the dive save from Birighitti.

Another chance for the Jets came in the 87th minute via a lobbed through ball by Ramy Najjarine for Valentino Yuel to chase.

The ball trickled forward dangerously to the edge of the penalty area, forcing Birighitti out of the box to cut down Yuel’s space and forcing the youngster into an errant shot.

While the three points was

critical for the Mariners, and leaves them sitting tentatively in second place on the ladder, the blue and yellow will need to find more penetration up front if they are to seriously challenge for glory in the finals.

And there will be no better chance to find then in their next first-versus-second showdown with runaway competition leaders, Melbourne City (away) on Saturday, May 22.

Haakon Barry