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contents 6 News
10 Life’s Rich Pattern 11 Aspects 12 Interview Sam Newton
34 Plant with Rachel 28 Wellbeing 32 C ook with Bern
16 Feature Story TVO’s winter fun and travel extravaganza
38 Arts
20 Feature Article You make me feel so young
33 Backyard ranger For the kids: Magpies
36 Review 33 Short Story
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THE VILLAGE OBSERVER: 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove NSW 2066. PUBLISHER: Gillian Batt P: 02 9427 6425 E: gbatt@sydneycs.org EDITOR: Nicola Riches P: 0405 661 570 E: editor@thevillageobserver.com.au DESIGN + ADVERTISING: Sharon Curby P: 0450 370 575 E: design@thevillageobserver.com.au ADVERTISING: E: advertising@thevillageobserver.com.au PRINTED BY: Spotpress DISTRIBUTED: Monthly The Village Observer is published monthly (except January) by Lane Cove Community Aid Foundation. • Distribution is at the beginning of the month. • Readers are invited to submit articles for consideration. • Articles and items for community events should be emailed to the Editor with any accompanying images by the 15th of each month, for inclusion in the next month’s issue. • Advertising enquiries should be directed to advertising@thevillageobserver.com.au • If mailing material and you would like it returned, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. All care, but no responsibility will be taken for this material. © Copyright 2015. Original advertisements and editorial in this publication are copyright and remain the exclusive property of The Village Observer. No part of this publication may be reproduced and/or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written consent of the Publisher. DISCLAIMER: The content of editorial and advertisements in The Village Observer has been provided by a number of independent sources. Any opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Editor and Publisher of The Village Observer, and no responsibility is taken for the accuracy of the information, or any factual errors contained within any items printed. Readers should make their own enquiries directly to any organisations or businesses prior to making any plans or taking any action.
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hello It’s been a special month in Lane Cove with the Lane Cove Citizen Awards and also across the way in Ryde where we also had the Volunteer Awards. Many of our local faces, and some who are really close to this magazine, have been recognised for their commitment to our area. You can read more about that in these pages. To keep abreast of the daily happenings, it’s been really good keeping an eye on Instagram and seeing the buzz in Lane Cove and surrounds. Chiropractic Central has been making me giggle with her posts. Lane Cove Theatre’s Steel Magnolias looks like a blast, and the Chargrill Charlie Feed Me Packs look way too tempting (be sure no money has exchanged hands for these noted observations!). As the winter chill sets in and the school holidays loom, we’ve cast our eyes to events, activities and travel ideas that are close by and keep us distracted from the fact we can’t fly anywhere that’s out of the Australian orbit. We have also taken a look at local intergenerational groups, akin to those you might have seen on “Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds.” There’s lots of fantastic things happening in that space. Elsewhere we chat to locals, bring you some interesting news and call upon our wonderful, local contributors to keep you informed and entertained. Enjoy the crisp mornings and chilly nights under an extra blanket.
Wow…. Google “Winter Sports World – Penrith” and see what’s planned
Whoa there Literature Police! I’ve given in to Jodi Picoult
It’s designer Sharon’s fault… She said a good winter warmer is cauliflower soup. I overestimated the ingredients. There’s not enough Tupperware.
Still addicted… To The West Wing. On the final series now. Josh and Donna - will they, won’t they?
Nicola
P.S. Come check us out on Instagram and Facebook! NICOLA RICHES EDITOR editor@thevillageobserver.com.au
The one where they got back together… Of course the ‘Friends’ reunion is on the TV list
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news Sydney Community Services chair John Devine honoured John Devine, chairman of Sydney Community Services, has been awarded Lane Cove Citizen of the Year. On Wednesday 19 May, Council held its annual Citizenship Awards Presentation to acknowledge the exceptional contributions and achievements of our local community. The Council also presented its Neighbour Day Awards to residents making a difference in the local area. John joined the Board of Lane Cove Community Aid in February 2000. He became Vice President in November 2000 and was elected President in September 2003. Since 2003 John has steered the organisation through three mergers - firstly Recreation Rendezvous in 2017, then with Hunters Hill Ryde Community Services and most recently with The Meeting House. In 2017 the organisation became Sydney Community Services and John was elected the first Chair. The past 20 years has been a time of enormous change in the disability and aged care sector with challenges in funding, staffing and access. John has helped
to guide the Board through many changes while providing consistent support and stability for the management team. John attends regular monthly Board meetings and all of the subcommittee meetings, as well as being available for any impromptu meetings and discussions. In his spare time, he can be spotted on the golf course with wife Leonne, taking part in aquafit classes at the Lane Cove Aquatic Centre, or spending time with his family and three grandchildren.
Australia environmental first for Bob Oval synthetic playing field In an Australian first, Lane Cove Council is to pioneer the nation’s most environmentally sensitive synthetic playing field. Council’s Bob Campbell Oval synthetic field project is proposed to be constructed free of surface performance infill, typically made of micro plastics. The absence of performance infill removes the possibility of micro plastics migrating into the environment. Council is planning to follow the European Committee for Standardisation’s standard for synthetic surfaces by specifying a no performance infill or NF (no-fill surfaces) turf system. By doing so, the local project will align with international best practice, which has seen this technology utilised in over 20 countries. 6 TVO
Other award recipients included: John O’Farrell (Sport); Prue Carroll, Lyn Du, Paul Johnson, Margaret Miller, Emily Patterson, Sarah Smyth (Community Service Awards); Karen Aubrey and Carolyn Shaw (Music, Art & Culture), Alison Cappetta (Leadership); Philippa King and Wade Death (Workplace General); Daniel Sommerville and Alex Cuthbertson (Workplace Council); Tommaso Signorello (Young Achiever) and Julie McKibbin (Neighbour Day Award). Artist Guy Warren received a Lifetime Achievement Award
Local school Giant Steps receives donation for new shed The Rotary Club of Hunters Hill Rotary has donated $20,000 to build of a new shed for the Giant Steps School for Autistic children in Gladesville. The shed will house hildren’s bikes and school equipment. The school currently caters for 120 students but has a waiting list of 200 more.
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HH collection arrives on Google Arts & Culture Hunter’s Hill Council has launched a new collection and visual exhibitions showcasing fascinating art and artefacts, and bringing a visual tour of some of the area’s historic and best-known landmarks to the world through Google Arts & Culture. Thanks to this new visual collection, users will be able to see artworks, documents, artefacts and many other treasures from the Hunter’s Hill Council, Museum and the RSL Sub-Branch in just a few clicks.
Dust off those dancing shoes for Dancing In The Dark You may have seen the Facebook posts, or the posters around the Gladesville, Lane Cove and Hunters Hill area. Still, you wonder, “Dancing in Darkness”, what is it all about?
Heather and Madeleine, both long time Hunters Hill locals, have launched Dancing In The Dark – a weekly dance in a darkened hall that is said to reduce barriers for shy people, or people who feel a bit self-conscious. Madeleine (Therapist/Counsellor, 49) says, “After a year of Covid19 restrictions where dancing was not allowed, I was even more aware of what I needed and what I was craving for: dancing and more dancing!” Cafes in Hunters Hill are celebrating another step towards life Heather (Chef/Caterer, 44) adds, “And we thought, before COVID restrictions, and helping fight the battle against if we need this, surely there would be other people that single-use plastic waste, with a return to reusable coffee cups. are wanting to have a bit of a dance on a weekly basis in a relaxed, non-judgemental environment”. Cafes including The Sunroom and Dachshund Coffee are among the first to commit to the HuskeeSwap “Not everybody can or wants to go clubbing. The program, a reusable takeaway coffee cup replacement reality is that when people have babies, children, jobs or system. With support from Hunter’s Hill Council, other responsibilities, the opportunities to go dancing participating cafes are being sponsored to set up the become few and far between. Louridas HuskeeSwap system inEmma store. Grimes, Michael Fitzgerald & Peter But the need to move on the dancefloor and get lost in A family business, now in our 48th yearthe in Lane musicCove never diminishes, it is a universal craving!
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Over three nights – June 17, 18 and 19 – audiences will be treated to stand-up comedy, musical comedy and cocktails, timed to coincide with World Martini Day and featuring acts coming off the back of sold-out seasons at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Sydney Comedy Festival. Hosted and curated by Hunters Hill local comedian and ABC Radio’s regular cocktail expert, Carolyn Swindell, the event is a partnership with award-winning Ryde distillers Buffalo Vale Distillery, and supported by Hunters Hill Council as part of its commitment to more night-time events in the area. Featuring big-name acts such as Lizzy Hoo, Fox Sports’ Andrew Barnett, musical comedian and star of Netflix Movie “Hot Mess” Sarah Gaul, and the man dubbed “Australia’s foul-mouthed prophet” Daniel Muggleton, each night will offer a different comedy lineup and show-case a different classic cocktail. huntershillcomedyandcocktailfest2021.com
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LIFE'S RICH PATTERN
Calm your farm BY LIZ FOSTER
The scout hall in bushland near my house has been unused for two decades. It’s still in good shape, but the barbecue, fire pit and access ramps have all fallen by the wayside. If you were camping, it would be good clean fun, but it is a council building after all and rules are rules. Compare this to my infant school time in England. One day we all trooped off to my friend Jackie’s house, because they had a pool, a rare commodity there. Parents with cars (this was fifty years ago) were enlisted to ferry the kids over. We jumped in as one, with the odd lifesaver tossed in for kids that couldn’t swim. Parents must have been contacted somehow but permission slips and Working with Children checks were things of the distant future. Yes, we could have drowned or been farmed off for child labour, but we pulled through and lived to tell the tale. Since the pandemic, the empty scout hall’s been joined by vast tracts of vacant office space. Big businesses are relinquishing whole floors to accommodate our new working from home culture. Despite trying to sublet the space, it begs the question – who will lease it? Instead of turning it over to residential conversions, here’s some thinking outside-the-box ideas for the space during these Covid challenged times. 1. Aged care facilities. There’s a national shortage of beds. Better still combine it with a childcare for maximum intergenerational benefits à là Old People’s Home for 4-year-Olds. On your workdays you can pop in and see Gramps and your son in your lunch hour. 2. Pop up rave spaces for first year Uni students to party, interact and meet people their own age In Real Life.
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5. Museums of the 20th century teaching anyone under thirty How We Used To Live (circular dial telephones that you physically hung up, waiting a whole week to watch your favourite show on the family telly, winding car windows down with handles etc etc.) 6. Balinese style spa clinics, replicating an away from home holiday experience in some small way. 7. Supermarkets. I can’t believe this hasn’t happened already. And a great use of the express lifts, off peak. 8. Zoom cafés (like the all but defunct internet cafés). Complete with sound proofed booths. Aged care residents from level twelve can pop down to connect with loved ones. 9. Martial arts studios, so you can expend all your pent-up irritation from the abundance of zoom calls you’re now having. 10. Growing hydroponic marijuana pods. The dual benefit of creating an R&R activity for stressed office workers/ aged care residents resulting in calm-inducing whacky baccy. If it all goes to pot (pun intended) and the boys in blue get wind of it, they can be easily dispersed to hide behind the rooftop garden aspidistras. Now I think of it, there was some unusual greenery through the scout hall windows last time I passed, and the local rangers did seem super chill…
3. 24-hour dark kitchens to train unemployed/homeless people in hospitality skills and help fill 46,000 vacant hospo jobs usually taken by international students and staff, making a tidy two for one. 4. Clinics to upskill home-based workers in domestic WH&S (evacuation drills in the front garden, appointment of fire wardens, distribution of government-issue hard hats and hi vis). 10 TVO
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What? Paint Week at Currambena School When? 10 March 2021 Who? Rose, Lilith and Scarlett ready for action and painting while several others look on!
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MEET OUR LOCALS
interview: Sam Newton Sam Newton grew up in Hunters Hill and now enjoys a career as part of the national SailGP team. TVO asked Sam about his fascinating life on the seas, and his life here in our suburbs.
Tell us a bit about your background.... I attended Hunters Hill primary school before moving onto Newington College for high school. In my 20s and 30s I moved overseas to race in the America’s Cup with Oracle Team USA in San Francisco and then Bermuda. Otherwise, I have never left Hunters Hill. My wife and I now own a house here where we are happily and proudly raising our two children. Explain SailGP to us… SailGP is adrenaline-fueled sailboat racing. Eight international teams go head-to-head in iconic venues across the globe for a winner-takes-all $1 million prize. We race on hydro foiling catamarans called F50s - a cuttingedge one-design catamaran used by all SailGP teams. The boats are so identical that performance and results lie directly in the hands of the athletes. The F50 was the first boat to ever hit 50 knots (100km) during racing and has a predicted top speed of over 60 mph. You’re part of the SailGP Australian team. How did it come about? I joined the Australian team for the start of the inaugural Sail GP event in Sydney in 2019 and have been a member of the team since. This season I will continue as a member of the team as we fight it out for the million dollar prize over the next eight events around the world. How would a local kid get into sailing? Easy. Jump on the Hunters Hill Sailing Club website and click - Learn to Sail. The Tackers program is designed to get kids into our sport; it’s a fun, affordable way to get kids on the water. Do you have any standout memories of your time spent learning to sail in HH? The greatest memories are certainly the friendships that were made; I still spend time with those mates today. I have dozens of great memories from sailing camps, inter-state regattas, Christmas parties and of sailing with my family in the early years. 12 TVO
If SailGP doesn’t pay the bills, what does? Sailing is my profession. Back in Sydney I am the Director of two other marine businesses with offices in local to the area: All Marine specialises in boat management and offers a range of yacht and sailboat rigging services whilst the other company Rolly Tasker Sails Australia is the exclusive sail distributor of the famous Australian sailmaker Rolly Tasker. Life for you in HH is very family-focused. In fact, your wife is well-known local face.. I met my wife Elizabeth in high school. We married quickly (after 10 years!) and we now have two young kids, aged four and one. Elizabeth owns and runs a fabulous local boutique and gift shop in Garibaldi Village called Wishbone Sydney. If you haven’t already, pop in for a shop and check out the local businesses in the village. What’s next on the SailGP agenda? We are off to Toranto Italy in early June then on to four additional championships throughout Europe with the last race for 2021 hopefully taking place on Sydney Harbour (fingers crossed).
Ready Set Sail - it’s time to cruise Welcome back readers. Those of you who read my article last month may recall that it was written with a spring in my temperament as I flew to Perth, to lead our 40 person golf group on an 8 night discovery of Perth’s best golf courses. I mentioned my concern that it might all go pear shape, and my hope that it wouldn’t. I’m not superstitious by nature but just perhaps …. By Adrienne Witteman.
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n Day 5 alas the trip did turn to custard. The WA Premier called a snap lockdown at 3.30 p.m. Perth time and well, that set in train a whole string of events that I hope not to relive. Unless you’ve had the misfortune to become caught up in the despot politics of WA (and Queensland) you may not appreciate just how wonderful it is to live in a state that delivers “a proportionate response”. Anyway, now is no time to bore you with all that transpired, save to reinforce that we are lucky to have Gladys. Ever confident, that a) plenty of you will be so keen for an international holiday by year-end that even NZ will be acceptable and b) the majority of us will be vaccinated by then leading to c) greater faith that the Australia/NZ bubble will be open – the Trendsetter Team has taken a group contract on the beautiful Silver Muse. Silver Muse is the flagship of the luxury Silversea fleet. With just 596 passengers on a vessel that is 40,791 tonnes, she is small but incredibly spacious. You never feel crowded on a Silversea ship and while we’re all trying to stay Covid-safe, this is very comforting. On the subject of Covid, there are extensive safe operating protocols in place to ensure the health and wellbeing of all guests and crew so you can R-E-L-A-X! Rooms are beautifully designed, all but a few with a balcony for making
the most of sunset views or languid time just chilling. With a lead in size of 36M, a walk-in robe and bathroom with double basins, bath and shower, leaving your room on disembarkation day will be very difficult. Great food and wine are essential on any ship and Muse’s 8 restaurants will not disappoint with the variety and quality of cuisine. All but two are included in your cruise fare, as is almost everything. Almost everything also means you can enjoy a huge range of alcoholic beverages and wines at no extra charge, barista coffees, specialty teas, non-alcoholic cocktails and more. My favourite decadence (included of course) is definitely champagne and caviar at 5.00 every day …. sybaritic I know but well, if you can’t enjoy a treat on holiday when can you?
balcony but look at what this includes – a pretty much fully inclusive cruise, 1 night of 5 star accommodation in Auckland courtesy of Trendsetter, business class air and USD150pp onboard credit and the services of your escorts Adrienne and David. An extra discount applies if you don’t need the air or prefer economy class.
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What isn’t included then? You’ll need to budget for shore excursions and spa treatments but if you’re into getting off and self exploring, and the spa is not your thing, there’ll be little else to pay. Even gratuities are included. Now that I’ve sold you on the ship, you’ll want to know the really important details. Our sailing date is 02/18 January 2022 – 17 blissful days. Pricewise, you’re looking at from $10350 per person twin share for a vista room, and from $13050 for a
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TVO’s winter fun and travel extravaganza
Over the next three pages, we bring you local trips within a hair’s breadth of the lower north shore, state-wide travel temptations and and events that will probably require you to don a scarf. TIPS BY: TRACEY PORTER
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Yulefest Blue Mountains The seventh month of the year is generally the coldest month of winter in Australia, which makes it the perfect month to stage a Christmas in July party. But for those unable (or unwilling) to recreate all the details of the festive season, the Fairmont Resort & Spa in the Blue Mountains will do it for you. Every Saturday in July, the resort hosts an evening of yuletide celebrations where, alongside traditional menus with all the trimmings, they also feature a visit from the North Pole’s most prominent resident. Dinner and drinks packages are available to accommodate the whole family. WHEN: Every Saturday in July WHERE: The Fairmont Resort & Spa Blue Mountains COST: Adults $118, teens $68, children 5-11 $29, children under-5s free
Snow Time in the Garden
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For those of us lucky enough to have experienced an authentic white winter, the experience is magical. But with international borders remaining closed for now, the next best thing is just a short drive away at the Hunter Valley Gardens. The annual Snow Time in the Garden festival allows kids of all ages the chance to indulge in all things snow-related including tobogganing and snowman building as well as the chance to walk through a giant snow cave filled with animatronic Artic creatures including polar beers, penguins and saber-toothed tigers. Until the end of June, you can even use your NSW Dine & Discover vouchers for event entry or amusement rides. WHEN: 19 June to 18 July 2021 WHERE: Hunter Valley Gardens COST: Family passes (2 x adults, 2 x children) start from $105
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Macquarie Ice Rink
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The ultimate in playgrounds for those who enjoy playing in the cold, the iconic Macquarie Ice Rink provides the perfect excuse to dust off your skates and take to the ice. Located within the Macquarie Shopping Centre, it offers a broad range of skating disciplines including ice dance, theatre on ice and ice hockey. Perfect for families, in addition to birthday party hosting, learn to skate sessions and mega skate sessions, it offers Friday night disco nights and even has a kiddies club for an hour each Monday and Friday during school terms.
Spark your sense of wonder and give in to your inner child by making Sydney’s most famous festival of lights and music your must-do winter activity. The opportunities for sensory overload are endless with you and your family able to view mesmerising art displays and 3D light projections, listen to an eclectic line-up of musical performers or lose yourself in thought-provoking talks and workshops from some of the world’s greatest minds.
WHEN: Open every day except Christmas Day WHERE: Level 1 Upper of the Macquarie Shopping Centre
WHEN: 6-28 August WHERE: Various locations across Sydney COST:
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COST: From $27 for adults, $25 for children. Under-5s pay $10 with a full paying adult
Sydney Solstice
Sydney winters can be underwhelming in the frost department, but there are few better chances to break out our winter woollies than when the Winter Village makes its Sydney debut. Staged across five separate locations across the country and featuring a homage to all things frosty, this event offers regular snow showers alongside ice skating and food and drink pop-ups. Highlights include the chance to secure a private igloo for dining under the stars, with a hefty menu on offer with fried chicken bites, mac ‘n’ cheese croquettes, dirty fries, and chocolate ice cream sandwiches for dessert to warm your bones and soul.
Sydney Solstice redefines the longest night of the year, with a 12-day celebration highlighting the city’s music, food, drink, arts and culture offerings. Four local precincts surrounding the CBD, Darling Harbour, Oxford Street and Newtown will feature more than 80 attractions for every age and appetite. Here’s a chance to revisit your favourite city locations and see how Sydney Solstice has transformed them into a dance stage (Chinatown), winter wonderland (Darling Harbour) or unexpected music venue (Sydney Observatory, the inner west and beyond). Sydney Solstice also invites you to discover new places – such as the CBD’s buzzing new small-bar district and the new South Eveleigh precinct – while also allowing you to explore the city’s hidden corners.
WHEN: To be announced
WHEN: 8-20 June
WHERE: Parramatta
WHERE: Various locations
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State-wide winter adventures
For those with a bit more time on their hands (school holidays start end of June), here are some far-flung options:
Pie Time in Southern Highlands The Southern Highlands will be celebrating the iconic Aussie pie throughout June, with hundreds of events, activities and festivals such as Pie Teas, the Pie Fest in Bowral, Pie-Cycle tours and Sweety Pie and Bubbles experiences. WHEN: 1-30 June
A painter’s journey in Corowa Follow in the century-old footsteps of English-born Australian artist Tom Roberts on the new Shearing the Rams Trail in Corowa. The new hiking track explores significant sites surrounding Roberts’ stay in the region, including the Brocklesby Station, now famous in his 1890 Shearing the Rams painting. WHEN: From now and ongoing
Guided coastal hike at Lake Macquarie The rugged coastline of Lake Macquarie, on NSW’s Central Coast, is, so they say, best explored on foot. If that sounds tempting, check out the new CoastXP’s Caves Guided Coastal Hike. On the two-hour, 8.5-kilometre trek, you’ll discover sea caves, spot native wildlife, wander by spotted gum forests and learn about local geology, Indigenous history and conservation of this precious coastal paradise. WHEN: From now and ongoing
Visit Coolamon Railway Station A new sun-filled café has opened at the heritage Coolamon Railway Station, in the country town of Coolamon in The Riverina – perfect for a three or four day adventure. The Station Collective celebrates coffee, conversation and community, and on the menu expect house-made cookies, delicious lunches and iced tea made with native Aussie ingredients. WHEN: From now and ongoing
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BUDGET 2021
SECURING AUSTRALIA’S RECOVERY While COVID-19 is still far from over, Australia is on the road to recovery. The 2021 Budget is the next stage of the Morrison Government’s economic recovery plan. It includes: • Further income tax relief; • Incentives for investments and jobs;
ECONOMIC RECOVERY Australia was the first advanced economy to have more people employed than pre-COVID. Last year, Australia’s economy contracted by 2.5% – compared to 5% for Canada and Japan and over 8% for the UK, France and Italy.
• New apprenticeships and skills training; • More infrastructure; and
TAX RELIEF Over 10 million low and middleincome earners are getting additional tax relief this year – up to $1,080 for individuals or $2,160 for couples. This rewards hard work and generates activity, which helps local businesses and creates jobs.
• Substantial new investments in aged care, health, mental health and the NDIS.
SKILLS AND TRAINING The Morrison Government is supporting 450,000 new training places through the JobTrainer Fund. 50% wage subsidies will support more than 170,000 new apprenticeships and traineeships.
Housing starts are at the highest level in 20 years. There’s more to be done, but our plan is working.
SUPPORTING CHILDCARE
INVESTMENT FOR JOBS Over 99% of businesses, employing 11 million workers, can write off the full value of eligible assets purchased. For example, this encourages a tradie or farmer to buy a vehicle or harvester or helps a manufacturer expand their production line. 18 TVO
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The Government will increase the Child Care Subsidy for families with more than one child up to five in childcare. This will benefit around 250,000 families. The Government will also remove the $10,560 cap on the Child Care Subsidy.
HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
The Budget includes new medicines listed on the PBS to treat breast cancer, lung cancer, severe osteoporosis, severe asthma and chronic migraines. Further mental health funding will provide more headspace centres, a new network of 40 Head to Health centres and more services through Medicare.
For more information go to: www.liberal.org.au/budget
HOME OWNERSHIP The Morrison Government is encouraging home ownership by: expanding the First Home Super Saver Scheme; helping 10,000 more first home buyers build a home with a 5% deposit; and helping 10,000 single parents purchase a home with a 2% deposit.
IMPROVED AGED CARE
WOMEN’S SAFETY
A further $17.7 billion is being committed to significantly improve the aged care system. This includes another 80,000 new home care packages (bringing the total to 275,000). It also includes supporting 33,000 new training places for personal carers, higher payments for residential care, upgrading care in regional areas and stronger regulation.
PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT
BUILDING FOR OUR FUTURE The Morrison Government is investing in a 10-year, $110 billion infrastructure pipeline to ease congestion, improve safety and build our economic future. The Budget includes substantial measures to encourage more R&D and onshore manufacturing. The Budget also includes further investment in dams and irrigation projects and technologies to reduce greenhouse emissions.
This Budget invests a further $1.1 billion in women’s safety, including: more emergency accommodation; more legal assistance; more counselling; and more financial support for those escaping abusive relationships.
KEEPING AUSTRALIANS SAFE The Government is providing an additional $1.9 billion over the decade to strengthen our national security, law enforcement and intelligence agencies. To be prepared for a world that is less stable and more contested, the Government is also investing $270 billion over 10 years in our defence capability.
Australia’s emissions are now 19% lower than in 2005 and are at their lowest level since 1995. We have the world’s highest uptake of rooftop solar in the world. In this Budget we are investing a further $1.6 billion to fund priority technologies, including clean hydrogen and energy storage. The Morrison Government is also investing in upgrading recycling capabilities. The Budget includes $100 million in additional funding to protect our oceans.
BUDGET BENEFITS FOR NORTH SYDNEY
Further tax relief this year for around 63,100 taxpayers 1,140 local apprentices already supported by wage subsidies
Around 34,300 local businesses can benefit from investment incentives $3.8 billion for New South Wales infrastructure projects
1,470 local families will benefit from more Child Care Subsidy 359,892 local telehealth services through Medicare, since start of pandemic
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You make me feel so young
Diana and Maximillian from ABC show “Old People’s Home for Four Year Olds”.
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Intergenerational projects are the talk of the town, so much so that the ABC has dedicated two hit shows to them. Steps to make these projects a permanent fixture in our communities are being supported and funded by pre-schools, community groups and councils. WORDS NICOLA RICHES
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t’s been four weeks since the last episode of “Old People’s Home For Four-Year-Olds” aired on the ABC. Heart-warming and tear-jerking, the second series of the hit show built on the concept of the first: that social isolation, frailty, low mood, and depression among seniors can be combatted when they socialise with the young. Where the first series showed the effects of four-yearolds spending time with seniors in a retirement village, the second flipped the tables and brought seniors that live alone into a colourful and busy pre-school environment. Prior to their taking part in the TV show, the “classmates” were tested for mood and Werner, Alina, Maureen and Joseph from ABC When frailty. By the time the show finished, show “Old People’s Home for Four Year Olds”. all participants had seen and enjoyed generations lead improvements in their mood, physical such separate capabilities, and social connections. lives, it damages Sometimes the effect was so strong it attended. Even better, advocacy from turned their lives around (cue the teareveryone families attending led to the creation of jerking moments). Similarly, the preintergenerational playgroups at other local schoolers who, like many kids in Australia aged care services. lack a wider family network, benefitted too Taking the whole concept one step (cue the heart-warming moments). further is South Australian aged care provider ECH “When generations lead such separate lives, it which has commenced building a $42.5 million retirement damages everyone. We need deliberate initiatives to bring village that incorporates a Montessori Early Learning them together,” said a report from Griffith University Centre in Adelaide suburb, Modbury. Residents and prein 2017. schoolers are expected to engage daily either in the centre The ABC show capitalised on a wave of intergenerational or the community garden, café, gym and community hall experiments and projects have been bubbling away in that are part of the new development. Australia for a few years. Many of those projects have now Intergenerational groups don’t necessarily include prebecome permanent programs. schoolers either. In Western Sydney, year six students from In 2017, Catholic Healthcare and Playgroup Queensland Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary school in Greystanes came together to pilot an intergenerational project that have started to spend regular time with seniors in their brought a community playgroup into a residential aged local community and throughout Covid lockdown care home. In February this year, the ‘pilot’ celebrated three years in operation and is still regularly and enthusiastically continued their relationships on Zoom. TVO 21
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Seth, Aesh and Maddie from ABC show “Old People’s Home for Four Year Olds”.
Ultimately, however, there are 1.6m seniors living alone in Australia, many of whom have experienced the passing of a loved one and lack wider family connections. Hyperlocal projects, it is hoped, will serve them better. Enter the City Of Ryde which has recognised the need for smaller projects and is making funds available to groups via its community grants. One such initiative to benefit from the City of Ryde’s funding has been “Generations Together” – a joint project between Riverside Pre-School in Henley, the Happy Hens who run the Henley community garden and Sydney Community Services. The Happy Hens provides access to the community gardens (which have been deemed a safe and accessible outdoor venue), Riverside Preschool brings the brighteyed pre-schoolers and Sydney Community Services taps its existing network for enthusiastic “classmates”. What is special about this project is that the activities, weather permitting, take place outside – giving the whole initiative the added dimension of fresh air and sunshine. 22 TVO
The first “Generations Together” event took place at the end of April when more than 20 Riverside pre-schoolers came along to meet a group of more than 10 gentlemen whose ages span from mid-70 to mid-90. The gentlemen were asked to bring an artefact or device that the children may have not encountered before, and lively conversation was sparked by their intrigue and learning. It’s the first of many events that the three organisations hope to host on a regular basis. One participant, Greg Adam (84), said, “I have a memory problem and this enjoyable, nostalgic experience – showing the children all of these special items – brought back many wonderful memories for me.” Richard Dawes, who is the oldest of the group at 94 years, recalled how he was an Industrial Chemist who worked in Fiji and how he was “totally impressed with the enthusiasm shown by the kids.” He explained how the gathering had filled him with hope about the future for the children. “This is the type of project Council is thrilled to support,” says Senior Coordinator Community Services, Sue Verhoek. “The project has had a positive impact on everyone that has been involved including the older adults, the children and their families. Lasting relationships have been built, which is especially important for children and their families who don’t have grandparents.” City of Ryde is now hoping to identify similar intergenerational projects that could be implemented across the Ryde area in partnership with local community groups. With the ABC’s power to inspire a much bigger audience and commitment from so many parties, it seems that projects such as these will become permanent features of our local communities.
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St Leonards Plaza full steam ahead All aboard! The exciting St Leonards Plaza has reached a significant milestone with finalisation of the concept design for the new open space which is on track for completion by the end of 2022.
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he proposed St Leonards Plaza will create a new green space in the heart of the St Leonards CBD by building above the current railway line. Residents are being encouraged to provide their feedback on the design and new name of the 4,750 square metres of open space, which features a great lawn, plaza, passive nooks, boardwalk and a regional scale adventure playground. The design features best practice in landscape urban design and safety and is seamlessly connected to the JQZ, 88 Christie Street development, and includes retail, public toilets as well as a 300 - space public basement car park.
There are also plans to upgrade the existing Pacific Highway pedestrian underpass to improve amenity, lighting and safety. In addition, an elevator will be installed for direct access the new Plaza. The proposal also includes increasing the width of the pedestrian pathway on the Pacific Highway parallel to the new Plaza incorporating a series of bus shelters for commuters. In addition, the proposal seeks to convert Canberra Avenue into a designated shared use area including a “Kiss and Ride” drop off zone, access ramps for pedestrians and cyclists and direct elevator access to the Plaza from the south. Residents are being invited to share their ideas for a permanent
name for this exciting new space. Council is seeking suggestions for names which are local, meaningful and inclusive. If you have a name you would like to suggest, please visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/ haveyoursay The public exhibition of the proposal is open for feedback until Sunday 8 July 2021 – to view the documents, watch a fly-over video of the proposal and to complete the online survey, visit www.lanecove.nsw. gov.au/haveyoursay You can stay updated on the latest information about the St Leonards Plaza by visiting www.lanecove.nsw. gov.au/stleonardsplaza CONTINUED OVER PAGE
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ST LEONARDS PLAZA DESIGN INFORMATION SESSION Tuesday 22 June 2021 I 29-57Christie Street, St Leonards I 6:00pm for 6:30pm presentation • J oin us to find out more about the design for the St Leonards Plaza with a presentation from the Principal Landscape Architect at Arcadia Landscape Architecture. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions. • Please RSVP online via www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/stleonardsplaza to attend the 6:30pm presentation. • Staff will be on hand until 8:30pm for anyone who wishes to drop by but cannot make the presentation.
Have your say, PAVE THE WAY
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JUNE 2021 This month more than 30 members of the Lane Cove community are coming together as part of the Lane Cove Community Panel. Their task is to consider the vision for the future use of the outdoor space at the Lane Cove Golf Course. While we’re moving ahead with the Sport and Recreation Precinct plans for the indoor courts and centre at this location, we know from our consultation last year that the community wanted us to further consider the use of the outdoor space. The Panel has been randomly selected from a group of residents to reflect the demography of the area and they will help to consider the vision for the open space. You can follow their updates at www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/communitypanel as they meet throughout June.
Out and about in Lane Cove
Gai-mariagal Festival: For more than 20 years Lane Cove has participated in a regional festival running from Reconciliation Week to NAIDOC Week. This year Council has a range of exciting events taking place from walks, performances and exhibitions to a chance to meet some native animals in the Plaza. For the online program of events across Northern Sydney, visit www.gai-mariagal-festival.com.au
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Liveability Census: Residents of Lane Cove are being encouraged to complete the 2021 Liveability Census by 30 June. Place Score are running Australia’s largest communityled census to help capture what communities see as important to their neighbourhood. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and is available directly through their website www.placescore.org.au/dc. The more people in Lane Cove who complete the survey, the better picture we’ll have of how we compare to the rest of Australia. Construction Hours Reduced: From 7 June 2021, the NSW Government’s temporary COVID-19 measures related to construction hours will wrap up. This means that construction work days and hours will return to those set out in a development consent or hours permitted under the relevant approvals. Construction will no longer be able to take place on Sunday or public holidays, unless specifically permitted in a development consent. While we understand why the measures came into effect early in 2020 I know there will be a number of residents who welcome the reduced hours.
Men’s Health: This month Council has a range of events designed for local men to attend as part of our focus on Men’s Health including a bush tucker cooking class, 2 minute mates workshop and more. Visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/events for a list of exciting free events for you to get involved in this June.
Local Housing Strategy: Council is currently consulting with the community on its Draft Local Housing Strategy. Metropolitan Sydney councils are required to develop a Local Housing Strategy that assists in setting a clear plan for housing in their local government areas over the next 20 years. While it looks as though Council is on track to meet, and in some instances exceed, the housing targets set by the Greater Sydney Commission for the next 10 years we encourage everyone to take a look at the strategy and provide their feedback before the end of June.
Did you know?
You can now report illegal dumping and abandoned vehicles using Council’s online services portal. VISIT www.lanecove.nsw.gov. au/onlineservices to access the full range of online services. TVO 25
What’s on Lane Cove June Book online: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/events Community • Scams Prevention Information Session Wednesday 9 June, 10:00am - 11:30am, Lane Cove Library
You can learn more about scams and find out how to protect yourself at this scams and safety workshop. Presented by North Shore Police Area Command, this session will cover telephone scams, mail/parcel theft, identity theft and prevention tips for the other common crimes such as break and enters, theft from motor vehicles and vehicle theft.
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• Online Talk: Meet Hugh Mackay – The Kindness Revolution Thursday 10 June, 6:30pm – 7:30pm, online
2020 was ravaged by bushfires and a global pandemic, impacting on both our mental and emotional health as well as the economy. Hugh Mackay reflects on the challenges we faced during that year and the questions it raised. Absorbing, wise and inspiring, The Kindness Revolution captures the essence of Mackay’s life’s work as social psychologist and researcher through this online event.
Book online: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/events
Book online: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/events
• 2-Minute Mates
• BAD Crime Writers Festival – Meet Candice Fox
Tuesday 15 June, 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Terrace Function Room, Lower Ground Floor, Lane Cove Community Hub, 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove
2-Minute Mates is a mental health awareness project where the goal is to practice supporting and lifting up our mates. This workshop would be helpful for men 20-30 years of age who would like to know how to recognise the signs of suicide, how to look after yourself and how to support your mates. Book online: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/events • Prostate Cancer Information Session Wednesday 16 June, 10:00am - 11:30am, Terrace Function Room, Lower Ground Floor, Lane Cove Community Hub, 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove What is prostate cancer? Find out about the symptoms, causes, treatment options and more. Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) will be able to answer the questions you have.
Thursday 17 June, 7:00pm – 8:00pm, Lane Cove Library
Meet award-winning author, Candice Fox, interviewed by Catherine Du Peloux Menage, Artistic Director, BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival. In the lead up to the Festival, Candice will discuss her crime writing career including her latest novel The Chase. Book online: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/events • Moments in Music – Verdi and Puccini Wednesday 30 June, 10:00am – 12:00pm, Lane Cove Library
Hundreds of composers have brought the drama and spectacle of opera to the world’s stage, starting back in the 1600s and continuing today. The true stars of the genre were two Italians: Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini. Local musician Graham Ball presents the lives and music of these giants of opera. Book online: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/events
Book online: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/events • Bush Food Cooking Tuesday 29 June, 10:00am - 12:00pm, Living and Learning Centre, 180 Longueville Road, Lane Cove
In this free interactive 2-hour workshop, you’ll learn about traditional and contemporary uses of native ingredients and cook a range of delicious dishes including kangaroo stew, savoury damper, lemon myrtle lemonade and lilly-pilly crumble. Book online: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/events
Road Safety
• Child Car Seat Safety Check Saturday 12 June, 9:00am - 1:00pm, Lane Cove Council car park, 48 Longueville Road, Lane Cove
Make sure your child is safe in their car seat with a free inspection by Authorised Restraint Fitters. You can have your child car seats, harnesses and booster seats checked for safety and fit. Please call Council’s Road Safety Officers on 9911 3576 or email roadsafety@lanecove.nsw.gov.au to book.
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Sustainability
• Talking to Kids about Climate Change – Toddlers to Teens Wednesday 16 June, 12:00pm - 1:00pm, online via Zoom In this free webinar for parents and carers, environmental psychologist Dr Susie Burke will discuss the tools and skills that are helpful when talking to kids in age-appropriate terms about climate change and how we can empower them to be part of the solution. Be guided through the key skills and competencies we can help children develop in order to thrive in a climate-altered world. Book online: www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/events
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WELLBEING
How to make the most out of your time with your doctor BY DR CARL WONG DR CARL WONG IS A LANE COVE-BASED GP AND SITS ON THE BOARD OF SYDNEY COMMUNITY SERVICES
I have a quick glance at the clock. My consultation with one of my regulars, Mr Verbose (not his real name because of privacy reasons of course!) was running overtime. Again. This time from his insisting to inform me of his blow-by-blow descriptive account of his recent bowel motions. Finally when heading out of my room, he casually comments ‘Oh I almost forgot to mention Doc one of the reasons I wanted to see you today - I’ve been getting some chest pains’. I allow myself a small inward sigh, invite him back into my room to tend to this new important development, and simultaneously do my best to try and avoid eye contact with the growing number of my frustrated patients queuing in my waiting room.
One of the things that I enjoy about being a GP is the variety of problems I encounter, making each and every patient consultation unique. We have to be ready to deal with myriad patient issues. In a short period of time. With the average GP consultation lasting about 12 minutes, the challenge is to try and sort out patients’ problems in the best way possible and in the time available. Sometimes despite best efforts, things run overtime. A depressed patient who
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is teary and upset always needs extra time spent with them to your GP about what you have researched. Sometimes that no appointment schedule can or should predict. internet searches help to make you more informed; often though it can be less helpful, and not evidence-based. There are some things however that can make the best Despite your internet-supported CT scan request, your GP use of your time and also improve your overall care. may respectfully decline this because it may not change Before your consultation, think about what is the biggest your outcome and also expose you to unnecessary concern/issue you would like addressed. Then list (and radiation risks. rank) any other issues you would also like covered. Bringing this list with you is invaluable as it will guide your doctor Your health – whether it be prevention, diagnosis, or when assessing how much time they need to address all treatment, should be a shared decision-making journey to of your concerns, and most importantly, which ones you pick the best course of action for you. Sure, you may want care about most. Depending on the length of your list, your doctor’s advice and recommendation based on their your doctor may recommend scheduling a future expertise and experience, but it is important that you appointment to dedicate adequate time to look into are informed as much as possible about benefits all of them. and potential harms (eg medication side effects) Don’t be of any course of action or treatment. You may Declaring all of your different concerns at the start of your consultation will help your GP afraid to ask be under the incorrect assumption that because the upcoming laparoscopy operation will only make their own professional judgement on questions result in a small scar and involve a short hospital how to prioritise things. Whilst you may be less stay, that it will be complication-free. In this case concerned about recent throbbing pains in your it would be important to weigh up and consider that temple on your forehead, your doctor may think the surgery may not go as planned, or may not be the otherwise and want to address this urgently. Other success you were hoping for. All of these sorts of things things may need to take a back seat if you need paperwork should be explained as best able by your health care for time-critical specialist referrals or a driving medical providers. If you feel unsure, relay information back to your assessment. doctor to make sure you have understood the information Don’t be afraid to ask questions. No question is silly or correctly. If English is not your first language, bring a family time-wasting. You may be concerned about a new symptom member to help interpret or use telephone language because of a serious diagnosis of a similar symptom in a interpreters. family member; sharing this will allow your doctor to address and investigate your personal concerns. Finally, as many of you reading this already know, build Many patients I see come to me seeking a second a trusting long-term relationship with your doctor (and also with your other health providers) is essential. After all, it is opinion, having already seen someone else who has given your long-term health and wellbeing we are talking about! a diagnosis (yes, I’m talking about you, Dr Google). Talk
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Achieving a Natural Looking Smile with Veneers DR ANDREW SEE
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Amanda was unhappy with her old, chipped, discoloured veneers and narrow smile. She wanted natural looking teeth that were whiter and widened her smile. As a professional working mother it was a milestone birthday gift to herself that she felt she deserved after years of looking after others. In consulting with Dr See, Amanda revealed her concerns: would her new veneers look bulky and fake, not natural? Would her new veneers crack and continue chipping and breaking? She felt that her other teeth were uneven and that her narrow smile didn’t enhance her overall look and professional business role. Dr See collaborated with Amanda and involved her in the design process. He advised her that when properly designed and maintained, her veneers would not chip or crack, and the design process and procedure would complement her existing features, giving her a beautiful and natural result. After seeing her digital smile design plans and the 3D mock-up trial, Amanda fell in love with her proposed new smile. By using his extensive training and experience in porcelain veneers, Dr Andrew See not only designed Amanda’s porcelain veneers to be natural and beautiful but also undertook careful planning in order to ensure her bite would be comfortable and protect her new veneers. After getting her new porcelain veneers with Dr Andrew See, Amanda is more confident. She can now put her best foot forward with her clients and be more engaging with her friends. She has a straighter, whiter and broader smile that she no longer fears will chip and break. Thanks to Dr See’s care and planning, Amanda now has a smile that is not just beautiful but healthy and functional as well.
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Dr Andrew See is a key opinion leader in the areas of Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry. His practice in Hunters Hill, Sydney is focused on aesthetic rehabilitation and implant dentistry.
HOW ARE WE DIFFERENT? Dr Andrew See has dedicated the last 18 years to Aesthetic Dentistry and has unique qualifications in cosmetic dentistry and rehabilitation. This includes a 3-year Masters in Aesthetic Dentistry from the prestigious King’s College London and a Postgraduate Diploma in Dental Implantology. Dr See completed his Fellowship by primary and secondary examinations for The Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (FRACDS). FRACDS is the mark of professional achievement in dentistry and demonstrates attainment of an advanced level and skill in Dentistry.
Late husband and father Adam Lowick’s final wish: keep a roof over my family Adam Lowick, everyone said, was larger than life. Adam was an infectiously happy man who filled up a room with mischievousness and laughter. He never failed to pick up the phone when one of his kids was calling, and was always ready to lend a hand to a neighbour, mate, or stranger in need. Adam and Elise met in 1984. They were fortunate to find in each other the deepest friendship, love and loyalty, and together brought up their three children: Lachlan (20), Austin (18), and Angelique (17 and currently completing Year 12). They all lived in a tiny brick house in Lane Cove. Adam passed away, suddenly, in his sleep on 18 March. All of the Lowicks, as you can imagine, are at a total loss without the rock of the family, Adam. But they are also left with a problem. For years, Adam had laboured virtually singlehandedly on a personal and quixotic dream. Adam worked as a site foreman building houses to his highest standards, and he spent his weekends on his children’s sporting events and being a present father. In between all of that was his vision for the future: A new back wing of the house for the family. They had cooked with a microwave and kettle pot for 10 years. Now they would have a normal-sized kitchen, and the kids would have space for themselves after years of living in tiny damp rooms. Adam’s sudden death has left a shocked and traumatized family - and a house that is a construction zone. The house is marked with unfinished staircases; half-done floors; exposed ceiling, bricks, and walls; and a hundred or more smaller components left to be completed. As you might expect, the Lowicks have been devastated financially by the loss of Adam. Emotionally, there will never be the replacing of a more devoted, father, son, and husband. Angelique has to focus on completing her Year 12 journey knowing that her father will not see her graduate. The Lowick family are struggling to live on - in a torn-apart house they have no way to make whole again without help. A group of Adam’s tradie, contractor and builder friends have stepped up to volunteer their services to finish Adam’s dream and make sure the survivors have a (literal) roof over their heads. The scaffold that has surrounded the house cannot come down without the assistance and generosity of the builders; but the house cannot be finished without the materials, which the family now cannot afford. Adam’s family are forever grateful for the assistance of all who have ever known him, worked with him and who was a part of his life. But they need help to buy the raw materials. CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE? More than $20,000 has been raised so far, but the family are some way off a $103,000 target. Donate by going online here: https://gofund.me/56f5d059
Relax your way to your best birth Studies show that acupuncture can help with common conditions in pregnancy such as headaches, nausea, sciatica and back pain – but there are many other benefits. Pregnancy is a huge adjustment in a woman’s life – from the beginning, to birth, to the first year or so afterwards, but acupuncture pre, during and post-pregnancy is one treatment that can really benefit the mind and body. Some benefits include: ● Aiding relaxation ● Keeping energy levels up ● Overcoming anxiety around birth, parenthood or previous birth trauma ● Reducing pelvic pain ● Relieving insomnia ● Turning babies (correcting malposition of foetus) ● Relieving reflux, constipation or haemorrhoids ● Preparing the body for birth (cervical ripening) ● Aiding postpartum recovery and improving low milk supply (lactation) Registered acupuncturist and former teacher at the University of Technology Sydney, Selina Spanswick Hyde had such a wonderful birth thanks to regular acupuncture, she has set up her own clinic with a special focus in maternal health, Acupuncture Nest, in St Leonards. “Maternal health is something I continue to grow increasingly passionate about,” says Selina, who has a Bachelor of Health Science (Acupuncture) and brings more than 18 years of experience in Chinese Medicine to Acupuncture Nest. “I’m delighted and fortunate to be able to offer affordable acupuncture to more women and I want every pregnant woman to consider it. “I’ve spent many years teaching undergraduates at UTS, and my treatments combine traditional acupuncture, trigger-point therapy and moxa, along with easy-to-follow lifestyle and dietary advice.” Acupuncture can be covered with private health insurance, and Selina – who is an AHPRA registered ATMS member and a practitioner at Acupuncture Collective – treats well over 1000 women a year. She has treated many women who birthed at Royal Hospital for Women and is now starting to see women from Royal North Shore Hospital and the Mater in her new clinic in St Leonards. “Acupuncture can really empower mums and mums-tobe with the energy they need to bring it all together.” $35 acupuncture treatments are available on Thursdays at Acupuncture Nest, St Leonards.
Go online for details, bookings and enquiries:
acupuncturenest.com.au
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Hearty winter warmers Bern the Chef
is a local caterer who has been in the Lane Cove area for over 15 years. She has worke in many corporate catering positions as well as operating a small business. Bern love catering and the freedom that clients give her to do what she does best. Cooking is her forte and Bern loves the classics as well as keeping up to date with the latest foo trends. www.bernthechef.com.au
Autumn bliss
There’s nothing quite like walking into a warm home with aromas
When first studying in of baked puddings and a roast dinner. With more time spent inside, the change of culinary school, Hospitality at season provides RMIT, Melbourne, one ofthe our perfect excuse to try new recipes. BY BERNADETTE KENNEALY. first modules was soup. Cooking is great for so many reasons, whether it be therapy; to crack open that great red wine; or to grab a bunch of I learnt this moreish friends on a weekend afternoon for nourishment, a laugh and a bowl of comfort. Portuguese tomato & rice Walking past the Ibutcher’s soup, though now realise daily offerings, are there meat cuts you wish you knew how to use? Perhaps skirt steak, pork cheeks or chicken Maryland? Pork cheeks are one of my favourites and my ears prick up every time I hear of a new recipe. how easy it is, of course The version below would be delicious with rice noodles and broth and is best made the morning of, or even the day before. it was one of the first introductions to cooking.
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2 carrots, roughly pot with a glug of olive oil, on low•heat to start the chopped. • 4 springs thyme leaves Easy to pack & carryfresh for camping trips, S’mores saute. • 6 pork cheeks - approx 1 kilo • 1 well tspn dry mustard work just as at home forpowder sleepovers. (or substitute with beef cheeks) • Add 2 cloves of smashed garlic, 3 chopped • 1 tspn ground white pepper carrots (peel on is fine), turn up the and stir topeel and sliceS’mores • 2heat inches ginger, caramelise. • 1/2 cup light soy sauce • You need plainish biscuits - try digestives, Anzacs or • After about 5 minutes, add 1 tablespoon of sweet Marie biscuits. • 500mls chicken stock Any meat cooked on the bone has more flavour. Although it does paprika, stir to toast along with the vegetables. • Add a bar take of plain milk and a bag of is worth it! • 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine longer tochocolate, cook, the flavour intensity • Then add 2 litres of chicken stock, 800 grams of Marshmallows. This recipe is based on feeding 6 people. Work on one Maryland piecesrice dried • 3 grain tinned tomatoes, half a cup of short & 2mandarin peel • It helps to per set person, up a large board near the fire skinsharing on. bay leaves. (Asian grocer) with bikkies laid out, with squares of chocolate on • Bring to the boil, simmer till the carrot is tender, • 2 whole star anise half of them. Attaching the marshmallows on skewers about 20 minutes. • 2 dried red chillies (or to taste)ready to go. • Cool slightly and using a hand blender, puree till Mix all spice bowl. Slash the • The marshmallows needingredients toasting ontogether skewers in to atoasted • 2 cinnamon sticks smooth. chicken legs, place a couple of slashes on burnt melted goo. If you time it correctly, with a squarethe thigh and then • 1 tspn white peppercorns • Adjust the seasoning with freshly ground pepper, rubonthe spices carefully into all the nooks and crannies. Place onto a of chocolate a bikkie, drop the molted sea salt and a little brown sugar. • 2 tblspn dark soy sauce marshmallow chocolate, then top with another trayonto in a the single layer and refrigerate for a couple of hours. biscuit. Without lips, munch while onions, the • 2atblspn brown • Serve with a drizzle of olive oil and squeeze of sugar Add aburning couple your of wedge cut Spanish 4 smashed whole chocolate is liquifying for the ultimate treat. fresh lemon juice. garlic cloves, 1 punnet of cherry tomatoes (whole), and one • 6 mandarins, whole Mix it up with chocolate biscuits & white chocolate, or oil and place orange cut into quarters. Drizzle with olive add your favourite jam, honey peanut Served into a medium hotoroven (160butter. degrees). chocolate stories! Sauté onions in a heavy based pot with oil for 4-5 minutesbest with hotRoast for 30&toscary 40 minutes.
Perfect with grilled cheese toasties! Use vegetable stock or water for vegetarians, it’s also gluten free.
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until translucent. Add the trimmed pork cheeks and brown on each side. Add the ginger, carrot and aromatic spices and cook stirring for another 3 minutes until the whole pot is 32 TVO fragrant. Add the stock and Shaoxing wine, transfer into an oven dish, cover and slow cook on 140 degrees for 2 hours. Add the whole mandarins, the dark soy and brown sugar,
As that is roasting, sauté a couple of chopped bacon rashers in a heavy based pot. Add 2 cups of polenta and 1 litre of chicken stock, working quickly until a soft porridge consistency. Turn the heat off and cover. Leave for 5 minutes to absorb and soften, add 100gms butter, freshly chopped
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MR WRONG BY TINA FAULK
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hen Henry came into my neighbour Sally’s life I knew from the moment I met him he was wrong for her. Sally is a sweet, kind woman though perhaps a bit vague and forgetful at times. She’s been on her own for well, as long as my family moved next door, so, what, five years. You get to know a person in that time. I knew Sally as well as know, well, almost everyone in the street. Who uses their noisy leaf blower on the weekend, who has a dog, whose kids have to leave early for sports on Saturdays. You know the kind of thing. Henry had a dog, one of those small, yappy monsters. Don’t get me wrong, I actually like dogs, mostly ones like the big boofy choc Lab two doors down the street. Bailey is a real dog. Bailey he likes to snooze, which I understand. I do quite a lot of napping myself. But Henry’s dog was a pest. Hairless, which most dogs aren’t, and a snappy biter, the way most small terrors – yes, I know it’s terrier, but I call ‘em terrors, because they often are. This one was a terror. Capitals. No, I didn’t want that kind of terror living next door to me. Anyway, I noticed Henry turning up regularly on weekends to take Sally out. Usually it was a day trip, because she’d pack a lunch basket. I notice these things, because well, you do, don’t you? I spend a lot of time in my garden, just listening. And watching. When I’m not napping. That way, you really get to know what’s happening around you, don’t you think? And then suddenly, everything changed. I didn’t understand what was going on at first, and then I did. People stayed at home and there were much fewer cars on the road outside my house. Even the leaf blower stopped working for about three weeks.
Children stopped going to school and everyone seemed to be buying up big from the local supermarket down the road. But Henry didn’t stop visiting Sally. He and his yappy dog moved into Sally’s. I didn’t realise it had got that far. Poor Sally, she was never really very assertive and in this situation, she really needed to be. Henry was doing a lot of sitting in Sally house. And now I knew what was happening. Lockdown. Everyone spending time at home. And the terror in the garden next door to me. Well, before Henry and his terror could really dig themselves in at Sally’s very comfortable townhouse, with its pretty rambler roses and herb garden, I knew had to do something. It didn’t take long. All I needed to do was slip in and sit down in Sally’s sitting room, in the chair Henry usually sat in, when he and the terror had visited. Also the sofa, for good measure. And Sally’s mum’s tapestry footstool, with the nasturtiums. Ditto the window seat. And then I waited for them to come back after their shopping expedition, loaded with food, food for the terror, and yes, rolls and rolls of toilet paper. It only took about 40 minutes for the sneezing to start. Sally was worried, of course she was, and Henry,
between sneezes, his eyes watering, kept telling her that no, of course it wasn’t Covid, it was his allergies playing up. He didn’t understand, really, how it could happen this time of the year, it was only usually in spring… The next couple of days the sneezing got worse. Worse and louder. Sally was beginning to get some slightly hostile looks from the neighbours and Henry was making daily trips to the chemist for antihistamine medication. Romance died in a welter of allergic reaction sneezing and watering eyes. When Henry finally decided to leave, I think Sally was secretly pleased. She’d realised he was a difficult, demanding man, and hadn’t really, truly, admired those tedious bush walks. She helped Henry, still sneezing, pack his car with his possessions and the terror hanging his head out of the window. I watched them drive off from where I was, sitting in the sun. Sally smiled and gave me a friendly pat. “Of course you didn’t have anything to do with it, did you?” Who, me? Of course not, I could have told her. I’m only the next door cat.
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WITH RACHEL GLEESON
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LEAVES AND FLOWERING Most air plants have strappy silver or green leaves that are formed in a rosette or round shape. Those with silver or “fuzzy” leaves occur naturally in sunny dry climates. Specimens with darker smooth glossy leaves are found in shadier situations with more rainfall, thus requiring more frequent watering. Your air plant will reward you with a stunning flower, from most commonly a palette of pink, purple and red. During or after flowering your air plant will produce on average between two and six “pups”. Sadly, your original plant will slowly die and be replaced by these growing young babies. They can be detached from the original plant when around 1/3 the size with a sharp knife.
Are you looking for a fuss free, easy going plant to share your home or office with?
Airplants are a great choice!!
Tillandsias, commonly known as “air plants” come in lots of different shapes and sizes, grow inside very happily and are very easy to look after. Air plants can survive in low light areas and love the temperate humid weather conditions that we Sydney siders often experience! They make the perfect house mate for apartment dwellers as they do not need much room, require no soil....no mess! Tillandsias produce an assortment of striking foliage and stunning flowers. Most are quite small (around 5 to 20cm in length) and fuss free. There are over 400 varieties in existence, and range in price starting from around $10 for the more common varieties and a lot more for the rarer specimens! These plants make great collectables! The leaves of these little guys are made up of tiny scales, capable of absorbing nutrients and water from the air. Therefore, tillandsias do not need to live in soil. The few roots the plant produce are solely used for anchorage to their chosen homes, which are most commonly branches within the canopy of trees or wherever they fall. In our homes they look great in decorative vessels such as glass or shells or suspended from the ceiling/shelf in groups attached by string or fishing line.
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CARING FOR YOUR TILLANDSIA ● WATERING - 3 ways to keep you air plant hydrated ● SPRAYING - Use a water sprayer to mist every day or two to replicate rainfall and create humidity. ● DUNKING - in the sink/fish tank or a bowl of water. Use this method for a quick refresh or for those with leaves that are hard to mist ● SOAKING - The easiest way to know that your air plant has had a good drink! Submerge for 1-3 hours once a week, or after a period of neglect. In nature air plants will receive nutrients through water that has absorbed nutrients from bird/insect droppings. To replicate this fertilise use soluble orchid fertiliser diluted in your spray bottle every few months. Tillandsias require good AIR CIRCULATION. A fan or gentle breeze will help it dry off after being watered. They do not like to sit in water or be permanently damp. Avoid positions such as lidded terrariums or wet areas. If you are looking for a fuss free, easy going plant to share your home or office with. these little guys are a great choice.
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“It’s still not quite right!” yelled John over the whirring machines as they came to a halt. “Isn’t it close enough, John?” begged Les. “We’ve been working on this for months. The team is exhausted. This was our 42nd attempt. We’ve got nothing left to give!” “We’re not giving up now, Les,” said John, his head rising to address the workers. “You all knew we gave 110% when you signed on for this. It’s always been the Nescafé way. We’re trying a new blend!” “This’ll be number 43, John,” sighed Les. “I know. …I’ve got a good feeling about this.” TROY GRAHAM, LANE COVE
My grandmother, Anne, never forgot her ex fiancé and she made sure to remind my grandfather, Henry, of it anytime she wanted his attention. ‘Rod Crowley’ was the name of her former flame, an Irishman who showered her with expensive gifts like the diamond and sapphire watch hidden away in an antique box. But in my heart, I knew that what she had was priceless; a devoted husband who was compassionate, generous, handsome and funny. Deep down, I think she knew it too. When he unexpectedly left this world, she realised she loved him unconditionally and he was her soulmate. PERIHAN BOZKURT, LANE COVE
Being a leader was definitely not a part of my life plan. My impression of leaders was of big, forceful personalities, carrying huge loads of responsibility, attracting large numbers of followers, along with vocal detractors. Definitely not a match with my personality! However, a new understanding of various leadership styles and the vision to lead for communal good, caused me to rethink. When a survey identifying gifts and talents revealed leadership as a key strength for me, I began to experiment with speaking up in small groups with my ideas. Small, incremental leadership steps led to being mentored as an assistant Pastor and leading groups of people myself. These days I invite others to join me where I see a match with their abilities. Leadership, at its simplest, is having someone follow you. On a sports team, the leader can be identified as the one with the ‘ball’, who must show momentary leadership by deciding what to do with it next. Parents lead their children until they are able to make their own wise decisions. Leadership styles vary, from the upfront, charismatic type, to the leader in the midst who quietly invites, encourages and empowers others. This ‘Dorothy-style’ (Wizard of Oz) leadership resonates with me. Dorothy identified and encouraged each companion’s unique talents as needed, to advance the whole group. Fortunately, I am a part of the Uniting Church which practises a consensus style of leadership of inter-related councils and welcomes women’s leadership. As a leader in the Church now, I can make a greater impact for good, than if I had continued to deny my leadership qualities. An abundance of good leaders is needed at all levels of society. Good leaders model qualities which enable others to contribute their best too. Integrity, courage, resilience, self-sacrifice and compassion for others, are on my list of important leadership qualities. Whereas it is disappointing when leaders use the trust and power invested in them primarily for their own gain, it is understandable leaders can make poor choices at times. Constant pressure and criticism can lead to feeling there is ‘no win’ for their efforts. Detractors have a place in keeping them accountable, but this needs to be balanced with thankfulness for those who have offered their skills to lead with integrity. Is there a leader you could sincerely encourage with your thankfulness? Might you be a leader still in hiding, who can make a bigger contribution to the world? As always, I am happy to discuss it with you.
Contact details: Rev Karen Paull 0400 299 751 lanecovechaplain@gmail.com www.lanecovecc.com LANE COVE COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY TVO 35 SUPPORTED BY LANE COVE UNITING CHURCH
review TOP 4 BOOKS TO READ THIS MONTH
NORTHERN SPY By Flynn Berry A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick. A psychological thriller set against the Troubles in Northern Ireland. “Breathtaking ... Berry writes thrillingly” New York Times. THE DRESSMAKERS OF YARRANDARRAH PRISON By Meredith Jaffe Can a wedding dress save a bunch of hardened crims? A sweetly funny and poignant story about finding redemption in unexpected places. We all loved it! THE KINDNESS REVOLUTION By Hugh Mackay More wisdom from one of Australia’s most loved social commentators. Written for our times, this remarkable book shows how crises and catastrophes often turn out to be the making of us. THE ROCK FROM THE SKY By Jon Klassen More wonderful humour and strangeness from the author of the I Want My Hat Back series.
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A BOOK LOVER’S REVIEW BY JACQUI SERAFIM
Fidelity
by Marco Missiroli Carlo and Margherita, a married couple in their 30s living in Milan, have a loving and passionate marriage. But Carlo, a part-time lecturer at a university, is infatuated with a 22- year-old student, Sofia, and when another student witnesses the two in what appears to be a compromising situation, Carlo is called before the Dean to explain the situation. The incident becomes known as “the misunderstanding” as Carlo claims it to be – she was unwell and he was helping her – but Margherita knows him well enough to know better. Meanwhile, Margherita has her own fantasies about Andrea - the young, fit and silent physiotherapist who is treating the inflamed tendon in her thigh. But this is not a simple story of marital betrayal – it is a more complex exploration of marital relationships, ego and human frailty. Fidelity is considered not just in physical terms of sexual fidelity but also in terms of emotional fidelity - openness and honesty with one’s partner. This is echoed in the exploration of other relationships in the novel. Although Carlo and Margherita are the couple at the centre of the narrative - many of the other characters face challenges of fidelity in their relationships whether past or present. Missiroli’s writing is perceptive and unflinching in its delineation of the conflict between selfish short-term desire and commitment to longer term love. The characters are flawed and sympathetic. Carlo’s “hunger for Sofia was becoming an uneasiness that the family hearth prevented him from living fully, half of himself fighting the other half.” While Margherita needs to “be wanted in a primitive way, the way it was before engagements, and altars and mortgages”. The beauty and clarity of expression was, however, occasionally clouded for me by the frequent switching between narrative perspectives. I sometimes found myself forced to reread a page because I had missed a change in narrative focus. The translation was also a little uneven with some sentences and expressions quite difficult to interpret. But don’t let that dissuade you from reading the novel. Missiroli’s delineation of the complexity of human relationships – the desires and conflicts – is sincere and intense. The novel was not what I had expected from reading the marketing hype. It is frequently pitched as being an erotic story of infidelity but it is much more than that. Missiroli says the book was inspired by his own father confiding that he was faithful to his wife but at a cost of being true to himself. Missiroli explores this idea of whether we can be true to ourselves without betraying the people we love - the cost of both fidelity and that of infidelity. Although the narrative is definitely driven by the conundrum facing both Carlo and Margherita – the focus of the novel is broader than fidelity. It’s about life - love, family relationships, marriage, parenthood, loss and human imperfection.
Fidelity was shortlisted for the Premio Strega (the Italian equivalent of the Booker Prize) and was a bestseller in Italy. It is currently being made into a Netflix series.
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LOCAL ARTS SPOTLIGHT
Artist Profile: Wendy Fare Can You Describe to us the type of artist you are and the medium you work in? I am primarily a portrait/figure artist but also enjoy painting contemporary landscapes. My style leans towards impressionism rather than photorealism. I use a variety of mediums depending on my subject. For portrait and figure work I use oil on canvas or pastel whereas for landscapes I often use acrylic. I also enjoy using charcoal and experimenting with mixed media. What motivates you to create? I have always enjoyed sketching and painting people and love the challenge of achieving a good physical likeness. I endeavour to capture the essence and personality of my subject and I am not happy until I have achieved this. Careful observation is vital and totally engrossing. It’s a sort of meditation in itself. Where did you learn your craft or is it something you were blessed with? I believe it’s a bit of both. I’m originally from Norfolk, England where I studied commercial design. In Australia I studied portraiture at the Royal Art Society of NSW and achieved the RAS Diploma including drawing, landscape, still life and portraiture. I am now an Exhibiting Member and Associate of the Society. Do you find Lane Cove and surrounds a supportive place for artist and creators? Lane Cove offers artists so much with its natural beauty and sense of community. Gallery Lane Cove is a wonderful space for exhibitions including the Lane Cove Municipal Art Award and ArtXtra. The Lane Cove Art Society does a great job encouraging local artists and holding regular meetings and demonstrations. The Creative Studios below Gallery Lane Cove offering classes and workshops 38 TVO
is also a great initiative. The Village Observer should also be praised for promoting local artists. Do you believe there should be more support for the arts and if so how would that manifest? I feel there could be more exposure by way of advertising and marketing of exhibitions and Gallery Lane Cove itself as a lot of people are totally unaware of its existence. People just walk past when exhibitions are on due to lack of awareness. It would also be wonderful to have some low cost art spaces/galleries to give more opportunities to display the work of local artists. How would we go about seeing your work? I have an Instagram page (Instagram. com/wendyfareart) which shows most of my recent and some older work. I exhibit at Lane Cove and Drummoyne Art Society exhibitions and also at the Royal Art Society of NSW Gallery in Lavender Bay when member exhibitions are being held. (www.royalart.com.au). Which artist/creators inspire you? There are so many artists who inspire me. I’ve always loved the impressionists and post-impressionists particularly Van Gogh, Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec. I also love the portraits of John Singer Sargent, Richard Schmid and David Leffel. How to contact me: I welcome commission work for portraits of people and pets but also still life and landscape and have done many commissions in the past. You can see some of my work on my Instagram page (Instagram.com/wendyfareart) and become a follower if you wish to see more of my work in the future. I can be contacted by email: farewendy@gmail.com
Simon Tedeschi and Sally Walker return to Hunters Hill Music One of Australia’s favourite pianists, Simon Tedeschi returns to Hunters Hill Music with extraordinary flute player, Sally Walker. Winner of Australia’s Young Performer of the Year, USA’s Creativity Foundation Legacy Award, and the NY Young Jewish Pianist Award, Simon has performed for concert audiences, royalty and world leaders from Sydney Opera House to Carnegie Hall. Flautist Sally Walker has toured and recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestras, is regular Guest Principal with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Principal Flautist with the Omega Ensemble. Following critically acclaimed performances in Sydney, Canberra and the Central Coast, these masterful musicians will perform music from Bizet’s Carmen, Satie’s Gymnopedies, Poulenc’s sonata for flute and piano, and more. A delightful afternoon of sublime (mostly French) music awaits! Sunday 13 June, 2:30pm www.huntershill.fmca.org.au
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BACKYARD RANGER KIDS, KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED - SOMETIMES THE WACKIEST AND WILDEST ANIMALS ARE IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD
Are they the vicious, winged jewellery thieves of suburbia? Or do they just want to sun-bake all day while singing Queen songs? By Julian Ledlin.
It’s time to fact check THE AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE! It’s true, Magpies love to sun-bake. You’ll often see them in the warm sunshine spreading their wings and airing their feathers. The sun hits their skin and kills off parasites. When it comes to hygiene, these clever Aussie birds have a squeaky-clean reputation. Parasites beware! Do you need to lock up your precious glimmering treasures when Maggie’s around? No! That’s a myth! Probably started by a thief of the human variety. Magpies actually hate shiny things. They’ve even shown in experiments to be scared of all things glittery. Your favourite sparkly necklace gone missing? The Magpie is innocent, your honour. Look. Listen. Eat. How do Magpies know exactly where to strike their beak into the ground to find that tasty grub? Are they psychic? Not exactly, but their sense of hearing is out of this world. Cocking their head to the ground, a magpie can actually hear grass roots being chewed by beetle larvae beneath the surface. The Maggie will then creep
up on the unassuming invertebrate and strike swiftly. Dinner is served. Do Magpies have the memory of an elephant? Yes, they have incredible memories and are as smart as a whip. They recognise friendly, familiar faces and they never forget a human who has been mean to them. Magpie payback can be vicious and painful. These swooping revenge attacks can last for years… so ALWAYS be kind to a Magpie. X-factor finalist? Grammy nominee? You better believe it. Of all the birds in the world, Magpies are one of the most complex songsters with a pitch range of four octaves! That’s the same vocal range as Beyonce, Christina Aguilera or Freddy Mercury! They can also mimic other birds, car alarms and even humans. So, the next time you come face to face with a magnificent Australian Magpie, marvel at its cleanliness, be amazed by its super-sonic hearing and be inspired by its intelligence. While you’re at it, whistle a bit of Bohemian Rhapsody, you never know, he may just sing along! (Be captivated by its cleanliness, be stunned by its super-sonic hearing and be inspired by its intelligence.)
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t the start of this year Sydney Community Services merged with The Meeting House and took on the lease of the Centre at Stokes Street in Lane Cove North with lane Cove Council. Whilst there are some overlaps with the activities provided at the Pottery Lane, Gladesville Road and the Stokes Street venues there some very special differences. Over the past 60 years Sydney Community Services (originally Lane Cove and North Side Community Services and Hunters Hill and Ryde Community Services) has been funded to provide services and activities for seniors and people with a disability. The Meeting
House has always had a broader community focus including the Kindergarten that closed at the end of last year when their lease ended at the old Police Station on Burns Bay Road. I recently received a grant through Trent Zimmerman’s office from the Stronger Communities Program from the Commonwealth Government. We now have the ability to refresh the Stokes Street building to make it more attractive and improve the facilities available to the community. What we would like to know is what the community wants from the building. Currently we run two
playgroups, activities like crochet, cooking classes and women’s discussion groups during the day and a shopping bus and bus outings for seniors. The building has a large meeting room and a lovely outdoor area with a BBQ and garden area. So I would dearly like to get your opinions, views and comments on how you think we can best use the facility and what activities you’d like us to run there whether during the day, the evening or at the weekends.
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commitment to community service. “It all started about 15 years ago,” he explains. “I joined a group that was regenerating the Cook’s River; pulling out the weeds and abandoned shopping trolleys for two years.”
he spends at least two hours taking care of one of the Home Delivered Meals routes which can stretch from Woolwich to West Ryde, while on Friday he helps transport the BOOMers (bus outings for older men) to social activities across Sydney.
Michael Larkin
Pulling out weeds got Michael hooked and, in the year before retirement, he took 12 months long service leave to figure out where he could be most useful. Soon after he got the gardening gloves out for Lane Cove Community Aid (now Sydney Community Services). “Even pulling out weeds is therapeutic,” he laughs.
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or Michael Larkin, it’s a case of “use it or lose it” – that’s the life mantra the former marathon runner and keen surfer chose to live by when he retired almost six years ago. Certainly not one to don a cardigan and slide into a comfy pair of slippers, he knew that keeping active – both in mind and body – was essential for him to maintain a rich and rewarding lifestyle. Michael was the recent recipient of a Ryde Council Volunteer of the Year Award recognising a long-time 40 TVO
Driving, operations and logistics is Michael’s background. Aged 16 he joined the Department of Motor Transport (now the RTA), before becoming a milk vendor at Avoca Beach where he raised his two children, then a 20-year long stint at the Historic Houses Trust where he ran operations and logistics. Hardly a surprise then that he has become one of the longest-standing and committed drivers at SCS. His commitment to the community is awe inspiring: on Mondays and Tuesdays he drives and assists the Disability Groups that leave from the Hunters Hill Hub. On Thursday
Please write to me Gillian Batt, Sydney Community Services at 1, Pottery Lane, Lane Cove NSW 2066 or email me on gbatt@sydneycs.org
“I love cars,” says Michael, “and I love Sydney and getting out and about seeing all of the wonderful places these groups go to.” Ultimately though, it’s all about the banter. Michael explains. “I’m chatting to all of these people and it’s all about the laughter, the sharing of stories and the banter. That’s what I love the most.” SCS thanks Michael and all of our wonderful volunteers. If you would like to get involved as a participant or a volunteer, get in touch: 02 9427 6425 / www.sydneycs.org
Community Spotlight is proudly supported by Anthony Roberts MP. Authorised by Anthony Roberts, Ground Floor 215 Victoria Road GLADESVILLE NSW 2111. Funded using Parliamentary Entitlements.
WHAT’S ON JUNE Park View Café is back!
Celebrate with a complimentary glass of bubbles !! Enjoy a delicious 3 course meal. Catch-up with friends! $15 Local pickups available $5
Activities Table Tennis
• Every Friday • 1.00-5.30pm. $5
Crochet Group
• Monday: 7 June • 10.00-12.00pm. $5 Includes morning tea. No transport.
Cards and Games
Parkview Cafe
• Monday: 28 June • 12.00-2.30pm. $15 Join us for a wonderful three course meal, limited local bus pickups available for $5 return.
Scrabble
• Fridays: 4 + 18 June • 10.30-12.30pm. $5 Includes morning tea.
• Monday: 21 June • 10.30-12.30pm. $5 Includes morning tea No transport.
Mah Jong
Book Club
Shuffleboard
• Monday: 21 June • 1.30-2.30pm. $5 Includes afternoon tea and loan of book.
• Every Wednesday • 1.00-4.00pm. $5 Includes afternoon tea • Thursdays: 10 + 24 June • 9.30-11.30pm. $5 Includes morning tea. Join us for this fast paced indoor fun! The game that everyone can play.
Mindfulness
Social Bridge/ Chess/Solo
• Every Thursday • 12.30-3.30pm. $5 Includes afternoon tea.
Bingo
• Monday: 28 June • 10.30-12.30pm. $5 Includes morning tea. Transport available $5
• Every Tuesday • 9.30-10.30am. $5 Instructor Emily Wilks is a qualified yoga teacher with an interest in Mindfulness relaxation and brain science.
Movement Matters
• Tuesdays + Wednesdays Taking expressions of interest for July classes.
Outings Pie in the Sky - Cowan
• Wednesday: 2 June • 8.30-4.00pm Visit Swayne’s Nursery in Dural, then on to lunch at the famous Pie in the Sky $50 includes morning tea, lunch and bus.
Bunnings @ Gladesville
• Wednesday: 23 June • 9.30-1.00pm. $12 bus only.
Wildflower Gardens • Wednesday: 30 June • 9.00-4.00pm. $45 Includes entry, morning tea, lunch and bus.
Birkenhead Point
• Monday: 7 June • 9.30-1.00pm Come take a look at your favourite outlet shops and try and grab a bargain! $12 bus only.
Archibald Prize
• Wednesday: 9 June • 8.30-4.00pm. Visit the Art Gallery, then lunch at the Shakespeare Hotel in Surry Hills. $55 includes entry, lunch and bus.
Innovations @ Frenchs Forest • Wednesday: 16 T U June SOLD O • 9.30-1.00pm. $12 bus only.
Services SCS Village Bus
• Wednesday daily door to door. • 9.00-12pm. $7pp We collect you from home and drop you off in the village. Enjoy coffee with a friend, doctors or hair appointments and if you grocery shop at Woolies we have a friendly volunteer to help you with your bags.
BOOKINGS + ENQUIRIES:
• LANE COVE HUB EVENTS IN ORANGE:
Phone 9427 6425 Email support@sydneycs.org 1 Pottery Lane, Lane Cove. 3 hours free parking.
• MEETING HOUSE EVENTS IN PURPLE:
Phone 9427 1841 Email support@sydneycs.org 23-25 Stokes St, Lane Cove North Bookings essential. Covid safe
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Helping you to enjoy a comfortable & independent life at home • 9427 6425 • www.sydneycs.org
SCS matches committed volunteer visitors to seniors living in local residential aged care homes to help beat social isolation. Find out how people you know might benefit from visits, or how you can become a visitor yourself.
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ocial isolation and loneliness is another unfortunate pandemic that Sydney Community Services is trying to beat. Being part of a government program called the Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) puts us in the wonderful position of being able to match people in residential care homes who feel isolated to visitors who share similar interests, cultural backgrounds, languages and faiths. It’s something SCS has done successfully for the past 25 years – creating bonds of friendship between our visitors and residents in care homes in places such as Lane Cove, Hunters Hill and Ryde. We have many, many visitors making their way out at least once per fortnight (which is the basic commitment), or even as frequently as once per week with a mission to provide constant and committed companionship. One of our visitor volunteers recounted their experience to us. They explained, “My first friend was a laugh and a half. She lived in residential aged care but was not an old person. She would wait by the front door for me to arrive on Friday mornings so that we could go out in search of the best iced coffee and cake in town – well, at least in the local area. We would laugh and laugh as mates do as we toured Top Ryde or Gladesville shops for her weekly needs – usually lollies!”. Like many people, this person did not have too many family members close by. Our volunteer told us, “I was her only link to the outside world at that time. I was privileged to be with her for the time we had together – holding her hand and chatting to her as we did over an iced coffee. The pleasure she and I both derived from this experience of friendship, beginning to end, was indescribable 42 TVO
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED Can you spare a few hours to relieve the isolation of a local resident living in a nursing home? and I would not swap it for the world.” For residents who are socially isolated, visits such as these can improve their quality of life and assist in helping them to feel connected to the world at large. Visits allow residents to explore and further their social, mental, emotional, cultural and spiritual needs in their current stage of life and provides opportunity for reflection. Rest assured - SCS can train potential companions in specifics of cultural awareness to ensure both parties are comfortable, while we also provide COVID Infection Training. In the event we enter further, tighter COVID restrictions, we switch the program, so we maintain phone calls with the clients and provide wellness packs too. CVS is a free service available to anyone receiving government subsidised residential aged care. Please contact us if you wish to refer a relative or someone you know, or if you want to become a CVS volunteer. We are always on the look out for people who have time to give. EMAIL ccampion@sydneycs.org OR mbrown@sydneycs.org or call: 8598 7051
LINEN SERVICE VOLUNTEERS WANTED
Spread the love to the elderly in our community by volunteering in our Linen Service team. Each fortnight on a Monday morning, our amazing volunteers change the sheets and replace the towels for members of our community.
You can make a big difference in someone’s life.
Please email Yvonne: yhughes@sydneycs.org or call: 9427 6425
TRENT ZIMMERMAN MP P: 9929 9822 E: trent.zimmerman.mp@aph.gov.au
Helping Local Councils build better community infrastructure As part of the federal government’s economic recovery plan as we emerge from the COVID recession, the government has provided a funding boost to local councils across Australia for local road infrastructure and community facilities. Overall these announcements have meant that a total of $9 million is being provided to the local councils in the North Sydney electorate. This means upgrades to local roads and sporting facilities across our local community. One of the projects this funding will support is a new sports pavilion and facilities for Tantallon Oval in Lane Cove. Lane Cove Council will be utilising $450,000 of the increased federal government funding for this important project. The new pavilion will replace the existing ageing grandstand and will include a community room, new change rooms for both men and women, a kiosk, better storage and a viewing area of the oval. This will be a huge benefit for our local rugby and cricket players as well as other members of the community. The project is due to be finished later this year.
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Deborah Hutchens Playground In May I was really pleased to be able to join Mayor Pam Palmer and Member for Lane Cove, Anthony Roberts, at the opening of the Deborah Hutchens Playground in Longueville. On a beautiful Autumn day, hundreds of local residents came together to welcome the new playground which overlooks the Harbour and to honour the memory of former Mayor and Councillor, Deb Hutchens, who passed away last year. It is a very fitting tribute to a person who gave so much to our community – not just on Council but through her involvement in so many community organisations – from sport clubs to the local arts. Congratulations go to Lane Cove Council on this wonderful gesture.
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ANTHONY ROBERTS MP
ROSS WILLIAMS MAYOR OF HUNTERS HILL
P: 9817 4757 E: lanecove@parliament.nsw.gov.au F: https://www.facebook.com/ AnthonyRobertsMP/
P: 9879 9400 E: mayor@huntershill.nsw.gov.au
There have been some very exciting developments in the Lane Cove Electorate the last couple of weeks. The NSW Government has announced the addition of new Police Constables, Firefighters and tutors within our Electorate Eight new Probationary Constables will be joining the North Shore Area Command, who are responsible for policing in Lane Cove, and will be stationed out of Chatswood Police Station. These new officers will be key in ensuring that Lane Cove remains one of the safest suburbs in Sydney. Two new Firefighters are also set to join the Lane Cove Fire Station based out of Artarmon. These new recruits will not only face fires but are trained to respond to a variety of incidents including medical emergencies, natural disasters, flood rescues and car accidents to name just a few. The NSW Government is dedicated to ensuring the safety of our communities and will continue to invest into our Emergency Services with the Government planning to spend $583 million in order to introduce 1,500 extra police officers over the next four years and Fire and Rescue NSW receiving record funding of $900 million this financial year. The Government has also announced that ten dedicated tutors will be joining Schools in the Lane Cove Electorate as part of the Government’s historic $337 million COVID Catch-up Tuition Program. This program is designed to help NSW students bridge the gaps in their learning that was caused by COVID and is a key part of this Government’s COVID recovery plans. A reminder that the Government’s Dine & Discover vouchers are set to expire on the 31st of June. These vouchers which can be used at movie theatres, restaurants and a variety of other locations will come in quite handy for parents with the winter break for school children fast approaching, so make the most of them whilst you can. If you haven’t yet applied you can still do so through the Service NSW app.
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Vote to choose our charity partner
We have had an enthusiastic response to the Reverse Vending Machine our Council installed at Henley in recent months – to the tune of about 22,000 bottles and cans being recycled each week. It is a great effort from our community and we are now looking to harness that energy to support a local charity organisation. The TOMRA Reverse Vending Machine our Council installed forms part of the NSW Government’s Container Deposit Scheme, Return and Earn. Users can deposit empty drink containers to earn a refund for themselves or a chosen charity. Following an expressions of interest process from local organisations, we are now asking for our community to vote to choose our charity partner. The organisation with the most votes wins. The charity will feature on the Henley machine from the 23 August for a six-month period. A new charity will then be selected. Go to www.huntershill.nsw.gov.au/returnandearn to cast your vote before 28 June.
Taking library services to the community
The YARN, our library and community space in Hunters Hill Village has hosted some great events recently, from workshops to make edible herb baskets during Seniors Week, to village talks with local war veterans and story sessions for young children. The YARN is available for hire too, for anyone looking to host their own event or meeting. It is also great to see people making use of the waste wall - bringing old textiles and other household items such as mobile phones and batteries in for recycling rather than sending them to landfill - and of the click and collect library service. Our library services program is delivered in partnership with Lane Cove Council, giving Hunters Hill residents access to an extensive hard copy and digital catalogue. For anyone who finds it difficult to get to The YARN, we have a free Home Library Service. It is available to residents unable to visit the library due to age, illness, disability or lack of mobility. For details on all the services offered through The YARN, go to: www.huntershill.nsw.gov.au/theyarn
LOCAL GROUPS
Keep in touch in your local area. Enquiries: editor@thevillageobserver.com.au Listings to be approx 15 words per group.
1ST LANE COVE SCOUT GROUP 428 4061 lanecovescouts.com ALL AGE SUNDAY SCHOOL 223 Burns Bay Rd, Lane Cove West. 0434 432 175 metropolitanbaptist.net.au ANC MIXED SOCIAL GOLF CLUB 0411 559 909. AQUALUNA CHOIR Fun acapella. St Andrews Church Hall, Longueville. 0402 839 499 paula@lul.com.au CARER SUPPORT Free telephone support service. 1800 242 636 CARISBROOK HISTORIC HOUSE carisbrookhouse.com CLAN MACLEOD PIPE BAND St Leonards Park, North Sydney. www.clanmacleodpipeband.com COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN Community Chaplain offers activities enabling locals to connect. Contact Karen: 0400299751 lanecovecc.com COVE INVESTORS Monthly investment skills meeting. Lane Cove Library. julianradom31@hotmail.com DRAMA SPOT Classes for 5-15yrs. Currambena, LCPS & LCM Church. 0402 342 986 info@dramaspot.com.au ENGLISH CONVERSATION CLASS with trained facilitators. $3 pw. 9427 1163 lcmchurches.org.au EVANGEL BIBLE CHURCH ESL Classes - Contact Andy 043 3119 083 FOODFAITH COMMUNITY GARDEN Free garden plots info@foodfaith.com.au GREENWICH SAILING CLUB gsc.org.au/gsc-training@gsc.org.au GREENWICH TENNIS CLUB INC New members welcome. greenwichtennis.com.au admin@greenwichtennis.com.au HALLAM AVENUE TENNIS CLUB 58 Hallam Ave, Lane Cove West. 0424 229 259 hatc.hire@gmail.com HUMMINGSONG COMMUNITY CHOIRS Chatswood choir ‘Alkira’ open to new members. hummingsong.com.au HUNTERS HILL BRIDGE CLUB Hunters Hill Bridge Club, Crown St, Henley. 0438 619 780 or sheldrakecarol@gmail.com HUNTERS HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Sundays in various homes in our community. 9817 2282 or hhcc.org.au
HUNTERS HILL CROQUET CLUB 1 Matthew Street. New members welcome. 0490494965. huntershillcroquet@gmail.com HUNTERS HILL MUSEUM Hunters Hill Town Hall, Alexandra Street. huntershillmuseum.org.au HUNTERS HILL WOMEN’S BOWLING CLUB Free. 0419 258 662 or 0408 110 082. HUNTERS HILL ROTARY CLUB huntershillrotaryclub.org. au/0410500735 HUNTERS HILL SENIORS’ CHESS GROUP Ironwood Cafe, Woolwich. 9817 0101 / ssmall@sydneycs.org HUNTERS HILL SAILING CLUB info@huntershillsailingclub.org.au huntershillsailingclub.org.au JAZZ BAND Rehearsals Monday nights 0410 566 953. davidcbraybrook@bigpond.com KEYSTROKES CHOIR Have you had a stroke/Aphasia and looking for ways to improve your speech? Northside Baptist Church, 63 Willoughby Rd, Crows Nest. 1300 650 594 or info@keystrokensw.org.au LANE COVE ART SOCIETY Monthly meetings take place at the Longueville Bowling Club (The Diddy) on fourth Tuesday every month. LANE COVE BOWLING CLUB 151 Burns Bay Road. 4607 3732 0417 213 173 info@lawnbowls.com.au LANE COVE BUSH KIDS Nature activities for kids. lanecove.nsw.gov.au/bushkids LANE COVE BUSHLAND & CONSERVATION SOCIETY Lane Cove Tennis Club, Kenneth Street, Longueville. Ron, 9427 1125; Helen, 9427 4845. LANE COVE CHORISTERS Senior ladies’ choir. St. Aidan’s Church, Longueville. 0419 680 910. LANE COVE CONCERT BAND Local musical organization 0407 124 600 lccb.org.au LANE COVE MASTERS SWIMMING Lane Cove Aquatic Centre - all levels of swimming. LANE COVE MUSIC classical and semi-classical concerts for more than 70 years.9428 4287 lanecovemusic.org.au info@lanecovemusic.org.au
LANE COVE MUSIC AND CULTURAL CENTRE Music tuition for kids and adults. Suzuki and trad methods. 9427 8027 LANE COVE MUSIC CONCERTS Lane Cove-Mowbray Anglican Church, 19 Rosenthal Avenue, Lane Cove (behind Post Office). 9428 4287 lanecovemusic.org.au LANE COVE NETBALL CLUB lanecovenetball@gmail.com lanecovenetball.com.au LANE COVE RESIDENTS FOR RECONCILIATION (LCRR) Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community working for Reconciliation and social justice lanecovereconciliation@gmail.com reconciliationnsw.org.au LANE COVE SCRABBLE CLUB meets on the 1st & 3rd Thurs of month. Lane Cove Bowling Club 0414 560536 scrabble.org.au/nsw/ LANE COVE UNITING CHURCH All-Age services each Sunday at 9:30am lanecove.unitingchurch.org.au LANE COVE YOUTH ORCHESTRA Scholarships offered. 0411 413 335 mcn114@bigpond.net.au lanecoveyouthorchestra.org.au LANE COVE RSL SUB-BRANCH RSL matters, DVA and community services. 9906 5934 LANE COVE TOASTMASTERS 23A Stokes St, Lane Cove. 0403 392 122 meetup.com/Speak-Lead-InspireLane-Cove-Toastmasters LANE COVE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION GROUP 9428 3553 0421 442 840. LANE COVE WEST TENNIS CLUB 0417 667 020 lcwtennis.com.au LAUGHTER MELODY YOGA One hour laughter yoga sessions. 403 392 122. meetup.com/Laughter-Melody-Yoga/ LAVOCE, A LANE COVE COMMUNITY CHOIR lavocelanecove.com adrianlee2@mac.com or 0424507321 LONGUEVILLE ST AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH Christina/Arabella St staidans.com.au LONGUEVILLE UNITING CHURCH Pizza & Movie nights @ Longueville UC Hall, 47A Kenneth St, Longueville $10. Every month: 6.30pm Pizza, 7.15pm Movie. BYO drinks Bookings: 9427 4740/9428 4287 LOWER NORTH SHORE MULTIPLE BIRTH ASSOC Gathering for parents with multiples (twins, triplets etc) @ lnsmba.amba.org.au lnsmba.amba.org.au
MEN’S SHED Drop in for a cuppa & chat. St Columba Retirement Centre, 15 Figtree St. 0428 024 208 lanecove@mensshed.net MINDFULNESS MEDITATION FOR SENIORS 178 Longueville Rd livinginharmony.com.au/meditation 0428 569 373 MOOCOOBOOLA COMPUTER CLUB Help for seniors to use computers and devices. Contact: 9816 5293, j-harris@bigpond.net.au NORTH SHORE BRAIN TUMOUR SUPPORT GROUP Facilitated by health care professionals. North Shore Private Hospital. snog@snog. org.au/snog.org.au NORTH SHORE PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Information and encouragement for those impacted by Prostate Cancer. Monthly free meetings John Fullagar (Convenor) 9498 1984 john.fullagar@bigpond.com OSBORNE PARK TENNIS oppa.tennis@gmail.com/8003 3316 PROBUS CLUBS Fellowship meetings for retirees taking place in Crows Nest, Lane Cove, Willoughby, Hunters Hill (combined and ladies), and Waverton Judy Carroll President 0414785745 ROTARY CLUB OF LANE COVE Meets Tuesday evening, alternating weeks between a local venue & a Zoom meeting. All welcome lanecoverotary.org/0407 216 552 SAHAJA YOGA MEDITATION 0422 798 498. SHINNYO-EN BUDDHIST TEMPLE 231 Longueville Road, Lane Cove. 9418 6688 info@shinnyo.org.au or shinnyo.org.au SPIRIT OF LIFE UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre. 9599 1180, Sydney Unitarians – Spirit of Life. sydneyunitarians.org/ THE LOCAL VOCALS’ COMMUNITY CHOIR Performing contemporary and traditional songs. 0452 006 693 U3A UNIVERSITY OF THIRD AGE 9267 9056 or sydneyu3a.org WAIG - WOMEN’S ACTION AND INFO GROUP Speakers, discussions and book group for women. waigwomen@gmail.com facebook. com/waigwomen/ WOM:NI - WILLOUGHBY OLDER MEN: NEW IDEAS For men over 55. Club Willoughby, Crabbes St, Willoughby Contact: 9417 3715 ZUMBA CLASSES IN LANE COVE Classes suitable for everyone.Dianne: 0406 765 827 zumba4u.com.au
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AUCTION: SATURDAY 5TH JUNE AT 10.30AM ON SITE
AUCTION: SATURDAY 19TH JUNE ON SITE
Situated in a quiet leafy cul de sac, this delightful home offers the perfect low maintenance haven. Sun-soaked easterly gardens complete with sparkling saltwater pool, child-friendly lawns and a poolside pavilion, tailored for care-free indoor/outdoor living.
Style and quality delivering a great family lifestyle, positioned with beautiful views over Burns Bay. Designed to provide a relaxed haven for the entertainer, a flowing contemporary layout, excellent natural light, privacy and a focus on in/outdoor entertaining
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VIEW: AS ADVERTISED ONLINE 7 Warruga Place, Riverview 5 bed 3 bath 3 car 1 pool
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5/4 Taylors Drive, Lane Cove
2 bed, 2 bath 1 Car
107/9 Birdwood Avenue, Lane Cove
2 bed, 2 bath 1 car
Bathed in northerly sunshine and embracing a spacious 110sqm (approx.) on title
Garden apartment with easy access to Lane Cove Village,transport and schools
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AUCTION: SATURDAY 5 JUNE AT 12.45PM ON SITE
AUCTION: SATURDAY 5 JUNE AT 3.00PM ON SITE
Peaceful, convenient and central, this superb north facing bungalow presents a family lifestyle of comfort and incredible ease. This exceptional opportunity is moments to city buses, schools and all the shopping, cafes and restaurants of Lane Cove village.
Positioned on approx. 866sqm block in a peaceful and leafy cul de sac, this exceptional residence presents a superb family lifestyle opportunity. This is a home designed with a growing or extended family in mind and its handy address is a short stroll to Lane Cove West Public School and just five minutes to Lane Cove Village shops.
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With over 200 sales in the past 12 months, Raine and Horne Lane Cove have the largest up-to-date database of buyers than any other agency. We’ll find the right buyer for you.
If you’re thinking of selling or need property advice, contact your48number 1 selling local agency today on 8318 7888. TVO
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85 LONGUEVILLE ROAD, LANE COVE