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the Year ●● Claire Horn from Forster - 2015 Myall Lakes Junior Sports Person of the Year ●● Laura Thurtell from Forster 2015 Myall Lakes Sports Person of the Year ●● Taree Craft Centre - 2015 Myall Lakes Community Group of the Year ●● George Hoad from Killabakh – 2015 Myall Lakes Citizen of the Year Mr Bromhead said he was delighted by the large number of nominations in each of the award categories which made the job of the independent panel of judges very difficult. “This year there were thirty three finalists and the audience’s reaction to the announcement of their list of achievements shows just how everyone appreciates the effort
ON Saturday, the 2015 Myall Lakes Community Awards have recognised oustanding citizens within the Myall Lakes region. George Hoad was named the 2015 Myall Lakes Citizen of the Year in a ceremony before a large audience at Club Forster. The awards were presented by the Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie who told the audience that the mid north coast has many high achievers across many fields of activity. George Hoad was one of six winners in the awards which are conducted each year by the Member for Myall Lakes, Stephen Bromhead. The other winners and their categories are: ●● Ellie Gooch from Bulahdelah – 2015 Myall Lakes Young Person of the Year ●● Irene Worth from Bulahdelah - 2015 Myall Lakes Senior Person of
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q KOALA: The sculpture before the kids decorated it with bottle tops, for the Myall River Festival. (INSET) The koala just about complete.
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By Dave BRAZIER
THE Stalls are booked, performers are ready, Marine Drive is looking fantastic with the recent upgrades by Great Lakes Council, and of course the Myall River Chamber
of Commerce and Tourism team are confident that this year’s Myall River Festival on this Saturday will be another fantastic day of community involvement and will showcase our areas assets and key features to visitors.
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years Myall River Festival, those still keen to enter the Water Top Obstacle Course Challenge and vie for the $1000 prize can lodge their interest by contacting one of the organizers to secure their entry spot for what will be a huge event. If you haven’t already entered, time is running out, so contact Gererd on 0412 010 852 or email myallriverfestival@myallcoast. org.au to secure your entry. This years Festival also coincides with Halloween, and the
Waterfront for a celebration of this wonderful setting and community.” In addition to a full day of on stage, on water and roving street activities a wide variety of market stalls, food vendors, amusements and community displays will commence trading at 10:00am. With Christmas just around the corner, who wouldn’t want a chance to snap up $1000 by having some fun? As part of this
Chamber of Commerce extends an invitation to any local or visiting children to head down to the Tea Gardens Waterfront dressed in their Halloween outfits and join in the evening Lantern Parade. The parade commences at 7:30pm and will be followed by a fantastic fireworks display over the river. While the fireworks are always a hit with people of all ages, just a timely reminder to residents to ensure that their pets are adequately secured in anticipation
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Great Lakes within the 37% of Fit For The Future
GREAT Lakes Council is delighted that the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s final report into the financial sustainability of NSW councils has found that it is “fit for the future”. “We are particularly pleased to see that Great Lakes satisfied all five criteria to be considered ‘fit for the future’, in fact we are the only Mid-North Coast Council to meet all five criteria,” said Council’s General Manager Mr Glenn Handford. Only 37% of NSW Councils ‘met the fit for the future’ criteria. Mr Handford said Great Lakes Council has not just been working for a couple of years to meet the ‘fit for the future’ criteria. “We embarked on a journey eight years ago to become ‘financially sustainable’ and implemented a range of measures
to achieve that. If we had not commenced then, this result would not have been achieved today,” he added. “This result has only been achieved through the disciplined leadership from our councillors that has remained focussed on achieving financial sustainability over the last eight years.” “Council staff has worked collaboratively with councillors towards this achievement,” said Mr Handford. Although details have not been announced, the Report says “the NSW Government has announced that councils which are assessed as fit will have access to a range of benefits including a streamlined rate variation process, a State Government borrowing facility, priority for other government funding
and grants, and eligibility for additional devolved planning powers. Funding will also be provided by the NSW Government to assist with the transitional costs of merging, establishing regional Joint Organisations (JO), and assisting regional and rural councils. Mr Handford said, “Our journey isn’t finished yet, because we still need to ensure we address our infrastructure backlog - and can maintain our existing assets to a level that satisfies our ratepayers.” “To achieve this, we will be looking at a small rate rise over the next four years and this was factored into the Fit for the Future submission” said Mr Handford.
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A MAN has died following a single-vehicle accident near Stroud last week. Just after 11pm on Thursday 22 October emergency services were called to the Bucketts Way, Wards River, about 3km north of Monkerai Road. A car, with two men inside, had left the road and hit a tree. The driver was a 24 year old man and he died at the scene. His passenger suffered minor injuries and was taken to John Hunter Hospital by NSW Ambulance Paramedics. Officers from Port Stephens Local Area Command established a crime scene and will conduct inquiries to determine the cause of the crash.
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q STARTING: Chloe and Talia getting started on the decorating of the koala Judy Clarke Preschool Director told Myall coast News, “One of the learning outcomes in our Preschool q PRESCHOOL: Ben, Thomas, Harry, Harrison, Jayden, Noah and (sitting) Alex, Program is children Jobe and William. are connected with and where there will be a Park valued at $280.00. of the preschool building contribute to their world.” Also within the prize extension which will “With the koala and lids competition to guess the project we are encouraging number of bottle tops pool is a family pass contain a much needed for Taronga Western therapy room and disabled an awareness of the covering it. The closest three Plains Zoo valued at over toilets. importance of caring for We would also like to our local koala population guesses on the day will $130.00. Plus voucher for Lazy thank Carey Mason for her and environment, win one of the quality Paddles Kayak Hire for a time and effort in making recycling being an active prizes available. wonderful koala Up for grabs is two family of four, valued at the part of this,” she said. sculpture which has made The Koala will be nights accommodation in $90.00. All proceeds raised will this fundraiser possible. finished and on display at a new lakeside safari tent the Myall River Festival, at Myall Shores Holiday go towards the completion
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spouse’s behaviour and negative comments about each other posted after separation.
A 2015 poll conducted by Censuswide of 2011 people found that one-inseven married individuals have considered divorce because of their spouses postings and a similar proportion admit they search for evidence of their partner’s infidelity. One-in-five say that they have daily rows due to their spouses’ use of social media.
We also socialise online. With so many people sharing so much on sites like Facebook and Twitter, it can be easy to forget that these sites are not private - they are in the public domain. And in increasing number the internet, and in particular Facebook, is implicated in the breakdown of marriages and And once family law proceedings are relationships. commenced social media continues A 2013 UK poll found that one- to play and role - to bolster claims of third of divorce cases in England financial irresponsibility or parental Appointments Fridays 2pm-6pm implicated Facebook - with the deficits. 5,000 people polled citing three 191 Myall Street grounds: inappropriate messages The interaction between family law Tea Gardens sent to another person prior to and social media will undoubtedly www.mullanelindsay.com.au separation, friends disclosing a only continue.
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THE Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest Preschool has a fantastic new fundraiser lined up for this year’s Myall River Festival. The children are currently helping to decorate a giant koala sculpture with plastic bottle lids that they have collected as part of a project to learn about recycling. Carey Mason designed the huge koala sculpture which will be easily recognisable at the Festival.
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Report card release GREAT Lakes Council will receive the results of the 2015 Waterway and Catchment Report Card on Friday 6 November. The health of our waterways is so important to the local community that Council is holding a free whole-of-community event and would like to invite you to join us.
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Community Awards line-up FROM Page 1 each of the finalists has put into their endeavours,” Mr Bromhead said. “It is pleasing to see just how widespread is the involvement of individuals and community groups across our region and although the dedication of the finalists often goes unrecognised, these awards are designed to
celebrate their industry and determination.” In addition to these awards, Katrina Moffat from Forster was named in the 2015 Hidden Treasures Honour Roll, and a NSW Carers Award was presented to Tuncurry’s Carly Carter. The Hidden Treasures Honour Roll celebrates the valuable volunteer work performed in NSW rural, regional and remote
communities. The dedicated women named on the Roll each play a key part in improving the lives of others and the neighbourhoods they live in. The NSW Carers Awards acknowledge and celebrate the enormous contribution carers make, not only to people for whom they care, but also their community. The Myall Lakes Community Awards
recognise the achievements of individuals and groups in the Myall Lakes and were first awarded in 2012 at the inception of Stephen Bromhead. An independent panel of judges selects the finalists and winners in each category, whose identities are not shown to Mr Bromhead before he announced the names of the winners.
q WORKING TOGETHER: Students at work. Bring a friend and enjoy some of our region’s delicious local produce as we find out the results of this year’s waterway and catchment report card. “Six years on from adopting the Great Lakes Water Quality Improvement Plan, Council is looking forward to hearing how we have been tracking towards the targets set out in the plan,” said Council’s Environmental Projects Coordinator Prue Tucker.
Enjoy a relaxed evening and hear about some of the great things people in your local community are doing to look after our precious waterways. Everyone in our community is invited to come along to the release of the report card, the event will be held on Friday 6 November, 6pm - 7:30pm at the Forster Visitor Information Centre at 7 Little Street Forster. Please RSVP to Council 6591 7222 if you wish to attend. To protect the health of our waterways Council uses funding from the Environmental Special Rate.
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GREAT Lakes Council is utilising the power of Facebook and Twitter to find new homes for pets that have been left in the pound. For the first time, Council has taken to social media and is confident that animal lovers across the region will help their rangers to rehome abandoned dogs and cats. “We always try to reunite pets with their original owners, but sometimes this isn’t possible. We are committed to using our new Facebook and Twitter pages to help us find new loving owners for the dogs and cats in our care,” said Council’s Manager of Waste, Health and Regulatory Services John Cavanagh. Council will now post details of dogs or cats on our social media pages and invites anyone interested in adopting to fill in an online ‘expression of interest’ form. Everyone is encouraged to share the
HELP: “Elsa”, female Staffy cross is looking for a new home.
posts, so that as many potential new owners as possible are reached. The suitability of potential new owners will be taken very seriously and the form is designed to help people understand the huge commitment involved in looking after a pet these days. “The most important thing is that the pet goes to someone who will love and care for it in the best possible way,” said Mr Cavanagh. The first animal Great Lakes Council is hoping to rehome is a female Staffy cross, named Elsa. “Elsa is a lovely dog. Our ranger has become very attached to her. Seeing her go to caring new owners will be fantastic, so we’re calling on social media users to help us achieve this,” said Mr Cavanagh. Myall Coast News is now thinking of publishing a regular Pet Of The Week/Month. Let us know what you think: news@mcnota.com.au
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GREAT Lakes Council has launched its new online planning enquiry tool and mapping which allows you to research the development rules for any property within the Local Government Area. The aim is to help people sift through complex planning documents to identify what development rules apply to their property. “Previously you needed to search through the main planning documents and work out which rules applied to your situation,” said Great Lakes Council’s Strategic Planner, Louise Gaffney. “With the new online tools we have done the hard work for you. Simply type in the address, select a development type and the system will produce a summary of the development rules that may apply,” explained Ms Gaffney. “Although it does not replace the formal assessment process it does provide a good guide of what you can expect when you want to develop.” Council is calling on all members of the community thinking of building, buying or just interested in learning more about development within Great Lakes, to try the online tools and give feedback on their experience. Other search features include listing the locations (zones) where a selected development can be done and identifying what development activities can and can’t be done on a property.
Redistribution of Electoral Boundaries By Rachel REITSMA
THE Australian Electoral Commission has released a draft report publishing a proposal to federal electoral boundaries in NSW. This is due to a decrease in the NSW entitlement from 48 to 47 seats in the House of Representatives. The Chair of the Redistribution Committee and Electoral Commissioner, Mr Tom Rogers said the current and projected enrolment numbers had led the Committee to propose significant adjustment to federal electoral boundaries in NSW. The area that will be affected by these changes will be the Division of Hunter. “After careful consideration, the Redistribution Committee unanimously proposes the abolition of the existing Division of Hunter,”
”Rumours of my retirement, like those of my death, are greatly exaggerated”
Mr. Rogers said. “The Division of Hunter was created at Federation in 1901, and the retention of Federation names is part of published guidelines for the naming of federal electoral divisions.” Accordingly, the Committee proposes retaining the name of ‘Hunter’ by withdrawing the name of ‘Charlton’ and renaming that Division as ‘Hunter’.” Under this proposal, electors in the northern part of the existing Division of Hunter are proposed to join the adjacent Division of New England. The remainder - about forty per cent of electors in the current Division of Hunter - are proposed
to become part of the Division of Paterson. Nearly sixty per cent of the electors in the current Division of Charlton would belong to the renamed Division of Hunter. The remaining electors are proposed to be part of the Divisions of Newcastle and Shortland. In making its proposal, the Redistribution Committee considered enrolment numbers, public suggestions and comments on suggestions, communities of interest, communication and transport links, geographic or constructed features able to be used as readily identifiable electoral boundaries, and the current federal electoral boundaries.
Individuals and organisations are able to lodge objections to the Redistribution Committee’s proposed electoral names and boundaries. Written objections must be lodged no later than 6pm AEDT Friday 13 November 2015 and the best way to lodge an objection is online by email to FedRedistributionNSW@aec.gov.au. An article about redistribution was recently published in the Sydney Morning Herald October 17-18 2015 edition with comments made about Bob Baldwin, Federal Member for Paterson, being likely to bow out of politics. Myall Coast News spoke directly to Bob Baldwin’s office and confirms
that on 16 October Bob Baldwin quoted: “Rumours of my retirement, like those of my death, are greatly exaggerated.” He also quoted, “I will continue to be representing my patch.”
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20-years Councillor GREAT Lakes Council’s Mayor, Cr Jan McWilliams has been recognised at last week’s NSW Local Government Conference on achieving 20 years of service as an elected councillor for her community. Cr McWilliams was first elected to Great Lakes Council in 1995 and was elected Deputy Mayor in September 2002, a position she held until her election as Mayor in 2008. She has held the Mayor’s position since. “I would like to thank the community for all the support they have given me over the last 20 years,” said Cr McWilliams. “Your continued faith in re-electing me over the years has allowed me to continue my work here.” “I thank the Local Government Association for recognising me for my years of service, and also my fellow councillors, and Great Lakes Council staff for assisting me to perform my duties as Councillor and Mayor,” said Cr McWilliams. The Mayor has been involved in numerous community projects over the years, but lists some of the highlights as the development of the Tuncurry skate park, Tuncurry grandstand, the Oyster Festival and her work on police and crime prevention committees. She continues to work hard for the Red Cross and Blood Bank of Forster, the War
Widows Guild, the Vietnam veterans, RSL sub-branch and the National Servicemen’s Association. The Mayor has received awards during her local government representation, including recognition of her contribution after 17 years of service, the Emeritus Mayoral Award 2008-2012 and the Women in Local Government Award (elected representative - rural and regional council) all from the Local Government Association. MP for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead has congratulated the Mayor and said, “Cr McWilliams has led Great Lakes Council over a period of growth and development which has been recognised in the Fit for the Future report on NSW local government that was released earlier this week.” “Under the strong leadership of Mayor McWilliams and general manager Glenn Handford, Great Lakes Council has been independently assessed as delivering the best services, with long-term planning and strength in its financial position,” Mr q PUBLIC SERVICE: Cr Jan McWilliams receiving her 20 year service recognition at the Bromhead said. NSW Local Government Conference. “Great Lakes Council has set a benchmark for regional councils of similar size and is without doubt the best “Great Lakes Council satisfied all criteria “To achieve this outstanding standard performing council from the Hunter to the to be considered ‘fit for the future’, and was has required hard work by all those involved Tweed. the only mid north coast council to do so. and good, stable leadership is key to that.”
Pharmacy always shown support By Kathrine RILEY
ON 21 October Myall Coast Little Athletics Centre President Ngarie White proudly presented Graeme Hackworthy from Myall Pharmacy with the Centre’s first Platinum Sponsor award. Since the establishment of the Myall Coast Little Athletics Centre in 2010, Myall Pharmacy has generously provided cash and in-kind support every year. Graeme Hackworthy said, “It takes many hands and hearts to run a not-for-profit service which helps to keep our kids active and healthy.” “We are very pleased to support the Myall Coast Little Athletics Centre as they are providing a wonderful service for our closeknit community,” he said. Myall Coast Little Athletics Centre President Ngarie White said, “With Myall Pharmacy’s support, the Centre has been able to continue provide a low-cost and fun sporting opportunity for the kids in our community.” “In the early days, Myall Pharmacy’s donations were used to get the Centre up and
running with the purchase of new uniforms and athletics equipment,” she said. “They now provide us with a level of funding stability so we can take care of our ongoing running costs and start to make bigger plans for the future.” “This season’s sponsorship went towards the purchase of a much needed container for the storage of athletics equipment. Without the support of local businesses, we would not be able to offer our local children the opportunity to take part in such sports,” Ms White said. The Platinum Sponsor award has been created to acknowledge sponsors that support the Centre for five or more consecutive years. Seasonal Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsorship awards have also been created to recognise the generosity of sponsors for a particular season. If you would like to find out what sponsorship opportunities are still available for the 2015/16 season, please contact Kathrine Riley who is the Myall Coast Little Athletics Centre’s Fundraising, Sponsorship and Publicity Coordinator via myallcoastlac@ hotmail.com.
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WATERFRONT: Daniel Aldridge and Ray Horsfield
By Gordon GRAINGER THE dredging program is licensed to the 31 October, which coincides with the Riverside Festival. It will be touch and go as to whether the full program will be completed, so looking on the positive side , what more could we ask for— the entrance fully opened, a fine day and the opportunity of a ferry trip on the completion day. This community will be aware of the seven years, we as the Myall
River Action Group (MRAG) have campaigned in order to achieve this outcome and return the Myall to what it was and will continue to be, a pristine river, with clear waters and oceanic influence. We believe that we have reached a milestone in that 3 tiers of local government are participating in this program and this participation looks bright for the future. Great Lakes Council has committed to a 20 year sand stabilisation program for Jimmies
Beach and will source the sand from the eastern or natural entrance. This course of action will considerably reduce the cost impost on residents being rate levied by past programs. Several State Govt. agencies including OEH and Crown Lands are studying and monitoring sand movements and river health. The Commonwealth Govt. has begun a rehabilitation program in restoring Ramsar listed Corrie Island to its’ classification as a world class refuge for migratory birds. The MRAG decided that the community and visitors be given the opportunity of viewing the works at first hand. We will participate in the Riverside Festival to be held on Saturday 31 October and have secured the availability of a ferry, generously provided by Daniel Aldridge, whose company owns and operates the Ferry Link service through the ‘Tamboi Queen” and the locally owned “Wallamba” (Wally). The ferry trip is anticipated to take approx. one hour and will leave the public wharf at Tea Gardens at intervals of 1 and a half hours beginning at 9am. Depending on demand, we are
hopeful of 6 trips during the day. Entry is free for the kids and adults will be asked to donate a gold coin to help defray the ferry costs. Coffee and tea is complimentary, soft drinks and beers can be purchased on board. Bookings will not be possible, however intending passengers will be able to choose their preferred time and be issued with tickets. Each of the trips will be accompanied by a member from one or more of the agencies who will provide a short summary of their participation in the project, as well as our political representatives, Bob Baldwin and Kate Washington. The MRAG will be located in a marquee near the entrance to the wharf and will be manned by a couple of members of the Group and agency speakers will be available to answer questions. We have arranged for a photo display and a TV history of the numerous news clips taken during the past seven years. Our thanks go to Andrew Lobb of NBN Newcastle, Matthew Kelly from Newcastle Herald for their help and locally, our Men’s’ Shed, Glen Henry and Roger Johnson of Rogers Computers. Our purpose is to show people what they have fought for and to lay the foundation for the future. We want them to say that by living here everything is “Better by the Myall”.
Open day for the historic Courthouse
By Rachel REITSMA
MYALL Coast News has reported on the Bulahdelah Courthouse in a previous edition (20 August 2015) for its importance as a museum of the Bulahdelah area and the committee would like to invite the general public to attend an Open Day this Saturday 31 October. The Bulahdelah & Districts Historical Society runs the historic courthouse as a museum and the building is owned and managed by Great Lakes Council. The committee of volunteers that open the museum, work on maintenance and grants and present talks to the visitors consists of Kevin Carter, Irene Worth, Diane
Burns and Val Brown. The Historical Society are looking for more members to help run the museum as the present committee will be retiring soon. Kevin Carter spoke to Myall Coast News about what is required of committee members. “We would like to see people who are interested in our history to become involved. “There are many ways to do this. “Do whatever you like in the areas of maintenance, gardening, research and presentations.” The Bulahdelah & District Historical Society were recently involved with Barbara Saville in the making of Historic Bulahdelah calendars which
are now being sold at the Bulahdelah Visitors Centre. The calendar includes twelve photos of the days gone by, focusing on industry and landscape changes. Barbara Saville is a former resident of Bulahdelah and put forward the idea of having a calendar done for the area as a fundraiser. Kevin Carter, on behalf of the Historical Society, supplied the photos. Barbara reports, “From the feedback I have received, the calendars have been well received by the local community.” There have also been a range of pens with the Courthouse logo produced q CALENDAR: Kevin Carter, member of which are for sale at the the Bulahdelah Historical Society, holding a Bulahdelah Visitors Centre as copy of the Historic Bulahdelah Calendar. well.
Fit for the future By Len ROBERTS
DESPITE the labelling of councils as being fit or unfit for the future most residents and ratepayers really do not mind what council area they are in. If a council is doing a lousy job, there will be many complaints but most people will go about their daily business. If a council is doing a good job there will be comments that our council is Ok but I wish they would fix the pothole in front of my place. There will always those who complain incessantly no matter what. There will always be a belief that one area gets more or less than another. So it came as no surprise that councils across the state reacted to the news that they were found fit or unfit, but the vast majority of people said so what, you did not have to be Einstein to know that and continued about their daily business! That having been said, Great Lakes along with Port Stephens were found to be fit. The councils surrounding us were not. What does that really mean for the residents and ratepayers? First, it means that the hard work and belt tightening and community engagement over the past few years has paid off. It has been a partnership between the community staff and councillors to secure a financial and sustainable future. We can be left alone to get on doing what needs to be done (albeit slowly). Second, it does not mean that we can rest on our laurels or think that we are immune from council mergers. Being fit means you are in a position to help others. Most councils that are fit abut a council that is unfit. The unfit ones are required to consider merger proposals. Those that are fit are asked to consider how they can help the unfit ones. Third, given that we are surrounded by (except for Port Stephens) unfit Dungog, Gloucester and Taree we will be required to consider many options, some nonsensical, some unpalatable but doable and of course the option of leave us alone. Council has until Mid-November to respond. Our preference is to stand alone so that there is no additional impost placed on our residents and ratepayers, but we need your feedback. Please email len@myallcoast.net.au with your thoughts and I will forward it onto council, or drop a letter in to the district office. Check council website for information regarding other feedback opportunities. Finally, it means that business will not be as usual and changes will happen. The good news is that having been found fit for the future we are able to borrow money at low interest, not have to go for large rate rises but have the right to budget in accordance with adopted community plans and strategies and eligible for additional government grants. It really is good news that we were found fit.
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Great thong throw By Dave BRAZIER
THONGS will be flying sky high and going the distance yet again on Saturday 7 November at the Pindimar RFS Shed and Community Hall in Koree Street North Pindimar, as part of the Pindimar Bundabah Community Association Inc annual Market Day. Why throw a perfectly good thong I hear you ask? Having been a participant in this event for the last three
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years myself I can vouch that it is not only a seriously funny family fun event, it is also very competitive amongst the ages of competitors all vying for the major prize in each division, that being a trophy thong to display proudly to your mates and family all year long for throwing a good ol’ plugger the longest distance on the day. The event attracts quite a crowd each year with a few good hearted heckles from supportive family or mates from the sidelines and will run between 10am and midday at this years event. Don’t forget of course that the market day also offers a range of goodies from boot and table sales, some good tucker is always available from the volunteers manning the BBQ and the Home Brew Judging Competition.
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On a more serious note and as the warmer weather increases, the Pindimar – Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service members will be on hand to offer fire safety advice and display the fire fighting units that help keep the community safe. If you’ve ever considered joining the Rural Fire Service, members will also be able to offer advice on how to apply and fill you in on training days and station locations.
Lock the date in for family fun and grab a bargain or two, Saturday 7 November. More information can be found at the PBCA website, www.pbca. org.au, or look up Pindimar Bundabah Community Association on Facebook. To book a stall spot, please call one of the following organisers, Ian & Bea Treharne on 4997 9717, Betty Economos on 4997 2081 or Bob Bertram on 4997 0922.
THE road works at Meade Street continued this week in Bulahdelah. This time it included the removal of the traffic islands and signage which has been undertaken as part of the concrete barrier removal project following the transfer of the highway to the bypass and the resulting reduction in traffic volumes. This will permit vehicles to turn in both directions onto Bulahdelah
the Great Lakes Council, explained to Myall Coast News what the next step will be with the project. “There is a design being prepared for footpath improvements on the southern side of Meade Street, at the Stroud Street intersection. “In addition, Meade Street will be line marked between Stroud Street and Crawford Street.” The other roadwork projects to occur in the Bulahdelah area will be
Way as before there was a ‘No Left Turn’ sign on the corner of Meade Street and Bulahdelah Way. The project is not complete though, with the line marking of Bulahdelah Way and Meade Street being planned for the next line marking program in the Bulahdelah area which is likely to occur in early 2016. Jamie Condie, Acting Manager - Operations with
on Bombah Point Road in the 2015/2016 Works Program. This will include a road construction project that starts at the end of the seal where work was completed as part of the 2014/2015 program and will continue to 400m past the new concrete bridge at Muirs Creek. Some minor drainage improvement works has already commenced.
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Welcomed addition to Private Hospital HUNTER New England (HNE) Health has reached an agreement to establish a public dialysis unit at Forster Private Hospital, meaning patients will be able to receive the life-saving treatment closer to home. Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead said HNE Health reached an agreement with the operator of Forster Private Hospital, Pulse Health, and the owner of the facility, Cape Hawke Community Hospital and Health Association to operate six chairs from its new custom-built renal unit. “All parties have been working towards this outcome, of delivering public dialysis chairs in Forster and it is pleasing to see it come to fruition,” said Mr Bromhead. “I appreciate how difficult and exhausting it is for patients to spend many hours a week on renal dialysis and I hope that by providing this treatment closer to home, this process will be just that little bit easier.” Michael DiRienzo, Chief Executive, Hunter New England
Health said it’s exciting news. “It’s wonderful that we have been able to work together to benefit public patients in Forster who require dialysis,” said Mr DiRienzo. “We have been very clear in our intention to provide public dialysis services in Forster and I am pleased to be able to deliver on this. We are confident the new service will be up and running by the end of the year. “The satellite dialysis unit will be life-changing for Forster patients, who will no longer need to travel to Taree three times a week for treatment. “Six Forster-based patients currently receiving dialysis treatment at Manning Hospital are suitable for transfer. q HEALTH: Stephen Bromhead MP, Roger Lynch Cape York Hospital and Health Association and Michael “The space at Forster Private DiRienzo CEO Hunter New England Health. Hospital is currently being fitted out ahead of the delivery of a anticipated that the machine of the Cape Hawke Community have worked hard over recent crucial piece of equipment. would arrive in September, but Hospital and Health Association months to reach an arrangement “We are awaiting the delivery unfortunately it was delayed. said the Association will provide that will ensure local public of a reverse osmosis machine, “The service will begin after the purpose-built space rent free patients get the services they need which provides pure water we take delivery and commission for the dialysis service to be run close to home,” said Mr Lynch. for dialysis treatment. This is the machine in December,” said Mr by HNE Health. “I look forward to opening this expected to arrive from Germany DiRienzo. “Hunter New England Health, impressive new unit before the in mid-November. It was originally Mr Roger Lynch Chairman Pulse Health and the Association end of the year.”
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Oyster farmer is not abalone By Dave BRAZIER
WHEN it rains, sometimes it pours. And when it pours for days like the super storm experienced earlier this year, for Aquaculture dependant businesses like Cole Brothers Oysters the results can be devastating. Some will say that’s nature doing it’s course and sometimes it can be cruel. Speaking recently with Myall Coast News about the proposed Abalone Farm, 3rd generation Oyster Farmer Steven Cole from Cole Brothers Oysters at Karuah said, “We thought it was dead in the water years ago, we have had enough to worry about with extreme weather conditions recently that put us out of business for three months, we certainly do not need another risk to our business.” “The April superstorm destroyed all of our racks South of the bridge, it was totally devastating to not only our stocks but for all the growers here. We are still three months behind due to that storm despite working flat out 7 days a week. The last thing we need is something else to worry about leading up to the Christmas rush,” he said. Steven Cole stated, “Trying to meet 300-400 dozen Oysters to wholesale markets weekly to our
Sydney and Brisbane clients, and producing about the same for local sales is hard enough, we cannot accept the possible disease risks this development could bring the industry here in Karuah and we wholeheartedly oppose it.” “As a stakeholder in aquaculture in the area I would have thought someone from the Department of Planning, Fisheries or the developer themselves would have consulted us?” Myall Coast News met with other Oyster Farmers in Karuah and discussed the proposed Abalone Farm, and learnt that they also were not advised of the development and verbally opposed the proposal due to risks to their business. As part of the developers responses to concerns raised in the Environment Impact Study, as stated on the NSW Department of Planning website and in regards to Oyster Farmers in the area, the developer has quoted, “There are no operational oyster leases in near proximity to the proposed abalone farm and its discharge pipes.” Clearly the Oyster Farmers at Karuah do not agree with and are concerned with this statement. Myall Coast News is attempting to gain further statements from the NSW Department of Planning, the Developer and also from the Oyster Growers Association.
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WEATHER: Gavin Morris pointing out the Bulahdelah report.
Weather man chats to Nota By Rachel REITSMA
NBN Newcastle weather reports during the 6pm weeknight reports has now put Bulahdelah on the map. Gavin Morris, the weather reporter for NBN Newcastle spoke informatively with Myall Coast News and explained how this came about. “It comes down to data and the Bureau of Meterology has taken on a lot of new towns to report on due to new data being received.” If you access the Australian Government - Bureau of Meterology website and click on 7-day forecast
for NSW you will notice that Bulahdelah is now a town that is receiving official forecasts due to more details being available. NBN Newcastle weather forecasts receive that data and are able to forecast exclusively for the area of Bulahdelah. The 7 day forecast continues to report of hot weather for October. It’s been a very hot month and is likely to go down as Australia’s hottest October on record and the year 2015 is heading towards superceding the year of 2014 as being the hottest year globally.
Australia is still in an El Nino phase which means that below average rainfall will be expected right through till next year. Gavin Morris also explained that Bulahdelah is in a unique location with the Barrington Tops to the west and the coast to the east. “Bulahdelah will receive humid conditions in the summer time but also is prone to storms and rainfall due to the mountain range pushing up the clouds to develop rain. “Bulahdelah can expect to see two more big weather systems before the end of October.”
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GREAT Lakes Council will hold community update meetings across the Great Lakes from Monday 2 - Monday 9 November to keep ratepayers informed about how it is meeting community priorities for the region. “We invite anyone who is interested in hearing about our progress in addressing the concerns raised by the community in the 2014 community survey and also how we can ensure we meet the priorities that our ratepayers have asked us to achieve,” said Council’s General Manager, Mr Glenn Handford. “We will be talking about the options to ensure we can continue to provide adequate maintenance on our existing assets - including roads, parks, playgrounds, footpaths, buildings
and public swimming pools.” “We will also discuss the implications of the NSW Government’s recent assessment of Great Lakes as a ‘fit for the future’ Council,” said Mr Handford. The meetings will take place as follows: • Stroud School of Arts Hall, Monday 2 November at 6pm • Forster Council Chambers Friday 6 November at 10am • Tea Gardens Baptist Church, Thursday 5 November at 6pm • Bulahdelah School of Arts Hall Monday 9 November 6pm. “We look forward to your participation in these important meetings.”
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THE other morning amid all the preschool activity of the childrenarriving,accompanied by parents for another exciting day, Neryl Grehan representing The Grange Bridge Club gave
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another generous donation towards the preschool extensions. The Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Lioness Club has like many in the community been getting behind the local preschool extensions.
They not only raised funds locally but also obtained a matching grant of their fundraising amount from The Lions Foundation for the special needs toilet facilities, which was lacking up to date at the preschool.
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Sailpast plans for Festival He & she said Congratulations Dear News Of The Area,
THE Myall Lakes Aquatic Club outing at Engel’s on 10-11 October was its usual culinary success made even better by the great weather. It was all aboard the Commodore’s boat on Sunday morning for a trip to Tamboy to inspect a fallen tree near the Prawn’s (the Club Boat) mooring. The Prawn’s maintenance is now complete and ready for another summer season. We hope to attract as many boats as possible for the Sailpast in the Myall River Festival. Anyone with a tinnie/rubber ducky or whatever is welcome. This is not limited to club members, the more the merrier. Assemble on the Eastern side of the bridge at 10.30 for sailpast to commence at 11.00 a.m. The Club marquee will be erected near
the slipway for use by members throughout the day and evening. Our Christmas party is to be at Violet Hill on the 28 November. This will be a catered event so if you can attend please ring Chris Julian on 0422931899. For more info ring Secretary Linda on 49971597. Daphne Motum Myall Lakes Aquatic Club
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Your local Myall Coast Entertainers (MCE) have done it again by performing He Said and She Said, and the Misused Mill Girl to wonderful audiences at Hawks Nest and North Arm Cove. Feedback has been outstanding according to MCE President Allan Wilson, with laughter turning into tears as people booed and clapped (not always at the appropriate times), making all performances special, different and unique. “Live theatre, is an escape from everyday activities that allows the audience to let their imaginations run wild, and is alive and well in this community”, said Allan. Of behalf of the players, I would like to thank this wonderful community for once again supporting their local theatre group, and encouraging us to continue doing what we love, and that is entertaining people.
CAROL and I would like to congratulate the Mayor Jan Mc Williams on her 20 years’ service. Jan has led council with distinction over the past 7 years. It is a pleasure to be part of the council team.
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HELLO Nota Team, Another success for us with your “For Sale” column. Our fence for sale ad was in the last edition of Nota and the fence sold to the first person to call. We also had a waiting list. Thanks for the ad. Carolle Scott
Beach or not. My opinion. Locals and visitors team up for pelican Dear News Of The Area,
I WAS very impressed by your article “Beach or Not to Beach” last week. It has finally prompted me to publicise my opinion on sand in Port Stephens and I hope can you find the room to publish this letter I refer to Myall Coast News’ article last week (edition 22 October 2015 “To beach or not to beach”). I have been publicly silent for years on this issue. Whenever opening my mouth I would find myself with new enemies. And as those in authority never listened anyway, it became a worthless pursuit. No longer can I hide my serious concern that one aspect of this issue, sand addition, is destroying our port. Let me be crystal clear that while I am uncertain of the outcome , I very much support dredging the river. I am writing about sand on the Boulevarde regardless of its source . In my short life the tonnage of sand dumped there is incalculable. No one knows the amount . It has come from Deadmans, North Hawks Nest, the river, Winda Woppa itself and in the vicinity of new housing estates in Tea Gardens. On numerous occasions trucks have dumped the stuff
during storms for up to 4 days 24 hours . The result.... Google Earth reveals hectares of bare sand stretching southeast of the erosion site. It goes half way to the heads burying once healthy habitat that can be seen in 1970s aerial photos. Also, the peninsula of sand sticking out to the west just before the boulders , did not exist when I was a child . Now the unique sponge gardens of Halifax Park Nelson Bay are buried and there is more sand than ever at Pindimar. Council keeps claiming that yet more sand is the Boulevarde solution and refer to their various expensive studies. Yet many of those studies seem contradictory. One says sand from the Boulevarde will wash towards The Boulders only. Apparently the grain size and currents are wrong for sand to go west. Well if various infrastructure including bits of gates and asphalt road from the Boulevarde turn up near the river mouth after a storm, surely some sand can make it too. Another study says dredged material from the river bed cannot be placed on the Boulevarde because it is the wrong structure.
Furthermore it’s toxic. Yet another report says it is actually the best stuff to be placed there! In emergencies though , reports seem to be ignored and any stuff is dumped there. It is a serious matter. The Boulevarde area is a swell magnet and the erosion of sand will never stop. Seagrass beds like mangroves forests are critical habitat , including for fish spawning . They are a protected species under various Government Acts. The Marine Parks Authority have workshops to educate people about damage done by boats anchoring. What a joke. The difference between anchoring on seagrass or its burial is like the difference between a mouse scratching your lawn and manual burial. Sand under water might look nice but it is an ecological desert. The more of it we have the less fish we will catch. Even less pelagics I suspect. I wonder what will the port look like in the future ? Port Stephens is within a Marine park. Imagine if this burial was happening on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park? Christian Patteson Hawks Nest
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WHEN visitors to the area found a local pelican with a rusty fish hook deeply embedded in its knee joint they spoke with Joanne from Hook-N-Cook fish and chips in Tea Gardens who attracted the limping pelican with fresh fish while waiting for local David Matheson. David arrived in minutes of being contacted with tools in hand he commandeered the help of visitor Claude Filo and set about the task of removing the hook. By utilising David’s knowledge and instruction they gently captured and immobilised the pelican and removed the rusted hook. The pelican was in obvious pain unable to walk on the leg or use it to swim, this is obviously the result of irresponsible disposal of fish hooks and a strong argument for appropriate care of fishing hooks and line to protect our wild life. After the ordeal the pelican seemed much happier thanks to David and had a full tummy from hook-n-cook Leone Filo Old Bar
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Triples bowling saw close games BOWLS
Tea Gardens Men’s Bowls By The JAFFA
OCTOBER 18: In Sunday Introduction to Bowls, played in a bit of overcast and with some rain, all bowlers had a great day but the winners were; Harry Hauben, Keith Baker and Ray Prigg. Runners-up were; Tim Grant, Garry Wynne and Julie Kennedy. October 21: There was good participation today as 42 bowlers took to the green to contest the usual Wednesday Nominated Triples competition. The weather was warm to hot and games were played on both greens with the grass proving a little slow. The winners on +34, taking a breather from their Three X Three duties, were the formidable combination of; Neil Kibble, Col Amos and David Rimmer. Runners-up, on +30 were the potent team of; Peter Gurney, Bob Weir and Bill Whalan. October 23: A fresh southerly breeze greeted the usual 16 Friday Jackpot Pairs devotees today.
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Winners were decided on 4 points for a win plus ends won. Suiting this formula to a tee was the team of; Garry Wynne and Stewart Sturrock on a score of 20.
RSL LifeCare Trophy Day proved popular BOWLS Tea Gardens Women’s Bowls By Lily SMITH
TUESDAY 20th October: On a beautiful Day in Tea Gardens the RSL LifeCare Grange Trophy Day took place. This Day is a little different to our normal Tuesday bowls. There were 36 bowlers taking part. They played two games of 10 ends, 2 bowl triples, changing rinks after the first game. This competition is an annual event sponsored by RSL LifeCare at the Grange. The Social Committee members catered for our lunch with a wonderful array of gourmet sandwiches, followed by an abundance of delicious slices, homemade, by some of club members. There were so many slices that the surplus was boxed and sold,
with the proceeds going into our Oncology Day coffers. Julie Woolard, manager of the RSL LifeCare Grange, joined us for lunch and presented the winners and the runners up with their prizes. The winners for the day were Wilma Drake, Rusty Sargeant and Vicki Rankin, with 2 wins and 42 shots. Well played!! The runners up were Chris Fossey, Jill McBride and Lynne Green, with 2 wins and 33 shots. Close! Tea Gardens Women’s Bowling Club wishes to sincerely thank the RSL LifeCare for their continuing sponsorship of this event, for without it, this Day would not happen. Thursday 22nd October: No Social Bowls today , due to the away game. Thursday 22nd.October: This morning at 7.45 ,24 four bowlers took off from Tea Gardens ,some by bus others by car, for Lemon Tree Passage Bowling Club, in pouring rain I might add. There were 6
Runners-up on a score of 16 were the well credentialed pairing of; Neil (Silky) Kibble and Bill Whalan. There were four teams entered for the jackpot draws but there were no
winners. Jackpots now stand at $200.00 and $100.00 next week. In other news, Dolphin Day will be held on Friday 27 November and not deferred to a date in 2016 as previously advised. Club Mixed Fours: The entry sheet for this competition has been posted on the notice board with entries closing on Friday 30 October. The draw will be made on that date. Single entries will be welcome and every effort made to obtain partners and make up teams. The first round will commence on Saturday 7th November and rounds will continue on 8th, 14th, 15th and 22nd of November, if needed. October 25: In Sunday Introduction to Bowls32 Players attended in beautiful conditions. The winners were: Pat Wilson, Clare Brown and John Moore. Lucky Losers were: Gary Wynne, Lon Richards and Stu Sturrock. Many thanks to our cooks Max Stephens and Barry Goode and our Coach, John Bilby.
q SUPPORT: Wilma Drake, Vicki Rankin and Rusty Sargeant with Julie Woolard, Manager of RSL LifeCare Grange. teams of four players. Just over one year ago the secretary of Lemon Tree Passage Women’s Bowling Club , Annette Cheetham, and our secretary, Vicki Rankin, came up with the idea of a Friendly Annual Competition between our two clubs. So the Tea Gardens / Lemon Tree Passage Challenge was born. A trophy was purchased, and “The Challenge” began. Last year the competition took place in Tea Gardens, which included a game of
bowls followed by lunch. Tea Gardens won the inaugural “Challenge: This year Lemon Tree Passage hosted the “Challenge”. In some closely fought matches, Tea Gardens regained the trophy with a score of 99 – 75. The trophy was duly returned to our display cabinet until next year. This day is a friendly and happy event with lots of raffles and prizes and plenty of chit - chat amongst the ladies. We all look forward to meeting again next year.
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Karuah Tea Gardens Cricket Club By Mark WOOLARD
SATURDAY the 24th of October was the round 3 of the Sharks cricket season with Under 10’s playing in Karuah, another great game with the youngsters all improving from week to week. Under 12’s played Northern Suburbs, Winning the toss the young Sharks bowled and had the opposition well held with tight bowling. They kept the Maitland team to 3/62 off there 20 overs. Bowling honours to Zac Watt 2/5 and Luke McCarthy 1/1. All catches were taken by the
Sharks which made for a good innings in the field. The Sharks batsmen did well being 1/75 when passing the opposition. Luke McCarthy had a good day out with an unbeaten 30 supported by Tom Mcinerney with 13 not out. They put on an unbeaten partnership of 60 runs. The coach was very happy with all the boys in there first game together. Under 13’s played Seaham, Sharks batting first with runs hard to find with tight bowling from Seaham and being kept to 8/89 after 25 overs, best with the bat Will Markham33 runs. The bowling was tight, fielding just as tight, Seaham running down the runs in the 25th over, Seaham
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5/94, best with the ball Angus Plummer,Patty Nickel, Mitchell Barr, Will Markham all taking a wicket each. Under 15’s had a bye in regular competition and played a twenty20 game against Kurri under 16’s in Thornton, losing the toss and sent into bat the Sharks came up against a well drilled Kurri 16’s team all out for 59, best with the bat Ben Woolard 15, Brent Johnson 10. Sharks were on the back foot from the first ball, Kurri running down the runs in 12 overs 1/65, Jordan Barry 1/4. Sharks Coach was encouraged by the effort from his side considering the age gap between the 2 teams. C Grade played the Farmers in Karuah winning the toss Sharks
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Women’s Open Day Friday 16/10/2015 Division 1 Winner – B.Gordon R/Up- J.Fuller Division 2 winner- J.Buck R/Up- B.Kitchin NTP 8th & 17th – Division 1 – J.Fuller Division 2 – M.Harris NTP 6th & 15thDiv 1 – C.Richards Div 2 – D.Pritchard Straightest Drive Div 1 – B.Gordon Div 2 – M.Pryor Longest Drive Div 1- E.Blanch Div 2 – J.Buck Men’s Open Day Sunday 18/10/2015 Major Sponsor- Great Lakes Tree Professionals. Gross WinnerA Grade- G.O’Bryan B Grade- M.O’Bryan C.Grade- N.Stokes Gross R/Up- A.Grade- M.Johnson B Grade- D.Webster C Grade- M.Moss Nett Winner A Grade – J.Gorsuch B Grade- S.McNaughton C Grade – P.Ramsey Nett R/Up A Grade- D.Searle B.Grade – R.Fenning C.Grade- G.McClenahan Longest Drive 1st and 10th A Grade- B.Paultz B.Grade- M.O’Bryan C Grade- J.Marlow NTP 6th & 15th- N.Harding NTP 8th- B.Heywood NTP 17th – D.Searle 3rd shot on 14th A Grade- C.Woodward B.Grade- A.Benson C.Grade- S.Croese 2nd Shot on 3rd &12th A.Grade- T.Carroll B.Grade- A.Benson C.Grade- M.Blanch NTP 17th Jackpot D.Searle Wednesday 21/10/2015 Ladies Day winner- TL.Ireland R/Up- B.Kitchin Saturday 24/10/2015 Stableford Men’s Winner- C.Littlechild R/Up- S.Nye Ladies Winner- B.Saillard R/Up- O.Hickey Jackpot 6th- 15th- J.Nye
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sent the Farmers into bat, farmers started strong being 1/104 at the 22 over drinks break, Sharks tightening the bowling after drinks bowling the Farmers out for 194. Best with the ball Ben Woolard 2/21, Callib Grimshaw 2/22, Peter Barry 2/28. Sharks starting strong before a middle order collapse bowled out 10/79. Best with the bat Ben Woolard not out 14, Lucas Barry 15, Mark Woolard 12 Senior players are encouraged by the junior players efforts with the ball in the field and with the bat. B Grade - played Dungog Bunnies at Clarencetown. Bowling first the Sharks dominated the opposition
having them 9/38 before a slight recovery had them all out for 71. Best of the bowlers, Mark Herbert 3/22 and a superb return to Nash Johnson 5/21 off 5.1 overs. Without a lot trouble the Karuah RSL sponsored Sharks got the total in 10 overs being 3/82 when the hand was declared a win. Jim Drinkwater 30 and new recruit Sam Larking 22 scoring the bulk of the runs to see the Sharks comfortable winners. A Grade played Port Stephens, the Sharks were defeated with no other results to report. The Sharks are still encouraging new players and training is on Thursday’s at 4.30 at Memorial Park Tea Gardens.
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WED 21/10. Barefoot bowls have started at Bulahdelah on Wednesdays. So anyone who has not played the game before is welcome to come along and have a go. Names have to be in by 5pm for a 5.15pm start. This week we had 14 players on the green and the stormy weather held off long enough to get a result. Runners up on the day Butch Hutley and Treaz with +3. Winners with +10 Beryl and Graham Chapman.
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Linda and Kevin Reed. And in a game that kept the spectators interested to the end the husband and wife team got away to a good start winning the first four ends and leading 7 shots to nil. At the halfway stage they had a lead of 13 shots before Steve and Kathy started a comeback and trailed by only 3 shots on the 19th end. But they could not close the gap and after 21 ends Linda and Kevin took the game by 22 shots to 17, to be the 2015 mixed pairs champions. Next weekend Bulahdelah host the King of the mountain open triples tournament over Saturday and Sunday.
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Myall Masters Swimming By Ian FELTON
THE Myall Masters Swimming has started on a real high for season 2015-2016 with the opening nights providing perfect conditions in and out of the water, with the water temperature around a balmy 26 degrees. Little wonder that there have been record numbers at the opening nights with plenty of new faces joining the regular familiar faces. There is however still a number of spots available for those keen for a friendly training swim at 5.30pm on a Monday evening, at Tea Gardens pool. So don’t hesitate to take the plunge and enjoy the friendship of this up and coming Masters swimming club. We are open to anyone 18 years or older who are able to swim 25m. Swimming is a wonderful means of keeping fit and Myall Masters do it in style. In other news, Myall Masters will again this year be presenting
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Duo win after tough game Hawks Nest Golf Club Social Darts By Luke BOYD
THURSDAY night social darts which was held on 22 October utilised the mixed doubles team format to prove to be a very competitive social competition. After a four way play off for the first place and the runner up team, Lyn Peirson and Mick Russom were the overall winners. The runner up team consisted of Diane Rowe and Matt Peirson. The mens highest score of 133 points was achieved from Bob Ibbotson. The ladies highest of 117 points was achieved from Diane Rowe. Social golf did try to start, unfortunately the weather didn’t cooperate. Please remember all golfers, as soon as you hear the siren remove yourself from the golf course immediately. Golf as usual next week.
q WINNING DART: Lyn Peirson seconds away from throwing the match winner.
PRO SHOP COME AND MEET our CLUB PROFESSIONAL, Andrew McCormack and his team. For all golf related matters phone the PRO SHOP on 4997 0740
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Prize available at this Club only.
Members draw conducted on
Wednesday and Friday
After the completion of the raffles. Current Jackpot as at 28 Oct.
SUNDAY RAFFLES & MEMBERS DRAW $250
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Wednesdays
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Thursday, 29 October, 2015