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Lane Cove Coal and Gas Watch asks, how can Lane Cove help?

Mount Pleasant Coal Mine in the Upper Hunter 4kms west of Muswellbrook

Our local MP, The Hon. Anthony Roberts, is the NSW Minister for Planning. He has the power to stop the largest coal expansion project in NSW since the Paris Climate Agreement came into effect.

At a time when the world's largest economies, including Australia, must phase-out thermal coal use by 2030, the Mount Pleasant coal mine in the Hunter Valley wants to DOUBLE coal production and extend the life of their mine to 2048.

As residents of the Lane Cove electorate, we have a special responsibility. Minister Roberts is the only person in NSW who can intervene now to stop the Mount Pleasant extension.

That’s why Lane Cove Coal and Gas Watch has started a campaign to ask Minister Roberts to reject the proposed extension of the Mount Pleasant coal mine in the Upper Hunter (which is being assessed right now).

We are expecting a recommendation from the NSW Department of Planning to happen in April, when this project is likely to be referred to the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) for a final decision.

The NSW Department of Planning has already recommended two huge new coal projects for approval just in the last 8 weeks (Narrabri Underground and Glendell). If both of these projects are approved by the IPC (which is likely) they will add ~718 Metric tons of CO2 Green House Gas emissions to the atmosphere over their lifetimes (Australia’s total Green House Gas emissions were 518.9 Metric tons of CO2 in 2019).

Mount Pleasant - on its own - would add another 874 Metric tons of CO2 emissions.

Former Chief Scientist for Australia - Professor Penny Sackett says "About 8 years remain at current emission levels before the remaining global carbon budget to hold warming to 1.5°C with at least a 67% chance is exhausted". If you would like to encourage Minister Roberts to say no to this extension please scan the QR code.

Source: Australian Conservation Foundation Environmental Investigations report 21st December 2021 Please scan the QR code to send an automated email asking Minister Roberts to stop this extension.

• Since the Paris Agreement took effect five years ago, the NSW IPC and its predecessor, the PAC, have approved projects responsible for 3.2 billion tonnes of climate pollution. • The total emissions for both approved and pending projects are likely to top 5 billion tonnes • The 5 billion tonne emission figure is roughly 36 times the total amount of emissions reported by NSW for 2016.

UTS North Sydney’s end of season

Hyecorp opens applications A retirement The UTS North Sydney Bears first grade side clawed their for community grants letter from way back into contention in the Belvidere Cup with a short run of great wins after Christmas. Unfortunately, Communitygroupsareinvitedtoapplyforone ofsix2020HyecorpCommunityGrants.Eachworth $2000,therewillbetwoavailableineachoftheLane Cove,WilloughbyandKu-ring-gaiareas. Applicationsclose30November2020withjudging Dr Tim David Local GP and long- time writer for TVO. four rain affected draws and a couple of close losses left the team rueing what could have been in a season that was effectively a one-day competition because of a Covidinflicted late start in November. Batsman Justin Avendano was a shining light, scoring 707 runs at an average of 78 to be placed third best on takingplaceinearlyDecemberandchequesgivento aggregate.. Jack James (375 runs), Aiden Bariol (343 runs) thewinningcommunitygroupspriortoChristmas. Dear Patient, and Tom Jagot (340 runs) each reached triple figures on Hyecorphavebeengivingbacktothelocal This is a note to let you know that now I am 75 one occasion over the season. Brent Atherton scored 359 communityformanyyearsthroughcommunity years of age, and after more than 42 years in Lane Cove runs and all-rounder Olly Knight had his best ever season grants,donations,sponsorships,andvolunteering. at the Burns Bay Medical Centre, my wife Kyran and I scoring 320 runs to go with his 17 wickets.

Ithassupportedmorethan35differentcommunityare having a sea change. Matt Alexander led the bowling effort with 23 Belvidere organisationsacrossLaneCove,Greenwich, From the end of April, I will be leaving the Practice Cup wickets at an average of 26 with a five wicket haul Willoughby,andRyde. and shortly after semi retiring to the Port Stephens against minor premiers Northern District. After missing a HyecorpcommencedtheCommunityGrants initiativein2012andgrantshavesupportedthe LaneCoveYouthOrchestra,LaneCoveHistorical Society,LaneCoveWestPublicSchool,Greenwich SailingClub,WilloughbyBadmintonAssociation, NorthSydneyJuniorBaseballClubandmanyother communitygroups.Itisalsoamajorsponsorof boththeLaneCoveFootballClubandtheLaneCove MunicipalArtAwardsince2012. area. It has been a privilege and an honour to know you and to be your General Practitioner during our time together at the Centre. If I am unable to goodbye to you personally please accept this note as a personal goodbye. Trusting you will stay under the care of my colleagues at Burns Bay Medical Centre and remain in good health under their care. few games because of injury, James Campbell was back to his best to claim 19 wickets at 28. Veteran spinner Robbie Aitken showed no signs of slowing up, claiming 18 wickets for the season.. The club’s fifth grade side was the only team to make finals. The team, which successfully blends youth and experience, will play Eastern Suburbs in a knockout semifinal and have been well led by captain Alex Perry ,the team’s top performer in the regular season with 250 runs and 16 wickets.

More information can be found here: I am, The women’s section of the club continued to expand www.hyecorp.com.au/ourcommunity Yours Sincerely, this season, and celebrated a joint venture team with Tim David Gordon to play in second grade, complementing the Bears’ existing teams in the third grade and U18 Brewer Shield competition. Highlights were Grace Keating with 233 runs (and a season highlight of 105 not out) and Gordon teammate Olivia Callaghan (244 runs) finished 3rd and 4th on the run aggregates for the grade. Third graders Amy Gibbons and Hetti Blackburn both achieved half centuries, while Brewer Shield players Mabel Oxenham (4/6) and Shiloh Julien (4/8) led the way with the two best bowling performances for the club.

In the U16 AW Green Shield competition, the Bears’ lads missed finals by one point after receiving a tough draw. Captain Hamish Reynolds was a stand-out, scoring 283 runs. This talented and committed cohort will continue to be important additions to the depth of the club in coming years.

Lane Cove local documents What Hearing launches home delivery backyard wildlife and nature

Lane Cove local Dr Rob Anderson turned the COVID WhatHearinghaslaunchedanewhearing lockdown into an opportunity to document the wildlife aiddeliveryservicetosaveyoutravellingtothe and nature in the local area on a newly created website: hearingcentreforhearingaidwww.smileatnature.com. cleaningand repairs.Theserviceisespeciallyimportantin Rob explains that the Lane Cove Backyard Habitat thecurrentclimatebutisalsogreatforthose programme was one of the main drivers for monitoring whohavetroubletravellingorleavingtheir and logging the wildlife. Among those photographed home.Italsominimizeshumancontactatthis include Rainbow Lorikeets, Peron’s Tree Frogs, Redtimeforthefrailandelderly. Browed Finch/Firetail, Little Corellas, Fairy Wren, WhiteThehearingaidswillbecollectedfrom throated Treecreeper, plus Dragonflies, Goannas and yourhomeandarriveattheoffice.ThehearingEastern Water Dragons. aidswillthenbecleanedand/orrepairedtoget “Having gone looking with purpose, I have been themupandrunningagain.WhatHearingwill astonished at the wildlife around us, particularly the arrangeforthehearingaidstobedeliveredback large goannas in Lane Cove National Park! They were a toyourhome.Nopackagingisrequiredalthoughsurprise. We live in an amazing suburb,” says Rob. yournameandaziplocbagisideal. For more information about the Lane Cove Backyard Call 9420 2300 for more information. Habitat, check the Council website. Save the date

The Rotary Club of Lane Cove Fair will be back bigger and better in 2021. Mark your calendar now

SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER and keep this day free for all the fun and excitement of the fair. TVO is looking for sports news. We urge all clubs to get in touch - editor@thevillageobserver.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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Child Car Seat Safety Checks

UNTIL 30 APRIL Residents for Reconciliation

Council is offering free child car seat fitting vouchers to people who live in the Lane Cove Council area. A voucher entitles the recipient to have a restraint checked, refitted or fully fitted by a designated local Authorised Restraint Fitter. Vouchers must be redeemed by Saturday 30 April 2022. For more information contact Council's Road Safety Officer on Emma Grimes, Michael Fitzgerald & Peter Louridas(02) 9911 3576 or email vstamper@ lanecove.nsw.gov.au. A family business, now in our 48th year in Lane Cove

Please dispose of your masks Lane Cove Residents for responsiblyReconciliation (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 truth-telling of Australian history. CONTACT: The Rotary Club of Lane Cove encourages you to deposit these in the special purpose bins located beside Priceline Lane Cove (at the top of the escalator to Woolworths) and at Lane Cove Swimming Pool. lanecovereconciliation@gmail.com

Easter Service

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Corner Figtree St & Centennial Ave (downstairs), Lane Cove.

Easter Sunday 17 April, 9.30am service. Morning tea to follow.

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It is with a heavy heart that I write this month. In the space of but a few weeks, the optimism that I previously felt has been dealt a crushing blow. It really is like two steps forward and one step back. By Adrienne Witteman.

Finally, this week, our leaders have seen sense enough to confirm that the cruise ban will not be extended beyond 17 April. Without intending to politicise this column, industry and cruise client opinion was that the press release from Greg Hunt was ridiculous: In March 2020, following the global spread of COVID-19, the Australian Government took an important step to protect the Australian community from COVID-19 by banning the entry of large international cruise vessels into Australia under the Biosecurity Act 2015. It has been highly effective in preventing "and" controlling the entry, emergence and spread of COVID-19 in Australian territory. This statement might have rung true in 2020 but by 2021 it was a redundant hypothesis and trite excuse for doing nothing. Mr Hunt’s statement completely ignored the probability that several international small ships could have operated, without incident, without Covid, from early 2021 just like the home-grown Coral Expeditions vessels. Just as they did worldwide. Had this happened, the livelihoods of tens of thousands – not just travel agents but also farmers, coach and car drivers, tour escorts, employees of myriad support services – might have been saved. And so now we wait for the various state and territory ministers to agree on operating procedures to facilitate the recommencement of cruising. I so hope they look to the expertise of the cruise companies that have long ago proven they know what to do. Yet the frustrations of government policy within our industry are nothing compared to what is taking place in Ukraine. My heart weeps for this country that I have yet to visit, though I will one day. As we all might. I am not sure about Russia. My thoughts are that Russia will be “on the nose” for years to come, despite any empathy we might individually feel for peoples repressed by an autocratic leader. Tourism has the ability to transform lives. To travel is to experience, to learn, to understand what makes a country and its people tick, to learn to overlook sometimes negative idiosyncrasies in favour of the bigger picture. How transformed are our lives by venturing beyond our own locale to another region, another city, another country? My own parents migrated, in the 1950s, from The Netherlands and Scotland, met at the altar when serving as groomsman and bridesmaid (a lovely story for another occasion) and went on to produce six children. As a uni student I found it unbelievable that they had never travelled more than 2 hours from their homes before each boarded a ship to NZ … Post-war there was no money for such luxuries and those voyages would remain their biggest ever journeys until some 30 years later. How lucky have we been in comparison? When once a trip to Melbourne might cost several hundred dollars, tickets now can be as low as the cost of KFC family meal deal. A ticket to Bali less than the average weekly wage. And so we have opportunities to explore and learn. Why then am I feeling a little disconsolate, a little discombobulated? I regularly exhort you to get out and there, see the world again and have fun. Meanwhile in northern NSW, hundreds still struggle to find affordable accommodation in the wake of recent floods while others of us are focussed on the quality of views in our holiday apartment. It may seem somehow selfish. However, guilt-tripping won’t solve any of these problems. What will help is your financial support, your donations, and financial support via tourism. Please don’t stay away for fear of being labelled a sticky beak. Put your travel dollars to work as soon as you can to help rebuild the lives of those who suffer now. We will all be the richer for that effort. Your personal experiences add a valuable dimension to increasing tolerance, understanding and peace in each of your communities.

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