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NEWS & FEATURES 05 Aspects of Lane Cove 06 Announcing our readership survey winners 08 TVO celebrates 25 years 10 Planning commences on Coles site 12 Business profile – Hudson Meats 14 In conversation with… Tutti and Paul Bennett 16 Keeping our ‘Pleasantville’ tag 19 Register now for the Lane Cove Fun Run 20 The Alcott opens its doors 28 Dogs in bushland
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thevillageobserver.com.au The Village Observer is published monthly (except January) by Lane Cove Community Aid Foundation. • Distribution is at the beginning of the month. • Readers are invited to submit articles for consideration. • Articles and items for community events should be emailed to the Editor with any accompanying images by the 15th of each month, for inclusion in the next month’s issue. • Advertising enquiries should be directed to advertising@thevillageobserver.com.au • If mailing material and you would like it returned, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. All care, but no responsibility will be taken for this material. © Copyright 2015. Original advertisements and editorial in this publication are copyright and remain the exclusive property of The Village Observer. No part of this publication may be reproduced and/ or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written consent of the Publisher. DISCLAIMER: The content of editorial and advertisements in The Village Observer has been provided by a number of independent sources. Any opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Editor and Publisher of The Village Observer, and no responsibility is taken for the accuracy of the information, or any factual errors contained within any items printed. Readers should make their own enquiries directly to any organisations or businesses prior to making any plans or taking any action.
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This month The Village Observer turns 25 years old. Just in time for the birthday celebrations, our designer Sharon has been hard at work giving the magazine a makeover, which we are pleased to present to you this issue. Since TVO’s launch in 1993, our community has seen a great deal of change. TVO has changed alongside and during this time has had a new owner; several Editors; transitioned from black and white to full colour; gone online; and many different advertisers and contributors have graced its pages over the past 276 issues. As the team that produces TVO each month, Sharon, Mariano and myself are proud of the contribution that TVO makes not only in helping to connect our community, but also through its profits which help support aged and disability services within our community. Gill Batt's article on page 26 is one example of how these funds are used to help support the provision of local aged care services. We look forward to taking TVO into its 26th year and beyond and would like to thank our readers, advertisers and contributors for their continued support. We would also like to thank those readers who participated in last month’s readership survey. The feedback that we received is invaluable in helping us to continue to improve TVO. Based on your feedback, we will be introducing several new sections. Starting this issue, you will notice a new monthly profile where we interview a local business owner; a new segment where readers are encouraged to send in a photo that captures an aspect of Lane Cove; and a new section where we profile an interesting local identity. Following your requests, we will also be including more information on the environment, sustainability, sport and local history. Until next time,
Jocelyn JOCELYN BIDDLE - EDITOR
Aspects of Lane Cove
Time: 8.20am Date: Monday 23rd July, 2018 Place: The Bernina Textile studios at Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios Local student Grace Patterson shows off the woolly wall hanging that she created as part of a macramé workshop during the school holidays.
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY… We’d love our readers to contribute to our new ‘Aspects of Lane Cove’ segment by sending in photos that capture everyday moments around our area. Photos could show people, places, animals, events – anything that you feel represents our community. One photo will be selected and published each issue. To participate, please email your high res photo, including a short description together with details of the time, date and place that it was taken, to editor@thevillageobserver.com.au TVO AUGUST 2018 5
Thank you for your feedback Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the readership survey in last month’s The Village Observer. readership prefers it as a printed publication. In our fast-paced lifestyles, there is something to be said for being able to flick through the pages of a magazine over a cup of coffee, rather than quickly scrolling through grabs of information from a device. A key takeout from our survey was that many of our readers were unaware that profits from The Village Observer are passed back into our local community through the aged and disability services provided by Sydney Community Services. Each and every advertisement that appears in our magazine helps support the most vulnerable sectors of our community.
In addition to the written survey, TVO also conducted a focus group. Together, the feedback has been invaluable in enabling us to better understand what our readers like, dislike and potential improvements that we can make moving forward. From the responses received, the majority of readers indicated that they consider TVO to be a good source of local information, with news and events and features discussing general interest issues and topics being the most popular sections. Information including What’s On and Bits & Pieces are also valued resources. There were some excellent suggestions for new sections within the magazine which we will be introducing in future issues. Popular requests included adding more profiles on interesting community members, together with more information on the environment, sustainability, local history and restaurants. In this digital age, there is always the looming question about whether continuing to print TVO rather than transitioning it into an online format is the right move. The feedback we received overwhelmingly indicated that our 6 TVO AUGUST 2018
The Village Observer has been owned by Lane Cove Community Aid Foundation for the past eight years. The Foundation contributes to the work of Sydney Community Services, which provides services to the aged and people living with a disability. This includes social activities, gardening, home nursing, podiatry, Community Care Advisor, linen service, home delivered meals, home modifications and maintenance, flexible respite, carers support, shopping services, community and engagement programs, medical transport and assistance in daily life.
And our winners are… Thank you to everyone who contributed ideas and suggestions on how to improve TVO. We would like to congratulate our three winners who will each receive a prize pack which includes vouchers kindly donated by various local businesses including: Stuart Leal Photography, The Village Florist Hunters Hill, Dachshund Coffee, Ironwood Coffee Company, Found Gifts and Homeware, Four Frogs Creperie, Eyes 4 You and Burns Bay Bookery.
Congratulations to: Teresa Ho, for her suggestions to include interviews with local residents and a ‘spotlight on volunteers’ segment to recognise their work and contribution to the community. Freddy Obitz, for his suggestion to increase the section on sustainability and the environment. Anne Linnane, for her suggestion to include favourite recipes from local chefs.
Part of what makes bringing The Village Observer to you each month so rewarding, is that we are not only working to keep our community connected, but we are also working to improve the magazine to help grow revenue to better support our community's aged and disability sectors.
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TVO CELEBRATES 25 YEARS In August 1993, The Village Observer (TVO) was launched to “provide the residents of the municipality of Lane Cove with all the local news and information that is missing from big city newspapers.”
The brainchild of Ian Longbottom, the idea for a publication came about after Ian attended a dinner party and spoke with someone who had been unsuccessful in getting exposure to promote a local school. “I wanted to develop a forum for community groups with limited funds to be able to distribute information and came up with the idea for a newspaper. It was all about the Lane Cove community and encouraging people to support local business.”
Ian Longbottom, Founder and former publisher of The Village Observer, circa 2000. (Courtesy Lane Cove Library).
For the next 17 years, Ian almost singlehandedly produced the black and white publication, circulating it to letterboxes throughout the area. “I didn’t know how long it would last. We kept our overheads as low as possible. I would write and typeset it using Word, which was a bit limiting compared to desktop publishing programs available today, and my young sons would help me distribute the 15,000 copies. “There were plenty of 2am mornings leading up to deadline. This was the era before email, so I would drive around town picking up photos and disks containing copy from contributors. Other contributors would fax handwritten articles to me, which I would then retype for publication.” Ian was never afraid to tackle controversial issues, whether it be perennial hot topics such as parking, rubbish, and traffic, or matters discussed 8 TVO AUGUST 2018
Lane Cove Plaza, October 1993. (Courtesy Lane Cove Library).
Profits from The Village Observer are passed back to the community through the aged and disability services provided by Sydney Community Services.
during Council meetings in his ‘Minutes that take hours at Lane Cove’ column. On the anniversary of its 50th issue in 1998, Ian wrote that when he started TVO, he had “no idea how long it might last. Suburban newspapers have come and gone over the years. Maybe that fate will one day happen to TVO, but we have survived well into our fifth year. “Our survival is due to our loyal advertisers, our multitude of ‘correspondents’ and our intrepid readers.”
A change of ownership After 180 issues, Ian made the decision to sell TVO. In April 2010, he advertised the publication for sale, saying that “it needs someone new, with a fresh and vibrant approach, to take this ‘sixteen plus teenager’ through the rest of its teens and into adulthood.”
Several months later, TVO was purchased by Lane Cove Community Aid Foundation which operates Sydney Community Services (formerly Lane Cove & North Side Community Services). The Board of the Foundation recognised this as a good opportunity as it would help provide an additional source of funding, as well as provide a mechanism to keep the community updated on the important work of Sydney Community Services.
A new direction Over the past five years, TVO has been produced each month by a small team comprising Editor Jocelyn Biddle, Graphic Designer Sharon Curby and Advertising Manager Mariano Massa, overseen by Sydney Community Services’ CEO Gill Batt. Jocelyn, Sharon and Mariano are passionate about the important role TVO
A FLASHBACK TO 1993: • Kerry Chikarovski was the State Member for Lane Cove. • Lane Cove Council dropped the word municipal from its name and became known as ‘Lane Cove Council’. Book sale outside Lane Cove Library, October 1993. (Courtesy Lane Cove Library).
Lane Cove Plaza, October 1993. (Courtesy Lane Cove Library).
plays in engendering the sense of community that is quite special to Lane Cove, together with the important contribution that it makes to financially assisting vulnerable sectors of our community. As a team, they have worked hard to modernise the magazine to increase its readership and to ensure that it is a relevant, interesting community publication. This included launching TVO’s first major redesign in 2014. A new masthead was created. Full colour was introduced throughout. Features and new sections commenced including health, lifestyle, community and the Business Directory. The size and paper stock were changed. An online version was developed. The community responded positively and further improvements and changes have been ongoing. Through a combination of more interesting articles and more attractive design, TVO’s relevance and appeal in an increasingly digital society has continued.
Citizenship Awards ceremony in the Lane Cove Civic Centre, March 1993. (Courtesy Lane Cove Library).
Parade along Little Street for Rotary Fair, October 1993. (Courtesy Lane Cove Library).
• The Village Observer announced a great masthead competition asking for designs for their paper. • In 1993 Council took over the management of the Lane Cove Youth Centre (now Synergy).
The importance of our advertisers As Lane Cove continues to grow, it is forums such as TVO that become even more important in fostering a sense of community. The support of readers and advertisers has been essential to achieving this. By advertising in TVO, local businesses not only directly reach their target market, but they are helping the most vulnerable sectors of our community. Several advertisers have been with TVO from the outset, including Trendsetter Travel, Burns Bay Physiotherapy, Dr Tim David, Scott Chartered Accountants and Mortgage Choice. New loyal advertisers have since joined including WHAT Hearing, Belle Property, Harbourline and Ray White. Lane Cove Council continues to be another very important supporter. The team at TVO would like to thank all advertisers for their valued support and the role that they play in assisting the work of Sydney Community Services.
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SINCE 1993: • Lane Cove’s population has increased by over 7000 people*. • Medium and highdensity housing in Lane Cove has increased by 65%*. • The number of children aged 0-19 years living in Lane Cove has increased 23%*. • The proportion of couples with kids living in Lane Cove has increased by 42%*. *Source: Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils.
Financially, the funding that is received from The Village Observer pays for the everyday care of 25 local people in the community each day for a year. It has helped meet the salary cost of a Community Registered Nurse and a Personal Care Assistant. TVO AUGUST 2018 9
YOUR NEWS
Don’t miss Coffee Carnevale! On Saturday 1st September, Lane Cove’s annual Coffee Carnevale event will celebrate our local coffee culture. Now in its fifth year, the event is designed to share the work of local cafés with the wider community, encouraging residents to shop locally. Free entertainment and activities run from 9.00am - 3.00pm. Take time to sample a new brew, be in-the-know about the latest coffee trends, take part in demonstrations and workshops or be entertained by a variety of family-friendly performances throughout the day. New additions have been made to the Lane Cove Coffee Guide for 2018-19 with close to 40 coffee outlets featured. The guide includes maps, descriptions and contact details for coffee haunts from Lane Cove West to Greenwich, Northwood, Riverview and everywhere in between. You can collect a copy of the guide on the day or to download a digital version on this page.
Do you know... a local barista that should enter the Barista Competition at Coffee Carnevale? If so, encourage them to visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/ carnevale to enter and they could be in the running to win cash and fame as the 2018 Lane Cove Barista Comp winner!
2017 winner '3 Shades of Guy’ by Pamela Irving
PLANNING COMMENCES ON COLES SITE Following the purchase of the Coles building on 56-60 Burns Bay Road in November 2017, the developer, Sun Property Pty Ltd, is exploring the redevelopment potential of the site. The developer has proposed entering into a Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) with Council, which would enable them to construct and dedicate community space (approximately 1085 sqm) and parking within the development in exchange for Council’s land at the rear of the site (currently leased by Coles for carparking). The VPA would incorporate this Council land into the proposed mixed-use development which comprises commercial (mini-major retail and specialty retail) and residential apartments in return for community space, including car parking. The concept building for the site includes two storeys fronting Burns Bay Road, three storeys of residential mid site, and two storeys of residential to the rear, which sit on top of a large retail area and 2.3 levels of parking. The proposed community space would be below street level, with a foyer on Burns Bay Road providing street access as well as access from the below ground car park. Council needs to determine whether or not to accept the incorporation of Council’s land in the VPA in exchange for a community space.
55th Lane Cove Art Award The Municipality of Lane Cove 55th Art Award Exhibition opens at Gallery Lane Cove on Friday 10th August. More than 200 works by artists in a wide variety of mediums will be on display, competing for over $9,000 prize money. A fundraising event for the Rotary Club of Lane Cove, admission is $5 on opening night and Mayor of Lane Cove Pam Palmer will present the awards. The exhibition then continues until Saturday 18th August. 10 TVO AUGUST 2018
As lodgement of the DA is imminent and it is a requirement for the VPA to be advertised in conjunction with this, authority has been delegated to Council’s General Manager to agree on the proposed land value, based on advice from valuers, prior to giving notice of the intention to enter into a VPA. A community consultation process will then permit public submissions on the proposed VPA for 28 days from when the Development Application is advertised. Council is also planning to undertake a study to develop options for Sera Street to deliver a higher level of functionality and safety as a road, and to provide appropriate access for properties should the ‘Coles site’ redevelopment proceed. Coles will continue to lease the building until 2020. It is likely the development would take several years once they vacate.
YOUR NEWS
New disability initiatives Work is ongoing to make Lane Cove a better place for people with disability to live, work and visit. Through Council’s Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP), a number of new initiatives have been released: ● A n Inclusion Award has been added as a new category in the 2018 Local Business Awards. ● A ccessible toilets are being provided and updated as buildings are renovated according to building standards.
NO ORDINARY BIN Residents might have noticed two new bins located outside the Library in Lane Cove. Part of a new trial, the two bins (one for general waste and one for recyclables including plastic, glass and aluminium) are fitted with a solar powered compactor so that they can hold up to five times the amount of a regular bin. Operated by sensor, once each bin reaches a certain level, the rubbish is compacted. The bins also have a foot pedal, so you don’t have to touch dirty lids to throw in your rubbish. The bins have each been personalised with scenes from historic Lane Cove. One shows Burns Bay Road in 1945, looking towards the intersection with Longueville Road (courtesy J. McGregor). The other is from the mid 1960s, taken outside the Lane Cove Library located in the former Council Chambers building (courtesy Lane Cove Council). Another two compacting bins will be installed at Blackman Park. The trial will determine whether the logistics and efficiency gains from the bins are worthwhile before rolling out more around the area.
● A Changing Spaces facility will be built in the new Rosenthal Project to provide facilities for people needing a hoist and table for personal care, as well as a shower facility. ● Wording in both the guidelines and application form for the Community Grants program have been changed to ensure the projects are inclusive of people with disability. ● H ughes Park on Waterview Drive is accessible and includes a playground for all ages, barbeque facilities, picnic tables, a community garden and outdoor fitness equipment. It also has a braille trail. For a copy of the Disability Inclusion Action Plan, visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/access or phone 9911 3591.
Flannerys joins Lane Cove A thriving health food store has just opened in the site of the former About Life on Burns Bay Road. Flannerys is a natural and organic wholefoods market that has been in business for over 30 years. Starting out as a single health food store on the Gold Coast, Flannerys has now made its way to Sydney, opening stores in Crows Nest, Bondi, and most recently, Lane Cove. Flannerys has worked closely with the local About Life team throughout the transition. It offers the best in health food and lifestyle products and is passionate about sharing knowledge about good food and health, with a Nutritionist and Naturopath in store to give free advice. Other offerings include a beauty and kin care range, organic bulk wholefoods section, and products and services for new mums. Everything used in their café, through to their shopping and produce bags, are made out of 100% plant based materials. Open now, Flannerys Lane Cove will also host an official opening on Saturday 11th August. Everyone is welcome. TVO AUGUST 2018 11
BUSINESS PROFILE
Colin Holt HUDSON MEATS NOW THE ONLY BUTCHER LOCATED IN THE LANE COVE PLAZA AREA, TVO SPOKE WITH COLIN TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT HIS BUSINESS.
What attracted you to Lane Cove? This area was a great fit for our business as it is so family oriented. We’ve noticed that people on the North Shore tend to entertain at home more - certainly compared to the eastern suburbs - and they appreciate good quality produce. Our customers are quite educated about food and they have become more experimental, particularly as a result of watching shows like MasterChef.
What makes Hudson Meats different? We always source top quality product and we know where it comes from, as we maintain relationships with many of the farmers who supply our products. We help to educate our customers as well, answering questions and giving suggestions and advice on what they are buying. All of our egg, poultry, meat and dairy products come from animals that have been raised on green pasture. This means that the products are not only healthier for you, but this practice promotes and improves the welfare of animals, helps put an end to environmental degradation, supports small-scale farmers making a living from the land and assists with sustaining rural communities.
How would you describe the current business environment? Lane Cove is tough at the moment. Since the Rosenthal development started construction, our business has fallen 15% - less carparking has meant less customers. Having said that, we have just renewed our lease, so we are very hopeful that once the development is complete, business will grow.
What’s one thing people wouldn’t know about you? Colin Holt has dedicated his career to food. A trained chef, Colin decided to enter the world of butchery after recognising a clear gap between the quality of the meat being made available to the restaurant trade compared to the retail market. Colin launched his first Hudson Meats store in Surry Hills in 2007 (“I needed a strong brand – the meat packing district in New York is on the Hudson River, so this was the inspiration behind our name.”) Cammeray followed, before Holt opened the Lane Cove store in 2009 within the Market Square arcade. Mosman and Drummoyne stores opened thereafter.
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Before I started Hudson Meats, I worked as a chef for some of Sydney's top restaurants including Chez Oz, Claude's and Bistro Moncur. In the 90’s I had my own restaurant Bistro Pave - in North Sydney and I picked up two chef's hats in The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Awards.
If you could change one thing about Lane Cove, what would it be? The parking situation…and also the infrastructure, so that it is easier to get into and out of Longueville Road.
What 4 words would you use to describe Lane Cove… 1. Family. 2. Children. 3. Alive. 4. Buzzy
RECIPE
Colin’s slow cooked lamb shoulder SERVES 4-5
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1 lamb shoulder 375ml verjuice 365ml veal glace 8 eschallots - peeled
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2 cloves of garlic - crushed
n H eat half the olive oil in a large pot and brown the lamb shoulder. Remove the lamb shoulder from pot and set aside.
3 tblspns Hudson Meats olive oil 6 sprigs of thyme 2 bay leaf 1 lemon (zest & juice) 1 bunch flat leaf parsley Pepper Salt
n Add the remaining olive oil to the pot and lightly sauté eschallots and garlic. n A dd the verjuice and lightly simmer for approx. 2 mins. Add the veal glace/stock and place the lamb shoulder back in the pot. Add the thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Place lid on top of pot and put into a pre-heated oven of 120C. Allow 5 hours cooking time on a low heat. n R emove from heat and place the lamb shoulder and juices from the pan into a serving dish. Sprinkle the lemon zest over the lamb shoulder. Squeeze the juice of the lemon over the lamb shoulder. Garnish with roughly chopped flat leaf parsley. n Serve with roasted kumera and garlic greens.
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COMMUNITY PROFILE
Absolutely fabulous! Everyone who has noticed Tutti and Paul Bennett would agree that they bring joie de vivre to the streets of Lane Cove. Having lived locally for 38 years, their flamboyance and flair is unmissable. Each day, Tutti curates an inimitable outfit, mixing and matching with colour and often with her signature headscarf. “For me, it’s innate. I love putting clothes together and giving things a different look. I’ve never liked following the crowd – I’ve always dressed to please myself.” This style has led to the couple being noticed not only locally, but internationally. They were recently photographed to be included in a book entitled ‘Advanced Love’, which is due for release later this year. The book is being produced by Los Angeles-based photographer and author, Ari Seth Cohen. Ari is the creator of Advanced Style, a project devoted “to capturing the sartorial savvy of the senior set.” Through his work, Ari shows that you can be stylish, creative and vital at any age. “Ari visited Australia to attend a Vogue exhibition launch. He stayed with us for a few days and took a range of photos, though we’re not sure which one he will select for the book.” Tutti and Paul raised their two daughters – Sonia and CecilyAnna – in Lane Cove and the couple can often be seen up at the village together with their three-year old granddaughter Marnie. “My goal in life has been to embarrass my children,” says Tutti. It would seem that there have been moments where she has successfully achieved this. For example, the outfit that she put together for Cecily-Anna’s year 5 school social.
“It was almost like an epiphany when I viewed this someone - almost like from another planet. Tutti was so different to anyone that I had ever dated,” says Paul. After only a few months, the couple married. That was 41 years ago. In Paul’s desire to ‘save the world’, he wrote and published ‘The Cranky Guru; Adventures in Metaphysics’ in 2014. “This book has been my contribution to what makes things tick, how to live a life of abundance - to be able to do what you want to do when you want to do it - where we can engage mind, thoughts, intent and passions.” The couple have seen many changes to Lane Cove in the decades they have lived here.
“When all the other kids were wearing stone-washed denim, I wore a bright yellow and black leopard print shift dress with matching hot pants, overlaid with a black tulle skirt and sleeveless denim jacket, complete with leopard print collar and pocket,” explains Cecily-Anna.
“Change is a beautiful thing,” says Paul. “It has been great to see the explosion in the number of young families to the area (Paul has affectionately coined the astro turf area in the Plaza as the ‘human petri dish’) and to see so many people out and about.”
Tutti was brought up not to worry about what other people think. Growing up within the only Jewish family in Bathurst in the 1950’s, the family didn’t bow to convention.
One cannot come away after meeting Tutti and Paul without feeling inspired. The energy and vitality that they express through their clothing is reflective of their attitude to life.
“There was a lot of xenophobia there at that time. I admire my parents for standing out.”
If only they could bottle this formula, it would be a best seller…
At 21, Tutti left Bathurst and became a trainee in the fashion department at David Jones. Overseas travel followed and Tutti says that it was then that she really became her own person, dressing as she wished and having the courage ‘to be me’. Meanwhile husband Paul, who grew up in Brisbane, was studying graphic design in London. On returning to Australia, Brisbane felt too small so a move to Sydney followed. It was a chance meeting at a Jewish party in 1975 that saw their two worlds collide. 14 TVO AUGUST 2018
“In life, you have to do what’s right for you. If you feel good about yourself, it gives out energy.”
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
LCHS TO AWARD $2000 FOR HISTORY PRIZE With $2000 to be awarded to the winner of this year’s History Prize, the Lane Cove Historical Society is expecting plenty of new entries for 2018. Supported by Hyecorp, the Prize is now in its third year. Past entries have provided moving and entertaining evidence of the lives of local people. As one the earliest sites of settlement on the northern side of the harbour, colonial Lane Cove has had a very interesting history, and much of the details have yet to be fully documented. A successful entry must document aspects of the lives of people in Lane Cove and its environs, including areas beyond modern Lane Cove which covered a broader area in the past. Research subjects can be individuals or families; early settlers or ethnic groups in the region; the evolution of local roads and transport systems, private or public buildings; or the histories of community groups such as sporting teams, bush care or local churches. Submissions can be written essays, oral histories or audio/visual works. A selection of entries have been published in an annual Special Edition of the LCHS Journal and last year's entries are now available in the June 2018 LCHS Journal Special Edition.
MORTGAGE CHOICES
Tax time already? It’s that time of year again and Stephanie Cook of Mortgage Choice Lane Cove encourages existing and potential property owners to make the most of their tax refund. Homeowners should consider placing their tax refund, if they are eligible for one, directly into their home loan. Adding any extra money to the mortgage will reduce interest paid, build equity in your property, and importantly, shorten the term of the loan. For example, a lump sum of $1,000 each year plus $100 extra per month, on an average 30 year mortgage ($300,000 at 4.25%pa), would save around $50,000 in interest and take nearly 6 years off the loan term. Stephanie says “Tax time is when many people consult their accountant and/or financial advisor for an annual financial health check. This presents a great opportunity to reassess your position and determine what strategies are available and how these can be used to benefit your property plans. It’s also a great time to do a home loan health check with your mortgage broker. Whatever your property ownership status, it is important to consult the relevant experts and ensure your decision is well thought through.” Please feel free to contact us on 9420 3052, visit 15/43-45 Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove or email stephanie.cook@mortgagechoice.com.au
ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 31ST AUGUST 2018. Detailed information about criteria for submissions can be obtained at www.carisbrookhouse.com/society.
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HAVE YOU PLANNED FOR THESE CHANGES?
Businesses that have employees should ensure they implement the Single Touch Payroll system – this must be adopted by all businesses and applies to some already – are you ready? Superannuation funds that are in pension mode and have a balance over $1m are now required to report their Transfer Balance Account from 1 July – have you lodged your report?
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YOUR HEALTH
Keeping our ‘Pleasantville’ tag Twelve years ago my son (then aged 15) came home from school and announced in disgust “you know they call Lane Cove Pleasantville don’t you!” As a would-be ‘man about town’, my son was appalled that we lived in a family friendly, community-oriented suburb rather than an edgier, hip locale. Now in his late twenties and looking forward to having a family of his own, my son happily concedes that Lane Cove was indeed a great place to grow up in. Much has changed in our suburb in recent years. A new shopping center and green space, plus new restaurants and bars will change the face of Lane Cove, providing a host of wonderful facilities and making it even more desirable to live in. Ultimately it will come down us, as individuals, to keep Lane Cove as the friendly suburb I’ve had the privilege to live in for the past twenty years. In the latest 2018 United Nations World Happiness Report, Australia ranked 10 out of 156 countries. And while this is a positive result, it was interesting to note that we had slipped from 9th to 10th place. The US fared considerably poorer, dropping four places from 14th to 18th. So what can we learn from the latest report? In my opinion, we need to take happiness more seriously, both as individuals and as a community. Research has shown time and again that people who have a happier and more optimistic view of life tend to: live longer; are more resilient; recover better and quicker from trauma; heal from injury and illness quicker; have better relationships; are attractive to others, and fare better at work. So why aren’t we more serious about being happy? Recently I conducted my own informal survey of Lane Cove residents around the concept of happiness. I found that many considered the pursuit of their own happiness frivolous, selfish or something they didn’t have time to focus on just now. Others thought the attainment of a goal or achievement (for example, retirement, job promotion, 16 TVO AUGUST 2018
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travel, paying off the mortgage) would bring them happiness. However none of these responses ring true when studies have clearly shown otherwise. Long regarded as the founder of positive psychology, Martin Seligman has written many books and academic papers on the subject and from these and other writings on the topic, I’ve garnered some very simple yet profound truths about happiness and optimism. What makes us happy: • Our connection and positive relationships with others • Giving of ourselves (altruism) • Taking time to do the things that make us happy • Gratitude In short, happiness isn’t rocket science - it comes down to a commitment,
every day, to actively seek it. It takes very little time, however it does take practice. Would you enter a marathon after training for one day? Of course not. Happiness, like fitness, is something that builds over time and with practice. Here are some tips for improving your happiness every day: • In your dealing with others, make eye contact. Don’t just listen, hear what the person is saying and let them know this by your words and actions. Don’t just wait for the chance to have your say. • Pay honest compliments and look for opportunities to do so … to those who serve you, to the person who delivers a parcel, to the man/woman on the street. When someone says, “you’ve made my day”, you’ve also made your own day happier. • Be grateful every day. Keeping a gratitude diary in which you note three things for which you are grateful for each day, reminds you of things you may take for granted. Over time gratitude becomes a natural part of your way of thinking. • Help others when you can. A simple gesture such as letting an older person before you in a queue or asking if someone needs help when you see them struggling is enough to make their day and yours. • Take a little time to do something you enjoy every day, not just when you have time. For example, put on some good music when you arrive home from work, read a chapter of a good book or just give yourself some space for a few minutes to breath. Make it a habit. Over time these simple practices will, I promise you, make a difference to your life and in turn the lives of others.
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YOUR HEALTH
THE FLOSSING ‘CONTROVERSY’ A story filed by Associated Press in 2016 caused a lot of discussion, reporting that there was no evidence that flossing between teeth has any impact at all on the incidence of tooth decay. This followed a study published in the British Dental Journal in 2006 that found that there was no difference in the number of cavities in people who flossed and those who didn’t. Should I throw out my floss? So, do we have cause to doubt the research? No, as surprising as that may sound. The real question that needs to be asked is how reliable the research can ever be, and what is the research actually saying? Read on before you decide to bin your floss. The first thing the research is telling us is that the evidence for flossing is very weak. The second thing it tells us is that the results of flossing are so inconclusive that flossing can neither be endorsed or disproven. The problem with flossing experiments is that it is very difficult, if not impossible,
when studying a population to isolate the act of flossing from other tooth-damaging habits such as smoking, high sugar consumption and acid consumption. Also, this kind of study needs to run for a greater number of years before proper conclusions can be made. Critically, the studies talk about the incidence of cavities in flossers and non-flossers, but they don’t appear to talk about the incidence of gum disease, which is really a much more serious condition as it has proven links to systemic health issues. Does technique matter? Yes! Tellingly, the one study that actually proved that flossing conferred a benefit involved schoolchildren whose teeth were flossed five days a week by a professional hygienist. In other words, their teeth were flossed correctly. This study alone serves to virtually discredit all other studies, as it appears to be the only one that involved flossing being done properly. All others were observational studies that did little to sift out external factors that will potentially have a massive effect on the
final observation, foremost being poor technique. What’s the take home message? If you want to keep your teeth by avoiding gum disease, keep flossing. If you want to avoid cavities, brushing and flossing are of some value, but the majority of your protection will come from avoidance of dietary sugar. Everything else, including fluoride application, is there to help us negate the effects of the Western diet we choose to consume. Visit the dentist or hygienist every six months. They will keep on top of your home care techniques and help to point out any technique issues, provide ongoing dietary advice to help you avoid cavities, remove plaque and tartar deposits that have escaped your otherwise thorough home care routine, and finally identify any issues such as gum disease and cavities before they have a chance to develop into significant problems.
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BALANCE CONTROL When we are young and have good balance, it is easy to take it for granted. By the time we reach old age, poor balance is common. In the older population, we see people walking slowly with caution, holding the railings and generally limiting activities because they feel unstable. These people risk falling, increasing their risk of fractures.
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The good news is we do not need to equate older age with poor balance and a greater chance of falls. Balance control has many components - one of the major and the most changeable are muscles. When our muscles weaken, our balance control is diminished. This is one of the reasons why people who have pain, arthritis or are sedentary, have poorer balance than active people. Muscles that are tight and that are performing a guarding role can also cause balance issues, as they pull us unevenly. As physiotherapists, we can assess your balance issues, improve your muscle function and your muscle tightness. At Burns Bay Physiotherapy, we understand balance, pain and movement. We use a systematic whole-body assessment to efficiently find and treat the cause of your condition as well as teach you how to manage yourself for the long term.
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YOUR HEALTH
Stroke A stroke is like a lightning strike to the brain, disrupting multiple bodily functions via their damaged control mechanisms in the cortex.
The symptoms of stroke vary from mild to devastating.
Sometimes the lights go out permanently. A big stroke can cause rapid death. A transient ischaemic attack, or TIA, is a mini stroke where symptoms resolve completely within 24 hours. Sometimes TIA’s are multiple over time and can cause significant creeping loss of function. One outcome of this is Multi Infarct Dementia. TIA’s are a warning and need immediate medical attention. Beware! Sometimes a major stroke follows one of these – a phenomenon sometimes seen in both stroke types. What are the causes of stroke? Hippocrates recognised stroke over 2,400 years ago and called it apoplexy, a translation from the Greek meaning ‘struck down with violence’. In the mid 1600’s, Jacob Wepfer found that some patients dying of stroke had blood in the brain. Finally, in 1928, apoplexy recognised blood vessel blockage and blood vessel bleeding as forms of stroke. The term for stroke in medicine is CVA or cerebrovascular accident. That’s respectively the brain tissue and its blood vessel supply. The brain is served by four arteries - the two carotids at the front of the neck and the two vertebral arteries that run either side in the bony spine. What is a stroke? According to Professor Murtagh “A stroke occurs when an area of the brain is damaged by an interruption to its blood supply”. This results in deterioration of functions - mental or physical - that are controlled by that particular part of the brain. It’s something like throwing water on your switchboard at home. Devastating.
There are three kinds of stroke. A thrombosis is a clot of blood or a lump of fatty and fibrous tissue from an artery wall within the brain that suddenly swells and blocks an artery that serves a particular part of the brain. An embolus is a chunk of material or blood clot that comes from another part of the body. Material may come from a blood clot, a defective heart valve, fat liberated during injury or surgery and broken off chunks of thickened tissue lining an artery elsewhere in the body. A bubble of air that lodges in the brain is usually only see in SCUBA divers with holes in the heart wall. A bleeding or haemorrhagic stroke from a ruptured brain blood vessel develops when a swollen and thinned section of artery, usually an aneurism, breaks open and bleeds into the surrounding brain. These are usually vicious. What conditions predispose stroke? The list covers many of the common ones found in the West. High blood pressure is up there, along with high
cholesterol and diabetes. Others include smoking, heart disease, and abnormal usually irregular - rhythms of the heart. Finally, damaged heart valves from diseases such as rheumatic fever can throw off emboli. Hmmm, some sound a bit like me. How about you?
Sudden unconsciousness means a major CVA. There may be confusion, sudden loss of speech, inability to move parts of the body, sudden loss of balance or dizziness and sudden loss of vision or double and/or blurred vision. Others include a quickly worsening headache, while a sudden massive headache is called a ‘thunder clap’ headache. Thunder clap headache sufferers should call 000 for an ambulance and go straight to hospital. Trouble walking, losing the use of arms, legs or hands and numbness can occur. These may range from mild to gross, so don’t let minor symptoms fool you. Sorry about all the ‘suddens’ but things do happen suddenly in stroke. How can I avoid a stroke in the future? You don’t have to be a Saint - just sensible. Get a check-up and make sure you control that high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Stop smoking! Meds via your Doc can help you there. Take 100mg of aspirin daily (though not all doctors agree). Try and get that weight down and exercise regularly. Brisk walking is simple, cheap, convenient and effective. Treatment requires urgent hospital admission and assessment. An injection is given to dissolve the clot and to stem an evolving stroke.
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YOUR HEALTH
RUN FOR FUN! The Lane Cove Fun Run is on again! Now in its third year, this familyfriendly event event is now a firm fixture on the social and exercise calendar. Locals are invited to run (or walk) either 2km or 5km through the streets of Longueville.
donations from participants at registration. In 2018, the Fun Run will support two charities who provide services and support to children in need - The Pyjama Foundation (which offers a learning-based mentoring program free to children in foster care) and KYDS (helping young people with anxiety, bullying, depression, family and relationship problems, risky behaviours and self-harm). Remaining proceeds go towards providing facilities and equipment for the teachers and students at Lane Cove Public School. Young Australian athlete Beth Croft will be there to participate. Beth does a great job in the lead up to the event encouraging younger runners.
Encouraging community, family, fun and a healthy lifestyle for everyone, participants are encouraged to dress up - dogs are also welcome in wave 2 of the 2km event. Date: Sunday 9th September Time: 7:30am for the 5km event 8:30am for the 2km event Place: Starting and finishing point is Kingsford Smith Oval, Longueville. The atmosphere at Kingsford Smith oval before and after the event is always great. Runners are encouraged to stay afterwards to meet up with friends and neighbours, to meet the local community business sponsors at their stalls and enjoy the breakfast market.
The breakfast market will include the popular BBQ stall with bacon and egg rolls and sausages, a coffee cart from Jack and Co plus more. Four Frogs Creperie Lane Cove will also join this year, making fresh crepes for hungry runners. Unlike previous years, there is no 10km event for 2018, though organisers are working with Council to assess possible alternative routes so that it can potentially be resumed in 2019. Sponsorship and race fees go towards event costs such as the cost of extensive road closures, safety staff, St John’s Ambulance, official race timing and race bibs. The Lane Cove Fun Run also supports local charities, donating 10% of the event profits, plus collecting direct
“The Lane Cove Fun Run is one of my favourite races on the calendar,” says Beth. “It is unrivalled in the way it brings together so many residents and businesses from the community for such a great event. Everyone is so supportive of each other and it is fantastic to see so many people of all ages taking part. I thoroughly enjoy the event, not just for the challenging course, but for the cheering crowd and the awesome social atmosphere after the race, not to mention the BBQ!” Sponsors of the Lane Cove Fun Run include Lane Cove Orthodontics, The Alcott, The Foot Group, Fit Lane Cove, Janet Brandt-Sarif Physio, Apple Dental, Lane Cove Chiropractic, ProHealth Physio, McGrath, The Althlete’s Foot - Chatswood and Four Frogs Creperie. TO REGISTER GO TO:
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OUT AND ABOUT
The Alcott opens its doors After much anticipation, The Alcott has joined the food scene in Lane Cove, with many locals attending the launch function in July. Already proving itself as a popular destination, for many it’s the first time they’ve stepped foot into the building in Birdwood Avenue, which had been the home of the Lane Cove Club for over 60 years. The venue has had a radical transformation with a stylish fitout that offers a range of different areas to eat, drink and catch up with friends. Now part of the NORTHS (North Sydney Leagues Club) stable, which also operates the Greens in North Sydney, The Alcott has a great vibe. Lounge areas merge with booths, tables and bar areas. With a 200-seat restaurant, there is also a separate function space upstairs which can be hired out for private functions. Richard Slarp is Head Chef and he oversees a team of ten chefs working across two kitchens. Richard has an impressive resume which includes time spent at Sake, Est, Slip Inn and Aria Catering. “The Alcott is a great addition to the food scene here. It provides locals with another choice for eating out and
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helps to make Lane Cove more of a destination. “Lane Cove has so much potential. I hadn’t visited the area for a long time, so I was surprised to see how much it had changed and the focus towards improving it.” Richard has designed a menu with a Mediterranean influence, and the dishes are designed for sharing. Think smoky chargrilled eggplant with pomegranate; charred calamari with fennel and rocket; twice cooked lamb ribs with coriander and sumac; and Hiramasa kingfish with beetroot labne.
The Spritz Bar is also proving very popular. Modelled from a popular trend in Europe, this dedicated bar serves seasonal cocktails including enticing combinations of spirits and bubbles mixed with ingredients like elderflower, grapefruit and lychee. The Alcott also has a full entertainment line-up, with artists playing for Sunday sessions, together with trivia nights, comedy nights and art workshops. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, The Alcott will be looking to support local groups and give back to the local community. Open Monday to Thursday: 12pm – 2.30pm & 5pm – 9pm Friday: 12pm – 2.30pm & 5pm – 10pm, Saturday: 11am – 10pm, Sunday: 11am – 9pm 1 Birdwood Avenue, Lane Cove www.thealcott.com.au/
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ONE HUNDRED
What's in a number? I'll tell you! FIVE is my favourite number. Why? Two fives in my birth year and my life number is five. Major life transformations have happened at ages that add up to five. Leaving the UK for a new life in Sydney at fourteen, one and four add up to five. Beginning my business at thirty-two, three and two add up to five. I met my husband at forty-one, four and one adds up to five and he's five years older than me, and guess what number is our house on our street? Yep it's FIVE! Maria Karambelas Greenwich
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“You’re the cat’s pajamas,” she began, “but even more. You’re also its little night hat - the type worn in a Dickens novel. You’re the cat’s travel toothbrush that it packs in a tiny plastic container. I would even go as far as to say you’re the cat’s fluffy slippers and warming robe it casts on casually after it takes a shower!” He smiled. “In what way?” he asked, fishing for further pleasantries and affirmation of his importance in her world. “In that you’re completely unnecessary,” she replied. “Cat’s don’t need any of that junk in their life. We’re breaking up.” Troy Graham Lane Cove
Lana looked at the other woman on the bus, with the screaming, squirming child. She shook her head sadly, thinking about mothers giving birth to babies they can’t handle; while she was struggling with IVF, putting strain on her body, spirit and marriage. Lana sighed. The other woman caught a glimpse of Lana; similar age but definitely more sophisticated looking. She smiled tiredly at her autistic son. She loved him dearly. Yet, on days like these, she looked at people like Lana and was jealous at how in control of their life they seemed to be. The other woman sighed. Stephanie Bugeja Lane Cove
My son wanders into the garden to catch some sunshine and heads straight for the sandpit down the back. Twenty minutes later I look out. No sign of him. Our backyard is vast, the back fence in tatters, a haunting forest smothers the area beyond. Has he roamed too far? “Son?” I yell in panic. Nothing. “SON?” I scream. Silence, just the echo of my terrified calls rebound off the forest walls. A rustling in the bushes catches my gaze. Suddenly, a little white face emerges, a big, juicy lizard hanging from its mouth like a tongue. It was son! Courtney Gibson Riverview
Cara’s text was ambiguous: ‘Stop calling. Cu @ home at 5 on Sat.’ I cycled towards home. I’d been away, ‘couch-surfing’. I had to leave to clear my head, having blown the rent on the pokies. On Diamonds Deluxe! Again! Cara will take me back. We’re so good together. It was almost 5 as I coasted into Howell Place. I first saw the smoke in our yard, then the fire. What the…? I spotted my golf bag, my clothes, and my books. All up in flames. My phone vibrated. It was a text, from Cara: ‘Game over, player 1.’ Anthony Lane Lane Cove
It was a bright sunny day as we took off from Camden airfield in our little Cessna. We climbed steadily to 8000 feet and by this time a faint mist could be seen below. We jumped out and immediately realised the mist was really rain. From above, the earth looked dark. The raindrops were racing up at us like silver bullets. It was quite painful and I was becoming soaked. I opened the parachute and suddenly I was falling slower than the raindrops. It was strange to look out and see the raindrops falling ever so slowly beside the parachute. Grahame Wilson Riverview
“See ya.” “Where you going?” “Swimming, be home before dark”. Swimming in Berrys Bay baths, dozens of kids, not a parent in sight. Diving off the roof of the shed into three foot of water, boats being antifouled with lead based paint right alongside the baths. Huge inner tubes from trucks, great fun. Swimming outside the baths. Broken oyster shells everywhere, just watch your step. No ohs, no helicopter parents, no canteen, no bottled water. WHAT! No hats, no shoes, just speedos and a towel. No laptops, no mobile phones. How did we all survive, but survive we did! James Strickland
Every day the marketer returns to his lonely shop, over and over nobody comes. Is it because it’s in his dreams or is it just an illusion, the questions are like ringing bells playing round and round. The marketer is crazy some say and others, well they say he’s a man with no soul. Why is there no customers you ask? Well that is to be discovered. One day his eyes opened, he breathes heavily as he sets up for the sorrowful day ahead. A customer appears out of the blue. Why you say? Maybe you need to discover it yourself. Monique Abacum Lane Cove
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YOUR TRAVEL
Carpe Diem Life, love, the desire to help, to be a good fellow citizen and to be at one with others as we journey life’s byways here or overseas is surely what we all seek.
and like Princess Diana and all famous people who die young, they became immortalised as much for what they did and for what they might have done, had there been more time. However not all are so lucky. At Oak Plantation, an antebellum mansion in the style of Gone with the Wind, the slaves who worked the fields to ensure the prosperity of their masters and mistresses have their births and deaths recorded by a single first name. Here today, gone tomorrow, just another (human) widget perhaps. I hope not. That history records their fortitude, their stoicism, their achievements in the face of all odds, and inspires we who have so much more to improve our world. Those who gave their lives for kin and country are justifiably honoured and almost celebrated, often anonymously. War is horrid yet each country with war dead rightfully acknowledges the many via a Memorial to the Unknown Soldier. Again, in southern American the Civil War graveyards provide a sombre reminder of how fleeting life can be but clothed in green, with spring flowers abundant, they remind us of the rebirth of hope, of renewal.
For a multitude of reasons, the spectre of death has not been far from my mind of late. And possibly yours too. We’ve all just been treated to the miracle that was the cave rescue in Thailand and how great was our jubilation and relief when the last team member - the coach - was brought out.
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As a parent and sibling myself, how could I not feel for the mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, and school friends too, of the Wild Boars? Life seemed to hang in the balance, especially when one of the SEALs died. It really did sheet home to everyone what a dangerous mission this was. If we were not already convinced, we were now. Collectively we felt in awe of the result, with gratitude for the skills and sense of
humanity that the multinational rescue effort demonstrated. If there is one thing that social media and advances in telecommunications have brought us, it is the sense of immediacy and closeness to the drama of major events as they unfold. The precariousness of life is never more obvious when we feel ourselves there, in the moment. In April I cruised on the Mississippi River, bookended by stays in Memphis and New Orleans. In Memphis I revisited Gracelands, the former home and now memorial resting place of Elvis. This very same city was the scene of Martin Luther King’s assassination fifty years ago on April 04, 1968. MLK’s life and work is celebrated, very poignantly, at the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel and I revisited here too. Both men died way too early,
Macabre it might seem to some but there is much in travel that focuses on death, or rather has death as a subtheme. David, my fellow Trendsetter director, has a passion for military history and runs small, specialised Military History tours which explore the theatre of war, and by association, death. They’re not for everyone, but those passionate for this niche love them. And how often have you read that a cemetery visit is on the must-do list? Diana’s crypt at Althorp; Karl Marx (and recently George Michael) at Highgate Cemetery in London; Oscar Wilde, Chopin and Edith Piaf at Pere Lachaise in Paris; Eva Peron at in Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires… Rest in peace is what we say but not necessarily what we allow those whose resting places we seek to visit. For me, the great story in July however was that what might have become a cemetery did not. The caves of Chiang Rai will become a tourist hotspot for celebrating all that is good in this world. Life, love, the desire to help, to be a good fellow citizen and to be at one with others as we journey life’s byways here or overseas is surely what we all seek. Each day we are given the chance to start anew, to share with and learn from others at home or abroad. Life is short – let’s make the most of it and get out and explore our world. TVO AUGUST 2018 23
YOUR HISTORY
POST CODE
Greenwich park named after community minded local Mary Carlson Park in Greenwich was named for an outstanding woman, her contributions to the community and her family’s long connection to the Greenwich area. The park, originally part of Greenwich Point Reserve, was re-named in 1999 following a petition by local citizens to Lane Cove Council. Robina Mary Carlson (known as Mary) was a granddaughter of Greenwich pioneers, Frederick and Bridget Carlson.
The unveiling of Mary Carlson Park in 1999 (The Village Observer, Jan/Feb 2000, p.39)
Frederick Carlson was an able bodied seaman of Swedish origins. He arrived in Sydney on the Africana in 1866 about age 22. The family legend recalled he ran away to sea to avoid an arranged marriage, and his parents were said to be wealthy ship owners plying the route from Sweden to America. In 1869 Frederick married Bridget Mary Kennelly, an Irish immigrant, and they settled in Balmain where their first son was born in 1870. By the time their second son arrived in 1873, they were living at Greenwich, settling in a stone cottage in St Lawrence Street (which was sometimes known as St Leonards Street between 1879-1898). Frederick owned two sailing ships that carried goods from Balmain to as far as Newcastle. The 1879 and 1880 Sands Directory lists him as a shipwright in St Leonards Street, Greenwich. In June 1880, tragedy struck when a fire broke out at the family’s cottage. Frederick injured his leg when he fell from the roof while trying to douse the flames. His wound became gangrenous and he died a week later at the age of 33. Bridget, widowed with four young sons and a daughter, initially returned to Balmain before reestablishing her family in Greenwich, where she owned three cottages. In 1893 she built two of the terrace houses in St Lawrence Street, adding the next two in 1897. She had planned to build a fifth one, one for each of her children, but it was not built by the time of her death in 1902.
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The four terrace houses (16-22 St Lawrence Street, Greenwich) built by Bridget Carlson between 1893-97, photographed in 1973 by A.R. Ford. (Courtesy D. Ford)
Bridget was a pioneering woman of the district. While she rented out her extra cottages, she also worked as a laundress to support her children. A devout Catholic family, they would regularly walk across the log bridge at Wollstonecraft to attend mass at North Sydney and the children crossed the river to attend school at St Augustine’s in Balmain. Bridget was one of the 306 signatories to the second petition for local self-government in 1893, which resulted in the establishment of the Lane Cove Municipality in 1895. Frederick and Bridget’s granddaughter, Mary Carlson (Robina Mary), the daughter of George and Robina, was born at Greenwich in 1901. Mary was only seven when her mother died and she was subsequently raised with the assistance of her uncle and aunt, William and Amelia Carlson. Following their death, Mary took over their terrace at 22 St Lawrence Street, where she lived for the remainder of her life.
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Mary devoted her life to the service of others and had a lifelong commitment to the Greenwich community where her warmth, generosity and welcoming nature endeared her to all. She was an active and devout parishioner at Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Church, Greenwich, and tireless worker for St Vincent de Paul Society. Mary was also a foundation member and committee member of the Greenwich Senior Citizen Centre for many years. She assisted with history and photographs when the Local Studies collection was established at Lane Cove Library during the 1980s. Outside the local area she was a regular visitor at Sydney Hospital and helped with Meals on Wheels in the city. Mary died in 1997, aged 96, having occupied one of the St Lawrence Street terraces all her life. Her funeral service was held at Our Lady of Dolours Church, Greenwich and she was buried at Macquarie Park Cemetery. Following Mary’s death, the Greenwich community petitioned Council to identify a patch of parkland by naming it in her honour. The park is situated at Greenwich Point overlooking the bay where her grandfather regularly moored his ship’s dingy. It was officially named Mary Carlson Park by Lane Cove Mayor, Anthony Roberts, on 19th December 1999.
Lane Cove Library actively collects stories, documents and photographs about people and places within the municipality of Lane Cove. If you have some memories to share, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Local Studies on 9911 3637 or visit the Library catalogue www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/library to contribute to the Lane Cove: On the Street Where You Live! database.
YOUR LAW
POWERS OF ATTORNEY Choosing the best person for the job A power of attorney is a legal document made by one person that allows another person to act on the first person’s behalf in respect of their money, bank accounts, shares, real estate and other assets. A General Power of Attorney is usually for a short-term appointment, say if you are going into hospital or on an overseas trip. It ceases to have effect if you lose your mental capacity. An Enduring Power of Attorney is for a lifetime appointment and will still operate in the case of mental incapacity. In both cases, the Power of Attorney will only cover your financial affairs and only operates while you are alive. Who to choose as your attorney An attorney can do anything with your property and money that you are able to do, so it is important that you choose someone you can trust. You can appoint more than one person and can specify whether the attorneys must act jointly (making all decisions together) or jointly
and severally (either making decisions together or individually). Whilst partners and adult children are commonly appointed, trusted friends, siblings, grandchildren, nieces or nephews may also be appropriate. In making your decision, you should consider qualities such as the ability to manage financial and property-related matters, availability and physical proximity. If no family member is suitable or available, an independent third party such as the NSW Trustee & Guardian, a trustee company or a professional such as a solicitor or accountant can be appointed, but they will be entitled to charge for these services. With great power comes great responsibility ‘Inheritance impatience’ is a driver of elder financial abuse and often occurs when family members misuse their powers in their role as attorney. Your attorney must always act honestly and avoid conflicts between their interests and yours. They must keep your money and property separate from their own and act in your interests at all times. Having a Power of Attorney in place does not mean that you lose your right to operate bank accounts, deal with real
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estate or exercise any other rights that you have while you continue to have the mental capacity to do so. Anything your attorney does for you under this power, as long as it is legal, is binding on you. Restrictions and conditions can, however, be placed on your attorney’s powers and you can choose when it comes into effect. Don’t put it off You never know what the future may bring. Although mental incapacity may not be a foreseeable issue, you might regularly travel overseas, require major surgery or simply do not wish to personally manage aspects of your affairs. If you don’t have a Power of Attorney in place and subsequently lose capacity, there will be nobody with legal authority to manage or make decisions about your property and finances. A court application for the appointment of a financial manager may need to be made, who may not necessarily be the person you would have chosen.
Words by Renée Stevens I Lawyer I SRM LAWYERS 1/102-104 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove 9188 9631 I srmlawyers.com.au
Date: Saturday 11 August Time: Check in at 11:00am – 12:00 noon Swap: 12:00 noon – 1:00pm Location: Lane Cove Plaza Items suitable for ages 7 – 15 years RSVP at www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/greenevents
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A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO GILLIAN BATT 9427 6425 WWW.SYDNEYCS.ORG
BEHIND THE VENEER OF AFFLUENCE… Lane Cove and Hunters Hill are often described as beautiful, leafy and affluent suburbs. But behind some of those grand exteriors and down the bottom of some roads and streets there are many people living in circumstances far from beautiful or affluent. heat their house or unit. Often some of our older pensioners are in private rented accommodation where the rent takes up to 90% of their pension. Just finding enough money to eat is difficult and there are a number of Lane Cove residents who we help out with meals on wheels at no charge. We are also able to offer occasional support for bills or a supermarket gift card. But we don’t have any funding for this and we rely on kind donations from local people.
Here at Sydney Community Services we have stopped being shocked when we find the dire situations some people face every day. Hoarding and squalor are not very nice words, but more houses and apartments than you may think include rooms where it is impossible to enter and defy description. No one sets out to live that way and it creeps up on them. Embarrassed, they are reluctant to allow people to enter their houses - by the time we go in, it is often at breaking point. Other people are just scraping by, unable to afford to eat properly or
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I’m on the Board of Pottery Gardens, a unique special block of affordable housing units built 50 years ago using funds from Federal and State Governments and Lane Cove Council. Rents are just 25% of the pension and the units, though small, are well maintained and situated in the centre of Lane Cove. There is always a waiting list of applicants, all with compelling stories of need and close links to Lane Cove. In our Hunters Hill office, we have cupboards of essential food items which we can offer to those unable to afford a meal. Sometimes this is a family who has unexpectedly lost employment and need something to tide them over to the next job or payday. This is food donated by local groups who understand that
behind the veneer of affluence, there are always people “doing it tough.” What can you do to help? We have one very kind local benefactor who donates a monthly amount, but that is already completely allocated each month. Could you offer a regular sum? Or even just a once off contribution? We are a registered charity and all donations are tax deductable. You could also consider leaving us something in your Will. Please ring me on 9427 6425 if you’d like to discuss how to support us and your local community.
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Consumers don't mind a contract shift, but both the environment and their back pocket is still suffering. Environmental causes are notorious damp squibs - we all know it's the right thing to do, but don't make us pay for it (I'm looking at you, Julia Gillard). The Bag Share bins in Lane Cove finally have their day, but good luck finding a bag in one these days. Best you try and remember your own - much easier in the long run. TVO AUGUST 2018 27
YOUR ENVIRONMENT
Sharing spaces With over 3000 dogs registered with Lane Cove Council, our open spaces are being utilised now more than ever to exercise and socialise our canine friends. For dog owners, it is really important that they respect and comply with rules around whether public spaces are designated as either on or off leash.
According to Council, the demand for access to both on leash and off leash areas at our sports grounds and open space areas is ever increasing. Our local parks also attract residents of other localities who bring their dogs to Lane Cove for exercise and recreation. There are currently 17 different parks and reserves across the Lane Cove LGA where people are allowed to take their dog off leash (see www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/offleash for full details). Outside of these areas, dogs are required to be on a leash, with fines for dog owners that do not comply. Various penalties apply, but generally as per s12A (1) of the Companion Animals Act, there is a $220 fine where a dog is Not Under Effective Control, ie. not on a leash or secured. Lane Cove Council’s 2018/19 Operational and Delivery Plan outlines a commitment to improve some existing spaces and that it also intends to consult with the community about any new identified spaces that may be possible to convert to offleash areas in the future. Can I let my dog off leash in bushland? The short answer is no. Although the bush tracks throughout Lane Cove are a great place to exercise our dogs, they must be on a lead. Ian Partridge has been a local bushcare volunteer for over 20 years and says that there are several issues associated with dog owners allowing their animals to run free. “We see people either walking or running with their dogs all the 28 TVO AUGUST 2018
TOP 6 BREEDS IN LANE COVE: • Labrador and Golden Retriever • Maltese • Cavoodle • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel • Jack Russell
There is no bushland in Lane Cove where you are allowed to take your dog off leash
time in the bush and usually there are no issues as they have them on a lead. However, occasionally we see dogs running off leash, generally ahead of their owner so that the owner isn’t aware what they’re up to – whether they are going off the designated tracks and chasing wildlife or going to the toilet which we may later step or kneel in as we work.” Ian says that the Lane Cove bushland is home to a wide array of ground dwelling birds and reptiles including bower birds, turkeys, wrens, ducks, skinks, water dragons and even echidnas which can be disrupted by dogs who run through the bush away from the main tracks. Even the dog’s scent can discourage native wildlife to use an area for their habitat or food source. Additional risks of letting dogs off lead in bushland include an increased chance of them picking up ticks, or eating fox droppings which can spread disease. Dogs can also disperse weed seeds that become stuck to their coat when running through the bush. “There is no bushland in Lane Cove where you are allowed to take your dog off leash and this rule exists for very good reason. Fortunately, most dog walkers adhere to the rules,” says Ian. Owners exercising their dog in shared use parks such as sports fields or off leash areas need to take responsibility to avoid any likelihood of their dog reacting to other users. On average, Council formally deals with up to 4 or 5 dog attack/ dog rushing matters each year. Off leash or nuisance dogs can be reported to Council via the Snap Send Solve app, which will enable them to actively deal with dog owners who don’t do the right thing.
YOUR ENVIRONMENT
There goes the neighbourhood… and it’s getting worse! IT CAN’T HAVE ESCAPED YOUR NOTICE THAT LANE COVE IS BULGING WITH HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. The 2011 Census showed that nearly half our occupied dwellings (43.6%) were flats, units or apartments. Now comes the push for more medium density with the State Government’s little treat for the developers - Complying Development. The Government’s new Low Rise Medium Density Code came into force in July and provides fast track complying development for “one or two storey dual occupancy.” That means terrace houses, town houses and manor houses, permitted only in areas where Council’s Local Environmental Plans (LEP) allow medium density development. The new Code could have had serious impacts on Lane Cove’s low density residential neighbourhoods (R2) had Planning Minister Roberts not granted Council an exemption, but only until the very lengthy government ‘Gateway process’ to amend our LEP is negotiated (as Lane Cove had historically permitted single storey villas in its R2 zone). Of much more concern is complying development itself. This was initially a strategy to allow people to build truly low impact development - a backyard barbecue or replace a side fence etc. - so not to use valuable Council time or residents’ money. Complying development for single dwelling houses was introduced some time ago. The rationale seemed to be that replacing the family home was low impact so ‘mums and dads’ needn’t waste money on a development application.
Complying development means that if your proposal meets the criteria, you can go ahead and build - you must notify your neighbours but they can’t object. Problems occur when people build something different (higher, closer to the boundary etc), or if the new house blocks neighbours’ sunlight or overlooks the back garden. Once the neighbours realise, it’s too late and it’s very rare for a Court to rule against them. Medium density complying development brings all these risks, but on a larger scale. If developers consolidate land, they might build twenty or so terrace or manor houses in a single street. We will lose even more single dwelling houses, trees and vegetation, so neighbourhoods will change. The purpose of complying development is to provide a swift, smooth, cheaper path for development and Sydney’s rapidly growing population. Suburbs like Lane Cove are targeted because we are close to the city and major job hubs like Macquarie Park. It allows developers to proceed without the drain of neighbour or community objections that may require negotiation or modification to plans.
Fast track development is not concerned about environment or amenity; the first casualties are the trees and backyards that make us ‘leafy Lane Cove.’ The unprotected units become hotboxes requiring air conditioning and clothes driers because the buildings and garages take the whole site, leaving no room for clothes lines, trees or gardens. While most of us might prefer medium, rather than still more high-density development in Lane Cove, it’s possible that the new Low Rise Medium Density Code is a stalking horse for the next phase where apartment buildings up to eight or ten stories will be declared ‘medium density’ and their developers will want to be included in the Complying Development Code. The only thing that can put the brakes on this is people power. It’s up to you to tell our politicians that we don’t want our suburbs destroyed by excessive development.
Words by Lane Cove Bushland & Conservation Society
Are your kids dreaming about something new? Kids are encouraged to sort through their unwanted toys and recycle them at the My Kids Market being held at St Ignatius College in August. “This year we have seen an increase in the number of kids hosting stalls with their parents to make some money to buy a prized toy or experience”. Jennifer Harrison, My Kids Market organizer. “The markets have always been a great way for parents to clear out unwanted baby and children’s items, and make some extra cash for the family at the same time.”
WHEN: Sunday 19 August, 9am - 12noon WHERE: St Ignatius College, Riverview Stalls at the market are $65. The event is held indoors and a table is provided. For more information, contact Jennifer Harrison on 0410 481 633. TVO AUGUST 2018 29
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First Fridays: Jeans for Genes Day Friday 3 August, 3:30pm - 5:00pm. A free recycled denim workshop for kids.
All events are free. Call 9911 3634 to book.
Lane Cove Festival Launch: Friday 10 August, 3:30pm 6:00pm Expect an afternoon of fun and excitement featuring a dynamic live performance by Lolo Lovina on her Gypsy Caravan stage, creative workshops, face painting and loads of exciting kids activities! After the launch, head over to Gallery Lane Cove from 6:00pm for the Lane Cove Art Award. Saturday Sounds: Antoine Saturday 11 August, 10:00am 12:00pm. Community Concert Series: Lane Cove Concert Band Saturday 25 August, 10:00am - 12:00pm Coffee Carnevale: Saturday 1 September, 9:00am 3:00pm. Details: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/carnevale SUSTAINABILITY Repair Cafe - Fix it on Father’s Day Sunday 2 September, 2:00pm - 4:00pm, Living and Learning Centre, 180 Longueville Road. Come and learn how to get Dad’s beloved items working again. No bookings required. BUSHCARE EVENTS Event bookings: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/bushcareevents Weed and Native Plant Identification: Saturday 25 August, 1:00pm – 4:00pm. Pick up tips to distinguish between common weeds and their native look-alikes at this practical workshop. Growing Native Wildflowers: Saturday 1 September, 9:00am - 12:00pm. Celebrate spring by learning to grow some of Lane Cove’s most beautiful wildflowers from cuttings. Apply your new skills at home to grow Grevillea and other flowering shrubs for your garden. Threatened Species Day Guided Walk: Friday 7 September, 9:30am – 11:00am.
Nature Games – Celebrating National Science Week: Wednesday 15 August, 4:00pm – 5:00pm. Get to know your local bush, animals, their homes and how to protect them, so you can be a game changer for nature! Author Talk - The Bulldog Track by Peter Phelps: Thursday 16 August, 6:15pm – 7:30pm. This is the story of Tom Phelps and the ‘other Kokoda Track’, a story that has never been told. Seventy-five years later, Tom’s grandson, award-winning actor and writer Peter Phelps, is sharing the unforgettable tale of resilience and survival. History Talk – Monash at The Battle of Hamel: Tuesday 21 August, 6:15pm – 8:00pm. Hear Robert Muscat, Council member for the Military History Society of NSW and member of the Australian Army Reserve discuss the significance of Hamel and the role of John Monash. Author Talk – Fathers & Daughters by Madonna King: Wednesday 29 August, 6:15pm – 7.30pm. The bestselling author of BEING 14 now tackles the complicated father/ daughter relationship. Thursday Tunes – A Celebration of the Musical: Thursday 30 August, 10:30am – 12:00pm. Local musician Graham Ball will discuss the mainstream musical stages of the western world, from the 18th Century to the present day.
Volunteer Expo Do you want to volunteer but don’t know where to start? Hear from local community organisations such as Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios; Lane Cove Football Club; Sydney Community Services; Sydney Wildlife Rescue; and Council’s Bushcare Team. There is also a chance to hear from the Centre for Volunteering and to mingle with volunteer organisations after the presentations. Monday 27 August, 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Lane Cove Library RSVP: 9911 3591 or email sanil@lanecove.nsw.gov.au
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GOVERNMENT
Councillor Pam Palmer, Mayor P: 0431 959 980
E: mayor@lanecove.nsw.gov.au
It’s always busy when I pass the front desk in the foyer of the Civic Centre. This is because every day Council is responding to a large number of enquiries and service requests be it in person, on-site, over the phone or by email. Over the next 12 months we will be upgrading our Customer Request Management System to better handle all this information as well as introducing new resources to ensure a smoother service for all. This involves addressing the need for better communications and adherence to Council’s service standards through a Customer Concierge role. We have also planned to make some changes to the outdoor staff team to help when staff need to attend to emerging issues. Rather than interrupting our regular, scheduled maintenance activities there will be dedicated resources to address urgent requests. Council will also help to keep residents better informed with a new digital communications presence online to increase access to important community information. In addition to looking at what we can do better with our own processes, Council has identified the opportunity to connect local businesses with Service NSW to provide businesses with a one-stop shop to streamline the processing of development applications for new restaurants, cafes and bars. Local residents, community groups and visitors may have also started to use the new online facility booking system which provides increased access to your local facilities.
AUGUST 2018 Did you know? •
S everal Council employees are, in a voluntary capacity, registered Justices of the Peace (JP’s).
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R esidents can have their documents witnessed by a JP at the Civic Centre Monday to Friday between 12:00pm to 1:00pm.
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L ane Cove Library also has a JP service on Wednesday afternoons between 1pm to 3pm.
I hope you will appreciate these improvements. As always, I look forward to your feedback.
LOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION What’s new this financial year
• creating art from electronic waste; and
In addition to the continuation of a range of services, Council has earmarked a number of key infrastructure projects including:
• u pgrading the street light system to LED lights.
• Mindarie Park in Lane Cove North • Upgrades to the grandstand and amenities at Kingsford Smith Oval • Planning for a replacement grandstand at Lane Cove Aquatic Centre • Installing traffic signals at Tambourine Bay/ Burns Bay Road intersection A range of new sustainability initiatives this year include:
A new HarbourCare volunteer program is also being promoted this year to help reduce litter along Lane Cove River.
Armistice Grant Council has been successful in receiving funding under the Armistice Centenary Grants Program. A range of initiatives will be developed in the coming months to help mark the Armistice Centenary in November.
I look forward to seeing you at the Lane Cove Festival Launch on 10 August in the Plaza.
• installing solar panels on the roof of the Lane Cove Aquatic Centre;
Latest Works
OUT & ABOUT IN LANE COVE Get gardening today
Brush-turkeys
It’s time to register your garden for the 2018 Lane Cove Garden Competition with entries open until 10 September. Whether you have a small garden or balcony or are proud of your produce patch, there is a category for you! Visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/gardencomp for details.
If you are trying to live harmoniously with brush-turkeys or are just interested in knowing more about them, join expert Ann Goeth, author of Mound Builders, for a closer look at the unique life of the Australian Brushturkey. The workshop is on Thursday 16 August from 6:30pm - 8:00pm. To book, please phone 9911 3583.
Ping Pong Tables get a face-lift The ping pong tables at Helen Street Reserve and Blackman Park have had their striking artworks restored by local artist Kasia Jacquot. Both tables are free to use, simply bring along your own paddles and ball to enjoy a friendly game in the crisp winter air.
Carnevale is coming! Coffee-lovers unite on 1 September when Lane Cove celebrates its coffee culture - visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov. au/coffeecarnevale to get your fix of details about the big day.
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YOUR GOVERNMENT
Trent Zimmerman, MP
Anthony Roberts, MP
P: 9929 9822 E: trent.zimmerman.mp@aph.gov.au
P: 9817 4757 E: lanecove@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Tax plan The Turnbull government seven-year personal income tax plan was recently legislated by Parliament. The plan started 1st July 2018 with support for low income earners and initial changes to address bracket creep. Step 2 of the plan will see further changes to tax brackets, while the final step will see the 37 per cent tax bracket abolished. This will mean that 94 per cent of Australians will pay no more than 32.5 per cent tax. These reforms are designed to make personal taxes simpler and fairer and are part of an overall plan to bring the budget back into surplus while increasing funding for essential services like Medicare, hospitals, schools and infrastructure.
Solar communities grants Congratulations to Hunters Hill Pre-School and the Hunters Hill Club who have been awarded $10,240 and $12,500 respectively under the Solar Communities Program. This federal government initiative was announced by the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg, and delivers grants to community organisations wishing to increase their use of solar power. It is designed to provide funding for community groups to install rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV), solar hot water and solar-connected battery systems at their facility to reduce emissions, reduce their electricity costs and support renewable energy.
Stronger communities and volunteer grants Two important grant opportunities are about to open that could assist your local community organisation. The Stronger Communities Program provides grants for eligible small capital projects that improve local community participation and contribute to vibrant and viable communities. Not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants from $2,500 to $20,000 to add to funds that they already have for their project. The Volunteer Grant Scheme provides small grants to community organisations that rely on the support of volunteers. Grants of $1,000 to $5,000 can be used towards the cost of essential items that help make the work of volunteers easier, safer and more enjoyable, such as equipment, training, transport and background screening. Applications open on 7th August and close on 12th October. If you are interested in applying, contact Flynn McDermott in my office on 9929 9822 or Flynn.mcdermott@aph.gov.au so we can provide an expression of interest form. APPLICATIONS AND DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT www.communitygrants.gov.au
Justice Of The Peace My office offers JP services by appointment. If you require a Justice of the Peace, please call 9929 9822 for assistance.
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Local character - the key to good development Much has been said about development in Sydney, with tens of billions being spent on infrastructure to accommodate that development. It doesn’t matter if you are in the Shire or Penrith, or indeed, in my own electorate of Lane Cove, people are proud of their local area. They feel connected to it, they belong to it and recently my Department held a symposium which recognises that. It recognises that as our neighbourhoods are changing, as we are growing, people are questioning the change. We don’t want to lose the soul and sense of our communities. At this symposium, which included council representatives and planners from around NSW, we explored ways to respect the characters of our local communities and at the same time, be responsive to the changes before us with a rapidly growing State. It’s why we are delivering on our promise to include local character considerations in our planning proposals, with new local character statements, some of which are already being prepared. I have to say, this work of strengthening and preserving local character is difficult, but it’s not impossible - and it is vital as well. The NSW Government wants to see development that meets the needs of NSW and at the same time preserves local character. Not only must we accommodate growth – but our neighbourhoods and streets must have a joy about them. It’s one of the reasons I am so passionate about more parks and richer tree canopies, because they deeply contribute to that sense of joy. Our local communities should be a genuine expression of what people value about their neighbourhood and that means the desired future character must be set with the community. Local character needs to be considered as part of strategic planning and when detailed plans for places are prepared. This does not mean that new development cannot occur. Instead it means that a design-led approach needs to be implemented which builds on the valued characteristics of individual neighbourhoods and places. As well, we are producing a Guideline on Local Character - a toolkit for councils and communities. Our work on local character is about making it ‘tangible’. We want to equip councils and their communities with the tools to identify what it is that we cherish about a community. Towards the end of this year, I will be releasing a book that celebrates local character and all that we have learned from the symposium. I am confident that this will allow us to better collaborate across all aspects of planning to ensure that as our communities grow, they become better places.
Councillor Mark A. Bennett MAYOR OF HUNTERS HILL P: 9879 9415 E: markbennett@huntershill.nsw.gov.au
Le Vesinet student welcome Hunter’s Hill Council recently welcomed eight French exchange students who are in Australia for six weeks to experience life in Australia. Hunters Hill has a friendship pact with the City of Le Vesinet in France and each year Australian students visit there for six weeks. This program has been ongoing since 1991 and has been a huge cultural and educational success on both sides of the world. Plans to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Friendship Pact includes a farewell dinner for the students. All past and present students and parents are invited to attend on August 9th at the Hunters Hill Club, Madeline Street, Hunters Hill. Further information is available by contacting Gael Czinner at czinner@ozemail.com.au or RSVP through www.trybooking.com/381331.
Presentation of cheques I had the distinct pleasure to present cheques to recipients from the 19th Hunters Hill Food and Wine Festival. The Festival brings together the best of Sydney’s produce, showcasing it to well over 8,000 attendees, and the money raised goes to local organisations.
NORTH SYDNEY COMMUNITY AWARDS Federal Member for North Sydney Trent Zimmerman is organising the North Sydney Community Awards to mark the contribution and achievements of residents in the North Sydney federal electorate. The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday 27th September at 6.00 pm at Norths in Cammeray and the guest speaker and presenter is journalist Annabel Crabb. “In this busy world it is important that we take time out to think of others. There are many people quietly working in our area to help those in need or in support of the community”, Mr Zimmerman said. Nominees may live or work (either professionally or voluntarily) in the North Sydney federal electorate. Award categories include:
• SPORT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Recognising outstanding sporting performances and contributions, nominees may be sportspeople or those that work behind the scenes to assist local sporting organisations.
• NORTH SYDNEY COMMUNITY AWARD (GENERAL CATEGORY) Nominees should be individuals who make an outstanding contribution to assisting the local community, protecting our local environment and heritage or supporting the development of local businesses.
• NORTH SYDNEY YOUNG PERSON OF THE YEAR
This year’s recipients included Sydney Community Services ($22,000); Hunters Hill Ryde Men’s Shed ($3,000); Hunters Hill SES ($2,500) and St John Ambulance Service ($2, 500). All recipients worked with the committee to make this another successful event - one which certainly benefits the community.
Recognises outstanding service to the community over an extended period by a young person up to the age of 25.
The Hunters Hill Quilt Show
Trent Zimmerman and guest speaker, Geraldine Doogue, presenting Ada Belcher with the North Sydney Older Person of the Year award at last year’s ceremony.
Since its inception in 1982, Hunters Hill Quilters has grown to a membership of 65. The group meet each Thursday at Fairland Hall in Hunters Hill, aiming to enhance and further develop the craft of patchwork and quilting, while using their skills to support the local community. The group will be hosting a quilt show in the Hunters Hill Town Hall from August 9 -12th. Opening Night is Thursday 9th at 7.00pm. A significant donation from this years’ exhibition will go to Days for Girls and Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter. Over their 35 years of stitching, the group has contributed more than 1,500 quilts to local community projects and more than $190,000 to various local charities.
• NORTH SYDNEY OLDER PERSON OF THE YEAR Recognises outstanding service to the community over an extended period by a person over the age of 65.
• COMMUNITY GROUP OF THE YEAR Open to any local community group that is helping to make our local area a better place. The North Sydney Community Awards are a community celebration attended by state and local government representatives, community leaders and residents. For nominations forms or to make an enquiry about the Awards, please contact Trent Zimmerman’s office on 9929 9822. Nominations close Friday 24th August 2018. TVO AUGUST 2018 33
ART
YOUR COMMUNITY
ADULT WORKSHOPS
ART GALLERY
NATURAL DYEING with Karen Tam WHEN: Saturday 4th August 10.30am - 3.30pm COST: $170 per person
EVE VONWILLER YOUTH
This workshop will focus on exploring natural colour from flowers and foliage and other ingredients like turmeric and food waste. Students will develop an understanding of dyeing fabric samples and silk scarves using basic shibori methods. Learn how to bundle dye using flowers, leaves and steam.
ART AWARDS 2018
Submissions are now open and young artists from 5 - 17 years are invited to submit works of painting, drawing, printmaking, photography and sculpture. Entries are due Friday 10th August. Winners will be announced at the exhibition opening on Wednesday 22nd August from 5.30pm. The exhibition will continue until Saturday 1st September.
LANE COVE ART AWARD EXHIBITION 2018
2018 marks the 55th year of Lane Cove Council’s Art Award, presented in partnership with Lane Cove Art Society. The exhibition features around 200 art works from Australian artists, honouring creative talent across the nation. Proceeds from the exhibition go to the Rotary Club of Lane Cove. OPENING NIGHT - $5 ADMISSION: Friday 10th August from 6.00pm (includes refreshments and catalogue) EXHIBITION $2 ADMISSION: Friday 10th - 18th August (includes catalogue)
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INTRODUCTION TO THROWING with Sol Contardo 3-DAY WORKSHOP WHEN: 10.00am - 1.00pm, Saturday 7th, 14th and 21st August COST: $250 per person Across the two weeks, students will understand how to prepare, centre and throw clay, plus learn to turn pots for glazing your bisqued pots. Materials and firings are included and no previous experience is necessary.
MUSIC
ADULT WORKSHOPS
SOLAR PLATE PHOTO POLYMER PRINTMAKING with Rafael Butron 2-DAY WORKSHOP WHEN: 9.30am - 1.00pm, Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th August COST: $165 per person Students will learn the processes of solar plate etching, using the sun and water instead of traditional acids and solvents to create unique prints. Rafael has been a painter and printmaker for over 30 years and has exhibited in solo and group shows within Australia and internationally.
SCULPTURAL 3D FELTING with Denise Lithgow 2-DAY WORKSHOP WHEN: 10.00am - 4.00pm, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August COST: $220 per person Enthusiasm and imagination are the best ingredients to bring along to this workshop. Students will explore different 3D sculptural forms, colour, design and conceptions of artworks to design a range of felt vessels. This workshop is suitable for beginners through to experienced.
LAVOCE IN FULL SWING LaVoce, a Lane Cove community choir, held its first concert for the year in July to an enthusiastic full house. Musical Director, Sarah de Jong, played her piano composition Under the Water, Under the Sea as well as leading the choir in her two-part harmonies of many show and popular favorites. For the concluding two songs, the audience was strongly encouraged to sing along with the choir. This tactic was a thinly designed plot to encourage more to join the choir given how much fun the members have, how good singing is for their health, and the satisfaction of being a part of a social network. LaVoce’s next concert will be Making Whoopee in Lane Cove. It will be held in the Lane Cove Library as part of the Lane Cove Festival on Thursday 13th September at 6.30pm. If you are interested in joining, contact Adrian Lee on 0424 507 321 or at adrianlee2@mac.com
CAST YOUR OWN SILVER JEWELLERY with Bridget Kennedy 2-DAY WORKSHOP
SILENT DISCO FOR SENIORS
WHEN: 10.00am-1.00pm Sunday 19th August and 10.00am - 12.00pm, Sunday 26th August
Would you like to dance as though no-one is watching? Then join in a series of exciting new guided dance routine classes which have been specially designed for people with dementia and their carers.
COST: $150 per person
Wearing wireless headphones, a music therapist and exercise physiologist will guide people through the dance, music and exercise program. 30 minute class with light refreshments.
In this workshop, students will learn the skills to create a piece of jewellery of your own design using a variety of wax working techniques, including carving and forming. Students incorporate found materials to be cast in metal, through to cleaning and polishing a ring to take home. No previous experience required.
Words by Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios 9428 4898 I www.gallerylanecove.com.au
WHEN: 10.30 – 11.30am, every Wednesday from 5th – 26th September. WHERE: Living and Learning Centre, 180 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove. COST: Free TO BOOK: email sanil@lanecove.nsw.gov.au or call 9911 3591. This program is part of Dementia Awareness Month in partnership with CCNB.
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ART
A feast for the eyes
“Yes, I do work from life sometimes, but the light changes there too.”
THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE OF EASTERN SOUTH AFRICA INFLUENCES THE ART OF KOBIE BOSCH, GUEST ARTIST AT THE LANE COVE ART SOCIETY’S JUNE MEETING.
“A black and white photo is a useful tonal reference when deciding your colour scheme,” says Kobie.
Kobie never uses black, preferring to use a limited palette and mixing all colours from complementaries.
To help get perspective, Kobie uses a see-through clock drawing to check the angles. Dividing her support into one-third squares helps with placement of objects and shadows break up the negative space. “I like it when an object is cut by the image ‘frame’, suggesting there is more outside the picture.” Kobie always works on a toned background, drawing in pastel and then going over the lines with paint so that the pastel can be wiped off. Working in gloves, she puts her colours (Phthalo Blue, French Ultramarine, Yellow Ochre, Orange, Cadmium Yellow, White and Burnt Sienna) on a sheet of baking paper clipped to a board. She uses linseed oil medium and Gamsol odourless solvent. Fascinated, Kobie’s audience watched her applying the paint – a teal blue, then the same colour with some white in it, then an orange added to make a neutral grey. An intermediate colour between a light and a dark, rather than blending the two. She puts orange into Phthalo Blue to get a brownish green, then adds Yellow Ochre. “Now for the fruit…” Inevitably, time runs out – Kobie will finish the painting at home and we are all looking forward to seeing it. Thank you to Kobie for a delightful evening.
Words by Diana Hallowes Lane Cove Art Society I 0402 813 404 www.lanecoveartsociety.com.au
Kobie, who grew up in South Africa, loves drawing and works in a variety of mediums. She has a relaxed, humorous way of presenting her work, which delights her audience.
For a still life, Kobie may use acrylics, which have the advantage of working fast. The drawback is that the paint darkens and goes dull when it dries and needs a coat of gloss. For the demonstration painting, Kobie chose oils, which are slower but allowed her to blend and mould to her heart’s content and they keep their colour and shine.
“Food, eating and conversation round the table at dinner – I love that and I think that is why I enjoy painting still life so much,” Kobie says.
Well prepared to show her process, Kobie put up a clipboard covered with photo references on easels together with a drawing on paper of her subject. “Typical teacher – I used to teach Maths!” Ready too was the square canvas, with background colour and drawing already done.
“Bowls, glasses, fruit - the ordinary objects that we see every day - are fun to present in a different way. I get a kick out of making forms look 3D on a flat surface. And the light changes everything.”
Kobie had chosen a variety of objects, combining solid bowls with transparent glass and luscious fruit. When using a photo reference, Kobie says that you have to be careful that the light is shown to be coming from the same direction.
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NEXT MEETING Guest artist for the next meeting on Tuesday 28th August will be Pamela Honeyfield. Pamela has been a finalist in numerous Art Awards such as The Blake Prize, The Paddington Art Prize, NSW Parliament Plein Air and the Pro Hart Broken Hill Outback Art Prize. She also won the Gosford Regional Gallery Art Prize in 2014 and again in 2015. Pamela’s work attempts to capture the mood, atmosphere and raw energy of places travelled and experienced. She relies on memory to recreate scenes and plays with colour to entice the viewer and evoke a response.
THEATRE
Next to Normal Opens August 10th
for Seussical Jr
FROM THE TEAM WHO BROUGHT YOU LAST YEAR’S ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION OF HOLDING THE MAN, NEXT TO NORMAL IS A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL THAT EXPLORES HOW ONE SUBURBAN HOUSEHOLD COPES WITH CRISIS. “A brave, breathtaking musical. No show on Broadway makes for such a direct grab at the heart - or wrings it as thoroughly. It is something much more than a feel-good musical: it is a feeleverything musical.” Ben Brantley, The New York Times With powerful lyrics and an electrifying score, this production shows how far two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their family’s secret world intact. The winner of three Tony Awards including Best Music and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this awardwinning musical explores the issues of grief, suicide, drug abuse, ethics in modern psychiatry and the underbelly of suburban life. Considered one of the best musicals of the 21st century, this sometimes dark, honest, funny and brutally moving musical should not be missed!
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Director Kathryn Thomas has relished the experience to work with this cast and crew on this show. “I am incredibly honoured and humbled to be directing my favourite musical of all time with my favourite community theatre company, Lane Cove Theatre Company. “Next to Normal is an incredibly important piece of theatre, battling social issues of mental health, grief and struggles within an externally conventional family unit. This show teaches us what it is to lose a loved one, and how that burden can change your life forever. “I am a big believer in theatre being a catalyst for social change, and as a director, I am always drawn to shows that explore what it is to be human and what it is to learn and grow from experience.”
DATE: • Sunday 26th August, 10 - 3pm • Adults and children required, 8 years plus. Our annual children’s production delves deep into the magical world of Dr Seuss. Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and all your favourite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life in a fantastical musical extravaganza from Tony-winners - Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant in this unforgettable musical caper! FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO BOOK AN AUDITION TIME, VISIT: lanecovetheatrecompany.com
Are you interested in becoming a member of the Lane Cove Theatre Company? Enquiries lanecovetheatre@ hotmail.com or join our group or page on Facebook. GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY LANE COVE COUNCIL.
Next to Normal runs for eight performances only, from Friday 10th - Saturday 25th August VENUE: The Performance Space @ St Aidan’s 1 Christina Street, Longueville BOOKINGS ONLINE AT: www.trybooking.com/VCMF
Words by Lane Cove Theatre Company 0403 626 563 www.lanecovetheatrecompany.com
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the French tourist who finds family in Kyogle. Go back in goes back in the past to meet Vincent Van Gogh, and this time and meet a barmaid and her grandmother who claim became the Emmy Award winning film ‘Vincent and Me’. they can get away with murder. Go forward in time and As part of that movie, Michael decided to paint the 30 Created by for Puzzlemaker DiscoveryEducation.com meet the survivors – a father and daughter searching Van Gogh’sat that were needed on the screen, thus starting other survivors. another career as an artist. Michael’s book shares tales of love and activism from behind the brush.
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A stitch in time Don’t miss the 18th biennial Hunters Hill Quilt Show EXHIBITION DATES: 10am to 4.30pm, Friday 10th to Sunday 12th August. $6 entry fee OPENING NIGHT: 7.30 - 9.30pm, Thursday 9th August. $20 entry ticket Over three days, visitors are invited to browse, admire and critique the 60 exhibited unique quilts made by members of the Hunters Hill Quilters group. Visitors can enjoy the quilt displays, buy original quilts, add to their sewing needs from the local quilt shop and enjoy tea, coffee and local, homemade goodies. Held in the historic Hunters Hill Town Hall, the official opening is on Thursday 9th August with the presentation of prizes by local artist, Robyn Ross. The show will then be open to the public from Friday 10th until Sunday 12th August. The quilt show raffle provides an opportunity to win one of two quilts, both with very different designs. ‘Castles in the Air’ is a very traditional quilt and ‘Going Round in Circles’ is a bright contemporary design. A new exhibition for 2018 will showcase ‘Fiddle mats’, which are sensory mats made with lots of textures and fiddly bits that are designed to provide ‘touch therapy’ for sufferers of Alzheimers and dementia. The mats are designed to safely stimulate and soothe people with Alzheimers, dementia, autism or head trauma. Sized for wheelchairs or table tops, these mats are greatly appreciated by nursing homes and carers. The selection on display will be donated to local nursing homes. As part of their ongoing effort to give back to the wider community, the Hunters Hill Quilters will be donating proceeds from the 2018 Quilt Show to two charities which support women and girls. • HORNSBY AND KU-RING-GAI WOMEN’S SHELTER: Provides temporary supported accommodation for women in times of crisis. • DAYS FOR GIRLS: Helping girls who would otherwise go without, by providing advocacy, reproductive health education and sustainable feminine hygiene products. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: www.huntershillquilters.org
Tango comes to Hunters Hill Tango - arguably the most romantic and elegant dance - is arriving at Hunters Hill. Starting on August 2nd, one of the world’s most experienced Argentine tango teachers will conduct lessons every Thursday evening between 6-10pm at the Gladesville Road Community Centre. Principal instructor is Carlos Costes, who has been teaching and promoting Argentine Tango for more than a quarter of a century. “I know that some people who appreciate the grace and fluidity of Tango are apprehensive about ‘having a go’, but they shouldn’t be,” says Carlos. “Tango is addictive, it is highly social and it is my intention to make lessons attractive for all comers, no matter their level of fitness. Born in Mar del Plata, Carlos has taught and danced professionally in Buenos Aires and has performed throughout Europe, the United States and Latin America. Now permanently residing in Australia, Carlos infuses his classes with information about the music, culture and history. FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.carloscostes.com
Karen Paull
COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN
Mateship I am so relieved! Someone close to me has finally succeeded in finding a new job, away from a bullying boss. It’s so difficult when someone in authority decides to abuse their power over you, as it is easily assumed that those with greater power also tell the greater truth! Hence, they can block your path out, enabling ongoing abuse. This situation repeats itself over and over, from the school yard to our homes, places of employment to the nations. Bullies are amazingly good at couching their behaviour, and they hone in on vulnerability. Sometimes they appear unaware of the devastating effects of their actions, although many clearly delight in the pain they cause others. It makes my blood boil! Intervention by authorities usually depends on evidence, or at least some credible witnesses. Our Australian culture of mateship can help here. Do you know someone who is being bullied? Can you assist them directly by speaking the truth to those who have decision-making power? That makes you an everyday hero! Or you may be a source of strength for them merely by coming alongside and believing in them – being a good mate by refusing to side with the powerful against them. Your encouragement may give them confidence to eventually stand against the bully. Your words and actions have power too! Are we complicit in yielding to the ‘loudest’ voices? Let us look beyond persuasive personalities to evidence-based research and a good reputation of credible service. It is also wise to weigh whether the dominant person is telling us the truth, especially when the weaker one asserts otherwise. It is important to take time to unearth the truth when people’s lives are at stake. I like what Jesus said to his mates about leadership and power: ‘But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant’. (THE BIBLE, MARK 10:43).
CONTACT DETAILS: • Rev Karen Paull - 0400 299 751 • lanecovechaplain@gmail.com • www.lanecovecc.com www.lanecovecc.com/blog 繁體中文翻譯見於:www.lanecovecc.com/blog 简体中文翻译见於:www.lanecovecc.com/blog www.lanecovecc.com/blog
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Book Club The Children's Bach by Helen Garner 1.30pm -3.00pm
Bus Trip Archibald Prize $45 12 noon-4.30pm
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Social Bridge Chess / Solo 1pm-3.30pm
Table Tennis 12.30 or 2.30pm
Table Tennis 12.30 or 2.30pm Coles Phone Shopping 9am-11.30am
Coles Phone Shopping 9am-11.30am Scrabble 10-12noon
BOOKINGS /ENQUIRIES CONTACT: PHONE: 9427 6425 EMAIL: support@sydneycs.org 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove, 2066 www.sydneycs.org 40 TVO AUGUST 2018
BUS TRIP: This month we visit the celebrated Archibald Prize! Starting with lunch at the Kirribilli Club followed by exclusive viewing and tour of the Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW – please contact our office for more information, $45. 12noon. Numbers limited. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL. Don’t miss out, reserve your seat – 9427 6425. PARK VIEW CAFÉ: Join us for a wonderful three-course meal for just $15 on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month. Bus pick up just $5 return. Bookings essential SHUFFLEBOARD: Join us the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month for this fun, fast paced indoor game! 9.45 – 11.45am $5 includes morning tea. Guaranteed fun!!!! BOOK CLUB: Meets 3rd Monday of the month. Cost $4 includes borrowing the book and afternoon tea. This month discussing The Children’s Bach – Helen Garner. SOCIAL BRIDGE/ CHESS/SOLO: Meets every Thursday afternoon 1pm - 3.30pm, in our Parkview Room at 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove. $5 includes afternoon tea. All welcome. Please call Julie for details. 9427 6425 MAH-JONG: Every Wednesday now at the Seniors Hub, 1 Pottery Lane in the Park View Room. $5 includes afternoon tea. All welcome. For enquiries please call Vanessa 9428 2972 or Julie 9427 6425 SCRABBLE: Fortnightly on Fridays – see calendar for dates. $5 includes morning tea VILLAGE (SHOPPING) BUS: Weekly door to door service, Wednesday mornings, with 2 hours in Lane Cove Village. Friendly drivers and volunteers bring any shopping up from WOOLWORTHS to the bus and will carry any parcels to the kitchen bench on your return. $7 single or $10 per couple. Bookings essential. PHONE SHOPPING: Weekly service, Fridays 9:00am – 11.30am. Phone our office and speak to our friendly Volunteers, who take down your shopping order on-line to be delivered a day of your choosing). There is no charge for the phone-in service; COLES charge a small delivery fee. TABLE TENNIS: Two sessions every Friday. 12.30 or 2.30pm - $5.00. BOOMERS: An informal social group for older men who are independently mobile; sticks & walkers are welcome. Outings are typically three hours in duration & include destinations such as cafés, parks, galleries, museums, historic houses and other places of interest. Join our outings in August to the Burnt Orange café ($15) and a visit to see the Archibald Prize with lunch at Kirribilli Club ($45). Bookings essential 9427 6425 F.O.C.A.S : Become a Community Centre volunteer! 1st Monday of the month morning tea is provided. We knit, sew, crochet all sorts of articles and make handmade calico dolls for children in hospitals and the needy. We have four street stalls each year to generate information about our service and fundraising. We look forward to meeting you at 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove in the Park View Room 9.30am -12noon. MOVIE AFTERNOON: Join us as Alan Seale presents the 1954 Amercan drama Executive Suite, starring William Holden and June Allyson, Wednesday August 29th at 1.45pm. The plot depicts the internal struggle for control of a furniture manufacturing company after unexpected death of the CEO. VENUE: Sydney Community Services, 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove. Volunteers free or $5 entry – includes afternoon tea. Bookings essential 9427 6425.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Can you spare a few hours to relieve the isolation of a local resident? You can make a big difference in someone’s life. With a team of nearly 400 volunteers, Sydney Community Services provides a range of services to support over 500 older residents and people living with a disability living in our local community.
WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR VARIOUS ROLES:
Please join us as Alan Seale presents the 1954 American drama Executive Suite, starring William Holden and June Allyson. The plot depicts the internal struggle for control of a furniture manufacturing company after the unexpected death of the CEO.
WHEN: Wednesday 29 August 1.45pm. VENUE: Sydney Community Services, 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove COST: $5 entry includes afternoon tea. Volunteers of SCS are free. RSVP MONDAY 27 AUGUST TO: reception@sydneycs.org or call 9427 6425.
• VOLUNTEER GARDENER • COMMUNITY VISITOR • MEALS ON WHEELS If you are interested in finding out more about our openings, please email: yhughes@sydneycs.org or call 9427 6425
JOIN US FOR
Mindfulness & Relaxation WHEN: 1.15 - 2.15pm (note new time) Tuesday 14 + 28 August, 2018 WHERE: Sydney Community Services, 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove (parking underneath building - entrance on Little Street) Come and explore some easy mindfulness and relaxation techniques to reduce stress and promote relaxation. Free for volunteers of Sydney Community Services, $5 for the community. Includes afternoon tea. Emily Wilks, our instructor, is a fully qualified yoga teacher with an interest in teaching children and adult's mindfulness, relaxation and brain science.
BRIGHTEN someone's day Become a volunteer 9427 6425
MOVIE AFTERNOON
To book your place, contact: reception@sydneycs.org or call 9427 6425. Spaces are limited.
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COMMUNITY GROUPS
YOUR LOCAL WHAT'S ON DIRECTORY Keep in touch with what's going on in your local area with a variety of local community groups. If you wish to advertise your group please email editor@thevillageobserver.com.au Please note: listings to be approx 20 words per group.
1ST LANE COVE SCOUT GROUP Joeys 6-8yrs (register interest); Cubs 8-11yrs (Wed 7pm); Scouts 11-15yrs (Fri 7.30pm); Venturers 15-18yrs (Thur 7pm). 9428 4061 www.lanecovescouts.com. ALL AGE SUNDAY SCHOOL Classes 9am Sunday, morning tea provided. Metropolitan Baptist Church, 223 Burns Bay Rd, Lane Cove West. 0434 432 175 www.metropolitanbaptist.net.au ANC MIXED SOCIAL GOLF CLUB Looking for new members to join social golf club, playing alternate Sundays on the North Shore. 0411 559 909. AQUALUNA CHOIR Fun SATB acapella; pop, gospel, world, sacred music. Wed 7.30pm, St Andrews Church Hall, Longueville. Contact: 0402 839 499 or paula@lul.com.au. BON APPETIT TOASTMASTERS Meet over dinner on 2nd Wednesday evening monthly, in a supportive and social environment. 0404 049 565 / www.batm.org.au BNI BUSINESS EXPRESS LANE COVE A highly professional business networking organisation whose primary purpose is to exchange qualified business referrals. Contact: 9418 9031 or adminlc@ chiropracticcentral.com.au CARISBROOK HISTORIC HOUSE Open weekends from 11am - 4pm. Beautifully restored 1880's house and gardens are a joy to wander through. www.carisbrookhouse.com CARER SUPPORT Free telephone information/support service specifically for/about carers providing information, support and referrals. Contact: 1800 242 636, M-F, 9-5pm. CLAN MACLEOD PIPE BAND Always wanted to learn to play bagpipes or drums? Monday nights, St Leonards Park, North Sydney. www.clanmacleodpipeband.com COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN Free activities, local bush walks, meditation, conversation/coffee groups, chess, family camps, women's retreats. 0400 299 751 www.lanecovecc.com COMMUNITY GARDEN (Permapatch) Huge quiet garden, workshops, general and private plots. Sun 2pm, cnr Mowbray Rd and Pac Hwy, Lane Cove. Contact: Mandy 9436 2891. 42 TVO AUGUST 2018
COVE INVESTORS Monthly evening meeting at Lane Cove Library, discuss and broaden investment skills. Contact Julian julianradom31@hotmail.com C3 CHURCH LANE COVE Sunday services at 9am and 10am. Lane Cove Public School Hall. Homebase Youth 7.15pm Friday nights. Monthly ACE conversation evenings. Contact: 9418 9211 www.c3lanecove.com.au ENGLISH CONVERSATION CLASS Fridays 10am-12 noon. Improve your conversation English with trained facilitators. $3/ week. Contact: 9427 1163 or www.lcmchurches.org.au FOODFAITH COMMUNITY GARDEN Free individual plots for growing your own veggies, fruit and herbs still available. info@foodfaith.com.au GREENWICH ANGLICAN CHURCH Sunday Service, 9am every week. 1st & 3rd Sundays - Morning Prayer. 2nd & 4th Sundays - Holy Communion. Sunday School also available. GREENWICH SAILING CLUB Kids Learn to Sail, September 25. New members of any age are always welcome. Web: gsc.org.au Email: gsc-training@gsc.org.au GREENWICH TENNIS CLUB INC Friendly local tennis club. New members welcome. Social competition Sat & Sun. Contact: www.greenwichtennis.com.au or admin@greenwichtennis.com.au HALLAM AVENUE TENNIS CLUB 58 Hallam Ave, Lane Cove West. New members welcome. Hire courts from $10 per hour. Call 0424 229 259 or email hatc.hire@gmail.com HEALTHY LIFESTYLE Strength Training - weights and body weight exercises to improve muscle strength. Tuesdays 2.35 - 3.35pm. $110/$88 (concession). 8877 5300. HUMMINGSONG COMMUNITY CHOIRS A network of women’s a cappella choirs. Chatswood choir ‘Alkira' is open to new members. Meets Monday nights in school terms from 7.30pm - 9.30pm Chatswood. www.hummingsong.com.au HUNTERS HILL BRIDGE CLUB Keep mentally fit, have fun and make friends? Hunters Hill Bridge Club, Crown St, Henley. Contact 0438 619 780 or sheldrakecarol@gmail.com
HUNTERS HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Our main gathering is Sundays at 10am and weekly in various homes in our community. Cnr Ferdinand & Alexandra Street. 9817 2282 or www.hhcc.org.au HUNTERS HILL MUSEUM Open Mon to Frid, 10am-12noon at Hunters Hill Town Hall, Alexandra Street. Regular exhibitions and events. www.huntershillmuseum.org.au HUNTERS HILL WOMEN'S BOWLING CLUB Seeking new members. Tuesday mornings. Free lessons. Enjoy the friendship. 0419 258 662 or 0408 110 082. JAZZ BAND Rehearses Monday nights, vacancies available. Jazz, Swing, Blues, Latin, R&B and Funk. Performs throughout the year at festivals and functions. davidcbraybrook@bigpond.com or (mob) 0410 566 953. LANE COVE BRANCH OF THE COUNTRY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION Meetings held on second Thursday of month, 10.15am-12.30pm, Lane Cove Library, Room 1. Contact: 8407 9582 or email caseyrm@optusnet.com.au LANE COVE BUSH KIDS Nature activities for 2 to 5 years (term time) and 2 to 10 years (school holidays). Contact: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/ bushkids. LANE COVE BUSHLAND & CONSERVATION SOCIETY Meets on 2nd Tuesday monthly at the Lane Cove Tennis Club, Kenneth St, Longueville. Newcomers welcome. 9427 1125 / 9427 4845. LANE COVE CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY Meets fortnightly at 8.00pm on Thursday evenings. Contact: 9428 4834 / 9873 6315. LANE COVE CHORISTERS Senior ladies' choir welcomes new members. Rehearsals on Tuesday afternoons at St. Aidan's Church, Longueville. Contact: 9418 9063. LANE COVE CONCERT BAND Want to join a local, friendly musical organisation? Six ensembles from beginner to advanced concert bands, two jazz bands and a woodwind ensemble. Contact 0407 124 600 www.lccb.org.au LANE COVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Next meeting is 7pm, August 21st at Lane Cove Library with a special screening of documentary Arctic Brotherhood. Supper afterwards. Enquiries 0418 276 365.. LANE COVE MASTERS SWIMMING Meets Tuesday 6.30-7.30pm, Lane Cove Aquatic Centre. Swimming Coach caters to all levels of swimming ability. LANE COVE MUSIC AND CULTURAL CENTRE Not-for-profit organisation offering music tuition for children and adult learners. Suzuki and traditional methods. Contact 9427 8027. LANE COVE RESIDENTS FOR RECONCILIATION (LCRR) Local group of Aboriginal/nonAboriginal community members working together to advance the process of Reconciliation. Contact: 9428 1197 / 9428 1201 www. nswreconciliation.org.au
LANE COVE SCRABBLE CLUB Meeting fortnightly on Thursdays from 6pm in The Meeting House, 23A Stokes Street. Contact: 0400 226 541 or info@scrabblensw.org.au LANE COVE UNITING CHURCH Worship in the chapel, Sundays 9.30am, cnr Figtree St/ Centennial Ave. Weekly Christian Meditation and Mahjong. 9428 2240 or lanecoveuniting@bigpond.com LANE COVE YOUTH ORCHESTRA Calling young musicians! Have you ever played in a symphony orchestra? Come and try out in our rehearsals. Scholarships offered. 0411 413 335 mcn114@bigpond.net.au www. lanecoveyouthorchestra.org.au LANE COVE RSL SUB-BRANCH Meets first Thursday of each month at the Lane Cove Club at 10am. Keep up-to-date with RSL matters, DVA and community services. 9906 5934. LANE COVE TOASTMASTERS Become a confident public speaker supported by a friendly group. Meets 23A Stokes Street, Lane Cove. 0403 392 122. www.meetup.com/ Speak-Lead-Inspire-Lane-CoveToastmasters/ LANE COVE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION GROUP Meets on third Thursday of every odd month (Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sept, Nov) at the Lane Cove Library, 7-8.30pm. Contact: 9428 3553/0421 442 840. LANE COVE WEST TENNIS CLUB Courts for hire day or night at Blackman Park, Lloyd Rees Drive. Amenities and children's playground. Contact: 0417 667 020 or www.lcwtennis.com.au LAUGHTER MELODY YOGA Join one hour laughter yoga sessions to help you feel good, boost health and happiness. Contact: 0403 392 122. www.meetup.com/Laughter-MelodyYoga/ LAVOCE INC. COMMUNITY CHOIR Meets Tuesday, 6.15-8pm at the Lane Cove Living and Learning Centre, 180 Longueville Rd to sing for fun. 0424 507 321, adrianlee2@mac.com www.lavocelanecove.com/ LONGUEVILLE ST AIDAN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH Sunday morning services. Friendship Services. Healing services. Youth group. Playgroup for toddlers & carers. Craft Circle. Corner Christina/ Arabella St. www.staidans.com.au LONGUEVILLE UNITING CHURCH Tuesday 7th August: The Monuments Men. BYO drinks. $10. 6.30pm pizza, 7.15pm movie. Catering: 9427 4740 / 9428 4287. LCM ANGLICAN CHURCH Playtime: Wednesday mornings @ 9.45am - 12 noon (Junior Jivers 10 - 10.30am). A range of activities for children 0-5 and their carers. 19 Rosenthal Ave, Lane Cove. LOWER NORTH SHORE MULTIPLE BIRTH ASSOC Volunteer parents of multiples (twins, triplets etc) supporting and assisting other parents. Contact: enquiries@lnsmba. amba.org.au or www.lnsmba.amba.org.au
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MAHJONG Wednesday afternoons from 1 - 4pm at Sydney Community Services, 1 Pottery Lane. Lessons available in April and October.. 9428 2972 or 0407 246 666. MEALS ON WHEELS HUNTERS HILL Delivers healthy, affordable meals to client's homes. Friendly volunteers deliver on a daily or weekly basis. Contact 9817 0101 MEETING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE A not-for-profit organisation for people of all ages; playgroups, Community Café, community garden, yoga, craft, seniors outings and shopping trips. 23a Stokes Street, Lane Cove North, 9427 1841. MEETING HOUSE KINDERGARTEN Children aged 3 - 5 yrs. Experienced and university qualified staff offering a preschool program Mon-Thurs 8.30am-3.30pm. 47 Burns Bay Rd, 9008 5549 www.meetinghouse.org.au MEN'S SHED Looking for new members, drop in for a cuppa and a chat. St Columba Retirement Centre, 15 Figtree St. Mon, Tues and Thurs, 10am-3pm. Contact: 0428 024 208 or email lanecove@mensshed.net MINDFULNESS MEDITATION FOR SENIORS Bringing peace and joy into your life. 178 Longueville Rd, on 3rd Sunday of month, 11am-12pm. livinginharmony.com.au/meditation or call Ana 0428 569 373. NORTH SHORE BRAIN TUMOUR SUPPORT GROUP Provides patients and families with education & emotional support. Facilitated by health care professionals. North Shore Private Hospital. Contact: snog@snog.org.au or www.snog.org.au NORTH SHORE PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Information and support for people impacted by Prostate Cancer. Next speaker 5-7pm on Thursday 16th August is Chaplain Rob Sutherland C S C, on sexual rehabilitation after treatment. Kolling Building, 5th floor, North Shore Hospital. Contact 9498 1984, 0400 420 602 or www.prostate-cancersupport-sydneynorth.org OSBORNE PARK TENNIS COURT Play tennis in beautiful bush setting with club house. Childrens play area adjacent. Local communityrun facility. Very reasonable rates. Contact 9428 2180 or ralphb1@bigpond.com. PROBUS CLUBS Fellowship meetings for retirees. Guest speakers, excursions, refreshments and lunches. Crows Nest Combined Crows Nest Centre, 2 Ernest Place, Crows Nest, 10.00am third Thursday monthly. 9439 3455 Lane Cove Combined Lane Cove Bowling Club, Burns Bay Road 10am, second Monday monthly. On August 13th, David Rosenberg will speak on 'Inside Pine Gap’. Lane Cove Ladies Lane Cove Club at 10am, second Wednesday monthly. 9419 5068. Willoughby Combined Chatswood Bowling Club, Gordon Ave,
Chatswood at 9.45am, third Tuesday monthly. 9428 3357. Hunters Hill Combined Hunters Hill Club at 9.30am, first Tuesday monthly. 9816 2374. Hunters Hill Ladies meet at Hunters Hill Club, 12-20 Madeline St at 10am, fourth Monday monthly. 9816 5116. Waverton Combined Lane Cove Country Club, 180 River Road, Northwood 10.15am , third Monday 9955 5126. ROTARY CLUB OF LANE COVE All welcome.Weekly meeting. 6.15 - 8.15pm, Tuesdays, Lane Cove Country Club, 180 River Rd. Dinner $20/head. Contact 0407 216 552. www.lanecoverotary.org SAHAJA YOGA MEDITATION FREE classes. Discover how to achieve inner balance, peace and deep understanding. No obligation. Lane Cove Library, Tues 7-8.30pm. Contact: 0422 798 498. SHINNYO-EN BUDDHIST TEMPLE 17 Tips to Celebrate Lane Cove Living – spin a wheel of fortune to get your key statement for the day. Contact: 9418 6688 or www.shinnyo.org.au SPIRIT OF LIFE UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP Geoff Usher speaking on 'Change is the unchangeable law of the universe.’ Sun 19th August, 10.30 am, Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre. ST MARK'S HUNTERS HILL PLAYGROUP St. Mark’s Church Hall, Figtree Road, Hunters Hill, Wednesdays 10 -12 noon during school term. All welcome, activities and refreshments. Contact: 0409 327 087/9879 8793. TREBLEMAKERS COMMUNITY CHOIR Performing contemporary and traditional songs, this unique choir will be participating in community events and activities. Contact: 0452 006 693. U3A UNIVERSITY OF THIRD AGE U3A offers an extensive variety of events and intellectually stimulating daytime courses held in an informal, friendly atmosphere. Ph 9262 2702 or www.sydneyu3a.org WAIG - WOMEN'S ACTION AND INFO GROUP Stimulating speakers, discussions and book reviews for women. Monday 10.30am-12.30pm at Lane Cove Library. $8 m/$10 nm per session. Contact: email waigwomen@gmail.com facebook. com/waigwomen/ WALKING WELL Gentle movement class, 11am-1pm on the first Sunday monthly, Lane Cove Bowls Club, 151 Burns Bay Rd. Contact: 0416 820 252 or www.movingintune.com/ walking-well WOM:NI - WILLOUGHBY OLDER MEN: NEW IDEAS "Meet a friend Make a friend - Be a friend." For men over 55. Club Willoughby, Crabbes St, Willoughby every 2nd and 4th Wednesday. Contact: 9417 3715 ZUMBA CLASSES IN LANE COVE Get fit, sweat, make friends and have fun! Classes suitable for everyone Contact: Dianne on 0406 765 827 www.zumba4u.com.au
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
ADVERTISING RATES The Business Directory section of The Village Observer gives businesses the opportunity to cost effectively advertise to a very targeted local readership on an ongoing basis. For advertising enquiries, please contact: Mariano Massa on 0408 813 154 during office hours or email advertising@ thevillageobserver.com.au Ads can be booked on a monthly basis and are available in a range of sizes. (Larger sizes also available.)
1 BLOCK: $60 per issue 42mm (w) X 27mm (h) 2 BLOCK: $120 per issue 42mm (w) X 61mm (h) 3 BLOCK: $160 per issue 42mm (w) X 94mm (h) SINGLE LINE: $19 per issue Business name and number
ACCOUNTANTS Brian A Scott C. Acct.................9418 6669 Deborah Hill............................... 9420 4660 Fodera & Co................................9418 9418 Harry V Turner and Co..............9427 0599 H& R Block Accountants..........9427 9335 Infinity Financial........................9420 9558 Kingston Financial................... 8117 2900 MAM Advisory Group............... 9428 6000 Travis & Travis C.Acct...............9427 6555 ARCHITECTS, BUILDING & DESIGN Architects Johannsen.........0412 122 599 Archizone Interior Design.........9428 2857 Buildscape Complete B.S.........9428 3055 Carpenter - Michael.............0419 861 545 Cant Dibden................................9418 8633 Designing Green................. 0412 494 341 D. Hall Building Appraisals.......9418 7750 ECR International......................9418 3318 Garage Door Repairs.................9427 8383 Handyman - John................0420 201 256 LJ Boland....................................9427 1511 Martin Wesley Builder.........0411 856 492 PMB Plumbing...........................9428 4041 Reliance Roof Restoration.1300 300 748 Sissons Neves Architects........ 9420 8855 Sunteca Blinds/ Awnings....1300 853 518 www.awnings.com.au BAKERIES & PATISSERIE Bakers Delight............................9418 3849 La Provence................................9418 9364 Pottery Green Bakers................9420 4793 The Cake Man............................8021 6195 BANKS & FINANCE ANZ Bank..............................1800 033 844 Aussie..........................................8084 9733 44 TVO AUGUST 2018
Commonwealth Bank...................132 221 Infinity Wealth............................9420 9558 Juliard Finanical Services..1300 302 188 Kingston Financial................... 8117 2900 MLC Advice Centre................... 8035 7650 Mortgage Choice...................... 9420 3052 NAB.................................................132 265 Net International Finance........9420 2939 Smartline Home Loans.............9420 1895 St George Bank..............................133 330 Westpac Bank............................8962 4388 BARS & CLUBS The Alcott...................................9428 5155 Lane Cove Bowling Club...........9420 5793 Lane Cove Country Club...........9427 6631 Longueville Hotel.......................9427 2021 Unwined Café & Bar..................9418 8074 CAFES, RESTAURANTS Birdwood Cafe........................... 8090 7940 Caesars Pizza Palace................9427 6197 Café Zivelli................................. 9420 1103 Chargrill Charlies.......................8095 9761 Crust Gourmet Pizza.................9418 9222 Curry Lane..................................9428 2922 Delhi Hutt....................................9428 5557 Dominos Pizza.......................... 8424 4050 Encasa........................................9418 8577 Gelatissimo................................9418 7465 Greenhouse Asian Salads....... 8540 0404 Fusion Coffee.............................9418 8074 Fourth Fish.................................9427 4896 Ground Caffe............................. 9420 0410 King of Kebabs...........................9418 9533 La Piazza Pizza..........................9427 6041 La Provence Espresso Bar.......9418 9364 Lane Cove BBQ Kitchen............9420 8288 LC Chinese Kitchen.................. 9427 0099 Le Resto......................................9427 6272 Ogalo Portugese Chicken........ 9427 1200 Oliver Brown Chocolate Cafe.. 9090 2596 One Birdwood.............................9428 5155 The Junction............................. 9418 8005 Patchai........................................9427 7882 Persian Basement.....................9428 5812 Pho Sam Noodle House...........9869 0499 Mowbray Eatery.........................9427 8083 Nibu Cafe......................................9418 322 Shorties Bar & Dining................9418 9780 Subway.......................................9418 8355 Super Mix Juicery................0410 715 802 Sushi Maru.................................9418 8222 Unwined Café & Bar..................9418 8074 Via Napoli...................................9428 3297 Wok Passion...............................9420 9567 CHILD CARE Birrahlee Kindergarten............. 9427 5900 Burns Bay Cottage....................9418 6188 Greenwood Early Education........1300 947 336 LC Occasional Care...................9428 2324 Meeting House ..........................9427 1841 Stringybark Day Care Centre.....94273584 COMMUNITY SERVICES Centrehouse ..............................9428 4898 C3 Church...................................9418 9211 Gallery Lane Cove......................9428 4898 Sydney Community Services...9427 6425 Lane Cove Council.....................9911 3555 Lane Cove Library......................9911 3634 Lane Cove Seniors Centre........9911 3555 Susan's Welcome Home Help.9428 4494 DRY CLEANING / ALTERATIONS Blossom Tailoring/Alterations.9427 8817 Lawrence Dry Cleaners.............9428 4368 Minyan Design Tailor................9420 8848 New Mayfair Drycleaners.........9427 5667 Sally's Alterations......................9428 5675 Triple A Dry Cleaners.................9427 3402 ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER/ COMMUNICATIONS Asmarina Consulting Services....9420 4658 Classic Audio..............................9428 3333
Electronics Central....................9420 3811 Fastrack Technology............... 9043 5303 Exp. Website Designer........0450 011 336 webwingz.com.au Len Wallis Audio........................9427 6755 McIntosh Electrical.............1300 627 727 Raw FM Network...................... 9420 4900 KIDS & TEENS Ballet Stuff..................................9428 4404 Burns Bay Dance Studio.....0402 779 330 Crayons.................................1300 232 111 Kidstuff.......................................9427 4333 Imagination Dance................ 458 333 063 LC Dance Academy...................9418 7338 FASHION - MENS Gazman.......................................9427 3095 Good Will Op Shops..................9418 6835 St Vincent de Paul.....................9427 1115 FASHION/ACCESSORIES WOMEN Adam Larissa Fashions............9427 6291 Baku Swimwear............................................ Bella Cove Lingerie....................9418 6776 Blue Illusion................................9456 6041 Found Gifts & Homewares.0411 731 009 Fuschia Boutique......................9428 3601 Good Will Op Shops..................9418 6835 Iris & Lin......................................9427 1395 Miss V Boutique.........................9418 9333 Running Bare............................ 9420 3025 Stedmans Fine Jewellery.........9427 3924 St Vincent de Paul.....................9427 1115 TS14 + Virtu...............................9418 9844 Zjoosh........................................ 8065 0744 FLORIST Spotted Orchid...........................9418 6770 Lane Cove Flower Lady........... 9420 0105 Pure Flowers..............................9427 8214 FOOTWEAR / SHOE REPAIR Lane Cove Shoe Repairs..........9428 2619 LC Village Shoe Repairs............9427 3376 FRESH FOOD Agora of LC.................................9427 2275 Big Barra Seafood.................... 9427 0077 Figtree Greengrocers................9420 2111 Flannerys..............................1300 434 154 Hudson Meats........................... 9427 9000 LC Village Fruit market.............9428 1733 Lime Leaf Fruit & Veg.............. 9420 0102 Riverview Meats........................9427 2108 Thomas Dux...............................9420 4833 GROCERIES & LIQUOR BWS Liquor.................................9427 2058 Cellarbrations.............................9427 6222 Chambers Cellars......................9427 3922 Coles............................................9427 0199 Lucky 7 Convenience Store..... 9420 0888 Go Vita Health Foods................9427 4420 Mori Mart....................................9427 7631 Spices of Asia............................9418 8684 The Source Bulk Foods........... 9420 5055 Woolworths............................... 9420 0134 HAIR & BEAUTY A Beauty......................................9427 2222 Allcare Laser & Cosmetic.........9420 5577 Art of Beauty..............................9420 4422 Beauty in the Cove................... 9420 1880 Bellini Hair Hunters Hill.............9817 4422 Chic Scissors..............................9427 6164 Cleopatras Beauty Clinic..........9428 2196 Cutting at the Cove....................9428 2149 Elan Hair.....................................9418 8171 Elizabeth's Beauty Clinic...........9428 5049 Elysium Hair Design..................9427 0733 Gai's Salon................................. 9420 0554 Gambino Hair.............................9427 6062 Hair by Erika...............................9427 5088 Hair Suite....................................9428 5522 James Duffy...............................9420 3387 Jason Villa for Hair....................9428 4327 Natural Nails Design.................9428 3381 New York Nails...........................9420 8187 Sloans Hair Boutique............... 9420 4880
The Clever Cut............................9428 2237 Toni & Guy..................................9427 3213 Tres Jolie................................... 9420 0700 Zara Skin Care Clinic.................9420 9777 HEALTH / SPORT / FITNESS A Better Smile Dental................9427 3366 Action Plus Physio....................9837 4440 Anytime Fitness.........................9418 6299 Apple Dental.............................. 9420 5050 Ben Ebert Psychologist......0403 197 533 Better Hearing............................9394 8465 BlueFit Health Club...................9418 8888 Bodytone Yoga.....................0423 595 557 Bridget Sheehan Pharmacy.....9427 2241 Burns Bay Dentistry..................9420 2888 Burns Bay Medical Centre........9427 4855 Burns Bay Physio......................9427 8333 Carlisle Swimming................... 9417 2060 Central Avenue Dental Care.....9428 4888 Chemist Warehouse............1300 367 283 Connect Hearing....................... 9420 2300 Cove Dental................................8413 1779 Curves.........................................9418 6833 Define Nutrition....................1800 333 463 Dentocare...................................9427 1099 Douglas Hanley Moir.................9427 6340 Dr Vasili Orth. Surgeon.............9420 1444 Dr Papadimitriouo Orth. Surgeon..9418 9777 Dr Li's TCM Clinic.......................9418 3778 Emerald Medical Centre.......... 9420 0222 Emily Rowe Counselling ....0405 003 945 Energy Essence...................0410 471 557 Eyes on Lane Cove....................9418 3329 Evolvere Pilates Yoga..........0403 294 824 Flex Hearing...............................9879 7776 Gavin Starr Pharmacy..............9427 1755 Greenwich Pharmacy...............9436 1675 Health Space........................1300 364 180 Hypoxi Body Studio...................9427 2727 ILS..........................................1300 941 037 Infinite Energies/Wellness.......9427 7259 Japanese Yoga....................0413 136 036 J.Brandt-Sarif Physio............... 9420 8802 Knots in Knead.......................... 9438 5008 Lane Cove Aquatic Centre........9418 8858 LC Chiropractic Centre..............9428 4033 LC Family Medical Centre.........9427 7622 Lane Cove Denture Clinic.........9411 1179 Lane Cove Foot Clinic.............. 9428 3000 LC General Practice...................9418 9670 Lane Cove Optical..................... 9428 5070 Lane Cove Orthodontics...........9427 8088 Lane Cove Radiology................9418 9096 Lane Cove Podiatry...................9420 4673 LC Speech Pathology................9418 3503 LC Therapeutic Massage..........9427 6628 LC Village Pharmacy.................9427 0864 Massage Envy ...........................8459 9380 North Shore Gym.......................9420 2815 Northpoint Psychology.......0419 467 794 Nursing Links Universal............9427 2252 Pilates Connection..............0400 012 693 Priceline Pharmacy...................9418 6426 Rebalance Centre Health....0400 600 035 Reflexology & Healing...........0433521939 Soulful Fitness...........................9427 9855 Sydney Therapy & Co..........0449 619 182 Swimming Lessons.............0411 320 495 Tai Chi Holistic Class.................9420 9421 Thai Chiva.................................. 9420 8082 The Foot Group......................... 9428 3000 Top Gum Dental.........................9427 1888 Total Care Hearing ....................8999 9523 Vanessa Speech Therapy...0449-619-182 Vision PT Personal Training.....9427 8462 WHAT Hearing.......................... 9420 2300 Yogabowl..............................0411 155 165 Zumba classes 4u...............0406 765 827 HOME & HOMEWARES Blind Inspiration...................1300 925 463 Declutter Service.................0404 025 280 Eco Downunder...................0411 612 632
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Found Gifts &Homewares. 0411 427 670 Hot Dollar....................................9418 6044 Iris & Lin......................................9427 1395 Smart Bargains ...................0413 381 021 Smart Gutter solutions.............8676 2247 The Hunted...........................0498 222 130 HOME MAINTENANCE Rubbish removal..................0409 041 617 www.rubbishrescue.com.au LEGAL Courtenay & Co..........................9420 1622 Integroe Partners................0408 675 310 Leslie Hargraeve Lawyers........9420 8871 O'Connors Property Reports... 9420 9011 Paul Denny Conveyancing...... 9429 0000 Select Conveyancing................9420 1252 Patrick Grimes...........................9428 1577 NEWSAGENCY, BOOKS, MOVIES Dymocks.................................... 9418 6500 The Burns Bay Bookery............9427 4218 Lane Cove Newsagency...........9427 0636 PRINTING/ FRAMING/ PHOTOGRAPHY/FILM Copy Express............................ 8084 0152 Final Finish Framing.................9816 2304 IQ Printing...................................9418 7177 Lovely Photo Centre..................9418 9066 MBE Business Service..............9418 8450 Motifex Audio Productions..... 8065 5207 Stuart Leal Photographer...0414 551 956 REAL ESTATE AGENTS/ PROPERTY DEVELOPERS Allen Estate Agents...................9410 2277 Belle Property.............................9087 3333 Blunts Real Estate.................... 9427 5800 Bresic Whitney .........................9816 8888 Cobden Hayson .......................8318 7888 Harbourline.................................9966 0543 Hamilton & Co Special Projects.9420 2066 LJ Hooker...................................9428 1877 McGrath Real Estate................ 9417 9600 Ray White.................................. 9428 4100 Riverview Realty...................9420 0083 RUN Property.............................9941 2255 Standen Estate Agents.............8556 7565 Stone Real Estate......................9427 7466 HOBBIES, PETS Furever Pets...............................9427 5739 TUITION Driving Lessons........................ 9420 8440 English Tutor........................0402 065 575 Flute Connections.....................9420 4499 G4 Guitar School.................0416 425 242 Learning with Confidence........9816 5959 Soundhub.............................0450 045 753 TrebleMakers/Musicianship..0423 981 671 Vikki's Mandarin...................0433 031 556 TRAVEL Flight Centre.........................1300 534 318 helloworld Lane Cove................9418 6866 Travel Crafters............................8964 4221 Trendsetter Travel.....................9427 6666 SERVICES Australia Post................................13 13 18 C3 Church...................................9418 9211 Lane Cove Council.....................9911 3555 TAB.................................................13 33 90 LCM Churches............................9427 1163
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WHAT'S ON
7pm Lane Cove Library Tuesday August 21 Lane Cove Historical Society AGM
LANE COVE MUSIC CONCERT
Featuring cellist SUSAN BLAKE and pianist JOHN MARTIN performing music by Beethoven, de Falla, Chopin and Schumann. DATE: Tuesday 14th August at 8.00pm PLACE: Lane Cove-Mowbray Anglican Church, 19 Rosenthal Avenue, Lane Cove ENQUIRIES: 9428 4287 or 9427 4651 or www.lanecove.fmca.org.au UPCOMING CONCERT DATES: 2 October, 27 November
SURPRISE POP-UP Lane Cove Choristers, disguised as 'shoppers', will emerge to entertain you - and we'd love you to sing too. DATE: Tuesday September 4th PLACE: Be on the grass in Lane Cove Plaza about 12.30pm - 1pm for a fun surprise!
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
In tribute to a local WW2 flying ace
Carisbrook Historic House
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St. Andrews Uniting Church Market Morning
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at Carisbrook 334 Burns Bay Rd Lane Cove
Live music
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Sunday 23 September
12noon - 4pm Bookings essential: https://www.trybooking.com/388871 or phone: 0418 276 365 www.carisbrookhouse.com
Annual Heritage Lecture and Musical Program. Presented by the National Trust Vienna Cottage Committee and the Anglican Parish of Hunters Hill. Topic: ‘Finding islands of my own’Phillip Parker King Speaker: Paul Brunton AM, Emeritus Curator, State Library Date: Sunday 12th August at 2.30pm Place: All Saints Church, Hunters Hill Tickets: $20 including refreshments. Funds raised will support the maintenance of All Saints Church and Vienna Cottage. A musical program featuring the historic Bevington organ will also be performed.
It's a free community event COME AND JOIN US!
Time: 8.00am - 12.30pm Date: Saturday 4th August Where: Corner Kenneth & Christina Streets, Longueville Stalls include: Cakes, hamper, fresh flowers, plants, Quality Corner, BBQ, soups, books, Pick a Bottle or a Bag, morning teas, jams and pickles, children's toys and games, White Elephant, homemade sausage rolls. Everyone gets a bargain! This is a plastic bag free event. Free blood pressure check - neck massage Courtesy Manager & staff of Longueville Private Hospital) Certain of the monies from the market morning will be used to assist the homeless of Sydney through Exodus. Info: Virginia Knowles 9427 3215
Champagne High Tea
AUGUST 2018 - ALL WELCOME - $3 10am-12 noon - with home-made morning tea ST ANDREW’S UNITING CHURCH HALL, CHRISTINA STREET, LONGUEVILLE.
WED 1 - SCRABBLE/UNO THUR 2 - MARKET SHOPPING WED 8 - SCRABBLE THUR 9 - MONEY MATTERS WED 15 - SCRABBLE THUR 16 - YEREVAN, ARMENIA WED 22 - SCRABBLE THUR 23 - GAMES WED 29 - SCRABBLE THUR 30 - POEMS If you need transport or have any questions, please call Frank 9427 3215 or Chris 9428 4287
For information and tickets, email jabirch@bigpond.com or phone 9816 1794.
LANE COVE WOMEN’S ACTION & INFORMATION GROUP 6 AUGUST Del Gaudry will share her extensive Air Force experience and her involvement in the “By the Left” women’s movement. 13 AUGUST The Hon Dr Meredith Burgmann will talk about her involvement with ASIO and her recent book. 20 AUGUST Anna Kerr, founder of the Feminist Legal Clinic, will discuss domestic violence and how laws designed to protect women are increasingly being used against them. 27 AUGUST To be confirmed All WAIG sessions are held at the Lane Cove Library, Longueville Rd unless otherwise stated. Cost of Monday sessions: $8 members/$10 non-members per session. For further information, visit our Facebook page, email waigwomen@gmail.com or call 0411 016 784.
PROPERTIES OF THE MONTH
FOR SALE GENEROUS SIZE $440,000
AUCTION (UNLESS SOLD PRIOR)
64/244 Mowbray Road, Chatswood 1 bed 1 bath Windsor Gardens bright and beautiful. Retirement made easy. Fully serviced apartment, easily spacious enough for a couple. Prized north easterly aspect. Ensuite and renovated kitchen. Trevor Leggo 0404 028 520
26 Wisdom Road, Greenwich 4 bed 2 bath 3 car Lovingly cared for and presented, this charming extended home has potential plus and is being offered for the first time in 55 years. Scope for separate income, home office or extended family living, there is an enormous living space below the extension with its own kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and study. Bernadette Hayes 0431 558 505 Vincent McGrath 0438 900 546
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AUCTION SATURDAY 11 AUGUST AT 10.30AM ON SITE
7 Francis Street, Hunters Hill 4 bed 3 bath 2 car • Harry Seidler designed home on pprox. 1,050sqm, harbour views. • Grand open kitchen and living, masonry fireplace. • Entertainer’s terrace overlooking city skyline, marina berth. View Sat 1.45pm - 2.15pm / Thur 4.45pm - 5.15pm Simon Harrison 0433 100 150 Kim Walters 0499 014 886 George Gialouris 0411 706 306
AUCTION SATURDAY 11 AUGUST AT 1.30PM ON SITE 18 Lucretia Avenue, Longueville 4 bed 3 bath 2 car • Approx. 841sqm in one of Longueville’s most prestigious streets. • F lowing design with high ceilings, polished floorboards, open fires. • Northeast rear terrace, level lawn and saltwater swimming pool. View Sat 11.30am - 12.00pm / Wed 11.30am - 12.00pm Simon Harrison 0433 100 150 Kim Walters 0499 014 886
belle property hunters hill 3/52-56 gladesville road, hunters hill 9817 7729 belle property lane cove 158 longueville road, lane cove 9087 3333
AUCTION 4/08/18
AUCTION 4/08/18
15 Ulm Street, Lane Cove 4 Bed 3 Bath 3 Car 1 Pool Set amidst established trees, lush lawns and leafy gardens, this stunning sanctuary delivers the ultimate in family living. A rarelyfound opportunity to acquire an oasis in this prestigious pocket. Close to schools, nature walks and shops. Paul Nees 0432 995 847
119 Centennial Avenue, Lane Cove 4 Bed 2 Bath 2 Car 1 Pool Framed by lush tropical gardens and sundrenched in-ground pool, this charming character residence surprises at every turn. Tucked away on a 550sqm approx private parcel with perfect northerly rear aspect, its versatile floor plan, multiple living spaces and guest accommodation provide a comfortable lifestyle. Greg Nazarian 0402 551 213 Paul Nees 0432 995 847
Ray White Lane Cove 9428 4100 lanecove.nsw@raywhite.com 162 Longueville Road, Lane Cove
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47 Carlotta Street Greenwich SOLD AT AUCTION
23 Mitchell Street Greenwich SOLD AT AUCTION
32 Northwood Road Lane Cove RECORD SALE on River Road
36 Crowther Avenue Greenwich SOLD PRIOR TO AUCTION
128 Greenwich Road Greenwich SUBURB RECORD FOR A SEMI
34 Portview Road Greenwich SOLD OFF MARKET STREET RECORD
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7 Crowther Avenue Greenwich STREET RECORD
59 Stafford Road Artarmon STREET RECORD
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21 Wallace Street Willoughby SUBURB RECORD IN 2016
12 Anglo Road Greenwich SOLD OFF MARKET
3 Ronald Avenue Greenwich SOLD AT AUCTION
8 Mooney Street Lane Cove SOLD AT AUCTION
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PUTTING THE REAL BACK IN REAL ESTATE