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FORAGERS FOUNDER LAUNCHES FILM NIGHTS

Clifton | Scarborough | Wombarra | Coledale | Austinmer | Thirroul

NEWS 04 Party Guide Special Feature How to have the ultimate party: where to go and what to do 08 Party Guide Special Feature Fantastic sweet treat recipes by Fig & Lime Catering 10 Party Guide Special Feature From singer to celebrant 12 Cover feature Meet the Superwoman behind Foragers 16 Flame Tree Co-op set to move 17 News bites Food & drink 18 Big hearts & helping hands Lions club helps local family 20 Award Glenbernie Orchard 24 Great shots World-famous local photographer Matt Smith

26 Gardens What’s in flower 30 Scarborough School Students take part in Anzac project 34 Coledale School Living Classroom Garden inspires 36 Symbio wins More awards 37 Time to ... help others Veronica creates for charity 38 Letters BUSINESS 40 Local directory Your ultimate guide to small business SPORT / RECREATION 44 Dr Rip Sand dunes 46 Tides 48 Surf Life Saving UK champ

Cover image by Anthony Warry Photography

MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS DR ROB BRANDER

– aka ‘Dr Rip’ – is a coastal geomorphologist and Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. A resident of Stanwell Park, he’s been studying beaches for 25 years, starting in Canada where water temperatures convinced him to come to Australia to do his PhD. He is an international expert on rip currents and runs a beach safety education program called The Science of the Surf (www.scienceofthesurf. com). His column is on page 44.

SIOBHAN CHASTON

is a journalist turned brand storyteller, who runs a copywriting agency, Thread Publishing, from her kitchen table in Thirroul – in between school runs and helping her husband with their latest venture, The Playhouse.

Based in Thirroul, The Playhouse runs drama classes to people of all ages to promote the power of creativity through play. Siobhan shares the story behind its launch on page 22.

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worked in marketing for more than 20 years but wanted more creativity. Since studying photography at Ultimo Sydney Institute, Lara has worked as a freelance photographer for the past 10 years. Lara’s work includes editorials for magazines, portraits, food and web photography. Living in Coledale with her three children and husband, Lara is inspired by the abundance of natural beauty. “Working with clients in this creative medium is a joy and I love meeting people through diverse projects.” See page 34.

ROSS TAYLOR

wrote his first poem in September 1989 as a special gift to his parents who were celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Having enjoyed the experience he continued writing when he felt in the mood. The poem, Ironman Supreme, was written many years down the track after watching a DVD of Dean Mercer winning the event.

Ross was asked to write and read a poem at Thirroul SLSC’s memorial to Dean. Read it on page 38.

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The Party Guide

There are many local businesses on hand to help parents with children’s parties and companies with their Christmas parties.

Outsourcing the organisation of it all increases your chances of actually enjoying the occasion yourself!

FUN FOR KIDS Sweetpea Teepee parties www.sweetpeateepee.com.au One of the biggest party trends is the teepee party!

Sonara Dalmer of Sweetpea Teepees sets up a series of cute indoor tents for a fun party experience.

Choose from a variety of themes including unicorns, mermaids, woodlands and Star Wars.

You can also hire a styled bell tent for backyard slumber parties or even an outdoor cinema set-up for a memorable event! Sweetpea Teepee currently services between Engadine and Shellharbour.

Symbio Wildlife Park 7-11 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Helensburgh Symbio is not only a great day out but the popular wildlife park also hosts kids’ birthday parties and corporate events with a difference. Get close to the animals with a keeper visit in a private party area.

Symbio parties are fully catered too!

Charlie J Circus – circus shows and workshops Illawarra and Sydney Circus performer CharlieTruscott brings fun and her infectious energy wherever she goes! Charlie’s combined circus show and workshops are always a hit with kids. The performance and workshop are suitable for halls, parks, backyards or even lounge rooms and can be tailored for ages 3-18 years.

Burgh Healthy Hub 338 Cemetery Rd, Helensburgh On the back of the massive success of the Burgh Healthy Hub’s Open Parkour Comp, parkour parties are proving popular. Circus, Parkour and Active Kids parties are available for up to 30 kids

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and all that sugar will be burnt off through jumping around under expert tuition.

Coal Coast Emporium 9a Walker Street, Helensburgh A local bookshop is a rare and wonderful thing for a community and even better when it doubles as a party room! Coal Coast Emporium provides a games attendant with great themes to suit all – disco, Harry Potter, Pokémon and fairies, to name just a few.

Illawarra Surf Academy Thirroul, East Corrimal or Warilla beaches A surfing party is perfect for beach-loving boys and girls. Kids can have a 1.5 hour surf lesson, with all equipment, ball games, party food and drinks and an ice-cream cake included.

All experience levels are catered for and adults can also organise their own surfing parties too!

Tradies Helensburgh 30 Boomerang St, Helensburgh Kids and parents alike will enjoy a party at Tradies.

It’s a great venue – parents can relax on the verandah while supervising their offspring playing in the gated playground. Feed the masses with family-friendly options from the Flame Tree Grill.

Scarborough Wombarra Bowlo 578 Lawrence Hargrave Dr, Wombarra For unbeatable views and multi-generational appeal, the Scarborough Wombarra Bowlo can’t be beat. There’s even room to erect a jumping castle for those with energy to burn. Platters of canapés Continued on page 6

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Sutherland Leisure Centre pool party 1 Rawson Ave Sutherland (Sept to May only, ages 6 & above) Let the kids run and splash themselves silly on the Giant Water Inflatable Course at this indoor pool.

Sutherland Leisure Centre offers party packages with individual meals, a party host and the use of a party room.

Raeleen’s Fancy Faces Face painting by a local mum, who also does glitter tattoos, henna designs and balloon twisting. Call 0413 291 843 or find Raeleen’s page on Facebook.

Pony parties Check out the options available at Darkes Forest Riding Ranch (www.horseridingnsw.net.au) or via Mel O’Dwyer’s Little Wrangler Pony Parties (0438 927 668). 2515

Soccerjoeys www.soccajoeys.com.au The Soccerjoeys team do soccer parties too! You’ll have two accredited Soccerjoeys coaches on hand with a special birthday pack for the birthday boy or girl and medals for all participants. Any exercise at children’s parties is always a good thing!

Helensburgh Hotel 112 Parkes St, Helensburgh With a new gated playground opening this month, the hotel formerly known as the Centennial is now an option for kids’ parties. And the adults often feel like a drink at these events so it’s great to have a bar handy. Something for everyone!

FOOD & FUN Feed the crowds easily with help from these local businesses: Crust Pizza, Thirroul 6/271-273 Lawrence Hargrave Dr, Thirroul Grab a one-metre pizza from Crust! Choose from Meat Deluxe, Habanero and Mango Chutney Chicken or Mexican or traditional pizzas are on offer too. Become a “VIPP” (Very Important Pizza Person) online for complimentary delivery (delivery is usually $4).

Fig & Lime Catering Mobile catering arm of Helensburgh’s Raya Thai Mum and daughter team, chef Irwan and director Chelsea Ho, take pride in delivering Asian fusion with the freshest ingredients. Canapés include satay skewers, dim sum, fish cakes and there are lovely sweets too: pannacotta, cheesecakes and sticky black rice pudding. figandlimecatering.com.

Cakes Grapple with the Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book or use a local professional cake saviour. Helensburgh’s Renee Duffy of Naycloud Creations creates beautiful, creative cakes for any occasion. Other local options include: Slice of Smiles, Kacey’s Cake House, Cake Ninja, Shell’s Cakes and My Little Sweetland.

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DJ’s favourite party starters John Roche, aka the Spin Doctor, shares his top 5 tracks.

1. I Gotta Feelin’ – The Black Eyed Peas.

A great sing-a-long, energy-infused, pumping, jumping party jam.

2. Love Shack – The B52’s. “Tin roof – rusted!”

A tried-and-trusted floor-filler.

3. September – Earth, Wind & Fire. A fun funky throwback hit that never ceases to please.

4. Run to Paradise – The Choirboys. A true Aussie party anthem. Everyone loves singing along to this classic from 1988!

5. Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode.

A smash hit. The first two bars are a proven dance floor hook! n To book the Spin Doctor’s Professional Mobile DJ Services, call 0416 288 945 or email spindoctor@tpg.com.au. 2515

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Director of Fig & Lime Catering, Chelsea Ho, shares two recipes for delicious snacks.

CRISPY MARSHMALLOW BITES This snack is perfect for the little ones.

It’s fun, tasty and a sweet addition to any kids’ party. The best thing about these is they can be cut into different shapes and sizes. I like these in bite-sized squares with a drizzle of chocolate and a dusting of coconut.

INGREDIENTS: • 2 cups pink and white marshmallows • 80g unsalted butter • 1 cup roughly chopped marshmallows • 6 cups rice puffs • ½ cup craisins • ½ cup flaked almonds • ½ cup dark chocolate • 32g unsalted butter • 4Og desiccated coconut METHOD:

1. Melt 2 cups of marshmallows and 80g butter in a saucepan.

2. Stir in melted marshmallow mixture, rice puffs, craisins and flaked almonds and chopped marshmallows.

3. Press mixture into a lined square cake tin and refrigerate for 3 hours.

4. Remove the bar from cake tin and cut into bite-sized squares.

5. Melt dark chocolate and 20g butter in a bain-marie, then place in a piping bag.

6. Drizzle melted chocolate over cut bars and dust with desiccated coconut.

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PRAWN AND AVOCADO WONTON BITES A light and summery canapé the grown-ups will be sure to enjoy! With fresh ingredients and combining tangy, sweet and creamy keynote flavours, this is the perfect bite to serve to get the party of the season started.

INGREDIENTS: • 10 wonton pastry squares • 2 cups canola oil • 10 fresh peeled prawns • 2 avocadoes • 6 tbsp sour cream • 1 tbsp lime juice • ½ cup whole egg mayonnaise • 6 tbsp sweet chilli • Coriander sprigs for garnish METHOD:

1. Heat the canola oil in a deep-dish pan.

2. Fry wonton pastry squares until golden brown.

3. Meanwhile, crush avocado until just mashed, lightly fold in sour cream, add lime juice and season.

4. Combine mayonnaise and sweet chilli.

5. To assemble, arrange fried wonton squares, add a dollop of the avocado mixture, prawn, drizzle dressing and garnish with coriander sprigs n Chelsea is the director of family-run Fig & Lime Catering, the catering arm of Raya Thai restaurant.

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S Songwriter to celebrant A local musician has reinvented herself, but says that it’s still the words that count,

deeply intuitive sense of knowing what a couple are really asking for and how to respond effectively and sensitively. I see couples of all ages and I have a great respect for the strength that two people can create together in a committed relationship.

My earlier working life was in the travel and events industry, where attention to detail was paramount. Performing music in front of live audiences for several decades now has grown to become my comfort zone; no doubt, this is also helpful. So now, when I think about those comments from friends, I agree: celebrancy really is a perfect fit for me.

My husband Mark and I were married in ’94 and weddings at that time tended to be a bit copybook; we sought the services of a celebrant and were married in Camellia Gardens, Caringbah.

Twenty-three years on (and not without our share HOW I BECAME A CELEBRANT of hurdles), I feel truly blessed to have an enduring When I first started telling my family and friends marriage and two beautiful adult children that I was thinking of becoming a civil celebrant, to treasure. the responses were statements like, ‘Oh, you’d be Now more than ever it seems couples are perfect for that’ and ‘I can totally see you doing that choosing to organise a wedding day that reflects type of work’. who they are. This really excites me as a celebrant I thought for the most part that people were because I am definitely someone who believes in being polite and thoughtful. However, since being who you are and expressing your completing my training and certification, and individuality. launching my new business, Jacqueline Dee I’m simply thrilled to be able to offer my Celebrant, in June this year, I’ve come to realise I celebrant services to the community and look do have a unique skill-set to bring to this role. forward to helping you plan your own unique Most people know me for my songwriting wedding ceremony, naming day, re-affirmation abilities, and writing is without doubt a huge ceremony, commitment ceremony or pet funeral. component of designing a ceremony. The words – whether for a song or a ceremony – really need to n Jacqueline Dee is a full member of the Australian be carefully chosen and thoughtfully delivered.

Federation of Civil Celebrants (AFCC). Contact: In my role as a family and relationship counsellor for the past 13 years, I have developed a 0415517012, www.jacquelinedeecelebrant.com 2515 Jackie Dee is well known as a singer-songwriter in country music circles.

In January, she and her Fearless Heart Band launched a new single, Contemplating Life, at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. In February, she released an album that was partly crowdfunded and featured Helensburgh streets in its video clips. At the time, Jackie said:“Six String Heart is an alt.country album that proves that if you are passionate enough about achieving your goals, and willing to work hard enough, anything can happen.”

It sure has.

A few months later Jackie contacted 2515 to tell us she’d launched a new business: Jacqueline Dee Celebrant. This is her story.

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Kirrily Sinclair

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The Foragers founder is launching an exciting new event for families this month. Sunset Vibes outdoor cinema will bring food trucks, blow-up beds and bean bags to Bulli Showground on November 10. First up on the big screen will be Mamma Mia! 2515 reports.

First came Foragers Market at Bulli in 2014. Then Eat Street and Friday Forage in Wollongong. Now, as if organising three events attracting a total of about 25,000 people a week wasn’t enough of a challenge, the Foragers Markets team is launching a fourth crowd-pleaser: Sunset Vibes, a familyfriendly outdoor movie night at Bulli Showground.

So, just who is the Superwoman behind these massive events?

Ahead of the Sunset Vibes debut on Friday, November 10, 2515 meets Foragers founder Kirrily Sinclair, the most down-to-earth high-flyer around.

Kirrily works from an office in her home at Austinmer, welcomes in the 2515 team on a wave of energy, warmth and laughter, and is good sport enough to pose in an old boat (destined to become a sandpit for her young son) that captures our photographer’s eye. She also kindly took time out from co-ordinating inflatable beds, food trucks and myriad other details to answer 2515’s questions.

Please tell us a bit about yourself.

I spent my childhood in Canberra and then left for the seaside in my early 20s. I first settled in Bondi, then moved to Byron Bay and now Austinmer.

In a past life, I had a fashion label and retail stores in Sydney. At 40 I had a new baby and four older kids in their 20s and decided to get out of the city! My husband and I moved down to Wollongong to have a garden and a simpler life …

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well, so we thought! Dave worked two jobs in Sydney and I was at home most of the time with a new baby; the weekends were special for us but there wasn’t much for us to do.

I started working on the idea for a local community market; I knew there were plenty of people in the area like us who would love to add a regular market to their lifestyle. My husband now teaches at Wollongong Uni and our five-year-old is at kindergarten, we are totally entrenched in this wonderful area.

What inspired you to start Foragers Markets?

The inspiration for Foragers came when we first moved to Thirroul. My husband was commuting to Sydney, while I was at home with a small baby. I found it hard to meet people and I missed the ritual we had in Bondi of walking down to the markets on the weekend. In Byron we used to go every Thursday and would bump into half the town at the market. I’ve always loved markets, it’s always inspired me to see how the community comes together to share ideas.

Markets are an amazing way for the community to support local creatives and new business.

Foragers really grew from an idea to create a community hub, a vibrant place with music, art, local produce and food. It was all really exciting to watch it come together and I’m so grateful that Wollongong has embraced it. With between 6000

At home in the office: core members of the Foragers team, from left to right: Ciara Nolan, Mary Dale and founder Kirrily Sinclair.

and 10,000 people attending each week we have great community support. Given this, I feel that we should give back to the community too and I’m really proud to say that our fundraising efforts at the markets have now raised over $300,000 for local charities and community groups in the three years we’ve been running!

We now manage the Friday market in Crown Street Mall which we have called Friday Forage, after entering a public tender from Wollongong council, and have loved watching it change and grow in the short amount of time that we have been running it. We have a lot of plans in store for the market for next year. It’s all really exciting!

You run three markets: Foragers Bulli, Eat Street and Friday Forage. How are they going, and what’s different about each one?

Foragers at Bulli was our first market and is your traditional community market with a large range of stalls. It’s a real family market where the kids can enjoy the sandpit and play areas or even the petting zoo or jumping castle, while the adults can eat great food, have a coffee, listen to the bands and walk home with great fresh produce for the week or a new piece of clothing or even a plant. It’s a real place for the community to come together on a Sunday and this was the reason we started it.

Eat Street was inspired by Foragers. I watched hundreds of families come along on Sundays for lunch and I thought, “Hey, a dinner market would work!” Once I had council approval, it all came together. We have a huge range of international food on offer from every corner of the globe. We also have live music and lots of areas for people to eat and hang out. About 15,000 people attend this market on a Thursday night [in Wollongong].

Introduce us to your team.

There are quite a few of us behind the scenes nowadays. There’s myself and Ciara Nolan of Woonona, who recently joined our team from designing for a fashion house in Sydney; we’re in the office four days a week. Then, our site manager Mary Dale of Thirroul/Scotland who literally seems to know all of Wollongong on a first name basis!

We recently said goodbye to our lovely Sally who has moved on to own her own business after almost three years with us. Also Amber Tailor, who helps with set-up on-site. Mark and Damo, who book our music.

It’s a funny business and we all have a lot of laughs! You have to have thick skin to run markets: with a lot of entrepreneurs, big personalities and small businesses running within our business it can be tricky! But mostly it’s just really rewarding!

Your latest brainwave is Sunset Vibes, outdoor movies at Bulli Showground. What can readers expect?

Sunset Vibes is here for the summer months!

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Left: Kirrily with her husband, Dave, who teaches English at the University of Wollongong. Above: Ciara, Kirrily and Mary, in a sunny courtyard next to their office.

A combination of food trucks, an outdoor cinema, kids club, cocktail bar and a DJ to set the mood as the sun goes down over the escarpment.

People can book a bed or beanbag to lie on as they eat from the food trucks and enjoy a drink from the cocktail bar. In the Foragers family way, there will also be a kids club, where the kids will be able to play and watch a movie of their own.

What’s the first film to screen?

We’re going to kick the summer off with Mamma Mia! starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan. It’s a fun summertime movie. You could even sing along with the ABBA songs if you wanted to. After the launch we’re going to take suggestions and have an online poll to decide the next one.

How many people are you expecting?

We’re expecting approximately 10,000 staggered throughout the evening. Some families will come early, the kids club opens at 5pm with a movie to entertain the little ones. Our food trucks will offer sampler foods for $5 between 5-7pm and our cocktail bar will be fully stocked and ready to serve the early birds who arrive in time for happy hour!

We expect a second round of people to come through a bit later on for an easy dinner and a drink after work, while our DJ sets the summer vibe and, of course, there’s the crowd that will come for the film at 7ish for a 7.30pm movie.

With such a big crowd getting around on inflatable beds, what are the rules for Sunset Vibes? Should we expect any make-out police?

Ha! No ‘fun-police’ will be allowed in! It’s a family

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event and our crowds are all mellow and friendly.

It’s just going to be really chilled out...

Traditional retailers are struggling across Australia. Why do you think markets are thriving?

Markets also have their ups and downs, like anything else. We also have quiet times of the year.

I think the special thing about markets is that they offer what a lot of people have been missing in our society – a place to gather and connect face to face with friends and the wider community.

I think markets are open, friendly places where everyone can feel comfortable and connected to their local area and what it has to offer.

Any other exciting plans in the pipeline?

Always! I get restless if I’m not working on something that challenges me. I always want to keep things fresh and try out new ideas. It keeps life interesting for me – it’s not a choice, I just can’t help myself!

And finally, where can we find a film programme?

We hope to get everyone involved in the process by running a poll on our social media channels. The more people who get involved, the better it will be! n Sunset Vibes outdoor cinema will launch at Bulli Showground on Friday, November 10, with live music and food truck tapas from 5pm and Mamma Mia! on the big screen about 7.30pm.

Book a blow-up bed or beanbag, or bring your own picnic blanket. Entry: adults, $10/kids aged 5+, $5/family of four, $25.

Visit www.foragersmarkets.com. 2515

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Co-op’s big move

From small beginnings, the Flame Tree Community Food Co-op has grown to become a muchloved local institution, supporting local growers and providing shoppers with healthy food, minus the packaging. Now the co-op needs help, reports volunteer director Helen Piper.

The Flame Tree Community Food Co-op is turning 10. Please give us a short history of the store and how it’s grown.

The co-op began as a small buying group in the garage of one of our founding members. The group spent almost two years planning and raising funds with the dream to open a local shop-front.

On the 27th of February 2010, the Flame Tree Food Co-op officially opened in Thirroul, taking up the small space with lane-way access behind a dress shop. It was a tight squeeze at busy times, but it worked well. In 2012, the dress shop moved out and a bold decision was made to take up both the front and back shops – now the co-op had shop frontage to Lawrence Hargrave Drive!

The co-op is moving across the road – why?

Since 2010, the co-op has faced and overcome many challenges to fund the increasing demand for our products and service to the Illawarra community. With more members (close to 600 active) and local shoppers, we are able to provide more and more households with local, ecologically sustainable wholefoods and household products – but we are running out of space!

An opportunity has come up for us to lease another premises in Thirroul that has a larger, more useable space than our current shop, offers some customer parking (we know how hard that can be in Thirroul on a busy day!), provides an opportunity to grow our community organisation and, most importantly, it will keep us strong and sustainable for years to come.

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What costs are involved?

As a not-for-profit business, we have been operating very successfully, meaning our members and shoppers take home the benefits with more reasonably priced goods. But now we need a ‘cash-bump’ to get us to the next level!

We need funds to cover the cost of the move, a new shop fit-out, building and licence fees, as well as to ensure we build our capacity to serve more members and shoppers, increase sales, our stock capacity and, of course, increase the wellbeing of our local Illawarra community.

These improvements will provide a purposedesigned and built space, meet demand, increase reliability of fresh fruit and veg supplies, a cool room to support the expansion, an extra point of sale system, new containers to make the products more accessible, plus more!

How can the community help?

We are asking our community for two things – cash and in-kind support. We need money to fund the move and we are looking for tradespeople who can offer low-cost or in-kind labour. Of course any in-kind support will be repaid with our generous 25 per cent volunteer shop discount!

Tell us about the ad designed to help fundraising.

We’ve enlisted the help of some puppets, and three savvy co-op volunteers, Mara, Rhett and Matt! The puppets give a wonderful and songful explanation of why we’re moving and what we need the funds for. The video can be viewed via links on our social media and website, flametree.coop. 2515

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Cath Hill tracks down the latest local hotspots.

BLACK MARKET ROASTERS Shops 2–3, 370 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Thirroul The inner west comes to Thirroul with the arrival of Enmore’s Black Market Roasters. Speciality coffee is taken to the next level with BMR operating as small batch coffee bean roasters too.

The beast of a roaster machine is on site and barista training courses are available. And the coffee?

Amazing. You can also pick up a good honest jumbo sandwich. A great win for our area.

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COAL COAST EATERY 748 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Coledale Coledale is transforming too, including a reimagined and refreshed Chedo’s.

The cafe has made a strong comeback, focusing on breakfast and lunch with some great vegan options. Coal Coast Eatery kindly offers free babycinos with coffee from Wednesdays to Fridays, 6.30am to 10.30am. The elegant new space can be hired for events (75 seated or 120 standing).

GIDGET’S CAFE 303-307 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Thirroul Gidget’s opened for Friday and Saturday evening trade this year, giving locals a different way to enjoy the cafe (lovingly named after the family dog). Near Anita’s Theatre, it’s handy to pop in for a pre-show bite, craft beer and cocktails from 5.30pm. This November, Gidget’s is launching a fresh new summer menu, including fresh salads and a cheese and antipasto platter for two.

HELENSBURGH HOTEL 112 Parkes St, Helensburgh The name isn’t the only thing that’s changed at the popular local pub. A new children’s play area is set to open this month and the hotel also has new $10 lunch specials featuring hearty pub fare from Wednesdays to Sundays. Enjoy the renovated beer garden over the warmer months.

In other news, our local independent supermarket IGA Thirroul is now offering online shopping, with free delivery for orders of $80 or more. Word on the street is that a new fish and chips shop is coming to Coledale and keep your eye out for Two Sisters Garage cafe opening soon in Bulli (at 233 Princes Highway).

Send your food news to writer@thesouthcoaster.com.au 2515

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Lion hearts at work

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On Saturday, October 21, the Austinmer/Thirroul Lions Club surprised two Woonona parents with a practical gift – a new concrete driveway to help their wheelchair-bound daughter Ruby to travel to and from her medical appointments, no matter what the weather. Lions club president David Hubbard reports.

Lions – we serve more than sausages.

Austinmer/Thirroul Lions Club was recently approached by a young couple asking for some help. Their three-year-old daughter, Ruby McLean, suffers from a muscle-wasting disease, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Her rare condition is degenerative and there is no cure. Ruby will never be able to walk.

Ruby’s parents, Haley and Mitch, have personally undertaken huge fundraising efforts to help them buy equipment to make Ruby’s life easier, but one project was beyond their resources.

One of their major purchases is a vehicle, which they are yet to take delivery of, so that they can transport Ruby to her many medical and physio appointments.

The vehicle has a lift at the rear to load her electric chair into.

Initially, Haley and Mitch asked the Lions club to help build a ramp to be able to get Ruby’ s chair out of their house and closer to the old driveway.

Lion Rob Groat evaluated the situation and decided to ask his employer Baines Concrete and a colleague, Dave David, for advice on the best solution.

An extensive driveway and landing apron was designed that will make it easier in all weather conditions to access the vehicle.

Rob, Dave and Mick Carfray from Baines

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organised the supplies and a crew to prepare the site and lay a driveway. Baines Concrete supplied all the materials at cost price and Dave David supplied the equipment and the expertise of his concreting crew, topped with a few Lions as labourers, and a driveway was laid.

Unbeknown to Haley and Mitch, who were prepared to pay for the driveway and delay some other equipment purchases they required, Brian Cummins and Rob had organised a grant from the Australian Lions Foundation for half the cost and the Austinmer/Thirroul Lions Club tipped in the other half. Haley and Mitch were a little shocked and very appreciative of the offer; a few of the burly concreters held back tears.

The Austinmer/Thirroul Lions Club would like to thank Baines Concrete and Dave David and the Australian Lions Foundation for their generous contributions to this project.

We did barbecue some sausages as well.

If you would like to give a helping hand to people in your community, join a Lions club.

If you would like to join Austinmer/ Thirroul Lions Club contact us via email austinmerthirroul.nsw@lions. org.au 2515

Austi man awarded for bravery Austinmer’s Sean Claydon has received a bravery award for his 2015 rescue of a drowning man off Sydney’s northern beaches.

Sean was among 43 people who were presented with bravery awards by the Royal Humane Society of NSW’s Patron, the Governor of NSW, David Hurley at Government House on October 20.

“The awards recognise people who put their lives at risk to save someone in immediate danger,” the Royal Humane Society of NSW states.

Soon after 5pm on April 9, 2015, Sean risked his life to go to the rescue of a man, who had become caught in four-metre-high swells after jumping into the blowhole at Warriewood Headland. Sean, who had been out surfing, was eventually assisted by another surfer, Guy Loveley, who also received a

Sean Claydon with his bravery award.

Photo: Sharon Claydon

bronze medal for his bravery.

Sean said his award was unexpected.

“Yeah, I was pretty surprised.

“The police at the time [of the rescue] said: ‘We’re going to nominate you for a bravery award’. I was pretty stoked with that, I was like ‘Cool’.”

He also remains quite philosophical about the rescue, saying it was just “instinct” that spurred him into action.

“I was just surfing and I saw these guys and I thought I’d better help them out. I don’t know, instinct or whatever, it [the rescue] just happened like that.” 2515

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Award for Darkes vinegar!

Glenbernie Orchard adds another trophy to the awards cabinet. Jo Fahey reports.

Everyone at Darkes Glenbernie Orchard is on a high after winning Gold at the World Cider Awards for Howler apple cider. Now that’s been backed up by the Champion Vinegar at the Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards! Tripling the excitement is that our Darkes Brewing Apple Cider Vinegar also won Champion Savoury Preserve, beating 95 other medal winners. A unique handmade trophy, designed and crafted by one of Tasmania’s best artisan glass-makers, was presented to Darkes at the awards evening in Hobart.

Since winning the award, we have had approaches from companies wishing to use the apple cider vinegar in their recipes as an ingredient for a variety of food products.

We make it using traditional techniques. We

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crush apples cold and extract the juice. Yeast is added to the juice to firstly ferment into a dry cider.

In a second fermentation, bacteria convert the alcohol to acetic acid. (In French, the word ‘vinegar’ actually means ‘sour wine’.)

Our apple cider vinegar is unfiltered and unpasteurised so it still contains the ‘mother’, which is strands of proteins, enzymes, cellulose and friendly bacteria that give the product a murky, cobweb-like appearance. Some people believe that the ‘mother’ is responsible for most of the health benefits, although there are currently no studies to support this. Apple cider vinegar only contains about three calories per tablespoon. There are not many vitamins or minerals in it, but it does contain a tiny amount of potassium. Quality apple cider vinegar also contains some amino acids and antioxidants. There are many claims about the health benefits of apple cider vinegar but we always suggest consulting your doctor, or health professional, before using for that purpose.

One interesting use for apple cider vinegar is to boil better eggs. Adding vinegar to the water you use to boil or poach can help you produce consistently good eggs. This is because the protein in egg whites firm up more quickly when exposed to a more acidic liquid. You want the egg whites to firm up as quickly as possible so that the eggs keep their shape. Using vinegar when boiling eggs whole in their shell can also speed up the coagulation, or clotting, of the egg whites. This can be useful if the shell cracks while the egg is being boiled.

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Real food with Steph Stephanie Meades shares her favourite mango smooothie mix.

Mangoes are abundant this season.

For me, a taste of mango is a taste of summer ahead, an instant mood booster that makes for a brighter day.

Mangoes provide us with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They contain vitamin B6, which helps the brain function, are an excellent source of dietary fibre, and a good source of vitamin A and vitamin C, which boosts immunity. They are rich in minerals such as potassium, magnesium and copper, and a great source of antioxidants, which have the power to neutralise free radicals in the body, reducing our risk of illness.

I love to combine mangoes with macadamias in my smoothies for extra creaminess and good health. Here is one of my all-time favourite recipes.

It is luscious and creamy – a refreshing, uplifting start to the day!

MANGO CRUSH SMOOTHIE: Makes 1½ cups (1 serve) INGREDIENTS • 2 mangoes flesh only (frozen is fine) • ½ cup macadamias (or cashews), soaked for 10 minutes then drained • 1 cup milk (almond, coconut, dairy) • ½ cup ice METHOD

Add all ingredients to a blender (or use a handheld stick blender) and blitz for about 1 minute, until thick and creamy. Serve and enjoy immediately. n Visit www.lifewellnessco.com and download a copy of our Super Food Smoothies eBook. 2515

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Siobhan Doran and her husband, Daley, with their children, Felix, 10, and Rafferty, 7.

Pipe dream to

PLAYHOUSE

Siobhan Chaston tells how a search for creative activities in Thirroul led to founding a family business.

“From adversity comes opportunity” – so it’s said.

And while my husband and I weren’t exactly in an adverse situation, we were in a bit of a pickle.

We were looking for creative activities for our sons in Thirroul, but instead of the usual gamut of high-octane sporty stuff, we were after “square peg” activities – that is, the kind more suited to kids who may not be the world’s best surfers or athletes, but with creative muscle to exercise.

After some head scratching, we realised we had the answer: us. We would set up a local drama group for children and young adults (and now adults too!) to embrace creativity through play.

It wouldn’t be a ‘stage school’, as we knew our own kids would run for the hills at the thought of dressing up and getting on stage. At least for now…

This “overnight” decision was the result of a long-held pipe dream. Here’s how it came about.

THE BACKSTORY When my husband, Daley, was a teenager he would regularly visit his local theatre group, the Erith Playhouse. He would leave his south-east London council estate and catch the bus to rehearsals.

There sprung an unexpected love for drama – unexpected because he turned to drama at age 12 after being run over by a car while crossing the road, temporarily ending his love of playing soccer.

Daley’s passion for drama endured through his teenage years. While his peers got in trouble with the law, he would seek solace at the Playhouse, a place packed with positive role models and fun.

In fact, the Erith Playhouse was life changing for Daley. If it weren’t for that special place, he would have never gone to The Academy Drama School in London, where we would eventually meet, and we would have never emigrated from that pocket of south-east London to Australia.

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HERE AND NOW Fast-forward to after we met, when our love for theatre would continue to manifest in many forms.

It stayed with us during the early years of our marriage, the highs and lows of our acting careers, the sleepless nights as new parents and even when we stepped off corporate ladders we realised we had never wanted to climb. The idea for The Playhouse sprang up in idle conversations – along the lines of, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to run a local drama group one day?’ – but we always moved onto discussing more pressing responsibilities.

So, when our sons’ situation presented us with a creative challenge, we immediately saw the hidden opportunity. And timing was on our side: Daley was tiring of his long commute from Thirroul to Sydney, and I had established myself in my own business, with the flexibility to pour energy into this new venture.

REFLECTING ON WHAT MATTERS And so we did it. The Playhouse is now launched – and while it’s early days, things are looking promising, with some courses already sold out.

In hindsight, we’ve learnt over the years that we just want a simple life filled with the things we love.

Ironically, such simplicity is often hard to nail. If we could wave a magic ‘life wand’, our wish would be to keep doing this – to create a safe, happy place for anyone to be creative and, above all, feel valued for who they are. Whatever that looks like.

Through The Playhouse, that may just happen. n Siobhan is co-founder of The Playhouse and owner of Thread Publishing, a brand storytelling company she runs from her kitchen table while kids scream happily in the background (mostly during important phone calls). www.the-playhouse .com.au and www.threadpublishing.com 2515

THE HOME FRONT HOW TO MAXIMISE YOUR SALE PRICE One question sellers inevitably ask me is: “What can I do to my home to ensure that I get the best price?”

This is a good question and one I’m glad you asked…

There are some very cost-effective methods of ensuring that your home is presented in its best light and will assist in appealing to buyers’ emotions.

Step 1 The most important step is to fix anything that is damaged or defective. This may be something as small as a broken tap. However, when the buyer sees small problems, they begin to question the upkeep of the home and wonder what other issues they may be missing.

Step 2 The emotional response a buyer has to a property is largely based on visual appeal. Below are some relatively low-cost improvements that can greatly increase the aesthetic appeal of a home.

• Paint internal and external walls, gutters and fence.

• If carpet is worn, faded or stained, consider replacing it (especially in living areas).

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Polish floorboards if required.

Stain timber decking.

Clean any light coloured grout around internal tiles.

Remove mouldy silicone around sinks and bathtubs, then re-silicone those areas.

• Clean external pavers, paths and driveway.

• Ensure lawn is kept neat and tidy.

• Trim existing foliage, add more plants to garden beds where necessary and add fresh mulch.

Step 3 Consider updating or renovating some areas, spending money where it will be most appreciated. According to buyer surveys, the room expected to give the best return on your investment is the kitchen, followed by the bathroom. A quick update that does not require moving pipes – e.g. new tiles, benchtops, handles and taps – can provide a fresh look at an affordable price.

If you would like to chat with your local real estate expert about how to achieve the best price for your property, call Mattias on 0466 627 226.

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Hawksbill hatchling and (inset) Matt Smith in a selfie with an octopus that latched onto his lens when diving at The Monument site at Kurnell. Prints available at www.mattysmithphoto.com

Perfectly hatched

Stanwell Park photographer Matt Smith had just five minutes to capture the moment a flood of baby turtles swam out to sea, and the result was “photographic gold”. His stunning over/under image is now on show at the Australian Museum, as part of the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2017 exhibition.

Matt told 2515 how he came to capture this pic.

“It’s a shot of a hawksbill turtle hatchling that I took last Christmas in Papua New Guinea. I was there specifically to photograph these hatchlings as they took their first strokes in the wide ocean; the one in the photograph was only 3cm long and literally about three minutes old!

“It was a hectic shoot but one that will live with me forever. A few days previous to the hatch I had received a phone call from the dive resort at Lissenung Island telling me they had four nests due for hatching in a four-day window over Christmas and could I come to photograph the event. Of course I agreed and got myself on the next available flight. Upon arrival to the small island the waiting began, sitting and waiting for tiny turtles to appear out of the sand!

“Their timing was epic! The hatch began just at sunset and the light was to die for, first a trickle, then a flood of a hundred baby turtles across the sand to where I was waiting in the ocean. I snapped away as they passed me and headed off into the darkness. The whole thing was over in about five minutes but was photographic gold, a rare event when it all just drops into place perfectly.

“High fives and beers all round shortly after.”

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Matt – a contract engineer by profession and originally from the UK – launched a second career as a ocean wildlife photographer after featuring in several 2014 competitions, including the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year. He won the overall prize at Australian Geographic’s 2014 Nature Photographer of the Year competition with an over/under shot of a bluebottle, Physalia physalis, that was taken at Shellharbour’s Bushrangers Bay. In the past three years, he has travelled widely, photographing marine life from Papua New Guinea to Cuba. Matt will lead his first photography tutorial expedition to the Solomon Islands in July next year.

Matt started taking over/under photos using water housing he designed himself. He now uses Nikon cameras and Aquatica Digital, but still brings out his own water housing for some shoots.

“The next time my home-made gear will get an outing is mid November when I go to Port Lincoln, South Australia to shoot Great White sharks. I’m hoping to get a half over/half underwater picture of one of the sharks at the surface. It will be difficult as I’ll have to work from the boat or in a cage, which makes framing the shot that bit more tricky.”

Matt has promised 2515 to share these images – look out for another feature in January 2018. n The Nature Photographer of the Year exhibition is at the Australian Museum in Sydney until December 10. Want to buy Matt’s work? Go to www.mattysmithphoto.com or follow his adventures on Instagram @mattysmithphoto 2515

Ask Bohmer With arborist Clive Woodnutt (aka Bohmer, his climbing name).

I’d like to know more about safety measures around trees.

Good timing – October was National Safe Work Month in Australia, which aims to build awareness of work health and safety, and encourage discussion.

We were delighted to be up for another Safety Award, this time with the respected National Safety Council of Australia (see my blog for more).

Safety is key as there are not only risks for property owners, but also for tree care workers.

Last week we removed a tree that was in danger of collapsing. This is a regular part of our job – to inspect trees’ health and see if it’s possible to keep them alive, or if it’s safest to remove part or all of the tree. It was a good thing the property owners took the initiative to have us inspect it. And they could also be assured that a registered, qualified and safe arborist and crew were carrying out the inspection, that best procedures were in place, helping to prevent injuries (or any insurance liability). Do the right thing – engage a qualified and registered arborist. 2515

RED TENT EVENT Linda Lion shares the details of an event in Thirroul. on November 5.

Things We Don’t Talk About is a 72-minute award-winning documentary film. This movie chronicles the voices of The Red Tent movement, one that is sweeping the world and signals the clarion call to all who envision a world built around cooperation rather than competition.

A world we want to leave for our children, their children and stretching far into the future.

We are inviting women in the community to bring their sisters, daughters (aged 12 and over), mothers, grandmothers and friends.

Wear something red! n Things We Don’t Talk About will be screened on Sunday, November 5, 1.45-5pm, at Thirroul District Community Centre. The event will include: Welcome to Country, medicine songs with Perla Aura, the film, spoken poetry with Gabrielle Jones, Q&A with Linda Lion and Trish Fagnano. Tickets $15 online (via Eventbrite), $20 on the door. For more information, visit the Facebook page: Marigold Moon – Embodying the Heart and Womb. 2515

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What’s in flower

All these plants are blooming beautiful in November, writes Narelle Happ, owner of local business A Garden for Life.

Petrophile species – Conesticks Often confused with Isopogon species, which are also flowering now, though their flower is a richer yellow and they usually grow lower.

Conesticks like a well-drained position in a sunny spot, but will also grow in a dappled position if well-drained enough.

Actinotus helianthi – Flannel Flower Popular with painters, this cream-coloured flower is prolific in the bush at the moment, growing in large drifts under trees.

It enjoys a dappled light position with very good drainage. It will often disappear after a few years to pop up again once the seeds have germinated. Two other Actinotus varieties (Actinotus minor and the pink Actinotus forsythia) occur more frequently in the Blue Mountains, but have much smaller flowers.

Ricinocarpus pinifolius – Wedding Bush This flower is a true white where other native flowers are often creamier in colour.

Often insignificant until flowering, this shrub is found growing in the under-storey or on margins in the bush. It is prolific in flower and grows to approximately two metres.

It is best pruned back after flowering to maintain a bushy habit in the home garden as this encourages many more flowers and a beautiful show in spring.

Correa alba – White Correa The grey foliage has a furry texture that helps it withstand frontline coastal conditions.

It’s a small shrub, only growing to 1 metre, with white flowers for most of the year. The foliage makes a great contrast in the garden and can be grow in full sun or part shade. Prune twice a year to maintain a bushy habit. 2515

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Still Life with Panther

Meet Christine Sykes and John Svoronos, the couple holding an exhibition at Clifton School of Arts.

Christine Sykes and John Svoronos met in a Liverpool cafe, back in Christine’s uni days. Then, she dreamt of being an artist. “But my study and career took over and my fledgling attempts at painting were replaced by endless hours in art galleries looking at and learning about art – and finding out where the nearest coffee shop was!”

Fast-forward about 50 years to their retirement in Stanwell Park, to when Christine finally takes art classes, with painter Louise Ryder. “I was amazed to find that I could paint. Louise puts it down to all those years in art galleries. Friends kept saying, ‘You should have an exhibition’, so I suggested to John that we have a joint one.”

The couple told 2515 more: Christine: I am from Cabramatta, which is also where my mother spent most of her life having moved there from Tom Ugly’s hotel when she was a girl. As a Commonwealth public servant for over 35 years, I was based in Canberra with assignments in Queensland, China and Sydney. Since retiring five years ago and moving to Stanwell Park I have explored creative avenues including writing, acting as a member of SPAT and painting.

John: I was born in Pont De Chery, a village near Lyons in France. My family moved to Australia when I was about five years old and we lived in Liverpool. I have spent most of my life in and around the arts. This includes teaching art, being Community Arts Officer and doing commercial art such as staging events.

We have one son, who is also an artist and currently works at Footscray Community and Cultural Centre in Melbourne.

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What do you admire about each other’s work?

Christine: John’s work is large, expressive and always a surprise. Its vibrancy, use of colour and shade, and its monumentality astound me. John has always explored his vision with honesty and passion. His exhibitions at the Casula Powerhouse, in Canberra and Beijing blew me away with their intensity, their diversity and yet their consistency.

John: Christine has an instinct for naturalistic painting, especially for colour, tone and composition.

What’s in the name, Still Life with Panther?

Christine: “Still Life” refers to the genre of my painting, but even in stillness there is often movement. “The Panther” is an escarpment myth which is in our minds. It may be a delusion, but it has the power of suggestion. As such it is John’s motive for painting this series.

What can we expect to see at this show?

Christine: The show will highlight the differences in our work. My paintings are small, naturalistic and detailed. They consist mainly of still life paintings. There is an abundance of flowers, fruit and seashells intermingled with Chinese pottery.

John: Impressions of the escarpment and scenes around Stanwell Park. My work incorporates images, words (poetry) and myths. I want to share want I have done in the wonderful space provided. n Still Life with Panther will be at Clifton School of Arts, November 24-26, call 0403 388 292. 2515

GENTLE REFLECTIONS The Barracks Art Studios Thirroul (BAST) will hold its inaugural member’s exhibition – Gentle Reflections – in November at the iconic Clifton School of Arts, on Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Clifton.

The exhibition will feature current and past BAST members, including Judy Bourke, T.S. Zaracostas, Maylee Jones, Frank Nowlan, Garry Jones, Mary Wingrave, and Michele Elliot.

While the exhibition is not a themed show, the title Gentle Reflections is a tribute to the late Ian Gentle, who, besides being an inspirational person and local artist, had been resident in the School of Art building prior to its current incarnation as a community gallery space.

BAST is an association of Illawarra artists housed within the NSW Railway heritage building ‘The Barracks’, at 1 Church Street Thirroul. BAST was incorporated as a local artist-run initiative on

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Cameron Campbell, communications officer at Stanwell Park Arts Theatre (SPAT), reports.

PANTOMIME UPDATE! This year’s panto has been cast and we are ready to roll!

SPAT’s 43rd annual Christmas Pantomime, Miss Lily’s Holiday Home and the Stealing of Christmas, has been written by Stanwell Park’s very own Sage McAteer. The performances will be on 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 December. Please check out the website to book your tickets soon. www.spat.org.au SPATULAR CHILDREN’S DRAMA WORKSHOP Spatular will be back again in January 2018. Spatular is a drama workshop for children aged 7 to 13 years. Places will be limited so keep an eye out on the SPAT website.

the 21st of December 2012, and has come to represent a vibrant visual arts hub, housing five members with dedicated studio space, as well as an Artist in Residence studio that is available for short-term lease by application.

BAST and its member artists are actively involved in the local and regional art scene, with individuals exhibiting nationally and internationally.

BAST opens its studio spaces to the public annually during the Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival, and can be contacted via its website at barracksartstudiosthirroul.org or visit our Facebook page “BarracksArtStudiosThirroul”.

We look forward to seeing you at the exhibition.

– Garry Jones, secretary of the Barrack Art Studios Thirroul association n Gentle Reflections, Clifton School of Arts, November 3-6, 10am-5pm daily. Opening night: Friday, Nov 3, 6-8pm 2515

BOOK NOW FOR SPAT’S CHRISTMAS PANTO Christmas Pantomime – Sat & Sun, Dec 9 & 10; Fri, Sat, Sun, Dec 15, 16 & 17 • Book tickets online at www.spat.org.au

together for a few rehearsals then perform at a semi annual outdoor evening of music, a family event where the audience can sit on picnic blankets, eat and enjoy lovely instrumental music. So dust off that old tuba or flute and come have a play! Performance and rehearsal venue will be the CWA Hall and grounds Stanwell Park. Contact our music director Alison Garvie: agarvie@aapt.net.au or 0408 089 262.

SPAT COMMITTEE RE-ELECTED The election of the SPAT Committee for 2017/2018 in October signalled the start of a new SPAT Year and new opportunities YOU’RE INVITED TO JOIN THE ORCHESTRA! to join us. The plan is to continue to offer a wide range of arts The Northern Illawarra needs a community orchestra, so SPAT performances for the benefit of our community but also to do is forming one! We are now looking for wind, percussion and something new! SPAT is for all of us so please get involved. string musicians to help us create one. The aim is to get Visit www.spat.org and contact us. We’d love to see you! 2515

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Anzac project

Member for Heathcote Lee Evans visited Scarborough Public School on October 13 to be a part of the school’s participation in the Anzac Memorial Centenary Project

Lee Evans (at right) puts soil in the sample bag.

The project involves taking soil samples from designated sites around NSW to be used in a permanent commissioned artwork in Hyde Park.

Principal of Scarborough Public School Chris Hopkins invited Mr Evans to the event.

Soil is being collected from First World War memorial sites or from nearby schools if there is no memorial.

For more, visit www.anzacmemorial.nsw.gov. au/anzac-memorial-centenary-project. 2515

Scarborough Art Show The 2017 Scarborough Art Show was a huge success.

One of the show’s event managers, Shane Adams, reports.

More than 1500 people attended the 19th Scarborough Art Show, held from October 6 to 8.

On display were works from 164 artists. More than 425 people The 2017 Scarborough Art attended the Show. Photo: supplied. opening night.

School principal Chris Hopkins and popular local artist Ashley Frost officially opened the show.

The show, organised by Scarborough Public School parents, was a feast for the eyes, with visitors flocking to the region to delight in the paintings, prints, photographs and sculptures on

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offer. The event was well catered and also featured an eclectic mix of local musicians to entertain the crowds.

Art sales were robust in raising funds for the school P&C to support the students’ education.

This year’s show once again featured the Artspark competition, open to students from Illawarra public primary schools to create pieces inspired by this year’s theme of sustainability.

Winners came from Helensburgh, Stanwell Park, Austinmer and Scarborough public schools.

When the event finished at 4pm on Sunday, October 8, parents of Scarborough Public School students put in a massive effort to take down the remaining works and return them to the artists.

The art show’s gallery space was then transformed back into a school – ready for its students the next day. 2515

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for the book, to get a sense of oral history or the history that might have been passed down through families.

Newspapers of the period were a great source. No doubt, though, I also missed a lot of information.

Once you start researching a particular period, there is so much to know. I have always gone on hikes around the Illawarra, but I spent more time at Lake Illawarra, Mullet Creek, Author and up at Mount Kembla. I visited local Catherine history museums (in Albion Park, for example, I McKinnon. saw a replica of the Tom Thumb); went for a sail on a replica of the Endeavour. I also tried to find objects from each period, and where I could, handle them – guns, butter churns, clothes. I spent time viewing landscape paintings of the different periods and tried to read about what had happened to the land itself, and to the waterways. I also read a lot about climate change, and future global predictions. 2515

Dr Catherine McKinnon is a writer who lives in Jamberoo and teaches creative writing at the University of Wollongong. On November 8, she’ll be talking about aspects of her latest novel, Storyland, at Thirroul Library.

Storyland is set around Lake Illawarra, told from five perspectives and spans four centuries. What challenges did you come up against while writing this book?

The amount of research for the different periods was a challenge and, as can sometimes be the case, also a pleasure. To create a storyworld you need to feel comfortable with the realities of that world and that takes time.

How did you solve these challenges?

So for Storyland, I started my research by spending time in the Mitchell Library, reading diaries, letters and the Historical Records of NSW. The UOW library is a brilliant resource, we have lots of great historical books and, at UOW, we also have a great many good researchers – so I read the work of other researchers on the history of Chinese in the Illawarra, our Indigenous history, our environmental history. The Wollongong Central Library had great maps and historical books and also histories written by locals. There were/are also lots of neighbours or locals who are interested in talking about where they live, and who I have had discussions with about the history of the area.

I interviewed various locals and Indigenous elders

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AUTHOR TALKS AT THIRROUL LIBRARY

Book via the library’s website, Eventbrite or call Thirroul Library 4227 8191 for more information. Talks are free.

5PM, WED, NOV 1: Jules François has an obsession with all things French: cuisine, wine and literature. Her latest book is Notes & Nostalgies: From My Paris Kitchen.

5PM, WED, NOV 8: Catherine McKinnon speaks about her ambitious and moving novel Storyland.

5PM, WED, NOV 15: The Shifting Light is the second novel by members of a Sydney book club written under the pseudonym Alice Campion.

Meet the Alices as they discuss writing collaboratively.

5PM, WED, NOV 22: Join Rita Balshaw, a health and fitness ambassador and the Wombarra-based author of Hippies in the City – Natural Urban Remedies, as she discusses her experience with recipes and remedies.

PLUS! SAT, NOV 4 AT WOLLONGONG ART GALLERY: Rock writer and author Jeff Apter will hold a Biography Writing Workshop ($75, 10.30am2pm) and a talk and signing of his latest book, High Voltage: The Life of Angus Young ($10, 2.30-3.30pm). 2515

Meet the Chamber’s exec Each month, 2515 introduces a volunteer serving on Northern Illawarra Chamber of Commerce’s executive committee. This month, meet NICC’s deputy president, Tanya Parry.

Please tell us about yourself and your career path.

I am the co-founder, co-owner and business manager of two local businesses, Switched On Mechanical and Switched On Tyres.

Initially a University of Sydney trained lawyer, my role at Switched On Mechanical and Switched On Tyres focuses on all areas of business management and business development.

I am also a mother of two young children, and together with my husband (local mechanic, Brook), we work together to ensure that Switched On Mechanical and Switched On Tyres each remains an industry leader in automotive services.

expanding our tyre division in 2016, it was only appropriate that Switched On Tyres also became a member business, to ensure that both businesses can continue to benefit from the valuable exposure that the NICC provides.

Being a member of the NICC provides an opportunity to enter the annual Illawarra Business Awards, which celebrate and recognise business excellence in the Illawarra region.

Our workshop was a finalist for Excellence in Sustainability at the 2017 Illawarra Business Awards, with respect to our best environmental management practices. n NICC was a finalist in the Local Chamber of Commerce category in the 2017 Illawarra Business Awards. The chamber will next meet for a networking night on Tuesday, November 7 at Thirroul Community Centre. Entry $15, with a presentation by Mike Berghuis, of Evolved Bushfire Protection, and catering by Crust Pizza. NICC’s annual Shop & Win promotion runs until November 10. Visit nicc.net.au. 2515

What do you personally enjoy about being part of NICC? By living and working in Helensburgh, we are already a part of this wonderful community, but being an active member of the NICC has allowed us to be more visible in the community and actively participate more for the benefit of the local area.

For example, in the chamber’s various projects, with my personal favourite being the NICC initiative to install two potentially lifesaving automated defibrillators at Thirroul and Helensburgh library. This particular project is a benefit to not only the local community, but to general visitors and tourists in the area. I am hopeful that they will never be used, but at least the resources are available if ever required.

Additionally, being an active member of the NICC has resulted in valuable business connections, formed as a result of attending the monthly networking meetings or business events.

How has your business benefited from being part of NICC? Initially, Switched On Mechanical was only a member of the NICC, but due to the value of membership that the NICC affords, upon

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Coledale has won several awards for its kitchen garden program.

Photos: Lara McCabe, Coledale Public School

Kids dig it

Coledale Public School’s Living Classroom Garden has proved that outdoor learning is good for young minds – and tummies.

Lara McCabe, a parent volunteer involved in the project, reports.

Have you heard the saying, “Planting a seed is dreaming of tomorrow”? The students at Coledale Public School have been planting seeds in their Living Classroom Garden for more than seven years. Part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, the program is a wonderful outdoor classroom.

In today’s age of supermarket-sourced produce, this initiative allows students to learn to grow and care for a variety of organic vegetables and fruits.

The children’s knowledge of nutrition is also fed – they get to cook healthy meals using seasonal fruit and veggies harvested from their own school garden. From seed to meal, the kids get to enjoy planting and caring for plants, then cooking and eating the produce with their class.

Joanne Chilton manages the program at Coledale Public School. Joanne runs three lessons each term from grades 3 to 6, while kindy, grade 1 and 2 students regularly have outdoor classes in the garden with their teacher. There is great diversity of

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food grown in the school garden – the harvest includes bananas, arrowroot, kaffir lime leaves, mulberries and macadamia nuts.

Seasonal produce that always grows well includes herbs, cabbage, silver beet, snow peas and potatoes. This year we had a glut of 27 pumpkins.

More unusual crops include broad beans, galangal, guavas and finger limes.

The children learn about sustainability too. Each day their food scraps are collected and recycled in the bathtub worm farm and worm towers. Later, the compost feeds the garden.

Joanne’s aim is to make the school garden program self-sufficient. Funds are raised by selling excess produce to parents at afternoon pick-up time and also to Coledale’s Earth Walker & Co. General Store and Cafe.

Ciara Kulmar, co-owner and kitchen manager at Earth Walker, says: “Buying produce from the school garden means we not only support the local kids’ program but it also meets our business goal of

using local, seasonal and sustainable produce in our menus.�

Parents and community members can contribute by volunteering to help during gardening lessons, maintaining and watering the garden during school holidays, and donating seeds and seedlings along with staples, such as flour and eggs for the cooking classes.

The Coledale Living Classroom program has won several Wollongong City Council Rise and Shine Awards and received grants for building the food garden, frog ponds and an indigenous garden.

The children love being outdoors and the fact that they get to make their own meals, such as vegetarian Vietnamese rolls, leek and silver beet pizza and herb scones.

Joanne most enjoys educating the children about nutrition and practical garden skills, such as harvesting, mulching, maintaining a healthy organic soil – and, of course, planting seeds for the future. 2515

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Photos: NSW Business Chamber

Main: The Radnidge family and Symbio team celebrate.

Below left: Kevin Fallon.

Below right: Symbio accepts the Excellence in Business award.

Roaring success!

Symbio racks up awards Well done to Helensburgh’s Symbio Wildlife Park!

Our local zoo won an amazing five awards at the 2017 IMB Bank Illawarra Business Awards gala presentation night, held at WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong on Friday, October 20.

As well as Business of the Year, Symbio also won the awards for Excellence in Innovation, Excellence in Tourism and Excellence in Business. The Young Business Executive prize went to Kevin Fallon, the zoo’s marketing and creative services manager, the social media visionary behind the series of viral

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videos and photos that have thrust the relatively small, Radnidge family-owned zoo into the international spotlight.

When Symbio launched its Farmyard this year, general manager Matt Radnidge told 2515 he reckons what sets Symbio apart from other zoos is that it offers visitors an immersive experience.

“We get consistent feedback about the interactive side of Symbio; how close you feel and how close you can get to a lot of the animals – really close, intimate encounters,” he said. 2515

help others Janice Creenaune meets Veronica Oaten, a surgical corsetry fitter in the Illawarra before her retirement. Veronica now employs her crochet, knitting and sewing skills to help raise funds for charity.

At 78, Veronica Oaten exudes an indefatigable energy and great warmth for her charitable pursuits. Working for many causes, she crochets, knits, sews patchwork and quilts, all without patterns, all self-taught skills, and all for charity.

Veronica and her husband, Colin, immigrated to Australia from northern England more than 48 years ago.

“I use my skills to give to others,” Veronica said.

“It was my mother who is always my inspiration.

She did for everyone. Nothing was ever too much trouble. I try to continue to carry on her efforts.”

Veronica works predominantly to raise funds for Aussie Helpers and through her work she wants Australians to be able to stay on the land.

“Aussie Helpers tries to keep the dream alive for farmers. The charity is operated by volunteers with no government assistance, in most states in Australia and continues to fight poverty in the bush. There is a great sense of community spirit within the group and I am proud to be part of it.

“The beneficiaries of Aussie Helpers are genuine people going through tough times and once they get back on their feet the flow-on to local rural communities and country towns is enormous.

Every little bit helps and my part is to raise money to assist and by selling my goods at stalls.”

The charity helps in so many ways: counselling, visits, building, strengthening and supporting families in the bush, paying for medical treatments, self-harm and suicide prevention, and maintaining water supplies.

Veronica mainly sells her beautiful creations at the Thirroul Uniting Church on Market Day, held four times a year. Her beautiful work – crocheted hand-towels, Tunisian crocheted coathanger covers, hand-sewn quilts, decorated tea cosies, scarves and much more – sells easily.

Veronica works all the time. “I do it while my husband is driving, in front of the TV, on the train.

I must keep my hands busy always. I am driven to make things. I cannot sit and do nothing and I would rather spend my money on wool and supplies than anything else.”

She said donations to the cause, in the form of craft supplies and goods, are always welcome.

“Many of my friends offer supplies, and it all goes to helping others eventually.”

She also knits and crochets blankets for the homeless, beanies for soldiers and the homeless.

Sometimes Veronica offers her works to Father Chris Riley’s Youth Off the Streets charity, helping disadvantaged young people.

“I make knee rugs for Coledale Hospital patients.

Some patients really appreciate the warmth across their upper legs as they sit, but they also like the little roses and various patterns across the piece.”

Veronica has had to modify some techniques due to decreasing strength in her fingers. It does not, however, stop her from her course of action.

“I was evacuated as a child in England; we were bombed three times, but the deprivation produced results and skills. We learned to make do, never waste anything and taught to understand that we must help each other to survive.”

Veronica was inspired by her mother but continues to be motivated by others in her sewing group, held at Thirroul District Community Centre each Wednesday morning.

“I love the camaraderie and friendship in our group but I also feel like I am helping somebody and that is a wonderful feeling. I have been lucky in my life and we all need to help each other.”

Veronica Oaten may feel fortunate herself, but it is her charitable deeds for which we all should remain indebted. n Janice Creenaune is a voluntary worker, a ‘local hero’ for the Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Foundation, helping to raise awareness of the disease. 2515

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Have a say Write to 2515! Email editor@2515mag.com.au

A TRIBUTE TO DEAN MERCER I have two comments on the October issue.

Thank you for publishing Kirk Gilmour’s story on the Mercers … it caused tears to flow, as it has done to others with whom I shared it with.

I was asked to write a poem for the memorial service held at Thirroul SLSC … I recalled one I had written many years earlier when Dean won his first Open Ironman title and passed that over for comment. The response was, ‘Great, can you write a finishing verse?’, which I did. A copy is below.

– Ross Taylor, Thirroul IRONMAN SUPREME, BY ROSS TAYLOR Heats, quarters and semi’s, by athletes tuned so fine, The final sixteen are on the starting line.

From all over Australia they came, For a chance at glory and Ironman fame.

Years of training their course is set, The odds have been laid, you bet.

The silence is broken by the starter’s gun, This is it, all hoping to be number one.

He is headed into the surf, Unlike a jockey, the water’s his turf.

The draw has been made, Ski leg comes first, Clear the shore, an energy sapping burst.

Waves are moderate to large, Eyes dash, paddles clash, bash and barge.

Turn the cans, heading in the right direction, A bit of rudder, a slight correction.

Trying for runners out of reach, Grab a wave that takes him to the beach.

SHARON NEEDS A HOME!

This is Sharon, the most affectionate, smoochy cat we have ever had!

She loves being with you, following you around and supervising everything you do. She is an inside-only cat who is great company for anyone. We also have lots of kittens in care, but Sharon is the best cat to come into our care. She is special!

Want to adopt or foster? Email Julie-ann on ccarpetrehoming@tpg.com.au or Helensburgh’s Country Companion Animal Rescue. 2515

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First transition, with swim leg next, It’s tense, it’s close, what can one expect.

Channels dragging swimmers off their course, These Ironmen find extra courage, extra force.

Maintain effort with mounting pride, Others catch a wave, take a free ride.

Still swimming hard all the way, The thought is there, “this is my day.”

At the beach, last transition, onto the board, Already he is breaking from the horde.

Other paddlers clear out the back, Extra effort to catch the leading pack.

A clear run onto the can, Determined to be number one Ironman.

Make up distance, close the gap, Concentrate, ensuring no mishap.

Has he chosen the winning alley?

How many ahead? Take a quick tally.

A swell, a half chance turns into a wave, In his mind “this is the win I crave.”

Nearing home his eyes are gleaming, Lungs and muscles hurt, the body’s screaming.

Sore and aching, his heart is thumping, Pushed by legs like pistons pumping.

He’s on the beach, a sprint to the line, Passed the leader, “the race is mine.”

The crowd is cheering on the beach, An achievement thought to be out of reach.

Family and friends have watched this feat, Too often they’ve seen him taste defeat.

A parents pride, a boyhood dream, Today, Australian champion, Ironman supreme.

He was tenacious, an inspiration to all, There have been many who heeded his call.

His cheekiness combined with THAT grin, Has challenged others, to go on and win.

The wave dies when it reaches the shore, This Ironman, we shall see no more.

There is this bond, that we cannot sever, May his memory, live with us, forever.

BAN PLASTIC BAGS New Ward 1 Wollongong City Councillor Jenelle Rimmer wrote to 2515, expressing her support for a ban on plastic bags: “Clean waterways and beaches are particularly vital here in the northern Illawarra. We heavily rely on our picturesque coastline for economic prosperity.

“I have taken the Plastic Free Wollongong pledge. As a new Councillor I will be working with my fellow elected representatives to not only continue to bring awareness to this issue but drive change at a local level.” 2515

Pictured left is one of Lachlan’s photographs.

Below, from left to right: Billy Fisher, Felix Needham and Lachlan Starling.

Lifeology With Terri Ayliffe.

ENDLESS BUMMER Three young artists from Wombarra and Thirroul will hold a show of work titled Endless Bummer, opening at 7pm on Friday, November 3, running until Sunday November 5 at Thirroul’s Black-Gold gallery, 1/269 Lawrence Hargrave Drive. The exhibition will feature works by Lachlan Starling (the Bulli High student who won last year’s Doug Moran photographic prize for those in years 9 to 10); TIGS Year 12 student Billy Fisher (winner of a National Gallery of Australia’s Summer Art Scholarship) and local artist Felix Needham. “The exhibition’s aim is to highlight the strong youth culture in the Northern Illawarra,” Billy told 2515. 2515

FINDING DORY MOONLIGHT MOVIE SATURDAY, NOV 18 Gather your picnic blankets and take the family along to Thirroul Beach Reserve for an outdoor movie night. The free community screening of Disney’s Finding Dory comes courtesy of Wollongong City Council and Thirroul’s Horizon Credit Union, which is celebrating its 15th year. You don’t even have to cook! There’ll be food stalls aplenty from 6pm, with the movie screening at 8pm. 2515

Self-love is the regard for one’s own wellbeing and happiness.

Hold on a second…

So, you are saying my happiness is my own responsibility?

Yes, that is exactly what I am saying.

In my youth, I believed the happiness of others was more important than my own. My willingness to sacrifice what I wanted and needed for others left me unfulfilled and unhappy. Each relationship I created at this time was laden with expectation.

I needed someone else to help me feel appreciated, loved and happy.

One day, with my head in my hands, as I wondered why I couldn’t find happiness, I thought to myself: “Perhaps I have this all wrong, is it really someone else’s responsibility to help make me feel happy?”

I began to understand the relationships I had created would always disappoint me. I entered them needing something from the person. I had expectations that could never be fulfilled and I was bound to leaving the relationship unfulfilled. What if I learnt to give myself what I seek, could I then have relationships that were built around want?

Could I choose people that I sought nothing from except companionship?

“OK,” I thought, “How do I achieve this?”

Well, I could start with setting boundaries, by learning to say ‘No’. That would give me selfprotection and self-respect. And I could forgive myself for things I had done wrong. And I could become responsible for my wellbeing and happiness.

There is a saying: “You can’t love someone else until you learn to love yourself.” The truth is, if I ask you to love me when I can’t love myself, it will always be about what you can offer me and rarely will the love be about you.

Love for oneself allows for true and authentic love for others. 2515 n Terri Ayliffe (BA Psych, Grad Dip Psych) is an artist, writer, life coach, philosopher, humanist and lover of all things. Have a question? Email terriayliffe@gmail.com.

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Dr Rob Brander looks at Stanwell Park’s dunes – circa 1920 and today.

Last month I said I’d talk about the Stanwell Park dunes, asking whether we “needed them”. Like all the other sand dunes in the Illawarra, they are not a natural system. They’ve been heavily modified over time, first by land clearing, then by sand removal and more recently by revegetation and stabilisation practices by the Council and dune care groups.

However, what we now have is a big and beautiful dune system but, boy, does it seem to polarise public opinion!

Many people believe that the sand wrapped up in the dunes has reduced the sand available to the beach and sand banks, thereby altering the shape of the beach and affecting the quality of the surf.

Getting rid of the dune, or some of the dune, by removing the vegetation would presumably fix this,

as it would allow for some of the sand to be returned to the surf zone by the combined action of waves and offshore winds.

Others love the dunes simply for the beautiful coastal environment and ecosystem they represent, while some appreciate the protection they provide to the surf club from the massive coastal storm waves we’ll eventually get.

It’s interesting to compare “then and now” pictures of the beach and dune system shown here (thanks to Jim Powell of Helensburgh’s Historical Society for supplying the photo, circa 1920, on the opposite page). Even then land clearing had already taken place, so it’s hard to know what the dunes looked like before people started messing with them. What you can see is a wide, sandy beach with what seems to be a large ‘blowout’ dune migrating inland next to the southern lagoon. At least the sand would clearly blow inland as there’s virtually no dune vegetation to stop it. These types of dunes are most common on high energy beaches

(like Stanwell Park) and the wind-blown sand likely would have been a nuisance so that sand removal was probably encouraged.

Now compare this to the more recent photo above, where the dunes are heavily vegetated, creating a large and stable foredune system. There’s less sand blowing around and the beach appears to be narrower, which it is, but some of my students did a study that showed the historical shoreline position is pretty much the same as it’s always been.

Regardless of whether you like the dunes or not, it’s important to remember that anything we do to alter natural systems has feedback effects, some good, some bad, and there is often no perfect solution that will make everyone happy. But really, I think we should all be grateful for the beautiful coastline we have. Have a twilight picnic on the dunes someday – it’s pretty special!

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continued from page 48 medal in the Tube rescue and two silver medals in the board relay and Taplin relay. This helped the Youth team take out the Club Championships title.

After two weeks of travelling around the UK with his father and grandfather, Jake returned to Portreath to compete in the Opens Great British Championships.

The conditions at Portreath were the opposite to Holywell Bay as the surf looked more like a bay: flat as a tack. Those conditions really didn’t suit Jake as it took the ability to handle waves out of the equation.

Despite the lack of surf, Jake managed an eighth placing in the Open board semi-final which got him a spot in the final.

When the final came around the tide had gone out and it was a long run start before competitors

even reached the board. Jake managed to stay with the front runners and was gaining on first place as they approached the beach, but the waves and runners just didn’t happen and Jake ran out of ocean just as he’d looked like improving his position in the race.

It was a tight race up the beach with seven competitors vying for 3rd place. Unfortunately for Jake he finished 9th but it was a great effort for a 16-year-old in an Opens race against 20-year-oldand-over competitors.

Jake then competed in two team events for the Portreath club and he helped his team get two silver medals in the Open board relay and Open Taplin relay. n Watch Jake’s board final on YouTube via the Thirroul SLSC Surf Sports Academy channel. 2515

Surfer in push for WSL title

Nic Squiers.

Photos: April Boughton Photography

Local surf coach and competitor Nic Squiers is fundraising to cover his travel expenses in a bid to climb the World Surf League rankings.

The 2017 World Surf League (WSL) competition is winding down and Nic, who has only be abe to compete in three events this year, has slipped down the WSL rankings.

“Without a major sponsor, he has to foot the travel expenses himself,” according to Illawarra Surf Academy, of which Nic is head coach.

“For Nic to be able to compete in the Australian Open of Surfing at Manly next year, he needs to make up over 100 positions on the World rankings. This is very achievable as he has been on a tear recently.

“Our Illawarra Surf Academy (ISA) product store is overflowing and if we can sell half of our ISA clothing, drink bottles and accessories, Nic will be most of the

way there to subsidise his trip, and get one step closer to his goal of winning the Australian Open in front of a local crowd.

“Our products are available through illawarrasurfacademy.com.au. Please order online, or directly through Nic. “Any purchase is extremely appreciated.” n In other Illawarra Surf Academy news, the academy is set to hold its inaugural Girls Go Surfing Days at Thirroul in November and December.

Women’s surfing has been taking the world by storm over the past few years. Two dates are locked in for the next two months at Thirroul Beach: Saturday, November 11 and Saturday, December 9.

Each day kicks off with a two-hour surfing session with experienced and qualified coaches, and is followed by a beachside barbecue lunch, StreetBoards, games and activities.

Numbers are limited and are open for surfers of all ages and levels of ability.

Visit illawarrasurfacademy.com.au for more. 2515

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Jake Beaumont with one of the trophies he won during his UK trip.

Jake wins on UK trip

Championships at Holywell Bay on England’s Cornwall coast.

The surf was three- to four-foot high and Jake was excited as the conditions suited him for his board race. The water was a chilly 15°C, the tide was high and after finishing first in the semi-final, Jake was ready for the Under 17s board final. He was first in the water and was straight to the front, gliding over the waves and powering ahead with Thirroul surf lifesaver Jake Beaumont recently wowed each stoke.

By the time he reached the first buoy Jake was English crowds with his surf skills. Director of Surf Sports 40 metres in front, and once he hit the run home at Thirroul SLSC, and Jake’s dad, Troy Beaumont reports. he was 70 metres in front. Jake finished the race in Jake competed in the Youth and Open classes of the first place, well before second came in and the Great Britain Surf Life Saving Championships over English crowd was in disbelief as to how much Jake had won by. two weekends in August. He competed for Jake then competed in team events in the Under Portreath SLSC and they won the Super Club title 19s as Portreath SLSC felt he would help the team by accumulating the most points over four better in the older age group. Jake won a gold carnivals: Nippers, Youth, Opens and Masters.

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