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Wyong services directory Ambulance, Police, Fire 000 Aboriginal i i & Torres S Strait i Islander Organisations Aboriginal Legal Service 8842 8000 Community Options 4351 3388 Bungree Aboriginal Association 4397 7700 Mingaletta 4342 7515 Aboriginal Home Care 4352 1153 Drug & Alcohol rehab 4388 6360 Respite Care Options 4351 3388 Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health 4351 1040 Darkinjung Local Land Council 4351 2930
Accommodation Dept. of Housing Wyong 4352 4400 Wyong accomodation support program 4351 0365 Pacific Link Com Housing 4324 7617 Samaritans Youth Services 4351 1922 Youth Accom Hotline 1800 424 830 Temporary Accommodation 1800 152 152
Family Drug Support 1300 368 186 G-line - Gambling Helpline 1800 633 635 Credit Helpline 1800 808 488 Child Support Agency 13 12 72 Australian Injury Helpline 1800 223 363 Veteran Affairs Network 1300 551 918 Mens Domestic Violence 1800 000 599 Sexual Assault Resource 1800 199 888 Gay and Lesbian Counselling 1800 184 527 Gay and Lesbian Support 1800 249 377 Youth Sexuality Network 4320 2856 Vietnam Veterans 1800 043 503 Victims Support Services 1800 633 063 Translation and Interpreting Service 13 14 50
Parents Helpline 132 055 Oasis Youth Centre 4353 9799 Horizons (For families) 4351 5008 Interrelate - Family Relationships 1300 736 966
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Wyong Hospital 4394 8000 Cancer Hotline 131 120 Mental Health info Service 1300 794 991 Beyond Blue (Depression) 1300 22 4636
Mensline - talk with a bloke 1300 789 978 Lifecare Family Services 1300 130 225 CatholicCare: 4356 2600 Relationship Australia: 1300 364 277 Interrelate: 1800 449 118
Community Women’s Health Centre 4351 1152
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G-Line Telephone Counsel 1800 633 635 Gamblers Anonymous 9726 6625 Alcoholics Anonymous 4323 3890 Narcotics Anonymous 4325 0524 Quitline 131 848
Police Assistance Line 131 444 Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 Wyong Police Station 4356 6099 Energy Australia 13 13 88 Gas Emergency 131 909 Wyong Shire Council 4350 5555 Marine Rescue - Central Coast 4325 7929 SES - Storm and Flood Emergency 132 500
Coast Community Centre 4325 3510 Horizons Family Services 4351 5008 Meals on Wheels Wyong - 4333 6942 Department of Community Services Wyong - 4352 6500 The Salvation Army 4325 5733 Samaritans Emergency Relief 4393 2450 St Vincent De Paul Society HELPLINE 4323 6081
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Sydney Distance Education High School has opened its first “learning hub” at the Peninsula Community Centre, with the initiative launched at an open day held on Tuesday, July 22.
Elsie Mills’ mother, Clarice Hall, settled with her family in the Gosford area in early 1900 and married Digger Wroe, a sailor in the First World War who had come from Swansea, Wales. They moved to Kibble Park Estate and lived in a cottage owned by James Kibble in William St, where their three children William, Elsie and Phyllis were born. From there, Elsie married Laurie Mills and they moved to a barber shop at Tempe before returning to Gosford some years later to establish a barber shop in the Imperial Arcade. This shop was then sold to Mr Mills’s apprentices, Ray Hurley and Glen Aredale, and they
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unique personalised support, yet also offer students the opportunity to meet specific teachers and access other beneficial services provided by Coast Community Connections,” said Mr Tuck. The Sydney Distance Education High School Central Coast learning hub will operate at the Centre between 9am and 3:30pm each Tuesday of the school term. A morning session will run from 9am to 12pm and an afternoon session from 12:30pm to 3pm. “We are the only outreach school venue for Sydney Distance Education High School,” said Mr Tuck. The school offers courses for full-time and part-time students, including students with medical conditions and those with significant support needs. In addition, the Sydney Distance Education High School distance education program accommodates students studying single courses which they are not able to access through their home school. Media release, 21 Jul 2014 Katey Small, Brilliant Logic
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relocated to a shop on Victoria St in East Gosford. Laurie and Elsie Mills also managed the Erina Dr In Cafeteria for a short period of time. After Laurie died, Elsie established the East Gosford Post Office and handcraft store and traded there for many years. “I established the post office and handcraft store from nothing while at the same time raising my four children who lived with me above the post office. “I was very involved with the Chamber of Commerce, as I established the non-official Post Office Association and the East Gosford Inner Wheel Club,” said Ms Mills. Elsie then moved to Woy Woy, to join Tom Hockey, a commercial artist who had retired from his business in Sydney to move to the Central Coast. Mr Hockey took up fine art and
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Elsie Mills moves on Elsie Mills, former long-time trader on the Peninsula, has moved to Coolangatta after 87 years on the Central Coast.
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Distance ‘learning hub’ opened at community centre The hub will offer a flexible distance education program combining the distance education with face to face support every Tuesday at the Centre. Mr Andrew Tuck said: “We are very excited to offer this unique blended distance education program on the Coast which will provide pathways for students from all walks of life.” “This initiative will provide opportunities for Sydney Distance Education High School students to engage with their teachers, their peers and their learning on a regular basis, without having to travel long distances,” said Mr Andrew Tuck, who organisation Coast Community Connections will host the program. “The hub at the Peninsula Community Centre aims to complement the Sydney Distance Education High School program with
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designed for Neil Productions, who designed souvenir goods of birds, animals and Aboriginal art. The souvenir goods are currently being sold globally and the designs were recently sold for forfeited royalties. Elsie then established Lady Anne Handcrafts at the Peninsula Plaza in Woy Woy along with her daughter Leonie Ree, who owned Leonie’s Boutique at Peninsula Plaza before it was burnt down. Lady Anne Handcrafts was relocated to the corner of George and Victoria Sts and then to Deep Water Plaza. Tom Hockey died in 2010 and a collection of his paintings were donated and are being sold by the East Gosford Inner Wheel Club. Letter, 13 Jun 2014 Elsie Mills, Coolangatta Shayna Goodworth, 11 Jul 2014 Interviewee: Elsie Mills
The group claims the Abbott Government’s support of such actions violates basic human rights. For almost two hours, the office of Ms Wicks was transformed into the canvas of a peaceful protest. Demonstrators stood should-to-shoulder in front of the office holding paper dolls and chanting “set the children free”. Ms Wicks said the detention network was filled to the brim with thousands of people who arrived illegally by boat under Labor. “The Government is providing the necessary care and support for people in our detention network and working swiftly to reduce the number of people in detention. It is now more than 200 days since the last successful people smuggling venture arrived in Australia – reducing deaths at sea and the risks taken by those who attempt to make the treacherous journey by boat to Australia. We’re saving lives at sea; we’re saving more than $2.5 billion of costs to the budget; and we’re reducing the number of people in
immigration detention – I note that the number of children in detention has reduced overall by more than 30% since the Coalition Government took office. “The decision by Labor in government to take away the Coalition’s effective border protection policies led to more than 50,000 illegal arrivals, including more than 8,000 children and tragically more than 1,100 deaths at sea,” said Ms Wicks. Amongst the crowd of peaceful protestors was Bez, a former Ethiopian orphan. “I’m here today to inform and tell people about the imprisonment of children who are only five,” said Bez. “They’ve done nothing wrong but they’ve been imprisoned, and taken to detention for no apparent reason, only that they’re seeking asylum. “They don’t deserve to be in prison. “They deserve their freedom.” Protester Mr Jack Lloyd said: “I just am appalled that there are refugee children being held in detention on Christmas Island.”
It’s all part of a push to better position the Shire mo business, to attract more investment aand jobs as well as refl ect the rapidly reflect changing nat nature of the creati a strong, area, by creating marketable ‘place brand’. ‘p There is nno intention to change the t name of th any suburb, in including the town of Wyong itself. W Wyon question of the The quest Shire’s name came up during initial consultation withh more more than ttha 650 locals earlier this year. yea Director of Community and and Recreation an Recreatio Services Ms Maxine Kenyon saidd tthat there are many haat hat at ther examples e ex o cities and of local government areas lo lo govern ern rnn that have hav avve ve successfully redefi finned eedd ttheir he identities too change perceptions by change per creating a Place cr cr cre Plac Brand. “Places like Newcastle have repositioned their reposit communityy aass innovative and cultural following the decline oof the steel industry; aan and Penrith has recently redefined itselff aass the ‘New West’ to highlight a more vibrant, multi multicultural and young entrepreneurial ent community,” y Ms Kenyon said. “Maitland is another area that last year created a new Place Brand to highlight its growing
“This is absolutely not good for them and it’s a breach of human rights.” There are currently around 1,038 children in detention facilities, something Gosford Anglican’s Father Rod Bower said he found inexcusable. “They are showing signs of being abused, they’re not sleeping, they’re selfharming… and this is wrong,” he said. “It’s immoral. “It’s inhumane.” For just under two hours, protesters continued to tack the paper dolls onto the windows of Ms Wicks’ office. “It’s symbolic,” said protestor Ms Michelle McNicol who supplied the chain of dolls. “I wanted to make one for each of the children detained wrongfully.” Lloyd said: “This will give a clear message to the Australian government.” “When the government does this, it does not do this in my name,” said Mr Lloyd. Email, 14 Jul 2014 Emma Horn Media release, 21 Jul 2014 Tim Sowden, office of Lucy Wicks MP
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sophistication while still leveraging its significant heritage attributes,” she said. However, unlike Newcastle, Penrith, or Maitland, Wyong Shire does not have one large, lynch-pin city on which to pin a Place Brand. “Our geography is more diverse and is based around a collective of smaller townships,” Ms Kenyon said. She said the issue of a possible name change had been raised without prompting in nearly all initial stakeholder workshops and clearly warranted further investigation. “Some people felt that the word ‘Wyong’ was perceived to be first associated with the Wyong township rather than the whole Shire; others felt that there might be more equity in other town names or that there should be a completely new name to reflect the broader area. Mayor Cr Doug Eaton said that there was no doubt that the Wyong Shire area had grown into a significant community in its own right over the last 30 years. “There is so much happening here in this
area; we are no longer a small country outpost between Sydney and Newcastle or just a Sydney ‘week-ender’. “The Shire was formed 68 years ago, in 1946, from the old Erina Shire, and back then the population was only 10,000 people. “Today we’ve got 160,000 and this is projected to grow to over 200,000 by 2030. “We have a passionate community that is growing and evolving and becoming more vibrant all the time, and the work council is doing with the community to revitalise town centres is breathing new life into places like Toukley, The Entrance and Long Jetty. “At Warnervale and other places in North Wyong, the State Government has earmarked another 40,000 people to be housed. “It is clear Wyong Shire is far more than Wyong Town Centre. “A survey of people in Sydney indicates that perceptions of our area are stuck in the past. “Only 7% of people surveyed said they would actively recommend Wyong Shire as a place to live or visit and 23% did not know where it was
independent research found that externally, The Entrance, Tuggerah Lakes, and Long Jetty were more recognised than the name Wyong. “So it is critical that we work to increase awareness and change the way people think about our area, because that affects their decisions on whether to live, visit or bring business here. “Part of this rebranding process is considering if we’ve got the name right for this community,” he said. Deputy Mayor Cr Lynne Webster said she would really like to see this go out for public consultation. “I’m a strong believer in promoting our area’s unique qualities and the strengths of our people,” said Cr Webster. “This is a great exercise to see if the community believes the Shire needs a much stronger, more marketable name. “It is very important our community understands that suburb and town names are not changing,” Cr Webster said. “I’m prepared to listen to what our people are saying and to see what comes back. “I’ve been happy with what we’ve done so far
in looking at rebranding but it’s now at the point that we need to go out to the community for constructive comment.” Cr Eaton stressed nothing had been decided by council yet. “Personally I’d like to see a name like Coast Lakes, to give prominence to our iconic Tuggerah Lakes and beautiful coast and beaches, but I’m looking forward to seeing what members of our community think,” he said. Long term resident Ms Edna Wacher, who was also Wyong Shire Citizen of the Year and is a Multicultural Advisory Committee member, said she believed it was important to get involved in an initiative like this and she was keen to hear what the community thinks about a name change. “Whether or not we change the name, I think that the only way forward
is to see a refreshed identity that will be visible not only within the local community but also the neighbouring localities. “In this way, we can then attract more investors, tourists and potential residents to our area,” said Ms Wacher. Council will undertake a two stage engagement to seek the community’s level of interest in a change and what suggestions they have, before going back to let people chose a preference. It should be noted that if a name change did occur for council, branded assets would be changed over a period of time on a zero waste basis, such as during the replacement of assets in routine maintenance programs, and as such, if the project proceeds, it will be at minimal cost. Media release, 24 Jul 2014 Wyong Council media
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