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Your Directory of services, contacts and support groups C Emergency Ambulance, Police, Fire 000 Police Assistance Line 131 444 Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 Energy Australia 13 13 88 Gas Emergency 131 909 Gosford City Council 4325 8222 Marine Rescue NSW - Central Coast 4325 7929 SES - Storm and Flood Emergency 132 500

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entral Coast Grandstand covers sports news on the Central Coast at all levels. It is published fortnightly and distributed to all clubs, taverns, shopping centres, libraries, service stations, sporting venues, newsagents, sport related retail outlets and anywhere else, from Morisset to Mooney Mooney, where large

This includes federal, state and local government sport news, academy and association news, club news, events, scoreboard, tides, school sport and anything relevant to sport on the Coast. It is a true newspaper and advertising content is restricted to a maximum of 40% of content. Contributions are welcomed.

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In preparation for the expected conditions a preemptive emergency, under section 44 of the Rural Fires Act, was declared for the Gosford Local Government area. The emergency declaration provided the incident management team with the ability to coordinate interagency resources and have access to support agency resources and funding if it was required. An Incident Management Team (IMT) was established at the Fire Control Centre at Kariong, representing the various coordination agencies. IMT’s are generally set up once an incident develops to

Liesl Tesch was awarded Citizen of the Year for her contribution to the sporting sector while Rebecca Bennet was awarded the Sport award for achieving great results in her chosen field of physical culture. Umina Surf Life Saving Club won the Volunteer (group) award for providing crucial surf lifesaving services to the community for the past 53 years.

Mayor of Gosford Cr Lawrie McKinna congratulated all winners and nominees at this year’s event. “Nominees across all categories in this year’s Awards have worked hard for causes they believe in which have significantly contributed to our local community. “These Awards give us a chance to say thank you

for making Gosford City a better place to live and work and let them (the nominees) know their hard work and passion has not gone unnoticed,” said mayor Cr McKinna. Featuring young local performers and proceeded over by Gosford City Town Crier Mr Stephen Clarke as Master of Ceremonies, the Awards have become an integral event on the

Gosford City calendar. Australia Day Committee chairman Cr Jim Macfadyen said winners at this year’s Awards excelled in their respective fields. “Judging is always a difficult task for the Panel as so many people have done so much. “Winners of the 2013 Australia Day Community Awards have helped to enrich our community in a

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a signiﬁcant or major level. In this case, the weather conditions and ﬁre activity across the State resulted in a pre-emptive IMT being established.

In addition, a Rural Fire Service strike team consisting of ﬁve heavy tankers and crew remained on standby at the Fire Control Centre for quick response.

Fire and Rescue NSW also had a Strike positioned on the Central Coast. These were in addition to the normal availability of ﬁre crews.

Support crews, including communications personnel, catering, bulk water and aviation specialists were also placed on standby and assisted behind the scenes

to bolster the fire fighting capabilities. Fire spotting air craft was also deployed across the region in addition to the local trail bike squad doing their regular patrols. “The preparation and readiness of the fire fighters and support personnel ensured there was an immediate response capability to incidents on the Central Coast,” said NSW Rural Fire Service community safety officer Mr Rolf Poole. “Spot fires are likely to spread fires kilometres in front of the main fire front. “Accordingly, it is vital that fires are detected and reported as quickly as possible so that crews can respond immediately,” said Mr Poole. A similar approach was taken for the heat wave on Tuesday, January 8, with a pre-emptive emergency declared, however, the fire fighting resources were not required. Email, 14 Jan 2013 Rolf Poole, NSW Rural Fire Service

1462 homeless persons on the Coast

2013 Category Winners (L-R) Brad Cardis representing Avoca Beachside Markets (Community Event), Rebecca Bennett (Sport), Rhys Zorro (Youth), Gosford City Australia Day Committee chairman Cr Jim Macfadyen, Liesl Tesch (2013 Gosford City Citizen of the Year), Gosford mayor CrLawrie McKinna, Pauline Wright (Volunteer – Individual), Jason van Genderen (Arts, Culture and Entertainment) and Christine Lavers representing Umina Beach Surf Life Saving Club (Volunteer – Group)

he annual Gosford City Australia Day Community Awards ceremony was held at the Erina Centre on Saturday, January 19, which saw two local sportspeople and one local sporting organisation recognised.

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he NSW Rural Fire Service undertook a number of strategies on the Central Coast over the weekend of January 12 and 13 in preparation for expected heat wave conditions.

The Rawson Rd railway crossing

Council seeks comments on rail underpass plan bottom of Bulls Hill was adjusted to minimise impact to vegetation and the wetland in Correa Bay. Consultation with registered Aboriginal Interest Groups has also commenced with a report currently being prepared. Recommendations of the report will be considered in the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement. Concept road design has commenced with the first milestone reached for the project’s design development. Comments received from the community will be collated and reviewed by Council and the project team. Where possible, ideas and suggestions will be incorporated in to the design. Community Update, December 2012 Gosford Council

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The questionnaire asks questions such as what aspects of the project the person likes and dislikes and whether the person believed any modifications should be added to the project to improve it. The questionnaire is part of the continuing investigations being undertaken by Gosford Council with funding from the State Government. The project is aimed at addressing safety concerns at the existing level crossing at Rawson Rd. The proposed works extend for approximately 3.1km from the

February 5. To view the Tropical Gaze collection, visit www. tropicalgaze.com.au. The vouchers are not redeemable for cash and no change will be given. The winner of last edition’s Central Coast Grandstand Liam Burrows competition were Mrs D Mathews of Kanwal and Mr Ron Schofield of Erina.

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Community recognises sportsmanship

intersection of Rawson Rd and Railway St, along Railway St and Nagari Rd, pass under the railway line, realignment of the Bulls Hill section of Woy Woy Rd and finish at the intersection of Banyo Close. The project is expected to benefit road and rail users with improved safety and efficiency. The design would be developed to minimise environmental and local heritage impacts and would integrate input from the community and other stakeholders. The majority of site investigations to develop the concept design have been completed. Such investigations included geotechnical works, environmental investigations and mapping for the Environmental Impact Statement. Subsequent to these investigations and following discussions with various stakeholders, the alignment of the proposed road upgrade near the

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Gosford Council is seeking comments and opinions from the community on the Rawson Rd Railway Level Crossing Replacement Project in the form of a questionnaire.

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number of ways and this is a small way the citizens of Gosford City can say thank you,” said Cr Macfadyen. Nominations for Sport were Rebecca Bennett, Liesl Tesch and Laura Vilensky and nominations for Volunteer (Group) were Peninsula Women’s Health Centre Volunteers, Matcham Public Hall and Umina Surf Life Saving Club.

he Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has, for the ﬁrst time, released a detailed Census report for the Central Coast on homelessness.

“There is still a need for further refinement of these figures, however, it is of great assistance to Central Coast Charities to allow us to better forward plan,” said Coast Shelter executive officer Mr Laurie Maher. “The very nature of homelessness means it will always be difficult to obtain exact figures.

“In this Census the ABS have made a genuine attempt to collect more accurate ﬁgures which is very helpful. “They have quite properly included people staying temporarily with other house holders, couch surfers, and those living in severely crowded dwellings in the total of 1,462 homeless persons on the Central Coast.

“While we accept that there is still the possibility of underestimation, it is great to have some hard data to assist with forward planning,” Maher stated. “With the help of our volunteers, other agencies and Government funding, Coast Shelter has been able to assist increasing numbers of our fellow citizens doing it tough,”

said Mr Maher. Compared to last ﬁnancial year, Coast Shelter has been able to provide accommodation to 553 homeless persons compared to 490 persons in the year before. “We were able to provide other assistance to 1,983 persons to help them retain their accommodation, ﬁnd other options or at least help them cope better with their homelessness. “From our new Coast

Community Centre, Coast Shelter is able to provide numerous services including legal advice, no interest loans, meals, showers, assistance with gas and electricity bills, tenancy advice and even haircuts and podiatry checkups,” Maher stated. “With the increased cost of living, higher rents and energy costs, more and more people are having trouble meeting every day expenses. “In winter, many families are forced to choose between

heating or eating, and unfortunately at Christmas time, it is a choice between gifts or food. “As a result of the wonderful generosity of the Central Coast community, Coast Shelter distributed special food hampers and gifts to make Christmas a little more enjoyable for families doing it tough,” said Maher. Media Release, 21 Dec 2012 Heidi Blyth, Coast Shelter

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$30 million worth of developments approved in a week yong Council signed off on more than $30 million worth of development applications in the week leading up to Christmas.

Council’s development assessment manager Mr Peter Fryar said his team worked overtime in an effort to determine a range of applications. D e t e r m i n e d applications included an indoor recreation facility at North Wyong, a $14 million senior’s development at Hamlyn Terrace and the $5.1 million Lake Haven Mega Centre Development that is expected to create more than 100 local jobs. “It is a credit to the staff that they were able to determine a number of applications prior to Christmas that will certainly help to stimulate the local economy,” said Wyong Council mayor Cr Doug Eaton. “The steps Council is taking to attract

business and investment to the Shire are certainly starting to pay off. “We have been saying we are open for business here in Wyong Shire for quite a while and the number of applications that were determined prior to Christmas by our Development Assessment Unit proves this. “Council will continue to work very hard to make Wyong Shire an attractive place to relocate or set up a business. “Because with local development comes local jobs and we make no secret of that being one of our major focus areas,” said Cr Eaton. “These developments will create employment either directly upon completion or indirectly during the construction

stages. “For example, Council has long identiﬁed areas such as aged housing close to Wyong Hospital as a major market for development and employment. “The good news is there will be further development announcements that will create more local jobs coming very soon in both industrial developments and entertainment. “But to sign off on $30 million worth of development in one week is a clear indication of what we are starting to achieve here in Wyong Shire.

Artist’s impressions of the proposed indoor recreation facility at North Wyong

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