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THIRROUL DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE AND LIBRARY 10TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS • Join us on Thursday, 20 June 10am-noon. Guest Speaker: Lord COASTAM. NEWSLocal History Guest Speaker: Dr Joe Davis.

Mayor Cr Gordon Bradbery Bulli High School Musical Performance. Out of the Blue Singers. Children’s story time with Lavender Lily. Morning tea provided after official ceremony. Bookings essential online via Eventbrite or wollongong.nsw.gov.au/library THIRROUL POETRY CLUB • 3rd Tuesday 4pm, drop-in. MUSIC IN THE LIBRARY • Saturday, 1 June, 11-noon. With musicians from the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music. COLOUR, COFFEE, CALMER • Wednesdays 5 & 19 June, 9.30am-noon.

No bookings required. CODE CLUB • Mon, 3 June, 3.30pm. Bookings required.

LEGO CLUB • 4th Wed of month at 3.30pm. Drop in at create with Lego. For 5 -12 years. STEAM PUNKS • 2nd Wed of month, 3.30pm. Drop in and meet new friends.

For 5 -12 years. STORYTIME & CRAFT • Fridays 7, 14, 21, 28 June, 10.30am. Drop in and enjoy preschool storytime. KIDS CONNECT – THIRROUL • Wednesday 3 & 10 April from 3.30pm. For ages 5 to 12. KNIT, STITCH, YARN • Wed, 5 June, 10.30am. Drop in. TECH HELP • Tuesdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 June, 1-2pm. Wednesdays 5, 12, 19, 26 June, 9.30-10.30am. Learn new skills. Bookings required.

SPAT SINGERS’ DINNER SHOW: ‘FOR GOD AND MAMMON’

With a three-course meal, the opportunity to join in the singing of popular choruses, and a mixture of ‘serious’ and ‘silly’ songs. 28 & 29 June and 5 & 6 July, pre-dinner drinks served from 7pm (also BYO to consume during dinner), CWA Hall, Stanwell Park, tickets $35 via www.spat.org.au. 2515

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Peter Lavilles is a 15-year-old bassoonist whose dream is to be a physicist (“maybe astrophysics or more modern physics like quantum physics, I’m not sure yet”). He lives in Thirroul, is in Year 11 at Smith’s Hill High School and plays for Bluescope Youth Orchestra. He also plays for a Thirroul U17s soccer team.

In March, Peter was part of the Celebration of Youth concert series, when Steel City Strings teamed up with Bluescope Youth Orchestra to create a spectacular 58-piece ensemble that performed in Kiama, Wollongong and Burradoo.

Peter was the feature soloist for Carl Maria von Weber’s Bassoon Concerto in F major.

In December 2018 he won the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music Concerto Competition.

He’s a young talent to watch!

2515 caught up with Peter at his home in Thirroul. “I just came back from a two-week tour around Greece with Bluescope Youth Orchestra, conducted by Nigel Edwards,” Peter said. “We went around the major cities in the southern mainland, including Athens, Tripoli, Mycenae and Delphi.”

Now it’s back to his regular routine. “Each morning, trying to wake up at 5.30am – but it doesn’t always end up that way! – so I can do some piano practice until I have to leave for school.”

In the evenings, he practices the bassoon for about an hour. His advice to young musicians is to

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practice with a purpose, not clock watch. “A lot of my practice before has just been saying ‘I’ve got to get 40 minutes done’. I wasn’t very good because I was just practising for the time. But then I found that if I try and set goals and say, ‘OK, I’m going to get this piece finished by this week’, that helped me a lot, so I have a purpose when I’m practising.”

Peter’s been playing piano for as long as he can remember, later he picked up the clarinet, then moved to bassoon four years ago.

“My mom is very musical, so she studied voice, piano and violin from a young age and then she went on to do singing opera as a career.”

His mum home-schooled Peter and his four siblings during their primary school years. They made friends through sport, church and other home-school groups. “I enjoyed it, it was fun.”

The bassoon is a somewhat unusual choice.

“It’s a woodwind instrument and it’s different to flutes and clarinets and all that because it has a double reed. It’s in the lower range – the range of a cello. It can be warm and mellow but it’s more often bouncy and joyful and comedic. People call it the comedian in the orchestra.”

Does that reflect your personality as well?

“A bit maybe.” Peter laughs.

“My teacher [Nigel Edwards] introduced it to me. I really liked it.

“My orchestra is Bluescope Youth Orchestra, that’s with the Conservatorium of Music.

“Listening to orchestral music, it just sounds amazing; the big sound, everyone joining together and being a part of it. I really, really enjoy that.

“Sometimes I can play piano for a few hours, just playing around for the fun of it. I love just making stuff up … it relaxes me.

“I have genres I like. I like Beethoven a lot … he’s very expressive. I also like jazz. Jazz is very fun, I play with my school band, on piano.

“What got me into jazz? Eric Dunan, from Wollongong Conservatorium. I played in the Con jazz band for a while, then joined the school jazz band. Because of that, I really like jazz now.”

At 2.30pm on Sunday, June 16, Peter will play at IPAC Wollongong in Sydney Concert Orchestra’s From Book to Baton II, a concert featuring music from Pirates of the Caribbean, The King and I, Indiana Jones and other movies. Tickets $45-$70 via merrigong.com.au.

Locals should also look out for Peter later this year. “Each year for Christmas for the past eight or nine years, with other students from Austinmer All Saints Church Anglican Church, we have busked at Thirroul Station to raise money for the children living in Warilla Women’s Refuge Centre, to buy them Christmas presents. Last year, we busked from 6-8 am, and raised over $1000.” 2515

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Coledale’s Paul and Colleen Keetley, teachers of Sahaja Yoga Meditation.

TRY YOGA MEDITATION

At 7.30pm on July 3, seize the chance to find your ‘self in silence’, thanks to Meditate Australia’s free event at UOW. 2515 met Coledale’s Sahaja Yoga Meditation teacher Paul Keetley to find out more about the main event and the free meditation nights coming up at Wollongong Library.

Please tell us a bit about yourselves.

We are Paul and Colleen Keetley, of Coledale, teachers of Sahaja Yoga Meditation.

Careers-wise we are directors of a holistic therapeutic devices company since 2001.

We both came to Sahaja Yoga Meditation as seekers of truth, and have practised for 30 years.

In the Illawarra we have run meditation programs for the University of Wollongong,

What are the benefits of Sahaja Yoga Meditation?

The benefits for us are the empowerment, to centre ourselves, to balance and clear ourselves energetically. Everything taught and offered in Sahaja Yoga is always free, and taught by volunteers. This is a universal practice anybody can use, irrespective of background or religious faith.

Benefits that Sydney University researchers proved to accrue to regular practitioners include work-stress-reduction and general health improvement. (Read more at www.hindawi.com/ journals/ecam/2011/960583/).

But your greatest gift is a new level of awareness, of new self-knowledge, and mastery. Personally, you begin to feel your own subtle energy body and how to balance and clear.

When asked about the difference between Sahaja Yoga and other meditations, we explain there are relaxation or concentration exercises, branded as meditation. However, the difference between true yoga and these are the means and methods used, with the resulting target experiences of Kundalini rising, and spontaneous thoughtless awareness.

Who founded Sahaja Yoga Meditation?

Our path was founded by an extraordinary woman and Nobel nominee, Shri Mataji (1923–2011, more information at shrimataji.org).

Her desire was to awaken our core central evolutionary energy and so help all humanity spiritually. She visited Wollongong in 1992.

What is Meditate Australia?

A national outreach tour in July by younger Sahaja yogis from around the world. On July 3 at 7.30pm, at UOW Innovation Campus, they are hosting a large free program.

Plus, there will be a seven-week “Know Your Self ” follow-up course starting on Thursday, July 4, held weekly on Thursdays at 7pm at Wollongong Central Library. n For more details: call 0418 919 887, visit www.meditateaustralia.com.au or watch “Experience Peace Within – How Sahaja Yoga meditation works”, an interview with Paul and Colleen at https://youtu.be/qW3XIIkGIr4. 2515

SHRI MATAJI 1923-2011

Nobel prize nominee, founder of Sahaja Yoga Kundalini Meditation.

“Truth is what it is. We cannot change it.” – Shri Mataji, Wollongong, 1992 6­ / 2515­/ JUNE

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Austinmer-based writer Suzanne Vernon has been jotting down thoughts since childhood, exploring the power of words to capture a moment, suggest new ideas and to be understood in different ways by different people. Now retired from teaching and academic work, Suzanne is discovering more of her affinity with the Illawarra after living here for 40 years.

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For state and national comps, subscribe to Newsbite (see writingnsw.org.au).

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Did you follow the long yellow streamer welcoming, notice the trees with limbs outstretched beckoning, the gossamer banners festooning a greeting, the arrows pointing the way?

Did you notice the signs to slow the traffic and let you pass, the flashing lights telling you you’re near, the mists swept into the valleys and the sun on the ridges lighting your way?

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MINDFULNESS FOR WINTER WELLBEING

By Dr Susan Sumskis PhD, Nan Tien Institute Lecturer, Acting Head of Health & Social Wellbeing

is a daily necessity at this time of the year.

Take a moment to sit quietly somewhere, with no distractions. Scan through your body to check in with how you are feeling physically. Are you tired, are you sore, how is your level of energy really? When was the last time you gave yourself a break with some physical self-care?

What’s happening in your head? Are your thoughts racing? Are you able to watch your thoughts flow past, like clouds in the sky, without jumping to emotion, judgment or action?

Know that thoughts are just arising ideas, they arrive in our mind just like sounds arrive at our ears. If we tried to interpret and respond to every single sound that arrives at our ears, we would not have time to do anything else.

Thoughts are the same, we can wisely choose those which we will spend time with and those which we will just let flow by.

Did you know that the average life cycle of a thought is 20 seconds? Don’t panic, if you let one flow by, you can be guaranteed that another one will follow – and you can ignore that one too!

Kick off winter body and mind preparations by downloading Nan Tien Institute’s free Mindful Check-in app – see nantien.edu.au/about-us/ check-in or download free from your app store.

Winter is a time of slowing down.

Despite an increasing modern disconnection of our mind’s awareness of what our body is up to, the body goes into winter mode whether we like it or not.

Winter is a time of recovery from the long summer hours of activity. It offers a valuable opportunity to slow down, internalise, replenish, rejuvenate, nurture mind and body. Unfortunately, we have learned to override or ignore the body’s signals of tiredness and exhaustion, which means a depleted immune system.

Arriving at the cold and flu season in a depleted state is being perfectly prepared to catch something. The practice of mindfulness is asking us to develop a wise relationship with our body (sensations, feelings, emotions) and mind (thoughts). Deliberately setting an intention to inquire into our own physical and mental wellbeing 2515

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BEEF CHILLI BASIL STIR-FRY INGREDIENTS 10g hot chillies 2 tbsp vegetable oil 250g thin sliced beef 2 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp light soy sauce 1 tsp fish sauce 1 tsp white sugar 1 handful Thai sweet basil ¼ cup of water Vegetables cut into thin slice as much as you like 1 cup steamed rice

WINTER WARMTH A recipe to chase the chills away!

Bom (pictured) and Sam Jotikasthira run the Black Duck Bistro at Scarborough-Wombarra Bowlo.

Here Bom shares a recipe to warm heart and soul, and banish the winter chill!

Simply heat oil in the fry pan on medium to low heat, add garlic and chilli and let it cook for 15-20 seconds, add sliced beef to the pan and keep stirring. Once beef is almost cooked, add vegetables. Add all the sauces and let it sit for a minute or two. Add some water and basil.

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ON BOARD WITH SURFRIDER

By Coledale’s Susie Crick, chair of Surfrider Foundation Australia.

During the past month the Surfrider Foundation held two ‘paddle out’ actions on the South Coast to oppose Norwegian mining giant Equinor in their bid to drill for oil in what is reputed to be some of the roughest seas on the planet, in a Marine Park 372 kilometres off the coast in the Great Australian Bight. We had a tremendous turn-out from 2515 residents at the Wollongong event; the wind and rain couldn’t keep the crowds away.

Readers might be wondering why we are fussing about something that is happening thousands of kilometres away in the Great Australian Bight?

The answer is simple – if there was an oil spill then the effects on our Illawarra coastlines would be catastrophic. The #fightforthebight is just beginning and we need lots of volunteers to help us get this over the line.

DONATE TO KEEP SURFRIDER GOING Empty beverage containers are worth lots to us at the Surfrider Foundation. I’m excited to announce that we will have a donation button on the Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) at Woolworths in Bulli – please press ‘DONATE’ so that we can keep our programs going. Surfrider also has a collection box at Planet Childcare in Coledale.

IN TRAINING WITH AL GORE This month I’m attending training with Al Gore as part of his Climate Reality Leadership program.

Afterwards I plan to gather many like-minded folk from 2515 and have monthly meetings where we map our way to a better future for the next generation. Hands up if you are in!

CALL-OUT FOR SPONSORS Next April I have been invited to be a part of eXXpedition.com, and I’m so excited that I could combust. eXXpedition is a pioneering ocean sailing expedition circumnavigating the globe with the aim of raising awareness of, and exploring solutions to the devastating environmental and health impacts of single-use plastics and toxins in the world’s oceans.

I will be doing the Tahiti to the Cook Islands leg and am seeking sponsors so that through a visual diary I can show viewers what is happening in our oceans. If anyone can help find sponsors or promote the sail, please get in touch.

We are always seeking volunteers. Please email me at: southcoastnsw@ surfrider.org.au. 2515

EYE IN THE SKY

BY CHRIS DUCZYNSKI

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This photo was taken from above the Minnamurra River just before it enters the sea. We accompanied University of Wollongong Senior Lecturer Dr Sarah Hamylton from the Applied Science faculty who is studying the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems. She was here in the University research inflatable dinghy to map the effects of mangrove deforestation on the pristine areas surrounding the river. Perfect windless days and calm waters provided the perfect setting for aerial observations of this important marine environment. 2515

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MORAN PRIZE WINNER! At age 15, Coledale’s Mathias Decker has won one of Australia’s top photographic awards.

2515 reports.

A Coledale teenager has won a major Australian prize with a captivating image titled Fish People.

Mathias Decker won the Year 9-10 division of the 2019 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize, a prestigious national competition that invites photographers “to tell a story of how they experience living in Australia; places, people and lifestyle that make our lovable country quintessentially Australian”.

Judge Jim Filmer said of Fish People: “Mathias has captured a scene of a favourite Australian recreational activity, with the fishers not appearing to be fussed by the incoming storm and waves starting to crash onto the rocks. Great composition and wonderful use of negative space.”

The Moran prize awards night, on May 7, was held at Juniper Hall in Paddington, Sydney, with respected photographer Tamara Dean winning the

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main prize of $50,000 for her underwater photograph, Endangered.

“The awards night was pretty awesome,” Mathias told 2515. “Being one out of four winners on the night, and later being interviewed and congratulated by so many amazing photographers.”

Mathias kindly took time out from behind his camera to step in front of ours for this month’s cover shoot at Coledale Beach, and to answer 2515’s questions.

Congratulations on taking out a Moran prize!

Tell us about your winning shot .

Cheers! I took the photograph just north of Coledale in the 2515 area. The artwork is of three of my mates (Aidan Chamberlain, Jack Matuschka and Harrison Agnew) fishing from the rocks.

We had camped overnight on the beach and a

Mathias Decker’s winning shot: ‘Fish People’.

How did you get into photography and what do you like to photograph?

I first bought a GoPro when i was in year 4 and just loved going out into small shore breaks taking photos inside barrels and waves. I always loved looking at nature and thinking of light and how it could be used in an image. In year 6 I purchased a Canon 700D, which began the love I have for capturing photos of the ocean. I started taking photos on the beach or on a headland and when I was 14 I purchased a water housing for my camera.

I started bodyboarding on reefs and experiencing what waves looked liked from the water. Now I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark IV in an Aquatech Housing capturing as much of the ocean that it can throw at me. I occasionally go up the escarpment and get lost in the bush with my camera and have been getting into event photographing, shooting my mates’ bands, playing in the local area.

Tell us more about that water housing.

I house my camera in an Aquatech Imaging Solutions water housing. They are a great housing for beginners and professional photographers who want to capture artworks in the ocean. It houses most cameras and fits many lenses inside. It is awesome to have the variety of things you can do with them in the ocean.

storm came up in the morning. We thought we were going to get hit by the storm but it just missed us leaving us to wake up to a beautiful morning.

I entered this photo because it was quintessentially an artwork that depicts Australian culture.

Who’ve been your mentors and how have they encouraged you?

My Opa helped me purchase my cameras by paying me for jobs and encouraging me to save hard for what I wanted. Special thanks to my visual arts teacher, Ms Mary Costello from Edmund Rice, who is always encouraging me and for believing in my talent for photography. Another thanks to my mate, Lachy Starling, who is always encouraging and advising me on photography.

Give us some technical insights.

I shot this with a Canon 7D Mark II mounted with a 24-35mm lens. I made a couple of adjustments on What career do you have in mind? light room to spark up the artwork.

My goal is to be a successful photographer. It What did you win? What will you spend your prize money on? would be a dream if I could work in the photography world as I am very passionate about it I won $3000 for myself and $3000 for my school, and love experimenting with different shots and Edmund Rice. I’ve already invested all my money the impact it has on people. into a new camera and lens, upgrading to a 5D Mark IV. June 8 is World Oceans Day – what will you be up to?

Most likely I will be in the ocean and hopefully Please tell us a bit more about yourself. mother nature provides good weather and some I’m a 15-year-old kid from Coledale. I love nature awesome waves to surf or capture! and being in the ocean whenever I can.

I started surfing then changed to bodyboarding.

Where can readers see more of your images?

I love photographing portraits and landscapes of Most of my images are up on my Instagram @ the ocean. I attend Edmund Rice in Wollongong mathiasdeckerr and hopefully I will be creating a and am in year 10. website soon. I always appreciate it when I see one of my photos printed and a happy customer. 2515

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Aquaculture is an innovative industry. Photo: Andy Myers

PLANNING FOR A BLUE FUTURE Based at the University of Wollongong, the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security’s Blue Economy project is working towards a sustainable development model for the ocean. 2515 met Dr Michelle Voyer to find out more.

The Blue Economy project started as a small internal UOW investigation three years ago and has swelled to cover the entire NSW South Coast and form a framework for addressing challenges ahead. Rising sea levels, temperatures, changing species’ ranges, storm surges – to name a few.

“People are hungry for stories of hope. I think the Blue Economy does offer that,” says Dr Michelle Voyer, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS).

‘Big ticket’ blue industries on the South Coast include the Navy, tourism and recreation, ports and shipping, and fisheries aquaculture.

“The stand-out industry in terms of innovation is aquaculture on the South Coast. Aquaculture is seaweed as well as oysters and mussels.”

Businesses are using innovative technologies and equipment to farm seafood. “They’re also really good tight networks, so small family-owned farms working together to build the profile of South Coast oysters. They are doing some innovative stuff in marketing and branding.”

Blue Economy researchers have identified four areas of opportunity on the South Coast. One is niche seafood marketing (to boost premium products and funnel tourists into experiences like oyster trails). Then there’s blue tech (think underwater drones), design and manufacture (from boat design to an ingenious biofouling engineering project). Fourth and finally, there’s marine tourism and education.

“It’s that small-scale, niche experiential-type of stuff … there’s a guy down on in Eden, he takes people on foraging tours, linking in with the cruise ships. So they go out and go fishing, snorkelling and diving and get abalone and a lobster … then they’ll cook it up and eat it on a day out.

“There’s all kinds of cool little things happening and it’s just about harnessing the potential.”

“The Blue Economy as a concept is getting so much traction internationally. It is incredible.”

While a conference in Nairobi last year attracted

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15,000 delegates, the concept has yet to really take off in Australia, Michelle believes.

“To me, the Blue Economy is about trying to get in upfront and say, what do we want for our future of our oceans? We could get in now and do some strategic thinking about what’s going work for our region, what’s going to bring the best opportunities and what’s going to protect what we’ve got, and plan accordingly.

“We are entering a period of unpredictability and uncertain future and we know that there’s going to be some pretty significant environmental risks ahead.”

Michelle studied marine biology and did her PhD in social sciences. “My interest in the Blue Economy is the social equity dimension, the human dimension,” she says.

She has interviewed hundreds of fishermen and beach users, and says South Coast residents are “very passionate” about the ocean. “People get enormous spiritual and emotional benefits from being near the water. That does translate to this sense that it should be protected but where the debate comes is how you should do that.”

June 8’s World Oceans Day will be used to send a message of hope and marks the next step in the Blue Economy project – reaching out to the community via a participatory mapping tool (part of an honours thesis looking at the area from Port Kembla to Kiama). The aim is to identify what people want where – from marine protected areas to offshore wind farms, for instance.

With all our lives linked to the coast, who’s part of the Blue Economy? “It’s less about defining whether an industry is in or out, it’s more, are they actively working to reduce risk or reduce threats to the marine coastal environment? So things like regenerative operations that aim to regenerate the environment as well as draw an income from it – something like that would get a really big tick.

“You’re always aiming to be more blue – I mean, to be more environmentally friendly and to be more socially inclusive.” 2515

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By Fair Food Coordinator Kristin Watson The Slow Food movement is growing in Australia and we think it sums up the work we do at Green Connect quite nicely.

We are used to having access to any ingredients from anywhere, at any time. We eat ‘fast’ food and shop fast because we are so busy. But at what cost?

The Slow Food movement promotes local, seasonal and traditional cuisine and can be summed up in three pillars: Good, Clean and Fair.

GOOD quality food is fresh, chemical-free and seasonal, and full of flavour and nutrition.

To eat seasonally is to respect what grows well in season, in our climate and environment.

The Illawarra is full of beautiful produce and passionate people who love growing it. We’re spoilt for choice when sourcing locally produced food.

Interestingly, seasonal food is often what our body craves and needs to stay strong and healthy.

At the moment, for example, we have a lot of root vegetables at the farm, like radishes, kohlrabi, turnips, carrots and beetroots. Radishes are an immune booster and anti-congestive, great at the start of flu season. Turnip is high in fibre and omega 3 and Kohlrabi is high in potassium, a key player in muscle and nerve behaviour.

CLEAN production does not harm the environment. Chemical-free or organic food is good for our environment. At our urban farm in Warrawong, we rotate crops regularly, which helps stimulate soil nutrition. Our pigs root around in the dirt, eating roots and fertilising our soil, creating a sustainable ecosystem. Recently we recruited interns to help us manage excess farm produce. They will be hosting events, information sessions and cooking classes, with the first event to be held on Saturday, June 1.

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FAIR means good for the people who eat it, the people who grow it and for the environment.

Chemical-free food is more expensive because it takes more work to maintain the produce while it’s growing, ensuring it’s not destroyed by disease and pesticides. More work means more personhours. At Green Connect we not only create work opportunities for young people and former refugees, we ensure they get paid a fair wage. Our prices are fair – we are a not-for-profit and make sure our prices cover our cost but stay affordable for our community.

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500g beef chuck cut into 1 inch cubes (cut against the grain) 2 medium size carrots 2 brown onions 4-5 turnips (small) 2 parsnips 2 large potatoes 2 cups of wine 1 cup beef stock ¾ cup of red wine vinegar 1 bouquet garni (thyme, bay leaf, rosemary, parsley) Olive oil 3 cloves of garlic 2 cups tomato passata 4 whole cloves Heat oil in a dutch oven. Pat meat dry with paper towel. Sear in batches to give each piece a nice golden brown colour (don’t overcrowd pan as it will fill up with fat and liquid). Set aside. Add more oil to same pan; brown onions and garlic. Add meat, cloves and bouquet garni. Add red wine, beef stock and vinegar. Cook on medium heat with lid ajar for one hour. Chop up root vegetables in 1-inch pieces. After an hour, add vegetables and tomato passata, season with salt and pepper. Let it cook for another hour or until vegetables are cooked and meat is tender. Serve with crusty bread.

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Jacarandas are quite sensitive to weather conditions.

For example, in 2016 we had 29 days of no rain so the soil was extremely dry and the tree would have been stressed out. Then from January to March of 2017, we had 35 days of rain so the soil became aerobic, meaning it had plenty of oxygenated air to carry out decomposition and nutrient cycling and this would have roughly been about the time that the tree wanted to go into flower, but it was too stressed.

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WORK IN CERAMICS

‘My work seems to have a mind of its own. I let it be what it wants to be.’ – Elizabeth Trujillo.

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Janice Creenaune meets Elizabeth Trujillo, who after a career in the office, moved to Thirroul in 2000 to continue her love of ceramics.

At 74, Elizabeth Trujillo’s gentle demeanour belies her immense strength of character and joyous grasp on life. Surrounded by beauty, it is Elizabeth’s nature to love and generously give to others. These attributes are equally examined within her works.

They appeal to the senses and to the heart.

Elizabeth works across many art fields – silversmithing, seamstress work, painting and drawing – but her love of ceramics and skill development over 40 years is outstanding.

“I concentrated on larger pieces to begin, but now I favour smaller, more detailed pieces, and deal with a smaller kiln now. I feel much more comfortable in my own space, happily working by myself.”

Elizabeth uses Keane’s white clay from NSW’s Central Coast and works with one or two pieces at a time. “I might, for example, make a chair and it has to stand long enough to take the weight of the intended figure which may eventually sit on it and become one piece. The clay needs to dry a little for strength.” Elizabeth works for about three hours, firing her small kiln up to 1100°C for about 10-11 hours. “It is slow to begin and physically demanding to manually set but it is important to be slow and patient. A chemical change happens at around 500-600 degrees. It is a very scientific medium to work within.”

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Elizabeth also uses a ‘black firing’ technique, using sawdust, and includes flashes of colour and secret pigments. “These works are purely decorative in nature,’ she says. “My art seems to come from within. I do not overly plan, but it does seem to take off on its own. I just do not think about it when I am doing it and am often surprised by the outcome. I like it better that way.”

The Illawarra escarpment and the wider environment offer inspiration. “The nearness to the sea, the beautiful trees and the birds all take me away from any drudgery I may be feeling and my work offers me a calm separateness, almost out-of-body feeling. It is where I am best,” she says.

“Teaching skills to others is essential. My students take the learned skills and turn their works into something completely different. That is very satisfying for me. My own teachers, local Brett Masters, and, in ceramics, Leonard Smith have generously shown me a way forward. I, in turn, make it my own. The same with my students.”

Artists who have inspired Elizabeth are Alan Peascod and Graham Oldroyd in ceramics, as well as Margaret Atwood, Picasso and Charles Blackman. “I do enjoy the camaraderie of The Red Point community in Port Kembla. I have a number of co-exhibitors, and we exhibit once a year here.

“Working independently of each other we are always surprised at how well the show comes together each year. Everything seems to belong together and complement each other. The thread is woven through all our multimedia works, hence the title. Our most recent was in April and THREAD IV was a great success for us all.” n Writer Janice Creenaune is also a volunteer for PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease) Foundation Australia. For more info, phone 4267 4880. 2515

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WRECK EMERGES Coledale scuba diver Lynne Tuck made an eerie discovery off Thirroul Beach.

I enjoy diving all year round, recently a friend sent me a photo of an old wreck that had been uncovered by shifting sands. It was the Wreck of the Amy off Thirroul beach. Early the next morning I took my dive gear and camera, not really expecting to find much. With only a vague description and not great visibility, it was like the Amy was just asking to be found!

There were two large anchors, one completely visible that was embedded in a pile of rusty chain, the other just part of the fluke, appearing eerily out of the sand. There were also several large metal cogs or spindles scattered around. Visibility was limited with a lot of sand and uprooted sea grasses floating around in the surge of water.

The next morning I dived again, this time with conditions a little bit better. I was intrigued to find old wood planking, and what I assume is part of one of the masts and a large bollard. With work calling, I only spent about 15 minutes in the water, planning to come back for more footage.

Three days later, conditions looked perfect with no swell or wind, but I was very disappointed to find the shifting sands had again covered most of the remains of the Amy. In a few days, I estimate a metre and a half of sand had again covered the wreck!

After speaking to the local lifeguards, I’ve learned the wreck appears every couple of years, so I feel very privileged to have had a glimpse of this local relic.

The Amy was washed ashore during a violent storm in 1889; all eight of the crew drowned. There is a monument to the Amy near Thirroul pool.

In a strange coincidence, the Coal Coast Brewing Co. released a beer called “Ode to Amy” at the same time the wreck was briefly uncovered.

I can’t help feeling that’s history’s way of approving the launch of this local beer.

See Lynne’s footage of the Amy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVfESrc19-M 2515

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UOW multimedia exhibition Plastic Life shines a light on the threat plastic poses to marine ecosystems – and the damage it has inflicted. With works by photographer Aristo Risi (who took the surreal image above), textile artist Eliza Tame, artistic collective Reuse Reefcycle, and Shantel Cvetkovski. It opened on May 23 for a three-week run. Visit Ocean Space Collective, 1/148 Crown St, Wollongong.

Entrance via Court Lane. 2515

On World Oceans Day, take positive action to protect our seas for generations to come. Ocean Plastic Patrol (OPP) – the group of Austinmer Public School children and parents who clean up the beach each Friday before school – will meet for a clean-up at 2.30pm at Austinmer Beach Pavilion June WorldOceansDay.org on Saturday, June 8. Come 8along and join us, or arrange a clean-up at your local beach. Keep the momentum rolling – our ocean deserves it. 2515

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VET AT WORK With Dr Matt O’Donnell.

This month: Rusty’s Rebound.

Daisy is a beautiful mature golden retriever who was managing quite well with her arthritis through injections and anti-inflammatory tablets. However, recently while boarding, she became much more lame, first in one leg, then on the other. There was no injury or excessive exercise to explain her deterioration and the arthritis medication she was given did not seem to make a difference.

Overnight Daisy took a turn for the worse and could not rise on her back legs at all.

Daisy was fortunate to see our fabulous new vet Sarah, who has loads of experience, coming to us from a specialist and emergency centre in Sydney.

Sarah diagnosed a spinal lesion isolated to the middle of Daisy’s back. These types of lesions can be from anything that disrupts the nerve fibres in the spine, including a blood clot or other emboli, tumour, fracture, deformation or a bulging disc.

Fortunately, the most common cause is a bulging disc, which can be treated. Importantly, Daisy was brought in early for diagnosis and despite having no voluntary movement in her back legs, she still had some sensation in her toes.

It was decided to whisk Daisy up to Sydney’s Animal Referral Hospital for advanced imaging.

It was a huge relief to find that, yes, the problem was indeed from a bulging disk. Daisy was rushed into surgery to have the disc removed to relieve pressure on the spine before the nerves started to fail and she would be permanently paralysed.

Daisy has made a spectacular recovery, with her usual smile back on her face just three weeks after surgery. Already she is up for a 2km walk and will continue to improve. Older dogs can have trouble with mobility and it is not always from arthritis.

We always have to consider other possibilities such as a bulging disc, nerve degeneration and, especially in these parts, tick paralysis. n Northern Illawarra Veterinary Hospital is at 332 Princes Highway, Bulli. Phone 4238 8575. 2515

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The annual SCARF Illawarra Champions trivia fundraising night. This year we will be auctioning off a framed and signed Caltex Socceroos jersey that has kindly been donated by Craig Foster, former Socceroo and refugee activist. The jersey was worn against Thailand in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in 2017 and is signed by the likes of Tim Cahill, Tom Rogic, Aaron Mooy and Mat Ryan.

Help raise funds so SCARF can continue to deliver practical and social support to refugee entrants in the Illawarra. Join us for a fun night of trivia, games, prizes, silent auction and more.

When: 6pm-10pm, Thursday 13 June 2019.

Where: University of Wollongong Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, Level 2, Ocean Room Tickets: $60 per seat or $600 per table (seats 10 people). All proceeds go directly to SCARF. Register: https://www.trybooking.com/BBWLL. 2515

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EXERCISE YOUR BODY, FREE YOUR MIND

Dr Trevor Kemper of Equilibrium Healthcare reports.

How often do you get home from work or school and collapse onto the couch to while away the evening in front of a screen or two?

Big days need big rest. Right?

Think again.

If you’ve factored physical activity into your day then maybe a session with your favourite Netflix series or Master Chef will round your day nicely. If you haven’t exercised, you’re setting yourself up for failure. Exercise, in any form, is going to improve your mental health more than you can imagine, and it doesn’t just make you feel good at the time.

Studies show long-term benefits both preventing and treating depression, anxiety, stress and other mental health conditions. Feeling tired? Exercise helps to improve your sleep and energy levels.

I routinely see the benefits once my patients start exercising. They return with improved health numbers (blood pressure / cholesterol etc) and more importantly they’re feeling great. For some it’s surfing a few days a week, a run once or twice a week and walking the dog the other days. For others it might be a few gym classes or weight training sessions combined with walking with friends on a few mornings a week. Joining a sporting group can help get you started with training sessions and social support to keep you going. You don’t need to be training at an Olympic level, it just needs to be something that you enjoy and can do regularly. It will improve your physical health and self-esteem as well as your mood, and may help take you down a few clothing sizes.

Time poor? Book yourself a routine lunchtime walk or run and get away from your desk. Next time the couch is calling, regardless of how tired you feel, turn away and find an activity that’s going to get you moving.

If your motivation is lacking, common if you’re depressed, then the guidance of a professional might be the way, with an exercise physiologist to lead you through the steps or a psychologist to help gain the motivation to get moving. If you don’t know what level of exercise is safe for you or you’re feeling too down or anxious to start, see your GP and get it checked out. Our goal is to get you smiling again, for the long term. We have one of the most beautiful locations in which to keep active, with beaches, walking tracks, hiking trails, pools and sporting facilities all around us. Take 30 minutes each day and invest in your own happiness. 2515

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COASTAL STYLE

Introducing a new feature – with clothing, styling and photography all by local experts. Thanks to Wendy Roche of Boho Chic for supplying winter’s ‘must haves’.

Boho Chic’s knitwear range has luxe appeal, lending a superior layer to your winter wardrobe.

Find classic knits or embrace texture with the help of chunky knits.

Cardies have full-length sleeves, a hood and textured detail, making this cosy yet versatile style perfect for chilly days.

Location: Coalcliff pool.

Clothing by Boho Chic, Stanwell Park. Styled by @sammymahler_stylist.

Photography by Unicorn Studios. 2515

Model wears Boho Chic’s polarised sunglasses by Locello $79.95, long-length Boho cardigans $69.95, Cafe Latte jeans $89.95, Sharnee leather belt $44.95, hats by Free Spirit Australia $39.95 each. Shoes and tee, model’s own.

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This month Darkes Cider will be in Hobart for the AusCider Conference 2019 to share in new advances in the ‘cider-scape’. After winning ‘Best New World Cider’ at the recent Tasmanian Cider Awards with Darkes Dry, we are ready to share and celebrate all things cider! Look out for some awesome events we have planned on the farm.

SAVE THE DATE: COMING FARM EVENT DAYS • 14 July – Cider Sunday • 25 August – Apple Pie Day • 3 November – 80 years of Orcharding Celebration Fest June is the perfect time to break out the crockpot for some mulled cider or spiced honey mead!

Honey mead warmed with spice is awesome too.

Use the same method as for a mulled cider but substitute mead for cider. You can even put a little mead in your cider if you want to try a new twist – add it at any time or substitute for brandy at the end. Here are five tips to building a better brew: 1. Use cider made from 100% fresh crushed apple juice (Aussie preferably!)

Great mulled cider begins with great cider.

It should smell and taste rich and sweet, like an apple pie cooling in the farmhouse of an apple orchard, with just enough acidity to balance out the sweetness. Dry ciders can be used for mulling, but may need a touch of added sugar or honey to balance out the acidity and bring out the flavour of the spices. Use non-alcoholic cider or fresh apple juice if wishing to make a non-alcoholic version.

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2. Make your own spice mix.

Don’t use pre-packaged mulling kits. It’s better to make your own spice blend. Besides selecting and playing with the blend is half the fun.

3. Use apple-friendly spices.

• Cinnamon, for sweetness and spice • Clove, to restore some of the depth and body thinned out by mulling • Cardamom, for its floral perfume • Coriander, for its musky-citrus flavour • Star anise, for the faint touch of licorice in some apple varieties • Vanilla Pod, for a little sweet nuance.

Customise your blend but remember apples are hero! Lemon zest will add some tartness. For an added kick, add a teaspoon of grated ginger.

4. Toast your spices, and keep them whole.

Avoid grinding spices. Filtering out the ground bits is a pain. Cider can be left to steep for hours, plenty of time to leach flavour from whole spices. I do toast my spices first to excite their essential oils. It’s essential to extract the full flavour from the spices.

5. Add some buzz.

A nip of alcohol shortly before service makes the spicy, fruity aromas come out all the more.

Slivovitz, a type of plum brandy, marries the cider’s flavours well. Use any apple-friendly liquor. Honey mead works well! A tablespoon is all you need.

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Will Clarke, the under-18’s winner. Photo: Clarrie Bouma at Sandonpointphotos.com

The whales are on their way, Amanda De George reports.

From May until the end of November, I pretty much take up residence on headlands throughout the Illawarra. That’s when humpback whales swim up the coast from the cold feeding grounds in Antarctica to the warmer waters off the Queensland coast to breed. Once their calves are born and fattened up, they turn around and head home again. The Northern Illawarra has front row seats for the spectacle. Just add coffee!

This year’s viewing is expected to be better than ever. Migrating whales are tipped to exceed 33,000, up by 10% on previous years, and more whales equals more sightings! So what’s the best way to make the most of the show?

Firstly, find a great viewing spot. I like Bulli headland as you can scan up and down the coast without too much interruption, while Bald Hill gives you that huge all-encompassing view where even whales are dwarfed by the expanse of ocean.

Most of the time your first sighting of one of these huge mammals (the adults can weigh up to 50 tonnes and the newborns around 2 tonnes – yes ladies, 2 tonnes!) is through the blow. So, the blow is that cloud of spray you see when a whale comes to the surface to breathe – the blow itself is a combination of air, water vapour and mucous, which gives those photos of rainbows captured within this vapour a whole new perspective!

Each species has a different shaped blow and that of the humpback is described as being small and bushy – look for a quick, thick spray – whereas southern rights have more of a V-shaped blow.

To flex your citizen science muscle, join in the annual ORRCA Whale Census on June 30 by heading out, staring at the ocean and logging your sightings. More info at orrca.org.au. And if you want to keep up with local sightings or add your own, download the Wild About Whales app.

Oh, and the most important tip is to pack your patience. Sometimes it’s a long, drawn-out wait, but once you spot a whale it’s always worth it! 2515

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‘WORLD-CLASS’ TALENT Scarborough Boardriders’ Ian Pepper reports.

Scarborough Boardriders hosted the Illawarra Junior Surfing Titles on Saturday, 18 May. The event was sponsored by Bluescope Steel, WIN TV and Ocean & Earth, with bragging rights on offer for the best surfers in the northern Illawarra, and spots up for grabs in state titles later this year.

Scarborough had plenty of their juniors in all divisions as did all the other clubs in the area from Sandon Point, Woonona, East Corrimal and Southbridge Boardriders.

The venue selected was Sharkeys Beach at Coledale and the waves were epic for the kids, offering something for all the divisions, from 12s to 18s. It was a small challenge to clear the competition zone as many locals and tourists were taking advantage of the great conditions early. However, clearance was given and the day commenced with the “big kids” in the under 18s at 7.30am.

All up there were 24 heats and the surfing on display from all competitors was truly remarkable.

There is so much talent in our area that any spectators on the day would have been forgiven for thinking it was a world-class event.

The committee from Scarborough Boardriders was very pleased with our surfers’ efforts and proud of the way they represented themselves on the day.

Well done, everyone!

Finalists and their placings below: • Under 18 boys – 1st Will Clarke, 4th Fin McLaren • Under 18 girls – 2nd Kasey Hargreaves • Under 16 girls – 2nd Anna Chamberlain, 3rd Zara Ginn, 4th Summer Cahill • Under 14 boys – 1st Mannix Greentree-Squiers • Under 14 girls – 2nd Shyla Short, 3rd Zahlia Short • Under 12 boys – 3rd Ashton Forbes (youngest competitor on the day at 8 years old!)

• Under 12 girls – 1st Kioni Short, 2nd Macey Jolly, 4th Tani Fitzgibbons. 2515

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0.28 1.36 0.52 1.92

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I’m not sure I’ve ever seen so much sand on our 0107 18 beaches and long-time locals are saying the same 3 0705 1315 thing. Even usually rocky Coalcliff has a proper FR 1933 beach [pictured, above] and sand bar! On most of 0146 0.46 0234 0.31 0831 1.46 our beaches, you can walk way out into the surf in4 0745 1.49 19 TIMES AND 1346 0.43 SU 1417 0.45 shallow water. But, by the time you read this, all SA 2007 HEIGHTS OF HIGH 2045 1.86 1.69 AND LOW WATERS that sand may be gone.

0323 0.31 0227 0.41 0 2034092029’1.39 A simple rule applies to sand on our beaches. 5 0825 1.47 LAT S 0 1457 MO SU 1420 0.44 LONG 150 55’0.52 E Big storm waves will chew it up and strong currents 2127 1.85 2043 1.75 will dump it offshore, whereas normal, smaller 0309 0.38 0411 0.34 waves will bring it back to the beach. It’s all about 6 0908 1.43MOON 21 1009 1.32 PHASE 0.47 TU 1535 0.59 wave asymmetry: as waves approach the shore, MO 1456 SYMBOLS 2120 1.79 2207 1.80 the wave crests get squeezed together, becoming

0.36 New Moon 0458 0.38 larger and steeper and the troughs get stretched 7 0354 22Quarter First 0954 1.39 1056 1.26 1534 0.52 1615 0.66 out. What that means is that while the motion of TU WE Moon Full 2246 1.74 the water under the crests is strong enough to push 2201 1.80Last Quarter 0544 0.44 0.36 sand towards the beach, the motion underneath 8 0442 1044 1.34 23 1145 1.22 the troughs isn’t strong enough to take it back WE 1617 0.57 TH© 1656 0.73 Copyright 2328 1.66 2246 1.78Commonwealth of offshore. So the beaches build up.

2018, Bureau 0535 Australia 0.37 0631 0.49 Beaches generally follow a pattern. A large storm of Meteorology.

Datum 9 1.29 24 1234 1.19 Predictions is wave event rips up the beach and dumps sand TH 1139 1706 0.63 of FR 1742 0.78 Lowest Astronomical 1.75 offshore, creating a longshore bar with rips running 2336 Tide.

Times are in local time (UTC 1.57 through it. After the storm, waves decrease in size 0633 0.40standard 0012 25 or0720 +10:00) daylight 1240 1.25 0.53 and the sand moves shoreward. The bars become10 savings time (UTC 1803 0.69 1329 1.19 FR SA +11:00) when1838 in effect.

0.82 rhythmic in shape, join with the beach creating a pattern of welded bars separated by rip channels 0032 1.70 The 0103 Bureau1.50 of 26 0812gives0.55 0.41Meteorology and fill it in creating a flat terrace of sand at low 11 0737 1.21 SU 1428 SA 1348 1.25 no warranty of any tide with channelised rip channels. How long this 1911 kind 0.84 0.72 whether1944 express, implied, statutory or transition takes depends on what the waves are 0138 1.65 0201 1.44 otherwise in respect 12 0843 0.40to27 0903 0.55 doing, which depends on the weather. the availability, 1.29 MO 1526 1.26 accuracy,2056 currency, So the longer we go without a severe coastal SU 1500 2028 0.72 0.83 completeness, quality storm, the more sand will keep coming back to the 0249 1.63 or reliability 0305of the 1.40 that the beaches and it’s been almost three years since the13 0943 information 0.37 28 or 0951 0.54 information will 1.33 be 1.37 TU 1617 June 6 East Coast Low hammered our beaches. MO 1603 fit for any 2204 particular 2144 0.66 0.78 purpose or will not This summer and autumn were lacking in terms of 0357 1.63 0404 1.39 any third large waves so the sand built up extremely rapidly.

14 1038 0.34 infringe 29Intellectual 1035 0.52 party 1.48 1702 The 1.42 WE rights.

Property Will it last? It will if we don’t get any major EastTU 1659 2252 0.58 2304 for 0.72 Bureau’s liability Coast Lows, but one big storm with wave heights of any loss, damage, cost 0500 1.63 0458 1.39 or expense resulting greater than 3m, lots of wind and rain can wash all 15 1128 from 0.32 30 1115 0.49 use of, or reliance 1743 1.51 WE 1749 1.59 that sand away in a matter of days. on, the TH information is 2354 0.48 2355 0.63 entirely excluded.

Have a question for Dr Rip about the Science of the Surf?

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0.24 1.36 0.45 1.97

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0.35 1.27 0.61 1.80

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