The Village Observer August 2019

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NEWS 4 Costs on the up and up 7 On hold: St Leonards South

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HEALTH 12 How to manage exam and other performance stress 18 Mental health 22 Dance your way to health – even when seated

REGULARS 23 Events – Shake it up for Parkinson’s

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31- 43 Events including arts, history, music and theatre 26 Book reviews, Life’s Rich Pattern 27 One Hundred Words Competition 29 Travel 32 Relax in the history of Carisbrook Historic House

Somehow the price of everyday things go only in one direction – up – on essentials such as health, education, insurances but less so for non-essentials such as the latest ‘smart’ television or other technology. And this hits low income-earners hardest. So the Reserve Bank keeps lowering rates in a bid to stimulate spending and boost the economy. Lane Cove Council is facing rising costs, too, and sensibly trying to negotiate suddenly heftier invoices from NSW Government. Unfortunately lower interest rates will have little effect on the probable result for ratepayers (see ‘Costs in one direction’ p4).

Financial problems are stressful …. this month we have stories on dealing with performance stress such as at exam time as well as a practical article on mental health, useful for anyone but especially for men.

The quick answer is to de-stress at Carisbrook Historic House which is now open a full weekend each month starting with September 21-22 for Devonshire teas and other dainties.

Lane Cove Historical Society’s Kay Leiper invites everyone to laze in the grounds of the House, which “we should think of as our own outdoor living area” and contemplate a slower pace of life (see story p 32). Yet she also draws an uncanny parallel with many of our concerns today – real estate prices, drought and floods. It might give you ideas for an entry of your own in the Lane Cove History Prize ( $2,000). Worth contemplating in Carisbrook’s sunny courtyard … See you there

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YOUR NEWS

Costs in one direction Council levies for emergency services look set to go up, and so do council election costs.

Lane Cove Council has an invoice for a $760,000 emergency services levy – an approx. $80,000 increase. Council voted in July to call upon the NSW Government to fund the first year of this extra cost and work with local councils to change the implementation of new costs to make it fairer.

Meanwhile further financial pressures on councils and therefore ratepayers come in the shape of Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) draft recommendations that councils pay a bigger share of costs of local government elections, and those looming September 2020 elections.

IPART’s outline of draft recommendations say that while total election costs would be lower overall, councils would pay more than in the past and more than what the NSW Electoral Commission

The NSW Government is chasing an additional $160m across the new financial year 2019-20 from NSW councils (paying an 11.7% share), communities and people paying insurance premiums – to pay for better worker’s comp for firefighters, including volunteers, who are diagnosed with a dozen work-related cancers.

NSW Councils (129 in all) were told as recently as May that their contributions would go up by $19m in 2019-20, with further increases to come in 2020-21.

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has proposed. On average, the increase in council bills would be 62% compared to 2016-17 and around 24% compared to what the NSWEC proposed.

Lane Cove Council believes the recommendations will mean a 55% increase in its election costs, which would take the 2020 election costs to $297,000 up from 2017 election costs of $192,000.

Council is taking a motion to the October Local Government NSW Conference that LG NSW ask the NSW Government to review the IPART’s determination on councils' share of election costs.

It is also getting quotes from private electoral service providers to compare with costs charged by the NSW Electoral Commission.

See Council minutes at https://bit.ly/2GbISUz And IPART’s review and draft recommendations https://bit.ly/2KUibqU

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When the first cut in nearly three years was announced in June, this spurred on half the lenders on our panel to pass on the full cut, this seems to be the case again for the July cut, although not necessarily the same lenders.

If you don’t know what your lender has passed on, then a Home Loan Health Check is essential. We’d encourage borrowers who haven’t reviewed their interest rates in the last twelve months to call us and see what rates may be possible.

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YOUR NEWS

Happier river habitat A $30,000 grant has been awarded to Hunters Hill Council for stage two of habitat restoration work along the lower Parramatta river estuary.

Anthony Roberts, right, with Ben Collins and Zac Miles

“This restoration will improve ecological connectivity between bushcare sites, restore endangered ecological communities and improve native fauna habitats,”said Member for Lane Cove, Anthony Roberts.

NSW Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock, said this funding was an example of NSW Government’s support for the environmental work of local government and communities.

Hunters Hill Council is one of 11 councils across the state which received grants totalling almost $1.7 million. These grants are part of the Coastal and Estuary Grants Program, funded under the NSW Government’s $83.6 million commitment to better management of the NSW coastline. The Coastal and Estuary Grants Program supports local government in: ● managing the risk from coastal hazards

● coastal erosion ● r estoring degraded coastal habitats and ● i mproving the health of NSW estuaries, wetlands and littoral rainforests.

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about lack of open space in the SLS proposal “despite the proposal exceeding the Department of Planning guidelines and delivering 1.6 ha of new open space, which is 73% of all new open space in the Draft 2036 Plan.”

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Greenwich Community Association Meeting 6 December 2017 Greenwich Community Association Meeting 6 December 2017 Lane Cove Council’s proposed development at St Leonards South (SLS) is looking uncertain now that the Independent Planning Commission (IPC), has advised Minister for Planning and Public Space, Rob Stokes, against the proposal regarding three vital areas, on which former Planning Minister Anthony Roberts last year specifically requested IPC advice. These are: 1) SLS proposal’s consistency with the overall vision, guiding and specific design principles of the Dept Planning and Environment’s draft St Leonards-Crows Nest 2036 Plan 2) the scale of the proposed residential development and whether the site needs to be rezoned to meet housing targets identified by the Greater Sydney Commission (GSC)

principles of the draft St Leonards and Crows Nest 2036 Plan.

2) The SLS Plan would be overdevelopment of the site and rezoning is not needed to meet Greater Sydney Commission housing targets 3) Staging is not required The Department of Planning is reviewing the IPC report into the SLS precinct proposal and will consider it when preparing its final plan for St Leonards and Crows Nest.

Lane Cove Council is now waiting for the Department’s direction or consent – as are developers who have already invested heavily in property bounded by Marshall Ave, Park Road East, River Road and Canberra Ave.

In early July, the IPC’s advice to the department said:

While the IPC says the proposed SLS development is not needed to meet Greater Sydney Commission targets, its interpretation of priority housing targets clashes with Council which says its SLS proposal would deliver 35% of dwellings in the Draft Plan.

1) The plan is inconsistent with a number of the vision and guiding design

Mayor of Lane Cove, Cr Palmer noted that the IPC seemed particularly concerned

3) whether some staging of the planning proposal is appropriate

“It’s unusual in that we had a plan and the Department agreed they would put it, as proposed, in their draft 2036 plan for the St Leonards-Crows Nest precinct,” he said.

“The Department endorsed the SLS plan to go to public exhibition and consultation, and they also included it in their exhibition for their bigger St Leonards-Crows Nest 2036 Draft Plan,” he said Mr Wrightson had expected the IPC to become involved earlier, at the exhibition stage, but the proposal was only referred to the IPC after hundreds of submissions, almost all objecting, were lodged.

The IPC made its assessment and advised the Minister after meeting with concerned residents, developers and interested parties May 20 to vent all concerns about the proposal.

Its full advice can be read https://bit.ly/2ymSlDD The submissions to Council over the Christmas-New Year 2017-18 period raised objections about • Traffic and parking problems 72% • Lack of infrastructure to support 2400 units and adverse impact on amenties 64% • Lack of and adverse impact on open space 59% • Lack of school, childcare and playgrounds 53% • Overcrowding and unsustainable density 51% See the Greenwich Community Association’s chronological background on this project in June issue of TVO at https://thevillageobserver.digitaleditions. com.au/

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The company would not comment on what aspects of its proposal would be amended, but did say it has met informally with a range of community groups and individuals to discuss concerns in their submissions.

“These discussions have been helpful and will inform modifications to the concept proposal. We expect to meet with more stakeholders to discuss their submissions in coming weeks,” Public Affairs Manager, Kelvin Bisset, told TVO. “HammondCare expects to soon lodge a response to submissions [with the Department], outlining its odifications to the concept proposal."

The aged-care provider has scheduled an August meeting with Lane Cove Council and General Manager Craig Wrightson expects it will address concerns outlined in Council’s objecting submission to the Department of Planning.

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HammondCare describes its concept as creating a modern health and hospital campus comprising a new 150-bed health care facility with a mix of inpatient hospital beds, palliative care beds and residential care beds.

“The inclusion of seniors’ living accommodation is an integral part of the vision … [of] continuum of care for older people. It allows for ageing in place – allowing people to downsize as they age, remain living in their local area and also receive health and aged care services they might need in time.”

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YOUR SAY - URBAN ENVIRONMENT

Bloomin’ bush If native bushflowers, walking, harbour views, photography and good company – or all of the above – you must join The Lane Cove Bushland and Conservation Society on its spring wildflower bushwalk through North Head Sanctuary on Sunday September 1.

WHEN: Sunday, September 1 - meet 10am, walk till about 2pm WHERE: North Fort free carpark in North Head Sanctuary, accessed via Darley Street and North Head Scenic Drive from Manly.

The spring bushwalk in this native plant sanctuary is a chance to see the bush in bloom in a spectacular environment. It’s an easy four-hour walk, a photographer’s delight, it’s guided by the Society’s native plant expert – and it’s free. Bring lunch, water, hat sunscreen and your camera.

COST / BOOKINGS: It’s free but please book with Ron or Barbara Gornall, 9427 1125 or rongornall@hotmail.com

YOUR REAL ESTATE QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY Hazel McNamara Senior Sales Agent/JP

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Should I accept an early offer when selling my property?

When it comes to selling by auction, some vendors become anxious if an early offer is submitted.

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A decision needs to be made on whether this is going to the best offer or should they hold out for a higher price. Typically when a property comes onto the market, the first 7-10 days are when we see the most momentum. There are homeowners who would prefer not to sell by auction and the majority of buyers feel exactly the same way. The fear of losing out encourages buyers to want to get in first, so serious offers should not be discounted automatically. It’s often in the early stages of a marketing campaign that the best offer can occur. Owners may think they are acting hastily if they accept an offer too early so I recommend that you take time to consider the market and how your home compares to other recent property sales.

Rejecting early offers could result in your property selling for less at a later date.

Regardless of suggested price guides, the majority of buyers base their offer on their assessment of the market and this can be a starting point for negotiations.

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YOUR SAY - URBAN ENVIRONMENT

Repairing the world, one cafe at a time The Repair Café Sydney North is starting to get noticed! As people in Australia – and the world – start to understand how all our actions impact the planet, creating climate change and pollution worldwide, more and more people are interested in doing their bit to help keep global warming under 1.5 degrees.

Small actions like keeping items out of landfill and repairing rather than buying new, can reduce greenhouse gas emission.

acknowledging that we’re in a state of climate emergency that requires urgent action by all levels of government. It was refreshing to hear news that City of Ryde Council, just around the corner from us, and City of Sydney, such a leader in sustainability, have taken action to declare a Climate Emergency, acknowledging the Paris agreement and the implications of moving beyond 1.5 degrees increase in average world temperatures.

Repair Café Sydney North is grateful that Lane Cove Council provides the space to host its community service and would also support Lane Cove Council should they consider passing a similar motion.

Whilst human-induced climate change represents one of the greatest threats to human civilisation and other species it’s still possible to prevent the most catastrophic outcomes of climate change if we take emergency action. So don’t despair, come along and do your bit. Let us help you repair your precious chattels.

WHAT: Repair Café Sydney North for repairing things you don’t need to replace

“We recently had a photographer from a major Sydney Sunday newspaper photograph us for an article on how people are getting involved with recycling and repairing at the Repair Café,” said Repair Café founder, Bridget Kennedy.

“Some people are becoming regulars – coming along with their items, enthusiastic to have something done to make them usable again.

WHERE: Living & Learning Centre, 180 Longueville Road, lane Cove WHEN: In August we’re open Sunday 4th and 11th . Regular open days are first and second Sundays each month, from 2pm to 4pm INFORMATION: • https://repaircafesydneynorth.net/ and • enquiries@repaircafesydneynorth.net • Facebook and Instagram - @repaircafesydneynorth

"It was great to hear that progressive local councils closer to home are also

Off the shelf This month, a review of Council’s use of glyphosate-based herbicides will be completed. Meanwhile Change.org is running a campaign to ‘Take Roundup® off your shelves’ at Coles and Woolworths, along with other hazardous chemicals.

The Change.org campaign asserts today’s regulations don’t protect the public because they are not based on up-todate objective evidence; thus regulations and guidelines are not safe. Change.org says some Australian local government councils have to pay compensation to employees for glyphosate’s impacts on their health and some are banning its use. The campaigners ask, ‘If it's not good for workers why should it be good for homeowners?’

See more information or become add to the petition at: • http://chng.it/pwJNwvmYDF • poisoning: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/pubmed/15862083 • lyphosate induces human breast cancer: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/23756170 • Toxicology of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/ abs/10.1021/tx1001749 • Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority 2013 Report: http://tinyurl.com/mpb9ecb

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Understand exam stress to beat it Working with the body’s natural stress response is the key to helping students manage exam anxiety.

Article by Narelle Gillies, psychotherapist and counsellor.

Students who worry excessively about exams, feel panic or experience a kind of paralysis around exam time are in good company – they’re the majority. Mental health organisation ReachOut* says 65% of Australian students aged 14-25 years reported high levels of exam-related stress in 2018 – a hefty increase from 51% the previous year.

This exam-related anxiety, also known as performance anxiety, presents in many ways – including breathlessness, headaches, shaking, nausea and perhaps most concerning, the inability to think clearly or concentrate on the task at hand.

In response to common stress reactions, many schools and universities offer special provisions for sitting exams including private testing rooms and rest breaks. While these are positive, short-term solutions for students who find it difficult to cope with the traditional exam format, it’s still a band-aid approach that doesn’t help students develop long-term strategies for dealing with performance anxiety.

Also, with more and more students seeking special provisions on the basis of mental health, the NSW Education Standards Authority is tightening the parameters for granting such provisions. So there’s a risk that students who have been assisted by these provisions at inhouse school exams could find their application rejected when it’s time to sit the HSC.

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Understanding the causes of exam anxiety can help young people manage their discomfort. American neuroscientist Paul D. MacLean developed a useful theory as to how the brain responds to ‘threat’. His three-tiered ‘triune’ brain approach helps people facing anxiety to understand their responses more deeply, empowering them to manage their nerves. His theory suggests there are three parts to the human brain: 1. the ‘reptilian’ brain - the most primitive part, wired for survival, also known as the brain stem, 2. the ‘mammalian’ brain - the slightly more developed part, also known as the limbic or emotional centre, and 3. the ‘primate’ brain - our highly developed neo-cortex, responsible for logic and higher-order thinking.

“Students can learn to tolerate their discomfort” When students feel stressed, regardless of actual ‘threat’, their brain and body will react as if threatened, usually thrusting them into the reptilian or primitive part of the brain which results in a flight, fight or freeze response. Neuroscans show that when this happens, blood in the brain drains away from the logical part and moves towards the primitive and emotional parts, making it virtually impossible to think clearly and concentrate. In other words, students go into survival mode, whether it’s appropriate, convenient or not.

Understandably, normal feelings of mild to moderate anxiety can escalate to panic or paralysis when the stakes are high and exam pressure is at its worst.

Young people who understand this natural process are better able to manage the inevitable feelings of nervousness around exam time. Using simple behavioural strategies that target

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the nervous system or the primitive part of the brain, students can learn to tolerate their discomfort. This develops lifelong skills that will help students as they transition through school, higher education and beyond.

“Understanding the causes of exam anxiety can help young people manage their discomfort.”

Breathing exercises, distraction, drinking water to hydrate the brain, mindfulness and specific gentle movements such as tapping, are just a few examples of techniques for dealing with high levels of anxiety before and during exams. Positive self-talk has also proved helpful for many students. For example: • I’m okay, I’m safe, I will breathe deeply for a minute or two.

• I’m just in my primitive brain at the moment but I’m doing really well.

• My body is doing what it’s supposed to do, these wfeelings will pass.

“When students feel stressed, their brain and body will react … thrusting them into the reptilian or primitive part of the brain which results in a flight, fight or freeze response.” * ReachOut is a leading Australian online mental health support organisation for young people and their parents - see about.au.reachout.com/what-we-do/

Understanding and managing exam stress.

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Knee pain as we age is common and frequently people believe this means they should stop doing as much weight bearing exercise as this will cause increase the wear and tear. This belief is outdated and turns out to be incorrect.

Previously, it was thought the cartilage between the joints wore out over time with load. In recent years the research has shown load in fact strengthens the cartilage. This means weights, walking and running are beneficial for knees. Research also shows that the correct strengthening exercises helps reduce knee pain.

At Burns Bay Physiotherapy we understand the research, how to apply this to help you with a graduated program to allow you to load your knee in a pain free manner and take you through a strengthening program appropriate for you. We frequently use hands on and taping techniques to assist speed your recovery.

Whether the pain is limiting your walking or running, your ability to use stairs or play your sport, help is at hand. Research has shown Physiotherapy is highly effective in treating the older knee, is cheaper than knee replacements and should be the first line of treatment for knee pain, rather than surgery.

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If your nails could talk …

In idle moments, people often study their fingernails, and much about health could be observed there if they knew what to look for.

Medicos observe patients’ nails to get a patient’s full health profile.

There are three ways to get information in a medical consultation that have not changed since the days of Hippocrates. Briefly it’s hear the story, check it and test it.

Taking a history is always first - that is, what has happened to you, the background, what changes you’ve noticed and what the health professional can draw from you and your experience. A physical examination is next: what you’ve found to show the doctor and what the doctor finds that’s abnormal.

Observing finger and toe nails can be part of the physical.

Finally, doing tests to confirm the condition will define the diagnosis or lead to further tests.

horn-like material to protect fingers and toes. Historically our mammalian ancestors scratched, slashed, dug and bashed with them. Today, nails look beautiful on models in photo shoots, but are rather useless as tools … apart from scratching off so many price-tags at Christmas, relieving an itchy spot or helping with pull tops on beer cans. We’re hardly digging for grubs or defending territory.

What are nails?

Nails are more useful for giving clues to bodily disorders. Here’s a quick [sorry about the pun] Cook’s tour of conditions in which nail tissue is changed by an illness or disorder.

Nails are a specialised part of our skin, common to most mammals. The nail apparatus is designed to turn keratin, the same protein as our skin surface protein, into a hard,

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“We’re hardly digging for grubs or defending territory.”

Onychomycosis is caused by a fungus under the nail. A dermatophyte family fungus or common candida or thrush bug can cause this. Any public swimming pool shower or spa can give you this one. The nail lifts, thickens and stains various shades of yellow. Most blokes don’t bother with treatment but many women do.

Paronychia is an infection of the nail bed. If acute, antibiotics will be needed as well as release of pus and sometimes removal of an ingrown nail. Bacteria and funguses include pseudomonas bacteria, usually from spas and pools, thrush or candida fungus and longstanding or chronic bacterial infection of the nail fold – that line on the nail where skin meets nail. If this lifts, bugs can get underneath and cause trouble.

“Any public swimming pool shower or spa can give you this one.”

Onychogryphosis is a thickening, lifting and sometimes twisting of the nail mostly seen in the great toe. It often affects older people but nobody really knows the cause. Podiatry care is the answer especially when blood circulation is poor.

An under-active thyroid gland can cause brittleness of nail tissue whereas an over-active thyroid can produce a gleaming perfect nail. It is a subtle change but becomes obvious in

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gross cases.

Psoriasis is a skin disorder wherein inflammation of skin tissue causes redness, thickening and silvery plaques. Nails are affected – and telling – in up to half of all psoriasis cases.

Pitting, transverse furrows, crumbling of the nail plate and more are characteristic of psoriasis.

“An over-active thyroid can produce a gleaming perfect nail” Cancers can develop in a nail. Nasty, treacherous melanoma, Australia’s third-most vicious cancer killer according to the Cancer Council of Australia, can develop under nail tissue.

Look for a darkened streak or black patch in the nail that stays put and DOES NOT GROW OUT as a bruise does … and see your Doc ASAP. Similarly squamous cell and basal cell cancers can develop in a variety of ways around nails.

Yet there’s more … Have any anomalous nail checked.

If it is lifting, splitting, thinning, cracking or darkening, getting longitudinal or horizontal streaks, looking yellow, developing grooves, growing horizontal white bands, has tiny haemorrhages, getting enlarged moons … then have a check-up.

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Leading spiritual and meaningful ageing Caroline Chisholm aged care in Lane Cove is one of five Australian aged care facilities chosen by Meaningful Ageing Australia as a test site for its online app which aims to strengthen aged care residents’ connections with their spirituality.

Meaningful Ageing is a not-for-profit, national organisation which advocates for spirituality in all aged care settings but does not confine this to religion and faith. Its resources support aged care organisations to better respond to pastoral, spiritual and emotional needs of older people, and it’s often based on building empathy, kindness, compassion and respect.

Hall & Prior, which owns Caroline Chisolm and another 24 aged care homes in NSW and WA, is a member of Meaningful Ageing and has hosted its ‘Play Back Sessions’ in Hall & Prior facilities. In these workshops, professional actors deliver impromptu messages to residents based on emotion and feeling.

Digital design and technology company, Portable, is developing as app as a ‘spiritual orientation tool’ for Meaningful Ageing. It’s designed as a portable induction to spirituality and care for professional aged care and personal care workers.

Caroline Chisholm’s Director of Nursing, Anne Curnow, and staff member, Tilley Tupou, have been testing the new app.

“It is wonderful to be part of building new ways that our staff can reach out to residents and connect to them in a spiritual and emotional sense,” says Ms Curnow.

“This has always been a part of our philosophy of care at Caroline Chisholm so we’re excited to see new technological tools to combine clinical care needs with ‘care of the soul’ .”

Meaningful Ageing CEO Isla Hampton said the organisation was grateful for Hall & Prior’s support.

“We’re delighted to have such strong support from Hall & Prior and our other members in the development of this unique resource which could be used by most of the aged care workforce,” said Ms Hampton.

See Meaningful Ageing Australia at www.meaningfulageing.org.au Caroline Chisholm Residential Aged Care: www.hallprior.com.au.

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Pain shouldn’t be your shadow It IS possible to safely and naturally resolve ongoing and intermittent pain and chronic illness. Advertorial by Phil Wade of Wade’s Wellness Chemist.

• Frequency-specific deep tissue treatment: is available as a two-channel application or single-channel patches, this gentle, soothing treatment is said to harmonise with your own inflamed tissue. Studies show that it increases cellular energy production by 500% and protein (70%) (ICNM 2004).

Sixty percent of Australians are suffering some kind of chronic (ongoing) illness, mostly with pain, such as fibromyalgia (fibrositis), back pain, sciatica, shingles, urinary tract infection, Lyme disease, cancer, gallstones, kidney stones, injuries, burns, toothache, haemorrhoids, post-viral cough, endometriosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, dysmenorrhoea, infertility...

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You see – ‘normal’ off-the-shelf drugs like ibuprofen and paracetamol can cause ulceration and liver toxicity with prolonged use, especially if not monitored.

Other, more potent drugs can cause dependence, drowsiness and mood changes –resulting in drowsiness, euphoria, depression, and disorientation.

Happily, we now have effective natural and other treatments, proven to exhibit either no or minimal side effects. Some, like PEA and SPMs can also help resolve the actual condition, be it damaged tissue or ongoing lung or nerve/brain inflammation (International Congress of Natural Medicine – ICNM, Gold Coast, June 2019).

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• Wade’s Winter Mix: contains natural elements that may help to reduce inflammation and pain. The combination of nutrients helps mobilise your immune system to combat infection (also ref. Emanuel Cheraskin and others). collaboration with your doctor, so that they are as effective at the site but have minimal side effects. An example is spinal joint damage that causes pain at the joint itself or referred by the nerve. From our compounding lab, we dispense prescriptions for a ‘calcium channel blocker’, which is successful for example, with haemorrhoids, and for pain in a foot, hand, or upper or lower arm or leg. Our ‘suite’ comprises the following: • Individually compounded drug combinations to suit you, with significantly reduced side effects.

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Anxiety and depression ‘A silent crisis in men’s mental health’ has lately been the experts’ description of terrible statistics on men’s rates of depression and suicide.

Importantly, it also describes a too-common reluctance among men to seek help.

Words by Ben Ebert, Lane Cove psychologist specialising in working with men www.northsydneypsychologists.com.au

Life is not a bowl of cherries and a rotten batch of anything – events, relationships or situations – can make anyone feel ‘down’, especially if things are beyond our control. Even positive events such as the birth of a baby can trigger depression or anxiety for a man, as it can for a woman. Yet feeling down does not signal depression unless it is an intense sadness that interferes with everyday life for an inexplicably long time.

Like stress, anxiety is a normal response to pressure, but it should pass once the stressful situation has passed, or ‘stressor’ is removed. Anxiety is a problem when it’s ongoing and flares up without cause. Symptoms include excessive worrying, muscle tension, even nausea. So it’s debilitating. Those who’ve suffered a panic attack know the sudden, heightened fear and feeling out of control.

Young men One in seven young men aged between 16 and 24 experience depression or anxiety each year. Signs often go unrecognised and are passed off as 'part of growing up', resulting in young people not getting help.

Older men While common, depression and anxiety are not always part of ageing, nor do they suggest weakness of character – they're a health issue like any other.

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people happen for all sorts of reasons: most frequently dealing with physical limitations and illness, personal loss, and isolation. Grief should never be underestimated and grief counselling is valuable for many dealing with loss.

More than a bad patch Signs that it is depression or anxiety rather than a sad or bad patch include: • o ngoing depressed mood on most days for several weeks • n ot enjoying previously enjoyable activities on most days over several weeks • recurring thoughts of suicide • sleep problems • Poor concentration and memory

Suicide Many men have thoughts of suicide and many view it as a sign of weakness.

Rather than weakness, it’s usually the result of feeling overwhelmed and/or immense emotional pain, and is not something to be ashamed about.

Seeking help, at any age Men who are not natural ‘talkers’ might ask ‘what good can mere talking do?’

Yet recognising that help is needed and seeking it is a massive step towards managing and overcoming problems.

‘Opening up’ is the next step. If you’re reluctant to seek professional help,

talking to a friend or family is a great start. Skype and phone sessions are options with many psychologists.

One in eight men experience depression and one in five experience anxiety at some time. The number of men suiciding in Australia annually is nearly double the national road toll. An average of six out of every eight suicides each day are by men. And behind data and statistics, are always family and friends, a circle of lives shattered in a ripple effect to the extent that some are also at risk (see link Postvention Australia below).

“Signs often go unrecognised and are passed off as 'part of growing up', resulting in young people not getting help.”

Managing depression or anxiety • Reframe unhelpful thoughts as much possible: Can you think differently about things that trigger depression or anxiety? Observe if you are ‘catastrophising’ or being realistic.

• Break down bigger tasks: into smaller ones and tackle one at a time. Do what you can, pat yourself on the back for what you have done and don’t be hard on yourself if you can’t achieve it all in one go.

• Stay engaged in the world around you: Research shows people who push themselves to move forward with socialising, work, exercise etc find their moods and anxiety improve.

HELP IS AVAILABLE •L ife in Mind Australia connects community and Australian suicide prevention services https://www.lifeinmindaustralia.com.au/ • MensLine 1300 789 978 and https://mensline.org.au/

• Revise your diet: Much is now known about links between healthy diet (especially fresh, raw fruit and vegetables), our gut biome, moods and overall wellbeing.

•L ifeline https://www.lifeline.org.au/ and 13 11 14 for phone support 24/7 also 7pm-midnight Lifeline crisis support chat

• Get enough sleep: Sleep researchers say electronics suppress a hormone called melatonin that assists the body in falling asleep. Avoid mobile phones, television and computer an hour before sleep; choose reading or another relaxing bedtime routine.

•W esley Mission’s LifeForce support near you www.wesleymission.org.au /find-a-service/mental-health-and-hospitals/suicide-prevention/

• Exercise and sunlight: Regular exercise, even a brisk walk, is understood to increase brain serotonin and endorphins – both ‘mood-lifters’.

Sunlight also increases serotonin levels.

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• Support systems: Caring people can ease problems by keeping you connected. Join a social or community group, try a new hobby. The internet makes it easy to meet like-minded people – consider websites and apps such as meetup.com • Mindfulness and meditation: Mindfulness, or being in the present and accepting things as they are, was designed for regulating moods and preventing relapses of depression. You can be mindful when walking, eating, at work, anywhere. Meditation includes being mindful in a more structured way.

See links at right.

Trying a few of these tips will go a long way to managing mental health, boosting quality of life and capacity to engage. When things are going well, they can boost peak performance, too.

• S uicide callback service www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au and 1300 659 467

• Black Dog Institute https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au •P ostvention Australia supports people who are left behind after a suicide https://postventionaustralia.org/

•R eachOut for young people, parents and schools https://au.reachout.com/ •K ids Helpline for people 5-25 years 1800 55 1800 and https://kidshelpline.com.au/ •H eadspace the national mental health support network 1800 650 890 and https://headspace.org.au/

MINDFULNESS AND MEDIATION You can research mindfulness and meditation at many of the above sites or at:

• www.smilingmind.com.au/mindfulness - offers an app • For more mindfulness apps https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016

/may/26/five-of-the-best-meditation-apps • www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/ • https://ww.sane.org/information-stories/facts-and-guides/mindfulness • For types of meditation see www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320392.php

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The trouble with tannins Most of us love to wake up and smell the coffee, or the tea … or the roses! Yet that innocent hot cuppa can ruin a beautiful smile - Advertorial by Mark Casiglia of Apple Dental.

Caffeine helps propel us to work, and through long hours.

Coffee catch-ups are also a great way to spend a little time with friends.

Yet coffee and tea do stain your teeth – badly, in many cases.

If you are having problems with stained teeth, you might be wondering if it’s time to give up these favourite refreshments?

And, in case you can only give up one, which is worse for discolouring teeth – tea or coffee?

The trouble with tannins. There’s no easy choice here: both tea and coffee can stain your teeth. Black tea can be worse than coffee and, ironically, white tea discolours teeth more than black tea. It’s not the caffeine doing the damage, it’s the tannins in both.

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But you can reduce the problem. The obvious way is to drink less tea and coffee. Some coffee substitutes and some herbal teas don’t have tannins, but you need to check. But decaffeinated coffee doesn’t mean there are no tannins. If you can’t lose your coffee or tea habit, try to clean your teeth during the day or at least rinse your mouth with water after your hot drink.

If the damage has been done, your dentist can discuss ways to brighten your smile.

A brighter smile. Teeth whitening removes stains from your natural teeth. It can also make you look younger, as natural teeth darken with age. However, only your original teeth can be whitened. If you’ve had crowns, implants or veneers fitted they cannot be bleached any lighter than they were made.

Your dentist can assess your teeth and explain how they can be lightened. If you’re suitable for teeth whitening, you can choose to have it done in the practice or do it yourself at home, using custom-moulded trays. Your dentist will provide you with whitening gel and instructions for daily application, usually at night, for around a week or so.

Other ways to whiten teeth. If you’ve already had some restoration work with artificial teeth and crowns, they won’t change colour. If they were originally light and it’s your natural teeth which are now stained darker, you can have your teeth whitened to match your restorations. If your teeth have darkened around old restorations which used to match, home whitening is a perfect way to dial the shade back to a good colour match again. Because it is done over a series of applications, you can simply assess it each day and stop when the right brightness is achieved.

However, if you want an all-over lighter shade than your current combination, you will need to discuss how light your teeth can become, and which fillings, veneers and crowns may show and need to be remade to match. There are many ways to brighten your smile – almost as many as there are shades of white – so it is worth consulting your dentist about what will work best for you.

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Both fun runs, 5km starting 7:30am and 2km at 8:30am, start walking or running from Kingsford Smith Oval, Longueville. Join pre-race warm-ups with FIT Lane Cove on the oval 20 min ahead of the races.

This volunteer-run event sends all proceeds to Sydney Community Services to support seniors and disabled to enjoy living independently at home and also to the charity that gets school stationery to needy children – Got a Pen?

Online registrations are open at www.lanecovefunrun.com.au until September 4.

Or register at the start on the day, Sept 8. The 2km race is done in two waves; first is for faster, fitter people and second, slower wave is for people who want to walk.

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More than 70,000 kids’ calls for help unanswered Kids Helpline, Australia’s only free, confidential 24/7 national children’s counselling and support service, is in crisis: half the requests for help to the service went unanswered in the first half of 2019, due to funding shortfall.

Yet for many children and young people, Kids Helpline is their only source of support. Children’s attempts to contact Kids Helpline increased by 2,500 to 148,776 in that six months, while visits to the website went up by almost 60% to 875,280.

“A quarter of all counselling sessions are now about mental health and one in ten is a young person presenting with an undiagnosed mental illness,” said Tracy Adams, Chief Executive Officer of Yourtown which funds Kids Helpline.

Responding to youths’ and children’s worries about their mental health is core to Kids Helpline’s work, along with identity and self-concept, school and education, and health and development issues.

Ms Adams said Kids Helpline needs

an additional $5 million annually to employ more counselling professionals to meet rising demand. While she praises proactive and brave children who seek support from Kids Helpline and is frightened that so many calls go unanswered, Ms Adams encourages young people to keep trying to get in touch with Kids Helpline.

“Keep trying to contact us if even if you can’t get through the first time, keep trying, it is vitally important that people do keep trying”.

Ms Adams stated for some people, connecting with Kids Helpline has been life-saving, while for others it’s about practical help and support at the critical moment when they need someone to listen. Whether they require one-off or ongoing support, children and young people can seek help from Kids Helpline before things escalate and become much bigger issues.

Kids Helpline supports and protects children and young people (5-25) 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Kids

Helpline relies heavily upon Yourtown’s charitable art union and donations from the community to continue its operation.

Understandably, given market conditions and the ever-increasing competition for donations from a wide range of worthy not-for-profit organisations, currently Kids Helpline is 69% self-funded by Yourtown art union, donors & grants.

To support Yourtown and Kids Helpline, see www.yourtown.com.au or https://kidshelpline.com.au/ or phone 1800 55 1800.

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Let’s dance – to your health A new movement class has opened in Lane Cove for people with restricted movement but is inclusive and welcomes anyone who wants to move more.

When the artistic director of a dance house in the Netherlands was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of 37, the options for physical training with Parkinson’s were incredibly disappointing. So he asked house ballet master, Andrew Greenwood, to explore how dance could enhance both his physical and mental state. The results were astounding.

Andrew developed a movement methodology by combining his ideas and further study in both science and dance with existing programs such as Dance for Parkinson’s Disease program and, in 2012, Dance for Health Foundation was born in Holland.

"Dance classes aim to boost all-round health, strength, balance, agility, and cognitive resilience."

classes can be felt by anyone who would like to benefit from more movement.

North Shore local Sue, who attends the Lane Cove classes on Thursdays, has nothing but praise, "You don't need any costume or extra gear or equipment - you just walk in, sit down and dance! It's great fun, great exercise and the cherry on top is that it keeps my mind going as well! I'd recommend it to everyone - it doesn't matter how much or how little movement you have."

Learning something new, especially when it requires mindbody coordination, is increasingly accepted as good for cognitive as well as physical function.

Gwen Korebrits, an ex-professional ballerina based in Australia, and Andrew's cousin, started open classes and home classes here using Andrew’s methodology. In 2016 Gwen connected with like-minded professionals, registered as a charity organisation, expanded the vision and rebranded as Dance Health Alliance (DHA).

DHA’s research-based dance classes aim to boost all-round health, strength, balance, agility, and cognitive resilience, with its classes for retirees, for people with restricted movement and health conditions, and classes for people with dementia and their carers.

“We look at the person as a whole – it is a holistic approach and form of therapy,” said Dance Health Alliance CEO, Gwen Korebrits. “The programs focus on the person, not a disease.

There’s no labels within our classes, we are just all dancers.”

DanceWell Classes, for people with restricted movement, have just launched in Lane Cove on Thursday mornings during school term. DanceWell classes were originally designed for people with restricted movement and any stage of Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, dementia, Alzheimer's and arthritis.

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CONTACT info@dancehealthalliance.org.au or visit www.dancehealthalliance.org.au for more information on classes.

YOUR HEALTH

Angels shaking it up for Parkinson's Aussie rockers The Angels will Shake it up for Parkinson’s this September 22 at a special concert – part of their ‘No Exit‘ 40 Years On album tour – but with all proceeds going to Shake It Up Australia Foundation, the largest non-government funder of Parkinson's research across multiple institutes in Australia.

The Angels, formed in the early ‘70s in Adelaide by brother guitarists John and Rick Brewster with Doc Neeson, are loved for huge hits across three decades: No Exit (79), Dark Room (‘80), Night Attack (81), Two-Minute Warning (‘84), Howling (‘86) and Beyond Salvation (‘90). No Secrets ('80), Into the Heat (1981), We Gotta Get out of This Place (‘87), Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? (’88), Let the Night Roll On (‘90) and Dogs Are Talking (‘90).

The Brewsters’ connection to Parkinson’s was a chance meeting in April 1985 when The Angels were flying from Denver to Los Angeles and United Airlines bumped the band up to first class. As John Brewster tells it: “I took my seat and soon this big guy sat next to me. I looked up and it was Muhammad Ali! So, short story, we talked throughout the whole flight, him with that halting speech brought on by his disease. At one stage, he asked me if I had kids. I said yes, I have a son, Sam, who is 2 years old. He asked for a piece of paper and drew this wonderful scene, mountains, ship on the sea, plane in the sky and sun beaming down. He signed it ‘To John and Sam from Muhammad Ali April ’85, with a smiley face’ I enjoyed my time with him immensely and marvelled at how well he was coping with Parkinson’s.”

These days, John’s son Sam plays bass guitar with the band.

Australian research institutes to the value of $3.5m. This brings the value of co-funded Australian research projects with MJFF since 2011 to $10.8m – fuelling 38 research projects across 12 institutes. Read more about Shake it Up’s research projects https://bit.ly/2GUeUW5 WHEN: Sunday September22, 2pm-6pm. Special guest Russell Morris from 2pm; The Angels perform till approx. 6 pm WHERE: Star Event Centre, Sydney Level 3, The Star, 80 Pyrmont Street

Shake It Up Australia Foundation is looking forward to funding more research into Parkinson’s, thanks to The Angels’ generosity and musical energy which will certainly shake things up at Star Event Centre in Sydney.

WHY: to fund vital research into Parkinson’s disease via Shake it up Australia Foundation

With its funding partner, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Shake it up has backed 10 new research projects across five

OR you can support research by donating https://shakeitup. org.au/make-donation/

COST / BOOKINGS: https://shakeitup.org.au/theanglesparkinsons-concert/

LaVoce is booming LaVoce, a Lane Cove community choir, has recently increased its number by 25%. There are now 47 registered LaVoce members and around 30 regularly attend weekly rehearsals.

Members love coming each week due to the great community atmosphere, how much better singing makes them feel and just to have fun. And, members love the two-part songs we sing, including Ain’t Misbahavin, Bohemian Rhapsody, California Dreaming, Hallelujah, Imagine, Sunrise Sunset, The Rose, Sound of Silence.

Our next concert ‘Singing for Fun in Lane Cove’ is in the Lane Cove Library at 6.30 pm on Thursday, September 19, as part of the Lane Cove Festival. Readers are invited to sing in this concert. Come and join us rehearsing in the Lane Cove Living and Learning Centre, and warm up your vocal cords ahead of being part of our performance for the Lane Cove Festival in September.

What: LaVoce community choir, rehearsing weekly Tuesdays during school term, ahead of Lane Cove Festival performance September 19.

Where: 180 Longueville Road at 6.15 pm every Tuesday during term time. No auditions needed.

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YOUR HEALTH

Pushing up for youth mental health More than $2m was raised in July by tens of thousands of Australians doing The Push Up Challenge – 3,128 push-ups over 21 days. The number of push-ups represents the number of lives lost in Australia by suicide in 2017.

Pre-teen girls’ manual Many girls are getting periods earlier, and some are finding it harder to adjust than if they were older – hence a perceived need for Welcome to your Periods, a guide for preteens 9-12 years.

The book brings big-sisterish wisdom, fun and medical insight to frequent visits from ‘Aunty Flo’.

Authors Yumi Styne, co-creator of award-winning ABC podcast Ladies We Need To Talk, and Dr Melissa Kang, a practising physician and the voice of Dolly Magazine’s Dolly Doctor column, wanted to make girls feel comfortable and confident about their period – whether it’s already started, or is just around the corner.

This menstruation manual offers medical information, advice, case studies, first-person accounts and questions from real teens in an embarrassment-free zone.

The book brings big-sisterish wisdom, fun and medical insight “When I was younger, I longed for a resource like Welcome to Your Period. It answers questions that I might have only asked in a whisper, if I dared! Looking at the pages, I feel emotional - thinking how grateful my 12-year-old self would have been to have a book to take me through everything that happens when you get your period. I hope young girls use the book to feel armed and empowered.” said Stynes.

Welcome to Your Period is a response to the growing ’period activism’ and covers environmental, intersectional and cultural knowledge about menstruation.

“Women around the world feel passionately about breaking the stigma surrounding periods and we’re proud to be contributing our advice and knowledge to help make it a positive experience for as many girls as possible,” said Kang.

The book, published by Hardie Grant, aims to inform preteens who have more questions than they’re willing to ask.

Nick Hudson, founding member of The Push Up Challenge is proud that money from this year’s efforts will go to Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation to promote the importance of self-care and young Australians looking after their mental health, just as they should physical health.

“We know there’s a strong correlation between exercise and mental health,” said Nick. “The Challenge is an opportunity for friends, colleagues or family to get together, have a bit of fun and also learn about issues impacting so many Australians who live with mental ill-health.

“Not only do participants get a work-out but we send them information throughout the Challenge to educate people about mental wellness.”

Headspace CEO, Jason Trethowan, and Board Chair, Lisa Paul AO, got behind the challenge, joining and the team at headspace to hit their push-up target.

“We’re very proud to partner with The Push Up Challenge for such a great initiative. We want young Australians to know that there is help available if they are going through a tough time and they don’t need to go it alone.

“Initiatives such as this allow us to continue to improve mental health literacy and also break down stigma associated with mental health,” said Jason.

Faces behind the challenge included 20 players from the Future Matildas – a Sydney-based program featuring talented female footballers from across the nation. The Future Matildas program develops the next wave of senior Matildas players, and recently had players representing Australia at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.

About three-quarters of mental illnesses occur for the first time before the age of 25, so it has never been so important to support people facing mental ill-health and help break down the stigma associated with mental it.

Headspace, the National Youth Mental Health Foundation is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, which provides early intervention mental health services to 12 to 25 year olds. headspace has 110 centres across Australia in metropolitan, regional and remote areas, as well as online and phone support services through eheadspace. Headspace can help young people with mental health, physical health (including sexual health) alcohol and other drug services, and work and study support. Centre details, as well as factsheets and resources for young people and their families and friends, can be located on the Headspace website: headspace.org.au

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YOUR HEALTH

Can’t hide your lying eyes Our best known relationship consultant, Yvonne Allen, believes there are seven tell-tale signs that your partner may not be being completely honest with you.

Relationships involve plenty of communication, understanding, and the sometimes hard work of open, honest, face-to-face discussion. But how do you know if your partner isn’t being honest with you?

Avoidance of talking face to face Texting, social media posting and emailing can be good for updates and light-hearted engagement, but these disjointed forms of communication lack spontaneity and are bad for twoway communication on any important or difficult topics. Talking with each other face to face is ideal for a couple wanting the honest and open discussion that’s the foundation of a good relationship.

“If your partner starts to use excuses or distractions to avoid talking with you face to face about issues you want to discuss, this could be a ‘red flag’,” Yvonne cautions. “They may be good at managing the situation but if they keep giving you the run-around, it’s likely something isn’t right.”

Without honest discussion, distrust starts to creep in, and can start to destroy the bond between a couple.

“Unfortunately mistrust fosters suspicion, insecurity, anger and resentment,” says Yvonne. “It can also change our usual way of behaving, prompting us to question everything, to interrogate and demand evidence. This can end up in arguments that cause distance and potentially destroy the relationship.”

Gut feeling Often you feel in your gut that something isn’t right. Our stomach is our second brain and it is pretty good at letting us know when things don’t add up. Our intuition is often reliable and we should listen to it. If your gut is telling you something isn’t right in your relationship, then act on it.

Body language doesn’t match words “You don’t have to be an expert on body language to realise when someone’s body language doesn’t match what they’re saying,” says Yvonne.

Obvious body language that signals someone isn’t being honest or forthcoming include nervousness, tics, lack of eye contact and fidgeting. This suggests the person is feeling uncomfortable or may be avoiding the truth.

Being vague If your partner talks about things in a vague way, glosses over things, or seems to lack detail, then this is also a sign that something isn’t right.

“Someone who is being honest is usually happy to talk openly and provide detail, even without having to think about it.”

Too much detail On the reverse side, when someone offers far too much detail when asked a question as if they have prepared the answer in advance it can also a troubling sign! Detail is important but when it is provided in an overloaded, unnatural way, it’s a worry.

Movements and patterns change While changes in habits and routines are not always concerning, if these are combined with other signs, this can be troubling.

Uncontactable If your partner has always been easy to reach and then they start to become uncontactable, it’s a warning sign. Calls that go unanswered and texts that are not returned are all signs that the person doesn’t want to engage while they are doing something else.

Communication is the key, and talking face to face is essential for a good, healthy, long-lasting relationship.

“It doesn’t matter how well you know each other or how much you love each other, communicate clearly to avoid any misunderstandings that can cause hurt, resentment, anger or suspicion. If you suspect your partner isn’t telling you the truth, tell them why and let them know your concerns.”

Yvonne Allen is a psychologist and director of the introduction agency Yvonne Allen and Consultants.

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A BOOK LOVER’S REVIEW

BY JACQUI SERAFIM

When All is Said

RICH PATTERN

BY ANNE GRIFFIN This debut novel by award-winning short story writer, Anne Griffin, takes place one night in a bar in the Rainsford Hotel in County Meath in Ireland.

‘I’m here to remember – all that I have been and all that I will never be again’: Eighty-four-year-old Maurice Hannigan knows his purpose as he takes a seat at the bar to tell his story. It’s an internal monologue through five toasts dedicated to people central his life and whom he most loved.

Each toast reveals events that shaped Maurice’s journey and character.

The toasts open windows through which we observe Maurice, first as a little boy starting school, then as a teenage farm labourer, a charming young suitor, and a successful farmer.

We witness the joys and sorrows of his marriage and family life, his struggles with parenthood and adjustment to ageing and loss.

“ … this reserved, taciturn father, unleashes all the joy, pain and regrets in a way he was never able to do in person.”

The narrative is addressed to Maurice’s absent son, Kevin, a successful journalist living in the U.S. with his young family. As he toasts, this reserved, taciturn father, unleashes all the joy, pain and regrets in a way he was never able to do in person – to his son nor anyone else. We are soon captivated by Maurice’s humour, his raw emotions and his brutal self-assessment.

Maurice’s story is intertwined with the story of a celebrated collector’s item – a valuable coin reverses the dwindling fortunes of local landowners, the Dollards. This family, for whom Maurice worked as a young farm labourer, is cruel, violent and exploitative. When Maurice comes upon the coin by accident, he impulsively pockets it.

“If I’d known back then how that decision of mine ruined the lives inside that house for generations to come,” he recalls, “I wonder would I have walked on, stepping over its pull, its power? But all I knew then was revenge.”

The hidden coin links these two families and reveals another facet of Maurice’s character as he becomes a more successful farmer and landowner while the Dollards are gradually ruined.

In Maurice, Griffin has created an engaging storyteller: a memorable, essentially Irish character – complex and convincing – born into poverty and into a generation wholly tongue-tied about emotional subjects. He’s well aware of the way he appears to others yet consciously refuses to change the habits of a lifetime, disguising emotion with gruff humour and sharp words. Maurice’s outpouring of love for his family and his regrets at the ways he feels he’s failed them make him a truly sympathetic, lovable and flawed character. This novel does not address big, sweeping social issues but is a well-told story of the heart and the essential experiences of humanity: love and loss.

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Love thy neighbour We all like to think of ourselves as peaceable and considerate neighbours, yet some of us are less so.

By Liz Foster There’s a spectrum in every neighbourhood, with the crazy and those totally lacking respect for others (think Bondi hoarder) at one end and that constantly carping Neighbourhood Watch guy at the other. You sit somewhere in the middle, right? At that perfect point of total reason and neighbourly harmony.

Sure, there’s a zone around you where you’re prepared to give a little. Not everyone’s the same, and different things are important to different residents. If you live within earshot of any neighbour, there’s a bit of give and take.

Everyone has their thing though. Personally I couldn’t care less if people load up my bins on bin night – it’s garbage, knock yourself out. My thing is when people leave boats or trailers permanently parked on the street. Especially if it’s a small street, and most especially if there’s no off-street parking. For a few days, sure, you don’t ‘own’ the space outside your house, the unspoken rule is that it’s all up for grabs. It’s no different to putting cones out. In my humble opinion.

"The trick is not to rise to the guy who’s your polar opposite " The trick is not to rise to the guy who’s your polar opposite (the one who has music blasting but complains about your dog barking). Easier said than done of course. If something really ticks you off, eventually it might tip you over.

But be careful – just raising an issue can push people’s buttons.

We’re not at the shooting-them-in-the-face level (a common dispute-resolution method in America). But it’s hard not to want petty revenge when your begonias are constantly trampled by next door’s kids.

There was the case of two brothers who both farmed thousands of acres of adjoining land and fell out over the boundary fencing. After years of fighting, one of them finally put the fence up 100 metres inside his property. And when his brother’s cattle strayed into his land, he legally nabbed them.

These days we all live in a giant virtual neighbourhood, thanks to engaged local forums like In the Cove and Willoughby Living.

But beware of cyber-bullying and those passive-aggressive posts about cleaning up dog mess or parking.

Our little street of thirty-five houses has its own Facebook page which is super-useful for pinging requests like selling heavy stuff and then getting help with moving it. Or if you’re in the middle of dinner and need an onion. Or nabbing any empty green bins for your overflowing grass clippings.

We have an annual street party which is a real-life, cheery get together. It’s brilliant fun, without so much as a single cross word. The only drawback about getting on with your neighbours is the inevitable woolly head the next day.

For more of Life’s Rich Pattern, see www.lizfosterwriter.com

ONE HUNDRED WORDS It was a quiet morning and I decided on a quick swim. I eased myself off the pontoon, slipped underwater, then began making my way towards a group of yachts nearby. All I could see ahead was mud with a few starfish.

I came up at the stern of a yacht and face-to-face with an old man who had been watching my bubbles.

G'day mate. Having a look around? I nodded.

While you’re down there, have a look for my false teef.

I quickly went down, but nothing. When did you drop them? Oh, about two years ago.

Grahame Wilson, Riverview

COMPETITION

I was in a new unit. I met an elegant lady entering her unit.

Later on, I asked her out for a drink. She happily agreed, adding she had just ended a relationship in our unit block.

Dinner over, we returned in her car. Approaching the last bend she said “I think my ex is around the corner!” I exited.

Next morning – no mobile! I had left it on the front seat! I called to retrieve it, she cried “Goodness! My ex-boyfriend must have sat on it, whilst I was telling him, what date?

I’ve just been to mum’s place!”

Bruce Bradshaw, Lane Cove

I was settling down with a cup of some invigorating tea to do my day's 'Kenken'. Put the tea on the dining table. I was trying to seat myself on the chair. To my utter dismay, I missed the chair, and went down 45 centimetres to the ground – constrained by the sliding chair on my back, a wall on the right, the dining table on the left and the kitchen cupboard in the front. Felt like a long journey – down a mining shaft. Resulted in both buttocks getting badly bruised, a trip to the emergency and six X-rays.

Muthukrishnan Srinivasan, Riverview

My mouth is dry and palms sweaty. What if she’s judged I’m not worthy and took off?

Did I push too hard for a meeting?

I close my eyes, see and speak to her. “Perihan, it’s so cool that you’re Turkish and you write too. Maybe we can collaborate?”

Maybe she didn’t like what she saw on WritePublishGrow. com. Please give me a chance. Let’s combine our one hundred words for a unique collaborative piece? Can we?

Already a quarter past? I get up slowly, not ready to leave my seat. And that’s when I feel a tap on my shoulder.

Eda Utku, Lane Cove

The transistor radio on the kitchen countertop was the morbid messenger of bad news that morning, just as I was heading outside, rugged up in my parka and mittens...John Lennon was shot dead.

Hours later, my friend Valerie and I, stood shivering outside the Dakota building, under the falling snow, with the glowing flames from our vigil candles warming our hands.

A news reporter asked us our thoughts but too ashamed to admit we were native New Yorkers, we posed as San Franciscan tourists.

Winter and John were gone, but the Strawberry Fields were blooming on Central Park West.

Perihan Bozkurt, Lane Cove

What’s new, pussycat? Still eating that tinned food, I see.

Are you still into mice? Okay, great. That doesn’t really help me much, though. You see, I’m trying to write a song. So, what’s new, pussycat? I notice you’ve been playing with yarn a lot. Honestly, that seems like it’s been going on ever since cats or yarn were invented.

My point is, I can’t really write a song about what’s always been happening, pussycat.

It doesn’t fit the rhythm. If nothing new has occurred lately I’m going… Say what?

Oh that is interesting… so, who let the dogs out?

Troy Graham, Lane Cove

Dad and I assembled the tree tonight. We played Christmas music. I could feel his angst doing something so cheery when reality was not. I looked at mum, lying peacefully, watching us. She declined to hang a bauble. Reality of our last Christmas made tears roll; not sure if anyone saw, but we didn't speak of them.

Afterwards, I lay beside her.

She gently played with my hair. Eventually she insisted we go to bed. I didn’t want to let go. I see her slipping away from us, and to be honest, the sadness is more than I can bear.

Jess Baker, 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.

LANE COVE LITERARY AWARDS 2019 The Lane Cove Literary Awards 2019 are open, with entries accepted until Monday 26 August 2019. Prizes will be awarded for:

● Short Story Prize - $2,000 ● Travel Story Prize - $1,500 ● Poetry Prize - $1,500 The following additional prizes may be awarded:

●T he Burns Bay Bookery Resident Prize - $500 ●L en Wallis Audio Youth Prize (16 - 24 years) - $500 ● T he Baytree by Ardency Senior Prize (65+ years) - $500 To enter the awards read the Terms and Conditions which includes the Entry Form.

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YOUR GOVERNMENT

Councillor Mark A. Bennett

Anthony Roberts, MP

Trent Zimmerman, MP

Mayor of Hunters Hill P: 9879 9415 E: markbennett@huntershill.nsw.gov.au

Member for Lane Cove P: 9817 4757 E: lanecove@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Member for North Sydney P: 9929 9822 E: trent.zimmerman.mp@aph.gov.au

Spring seems just moments away … already the days are getting longer, and our family and pups are enjoying Lane Cove’s many open spaces.

Addressing mental health and suicide prevention

Australian citizenship ceremony It was my pleasure recently to confer Australian citizenship on fourteen members of the Hunters Hill community.

Our newest Australians were from a diverse range of nations including China, India, Ireland, Kenya, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland & United States of America.

The guest speaker was Hunters Hill 2019 Young Citizen of the Year, Sylvie Stannage, who talked about her family heritage and her passion for sailing. It’s always a great experience for me to be a part of the final step in people becoming Australian citizens.

Welcome to our Australian family.

Hunters Hill Food & Wine Festival cheque presentation I was pleased to present cheques to four local organisations from funds raised at the Hunters Hill Food and Wine Festival 2019 in May. The Festival attracts those who appreciate fine wines, excellent food, gourmet produce and great entertainment.

It was a somewhat damp day but it didn’t stop the large crowd enjoying everything on offer.

Not-for-profits receiving cheques this year were Sydney Community Services Ltd $19,500.00; Hunters Hill Ryde Men’s Shed $2,500.00, Hunters Hill SES $2,500.00 and St John’s Ambulance Service $2,500.00.

Le Vesinet students visit Hunter’s Hill Council recently welcomed 17 French exchange students as part of a friendship pact with the City of Le Vesinet in France and each year Australian students go to Le Vesinet for six weeks as well. This program has been ongoing since 1991 and has been a huge cultural and educational success on both sides of the world.

The students are staying with their host families and attending high school for a week. The Le Vesinet Committee has organised many excursions and activities supervised by dedicated volunteers to showcase the diversity of Australia including walking tours; Manly Surf School, Blue Mountains tour; Opal Museum tour; whale watching and Paddy’s Markets.

The students will also be helping on the Le Vesinet stall at the Moocooboola Festival Sunday, August 4 at Boronia Park Ovals.

The Farewell dinner is once again held at The Hunters Hill Club.

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The Greenwich Sailing Club has put final touches on its new kitchen. State funding of $11,000 helped the Club upgrade to better cater for members and local events. If you have a birthday or business event, check out this brilliant venue – it all goes back to youth and community.

I’m proud to announce we’ve been awarded $30,000 under NSW Government's Coastal and Estuary Grants Program. Mangrove and estuaries filtering of runoff keeps our rivers cleaner and, with our mudflats and small inlets, provide habitat for local species.

I’ve discovered the superb Two Brothers Café hosts board games on Friday lunchtimes. I’m offering a chocolate brownie to my boys if they take my chess crown. They are yet to work out a defence against the old four-move checkmate!

Lane Cove Men’s Shed has several events coming up. The Men's Shed provides a place where a gentleman can get his hands dirty, fix or build something, chew the fat and solve the world's problems in Figtree Street. If you're interested, do call David Lewinsohn on 9418 8459 or see https://mensshed.org It’s a brilliant venue for men of all ages.

Lane Cove Fun Run, a Lane Cove Public School P&C initiative, is on September 8. I will be at the starting line; however, I don't feel confident extending that promise to the finish. Register now at www.lanecovefunrun.com.au A young constituents, Tristan Tringali, has started a media company, Yolo Media. Lane Cove is fortunate to have many young entrepreneurs, and we wish Tristan the best of luck. He has kindly put together a drone video which highlights many of Lane Cove's natural wonders as well as this year's funding announcements. You can see his expertise on my Facebook page and in this edition of The Village Observer page 11.

The Hunters Hill Mayoral Ball is reborn!

There are few excuses to get out a tuxedo these days, and none better than the Mayoral Ball – on Saturday, September 14. This year's profits go to Hunters Hill Councils' contribution to the accessible playspace at Boronia Park. The NSW State Government has awarded $200,000 to Hunters Hill Council as part of a $20 million Everyone Can Play initiative to create playspaces for residents.

As a society we’ve all come a long way in recognising and supporting people living with mental health issues. Yet we also know there is so much more to be done –in reducing stigma and also ensuring all Australians have access to mental health care.

Similarly, the tragedy of suicide touches far too many Australian families. Suicide is the leading cause of death of our young people – accounting for one-third of deaths of Australians aged 15-24. The tragic impacts are even higher in indigenous communities. It’s a desperately important issue and one in which I’m taking a strong interest as Chair of the Parliament’s health committee.

The Government is focusing on improving front-line services, connectedness in the community and research to ensure services are accessible where they are needed.

This work is part of $503m Government has committed to Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.

The Plan focuses on strengthening primary health support for those facing mental health challenges as well as the Headspace network, indigenous suicide prevention plus early childhood and parenting support. The Headspace network provides youth-friendly services to help young Australians tackle challenges including physical health, alcohol and other drug use, vocational support and mental health. I welcome all residents’ ideas on how we can strengthen our work in this area so please feel free to reach out to me. And If you need support call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Tax relief for hardworking Australians Federal Parliament has started implementing Government’s election commitments – one of the priorities being legislating personal income tax reforms.

More than 87,000 taxpayers in the North Sydney electorate, and over 10 million Australians, have already received tax relief following changes to the tax rate in early July.This means that low- and middleincome earners with an income of up to $126, 000 will receive up to $1,080 more back in their tax returns.

Tax relief measures ensure that 94 per cent of Australians will face a marginal tax rate no higher than 30 cents in the dollar in 2024-25. For more information on tax changes visit http://budget.gov.au or call my office.

YOUR COMMUNITY

San Antonio Cathedral light show.

Riverside Walk, San Antonio

Wide-eyed in the U.S. of A. Last month, the pleasure was all mine when I got to revisit Texas for 10 days. Yes, I’ve been there before … but not post-Trump.

Advertorial by Adrienne Witteman of Trendsetter Travel and Cruise Centre.

Texas certainly makes an interesting visit if you follow American politics and sociology – and it's easily accessed since QF flies direct to Dallas or Air New Zealand to Houston via Auckland.

Landing in the geographical heart of the US offers an altogether marked contrast to the bright city lights of New York or the Hollywood glamour and chic beach vibe of California.

Texas is big. And getting bigger. Four of the 12 most populous US cities are in Texas: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Austin. They’re among the fastest growing too – they attract young people to careers in business services, education and health, manufacturing, energy and more. As a consequence, the political outlook is changing and Texas is predicted to be more blue than red in the 2020 election.

As a holiday destination – I love it. My only exposure to Texas, before visiting six years ago was via the TV drama Dallas, and the shenanigans of the filthy-rich Ewing family. And yes, you will see moustachioed Texans in big hats, boots, and fancy belts with equally fancy buckles – just like I saw on TV way back then, in authentic Mexican restaurants when visiting. These Texans live and work on ranches – vast expanses not unlike New Zealand sheep and Australian cattle stations.

Most Texans you meet will be like you and I, albeit with slight differences. Gun

ownership is around 35% with 19% of urban dwellers owning a gun. This makes Texas 18th for gun ownership out of 52 states. Should you find this a disincentive to visiting Texas, bear in mind that Alaskans have more guns per capita than any other US state. And Australians love Alaska.

Texans are also quite religious with 64% Evangelical Protestant and 21% Catholic. About 38% of the Texan population are of Hispanic/Latino descent. It all makes for a fascinating experience.

“You can stroll for two miles along verdant, sweet-scented pathways that bisect San Antonio central.”

In Dallas and Houston, you get the big city stuff. Dallas, you’ll recall, is where JFK met his untimely death and a visit to The Texas School Book Depository, from where he was reportedly assassinated, is one of the must-do activities although mystery surrounds the event. The Dallas Museum of Art is highly rated yet art in Dallas is not confined indoors. Among the most beloved street art is a bronze bench seat you can share with a statue of Rosa Parkes who in 1955 refused to give up her bus seat to a white person.

I’ve sat there myself.

The famous line ‘Houston, we have a problem’ was actually ‘Houston we’ve had a problem here’ but altered for Hollywood. You may not know that NASA Mission Control is actually in Houston and consequently, the Space Centre is on every Houston visitor’s list. Museum aficionados will enjoy the Museum of Natural Science and the Museum of Fine Arts so all tastes are catered for.

The best discovery this trip was San Antonio and the charms of its famous Riverside Walk, The Alamo and the revitalised Pearl Neighbourhood. The Riverside Walk is fabulous testament to the forethought of Mr Robert Hugman, who in 1929 had a vision to make this a beautiful waterway central to the city. It worked. You can stroll for two miles along verdant, sweet-scented pathways that bisect the heart of San Antonio. Or cruise and soak up the fascinating commentary.

A Google search on the Pearl district will entice you to visit, and stay as we did at the excellent Emma Hotel (privileges via Trendsetter Travel’s Virtuoso affiliation).

Finally, you must not miss Austin, home to the LBJ Presidential Library within the University of Texas, and to thousands of students and an exciting music scene that spills out onto the streets most nights. What else might you expect from a city with the slogan ‘Keep Austin Weird’? Don’t be put off – it’s more funky than weird, and I loved it!

Texas has great food be it big barbecues or spicy Mexican – and lots of avocado. It has wide open spaces, expansive sunsets and people are genuinely welcoming. If you’re looking to find real America, let my team help you book and create a trip you’ll remember forever.

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Councillor Pam Palmer, Mayor of Lane Cove P: 0431 959 980

E: mayor@lanecove.nsw.gov.au

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Council is currently seeking feedback on its new strategy to improve your experience when dealing with Council. As you can imagine, every day Council receives many requests from residents wanting to access a whole range of available services. It may be a tree permit, a missed rubbish collection or to report a damaged footpath. By understanding each person’s experience, Council hopes to provide simplified and faster services to the community. The aim is to not only improve customer service but also the way in which that service is delivered and the way in which Council communicates with you while it solves the problem. We are looking for you to be engaged in the project by providing your feedback on our new “Customer Experience Strategy”.

The General Manager, myself and the Deputy Mayor met recently with a representative from Office of the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces to discuss the most pressing planning issues facing the Lane Cove community. Topics covered included future development in St Leonards South, the 2036 Plan for St Leonards / Crows Nest, the moratorium on residential planning proposals and Planning Proposal No.27 (rezoning of Girraween Park). We also discussed issues to do with the appointment of Private Certifiers and progress on the St Leonards over-rail plaza.

I also have regular meetings with our State member, Anthony Roberts MP, to keep up to date with local issues in order to better serve the community. Our last meeting included the Mayors of Hunters Hill and Ryde with whom we naturally share some common concerns for the region. As always, I look forward to representing your concerns in such forums. You can contact me on 9911 3541 or mayor@lanecove.nsw.gov.au.

Local News & Information

NAIDOC Week

New Tree Sculpture

The Animals of the Dreaming: Taronga Zoomobile visit on Saturday 5 July gave dozens of local children the chance to meet native animals and hear stories of the Dreamtime as part of NAIDOC Week celebrations.

A new tree sculpture at Central Park will soon be open to the public. The sculpture has been created from a large Angophora Tree, or Sydney Red Gum, removed from the park for public safety in early 2019.

2066 Litter Challenge

The 2066 Litter Challenge proved a great success with 2,131 pieces of litter collected by mid-July, with more being added to the tally each day. Our Community Clean Up on 8 July had a fantastic turn out - thanks to all who participated in the challenge!

Next time you visit Council’s Civic Centre reception or Library loan counter, take a moment to tell us about your experience at the customer feedback kiosks (pictured below).

Draft 2019 Bicycle Plan

Council is seeking the community’s views on the Draft 2019 Bicycle Plan.

The Plan provides a framework for Council to develop a connected bicycle network.

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Out & About in Lane Cove Youth Camp

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Lane Cove’s Synergy Youth Centre is returning to Nura Gunyu Camp in the Ulladulla region from 8-11 October. Activities include carving, art, bushwalking, music and more. Bookings open in early August for children aged 11-16 years. Enquiries at youth@ lanecove.nsw.gov.au.

People visiting Market Square Car Park now have the option to pay for parking via Council’s online portal.

If your visit is more than three hours and you forget to pay on exit, you have three days to pay at www. lanecoveparking.com.au. Parking is free for your first three hours.

Lane Cove Festival

The Lane Cove Festival is almost here!

The annual festival runs throughout September with this year’s launch event to be held in the Plaza on Friday 30 August. For a full program of events, visit Council’s website.

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Teaching Your Learner Driver

Learn all the simple steps on how to teach a learner driver at a free two hour workshop on Wednesday 21 August at 6:30pm at the Library. For enquiries, contact Council’s Road Safety Officer on 9911 3576.

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The design of Lane Cove Aquatic Centre’s exciting new grandstand has been approved! Construction of the new 50m outdoor pool has begun. The project is scheduled for completion in late 2020.

Construction of The Canopy on Rosenthal Avenue continues this month. A tower crane was removed from the site in late July requiring one lane to be closed over two days, with traffic management in place.

Construction of a new roundabout is expected to begin in mid-August.

What’s On: Lane Cove AUGUST PLAZA EVENTS Saturday Sounds - Ace Avenue: Saturday 10 August, 10:00am - 12:00pm. Enjoy free live music by Ace Avenue.

Lane Cove Festival Launch - Plaza Party: Friday 30 August, 3:30pm - 6:00pm. Celebrate the launch of the 2019 Lane Cove Festival with live music, creative workshops and kids activities. Members from the local Malayali community will also create a stunning floral carpet called a ‘pookkalam’.

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

National Science Week Paper Craft: Tuesday 13 August, 3:30pm - 4:30pm. Celebrate National Science Week by creating some science-based papercrafts, including tumble wings, tangrams, and optical illusions.

Author Talk: Accidental Aid Worker by Sue Liu: Thursday 15 August, 6:15pm - 7:30pm. Accidental Aid Worker is the travel memoir of the adventurous Sue Liu who stumbles into voluntary aid work in the wake of the 2004 tsunami during the civil war conflict in Sri Lanka.

Crafternoon Tea: Tuesday 20 August, 2:00pm - 3:30pm, Greenwich Library. Enjoy afternoon tea while working on your latest craft project. No booking required.

History Talk: The War in Afghanistan: Tuesday 20 August, 6:15pm - 8:00pm. Hear Brigadier Bridie discuss the role of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

Australia joined this United Nations led mission following the September 2001 attacks in the United States.

Children’s Book Week Presentation Night: Wednesday 21 August, 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Join us for a special evening storytime and readers theatre to celebrate Children’s Book Week. Enjoy a presentation of our Book Week competition winners.

Homegrown Crime Writers: Thursday 22 August, 6:00pm.

Hear from Nicola Moriarty, Wendy James and Catherine du Peloux Menage in the lead up to the Sydney BAD Crime Writers Festival.

Movie - Stan and Ollie (2018): Tuesday 27 August, 2:00pm - 4:30pm. The true story of Hollywood’s greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy, is brought to the big screen for the first time, starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly.

Thursday Tunes - A Celebration of the Musical: Thursday 29 August, 10:15am - 12:00pm. Graham Ball presents the mainstream musical stages of the western world from the world of Jacques Offenbach in the18th century until the present day.

Writers in Residence: Thursday 29 August, 6:00pm - 7:30pm.

A group for writers, who meet monthly to share stories, discuss ideas & writing methods. No booking required.

BUSH CARE Living with Brush Turkeys: Thursday 15 August, 6:30pm 8:00pm, Cove Room, Council Civic Centre. Join expert, Dr. Ann Goeth, author of Mound Builders, for a closer look at the unique life of the Australian Brush Turkey. Book online: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/bushcareevents ROAD SAFETY Teaching Your Learner Driver: Wednesday 21 August, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Lane Cove Library. Teaching someone to drive can be a happy experience. Learn simple steps to teach a learner driver at a free two hour workshop. Call Council’s Road Safety Officer on 9911 3576 to book.

COMMUNITY Healthy Living Workshop - Food And Your Mood: Wednesday 28 August, 10:30am - 11:30am, Lane Cove Library. Learn how emotions and thoughts affect our food choices, how diets and nutritional deficiences affect our brain and learn about the connection between a balanced diet and mental health. Call 9911 3591 to book.

Dancing At The Diddy: Wednesday 14 and 28 August, 7:30pm - 10:30pm, Longueville Sporting Club. Open to all age groups, you can now enjoy and dance to a live duo rocking the music of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. $10 paid entry at the door.

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

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Carisbrook – your own backyard In September, a change in the opening hours of Carisbrook Historic House will give busy locals a wonderful chance to unwind.

Instead of remaining open every Saturday and Sunday for guided tours only, a twelve-month trial will be conducted for a single 'Open Weekend' each month.

The idea is to encourage visitors to spend time in Carisbrook's sunny courtyard and outer gardens by offering coffee, cakes and Devonshire teas on sale – as well as tours of the House – from 10am on the third weekend of each month.

Today's busy lifestyles often leave little time to just sit but at Carisbrook it is an opportunity to enjoy the heritage setting and contemplate the slower pace of an earlier time. Tours of the House will still take you into wonderful 1880s interiors and include a video telling the story of Carisbrook's original family. It is a fascinating insight into life in Lane Cove at the end of the 19th century.

Without computers, phones, electricity or even running water, life at Carisbrook Historic House was a different world, but it is uncanny how some events in the 1880s and 1890s resemble our own times.

With unpredictable weather and drought, water restrictions, global financial pressures, real estate downturns, in many ways the concerns of people then mirror ours now.

The 1880s house and gardens were bought by the Lane Cove Council in 1969 as a gift to residents — so, in a sense, we should all think of Carisbrook as our own outdoor living area.

There is nowhere better than Carisbrook's courtyard to sit, sip coffee, and relax. Visitors can pick up one of the weekend newspapers or monthly magazines that will be available (current editions, not 1880s!) and enjoy this special time out. Or maybe you would prefer to retreat to the outer garden setting with

your Devonshire tea — homemade scones with fresh cream and special berry jams.

“… we should all think of Carisbrook as our own outdoor living area.”

Have any ideas about an aspect of life in Lane Cove, or a portrait of someone’s life here, that you could turn into a history essay or even an oral history or a DVD? ....

It might just win $2,000 in the Lane Cove History Prize for 2019.

The Prize is mounted by the Lane Cove Historical Society and supported by Hyecorp Property Group. Entries are published in the LCHS Journal with copies kept in the Lane Cove Library Local Studies Unit and the LCHS Archives.

SUBMISSIONS CLOSE 31 AUGUST CHECK OUT THE DETAILS ON:

https://www.lanecovehistoricalsociety.com.au/lane-cove -history-prize.

The Great Lane Cove Photo-Scan is also being staged by the Lane Cove Historical Society for the Lane Cove Festival on Sunday 15 September at Carisbrook Historic House. It will be an opportunity for you to get some old family photos scanned for your personal records and to contribute to the LCHS Archive of old photographs.

In 1884, when the Brooks family moved into the House on the land they called 'Carisbrook', the first telephone line between Sydney and Melbourne had just been installed, an Italian barista had just patented the first espresso

$2000 LANE COVE HISTORY PRIZE 2019 TO BE WON

Entry form and details go to: www.lanecovehistorical society.com.au

Be a Winner!

Details are published on the website

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machine and the first disturbing aftereffects of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa were beginning to cause chaos with the weather.

“It was a different world, but it is uncanny how events in the 1880s and 1890s so closely resemble our own times.”

With a farm in country New South Wales and the Carisbrook Estate real estate project on Linley Point, the original owners of Carisbrook felt the brunt of the chaos. Like many Sydneysiders, they hoped to profit through hard work and a little real estate, but a series of severe weather patterns wrought havoc with their plans. Nearly continuous drought between 1880 and 1886 and again in 1888, followed by flooding rains from 1889 to early 1890, and then the worst drought of all between 1895 and 1903. It crippled agriculture and halved the numbers of sheep and cattle.

real estate dreams during the property boom of the 1880s — when the average land price increased 80% — suddenly found their property values flounder.

From peaks for new housing supply in 1884 and 1888, building activity dropped 20% in 1889 and a further 20% 1890. Then property values rose only marginally for the next sixty-plus years until the 1950s post-war boom.

The Brooks’ land at Linley Point probably looked less desirable to potential buyers as each year went by. Without a government water supply and no natural streams, the prospect of using only the rainwater in the tank probably grew less attractive as the drought, and the credit crunch, wore on. With their crops withered in the ground at Brown's Creek (near Millthorpe, NSW) and sales of the Linley Point Carisbrook Estate slowing down, the concerns of the Brooks family could fit neatly into a 2019 scenario.

Now that is something to think about while you are enjoying Carisbrook's first Open Weekend, September 21-22 from 10am until 4pm.

Then, British investors and an Argentine bank default combined to create the Baring crisis, which sparked a global recession in the early 1890s, and left Australia with a downturn in trade and very tight credit conditions. Those with

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August exhibitions Express Yourself 2019 Paintings, drawings and sculptures by K-6 students from Lane Cove Public School.

WHEN: 19- 24 August 2019 OPENING: 20 August Image Supplied by LCPS. Helen Best, Goldfish bowl, 33.5 x 30 cm Woodblock

Impressed: Moments and Memories in Print HELEN BEST Explorations of colour and light dominate this retrospective-style exhibition. It surveys the long and respected printmaking career of Helen Best. Helen uses printmaking, bookbinding and related disciplines to capture colour observed in landscapes, gardens, and in her travels.

WHEN: 31 July-17 August 2019 RSVP / COST: Free

Kirtika Kain, 5, Silkscreened pigment and parrafin wax on Japanese rice paper, 2017.

Winning entry, 2017 Lloyd Rees Youth Art Award.

Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Awards Applications are now open for the biennial Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award, for 18-30 year-old emerging artists – in media painting, drawing and printmaking with a prize pool of over $7,000. The main award being an acquisitive prize of $5,000 and a solo exhibition at Gallery Lane Cove.

Judged by a panel of three experts, led by Guy Warren AM, OAM. Details available on gallery’s website.

For 18-30 year-old emerging artists APPLICATIONS DUE: 10 November 2019 OPENING AND AWARDS CEREMONY: 6 December 2019 EXHIBITION: 6 December 2019 - 18 January 2020* *(The gallery will be closed 22 Dec – 5 Jan)

Judith Harvey, Khazad-Dum – The Lord of the Rings, 2019, 565 x 762cm Visual Transposition Silkscreen Print from 109 Stencils, on BEK Bives Edition of 8

Vision in Ink: Experimental Printmaking ARTISTS: ELIZABETH CREIXELL, MELISSA HAMLYN, JUDITH HARVEY, JILL KELLY, EVAN PANK, DANIEL PRESS, KARAN SINGH SHEKHAWAT, LAURA STARK, KYE THOMPSON, DEBORAH WILKINSON This exhibition showcases experimentation in printmaking, both in terms of processes and aesthetics.

With a focus on emerging artists, Vision in Ink examines a range of printmaking strategies and aesthetics employed in contemporary art. It asserts the place of printmaking in contemporary art practice, debunking the view of it as a lesser cousin of painting.

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Janette Miller, Winner, 2018 Lane Cove Art Awards, Watercolour Category. Image courtesy of the artist

56th Lane Cove Art Awards Exhibition This art awards exhibition is sponsored by Lane Cove Council and managed by Lane Cove Art Society. It will feature artworks in oils, acrylics, watercolours, pastels, drawings and prints.

Entry forms may be downloaded from the Lane Cove Art Society website at https://bit.ly/2Y65CLl

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New classes in printmaking and ceramics

Rafael Butron, Habitation, Intaglio and Drypoint

Image credit: Ellison Bay Pottery

Introduction to printmaking with Rafael Butron

Intermediate wheel throwing with Roy Chandra

Over six weeks, this beginners’ course will introduce students to the world of non-toxic printmaking through both intaglio and relief methods. Rafael Butron will impart the skills of translating illustrations on a plate into an image on paper. For 18 years and up.

Students with previous throwing experience are encouraged to take this class which is focused on wheel work, improving skills and throwing off the hump (Japanese pottery techniques to throw off a larger amount of clay).

For those looking to move into large and complex forms, the focus will be on learning to control more clay and adjusting your technique appropriately.

WHEN: 6.30-9.00pm, Tuesdays, 6 August-10 September 2019 RSVP / COST: $245; bookings: https:// bit.ly/2GjoD6Z

Ceramics open studio

For 18 years and up.

WHEN: 6:30-9.30pm, Thursdays 1 August-26 September 2019 RSVP / COST: $310, bookings online

Visit our Joy Warren Ceramics Studio in lower ground level of Gallery Lane Cove as part of the Australian Ceramics Association’s Open Studio Day. Drop in between 10am-4pm to buy beautiful ceramics, meet teachers and artists WHEN: Weekend August 17-18, 10am-4pm COST: free

Image courtesy of Sol Contardo

Creating with clay — children’s pottery with Sol Contardo Learn to create sculptural and functional pieces by using hand building techniques like slabs, pinch pots and coils .In this nine-week course, students will work on projects to make animals, creatures, bowls and plates. Explore different surface treatments using textures and colours as well as glazing.

For 5-12 year olds WHEN: 3.45-5.15pm , Tuesdays 30 July-24 September 2019 COST / RSVP: $230, bookings online

Image courtesy of Sol Contardo

Pottery for adults with Sol Contardo Suitable for beginners and intermediate students, this nine-week course will teach students handbuilding and wheel-throwing techniques. Students will be encouraged to experiment with different forms.

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For beginners and intermediates

WHEN: 30 August14 September 2019 OPENING & AWARDS PRESENTATION: 30 August (preview from 5pm)

WHEN: 10:00am-1:00pm, Fridays 2 August-27 September 2019 RSVP / COST: $310, bookings online

Words by

Rachel Kiang

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

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Enhancing the creative process Artists make marks. How they make them, what materials they use and the tools they employ all influence the character of the resulting mark.

The award-winning artist Carla Hananiah was the guest presenter at the June meeting (2019) of the Lane Cove Art Society. She showcased a diverse range of Winsor and Newton products throughout the demonstration and encouraged experimentation during the evening. resulting in thin wash effects. More texture can be obtained by adding thick impasto products. Acrylic inks are now also available. If a pouring medium is added to them they can be poured over a surface so that abstract marks result.

The final surface layer can be anything from a matt finish to a high glossy resin finish.

Carla did mention that acrylics do possess some advantages over oil paints. They do not smell because turps is not required, and are watersoluble for easy cleaning.

Their drying time is a lot quicker than oils. They With over are more flexible than 109 colours in the oils as layers can professional range of be added easily be they thick or thin.

Exploring the vibrant colours of Winsor & Newton watercolours at the Lane Cove Art Society June meeting. Pamela Fairburn and Cilla Davis putting on the paint.

The prime goal was to observe how new products influence the creative process.

A secondary aim was to see how old products could be employed using different techniques again to enhance the creative result.

Winsor and Newton was founded in 1832 by William Winsor and Henry Newton, a chemist and an artist. Science and art bonded and, since then, has resulted in so many innovative fine art products created for the artists.

Carla demonstrated the range of watercolour products. There are professional watercolours in metal tubes to colour sticks and colour markers. Carla explained the series numbers on the watercolours’ metal tubes that range from 1 to 5. The higher the number the more difficult it has been to source the required pigment and its manufacture is usually more complex resulting in a higher price. The reverse is also the case.

The lower the number the easier it has been to source and produce so the price is more economical.

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watercolours, today’s artist is spoilt for colour choice.

With over 109 colours in the professional range of watercolours, today’s artist is spoilt for colour choice. The colour charts passed around at the meeting underpinned this fact. It is important to be mindful that an artist can produce beautiful work with just a handful of colours. Carla showed a portrait of a young woman. Three colours only had been used namely quinacridone magenta, quinacridone gold and French ultramarine. Mixing variations of the first two produced the most amazing skin tone qualities in this artwork.

In 1970 Winsor and Newton introduced its first range of acrylics. The audience were encouraged to try the different acrylic products available and to observe the resulting marks produced.

The creative process can be enriched by adding the different gels, mediums and ‘special’ effects products. For example acrylics can behave like watercolour if a lot of medium is added to them,

As Carla’s demonstration unfolded, one could not help but think how easy it is for the today’s artists to create marks. Maybe it is time to refresh your own art practice by trying a new product, experimenting with a new technique or using a different application tool. Thank you Carla for encouraging a spirit of experimentation and demonstrating innovative products that can enhance the creative process.

NEXT MEETING

56th Lane Cove Art Awards “Approaching Dusk – Yacht Bay” by Noeline Millar, winner of the major prize for Aspects of Lane Cove in the 55th Art Awards 2018.

The Municipality of Lane Cove 56th Art Award Exhibition 2019 opens at Gallery Lane Cove, 164 Longueville Road on Friday 30 August. A superb exhibition is anticipated, with a wide variety of works. All artists are invited to enter, both members of the Art Society and non-members.

Entry forms can be downloaded from the Lane Cove Art Society website .

Mayor of Lane Cove Pam Palmer will present the awards.

The exhibition continues until September 14.

Guest artist will be Rachel Carroll.

Rachel is a Sydney-based artist who has been painting for 20 years. Rachel explores themes of environmental significance but, rather than focus on the loss of species or habitat, Rachel focuses on abundance. It has always been her aim to bring the bush to the city, in the hope that others will connect with nature. Carroll often camps at new locations on the Murray Darling River Basin and paints there to engage with nature, local bush rangers, scientists and the local Aboriginal people, if possible.

Rachel also teaches, runs workshops in watercolour, acrylic or encaustic, and demonstrates to share her passion for nature and painting.

WHEN: Thursday 22 August, at 7.30pm WHERE: Living and Learning Centre, 180 Longueville Rd. All are welcome.

Words by

Margaret Vickers, Lane Cove Art Society Phone 0458 198 700

THE ROMANTICS ART EXHIBITION

For Lovers of Traditional Art

An invitation to view a collection of fine traditional original paintings by five of Australia’s top artists WERNER FILIPICH, IAN HANSEN, JAMES HOUGH, MAX MANNIX & RAMON WARD-THOMPSON

OPENING NIGHT: Friday 6th September 5pm – drinks with the artists OPEN DATES: Saturday 7th September 10-5pm & Sunday 8th September 10-4pm VENUE: Hunters Hill Town Hall, 22 Alexandra Street Hunters Hill www.romanticsfineartexhibition.com.au E: rwtstudios@bigpond.com P: 0419993237 TVO AUGUST 2019 37

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Folk party on Woodstock’s 50th On the anniversary of Woodstock, a city folk festival lines up more than 60 folk music acts including Lane Cove locals at four venues in Pitt Street, Sydney Local Lane Cove performers include Lane Cove's Michael Atherton, founder of legendary band Sirocco, who has reunited with its other original members, Guy Madigan, Andrew de Teliga and Bill O’Toole for the Sydney Folk Festival.

Also in the line-up, is young singer-songwriter Rayn, a Greenwich local whose beautiful voice conveys a soulful message to keep in touch with nature, our dreams and inner lives. And ’Johnny Red Tips’ Milce of Huntley's Cove is on percussion with Traditional Graffiti (aka ‘The Trads’) playing a mix of English traditional and contemporary folk plus American roots, blues and self-penned compositions.

The Festival’s artistic director, the cultural commentator Warren Fahey of Folkways Music, and Larrikin Records, says the festival will ‘totally blow away’ stereotypes of ‘old school’ folk.

“We’ve prepared a joyous celebration of all musical genres under the big umbrella of ‘folk’. Storytelling – colonial, indigenous, multicultural – is central … but so is participation.

There’s dance, poetry, theatre, food and drink… and much, much more. The entire line-up is Aussie – in fact all but two acts are from NSW! In the heart of the city – every venue is within five minutes’ walk of Sydney Town Hall.”

Fiery, lyrical piano from Streeton trio The Streeton Trio – Emma Jardine, Benjamin Kopp and guest cellist Chris Pidcock – who have been hailed as Australia’s most internationally successful trio, will play Arensky, Babadjanian and Shostakovich in North Sydney in late August.

It’s the latest in the ‘Prelude in Tea’ series where the concert follows afternoon tea.

The music : Arensky’s Piano Trio in D minor Op. 32, a scintillating and beautiful piece continues the Russian tradition of elegiac piano trios with his four movement romantic masterpiece, inspired by the death of a friend.

The new-generation folk festival over two days and three nights will cover a sprawling range of folk from world music, traditional music (ballads, shanties, blues, bush music, bluegrass and newgrass) to Afro funk and Celtic punk.

The Armenian composer Babadjanian’s Piano Trio in F sharp minor is an inspired, lyrical work, one of the masterpieces of relatively small output. Barbadjanian is known for his use of folk music elements.

What: Sydney Folk Festival When: August 16-18

Climax of the concert is the fiery turbulence of Shostakovich’s legendary trio no.2 in E minor Op.67.

Where: Pitt St Sydney

Cost: from $28 to $158

Bookings: www.sydneyfolkfestival.com.au …. where you can see the musical line-up

Shostakovich dedicated his 1944 trio to his recently deceased friend Ivan Sollertinsky and it has become one of the most popular piano trios of the entire 20th Century repertoire.

The Streeton Trio: Australia’s most internationally successful piano trio, the Streeton Trio was formed in 2008, in Geneva, Switzerland and – after spending several years in Europe – is now based in Sydney. Named after the Australian Impressionist painter, Sir Arthur Streeton, the trio is acclaimed for performances in iconic venues across Europe, the United Kingdom, China, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.

In 2010, the trio was selected for a three-year residency at the European Chamber Music Academy. Winner of the 2011 Musica Viva Chamber Music Competition, the Streeton Trio has been laureate of several prestigious international competitions and in 2012, the trio was featured as Musica Viva’s Rising Stars ensemble. The trio has released four critically praised CDs, which are frequently featured on ABC FM and the MBS networks.

WHAT: The Streeton Trio presents ’Fire’s On’, A Prelude in Tea event WHEN: Sunday August 25, 2019; afternoon tea from 2.30pm; concert starts 3.30pm WHERE: The Independent Theatre, 269 Miller Street, North Sydney Cost: $17- $49, afternoon tea included Bookings: www.theindependent.org.au call 9955 3000 More information: www.streetontrio.com

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A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO GILLIAN BATT

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Last December the Federal Government established the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The Commission has been holding hearings around Australia and has heard many very distressing stories about the care of some older Australians in residential care.

The Commission was established to look into aged care in people’s homes and in care. Among other things the Commission is looking into quality of aged care and how best to deliver services, at innovative care models, and at future challenges and opportunities.

Here at Sydney Community Services we, too, have been exploring ways to deliver care and support to our older residents. We had a round-table meeting to brainstorm how we can take the best from what we know works well here, and how we can build on that to put together a model of care that sits within the local community. The resulting ideas are being developed as a submission to the Royal Commission.

We know that if you approach community and tell them about local issues, they want to help. Our experience has been that the local community wants to support their own but are not sure where to start. In the last couple of years we have launched campaigns for victims of domestic violence and also those experiencing food poverty – the response has been amazing. When faced with real issues, residents of Lane Cove and Hunters Hill are extraordinarily generous. How do we get the same reaction for an ongoing, but less in-your-face, situation for local residents? Many community organisations could help look after seniors, while roles for individuals include volunteering, fundraising or simply keeping an eye out for neighbours and checking on them if need be.

We are proposing a model that moves away from a centralised response to a more tailored opportunity to engage in all the supports available within the community.

Our staff are local and we have more than 400 volunteers who give their time to support their community.

Currently people wanting support have to register either by phone or online through a national government gateway called My Aged Care. They have to answer questions to test eligibility and then are referred to a further organisation for a face-to face visit that can take up to two hours. They are then referred via an online portal to local providers who again need to make an assessment. In all three assessments there are intrusive personal and financial questions.

Our model would feed the person seeking support directly to a provider that’s local to them, making that provider responsible for assessment and decisions regarding care and support required. There would be direct links with primary care, including GPs, acute hospitals and residential and nursing care where required. The person would remain at the centre of care and their needs and requirements would be paramount.

“…. there would be an integrated approach for emergency situations through access to a ‘geriatric flying squad’. “ Having the local community engaged would mean all the local businesses, organisations and community groups can be brought into a pattern of support.

With GPs and acute hospitals involved, there would be an integrated approach for emergency situations through access to a ‘geriatric flying squad’. This would see emergency geriatric care specialists at call to assess a crisis in a home and hopefully manage to prevent an emergency admission to hospital.

Karen Paull COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN

Extravagance!

The lovely flower had seen better days.

Battered by the harsh weather conditions, its exquisite petals fell prematurely, leaving behind a rich centre unlikely to be fertilised. Life is about survival in order to reproduce, explained my science teacher long ago. Did that extraordinary colour and form count for nothing then? The delicacy and detail involved, spoke to me of something higher than mere functionality.

In it, I saw the extravagance of a Creator who wants to evince joy in us!

Extravagant emotions, such as joy, accompany precious moments in life. From the beaming toddler’s proffered bouquet of brightly flowering weeds, to the heartfelt union of a marriage ceremony, such moments can catch us unaware, deeply touching our souls. A point to ponder: what is the origin of that 'inner gasp' of delight?

Although beauty and creativity are abundant, we need to be open to their delightfulness. A revelation of beauty changes us and our outlook on life for the better. Have you been touched deeply by art or poetry or music? These pursuits may seem superfluous when productivity is prioritised. Yet for those who have cultivated their ability to appreciate beauty, they add an unparalleled richness to life.

Lane Cove Community Chaplaincy aims to help people experience ‘life in all its fullness’. Our Walk and Wonder activity is designed to grow participants’ appreciative capacity of the natural wonders around them, for a couple of hours a month.

Afterwards there is an optional, culinary experience to delight our tastebuds at a local restaurant for Dinner.

Our Book Club appreciates the writing talent of Australian authors while savouring wine, cheese and good company.

An hour of weekly Meditation may superficially appear to be a waste of time, but brings peace and counters anxiety and stress.

Come and spend some time pursuing these, or other activities, which bring delight to your soul. Remember, we are lovingly and intentionally created with the capacity to enjoy life extravagantly.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Our submission is in its final stages of drafting and we are going to seek a hearing with the Commission to express our views and give an example of a better approach for the care of seniors in our community.

• Rev Karen Paull - 0400 299 751 • lanecovechaplain@gmail.com • www.lanecovecc.com

I will keep you informed.

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Royal Commission hearings transcripts can be found at: https://agedcare.royalcommission.gov.au

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

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Social Bridge Chess / Solo 1pm-3.30pm

Boomers BLUE 9.45am-12.45pm Table Tennis 12.30 or 2.30pm Coles Phone Shopping 9am-11.30am Scrabble 10-12noon

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Mindfulness 1.15-2.15pm $5 (volunteers free)

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

Boomers YELLOW 9.45am-12.45pm Table Tennis 12.30 or 2.30pm Coles Phone Shopping 9am-11.30am

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Parkview Cafe 12noon-2pm 3 course meal $15

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Book Club 1.30-3pm Reviewing: The Last Time I Saw Mother by Arlene J Chai

Bus Trip Visiting the Archibald Lunch at Sydney Rowing Club. 12noon-5pm $50

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Parkview Cafe 12noon-1.45pm 3 course meal $15

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Social Bridge Chess / Solo 1pm-3.30pm

Table Tennis 12.30 or 2.30pm

Table Tennis 12.30 or 2.30pm Coles Phone Shopping 9am-11.30am

Coles Phone Shopping 9am-11.30am Scrabble 10-12noon

BOOKINGS /ENQUIRIES CONTACT: PHONE: 9427 6425 EMAIL: support@sydneycs.org 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove, 2066 www.sydneycs.org 40 TVO AUGUST 2019

BUS TRIP: This month we visit the celebrated Archibald Prize! Starting with lunch at the Sydney Rowing Club at Abbotsford followed by a guided tour and viewing of the Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW – please contact our office for more information, $50 12noon-5.00pm.

Numbers limited. Bookings Essential. Don’t miss out reserve your seat – 9427 6425.

PARK VIEW CAFÉ. : Join us for a wonderful three-course meal for just $15 on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month. Limited bus pick up just $5 return– Bookings essential SHUFFLEBOARD: Join us the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month for this fun, fast paced indoor game! 9.45 – 11.45am $5 includes morning tea. Guaranteed fun!!!!

BOOK CLUB: Meets 3rd Monday of the month. Cost $4 includes borrowing the book and afternoon tea. This month discussing The Last Time I Saw My Mother, Arlene J Chai.

SOCIAL BRIDGE/ CHESS/SOLO: Meets every Thursday afternoon 1pm - 3.30pm, in our Parkview Room at 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove. $5 includes afternoon tea.

All welcome. Please call Julie for details.

9427 6425 MAH-JONG: Every Wednesday now at the Seniors Hub, 1 Pottery Lane in the Park View Room. $5 includes afternoon tea. All welcome. For enquiries please call Vanessa 9428 2972 or Julie 9427 6425 SCRABBLE: Fortnightly on Fridays – see calendar for dates. $5 includes morning tea VILLAGE (SHOPPING) BUS: Weekly door to door service, Wednesday mornings, with 2 hours in Lane Cove Village. Friendly drivers and volunteers bring any shopping up from WOOLWORTHS to the bus and will carry any parcels to the kitchen bench on your return. $7 single or $10 per couple. Bookings essential.

PHONE SHOPPING: Weekly service, Fridays 9:00am – 11.30am. Phone our office and speak to our friendly Volunteers, who take down your shopping order on-line to be delivered a day of your choosing).

There is no charge for the phone-in service; COLES charge a small delivery fee.

TABLE TENNIS: Two sessions every Friday.

12.30 or 2.30pm - $5.00.

BOOMERS: An informal social group for older men who are independently mobile; sticks & walkers are welcome. Outings are typically three hours in duration & include destinations such as cafés, parks, galleries, museums, historic houses and other places of interest. Fortnightly- Cost: $15.

Bookings essential 9427 6425 F.O.C.A.S : Meetings are the 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. Please join us at 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove in the Park View Room 9.30am -12noon.

MINDFULNESS: Join us for some easy mindfulness and relaxation techniques to reduce stress and promote relaxation.

Venue: Sydney Community Services, 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove. Volunteers free or $5 entry, includes afternoon tea.

Bookings essential 9427 6425.

MOVIE AFTERNOON

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 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:

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

COMMUNITY VISITOR VOLUNTEERS WANTED

Alan Seale presents the 1948 film The Big Clock, starring Ray Milland and Charles Laughton. Crime magazine editor Richard Stroud is framed for murder when the owner of his magazine’s syndicate kills his mistress in this classic “New York Noir” suspense film.

WHEN: Wednesday 28 August, 1:45pm VENUE: Sydney Community Services, 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove COST: $5 entry includes afternoon tea.

Volunteers of SCS are free.

RSVP MONDAY AUGUST 26 TO: reception@sydneycs.org or call 9427 6425.

Can you spare a few hours to relieve the isolation of a local resident living in a nursing home?

ONLINE SHOPPING VOLUNTEERS WANTED We require volunteers to take telephone shopping orders using Coles online website.

Friday mornings at our office – 9.15 – 11.30

ENTERTAINMENT VOLUNTEER WANTED To look after our Scrabble group every fortnight on a Friday morning. This involves setting up chairs/tables and preparing and buying food for a morning tea for approximately 14 people.

You can make a big difference in someone’s life.

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

02 9427 6425

or email: yhughes@sydneycs.org

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Mindfulness & Relaxation WHEN: 1.15 - 2.15pm, Tuesday: 13 and 27 August, 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.

0402 839 499 / 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 Professional business networking organisation - exchange qualified business referrals.

9418 9031 / 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 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; 9am and 10am. Lane Cove Public School Hall. Homebase Youth 7.15pm Friday nights. Monthly ACE conversation evenings. 9418 9211 www.c3lanecove.com.au DRAMA SPOT Classes for 5-15yrs help to build strong and confident kids. Currambena, LCPS & LCM Church. 0402 342 986 / info@dramaspot.com.au ENGLISH CONVERSATION CLASS Fridays 10am-12 noon. Improve your 42 TVO AUGUST 2019

conversation English with trained facilitators. $3/ week. 9427 1163 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 at Point Reserve, Lane Cove National Park, Mon 8.30-11.30am and 2nd and 4th Sat. 9 - 11am. mam11739@ tpg.com.au / 0456 062 637 / 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. gsc.org.au/gsc-training@gsc.org.au GREENWICH TENNIS CLUB INC Friendly local tennis club.

New members welcome. Social competition Sat & Sun. www.greenwichtennis.com.au admin@greenwichtennis.com.au HALLAM AVENUE TENNIS CLUB 58 Hallam Ave, Lane Cove West.

New members welcome. Hire courts from $10 per hour. 0424 229 259 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 Enjoy the friendship. 0419 258 662 or 0408 110 082.

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

Sydney Community Services 9817 0101 / 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. info@huntershillsailingclub.org.au / www.huntershillsailingclub.org.au HUNTERS HILL THEATRE Play On! by Rick Abbot, directed by Margaret Olive.

June 7-16. Fri & Sat7:30pm, Matinees: Sat & Sun 2pm $28 - $30 discounts for seniors, students 9879 7765 www.huntershilltheatre.com.au Hunters Hill Town Hall 22 Alexandra Street Hunters Hill JAZZ BAND Rehearses Monday nights, vacancies available. Jazz, Swing, Blues, Latin, R&B and Funk.

Performs throughout the year. davidcbraybrook@bigpond.com 0410 566 953.

KEYSTROKES CHOIR Have you had a stroke or Aphasia and are looking for fun ways to improve your speech? Our choir helps recovery by sharing song and friendship 10-11am Mondays.Northside Baptist Churc, 63 Willoughby Rd, Crows Nest. $100 per school term.1300 650 594 or info@keystrokensw.org.au LANE COVE BOWLING CLUB Play lawn bowls. Social or competition. Fun and exercise.

Free coaching. 151 Burns Bay Road.

9428 4325 / 9420 5793 info@lawnbowls.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 2nd Tuesday monthly. In July and August, we meet at Lane Cove Library 7pm8.45pm. New members welcome.

Ron, 9427 1125 Helen, 9427 4845 LANE COVE CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY Meets fortnightly at 8.00pm on Thursday evenings.

9428 4834 / 9873 6315.

LANE COVE CHORISTERS Senior ladies' choir welcomes new members.

Rehearsals on Tuesday afternoons at St. Aidan's Church, Longueville.

0419 680 910.

LANE COVE CONCERT BAND Local, friendly musical organisation.

Six ensembles; beginner to advanced concert bands, two jazz bands and a woodwind ensemble. 0407 124 600 www.lccb.org.au LANE COVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY At podium: renown author Frank Walker on notorious Freddie McEvoy, socialite, sportsman, heiress hunter, scoundrel, suspected spy … cut rugs through Britain & US with Errol Flynn!

Walker reports startling facts. Aug 27, 7-9pm Lane Cove Library.

LANE COVE MASTERS SWIMMING Meets Tuesday 6.30-7.30pm, Lane Cove Aquatic Centre. Swimming Coach caters to all levels of swimming 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/non-Aboriginal community members working together to advance the process of

Reconciliation .9428 1197 /9 428 120 www.nswreconciliation.org.au LANE COVE SCRABBLE CLUB Meeting fortnightly on Thursdays from 6pm in The Meeting House, 23A Stokes Street.

0400 226 541/ info@scrabblensw.org.au LANE COVE UNITING CHURCH Worship in the chapel, Sundays 9.30am, cnr Figtree St/ Centennial Ave. Weekly Christian Meditation 9428 2240 or lanecoveuniting@bigpond.com LANE COVE YOUTH ORCHESTRA Calling young musicians to play 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-InspireLane-Cove-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. 0417 667 020 www.lcwtennis.com.au LAUGHTER MELODY YOGA Join one hour laughter yoga sessions to help you feel good, boost health and happiness.

403 392 122. www. meetup.com/Laughter-Melody-Yoga/ LAVOCE, A LANE COVE COMMUNITY CHOIR, is celebrating new members. With four concerts to go in 2019, readers are invited sing with us each Tuesday. http://lavocelanecove.com/index or adrianlee2@mac.com or 0424507321 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 4 June: The Shell Seekers Tuesday 2 July: The Importance of Being Earnest) Bookings 9427 4740 / 9428 4287 BYO drinks. St Andrew’s Uniting Church Hall, 47A Kenneth St, Longueville. $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. @lnsmba.amba.org.au www.lnsmba.amba.org.au 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 Volunteers deliver healthy, affordable meals to client's homes on a daily or weekly basis.

9817 0101 MEETING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE A not-for-profit organisation for all ages; playgroups, Community Café, community

YOUR COMMUNITY GROUPS

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 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 & chat. St Columba Retirement Centre, 15 Figtree St. Mon, Tues and Thurs, 10am-3pm. 0428 024 208 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 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. snog@snog.org.au / www.snog.org.au NORTH SHORE PROSTATE CANCER SUPORT GROUP Free monthly meeting, Q&A, RNS Hospital, Kolling Bldg, Level 5, Thurs Aug 22 5pm. Speaker oncologist Dr Michael Copeman on latest treatments for advanced prostate cancer. See www.prostate-cancer-supportsydneynorth.org 9498 1984 NORTHSIDE FORUM Closing the Gap or Widening the Chasm: What's changed for First Australians? Free discussion - progress or otherwise of indigenous since walk for reconciliation on S.H Bridge 20 yrs ago. Aug 10, Union Hotel, 271 Pacific Highway, Nth Sydney, 10th August, 12-2pm www.northsideforum.org.au OSBORNE PARK TENNIS Play tennis in beautiful bush setting with club house & children’s play area. Community-run courts at reasonable rates. See oppa.tennis@gmail.com 8003 3316 PROBUS CLUBS Fellowship meetings for retirees. Guest speakers, excursions, refreshments and lunches.

Crows Nest Combined Crows Nest Centre, 2 Ernest Place, 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.

Lane Cove North Probus For fun, friendship and fellowship in retirement.

Meets 3rd Thursday each month at Lane Cove Community Hub, 1 Pottery Lane.

Lane Cove. 1300 630 488 Willoughby Combined Chatswood Bowling Club, Gordon Ave, Chatswood at 9.45am, third Tuesday monthly.

9428 3357.

Hunters Hill Combined Hunters Hill Club at 9.30am, first Tuesday monthly.

9816 2374.

Hunters Hill Ladies Probus Club Inc 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 meetings 6.15-8.15pm, dinner $20 per head. Tuesdays, Lane

Cove Golf Club, 180 River Rd. Information 0407 216 552 or www.langecoverotary.org SAHAJA YOGA MEDITATION Experience meditation and state of thoughtless awareness. Awaken the innate energy inside to experience a sense of inner peace, balance and wellbeing. Lane Cove Library, Tues 7-8.30pm. 0422 798 498.

SHINNYO-EN BUDDHIST TEMPLE Join our traditional Japanese celebration honouring memories of departed loved ones and ancestors.

Friday, August 16, 11.30am-12.30pm, 231 Longueville Road, Lane Cove.

Details 9418 6688 info@shinnyo.org.au or www.shinnyo.org.au SPIRIT OF LIFE UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP highlight for June IS Martin Horlacher The Banality of Evil.

Hannah Arendt was on to something.

At Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre, Sun.2nd June,10.30 am. 9599 1180 www.sydneyunitarians.org/ ST. ANDREWS UNITING CHURCH FETE Bargains: Cakes, Flowers, Plants, Quality Corner, BBQ, Books, White Elephant, Morning Teas, Jams and Pickles, Toys & Games, Cnr Kenneth & Christina Streets, Longueville.

Saturday August 3, 8.OOam-noon, Plastic Bag-free Event 94273215 ST ANDREWS UC HALL Pizza & movie: Sense & Sensibility (1995) Jane Austen’s story Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant Tuesday 6 August 6.30pm Pizza, 7.15pm Movie $10 BYO Drinks, St Andrew’s UC Hall, 47A Kenneth St, Longueville Bookings 9427 4740 ST MARK'S HUNTERS HILL PLAYGROUP Meets on Wednesday mornings during school terms, resumes 8 May 9.30-11.30 am in St. Mark’s Hall, Figtree Road, Hunters Hill.

0409327087, 9816 5159 pamela_alvarez@bigpond.com 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.

3A UNIVERSITY OF THIRD AGE Offers an extensive variety of events and intellectually stimulating daytime courses 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. waigwomen@gmail.com facebook.com/waigwomen/ 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

HUNTERS HILL

MUSIC Presents

Nick Russoniello & The Golden Age Quartet

The saxaphone virtuoso in a program of swinging Amercian classics.

2.30 pm Sunday 11th August 2019

Hunters Hill Town Hall Alexandra St Hunters Hill Tickets: $40 - Children under 12 FREE Bookings: 02 9181 4633 or 02 9816 4078

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AUGUST 2019 - ALL WELCOME - $3

10am-12noon - home-made morning tea St Andrew’s Uniting Church Hall, Christina Street, Longueville.

Thur 1 - Shopping !

Wed 7 - Scrabble Thur 8 - Scotland Wed 14 – Scrabble Thur 15 – Games Wed 21 – Scrabble Thur 22 – Paris Wed 28 – Scrabble Thur 29 – Travel Quiz INFO: Chris 9428 4287

TUESDAY 13TH AUGUST 2019 at 7.30pm MARK WALTON, Clarinet & Saxophone SUMIKO YAMAMURA, Piano with MIRIAM ALPEROVICH, Bassoon ANDREW YUNG, Clarinet

Place: Lane Cove-Mowbray Anglican Church, 19 Rosenthal Ave, Lane Cove.

Cost: $25 at the door, children free.

Info: 9428 4287 or 9427 4651 http://www.lanecove.fmca.org.au/

LANE COVE WOMEN’S ACTION & INFORMATION GROUP

5 AUGUST - Kate Caro talks about Eliza Davies mid-1800s pioneer and educato, who transformed North Sydney.

12 AUGUST - Chisengo Makomo: Warriors of Wellbeing (WoW). This mental health initiative uses cultural and creative arts to promote well-being.

19 AUGUST - Patricia Garcia AO: discusses women’s leadership roles and achieving global 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Agenda to wipe out poverty, inequalities and tackle climate change.

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

Cost: $8 members/$10 non-members For further information, visit our Facebook page, E: waigwomen@gmail.com P: 0411 016 784.

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YOUR BUSINESS DIRECTORY

The Business Directory gives businesses the opportunity to cost effectively advertise to a very targeted local readership on an ongoing basis. Enquiries, please contact: Scott Parkes 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.

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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 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 Birdwood Cafe............................. 8090 7940 Caesars Pizza Palace................. 9427 6197 Café Zivelli................................... 9420 1103 Chargrill Charlies........................ 8095 9761 44 TVO AUGUST 2019

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 Zapparelli’s Pizza........................ 9420 3131 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 Universal ITEC Art Sale....... 0419 400 980 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 Tek Doctor(comp/phone)......0452 376100 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 Xara 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

YOUR BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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 TUITION Driving Lessons.......................... 9420 8440 English Tutor..........................0402 065 575 Flute Connections...................... 9420 4499 G4 Guitar School...................0416 425 242 Learning with Confidence......... 9816 5959 Soundhub...............................0450 045 753 TrebleMakers/Musicianship....0423 981 671 Vikki's Mandarin.....................0433 031 556 TRAVEL Flight Centre...........................1300 534 318 helloworld Lane Cove................. 9418 6866 Travel Crafters............................. 8964 4221 Trendsetter Travel...................... 9427 6666 SERVICES Australia Post..................................13 13 18 C3 Church.................................... 9418 9211 Lane Cove Council...................... 9911 3555 TAB...................................................13 33 90 LCM Churches............................. 9427 1163 WINDOW COVERINGS Blind Inspiration.....................1300 925 463

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Each Thursday, 10 - 11am Pay by the class At Lane Cove West Bowling Club 151 Burns Bay Road Call Lynette 9420 9421 or enrol at class

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Managing Carmen by David Williamson DIRECTED BY ISAAC DOWNEY Brent Lyall is at the top of his game and should be on top of the world: captain of the most powerful football club in Australia, he has two footie medals and a beautiful girlfriend on his arm; but something is holding him back from being the charismatic hero everyone expects.

Cameraygal masterclass Cameraygal School of Performing Arts is thrilled to be hosting an acting ‘masterclass workshop’ with award-winning Australian actor Marcus Graham on Saturday 10th August 9am-1pm.

Marcus’s career spans three decades in Australian film, television and theatre. He has appeared in Mulholland Drive, Charmed, Underbelly, Secret City, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Jack Irish, The Heights, Home and Away, E-Street as well as on the stage.

Participants can bring a monologue, a scene to workshop, some stand-up comedy, beat poetry, or a musical number to perform.

The masterclass will incorporate improvisation, techniques from his extensive experience and industry highlights and tips.

Interested?

Please email cameraygal@outlook.com or book online at www.trybooking.com/ BEBKC

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Off the field, Brent hides a secret obsession ... a penchant for designer dresses and a preference for stilettos. Brent's alter ego ‘Carmen' is about to go public. With millions at stake from endorsement deals, Brent's ruthless manager will do anything to keep his private fetish under wraps.

Following the sell-out successes of Bare and The Female of the Species, Lane Cove Theatre Company continues its hit 2019 season by bringing our greatest playwright’s hilarious satire on sport, sex and ‘the Australian way’ back to the Sydney stage.

Isaac Downey directs Cam Ralph, Angelica Madani, Stephen Dula, Kelsey Hunter and Alex Morgan in the award-winning play that has a whole new – and more poignant – significance in this era of marriage equality, gender fluidity and transition.

Isaac says Managing Carmen is a play that leaps off the page with humour and fun, its characters farcical, vain, wise, greedy and devious.

“We’ve had a ball rehearsing it (excuse the pun!). But to say it’s only a comedy would be to diminish its intentions. This play delves into issues of femininity in a predominantly masculine world and into the ignorance of its characters. It highlights the social climate around sport and how we deal with the unknown. Expression of oneself is met with disdain, ridicule and obstruction. Brett is the game’s darling but what if all our idols were not what we expected ?´ "Hilarious ... Williamson has not lost his touch."

- ArtsHub "All the wit of his 1978 hit The Club, with a twist." - The Australian "A memorable and highly accessible evening of entertainment." -Theatre People Managing Carmen by David Williamson WHEN: 16th - 31st August WHERE: The Performance Space @ St Aidan's, 1 Christina Street, Longueville COST/ Bookings: Tickets $27 / $22 conc / $20 groups $10+ / add $6 cheeseplate Online bookings here

PROPERTIES OF THE MONTH

AUCTION

AUCTION 15/19 Murray Street, Lane Cove 1 bed 1 bath 1 car

19/101 Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove 2 bed 1 bath 1 car

Occupying an ultra-convenient position on the North side of a security block, this sunny apartment is a welcoming retreat.

Express city buses at your door and just a stroll to Lane Cove, Artarmon and Chatswood shopping.

Freshly presented throughout with bright interiors, this top floor apartment enjoys a tranquil, rear position amidst the beautifully maintained gardens of a boutique complex. Presenting an outstanding opportunity for first home buyers and investors alike.

Pearl Todd 0410 470 107 E: pearl.todd@raywhite.com

Paul Nees 0432 995 847 E: paul.nees@raywhite.com Greg Nazarian 0402 551 213 E: greg.nazarian@raywhite.com

Ray White Lane Cove 9428 4100 lanecove.nsw@raywhite.com raywhitelanecove.com.au

162 Longueville Road, Lane Cove

AUCTION: SAT 24 AUGUST AT 10.30AM

AUCTION: SAT 17 AUGUST AT 12PM

6 Mark Street, Hunters Hill 4 bed 2 bath 2 car View: Sat & Wed 2.30pm – 3.00pm • Light-filled living of impressive space, character and comfort • Dual lounges plus dining area enhance free-flowing interiors • Beautifully private, leafy backyard with built-in BBQ pergola Simon Harrison 0433 100 150 E: simon.harrison@belleproperty.com Joshua Jarvis 0468 899 443 E: joshua.jarvis@belleproperty.com

39 Carranya Road, Riverview 3 bed 2 bath 2 car View: Sat & Wed 12.00pm – 12.30pm •W ell-maintained full brick home in family-friendly neighbourhood •U p to 4 bedrooms or 3 plus study or teen retreat on lower level •N ear Tambourine Bay, Lane Cove/city buses and Riverview College Simon Harrison 0433 100 150 E: simon.harrison@belleproperty.com Jess Goodman 0401 888 555 E: jess.goodman@belleproperty.com australian boutique network

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

of the year

winner 2013 2014

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FOR SALE

SOLD

507/9 Birdwood Avenue, Lane Cove 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car With easy access to Lane Cove's vibrant Cafe and shopping precinct and just steps away from The Canopy, this top floor apartment is petitioned to embrace a relaxed contemporary lifestyle.

Hazel McNamara 0402 913 537 E: hazelm@lanecove.rh.com.au

101 Johnston Crescent, Lane Cove 4 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car A serenely private Pettit & Sevitt home, flanked by walls of glass and multiple living spaces, was snapped up after one off-market open for inspection. Thinking of selling?

We may have a buyer for you.

Hazel McNamara 0402 913 537 E: hazelm@lanecove.rh.com.au

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We achieve exceptional sale prices for our valued clients

3/300B Burns Bay Rd

403/A7-13 Centennial Ave 403A/7-13

24/41-45 Mindarie St

505/72-74 Gordon Cres

8 Cumberland Ave

812/2-4 Burley St

12/400 Mowbray Rd

9/10-12 Kitchener Rd

8/102 Bay Rd

2/280 Pacific Hwy

11/9-11 Murray St

2/242 Pacific Hwy

27 Kara St

4/252-254 Pacific Hwy

SOLD

By Ray White Lane Cove

5/494-502 Pacific Hwy

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403/A7-13 13/7-11 Stokes Centennial St Ave

G05/544 Mowbray Rd

10 Merinda St

101/2-4 Burley St

32 Roslyn St

30/554 Mowbray Rd

502/9 Birdwood Ave

6/65-67 Finlayson St

19 Cobden Ave

43 Kimberley Ave

6/4 Elizabeth Pde

19/19 Murray St

4/520 Mowbray Rd

15 Romani Ave

119 Centennial Ave

Ray White Lane Cove consistently sells both houses and apartments for higher prices than other agencies in the area.

If you would like to find out how we do this, contact us today on 9428 4100.

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