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MAT WALL-SMITH is as local as a blow-in can be. He has lived with his little family and his big dog in Thirroul for a decade. He has spent most of his life teaching media and communications and media art at whichever university would take him (mostly at UOW). That said he doesn’t really believe in universities. For a while he designed and manufactured robots but discovered he was even less an entrepreneur than he was an academic. These days he spends a lot of time running vast distances through the bush between bouts of writing, coding and making computers do interesting things. He really likes writing but doesn’t like writing bios at all. DR MICHAEL HANSON has considerable experience in the treatment and prevention of skin cancer. He’s worked alongside clinicians from the Melanoma Institute of Australia. He completed his medical education at the University of Queensland, and his special interests include dermatology, paediatrics and men’s health. Before coming to Australia in 2002, Michael completed a Master of Science (Chemistry) at the State University of New York. As a research chemist, he worked on drug development and the synthetic production of Heparin. Michael now works at Bulli Medical Practice. He lives with his wife and three children in the northern Illawarra and enjoys bush walking and travelling. SARAH MCKENZIE is a writer, reader, and community advocate living on Wodi Wodi land, Dharawal Country. She is a former Wollongong Writers Festival volunteer. You can follow her on Instagram @sarahrose_writer. SARAH NICHOLSON is the Director of the South Coast Writers Centre, creative director of The Heroines Festival and editor of the Heroines Anthology.

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This spider has a bright blue face and was previously unknown to science. Photo by Amanda De George, in her Thirroul backyard.

BACKYARD ZOOLOGY

With Amanda De George

Just when I was thinking that 2020 couldn’t get any more surreal, I went and discovered a new species of spider! And I found it in my own backyard! I should back up a bit and give you all a little context.

About 18 months ago, I found a little Jumping Spider on my recycling bin. It was late afternoon and, as many of us know living in the Northern Illawarra, by that time the sun is long gone sinking down behind the escarpment. So the light was pretty poor for taking photos but this lovely little boy was feeding on a bug and that always makes for an interesting post so I took some photos and didn’t think too much more of it.

Fast-forward to June of this year when I stumbled across a teeny dark brown spider on the umbrella out on our deck. I almost didn’t run inside to get the macro lens for the camera because it was just another brown jumping spider, right? But I’m nothing if not predictable and a total sucker for Jumping Spiders with their huge puppy dog-like eyes and ended up on my hands and knees trying to get a photo of this little one who had sailed down from the umbrella and was now bouncing along the deck itself. At one point, the spider stopped and turned. And then it looked up at me. And that’s when I got my first look at its incredible, vibrant blue face. This spider was not only very unique looking but also stunningly beautiful!

After trying to research the identification myself, and then heading out for a coffee and to do the groceries, I finally posted a photo on a spider identification page hoping to get a quick, easy answer as to what this spider was. The answer was quick alright, but completely unexpected – I had discovered a species that was new to science! So that was the easy bit. I was about to find out how difficult the next bit was. Basically, for the spider to be scientifically described, named and entered into the scientific literature, the taxonomist requires at least one specimen. By the time I got around to posting my photo, the spider I had seen was LONG gone!

I spent the next three and a half months searching. I turned over leaves, all of the leaves, turned over garden furniture, looked in every nook and cranny. And the bin? Well, that got special attention as I found, after going back through old photos, that the spider I first saw 18 months ago was the same species as my special blue-faced boy. But nothing. Day after day, nada, zero, zilch. Until a few weeks ago, having pretty much exhausted myself searching, I happened to walk past my deck and there on the side was my spider! Just sitting there, in plain sight! Even more ridiculous was the fact that I found ANOTHER just two days later, bouncing along the dash in my car!

And so, I carefully collected a specimen, packing it safely for an overnight trip to Melbourne and sent him off, where he is currently with Joseph Schubert, the taxonomist who is currently reviewing the Jotus genus of jumping spiders. What a year! And to think, all of that extra time at home has helped to contribute to the scientific record of spiders in our region and, indeed, the country!

So keep your eyes open, for this little brown spider with the bright blue face. He might be jumping around your yard too!

MORPHING INTO

MAKESHIFT The Rumpus has ended, it’s time for Makeshift. 2515 reports.

Local social enterprise Wild Rumpus is no more, but its lessons live on in Makeshift.

After nearly eight years of running all kinds of classes, teaching thousands of people how to build tree houses, use power tools, keep bees and more, Rumpus founders Caitlin Marshall and Lizzie Rose have launched a new not-for-profit venture.

“Makeshift is an education and support agency dedicated to mental health and creativity for social change,” Caitlin says.

“Our big focus is really wanting to build the skills and capacity of people in the community to understand that we all can be empowered to find ways to support our mental health.

“We have a program called Creativity on Prescription, a course that goes over eight weeks. And we’re working in partnership with iCare NSW, the workers’ compensation agency.”

Makeshift will also deliver mental health first aid courses, quick doses of creativity for workplaces and teach people how to invite play into their lives

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Makeshift leaders: Caitlin Marshall (at left) and Lizzie Rose. Inset: a Rumpus cover story from September 2015.

to promote mental wellbeing. Rumpus students will recognise Makeshift’s “creative prescription facilitators”, including Narelle Happ (gardening), Emma Saunders (dance and movement), Kiara Mucci (painting) and Helena Fox (writing).

Lizzie says: “If we didn’t have Rumpus, we wouldn’t have Makeshift.

“The seven years that came before us morphing into Makeshift was the ground that paved the way for where we are today.

“Participants were telling us that while they loved learning how to fix their own bike tyre or bake their own sourdough bread, what it was also bringing them was a sense of just happiness for two hours in their day. And they felt calmer and less anxious and more connected, less isolated.

“That just kept on happening. And then a couple of GPs and psychologists got in touch with us and mentioned that they were referring people to our classes on a therapeutic basis.

“We realised we had some sort of prescription program happening, and focused in on that and turned it into Makeshift.”

“The really wonderful thing too,” Caitlin says, “is we’re working with all these Illawarra-based artists, but now we have people from all over Australia participating in our programs.

“In Australia, it’s such a new field of work, but in the UK, it’s part of the national health scheme – the concept of social prescribing, where you can literally go to your doctor and get a prescription to go to sing in a choir or join a community garden.”

“It’s quite exciting for us. We’re walking down a new trail here.”

Researchers have found exercise and creative acts can have a similar impact on our nervous system, Caitlin says. “If you spend 15 minutes drawing, you’re actually going to be reducing your stress hormone; calming your nervous system …

“But so many people just say, ‘Well, I can’t draw. I’m not creative’.”

Lizzie: “It’s not even what you’re drawing. It’s like the very act of taking a pencil or a pen ... and literally drawing a stick figure can alter the chemistry in your brain.

“We focus more on the making, rather than the outcome, because it’s what you’re doing while you’re making that has the integrated effect on your nervous system, your brain chemistry and your hormones.”

Caitlin: “Kind of like going to the gym.”

So, we can all skip the gym today, stay home and draw a stick figure?

Lizzie laughs: “Yes!”

OLD WORKS, NEW TIMES

Last month we brought you the story of the Scarborough’s award-winning young filmmaker Ava Dupont. This month, meet Ava’s very talented dad, photographer Stephen Dupont. Stephen is recognised around the world for his concerned photography of the human condition, war and climate. In an ordinary year, he would have been off on international assignments. Instead, Stephen shares how the pandemic forced him to take a trip back in time. The result: OLD WORKS, NEW TIMES: A survey of photographs, on this November at Clifton School of Arts.

The only positive side to a pandemic is that it makes you slow down and feeds your mind a new kind of freedom.

During much of this lockdown and self-isolation period, I’ve immersed myself in my photography archive. If you can imagine for a moment, it’s a little like taking a time-machine journey that rewinds through your memories.

Gazing over all the photographs I’ve taken, the exhibitions I’ve had and all the books I’ve made, humbles my feelings of some sort of achievement I suppose. What has always excited me is the challenge of trying new things and I can’t think of a better time than now to open the vault and offer my hidden works for show and sale.

For someone who relies on travel here and abroad for work, for creativity, production and sales, it has been incredibly challenging.

Like many other artists, I have had my income crippled by this pandemic and, for the first time ever, I am offering some of my photographs for sale with 50% discount along with complimentary frames. Also available will be a selection of my published books, signed and half price.

The works will be on show inside the magnificent Clifton School of Arts for one weekend only. The exhibition will include many of my most significant photographs taken in Papua New Guinea, Cuba, India, Afghanistan, Australia and more.

I will personally be on site to discuss my work and answer questions.

My works are highly collectable here in Australia and around the world. They are in the Collections of National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, MONA, Stokes Collection, Jack Ginsberg, Aileen Getty, Peabody Museum, New York Public Library, Library of Congress, British Library, TATE, Boston Athenaeum, Wits Art Museum, Berlin Art Library, and Joy Of Giving Something, to name a few.

OLD WORKS, NEW TIMES: A SURVEY OF PHOTOGRAPHS 13-16 November at Clifton School of Arts. Visit stephendupont.com, follow @stephenmdupont on Instagram. 2515

SCULPTOR CALLS FOR COMMUNITY INPUT

NSW sculptor Col Henry is working on a public art project for the Grand Pacific Walk, and he’d love your help.

Wollongong Council has commissioned artist Col Henry to create a public sculpture for the Grand Pacific Walk – exact location to be announced.

In an October 14 media release, council said the artist’s work would be installed on either side of the viewing platform on stage 1 of the walk, between Stanwell Park and Coalcliff. But following residents’ objections, including a rash of comments on social media, Council has backtracked.

“Wollongong City Council is investigating the suitability and appropriateness of a proposed site,” a council spokesperson told 2515 at press time. “At present, no final decisions about the location for the sculpture have been made.” 2515 understands the sculpture is now tipped to be installed at Moronga Park in Clifton.

A well-known sculptor, Col Henry mostly works with marine-grade stainless-steel – one of his famed creations is Turtle Dream, a giant steel turtle installed 8m underwater in the Whitsundays.

For the Grand Pacific Walk, Col envisions two hand-formed towers, with reflective elements at the top that will respond to the environment and weather conditions. The works will have space for some form of inscription or simple image to “Tell The Story”, to reveal the “Vibe of the Place”.

This is where you come in. Col would love community input: he envisions aspirational words or short phrases, sketches, or petroglyphs to mark the time, and the human connection.

Call Col Henry on 0448 512 788, colhenryart@gmail.com or visit www.colhenryart.net

A mini version of the planned sculpture alongside a GI Joe toy to show actual scale.

Q&A WITH SCULPTOR COL HENRY What was the inspiration for this design? I chose to call the work‘ Reflect’. This is to reflect the ocean environment, the natural environment and the wildlife, but there is a lot more to the word ‘reflect’. The Latin origin of reflect means to bend, or persuade. The modern translation: ‘to mirror, to give back, to make manifest or apparent, or to think deeply or carefully about’.

The polished stainless-steel will reflect the mood of the moment / day, whether it be dull and grey, bright and colourful, or dark or light. The reflections will also show the viewer, how they fit in the Place and Space, even if it is a multiplied and distorted image. Of course, the community are the caretakers of this work, and are encouraged to have input into the final design of the work.

Did gymea lilies come into it? I was drawn towards the bird life in the first instance, but quickly realised there were so many important features, flora, fauna and the built environment … The chosen theme was to delve deeper into the site and community, and present a lasting abstraction of life on the coast. Where else in Wollongong can readers see your work? I have a major work in Osborne Park near Wollongong boat harbour, called Sea Stories, a smaller work outside the Community Centre at Warrawong, and recently was commissioned to create a community-inspired work installed on the waterfront park [at Berkeley], called Sea Shanties.

What’s the lifespan of an outdoor sculpture like this? Stainless-steel is robust, very long-lasting, with a low requirement for maintenance. I suggest that the work will physically last for many hundreds of years. The Council asks for a 15- to 25-year lifetime, and can replace the work in the future if the fashion changes. 2515

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Helen Garner and Tara June Winch are taking part in the 2020 Wollongong Writers Festival, writes Sarah McKenzie.

Literary lovers, we have great news: Wollongong Writers Festival is back! The eighth festival is coming up from 23 to 29 November, with 12 exciting panel discussions taking place online.

Among the headlining writers are Walkley Award-winning journalist Helen Garner; Miles Franklin Award-winning author Tara June Winch; NSW Premier’s Literary Awards-winning author Bruce Pascoe; Stella Prize-winning author Jess Hill; and award-winning author and appearance activist Carly Findlay OAM.

This year’s theme is ‘Writing the Body’. The diverse line-up of writers will consider the human body through a range of lenses, including the traumatised body, the non-white body, the trans body, the dying body, the non-monogamous body, the disabled body, the sick body, the sex worker body, the aging body, the sexual body, the animal body, and bodies hidden by history.

Festival director Chloe Higgins said that the body has long been a subject of fascination in literature, and for her personally.

“This is a theme that is close to my heart, as both a writer and reader. I think that’s because when we talk about what it means to inhabit a body, what we’re really talking about is what it means to be human.”

Other dynamic writers exploring the theme include: Paul Dalgarno (Poly); Dervla McTiernan, bestselling author of the Cormac Reilly series; Jessie Tu (A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing);

Wollongong Writers Festival will feature Helen Garner (left) and 2020 Miles Franklin winner Tara June Winch.

Griffith Review editor Ashley Hay (A Hundred Small Lessons); and Laura Jean McKay (The Animals in That Country).

There will also be a range of talented non-fiction writers, activists, editors, poets, journalists, and many others featured in the panel discussions, which will take place online for the first time.

“In response to Covid-19, we made the decision to deliver an online program for 2020,” said Chloe.

“I’m actually pretty excited about this format because it means our regional festival has attracted some of the biggest names in Australian literature, as well as a few highly sought-after international writers.”

To find out more and book your ticket, go to: wollongongwritersfestival.com

You can also follow the festival on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 2515

THANK YOU From Sandy and Ron Brenchley. A big thank you to everyone who accepted the Brenchleys’ invitation to visit their Open Garden in Thirroul on 19 and 20 September, despite a VERY wet Sunday morning! So many people came after reading about it in 2515 Coast News, and we were thrilled to welcome them all!

We raised $1336 for The Smith Family’s “Learning for Life” program, for disadvantaged children!

Thirroul VIEW Club supports 12 children on this great program, but they’ve been unable to meet for the last six months, to fundraise, so the money raised from our Open Garden was donated to boost those funds. More than a million children in Australia are growing up in poverty. When they start school, children in disadvantaged families often fall behind in the skills they need, particularly in reading and maths, and without these skills and support it becomes more difficult to participate in class, and catch up.

The “Learning for Life” program works with these children, to give them encouragement and emotional support, and connects them to local learning opportunities.

If you would like to sponsor a child, you can call The Smith Family on 1800 633 622 or email them on sponsorship@thesmithfamily.com.au 2515

Pictured: Garden club president Derek presents Thirroul VIEW president Harriet Cartwright with a $1336 cheque for The Smith Family’s “Learning for Life” program,

WHAT’S ON Events are back – we hope!

WOLLONGONG MAKERS MARKET By market organiser Lisa Stuart

We’re so pleased to announce that the Wollongong Makers Market will go ahead this year – with new dates, times and venue!

Previously held at the UOW Innovation Campus North Wollongong ,the market will now be held at the Illawarra Sports Stadium in Berkeley, over two big days: 28 and 29 November, 8.30am to 3pm.

Of course, we’ll be following all guidelines to ensure a Covid Safe event. The new venue will allow for wide aisles and plenty of space between stalls, and having it over two days will ensure no one misses out, as visitor numbers will need to be limited.

A donation at the door this year will help save a 20ha parcel of unburnt, mature native forest bordering Conjola National Park from being cleared for a housing estate.

So come along and support our local Illawarra artisans, help save and support native species and their habitat, enjoy good food over two big days in two enormous halls at the Illawarra Sports Stadium, Fred Finch Park, Berkeley.

Visit makersmarkets.com.au/wollongong or call 0411 297 963. Follow @wollongongmakersmarket on Facebook and Instagram

SUBLIME SHOW

This month, the new 55 Parrots store at Bulli is exhibiting work by Illawarra artists, including works by Wombarra’s Vyvian Wilson.

Vyvian will exhibit alongside four others: pleinaire landscape artist Kate Broadfoot, Bulli painter Renee Kamaretsos, Jennifer Jackson, of Stanwell Tops, and mixed media artist Alison Winchester. The exhibition, titled Sublime, has been curated by well-known artist Tanya Stubbles. Vyvian describes her work as “essentially a response to the ephemeral movements of light and texture over surfaces – vistas large and small, inside and out… liquid seas, industrial scenes, dreams and memories”. Vyvian works with many types of media but is particularly fond of charcoal which she finds to be a very forgiving and flexible tool for her exploration of land and seascapes.

Visit 55 Parrots, 237 Princes Hwy, Bulli, open daily. Sublime runs 4 November to 1 December. Opening: 7 Nov, 4-6pm.

CARVE & CREATE YOUR OWN KITCHEN UTENSILS

Join Brad Van Luty’s two-day workshop at Woonona’s Illawarra Woodwork School. Let this respected spoon-carver and bush-regenerator introduce you to the wonderful world of spooncarving with Woody Weeds from Greenwood at a local creek. Nov 28-29, $420.

Book online: https://woodworkschool.com

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSE

The Stanwell Park CWA hopes to run a mental health first aid course in Helensburgh in late November, but the exact date and venue are yet to be finalised. If interested, call Ron on 0490 062 466 or Carol on 0432 385 524 as places are limited. Mental Health First Aid aims to give the average person the knowledge and skills to be able to support someone who has mental health issues until professional help can be arranged. The course will be delivered by an accredited trainer over two separate Saturdays. It is a 12-hour course with a certificate of completion available. 2515

LIBRARY’S TINY BITES FOR TINY ONES

Wollongong City Libraries presents, for your viewing pleasure, Tiny Bites: Snack-sized stories and songs.

This online story telling program is designed for you and your little ones to enjoy while taking some time out.

Grab a snack and get ready for some fun stories and songs with your favourite librarians.

Just go to www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/library/whats-on/ online-programs/tiny-bites and enjoy!

Pictured: Thirroul librarian Tracey talks about insects. 2515

GO SWIMMING

Janice Creenaune meets Cassandra Cahill, a Coledale resident who represents the newly formed ‘Winter Wonder Women’ swim group in the northern suburbs. Utilising the local ocean pools, the women are discovering the enormous benefits of swimming while building friendships during Covid-19. Photos supplied.

Most people agree that 2020 has presented hurdles that are both unprecedented and challenging. A group of women in the Northern Illawarra and beyond have challenged themselves to take on new opportunities. One of those is the Winter Wonder Women swim group.

The initial aim was to make connections and exercise, but the women have found so much more. They started swimming in winter 2020, when it was too cold for many residents.

“Swimming is, in fact, one of the best activities everyone can undertake in winter. The healing powers are immense,” Cassandra Cahill says.

“There are many people swimming in winter, men’s groups in particular, but we wanted a women’s group, and we wanted to enjoy the many wonderful tidal pools which are a feature of our beautiful coast. And we wanted to be outside, yet together, and supportive in difficult times when we can easily be drawn apart as a sacrifice to the virus.

“Most often we swim on Sundays, not too early and we relax after for coffee or a general meet-up. Our ladies are multi-generational, one family sports three generations, and some travel from quite far, but above all we have fun… occasionally coffee, even Macedonian hot shots.

“A lot of ladies have even bought new gear that is also therapeutic (lycra suits) and, of course, we ‘rug-up’ afterwards. We ignore any body image issues because it is just us, and we are nonjudgemental. We just enjoy being together.”

Some have even lost weight in their enjoyment of the exercise, but there is no competition – some women do four laps, others do 20. There is a lot of conversation and laughing.

The Winter Wonder Women swim at many of the ocean pools along our coast.

“We love all the pools so we don’t just stick to one but enjoy them all,” Cassandra says. “ They each have their own personality and beautiful environment. It is partly this we enjoy too. We live next to, and around, such beauty, it is great to feel a part of it with our group.”

Swimming is one of the best activities for body and mind. It may strengthen the immune system, keep you fit, boost your mood, alleviate stress and help you to relax.

“We have made good friends, enjoy plenty of laughter and that can’t be a bad thing,” Cassandra says.

“The group will go on during summer. We are having way too much fun to stop. We have a Facebook page and Instagram “Winter Wonder Women” and hope many more will join us in the future.”

They are all to be congratulated for their innovative approach in a very confronting time.

Writer Janice Creenaune is a volunteer for the PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease) Foundation Australia. Email janicecreenaune@gmail.com 2515

Below: a stick with cicada eggs in it. Right: Verity’s daughter Vivian holding some Christmas beetles. Inset: a Christmas beetle on the lawn (“These are actually from the curl grubs many gardeners spray every year - the reason we don’t see many anymore,” Verity says); and a cicada.

BRING BACK BUGS!

By landscape designer Verity Snaith, of Sydney Wildflower Nursery

DOWN IN THE DIRT

Dirt – it’s not the first (or the most glamorous!) thing you think about when you’re creating your garden. But in one handful of soil there are more living organisms than there are people living on Earth.

From bacteria to protozoa, all the way to earthworms, ants, insects and burrowing animals – the dirt in your garden is of vital ecological importance, yet it is so often overlooked when we come to creating habitats.

KNOCK, KNOCK WHO’S THERE?

If you put a spade into your garden, what do you see? You might notice some earthworms, maybe an earwig or slater, a slug or perhaps some ants. Some of these have been branded garden pests but it’s much better to look at them as part of a whole ecosystem that can work harmoniously for the benefit of your garden.

Slaters and earwigs are great garden recyclers and pest managers, providing their populations don’t get out of control. And it’s not just bees that pollinate your vegetable patch – ants play an important role as garden pollinators, soil aerators and composters. Healthy soil that is part of a healthy ecosystem is the best and most cost-effective way to creating a great garden.

BRINGING BACK THE BUGS

Unfortunately, many gardeners have been taught to fear bugs in the garden. But by cultivating wild spaces – giving over an area to the various composters, pollinators and pest managers that live in our soil – we can all benefit from their hard work. In your home garden you can do this by limiting digging, chopping up garden prunings and using them as mulch, or creating a space for a compost bay and insect hotel to help encourage more bugs into your backyard. Worm farms and bug catchers are also a great way to engage children in learning about healthy soil habitats and the benefits and miraculous array of insects and organisms that can be found in their very own backyard.

BALANCING THE SYSTEM

All the organisms – big and small – that live in your soil play a role in balancing the eco-system of your garden. When you neglect your soil health, your plants will ultimately fail to thrive, which means less birds, bees and other wondrous creatures visiting your garden. So take the time to see what’s going on in your soil and leave space for those underground critters who can – if we let them – do a lot of the hard work for us in our gardens. 2515

TWO FRIENDS, TWO PLACES

Caroline Baum reports on an exhibition of landscapes near and far by local artists Ashley Frost and Hal Pratt.

Between them, Ashley Frost and Hal Pratt have lived and worked in Thirroul for more than 40 years. Of different generations and professional backgrounds, they became friends when Ashley took the initiative of presenting a selection of local artists at the Hong Kong and New York Art Fairs.

“We had a great response from homesick expats who were missing the Australian landscape,” says retired architect Hal, who initially took up photography, with solo shows at Wollongong, Orange and Manly public galleries, before turning to painting about 10 years ago.

Although very different in approach, Ashley and Hal have similar laid-back temperaments and a shared appreciation for the coast, the bush and the desert. Each has developed a distinctive style of painting: Ashley usually works in thickly applied oils; Hal draws in graphite and paints in watercolour.

Ashley, who has exhibited locally and shows regularly at Stella Downer Fine Art in Sydney , is best known for his glowing, burnished sunrises over Austinmer and Coledale, where he enjoys plein air (outdoor) painting, capturing the light and shade of the bush on the escarpment above his home and the beaches where he runs in the morning.

In Coastal Brush Desert Ochre, Ashley contrasts those familiar places with a very different part of the country, travelling to Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station in the far west of NSW to take part in an artists’ retreat in a remote gorge. The sparse landscape and changing weather provided plenty of drama, while pushing his work increasingly towards abstraction.

“It’s paradise for painters out there. Something like rain changes all the colours.” Responding to the quick-changing and extreme elements, he swapped his oils – “they take too long to set up and don’t do well in the conditions” – for mixed media including dry pigment. The experiment was a pleasant surprise: “I like the immediacy of paper.”

Meanwhile, Hal was on his annual mid-winter trip to the outback at another artists’ retreat, a camp out of Alice Springs, sleeping under the stars. Unlike Ashley’s set-up, “it’s all catered for, so you don’t have to think about anything else but painting”.

Hal feels a strong connection with the country painted by Albert Namatjira. “It was a thrill to sit where he sat and paint the very same place,” he says of the works that pay homage to the Indigenous master in brilliant colours and the stark sculptural forms of rock formations and scrub.

“You don’t go out to central Australia to paint clouds,” he says laconically.

Unlike Ashley, who saw plenty of wildlife, Hal observed none, “except for dingoes, who will come right up and take your shoes”.

Now, these two coastal dwellers with a shared appreciation of the desert are contemplating going back to Fowlers Gap together.

This year is the first time the two have joined forces to exhibit close to home at Clifton School of Arts.

Ashley, who teaches in Sydney and at Hazelhurst Gallery, will also hold a drawing and painting class on November 26 ($55 adults, $25 kids). Weather permitting, it will be held outside, on the grass across the road from the gallery. Paper and charcoal pencils will be supplied.

Places are limited, so bookings are essential. Call 0420 711 853.

Coastal Brush Desert Ochre is on show from November 20 to 29, Wed-Sunday, 11am-6pm, Clifton School of Arts, Lawrence Hargrave Drive. 2515

Events are back! The centre’s Poetry By the Sea series starts in Kiama on November 7 and YA novelist Claire Zorn hosts a Wollongong Library workshop on November 21.

WHAT’S ON AT THE WRITERS CENTRE It’s time to celebrate the centre’s new home in Coledale, write Sarah Nicholson & Matt Campbell.

We’ve got a packed schedule coming up at the South Coast Writers Centre, but are particularly excited to be finally able to open our doors properly and welcome in the local community!

On December 5 we would love to have you at the official launch for our new home at Coledale Community Hall. From 6.30-8.30pm you can hear from the talented writers at our centre. The event features readings from our Young Writers Collective, the SCWC Poetry Group, Keira Fiction Writers, and Ngana Barangarai – our Indigenous literary program. We’ll also be launching our 2021 program and the SCWC Poetry Award.

This showcase night is also a part of the SCWC’s fundraising drive. We’ve had a bumpy year (along with the rest of you!) and we are running a big crowd-fundraising campaign. We’ve already raised $4500 but we’ve got a way to go to meet our $20,000 goal.

In the meantime, Saturday, November 7 starts the SCWC’s 10-month long poetry series in Kiama, Poetry by the Sea. First up is poet Emily Crocker teaching a workshop on Scallywag Poetry. The workshop is followed by an open-mic poetry reading hosted by our director Sarah Nicholson and featuring Emily Crocker and Jack Oats. Whether you want to write, read or listen to poetry, this event has something for you.

On November 21, we have the second of our Writing the Distance: From the Short Story to the Epic workshops at Wollongong Library. In this workshop, aspiring novelists can join awardwinning YA novelist Claire Zorn for help with Plotting Your Novel. The third workshop, Planning a Series, will be held on the 12th of December with seasoned author Alyssa Montgomery.

All of November is National Novel Writing Month, otherwise known as NaNoWriMo, where writers aim to generate 50,000 words of their novel over the month. Those interested can become our ‘buddy’ by registering on the NaNoWriMo site, and can join the SCWC Zoom group every Monday in November to “write-in”. You can also attend our “drop-in writing group” each week if you’re a member: it’s lightly facilitated by editor Linda Godfrey in our ocean-facing meeting room at Coledale Community Hall.

Then on Saturday, December 19 we have the first of our “Say It, Sing It” performance evenings at Coledale Community Hall. MC Martin Henchion will be presenting a comedy line-up for the first half of the evening. Falling so close to the Summer Solstice, our theme for the evening is all things Pagan! We are open to expressions of interest from artists who would like to perform. Whether you’ve got a song, a poem, a dance or a monologue, we welcome you to let us know via the SCWC website.

Finally, we are looking for fellow creatives who’d like to co-work in our Coledale offices, particularly those who might be interested in engaging with the SCWC activities or joining the cultural programming committee for the Coledale Community Hall.

More information: www.southcoastwriters.org.au 2515

ABOUT THE ARTICLE’S AUTHORS Sarah Nicholson is the Director of the South Coast Writers Centre, creative director of The Heroines Festival and editor of the Heroines Anthology. Matt Campbell is a UoW student, amateur poet, music enthusiast and aspiring writer/editor with a passion for linguistics. His creative content is often inspired by his experiences as a courier in the Illawarra. He hails from the Central West and has spent four years falling in love with the South Coast.

THE STORY BEHIND THE BOOK

By Jo Oliver, author of Jessie Traill: a biography

After seven years of research and writing, my biography of the artist Jessie Traill was published this year by Australian Scholarly Publishing.

I spoke at an International Women’s Day event at the State Library of NSW to an appreciative audience on 6 March. Since then, public events have had to be postponed, including a launch planned at Collins Bookshop at Thirroul.

I have also written and illustrated four children’s picture books. Each book uses printmaking as an illustration medium and my love of the printmaking process was my initial connection with the work of Jessie Traill.

I received a Creative Fellowship from the State Library Victoria to research and write about Jessie Traill using her extensive papers held in the collection. Other sources included Tom Roberts collection and the Anderson papers from State Library of NSW.

I travelled within Australia and to France and the UK to find out more about Jessie Traill’s life, meet people who knew her and see places she lived and worked. My journey researching the life and work of Jessie Traill has been a series of deeply enjoyable and fascinating explorations. I’ve experienced serendipitous connections and met many wonderful and generous people. I have spoken about my research at the National Gallery of Australia and State Library of Victoria.

From the 10-year-old girl who first met Tom Roberts painting on the Ti-Tree lined shores of Port Phillip Bay, to the student of Frederick McCubbin and etchers John Mather and Frank Brangwyn, Jessie developed her skills as an artist. She interrupted her career to work as a voluntary nurse in France for five years in World War I and later raised funds and revisited to war-torn Europe.

She returned to become one of most accomplished Australian etchers of the 20th century, working in a field uncommon for women of her time. Through extracts from her diaries, descriptions of her world travels and letters to friends and relatives we hear her voice. Whether travelling, or in her beloved bush studio at Harkaway, we see through her eyes, beauty, humour and the joys of simple living.

I have an ongoing interest in life stories and am currently researching a new biography about another Australian woman artist.

From top: author Jo Oliver; Jessie Traill, winter VAD uniform 1916 (Jessie Traill Papers State Library of Victoria); with bicycle in France, 1917; and Possum time, Harfra at night, by Jessie Traill.

Jessie Traill: a biography can be purchased at Collins Booksellers Thirroul (collinsbooksthirroul.com.au) or at Australian Scholarly Publishing (scholarly.info/book/ jessie-traill) 2515

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Nectarine and peach picking starts mid-November. Plus Jo Fahey shares some great Christmas gift ideas!

If you haven’t come to our farm to pick fruit before, then this is the year to give it a go!

Stone-fruit picking will begin mid-November and will continue each weekend in the lead-up to Christmas.

We will run our Pick Your Own tours under a Covid Safe plan, including smaller groups, physical distancing and hand sanitiser. Those who wish to wear a mask are encouraged to do so!

It’s perfect for young and old and something to do together. Old-fashioned farm stuff – love it!

TIPS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF A ‘PICK YOUR OWN’ VISIT

Get orders for fruit from friends. That way you can have fun picking more!

Make a list of all the people you still need to sort for Christmas cheer! Pick some fruit to include in a hamper tied up with a bow or just present your freshly picked fruit straight from the paddock in your picking bag or box. I can’t think of a nicer way to give joy than to turn up at a friend’s place with local fresh fruit – and the best bit is that it was hand-picked from the tree by you!

Bring your Santa hats and take a family photo around the tractor. Could be a nice touch to print this and other picking shots and include these with your fruit gift for friends and family.

Make some jam, chutney or other preserves from your picked fruit to give as a gift.

Homemade is always a wonderful thing! Peach or nectarine jam is great used as a ham glaze or served with ham.

Add a bottle of Apple Cider, Perry or juice to your basket for your Christmas celebrations.

Enjoy a cider tasting on the lawn with the family.

Check in will be required, along with Covid Safe rules so get here about 15 minutes before your picking group start time.

For more info and to book: www.darkes.com.au

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Scarborough Wombarra Surf Lifesaving Club president Ant Ritter, with his two eldest sons, Sean (left) and Eamon (right).

COVER FEATURE LIFE SAVERS NEEDED

Your community club needs you! Scarborough Wombarra Surf Lifesaving Club has a strong Nippers program, but the club is desperate for adult patrolling members. 2515 reports.

Fifteen years ago, Scarborough’s Ant Ritter joined his local life saving club. As a new father of a one-year-old boy, he thought some surf rescue skills might come in handy later.

“Not growing up near the beach, I thought I should learn a few skills myself. It’s been great. Thankfully I haven’t had to rescue any of the three boys yet!

“I say yet…” he adds, laughing.

Today, Ant is president of Scarborough Wombarra Surf Life Saving Club. And – far from needing rescuing – his two oldest sons have won top honours at Surf Life Saving Illawarra’s awards of excellence.

In February, Ant’s eldest son, Sean, age 16, was named the Illawarra’s Youth Surf Lifesaver of the Year and his middle son, Eamon, 15, was awarded Junior Lifesaver of the Year.

“Last year nippers was in danger of being shut down and potentially moving to Coledale,” Ant says. “We didn’t have the numbers, or parents to help, or people who knew how to run it…

“And Sean said, ‘I’ll run it.’

“So, at 15 last year, he ran Nippers.

“I sat in the background, helping with admin. We had 60, 70 kids and he got them all there, in the groups and off they run and do their thing.

“I was really, really, proud; the club was proud of him.”

Sean – who has been chosen as Bulli High School’s vice-captain for 2021 – is also a keen surf photographer. He took the photos for this article – follow him on Instagram @seanritterphotography

Meanwhile, Sean’s younger brother, Eamon, won his award for “recruiting his mates”, giving a much-needed boost to teenage patrolling numbers.

“Eamon won Illawarra Junior Lifesaver of the Year last season for his role in attracting all his friends to come and start their surf lifesaving journey with our club,” Ant says.

“My 10-year-old didn’t win anything but we took him and three friends up to the state carnival for a weekend – they had a ball, competing and running around in the sun – it’s such a healthy sport.”

PATROLLING MEMBERS NEEDED!

Scarborough Wombarra’s Nippers – known as the Stingrays – are going strong, but the club

desperately needs adult patrolling members.

“Our starting point this year was 17 patrolling members,” Ant says. “We have previously had 40 to 50, so we are really struggling this year.

“We do also have 21 kids who have done their Surf Rescue Certificate (SRC) and Bronze Medallion (BM) over the past couple of years, but they are too young to patrol on their own.

“I have asked Surf Life Saving Illawarra to do a full Sunday patrol a month, and some Illawarra clubs have indicated they would be able to help us… as I don’t want our members to burn out.

“We will get through this year with their help, but the fear is for future years and whether it is sustainable or not. We always have this battle, but it just seems that it is at a low point right now.”

To recruit new members, the club has held an open day and distributed flyers in the area.

IT’S HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF

The Ritters’ role in the surf club all started back in 2005 when Ant found a scrap of paper in his letterbox calling for volunteers.

“It was just a little ripped off piece of paper - nothing as professional as our flyer,” he says, with a laugh. “It was a piece of paper ripped off with a ruler saying the club is in desperate need.

“I walked down here [to the club house overlooking Scarborough Beach].

“A couple of good friends of mine, Tony Harper and Lisa Carroll and myself, we came down. A guy came down and suggested he be president – he wanted to build a second storey on the surf club and a walking bridge across to the football field and all these grand plans. We voted him in. And we never saw him again.”

Ant suddenly found himself elevated to club president. “I initially put my hand up as treasurer. So in 2005 I became president – despite not growing up in the surf – I grew up in the Sutherland Shire, but not at the beach – and having no knowledge of surf club culture.”

He introduced a new program that became the foundation for the club’s strong youth division today. “We started an under-fives program – nippers only starts from under-6. We’d have up to 50 kids under-5. Typically your brothers and sisters, the parents came along, had a bit of fun, realised we needed help. And they joined. So we got some really good patrolling members throughout that time, up to around 40 to 50.”

Ant did a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Wollongong, so he knew the coast prior to moving south to Scarborough. “I moved down in ’99, and the best thing we did as a family was to come here, to the surf club, because you meet everyone.

“The sense of community has been great for us.

GET YOUR BRONZE!

Calling grown-ups. Want to help? There’s no need for life saving experience and club membership is free in 2020/21.

“We just need the people. We’ll teach them the Bronze Medallion,” Ant says.

“There’s a course over two days - and a bit of online with COVID.

“We’ve got an in-house trainer, Bindi Adams, and she’s running a course in November.

“They’ll learn how to do a board rescue, how to do a tube rescue, how to swim in the ocean. And many adults can do all that – it’s just the technical component, the CPR and the resuscitation. We’ll teach them all that.

“They can then come and patrol once a month for three and a half hours.”

n The club will run a Bronze Medallion course

on Sunday, 15 November and Sunday, 29 November. Contact Ant Ritter, email info@ scarboroughwombarraslsc.org

JOIN NIPPERS

Scarborough Wombarra SLSC has waived membership charges this year – families can join for free!

Nipper numbers at Scarborough Wombarra range from 50 to 70 a season. “That’s comfortable for us,” Ant says.

“We’ve always pitched ourselves as the family friendly club – just come along. We do every second weekend, not every weekend, it’s for an hour and a half, not three hours.

“We don’t take point score or roll call. You just come along. We encourage the parents to come along.

“The 20-odd kids that my kids have brought in - they did water safety for us last year.

“So the parents found they could come and just sit down and watch - it was great.

“We do have the opportunity to go to carnivals. You don’t have to qualify for local branch carnivals or the state carnivals. We give them every opportunity to become a future life saver.

“We’ve got half a dozen new boards and rescue boards. So there’s plenty of opportunity for kids to try different things. And parents, of course - we need the parents!”

n The Nippers proficiency swim will be on

November 1 and the season kicks off at 10am on Sunday, 15 November at Scarborough Wombarra Beach. Visit www.scarboroughwombarraslsc.org

We’ve made – they’re better than best friends – some people we consider family now. They’ve watched my kids grow. I’ve watched their kids grow. It’s really nice.

“I presume all clubs have got that, but I know we’ve got that in a really tight-knit way.”

THE LOCATION

Scarborough is a small beach, just 0.8km long, bordered by rocks to the north and south. The Beachsafe website rates it 6/10 (moderately hazardous), with dangers including topographic rips and strong currents.

Ant says the club is bound by the same rules as Bondi. “Clearly Bondi have a lot more people. But the dangers are exactly the same – people swimming out, rips… so we all need the same skill-set that Bondi life savers do. That said, everyone who patrols here would rather this beach than Bondi because of the sheer volume of rescues!

“I’ve never had a rescue in between the flags in summer.

“It’s a quiet beach.”

Since Sea Cliff Bridge opened in 2005, Ant has seen more people discover Scarborough, something he’s happy to share.

“I think it is great.

“It’s nice to see a hundred people on the beach, rather than 10. Just not too many.”

It is relatively quiet at Scarborough Wombarra

Beach. On a busy Sunday in summer, there’d be at most about 200 people, Ant says.

“It’s certainly not huge numbers, but when there’s three people on, that’s significant.

“We patrol between the flags and we also have roving patrols … All Surf Life Saving is a heck of a responsibility, there’s no doubt about that.

“This can be a dangerous beach.

“I’ve always said that if our nippers can swim out here, you can swim anywhere.”

TIME, NOT MONEY REQUIRED

“Financially we are okay,” Ant says, “but we’ve always been short for patrolling members. It’s such a small community.”

Founded in 1914, Scarborough Wombarra SLSC is sandwiched between two popular clubs at Coledale and Coalcliff.

It draws on residents of tiny villages perched on a narrow strip between the escarpment and the sea, home to 872 in Wombarra and 308 in Scarborough and Clifton, according to the 2016 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census.

“It was an ageing region, but now there’s a lot of younger families are coming into the region.

“You need three people on patrol each shift, and we do Sundays and public holidays. So 17 divided by three is six teams, that’s every three weeks you’re at the beach. It’s not sustainable.

“If we can get another 10 people, we’ll be fine.”

LIFE SAVING IN A TIME OF COVID

This summer also presents social distancing challenges. “If there’s someone who’s at risk, they’ll get rescued, but it’s just the constant training that we do that’s a bit of a challenge with social distancing … eg, not being able to have two people on a board or two people in a car.

“But still the primary focus is to protect the beach goers. And that’s what we’ll do.”

A safe season takes good organisation and the club is fortunate to have a dedicated committee. There’s Ant, the president, former CEO of Skydive the Beach, now semi-retired. Bindi Adams is vice-president and club trainer. Also on the committee: Thomas Summerhayes, Ian Crakanthorp, Rick Mohr, Rowena Ivers, Joanna Gullo, and Sean Ritter.

“Gary Jordan is the ATV and IRB captain,” Ant says. “We’ve got some funding for a new IRB – that’ll be on the water this year.

“Lisa Carroll has been the registrar for the past 15 years. We nominated her to the first female Life Member of the club, which was great. There’s only seven others, seven men, Lisa became the eighth.

“Our committee’s really strong. They’re all passionate about this club. We’ve got the money in the bank, we’ve got all the resources – we just need people on the beach to help out.”

Shifting sands: Classic transverse bar-rip sandbars at Stanwell Park. Photo: Rob Brander

DR RIP’S SCIENCE OF THE SURF

By Prof Rob Brander. This month – Sand Bars: You Can Bank on Them.

It seems to me there’s less sand on our beaches this spring compared to previous years, which raises some questions about how sand on our beaches fluctuates and where it goes.

The general rule is that large storm waves strip sand off the beach and dump it offshore. Beaches can normally recover quite quickly after an erosional event, in maybe three to six months, but when you get a cluster of storms close together like we had this winter, it makes the recovery process much longer.

We’re also supposedly heading into a La Nina phase, which generally results in more storms, so the sand might not come back in large amounts anytime soon.

There’s a strong link between how much sand is on the beach berm and how much is offshore in sandbars (banks). A berm is the distinct ridge running along the beach at the high tide mark. Every wave that breaks on the beach carries sand and water with it when it rushes up the beach. The water soaks into the dry beach and deposits the sand, creating the berm. If you have an extended period of small to moderate swell, the berm gradually shifts seaward and your beach becomes wider. But that sand has to come from somewhere – the sandbars.

Sandbars are fascinating features. They are accumulations of sand (almost like underwater dunes) that constantly adjust their position in response to changing wave directions, wave heights and periods, the behaviour of rips and the changing tide cycles. Some beaches with a low sand supply may not have any bars, while others with a lot of sand can have double bar systems (think Northern NSW with all those rivers).

We know that bars go through a sequence of changes after a big erosional storm event. First, large storm waves stir up the beach sand and dump it offshore into a longshore bar, separated from the beach by a deep trough/gutter.

Smaller swell then causes the bar to migrate onshore and it becomes rhythmic in shape, eventually welding to the beach as transverse bars, separated by rip channels.

If the swell remains small or gets smaller, the sand fully welds to the beach as a wide and shallow low tide terrace.

This is great for kids and families, but surfers hate it as all those lefts and rights formed by the rhythmic and transverse bars quickly turn into close-outs. This cycle can take weeks, or months, or the bars may get stuck for a while, or another storm comes along and it all starts again.

How long it takes is anyone’s guess because it all depends on the waves, which depend on the weather, which as we know is totally screwed up!

Have a question for Dr Rip? Email rbrander@unsw.edu.au 2515

SKIN CANCER: TIME TO CHECK

By Dr Michael Hanson

Skin Cancer Action Week runs from 17 to 23 November. In the lead up to summer, it provides an important reminder to check and protect your skin. Australia has the highest rates of melanoma in the world. 2 in 3 Australians are diagnosed with some form of skin cancer by the age of 70. Melanoma is the third most common cancer in Australia, with a death every five hours due to melanoma. The good news is that melanoma is often identifiable at an early stage when simple treatment can result in a complete cure.

RISK FACTORS

Factors that increase melanoma risks include: • fair skin • high mole count • family history • pattern of sunburns throughout life, especially during childhood.

PREVENTION

Most skin cancers can be prevented by using sun protection: • slip on sun-protective clothing • slop on SPF30 (or higher) broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen • slap on a broad-brimmed hat • seek shade • slide on sunglasses.

SELF-CHECKS

Try to become familiar with the look of your skin, so you can pick up any changes. Look for: • any crusty, non-healing sores • small lumps that are red, pale or pearly in colour • new spots, freckles or any moles changing in colour, thickness or shape over a period of weeks to months. If you notice a strange new mole on your skin or an old mole that’s started changing, it’s important to see your GP right away. Some people at higher risk require regular, planned skin assessments.

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

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‘KEEPING CULTURE ALIVE’

Two must-see exhibitions are on now at Wollongong Art Gallery.

Naidoc Week is on this month from November 8-15 – and what better way to celebrate than by taking in these two amazing exhibitions at Wollongong Art Gallery.

COOMADITCHIE: KEEPING CULTURE ALIVE Opened October 30, on show until March 21

Curated by Lorraine Brown, Narelle Thomas and Kristy Thomas, this exhibition brings together three generations of artists. At its heart are two sisters: premier artists Lorraine Brown and Narelle Thomas, renowned for using art to tell stories, share knowledge and promote an understanding of Aboriginal culture. Over the past three decades, their public art has featured on schools, buildings and meeting places in Port Kembla, and at the Hub at Kemblawarra Community Hall, the sisters pass on knowledge and painting skills. The Coomaditchie exhibition also features works by two of Lorraine’s sons – Shane and Derecke Brown, and Derecke’s partner, painter Allison Day, also a skilled weaver and potter – as well as her eldest grandson, Tynan Lenihan, and two granddaughters, Jessica Mook-Brown and Meahala Langlo-Brown.

“Culture honours our ancestral ties – Culture tells us where we come from and tells us who we are. Culture reminds us of who we are connected to and that we are part of the oldest living cultures in the world. For these reasons it is really important to keep Culture Alive.” – These are the thoughts of Lorraine Brown and Narelle Thomas the Elders, founders and premier artists of Coomaditchie United Aboriginal Corporation.

Events include Yarn Up on Wednesday, 4 November, 1-2pm, a chance to engage with the artists and learn more about their stories and art practices.

Event bookings essential via Eventbrite.

(Artwork detail, clockwise from left): Ocean Deep, by Allison Day, 2019; Coastal history of the fishing journeys and the seasons, by Lorraine Brown and Narelle Thomas, 2020; Goanna by Tynan Lenihan, 2019.

NAIDOC WEEK IN NOVEMBER Wollongong has a proud Aboriginal community and every year the city celebrates Naidoc Week, the nationwide celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Due to Covid-19, Naidoc Week was postponed in July and will now run from 8-15 November. Find an event near you at www.naidoc.org.au.

Our city’s name is said to come from the Aboriginal word ‘woolyungah’, meaning five islands, and the area we know today as Wollongong was originally inhabited by the Dharawal people (also spelled Tarawal or Thuruwal), who remain the Traditional Custodians of this land. For more local history, visit Council’s website at wollongong.nsw.gov.au HERE+NOW: A DECOLONIST VISUALISATION OF THE ILLAWARRA Opened October 17, ends on November 29.

This First Nations-led exhibition curated by visiting curator Ngugi artist-scientist Stephanie Beaupark showcases emerging artists with a connection to the Illawarra. Associated events will include a panel discussion on November 11 and Here+Now Finissage, featuring live music, poetry, talks and tours on November 28.

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THE BIG GREEN BANNER THAT UNITES US

An opinion piece by Mat Wall-Smith, co-founder of the Seacliff Coasters

Let’s get the obvious bit out of the way. I spend a lot of my time running. I run long distances and average about 100km a week. I have had the somewhat dubious honour of being called the Forest Gump of Thirroul. I run mostly on our escarpment trails.

The weird thing about this is not so much that I run somewhat obsessively through the bush, but that a substantial number of other locals do too.

About three years ago I started a Facebook group so that my ultra-running mate Simon Tibbs and I had an outlet for our obsession with what then was a pretty marginal activity. We didn’t imagine much of an audience beyond our little circle of friends.

Three years later that group consists of 350 trail runners with a good portion of those active and local. It is now a pretty rare day that I head out for a long run up the escarpment without running into other members of that group we call The Seacliff Coasters.

One of the interesting things about the Seacliff Coasters is that we are incredibly diverse. We have a very close 50/50 split of female to male runners and we have runners of all ages and abilities – from elite podium toppers, to age category contenders, all the way to those who run trails just to be immersed in nature. Ultra-running as a sport has become an interesting space in that regard. There is very little dividing the top women and the top men. As races get up past the 200 mile length women come further to the fore. Our trail running heroes aren’t divided into genders as they tend to be in many other sports.

In fact ultra-running seems to hate distinctions. When you are running through the bush together for many hours even the most introverted amongst us tend to chat and that chat tends to extend into conversations that transcend the limits of the everyday. You get to know people on quite a different level to that you would if you met anywhere else. You also depend on each other because you are often out in the deep wilderness together. ‘Racing’ ultra-runners will often wait for their nearest competitor so they’ve got someone to run with. We face each other as we face our limits.

It is intense and intimate. It is human. All of these things mean ultra-running breeds a certain depth of community that is a little different to the other activities I’ve been involved with. In this sense ultra-running, and somewhat oddly given its solitary nature, is somewhat of an antidote to the most dangerous curse of modern life: individualism.

If ultra-running tends to break down the differences between us then it’s not too much of a stretch to say the same is true for the relationship between us and the environment we run through. We spend a lot of time on our trails and in the bush. We get to know that environment in the same way we get to know each other; deeply and intimately. We get to know the ebb and flow of the seasons and the thirst and thrive of those longer cycles of dry and wet.

Lately we’ve noticed the impact of Covid-19 on our bushland as more and more people get out into the wild for the mental and physical relief from isolation that it affords or just to make the most of the opportunity that being at home more often has

Photos: Julie Steele PETITION TO PROTECT ESCARPMENT On October 2, The Seacliff Coasters issued a media release titled “Stop the Russell Vale Coal Mine Expansion on the Illawarra Escarpment”, calling on residents to sign a Change.org petition. 1,318 people had signed at press time.

Here’s an extract: “Members of local trail running group, The Seacliff Coasters, first became aware of threats to the escarpment when Wollongong Coal, in anticipation of their mine expansion, erected prominent new signs prohibiting public access along the Lower Escarpment Trail. It became clear that local residents can no longer enjoy a simple run, ride or walk up to Brokers Nose without the threat of prosecution. In addition to extensive environmental issues, expansion of the Russell Vale coal mine raises serious ‘public amenity’ and access concerns...”

Read the full petition at www.change.org/OurEscarpment The Seacliff Coasters is a local running group of 350+ members who enjoy running trails through the Illawarra Escarpment due to its exciting terrain, vibrant community, accessibility and uninterrupted wilderness. Join the Seacliff Coasters group on Facebook. 2515

Mat at the gate on the Lower Escarpment Fire Trail.

presented. It is kind of weird to think our local bush is suffering the impact of a human virus – but it is. Suddenly we have more time for it, more time for each other; human and non-human. Despite the noticeable impact of increased use, it can only be a good thing that more people are making the most of it. More people are getting the chance to build an intimate connection with their local environment, to feel those ebbs and flows, to learn to listen and see the extraordinary value it offers. The bush will adapt, we will adapt.

As endurance trail runners we develop an intense sense of ‘ownership’ of the natural spaces we spend so much time in – but it’s not ownership in the sense of real estate or property. It’s an ownership in the sense of custodianship. It’s the sense of our lives not being distinct from the life and lives of the environment through which we move. We feel the health of the land and the health of our bodies and minds are connected and reflect each other. When we are tired of modern life we go into the bush to recover. When the bush is tired, we understand its need to rest and recover because it’s our need as well. The wilderness we share is a part of our community.

If this year has taught us anything it should have been that we need to learn to live differently. We are one organism, our health, our lives, are intimately and intensely connected and interdependent. We are all more than simply individual, more than simply human.

It is with this in mind that we local trail runners are fighting to ensure that the remaining escarpment bushland is preserved in a continuous Illawarra Escarpment Reserve and Trail Network. It turns out this idea was always part of the National Parks and Wildlife Service’s Management Plan for the Illawarra Escarpment. While most of that trail network and reserve are already there and well used, there are historical anomalies that mean we, as a community, can’t be assured access and ownership of our wilderness backyard. As the NPWS plan of management states: “the distribution of the park along the escarpment is discontinuous, which could affect the long-term viability of the park to maintain its full range of values”.

We trail runners want all the communities that live along the escarpment to be able to make use of it. We want the opportunity for all of us to experience the escarpment’s social, economic and environmental value – and to understand that its well-being is intertwined with our own and those of our communities. We can’t maximise the long-term economic value of the escarpment if it is off-limits to the people who live along it. We can’t maximise the social value the escarpment holds for community, health, and well being, if its use goes completely unregulated and its environmental value is compromised.

The best way to ensure the environmental value of the escarpment is to encourage ‘stakeholders’ to take responsibility for it, to allow people to celebrate that value socially and economically and to encourage a mutual belonging; this belongs to me, I am responsible for it, I belong to this ground. A continuous Illawarra Escarpment reserve and trail might be the big green banner that unites our home between the mountains and the sea, a banner that ties us together and shows us a way of living together, sustainably, and moving toward a bright, healthy and wealthy economic, social and environmental future. 2515

‘IT WAS ENORMOUS FUN’

2515 chats to Thirroul’s Jean Dennis about her creative use of the Covid-19 lockdown.

Thirroul resident Jean Dennis managed to find laughter in lockdown. And now she’s sharing it in G’day, a book of short stories featuring “a little surrealism, a little sci-fi, and a lot of humour”, co-writtten with two friends in England.

“When Covid restrictions came into force early this year I, with two of my writing friends in England, Lesley Bown and Ann Gawthorpe, who are joint authors of guide books, Writing Comedy, Get Your Articles Published, and several comedy plays, teamed up to combat Covid lockdown boredom,” Jean told 2515.

“We decided to each write a short story to a theme, never dreaming that 10 themes, 30 stories, and 10 related recipes later we would have enough material for a book.”

The stories were each sparked by a single word.

“It was enormous fun, because when you are thrown a word – like rainbow – you think, what on earth am I going to write … but then suddenly something triggers and away you go and you’ve written a humorous story.

“The more I did, the more I wanted to do.

“The variety of stories is amazing, how we all see things differently. I put myself into the main characters, so it’s easy to speak their parts and see where they are going in a story.

“Most of my stories are humorous. There’s one little murder story – actually I’m enjoying that, I’ve never done murders or mysteries before.”

Authors Jean loves include Sue Townsend, Stella Gibbons, E. F. Benson, Bill Bryson, and children’s writer Richmal Crompton, author of the William books. “I was really brought up on those, when I went to visit relatives in Cornwall they had a set. I think Just William set me on the road to humour.

“There’s not an awful lot of humour on the shelf and that’s one of the reasons, I think, why I’m guided towards humour, to put more laughs in people’s lives.”

Writing is not Jean’s only creative outlet – she is also an artist (Jean painted the Australian scene on G’day’s wraparound cover). But primarily she’s a botanical illustrator.

“I lived in Victoria, married, had three children. I spent years nursing and during that time I started painting, I painted scenes and flowers and enjoyed that, but my true love is botanicals.

“I travelled Australia, going to very remote areas, especially up north and inland, finding a certain tree, the Brachychiton, of which the Illawarra flame tree here is a member.

“It took me nine years to paint them all. I found every plant [genus] in Australia.”

Jean has a collection of more than 40 images that she may exhibit or publish one day.

About four years ago, Jean moved to Thirroul, where she now lives one street away from her son, Tony Dennis, daughter-in-law Therese, and the couple’s two boys.

“I’ve never lived near the beach before – I love all the little bays in the area, and Thirroul is one of the friendliest places I’ve ever come across.”

Jean enjoyed the experience of writing G’day so much that she’s now working on her own book.

“It has been an enormously happy experience and I am still very much in the short story mode, a little light entertainment while preparing my novel Pearl and Doreen and the Friday Writers for publication.

“I do encourage people to write. You don’t need to be gifted, just to want to do it is enough.

“Start with a word, or maybe what you had in your stocking at Christmas. Or even what medicines were cure-alls when you were young. What your dad did for a living, or the jackets grandma insisted on crocheting that nobody wanted to wear. If one story dries up, leave it there and start another … you will no doubt add to the first one later.”

All royalties from online sales of G’day will be donated to Medecins Sans Frontiers. Visit www.feedaread.com. Or contact Jean via jean_dennis04@yahoo.com. 2515

GRANTS HELP FUND A NEW BUS FOR NINA Helensburgh-based NINA has won a couple of government grants and bought a new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter to add to its small fleet of community transport vehicles. On October 12, NINA celebrated with a bus unveiling ceremony attended by the region’s federal and state representatives, Sharon Bird MP and Lee Evans MP. NINA manager Sharon Gissane reports,

Special guests attending the bus unveiling event on October 12 included Sharon Bird MP – pictured below cutting the ribbon, with Lee Evans MP and NINA manager Sharon Gissane. The ceremony included a performance on the didgeridoo by Peter Button, a representative from the Wollongong Aboriginal Land Council. Photos: Anthony Warry

In 2019 Northern Illawarra Neighbour Aid Inc (NINA) was successful in obtaining two separate grants that allowed us to purchase a new vehicle to assist in the transport of clients throughout the Northern Illawarra.

The new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter was purchased in September 2020 using funds granted by the Federal government Stronger Communities Program and our successful state government Community Building Partnership grant.

NINA was able to provide some funds that we had saved over the years and now we have a brand-new vehicle. This vehicle will allow us to increase our group transport options for people, increasing activities throughout the region.

Currently our activities include shopping trips weekly, group outings including day trips and lunch ventures from the Southern Highlands to various coastal destinations.

The Sprinter will enable a greater level of passenger comfort and care to all aboard. Our drivers love it and clients all exit with a smile on their face.

The Sprinter has room for 10 passengers, however, Covid restrictions limit the occupants to five passengers plus driver and client escort. The Sprinter can also be hired out to community groups for a small fee, either with or without a driver.

I would like to thank the Honourable Sharon Bird and Mr Lee Evans for their contribution of funds. NINA is confident that this vehicle will provide a great deal of opportunity for the next 10 years. 2515

ON BOARD WITH SURFRIDER By Coledale’s Susie Crick, head of the Plastic Research program at Surfrider Australia

There are two sides to each story… my side of the story is to stop the bad plastics. Others will argue that plastic is lightweight therefore its mass weight in transport reduces our carbon footprint and it prevents food loss. Nearly every piece of plastic starts off as a fossil fuel and greenhouse gases are emitted at each stage of the plastic lifecycle, which is indefinite. Plastic may be lightweight but is incompatible with nature and ultimately an unhealthy choice for humanity.

Check out the pictures of Kamilo Beach in Hawaii, the microplastics slapping the shores of the Easter islands, the beaches in Bali and I challenge you to see its value… the effects are forever.

Plastic proliferation threatens the climate on a global scale and although our population and consumption is smaller than other nations, we still are part of the global jigsaw and so we do play a role. Our Government has introduced the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill to make Australians responsible for our waste.

So far we have a ban on the export of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres and the legislation also encourages companies to take greater responsibility for their waste by better product design and recovery and reuse of waste materials.

Not only will this kickstart local industry, boost jobs and our economy, it will also be a great start to clean up our environment and hopefully make individuals more mindful of waste. While the Bill is well intended, it isn’t specific in addressing plastic packaging and therefore lacks the guts to address the urgent action needed to combat Australia’s contribution to the plastic pollution crisis.

Australia is surrounded by Pacific, Indian and Southern oceans and the Timor, Tasman and Coral seas. They need protection and we can’t sit on our hands waiting for policies to protect them; it’s up to us to act and write to our local MPs.

Australia should get serious about reducing plastic pollution and amend the Bill to include the banning of the most common single-use plastics, just as the EU has. Some states are following the EU lead, but a national approach to banning problematic single-use plastics is the way forward.

The climate impacts of plastic are significant and require each government to address plastic production specifically. The answer for the climate crisis is simple – we must stop the expansion of petrochemical and gaseous plastic production and keep fossil fuels in the ground and in the ocean.

As I write this Surfrider is campaigning to stop the PEP11 licence off the coast of NSW. Whilst at present they plan to drill from Newcastle to Manly, we all live downstream. So while you are writing to your MP, please also throw in your opposition to the PEP11 licences. 2515

Become a member and get involved! For more info: www.surfrider.org.au

ALL SET FOR FOGO

Wollongong City Council is launching its Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) collections across the city. From November, households with a green-lidded bin will receive a kitchen caddy and compostable bags to collect their food scraps. This includes fruits and vegetables, meat, seafood, tea bags and coffee grounds, as well as those unidentifiable things you’ve got sitting in the back of the fridge. If it was ever edible, it’s good to FOGO. Once a caddy is full, empty it into the green lidded-bin. Green bins will be collected each week along with the red-lidded bin. Recycling will remain fortnightly. Visit www.wollongongwaste.com.au 2515

Is the Scarborough Hotel, an early tall building, an indication of what informed mining society?

WHAT THE TALLEST BUILDING TELLS US

By architect Ben Wollen

I recently was recommended a podcast of an interview with academic Joseph Campbell titled “The Power of Myth”. Campbell’s primary research was into the hero’s journey but, at one point in the podcast, he describes his love of France’s Chartres Cathedral, saying “it takes me back to a time when these principles informed the society” and that “you can tell what’s informing the society by the size of what the tallest building is in the place”.

He then goes on to describe the evolution of this through Western civilisations from Medieval (cathedral), to the 17th century (political palace) and to the modern city (office buildings and dwellings). He uses Salt Lake City in Utah, which was built as an intentional community by the Mormons, as an example of this playing out in one place. First the temple was built tallest and at the centre, then the capital was built beside the temple and slightly taller and finally the administrative building that takes care of both the affairs of the temple and the capital was built even taller than both its predecessors. He describes this as the history of Western civilisation being played out in the architecture of a single city.

So I thought an interesting exercise would be to use Campbell’s lens to view our local community –to describe the local architecture and therefore the evolution of our society.

Firstly, I am not an academic and simply doing this for curiosity’s sake. Also, we need to acknowledge the fact that our local community is not a city and, in the long history of people on the planet, that its occupation (in a Western sense) is very short. And finally, I will limit the exercise to the escarpment area from Stanwell Park to Thirroul. Disclaimers out of the way, here goes!

First tall buildings – the local pubs servicing the mines. Although only three storeys high (unless I’m unaware of any church steeples that may have burnt down – historians, feel free to correct me!), it would seem that either the Imperial or Scarborough Hotel would win Earliest Tall Building. Whilst not a place of worship to most, I’m sure some of the early coal-miners would have disagreed. Both occupy prominent locations on the edge of sea cliffs.

While technically not architecture, second in the evolution of our area would be the chimney stacks of the coking plant at Coalcliff (again, I’m anticipating historians jumping out of their armchairs but please re-read my above disclaimers). While this wasn’t that long ago, it does describe the transition from smaller underground coal mines to a more industrialised and larger approach to utilising the black diamonds that lie beneath our coastline.

For the third evolution… I was a bit stumped and had to take a ride around to find tall/large buildings. It’s difficult to find anything taller than those still standing coke stacks. There is Anita’s Theatre, about three storeys high, as well as the odd apartment building. Mobile phone and electrical towers are also quite tall. Without having an accurate survey, I believe it’s out of the lift tower at Thirroul railway station and the tallest portion of the Headlands Hotel. Of course, both might soon be surpassed by the new Coles development – what does this say about our society?

I’ll leave you to answer that, but when asked about whether new myths will come out of the new architecture of New York, Joseph Campbell answered: “The only myth that’s gonna be worth thinking about in the immediate future is one that’s talking about the planet – not the city, not these people, but the planet.”

The full interview is on the Tim Ferriss podcast episode #456. Highly recommended! 2515

HELLO FISH

With Duncan Leadbitter

It must be 30 years since I last carried my scuba gear down to Coalcliff for a dive. It was with my brother and all I recall about the dive was going into a gully to be confronted by a large wobbegong and not being able to get out because my brother was right behind me. We all survived.

This time my son and I did the walk. I know a lot of the shallower geography because I have snorkelled there many times. We walked to the main gutter to the south of the pool, jumped in the water and took a compass bearing due east. Down to the sand in the gutter is about 9 metres (deeper than I thought).

There are some nice swim-throughs in the gutter area along with some small caves and overhangs. We found two small wobbegongs hanging out on the bottom and a small school of bulls-eyes under one of the ledges. There were lots of mado swimming around, a few yellowtail, the occasional red morwong, as well as a small red rock cod.

We continued on over some relatively dull, flat terrain until we reached the sand again in about 12m of water before turning around to find a wall with all sorts of things including a small lobster located in an overhang. On the wall itself were sea tulips and jewel anemones and a small gorgonian fan.

For me the two highlights of the dive were a patch of the colonial ascidian called Botrylloides magnicoecum (the magnificent ascidian) and another colonial critter, Zoanthus robusta, which With collars upturned in crowds, helter-skelter And faces downturned, we scurry to shelter Blue neons and reds are reflected in scenes With blinding headlights of speeding machines Wait and be patient, with traffic endure The crossing is slippery, your footing's unsure Please keep to a walk and proceed on the green Not against the red, in the gloom you're unseen Rookwood's so lonely, it’s cold in the ground Where your only asset is your personal mound Kind words meaning nought on a cross overhead Tells your life's worth. So what! You’re dead! looks like a carpet of purple cocktail franks. At night time they put out yellow tentacles to feed on floating organic matter drifting by in the plankton. If you look at the video you can also see two nudibranchs called blue devils.

We will definitely go back to explore other parts. Care is needed though as there is abandoned fishing line all over the place, which is an entanglement hazard for divers.

POET’S CORNER

RAIN BY CARNEY VAUGHAN

More rain is the pity, our weekend is cursed For the young and the flush, any weather will do Mocked by reflection below that's reversed No cardboard for them for the hole in the shoe Mirrored – our footprints – our feet in the street If they queue it's for fun, in the soup kitchen line Matching the movement above them as fleet So, for them, when it’s deluged, the city’s just fine

WATCH IT: Find the video at https://youtu.be/kFJBPiXl1FU. 2515

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No rain in the outback, their seasons are cursed They pray to their God, ‘Please, a little cloudburst?’ How they keep faith during drought just astounds In a God of caprice with whims of no bounds Thirroul’s Carney Vaughan was an electrical contractor in the design and installation of process control systems and he intended to work at that forever. He only retired when arthritis caught up with him and he couldn’t work on ladders. Now he loves his writing more than anything.

Thanks to Karen Lane, of The Writers’ Boot Camp (Otford), for sharing this poem. Facebook @WritingBootCamp 2515

BEETLING ABOUT

With Helensburgh entomologist Dr Chris Reid.

Any idea what these blobs – pictured above – might be? Here’s a clue – this is a story about insects.

These packed waxy blobs, each with a little access hole, are adult female scale insects. The actual animal is under the protective waxy shell. It’s there for life and a real blob – no differentiated head, tiny legs and just a simple syringe for a mouth that is stabbed into individual cells in the twig. The hole is to allow sex with the winged males, which emerge from smaller, narrower blobs and are ephemeral, lacking mouths and living for only a day or two. It’s also where the babies crawl out.

Australia is often called the ant centre of the world. But it could also be called the scale insect centre of the world – scales are also abundant and diverse here, but we usually don’t notice them.

This particular scale, the gum scale (Eriococcus

LIFEOLOGY With Terri Ayliffe. Final column: The Push and Pull.

We bring children into the world and love them beyond measure.

As they grow and push for independence, the road can become rocky. We, as parents, are driven to hold on to them and they, as children, are motivated to pull away from us.

If ever there was ground for conflict, it will be in this changing dynamic.

Often we don’t understand the changes the family is going through, and as are they pulling away from us, we do our utmost to hold on to them. In the moments when things get heated and our teenager says “I hate you!”, we look bewildered as we wonder what happened to our baby.

The good news is there is nothing wrong with your child or you. This is just as it should be. Where it all goes wrong is when we as parents coriaceus), is unusual because it occurs in these large clusters, girdling saplings and branches. The clusters provide easy eating for those few predators that are able to chew their way through wax.

The most common predator is a small dark ladybird with small dark larvae. Another is one of the very few predatory moth caterpillars in the world – the larva of a tiny fringe-winged moth. Each mat of scales is a little ecosystem.

You can see that many of the scales are an attractive orange-brown colour and if you crush these, your fingers are stained brown. Scales have traditionally been major producers of dyes for the clothing industry – mostly reds. These scales (dare I say produced on an industrial scale?) have included lac, kermes, carmine scale and cochineal.

The British redcoat uniform was dyed with cochineal, a scale that occurred only in the Americas, where it fed on prickly pear. So Captain Arthur Phillip bought some prickly pears infested with cochineal in Brazil on his way to Sydney and planted them when he got here in 1788. The scales died, but our farmers can tell you all about what happened to the prickly pears.

No one seems to have used our native scales for dyeing, yet this gum scale occurs in such huge numbers it’s easy to harvest. So I had the brilliant idea (with flashing dollar signs) of getting a friend’s daughter to do her high school science project on this. We mashed up a lot of scales (sorry scales) and tried various additives and mordants but only ever managed to achieve dull brown. Oh, well.

There’s an excellent article on the early development of dyes in Sydney here: https://

garlandmag.com/article/local-colour/ 2515 refuse to let go and our children insist that we do. I know I have said this before but it seems apt to say it now: our children do not love us in the way we love them and we need to accept that. Our children will love their children as we have them, and that is a sign of our parenting success.

I have so enjoyed writing for our treasured magazine over the years.

For now, at least, this will be my last column. The relationship between parents and adolescent children now has my attention. I am conducting art support classes with young people to help them find and accept themselves through artistic expression. It takes a village to raise a child. Mentoring young people as we produce art is now my contribution to the village.

Thank you for the support from you, dear readers, if you have any questions please email me, terriayliffe@gmail.com

On behalf of all our readers who’ve loved Terri Ayliffe’s Lifeology columns over the past five years, we’d like to thank Terri for her contribution to community news, and wish her all the best for her adventures in art. 2515

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1.44 2313 0.44 12 MO 0523 1.14 1048 0.64 1715 1.52 26 MO 0557 1.21 1130 0.65 1747 1.44 27 TU 0027 0.40 0640 1.28 1227 0.59 11 WE 0544 1.33 1129 0.55 1740 1.56 12 TH 0014 0.24 0632 1.47 1230 0.42 26 TH 0014 0.44 0640 1.40 1249 0.59 1842 1.31 27 FR 0049 0.43 0716 1.48 1335 0.52 11 FR 0602 1.55 1217 0.44 1814 1.44 12 SA 0023 0.29 0653 1.69 1320 0.33 NOVEMBER 2020 PORT KEMBLA TIDAL CHART 1 0153 0.28 0748 1.30 16 0112 0.18 0713 1.38 1 0150 0.31 0755 1.41 16 0218 0.12 0830 1.62 1 0305 0.39 0926 1.60 16 0312 0.26 0938 1.91 1 0300 0.48 0931 1.71 16 0334 0.41 1009 1.95 Time m Time m Time m Time m Time m2055 0.55 2248 0.41 2231 0.38 2335 0.45 2244 0.32 2318 0.502053 1.84 2109 1.46 2228 1.59 2304 1.24 2332 1.182251 0.50 1836 1.44 1837 1.60 1925 1.30TIME TIME TIME TIMEM M M M 1915 1.42 TU 1325 0.45 1951 1.70 2 WE 0227 0.27 0824 1.33 1404 0.43 2028 1.68 WE 1256 0.34 1918 1.84 17 TH 0153 0.11 0756 1.48 1345 0.25 2005 1.87 TH 1349 0.41 2001 1.55 2 FR 0219 0.32 0826 1.45 1426 0.39 2035 1.51 FR 1434 0.20 2044 1.75 17 SA 0300 0.11 0915 1.73 1528 0.14 2135 1.69 SU 1548 0.36 2145 1.35 2 MO 0334 0.43 0958 1.63 1626 0.35 2224 1.30 MO 1615 0.10 2215 1.43 17 TU 0357 0.34 1026 1.93 1711 0.11 2312 1.34 TU 1613 0.33 2207 1.23 2 WE 0334 0.51 1007 1.72 1652 0.32 2248 1.20 WE 1701 0.12 2259 1.28 17 TH 0423 0.46 1058 1.90 1752 0.17 2351 1.24 0218 0.12 0830 1.62 1434 0.20 2044 1.75 1 SU 0305 0.39 0926 1.60 1548 0.36 2145 1.35 16 MO 0312 0.26 0938 1.91 1615 0.10 2215 1.43 1 TU 0300 0.48 0931 1.71 1613 0.33 2207 1.23 16 WE 0334 0.41 1009 1.95 1701 0.12 2259 1.28 10 SA 0255 1.05 0816 0.71 1457 1.41 2208 0.52 25 SU 0502 1.14 1022 0.70 1648 1.45 2343 0.41 10 TU 0450 1.21 1020 0.65 1638 1.51 2325 0.31 25 WE 0600 1.32 1157 0.65 1754 1.32 10 TH 0510 1.41 1108 0.55 1710 1.46 2334 0.29 25 FR 0555 1.40 1219 0.64 1800 1.19 0317 0.09 0926 1.63 1530 0.19 2143 1.74 4 SU 0415 0.37 1029 1.51 1640 0.40 2245 1.39 19 MO 0427 0.24 1047 1.82 1718 0.14 2323 1.45 4 WE 0437 0.52 1106 1.62 1747 0.39 2346 1.18 19 TH 0010 1.25 0533 0.52 1206 1.80 1907 0.24 4 FR 0452 0.57 1126 1.69 1818 0.34 19 SA 0044 1.20 0602 0.59 1231 1.69 1930 0.32 0449 1.10 1015 0.62 1649 1.54 2344 0.39 28 MO 0006 0.36 0609 1.24 1145 0.55 1807 1.57 13 TU 0006 0.34 0616 1.24 1151 0.54 1812 1.62 28 WE 0104 0.38 0717 1.36 1314 0.53 1918 1.44 13 FR 0059 0.20 0718 1.61 1329 0.30 1931 1.60 28 SA 0123 0.43 0750 1.55 1416 0.45 2006 1.29 13 SU 0111 0.29 0743 1.81 1419 0.22 2013 1.39 3 TH 0259 0.29 0858 1.36 1442 0.43 2102 1.64 18 FR 0235 0.08 0840 1.56 1437 0.20 2053 1.84 3 SA 0247 0.34 0857 1.49 1502 0.39 2109 1.46 18 SU 0344 0.16 1000 1.80 1622 0.12 2228 1.59 3 TU 0404 0.47 1030 1.64 1705 0.36 2304 1.24 18 WE 0444 0.43 1115 1.89 1808 0.16 3 TH 0412 0.54 1045 1.72 1734 0.33 2332 1.18 18 FR 0513 0.52 1145 1.81 1842 0.24 0300 0.11 0915 1.73 2 0334 0.43 0958 1.63 17 0357 0.34 1026 1.93 2 0334 0.51 1007 1.72 17 0423 0.46 1058 1.9011 0415 1.06 0934 0.71 26 0557 1.21 1130 0.65 11 0544 1.33 1129 0.55 26 0014 0.44 0640 1.40 11 0602 1.55 1217 0.44 26 0000 0.50 0638 1.48 0400 0.16 1013 1.67 5 0443 0.42 1101 1.52 20 0511 0.35 1137 1.81 5 0513 0.58 1145 1.59 20 0110 1.18 0627 0.61 5 0020 1.15 0537 0.61 20 0136 1.18 0655 0.65 0544 1.18 1113 0.54 29 0045 0.33 0647 1.30 14 0053 0.24 0702 1.37 29 0137 0.37 0751 1.43 14 0143 0.19 0804 1.75 29 0155 0.44 0824 1.62 14 0159 0.32 0831 1.90 4 0330 0.31 0931 1.37 19 0317 0.09 0926 1.63 4 0415 0.37 1029 1.51 19 0427 0.24 1047 1.82 4 0437 0.52 1106 1.62 19 0010 1.25 0533 0.52 4 0452 0.57 1126 1.69 19 0044 1.20 0602 0.59 1528 0.14 2135 1.69 MO 1626 0.35 2224 1.30 TU 1711 0.11 2312 1.34 WE 1652 0.32 2248 1.20 TH 1752 0.17 2351 1.24 SU 1608 1.44 2313 0.44 MO 1747 1.44 WE 1740 1.56 TH 1249 0.59 1842 1.31 FR 1814 1.44 SA 1313 0.56 1854 1.18 1626 0.21 2234 1.60 MO 1720 0.42 2322 1.31 TU 1818 0.20 TH 1833 0.42 FR 1259 1.69 2007 0.32 SA 1210 1.65 1907 0.36 SU 1318 1.56 2017 0.39 1743 1.65 TU 1230 0.49 1849 1.58 WE 1248 0.42 1904 1.70 TH 1355 0.47 1957 1.43 SA 1425 0.20 2026 1.57 SU 1456 0.39 2046 1.28 MO 1515 0.15 2110 1.36 FR 1520 0.44 SA 1530 0.19 SU 1640 0.40 MO 1718 0.14 WE 1747 0.39 TH 1206 1.80 FR 1818 0.34 SA 1231 1.69 2136 1.57 2143 1.74 2245 1.39 2323 1.45 2346 1.18 1907 0.24 1930 0.32 5 0359 0.35 1005 1.39 20 0400 0.16 1013 1.67 5 0443 0.42 1101 1.52 20 0511 0.35 1137 1.81 5 0513 0.58 1145 1.59 20 0110 1.18 0627 0.61 5 0020 1.15 0537 0.61 20 0136 1.18 0655 0.65 0344 0.16 1000 1.80 3 0404 0.47 1030 1.64 18 0444 0.43 1115 1.89 3 0412 0.54 1045 1.72 18 0513 0.52 1145 1.8112 0523 1.14 1048 0.64 27 0027 0.40 0640 1.28 12 0014 0.24 0632 1.47 27 0049 0.43 0716 1.48 12 0023 0.29 0653 1.69 27 0040 0.50 0717 1.56 0443 0.26 1102 1.68 6 0513 0.48 1137 1.52 21 0021 1.32 0559 0.46 6 0034 1.13 0554 0.64 21 0214 1.14 0726 0.68 6 0113 1.14 0630 0.64 21 0230 1.18 0751 0.70 0029 0.28 0630 1.28 30 0119 0.31 0722 1.36 15 0136 0.16 0746 1.50 30 0208 0.36 0823 1.50 15 0227 0.21 0850 1.85 30 0227 0.45 0858 1.67 15 0246 0.36 0920 1.95 SA 1559 0.46 2210 1.49 SU 1626 0.21 2234 1.60 MO 1720 0.42 2322 1.31 TU 1818 0.20 TH 1833 0.42 FR 1259 1.69 2007 0.32 SA 1210 1.65 1907 0.36 SU 1318 1.56 2017 0.391622 0.12 TU 1705 0.36 WE 1808 0.16 TH 1734 0.33 FR 1842 0.24MO 1715 1.52 TU 1227 0.59 TH 1230 0.42 FR 1335 0.52 SA 1320 0.33 SU 1359 0.481726 0.27 TU 1803 0.46 WE 1229 1.74 FR 1229 1.55 SA 1355 1.57 SU 1258 1.60 MO 1407 1.441205 0.44 WE 1312 0.44 TH 1341 0.30 FR 1433 0.42 SU 1520 0.13 MO 1534 0.35 TU 1609 0.11 2228 1.592330 1.441830 1.76 6 0428 0.39 1040 1.40 21 0443 0.26 1102 1.68 6 0513 0.48 1137 1.52 21 0021 1.32 0559 0.46 6 0034 1.13 0554 0.64 21 0214 1.14 0726 0.68 6 0113 1.14 0630 0.64 21 0230 1.18 0751 0.70 2304 1.24 2332 1.181836 1.44 1837 1.60 1925 1.30 1915 1.42 1943 1.191923 0.27 1927 0.45 2106 0.39 2000 0.37 2104 0.441927 1.57 1954 1.75 2033 1.42 2120 1.51 2126 1.26 2205 1.32 SU 1639 0.50 2245 1.40 7 0458 0.44 1116 1.40 MO 1726 0.27 2330 1.44 22 0529 0.38 1155 1.65 TU 1803 0.46 7 0002 1.23 0545 0.54 WE 1229 1.74 1923 0.27 22 0124 1.20 0651 0.58 FR 1229 1.55 1927 0.45 7 0130 1.09 0645 0.69 SA 1355 1.57 2106 0.39 22 0318 1.14 0832 0.73 SU 1258 1.60 2000 0.37 7 0211 1.16 0730 0.67 MO 1407 1.44 2104 0.44 22 0324 1.21 0855 0.73 0427 0.24 1047 1.82 1718 0.14 4 WE 0437 0.52 1106 1.62 1747 0.39 19 TH 0010 1.25 0533 0.52 1206 1.80 4 FR 0452 0.57 1126 1.69 1818 0.34 19 SA 0044 1.20 0602 0.59 1231 1.69 13 TU 0006 0.34 0616 1.24 1151 0.54 28 WE 0104 0.38 0717 1.36 1314 0.53 13 FR 0059 0.20 0718 1.61 1329 0.30 28 SA 0123 0.43 0750 1.55 1416 0.45 13 SU 0111 0.29 0743 1.81 1419 0.22 28 MO 0118 0.50 0756 1.63 1440 0.41 0529 0.38 1155 1.65 1831 0.34 7 WE 0002 1.23 0545 0.54 1215 1.49 22 TH 0124 1.20 0651 0.58 1325 1.65 7 SA 0130 1.09 0645 0.69 1319 1.51 22 SU 0318 1.14 0832 0.73 1456 1.46 7 MO 0211 1.16 0730 0.67 1353 1.55 22 TU 0324 1.21 0855 0.73 1500 1.34 31 SA 0236 0.37 0855 1.55 1511 0.39 MO 1723 0.54 2325 1.30 TU 1831 0.34 WE 1215 1.49 1851 0.50 TH 1325 1.65 2032 0.34 SA 1319 1.51 2027 0.46 SU 1456 1.46 2201 0.43 MO 1353 1.55 2056 0.36 TU 1500 1.34 2149 0.482323 1.45 2346 1.18 1907 0.24 1930 0.321812 1.62 1918 1.44 1931 1.60 2006 1.29 2013 1.39 2027 1.201851 0.50 2032 0.34 2027 0.46 2201 0.43 2056 0.36 2149 0.482109 1.39 8 TU 0530 0.50 1158 1.40 1815 0.58 23 WE 0031 1.27 0618 0.50 1252 1.60 1945 0.40 8 TH 0048 1.15 0624 0.61 1259 1.46 1947 0.54 23 FR 0236 1.12 0752 0.67 1429 1.56 2143 0.39 8 SU 0235 1.08 0748 0.72 1420 1.48 2131 0.44 23 MO 0420 1.18 0945 0.73 1600 1.38 2251 0.45 8 TU 0314 1.21 0839 0.67 1456 1.51 2151 0.34 23 WE 0417 1.25 1005 0.74 1600 1.26 2234 0.49 0511 0.35 1137 1.81 5 0513 0.58 1145 1.59 20 0110 1.18 0627 0.61 5 0020 1.15 0537 0.61 20 0136 1.18 0655 0.6514 0053 0.24 0702 1.37 29 0137 0.37 0751 1.43 14 0143 0.19 0804 1.75 29 0155 0.44 0824 1.62 14 0159 0.32 0831 1.90 29 0156 0.50 0833 1.70 0031 1.27 0618 0.50 8 0048 1.15 0624 0.61 23 0236 1.12 0752 0.67 8 0235 1.08 0748 0.72 23 0420 1.18 0945 0.73 8 0314 1.21 0839 0.67 23 0417 1.25 1005 0.74 Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2019, Bureau of Meteorology 9 WE 0010 1.20 0609 0.57 1245 1.38 1915 0.62 10 0106 1.11 0656 0.63 24 TH 0143 1.15 0717 0.60 1358 1.55 2105 0.43 25 0306 1.09 0829 0.65 9 FR 0145 1.08 0712 0.67 1352 1.42 2055 0.55 10 0255 1.05 0816 0.71 24 SA 0354 1.11 0906 0.71 1539 1.49 2248 0.41 25 0502 1.14 1022 0.70 9 MO 0346 1.12 0904 0.71 1530 1.48 2231 0.38 10 0450 1.21 1020 0.65 24 TU 0514 1.24 1054 0.71 1700 1.34 2335 0.45 25 0600 1.32 1157 0.65 9 WE 0414 1.29 0955 0.63 1603 1.48 2244 0.32 10 0510 1.41 1108 0.55 24 TH 0508 1.32 1116 0.70 1701 1.21 2318 0.50 25 0555 1.40 1219 0.64 1818 0.20 0021 1.32 0559 0.46 TH 1833 0.42 6 0034 1.13 0554 0.64 FR 1259 1.69 2007 0.32 21 0214 1.14 0726 0.68 SA 1210 1.65 1907 0.36 6 0113 1.14 0630 0.64 SU 1318 1.56 2017 0.39 21 0230 1.18 0751 0.70 WE 1248 0.42 1904 1.70 15 0136 0.16 0746 1.50 TH 1355 0.47 1957 1.43 30 0208 0.36 0823 1.50 SA 1425 0.20 2026 1.57 15 0227 0.21 0850 1.85 SU 1456 0.39 2046 1.28 30 0227 0.45 0858 1.67 MO 1515 0.15 2110 1.36 15 0246 0.36 0920 1.95 TU 1519 0.35 2109 1.20 30 0234 0.50 0911 1.75 1252 1.60 1945 0.40 0143 1.15 0717 0.60 TH 1259 1.46 1947 0.54 9 0145 1.08 0712 0.67 FR 1429 1.56 2143 0.39 24 0354 1.11 0906 0.71 SU 1420 1.48 2131 0.44 9 0346 1.12 0904 0.71 MO 1600 1.38 2251 0.45 24 0514 1.24 1054 0.71 TU 1456 1.51 2151 0.34 9 0414 1.29 0955 0.63 WE 1600 1.26 2234 0.49 24 0508 1.32 1116 0.70 PORT KEMBLA – NEW SOUTH WALES 29ʼ S LONG 150° 55ʼ E Times and Heights of High and Low Waters Local Time 2020Datum of Predictions is Lowest Astronomical Tide Times are in local standard time (UTC +10:00) or daylight savings time (UTC +11:00) when in effect Moon Phase Symbols Full MoonNew Moon First Quarter TH 1339 1.38 2029 0.63 11 0216 1.05 0757 0.67 FR 1510 1.53 2218 0.42 26 0424 1.11 0943 0.65 SA 1457 1.41 2208 0.52 11 0415 1.06 0934 0.71 SU 1648 1.45 2343 0.41 26 0557 1.21 1130 0.65 TU 1638 1.51 2325 0.31 11 0544 1.33 1129 0.55 WE 1754 1.32 26 0014 0.44 0640 1.40 TH 1710 1.46 2334 0.29 11 0602 1.55 1217 0.44 FR 1800 1.19 26 0000 0.50 0638 1.48 1229 1.74 1923 0.27 FR 1229 1.55 1927 0.45 SA 1355 1.57 2106 0.39 SU 1258 1.60 2000 0.37 MO 1407 1.44 2104 0.44 TH 1341 0.30 1954 1.75 FR 1433 0.42 2033 1.42 SU 1520 0.13 2120 1.51 MO 1534 0.35 2126 1.26 TU 1609 0.11 2205 1.32 WE 1558 0.30 2149 1.21 1358 1.55 2105 0.43 FR 1352 1.42 2055 0.55 SA 1539 1.49 2248 0.41 MO 1530 1.48 2231 0.38 TU 1700 1.34 2335 0.45 WE 1603 1.48 2244 0.32 TH 1701 1.21 2318 0.50OCTOBER Time m NOVEMBER Time m Time m DECEMBER Time m Time m FR 1443 1.39 2145 0.59 12 0339 1.05 0908 0.67 SA 1620 1.53 2318 0.39 27 0523 1.17 1049 0.61 SU 1608 1.44 2313 0.44 12 0523 1.14 1048 0.64 MO 1747 1.44 27 0027 0.40 0640 1.28 WE 1740 1.56 12 0014 0.24 0632 1.47 TH 1249 0.59 1842 1.31 27 0049 0.43 0716 1.48 FR 1814 1.44 12 0023 0.29 0653 1.69 SA 1313 0.56 1854 1.18 27 0040 0.50 0717 1.56 0124 1.20 0651 0.58 1325 1.65 7 SA 0130 1.09 0645 0.69 1319 1.51 22 SU 0318 1.14 0832 0.73 1456 1.46 7 MO 0211 1.16 0730 0.67 1353 1.55 22 TU 0324 1.21 0855 0.73 1500 1.34 31 SA 0236 0.37 0855 1.55 1511 0.39 31 TH 0314 0.50 0949 1.78 1637 0.27 0306 1.09 0829 0.65 1510 1.53 10 SA 0255 1.05 0816 0.71 1457 1.41 25 SU 0502 1.14 1022 0.70 1648 1.45 10 TU 0450 1.21 1020 0.65 1638 1.51 25 WE 0600 1.32 1157 0.65 1754 1.32 10 TH 0510 1.41 1108 0.55 1710 1.46 25 FR 0555 1.40 1219 0.64 1800 1.1916 0218 0.12 0830 1.62 1 0305 0.39 0926 1.60 16 0312 0.26 0938 1.91 1 0300 0.48 0931 1.71 16 0334 0.41 1009 1.95 SA 1549 1.45 2251 0.50 SU 1719 1.55 MO 1715 1.52 TU 1227 0.59 1836 1.44 TH 1230 0.42 1837 1.60 FR 1335 0.52 1925 1.30 SA 1320 0.33 1915 1.42 SU 1359 0.48 1943 1.192032 0.34 2027 0.46 2201 0.43 2056 0.36 2149 0.482109 1.39 2231 1.222218 0.42 2208 0.52 2343 0.41 2325 0.31 2334 0.29FR 1434 0.20 2044 1.75 SU 1548 0.36 2145 1.35 MO 1615 0.10 2215 1.43 TU 1613 0.33 2207 1.23 WE 1701 0.12 2259 1.28 13 SU 0449 1.10 1015 0.62 1649 1.54 2344 0.39 14 0544 1.18 1113 0.54 28 MO 0006 0.36 0609 1.24 1145 0.55 1807 1.57 29 0045 0.33 0647 1.30 13 TU 0006 0.34 0616 1.24 1151 0.54 1812 1.62 14 0053 0.24 0702 1.37 28 WE 0104 0.38 0717 1.36 1314 0.53 1918 1.44 29 0137 0.37 0751 1.43 13 FR 0059 0.20 0718 1.61 1329 0.30 1931 1.60 14 0143 0.19 0804 1.75 28 SA 0123 0.43 0750 1.55 1416 0.45 2006 1.29 29 0155 0.44 0824 1.62 13 SU 0111 0.29 0743 1.81 1419 0.22 2013 1.39 14 0159 0.32 0831 1.90 28 MO 0118 0.50 0756 1.63 1440 0.41 2027 1.20 29 0156 0.50 0833 1.70 0236 1.12 0752 0.67 1429 1.56 2143 0.39 8 SU 0235 1.08 0748 0.72 1420 1.48 2131 0.44 23 MO 0420 1.18 0945 0.73 1600 1.38 2251 0.45 8 TU 0314 1.21 0839 0.67 1456 1.51 2151 0.34 23 WE 0417 1.25 1005 0.74 1600 1.26 2234 0.49 Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2019, Bureau of Meteorology Datum of Predictions is Lowest Astronomical Tide 0424 1.11 0943 0.65 1620 1.53 2318 0.39 11 SU 0415 1.06 0934 0.71 1608 1.44 2313 0.44 26 MO 0557 1.21 1130 0.65 1747 1.44 11 WE 0544 1.33 1129 0.55 1740 1.56 26 TH 0014 0.44 0640 1.40 1249 0.59 1842 1.31 11 FR 0602 1.55 1217 0.44 1814 1.4417 SA 0300 0.11 0915 1.73 1528 0.14 2 MO 0334 0.43 0958 1.63 1626 0.35 17 TU 0357 0.34 1026 1.93 1711 0.11 2 WE 0334 0.51 1007 1.72 1652 0.32 17 TH 0423 0.46 1058 1.90 1752 0.17 26 SA 0000 0.50 0638 1.48 1313 0.56 1854 1.18 © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2019, Bureau of Meteorology MO 1743 1.65 15 TU 0029 0.28 0630 1.28 1205 0.44 1830 1.76 TU 1230 0.49 1849 1.58 30 WE 0119 0.31 0722 1.36 1312 0.44 1927 1.57 WE 1248 0.42 1904 1.70 15 TH 0136 0.16 0746 1.50 1341 0.30 1954 1.75 TH 1355 0.47 1957 1.43 30 FR 0208 0.36 0823 1.50 1433 0.42 2033 1.42 31 SA 0236 0.37 0855 1.55 1511 0.39 2109 1.39 SA 1425 0.20 2026 1.57 15 SU 0227 0.21 0850 1.85 1520 0.13 2120 1.51 SU 1456 0.39 2046 1.28 30 MO 0227 0.45 0858 1.67 1534 0.35 2126 1.26 MO 1515 0.15 2110 1.36 15 TU 0246 0.36 0920 1.95 1609 0.11 2205 1.32 TU 1519 0.35 2109 1.20 30 WE 0234 0.50 0911 1.75 1558 0.30 2149 1.21 31 TH 0314 0.50 0949 1.78 1637 0.27 2231 1.22 0354 1.11 0906 0.71 1539 1.49 2248 0.41 0502 1.14 1022 0.70 1648 1.45 9 MO 0346 1.12 0904 0.71 1530 1.48 2231 0.38 10 TU 0450 1.21 1020 0.65 1638 1.51 24 TU 0514 1.24 1054 0.71 1700 1.34 2335 0.45 25 WE 0600 1.32 1157 0.65 1754 1.32 9 WE 0414 1.29 0955 0.63 1603 1.48 2244 0.32 10 TH 0510 1.41 1108 0.55 1710 1.46 24 TH 0508 1.32 1116 0.70 1701 1.21 2318 0.50 25 FR 0555 1.40 1219 0.64 1800 1.19 Times are in local standard time (UTC +10:00) or daylight savings time (UTC +11:00) when in effect Full Moon Last QuarterNew Moon First Quarter0523 1.17 1049 0.61 1719 1.55 0006 0.36 0609 1.24 1145 0.55 12 MO 0523 1.14 1048 0.64 1715 1.52 13 TU 0006 0.34 0616 1.24 1151 0.54 27 TU 0027 0.40 0640 1.28 1227 0.59 1836 1.44 28 WE 0104 0.38 0717 1.36 1314 0.53 12 TH 0014 0.24 0632 1.47 1230 0.42 1837 1.60 13 FR 0059 0.20 0718 1.61 1329 0.30 27 FR 0049 0.43 0716 1.48 1335 0.52 1925 1.30 28 SA 0123 0.43 0750 1.55 1416 0.45 12 SA 0023 0.29 0653 1.69 1320 0.33 1915 1.42 13 SU 0111 0.29 0743 1.81 1419 0.22 27 SU 0040 0.50 0717 1.56 1359 0.48 1943 1.19 28 MO 0118 0.50 0756 1.63 1440 0.41 2135 1.69 18 SU 0344 0.16 1000 1.80 1622 0.12 2228 1.59 19 0427 0.24 1047 1.82 2224 1.30 3 TU 0404 0.47 1030 1.64 1705 0.36 2304 1.24 4 0437 0.52 1106 1.62 2312 1.34 18 WE 0444 0.43 1115 1.89 1808 0.16 19 0010 1.25 0533 0.52 2248 1.20 3 TH 0412 0.54 1045 1.72 1734 0.33 2332 1.18 4 0452 0.57 1126 1.69 2351 1.24 18 FR 0513 0.52 1145 1.81 1842 0.24 19 0044 1.20 0602 0.59 TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF HIGH AND LOW WATERS LAT 340 29’ LONG 1500 55’ Datum of Predictions is Lowest Astronomical Tide2343 0.41 2325 0.31 2334 0.291807 1.57 1812 1.62 1918 1.44 1931 1.60 2006 1.29MO 1718 0.14 WE 1747 0.39 TH 1206 1.80 FR 1818 0.34 SA 2013 1.391231 1.69 2027 1.20 Times are in local standard time (UTC +10:00) or daylight savin2323 1.45 2346 1.18 1907 0.24 gs time (UTC +11:00) when in effect1930 0.32 The Bureau of Meteorology gives no warranty of any kind whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise in respect to the availability, accuracy, currency, completeness, quality or reliability of the information or that the information will be fit for any particular purpose or will not infringe any third party Intellectual Property rights. Moon Phase Symbols Full Moon Last QuarterNew Moon First Quarter0557 1.21 1130 0.65 1747 1.44 11 WE 0544 1.33 1129 0.55 1740 1.56 26 TH 0014 0.44 0640 1.40 1249 0.59 11 FR 0602 1.55 1217 0.44 1814 1.44 26 SA 0000 0.50 0638 1.48 1313 0.56 0045 0.33 0647 1.30 1230 0.49 14 WE 0053 0.24 0702 1.37 1248 0.42 29 TH 0137 0.37 0751 1.43 1355 0.47 14 SA 0143 0.19 0804 1.75 1425 0.20 29 SU 0155 0.44 0824 1.62 1456 0.39 14 MO 0159 0.32 0831 1.90 1515 0.15 29 TU20 0511 0.35 1137 1.81 5 0513 0.58 1145 1.59 20 0110 1.18 0627 0.61 5 0020 1.15 0537 0.61 20 0136 1.18 0655 0.65 0156 0.50 0833 1.70 1519 0.35 1849 1.58TU The Bureau’s liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense resulting from use of, or reliance on, the information is entirely excluded. 1842 1.31 1854 1.181904 1.70 1957 1.43 2026 1.57 2046 1.28 2110 1.361818 0.20 TH 1833 0.42 FR 1259 1.69 SA 1210 1.65 SU 1318 1.56 2109 1.20 2007 0.32 1907 0.36 2017 0.39 0027 0.40 0640 1.28 1227 0.59 12 TH 0014 0.24 0632 1.47 1230 0.42 27 FR 0049 0.43 0716 1.48 1335 0.52 12 SA 0023 0.29 0653 1.69 1320 0.33 27 SU 0040 0.50 0717 1.56 1359 0.48 0119 0.31 0722 1.36 1312 0.44 15 TH 0136 0.16 0746 1.50 1341 0.30 30 FR 0208 0.36 0823 1.50 1433 0.42 15 SU 0227 0.21 0850 1.85 1520 0.13 30 MO 0227 0.45 0858 1.67 1534 0.35 15 TU 0246 0.36 0920 1.95 1609 0.1121 0021 1.32 0559 0.46 6 0034 1.13 0554 0.64 21 0214 1.14 0726 0.68 6 0113 1.14 0630 0.64 21 0230 1.18 0751 0.70 46 / 2515 / NOVEMBER 30 WE 0234 0.50 0911 1.75 1558 0.30 1836 1.44 1837 1.60 1925 1.30 1915 1.42 1943 1.191927 1.57 1954 1.75 2033 1.42 2120 1.51 2126 1.26 2205 1.32WE 1229 1.74 FR 1229 1.55 SA 1355 1.57 SU 1258 1.60 MO 1407 1.44 2149 1.21

JUNIORS RIP THROUGH HEATS IN PENULTIMATE POINTSCORE

Ian Pepper reports.

Lenny Golding on his way to his 14s win. Photo Nick McLaren

Bit of an epic boardriders, second last one for the year. With Covid restrictions partially lifted it was back to quarters and semis for some, making it a much longer day. But the waves were pumping, until the southerly hit, the weather was warm, until the rain arrived, and most of us were enjoying the distraction. So here we go, a few highlights.

The juniors were ripping their way through multiple heats. Huge performances by Tommie and Mitch in the 12s, Tom taking the win meaning the leaderboard is virtually equal for these surfers with only one pointscore to go. Lenny and Mannix were stand-outs in the 14s, with Lenny taking the win.

And the junior girls were on fire with some incredible high performance surfing on display by sister rivals Zahlia and Shyla, with Zahlia taking the win this time. And check out the score totals, 16.36 & 12.17 in the final. Also most improved surfer Macey Jolley getting a screamer in her heat but not able to back it up to progress to the final.

Other memorable moments, A-Grade Heat 1 which saw Nic, Darcy, Fin and Dylan all trying to take out the rocks sticking out on the shore with their fins. Dylan won when he got pumped on the sand and came up smiling.

Congrats to big Nic for putting on the best pre-final distraction declaring he was done, exhausted, couldn’t be bothered, only to go out and hunt waves like an African lion who hasn’t eaten for two months. Never write him off. Good job to Fin in second, Josh dangerous as always in third, and Angus I’ll just wait for the bomb set that never arrived, in 4th.

Next pointscore is the last one for the year on 1 November and looks like presentation will be on 14 November. New venue and format due to Covid restrictions to be announced. 2515

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