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Meet Our Contributors Tony Ryan moved to Thirroul from

Melbourne in 2006 with his wife Terrie (Nee Squires) and young children. The Squires family is renowned in the area. Tony’s AFL background is he played over 225 games. He has coached his son at the Tigers from U8s to U17s with his favourite memory of his U17s coming from 20 points down at ¾ time to win the premiership in 2018. In 2020 he took on the task of coaching the U17 girls in 2020 again, culminating in premiership glory. This year he is taking charge of the two senior women’s teams.

Avril Ferguson is a Thirroul

musician, who started music at age four, has appeared in various local arts events since she was 9, and is currently teaching music at the Academy of Music in Thirroul. Music runs in Avril’s family, with her brother Ethan accompanying her musical endeavours from primary school to university. Avril is part of the band Left Lane (she is the lead singer and bass player); Ethan plays the drums, and the guitarists are Cooper and Darby. Left Lane has been recording and performing original music and are about to release a new self-recorded single!

Dr John Deady is a General Practitioner working at Bulli Medical Practice. He has a special interest in sports medicine and is currently working professionally with the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Club and Wellington Phoenix A League Club.

Murray Jones was born in Bulli and lives in Thirroul. He attended Bulli High and UOW, graduating in Maths.

Murray is a software developer and has been Secretary of the Thirroul Village Committee since 2004.

Amanda De George is a naturalist, writer and photographer based in the Northern Illawarra. Her passion lies in discovering interesting critters in urban environments and bringing them to the followers of her Facebook and Instagram page Backyard Zoology. Oh, and adventures and naps and wine; she’s passionate about those things too!

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By Coledale’s Susie Crick, head of the Plastic Research program at Surfrider Australia Join us on Saturday, March 6th at 9am when the Wollongong community comes together for Clean Up Australia Day to do a massive beach clean that includes a seabed sweep of Wollongong Harbour.

Whether you want to jump in with a snorkel, surfboard or kayak in the water, or if keeping dry on land is more your thing, we invite you join us to get our harbour sparkling clean. As we are limited to numbers because of Covid-19 restrictions, all volunteers will be assigned to small groups.

While it is great for the community to come together on occasions like this, we will forever be cleaning up unless we start to change our habits.

There are gadgets and nets and bins and mechanical arms floating out in our oceans that are collecting the floating plastic in the ocean, but all of these ideas are reactive – we have to be proactive to solve the plastic marine pollution problem.

So what can we, as individuals, do to stop the 2 billion tonnes of waste that we collectively produce each year? The first thing is to wean ourselves off our convenient lifestyle and start doing our bit for the planet. Refuse plastic. If we think it can all be recycled we are kidding ourselves. Things are made too cheaply so they hold little value – if they break, we replace. And this is the essence of the problem.

France has just started a rating system whereby an item is scored according to its ability to be repaired. Some supermarkets are starting to reduce their single-use plastic, but we need to put more pressure on them to totally eliminate plastic. After all, we will be eating and breathing it if we don’t get serious. We ingest (on average) 5g of microplastics

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each week; tiny plastic particles are found in the foods we eat, our salt, our beer, our placentas. We are talking about endocrine-disrupting chemicals that we are unknowingly breathing in, chewing on and putting in our bodies.

Supermarkets in the UK are eliminating plastics from their grocery shelves; why is it taking Australia so long to follow suit? Just because we can’t see the tiny plastic microfibres, microbeads and microplastic particles, doesn’t mean that they aren’t doing damage to us and the environment.

Every time we do a load of washing we are unintentionally polluting our oceans. If we simply stopped buying polyester, acrylic and fast fashion clothing we could improve things considerably. A good washing machine filter can capture up to 95% of microfibres, however, until each household has one installed, we will continue to litter the seabed with fibres from our fleeces and yoga pants.

Let’s start writing to our MPs. Plastic is a pollutant and will be with us forever unless we change our ways. Plastic never breaks down, it just keeps on breaking up and enters the web of life, the very one that we rely on. 2515

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New women’s division begins

By Scarborough Boardrider Ian Pepper

Breaking News – due to the high calibre of surfing in our senior women’s division, the committee has just approved some big changes for 2021. From now on the division will be known as “Open Women” and, in a first for any club we know, we are introducing prize money, equal to the men, for the women for every pointscore!

Huge first pointscore for 2021 on January 31st at Coledale Beach.

Conditions looked sketchy in the early mist but turned out to be a great day for surfing. A southerly wind and rain squalls did not discourage one of the highest turn-outs for the club with 129 surfers competing in the 12s and up, and more than 30 little ones in the micros held at Scarborough.

Congratulations to Nic Squiers taking the A-Grade final, posting an 8.17 in the dying moments snatching the win from young gun Will Clarke. It was the single highest score in the final. Well done Nic and congrats to Jackson Forbes who marked his return to the club with a 3rd in the A’s final.

2021 has seen a number of new additions to the senior girl’s division including local shredder Skye Burgess, who joined the club for the first time and wasted no time in getting down to business, taking out the tightly contested women’s final. Zahlia Short took second ahead of consistent all-rounder Zoe Gelder. This division looks like it will be stronger than ever this year with some very exciting surfing ahead.

Our next pointscore will be on Sunday, February 28 and don’t forget the weekend trip to Treachery for Pointscore No.3 on March 20.

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‘Everyone belongs’

Celebrate Harmony Week – book a diversity and inclusion workshop for your school or business with SCARF Refugee Support, writes Cristina Sacco.

SCARF celebrates Harmony Week with diversity and inclusion workshops.

Harmony Week, which is in its 21st year, is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values. This year the theme is “everyone belongs”.

SCARF Refugee Support has been supporting refugee entrants for more than 15 years by embodying welcome, community, inclusivity and friendship here in the Illawarra. We continue to be guided by these values as we grow and strengthen to support our community of more than 2100 people from refugee backgrounds.

It therefore makes sense that SCARF has become one of the leading providers of diversity and inclusion training to businesses and schools in the Illawarra. Our workshops are tailored for schools, local businesses or other interested groups to help build understanding of the refugee experience and

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equip participants with a broad range of cultural capacity skills.

The SCARF diversity and inclusion workshops are delivered by people from refugee backgrounds with lived experience. By sharing the human story in combination with accurate contextual information, our training informs the wider community about refugee experiences and issues.

Build respect, break down barriers and encourage inclusion this year. Harmony Week is the perfect time to start the diversity and inclusion journey with SCARF. Book a diversity and inclusion workshop with us today. Everybody belongs.

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Backyard zoology With Amanda De George

The Topknot Pigeons have been visiting on and off for the last few weeks causing a small amount of chaos.

Each visit goes something like this: humans minding their own business, birds turn up silently and head straight for the palm and start plucking the fruits, fruits rain down from on high, catching the attention of the humans who, upon looking up and seeing who is decimating the palm, run screaming and crashing into each other to grab cameras. What can I say? We love these birds!

These pigeons can be found all along the east coast of Australia, but due to their tendency to be quite quiet and their nomadic nature, they follow fruiting trees in rainforest and other moist environments, they’re not noticed as regularly as some other birds who like to make their presence known. We’ve found them to be quite skittish too, which is only partly due to the noisy way that we approach them in our excitement but that makes the time that you do get to observe them – and if we’re super lucky, to grab some images – even more special.

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Both the males and the females have the crest (look, it’s a quiff and no-one can change my mind on that!) but, as with many species, the crest of the male is more elaborate than that of the girls. All the better to find a mate with! They tend to swallow the fruits that they’re feasting on whole, which makes them a fantastic help in the spread of rainforest fruit species.

However, as rainforests disappear, these birds have adapted and also feed on camphor laurels, which are considered to be a pest plant.

Unfortunately, that means that they also aid in the spread of these trees too.

The palm is slowing down in the production of its fruit and I guess that means we won’t be seeing these lovelies for much longer. So I’m going to enjoy them while they are still visiting and try to hone a more silent, if still somewhat crazily excitable response, when they fly in. 2515 Follow Amanda on Facebook and Instagram @BackyardZoology

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Live music is back!

Thirroul band Left Lane have a new single out and a live gig on March 13, writes vocalist Avril Ferguson.

I have always lived in Thirroul and have loved music since I can remember. My brother Ethan and I have always bonded over music, so with him on the drums and my singing, piano and bass, we paired up and formed our band, Left Lane.

In 2016, we met Cooper Burke, and more recently, Darby Ball, the two guitarists of Left Lane.

We established ourselves as a band with our debut EP in November of 2019. At this point, we were still testing the waters of what we wanted to sound like as a group, with the EP having more of a rock overtone. Since then, we have solidified and expanded our sound to create our new single, Currents.

Our sound is alternative, with driving catchy hooks, and classic indie choruses, developing our sounds to create a unique and expressive music.

We each have our own musical influences, mine being female-fronted bands like The Cranberries and Wolf Alice. Ethan is a major Foo Fighters fan: their music constantly playing in the house.

Darby brings a unique perspective into our band with his jazz background, and Cooper’s influences include Radiohead and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.

As the vocalist, I love writing lyrics to our music and really bonding with a song. I feel like the lyrics From L to R: Cooper Burke, Darby Ball, Avril Ferguson, Ethan Ferguson

let me sing things I wouldn’t normally say, and express myself on a whole other level. Every song to me is a story. Our single, Currents, tells a story about feeling unstable and uncertain, yet having that one person there as an anchor when you’re floating adrift.

For a young group like ourselves, the expense of recording in a studio was a bit out of reach, and Covid certainly did not help. So, we decided that we would buy our own equipment with our hard-earned gig money and have a crack at recording it ourselves. It’s been quite a tough year for musicians, however, recording our single gave us spirit and excitement about persevering and seeking out new gigs.

Readers can catch us live at Ryan’s Hotel on the 13th of March, and this is also the release date of our single, Currents.

You can hear us on Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube, and we have social media accounts on Instagram (@leftlane_band) and Facebook (Left Lane).

The pandemic set most musicians back, but with local support we can all dive back into the music scene! 2515 Follow the band on Instagram @leftlane_band

ABOUT LEFT LANE

Formed in 2016, Left Lane is an energetic four-piece band from Thirroul. Merging the raw energy of rock with the clean dance style of alternative music, Left Lane has performed at venues across the Wollongong area, including Ryan’s Hotel, Wombarra Bowling Club and Port Kembla Art House.

Left Lane released their debut EP in 2019, their signature sound deriving from two talented guitarists, an animal drummer, and a female singer/bassist.

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On the merits of Quaintness By architect Ben Wollen

I have a regular route to Thirroul that I ride my bicycle down that avoids Lawrence Hargrave and that some call the ‘rat run’, but I call the ‘get to the shops without breathing car exhausts or being sidelined by hoons’ run.

Most locals on the north side of Thirroul would know this route. Even this route is getting tricky to negotiate on weekends. Not so bad on a bike where you can skip down the sides of banked-up traffic.

My e-bike has been a game-changer and I now have a trailer attachment to carry groceries, kids, etc. Whilst visitors to our village might have to drive here, many of us miss out on the great opportunity to ride around because they think there are too many hills – not on an e-bike, I say! Sorry to digress, but I just want all of you to consider this remarkable new form of sustainable transport!

Anyhow, the route takes me along Redman Avenue and at a pleasant 20km/h, it gives me time to admire some of the older-style houses of the area. There are two in particular that I like, but first I must explain the title of this article.

The Cambridge Dictionary defines quaintness as “the quality of being attractive because of being unusual, and often old-fashioned”. Many architects don’t dig on quaintness. A well-known midcentury Melbourne architect named Robin Boyd wrote a whole book, The Australian Ugliness, that derided the Australian suburbs as unsympathetic to the landscape and obsessed with “featurism” (fixation on parts rather than the whole). I largely agree, but have to admit a fondness of the fibro beach cottage. Call it nostalgia, but there is something about these utilitarian mid-century homes that appeals to the eye of my beholder (so to speak). I believe quaintness is the most apt

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adjective to describe the attraction. As an architect, I certainly wouldn’t design one of these back into existence. They might be quaint, but anyone who has stayed in one of these homes would know that they are generally freezing cold in winter and baking hot in summer, not to mention covered in toxic asbestos sheet! They do, however, speak of a town that didn’t have million-dollar budgets. A small coastal community transitioning from fishing and coal-mining into tourism and hospitality.

Unfortunately, due to their large flat blocks, they are quickly becoming an extinct species. Thanks to our buoyant property market and a limited amount of area to develop between the escarpment and the sea, it is likely these houses are not long for the bulldozers to make way for duplexes.

Their loss is symptomatic of the changing nature of the northern suburbs. As I ride past these little beauties, I do fear they might go the way of the Pittwater Northern Suburbs, where many a million dollar home is only occupied two weeks in a year, facilitating the holidays of a wealthy few.

Whilst I lament the loss of quaintness, or the gentrification of beach-side suburbs generally, maybe, in amongst the new developments, a new fibro beach cottage-type may pop into existence.

There is evidence of a new type being generated by excellent local architects. One example sits across the road from Sharkey’s Beach. Designed by Morgen Figgis of Barnacle Studio, here is the fibro beach cottage reimagined. Another great use of fibro panels is Studio Takt’s Blade House, also in Coledale. So, when the next generation are riding their e-bikes about, I can only hope mid-century cottages are replaced with 21st-century architectural wonders, lived in all year round! 2515

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In an attempt to verify my recollections, I googled “Landslip Seafoam Avenue” and found Uow060573.pdf, an appendix documenting landslip in the Illawarra(from a publication titled “Geotechnical Risks Associated with Hillside Development” authored by Walker, B., Dale, R., Fell, R., Jeffrey, A., Leventhal, A., McMahon, M., Mostyn, G and Phillips, A.) The appendix contained a list of 131 references to media coverage of landslip in the Illawarra dating from 1879 to 1976.

Eighty-seven were references to landslip events from Bulli north and 44 from south of Bulli. Why do two out of every three significant land slippages in the Illawarra occur from Bulli north? Also, to my surprise, it showed that in 1950 Thirroul Primary School’s main two-storey building, which had stood for over 50 years, was lost to landslip.

The document also referenced an article in the Illawarra Mercury dated 25 November 1959 where heavy rain was listed as the reason why these four homes, which had stood firmly for around 40 years, started to slowly slip downhill. It can be argued that the cause of this landslip are slowflowing springs as the swampy conditions are constant even in the recent drought.

Why is the Northern Illawarra so susceptible to Murray Jones, secretary of Thirroul landslip? Why is the same section of Phillip Street Village Committee, explores the history above the location of these four homes still slowly of land instability near Thirroul Plaza. slipping down the same slope 70 years later (as shown in the photo above)? A shiny new layer of Please allow me to relay my concerns about two separate historical geological conditions that could bitumen was laid recently in an attempt to repair the slippage cracks. After a few months, the cracks impact on the new Thirroul Plaza DA. re-appeared. The road has dropped by about 4cm In the late 1950s, whilst attending Thirroul vertically and laterally since the latest repair.

School, I can recall the sight of a playground lined I read the document further and was fascinated with leaning and broken retaining walls. One by a description of the ‘Scarborough Greasyback’. section was continuously damp with seepage from Illawarra Mercury, 20 May 1950 the hill above. Then, for what seemed like a whole year, the playgrounds were declared out of bounds Conference of NSW Government experts, whilst huge trenches were dug, in part, to drain the State legislators and Wollongong Council officials met to discuss the Wombarraunderground springs.

Scarborough subsidence and decided “there was no I was familiar with the problem because 200 metres north at home in Phillip Street a permanent engineering solution to the problem” because it was caused by the geological formations. The problem spring slowly bubbled away in the midst of the foundations at a rate that remained constant during was a stratum of clay subsoil. “The Scarborough the heaviest rain or longest droughts. The source of ‘greasyback’ has been a problem to residents for these springs was supposedly rain falling on top of many years but first caused extensive damage to homes and other property during heavy rains this the escarpment. There were two other similar year. A number of Wombarra and Scarborough occurrences in roads close by. residents have been forced to abandon homes which I also recall when walking to school the sight of have been badly damaged by subsidence. Roads and four neat homes lining Seafoam Avenue slowly electric services have also been damaged after each decaying and contorting over a lengthy period, heavy rain. maybe several years. They were eventually Could “a stratum of clay subsoil” be an demolished, the road closed and the area was additional factor and relate to other local landslip assigned as dangerous. The site devolved into an problems that I have witnessed in my lifetime, like overgrown swamp directly above and 300m to the west of the plaza site. This section of Seafoam Ave, Continued on page 16 Phillip Street slippage cracks, 16 December 2020.

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the tennis courts that fell into the sea at the end of Woodland Avenue Thirroul, 1km south of the DA site? Here, a half metre of land each year on average dropped into the sea, whereas barely 100m north similar erosion is not noticeable. Could a 1 to 2m-thick white clay seam – visible at the high tide mark under this site but above the high tide mark 100 metres north – be a factor?

It is interesting to note that this clay seam was quarried to produce white/grey house bricks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at the Newbold factory on what is now McCauley Beach Estate. For over 50 years Thirroul Soccer Fields was part of a huge quarry. This quarry flooded before being filled in.

A geologist friend explained the most probable source of this clay was volcanic activity in the Kiama area around 250 million years ago. With the apparent help of southerly winds, several metres of volcanic ash was deposited over the whole of the Northern Illawarra. This was compressed by low-grade overburden over time to form white clay.

Since then, rock and coal strata formed on top in various horizontal layers.

Further online investigations using the words “Thirroul springs” led me to a document called “Illawarra Springs”, published in 2014 by Dr. Joseph Davis of the Illawarra Historical Society.

It states: “A resident of Harbord Street, Thirroul, never has to water her gardens because she has a hose connected to her spring which happily pumps

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Diagram from page 14 of the current Plaza DA documentation

low volumes of water all year round.”

Harbord Street is 300m or so from the plaza site on the opposite side of Thirroul from the school.

This spring would have flowed underground close to the Plaza site. Thus, is it fair to say that large parts of Thirroul, including the Plaza site, are underlayed by a combination of fresh water springs and seams of clay? Is Thirroul built on a greasyback that has yet to be antagonised?

Let’s now consider how these local geological abnormalities could physically relate to Thirroul’s first triple-height basement excavation, relative to the railway, as shown in the drawing above from the DA. Could a 150m-long excavation that is probably three times as deep as any other basement in Thirroul, directly adjacent to the main South Coast rail line, cut through underground water and clay seams and antagonise a new “greasyback” and put at risk the South Coast rail link?

Is it wise to dig a huge pit directly below a known landslip area that is probably underlaid by wet clay whilst continuously shaking the area with the vibrations from heavy rail transport from Australia’s major steel manufacturing plant? 2515 This article is an extract from a submission to Council

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By Dr Lorraine Jones, vice-president of Helensburgh and District Historical Society Before Covid-19 my husband and I took a train trip to Fort William in Scotland. There, other passengers got off the train and onto a steam train used as the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter movies, to see the viaduct it travelled over. We took an ordinary train to view the viaduct.

It was no more impressive than our viaduct at Stanwell Park.

The Stanwell Park viaduct was completed in 1920. It crosses Stanwell Creek valley and is the tallest viaduct in Australia, with its highest pier at 43 metres. There are eight brick arches stretching

across Stanwell Creek.

The railway formerly was a single line track lower down the mountain. The tunnel through Bald Hill was so long and steep it was a health hazard to the drivers and passengers on the steam train. People had problems breathing because of the smoke.

The railway was moved higher up the mountain to its present position.

Go for a walk along the Wodi Wodi track (watch out for leeches) and look at our magnificent viaduct. Something we can all be proud of. 2515

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Helensburgh Business Park, if Covid restrictions permit, and a live stream for those unable to attend in person. The Coal Coast Film Festival was created to encourage local and regional filmmakers in Australia and filmmakers overseas, by showcasing their short films.

We have a great selection of finalist short films to entertain you including five Australian shorts and five international shorts, plus a few clips from the filmmakers. In the Australia category, films to be shown include crime and drama shorts and a student animation film from NSW, and a short made during lockdown in Victoria. Shorts in the International category include a comedic horror student animation and a live-action comedic short from France, an action comedy, and an animation from 2700 individual drawings from the US, as well as a student animation from China.

Award-winners will be announced on the day.

All finalists win a suite of fantastic production software and award-winners for Best Australian Short Film and Best International Short Film will receive a trophy and additional prizes, including a shoot day at LundinStudio with the latest LED film lighting.

Tickets via www.CoalCoastFilmFestival.com We look forward to seeing you at our event! 2515

Shorts will screen from 2pm on Saturday, March 13, writes organiser Karen Lundin You are invited to the Coal Coast Film Festival screening, commencing at 2pm on Saturday, 13th March 2021. The festival is organised and run by local Helensburgh business LundinStudio.

Last year the Covid pandemic forced the cancellation of our live screening and we had to switch to a live stream format. This year we plan to have both a live event at our studio in the

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Coalcliff’s 4.715 million dollar view A house by the beach has sold for about a million more than first expected.

On 560sqm, the four-bedroom, two-bathroom property at 26 Paterson Road sold at auction in February for $4.715 million. It previously sold in November 2017 for $3.35 million.

The sale involved several members of the Ray White Helensburgh team, including directors Simon Beaufils and Mattias Samuelsson, assisted by Ian Pepper and Jayson Hollaway. The auctioneer was Ron Kissell, assisted by Chris Kissell.

Ray White director Mattias Samuelsson told 2515 how the record result came about.

What records did this Coalcliff property smash?

This price has set a new benchmark for residential properties in the Northern Illawarra, exceeding the previous highest sale, which was a beachfront property in Thirroul at $4,125,000. The response to our marketing campaign was truly astounding, with over 53,000 online property views and 150 inspections in four weeks.

What was it expected to fetch and what drove the surge in interest?

Our initial expectations were in the vicinity of $3,500,000. In the wake of Covid, we have discovered a lot of people wanting to move out of Sydney and the Northern Illawarra presents the perfect opportunity for them to secure a relaxed coastal lifestyle within a reasonable proximity to the city.

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We heard a surprise visitor stole the open-house show.

A seal – who has been spotted around our beaches recently – happened to be sunbaking on the sand directly in front of the home during the open home. As someone who has been born and raised in the local area, this was amazing to me, let alone buyers who had come down from Sydney. Several even asked me how I managed to organise it.

What was the seller's response after the auction?

When the hammer went down, the look on the owner’s face was priceless. He’d approached the auction with an open mind, but this was well beyond his expectations. I believe that there was a lot of champagne consumed that night.

What are the buyer’s plans for the property?

The buyer is from Sydney and will be utilising the property whenever they get the chance. They see it as the perfect escape from the busy city life.

Is this price the new normal?

Whenever there is a result that far exceeds any previous sale price in the area, there does tend to be a shift in the market. Prospective buyers seem more comfortable paying slightly more, knowing that the bar has been set and they’re not going to be overcapitalising on their purchase. However, the real estate market is really only as strong as the last few sales, so this shift may not last. 2515

Moth vine has white flowers and a fruit that is often mistaken for a choko.

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Be Weed Wise With horticulturalist Merilyn House

Remove it: Moth vine, Araujia sericifera Moth vine comes from South America. It has attractive white flowers that are followed by a fruit, which is often mistaken for a choko. The fruit has pale, dull green skin which dries out and splits to reveal numerous seeds which are black with a tuft of white hairs 2-3 cm long.

It is an invader of bushland as the seed is dispersed by wind and water. It climbs through vegetation and the heavy weight of fruiting vines can break limbs and bring down weaker shrubs and trees. Dense growth smothers smaller vegetation and impedes over-storey regeneration.

Removal: Where moth vine is climbing up through garden plants, it is best to remove any fruit

and then cut the stem near the ground. Dig out the roots. Seedlings and small plants can be handpulled or dug out.

Warning: Moth vine’s latex can be irritating and allergenic. Always wear gloves when handling plants and avoid getting latex in the eyes or mouth.

Grow Me Instead Wonga wonga vine, Pandorea pandorana. This is a vigorous Australian native twining plant. One of the selected colour forms is ‘Snowbells’ which has pure white flowers.

Old man’s beard, Clematis aristata. A local native vine that flowers in spring, this species is attractive with masses of creamy white flowers.

Chinese star jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides. A hardy climber or ground cover plant with perfumed white flowers in spring. Apparently, its irritating, milky latex-like sap makes it resistant to the depredations of Australian possums. 2515

Orana, Moving Forward, Sahssi and the Leichhardt Women’s Health Centre.

The Trauma Healing Retreats are run by expert psychologists, trauma-informed yoga teachers, nature therapists, as well as meditation/music/art teachers. Their combined skills and support help heal as well as provide self-care strategies, including sound nutrition, that will continue to carry our guests forward into a new holistic life.

The retreats are held at Govinda Valley in Otford, where guests find peace of mind in the heart of nature amidst our organic gardens, native bushland and wildlife. With nearby pristine forests, ocean beaches and sea cliffs walks, the Heart & Soul Care Retreat centre is the perfect place to heal Find peace of mind in the heart of nature, and recover. Participants are asked to make a writes Govinda’s Wendy Saunders. contribution according to their means. For those less able, our retreats are supported by the Heart & Heart & Soul Care is a not-for-profit charity, advocating for holistic solutions in the support and Soul Care Charity as well as other charities committed to supporting victims of trauma. treatment of victims of abuse.

The next Trauma Healing Retreat will be on 19, Participants in Heart & Soul Care’s sponsored 20 and 21 March. Call Wendy on 0412 614 684 or ‘Trauma Retreats’ are referred by various government and non-government agencies, such as visit www.heartandsoulcare.org.au 2515

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A Koala in the Royal

By Dave Robson, Friends of the Royal secretary

In about mid-winter of this Covid year an uplifting message appeared in our inbox.

Science for Wildlife have an opportunity for a small number of volunteers to participate in Wildlife tracking project within Royal National Park.

To be eligible you must: · Have a high level of fitness · Good navigational skills · Comfortable working long days in remote bush areas · Have good hearing to hear the beeps in the tracking device · Have your own 4WD is preferable but not essential

A sub-adult koala found in Kirrawee was released into the Royal with a radio tracking collar. Photo: Friends of the Royal

It only took seconds for some to respond with a Please Count Me In. What followed was an amazing, educational and enthralling few months.

Pretty quickly we found out that a koala had been found in Kirrawee, a nearby suburb, and released into the Royal with a radio tracking collar.

There was a partnership between Science for Wildlife and NSW National Parks to monitor the koala, learn its movements and the trees it is found in. The trees give an indication of its preferred diet.

A key question everyone was asking is: How many koalas are there in the Royal? This is a national park that has 6 million visitors a year and is right next to Australia’s biggest city. Is there a colony of koalas hidden deep within the park?

We were trained by Brie an ecologist who is the Project Coordinator from Science for Wildlife managing this monitoring program. We learnt that our koala, who had been called ‘Royal’, was a sub-adult male and they can range over a wide area

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probably looking for females and to establish their own home territory. Whereas the females and mature males tend to be more sedentary.

The signals from the koala’s radio collar can be picked up by the receiver and an antenna that looks a lot like a household TV aerial.

For the next three months we tracked ‘Royal’ every week. We learnt a lot from his movements….. on hot days he would sometimes be found hanging from a branch with all 4 legs dangling underneath, cooling himself with whatever breeze he could find.

We sometimes came across people who were curious about the aerial and we had to be a little cautious in our replies, one of our volunteers even offered cheekily that he was looking for his lost model airplane.

Sometimes ‘Royal’ was resting in non-food trees….not sure why? There is a theory that smooth bark trees are cooler for them, but once we even found him hanging out in a Banksia. Trees with a denser canopy can offer more shade for koalas on hot days.

His health was always to be monitored. When he hadn’t moved far in a couple of weeks it was decided that he should be recaptured to assess his health. A practised team arrived from Science for Wildlife’s Blue Mountains Koala Project including an arborist and another ecologist to assist Brie. The team went to work and within less than 5 minutes ‘Royal’ had been very professionally induced down from his outer branch hangout to the ground. A flag was waved in front of him and ‘Royal’ didn’t like the look of it.

The medical checkup showed that he had put on weight since his release and his musculature was well developed. But he had tick bites that were sore under his collar. He could not be released with the collar since it could aggravate the bites. So it was determined that the best course was to treat the bites and release him without a collar.

So our wonderful few months following ‘Royal’ around the park was at an end. It was a privilege for all the volunteers to be involved in this interesting project. We learnt heaps and looked forward to our weekly catchup with ‘Royal’.

In the future maybe we will see him on one of our bushwalks, even perhaps as we always hoped with a partner. 2515 You can find more about Friends of the Royal including more “Royal” photos and a video of his release at our website www.friendsofroyal.org.au.

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SCWC will have a big pack of recent women’s literature up for raffle.

MC Shane Ladymoon will be donning her ballgown for the night and she encourages attendees to crack out their best frock as well.

Build a creative brand On 20th March, Annette Loughlin-Smith, the Chair of SCWC’s board, will be taking creatives of any discipline through the tricks of building their own creative brand.

Women’s Day at the Writers Centre

By Dr Sarah Nicholson, director of the South Coast Writers Centre in Coledale

The South Coast Writers Centre (SCWC) has International Women’s Day covered at Coledale Community Hall with a grand event on Saturday, March 6.

In a powerhouse partnership by the ladies from LadyMoon Productions, SCWC and The Eve Project, “The Grand Dress” celebrates International Woman’s Day with an evening of entertainment by comedian Malika, comic singer/songwriter Tia Wilson, spoken word poets Medusa’s Daughters, and indie-folk trio Rare Birdz, plus a two-course dinner. $40 from each ticket will go directly to the evening’s caterers, The Eve Project, a social enterprise that exists to support, empower and equip female survivors of abuse.

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Sign up for school-holiday events Then on April 12 and 13, the centre’s School Holiday Program returns bigger and better.

Children’s writer Sandy Fussell brings back her Minecrafting stories workshop and Young Writers Program lead Helena Fox nurtures budding authors.

The program will have A.L. Tait, author of The Mapmaker Chronicles, and award-winning illustrator Dale Newman; plus, in association with the Children’s Book Council of Australia – Illawarra, free book reading sessions for preschoolers.

There will be kids book on sale, and your keen readers will be able to get their book signed by the author. Keep your eye out for the full program coming soon.

Boost your creative writing If you are working on a creative writing project, SCWC has writing groups in the Hall every week.

On Mondays you can start your week with some productive writing time in the company of fellow writers at a lightly facilitated drop-in group, convened by writer and editor Linda Godfrey.

Then end the week with SCWC’s 2021 Writer in Residence, author Julie Keys, and a writing day on Friday. You can join Julie for quiet morning writing, then stay for an informal chat on all things about writing and books.

Both writers’ groups are free for SCWC members; however, registration is required. 2515 More details: southcoastwriters.org

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By Deb Thompson It is with great excitement, but a little trepidation, that Collins announces the resurrection of our bookshop Events Program. We aim to hold an event every second Wednesday, and given we’re a bit space-poor here in King St, the events will be held upstairs in the Cocktail Bar at Ryan’s Hotel. The Program kicks off with crime fiction aficionado Sue Turnbull, in conversation with Loraine Peck, author of the compelling new release, The Second Son. The event will run from 6.30-8pm, allowing time for a quick bite before or after. Bookings are by email, phone or in person.

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Women’s AFL is smashing participation records around the country, including here in the Illawarra. Northern District Tigers women’s coach Tony Ryan reports Women’s AFL is one of Australia’s fastest-growing sports. There was a more than 15 percent increase in participation across the country last year despite Covid-19-related restrictions. The sport is smashing participation and attendance records, as well as TV ratings. In the Illawarra/Shoalhaven, it has the fastest growth rate in Australia, with more than 800 juniors and 475 seniors having registered in 2020. To think there was not even a junior or senior competition in 2016.

The Northern District Tigers Club is driving the sport’s growth in the Northern Illawarra. The club now has three junior girls’ teams: under 13s, 15s and 17s. Girls can play in mixed teams from Auskick (6-8 year olds), and from U9s to U12s. It is not only the junior girls having a kick though – the growth in the open-age women’s has the Tigers

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now registering two senior women’s teams in 2021.

The ground-swell of support started with an idea of Tigers men’s senior coach, Illawarra Sydney Swans Academy Coach (and Austi resident) Leigh Forsyth and myself (then juniors president and now senior women’s coach) to run a Tigers Academy for boys and girls to try AFL. More than 20 junior coaches and senior players volunteered their time to ensure the ratio of kids/coaches was very small to enable a lot of team coaching, but also one-on-one coaching and skill development.

Initial estimates were that there would be about 30-40 kids in attendance, but over the four-week period more than 120 kids had a run. Over 25 girls took part, and they formed the basis of the first U15 team. Great work was done by Austinmer’s Turner family – Adam, Kath and daughter Jemma

– to recruit players. The 2018 season was more of a series of Friday night exhibition games before a proper girls season took off in 2019.

I was proud to announce that, as a result of all of the hard work of so many committee people and parents, every young girl in the Northern Illawarra now had the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of their fathers and brothers. Sibling rivalry was ‘rife’ in many households, with many girls boasting that they are now “the best footballer in the family”.

New players wanted to be the pioneer in the family and be the first to play AFL in this “rugby league heartland”.

In 2018 the South Coast AFL launched its inaugural women’s AFL competition in which the Tigers included its AFLW team. This side was very inexperienced – only a handful of them actually had any AFL background – and it was a learning experience for all the women who loved trying this new sport.

The U15 players graduated to the newly formed U17 competition in 2019 and, under the tutelage of Mick George, won the inaugural premiership with a come-from-behind victory against Kiama.

In 2020, I was privileged to be announced as coach of the U17 girls and, despite Covid, the South Coast AFL did a magnificent job in getting the season up and running and, despite many road bumps along the way, a shortened season was played. Again Kiama and the Tigers were the top teams and faced off in another thrilling grand final.

The game remained up for grabs until the last minute when the Tigers ensured back-to-back silverware. The U15 girls, under the guidance of Josh McLarnen, also had a great year, culminating in a premiership.

In 2021, the junior Tigers will again field three

teams. The women’s team, with a host of players graduating from the U17s and with new recruits, will have the numbers to field two sides.

Taking on the senior women’s coaching role, I am greatly assisted by former senior coach, Andrew “Chook” Osadczuk. Together, we have brought in a new training regime and game plans to the team. Initial pre-season training has already shown that the Tigers will be a very competitive outfit this year. On-field success has been limited, but I am not too focused on the win/loss column.

The team has gelled a lot quicker than I thought, with all the new players and the graduates from the U17s. By the end of the year if we have earnt the respect of each other, the club, our opposition and the competition, then I know we have been a success. My main aim is for all the players to have fun, whilst improving their skills, and the new game plan will ensure we are pretty competitive. If we play to our potential, we will give every game a pretty good shake and, at the end of the day, the scoreboard will take care of itself.

We welcome new sponsorship from Austi residents Alan and Carroll Love (via their Aquatech AxisGo company), along with Corrimal businesses House2Home and Contemporary Smiles. Two new sets of jumpers will be ready for round one.

Pre-season is well underway with round one scheduled to start mid-April.

Training is on Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm at Hollymount Oval in Alice St, Woonona. Any boys or girls interested in playing AFL should call Jack Killarn on 0468 315 942. Any women or men interested in playing AFL should call Tony Ryan on 0400 186 100.

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Jemma Turner

Krissy Kocyan

Two x Premiership player in U17, graduating to seniors. Member of the AFLW Illawarra AIS squad

Two x AFL U17 premiership player and member of the AFLW Illawarra AIS squad

Why did you join AFL? From a young age my brother was always playing and I was always at the games. When there was news about the junior girls getting a competition I decided it was time I had a crack.

What do you love about it?

I love the connection you get to create with a team and the feeling of reaching goals together, whether that be winning or getting a goal. There is much excitement around the game, which keeps it fun and interesting. But, most of all, I’ve loved developing as a player and there is nothing better than seeing your progress on the field.

Your biggest challenge?

I’m probably always one of the smallest on the field, but I love finding new ways that I can play to my strengths, whether that’s running on the wing or being an outside option (to avoid being slammed).

Your goal for 2021?

I aim to just play my best and get to know the new type of game I’ll be playing.

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Why did you join AFL? I felt like being in a team sport as I have always loved it since a little kid. I used to play Auskick with my brothers 12 years ago and it was dominated by boys. I would go and watch and I always wanted to play, but there were no girl’s teams. As soon as I heard about an all-girls team going ahead three years ago I was stoked to get back on the AFL field with heaps of my friends.

What do you love about it?

I love the fact you get to play a full contact sport and the team camaraderie.

Your biggest challenge?

To be consistent in my performance each week.

Your goal for 2021?

To just keep having fun! And encourage more women to give AFL a go.

Ashlyn Mallon

Rylee Jansen

U15 & U17 premiership player in 2020 and Swans Academy member

Two x Premiership player, and captain of the 2020 U18 AIS AFL team

Why did you join AFL? My older brother has been playing AFL for years.

I was living in Sydney and registered to play when I was nine but I was the only girl in the team, so I only played a few weeks. When we moved to Austi, I registered with the Tigers in 2018 and I was so keen to join.

What do you love about it?

Playing with the other girls in my team. Also meeting girls from the other Illawarra teams – over the years I have made lots of friends.

Your biggest challenge?

I have played for the Tigers and in the Swan Academy. Last year I started umpiring, which I was very nervous about, as scary as it was to do for my first few matches. After a few games my confidence grew. Playing footy also helps with my confidence.

Why did you join AFL? I started playing AFL as I attended a school gala day and really enjoyed it.

What do you love about it?

I love the kicking aspect of the game and the community feel of the club, as the players and coaches are very friendly.

Your biggest challenge?

Last year was very challenging due to all sports being cancelled or postponed because of Covid.

So I was so glad that we were able to get a season going.

In 2021 what is your goal?

My goal for 2021 is to be the leading goal-kicker in the competition and to make the finals. 2515

Your goal for 2021?

Going up to the U17s will be challenging. We will have another good team and hope to play finals and have some fun.

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Time to soap up!

Janice Creenaune meets interior designer Ellen Luck, who looked to her children for inspiration to create the Coalcliff Olive Co.

Ellen Luck displays exceptional energy and a determined outlook – enormous gifts to add to the experiences of her children, Jasper and Lilly.

It was her son, Jasper, who inspired her to create a business. After a surfboard accident, his acquired brain injury forced the family to re-evaluate their lives. This accident was not to define Jasper or any of the family, in fact, it has opened their lives to new opportunities. Jasper was indeed central, but the whole family contributed.

Olive trees were their first project and Covid offered a perfect opportunity to pickle olives.

“One day we pickled 52 jars in one day,” Ellen says. “And there was no end of customers.

“Whatever we made was sold immediately, often just outside our house. But we were slowed by the growing and pickling process, really just once a year. Soap, however, offered an opportunity for the entire year.”

So Ellen obtained her chemical licence and decided that soap-making was to be their chosen area. Despite Jasper’s epilepsy, Ellen was determined that he should learn the mechanics of a business.

“I really wanted Jasper to work towards independence, survival on a personal level, and gain skills in customer service and the behind-thescenes business skills. I am so proud of both my children. They make it all look easy and customers warm to their efforts. I may set the standards for our products, but my children certainly show they are up to their tasks.

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price. The Coalcliff Olive Co. handmade soaps are palm-oil free. They contain no harsh chemicals and they won’t strip your skin of its natural oils. They use only natural ingredients to hydrate and nourish your skin. Colours are obtained by using natural clays, juices, herbs and spices with layers of essential oils to please the mind and senses.

“They are made by hand, with care and attention, in small batches in Coalcliff using the cold processed method and cured for four to six weeks with zero plastic for our ocean and earth.”

With a mission statement such as this, it is no wonder the Coalcliff Olive Co. has become an award-winning brand in high demand.

“We recently won awards in the ‘TOP 10 gifts for Sydney under $50’. We were chuffed to be chosen.

We may only be a small family business, but it is amazing to be recognised. We grow our own lemongrass and rosemary, and have lemon from our lemon trees, and olives, of course, or we source other products sustainably. Customers are definitely looking for this. But, ultimately, it is the excitement of creating something new, the creative element is the essence of our business.”

It is no easy process to make cold process soap.

It has to dry at various stages, and saponification (a process that involves the conversion of fat, oil, or lipid, into soap) has to be managed, and then moulding and presentational cuts.

The business occupies Ellen’s every waking moment, every single day.

“The markets are time-consuming and the website also needs continual maintenance,” Ellen

says. “The recipes are important; the different oils for different skins and different purposes. The cocoa butter hydrates the skin and hemp oil is good for many different purposes, just as an example.”

The soaps are also sold locally at Earth Walker & Co in Coledale and Thirroul Collective.

“People are asking for support and we pride ourselves on being able to offer advice for the best use of our soaps.” Ellen exudes the pride needed for a successful business, and together with her ‘secret recipes’, her generous spirit and her multi-skilled and enthusiastic children, their business is flourishing.

“Our website and online shop are also very busy in times of contact-less Covid, and our products are very popular for teachers’ gifts, Christmas and other special occasions,” Ellen says.

The website at www.coalcliffoliveco.com is as beautiful as the hand-made products it exhibits.

Ellen and her children, Jasper and Lilly, are showing the way in very difficult times, exhibiting a pride and joy in their products and business.

It can’t help but be a success. 2515 Writer Janice Creenaune is a volunteer for the PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease) Foundation Australia.

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At left: the contrast between burnt (top) and unburnt (below) rainforest. These sites are only 200m apart.

Right: Chris preparing a trap in unburnt rainforest.

Beetling About With Helensburgh entomologist Dr Chris Reid I’m driving around the forests of north-east NSW with 4kg of frozen fresh roo poo in a fridge.

It’s not my normal activity I have to admit, but it’s great fun all the same. We (my technician Aidan does all the hard work) are part of a large project funded by the Federal Government to determine the impact of the fires last year on potentially endangered animals (in the broadest sense). Our part of it is a survey of flightless dung beetles.

There are about 550 species of dung beetles in Australia and about 80 are flightless. Loss of flight usually develops as a result of constant environments, where everything is ‘happy’ and there’s no need to change anything, or isolated and exposed environments, like islands or mountain tops, where having wings means getting blown away. In our dung beetles’ case, flight loss is associated with rainforest or at least wetter forests.

The fires last summer (seems a very long time ago now) were on the back of four years of drought, so that patches of wetter forest got severely burnt.

We want to know if that has had a severe impact on flightless dung beetles – chosen because they are relatively easy to assess as they are attracted to native mammal dung. If the beetles initially survived, did their populations then collapse because of lack of native mammals?

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paired unburnt/burnt similar habitat, on relatively easy access level ground. It’s a challenge.

The beetles are trapped using baited pitfalls, with frozen fresh roo poo. This also has to be a relative constant in our study.

Fortunately, the mammal section staff of Symbio Wildlife Park in Helensburgh have come up trumps, as they carefully clean their enclosures every day. So a big thank you here to Jake Webb, Julie Mendezona, Elizabeth Florance and Naomi Johnston and to the Symbio Wildlife Park management.

Traps are only left open for up to 24 hours as the beetles we are interested in are all nocturnal.

Aidan and I have been doing this for two weeks and have collected at least 2000 dung beetles.

So, what have we found? Well, the good news is that many rainforest patches didn’t burn or only lightly so, at ground level – the surrounding forest has burnt, but pure rainforest seems to have generally survived. And our target flightless dungies are still there, although fire seems to have reduced their numbers.

More than that we cannot say at present – with another four weeks trapping, we’ll have a much better picture and also a lot of lab work to do!

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By Dr John Deady, of Bulli Medical Practice

With the winter sporting season just around the corner, it’s worth sparing a minute to consider some common but important childhood sporting injuries that are often missed.

Fractures are common in children owing to the fragility of the immature bone and are often difficult to diagnose.

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Last year, a 22-year-old Coledale local in her final year of a Bachelor of Production at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) used the coronavirus-enforced downtime to write a short film script called Dating Violet. Holly Trenaman’s story won a Screen Illawarra script-writing competition and was filmed in February in Coledale, with the help of Illawarra locals. Holly shared her story with 2515.

How did growing up in Coledale shape you?

I grew up in Coledale surrounded by my entire family; all my cousins, uncles, aunts and grandparents, and this was a very humbling upbringing. The town has a beautiful sense of community, everyone knows everyone, and that taught me to treat everyone like family and definitely aided my development of character.

I always knew I was quite lucky to be surrounded by the water, family and a lot of love, however, I relentlessly resented the small-town essence of Coledale. It all felt very safe and I always wanted more. Opportunity, new worlds, travel, and, ultimately, filmmaking, is what I was lusting for.

What set you on the path to becoming a filmmaker?

In London, I discovered filmmaking was a career.

I was writing every day, trying to find my passion,

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and one evening I incidentally attended London Film Festival on my walk home to the tube station, and it clicked that filmmaking is a job and I could tell my stories for a living.

Growing up in Coledale, I’d never seen movie production, and especially not a premiere. It was love at first sight and I attended every day of the London Film Festival. On the last day, it was in the crowd that I thought of the name ‘Dating Violet’, to explore themes of domestic violence. I knew I had to make it, whatever it was.

From there I enrolled in AFTRS and have spent the past three years working alongside incredible filmmakers who have inspired and guided my path.

What inspired you to write Dating Violet?

Dating Violet is an allegory for domestic violence, which explores parental abuse and trials in Violet’s dating life, while she navigates relationships from a young age. This film explores the pain of

Last month Holly turned her award-winning script, Dating Violet, into a short film – all shot in Coledale.

heartbreak through Violet’s heightened 17-year-old emotions. Her parents are getting a divorce, her boyfriend dumps her, and she gets repetitively dumped in the surf. It highlights the cycle of a small town; relationships, fighting with your parents, the predictability, and the relentless fears of never escaping.

I have always been interested in family violence and the cycle of abuse, which led me to halfcomplete a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Wollongong. Violet is constantly trying to be the opposite of her parents, to not end up with the same loveless fate.

to merely sit, chat and reap the therapeutic benefits of being in the water. The house locations used to film were also located in Coledale.

You had help from an award-winning casting director – how do you know Anousha Zarkesh and what did you love about working with her?

Anousha Zarkesh is a family friend that I’ve been lucky to know from a young age due to the nature of the town and going to school with her children. She kindly offered to help, despite being so busy, and this was a huge relief as I knew she was the perfect person to help build this story world with actors.

As well as being the script writer, what other roles Casting is such a daunting process, and she was did you play in the making of Dating Violet? a rock throughout it. My producer, Maddie Jurd I wrote the script always planning to direct it, and I, proposed a list of ideas to her, and she came which I did, and I also ended up co-producing with back with her own personalised shortlist for me to Madeleine Jurd. The co-producing came together approach. Her knowledge of actors, and confidence naturally, due to the nature of it being a local in decision making, made me feel really confident production, I was able to secure council permits as we locked in our main cast. and local sponsorships easier than a non-local crew, so I took this upon myself to do.

Any other locals involved?

Various local filmmakers helped, such as Ryan Where did you film in Coledale?

Morgan as gaffer, Essi Haukkamaa-Judge as We filmed in Sharkeys car park, on the toilet block Executive Producer, Nick Bolton as Adviser roof, and out in the water of Sharkeys Beach.

Producer, with Chris Fry and Sid Masters as local Each spot has been a place of healing for me lifeguards. throughout my upbringing. Sharkeys Beach has I’m specifically proud of my collaboration with been a big part of my life, where us locals paddle Production Designer, Eloise Cochrane, who also out for a surf, but mostly to have a chat. grew up in Coledale and came on board as a PD This aspect of surfing is important to the film, through Pre-Production. I knew she was the one the characters don’t paddle out to get barrelled, but and only person to ask for the job, as she knows the March

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world inside out and could bring that authenticity to the film. I was very excited when she agreed to come on-board, and it was a pleasure to have her on the team. She brought a lot of ideas and quirks to the film, which I am excited about and I hope to work with her again in the future.

Annabelle Fingland was our surfer stunt double, Butch helped secure local sponsorships, Christian Power was an extra, it was special to have these people involved.

Best part about filming locally?

The best bit about filming locally is the fact I didn’t have to commute, and every shoot location was within walking distance of my house, which was Unit Base. It was an asset to shoot so close that we could walk to set.

Also, filming outdoors was a treat, the landscape is breathtaking, and we utilised the escarpment and natural elements to build the authenticity of this small-town middle-class suburban world.

I knew I wanted to use the escarpment, as it adds to the entrapment Violet feels in her small town, which is very much how I felt growing up, like we were trapped in an inescapable bubble. But what did surprise me was how it translated to screen. I was in awe. I definitely fell in love with my hometown over the course of this shoot, ironically while making a film about hating it.

Seeing local friends while on set, was very encouraging and inspiring, as they have seen my journey from my lost days at law school. Also having family nearby to assist, was invaluable too.

‘The biggest challenge was our water shoot, where we filmed the surf scenes.’ – filmmaker Holly Trenaman

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Biggest challenge?

The biggest challenge was our water shoot, where we filmed the surf scenes. We needed to ensure the weather and swell conditions were safe, and it was also a sunrise shoot, so we were waking up into unpredictable conditions, ready to shoot, unsure if we could. Luckily, we got lucky, and woke to a great morning, and completed this safely, in the beautiful sunshine. This day was filmed in the Austinmer Boat Ramp and was kindly supported and catered

by Headlands Hotel.

What was your budget, and how did you make do?

Our budget was $3000. We had a very low budget, which was self-funded by me and was thankfully supported by local sponsorships, such as Beaches Hotel and Headlands Hotel. This financial support went towards equipment hire, meals and expenses.

Coledale RSL also provided discounted coffee and meals to assist our catering. My Little Brasserie within Coledale RSL gave us a discounted meals.

I was very grateful to these businesses for willingly coming on-board to offer their generosity in supporting local film production. We could not have done it without them.

What’s next for you, and for this short film?

Next for me, is some sleep. I am just wrapping work on Bondi Rescue Season 16, which I have been working on throughout the making of this film.

Dating Violet will be completed by June, ready for festival submission. I’ve also curated a pitch bible for a TV Series of the same name, to package this short film with as a proof of concept. 2515

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As the weather starts to cool off over autumn, the berry season starts to draw to an end. So why not make the most of those end-of-season berries by making a delicious wholefood coconut and strawberry slice for the kids’ lunch boxes?

Strawberries are super low in calories, yet jam-packed with vitamin C and flavonoids (more so than oranges!) and are a good source of folate, potassium and antioxidants to keep your cherubs’ immune systems nice and robust as we move closer to the winter months.

If your kids are not fans of strawberries, you can substitute for blueberries or raspberries, or even make the most of end-of-season stonefruit, like nectarines and peaches. They all work really well in this recipe.

Method: 1. Add all dry ingredients to a small bowl and mix to combine.

2. In a small saucepan, melt butter/oil and then add coconut milk, lemon juice and eggs and mix well to combine (taking care not to ‘scramble’ the eggs).

3. Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix well.

4. Spread into a 8x11 slice tin and decorate with sliced berries (or stonefruit).

5. Bake at 160°C (fan-forced) for 30 minutes, or until golden around the edges.

6. Cool and cut into small individual lunch box-size pieces and freeze, so you can grab a small piece to put into their lunch box each day – it will be defrosted by morning tea! 2515

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Lions support CWA with mental health first aid

By Carol Pugh, president of Stanwell Park CWA We are very fortunate that Helensburgh Lions has offered to fund the delivery of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) in 2021. It is wonderful that two service organisations can work together to deliver this extremely important course.

The first course will be held over two Saturdays – 20 and 27 March. This time we will be using the CWA Hall at Stanwell Park. The course will run from 10am until 4.30pm. Due to the generosity of Lions there will be no charge – the manual and refreshments will also be provided.

Mental Health First Aid provides knowledge and skills that enable ordinary people to support someone who has mental health issues until they can receive treatment from a professional. It is designed for ordinary adults – you don’t have to have any previous training. Because it is a 12-hour course and there is a certificate available at the end, we ask that people commit to both days.

Want to attend? Contact Carol Pugh on 0432 385 524 or email carolpugh50@ dodo.com.au or Ron LeMesurier on 0490 062 466 or ron@lemesurier.info .

In other CWA news, we held our first meeting on 2 February and welcomed two new members. We are hoping to be able to participate in more events this year and are already planning stalls and outings.

We have also been able to help a couple of students who needed a space for filming assignments – our hall was perfect for them. We are happy to help HSC students or tertiary students with a space, free of charge subject to certain conditions. Please call Carol on 0432 385 524.

Stanwell Park CWA welcomes new members.

We have been supporting the community since 1946. Our next meeting is on 2 March at the CWA Hall, 15 The Drive, Stanwell Park, commencing at 10am. If you are interested, just come along. 2515 March

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Tanya Edwards, Wollongong Strata founder, mum of six and proud Wiradjuri woman. Photo: Anthony Warry

Happy biz-aversary!

Ali Millgate meets Wollongong Strata owner Tanya Edwards, an indigenous Woonona businesswoman who is celebrating her company’s first anniversary and its ongoing growth – in spite of Covid.

When Tanya Edwards managed the Wollongong branch of a strata management company, property developers and real estate agents often thought it was her business and would say they would follow her if she ever branched out on her own.

Fast-forward 12 years and in late 2019 Tanya started Wollongong Strata and says she is “exceptionally happy” she did. “I can provide the level of service I want to my clients and make my own rules,” Tanya says.

While Tanya’s 20-plus years in the industry give her an edge, the Woonona resident says it’s her straight talk that seems to resonate with clients and industry professionals. “I like people to be straight with me, so I’m upfront and honest with everyone and I don’t sugarcoat anything. I make sure everybody knows the facts,” Tanya says.

As a strata manager, Tanya is persistent and draws on her experience to make life easier for her owners’ corporations, particularly when it comes to new apartments.

“I make sure I get information when I need it, to ensure a smooth transition from developer to owners’ corporation in a new strata scheme. Simple

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things make all the difference in a brand-new building.”

Tanya’s focus on service is paying off.

Wollongong Strata recently celebrated its first birthday and Tanya now has two staff to help keep up with demand – all in spite of Covid.

“People still live in unit blocks and need to be looked after, whether there’s a pandemic or not.”

100% indigenous While Tanya was born in Wollongong, Dharawal Country, her family is originally from Wellington, near Mudgee, which makes her a proud Wiradjuri woman – one of the largest mobs in New South Wales.

“My fourth great-grandmother, Diana Mudgee, is quite well known in the region as the first indigenous woman to own land under the Crown.

Diana left a great legacy and has many descendants throughout Wiradjuri Country and beyond.”

Today, Tanya is carving out her own legacy: she is a member of the NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce and part of Supply Nation, an

organisation committed to social change via a prosperous indigenous business sector.

Locally, Tanya advises the Illawarra Aboriginal Corporation on multi-unit housing for indigenous families.

“I try and support the local indigenous community.”

All about people Perhaps it is little wonder Tanya’s business is thriving: strata living is about people and Tanya is a ‘people person’. Tanya says strata managers need to be empathetic and understanding, in order to help apartment owners navigate life in a small community – often for the first time.

“People need to get along well. My job is to educate owners about what it means to live in a strata scheme. They might come from a house in the suburbs, where you can do what you please, and now they need permission from other owners to put a doormat out. I end up being a liaison person at times.”

Tanya may have had the perfect training ground for a strata manager – she has six children, including five girls – and says having a large family helps her deal with different personalities.

Advice for apartment buyers Despite a busy home front, Tanya added strata manager to her growing list of qualifications in 2008 and made the move from real estate to strata management. Still a licensed real estate and business agent, Tanya is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to apartments in the Illawarra.

“I often get to experience many of the beautiful properties in Wollongong before anyone else – local developers show me around their completed works. They’re proud of their workmanship.”

Tanya says it’s important to do your research when it comes to buying an apartment and choosing a local developer can be a good idea.

“Local developers live here, and word gets around if you’re not doing good work. They have a reputation to look after in the local community.”

Tanya says defects do happen, however, part 11 of the Strata Schemes Management Act requires developers to now pay a two percent bond, which offers greater protection to owners’ corporations.

“Always do a strata inspection and look at the capital works fund. And the more the building has, the more maintenance it has, so look at the infrastructure. Check out the developer’s website and go and see their other buildings.”

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