The Village Observer March 2019

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LANE COVE INVITED TO 'MOVE MORE IN MARCH' SEE PAGE 4

PROFITS FROM THE VILLAGE OBSERVER SUPPORT AGED CARE AND DISABILITY SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY

Farewell from Editor 2 ISSUE 282 I MARCH 2019

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04 Problem intersection to be upgraded 04 Greenwich Hospital redevelopment 04 Move More in March 04 Australia Day Honours for 4 local residents 08 Hanging with Brett Whiteley 11 Business Profile – Joyce Aimond, Bakers Delight 16 NSW election candidate profiles for Lane Cove 20 Helping children and teens experience anger 27 Local designer wins Houzz award

REGULARS 13 Professional Services 20 Health 25 Lifestyle 30 Government 34 Community

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After being responsible for the production of the past 62 issues of The Village Observer, this is my last as Editor.

In my almost six years in this role, I have met, interviewed and spoken with so many interesting local people and have loved bringing news, events and stories to our readership.

Developing TVO from the black and white publication that it was when I started and evolving it into the great looking magazine it is today has been incredibly rewarding. Sharon, Mariano and I have all worked hard to modernise it, increase its readership and to ensure its relevance as an interesting community magazine.

Forums such as TVO are integral to fostering the strong sense of community we have in Lane Cove and producing a magazine that celebrates this spirit, and which also generates profits to assist our local aged and disability services, has been a privilege.

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank all the advertisers, contributors and residents that I have worked with during my time as Editor. I would also like to thank Sharon, Mariano and Sydney Community Services for their comradery and support.

In this, my final issue, I am re-running one of my favourite stories from my tenure. First published in 2014 and written by John Wilson, this article about Brett Whiteley’s childhood creates a vivid image of life in Longueville in the 1940s and 50s. It is very deserving of being republished and coincides with an exhibition of Whiteley’s work currently on at the Art Gallery of NSW. Please turn to page 8 for the full story.

I look forward to seeing TVO continue to go from strength-to-strength under the guardianship of its new Editor, who will be announced in the April issue.

Kind regards

Jocelyn JOCELYN BIDDLE - EDITOR editor@thevillageobserver.com.au

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Problem intersection to be upgraded The NSW Government has announced a $1 million grant towards the upgrade of the intersection of River Road West, Longueville and Northwood Roads.

The traffic lights at this intersection have consistently been the location of regular crashes. Council has been working with the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) to develop a proposal to improve the safety of this intersection.

With RMS assistance, short and long term concept plans have been developed to upgrade the intersection. The grant, which was announced in February, will enable Council to commence the development of detailed construction plans with the implementation of the short-term option as a priority.

Upon completion of the shortterm works, Council will work with the relevant stakeholders to further develop the long-term option.

New temporary carpark for Rosenthal A 40+ space temporary car park will be available at the Plaza end of the Rosenthal Project site by mid-April. The carpark is located close to the Plaza, providing access to local shops along Birdwood and Rosenthal laneways and surrounding arcades.

Works will be underway next month to prepare for vehicle and pedestrian entry via the shared zone in Birdwood Lane.

The carpark will operate as 2 hours free parking, enforced by Council. The carpark will remain in place until additional parking is available on-site within the first stage of the permanent carpark being completed later in the year.

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Greenwich Hospital development The Department of Planning has released a State Significant Development proposal for the redevelopment of Greenwich Hospital.

The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) submitted with the proposal provides detail of a concept proposal for the redevelopment of the existing Greenwich Hospital which includes: • Hospital expansion to a 50-place hospital care facility with inpatient/ outpatient support services; • 80 seniors living units (apartments) associated with hospital style campus; • 9 seniors living units (villas); • Retention of Pallister House; • On-site parking.

At its February meeting, Lane Cove Council requested an extension to the State Government’s proposed 4-week notification period to allow the community and Council additional time to review the proposal and provide a considered submission. Until this extension has been confirmed, the community should be aware of the Department of Planning's exhibition close date of 15 March 2019.

While Council was aware for some time that there was an intention to upgrade the site, the details of what the upgrade entailed were not known until the consultation commencement.

Move More in March MARCH HAS ARRIVED. HAVE YOU SIGNED UP YET TO MOVE MORE IN MARCH? This simple yet effective community fitness program aims to get you moving, or moving more, during March.

You can join as an individual or get a team together. The program is generously sponsored by Hyecorp, BlueFit, Soulful Fitness and Lane Cove Orthodontics and supported by the Lane Cove Community Chaplaincy, Lane Cove West Tennis Club, Northern Cemeteries, Swim with a Smile, Janet Brandt-Sarif Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic.

To sign up, visit www.movemoreinmarch.com.au and also find out what activities and specials our sponsors and supporters are offering throughout March.

Local residents recognised in Australia Day Honours Congratulations to four local residents who were recognized in the Australia Day 2019 Honours List for their outstanding achievements and service to the community. ● Emeritus Professor Gareth Evans - for significant service to science, and to education, in the field of animal reproductive biology. ● Mrs Ada Belcher - for service to the community through social welfare organisations. ● Dr Jaswinder Singh Samra - for service to medicine as a pancreatic specialist. ● Mrs Bridget Mary Lee - for service to the Irish community of NSW.

ASPECTS OF LANE COVE

Date: Friday 21st February

Place: Lane Cove Plaza

Valentina and her son Theodore enjoyed participating in a craft activity together at February's Sunset Artists' Market in the Plaza. Valentina and her family have only just moved to Lane Cove, previously living in Melbourne and London.

Valentina said that they feel very fortunate to have discovered this area and absolutely love the community, how green it is and its proximity to the city.

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 MARCH 2019 5

Neighbour Day - March 2019 Loneliness – what neighbours can do to create connections Whether it’s a few friendly words across the back fence, inviting your neighbour in for a cuppa, organising a community get-together, or stopping for a chat when you’re walking the dog, there’s plenty we can do to create connections and help those who may be experiencing loneliness.

Busy start to year for Lane Cove Rotary It has been a busy February at the Lane Cove Rotary Club, with some excellent community engagement at two meetings in particular. Member Lindsay May OAM spoke about his latest Sydney to Hobart yacht race experience – his 46th year straight sailing in this event!

The quest for challenge obviously runs in the family, as son Andrew May then regaled an audience of 50 with an enlightening talk and footage from his recent climb to Everest Base Camp.

Many more fabulous speakers and events are lined up in the months to come. To get involved or register to come along, see www.lanecoverotary.org

Australia is in the midst of a loneliness crisis. Many people do not enjoy meaningful relationships in their lives to sustain and nurture them, particularly through difficult times. People are increasingly time poor, with less time for community engagement and neighbourhood connection. Fewer people know, and interact with, their neighbours and are members of community groups. The circle of people we feel we can turn to when we need a hand is shrinking in all age groups.

Research shows that: • Loneliness is associated with poor physical health, poor socio-economic outcomes, social anxiety, and poor mental health.

• It increases the likelihood of mortality by 26% – similar to the effect of smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

• Loneliness is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure and the onset of disability.

For some tips to help create connections in your community, visit www.neighbourday.org/get-involved/very-neighbourlytips-2019-loneliness-what-neighbours-can-do-to-createconnections/

International

Women’s

Day 2019

International Women’s Day showcases the experiences, stories and lessons learned by women who can inspire us all.

Hear from five inspiring guest speakers about their individual journeys and successes and join in on a facilitated Q&A panel.

Thursday 14 March 6:00pm to 8:30pm Terrace Function Room 1 Pottery Lane Lane Cove

Bookings essential via www.lanecoveinternational womensday.eventbrite.com or phone: 9911 3591 Tickets are $5 each, which includes finger food and refreshments.

Proudly brought to you by Lane Cove Council in conjunction with WAIG (Women’s Action and Information Group)

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A winning combination

Brent Courtney welcomes Lilanna Lou to his dynamic sales team, Lilianna has over 30 years’ experience in business and has built a highly respected reputation as an ethical and professional licensed Real Estate Agent for 12 years and has a large and loyal client base both locally and internationally. She always aims to perform at her best, and has achieved many record prices for challenging properties. Lilianna builds honest and friendly relationships with her clients by always offering high quality service and has become an expert at designing individually tailored and successful marketing programs for a wide range of properties for sale, giving her a stellar reputation with vendors. Outside of work she dedicates her time to charity, such as fundraising for St Vincent’s Hospital. Hardworking, ethical and honest, she believes that McGrath consistently delivers premium results to their clients through strategic marketing and outstanding presentation.

Brent Courtney 0411 888 380 brentc@mcgrath.com.au Lilianna Lou 0405 088 738 liliannalou@mcgrath.com.au

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Hanging with Brett Whiteley – a boyhood idyll

This edited extract forms part of a memoir written by John Wilson.

John grew up in Longueville and later raised his family there. John eloquently recounts growing up in the area alongside his childhood friend Brett Whiteley.

In the Longueville of my childhood – a Sydney harbourside village in those days – Brett Whiteley, my closest friend, was a tiny legend. For years, people told stories of his mischief . . . like the time he kidnapped a neighbour’s cat and sent a ransom note demanding money for its return.

The Longueville of the 1940s and 1950s was placid, quiet, secret. Nothing much ever changed. But then, one day, another scandal erupted.

Down on Mary Street, Mrs Aspinal went to collect her daily loaf from the kitchen servery to find that most of it had gone.

Someone had scooped out the warm centre to leave behind a hollowed crust.

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Brett in the billycart made by his father Clem, which was ‘just like a real racing car’. Photo: Ian MacTavish

The next day it happened again. Same theft, same MO. Mrs Aspinal was determined to catch the thief so next morning, concealed by a kitchen curtain, she lay in wait as the baker arrived. Slam! went the servery door as he left the new-baked bread.

In minutes, as his van purred away, a child with a topping of Pre-Raphaelite golden curls crept from hiding, lifted the loaf and quickly disappeared into the bushes.

Five minutes later, the cherub reappeared and replaced the nowhollowed shell. Mrs Aspinal had her thief.

Brett was the wild child over whom the district’s mothers tut-tutted, worried – and fed.

That night she wrote a note in large letters and left it in the servery: “Dear Brett, Please do not steal my bread. If you would like some, knock on the door and I will give you a piece. Mrs. Aspinal.”

The next day the note was gone and another left in its place. In childish hand, it read: “It wasn’t me Mrs Aspinal.”

Funny, outrageous and, for someone so clever, spectacularly naive. That was Brett, the same child who thought the goldfish in neighbours’ ponds were made of real gold and if you caught them, you’d be rich.

He was the child who would set alight the letterboxes of people he didn’t like and who had the district in a panic when he disappeared and was found riding the ferry wash under the wharf in a stolen canoe.

“God, he was a handful,” said my mother.

We bonded like magnets

He was demanding and jealous, exciting and dangerous, captivating and enchanting, thrilling to be with and to be his friend was a badge of honour that I proudly wore. In our conservative, almost Victorian, world of Johns and Ians and Alans and Kenneths, even the name ‘Brett’ was theatre and, somehow, thrillingly American.

Brett and I instantly bonded like magnets – although the reality is that Brett was probably the magnet and, like the rest of the gang, I may well have been the bonded.

Over those fractured years of our schooldays, I was as close to Brett as I’ve been to anyone in my life.

Brett was the wild child over whom the district’s mothers tut-tutted, worried – and fed. A lot of the time he was fed at our place and my mother regarded him as a difficult, but tolerated second son.

She would pretend to be cross. “Doesn’t Brett have a home to go to?” she’d ask sternly.

The truth is he did have a home to go to, a beautiful home; far, far more impressive than ours, but there was often no one at home – apart from a granny who was pressed into babysitting and whom he despised.

So much has been written about the boy genius but, in those early years, I saw little of that genius; what I did see was a small friend with astonishing charisma, someone you just ached to be with.

Longueville’s Gatsbys In Longueville, the Whiteleys were different to everyone else. They were showbusiness, glamorous, fast-living; they were our Gatsbys.

Nothing about them was typical – even their house. Most of our houses dated from the first 30 years of the century – deep red brick and red tiled roofs – but Clem’s and Beryl’s walls were painted white and the roof was blue, like houses you saw in art books, or magazine articles about California.

The difference between us was cruelly clear.

Longueville and its bays slept a million miles from anywhere, a magical place where our lives were measured by the tides that lapped the shores of the perfect childhood.

The peninsula had been home to bushrangers and fierce Aborigines. A century later, it was just 10 minutes from the centre of Sydney and had become the first suburb in Australia for the average price of houses to reach $1 million.

But when we were kids, in the 1940s and 1950s, it was home to ordinary families; bank managers, shop owners, suburban solicitors, the man who founded a refrigerator company, a bookmaker at the greyhounds – and Billy Salvatori, who drove Mr Newman’s black and white buses at breakneck speed while his brother, Ron, drove them like an ambling tortoise.

Tucked away in the roof of the white house, he had the bedroom of my dreams, with shelves for treasures, a second bed for a mate, a goatskin rug on its polished floor and a vintage muzzle-loading rifle hanging like a trophy on the wall.

The Longueville of the 1940s and 1950s was placid, quiet, secret. Nothing much ever changed.

Families didn’t move. Our parents were plain folk, lives fulfilled by family bungalows and neat gardens; people who had endured Depression and war and asked nothing more.

The street that divided Longueville into two classes was Kenneth Street, the cool riverside people to the east, where the Whiteleys lived, and those on the west side of the peninsula who, as my father used to say, had to cope with the hot westerly winds blowing up from the gully and lifting the lounge room carpets. We lived in the west.

In Longueville, the Whiteleys were different to everyone else, they were showbusiness, glamorous, fast-living; they were our Gatsbys.

My dad couldn’t afford to buy a home, so we rented one half of a little 1920s cottage. My baby sister shared the only bedroom with my parents and I slept on the open back veranda where the rains splattered off a spreading loquat tree and right up to my bed. It was really only a single step from camping.

Inside, the house was dark and dour. My mother’s tiny kitchen had thin wooden cupboards, no fridge but an icebox and blue-and-white gingham curtains to hide the gap beneath the sink.

Beryl Whiteley’s kitchen was a world away: bright, snow white and light, an electric fridge and, wonder of wonders, a milkshake machine and an electric can opener.

But best of all was the huge, built-in desk for painting and drawing and, in front of the desk, was a panoramic window, where below spread the luminous waters of the Lane Cove River.

We were obsessed by art and that river was our Seine, the waters of Renoir and Matisse; we had no doubt that one day we would go to Europe and paint like them.

When we weren’t painting or lusting or listening, the river was our playground, the blue and green river with its dancing lavender lights. All summer we swam, stole dinghies and canoes from the boat sheds, raided the rowing and sailing clubs for beer and supplies, and smoked stolen tobacco aboard invaded yachts.

One day, Brett and I invented a new kind of bomb and placed it by the river baths before lighting the wick, then hiding behind a boat shed to shelter from the blast that we were sure would come.

Minutes passed. Nothing happened. We peered around. The bomb was sizzling with potential and standing by it was the Presbyterian minister.

“Why, hello,” he said, as he spotted us.

“It’s Brett Whiteley and Johnny Wilson!”

I prayed harder than I ever had in choir that they wouldn’t be the last words he ever uttered. God answered; the wick fizzled to silence. The experiment had failed. Our prayers had been heard; Brett and I had escaped the noose.

The white house came alive The only thing consistent about the Whiteley’s was their difference.

Even when we were very young, we realised that Beryl Whiteley was not only exquisitely beautiful but lived in a different world to our mums, all cheery women who bustled around each other’s kitchens swapping recipes, or trading gossip at my Uncle Bunny Warren’s little grocery shop.

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Beryl was like an untouchable movie star and my memories are glimpses . . . fragments of black and white film . . . she was enigmatic and exciting, a cool strawberrry blonde vision of perfect bones and fashion, who seemed to be barely at home. I wondered what her life was like, where she went, what she did.

Over the fractured years of our schooldays, I was as close to Brett as I’ve been to anyone in my life.

We worshipped Clem, Brett’s father.

When Clem was around, the white house came alive with riotous rugby matches on the back lawn, where Brett was a surprisingly talented and slippery half-back. And the billycart Clem made him was just like a real racing car.

a real Colt .45 and the Mercedes-Benz racing car with steering and proper quick-change wheels with winged hub caps. But most of all, most fantastic of all, was the carton of bubble gum – the defining symbol of young America. To us, bubble gum was a dream, something we’d only seen in comics.

Clem was fun, like a bigger version of us.

Nothing like our own fathers. According to Brett, he had done and been everything: a military hero, a Queen’s Scout, a great sportsman – even a racing driver in the little Wolseley Hornet that sat in the garage, the car in which Brett said Clem had proposed to Beryl.

In 1950, Clem and Beryl – the aristocrats of the White House – crowned their superiority, their difference, by actually sailing to America on a great ship. When they returned, they crowned Brett’s princely eminence by adding to his already unimaginable treasures.

There was the cap gun that worked like

And typically, the chosen one refused to share a single piece.

But then, he could be a mean little prick. He may have been the most mesmerising person I had ever met and yet, while I loved him, it was hard to escape a sad meanness and a cruelty inside that small body.

A special trick reserved for infirm old Longueville ladies was to walk past with head down and then suddenly leap and scream in their face.

As for his despised grandmother, one day I watched as he pasted a photograph of a gorilla on a sheet of paper, carefully printing “NANNA”

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underneath in a childish hand, then tucking the insult into an envelope addressed to “Nanna, Lucretia Avenue, Longueville”, with a used stamp added to the envelope.

“What are you doing?” I asked.

“I’m leaving it in the mailbox, she’ll think it came in the post.”

“She’ll kill you.”

“No she won’t, she won’t know who it’s come from.”

Different paths Life was changing fast. In 1956 I won entrance to art school, while Brett met his muse, the exquisite Wendy Julius.

After all these years, I have never met Wendy and I don’t think anyone else in our gang did either as, typically, Brett kept her in a secret compartment of his life, but goaded us with stories of their passion for each other.

Envy was one thing, but it was also obvious that this was more than just a minor intrusion into our relationship. It was clear that our childhood bonds had been traded for something far stronger and from that moment, we would walk different paths….  © 2014 JOHN WILSON.

Lane Cove welcomes a new Red Cross shop New and pre-loved clothes, accessories and homewares at affordable prices are all available at the new Red Cross op-shop which has opened on Longueville Road.

The store raises funds to support Red Cross’ vital work in Australia and overseas, helping people in times of emergency, personal hardship and disadvantage.

“The local Red Cross shop is a great place to pick up a unique variety of products that appeal to the fashionconscious and budget-conscious shopper alike,” says Australian Red Cross Retail Area Manager Kate Messervy.

“We warmly invite locals to drop by to find a unique treasure, from pre-loved designer garments and new clothing to unusual finds you just can’t buy elsewhere.

And the great thing is you’re helping raise funds for our services around the country.”

The Lane Cove store located at 99 Longueville Road is open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 4pm. It also provides volunteer opportunities for those looking to pitch in. Volunteers can assist in everything from customer service and sales through to visual merchandising and sorting donations.

To sign up, call into the store or register your interest online at www.redcross.org.au/shopvolunteer.

BUSINESS PROFILE

Joyce Aimond BAKERS DELIGHT Growing up in India, Joyce Aimond recalls riding a motorbike past the Australian Embassy each day on her way to work. As she did so, she always felt drawn to the promise of this country's better lifestyle with more freedom and less corruption.

What do you enjoy most about having your own business?

This store has been like a baby that I’ve raised for the past 23 years. What I love most is interacting with people and I’ve had a great team that have supported me, helping to make it all doable. I’ve also appreciated the flexibility this business has provided, particularly when my children were younger.

What are the most challenging aspects of running your business?

I employ over 30 staff, so the most difficult aspect is knowing that the buck stops with me as I’m responsible for a lot of people. With this business, there’s always something on my mind.

What is something people mightn’t know about you?

Coming from a third world country, I can’t bear to throw good food away. But one of the most challenging aspects of this business is working out how much bread to bake every day. Our product range has doubled since we started 23 years ago and we bake bread from 4am to 2pm every day of the week.

In 1995, Joyce, together with her young family, immigrated. With her husband’s background as a baker, the couple set out to find their own business.

At the time, the Bakers Delight store in Lane Cove was up for sale. Joyce and her husband carefully checked out the business, observing the people and the vibe of the area as they drank coffee at the café next door.

That was 23 years ago and Joyce is now the sole owner of this store, which produces 140 varieties of freshly baked bread products each day for its local customers.

What attracted you to Lane Cove?

We really liked the feel of the area as it was so family oriented. The shop itself was also in a great location in that it faces to the outside, so there’s plenty of fresh air and you feel part of everything that happens in the Plaza.

What makes your Bakers Delight store different?

We are very particular about product quality and customer service. We give 110% and although we mightn’t be able to please everyone, we do try.

It’s the tender loving care – how we care for the dough, how it is mixed, how long it rests – which are important factors to getting the best end product. Our customers often ask why our bread tastes better than what they might have purchased from other stores. It’s because we follow all the steps without taking shortcuts.

We’ve now won over 250 trophies and our bread has been awarded for its crumb structure, freshness, aroma and taste. In 2017 we won the bakery category of the North Shore Business Awards, which was a big achievement for us.

On any given night there could be anywhere from 10 – 18 bags filled with bread that didn’t sell. So I approached St Vincent de Paul and they have organised a roster. Local volunteers come and collect leftover bread and deliver it to Matthew Talbot Hostel in Woolloomooloo to help feed homeless people.

How would you describe the current business environment?

It’s certainly challenging at the moment.

Our sales have fallen between 20 – 40% as a result of the Rosenthal development. Upgrade work around the Plaza also has a negative impact whenever that occurs.

What’s your favourite Bakers Delight product?

I can’t go past the Pane di casa toasted, spread with butter and enjoyed with a cup of tea!

4 words to describe Lane Cove?

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COMMUNITY WRAP-UP COMMUNITY WRAP-UP

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ISSUE 11 ISSUE 11 FEBRUARY 2019 FEBRUARY 2019

Welcome to our latest community newsletter where youto will find an overview of activities Welcome our latest community newsletter over the last sixfind months. where you will an overview of activities over lastkeen six months.

We arethe always to receive your feedback so please

refer to our Contact Us section if you’d like to speak with We are always keen to receive your feedback so please us or suggest a topic for the newsletter. You can also refer to our Contact Us section if you’d like to speak with find out more on our website at vivaenergy.com.au us or suggest a topic for the newsletter. You can also find out more on our website at vivaenergy.com.au

Community Information Evenings Information Community Evenings Our last Community Information

Evening for our nearest neighbours Our last Community Information was held at the Lane Cove Community Hub Evening for our nearest neighbours on January due was held at 23, theafter Lanebeing Cove rescheduled Community Hub to weather in November 2018.due on inclement January 23, after being rescheduled to inclement weatherofinsome November 2018.

We provided an overview of the projects that we are completing at Gore Bay (such as berth sweeping, We provided an overview of some of the projects that further enhancements in the southern tank farm, a we are completing at Gore Bay (such as berth sweeping, refresh of the IT infrastructure on site) as well as an further enhancements in the southern tank farm, a overview of some general updates at Viva Energy. refresh of the IT infrastructure on site) as well as an You can read more about these in our newsletter. overview of some general updates at Viva Energy.

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Our can nextread community information is planned to be held in November 2019 and invitations will be sent Our next community information evening is planned to closer to the date. be held in November 2019 and invitations will be sent closer to the date.

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Seabed sweeping works are routinely undertaken at localised areas to ensure the ongoing safe passage and Seabed sweeping works are routinely undertaken at berthing of large marine vessels. localised areas to ensure the ongoing safe passage and berthing of large marine vessels.

A preliminary marine habitat survey was also undertaken as part of the approvals process for this activity.

A preliminary marine habitat survey was also undertaken as partworks of theare approvals process this activity.

These estimated to befor completed this year across three days. Prior to undertaking these works, Viva These works are estimated to be completed this year Energy will obtain all necessary regulatory and agency across three days. Prior to undertaking these works, Viva approvals from NSW Roads and Maritime Services Energy will obtain all necessary regulatory and agency (RMS) and Port Authority of NSW. approvals from NSW Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) and Port Authority of NSW.

Celebrating Safety Week Celebrating SafetyNational Week October 2018 marked

Safe Work Month and Viva Energy October 2018 marked National held its ‘Celebrating Safety Week’ Safe Work Month and Viva Energy to mark our own commitment held its ‘Celebrating Safety Week’ to safeour workplace. to a mark own commitment to Gore a safe At Bayworkplace.

Terminal, members of Viva Energy’s executive team joined in the discussions with staff and At Gore Bay Terminal, members of Viva Energy’s contractors about the safe and successful completion executive team joined in the discussions with staff and of maintenance tasks on pumps which involved a contractors about the safe and successful completion variety of skills and contractors. Discussions focused of maintenance tasks on pumps which involved a on how everybody has a part in making Gore Bay a variety of skills and contractors. Discussions focused safe workplace. on how everybody has a part in making Gore Bay a safe workplace.

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require in the southern tank farm(that area.did This We haveapprovals) commenced enhancement works notarea of the site houses marine fuel oil tanks formThis an area require approvals) in the southern tank which farm area. important of servicing theoil maritime industry Sydney. of the site part houses marine fuel tanks which forminan important part of maritime industry in Sydney.

The works include theservicing removal ofthe redundant piping, modifications to the existing tank bunds and other work on the tanks. The remainder of The works include the removal of redundant piping, modifications to the works will commence once all necessary approvals from Lane Cove the existing tank bunds and other work on the tanks. The remainder of Council are received. Completion of these activities is anticipated in 2020. the works will commence once all necessary approvals from Lane Cove Council are received. Completion of these activities is anticipated in 2020.

Community Program Community Program Viva Energy and the National Aboriginal Viva EnergySporting and the Chance National Academy Aboriginal(NASCA) Sportinghave Chance entered a partnership Academyinto (NASCA) have that will develop and deliver entered into a partnership a Resilience Program for that will develop and deliver young Indigenous students a Resilience Program for across Sydney. young Western Indigenous students across Western Sydney.

The program will support vulnerable young people The program will support by providing study support, vulnerable young people mentoring, with the aim of by providing study support, improving participation in a range mentoring, with the aim of of educational, recreational and improving participation in a range cultural activities. of educational, recreational and cultural activities.

For more information about Viva Energy’s community program head For more information about Viva to our website vivaenergy.com.au/ Energy’s community program head about-us/community-program to our website vivaenergy.com.au/ about-us/community-program

Contact Us Website vivaenergy.com.au Contact Us Website vivaenergy.com.au Email communityrelations@ vivaenergy.com.au Email communityrelations@ vivaenergy.com.au Operational issues: (24h-hour line): 8437 1238 Operational issues: (24h-hour line): 8437 1238 Emergencies: 000

Refresh of IT Infrastructure Refresh of IT The operations control Infrastructure

centre at the Gore Bay The operations control Terminal has had a refresh with the centre at the Gore Bay installation of modern electronic Terminal has had a refresh with the displays and control panels. installation of modern electronic displays androom control panels.our operators The control is where perform plant operations using control The control room is where our operators systems including monitoring of the perform plant operations using control site. systems including monitoring of the site.

What’s That Sound The Gore Bay Terminal alarm What’s That Sound

is tested every Tuesday at The Gore Bay Terminal alarm 8.30am. This alarm is part of is tested every Tuesday at the Terminal’s safety systems and is 8.30am. This alarm is part of intended for on-site personnel only. the Terminal’s safety systems and is There is no to take actiononly. if the intended forneed on-site personnel alarm is sounded. In the unlikely event There is no need to take action if the that an incident occurs and action needs alarm is sounded. In the unlikely event to be taken, Fire & Rescue NSW would that an incident occurs and action needs direct the community. to be taken, Fire & Rescue NSW would If you have any concerns regarding direct the community. our operations, please call 8437 1238 If you have any concerns regarding immediately so that we can investigate our operations, please call 8437 1238 and take appropriate action if required. immediately so that we can investigate and take appropriate action if required.

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Lane Cove locals proudly working with the Lane Cove community.

Michael and Renee Stevens each have over 20 years’ legal experience gained in national and international law firms.

We provide affordable, straightforward legal services for both your business and individual needs.

• C onveyancing and property-related issues (eg. transfers between related parties, caveats, easements, consolidation of by-laws) • Drafting and updating of wills, powers of attorney and appointment of enduring guardian documents • Estate administration (obtaining grants of Probate and assisting executors to administer a deceased estate) • Commercial and retail leasing • Business sales and purchases • Drafting and updating of business documents such as terms and conditions of trade, guarantees, contractor and employment agreements • Debt recovery and dispute resolution • Notary Public services

MORTGAGE CHOICES The final report is out – where to from here?

No doubt you’re aware that the final report from the Hayne Royal Commission, amongst other things, has made recommendations that could impact your ability to secure a competitivelypriced home loan.

What does the report say? At present, lenders pay mortgage brokers a commission, which enables us to provide our home loan service at no cost to our customers. The Royal Commission's final report recommends gradually banning commissions and moving to a system where home loan customers will need to pay a fee for service which is currently free.

What does this mean for you? Mortgage broking in Australia started around 25 year ago, and today accounts for almost 60% of all home loans. Mortgage brokers help drive competition in the home loan market, giving borrowers greater choice and driving interest rates down. Without brokers, power swings back to the big banks and Australians will have less access to smaller lenders, less access to credit, and interest rates are likely to rise.

Where to from here? The Royal Commission has provided recommendations only, and we’d like to reassure you that it’s business as usual for us. We are here to help you and, as always, will do so with your best interests at heart.

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

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DOWNSIZING? A FREE info session not to be missed The Art of Successful Downsizing Meet the experts: • Rich Harvey - Property expert and star of Channel 9's 'Buying Blind' • Bernadette Hayes - Principal of Harbourline Real Estate • Dimitra Oldham - Director of Staging Designs • Robert Dawson - Financial Adviser and Downsizing Specialist

At this session you will learn how to:

• Prepare your property to attract buyers • Work a successful sales strategy to maximise your sale price • Purchase your downsized property and avoid overpaying by removing the emotional purchase • Work through the financial considerations and structure your income in retirement

Where: The Terrace Function Room (Opposite Lane Cove Aquatic Centre) When: Thursday, 11th April 2019 Start: 1:00pm Finish: 2.30pm

*Light refreshments will be provided for guests Register at: admin@harbourline.com.au or call (02) 9966 0543

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LANE COVE'S

CAPTURED PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2019

Whether it’s our beautiful natural areas, moments of joy in your day or unexpected delights, capture what makes you happy in Lane Cove.

The competition is open to all ages and abilities, enter for the chance to share in the prizes

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2019 Theme: This Makes Me Happy

HOW TO ENTER: 1. Photograph what makes you happy in Lane Cove.

2. Upload your photos at www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/ captured 3. Be in the running for a prize pool of $2,500. You can enter up to three photos in the competition.

4. Entries will be judged in three age categories; 12 years and under, 13-17 years and 18 years and over.

5. Entries open on Monday 25 February until Sunday 7 April.

6. Exhibition and Awards Night at Gallery Lane Cove: Wednesday 1 May. Terms and conditions and more details are available at www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/captured Proudly bought to you

by Lane Cove Council

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ANTHONY

ROBERTS Liberal for Lane Cove

Anthony Roberts and the NSW Liberals are building a stronger NSW economy – so that we can provide the support, the infrastructure, and the services to take the pressure off you.

Delivering cost of living support, like our Active Kids Rebate and our energy rebates, so there is more money in your pocket at the end of the week.

Building new roads and rail lines and delivering more trains and buses, so that you can spend less time commuting and more time doing the things that matter.

Investing in more police, more doctors, more nurses, and more hospitals, so that you can rest easy knowing there is help at hand in the case of an emergency.

Redeveloping Royal North Shore Hospital, including 200 more beds in the new Clinical Services Building, and 350 extra spaces in the new car park.

Hiring 97 additional teachers in local schools, installing air-conditioning systems, and building 47 new classrooms and other facilities at Artarmon Public and Greenwich Public.

Caring for the Lane Cove River and protecting more river-side vegetation in North Ryde by expanding the Lane Cove National Park.

Anthony ROBERTS Liberal for Lane Cove

0431 811 224 LaneCove@nswliberal.org.au AnthonyRobertsMP AnthonyRobertsMP.com.au TVO MARCH 2019 15

Authorised by Chris Stone, Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division, Level 12, 100 William Street, East Sydney NSW 2011.

NSW STATE ELECTION Anthony Roberts MP,

Andrew Zbik

LIBERAL CANDIDATE

My wife Bronwyn and I are raising our two children here and I’ve called Lane Cove home since 2006.

LABOR CANDIDATE

Let me make one thing clear – I am a local.

I live in East Ryde. I have lived, worked and studied in the seat of Lane Cove since I was 12 years of age. I grew up in the area – a district that I know well and love dearly - and I married a local girl with whom I am raising three boys. I have served for eight years on Lane Cove Council – two years as Mayor. I have represented the seat of Lane Cove as State Member since 2003.

During my time as your representative in State Parliament, there are a number of achievements of which I am incredibly proud including the opening of the new Royal North Shore Hospital; overseeing the building of the new Mowbray Public School and the expansion of Greenwich Public School.

My advocacy for the Lane Cove electorate has resulted in more than $60m over the past four years in grants to local community groups and councils, and I have successfully lobbied for improved public transport and roads in the area.

I have also secured millions of dollars into enhancing sporting facilities and parks. On a broader scale, the introduction of five million trees policy for the State, the much-needed overhaul of the planning system and banning the scourge of synthetic drugs are some of the achievements of which I am most proud.

I am committed to protecting the character and amenities of Lane Cove Electorate, ensuring continued prosperity and jobs of my constituents and maintaining and improving the liveability of the electorate.

I am an integral member of the community which I serve, and I have a strong record of delivering for my community. I am passionate about ensuring the residents of this electorate continue to have a strong voice in Parliament.

Phone: 9817 4757 Email: lanecove@parliament.nsw.gov.au

As our city continues to grow, we need a strong voice to represent our community and make sure local services keep pace. Despite being a ‘safe’ Liberal seat, we have had to fight to get more buses in the morning peak, most of our schools are over 90% capacity and we have done more than our fair share taking the burden of the development of new apartments.

In 2017 I was honoured to be elected to Lane Cove Council as a Councillor for West Ward. In my capacity as Councillor and candidate there are three main issues I hear from residents: 1. Concern about overdevelopment and the lack of investment in schools and public transport to keep up with population growth.

2. Properly funding our local schools so our students have the best chance of learning.

3. T hat we need to transition to a carbon neutral economy.

Protecting our natural environment is paramount.

As an alternative Member of Parliament for Lane Cove my priorities would be: 1. Assess what additional service capacity is needed for local schools and public transport.

2. Expand the local bicycle network to provide a real alternative to travel around our area.

3. Strengthen environmental protections and help transition our economy and community to a carbon neutral future.

4. Be seen and be active in the community in-between elections - not just in the six months leading up to an election.

I hope my record as a Councillor on Lane Cove Council demonstrates what difference a progressive voice representing our community can achieve.

MOBILE: 0403 223 405 www.andrewzbik.com.au

funding our local schools protect our bushland environment

tackle climate change

grants to local community groups and councils

improved public transport and roads

concern about overdevelopment

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In the upcoming NSW State election, there are three* candidates standing for the electorate of Lane Cove.

Candidates have prepared the following profiles. *Information correct at time of printing.

Pierre Masse GREENS CANDIDATE I’m standing as a candidate in the NSW election because I want to contribute to a better, cleaner society, where political donations don’t buy influence, where investment in renewable energy creates a boom in job creation.

Together, we can ensure that we have Royal Commission into NSW Planning. What will it investigate? Why there is more and more development in areas without the schools, hospitals, parks and public transport people need. How to return powers to democratically elected local councils. How to stamp out corruption and break the connection between developers, their money, and decision makers. How to build green, sustainable and connected cities and prepare for and mitigate the challenges of climate change.

We will also establish a new, publicly owned electricity company. A non-profit public retailer will halve retail costs,

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saving the average customer over $200 a year while delivering 100% renewable electricity. The Greens will establish PowerNSW to manage the growing fleet of publicly owned renewable energy assets and deliver 100% renewable electricity reliably and affordably.

Australian politics needs a shakeup. Both major parties are putting the interests of their big corporate donors ahead of our community. It doesn’t have to be this way. We can have a first world public transport system, a clean environment, and affordable housing without destroying our built heritage.

Together, we can: • Tackle climate change by transitioning to renewable energy.

• Protect our bushland environment.

• Provide world-class free education from early childhood through to university and TAFE. • Fund world class hospitals, public transport and social services.

• Restore integrity to politics and end dirty donations.

I’ll represent the Lane Cove community’s values in parliament and hold the major parties to account.

Mobile: 0413 606 366 Email: p.masse@optusnet.com.au

Time for a Royal Commission into Planning in NSW From rotten approvals to dodgy buildings, bulldozed trees and rows of towering apartments, the NSW Planning System has lost the confidence of the public.

It’s time to shine a light on the dark corners of the NSW Planning system. It’s time for a Royal Commission.

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COMMUNITY EVENT DATE: 7.00 pm, 15th March PLACE: Crows Nest Community Centre, Ernest Place, Crows Nest KEYNOTE SPEAKER: David Shoebridge MLC, The Greens spokesperson on Planning

www.greens.org.au/lanecove AUTHORISED BY ANDREW BLAKE FOR THE GREENS NSW, 1/275 BROADWAY GLEBE NSW 2037

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ONE HUNDRED I opened my rather thick Mother’s Day card with some trepidation. Probably a voucher for one of those near-death experiences like hang-gliding or parachuting.

Neither. It was a spray-tan voucher, to ready me for the upcoming Whitsunday family holiday.

Always looking for a bargain, I chose the darker colour, which lasted longer and looked good in the brochure.

Like a withered plant I came to life as the nozzle sprayed back and forth.

Later I joined my daughters for a drink.

Gasp, then giggles... silence.

‘Cheers.’ I chinked glasses. Oo-oh! My skin now glowed the distinctive orangeyiridescence of my Aperol-spritz.

Liz Newton, Woolwich

“Would you like tickets to see Queen live?” my manager asked. “Sure, why not?” I replied. I had just arrived in Australia and got work in a club frequented by famous musicians. The atmosphere was lively and the perks were good.

After the concert, I was ushered backstage and introduced to Freddie Mercury. He asked me what I’d like to drink and mixed it himself. I was surprised how open and friendly he was, given that I was a total stranger. I was invited to party on later, but politely declined. It was a chance encounter, but a memorable one.

Perihan Bozkurt, Lane Cove

TO ENTER Email your story with your name, address and phone number to editor@thevillageobserver.com.au CONDITIONS Stories must be exactly 100 words about any subject and in any writing style. They must be original and unpublished. There is no limit to the number of stories that you contribute during the year.

Each month, selected entries will be published in TVO. At the end of the year, all entries will be judged based on their originality and creativity.

THREE WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A $50 BURNS BAY BOOKERY VOUCHER.

What a summer! Lane Cove was lawless, and Riverview was roiling. First, vandalism, and then the fires. Molotov cocktails through windows, vehicles torched. A maniac, aka ‘the Bomber’, reigned.

For residents it was a trial by fire.

The authorities seemed powerless.

Enter ‘Thommo’ - a family man, part philosopher-king and all relentless man hunter.

Thommo commandeered the Diddy and called it the Nerve Centre. It took him a week to corner the Bomber, like a rat.

He made a citizen’s arrest, and peace returned.

Thommo shunned all publicity, but he’d cemented his place in the Pantheon of Lane Cove Legends.

Anthony Lane, Lane Cove

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If I could wrap this week into a quote: "All beginnings require you to admit that you don't know."

Beginning a new life in Lane Cove is an opportunity to create a whole new chapter where I must go back to the mindset of the fool.

This year life is showing me that my hero King Arthur's powers came from a sisterhood of priestesses guarding Avalon. Simply put, he couldn't have been the man without women.

2019 wants me to embrace everything in the realm of the feminine. Until now, like most women, I haven't allowed myself to be feminine.

Eda Utku, Lane Cove

The plane landed. The young woman, excited, picked up her bag. Coming home! An arranged meeting, exchange of clothes, important information traded. What to expect?

A short drive to home, a passenger hiding in the back seat.

Sauntering casually through the front door "I'm back, Mum. Here are the groceries you wanted".

"Thanks, love", Mum answered, busily preparing food in the kitchen.

Dad, reading, looked up, thoughtful, eyes narrowing as he looked at his daughter.

"You're not Lisa!" he said and laughed.

Anna peeked around the door. Hugs for everyone as the identical twins played another trick on their parents!

Robyn Sleet, Lane Cove

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A BOOK LOVER’S REVIEW

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Sparking Joy The local charity clothes bin has been at breaking point for a while. Its contents seem to permanently bulge out onto a melee of bags clustered around the base. By Liz Foster.

The penny dropped when a friend told me about an intervention staged by her ruthless teenage girls. They wouldn’t let her leave her bedroom until she’d removed everything that didn’t ‘spark joy.’ (Subtext here is that her house must have been out of control, as seriously what teenagers notice clutter??)

For the uninitiated, Japanese tidying guru Marie Condo’s mission to spark joy through tidying has taken the world by storm.

The idea seems to surpass general decluttering. You must take each item in your hands and channel the vibe. If sparking joy is too wide a criterion, decide if it makes you feel good when you put it on or whether it will make you ‘shine from now on’. Once any non-sparky clothes have gone, the remaining joyful induced ones get carefully returned to their respective repositories, folded into tight bundles and wedged end-to-end to make for easier selection. Dubbed by devotees as a ‘folding phenomenon.’

Australians have taken on this new mantra with alacrity, with wholesale declutter cleanouts. Only problem is, they aren’t sparking joy with the charities, who are blaming the Marie-Kondo craze on the dumping of wholesale and excess rubbish. If it doesn’t fit in the bin it sits in the weather, which deems it contaminated and unusable. Cleansing our internal environment is killing the external environment.

I’m keen to try this new philosophy though, trapped as I am in a circular pattern of decluttering I’m never quite on top of. But does it follow that you clear out everything that doesn’t spark?

Take flight socks. A necessary evil for lengthy travel, but definitely not spark inspirers (hot, uncomfortable, daggy). My dog’s most favourite toy (a monkey now sans legs, arms, ears and tail) is ugly and smelly and definitely non-sparky, but I’m no monster so it must stay. A swathe of old runners could be culled, I admit, but which ones spark and which ones don’t?

The burden of making the right choice starts to feel weighty.

I turn my attention to books. In the past I’ve been brutal when clearing them out but when searching for a beloved novel for my daughter, I realise I must have thrown it out.

It feels as though I own lots of stuff that, while not exactly sparking right now, might well do in the future. I might just hang onto it for a bit longer. There’s nothing so certain as change. 

Book of Colours

BY ROBYN CADWALLADER The year is 1321 and Will Asshe has fled from Cambridge to London haunted by a recent tragedy. He is weak and almost penniless when he meets John Dancaster, the master painter who has just been commissioned to illustrate a book of hours (a book to guide prayer and devotion) for a wealthy family. Review by Jacqui Serafim.

Will is a brilliant painter and convinces John to allow him to join their small team and assist with the work. As it gets underway, we are immersed in the painstaking tasks, the sights and smells of the process of illumination, the challenges faced by artisans and the tensions in their relationships.

Book of Colours follows the story of the book’s illustration from the perspectives of the major characters involved: Lady Mathilda who commissions the book to assist her devotions and enhance the prestige of her family line; Gemma Dancaster, the wife of John Dancaster; and Will Asshe.

The characters are complex individuals with passions, fears and secrets but they are also representative of their class and gender. In this way, Cadwallader skilfully allows the reader to engage with the story and to experience life in the late Middle Ages from the perspective of the wealthy and powerful as well as from the artisan class.

In 1321, England is approaching civil war and as the landowners battle to restrict the power of the King and his favourites, lives and fortunes are lost. During the two-year period while the book is illustrated, Lady Mathilda undergoes a change in fortune as her husband is killed in battle and branded a traitor. As London’s gates are threatened with war, the artisans, craftsmen and peasants continue to work as food becomes scarce and payment for their efforts increasingly doubtful.

Gemma Dancaster, a skilled painter herself, is required to hide her knowledge and talent in a society that only recognises work performed by women in the domestic sphere. Through the characters, Cadwallader exposes the concerns and challenges for women as they struggle with the burdens of undertaking much of the same work as their husbands but without recognition or acknowledgement and raising their families in an uncertain world.

Within this immersive portrait of 14th Century London, we are exposed to a detailed depiction of the process of illumination: the making of the pigments, designing the illustrations, the painstaking drafting and actual painting. This is an opportunity to experience a long-forgotten art in these days of mass printing and e-readers. I have seen these amazing works in museums in Europe and only now appreciate the effort, skill and sacrifice that went into their creation.

Well-written historical fiction allows the reader a rare and privileged opportunity to experience a long-lost world. In Book of Colours, we are immersed in 14th Century London and the painters who illustrated that rare and magnificent item – an illuminated book.  TVO MARCH 2019 19

YOUR HEALTH

The Upside of Anger Helping children and teenagers experience anger without either of you losing control.

“Leave me alone! You never listen!

You’re so mean!” If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of these statements, you’ll know that dealing with an angry child or teenager is challenging at best.

At worst it can lead to explosive arguments and leave us questioning our ability as parents. If you feel uncomfortable with anger, you’re not alone. Most parents find their children’s anger difficult to deal with.

Yet anger is just another emotion. As adults, it tells us when boundaries have been crossed. It is an energy, a fuel, and as such we feel it and want to do something with it. Shout, argue, swear, hit something. Others turn their anger inward becoming sullen and withdrawn.

Children and teenagers are no different.

Moderate to strong feelings of anger and frustration are completely normal in young people. It’s what we teach our children to do with these feelings that matters.

Sydney-based psychotherapist Lisa Chapman, who specialises in mood disorders and family relationships explains: “Anger can be a secondary 20 TVO MARCH 2019

emotion in many cases. There are often several primary emotions underneath that are driving the anger such as fear, shame and pain.” These primary emotions may also include disappointment, pressure or anxiety. As parents we can help our child uncover these underlying feelings and respond accordingly. Try asking your child, “What else are you feeling besides angry?”

Uncovering what is actually beneath the angry reaction will empower you both to respond more calmly. Together you may discover that the strong reaction is reasonable given the primary feeling underneath and the situation creating that underlying emotion.

This process of exploration can also be a useful distraction when tempers are fragile. In her international bestseller ‘The Artist’s Way’, Julia Cameron explains that anger is meant to be listened to and respected. “Its message needs to be translated and acted upon, not acted out, using its energy to move us in a more positive direction.” A powerful message for parents and role models of our future generations.

Tips for managing your child’s anger: Try to remember that angry kids are hurt or distressed kids. They are not bad and there’s nothing wrong with them. They just haven’t yet learnt to feel anger without losing touch with wisdom.

Acknowledge their feelings by saying something like “I can see you are really angry, what do you need right now?” or “What is your anger trying to tell us?” Be curious rather than defensive. Lower your voice, speak slowly and calmly, creating a contrast. Listen, ask questions and try not to argue back as it will only escalate the situation. Accept that your child has the right to think differently to you.

Allowing an appropriate amount of expression is important too, remembering that anger is an energy so it needs to be moved.

Go for a brisk walk together; encourage your child to move, jump or run; have an ‘angry space’ at home where pillows can be thrown or yelled into. For younger kids, an ‘angry book’ or sheets of cardboard with thick textas can be good for expressing anger through drawing or scribble. A punching bag hanging up in a garage is great for older kids. Angry teens may just need to be left alone. Talk about strategies when everyone is calm - agree that it is okay to feel angry and frustrated as long as we find positive ways to deal with it.

As parents, we can teach our children that the world is not fair.

People don’t always do what we think is right; sometimes we don’t get our own way; and most importantly, setbacks and disappointments are an inevitable part of life. Just like all emotions, it is normal to experience anger - there are even positives to it - especially if you can help your child harness its energy into a preferred direction. 

Words by Narelle Gillies Psychotherapist/Counsellor 0431 594 141 www.perspectivetherapies.com

YOUR HEALTH

IS A CUSTOM MOUTHGUARD REALLY NECESSARY? With the winter sports season soon to commence, it’s worth discussing mouthguards, the options available and what to expect from each.

We all know that mouthguards can either be purchased over the counter or custom moulded by a dentist. Is there a difference? The answer is a definitive yes, with a properly custom moulded mouthguard giving benefits beyond simply protecting the teeth.

4. A properly fitted mouthguard will always be in place. Off-the-shelf mouthguards fall out of place easily and if they are out of place during a moment of impact, any protection they might offer is nullified.

to absorb shock, stabilise the head and neck, and limits movement of the jaw after a blow.

A poor fitting mouthguard can lead to the following detrimental effects: 1. It won’t last as long. Because they move around in the mouth, players are more likely to chew on them, causing damage and limiting their effective life.

A peer-reviewed study in 2014 followed 412 football players. Half of them had professionally fitted mouthguards from a dentist, and the other half had storebought mouthguards of their choosing.

2. It won’t absorb shock as well. On average, store-bought mouthguards are 1.65mm thick, compared to custom mouthguards at around 3.5mm thick.

The result is a much greater chance of damage to the teeth and oral tissues in the event of trauma, and as we’ve seen, a greater chance of a concussion injury.

Interestingly, players with an off-theshelf mouthguard had a 230% higher (3.6% vs 8.3%) chance of sustaining a concussion head injury. This suggests that the function of a mouthguard goes far beyond protection of the teeth.

The theory is that the better fit of a professionally fitted mouthguard helps

3. Poorer protection of the teeth and jaws. A properly fitted mouthguard will spread the forces over a much larger surface area, compared with a less well fitting one which has concentration of forces in small areas, leading to much higher rate of tooth fractures inside the mouthguard.

5. A poorer standard of play. Players without a mouthguard, or with a mouthguard they aren’t confident with, simply won’t apply themselves to a contest with the same confidence as a player who feels more fully protected.

Also, the distraction of a mouthguard that keeps falling out of place detracts from the job at hand - winning the game!

Of course, professionally fitted mouthguards will be more expensive - often 10 times the cost or more.

However, this is very quickly forgotten when a medical and or dental incident occurs. Quite simply, an injury is less likely with a custom fitted mouthguard, and if one was to occur, it would likely be less extensive.. 

Words by Dr Mark Casiglia Apple Dental 9420 5050 I www.appledental.com.au

BURNS BAY PHYSIOTHERAPY

KIDS AND SPORT This is the time of year when lots of families are signing children up for winter sport or restarting school sport after the summer break. Sport is an incredibly important component for our health and wellbeing. Habits formed when we are young help into our future.

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Open for inspection every Thursday 10am – 11am Phone Bruce Message on 0412 616 120 or visit www.hcf.com.au/about-us/heritage

A recent study showed Australian school students are amongst the least active in the world. 9 out of 10 children fall below the recommended activity level. The Australian Government guidelines recommend 5-17 year olds do a minimum of 60 minutes moderate to vigorous exercise every day. More exercise is considered better. Exercise helps promote not just healthy muscles and bones, but also healthy minds, coordination, eating habits and social skills.

Exercise can be either structured or non-structured, such as walking or riding to school. For most children, a variety of activities works best. At Burns Bay Physiotherapy, we are passionate about keeping Lane Cove residents healthy so as they can continue with their sport and activity. We understand sport, pain and movement. We can help you get back to sport quickly after both minor and major injuries that can happen with exercise. We can also help with advice for prevention of injuries.

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pancreas thoughtfully makes enzymes to help break down fats, carbohydrates and proteins in your diet.

The Big C Pancreatic cancer, according to Wanda Cennerazzo, is the tenth most common cancer. However its aggression and often late diagnosis makes it the fifth most common cause of cancer death.

These figures may be a little out-ofdate, but they accurately reflect the plain nastiness of pancreatic cancer.

The 5-year survival rate is just 3.3%.

Fewer than 20% of people live longer than one year. The acini cells that make enzymes are most susceptible.

About 95% of pancreatic cancers start these, with only some 5% in the Islet [hormone producing] cells. Of all the possible causal factors, smoking is the one most firmly established. Others such as dietary factors and socioeconomic grouping are shadowy and not definite, though sometimes implicated.

Pancreatitis

THE PANCREAS A quiet achiever in our body, the pancreas makes a variety of chemicals for the control of sugar as glucose in our body. It is also a factory for starter enzymes used in the digestive process in the bowel.

If either of these processes fail, it leads to big tummy trouble or big sugar trouble. A bad gut feeling one could say.

Tucked behind and below the stomach, the pancreas is about 12cm long and 2cm wide and sits neatly in the upper part of the abdomen.

The pancreas has a remarkable system of cell clusters called the Islets of Langerhans. These Islet clusters make three different kinds of hormone - those process changing chemicals that flow directly into the bloodstream - in three different types of cells.

1. Beta cells make Insulin, which decreases sugar as glucose in the bloodstream and drags it into the cells that need it. Cells eat glucose for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They must have it.

2. Alpha cells make Glucagon, which increases glucose in the bloodstream by stirring up the liver chemical Glycogen.

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3. Delta cells make Growth Hormone Inhibiting Hormone, sometimes called GHIH or Somatostatin, which opposes both Insulin and Glucagon. It’s another one of those subtle feedback control loops designed to keep blood glucose at a satisfactory level whether you are sleeping peacefully or being chased down the road by a lion.

You have about one million Islets of Langerhans in your pancreas.

Surrounding each one of your Islet cell clusters and making it into a little ball are the acini cells. These make digestive juices, up to 1500 mls of it a day. This juice contains a range of proteins called enzymes. These enzymes are chemicals that help fire off digestion in the upper part of the small bowel, just below the stomach, so that what you eat today walks and talks tomorrow as your

This is the other serious condition of the pancreas. Anything with ‘–itis’ in medicine means ‘inflammation of’.

There is an association with alcohol excess in some 35% of pancreatitis sufferers, whilst gallstone disease is seen in 40-50% of cases.

A typical acute or rapid onset attack may consist of pain - lots of it and constant - just below the breast bone in the Epigastrium. This pain is accompanied by sweating, weakness, nausea and vomiting. The pain of pancreatitis may radiate to the back.

Hospital emergency is the only place to be if pancreatitis is suspected or proven.

Whilst most people get better, pancreatitis can become chronic. As the cells in the pancreas become disabled, problems appear. Both diabetes and a longstanding digestive disorder, chronic pancreatitis are now problems.

Abdominal pain of a severe degree, or pain that is persistent or recurrent in the gut invites testing for pancreatitis as a possibility. 

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PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Following on from last issue, here we discuss other degenerative or chronic diseases which can be prevented or assisted through diet and supplements.

Goitre and thyroiditis Did you know that you may be able to prevent 80% or more of goitre? Or that you can prevent a possible remission of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis?

Hashimoto’s is classified as an autoimmune disease and preventive methods are not medically known.

However, autoimmune disease itself is exacerbated by leaky gut, which can be treated by solving your leaky gut/ food sensitivity problem (especially to grains), as well as making sure that your daily intake of food is accompanied by an abundance of those nutrients that your thyroid gland requires. To do this, we can prepare a good thyroid support/ leaky gut regime for you.

Cœliac Disease In addition to nutrient deficiencies, you may have an atopic gene that makes you prone to a sensitive bowel.

Although we cannot change the gene polymorphism, we can address two factors to assist - getting in the right nutrients so that the myriad cell systems work well (even with a DNA polymorphism), and being ‘careful’ about the right food choices.

I know – you don’t know what to choose because everybody is different and it is not a ‘one size fits all’ system, but it is officially doable. We have discovered a system that gets you there about 80% of the time - and in all my experience, 80% is good enough to develop a normal bowel.

Of course, we know what most of the other 20% is, and we can tell you. But perfection is also a choice and it’s up to you if you want to go that far. So we suggest an early period of ‘perfection’ and juggle your life with brinkmanship enjoyment after that.

Hypertension Easy – Mark Houston did a wave of lecture tours in Australia in about 2014, teaching us natural therapists an abundance of techniques to prevent or cut down your hypertension.

As a pharmacist, I can now say there is NO excuse to develop hypertension in around 80% of cases. Just do regular checks of your BP at the pharmacy desk and let us guide you from there. The modern prescription pharmaceuticals are very good, with fewer side effects than in days of yore, and when combined with preventive measures easily cover 80% of more cases. 

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You will be pleasantly surprised how easy it is to embark on a cost effective and rewarding Wellness Journey.

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YOUR HEALTH

PROFESSIONAL GROOMING FOR CATS AND DOGS

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Sometimes a product becomes so popular that a manufacturer cannot keep up with orders.

One such product is the range of Phonak Marvel hearing aids. Launched late last year, it’s likely to be the most popular hearing aid model ever.

So why has there been such a demand? Well these hearing aids have exceptional features and benefits.

They are rechargeable, so last for a very long day. Just pop them in the box overnight and they are ready to go the next day.

The manufacturer estimates a 6-year Lithium-Ion battery life (unlike other rechargeables with short life spans less than a year).

The aids switch on and off automatically when removed from the charger, so they are easy to use - especially for those with dexterity problems.

They also connect to most Bluetooth enabled phones. You can control the volume of the hearing aids via your phone, but best of all phone calls are sent directly to both hearing aids. Calls become easier, clearer and hands free and you can leave your phone in a bag or pocket when receiving a call.

You have the option of a TV streamer. A small device is placed near your television and the sound of your TV is sent directly to your hearing aids without any wires or neck-loops. With excellent sound quality, it makes listening to your TV much clearer.

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YOUR TRAVEL

Man-oh-man I need a holiday

“Already?” you say. “We’re only halfway through February - you’ve just enjoyed a Christmas break and it’s time for another?”

Holidays are infectious. When I sit here at my desk doing the final checks that all contact details are in the flight bookings, that there have been no last-minute schedule changes, that the ship suite or stateroom documentation matches my booking records, and all those other details that are of major importance, I just want to pack my bag and go away again.

Somewhere. Anywhere.

My current bucket list has cold climes relegated to the top. And it seems I am not alone. Those images of ice and snow are captivating, particularly in a humid Sydney summer. My inbox is a daily repository of seductive offers for the Arctic and the Antarctic. What is fuelling this growth?

Personally, I believe it has to do with a latent focus on the natural environment, which is gaining increased prominence thanks to conversations around climate change. People are keen to get out there and visit Greenland and the North Pole before there is irreversible change.

Some of that change has also opened up routes once only available to scientific exploration eg. the Northwest Passage.

And now thanks to an improved airstrip at Antarctica, you can forego the supposed horrors of the Drake Passage crossing and fly to and from for your cruise.

Another reason is the explosion in small ships and exploration vessels purposely designed to go where most vessels just cannot go. Small is the new fashion - and understandably so. Small cruising means you can get up close, exploring those sheltered coves, the inlets where bird and marine life is abundant due to their remoteness, the islands that remain off the grid unless you are one of the lucky few who have the time and money to invest in this kind of travel.

I recently sailed onboard Ponant’s latest vessel, Le Laperouse, on a 5-day journey across the Tasman. So small that it looked like a luxe tug beside the big ships moored alongside in Sydney harbour, our ship nonetheless traversed this sea beautifully thanks to excellent stabilisers. Such technology continues to improve so that even older ships such as Silver Cloud have been successfully repurposed to provide safe and extremely comfortable remote cruising options. With seasickness pills to hand, you need never fear nausea again!

And the really good news? There are currently some terrific fly free, solo travellers and early bird deals. Just for you but don’t linger to buy!

I do recognise though that not everyone wants remote. That landlubbers still rule the world when it comes to travel, and here too I continue to be surprised by the wealth of choice. There are tours for every interest be it walking, art, photography, golf, music, trains and more – Trendsetter is actively involved in organising several which appear on this page and I’d urge you to investigate beyond the box.

We are also organising a lot of trigenerational family groups to celebrate major milestones. Resort or island stays, destinations guaranteed to provide memorable moments - think Africa, Japan, South America and NZ – are top of mind for many.

Truly, travel has never been more attainable, or affordable. The world does seem to have shrunk and I like that technology means I can explore it much more easily. (It’s just a shame that my emails must follow me too!!!) Come in and see how we can turn your bucket list dream into a reality. 

Calling all revheads & celebrity diehards Trendsetter is hosting a cruise onboard Silver Spirit in MayJune 2020 that takes in the Monaco Grand Prix (2 days of racing) and Cannes for the Film Festival. Everybody welcome, enquire with Adrienne or see our website www.trendsettertravel.com.au

Painters and photographers will love Pamela Fairburn’s Navigate Nova Scotia tour in October 2019. Perfectly timed for sublime autumnal hues, artists will need lots of warm colours in their palate and photographers will need extra memory sticks for all the spectacular photos. www. pamelafairburnart.com.au

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A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO GILLIAN BATT

Lane Cove and Hunters Hill senior residents are special and very lucky. Here we have Councils that are ready to celebrate senior residents - and they also put their money where their mouths are.

One such example is that in February, Lane Cove celebrated Seniors ‘Month’ (whereas everywhere else just devoted a week).

Activities included a lunch featuring singing by Captain Rick, African drumming, a Fun, Fit and Feisty exercise class, Ballroom Buffet and a meditation and sound bath session.

Something out of left field was our decision to mix a Tai Chi class with the opportunity to cuddle a cat from the Cat Protection and Adoption Centre in Gladesville. Bizarre but amazingly successful, one of the most moving moments was when we placed a cat into the arms of one of the care home residents, who has been uncommunicative for many months. She

immediately responded and started to stroke the cat and talk to it. The workers from the home were amazed and have started to think about bringing the cats into the home on a regular basis.

We believe that you are never too old to try something new, whether it be the cha cha or the tango or drumming.

Ballroom dancing, African drumming, mindfulness and movies are now just some of the regular activities that we are considering offering from 1 Pottery Lane, and 46 Gladesville Road, Hunters Hill. We are always keen to discover things that seniors would like to do, so please let us know if you have other ideas.

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funded by either the state or federal government. Fortunately, our local Councils consider it important, but we can only host these activities through charging either a small fee and through fundraising.

Fundraising is hard. I spent two hours in Gladesville shopping centre trying to sell raffle tickets and it was excruciating.

People looked everywhere but at me.

The prizes are fabulous and include a television from Len Wallis Audio worth $3,599; $3,000 of travel from Trendsetter Travel; $500 worth of goods from Estee Lauder plus lots more prizes including wine and dinner vouchers from local restaurants.

If you want to win one of these wonderful prizes AND help us put on more fun things for the local community, go to www.rafflelink.com.au and search for Sydney Community Services.

The fun and social things we do at Sydney Community Services are not

FEATURED EVENTS First Fridays: Calligraphy Workshop Come and learn the art of Japanese calligraphy and contribute to a collaborative artwork.

Friday 1 March, 3:30pm – 5:00pm Lane Cove Plaza

AUTUMN HARMONY MARCH 2019 Celebrate Cultural Diversity in Lane Cove and Beyond

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Saturday Sounds: Katcha Enjoy your weekend coffee, brunch or a spot of shopping in Lane Cove Plaza with a live performance inspired by diverse sounds from across the globe.

Saturday 9 March, 10:00am – 12:00pm Lane Cove Plaza Harmony Day Indonesian Dance Performance As part of Harmony Day join in for an energetic mix of dance, body percussion and song, in an interactive and informative performance which introduces traditions from across the Indonesian archipelago.

Thursday 21 March, 10:00am – 11.00am Lane Cove Library Kaleidoscope of Lane Cove Drop by and celebrate our vibrant community at this annual celebration of cultural diversity featuring free entertainment, interactive workshops, stalls and more.

Friday 22 March, 3:30pm – 6:00pm Lane Cove Plaza Proudly brought to you by Lane Cove Council

GET READY FOR A bathroom designed by award winning interior designer Martina Hayes of Greenwich.

Greenwich interior designer wins award Martina Hayes of Greenwich has recently won ‘Best of Customer Service’ on Houzz®, the leading platform for home renovation and design.

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The annual Best of Houzz awards recognise home renovation and design professionals who have top ratings and the most popular home designs.

Martina runs a boutique studio - Martina Hayes Architectural Interior Design - and was chosen by the more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community.

This is the third year in a row that she has taken out the award.

Best of Houzz is awarded across three categories: Design, Customer Service and Photography. Customer service honours are based on several factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2018.

“A big thank you to my clients who made this award happen,” said Martina. “I feel excited and humbled by this badge of honour.”

Domestic Violence Awareness Program Did you know that financial, psychological and emotional abuse are all forms of domestic violence?

Lifeline are committed to raising awareness about domestic and family violence. An upcoming session will discuss the different signs and forms of abuse, the cycle of abuse, about power and control, equality and empowerment, and allow you to reflect on and share what you can do if you know someone who is experiencing domestic and family violence. Reference materials will also be available.

Time: 10am - 12 noon. Date: Wed 20 March Venue: Living and Learning Centre, 180 Longueville Road, Lane Cove Council Bookings: Phone Hayley at Lifeline on 8287 1154

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YOUR COMMUNITY

Are you interested in a French exchange?

The Hunters Hill - Le Vesinet exchange committee has been organising overseas exchanges for high school students studying French for the past 30 years.

Last year the committee sent 16 Australian students to France. In return, 16 French students will be hosted to the same Australian families in July this year.

Excursions are organised, chaperoned and well run both in Sydney and Paris on two out of five school days, and the students are welcomed as members of their respective families during the six weeks. As the exchange is for six weeks only and it is a reciprocal agreement, the cost is low.

Since 1988, a friendship pact has been ongoing between Hunters Hill and Le Vesinet municipalities (located only 20km out of Paris), with the local Mayor being the President of the Friendship agreement and student exchange.

An upcoming information evening will discuss the exchange, open to any high school students who are studying French.

New committee members are also welcomed.

Date: 7pm, Wednesday 1st May Location: Hunters Hill Town Hall Information: Email info@huntershill-levesinet.org.au or visit www.huntershill-levesinet.org.au/ TOP: 2017/2018 Australian exchange students in Paris BOTTOM: 2017/2018 French exchange students in Sydney.

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Set amongst picturesque landscaped gardens, the leafy suburb of Lane Cove is home to Northcott Gardens.

This warm over 55’s community of one-bedroom apartments is close to everything, including the Royal North Shore hospital, an enviable choice of shopping and transport, all just 9kms from Sydney’s CBD. To book a tour call Shane on 0419 255 240.

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YOUR COMMUNITY

Investing in our natural environment 2019 NSW Election policies of key importance

Council exhibited a Planning Proposal to prohibit multi-dwelling housing in R2 zones in Lane Cove, given that it was envisaged and defined by Council as only single-storey villa homes and not townhouses or terraces. We await the Minister’s decision.

The NCC joint environment group platform ‘A Cleaner Greener NSW’ calls for the implementation and permanent protection of the ‘Sydney Green Grid’. It also calls on Government to remove the laws and policies that allow for unchecked tree clearing for development and infrastructure (such as the Exempt and Complying Development Code and the 10/50 Bushfire Code), and to legislate to maintain and increase urban trees and tree canopy (40% increase of Sydney’s tree canopy by 2030).

An innovative green ‘Central Park’ Sydney high rise development.

In contrast, a new apartment block in Lane Cove.

Lane Cove is not exempt from the significant pressures affecting the NSW environment.

worked tirelessly to retain and enhance since 1972, often with Council.

Pressure from a growing population has seen the ongoing, unprecedented rate of high-rise development reduce urban green space and tree canopy; increased pollution levels with proposed smoke stacks from tunnels located near schools; and out-of-sight, land clearing for high-impact industries such as mining, forestry and agriculture contributing to C0² levels raising the temperatures and threatening species, even the koala.

That’s why the Society recently supported the Council in its objection to the State Government’s proposed changes to the Medium Density Housing Code, which would see the loss of houses and private gardens being replaced by dense ‘complying’ development. The Code’s changes override Council’s planning controls for land use in Lane Cove’s R2 Low Density Residential zones (around 50% of Lane Cove), without Council approval or the ability for a neighbour to object.

Good planning allows for green spaces and trees that improve air quality, reduce the urban ‘heat island effect’, heat stress and the cost of energy for cooling. Trees in deep soil reduce stormwater runoff, provide wildlife habitats and filter inflows into waterways. Parks and bushland increase property values but must be provided alongside increases in density for exercise, healthy lifestyles and improved mental health. Once gone, we are all the poorer.

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Shauna Forrest

President Lane Cove Bushland & Conservation Society, on behalf of the Executive and Society

With the NSW elections upon us, the Lane Cove Bushland & Conservation Society (LCBCS) joins the Nature Conservation Council (NCC) in its call for urban bushland, green spaces and tree canopies to be a priority for the NSW Government.

We urgently need leaders that recognise a healthy, functioning environment is essential for the health and wellbeing of the people of NSW. The long and shortterm objectives of governments, such as planning for a growing population, often undermine the long-term need to conserve and enhance wildlife, our natural environment and plan for a sustainable future.

Green spaces have intrinsic aesthetic and environmental values that make cities more liveable and provide significant health, economic, and social benefits. Unbalanced planning laws, weak Council tree-preservation orders and the sale or commercialisation of local parks and public land threatens the urban forest that the Society has

IT’S ON AGAIN! The Lane Cove Bushland and Conservation Society Autumn Plant Stall will be held in the Lane Cove Plaza on Saturday 30th March from 9am to 12noon.

SAT 30 MARCH 9AM-12NOON LANE COVE PLAZA

Come along and have a chat with Society members about native plants indigenous to the Sydney region. Buy some plants and receive advice on how you can grow them in Lane Cove.

The Society holds a stall every year in Spring and Autumn to raise awareness about native plants and bushland in urban areas and to raise funds for bushland conservation.

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What’s On: Lane Cove MARCH PLAZA EVENTS

BUSHCARE

Saturday Sounds: Katcha Saturday 9 March, 10:00am – 12:00pm. Enjoy your morning with a live performance inspired by diverse sounds from across the globe.

Bookings essential: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/bushcareevents or 9911 3579.

Kaleidoscope of Lane Cove: Friday 22 March, 3:30pm – 6:00pm. Drop by and celebrate our vibrant community at this annual celebration of cultural diversity featuring free entertainment, interactive workshops, stalls and more.

LANE COVE LIBRARY All events are free. Call 9911 3634 or visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/library to book.

Code Club: Every Wednesday in March, 4:00pm – 5:00pm.

Have fun and learn basic coding skills using Scratch 1.

Learn to Love your Laptop: Thursday 7 and 14 March 10:00am – 11:30am. Learn to navigate around the screen, keyoboard, mouse and basic shortcuts. BYO laptop.

BookChat – New Beginnings: Tuesday 12 March, 6:00pm – 8:00pm.

Crafternoon Tea at Greenwich Library: Tuesday 19 March, 2:00pm – 3:30pm. Enjoy afternoon tea while working on your latest craft or knitting project.

Harmony Day Indonesian Dance Performance: Thursday 21 March, 10:00am – 11:00am. Join us for an energetic mix of traditional dance, body percussion and song from across the Indonesian archipelago.

Children’s Author Talk: Monday 25 March, 11:00am – 12:00pm. Hear children’s author Cara Zelas talk about her new book Brain Vacation: A Guide to Meditation (part of the Big World of Little Dude).

Thursday Tunes - A History of 20th Century Music: Thursday 28 March, 10:30am – 12:00pm. Local musician Graham Ball will discuss developments in classical music, jazz, film music and rock & roll in the 20th century.

Writers in Residence: Thursday 28 March, 6:00pm – 7:30pm. Share stories, discuss ideas and writing methods.

For more details on these events visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au or call Lane Cove Council on 9911 3555.

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Foxes of Sydney: Thursday 7 March, 6:30pm – 7:30pm, Council Civic Centre. Learn more about the European Red Fox with university researchers providing fascinating insights into the habits, diet and wildlife impacts of the elusive foxes of Sydney.

Living with Spiders and Insects: Thursday 4 April, 6:30pm – 7:30pm, Council Civic Centre. Researcher Dr Lizzy Lowe from Macquarie University will reveal fascinating facts about the range of small and often feared spiders and insects that live in your garden and why reaching for the insect spray may not be the best thing for them... or us!

SENIORS EVENTS Bookings essential: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/seniors or 9911 3591.

Dancing At The Diddy: Wednesday 13 March, 7:30pm – 11:00pm, Longueville Sporting Club. Drop into The Diddy for a fun night of live music and dancing. Cost: $10.

Are You Ready? Seminars: Wednesday 27 March and Wednesday 3, 10 and 17 April, 10:30am – 11:30am, Living and Learning Centre. No one likes to think about end of life planning but it’s essential to know your priorities. Join us at four free workshops facilitated by industry experts.

The Feel Good Guide to Menopause: Tuesday 9 April, 6:30pm – 8:00pm, Lane Cove Library. Come and meet Dr Nicola Gates who will talk about her latest book The Feel Good Guide to Menopause.

ROAD SAFETY Child Car Seat Safety Check: Saturday 30 March, 9:00am – 1:00pm, Council’s Civic Centre Car Park. Make sure your child is safe with a free inspection by Authorised Restraint Fitters. Bookings are essential, please contact Council’s Road Safety Officer on 9911 3576.

YOUR GOVERNMENT

Councillor Pam Palmer, Mayor P: 0431 959 980

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Some important planning changes have recently been �inalised by Council.

The response we received from the community was overwhelming to reject the State Government’s move to allow medium density developments within our current low-density zones. We now expect this change to be legislated before July.

Council also made submissions on State Government plans for the St Leonards/Crows Nest area. A quick look along the highway lets you know this area has been labelled as an economic growth centre.

Council’s vision has been to facilitate renewal of some of the commercial of�ice/retail space and to revitalise the public open space in that location to create a vibrant hub. The new Metro station will be a great addition.

Meanwhile we are busy getting ready to build a new outdoor pool, opening Stage 1 of a brilliant new park in Lane Cove North, improving safety by redesigning an accident-prone intersection, progressing both the Rosenthal Project (with some new parking about to become available!) and our vision for an exciting new indoor sports centre. These are just the big dollar projects.

There are also smaller projects happening in your neighbourhood. But if you have a suggestion for improving your neighbourhood, please write to me at mayor@lanecove.nsw.gov.au.

I always welcome your feedback.

Local News & Information

Intersection Upgrade

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Council has been working with the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) to develop a proposal to improve the safety of the River Road West / Longueville Road / Northwood Road intersection. With RMS assistance, short and long term concept plans were developed for the intersection.

You can stay in touch with the latest news from Council via our new Facebook page. Follow us at www. facebook.com/lanecovecouncil and receive daily updates on new activities and local information proudly brought to you by Council.

Temporary parking coming soon

Last month the NSW Government announced $1million of funding towards the upgrade of this intersection. This will allow Council to start the detailed construction plans for the implementation of the short term option as a priority.

Out & About in Lane Cove

From mid April more than 40 parking spaces will be available at the Plaza end of Birdwood Lane. Later in the year more parking will be made available via Rosenthal Avenue as construction continues on the Rosenthal Project.

Off-Leash Dog Park Underway

New play equipment in Longueville

Uponmonth completion ofwill the be short term Next Council ready to works, will work with theat open anCouncil extra dog-friendly facility relevant stakeholders to further Blackman Park. develop the long term option.

The new fenced area at the western end of the park will feature shelters with seating; drinking stations; and agility objects such as hardwood logs and equipment. Dogs can still exercise on the grass playing �ields as long as sporting activities are not in progress. The fenced area will provide a safe place for dogs while sport is in progress.

The recently completed basketball court at Kingsford Smith Oval is proving very popular with local kids.

Now the Bill Bryan Playground at Kingsford Smith Oval is to be upgraded.

The new area will feature two slides, a sandpit with digger, junior practice ring and three swings including a ‘nest’ swing.

For details visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov. au/blackmanpark

New Street Libraries

A range of new street libraries are being installed this month - to �ind out where they are located, visit www. lanecove.nsw.gov.au/streetsidegallery

Did you know?

It’s free to recycle your mattresses in Lane Cove. Simply book a Household Clean Up and place your mattress out on the kerb the night before.

To book your collection online visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/ cleanupbooking

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Asphalt and shared user path works were completed along Longueville Road

New stormwater pipes and pits have been installed in Lucretia Avenue, Longueville to help increase the capacity of the local stormwater network Ventilation works have been completed underneath the Plaza bandstand to help maintain lighting and electrical supply

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YOUR GOVERNMENT

Councillor Mark A. Bennett

Anthony Roberts, MP

MAYOR OF HUNTERS HILL

MEMBER FOR LANE COVE

P: 9879 9415 E: markbennett@huntershill.nsw.gov.au

P: 9817 4757 E: lanecove@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Upgrades to Boronia Park and dinghy storage Council has resolved to thank the Hon. Anthony Roberts MP who has secured funding of $1 million towards the Boronia Park Upgrade Project and $50,000 for dinghy storage racks to be installed in a number of locations across Hunters Hill.

Work is now underway to develop a project plan for Boronia Park. The plan will guide the use of this vital funding in close consultation with key stakeholders. This includes local sporting groups who utilise Boronia Park playing rugby, cricket and netball; local bushcare groups who care for the bushland in and around Boronia Park; the Hunters Hill Trust and local residents.

Council’s aim is to work in partnership with stakeholders to deliver quality facilities to enhance the recreational, sporting and environmental aspects, plus the overall enjoyment of the Boronia Park precinct.

Community Facilities Special Variation (SV) On Monday 11th February, Hunter’s Hill Council submitted an application for a proposed Community Facilities Special Variation (SV) to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).

The submission comprises two parts - Part A includes financial information; and Part B is Council’s response to the assessment criteria. IPART’s website provides details relating to each SV application. For information visit: www.ipart.nsw.gov.au If approved, the SV will allow Council to maintain, further develop and enhance community facilities to improve the overall quality of infrastructure and community services in the Hunters Hill local government area.

Links to further information can be found at www.huntershill.nsw.gov.au

Save our Recycling At its February meeting, Council resolved to endorse and publicise Local Government NSW’s campaign ‘Save Our Recycling’.

In addition, Council has made representation to all political parties seeking bipartisan support for the 100% reinvestment of the Waste Levy collected each year by the NSW Government into waste minimisation, recycling and resource recovery.

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It makes me so proud to represent the people of Lane Cove every day; to advocate for their needs in Parliament, and in the Cabinet of the NSW Government where I'm so honoured to serve. It's been an incredibly fulfilling four years and I'm happy to say that together, we've delivered some big wins for this community.

I would like to talk about three things that we've announced that so many people have written to me about.

Carisbrook House funding In a huge announcement for Lane Cove, the NSW Government has responded and agreed to protect the historical Carisbrook Historical House, with a grant of $41,000 to Lane Cove Council.

These funds are to provide for the construction of a glass and timber cover to ensure the underwater cistern in the courtyard is protected.

I was delighted to be able to meet with the Lane Cove Historical Society recently and see their proposal, and I've advocated strongly within the government to get this money delivered. I'm a big history buff, and one of the best things about Lane Cove is how much of our state and nation's rich history remains within our area. I'm so proud of the many passionate people in our community devoted to protecting it.

‘Everyone Can Play’ program I know that for many people, colonial history can be a pretty dry subject! For the kids, we have a fun announcement in the form of $1 million in funding from our ‘Everyone Can Play’ program for a new playground.

I'm thrilled to be able to advocate for these new playgrounds in my role as Planning Minister. The best thing about this program is the fact we're devoting so much time to ensuring our new playspaces are inclusive. There are more than 1.3 million people in NSW who live with a disability or added needs, and thanks to the NSW Government, we're able to make sure that everyone can enjoy our new playspaces.

We're going to keep working with the Council to identify a place for the playground and update everyone very soon.

State election Obviously, there's an election campaign in full swing right now.

This brings the enormous privilege of serving the people of Lane Cove into sharp focus for everyone. Whoever you choose to vote for on March 23rd, I'm just so proud to live in a country with such a robust democracy and respect for democratic institutions.

Make sure you get out and vote!

YOUR GOVERNMENT

Sloans take the Australian Fashion Awards by storm

Trent Zimmerman, MP P: 9929 9822 E: trent.zimmerman.mp@aph.gov.au

New flood lighting has been installed; the old pavilion has been replaced with modern change rooms; a new community room has been added, and outdoor basketball and handball courts have been constructed.

The development has included a regionalscale playground and a new walking track for residents. And importantly, the oval has retained its distinctive picket fence.

Lunar New Year celebrations Happy New Year to all of those in our community who have recently celebrated the Lunar New Year.

Australia is now home to the largest Lunar New Year celebration outside Asia and this is reflected in the boost for local tourism as families travel from near and far to come together.

Locally, there were colourful and vibrant celebrations in both Lane Cove Plaza and throughout Chatswood. Our local celebrations are growing and involving more and more residents.

It was a moment when the Year of the Dog was farewelled, and the promise of the Year of the Pig was embraced. The Year of the Pig represents prosperity and enjoyment - I’m sure we all hope for these outcomes for everyone in our community in the year ahead.

Gore Hill Oval re-opened following major redevelopment I am passionate about improving sporting facilities for local residents, particularly the growing number of young families living in our area. Demand for such facilities is growing and with few opportunities for existing land to be converted to sports grounds, it’s important we maximise the potential of what we already have.

While primarily a responsibility of local councils and state governments, I was very pleased to have been able to convince the federal government to fund a major redevelopment of Gore Hill oval.

For almost a century, this has been one of our busiest playing fields and, in recent times, has been used for both cricket and AFL. With federal funding of $9.5 million, the oval has now been revamped.

The upgrade to the oval includes a greatly improved drainage system and a resurfacing of the oval with synthetic grass, ensuring we can maximise its use.

The oval re-opens on 9th March and I would encourage you to take a look. It’s also next to the historic Gore Hill cemetery which is always worth a visit.

Franking Credits Many residents have contacted me with concerns about a proposal from the Labor Party to abolish franking credit refunds. This is not surprising as some 10,000 local residents would be hit if this policy is enacted.

I am vehemently opposed to changing the goal posts in this way for people who have planned for their retirement and worked hard to ensure they are a little more self-reliant.

On 8th February 2019 the Parliament’s Economics Committee held a public hearing in Chatswood. Between 200 and 300 residents were able to attend and many spoke to the Committee of the impact this proposal would have on their own situation. These are not the super wealthy – in fact those with higher incomes who pay tax will still receive dividend imputation.

I will continue to strongly oppose Labor’s retiree tax in the Parliament.

Out and about in Lane Cove Thank you to those who drop by to have a chat at the mobile office sessions I hold in Lane Cove. It’s wonderful to catch up with so many amazing Lane Cove locals, to hear about how much they love this very special community and to discuss ways that I can support them.

How I can help As your federal member, there are a number of different ways that I can assist you. These include arranging anniversary and birthday messages at significant milestones, and helping with immigration, Centrelink, National Disability Insurance Scheme, telecommunications, health and aged care matters. If you need any assistance on these or any other federal government matters, please don’t hesitate to contact my office on 9929 9822.

Sloans of Lane Cove and Sloans of North Sydney have had a recordbreaking number of finalists announced in the upcoming Australian Hair Fashion Awards (AHFA’s) for 2019.

Considered the most influential photographic competition in Australia, these awards remain the one to win for hair, makeup and fashion creatives.

With 100% impartiality and transparency, all creative categories are judged in London by the best names in the UK hairdressing industry.

Sloans finalists in the AHFA awards include: • SCOTT SLOAN Australian Hairdresser of the Year • JORDAN HONE Creative Colourist of the Year • ISOBEL ALLAN Hair Shot of the Year • IDY DUONG Newcomer of the Year • BRITTANY CRISTAUDO Newcomer of the Year • CHRISTOPHER BYRNE Hair Shot of the Year Sloans was also named finalist in the Salon Business of the Year 2019 category of the awards.

Scott Sloan, owner of Sloans Hair Salons, said that being selected as a finalist in this category represents the impact that their salons have had on the Australian hair industry and their beloved clients.

“Our hard work has been selected by some of the most famous and celebrated hairdressers in the world. We are so excited to represent our North Shore community on the national stage at the awards in April.”

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YOUR COMMUNITY

A vibrant new look at an ancient city

March meeting Date: Tuesday 26th March at 7.30pm Venue: Living and Learning Centre, 180 Longueville Road.

Guest artist for March will be Dee Jackson. Dee is a Sydney-based artist specialising in watercolour portraiture. She is regarded as a passionate and authentic artist, with acclaimed artwork that has been commissioned throughout Australia, UK, USA, South Africa, Singapore and Vietnam.

‘Canal Life’ by Pamela Fairburn, winner of the Guy Warren Award. Photo by Ross Fairburn

Venice has inspired generations of artists through the ages. The knowledge that at any moment it may sink into the Mediterranean Sea forever does not diminish our desire to see the historic, crumbling buildings crowding the winding canals, with gondolas conveying locals and visitors hither and thither.

The 2018 winner of the Guy Warren Award at the Lane Cove Art Society members’ exhibition, ArtXtra, was Pamela Fairburn. Her painting ‘Canal Life’ breathes excitement and colour into an intimate corner of Venice.

A past president of the Society; an experienced, popular art teacher; and a leader of art tours in Australia and overseas, Pamela has also recently been awarded life membership of the Society.

Guy Warren Award winner Pamela Fairburn with John Heffernan

Words by Margaret Vickers Lane Cove Art Society 0402 813 404 www.lanecoveartsociety.com.au

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Watercolour is Dee’s great love. The fluid spontaneity attracts her and as a medium, watercolour lends itself to the softness and curves of the human form and allows her great freedom. She usually works on commission and although each portrait essentially begins the same way – with discussion, planning, sketching, watercolour washes and glazes – ultimately the creation of each portrait is an individual experience.

The Society’s Annual General Meeting will also be held at the March meeting. If you or a friend would like to take part in the running of the Society, you are warmly invited to put your name forward to join the Committee. Being involved is always rewarding, and the more the merrier.

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Art Month 2019 Art Month comes to Lane Cove in the form of two contemporary art exhibitions, a month of free and paid workshops and a special Art Month North Shore Finnissage program on the last day of the art festival.

(mistake) Making Station - a participatory artwork with Christine Wiltshier

The Matter of Objects & Materiality

with Kath Fries, Alia Parker and Kate Brown This exhibition of site-specific, installation art focuses on the material turn as well as a renewed interest in the object brought about, in part, by a response to an increasing digitisation of our visual experience. Employing natural and man-made materials as well as live event-based performances, The Matter of Objects & Materiality highlights the agency of the material and the vitality of matter.

DATES: 6 - 30 March OPENING NIGHT: 6 - 8pm, 6 March RSVP: www.the-matter-of-objects-materiality-opening-night. eventbrite.com.au

Artist-maker Christine Wiltshier invites knitters, non-knitters and fellow mistake makers to join her at Gallery Lane Cove to experiment with the generative potential of the mistake. She will be working in the gallery space. Contacted at cawfibreart@ gmail.com to book a 30 minute (mistake) making session.

DATES: 1 - 4pm, Mon 11, 18, 26 March

11am - 4pm, Tues 12, 19, 26 March

11am - 2pm, Wed 6, 13, 20, 27 March

11am - 2pm, Sat 9, 16, 23, 30 March OPENING NIGHT: 6 - 8pm, 6 March RSVP: www.opening-night-mistake-making-tickets. eventbrite.com.au

Simon Says Touch A pop-up tactile exhibition curated by intern Natalie Tso, mentored by Rachael Kiang and Joanna Williams.

DATES: 21 – 30 March FURTHER DETAILS: www.gallerylanecove.com.au

Art Month Sydney North Shore Art Tour

March Workshops

The Art Month North Shore Precinct Finnissage Program Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios is delighted to partner with Art Month Sydney and Willoughby Council for an Art Month festival closing event on the lower North Shore.

Starting at Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios, there will be paid and free events running from 10am.

Boro Bag workshop with Rhonda Pryor.

Using vintage Japanese indigo-dyed cottons and other old used fabrics, spend a few hours slow-stitching a beautiful, fully-lined, drawstring Japanese boro-rice bag.

TIME: 10am - 4pm DATE: Sat 30 March COST: $170 Introduction to Solar Plate Printmaking with Susan Baran Learn the many ways to expose etching plates in the sun and with the studio exposure unit. Suitable for beginners through to more experienced printmakers. Workshop generously funded by Art Month, Sydney.

TIME: 12 - 2pm DATE: Sat 30 March COST: Free

Panel Discussion TOPIC: New Materialism, Object Oriented Ontology and Subject/Object Relations.

TIME: 11am - 12 noon DATE: Sat 30 March Join us for a free panel discussion with the artists and the curator of The Matter of Objects & Materiality with a performance by Kate Brown.

OTHER ART MONTH WORKSHOPS Get Creative with Photography Techniques with Jeff Hawkin Learn composition, observation, subject matter, concept development and understanding camera observation.

DATE: Sat 9 March TIME: 1-5pm COST: Free.* Unlock Your Imagination: Photography for Enthusiasts with Shoufay Derz Award-winning artist and photographer Shoufay Derz will lead a group of beginner photography enthusiasts in a playful photo workshop.

DATE: Sat 16 March TIME: 1-5pm COST: Free *.

Open Studios Pop by our studios to observe artists at work or try painting, drawing and ceramics for free.

DATE: Sat 30 March TIMES: 12 - 1pm - Drawing with Abby Chambers, Guy Warren Studio 1 - 2pm - Painting with James McCallum, Guy Warren Studio 12 - 1.30pm - Ceramics with Sol Contardo 12 - 2pm - Artist-in-Residence, Tilly Lees studio visit The Mindful Art of Suminagashi with Penelope Lee Go with the flow and enjoy a day of mindful art making while learning the art of Suminagshi – ‘floating ink’.

DATE: Sat16 March TIME: 10am - 4pm COST: $165 Paper Sculpture with Jean Kropper Learn the delicate hand skills of creating paper sculpture.

Materials list provided on booking. $20 materials apply.

DATE: Sat 23 March TIME: 10am - 4pm COST: $170 Sip & Brush (Life Drawing) with Yvonne Le A fun night life drawing with a professional model. BYO wine.

Nibbles provided. In partnership with In The Cove.

DATE: Thur 28 March TIME: 7.30 – 9.30pm COST: $55

Further information and bookings for all workshops at www.gallerylanecove.com.au/workshops

* Generously funded by Lane Cove Council’s Sustainability unit. Participants encouraged to submit entries for Council’s Captured Photography competition.

Words by

Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios 9428 4898 I www.gallerylanecove.com.au

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Sydney Symphony trombonist to perform with Cameraygal Wind Symphony Ron Prussing will be featuring in a concert with the local Cameraygal Wind Symphony, the flagship ensemble from the Lane Cove Concert Band organisation.

Principal trombonist with the Sydney Symphony orchestra since 1986, Ron has had a long association with the musical director of Cameraygal Wind Symphony, Gavin Staines, who also plays trombone. It is fitting that the concert will be held at Chatswood High School where Gavin taught music for many years (and continues to take the band program) and where Ron’s daughters attended high school.

Ron will perform several well-known trombone pieces including Slidin’ Down the Mississippi, Morceau Symphonique and Rimsky-Korsakov’s famous Concerto for Trombone and Military Band.

In addition, the concert will feature a variety of wind symphony repertoire from Cameraygal Wind Symphony, Northern Youth Symphonic Winds, Chatswood High Wind Orchestra and Northern Beaches Symphonic Wind Ensemble.

Time and date: 2.30pm on Sunday 7th April Venue: Chatswood High School Tickets: Adults $10. Concession $6, can be purchased at the door Information: Please visit www.lccb.org.au

Singing for Fun! After a great 2018, LaVoce - a Lane Cove community choir - is off to a flying start in 2019. Our ‘Singing for Fun’ mantra is paying dividends with four new members joining us in the first two rehearsals.

Over the summer break, we conducted a vote on what songs we would include in the 2019 program. The results were sensational and we have a fine repertoire of 34 songs to perfect for our year’s concerts. The list can be found on our website at http://lavocelanecove.com/performances-news If you would like to join in the fun this year, contact Adrian Lee on 0424 507 321 or at adrianlee2@mac.com.

No audition required.

Saxophonist NICK RUSSONIELLO and THE GOLDEN AGE (STRING) QUARTET Music from the 1920s performed on instruments of that era.

Tuesday 12th March at 7.30pm at Lane Cove-Mowbray Anglican Church,19 Rosenthal Avenue, Lane Cove.

Subscribe to all six of our superb concerts for 2019.

Cost $70 pp. Individual concerts $25pp, payable at the door.

Concessions for pensioners. School children free.

For enquiries, please phone Christine Butters on 9428 4287 or Rosalie Lucas on 9427 4651.

UPCOMING CONCERTS INCLUDE: 7th May - Andrew Rumsey, piano; Thomas Azoury, clarinet & piano; Toby Ann, violin – performing some iconic masterpieces and some rarely heard gems of the classical repertoire.

25th June - Chanterelle String Quartet – artists from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: violinists Leone and Fiona Ziegler, Jane Hazlewood, viola; Kristy Conran, ‘cello.

13th August - Mark Walton, clarinet and saxophone; Kirill Monorosi, piano; Miriam Alperovich, bassoon; Andrew Yung, clarinet. Solos, duets, trios including Burgmuller, Bach, Beethoven, Walton, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Kreutzer, Verdi.

15th October at 7.00pm - Alf & Pearl Pollard Memorial Awards for Performance Excellence held in association with Sydney Eisteddfod. Ten award-winning instrumentalists from 2019 Eisteddfod, aged 12-16 years.

26th November - Ku-ring-gai Male Choir – programme to include some Christmas music.

The Cameraygal Wind Symphony presents

‘An Afternoon of Class’ Sunday April 7th, at 2:30pm, at Chatswood High School (24 Centennial Avenue, Chatswood) Featuring

LCYO is looking for experienced young clarinet players. (min AMEB grade 5 or equivalent).

We can also offer scholarships to help with your music studies, thanks to generous funding from Mirvac.

Contact LCYO: mcn114@bigpond.net.au 0411 413 335

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Ron Prussing, Principal Trombonist of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Chatswood High School Wind Orchestra Northern Youth Symphonic Wind Northern Beaches Symphonic Wind Ensemble Adults $10, Concession $6 (at the door)

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LANE COVE THEATRE COMPANY The Female of the Species The Lane Cove Theatre Company’s 2019 season opened with its production of The Female of the Species by Joanna Murray-Smith, directed

by Jess Davis. This critically acclaimed comedy delighted audiences and played for eight performances in February.

“Davis’s production is faithful to the satirical wit and intelligence of Murray-Smith’s writing – and her actors bring to their roles the energy and boldness the characters deserve.”

Carol Wimmer, Stage Whispers “The Female of the Species – Jess Davis successfully revives a feminist farce.” Lisa Thatcher “The Female of the Species had lots of entertaining moments … a rather quirky and madcap look at some of the powerful ideology behind one feminist’s mystique.” What’s On Sydney

Annual Company Awards Congratulations to the recipients of our annual 2018 awards: LCTC Member of the Year – Jeremy Cardew Best Actress – Miriam Rihani as Diana in Next to Normal Best Actor – Trent Gardiner as Dan in Next to Normal Best Youth Performer – Haydon Ashley as Mrs Mayor in Seussical Jr Best Crew Member – Cassandra Mildwater

BARE: The Musical Music by Damon Intrabatolo. Lyrics by Jon Hartmere Jr. Directed by Kathryn Thomas (Director of sold-out seasons of Holding the Man 2017 and Next to Normal 2018) BARE is a coming-of-age rock musical focusing on a group of high school students and their struggles at their private Catholic boarding school. A pulsating, electric contemporary pop-rock musical, it follows the students as they grapple with issues of identity and the future. With a unique sung-through pop score, heart-pounding lyrics and a cast of bright young characters, BARE rings with the sounds of youthful repression and revolt. A provocative, fresh and utterly honest look at the dangers of baring your soul … and the consequences of continuing to hide.

We are excited to announce that a new 10-week intensive course for adults will be offered through Cameraygal School of Performing Arts.

Whether you’re an experienced actor looking to keep your craft alive, or a beginner actor looking to dive into a new hobby, there’s nothing like an acting course to help you do that.

Cameraygal's adult acting course – open to those aged 18 years and over – is run by qualified teachers with years of industry experience under their belts, and a passion for leading actors to brave and truthful acting choices.

Whether you are wanting to build confidence, improve presentation skills, communicate more effectively or simply to explore your creativity in an inclusive, nurturing and supportive environment with like-minded people - this course is for you!

Our tutor, Justin Buchta (NIDA and LeCoq) has years of industry experience to guide you through audition preparation, monologue selection and delivery, scene-work, physical theatre, character exploration and exploring acting techniques through drama games and improvisation.

This 10-week course begins Monday 29th April and runs through until Monday 1st July from 7-9.30pm, culminating in an end of term performance at the conclusion of the 10 weeks.

For further information and enrolment information, please visit our website www.cameraygal.com or contact cameraygal@outlook.com

Dates: 10 - 25 May Bookings: Pre-sale bookings available online at www.trybooking.com/ZFCV

MARCH MOVIE EVENT Join us for a screening of Bohemian Rhapsody.

Sunday 31st March from 5pm Level 1, 180 Longueville Road Lane Cove Bookings essential www.trybooking.com/BAYCK TVO MARCH 2019 37

TRIBUTE

Vale Christine Carberry 3/10/1955 - 11/1/2019 Christine Carberry, a former Lane Cove resident, passed away suddenly on 11th January 2019.

Christine resided in Lane Cove from 1988 to 2010 and immersed herself in the Lane Cove community, especially with her involvement in Rotary.

Initially a member of North Sydney Sunrise, Christine then became a member of Lane Cove Rotary. She hosted many exchange students from around the globe on behalf of Rotary and was very generous with her visitors, taking them on trips which included her birth place of Narrabri in north-west NSW, showing them the family farm she grew up on.

She was always a face at a local Rotary barbeque and the local Village fair.

Christine was awarded two Paul Harris Fellowships. One in particular was for raising over $400,000 at Melbourne Cup lunches held in the 1990s at the Anzac Club in North Sydney to assist the Rotary polio eradication program. She continued her involvement in Rotary when she moved to Dili, Timor Leste, in 2010. She held many executive roles and organised a district conference, which included a visit from the Rotary Club of Narrabri for the conference and to tour the beautiful country.

In the early 1990s, Christine became involved with an aid organisation based in St Leonards, AFAP (now known as Action on Poverty), to help our neighbouring countries in Asia and the Pacific. Christine worked closely with this organisation, and many other NGOs, and was one of the original members of the Australian Council for Overseas Development’s Code of Conduct Committee. Today, that Code of Conduct is held up as an example of best practice globally in its guidance of NGO work. She continued to be a valuable member on many NGO boards until her recent passing.

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Pacific and Africa and handled hundreds of millions of dollars in aid projects with a particular interest in the area of health.

One particular project in Africa was related to supporting people, widows and children affected by HIV and AIDS. Two early programs in the 1990s were Medical and Service Supply Programs and Community Partnership Programs for which Christine was instrumental in sending scores of containers of medical equipment to countries all over the world in response to civil conflict and natural disasters like tsunamis. In the early 2000s, Christine worked on a project with AFAP to refit all the health stations in Bouganville.

Christine had a love of the Mary Ward philosophy and the motto: In time women will come to do much.

with the express purpose of creating employment and mentoring young Timor Leste people. She continued her involvement with local organisations there including Timor Aid, Alola Foundation, Hiam Health, Bairo Pete Clinic, Pradet and Maluk-Timor.

She was also involved in a number of pro-bono causes and assisted the Marist Brothers, Loreto Sisters and the St Joseph’s Sisters. These organisations have sent heartfelt condolences to Christine’s family and have expressed the gaping hole Christine has left in their hearts and their organisations.

Christine valued her education at Loreto Normanhurst and the friendships she made there. It continued to shape her life. She had a love of the Mary Ward philosophy and the motto: In time women will come to do much. Her life was enriched by the people and places she came across on her journey. She was generous, kind, caring, had a strong sense of justice and she is a perfect example of this motto and an inspiration to many.

Written by Roslyn Carberry.

AFAP moved into action when the Indonesians retreated from Timor Leste in 1998. Christine worked tirelessly in a challenging and volatile environment to assist the transition from Indonesian leadership. AFAP were the first to arrive with a shipment of aid equipment and worked closely with Timor Aid to assist in such a devastating situation.

After a decade of travelling back and forth to Timor Leste, Christine made the decision to move there permanently.

She set up an accounting business in Dili

WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL Want to play football for Lane Cove in 2019?

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COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN

LANE COVE FOOTBALL CLUB IS CURRENTLY TAKING PLAYER REGISTRATIONS FOR ANYONE AGED 4 & OVER FOR THE 2019 SEASON -

MINI-ROOS: UNDER 6 - UNDER 11 JUNIOR: UNDER 12 - UNDER 18 GIRLS: UNDER 8 - UNDER 18 MEN'S ALL-AGE: DIVISION 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6 SQUADS WOMEN'S ALL-AGE: DIVISION 1, 2, 3 & 4 SQUADS WOMEN'S OVER 35s: DIVISION 2 MEN'S OVER 35s: DIVISION 1 & 2 SQUADS

MINI-ROOS & JUNIORS TRIAL DATES U6 - 5pm-6pm, Tues 19 & 26 Feb on Blackman 1 U7 - 6pm-7pm, Tues 19 & 26 Feb on Blackman 1 U8 - 6pm-7pm, Weds 20 & 27 Feb on Lower Blackman U9 - 7pm-8pm, Weds 20 & 27 Feb on Lower Blackman U10 - 6pm-7pm, Thurs 21 & 28 Feb on Lower Blackman U11 - 7pm-8pm, Thurs 21 & 28 Feb on Lower Blackman U12/13 - 7pm-8pm, Tues 19 & 26 Feb on Lower Blackman U14/15 - 5pm-6pm, Tues 19 & 26 Feb on Blackman 2 U16/18 - 6pm-7pm, Tues 19 & 26 Feb on Blackman 2

Register online: www.myfootballclub.com.au

REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.MYFOOTBALLCLUB.COM.AU AND CLICK "REGISTER NOW"

Make a Difference to Someone’s Life!

Support your local community by purchasing a raffle ticket and go into the draw to win one of these great prizes.

PRIZE 1: PANASONIC 55” OLED 4K TV

VALUE $3,599

DONATED BY LEN WALLIS AUDIO TICKETS PRIZE 2: TRAVEL VALUE $3,000 1 FOR $5

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5 FOR $20 10 FOR $35

TRAVEL & CRUISE CENTRE

PRIZE 3: BEAUTY PRODUCTS

VALUE $500

DONATED BY ESTĒE LAUDER

More prizes will be added over the coming months and will be advertised in The Village Observer and on the Sydney Community Services website and Facebook page. Launched at Lane Cove Rotary Fair Sunday 14th October, the raffle will be drawn at LOGO theVARIATIONS Hunters Hill Food and Wine Festival at 4pm on Sunday 5th SECONDARY (STACKED) May 2019, at Boronia Park Oval Hunters Hill.

Prize winners will be contacted by phone within 48 hours and a list of the prize winners will be published in The Village Observer.

SECONDARY LOGO VARIATIONS (STACKED)

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All proceeds go to support local people through Sydney Community Services.

A joint initiative of Sydney Community Services and Hunters Hill Food and Wine Festival. CFN 12188 POSITVE – COLOUR

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Karen Paull Degrees of Dependence As a busy mother of three young children, I was desperate for them to develop some independent skills early in life. Our determined daughter didn’t need much convincing! She began preparing her school lunches from grade 2, to keep up with her older brothers. I was delighted to be relieved of lunch-making duties and decided if our 7-year-old could do it – my husband must be capable too!

We desired for our kids to be strong and capable individuals, encouraging their independence wherever possible. However, there were times when it would have been better if they had involved us. When a mentor raised the value of interdependence, I recognised this was a preferable concept for parenting and life generally.

Interdependence connotes shared responsibility, where each contributes what they can, for the good of all. There is an underlying valuing of others inbuilt. I work interdependently with Gaye, who is talented with layout and pictures, while I contribute the words. We are both rewarded by the final outcome of a piece, because it is better and more efficient than either of us could do alone.

Whereas contributing from areas of strength makes us feel good about our abilities, the biggest gain is the joy of community. It can be a huge relief to work, play or make important decisions with helpful others, rather than on our own. Often an independent response is required and easier, but when greater wisdom and skill sets are needed, you can’t beat a cohesive team.

Hugh Mackay observes in his 2019 edition of ‘What Makes Us Tick’ (p xiv): ‘…in the end, our responsibility to the species usually prevails: we are, by nature, cooperative, collaborative communitarians.’

The Bible agrees: ‘Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ,’ Galatians 6:6 (NIV) Do you have the humility to ask someone else into that project you are struggling with?

Alternatively, you could contribute your talents to a joint project that benefits others.

Take the risk first - to enjoy the benefits later!

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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What's on in March 2019 MONDAY

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F.O.C.A.S. Group Meeting 9.30-12noon

Shopping Bus 9am-11.45am Mah Jong 1pm-4pm

Social Bridge Chess / Solo 1pm-3.30pm

Boomers BLUE 9.45am-12.45pm

keeping connected in your community

Table Tennis 12.30 or 2.30pm Coles Phone Shopping 9am-11.30am Scrabble 10-12noon

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F.O.C.A.S. Group Meeting 9.30-12noon

Melbourne Cup High Tea 2pm-4pm $15

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Boomers BLUE 9.45am-12.45pm

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Shuffleboard 9.45am-11.45am Social Bridge Chess / Solo 1pm-3.30pm

Table Tennis 12.30 or 2.30pm

Reviewing: Snake Cradle

by Roberta Sykes

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 MARCH 2019

BUS TRIP: This month we visit Flower Power at Terry Hills for morning tea and a wander through the nursery then on to Club Palm Beach for lunch.$50 includes, bus, morning tea and lunch. Bookings essential. Call Julie 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 Snake Cradle - Roberta Sykes 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 9427 6425 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 March to the Doyles on the Wharf-Watsons Bay and Rouse Hill House and Farm ($15 per person) 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: Please join us as Alan Seale presents the 1942 comedy The Palm Beach Story, starring Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea on Wednesday March 27th Venue: Sydney Community Services, 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove.

Volunteers free or $5 entry – includes afternoon tea.

Bookings essential 9427 6425.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

MOVIE AFTERNOON

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 looking for volunteers in the following areas:

LINEN SERVICE VOLUNTEERS WANTED Can you spare a couple of hours once a fortnight to assist with our Linen Service? Each fortnight on a Monday morning, our amazing volunteers change the sheets and replace the towels for members of our community. Please help us to help them.

Please join us as Alan Seale presents the 1942 comedy The Palm Beach Story, starring Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea. This hilarious comedy finds married couple Tom and Gerry Jeffers in a strained relationship, largely due to financial difficulties.

WHEN: Wednesday 27 March 1.45pm.

VENUE: Sydney Community Services, 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove COST: $5 entry includes afternoon tea. Volunteers of SCS are free.

RSVP MONDAY 25 MARCH TO: reception@sydneycs.org or call 9427 6425.

Join us if you can, make new friends and enjoy the feeling of being involved in a worthy cause, supporting your own community.

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE? We are looking for friendly and capable volunteer drivers to drive our larger (from 20 seater) community bus on day trips. A Light or Medium Rigid Licence would be required.

We are also looking for friendly and capable volunteer drivers to drive our smaller 12 seater community bus. No special bus licence is required for this one, just a medical clearance letter from GP.

VOLUNTEER GARDENER Join our morning gardening team and have fun working outdoors and helping in the community at the same time.

For further information on volunteering, please contact Yvonne, the volunteer coordinator, Sydney Community Services on

02 9427 6425

or email: yhughes@sydneycs.org

JOIN US FOR

Mindfulness & Relaxation WHEN: 1.15 - 2.15pm, Tuesday 12 March and 26 March, 2019 WHERE: Sydney Community Services, 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove (parking underneath building - entrance on Little Street) 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.

To book your place, contact: reception@sydneycs.org or call 9427 6425. Spaces are limited.

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YOUR 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. 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. P: 9436 2891.

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.

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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 FRIENDS OF LANE COVE NATIONAL PARK Bush care volunteers needed for bush regeneration at Point Reserve, Lane Cove National Park, Mon 8.30-11.30am and 2nd and 4th Sat. 9 - 11am. Contact: Mike mam11739@tpg.com. au or 0456 062 637. See www. friendsoflanecovenationalpark.org.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. 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. www.hummingsong.com.au HUNTERS HILL BRIDGE CLUB Keep mentally fit, have fun and make friends? Hunters Hill Bridge Club, Crown St, Henley. 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 Tues to Frid, 10am - 12 noon 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.

HUNTERS HILL SENIORS’ CHESS GROUP Join weekly social games – no expertise needed. Every Wed 2-5pm, Ironwood Company Coffee House, 102 Woolwich Rd, Woolwich.

Register: Sydney Community Services 9817 0101 or ssmall@sydneycs.org HUNTERS HILL SAILING CLUB Kids, tweens, teens and adult learn to sail programs, coaching, racing weekly at the 2018 NSW Sailing Club of the Year. All welcome! Email info@ huntershillsailingclub.org.au or www. huntershillsailingclub.org.au 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 BOWLING CLUB Play lawn bowls. Social or competition. Fun and exercise. Free coaching. 151 Burns Bay Road. Call 9428 4325, 9420 5793 or info@ lawnbowls.com.au 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). 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, Tues 26 March at Lane Cove Library with Prof Paul Ashton presenting The Accidental City—Planning in Sydney, tracing the history of Sydney's planning from 1788. 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. 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-LaneCove-Toastmasters/ 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. 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. 0403 392 122. www. meetup.com/Laughter-Melody-Yoga/ 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 5 March: ON GOLDEN POND. Tuesday 2 April: RAISING HELEN 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. Enquiries@ lnsmba.amba.org.au or www.lnsmba. amba.org.au

YOUR BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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-Fri 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 and 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 meeting is 5-7pm, Thursday 21st March.

Speaker will be Professor Katy Clark, Palliative Care Specialist on Prostate Cancer pain and its management.

Kolling Building, 5th floor, North Shore Hospital. Contact 9498 1984 or www.prostate-cancer-supportsydneynorth.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.

Lane Cove Ladies Lane Cove Library at 10am, second Wednesday monthly. 9427 5891.

Willoughby Combined Chatswood Bowling Club, Gordon Ave, Chatswood at 9.45am, third Tuesday monthly. 9428 3357.

Hunters Hill Combined Hunters

The The Meeting Meeting House House Kindergarten Kindergarten

Hill Club at 9.30am, first Tuesday monthly. 9816 2374.

Hunters Hill Ladies Probus Club Inc 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 Golf Club, 180 River Rd. Dinner $20/ head. Contact 0407 216 552. www. lanecoverotary.org SAHAJA YOGA MEDITATION Experience meditation and state of thoughtless awareness. Awaken the innate energy which is inside everyone to experience a sense of inner peace, balance and wellbeing.

No obligation. Lane Cove Library, Tues 7-8.30pm. 0422 798 498.

SHINNYO-EN BUDDHIST TEMPLE Higan Equinox Merit Transfer Service. Thursday 21st March @12.30 - 1.30pm. Join us in this traditional Buddhist service to extend prayers to the victims of disasters around the world.

9418 6688 or www.shinnyo.org.au SPIRIT OF LIFE UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP Rev. Geoff Usher speaking on 'Bandages for the Heart’. 10.30am, Sun 31st March, Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre.

Inquiries: 9599 1180.

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.

THE LOCAL VOCALS’ 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 first Sunday monthly, Lane Cove Bowls Club, 151 Burns Bay Rd. 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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TRENDSETTER TRAVEL & CRUISE

Where your individual holiday needs are our focus Call us today to discuss your travel options: LANE COVE MARKET SQUARE 9427 6666 LONGUEVILLE 9428 5900

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YOUR BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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.

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 / 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 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 Bella Bacio Café.......................... 94208088 44 TVO MARCH 2019

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 Foogoo......................................... 7900 7081 Four Frogs Creperie................... 9420 3944 Fourth Fish.................................. 9427 4896 Fusion Coffee.............................. 9418 8074 Ground Caffe............................... 9420 0410 Guzman Gomez.......................... 8004 5318 Kasina Korean............................. 8041 3307 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 Little Red Robin.......................... 9418 9529 Lil Lane Eatery............................ 9418 9708 Ogalo Portugese Chicken.......... 9427 1200 Oliver Brown Chocolate Cafe.... 9090 2596 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 ELECTRICIAN Captain Cook Electrical............ 0488 843 546 McIntosh Electrical...............1300 627 727 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 Raw FM Network........................ 9420 4900 FASHION - MENS D’S Damat................................... 9418 6782 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 IGA X-Press...................... 9427 2275 Big Barra Seafood...................... 9427 0077 Figtree Greengrocers................. 9420 2111 Flannerys................................1300 434 154 Hummerston Meats................... 9427 1983 LC Village Fruit market.............. 9428 1733 Lime Leaf Fruit & Veg................ 9420 0102 Thomas Dux................................ 9420 4833 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 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 Flair for 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 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 Found Gifts &Homewares... 0411 427 670 Hot Dollar..................................... 9418 6044 Iris & Lin....................................... 9427 1395 Smart Bargains .....................0413 381 021 The Hunted.............................0498 222 130 HOME MAINTENANCE Declutter Service...................0404 025 280 Rubbish removal....................0409 041 617 www.rubbishrescue.com.au Smart Gutter solutions.............. 8676 2247 HOBBIES, PETS Pet Design Grooming................. 9428 1333 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 SRM Lawyers.............................. 9188 9631 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 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

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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

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• All building projects

Don't lose your precious memories PHOTO, AUDIO AND VIDEO CONVERSIONS: Convert your VHS Videos, Slides, Paper Photos, records and Audio Cassettes to DVD, CD or Memory Stick. Also basic (single camera) event filming.

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• Extensions and renovations • Restoration work • Fully insured

Zumba® GOLD in Lane Cove Perfect for active older adults who are looking for a modified Zumba®class at a lower-intensity.

Check the class schedule on:

www.zumba4u.com.au or Call Diana 0406765827

Call David McRae

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WHAT'S ON

Delvena Women's Refuge workshop This free 2-hour Domestic Violence workshop is for those who want to know how to recognise it, what to do and who to contact. It’s open to everyone - great for parents, carers, girlfriends, and health professionals who may be concerned.

Date: 10am-12pm, Wednesday 20th March Place: Lane Cove Council Living & Learning Centre, 180 Longueville Road, Lane Cove.

Carisbrook Historic House

Unlock the door on the 1880s

Weekends 11am - 4pm 334 Burns Bay Rd www.carisbrookhouse.com

LANE COVE WOMEN’S ACTION & INFORMATION GROUP 4 MARCH Celebrate International Women’s Day: Jacqueline Kent, author of several biographies, will speak about the books she has written.

11 MARCH Regular session, talking about books by women authors we have been reading recently.

TIME 4 YOU MARCH 2019 - ALL WELCOME - $3 10am-12 noon - with home-made morning tea

WED 6 - SCRABBLE THURS 13 - CWA WED 13 - SCRABBLE THURS 14 - ABORIGINAL POETRY WED 20 - SCRABBLE THURS 21 - DISCOVER SCOTLAND WED 27 - SCRABBLE THURS 28 - TOY ANIMALS

All WAIG sessions are held at the Lane Cove Library, Longueville Rd unless otherwise stated.

Cost: $8 members/$10 non-members per session.

For further information, visit our Facebook page, E: waigwomen@gmail.com P: 0411 016 784.

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WHEN: Saturday 30 March 9 - 12pm WHERE: Lane Cove Plaza

Whether your garden is large or small or you only have space for some pots there is a wide range of suitable native and indigenous pants for your situation. So come and find out about growing Australian and local plants in our Lane Cove gardens, balconies and terraces,

If you need transport or have any questions, please call Frank 9427 3215 or Chris 9428 4287

LCHS presents

Topical, informative, history

AT THE PODIUM

DR PAUL ASHTON

Beginner Bridge lessons Looking for a way to keep mentally fit, have fun and make friends? If so, learn to play bridge at Hunters Hill Bridge Club.

Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm Date:Thursdays commencing 7th March for 6 weeks

T h e A c c id e n ta l C ity PLANNING IN SYDNEY www.carisbrookhouse.com/society

7pm Lane Cove Library Tuesday MAR 26

HUNTERS HILL

MUSIC Presents

Bach Ensemble with Synthia Luo

18 MARCH Sally Kennedy is one of the founding members of the Lane Cove Coal and Gas Watch.

Sally will talk about the group's successes and why we need to stop new coal mines and coal seam gas projects.

25 MARCH Tricia Dearborn is an award-winning and widely published poet. Tricia will talk about why she thinks poetry matters in today’s world.

PLANT STALL

ST ANDREW’S UNITING CHURCH HALL, CHRISTINA STREET, LONGUEVILLE.

Where: Hunters Hill Bridge Club, Crown St, Henley Cost: $120 Registration: Contact Carol Sheldrake on 0438 619 780 or csheldrake@bigpond.com

cultural@lanecove.nsw.gov.au

CRY ME A RIVER: The Murray-Darling Crisis Northside Forum, a community run discussion group based in Lane Cove and North Sydney, invites you to an upcoming meeting titled ‘Cry Me a River: The Murray-Darling Crisis’.

One of the guest speakers is Greens Senator and water engineer, Mehreen Faruqi.

Time: 12-2pm

Introducing the next generation of exciting new talented musicians from the NSW Conservatorium of Music.

2.30 pm Sunday 7th April 2019

Hunters Hill Town Hall Alexandra St Hunters Hill Tickets: $40 - Children under 12 FREE Bookings: 02 9817 6803 or 02 9816 4078

Date: Saturday 9th March Place: The Union Hotel, 271 Pacific Highway, North Sydney.

Info: www.northsideforum.org.au

PROPERTIES OF THE MONTH

A winning combination FOR SALE

AUCTION

11/9-11 Murray Street, Lane Cove

2 bed 1 bath 1 car

Spacious and immaculately presented, this elegant apartment is perfect for the buyer seeking an exceptional first home with nothing more to spend. Within walking distance of Lane Cove Village and express buses to the CBD and Chatswood.

Pearl Todd 0410 470 107

27 Kara Street, Lane Cove

6 bed 4 bath 2 car

This truly exceptional two storey home is very appealing combining traditional character style with contemporary interior finishes. Set in a peaceful and convenient locale, just a stroll to village shops, express city buses and schools.

Paul Nees 0432 995 847 Pearl Todd 0410 470 107

Ray White Lane Cove 9428 4100 lanecove.nsw@raywhite.com 162 Longueville Road, Lane Cove

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AUCTION ON SITE: SAT 23RD MARCH AT 9.45AM

AUCTION ON SITE: SAT 9TH MARCH AT 9.45AM

3a Arabella Street, Longueville 4 bed 3 bath 6 car View: Sat & Wed 11 – 11.30am

19 Wangalla Road, Riverview 5 bed 4 bath 3 car View: Sat & Wed 11.30 – 12pm

• Luxurious and sophisticated, ‘Woodford’ is a statement in style.

• Sweeping views over the water to the city and Anzac Bridge.

• Quality construction, high-end facilities and premium finishes.

• Showcasing a practical yet sophisticated floor plan • Both living and dining areas revolve around a chef’s kitchen.

• Enjoy superb alfresco dining space and outdoor leisure zones.

Simon Harrison 0433 100 150

Simon Harrison 0433 100 150

Kim Walters 0499 014 886

Tim Holgate 0400 802 888

belle property hunters hill 3/52-56 gladesville road, hunters hill 9817 7729 belle property lane cove 158 longueville road, lane cove 9087 3333

Brent Courtney Brent Courtney welcomes Lilanna Lou to his dynamic sales team, 0411 888 380 Lilianna has over 30 years’ experience in business and has built a highly brentc@mcgrath.com.au respected reputation as an ethical and professional licensed Real Estate Agent for 12 years and has a large and loyal client base both locally and internationally. She always aims to perform at her best, and has Lilianna Lou 0405 088 738 achieved many record prices for challenging properties. Lilianna builds liliannalou@mcgrath.com.au honest and friendly relationships with her clients by always offering high quality service and has become an expert at designing individually tailored and successful marketing programs for a wide range of properties for sale, giving her a stellar reputation with vendors. Outside AUCTION SATURDAY 9TH MARCH AT 9.45AM AUCTION SATURDAY 16TH MARCH AT 2.15PM of work she dedicates her time to charity, such as fundraising for 7 Delta Road, Lane Cove bed 3 bath ethical 2 carand honest, she believes 3A Private Road Northwood 4 bed 2 bath 2 car St Vincent’s Hospital.4Hardworking, View: Satthat & Wed 11.00am - 11.30am McGrath consistently delivers premium results to their clients View: Sat & Wed 1.00pm - 1.30pm

This Chateau home exudes bespoke across three sprawling through strategic marketing and luxury outstanding presentation. levels, amid native greenery. Just minutes from the attractions of Lane Cove Village, surrounding reserves and elite schools.

With retro charm and huge potential, this classic Pettit+Sevitt enjoys established, private gardens. Potential to renovate, extend or redevelop (STCA) to showcase views towards the water and city.

Brent Courtney 0411 888 380

Brent Courtney 0411 888 380

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