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It’s raining milestones at the UTS North Sydney Bears

The UTS North Sydney Bears first grade team are still in the hunt for a finals birth despite a rain affected draw against Sutherland in the first two day game of the competition. With four games remaining in the regular season, the Bears are placed eighth on 38 points, just one win behind sixth placed Sydney Cricket Club.

Justin Avendano

The highlight of the Sutherland game played over the pre Valentines’ Day weekend was a third century to champion batsman Justin Avendano who scored 127 runs. Avendano has now scored 564 runs at an average of 70 and is placed fourth highest on run aggregate for the competition.

Justin’s prowess has been noted with an incredible 100 runs not out from just 53 balls in the T20 Cup in December last year. Overall, Justin has over 5000 first grade runs for UTS North Sydney.

There are milestones a plenty at the club. The leading wicket taker for the Bears in first grade is fast bowler, Matt Alexander with 19 wickets at an average of 28. Matt passed 100 wickets for the club just prior to Christmas last year. His opening partner James Campbell achieved the milestone of 250 first grade wickets for the club at around the same time. Other first graders to achieve milestones have been all rounder, Olly Knight and wicket keeper batsman, Aiden Bariol. They have both recently passed 1000 runs for the club.

In the lower grades Harrison May claimed his 100th wicket for the club in Round 11. Third grade captain, Cameron New and 16 year old Hamish Reynolds have both reached 1000 runs for the club. Harrison has 16 wickets at an average of 24 and sits 10th on the in third grade bowling aggregates. His brother Fletcher May has 20 wickets at an average of 19 and is the fifth best bowler on aggregates in second grade this year. In fifth grade, Callum Fursman has made a big impact for the club with 15 wickets at an average of 11 and is also placed fifth on the bowling aggregates for that grade.

A most notable milestone is the feat of club President, Patrick Lindsey who has just passed 350 wickets for the club with his left arm tweakers. Robbie Aitken and James Campbell are the only current players who have accumulated more wickets than Pat. Pat also sits in third place with 20 wickets at an average of 9 in the fourth grade aggregates.

In the womens’ section of the club 15 year old Grace Keating is one to watch over the coming weeks with 755 runs for North Sydney and 231 runs for the Gordon / North Sydney combined second grade side, adding to 986 total club runs for the season. Grace scored her maiden century, (105 not out) for the club last round and it was a special moment being the first ever century for a female cricketer at the Bears.

As well as the first grade boys, the third and fourth grade teams are also just one win outside the top six in very congested competitions. Despite a couple of close losses to top four teams, our fifth grade side is clinging onto the fourth spot making upcoming games against Faifield-Liverpool, Parramatta and Hawksbury vital to all of our teams’ chances.

The next few weeks at North Sydney oval are going to be exciting.

Hyecorp opens applications for community grants

Communitygroupsareinvitedtoapplyforone ofsix2020HyecorpCommunityGrants.Eachworth $2000,therewillbetwoavailableineachoftheLane Cove,WilloughbyandKu-ring-gaiareas.

Applicationsclose30November2020withjudging takingplaceinearlyDecemberandchequesgivento thewinningcommunitygroupspriortoChristmas.

Hyecorphavebeengivingbacktothelocal communityformanyyearsthroughcommunity grants,donations,sponsorships,andvolunteering. Ithassupportedmorethan35differentcommunity organisationsacrossLaneCove,Greenwich, Willoughby,andRyde.

HyecorpcommencedtheCommunityGrants initiativein2012andgrantshavesupportedthe LaneCoveYouthOrchestra,LaneCoveHistorical Society,LaneCoveWestPublicSchool,Greenwich SailingClub,WilloughbyBadmintonAssociation, NorthSydneyJuniorBaseballClubandmanyother communitygroups.Itisalsoamajorsponsorof boththeLaneCoveFootballClubandtheLaneCove MunicipalArtAwardsince2012.

More information can be found here: www.hyecorp.com.au/ourcommunity

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Australia Day Honours Lane Cove local documents backyard wildlife and nature Lane Cove local Dr Rob Anderson turned the COVID lockdown into an opportunity to document the wildlife and nature in the local area on a newly created website: www.smileatnature.com. Rob explains that the Lane Cove Backyard Habitat programme was one of the main drivers for monitoring and logging the wildlife. Among those photographed DR ARTHUR CHARLES WEBSTERfor significant service to veterinary science, to business, and to tertiary education. include Rainbow Lorikeets, Peron’s Tree Frogs, RedBrowed Finch/Firetail, Little Corellas, Fairy Wren, Whitethroated Treecreeper, plus Dragonflies, Goannas and Eastern Water Dragons. “Having gone looking with purpose, I have been astonished at the wildlife around us, particularly the Dr Webster has lived in Lane Cove since 2006. The honour came as a complete surprise to Dr Webster who large goannas in Lane Cove National Park! They were a surprise. We live in an amazing suburb,” says Rob. For more information about the Lane Cove Backyard Habitat, check the Council website. believes the honour has been awarded for a worklife supported by the many talented and hard-working colleagues at Arthur Webster Pty Ltd. MR CHARLES (MAX) MAXWELL CORNWELL for service to community health as a psychologist and social worker. “In my work I like the ways that psychology and social work can enrich each other and the people being helped. For me, this award recognizes that collaboration, especially in strengthening families.” MR COLIN JAMES PIPER for service to music Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) Colin Piper is the Patron of the Lane Cove Youth Orchestra and the above photo was taken when he was a Guest Conductor of LCYO for an event at Lane Cove Aquatic Centre. Photo Credit: Matt Longden. MR JOHN (JACK) DAVID WINNING for services to sailing. Member of the Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club since 1956. Jack spends a lot of time at the Club helping out with training groups of young sailors. Many Lane Cove parents will tell you the Learn to Sail courses are one of the best school holiday activities a child can attend in Lane Cove. Thank you to In The Cove for compiling this information - https://inthecove.com.au/

Hazel McNamara - Awarded Agent of the Year

With lockdown restrictions having slowly been eased, most of us still have more time at home. That’s why now is a great time to prepare to sell your home. With the property market tipped to start gaining momentum soon, it’s important to have your property ready for interested buyers. According to industry researcher, Core Logic, house prices around the country have not plummeted, despite the number of transactions that took place during the CoVid-19 lock-down. There were sellers who pulled their properties off the market, and are likely to consider re-listing them in the coming months, so it’s important that you ensure your property stands out from the competition. My first open for inspection in early January had over 50 groups through the property. Attendance has continued to be very extremely high at each open for inspection, at every property, since then. With interest rates at an all time low and an abundance of buyers searching for their dream home, it makes sense to start planning now. . For further advice in preparing your property for sale in 2021, or for an updated appraisal, call me today on 0402 913 537 RECENT SALES BY HAZEL MCNAMARA

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The Lane Cove History Prize is open again for 2022

Join the LC Tennis Club

Lane Cove West Tennis Club is looking for new members to join its club that plays on a Saturday afternoon between 12-5pm.

The LC Historical Society says: “We live in a period rich in possibilities for historians. Today’s historians have access to a wealth of information and extensive resources to create their historical accounts. The emergence of the internet, as well as the increased use of personal computers in the 20th century, changed the world forever. Add to these resources the benefits of using oral and/or visual records, and the prospects for creating important historical accounts and interpretations are greater than at any time in the past. We warmly encourage all local historians to make this a good year for the Prize, pursuing any of a number of potential themes: persons, places or community groups. Make this a year for opening up possibilities in new entries, whether written, oral or visual, in some aspect of Lane Cove and its environs.”

Experienced players who are able to commit to regular (not every) Saturday afternoons are welcome to come along and try out any Saturday during those hours. There are three synthetic grass courts (which dry quickly after rain), a main clubhouse, a BBQ and friendly members.

The club is located in Blackman Park on Lloyd Rees Drive. Members can play on public holiday afternoons as well. There is a social round robin competition once a year. Court Captain, Brian, can be contacted on 0408 473 340.

Residents for Reconciliation

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Lane Cove Residents for Reconciliation (LCRR), formed in 1997 by local Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, is a member of Reconciliation NSW and is a registered community group with Lane Cove Council. LCRR is a recipient of a National Reconciliation Award ‘for actively engaging people in our shared history and sustaining the Reconciliation process’. New members are welcome to join with us on the Reconciliation journey and the Emma Grimes, Michael Fitzgerald & Peter Louridastruth-telling of Australian history. A family business, now in our 48th year in Lane CoveContact: lanecovereconciliation@gmail.com

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We were delighted to join in the celebration of Australia Day with a delicious barbeque, that raised welcome funds for our many local and international ventures.

The new normal in travel

Another month on and the confidence to travel is building momentum. As a voracious consumer of print media, it warms my heart to see the uplift in travel advertising. The travel supplement has moved from 8 to 20 pages and must surely soon hit 32. And articles from some of our fabulous Australian journalists are redressing the balance in favour of home-grown reports. I’m excited and so should you be. By Adrienne Witteman.

There are other signs of a new spring. Sweden and Denmark have removed almost all restrictions, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands have also opened up and Britain will have followed suit by the time the March TVO is published. Europe is most definitely open. Australia too has approved RATs, as a substitute for PCR tests when returning from overseas and today sees the end of QR checkins in most places. We are segueing back into “normal”. Yet what is normal now? If you have been looking at flights for overseas travel, you’ll have noticed that there has been an increase in prices overall. While airlines have been hit very hard by Covid and thus it would be very tempting to gouge the market, the reasons are more nuanced. Quite simply there is more demand than supply – with capacity nowhere near at 2019 levels it’s a fine line between selling too cheap and selling at a price that is affordably fair. And there’s a price to pay for those more flexible booking conditions. Still in the airspace, we’ve noticed an uptick in people upgrading from economy to premium, and from premium to business. It seems that more personal space is attractive to everyone so premium seats are definitely more expensive. Of course you can get plenty of personal space on a cruise ship, and much of it outdoors in the fresh air. Sadly, the Australian government is slow to be convinced. The travel industry is justifiably frustrated that 7M+ people have now cruised overseas, safely, with a very few exceptions and on ships, big and small. Yet that fact falls on deaf ears in Australian state and federal jurisdictions. Let me ask you: Where would you feel safest – dining in a restaurant or staying in a hotel amidst vaxxed and unvaxxed guests, or on a ship where vaccination is mandatory and testing occurs on an ongoing basis? Those confident to cruise (and we have many such clients) are enjoying fabulous deals, often including reduced rates for business class travel. Thankfully not all of the travel landscape has increased in price! The IATA pass, is now functional and, theoretically at least, you can now travel worldwide with one digital document recognised by all airlines and immigration authorities. I look forward to testing its efficacy as I travel to Europe and the USA later this month. As a non-techno guru, I admit to being somewhat worried and will still be carrying printed copies of everything! The “new normal” encompasses the travel agency network and here too there are surprises for clients. The major airlines flying into Australia – Qantas, Emirates, Singapore Airlines and Cathay – and several others, have announced they are moving to a 0% - 1% commission for airline tickets, effective 2nd or 3rd or 4th quarter 2020.. 1% of a $2000 ticket to Europe, means $11-$13 remuneration once non-commissionable taxes are extracted. So don’t be surprised when your agent requests an upfront fee for providing quotes and/or a booking fee. Working for free was never sustainable – under more taxing market conditions it is even less so. The last 2 years have taken a huge toll on every agency’s financial viability and none of us can afford to give away time for free, to those who might be “just thinking” about going away and wanting a couple of quotes or have no intention of booking but want to glean some ideas, expertise and knowledge for nix. All this is happening at a time when there are fewer experienced agents to assist clients, and increased demand for those services. It is indeed a whole new, and more complex travel world out there but rest assured we can make it comfortable still for you.

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