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Voice of the Peninsula 7 APRIL 2022

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In his Budget reply speech, Labor Leader, Anthony Albanese, outlined a range of measures he would introduce if elected to “build a better future”.

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Out & About

PEP11 ‘dead in the water’ ... almost The PEP11 permit for offshore petroleum exploration has been officially cancelled, although the licence holder has already signposting a possible legal appeal against the decision.

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Bouddi Peninsula local and singersongwriter, Melinda Schneider, has celebrated a new milestone in her career with the Australian Recording Industry Association officially certifying her album in ode to Doris Day with a GOLD status.

Business

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Dr Natasha Deen (right) from Save Our Coast delivers their petition to Zali Stegalls MP in Feb 2020

Concerns over Ettalong ambulance station relocation ‘unfounded’

NSW Labor has called on the Minister for Agriculture to provide financial relief for local oyster farmers affected by the recent flooding events.

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With recent statistics showing increases in ambulance and emergency department wait times at Gosford Hospital, Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, said she was concerned the replacement of the Ettalong ambulance station would further impact services.

The Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Healthcare Quarterly results for October to December 2021 indicated only 43.8 per cent of Priority 1 calls to ambulances were

responded to within 15 minutes (a 10.2 per cent decrease) and only 53.9 per cent of treatment was started on time (a 7.3 per cent decrease).

Only 49.4 per cent of patients were leaving the Emergency Department within four hours (a 6.1 per cent decrease), the results indicated.

The future of staff at the existing Ettalong ambulance station could not be confirmed by the NSW Government following the announcement that a new station would be built in the grounds of Woy Woy Hospital.

The new station, announced in late November, is expected to open in early 2023 and replace the Ettalong station.

Reports at the time suggested staff at the Ettalong station were blindsided by the relocation and only found out via NSW Health’s handout.

“This is dangerous for everyone in our healthcare system – not only for patients but also staff, who are pushed to extreme levels as they try to serve the needs of our community,” Tesch said.

“It is unconscionable to close

down a vital piece of our healthcare infrastructure when the system is clearly buckling under pressure and in desperate need for more funding.

But health authorities dismissed Tesch’s concerns as unfounded.

Health Minister, Brad Hazzard, confirmed staff were told five days before the public announcement was made.

A NSW Ambulance spokesperson also said the new Woy Woy station would not have a negative impact on services.

Sport

The Central Coast Mariners completed a 5 – 0 win over Wellington Phoenix at Central Coast Stadium, April 6, boosting them to within striking distance of the top five with seven games still in hand.

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“Once they got the vessel into deeper water, they towed it to a nearby mooring.

Not long after completing that assist CC21 was tasked to check a marker that had been displaced in the heavy seas.

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PEP11 ‘dead in the water’ … almost The PEP11 permit for offshore petroleum exploration has been officially cancelled, although the licence holder has already signposted a possible legal appeal against the decision.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison took the final step to reject the application for the Offshore Petroleum Exploration Permit PEP11 last week, more than a year after it expired in February 2021.

The permit allowed for offshore exploration along a wide stretch of the eastern coastline, with the Central Coast a likely drill site.

Morrison said the Government’s decision under section 59(3) of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 to propose to refuse the application had been formalised.

“PEP-11 is officially dead in the water,” he said.

“I said the project would not proceed on our watch, and that is exactly what has happened.

“The decision has been finalised to ensure PEP-11 will not go ahead.”

The decision was made with the agreement of the NSW Government as part of the joint Authority and the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA) has advised the applicant of the decision.

The Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 has been at the centre of a community campaign that started in earnest four years ago by Newcastle woman Dr Natasha Deen Her Save Our Coast campaign collected more than 80,000 written signatures, that

were presented to Federal Parliament by Warrigah MP, Zali Steggall, in February 2020.

Federal Labor and Liberal parties subsequently joined the NSW Government, the Greens and coastal councils in expressing their opposition to the proposal.

Steggall then moved a motion in Federal Parliament that would have paved the way for a private member’s bill in October 2021 to kill off the permit, only to be thwarted by local member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, who rose to speak against the motion.

Wicks said last week the decision to kill off PEP-11 was “fantastic news” for Central Coast residents.

“People who enjoy the surfing, fishing and boating lifestyle (know this) will be preserved for future generations,” she said.

BPH Energy Limited and Bounty Oil & Gas, as the PEP 11 Joint Venture, announced that they have been given notice that NOPTA has refused the Joint Venture Application initially submitted on December 24, 2019 for a secondary work program variation and a

24-month suspension of the Permit Year 4 Work Program Commitment and the corresponding 24-month extension of the Permit Term.

“The Joint Venture has statutory legal rights to seek a review of the decision referred to in the notice under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 and is obtaining legal advice on such review process,” a spokesperson said.

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Albanese pledges better future in Budget reply In his Budget reply speech, Labor Leader, Anthony Albanese, outlined a range of measures he would introduce if elected to “build a better future”.

Albanese said Labor’s plans would: boost the economy with stronger wages and more secure work; invest in Australian skills, jobs, and manufacturing; back clean energy and build new infrastructure across the country; make childcare and power bills cheaper; protect Medicare; build more affordable housing; and fix the crisis in aged care.

Describing the Budget as “a bunch of lastminute, one-off handouts for problems that have been a decade in the making”, Albanese said the past two years had exposed some fundamental weaknesses in the economy.

“Too many people are working jobs that don’t pay the bills, or let them plan for their future,” he said.

“Too many businesses can’t find skilled staff and too many industries are at the end of global supply chains, at the mercy of an uncertain world.”

He said Labor’s plan for growth and prosperity was based on five pillars.

The Powering Australia plan would drive investment in cheap, renewable energy, he said.

“We’ll create 604,000 new jobs by 2030, with five out of every six in the regions, and lower power bills for households and businesses alike.”

The Future Made in Australia plan would focus on making more things here, diversifying the economy and revitalising the

Labor leader Anthony Albanese with Labor’s Robertson candidate Dr Gordon Reid and Dobell MP Emma McBride regions.

Albanese said investing in infrastructure would be a major move, calling roads, rail, ports, and high-speed broadband the building blocks of a stronger, more connected and more efficient economy.

Plans for secure work and more opportunities for training would see more university places, 465,000 fee-free TAFE places, and the creation of Jobs and Skills Australia.

Albanese said the fifth pillar, cheaper

childcare, would be good for productivity, workforce participation and economic growth.

He said a Labor Government would work with premiers and chief ministers across the political spectrum to achieve common objectives in health care and implement all recommendations of the Respect@Work report.

“We will create a National Anti-Corruption Commission because public money should always be invested in the public interest,” he said.

He said there would be an increase in defence spending, but it needed to improve technology and capabilities.

Wait times for claims by veterans would be cut and new veterans’ hubs would be rolled out across the country.

“We will establish a Disaster Ready Fund, because Australians deserve a plan to mitigate the ever-intensifying impact of natural disasters,” he said.

Albanese said a Labor Government would act on climate change and seize the chance to transform the country into a renewable energy superpower.

“Exporting resources will always be important to Australia’s economy but we should also use our resources – like our minerals and rare earths – to make products like batteries here, instead of just shipping them offshore and importing the finished goods,” he said.

Albanese also announced five measures to address the aged care crisis.

Every aged care facility would be required to have a registered nurse on site at all times.

Every Australian living in aged care would receive a minimum of 215 minutes of care per day, as recommended by the royal commission.

He said a Labor Government would back a real pay rise for aged care workers and work with the sector to develop and implement mandatory nutrition standards for aged care homes. And he said Labor would deliver new funding, more staff and better support to the aged care sector.

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Local disappointment with Federal Budget Last week’s federal Budget was met with disappointment from local organisations after Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said it delivers the next stage of the Government’s plan to build a strong economy.

Wicks said the Budget would create more jobs, guarantee essential services and keep Australians safe.

“The Government is investing an unprecedented $37.9B in regional Australia and priority infrastructure across the nation to create jobs and unlock the economic potential in our regions, including vital local projects such as an additional $8.2M for the Woy Woy commuter car park,” Wicks said.

President of Central Coast Commuters Association, Eddie Ellis, said he was pleased to hear about additional funds for Woy Woy, but disappointed by the lack of progress and information on the Gosford commuter car park.

“It seems that now this work (in Woy Woy) will finally get under way for the extra 140 car parking spaces near the station,” Ellis said.

“However, we are disappointed in the lack of progress for extra parking at Gosford station with $30M being granted over three years ago by the Federal Government.

“It is still in the planning stage, after being taken over by Transport for NSW … they are looking for an alternative site within 400m to 500m from Gosford station.

“We have stated that this distance would be too far from the station for commuters and other train travellers and that the current car park should be increased in height.

Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks

“I have even suggested another architect should take an independent look at the project – this architect has previously carried out Federal Government projects at less than half the cost per square metre of the same projects as the NSW Government.”

The Budget papers also revealed the Government will invest $4.2M over four years to fund community-led initiatives and organisations across Australia to support women and girls at higher risk of poorer health outcomes, with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, migrant and refugee women, older women and women with disabilities.

However, the statement was a “huge disappointment” to members of Central

Coast group, Action on Housing Older Women (AHOW), who focus on older women at risk of homelessness.

“Following another year of pandemic impacting budgets through higher housing rental prices, general cost-of-living expenses and petrol prices, exacerbated by the significant climate-related natural disasters, there is nothing to support any additional affordable housing stock for those needing it,” Convenor of AHOW, Deb Tipper, said.

“AHOW has linked women into securing housing, encouraged Sydney-based women’s organisations to work locally and met with many state and federal politicians from several parties.

“Safe, affordable housing for everyone is a key equity issue, it is a health issue, and it is a safety issue for many women escaping violence in their homes, and members of AHOW were looking to the Liberal National Government for some action to increase the supply of housing.”

The Budget outlined a one-off tax offset for eligible low- and middle-income earners who will receive up to $1,500 for a singleincome household from July 1.

The Government also committed to a oneoff, income-tax-exempt payment of $250 to eligible pensioners, welfare recipients, veterans, and eligible concession card holders.

But Peak advisory body Catholic Health Australia (CHA) CEO, Pat Garcia, was disappointed with the lack of support for aged care workers.

“Additional training places are all very well, but the sector is struggling to attract and retain aged care workers because they are simply not paid enough for the essential and

demanding caring role they perform for the Australian community,” he said.

The Australian Patients Association (APA) also criticised the Budget for a lack of relief in paying for prescription medicines, with the safety net threshold lowered from $1542.10 to $1457.10 from July 1 for general patients. “(This is) a reduction of just $85 or two scripts at the maximum co-payment of $42.50,” APA CEO, Stephen Mason, said.

“Patients who are struggling to afford their medicines from week to week are not helped at all by this Budget,” he said.

Labor Candidate for Robertson, Dr Gordon Reid, accused the Government of “spraying lots of money at voters” to try to win the election, rather than offering a plan for the future.

“Scott Morrison is only pretending to care about the rising cost of living because he has to call an election in the next fortnight, and he’s running out of time,” Dr Reid said.

“As a local Emergency Department doctor, I have seen first-hand the Morrison Liberal Government’s neglect of our health system – we have a GP shortage crisis here on the Central Coast, yet the Budget does nothing to address this problem.

“We need action on housing affordability and the rising rental stress that’s taking a toll in regional areas like the Central Coast … we need to fund TAFE properly and invest in training our next generation of workers.

“And we need a government that will listen to the science and take climate change seriously.”

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Central Coast Friends of Democracy On 4 April, the United Nations released the Report on Mitigation of Climate Change. Below are extracts from the comments made by the UN Secretary General: The jury has reached a verdict. And it is damning.

This report of the IPCC is a litany of broken climate promises. It is a file of shame, cataloguing the empty pledges that put us firmly on track towards an unlivable world.

We are on a fast track to climate disaster: Major cities under water.

Unprecedented heatwaves. Terrifying storms. Widespread water shortages.

The extinction of a million species of plants and animals.

This is not fiction or exaggeration.

Some government and business leaders are saying one thing – but doing another. Simply put, they are lying. And the results will be catastrophic.

But high-emitting governments and corporations are not just turning a blind eye; they are adding fuel to the flames. They are choking our planet, based on their vested interests and historic investments in fossil fuels, when cheaper, renewable solutions provide green jobs, energy security, and greater price stability.

Investing in new fossil fuels infrastructure is moral and economic madness.... we must triple the speed of the shift to renewable energy.…It means governments ending the funding of coal, not just abroad, but at home. It means protecting forests and ecosystems as powerful climate solutions.

Leaders must lead. But all of us can do our part....I am appealing directly to you: Demand that renewable energy is introduced now – at speed and at scale.

Demand an end to coal-fired power.

Demand an end to all fossil fuel subsidies.

Climate promises and plans must be turned into reality and action, now.

It is time to stop burning our planet, and start investing in the abundant renewable energy all around us.

Instead of changing the climate, it’s time to change the politics There is no doubt that both the major political parties have failed our community on climate change—and we are experiencing the devastating consequences here and now. It will only get worse. There is no sign of politicians at any level making real changes to address the problems that our community faces.

• In 2021-22, Australian Federal and state governments provided a total of $11.6 billion worth of spending and tax breaks to assist fossil fuel industries. This is a 12% increase on the previous year’s figure and 56 times the budget of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency. The total value of budgeted fossil fuel assistance over the life of projects and the forward estimates of ongoing programs is $55.3 billion. By contrast, the balance of Australia’s Emergency Response Fund was $4.8 billion in December 2021. (The Australia Institute) • On 14 March 2022, NSW Planning Minister Anthony Roberts announced he was discontinuing Minister’s Planning Principles, including a requirement to consider the risks of floods and fires before building new homes (SMH) • On 1 April 2022, approval was given to the Whitehaven underground coal mine extension in Narrabri.

This is projected to produce nearly half a billion tonnes of carbon emissions. (Lock the Gate) • On 5 April 2022, the NSW Planning Minister announced at a developer’s lunch event that he had scrapped the Design and Place SEPP (State Environmental Planning Policy). This would have required all developments to mitigate and adapt to the risks of climate change - as well as other initiatives to create more liveable and sustainable neighbourhoods and developments.(SMH) • On 19 March 2022, Adam Crouch (MP for Terrigal) criticised Central Coast Council for being concerned about climate change impacts on the Central Coast (ABC Radio Interview). This was at the same time that local residents were facing extreme weather events and flooding evacuations— after significant bushfires and coastal erosion events during the past 2 years.

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Concerns over Ettalong ambulance station relocation ‘unfounded’ From page 1

Liesl Tesch MP and Labor Candidate for Robertson Gordon Reid outside Ettalong Ambulance Station

“Ambulance services in the lower Central Coast will be boosted by the relocation of the Ettalong ambulance station, with a new station being built 5km away in Woy Woy,” the spokesperson said.

“Woy Woy has been identified through service planning as the optimal response area for responding to triple-zero emergencies in the region.

“The October to December 2021 quarter was another challenging one for NSW Ambulance paramedics and call-takers, who continued to deliver excellent out-ofhospital care despite unprecedented demand driven largely by the tail end of the Delta outbreak and emerging Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the spokesperson, NSW Ambulance had a total of 320,729 responses in the October to December 2021 quarter, the highest for an October to December quarter since Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Healthcare Quarterly began reporting in 2010.

In the Gosford area, 225 responses were triaged as immediately life-threatening medical emergencies (Priority 1A) – an increase of 24.3 per cent, or 44 more responses, compared with the same quarter in 2020.

“Despite this increase in demand, the median response time for these most urgent cases in the Gosford area was eight minutes, which continues to be within the 10-minute benchmark,” the spokesperson said.

Hazzard said the station relocation was prioritised as part of the Rural Ambulance Infrastructure (RAIR) program.

“NSW Ambulance and Health Infrastructure worked to identify a new location using best practice modelling software which maps triple zero calls to determine the most suitable location for mobile emergency care in the region,” Hazzard said.

The new station will include internal parking for up to 10 emergency ambulance vehicles, administration areas, a training room and a gym.

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NSW Health workers at breaking point Central Coast health workers are expected to join industrial action across NSW tomorrow as the strain on health workers continues.

The Health Services Union (HSU) announced it will proceed with mass industrial action involving thousands of health and hospital workers across ambulance, cleaning, allied health, admin, security, catering and wards will proceed Thursday, April 7, following a hearing this morning at the NSW Industrial Relations Commission.

The HSU said that after weighing arguments from the Union and Ministry of Health, the Commission has opted for a conciliation hearing next week.

It said this comes after repeated attempts by the HSU to open up the State’s hospital awards and begin genuine bargaining for productivity-based pay rises had “fallen on deaf ears”.

Under the NSW wages cap, public sector

pay increase cannot legally exceed 2.5 per cent.

The HSU is campaigning for a 5.5 per cent pay rise to account for the impact of the pandemic, and the surging cost of living, along with a broader shift that replaces the State wage cap with genuine bargaining to reflect the enhanced skills and productivity of the health workforce.

“Health and hospital workers are at breaking point,” Gerard Hayes, HSU NSW Secretary said.

“They were exposed to COVID without a vaccine or appropriate protective equipment for months, then they endured exhaustion and anxiety and now they have been rewarded with surging prices and a collapse in real wages.

“Being called a hero doesn’t put money in the bank when you’re skint before pay day.”

Separately, the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has held talks with the NSW government today over the need

for staffing improvements and better pay for nurses and midwives.

Off the back of last Thursday’s second statewide strike, the NSWNMA met with Health Minister Brad Hazzard and Finance Minister Damien Tudehope to discuss the widespread staffing crisis gripping the public health system.

NSWNMA General Secretary, Brett Holmes, welcomed the discussions and reiterated the need for the NSW government to address short staffing issues throughout metropolitan and regional health facilities.

“We had the opportunity to discuss the dire staffing crisis in our public hospitals, as well as the extraordinary lengths nurses and midwives are having to go to maintaining health services,” Mr Holmes said.

“There is an awareness by government that we need more nurses and midwives to deliver safe patient care and how unsustainable the current working conditions are, particularly for the future.

“We appreciate the pandemic has created challenges for the health system, but it has exposed a myriad of issues, including the need for our nursing and midwifery workforce to be enhanced beyond its normal annual growth.

“It took a huge amount of courage for our members to participate in last week’s 24hour statewide strike – they were angry their ongoing pleas for help and support had been ignored.

Mr Holmes said the NSWNMA would continue campaigning for shift by shift nurse-to-patient ratios, better maternity staffing, improvements in regional health services and fair pay.

Meanwhile, the NSWNMA has been summoned to the Supreme Court next week for breaching orders issued by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission in relation to strike actions held on 15 February and 31 March.

The NSWNMA maintains the recent industrial actions were necessary to advocate for safe patient care and for the wellbeing of a burnout nursing and midwifery workforce across NSW. Source: Media Releases, Apr 6 HSU and NSWNMA

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“All stops must be taken” to stop permanent Mangrove Mountain landfill – Tesch Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, has said ‘all stops must be taken’ to stop the Mangrove Mountain from becoming a permanent regional waste facility following last week’s decision from the Land and Environment Court (LEC) to allow waste dumping at the facility.

The LEC on March 25 found the court orders entered by Gosford City Council in 2014 stand.

LEC Justice Rachel Pepper ordered that Verde Terra (VT) may “lawfully carry out the works ordered by the Court on 29 August 2014 … without the need to obtain further development consent” and said her judgement was the culmination of a “long running and increasing complex dispute”.

The 2014 orders between the former Gosford City Council and VT included agreement to accept 1.14 million cubic metres of waste at the Mangrove Mountain Landfill Golf Course site whereas the original 1998 consent allowed for 240,000 cubic metres of fill.

Tesch said she was disappointed by the Land and Environment Court’s decision and said it places significant pressure on Council Administrator Rik Hart and Central Coast Council staff to deliver the best possible outcome for the Central Coast.

“The decision by the Land and Environment Court is incredibly disappointing and allows court orders made in 2014 to stand – allowing

a maximum of 1.14M cubic metres of landfill to de deposited at the site – a continuation of the massive environmental and public health disaster,” Tesch said.

“Many in our community believe that the Coast shouldn’t be the tip for the rest of the state, and yet this decision leaves the door open for more waste to be deposited at Mangrove Mountain.

“The only positive is that new guidelines for solid waste landfills were introduced in 2016, which are more demanding and require cells to be lined and we know that 85 per cent of the Mangrove Mountain dump is unlined.”

The outcome indicates that, under the 2014 court orders, Verde Terra has 10 years

to complete its planned construction of an 18-hole golf course using landfill at the Mangrove Mountain Golf Club site.

Tesch said this allows an additional 340,000 tonnes of waste to be delivered at the top of the Central Coast water catchment.

According to Justice Pepper, the court may grant a new development consent to accommodate new 2016 Landfill Guidelines.

“This could give Council reason to require a new DA and for the EPA to require cell lining before it issues an Environmental Protection Licence or EPL,” Tesch said.

“So before Council enters into talks with Verde Terra about amending the 2014 court orders, it needs to consider the best options it has for protecting our water catchment.

Tesch said the original permission for the landfill was provided by the Gosford City Council General Manager in 2014 without consultation with the then elected Councillors.

“The Land and Environment Court was scathing of Central Coast Council and the former Gosford City Council for taking so long to respond to the 2014 court orders which allowed a 10 year expansion and larger works to begin.

The LEC made the determination that Verde Terra would need to apply for an additional development consent if it wishes to do anything on the site not covered by the 2014 court orders and 1998 consent and it still has responsibility to remediate the site to an 18-hole golf course.

“The people of the Central Coast rely on the government agencies of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Central Coast Council to ensure Verde Terra complies with all necessary environmental protection responsibilities moving forward.

“I wanted to thank Marilyn Steiner, Margaret Pontifex, Danny Wilmott, ABC journalist Mary-Louise Vince, local journalist Jackie Pearson and the late Stephen Goodwin for their hard work over decades to keep the interest in this story active and to hold Council and Verde Terra to account.”

More information about the Mangrove Mountain Landfill can be found by searching ‘Mangrove Mountain’ on CCN’s website.

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New petition calls for improved safety on local roads Labor candidate for Robertson, Dr Gordon Reid, has launched a petition calling on all levels of government to address underfunding of local roads on the Central Coast.

Dr Reid called for more funding to increase

138 Robina Town Qld 4226 roadCentre safety forDrive driversRobina and pedestrians.

“Anyone who drives on the Central Coast PO Box 3275 Robina Town Centre Qld 4230 knows how bad our local roads are. We have Tel: 1300 36 been 0867 1300 81 takenFax: for granted and it’s 8962 time we drew a line in the sand and said enough email: artwork@localdirectories.com.au is enough, we deserve more,” Reid said. www.localdirectories.com.au “The Central Coast is a fast-growing

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region. We have new residents escaping the cost-of-living pressures of Sydney and looking for a better life on the Coast.

“Our local infrastructure must keep pace and be able to respond to growing demand.

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Dr Reid said he would like to make road safety a “top priority” in the lead-up to the federal election so that, no matter who wins the seat of Robertson, it is guaranteed more funding to upgrade local road infrastructure.

Kincumber resident, Sarah Forster, said she had experienced growing road and traffic frustration.

“Many roads on the Central Coast just cannot cope with the level of cars anymore,” Forster said.

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Dr Reid said the petition would be presented to representatives at all levels of government.

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Vania Holt withdraws from Robertson federal election Independent candidate for Robertson, Vania Holt, has announced she will no longer run in the upcoming federal election, citing the financial strain candidates face.

Vania Holt

In September 2021 Holt was unveiled as the New Liberals candidate for Robertson, vowing to change political culture and champion environmental causes if elected.

In November 2021, Holt announced she would contest the seat as an independent instead and would push for a federal ICAC and a climate-positive economic plan.

Holt said it was with “considerable regret” she had decided to withdraw.

“I would like to apologise to my supporters, friends and family who have encouraged me to stand for the coming federal election,” Holt said.

“I was always motivated by a deep sense of justice and fairness and most of all to

return independent community-based representation to the Federal Parliament.

“I have learned much from the last few months of campaigning, particularly how concerned locals are with the state of federal politics and the disfunction and corrupted processes that have developed over the last 15 years.”

Holt said that despite her withdrawal she still believed communities were best-served by independents.

“Major party politics is seriously flawed – citizens and taxpayers are paying a massive cost for this wasteful, unfair and often spiteful culture,” Holt said.

“I do believe that independent communitybased candidates … answer to their communities and are free of party politics, shadowy political donors and often-hidden lobby groups.

“I have discovered that running a competitive federal election campaign is

incredibly expensive – and the electoral rules that were changed by the major parties a few years back have made it even more expensive. This effectively excludes many good people from running for Parliament.

“I am currently returning the campaign donations I managed to attract and would like to take the opportunity to thank those people in the community who are really looking for change.”

In February, Holt challenged other local candidates to disclose all donations over $1,000 made to their political campaigns amidst a national discussion about donation disclosures.

Holt championed the Action for Robertson community group for their work in giving local voters an anonymous space to share their concerns.

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Hardys Bay to celebrate Easter with art sale An art display featuring works on the local environment will be showcased at an Art Exhibition at Hardys Bay Community Church over the Easter period.

The artworks aim to capture the “peace and natural beauty of the local area which inspires the artists”.

The show will feature six artists – Leanne Koppen, Kathryn Moore, Steve Thompson, Janelle White, John Woulfe and Liana Zverina – using sculpture, natural fibres, acrylic and oil paintings.

Located on the waterfront, the show

complements the Church’s annual Good Friday and Easter Sunday services, each starting at 9.30am.

Some of the proceeds from art sales will go towards local charity, Coast Shelter.

Donations may also be made at the exhibition.

The exhibition is free and runs from 125pm on April 15 and April 17, 10am-5pm on April 16, and 10am-3pm on April 18.

More information about the church and the exhibition: hbcc.com.au.

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Bouddi Peninsula local and singersongwriter, Melinda Schneider, has celebrated a new milestone in her career with the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) officially certifying her album in ode to Doris Day with a GOLD status.

ARIA’s certification of the ‘Melinda Does Doris’ album signifies 35,000 sales.

Schneider said there is no time more fitting with this album accreditation, as Doris would have celebrated her 100th birthday this month.

“When my record label, Universal Music gave me the news that my ‘Melinda Does Doris’ album had reached Gold status, I was over the moon,” Schneider said.

“This Doris project has been a labour of love and a dream come true for me and to be able to celebrate this Gold album on what would have been Doris’ 100th birthday makes the news even more special.”

With millions of fans around the world, none were bigger than Schneider who has spent the best part of the past twelve years celebrating the life and the songs of Doris Day. What started as a homage to one of her musical heroes, soon turned in to a successful capital city season of her theatre stage show DORIS, and sell-out tours of her concert production Melinda Does Doris: A Tribute to Doris Day (2015 – 2018) and A Farewell To Doris (2019 – 2022) across regional Australia.

“Performing her classic songs and writing a stage show about her incredible life and career, as well as being able to bring it to huge venues all around Australia, including the Sydney Opera House are special times that will make me forever proud,” she said.

Released in 2010, Melinda Does Doris debuted at #1 on the ARIA Jazz and Blues chart, remaining there for 9 weeks.

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Melinda goes GOLD in ode to Doris Day

Local performer Melinda Schneider

Farewell to Doris’ concert performance at Cremorne’s Orpheum Theatre on May 8 for a special Mothers’ Day matinee performance then moving on to touring her Love Songs Tour.

The tour is said to be inspired by the unconditional love Schneider has found with her long-time partner, Mark Gable, whom

she will marry in September 2022.

In the performance, she will perform a selection of her own original love songs spanning her 40 years in entertainment together with some timeless classics from the likes of Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Dolly Parton and more.

Schneider will also preview new songs from her forthcoming 15th studio album to be released later in 2022.

The tour kicks off at Tamworth Country Music Festival on April 22.

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New grants available to help young local artists The Bouddi Foundation for the Arts (BFA) is encouraging local artists aged 15 to 30 to apply for grants of up to $5,000 to help them thrive in the arts sector.

The BFA was founded 11 years ago by renowned Shakespearean actor, John Bell, who now directs the Foundation.

The BFA said the peninsula has become a “very important catchment” for the organisation, with John Bell’s home and the Wagstaffe Hall the anchors for the first years of the Foundation, before spreading further afield into the Gosford CBD and north.

One of the earliest grant recipients was a flautist from Umina, Alyse Faith.

Alyse regularly keeps the Foundation updated on her successes and said she was grateful for the leg-up she received, supporting the BFA through offers of house concerts to help raise funds.

Alyse used her most recent grant to travel to London to complete a master’s degree at the Royal Academy of Music.

Whilst studying there, Alyse helped organise a RAM Benefit Concert to raise money for the bushfire victims in Australia.

Since graduating, she has returned to Australia, accepted a full-time permanent position on the faculty of Girton Grammar School, Bendigo, and continues to also explore performance opportunities as a soloist, ensemble player, or orchestral player with other professional musicians throughout the region.

Since its foundation, more than 150 young

artists have received over $300,000 plus mentoring and have used their grants to travel internationally for study, stage exhibitions, and fund tuition and supplies.

Applications can be submitted between April 1 and May 29 via bouddiarts.org.au/ Applicants will be advised if they will be invited to auditions later in the year, and the annual awards event will follow.

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News Breakfast [s] 6:00 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] Australian Story [s] 11:30 12:00 How Deadly World (PG) [s] The Poles Revealed [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 2:00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS 2:30 HELL (M) [s] 3:00 4:00 Deep Water (M l,n,s) [s] 5:00 Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] 6:00 Escape From The City [s] 7:00 George Clarke’s Amazing 7:30 Spaces [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] Sammy J (PG) [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Foreign Correspondent [s] Q+A (M) [s] Rosie Batty’s One Plus One: 10:40 Russell Vickery [s] 11:10 ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] 12:30 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 Q+A (M) [s] 12:00 Grand Designs [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Deep Water (M l,n,s) [s] Father Brown (M) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] Escape From The City [s] George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] 2:00 ABC News [s] 3:00 Gardening Australia [s] – 4:00 Costa finds a bushland roof garden in inner-city Sydney and 5:00 Sophie Thomson explores the 6:00 7:00 world of pollen.

Smother (M) [s] 8:30 Grantchester (M v) [s] ABC Late News [s] Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS 11:15 HELL (MA15+) [s] 12:30 Tomorrow Tonight [s] 6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 10:00 rage (PG) [s] rage Guest Programmer 12:00 (PG) [s] ABC News At Noon [s] 5:00 Midsomer Murders (PG) [s] 5:30 Grantchester (M v) [s] Father Brown (PG) [s] 6:30 Grand Designs (PG) [s] 7:00 Landline [s] Basketball: WNBL: Grand 7:30 Final: Game 3: Melbourne Boomers v Perth Lynx *Live* From Melbourne Sports Centre [s] ABC News [s] Father Brown: The Requiem For The Dead (PG) [s] Unforgotten (M l) [s] 9:35 Troppo (M l) [s] Call The Midwife (PG) [s] Victoria: London Bridge Is 11:40 Falling Down (PG) [s] 12:10 rage Guest Programmer 1:30 (MA15+) [s]

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Stars: Daniel Radcliffe 1:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 1:30 Criminal Confessions: The 4:00 Kill Club (MA15+) [s] 4:30 Home Shopping 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “My Life As A Dead Girl” (M) (’15) – When runaway teenager Chelsea is killed by 1:45 her friend Brittany’s pimp, Brittany returns to what’s left of 2:00 3:00 the family Chelsea left years ago. Brittany does her best to 4:00 get by under her new identity. 5:00 6:00 Stars: Cassandra Scerbo, Keegan Connor Tracy, Kirsten 7:00 7:30 Zien, Kyra Zagorsky House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 9:55 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 10:35 Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Better Homes And Gardens (PG) [s] Movie: “Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix” (PG) 12:40 (’07) Stars: Daniel Radcliffe 1:30 Program To Be Advised 4:00 Home Shopping 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show 12:00 Weekend (PG) [s] 12:30 Seven’s Horse Racing: 1:00 Randwick/ Caulfield *Live* [s] 1:30 Seven News At 5 [s] Border Security - Australia’s 2:00 2:30 Front Line (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Border Security - Australia’s 4:30 5:00 Front Line (PG) [s] Movie: “Sister Act” (PG) (’92) – 5:30 6:00 After witnessing a murder, a second-rate lounge singer goes 7:00 7:30 undercover in a convent, and transforms the nuns into a 8:30 singing sensation. Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena Movie: “The Hangover Part III” 10:30 (MA15+) (’13) Stars: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis Motorway Patrol (PG) [s] 12:30 Repco Supercars Highlights 1:10 Home Shopping 2:00

Today [s] 6:00 Today Extra [s] 7:00 NINE’s Morning News [s] 7:30 Program To Be Advised 8:00 Space Invaders (PG) [s] Pointless (PG) [s] 12:00 1:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 2:00 2:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] 3:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 3:30 NRL: Knights v Sea Eagles 4:00 *Live* From McDonald Jones 4:30 Stadium [s] NRL: Knock Off (M) [s] NINE News Late [s] 5:00 New Amsterdam: Discon6:30 nected (M) [s] – Max is on a 7:30 mission to deliver free 8:30 broadband access.

9:30 URBEX: Enter At Your Own Risk: Unstoppable (M l) [s] 10:30 Getaway (PG) [s] 11:30 Home Shopping 12:30 Religious Programs A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:30 6:00 Today [s] 7:00 Today Extra [s] 7:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] Movie: “Blueprint To The Heart” (PG) (’20) Stars: Laura 8:00 12:00 Mitchell, Dennis Andres 1:00 Garden Gurus Moments [s] 2:50 Pointless (PG) [s] 3:30 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] 5:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 6:30 NRL: Broncos v Roosters *Live* From Suncorp Stadium 7:30 NRL: Golden Point (M) [s] Movie: “Navy Seals” (M l,v) (’90) – While rescuing a naval helicopter crew, an elite US commando team discovers a secret cache of American made 8:40 nuclear missiles. Stars: Charlie 10:40 Sheen, Michael Biehn Tipping Point (PG) [s] 11:40 Home Shopping 12:40 Religious Programs 1:30 Easy Eats [s] 6:00 Weekend Today [s] 6:30 Today Extra Saturday [s] 7:00 Suncorp One House (PG) [s] 7:30 The Rebound [s] Great Australian Detour [s] 8:30 Outback & Under [s] 9:30 The Pet Rescuers (PG) [s] 10:00 Movie: “Housesitter” (PG) (’92) Stars: Goldie Hawn The Garden Gurus [s] NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 Getaway [s] 6:30 NINE News Saturday [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Space Invaders: Steve And Maria (PG) [s] Movie: “Bridget Jones’s Diary: 10:00 The Edge Of Reason” (M d,l,s) 11:00 (’04) Stars: Celia Imrie Movie: “Two Weeks Notice” (PG) (’02) Stars: Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant Outback & Under [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] 12:00 Home Shopping 5:00

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The Talk (PG) [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (M) [s] First Dates Australia (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] Farm To Fork [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] The Project (PG) [s] First Dates Australia (PG) [s] Gogglebox Australia (PG) [s] Would I Lie To You? Australia (M l) [s] Blue Bloods (M) [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping The Talk (PG) [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (M) [s] Australian Survivor (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Farm To Fork [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Living Room (PG) [s] – The fab four are back to fun up your Fridays! Dr Chris has no idea what he’s in for with Miguel as his guide on a tour of Melbourne.

Program To Be Advised Would I Lie To You? Australia (M l) [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Religious Programs [s] Escape Fishing With ET [s] Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures [s] All 4 Adventure [s] Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] Motor Sports: Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix *Live* From Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit [s] 10 News First [s] Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] Football: Isuzu Ute A-League Men: Round 23: Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City *Live* From AAMI Park [s] Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] Ambulance UK (PG) [s] – As protesters begin flooding London and blocking the roads, the entire computer system used to respond to 999 calls crashes.

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SBS (C30)

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Arabia With Levison Wood: Holy Lands (PG) 3:00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 3:45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:15 The Architecture The Railways Built: Ffestiniog (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Every Family Has A Secret: Danielle Chisholm And Heather Horne (PG) 8:30 The Royals - Keeping The Crown: The Pursuit Of Normal (PG) 9:30 Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed (M) 10:40 SBS World News 11:10 Gomorrah (MA15+) (In Italian) 1:15 Fargo (MA15+) 5:30 Worldwatch – Deutsche Welle English News 6:00 France 24 News 6:30 Al Jazeera English News 7:00 Worldwatch Continues 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Arabia With Levison Wood: Dangerous Legacy (M) 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:45 Cook Up With Adam Liaw 4:15 The Architecture The Railways Built: Kings Cross (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Britain’s Secret Islands (PG) 8:30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys (PG) 9:20 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces 10:20 SBS World News 10:50 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 11:45 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games (M v) (In French) 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Small Business Secrets (PG) 2:30 Figure Skating: ISU World Championships 4:00 Football: FIFA World Cup 2022 Magazine 4:40 Spending Secrets Of The Royals 5:35 The Secret History Of World War II: The Battle Of Britain (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers (M) 8:30 Philip: Prince, Husband, Father (PG) 9:30 World’s Greatest Bridges: Severn Bridge (PG) 10:20 Anne Boleyn - Arrest, Trial, Execution (M) [s] 11:15 Movie: “The Happy Prince” (PG) (’18) Stars: Colin Firth (In English/ French/ Italian/ Latin) 1:10 Movie: “The Pianist” (M) (’02) Stars: Adrien Brody

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Tuesday 12 April

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6:00 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 10:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Weekend (PG) [s] 1:00 12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 1:00 Jabba’s Movies (PG) [s] 3:30 1:30 Movie: “Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach” (PG) (’88) Stars: Bubba Smith 6:00 3:00 Surveillance Oz (PG) [s] 3:30 Border Security International 7:00 8:00 (PG) [s] 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Sydney Weekender [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] 7:30 Code 1 - Minute By Minute: The Killer Storm (M) [s] 10:00 8:30 Movie: “The Help” (M) (’11) 10:30 Stars: Emma Stone 11:30 The Blacklist: The SPK (M) [s] 12:30 Repco Supercars Highlights 11:30 2022: F1 Australian GP - Day 3 12:30 - Highlights [s]

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Landline [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Victoria (PG) [s] Smother [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] Escape From The City (PG) [s] George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Australian Story [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch (PG) [s] China Tonight [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Q+A (PG) [s] Deep Water (M l,s) [s] Glitch (M l,s,v) [s]

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News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Foreign Correspondent [s] Rosie Batty’s One Plus One Grand Designs New Zealand ABC News At Noon [s] Unforgotten (M l) [s] Deep Water (M l,v) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] Escape From The City [s] George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] People’s Republic Of Mallacoota (M l) [s] A Dog’s World With Tony Armstrong: Happiness [s] The Poles Revealed: (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch (PG) [s]

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News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Four Corners [s] Scottish Vets Down Under (PG) [s] People’s Republic Of Mallacoota (M l) [s] ABC News At Noon [s] National Press Club Address Media Watch (PG) [s] Deep Water (M l,n,s) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] Escape From The City [s] George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M) [s] Tomorrow Tonight [s] Melbourne Comedy Festival (PG) [s]

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

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2:00 2:30 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:00 12:00 12:30 6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00 2:00 2:30 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:45 10:45 11:15

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rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] Insiders [s] Offsiders [s] The World This Week [s] Compass [s] Songs Of Praise [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] Gardening Australia [s] Australia’s Ocean Odyssey Back In Time For Dinner [s] Tomorrow Tonight (PG) [s] Art Works [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] Compass (PG) [s] ABC News Sunday [s] Grand Designs New Zealand: Copper Curve (PG) [s] Troppo (M l) [s] Killing Eve (M v) [s] Harrow (M v) [s] Top Of The Lake: China Girl: Birthday (M l,s) [s] Growing Up Gracefully (M) [s] rage (MA15+) [s]

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Easy Eats [s] Weekend Today [s] Sports Sunday (PG) [s] Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] NRL: Women’s Premiership: Grand Final: Teams TBA *Live* NRL: Sharks v Tigers *Live* From PointsBet Stadium, Woolooware [s] NINE News Sunday [s] 60 Minutes (M) [s] Janet Jackson (M) [s] – A look at the career of Janet Jackson, one of the bestselling and highest-earning artists in music history. She has enjoyed immense levels of success, experienced incredible tragedy, and endured a tumultuous private life.

NINE News Late [s] Australian Crime Stories: Billy The Texan (M) [s] Untold Crime Stories: The Wests (M) [s] Ultimate Rush (PG) [s]

10:30 11:30

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “At Home In Mitford” (G) (’17) Stars: Andie MacDowell 1:40 Highway Cops (PG) [s] Border Patrol (PG) [s] 2:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 3:00 Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] 4:00 5:00 Seven News [s] 6:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:00 Movie: “The Proposal” (PG) 7:30 (’15) – When a high-powered book editor faces deportation to 8:30 her native Canada, the quickthinking exec proposes to her 9:25 young tormented assistant, he 10:20 agrees with a few conditions of 10:50 his own. Stars: Sandra Bullock, 11:50 Ryan Reynolds The Latest Seven News [s] 12:40 The Resident: The Thinnest 1:30 Veil (M) [s] 4:00 Home Shopping 4:30

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Movie: “Eat, Drink And Be Married” (PG) (’19) Stars: Jocelyn Hudon, Jake Foy Talking Honey: Representation Matters [s] Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Mega Zoo (PG) [s] La Brea: Father And Sons (M v) [s] La Brea: Topanga (M v) [s] NINE News Late [s] 100% Footy (M) [s] Bluff City Law: Ave Maria (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] Home Shopping Religious Programs A Current Affair (PG) [s]

6:00 The Talk [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 The Dog House Australia (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Dog House Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 Would I Lie To You? Australia (M) [s] 9:30 FBI: Most Wanted: Decriminalized (M) [s] 10:30 FBI: Most Wanted: Ironbound (M) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s]

Sunrise [s] 6:00 The Morning Show [s] 9:00 Seven Morning News [s] 11:30 Movie: “The Sweetest Heart” 12:00 (G) (’18) Stars: Julie Gonzalo, Chris McNally, Tammy Gillis, Victor Zinck Jr., Andrea Brooks, 1:50 Jordan Burtchett, Clayton 2:00 James, Jill Teed 3:00 Highway Cops (PG) [s] 4:00 Border Patrol (PG) [s] 5:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 7:00 The Chase Australia (PG) [s] 7:30 Seven News [s] 8:30 Home And Away (PG) [s] 9:30 Police Strike Force (PG) [s] 10:30 The Rookie: 11:00 Heart Beat (PG) [s] The Rookie: 11:25 End Game (PG) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] 12:20 The Resident: Ask Your 1:05 Doctor (M) [s] 1:30 Motorway Patrol (PG) [s] 4:00 Home Shopping 4:30

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Movie: “Forever In My Heart” (G) (’19) Stars: Merritt Patterson, Jack Turner Explore [s] Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised Program To Be Advised Program To Be Advised NINE News Late [s] Mr Mayor: Hearts Before Parts (PG) [s] Murdered By Morning: Last Call (M l,v) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] Outback & Under [s] Home Shopping Religious Programs A Current Affair (PG) [s]

6:00 The Talk [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 The Dog House Australia (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Dog House Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 NCIS: Sound Off (M v) [s] 9:30 NCIS: Los Angeles: Pandora’s Box (M v) [s] 10:30 NCIS: On Fire (M v) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “A Perfect Day” (PG) (’06) Stars: Christopher Lloyd, Frances Conroy, Rob Lowe, Paget Brewster, Rowena King Highway Cops (PG) [s] Border Patrol (PG) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure (M) [s] America’s Got Talent Extreme (PG) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] Front Bar (M) [s] – Join Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher as they share a laugh about the world of sport and catch up with stars of yesteryear and today.

Home Shopping

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Movie: “Made For You, With Love” (G) (’19) Stars: Edy Ganem, Brendon Zub Garden Gurus Moments [s] Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Travel Guides: Sunshine Coast (PG) [s] Movie: “Crocodile Dundee II” (PG) (’88) Stars: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon NINE News Late [s] Damian Lewis: Spy Wars: A Perfect Traitor (M) [s] Grand Hotel: Art Of Darkness (M) [s] Hello SA (PG) [s] Home Shopping Religious Programs

6:00 The Talk [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] 9:30 Bull: The Diana Affair (PG) [s] 10:30 This Is Us: The Guitar Man (PG) [s] – Kevin takes the twins to the cabin in hopes of proving himself as a father.

11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

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

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

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

6:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 9:00 9:30 10:00 5:30 6:30 7:30

8:30 9:30

Religious Programs [s] Farm To Fork [s] Religious Programs [s] All 4 Adventure [s] Luca’s Key Ingredient [s] Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] Motor Sports: Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix *Live* From Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit [s] 10 News First [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] The Graham Norton Show (M l,s) [s] – Join Graham Norton as he chats with Will Smith, Tom Holland, Miriam Margolyes, Salma Hayek, Lady Gaga, Dame Judi Dench, Daniel Craig, Zendaya, Ed Sheeran and more!

FBI: Never Trust A Stranger (M v) [s] FBI: Unreasonable Doubt (M v) [s] FBI: Liar’s Poker (M v) [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s]

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

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SBS (C30)

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

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Worldwatch Small Business Secrets (PG) Worldwatch Motor Sports: ProMX Championships *Live* From Mackay Cycling: Tour Of Flanders Football: Countdown To Qatar Small Business Secrets (PG) The Secret History Of World War II: The Blitz (PG) SBS World News Easter Island: The Ancient Builders (In English/ French/ Spanish) This Is Joan Collins (M) – Full of never-before-seen home movie footage and thrilling archive, this epic film gives us an intimate and revealing glimpse into one of the world’s most iconic figures.

Secrets Of The Cadbury Chocolate Factory Whitney (M l)

5:30 Worldwatch 2:00 Watergate: The Burglary (M l) 2:50 Secrets Of The Department Store: Inside Fortnum And Mason - The Queen’s Grocer (PG) 3:45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:15 The Architecture The Railways Built (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Britain By Beach (PG) 8:30 Secrets Of The Tower Of London (PG) – It’s June and the Tower is bringing out the big guns to celebrate the anniversary of the Queen’s coronation in 1953.

9:25 Expedition With Steve Backshall (PG) 10:25 SBS World News 10:55 Beneath The Surface (MA15+) (In German/ Danish) 5:30 1:00 2:00 2:50 3:45 4:15 5:05 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 1:45 4:30 5:30 1:00 2:00 2:30 3:45 4:15 5:05 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:35 8:30 9:35 10:30 11:00 12:50 1:55 2:40

Worldwatch PBS Newshour Watergate: Coverup (M l) Inside The Savoy - London’s Most Famous Hotel (PG) The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) The Architecture The Railways Built: Metroland (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind (PG) SBS World News Great British Railway Journeys (PG) Insight: Brain Hacks (PG) Dateline: Butterflies v Cartels (PG) The Feed SBS World News The Point Thin Blue Line (MA15+) (In Swedish) Blood (MA15+) Vice Guide To Film (MA15+) Worldwatch PBS Newshour Dateline: Butterflies v Cartels Insight: Brain Hacks (PG) Cook Up With Adam Liaw The Architecture The Railways Built (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind SBS World News Tony Robinson - Britain’s Greatest River: Cutty Sark (PG) Rise Of The Nazis - Dictators At War: Stalingrad (M) The Responder (MA15+) SBS World News Red Light (MA15+) (In Dutch/ Flemish) The Handmaid’s Tale: Vows (MA15+) The Good Fight: And The Detente Had An End (M l) The Crimson Rivers: The Last Hunt (Part 1) (M) (In French)

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

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Coast Shelter to celebrate Youth Week on the Peninsula Coast Shelter will celebrate Youth Week with a night of free music and entertainment at the Peninsula Recreation Precinct on Friday, April 8.

The event will feature free food, a music lineup featuring headliner Elaskia, local artists, a range of youth services to meet and greet and Coast Shelter’s social enterprise coffee cart CSespresso.

CEO Michael Starr said Coast Shelter helps provide services and programs to improve

the wellbeing of local young people.

“Youth Week takes on special meaning this year as we’re coming off the back of lock downs and young people have been unable to socialise with friends and enjoy getting together so come on down, grab a bite to eat and listen to some fantastic local artists,” Starr said.

Love Bites coordinator, Erin Jacob, said local primary and high schools are encouraged to get involved.

“It’s the first night of the school holidays and we want to have some fun while

engaging with local young people and their families,” Jacob said.

The event will run from 4pm to 8pm.

Coast Shelter is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing specialist homelessness, domestic and family violence support services and crisis accommodation for women, women with accompanying children, young people and men on the NSW Central Coast.

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Naughty Noodle turns it on for Seniors Week A sold-out crowd of seniors packed into the Naughty Noodle Fun Haus on April 2 for a night of glitz, glam and titillation at the “Silver Soiree” live cabaret event.

Creative director, Glitta Supernova, said hundreds of seniors from across the Central Coast turned out for the “largest single Senior’s Week event the Coast has ever hosted”.

“It has been a pleasure and an amazing project to be a part of,” Supernova said.

“When the Minister for Seniors, Natalie Ward, announced her call-out for organisations to deliver activities that speak to the diverse skills and interests of older people such as art, music and health through COVID-safe and entertaining programs for the Festival … we jumped at the chance to bring contemporary, forward-thinking conscious culture and entertainment to the Coast.”

Nikki Bennett at the Naughty Noodle Fun Haus Photo: David Benson

The event featured three Iconic femmes of the Australian music scene: acclaimed singer

and actress, Nikki Bennett, international backing vocalist Shauna Jensen and jazz,

soul and pop star Sheba Williams.

It was the first time the Noodle has hosted a free access event for all Seniors (60+), or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander locals who are 50+.

Silver Soiree attendees included 8 per cent of people identifying as Aboriginal seniors, 10 per cent as LGBTIQ and 8 per cent intrastate travellers.

“This has been a brilliant evening. My wife passed away five years ago, and she would have loved this event. It’s the type of thing we would go to together,” Conrad, aged 92, from Gosford said.

“We drove a long way to be here, but it’s been so worth it,” Elaine, aged 67 from Gwandalan, said.

“It’s been three years since I have been out, and about 20 years since I have seen something this professional and exciting,” Bill from Wyong said.

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EOIs to close for Pearl Beach Arboretum art trail

The Arboretum is calling on local artists to enter into the Ephemeral Art Trail in June

Expressions of interest (EOI) will soon close for local artists who wish to participate in the upcoming Pearl Beach Arboretum Ephemeral Art Trail.

Artists are invited to submit expressions of interest for pre-selection in PBEAT 2022, for works to be displayed in the Arboretum.

The Art Trail will take place over five weeks, opening on Saturday, June 11 and closing Sunday, July 17.

Approximately 20 ephemeral artworks will be selected for display, responding to the

Photo: Cave Urban

theme Only One Earth – the theme for World Environment Day 2022 on June 5.

EOIs will close at midnight on April 12 and the artworks to be displayed will be selected by a curatorial panel comprising members of the Arboretum Committee, with the successful applicants notified on April 25.

During the first week of installation, the works will be judged by Tim Braham, director of Gosford Regional Gallery, with the winners announced at a prize-giving event with music and dance on Saturday, July 9.

A number of ephemeral art positions in the Arboretum will be reserved for local schools

Author: Sarah Penner Publisher: Affirm Press Nella is an apothecary In London 1791, just as her mother was.

Nella’s mother dispensed tonics, oils and elixirs to help women in all that ails them.

There weren’t many places that catered to women back then, so the help Nella’s mother offered was invaluable.

Back in Nella’s mother’s days, it was a “reputable” women’s apothecary.

Nella also dispenses tonics, oils and elixirs to help women.

But the apothecary is no longer reputable.

Nella has to hide what she is doing.

She has a false wall … she hides in the back.

Nella sells poison.

What happened to Nella

Artists can submit a maximum of two art installations ideas.

PBEAT 2022 aims to create inspiring temporary public art that promotes nature conservation, supports community identity and increases the cultural vibrancy on the Central Coast.

There will be a submission fee of $30 for one artwork idea or $50 for two artwork ideas.

Email pbeat@pearlbeacharboretum.org. au for further information.

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The Lost Apothecary

or community groups should they take up the challenge.

Artists selected for PBEAT will be eligible to receive a first prize of $3,000, and a $1,000 runner-up prize.

There will also be a “People’s Choice Award” of $1,000.

The prize money is sponsored by Belle Property.

Community and artist installations are to be inspired by the local environment of Pearl Beach and the Woy Woy Peninsula in order to respond to the theme.

that made her do this?

Three centuries later Caroline, who lives in Ohio, is in London for her anniversary, but aren’t anniversaries supposed to be celebrated together?

Turns out that right before the trip Caroline found out that her husband, James, has been unfaithful.

So, Caroline decides to take the trip solo which will give her time to think.

Think about all the sacrifices she has made for James.

Sacrificing her dream to go to Cambridge to study history.

But opportunities for history majors were rare, so she had to take a job keeping the books for her father’s farm.

That was not her dream, facing reality was not her dream.

This is her first time in London and not wanting to stick to an itinerary that

was customised for a couple Caroline meets a quirky local that talks her into going mudlarking.

Mudlarking means digging in the mud on the River Thames looking for treasures.

And by a stroke of luck Caroline stumbles across a vial.

As a history major this discovery churns up all of the dreams Caroline thought were dead.

Turns out they were just dormant, waiting for a

chance to spring up.

Back in time, Nella gets a letter from a new client that needs her services.

But as the client comes to collect the goods, Nella is surprised to find it is a twelve-year-old girl.

Eliza is a lady’s maid and knows why she is at Nella’s.

She knows that what she is going to do will kill her master.

But she believes this has set off a series of events

that has haunted her and is searching for a tonic of her own that will keep the ghosts at bay.

Eliza’s presence will be dangerous for Nella.

In Caroline’s search about the origins of the vial she enlists the help of Gaynor who works at the British Library and has access to the old maps of London.

Could a crude etching on the vial lead to its origins?

Caroline’s husband surprises her by showing up in London and begging Caroline to forgive him.

She is not sure how to process this or if she is ready to go back to life as she knew it.

But what lengths will James go to in order to get Caroline back.

History does have a way of repeating.

Chapters alternate between the points of view of Nella and Eliza in 1791 to Caroline.

Discovering Nella’s story was interesting, but I felt there was more to tell.

She seemed to suffer from many ailments, but as an apothecary, she didn’t seem to try to heal herself.

Eliza was entertaining but Caroline was annoying.

And how Caroline is able to uncover a mystery three centuries later is pretty far-fetched.

Scratch that, it’s really far-fetched.

I enjoyed the story of Nella and felt that could have been a book on its own without the distraction of Caroline.

As an aside, Fox Broadcasting Company is doing a television adaption of this story.

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Business&Property Calls for relief for oyster farmers

Bags of dead oysters which were destroyed with the recent flooding events

NSW Labor has called on the Minister for Agriculture to provide financial relief for local oyster farmers affected by the recent flooding events.

Labor called on the NSW Government to waive fees and rents for at least 12 months for flood affected oyster farmers, and to better disaster proof the industry from shocks like floods and bushfires.

The industry pays a wide range of fees and rents to State Government agencies like NSW Fisheries, Crown Lands and the NSW

Food Authority.

Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Mick Veitch, said the Minister had been missing in action so far and needed to respond to the real issues facing the oyster industry.

“On the back of bushfires, COVID-19 and now major flooding, many oyster farmers are struggling,” Veitch said.

“The least we can do is ensure they are not hit with bills from various Government agencies.”

The NSW Opposition also called on the

Government to appoint a designated industry support officer to work with oyster farmers on immediate threats and recovery, and to look ahead at ways of “disaster proofing” the industry from the threat of climate change and disease.

Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, said the local industry had been disappointed in the response from the Government so far.

“Our oyster farmers generate almost $60 million in product – we need to ensure this industry not only survives but grows,” Tesch said,

“A healthy oyster industry means healthy rivers and estuaries – and the Government needs to act more quickly in providing this type of support and financial relief.”

Recent flooding events have caused damage to infrastructure and left pollution and debris in the waterways, impacting the salinity and creating very difficult conditions for oyster farmers.

Source: Media release, Mar 31 NSW Labor

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Program offers mental health coaching Almost 200 Central Coast businesses have signed up for a new program highlighting the importance of mentally healthy workplaces.

Sydney Football Club has teamed with the NSW Government to provide mental health coaching

SafeWork NSW has teamed up with Sydney Football Club (Sydney FC) for the Coaching, Training, Success program.

The program provides businesses with free coaching resources, with 186 businesses in the region already registered.

Minister for Fair Trading, Eleni Petinos, said nearly one in six Australians were experiencing mental ill health at work.

“I’m delighted Sydney FC has partnered with SafeWork NSW to help raise mental health awareness in the workplace with the new campaign,” Petinos said.

“Sydney FC understands how training and coaching play a vital role on and off the field and takes proactive measures such as flexible work arrangements, workload management and ensuring staff and players have a worklife balance.

“There is an urgent need for small business owners to create sustainable mentally healthy workplaces, especially as more workers head back into the office.”

Minister for Mental Health, Bronnie Taylor, said the campaign would shine a light on the positive impact training and coaching can have on work culture.

“Mental health is just as important as physical health,” she said.

“That’s why the NSW Government is offering free, tailored coaching to businesses, delivered by The Black Dog Institute.”

Each business can access up to four hours of free coaching delivered online or by phone.

Coaching targets mental health issues such as bullying, stress and change.

For further information head to: www.nsw. gov.au/mental-health-at-work/freetraining-and-coaching Source: Media release, Apr 2 NSW Government

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The Speak Up Save Lives app allows workers to anonymously raise safety concerns with SafeWork NSW.

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Last year alone saw 560 reports trigger interventions in high-risk safety issues.

Minister for Fair Trading, Eleni Petinos, said anonymity is a major concern for workers, who fear speaking up could lead to punishment or even the loss of their jobs.

“Speaking up can be intimidating,” she said.

“I want to reassure workers that any identifying features of your submission will not be made visible to your employer.

“I urge anyone who sees anything risky or unsafe at work to please immediately report it – we all have our part to play to ensuring everyone’s safety.”

The app has helped SafeWork NSW prevent injuries and deaths, with 1,297 reports since its inception two years ago.

“In January, we received a report about scaffolding on a construction site that had no edge protection, no safety ties and was within proximity of live power lines,” Petinos said.

“Inspectors attended the site and issued a prohibition notice immediately.

“Somebody could have easily fallen to their death or been electrocuted.

Petinos said, in another example, inspectors responded to reports of unsafe demolition and found unlicensed removalists dismantling a storm damaged house riddled with asbestos.

“Not only was the house at risk of structural collapse but improper asbestos removal can release deadly particles into the surrounding air.”

Businesses are still required to report all notifiable incidents, including death, serious injury or illness, or a dangerous incident, by calling 13 10 50 immediately.

Find details of the app at https://speakup. safework.nsw.gov.au/ or search the app store for Speak Up Save Lives.

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Four new Council manager roles created Four new senior staff positions are being created from four currently vacant unit manager roles at Central Coast Council – a year after four director’s positions were cut.

The four new senior staff positions will become performance based fixed term contracts, after a decision was made at the latest Council meeting to upgrade the four vacant unit manager roles.

They are the current unit manager positions of Governance, Risk and Legal; Facilities and Asset Management; Environmental Compliance Systems; and Group Financial Controller.

In February 2021, the interim administrator Dick Persson cut the directorates of Governance; Innovation and Futures; People and Culture; and Information Management and Technology, reducing the number of senior staff from nine to five.

At the time, three of the positions were vacant.

The business areas that fell under those directorates were moved elsewhere within the organisation.

Current Administrator Rik Hart agreed to the latest changes at the March 22 meeting.

Council said the change “allows a mechanism to refresh the organisational leadership in line with naturally occurring end dates to ensure that the best outcome for the organisation is always prioritised.”

In other words, the four staff would become contract employees rather than

The new senior staff contracts highlighted in yellow

award employees.

“In reviewing the current vacant unit manager roles and giving consideration to size and scope of the roles, it is more appropriate that these four positions are designated as “Senior Staff” positions for the purposes of s.332 of the Local Government Act 1993,” Council said.

“In reviewing the descriptors outlined in the Local Government (State) Award 2020 which act as a guide in determining Senior Staff positions, it is considered that the positions appropriately align to these descriptors … the positions also meet the required remuneration threshold.”

Council said there were currently industry conversations regarding the use of senior

staff contracts.

“It is unclear as to where this conversation may lead, however should legislative change occur, these contracts will transition to the appropriate arrangements in line with that change,” Council said.

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Resident speaks up on water prices Residents face significant price increases, Carmel Donnelly, chair of the the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal, (IPART) said at a public hearing this week.

Donnelly was speaking at the zoom meeting into water and sewer charges that Central Coast Council will apply from July 1.

The meeting started with Woy Woy peninsula resident Aurora Walker giving the inquiry a good indication of community anger about the proposed rises.

Walker said it was “very evident” that both IPART and Council didn’t care about ratepayers.

“Both organisations are hell bent on wasting people’s time in engaging ratepayers in time wasting exercises, just so that they and Central Coast Council can say ‘we have engaged with ratepayers’,” Walker said and left the electronic meeting soon after.

She was one of about 20 community members to attend the meeting which also

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The hearing heard from representatives of The Davistown Progress Association and the Central Coast Chamber of Commerce.

Davistown resident Jenny McCulla said Upgrades to both the 30-year old wastewater and ineffective stormwater system was becoming essential to avoid flooding after east coast lows, and periods of heavy rain.

“Much staff time and money has been spent on remedial works over recent years as the system has been breaking down with 400 homes without proper sewerage services two years back,” she said.

“Residents need to be guaranteed this will not be repeated.”

IPART held the public inquiry to hear from the community in response to Council’s proposed price hike of 34 per cent.

IPART has made a draft decision, so not yet a final decision, to allow the council to be able to charge residents the equivalent of a

25 per cent rate hike.

The final decision will be known in May. IPART sets the maximum prices Central Coast Council can charge customers for water, wastewater and other services it provides as a Water Supply Authority.

IPART is proposing that a typical household water, wastewater and stormwater bill would rise 19 per cent this year with a further 4% increase each year from 2023-24 to 2025-26 and that’s without including any CPI increases which may be added later.

The biggest increase would be seen in a 109 per cent increase in service charges from $87.29 now to 182.37 from July one and increasing by 18 per cent every year after that.

Waste water prices will be harmonised between the former Wyong and Gosford council areas meaning that some residents will see larger price hikes than others.

The northern residents will see a jump in waste water prices from $488 to $563 in the first year and increasing every year after

while Woy Woy peninsula and Gosford residents will jump from $525 to $563.

Waste water prices for apartments will jump to $521.

Stormwater prices also go up as do water usage charges.

All up, residents will pay 25 per cent more than they do now.

Residents can still have their say in three ways but only until April 14.

Send in a written submission: https://www. ipart.nsw.gov.au/Home/Reviews/Lodge-asubmission?openforms_id=922debf90915-463b-bee1-55ae0c82f644&timeline_ id=13573&cta_type=have_your_say Ring through a verbal submission: 02 92908400.

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Michelle BALTAZAR Editor-in-Chief • Money magazine Small businesses have until June this year to take advantage of a special loan designed for those affected by the pandemic and last year’s floods. Under the federal government’s SME Recovery Loan Scheme, participating banks and financial institutions offer business loans with zero to low interest rates and with more flexible repayment terms.

The name of the product varies between lenders – and not everyone offers it – but if you’re a small business owner who can demonstrate the impact of Covid or the floods on your business in 2021, you can simply contact your bank and find out the loan that falls under this scheme instead of a conventional business loan or extending your current loan. Features include: Backed by a 50% government guarantee: Part of the reason the loans have a different set of terms is that the government guarantees 50%

of the loan. This contrasts with an earlier version of the loan in 2020, which had a 80% guarantee. It’s best to check with your bank or lender about how your loan would be structured if you’ve already applied for a similar product but under the earlier scheme with the higher 80% guarantee.

The original scheme stopped taking applications at the end of December, but it was extended until June albeit with the lower guarantee.

Capped at 7.5%pa interest rate: The government has also secured small business owners the pre-condition that no bank can charge more than 7.5%pa interest rate under this scheme.

This means that loan applicants can get a better deal than comparable personal loans or commercial loans in the market.

A scan of the major banks – ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac – shows that interest rates offered are often less than half this capped rate. For example, NAB offers a

2.8%pa variable rate for secured loans depending on eligibility and 3.95%pa for unsecured loan up to $250,000.

Commonwealth Bank is worth including in your shortlist with its zero per cent interest offer on its Business Boost loan, but check all the fees and penalties that come with the contract. It is also only available until June.

Secured versus unsecured: The rates vary depending on the amount you borrow and what security you can use against the loan. It’s best to check with your lender, but in

general the percentage difference can be as much as 1% or more depending on the asset.

Suncorp Bank, for example, offers a low 2.39%pa variable rate for secured loans, rising to 4.69%pa if unsecured. For unsecured loans, the maximum amount most lenders would approve is $250,000.

Repayment holidays: A big drawcard of this loan is the option to take a repayment holiday. Some banks offer six months while others can offer up to a year or two, depending on individual circumstances.

Under the government

mandate, two years is the maximum period allowed to defer repayments. As all loans under this scheme are for a loan period of up to 10 years only, deferring payments for a couple of years means you will have eight years to pay the full amount (the loan, under its more favourable lower interest rate, cannot be extended beyond this amount).

The consequence of temporarily stopping your repayments include additional interest on top of your pre-negotiated rate.

(For example, it could be a 0.3% additional interest if you ask for a repayment holiday).

Fees and waivers: Another reason small business owners should look into this loan before the June deadline is the lower servicing costs. You still have to cover any government-related fees or valuation fees if the loan is secured against commercial property, but there are generally no upfront or ongoing fees.

Some lenders do charge establishment fees while others, if you want a redraw facility, charge a fixed amount (usually a few hundred dollars) every $5000 increment that you draw down from the loan.

Grant Cairns, executive general manager in business lending for Commonwealth Bank, says it offers financial assistance, on a case-by-case basis, for flood-affected businesses.

This includes loan restructuring and merchant fee waivers.

“We understand each business is facing different challenges and opportunities at this time and encourage our customers to speak to us about how we can help meet their business needs,” he says.

For eligibility rules and a list of participating lenders, go to treasury.gov.au/coronavirus/ sme-recovery-loan-scheme.

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Aussies try to be responsible investors Four in five Australians expect their money in banks, superannuation and other funds to be invested responsibly, with 17% already holding ethical and responsible products, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA).

In “From Values to Riches 2022: Charting Consumer Demand for Responsible Investing in Australia”, the RIAA reports that 72% are concerned with “greenwashing” and 74% would consider moving to another provider if they found out their current fund was investing in companies engaged in activities inconsistent with their values.

“There is a more discerning consumer out there today,” says RIAA chief executive Simon O’Connor. “One, we’re seeing more of them are already investing responsibly and ethically – there’s an increase of 28% from 2020 – and two, more are understanding that there are credible claims and less credible claims with super funds

and banks, and they are getting smart at running the ruler over those claims.”

According to the RIAA, 84% of respondents believe it is important their super fund or bank commits to reducing greenhouse emissions, 83% want targets for emissions reductions and 81% want to see them pledge to achieve net zero

by 2050. Social issues are also rising up the agenda – 74% of Australians say social issues are important when they think about investing their money, up from 64% in 2020.

The RIAA also found a mismatch between the social and environmental issues between what consumers are concerned about and what products offer –

67% want to avoid animal cruelty, testing and animal products while only 32% of investment providers offer such products.

Nearly two-thirds of Australians also want to avoid investments that violate human rights, while only 39% of responsible investment providers deliver products that meet this criterion.

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STIRRING CHANGE ... The delicious perks of buying whole chicken chicken as a bit of a luxury food item – much like our Grandparents’ would have.

We treat ourselves to one pasture-raised chicken per week. We usually buy a whole bird and make it last for several meals. And there is something deeply satisfying and nostalgic about this weekly ritual.

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We’ve been exploring the countless benefits of sourcing quality meat products on the column recently and how this invariably leads to the conclusion that shopping with local producers is a no-brainer.

When our family first weighed up the superior nutritional value of pastureraised chicken, as well as all the environmental and ethical boxes it ticks, we found it surprisingly easy to justify a permanent shift in our buying habits. We now shop exclusively with smallscale, local farms.

The only drawback – which pales into insignificance compared to the benefits (one of which is unparalleled flavour!) – is that they cost a little more than your average supermarket chicken.

And therefore, we enjoy

According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource Economics and Sciences, chicken is now the most popular meat eaten in Australia, ahead of all red meats.

In fact, the average Australian eats 44kg of chicken per year – up 40kg from 1960! That’s mainly because so many corners are cut in the large-scale industrial model and the resulting chicken is cheap to produce. Although as we touched on last week, the house of cards can tumble rather swiftly with the global shortages encroaching on us at the present time.

Our days of carefree feasting are likely numbered.

Good quality poultry and moderation The other reason I recommend limiting poultry is that chicken (and to a lesser degree, duck and turkey) have a very high ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids – and in particular, omega 6

fatty acids – when compared with other meats.

One of the underlying contributors to our modern health crisis is a hugely imbalanced omega-3 : omega-6 ratio, which negatively affects the functioning of every single cell and has far-reaching and devastating consequences in the body.

On a traditional diet, this ratio hovers around 1:3, but with our move away from traditional fats to refined ‘vegetable’ oils (seed oils like canola, sunflower and

safflower), it is now at 1:25, or upwards of 1:40 for those consuming a heavily processed diet!

There are numerous ways to restore a healthy balance and repair the function of our cells. The most important one is to steer clear of refined seed oils wherever possible.

The benefits of this can’t be overstated.

Another is to eat foods that are particularly high in omega 6, such as poultry, nuts and seeds, in moderation. This suggestion seems to provoke mild panic in people

whenever it is offered, and I’m often asked what ‘moderation’ looks like. As a loose guide, it might be consuming poultry several times each week and a small handful of nuts or seeds each day.

Benefits of buying the whole bird It’s cheaper than buying individual cuts It offers more balanced nutrition as you have access to every part of the animal – each one offering a different

profile of nutrients. The bones and skin are rich in nutrients that are only found in trace amounts in the meat, for example.

Broth made from the bones and skin has a protein sparing effect – meaning that less meat can meet our protein needs.

Nose-to-tail eating reduces waste and honours the life of the animal More parts involved allows for more creativity at mealtimes

Roast chicken on a bed of rustic vegetables

Roasting chicken on top of your vegetables is a game-changer. And if you’re sourcing pasture-raised chicken, they have much higher levels of gelatin. That means a delicious sticky, salty glaze for your veggies. There’s nothing quite like it.

This recipe takes literally 10 minutes to prepare as there’s no need to peel or dice the vegies. You have the option if you’d like to. Take this rustic formula and run with it – you can use this method with any vegetables of your choice.

Given that chickens vary in size, use the following as a rough guide to cooking times: 20-25 minutes per 500g.

1 whole chicken Carrots, whole unpeeled and washed Sweet potato, washed and halved lengthways Pumpkin, seeds removed, sliced into 2cm wedges Handful of rosemary or thyme sprigs Olive oil 1 medium onion, peeled and left whole 1 whole apple, stem removed

50g butter 1 head of garlic salt and pepper Stuffing: 1 onion, quartered Sprigs of thyme or rosemary 3 cloves of garlic, peeled Gravy: 1 tbsp of flour cups of chicken or vegetable stock

Remove the chicken from the fridge 30 minutes prior to cooking. Preheat the oven to 250°C.

Toss the vegetables and rosemary in just enough olive oil to cover and spread evenly over your roasting pan.

Brush the onion and apple with a little oil and place them in the corners of your pan.

Sprinkle salt over the lot. Optional: rinse the chicken and pat dry with paper towels.

Season the cavity with salt and pepper and fill it with the stuffing ingredients.

Starting at the neck, use your fingers to slide the butter under the skin and spread it evenly. Then rub the remaining butter left on your hands over the surface of the bird, so that the skin is completely covered.

Season it liberally with salt and pepper.

Place the chicken on top of the vegetables in the centre of the roasting pan and roast for 15 minutes on 250°C. Prepare the head of garlic, by cutting it in half horizontally, so that the individual cloves are exposed on each half. Drizzle liberally with olive oil.

After the 15 minutes is up, add the garlic to your roasting pan and reduce the heat to 180°C. Cook for 45-60 minutes or until the chicken juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a skewer. Allow it to stand for 10 minutes, prior to serving. Using tongs, transfer the chicken and vegetables from the roasting pan into a large serving dish.

For gravy: place the roasting pan on the stove over low heat and stir in the flour until it forms a paste. Add ¼ cup of chicken stock, then whisk until thickened. Continue to add more stock, a little at a time until the desired consistency is reached.

Serve with a refreshing side salad or some lightly steamed greens to balance the meal.

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Rugby season kicks off on April 9 … weather permitting After the scheduled opening round of the Central Coast Rugby Union 2022 competition was cancelled last week due to ground closures, organisers hope Round Two games will go ahead this Saturday, April 9.

Round One games were cancelled on April 2 when Central Coast Council closed all grounds in the region due to soggy conditions, with the Board to meet this week to decide how to accommodate the abandoned clashes.

Meanwhile, it’s full steam ahead with Round Two. “Last season was extremely different, with many new experiences brought upon local rugby due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” spokesperson Larry Thomson said.

“The fact that the 2021 season finished in June was a massive disappointment to all concerned.

“We are hoping this season will be a much more normal one.

Thomson said the extremely wet weather in recent weeks meant teams had found it almost impossible to have a normal team training session.

“All teams will be a little underdone in their preparation so upset results could easily result.

“The first few weeks will be very important in telling us the form and prospects of teams this year.”

Round Two sees four Swietelsky Premier 1 matches, all of which are expected to be extremely close.

The match of the day will be the clash between Terrigal and The Lakes at The Haven.

Terrigal will be slightly favoured to win as reigning Premiers.

With great depth and experience, Terrigal is coached this year again

by Michael Farrelly.

The Lakes were having a wonderful year in 2021 and were right in the picture when the season was curtailed and are expected to be strong again in 2022 under coach Marshall Hemopo.

The second game will see Warnervale take on Kariong at Kariong Oval.

These two teams had differing seasons last year with Kariong well positioned when the season was cut short while Warnervale had yet to get a win in 2021

despite several very close results.

Kariong seems to be well prepared under new head coach Louise Ferris while Warnervale has Glen Gallagher in charge as club coach and is reported to have strengthened the player roster this year.

Hornsby travels to Heazlett Park to play Avoca Beach.

The match will be played under lights, kicking off at 6pm – the first night game at Heazlett with the new lights.

Avoca Beach may go into the match as slight favourites because of the home ground advantage and the strong experience new coach Michael Burgess will bring to the squad.

Hornsby is coached this year by Tristan Jones and Chris Woutersz, so the match sees many new faces both off the paddock as well as on the playing field.

Gosford and the Ourimbah Razorbacks meet at Gosford Showground in what should prove an exciting clash with the Razorbacks going in as firm favourites.

Ourimbah performed well last year and Gosford is coming back into the competition after being forced to withdraw in 2021.

They have a new coach in Jack Pike but will go into the clash with a very inexperienced squad of players.

The Bay Rugby Club will only be playing in the President’s Cup once again this year.

On Saturday they will play Woy Woy at Woy Woy Oval in their first match and the result of this match is almost impossible to predict.

Saturday also sees the start of the Central Coast Women’s 10’s competition.

This year the clubs continue with 10-a-side rugby and there will be seven teams in this year’s competition.

It will take several weeks before these teams sort themselves out but it all makes for some interesting rugby in the opening rounds of this year’s competition.

This weekend will see Hornsby play two matches, against Avoca Beach and the Razorbacks.

Terrigal will play The Lakes, and Kariong will host Warnervale.

Source: Media release, April 4 Larry Thomson, Central Coast Rugby Union

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN: Grow Stunning Sweet Peas

CHERALYN DARCEY

Need something to look forward to?

I’m going to promise you a stunningly beautiful spring this year because now is the time to get your Sweet Peas planted.

Don’t wait, don’t hesitate!

Get these divinely pretty annuals in now, and you will be rewarded with gorgeous blossoms once the coming winter rolls away.

Just to be clear, sweet peas do grow rather like common garden peas but that’s where the similarity stops.

Sweet Peas (Lathyrus odoratus) are not edible.

They are however stunning additions to your garden and will bring delight to your home all spring long.

Sweet Peas originated in the regions of Southern Italy and Sicily.

History tells us that they were collected by Father Cupani, a 17th Century Franciscan monk, who cultivated them in the gardens of his monastery after finding them growing wild on the hillsides of Sicily.

These first wildflowers had deep blue lower petals, the wings, (upper petals), were purple, and the fragrance was described as an extraordinary.

Moving forward in time, it was a Scottish horticulturalist, Henry Eckford (1823 - 1905) who perfected the breading of the Sweet Pea into the beloved and popular annual we know today.

In temperate regions of Australia Sweet Peas are planted on St Patricks Day (17th March) for no other reason that I know of other than it being a handy reference point.

Early autumn is ideal but wait until the soil temperature has dropped to around 15c.

They can also be planted in early Spring for a successive display.

Position is everything with Sweet Peas as they can be a tad finicky.

Ideally full sun on the plant and cool roots with moist soil but not overly wet.

The other thing to be aware of is that not all Sweet Peas are fragrant.

Some of the types, particularly a few hybrids, have more brilliant colours and greater size than stronger fragrance.

There is no rule of thumb here, just make sure that you read the description closely when selecting your seeds or seedlings if you are more drawn to a particular attribution.

Then again, you can always follow my lead this year and grow them all!

Let’s Get Growing Full sun and a well-prepared soil are the keys to getting your new friends off to a flying start.

Soil needs to be rich and friable (loose and free draining).

The soil is also best if it has a pH of close to 6.5 for Sweet Peas.

Due to all the recent rain, it very well may be lower, indicating it is too acidic.

To adjust try adding poultry manure as this can work very well and for a faster result, the addition of lime can be tried at a rate of 100 grams every square meter.

Should your soil read at a level higher than 6.5 then it means the soil is too alkaline and this can be adjusted by adding composts and manures to your soil.

Although there are dwarf varieties out there, nearly all Sweet Peas need a support to grow upon.

If your soil is balanced, add some well-rotted, manure and water well two weeks before your planned planting date.

The vast majority of Sweet Pea growers insist that you must soak your seeds in warm water for half a day before planting and there is merit in this.

Hard seeds may need to be scarified as well.

This involved scraping the end from which the roots will appear along a piece of glass paper.

Plant into place or in paper

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seedling pots and water well.

You may water lightly again once the top centimetre dries out.

Plant out when they are about 8cm in height and give them at least 10cm spacing or as directed for type.

Use a seaweed-based emulsion to encourage healthy growth and roots and once flowers appear you may like to use a liquid fertiliser or a potash formula to encourage additional blossoming.

Keep soil moist but not soggy.

Once they arrive, picking your Sweet Peas encourages more blossoms to form so don’t be shy.

To harvest the seeds for next season, leave a few flowers to die on the plant and then wait until the pods turn light brown.

Collect before they split and then dry out indoors for a few weeks by placing inside a sealed brown paper bag.

Place this in a warm place and shake every few days until the seeds are released.

Take the seeds out and then store in either the fridge, freezer or a paper envelop in a sealed container.

Resources: sweetpeaspecialistsaustralia. com and diggers.com.au

The Challenges Failure to germinate happens because the soil is too soft, and scarification has not occurred.

Another reason is old and incorrectly stored seeds.

If you are collecting your own seeds or have recently obtained some, store in an air-tight container in the freezer.

Ensure they are completely dry first though.

Label well as the seeds are highly toxic.

Bud drop can occur due to a variety of factors including sudden fluctuation in temperature, low sunlight caused by continual cloud cover and too much nitrogen in the soil.

Fungal problems are the main challenges that you may face when growing Sweet Peas.

If noticed, (usually a white power-like appearance) remove affected foliage immediately and use a sprayon fungicide as directed by the manufacturer.

If you are facing a particularly wet season, it may be best to increase the spacing between plants to allow for greater airflow to help prevent fungal diseases.

Also don’t let the plants completely dry out once planted.

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Now is the best time to plant for Spring colour.

You can also plant the following: culinary herbs, artichokes, broad beans, broccoli, cabbages, cress, leek, lettuce, mustard, onions, peas, radishes, shallots, spring onions, silverbeet, spinach, turnips, ageratum, alyssum, calendula, candytuft, carnation, columbine, cornflower, delphinium, dianthus, everlasting daisy, forget-me-not, foxglove, godetia, gypsophila, hollyhock, larkspur, nigella,

Down in the Garden is looking for Central Coast gardeners who would like to share their garden with us. all gardens and gardeners are welcome contact: gardeningcentralcoast@ gmail.com Cheralyn Darcey is a gardening author, community garden coordinator and along with Pete Little, hosts ‘At Home with The Gardening Gang’ 8 - 10am live every Saturday on CoastFM963.

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

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

GARDENING BOOK REVIEW While we are talking growing flowers this week, let’s explore Clare Foster and Sabine Rüber’s beautiful book, ‘The Flower Garden, how to grow flowers from seed’.

Here’s one for the kids, grandkids, or you! As Sweet Peas will need a trellis to climb upon, why not make a large person-sized tepee out of bamboo or wooden poles? Grow your Sweet Peas up the sides to cover and come spring you will have the perfect jungle hideaway, fairy-fort or meditation hut right in your very own garden.

The challenge is on! Grow yours and send us pictures.

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This is an exceptionally clear reference book that ticks a lot of boxes for me.

Finding the information you are looking for is easy, quick, and completely understandable and yes, the images are lovely.

Easily one of the best beginner flower gardening books on the market at the moment as it invites new gardeners in without making them feel overwhelmed at all.

For the more experienced, you may find this a bit too basic, but as a beautiful hard cover with insightful botanical history information for each flower within, it still makes for a

gorgeous coffee table read.

Top points for the ‘How to Use Your Flowers’ section that includes a Sweet Pea Arch tutorial, instructions on planting a Mini Wildflower Meadow and Planning a Cut Flower Garden.

ISBN: 9781786274090, 208 pages, Laurence King Publishing

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Five goal frenzy The Mariners celebrate five goals in Gosford against Wellington Phoenix

FOOTBALL The Central Coast Mariners completed a 5 – 0 win over Wellington Phoenix at Central Coast Stadium, Tuesday evening April 6, boosting them to within striking distance of the top five with seven games still in hand.

Five different scorers added to the end result, continuing goal streaks for the team’s main strikers and launching the count for a new entry netter.

Both Marcos Urena and Jason Cummings delivered successful penalty shots to add to their season tally, the former jumping to tied-third top goalscorer in the A-League and the latter making it four goals in three games.

Beni N’Kololo and Matt Hatch each scored from general play with carefully crafted shots requiring accuracy and spatial awareness.

From a 24th minute corner, a one-two play

between N’Kololo and Josh Nisbet presented the former with an abundance of space on an acute angle at the edge of the penalty area – his first touch shot curving through the sky to find the inside of the side post.

Hatch’s goal came late in extra time, once more due to the left back’s speed on the counter attack, put away with a dink shot leaving Phoenix keeper, Oliver Sail on his knees.

In the middle of all the well-known Mariner names – and the desecrated Phoenix defense – was A-League debutante Garang Kuol, younger brother of ex-Mariner Alou, scoring on his debut with an immaculate volley.

Lewis Miller launched the ball forward down the middle line of the field, with Kuol darting in-between the centre backs to find the gold at the end of the rainbow.

A slight touch on the dropping ball was all Kuol needed to wrong foot Phoenix keeper, Oliver Sails and trickle the ball over the line.

The prolific victory resulted from maintained attacking pressure with the ball, turned into

Ocean Beach SLSC victorious at 2022 Aussies SURF LIFESAVING Members from Ocean Beach Surf Lifesaving Club (SLSC) have come away victorious from the 2022 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships held on the Gold Coast last weekend.

In the youth championships on April 2, the Under 15 sprint relay team of Ryan, Jacob, Khoi Donarski, Meigo and age manager Matt, got gold for NSW.

The team also placed 4th in Australia.

Not long before the race, Jacob placed 6th in the final of the Under 15 surf race.

On April 4, Khoi clinched gold as the Under 15 Champion lifesaver, and was followed by Darren Peters collecting silver in the 55-59 years beach sprint, and David Nash who placed 4th in the 40-49 champion lifesaver.

“We are so proud of you, and extremely proud of Khoi who is our newest Australian Champion,” the club said.

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an ever-rising scoreboard pressure beginning with Urena’s eighth minute goal.

The ill discipline of the Phoenix defence continued to haunt their performance with the Mariners posting a total of ten shots on target for a 50% success rate, whilst suffering no cards nor giving away any fouls.

Meanwhile, it was an unusually quiet evening in goal for Mark Birighitti who was not once disturbed with the requirement for a save.

For Head Coach, Nick Montgomery, the evening’s result was the surplus of a rising form that began at the start of the season.

“We started the season really well, we were aggressive on the front foot, played a lot of attacking football,” Monty said.

“We just had that period after Christmas where we’d been smashed with COVID, the games were cancelled and we struggled to get that rhythm and that same confidence going, but the performances were there.

“We stuck to our principles and remained disciplined, and obviously bringing Jason (Cummings) in as well gave us a little boost.

“We’ve been short on players all season, we’ve had players out injured or sick most weeks, and fortunately we’ve got a lot of good young players at this club that I’ve worked with for a couple of years and I’ve got full belief in them, I’m not afraid to put them in.

“Garang Kuol, who everybody is talking about, he’s just come back from a knee injury, he’s not fit but when you put him on he’s going to take every chance at scoring a goal, so delighted for him getting his first.”

With seven more matches to be had over the next month, Monty continues to prioritise variety and depth in his squad, and five separate goalscorers in one game is a sure sign of progress.

The next challenge the Mariners face will be Sydney FC at Central Coast Stadium, Saturday April 9 – a win in this game will leap-frog them above their blue rivals who currently sit precariously in fifth place on the table.

Haakon Barry