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NEWS 04 Celebration of Youth Concert New work by local composer 06 Yoga star A 90-year-old woman with amazing grace 08 Painting Thirroul Donald Keys on local inspiration 10 Cover feature Meet surfboard artists Dave David & Lisa Fahey 12 Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival The line-up 14 Best apple strudel ever! Big claim, but Jo delivers 16 Time to… Make jewellery 17 Ask Bohmer Expert tips on how to make your trees safe 18 Free to be me Empowerment strategies for your children 19 Lifeology Be the seaweed

20 Business turns 6! Wombarra couple celebrate success 22 Charities SCARF report, Need a Feed pancake event 22 Austi Scouts Still going strong after 90 years 23 Beating the heat Huggable ice-packs for Symbio’s koalas 24 Shark sense Facts, figures and the future of shark monitoring BUSINESS 26 Local directory Your ultimate guide to small business SPORT / RECREATION 30 Tides 31 BMX Mindset over matter 31 League Big season ahead

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MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS TASH LARKIN

STEPHANIE MEADES

has practised yoga for more than 20 years and teaches in the Iyengar tradition at the Moore Street yoga room in Austi. She lives in Thirroul with her partner and three boys. Tash has written a piece about Isla, a 90-year-old woman who she met at yoga. “Isla is a vibrant and interesting woman. She still sews, has a large family, sings at choir and has rarely missed her Monday yoga class in the past seven years. She is a real inspiration to others.” Read the full story on page 6.

is the founder of Life Wellness Co., an exercise physiologist, nutritionist, rehabilitation consultant, wellness coach and food writer. She is a happily married, mother of two, Thirroul resident, who is actively engaged in local activities including volunteering at the food co-op, running wellness workshops and delivering real food inspiration to the community through a variety of written mediums. She is passionate about creating a happier and healthier community. Find her latest recipe on page 21.

JENNA CLAIRE FLETCHER

JANICE CREENAUNE

is founder of FLO GIRLS. She inspires and empowers girls through her high-impact coaching and mentoring sessions, workshops and programs. With a Bachelor of Psychology and Graduate Diploma in Education, as well as being an accredited Teacher and Holistic Health & Life Coach, Jenna specialises in self-worth development. Her mission is to educate and equip the next generation to truly flourish, to be their authentic, positive selves. See page 18.

is a retired English teacher of 35 years, who has lived and worked in the Illawarra, and completed three year-long overseas teacher exchanges. A wife and mother of three, she sees the life of a retiree as an evolution, something to be cherished, enjoyed. The Publicity Officer for Northern Illawarra University 3rd Age (U3A) her interests include travel, Letters-to-the Editor SMH, letterpress printing and film study. Janice writes the monthly ‘Time to...’ article – see page 16.

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View from the train inspires composer Thirroul locals may have seen him busking in the Plaza. Now this rising star’s new work will be performed at Wollongong Town Hall. The Space of Nature is a new work by Adrian Whitehall, a 19-year-old musician from Thirroul studying at the Sydney Conservatorium. Adrian, who “sleeps, eats and breathes music”, returns home on weekends and even puts his travel time to good use – The Space of Nature was inspired by the train journey along the northern Illawarra coast. The four-sectioned work celebrates nature’s grandeur and its moods, from serene to turbulent. It will premiere as part of The Celebration of Youth Concert by the Steel City Strings at Wollongong Town Hall on Saturday, March 18. Adrian graduated from The Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong in November 2015 and is in his second year of Double Bass Classical Performance Studies at the Sydney Conservatorium. Adrian has played with The SBS Youth Orchestra, The Australian Chamber Orchestra Academy and, following a successful audition in 2016, was selected to perform as part of The Australian Youth Orchestra’s February 2017 season in Canberra and Sydney. Thirroul locals who shop at the Plaza may recognise Adrian from busking sessions with his 1 Minute Walk Duo and Christmas String Trio, which he formed to raise funds for his educational tours. Adrian says: “Without the support of the locals dropping their coins in my case I may never have been able to be enriched by so many musical

experiences, the locals have helped get me onto many national music camps and tours. “I am grateful to be born in this beautiful area where the surroundings have been a source of much inspiration for my compositions. I have been mentored and taught by some of the best in the Wollongong region before being encouraged to pursue my studies even further. I am so proud to call the Illawarra home.” The Celebration of Youth Concert will feature another 2515 local, 13-year-old violinist Cedar Newman. Cedar has been studying in New York and will appear in a duo with Lina Lee to perform a specially commissioned work by Southern Highlands composer Ann Carr-Boyd. The Steel City Strings will also perform Mendelssohn’s buoyant first string symphony and accompany the winners of 2016’s Wollongong Eisteddfod Concerto competition in works by Elgar and Haydn. Finally, members of BlueScope Youth Orchestra will join Steel City Strings to perform a Rossini Overture and Mozart’s much-loved 40th Symphony. n The Celebration of Youth Concert is at 7.30pm, Saturday, March 18 at Wollongong Town Hall. Tickets $10-35 via merrigong.com.au; www.steelcitystrings.com.au 2515

Save the date: the Steel City Strings, with members from the Illawarra and Shoalhaven, will perform a new work by Adrian Whitehall (top right) on March 18 at Wollongong Town Hall.

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Isla Melville-Jones is a regular at the weekly Iyengar classes at Moore Street Yoga Room. Below, Isla with yoga teacher Johnny Batchelor.

Amazing grace at 90 A great-grandmother is inspiring students a quarter of her age at yoga classes in Austinmer. Tash Larkin reports. On a Monday morning in Austinmer a group rolls up for the weekly Iyengar class at the Moore Street Yoga Room. They’re a mixed bunch of mostly regulars: parents fresh from school drop-off, artists, retirees and students. Among them is Isla Melville-Jones, who turned 90 last year. She’s rarely missed a class in the past seven years. Isla is a striking example of how a rich and meaningful life comes from pursing your interests and staying connected to family and community. Along with yoga and a close family, Isla still sews regularly and she sings in a local choir. Born in Tamworth, Isla lived much of her young life in Sydney. She moved to the Wollongong area in 1959 with her late husband, Geoffrey, and their three small daughters. Today she lives in Corrimal and has 10 grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. Watching Isla move with ease and grace, it’s hard to believe her age and she’s apparently surprised

her doctors with her agility and mobility. Isla was introduced to yoga about 35 years ago when she accompanied her daughter to class. She tried her hand at other things, returning to yoga seven years ago when her friend brought her to the Monday class in Austinmer, taught by certified Iyengar teacher, Johnny Batchelor. In class, there’s little Isla can’t do, adapting the poses by using the wall or a chair for stability when she needs it. It’s an inspiration to other students, some of whom are a quarter her age. Johnny says Isla is “a real dynamo; very vital and determined. I think she enjoys yoga class because it gives her a challenge and she is not patronised”. “Every class is a new learning experience that requires focus and coordination of body, mind and breath – and that in itself probably keeps her so young at heart.” “I’m sure yoga is one of the reasons I am so healthy,” Isla says with a smile. 2515

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Detail from ‘Thirroul Sandbar’ by Donald Keys.

Seaside inspired Thirroul’s Seaside and Arts Festival has become a highlight on the art calendar. 2515 spoke to Donald Keys, whose painting, Thirroul Sandbar, won 2016’s IGA Major Prize and the Don & Lenore Grey Remembrance Prize. Please tell us about 2016’s prize winner, Thirroul Sandbar. That’s where I grew up, basically, Sandon Point. I was born in Bulli and I guess from the age of 10 through to 21 I used to live just off Point Street, so it’s a very familiar area … from Thirroul Beach … looking back towards Sandon Point. So it was basically an image of my youth. What changes have you seen in Thirroul? Well, in that painting, for example, you look across and you see all that prestige housing – I used to chase rabbits around on a motorbike there. And take my motorbike onto the sand and ride it up to Woonona. I was born in the 50s, there was housing but nowhere near it was now. So it’s become far more populated. Bulli mine was open, my grandfather worked in Bulli mine until he retired. It’s totally changed really. Thirroul seems to be a far more art-orientated community.

doing radio and television, then I geared it back in the mid-80s and specialised in graphics again. So you’ve always been an artist? Yes, in my 20s I painted a lot. But I’ve had four kids so you need to raise your kids – and the art world is not that lucrative, contrary to what everyone believes. So I primarily sourced my income from commercial art. But, of late, an empty nester, I’ve returned to fine art again. It’s not just emotionally more rewarding, it’s spiritually more rewarding.

How has the region inspired your work? Well, being born in Bulli, you are born where the mountains meet the sea, and it’s always relatively scenic. I enjoy capturing images of the coast, it’s featured in most of my paintings – the ocean, the sand, places I’m familiar with. When I was growing up and I’d say to Sydney Please describe your painting style. people I’m from Bulli, they wouldn’t know that is, You would describe it as contemporary you’d say, from Wollongong and they’d go ‘Oh, the impressionism and it’s basically painted from, not steelworks’ and think the place is ugly, so I’ve plein air, but from images gathered. I will take found a certain sense of pride and joy in being able several photographs and then paint them, paint to reproduce images of this area that show it’s elements of different ones to create a new image. beauty. I spend a lot of time in Sydney and I just don’t know why people live up there, stuck in the You worked in advertising for almost 30 years – in what role? traffic. You know, it’s a great place to visit, but I started my business when I was 21 so, I guess, the wouldn’t you rather live down here? boss [Don laughs]. In the early days, I would just n Don will have a Thirroul painting in the Seaside do graphics. But by the time I was age 21 I was Festival. Visit www.donaldkeys.com.au. 2515

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Local timber surfboard builder Dave David from Thirroul and all-round artist Lisa Fahey, of Fairy Meadow, are a powerful creative combination. They're responsible for some of the best art being produced in the region. Dave’s a full-time concreter who has a healthy obsession with making timber surfboards; Lisa’s a self-described stay-at-home mum who is also an artist, pyrographer, painter and sculptor. “We do combined pieces,” Lisa said. “Either I will commission Dave for a plain board and do my artwork on the board for an upcoming exhibition or Dave will create a board and have an idea in mind that he would like me to burn on the board. “We have over half a dozen combined boards at the moment displayed around the place such as Kangaroo Valley. “A lot of love, blood, sweat and tears goes into each board and no two are the same.” Dave and Lisa kindly too time out of their hectic schedules to answer a few questions from 2515. Give us an idea of your background – in work, art. Lisa: I left school at 16 to study an advanced diploma in fine arts. In my head, art was a hobby and unless you are dead you are never going to make any money. It is just something people say and I believed them.

I still get the comment all the time, so I pursued other fields until I became a stay-at-home mum which put everything on hold for many years. Dave: I work as a concreter but my love is making wooden surfboards and timber art. How did you get into timber boards? Lisa: I have loved art for as long as I can remember, I won my first colouring-in competition at age two and from as young as five, when you were asked the big question – ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ – I wanted to be an art teacher. I started art lessons at around nine years of age and later completed an advanced diploma in fine arts. During my study I learnt to use many different mediums; my final year I majored in sculpture with wood carving, my true passion. I grew up in a home where everyone was handy; my grandfather was a carpenter, so along the way I picked up some woodworking skills and on both sides of my family in generations past there was artists. This recent journey I have been on with the hollow wooden surfboards started with making a skin-on-frame canoe. Someone showed me a photo of one and I thought to myself ‘I am going to make one of those’, so I did. I did not have any fine craftsman skills prior to this and I researched and taught myself how to make the boat.

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Dave: I was asked by Thirroul Gift to make and donate a timber surfboard to be donated to prostate cancer – this started off my obsession with timber surfboards. What materials do you use? Lisa: The surfboards are made from a marine-ply skeleton with a 6mm Paulownia skin, mixed in with whichever different coloured timbers for the desired effect. Cedar is also a common component as it is lightweight and rot-resistant. We use 100 percent Australian-grown plantation Paulownia. Paulownia is descended from Asia, it is very lightweight and has almost the same strength as cedar; it is almost like a firm Balsa wood and it is a sustainable product. The boards have a 6mm skin on top and then the rails are made in several different ways; on some boards the timber work is the artwork and other boards the woodwork is kept to a minimum to make the woodburning shine. The boards are made for art and are also fibre-glassed by Dave, with a surfboard laminating epoxy resin, to be ridden.

When did it become a profession? Lisa: At the end of 2015, I was working in an office and I wasn’t enjoying it at all, I felt like I was suffocating. By this time I had made a few boats and my first board was three-quarters of the way finished. It was heading up to school holidays and I was becoming anxious about how I would juggle work and the school holidays. I'd had conversations with my husband about whether I could do what I love and make it work. With a big leap of faith and one very supportive husband I was fortunate enough to quit my job. I gave myself 12 months to give it my all; I am just over 12 months in and that leap of faith has been the best decision I ever made. I get to do what I love every day and I get to be here for my children. How much do you create every day or every week? Lisa: I try and create something every day. Along the way I have also started painting again after maybe 15 years, and I am finding it very rewarding,

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Along the way I met Dave and I was in awe of the surfboards he was making and decided I was going to make one as well. Dave showed me the ropes and taught me what I needed to know, but, being a female in a male domain, in my head I had to create something pretty impressive to show that a girl can do it too. I spent over 150 hours on that first board and loved every minute of it. Dave is a great teacher and is always there to guide you when things get tricky. By chance a conversation with Dave led to pyrography (woodburning) and there just happened to be a pyrography kit sitting in his cupboard. He sent me on my way with the kit; at this time after having two children I had not practised my art for over 10 years. A few days later I showed Dave a sample of what I had done with that pyrography kit and before I knew it I had a 10.5 foot – that’s 3.2 metres! – stand-up paddle board to burn on. I remember looking at that board for hours before I had the courage to start burning, because the skins are so thin on the boards if you hold it in one place for too long you will burn through. I thank my lucky stars for the unlikely conversation that has led me to where I am now, many boards since, both for exhibitions and commissions, this journey has also led me back to painting.

How long does the process take, from start to finish? Lisa: From start to finish a board can take between 30-150 hours to complete. Each one is different and the same goes for the wood burning; each piece is different but on average I would spend between 30-40 hours on a large piece. Dave: A board takes a minimum of 30 hours depending on the detail involved; it can take over 100 hours.

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I also do timber carvings, make resin jewellery, pencil sketches etc. I try not to lock myself into just one thing. I have a goal to create something each day. The boards are very fiddly, so often you can only glue a couple of strips on each day and, until the glue dries the next day you can’t do any more to that board, so it’s a good idea to have more than one project on the go at any given time. Dave: Being a full-time concreter, I only have time on wet days and weekends. Who buys your art? Lisa: I have sold boards and art at markets; I have also sold at exhibitions and off the internet. One thing I have learnt is you can never predict when something will sell and to whom, but I love to meet people who appreciate what you do enough to one to have a piece in their home. Dave: My boards are sold mainly as nostalgia pieces, either as hanging art or surfable works of art. A lot of blokes that were born in the 60s are buying the boards as a reminder of their youth. What have you got planned for 2017? Lisa: We have Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival (March 31 to April 2). We will have a few boards

on display in the library all of that weekend. I also hope to have some paintings on display. Our main display is in the surf club on Sunday, April 2. Last year we had about 60 wooden surfboards on display with other local builders. Looking to 2017, I hope to have some exhibitions and do some local markets. If 2016 is anything to go by, 2017 should be a great year full of growth. Dave: I'm also looking forward to the festival in April and running some more classes from my workshop, sharing my passion and knowledge for hollow timber surfboards. n For more information, visit Lisa’s website (www.saplingdesigns.com.au) Sapling Designs, or call Dave on 0412 270 878. 2515

Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival The 2017 Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival, supported by the Thirroul Austinmer Lions Club, is tipped to attract more than 300 artists, including photographers and sculptors. The festival schedule, at time of writing, was: FRIDAY, MARCH 31 Exhibition opens at Thirroul Library Centre, from 7pm. $20 charge includes light refreshments. SATURDAY, APRIL 1 Live music on the streets of Thirroul; artists, craft, art demonstrations, kids zone, talent quest, food outlets, our famous Lions BBQ and market stalls. 10am-4pm - Exhibition at Thirroul Library Centre. Entry $2. 9.30am-4pm - Art Alive: artists demonstrating their craft on Thirroul’s streets, from the library to Beaches Hotel. Free to watch and question. 9.30am-4pm - Peace Poster Exhibition, a Lions club international competition, at St Micheal School Hall just past the cake stall. Entry $2.

9.30am-3pm - Thirroul artist-in-residence exhibition at Barracks Art Studio, Church St. SUNDAY, APRIL 2 Live entertainment and about 250 stalls on the beachfront, as well as a huge variety of international cuisine, carnival rides, Lions’ biggest BBQ (proceeds to Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research Foundation), exhibitions and a surf comp. 10am–3pm - Exhibition at Thirroul Library Centre. Entry $2. 9.30am-3pm - Junior photography competition ‘Through my Eyes’ at Thirroul Surf Club. Entry and lucky door prize $2. 9.30am-3pm - Pro Photographers Exhibition at Thirroul Surf Club. 9.30am-3pm - Timber surf craft sculpture at Thirroul Surf Club. Entry and lucky door prize $2. For more details on the festival, including how to enter any of the festival competitions, visit www. thirroulfestival.com or Thirroul Seaside & Arts Festival. 2515

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make jewellery Janice Creenaune meets Nina Manahan, a local retiree who designs unique pieces of jewellery requiring patience, time and immense skill. Nina Manahan has renewed creative vision since retiring from teaching in the primary level, TAFE and WEA, as well as various welfare jobs in the community sector. Nina first trained in ceramics, then switched to jewellery due to a change in family circumstances. “I felt much more compatible with jewellery making,” Nina says. “You can leave a piece of silver for weeks, months or even years if I wanted and get back to it whenever. So the process really suited my newer lifestyle.” Nina works in silver and copper, often combining the two for the desired effect. She also does enamel work, including glass beads as well as vintage beads, opals, occasionally semi-precious stones and amber. “There is an original feel to each piece because although I love both the design process and the construction of it, I get bored if I repeatedly work the same way or repeat processes too often. I like to change design and complete new things all the time. I have to keep changing.” In the past Nina has exhibited with the Australian Jewellery Association and entered competitions at the Royal Easter Show and won awards at the Thirroul Seaside Festival. But it is with the Redpoint Artists Association in Port Kembla and, in particular, the Illawarra Craft and Arts Network (ICAN) where she feels most at home. “We have workshops and exhibitions and great friendships are made and fostered. We motivate and, above all, appreciate each other in our groups. The whole process is therapeutic and relaxing.” Other than a few short courses, Nina is mostly

self-taught. “I just did enamelling and glass bead-making, and watched the results. As the years have gone on I have even developed a few original processes to make my work unique.” Nina’s enthusiasm to create has been a life-long trait. Whether it is ceramics or jewellery making, cooking or gardening, Nina always put all her energy into the creative process. “I like experimenting and coming up with new ideas. If something develops that I wasn’t anticipating I run with it and see what eventuates. I often surprise myself with the ‘accidental effects’ – this can take me in a whole new direction and that is very exciting.” Natural beauty, famous silversmiths and various styles of visual arts, including art deco and art nouveau, inspire Nina’s jewellery designs. “I love the flow of the art nouveau period in particular. But I also love the environment and what surrounds me. I am definitely influenced and inspired by the ocean, the rock beds and what lies beneath. In particular the colours of the environment are found within my enamel-work … even Danish silversmith Georg Jensen has probably had some influence on my work.” Nina’s early work in ceramics influenced her jewellery making. “I have always enjoyed the heating and firing process and with the enamel kiln at about 950°C (and five hours to heat up) it has some similarities to the ceramics process. So many things can change with the heating process. “It is a delight; every day I create something.” n Writer Janice Creenaune is the publicity officer for the Northern Illawarra University of the 3rd Age (NIU3A), which holds talks on Wednesdays in the Excelsior Room of Thirroul Community Centre, 9.30am-noon. For more on NIU3A, contact janicecreenaune@gmail.com. 2515

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Arborist Clive Woodnutt (aka Bohmer, his climbing name) answers readers’ questions.

I’ve been worried about my children’s safety around trees ever since reading about the four Heathcote High girls who were hit by a falling tree branch in January. What should I do? The Bohmer’s Tree Care team does lots of work in this area, including regular tree safety risk assessments and reports for local schools. Recently our team converted timber from a school’s trees to create an outdoor classroom and play area. (Check out the results on Bohmer’s YouTube channel or Facebook page.) While there hasn’t been enough significant research done in the area of Sudden Branch Drop (SPD), historically these things happen after a

drought period followed by significant rainfall. For example, last year we had 29 days of no rain at all, then an onslaught of wet weather, meaning trees in this area could be susceptible. If you’re worried about trees in a particular area – including in public places, such as playgrounds – contact Wollongong City Council or a qualified arborist. Aborists are also known as tree surgeons for a reason: we can diagnose ill health in a tree and advise on the best treatment. Recently, Bohmer’s Tree Care did a tree risk management assessment at an Illawarra school that included a visual assessment from the ground and an aerial report. Some things we were looking for were: signs of root disturbance, cankers, fungi, fungal fruiting bodies on the tree, any cracks or splits. We also took into account if there was a history of failure, eg, broken stubs. Our team did discover a case of eucalyptus borer infestation. This can indicate t hat the tree is lacking moisture, either due to excessive transpiration from the leaves and/or lack of moisture in the soil. n Send your question to our local ‘Tree Whisperer’ via info@bohmerstreecare.com.au. 2515

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Girls coach and mentor Jenna Claire Fletcher presents her top three tips for empowering your child. Do your children compare themselves to those in the media? Do they worry about how others see them? Do they conform to the norm just to fit in? Today’s culture is shaped by many forms of global digital media, from the advertising industry to Instagram. What these many media have in common is a focus on external beauty, so from a young age children are getting the message that what matters most is how they look. Today’s boys and girls often seek external validation of their worth. To overcome this, teach them positive empowerment strategies. Here are my top three tips:

or performing in front of others. Nervousness arises as they worry about what the audience thinks of them. Teach them to bring their focus within and remain self-aware by concentrating on what they’re doing in the moment. Encourage them to imagine being in “their zone” and to block out everything outside of this personal space. It’s about being mindful in the moment. You can help by giving your child an example of how you have faced and eliminated selfconsciousness. Then ask your child to share a time when he/she did the same.

3. Embrace unique qualities and be assertive To conform is to behave according to socially acceptable standards. This may include something you simply don’t want to do. I often see children conforming to the norm, even if they feel uncomfortable or are going against their true selves. The main reason children conform is to fit in. A common example at school involves bullying. A peer (usually the “popular” girl or “cool” boy) pressures a child to bully another student, eg, telling them to “go over and tell them they’re fat” or “go and say they look stupid”. Your child knows it’s wrong, but they fear exclusion and worry that if they don’t they’ll then be the target of bullying, so they follow the orders. Teach your child to stay true to themselves and to be assertive. Help them be clear about their own personal morals, teach them to speak up for themselves and help them embrace their individuality by regularly focusing on what makes them unique. Foster a love of not conforming to negativity and they’ll feel empowered! This will help them be resilient and confident. 2. Cut out self-consciousness Children need positive role models, so if you are To be self-conscious is to focus externally and empowered, then you’re heading the right way. worry about what others are thinking of you. Some n Jenna Claire Fletcher is the founder of FLO children suffer from anxiety, and I believe GIRLS, empowerment coaching and mentoring for self-consciousness is a primary contributor. girls in the Illawarra. “FloGirls Movement” or Children often feel self-conscious when speaking email jenna@flogirls.com 2515 1. Build self-worth I divide self-worth into three components: self-love, self-care and self-expression. Foster self-love by speaking positively about yourself (no self-shaming) and compliment your child on their inner qualities. For example: “You were so strong to not get affected by what that boy said to you today”; “I love how you always try your best”; “You’re so brave to step outside your comfort zone and try something new”; “That was a really beautiful thing helping your friend today, you’re a great role model for your classmates”. Reinforce self-care by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Adopt nourishing daily rituals that focus on nurturing your body from the inside out. For example: make a healthy smoothie together each morning; roster a short, fun blast of family exercise daily; slow down together on a regular sunset walk. Instil positive self-expression by being authentic, honest, happy and optimistic. When we confidently demonstrate these attitudes, our children follow. So smile, stay positive and regularly express gratitude.

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Lifeology With Wombarra life coach Terri Ayliffe.

An old saying: “The oak that stands against the wind will break before the willow that moves with it.” One cool autumn night in the middle of chaos I realised my rigid thoughts and beliefs were causing me harm. In my forties, I found myself in a place where everything I had known was coming apart. My relationship with my first husband ended, my children, then aged 12 and 13, were unsettled, my father was ill, I was studying at university and I lost my job. Everything had pushed against the seams of my life and it had all begun to spill out. One very early morning, devoid of sleep, I sat in the darkness with the comfort of a warm cup of tea as I struggled to make sense of things. For weeks, I had added anxiety to the mix by trying to gain control over my imploding life. I was not in a good way, but as I sat in the darkness I realised my mental health was my responsibility and if I too imploded then where would my children be? As night gave way to dawn, I thought, “Maybe it is impossible to control all of this, perhaps resistance is not the answer. Do I need to throw my hands in the air and surrender to the chaos? Maybe if I float and wait until I wash up, I can move forward, perhaps I just need to let go.” I closed my eyes and visualised myself as seaweed floating on the ocean. A sea plant pulled from its footings by a storm was exactly how I felt. I drifted as seaweed would, on the waves, I surrendered. After a while I found the size of the waves no longer mattered; I was as flexible as the willow is, as seaweed is. The storm continued to rage, but I felt far less impacted, my willingness to accept my circumstances protected me. I felt my anxiety subside, I didn’t know what my future held but I knew I had the strength to rebuild a life. All I needed to do for now was breathe, drift and have faith in my ability to work it all out when my feet found the sandy bottom close to shore. After a year of being thrown around by the sea, I stood up and walked out of the ocean. I was once as rigid as the oak and in the winds I almost broke. I became the willow, I became seaweed, my mind’s new flexibility protected me. n Terri Ayliffe (BA Psych, Grad Dip Psych) is an artist, writer, life coach, philosopher, humanist and lover of all things. To book a life coaching appointment, call 0431 488 914. 2515

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Family business turns 6! Wombarra couple John and Terryanne Ingram are gearing up to celebrate a big milestone for their business, Helensburgh Tyres. May 2017 will mark the six-year anniversary of the workshop’s opening. They started Helensburgh Tyres “from scratch”, Terryanne told 2515 Coast News. “Johnny has 20 years’ experience in the tyre industry,” Terryanne said, “and he is following in his dad’s footsteps” by starting a tyre business. “John’s dream was to become a dad and open a tyre store.” The couple now have two children – Hartley (1) and Cruz (2½) – and a very busy workshop. “People come to see Johnny from all over for his honest and reliable service and the best prices,” Terryanne said. “Locals are very supportive of our business.” 2515 Above: head tyre fitter Joshua Gilbert. Below: Helensburgh Tyres owner/director John Ingram and his wife Terryanne (Helensburgh Tyres PR manager and PA), and their sons, Cruz and Hartley. All photos this page: Anthony Warry Photography

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SUPER SALAD (Serves 1 as a main, 2 as a side) INGREDIENTS: 1 handful of baby green leaves (beetroot leaves, spinach, rainbow chard, rocket, lettuce or kale) 1 carrot (grated or spiralised) 2-3 radishes (finely sliced) ½ ripe avocado (sliced) Sprinkle of pepitas and sesame seeds 1 lemon 1 tbsp olive oil Pinch of salt and sweet paprika METHOD:

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AT THIRROUL LIBRARY, CALL (02) 4227 8191 Wednesday, March 22 at 5pm: Rita Balshaw. The Wombarra resident talks about her two ‘Hippies in the City’ books: A Natural Guide To Urban Living and Natural Urban Remedies. Wednesday, March 29 at 5pm: Karen Viggers, wildlife veterinarian turned award-winning writer of contemporary Australian fiction. Many locals will have read and loved her novels – The Stranding, The Lightkeeper’s Wife and The Grass Castle. As well as exploring topics including our connection with the bush, grief, loss and healing in nature, Karen’s books also tackle hot topics such as whale rescue, kangaroo culling and scientific research on animals. ALSO ON IN MARCH Thursdays 9 & 23 March, 3.30-4.30pm, Tweens Club. Fridays Storytime 10.30am. 2515

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NADEEN’S STORY

SCARF’s Madeleine Burkitt shares another inspiring story from the Illawarra refugee community.

The school term is in full swing, which means our Homework Help and Homework Club programs for students from refugee backgrounds are too! We’d love to share how dedicated Year 12 student, Nadeen, overcame the challenges of science with support from Homework Help tutors: “I’ve been in Australia about one year and a half. In Syria I wasn’t speaking any English ever before. “Every Tuesday and Thursday students come to Homework Help from different schools to do our homework. The Homework Help tutors helped me a lot, especially with science. I’m really good with all the subjects except science because science has a lot of English and long words. When I came to Homework Help the tutors helped me to do my homework to teach me more about science, particularly chemistry. I’m really good now – my teacher told me now I’m really good with everything.”

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Save the date: on Friday, March 3 the Need a Feed Pancake Bar is coming to town. Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery, actor Dave Field, Scott McRae (host of A Taste of Travel) and i98 brekky crew’s Marty and Crammy will be among those flipping pancakes for charity at Crown Street Mall, Wollongong from 8am-1pm on March 3. The Need a Feed event will raise funds for the Illawarra not-for-profit’s food programs. There’ll be beanbags and bubbles, coffee and pancakes with delicious toppings. Roving performers will provide entertainment. 2515

Nine decades of Austi Scouts On 16 November 1923, the 1st Austinmer Scout and Guide Troop was registered as part of the Empire’s fast-growing Scouting movement, and this made 1st Austinmer one of the Illawarra’s earliest Scout troops. On 16 November 2013, 1st Austinmer celebrated its 90th anniversary. 1st Austinmer is now the longest continually functioning scout troop in the Illawarra, its Scout and Guide members having many years ago been merged into the one troop. It should be noted here that the 1st Austinmer Hall was home to 1st Austinmer Scouts and 1st Austinmer Girl Guides. The 1st Austinmer Guide Company met in the same hall as the 1st Austinmer Scout Troop but Scouts and Guides were separate organisations. The 1st Austinmer Guide Company was active in the 1920s but lost leaders and sufficient numbers to continue. In 1952 1st Austinmer Guides began again under the dedicated leadership of Miss Grace Pritchard. Miss Pritchard was Captain of the Austinmer Girl Guides Company from 1954 until 1957. Miss Pritchard was succeeded by the much loved Molly Smith but 1st Austinmer Guides did not last many years after that. (Miss Pritchard was named a Pioneer Guide having been a leader before 1933.) The dedication shown by 1st Austinmer’s first Scout master has continued for nine decades, most recently by Neville (“Nifty”) Brown, 1st Austinmer’s current senior Scout Leader, who was awarded the Order of Australia for “Service to youth through the scouting movement”. – This story is an edited version of an article written by Ron Witton. n The 1st Austinmer Scout Hall is available for hire. For more details, or to book, call Ron Witton on 0409 399 752. 2515

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How they beat the heat January 2017 was Sydney’s hottest month on record. Then came February’s record-breaking heatwave. And the Bureau of Meteorology is predicting warmer than average days and nights across eastern Australia up to April… Spare a thought for all those trying to work in the heat. 2515 checked in to see how some local enterprises were coping last month. At Helensburgh’s Symbio Wildlife Park, Kevin Fallon reported zoo keepers have been working hard to keep animals cool and comfy. “Each animal has a preference; the koalas love ice-packs wrapped in towelettes which they cuddle to keep cool. Millie the wombat has an affinity to sprinklers and misters; the monkeys and lemurs are provided handmade fruit icicles that they lick to cool down; whilst the tigers will go a for a swim and also chow down on special ice cakes made of cat milk and blood. “There are misting systems, which are strategically placed all around the park that the animals just love, particularly the red pandas, birds and kangaroos. The emus and alpacas would have to be the funniest, as they love nothing more than a hose down, and lap it up beyond belief.” Some of the zoo’s Close Encounters, including red panda encounters, were cancelled. “Just because it’s hot, and respectful to the animals,” Symbio general manager Matt Radnidge said. EXTRA WORK FOR MECHANIC “Switched On Mechanical experienced an increase in mechanical repairs, due to vehicles breaking down in the extreme heat,” Helensburgh’s Brook Cheffirs said. “Many of the older vehicles began to fail in the conditions, due to their age and weather not experienced like this, for such a long time.” FATIGUE RISK Clive Woodnutt, of Bohmer’s Tree Care, said: “We had to stop work due to the safety of our workers … Fatigue caused by heat is a real risk in the tree industry. It is particularly dangerous to work in heat with all that PPE [Personal Protective Equipment].” AIR-CON IN FASHION Wendy Roche, owner of Boho Chic Boutique & Boho Emporium, in Stanwell Park, said her

solution was simple: “Air-conditioning! On extremely hot days I crank up the A/C, close both my doors to keep the inside nice and cold and I have the busiest days. People feel the cool as soon as they enter and stay longer. “Of course I sell more natural fiber, loose clothing, especially on hot days. I hear it’s going to be a warm autumn so I’m going to stock up on more summer stock.” Next door at Articles Fine Art Gallery, painter John Vander said, “We think that the last place that people want to go to on a weekend like this very hot last one [February 10-12] is an art galley – wish we would have been selling Arty Gelatos!” he joked. “A few locals in need of a present supported us – thank you.” Want to support local art? Articles will launch its 37th Anniversary Exhibition on March 4. COLD COMFORT Ice-cream was the ultimate bestseller. Kat Erskine, a Stanwell Park resident for the past 18 years and known for her Bombie Bar catering, opened Uluwatu Blue four months ago. Inspired by family holidays in Bali, Kat’s store has a chilled vibe, selling everything from bikinis and sarongs to Mexican food, acai bowls (“all made fresh”) and gelato from the Frangipani Gelato Bar in Cronulla. “I sold out of some flavours – chocolate, mint, all the sorbets, vanilla, caramel, vanilla chip,” she said. Raw cold-pressed juice by Juicing By Colours was also very popular, Kat said. “They are local, I met them at Foragers, you can’t beat this juice!” 2515

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Shark sense

For bather protection, 51 NSW beaches are netted from 1 September to 30 April each year. But at what cost?

The latest Department of Primary Industry’s (DPI) report on the NSW shark netting program revealed that 748 animals were caught during the 2015-16 meshing season, including 133 “target” sharks and 615 “non-target” animals. Almost half of the animals died in the nets. What are we to make of these figures? 2515 asked a local expert: Andy Davis, Professor of Marine Biology at UOW’s Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions and School of Biological Sciences (pictured below in his “office”). Please could you tell our readers a bit about yourself, and your involvement in shark meshing research. I am a marine ecologist with a long-held interest in human impacts on aquatic systems. I have been engaged in teaching and research at the University of Wollongong for more than 25 years. My interest in shark meshing and its impacts was piqued when I served on the Fisheries Scientific Committee in 2014 and 15 – this group assesses the status of vulnerable aquatic species in NSW. Regular reports from the shark meshing contractors (which are publicly available) confirmed the “collateral damage” on harmless and often vulnerable fauna. I explored alternatives to shark meshing in the University’s “Big Ideas” festival a few years ago and followed up with an article on meshing more recently with my colleague Allison Broad. (Read the full text at http://drainmag.com/ tightening-the-net-in-search-of-alternatives-todestructive-fishing-and-meshing-programs) My students and I are currently attempting to better understand the movement patterns of sharks and their relatives with the use of acoustic tags surgically implanted in the animals.

This is a very difficult question to answer. It may be a relatively low entanglement season in 2014-2015, or simply a “blip” in the entanglements in 2015-2016. Only with a long-term data set can we hope to disentangle what might be happening. A couple of observations though; there were particularly high entanglements of eagle rays and cownose rays in the Illawarra in 2015-2016. Cownose rays are known to school (check out https://blog.parksaustralia.gov.au/2016/09/28/ fever-of-australian-cownose-rays-video-bombmarine-research/) and perhaps a school encountered nets off the Illawarra. On the positive side of the ledger it appears that most of these rays were released alive. Shark nets are also “set” several metres above the bottom to attempt to minimise ray entanglements. According to the DPI, “Since the introduction of the Shark Meshing Program in 1937 there has been one fatal shark attack at a meshed beach in NSW.” This sounds like a bather protection success story, but is it misleading? First, shark attacks, even shark encounters are rare – the humble honeybee represents much more of a threat to the average Australian. It’s not as if attacks are common on unmeshed beaches. Second, the nets do not enclose beaches; they are 150m in length. Many of the sharks that are captured are reportedly on the inside of the net – i.e. leaving the beach. Nevertheless, the nets are effective at removing (killing) potentially dangerous sharks.

Of the 748 animals caught in NSW shark nets in 2015-16, almost half died, including five grey nurse sharks, 21 white sharks, 14 dolphins and 19 turtles. Can you give our readers some perspective on what this toll means for our ocean? Imagine the Serengeti without lions or cheetahs Locally, 7 beaches have mesh: Wattamolla, Garie, Coledale, – it’s inconceivable. Like the African plains, a Austinmer, Thirroul, North Wollongong and South Wollongong. healthy ocean needs high level predators and The DPI’s Shark Meshing report listed 11 entanglements in recent reports in the scientific literature the Illawarra in the 2014-15 season, and 123 in the highlight the huge changes that 2015-2016 season. So more than 10 times the number of humans have wrought animals – can you give us an idea why this might be? on marine

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University of Wollongong marine biology PhD student, Kye Adams, with his Aerial Inflatable Remote Shark Human Interaction Prevention blimp, aka Project AIRSHIP. Kye’s brainwave was inspired by watching old war movies and trialled over summer at Kiama’s Surf Beach. According to a UOW media release: “The five-metre long blimp can withstand winds of up to 30 kilometres per hour, and sends live images via a camera fitted to the helium-filled airship to a lifeguardmonitored laptop on the beach.”

systems (See “The effects of 118 years of industrial fishing on UK bottom trawl fisheries” at www. nature.com/articles/ncomms1013). For endangered species, even small annual losses can be significant. Population estimates for the east coast population of the grey nurse shark were initially just 250 adults. It now looks as though populations maybe as high as 1500 individuals. Nevertheless, with one of the lowest reproductive rates for any shark, and populations that are barely viable, losses to shark nets are shameful. You’ve written (in Drain magazine, Vol. 13:1, 2016) that shark nets are “indiscriminate” and “highly destructive” and should be removed. What do you think it will take for this to happen? I fear it will be a cold day in hell before the nets are removed; it’s just too much of a political “hot potato”. I take heart from the public outrage in WA that saw drum lines removed from waters in that State. At least in NSW “smart” drum lines have been introduced. These alert authorities to the capture of a shark and the animal can usually be released before it comes to harm. These drum lines also avoid the capture of turtles and other harmless marine life. I view the introduction of nets on the NSW north coast as a retrograde step, however. We need a better understanding of sharks, their diets, their movements and how and why they interact with humans. The $16 million provided by the State Government as part of their shark

“strategy” may go some way to answering these questions. Research often turns up unexpected outcomes; the WA drumlines represent a case in point. These baited hooks targeting white sharks on beaches around Perth, but captured tiger sharks almost exclusively. Strangely, tiger sharks don’t seem to interact with humans off Perth. There are alternatives to shark mesh. Is UOW involved in researching or developing emerging technologies? It is indeed. One technology a current student is exploring is the use of a camera-equipped blimp to detect sharks on beaches near Kiama (www. projectairship.net). He has spent much of the past summer testing the ability of the “live feed” from the blimp to detect analogs of sharks. This is a relatively cheap technology compared to fixed wing aircraft or helicopters and we will soon know whether it is effective. On the NSW north coast the utility of drones as shark spotters are receiving attention. The use of scanners on drones that operate outside the normal light spectrum we humans can detect (hyperspectral scanners) or movement software may improve detection rates even further. n Want to know more about the marine environment? Visit https://fishthinkers.wordpress. com, a site dedicated to better understanding the natural world, developed and maintained by postgraduate students in my lab at UOW. 2515

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FR 1622 0.09 2221 1.37

SA 1601 0.24 2156 1.31

0345 1007 SU 1641 2243

0.34 1.81 0.18 1.41

0247 0904 SU 1531 2136

0.37 1.72 0.25 1.48

0215 0830 MO 1455 2102

0.38 1.71 0.22 1.58

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MO 1718 0.24 2324 1.41

0317 0938 MO 1608 2211

0.34 1.76 0.19 1.48

TU 1646 0.18 2252 1.53

MO 1606 0.28 2214 1.50

TU 1534 0.20 2144 1.66

0255 0857 WE 1457 2115

0.41 1.48 0.43 1.62

TH 1527 0.47 2147 1.62

0238 0843 TH 1444 2103

25 0056 0700

FR 1530 0.33 HEIGHTS HIGH 2152 OF 1.92

0.38 1.65 TU 1316 0.26 1932 1.74

1.36 0538 0.54 0.41 1.71 0522 0.50 0000 1.41 0020 0.32 0520 0.39 0615 0131 0.49 0124 0.40 0054 0.47 0625 0.33 0541 1.56 0215 0.58 0258 1.61 0234 1.43 0200 0.52 0130 0514 0.41 0413 0.43 AND LOW 0.19 0400 0.34 0333 0.40 0413 0.37 0350 0.25 WATERS 0730 0.60 1.19 0634 0.341.71 1.34 14 0.46 0655 1151 1.61 ealth of Australia 2015, of Meteorology 1.73 0807 1.64 1.73 1.65 1.85 29Bureau 14 290746 14 1224 29 0427 1152 0.361.370819 1.53140923 1230 0.37 1211 0.51 0820 0612 1.60 1129 1.62 1215 1013 10321.53 1.48 1026 1.90 1000 1.760858 1023 1.61 1000 00.42 1753 0.31 1558 0.52 1618 1708 0.12 1638 0.21 1639 0.33 1615 0.21 LAT 34 29’ WE TU FR SA SA SU TU WE 1327 1.28 1750 0.70 1238 1.32 1811 0.51 1.55 1808 0.27 1531 0.22 1449 0.35 0.24 0.28 0.15 142722430.39 1807 1.49 0.43 1832 1.25 0.35 FR MO 2221 SU 1.51 FR 1.19 TH2236 SU SA 1454 SU 1416 SA 1601 TU SU1.73 TH 1340 WE1.36 TH 1815 SA 1242 1.61 1.90 2310 1.34 2249 2227 Lowest Astronomical Tide 0 0.52 1824 0.53 0.31 1933 2130 1.42 2039 1.24 1938 2057 1.44 2022 1.48 1.41 2043 1.61 LONG 150 55’ 1.21 2200 2349 0.65 1853 1.47 0448 0.38 0415 0.39 0003 1.40 0453 0.41 0440 0.23 0453 0.46 0526 0.23

23 17 11 8 2 26 23 17 11 8 2 26 23 17 11

26 0146 0751

0.29 1.66 1359 0.25 2017 1.84

ard time (UTC or1040daylight savings time (UTC +11:00) when 15effect 15+10:00) 15 1100 1112 1.82 30 1.76 15 0557 0.47 1.52 30 1049 1.64 in 1052 1.30 30 1132 1.40 1710 0.38 1657 1630 0.51 SU 17110.41 1.49 1.47 WE 0053 1.660.26 0247 0.37 0.38SA 0023 0.22 0050 0.47TH0215 0005 0.490.580255 2324Full 1.51 Moon 2313 1.76 2258 1.58 2336 1.83 Quarter0238 0.57Last 0.55 0658 0.39 0612 0904 1.72 0745 1.71 0720 1.48 0843 1.63 1.60 0830 1.62 0857

1752 0.18 0.210317 1.51 0036 SU0345 MO 1715 WE 1206 1.35 1.43 0108 0024 1.57 0212 0.46 0211 0.34 0.34 0.52 0011 0.51 0615 1.50 2357 1.34 2317 1.37 First 1827 0.38 New0829 Moon Quarter 0.65 0639 0.50 0738 0.36 1258 0845 1.70 1.81 0635 0938 1.76 0700 1.61 1007 1.67 0.43 0500 0.40 1.18 1.43 1242 1.49 1526 0.29 0.18 0.19 31 0.35 0.30 1.28 SA 1416 SA 1257 FR1121 1.721608 SU SU 1641 MO FR 1418 TH 1325 FR 1901 1755 0.22 TU 1853 0.58 1928 0.37 2014 0.35 1.48 1846 2117 1.28 2023 1.41 1.28 2243 1.32 2211

18 12 24 18 12 9 3 27 24 18 12 1531 9 3 27311455 24 1.15 1.25 0.25 1348 1.24 0.22 1321 1457

1.44 0134 1.57 0042 1.34 0109 1.61 0056 1.45 0.36 0115 0.31 0118 0.36 0159 0.31 0118 0.46 0430 0.43 0301 0.38 0333 0.45 0402 0.56 0330 19 0753 4 28 4 28 19 0822 13 13 13 25 19 0304 10 25 10 25 0.59 0736 0.42 0702 0938 0.67 0858 0.42 0700 0.58 1048 1.73 1.75 0934 0945 1.67 1.73 1.68 0740 1.57 0915 1.65 0732 1.71 1020 1.58 1.18 0.28 1507 1534 1.36 0.18 1346 1606 1520 1718 1.11 0.24 1339 1646 1.22 0.20 1429 1527 1.15

28 0331 0936

1.45 0151 0252 0.42 0.53 0818 0923 1.74 1.32 1601 0.24 SU SA 1455 0.42 2052 2156 1.31

0533 0.25

0.43 1234 TU 0.30 MO 0.34 MO 1141 WE SU 1320 MO1.55 1742 0.58 1932 0.76 1.62 0.610.34 1.58 1844 2136 1.48 1928 1.53FR2102 1849 1.62 2115

0.41  Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2015, Bureau of Meteorology 1.43 Datum of Predictions is Lowest Astronomical Tide are 1412 in local +10:00) or daylight savings time0.36 (UTC when in effect 0.47 0.28 1355 0.26 0.26 1338 0.35 SU SAstandard TU WE MOTimesFR TU time TH MO TU +11:00) MO TU 1316 SA(UTC Phase Symbols New 1943 Moon First Quarter Full Moon Quarter 0.64 1944 0.44 2120 0.62 0.65 0.78 2324 1.41 1.53 1930 2147 1.62 1.50 2042 1.66 1952 1.35 Moon 2008 1.58 2144 1932 1.74 Last 2015 1.39 2252 1.38 2214

TH 1444 0.28 2103 1.90 0.18 1.57 FR 1530 0.33 2152 1.92

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0.46 1.30 0.58 TH 0.43 FR 0.28 TU 0.22 WE WE 1457 TH TH 1444 SA MO 1455 0.59 2103 0.70 1.58 0.56 2102 2136 0.72 2115 1.51 2303 1.76 2214 1.58 2324 1.62 2313 1.90 2258

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Kai with his game face on. Photo: Jason Ham

Mindset is crucial: BMX champ Local elite BMX competitor Kai Sakakibara reckons the ability to focus is crucial in sport and life.

If you’ve ever done something physically challenging in life, you would know the effect your head space or mindset has on your overall performance. As soon as you believe that something is possible, achieving it becomes much easier. Often it is not our physical abilities that prevent us from accomplishing something, but rather our mental strength and resilience. Psychology is massively important for success in elite sport, and BMX is no different. In a BMX race, there are eight riders racing on the track at a time, all aiming to come out on top. A BMX race lasts between 30 and 40 seconds, which means your start – the first 2.5 seconds of the race – is critical and significantly impacts the outcome of the race. (Australian BMX stats show that if you are within 2.5 percent of the fastest rider’s time to the bottom of the start hill, you have an 80 percent chance of finishing on the podium.) What makes achieving consistently fast starts difficult in BMX is the fact that a ‘random gate’ is used. On a random gate, the start gate can drop from any time between 0.1 and 2.7 seconds after

the standard starting call has been run. So you can’t anticipate when the gate will drop. Couple this with the fact that you’ve got seven of your biggest rivals next to you, all in the space of an 8m-wide start gate, it’s very easy to get anxious and mess up your start. Mental strength is critical. I’ve made plenty of mistakes on the start in the past, and it’s been down to where I was mentally. My way of now ensuring that I get my start right 99 percent of the time is to focus on myself and my own process. I’m not thinking about anyone or anything else, just controlling what I can control. My coach always says, “Train as though you are racing, race as though you are training.” And that’s exactly why we practise – so that we know our own process so well, we don’t even have to think about it during competition. I believe this is relatable to all aspects of life; know what it is that you want to achieve, but focus on executing your own path and process. The outcome will take care of itself. Keep up to date with Kai and his sister, Saya: “Kai Sakakibara” and “Saya Sakakibara”. 2515

Big 2017 season tipped for local league Local footy’s set for a huge year and extra women’s grades reflect rugby league’s growing popularity in the region. The 2017 footy season is almost here – with round one games of the Illawarra competition expected to start in mid-April – and the Thirroul Butchers are getting ready for a huge season. Training is held from 6pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. n Illawarra Division Rugby League has confirmed that the Illawarra Womens League will have open-age (19 plus) and U18 (16-18 years)

grades this season. Corrimal, Berkeley, Bomaderry and Batemans Bay are all looking for U18 players. Helensburgh, Corrimal, Woonona-Bulli, and others want to field open-age teams, so new players are welcome. For more details, email Chris Bannerman at cbannerman@steelers.com.au or Illawarra Division Rugby League. 2515

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