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LETTERS 04 School centenary! Join the fun at the Stanny Park fete NEWS 06 Ambulance call-out delays Incident highlights plight of overworked, understaffed ambos 08 Special – health & wellness Achilles heel advice 09 Special – health & wellness A podiatrist’s story 10 Special – health & wellness 5 ways to stay fit in winter 12 Special – health & wellness Reflexology and organic food 14 Cover feature Meet some super-keen Junior Tigers 16 Make mulled cider A recipe to warm your heart 18 Free women’s health clinic Once a month in Helensburgh 20 Garden Winter blooms 22 Business Blackwells’ new era

23 Symbio report A meaty birthday cake for a dingo 24 What’s on Library craft, club meetings and more 25 Save cash, shop local! Special deals just for you 26 Politics MP Lee Evans’ work on landmark draft bill 28 Coke works Residents meet to discuss development rumours 30 Centenary Dress-up day pics 32 Wanted Info on plaques 33 Dr Rip Tides explained BUSINESS 34 Business directory Your ultimate local guide SPORT 44 Trail-run race Locals impress 45 BMX National champs!

46 Tides 47 Golf Reports 48 Fencing Locals in NSW squad

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MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS CAMERON CAMPBELL

has been a member of Stanwell Park Arts Theatre (S.P.A.T.) for 13 years and has held many positions in S.P.A.T. a few of them being Treasurer, President and now Communication Officer. Being part of a small non-for-profit organisation such as S.P.A.T has given him the opportunity to share creative and performing arts skills with others. Cameron has lived in the 2508 area for 16 years and sees the value of contributing and promoting groups just like S.P.A.T. Read his report on page 27.

was born and raised in England before moving to Australia in 1995.

She has lived in Helensburgh since 2004, where she now lives with her husband and two children. Heather has a background in marketing, publishing and distribution, and currently works from home as a magazine promotions manager. As a former Brownie and Guide in her childhood, Heather took on the role of publicity officer for Helensburgh Girl Guides after her daughter joined the unit in 2016. Read her report on page 31.

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Write to 2508! Send your letters to PO Box 248, Helensburgh, 2508, or email editor@2508mag.com.au COME TO STANWELL PARK SCHOOL FETE! As part of this year’s centenary celebrations, Stanwell Park Public School will hold our fete on Saturday, June 17, 10am-3pm. There will be activity stalls, rides, fabulous food (from nutritious lunches to treats), a chocolate wheel, silent auctions, live performances, student art gallery and more.

Helensburgh Historical Society will have a display on the day, along with the school's centenary display. Merchandise celebrating the school’s centenary will be available for purchase.

It’s a great opportunity to walk down memory lane, see if you can spot yourself in an old school photo and marvel at what our beloved town looked like a hundred years ago.

We have been very generously supported by the local community and small businesses. Come along and help us celebrate!

– Katriona Waite, of Stanwell Park’s P&C Katriona wins ‘Letter of the Month’.

The prize is a $50 Tradies Gift Card (30 Boomerang St, Helensburgh).

ILLEGAL FIREWORKS IN HELENSBURGH Lately, especially late on Saturday nights/Sunday mornings, inconsiderate people are exploding fireworks in Helensburgh. This morning (30th April) they finally ceased at 4.30am. Dogs are sensitive to these explosions and react by barking and keeping their owners and neighbours awake.

I would encourage residents to report any use of such illegal fireworks to local police.

– Alan PARAMEDIC'S UPDATE ON AMBULANCE CALL-OUT DELAYS I’m still frustrated by the amount of time we are being sent to cover Bulli. Further to our campaign, an unprecedented number of people are contacting

Stanwell Park Public School principal Melanie Paterson and students dressed like it was 1917 to mark the school's 100th birthday on April 28. Coming up are a centenary fete on June 17 and a celebratory dinner in October. Last month the NSW Government gave the school $2000 to help fund commemorative efforts. Photo: April Boughton.

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the Ambulance Service to express their concerns about our district being left without suitable ambulance cover.

This has stirred up the area and regional managers, who are threatening to train local Fire Brigade Units as first aid responders and keep the local ambulance down in Bulli and Wollongong all shift – their attempt to plug the local.

The Ambulance Service will not do anything to rectify the problem unless we have unprecedented national media coverage combined with the public making direct, written contact with as many politicians as possible so they can no longer turn an ignorant blind eye to what is happening.

– A Concerned Paramedic

COMMUNITY NOTICES IN MEMORIAM – WILLIAMS, HEATHER (22-6-2004) In loving memory of my wife, loved mother and grandmother.

Always in our thoughts, sadly missed by the family. 2508

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This is Polly, a 10-month-old Australian cattle dog. Polly is a working dog breed, has lots of energy, is very smart and learns new tricks and commands very quickly. She gets on well with other dogs and people.

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No time to wait A Stanwell Park mother told 2508 about the night she didn’t dare wait for an ambulance.

About 4.20am, on April 13, two Stanwell Park parents woke to a nightmare. Their six-year-old son, Rhys, had gone to bed tired but seemingly well, but was now struggling to breathe.

His eyes were bulging, his chest and throat were sucking in and he was gasping for breath. Rhys was unable to talk between short, wheezy gasps. His mother, Kate, knew his condition was serious.

Rhys had had croup in the past, so Kate had asked her GP to prescribe Prednisone, an anti-inflammatory steroid that she could keep in the fridge, in case of an emergency.

Kate decided this was it.

After giving Rhys Ventolin and Prednisone, she called Triple 0. Kate said the operator told her the ambulance was in Wollongong and would take 35 minutes to arrive at her house.

Kate put Rhys in the car, leaving her husband at home to watch over their other two children. She drove along the highway south to Wollongong.

Rhys was in his car seat in the back, still battling to breathe. Kate pulled over every so often to give him Ventolin.

The Triple 0 operator stayed on the line, but Kate lost mobile phone signal along the highway. They called her back. She was instructed to drive with her hazard lights on, so the ambulance could find her on the road.

An ambulance met Kate “about 10 minutes” from Wollongong hospital.

Kate told 2508 that Rhys was later diagnosed with a combination of croup and “viral wheeze”.

After treatment, he made a full recovery.

The couple received a bill for $584.43, calculated on a 67km round trip by the ambulance, even though Kate had already driven most of the way to Wollongong hospital in her own car and the ambulance met her along the way.

NSW Ambulance’s statement on the April 13 call-out reads: “At 4.32am on Thursday 13 April, NSW Ambulance received a Triple Zero (000) call to attend a patient travelling in a car on Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Stanwell Park, who was reported to be suffering an asthma attack.

“At the time of the call, the closest paramedic crew was assigned meeting up with the patient in the Coalcliff area at 5.00am.

“Following an on scene medical assessment by

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paramedics, the patient was transported in a stable condition to Wollongong Hospital.

“NSW Ambulance acknowledges that these situations can be very stressful. However, members of the public should be assured that NSW Ambulance has well established systems in place to accurately prioritise emergency responses and assign paramedics accordingly.”

‘[Ambulance staff] morale in the area is at an all-time low’ ANOTHER WARNING BELL Ambulance delays are not a new problem in our area. Paramedics and the Australian Paramedics Association (APA) NSW have cited ambulance staff shortages and ambulance units being sent to cover other areas as contributing factors in delayed call-outs.

Former paramedic John Wade, who was stationed at Helensburgh for 23 years, told 2508 it was “ridiculous” that a problem he and his co-workers faced years ago was still happening.

Since 2508 started covering the problem in 2015, we have reported on more than five serious incidents in which ambulance delays have affected local residents, including a baby, a schoolgirl and an elderly woman who lay in the rain for almost two hours with a fractured hip.

In April’s 2508 magazine, Heathcote MP Lee Evans wrote to 2508, saying: “Helensburgh is always covered. NSW Ambulance assures me that they always dispatch the closest most appropriate resource to patients with life-threatening injuries.

I hope this clarification will help to reassure the community in light of misinformation that has been in the media recently.”

A paramedic, who wishes to remain anonymous, wrote to us in April, responding to Mr Evans’s statement, saying: “The only misinformation concerning ambulance cover of Helensburgh and the surrounding district is coming from the ambulance media unit spin doctors.

“The facts are that to cover an area means to send an available ambulance from another area to standby to reduce response times for emergencies.

This is never done in Helensburgh.”

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Continued from page 6 “The Control room leaves it uncovered and only responds another Ambulance when an emergency call is received. The closest available Ambulance has been responded from Menai, Hurstville and even Rockdale Ambulance Station in the past to emergencies in Helensburgh.”

APA NSW assistant secretary and paramedic Glenn Congram has told 2508 that the issue of ambulance staff shortages was “not improving”.

“Morale in the area is at an all-time low.” n Ambulance delays potentially affect everyone – old, young; rich, poor. 2508 would like to encourage all residents to support our paramedics, who have long been campaigning for better working conditions, so they can do their jobs to the best of their abilities.

Mr Congram said: “We would encourage the public to raise issues of delayed ambulance responses with NSW Ambulance but also with their local Member.”

Click on the Contact Us link at www.ambulance. nsw.gov.au. Write to MP for Heathcote, Lee Evans (leeevansheathcote.com.au).

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Two of Flying High Cafe’s owner/management team, Kate and Rhett Davis, with the cafe’s new defibrillator.

The owners of Flying High Cafe and the Bald Hill Ice Cream Van have worked with Wollongong City Council to have a defibrillator installed in Flying High Cafe – just in case. The plan was set in motion after a local historian suffered a cardiac-related problem during the Bald Hill reserve’s re-opening on December 19, 2016. 2508

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Amazing work

Herbert does a warm-up on the bike before he works out.

Helensburgh’s Herbert Garner is fighting Parkinson’s Disease with exercise. 2508 reports.

Herbert Garner is proof that hard work yields great results. The 93-year-old bloke, and sufferer of Parkinson’s Disease, has been improving his quality of life and stunning doctors and specialists with his physical condition – thanks to his workouts.

Aaron Babb, of Helensburgh Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic, says: “We have been helping him at Helensburgh Physio for about three years now and he has consistently been coming in and working hard every week.

“His Parkinson’s specialist has been absolutely blown away by how much he has improved.

“When he first came to us he’d had multiple falls in the garden [Herb’s well known for his beautiful garden], and his balance and walking was deteriorating very rapidly.

“Now he is gardening without concern.”

Herbert has been working out under the guidance of physio Sean Hails, doing cardio, strength and balance exercises. 2508

What’s your Achilles heel?

Well, for some, it is in fact their ‘Achilles heel’! Physiotherapist Sean Hails reports.

The phrase ‘Achilles heel’ comes from Greek mythology, the story of how Achilles was killed by an arrow to his left heel. And that’s what it feels like!

We call this condition “Achilles tendinopathy”, which is one of many different types of tendinopathy that can occur in most joints of the upper or lower limb. Tendinopathies often cause pain when you take your first steps in the morning or pain when you start running, jumping or even typing! The pain often goes away during these activities, only to come back a bit later.

Tendinopathy can be caused by many things, such as a recent increase in training load, the amount of typing you do, a change of shoes, or incorrect movement patterns in other parts of the body. All of these things can force the tendon to

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work harder than it is used to.

Usually, by the time it gets to us in the clinic it’s been months, gradually getting worse. We often learn to live with the pain because it usually goes away once we have warmed up or been running or typing for while. However, let it keep going and the tendon goes through phases of change, gradually becoming degenerated in parts, putting you at higher risk of lost function and even rupture.

If it’s the first time you have had the pain, it will usually settle quickly by reducing your activity somewhat until the pain is settled and then re-building your activity gradually. Taping and changing the way you move with prescribed exercises is also a great help and allows you to keep doing what you love doing while also reducing your tendon pain.

So next time you get that sharp pain in the back of the heel, front of the knee or side of the elbow, don’t let it become your Achilles heel, drop into the clinic straight away. 2508

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Are you still wearing those orthotics?

If you ‘need’ orthotics, you need to read this – turning orthotic-based foot care on its head!

healthcare, practitioners of all disciplines are taught this model, university courses are built on it. To break it down to its most simple elements: 1. Identify over-stressed (injured) tissue.

My name is Nick Miller, 2. Remove cause of stress from tissue to allow Principle Podiatrist from ‘the healing. foot rooms’ – I’ve had ‘flat feet’ 3. Strengthen tissue to avoid re-injury and increase for most of my life. performance.

I’m 30 now. If you happened to pick up one of The last step is CRUCIAL – 99% of orthotic my shoes (work, casual or sport), you would notice therapy misses it. This is the missing link – this is they have little more support than a sock. When I why your feet still aren’t 100%. walk barefoot, no one comments on my flat feet Orthotics and supportive footwear remove stress anymore – the best part … from the injured tissue to allow healing, but what Lower limb and foot pain is a thing of the past happens to tissue if it’s kept from stress for a long – but it hasn’t always been this way. Does the period? It becomes weak, stiff and uncoordinated, following story sound familiar? (picture a limb fresh out of a 6 week plaster cast).

I have flat feet, my knees get sore, I went to a If you have orthotics, ask yourself – what plan podiatrist. After assessment I was prescribed were you given to get out of them? They’re meant custom orthotics and supportive shoes. Initially the to be a crutch, not a permanent solution. orthotics were uncomfortable, my arches ached.

You need a systematic approach to foot “Wear them more often, get used to them, buy rehabilitation – designed for your specific issue. another pair for your alternate shoes and come You don’t have to look far these days for healthcare back in 12 months for a new pair,” said my information. Some good resources are: podiatrist. l Thefootcollective on Instagram.

Fast forward 12 months – I can’t get by without l Northwest foot and ankle clinic website: my orthotics and shoes, I roll my ankle every now https://www.nwfootankle.com/ and then, my feet still get tired, my toes are at Be careful: there’s a lot of information out there and funny angles, my knees still get sore and if I go not all of it’s useful, believe me – I’m a selfbarefoot, everything falls apart.

How did I get from being full of niggling injuries confessed foot nerd! I’ve trawled through it, talked to experts, read all the books and used myself as a and 100% reliant on orthotics and supportive guinea pig! footwear to running, weight lifting and Some advice is questionable – but some participating in team sports without pain and techniques and advice are absolute PEARLS. wearing no more support than a sock?

If you have foot issues and have tried the orthotic hamster wheel, have a read of the above STUDYING THE SCIENCE OF PODIATRY & QUESTIONING websites, put some of the advice into practice – you COMMON PRACTICE – THE TISSUE STRESS MODEL. won’t believe the improvement to your whole body Follow this link for more information: movement. http://www.japmaonline.org/doi/ abs/10.7547/87507315-92-9-499.

GOOD LUCK! Nick Miller, Principal Podiatrist – This is THE model for rehabilitation in the foot rooms, Stanwell Park Podiatry

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Fit for winter

Fitness memes often suggest that “summer bodies are made in winter”.

Here are some ways to keep fit and healthy in the Illawarra during the colder months. Cath Hill reports.

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Sea Cliff Bridge Run: A run or walk over the Sea Cliff Bridge is a terrific way to exercise. You never tire of the beautiful scenery and the waves crashing beneath while you pound the pavement. Boost your run by starting at the top of Coalcliff near the train station then continue to the park across from Clifton School of Arts. This run is a little over 5km return. l Sandon Point Park Run: Join the Sandon Point Park Run every Saturday at 8am for a free 5km timed run from Bulli Surf Living Club. The running group will celebrate their fourth anniversary on Saturday, June 3. Register at www.parkrun.com.au/ sandonpoint l July 23: Sutherland 2 Surf, 11km, sutherland2surf.com.au l July 30: Mountain To Mountain Challenge, 13.6km, www.m2mchallenge.com.au. l August 20: Woronora Dam Pipeline Trail Run, 10km to 20km, www. woronoradamtrailrun.com l

SWIM

Like to brave the cold? Join a winter swimming club and take advantage of our ocean pools all year round. Clubs include the Austinmer Otters and Coledale Oysters (men only) and the Stanwell Park Sea Eels and Bulli Sea Lions (men and women).

Prefer your water warmer?

Crawchy’s Swim School in Helensburgh offers fun adult classes – HIIT, SwymGym and Aqua Power – in their heated indoor pool. Call (02) 4294 9999.

Other heated pools (with admission fees) include: l Sutherland Leisure Centre, 1 Rawson Ave, Sutherland. l Corrimal Pool, Short Street, Corrimal.

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You never leave a yoga class saying, ‘Gee, I wish I hadn’t done that!’ Enjoy the revitalised post-yoga feeling at these classes. l Yoga Stanwell Park: All classes held at Stanwell Park Surf Club – a perfect spot for yoga with a view. Tues 9am & 6pm, Thurs 7pm/Sat 8am & Sun 4:30pm. Contact: Karen McDougall 0403 789 617 or Facebook ‘yogastanwellpark’. l Thrive on Yoga: The Bushland Chapel, 94 Parkes Street, Helensburgh. Hatha Yoga: Mon 6.30pm and Wed 6pm.

Meditation on Wednesdays 7.15-8.15pm (run by donation).

Call Ambarissa, 0435 460 582, or ambarissa@thriveonyoga.org l Keep body and mind active; learn a dance routine. The Dance Shed offers hip hop, jazz and tap classes for grown-ups as well as many options for kids. Club Lane,

Helensburgh. Cherie Cheung: 0452 632 623 or thedanceshed@outlook.com

l Try Thirroul Dance Academy’s adult classes in jazz, tap, ballet or contemporary. 6/2

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Martial arts/combat sports aren’t just about learning how to defend yourself – they also help practitioners to improve their fitness, self-confidence, co-ordination and more.

Some options in the region include: l Hapkido Stanwell Park: Call instructor Chris on 0434 729 743. l Silversword Fencing Helensburgh: www.silversword.com.au. l Kinetic Martial Arts: visit the website at KineticMartialArts.com.au to find a local club. l Taekwondo: www.unitedtaekwondo.com.au/locations/bulli/ 2515

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Relax with reflexology Seeking alternative therapy? Cath Hill meets two local practitioners.

MEET VAL WALLINGTON I did a reflexology course as a way to get some of the extra hours I needed to get my Naturopathy Diploma. From the very first, the results were quite dramatic. After one day of a weekend course, I practised on my partner, and he promptly fell fast asleep. It’s amazing all the things it can help. I just found it really fascinating, and have done more and more of it, including facial reflexology, which is great for brain issues. You don’t need anything other than your hands to do it, so you can do it just about anywhere.

I love that it can be so helpful to people. It helps so many conditions, although it sometimes helps things other than what they came for. For example, one lady came with insomnia and realised that she hadn’t needed to use her asthma puffer since her first visit, or a lady with back problems that found her shoulder got better.

The other thing that’s great about reflexology is that it’s easy to work on yourself. You can work on your hands or your ears, and it can be really helpful. I had a receptionist that broke her leg.

I told her over the phone what to work on, and it was so effective that when she was in the hospital she didn’t need painkillers, much to the consternation of the nursing staff.

Apart from the obvious health conditions that it can treat, such as aches and pains and digestive problems, and balancing hormones, etc, I have used reflexology for small things like reducing the pain of a mozzie bite in the corner of someone’s eye, or if a migraine starts with an aura, you can work the eye reflexes for about 15 minutes, and it pretty much goes away.

And best of all, it is really relaxing.

Val runs That’s Reflexology!

For a booking, please call 0418 603 009.

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MEET CLARE BOWLEY I always had a bit of a leaning towards complementary and alternative way of thinking, loving crystals and finding that traditional methods of medicine just didn’t work for me. And to be perfectly honest, reflexology found me! I came out of university like a square peg trying to fit a round hole. I chanced upon an advert for a Reflexology course. So impulsively I applied.

Everything just seemed to flow, and I found myself sitting one Saturday morning with a group of other fresh-faced reflexology students thinking “What Is reflexology?”, and “Do I really want to be playing with people’s feet all day?” but as soon as we started with the routine (which I still use to this day, although adapted and added to) it felt like a ‘coming home’. I’m known as Clare, the foot lady/ reflexologist in two hemispheres now!

The thing I love most about treating people is that you’re able to help people relax and return to themselves … it works on so many different layers of the self: physically, emotionally, energetically and spiritually. That response and reaction to treatment can be subtle at times but, at others, it can have life-changing results.

Reflexology is something you can use to relax and balance at all stages of life; during preconception, pregnancy and labour; to being able to provide support through challenging and stressful times; to treat babies and children, whose receptivity and response to treatment is sometimes astounding; to supporting and bringing acceptance in the form of palliative care.

It is an honour to give people reflexology through all stages of life.

Clare runs Nurture Reflexology.

Call 0405 810 168 or visit www.facebook.com/ NutureReflexology 2508

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Organic goodness Business owners are increasingly stocking organic food to meet local demand.

Five years ago organic food was less common and less affordable. So much so that in 2012 a small group started Thirroul Flame Tree Community Food Co-Operative, aka ‘The Co-op’, at 1/374 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, next to Samuels.

Their goal was to buy good quality, locally sourced, organic products in bulk to reduce costs.

“Today the Co-op is a haven for foodies,” said the Co-op’s volunteer co-ordinator Stephanie Meades. “There are fruits, vegetables and eggs from local farmers, wholefood treats made by locals, organic dairy products and freshly baked Coal Coast sourdough bread.”

Organic goods have gone mainstream, are stocked everywhere from supermarkets to cafes, and the industry is growing to meet demand.

Organic food is part of the sustainability ethos at Coledale’s Earth Walker cafe. “We use Drumroll Coffee Roasters,” said co-owner Ciara Kulmar.

“They source as many organic coffee beans as possible, we love working with them.”

Kat Erskine, owner of Uluwatu Blue, Stanwell

Park’s Mexican cafe/smoothie bar and island-style gift shop, is another local business owner putting ethical beliefs into commercial practice.

“I love organic, Fair Trade and non-GMO foods as they can pave the way to vital wellness and longevity,” Kat said.

“We absolutely love our organic cold-pressed juice by Juicing by Colours. Full of goodness, is easy, convenient and tastes delicious.

“We are also proud to use lots of products from Big Tree Farm in Bali who are focused on creating world-class products sourced with the highest ethical and social standards. They have the best organic coconut sugar ever!”

Earlier this year Helensburgh’s Sara Newnham started running Goddess Organics, a small business that delivers boxes of organic fruit and vegies (pictured) to clients in the Illawarra and Sutherland Shire. Coal Coast Organics, new this year to Stanwell Park, is a drop-off point.

Find the Co-op, Uluwatu Blue, Earth Walker and Goddess Organics on Facebook. 2508

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JUNIOR TIGERS Enthusiastic and talented young players are helping to maintain Helensburgh’s strong tradition of junior rugby league in the district.

Proud members of the Helensburgh Tigers JRLFC family: (from left) Phoenix and Chanel Smith; Maui and Leilani Havea.

When 2508 arrives at Rex Jackson Oval for a photo-shoot with two sets of proud sister-andbrother Junior Tigers, it’s immediately obvious just how much these kids love their club – Helensburgh Tigers Junior Rugby League Football Club (HJRLFC) – and love rugby league. They’re wearing big smiles, all their playing gear and they are ready to have fun.

Chanel, 9, and Phoenix Smith, 6, and Leilani, 9, and Maui Havea, 6, are also very polite and well-mannered. Top kids.

Candice Young, mum of Chanel and Phoenix, and Amanda Havea, mum of Leilani and Maui, both watch on proudly as the kids have a run on the field for the camera. These youngsters are naturals and that’s no surprise: this season is the third for Phoenix (last year he played for under 7s & 6s), Leilani and Maui (last year he played for

under 7s & 6s). Chanel will pull on the Tigers jersey for the first time this year. (Unfortunately, as this issue went to press, Candice let us know that Chanel had broken a rib on the last day of school in Term 1 – she fell off a rock wall – and had not yet had the opportunity to play footy due to the injury.

“She is very excited to be able to finally play,” Candice said.)

Like any children, they are full of energy – their other sports and activities include jazz dancing, hip-hop, Oztag, netball and squad swimming (Chanel); Kyokushin karate, hip-hop and swimming (Phoenix); nippers, jazz dancing, traditional Tongan hula, Little Athletics, touch footy (Leilani); and nippers and Little Athletics (Maui), among many other things.

But they do love their league – and you can’t blame them. The club, under the leadership of

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Chanel

Photos by Anthony Warry Photography

Phoenix

Junior Tigers has a good rep as a family-friendly club.

What would you say to encourage other families to join the club?

Candice: HJRLC has a sense of family. All families work together to make the game not only enjoyable for the children to play but provide a positive atmosphere for spectators. The club puts a big emphasis on sportsmanship and it is evident in the

Would you recommend league as a sport for children?

Candice: I would definitely recommend rugby league as a sport for children. It provides the children with a platform to develop discipline, teamwork and resilience along with the added benefit of keeping them fit and active and boosting confidence. Rugby league helps children to develop socially; close friendships are built. Rugby league also teaches children that there are boundaries, responsibilities and to be respectful at all times.

Amanda: Absolutely, especially the girls – it helps bridge the gap between the sexes before heading to high school. The game teaches the kids about mateship and teamwork, as well as being a respectable representative of their community. The Helensburgh jersey means a lot in our community. n For more details about Helensburgh Tigers JRLFC, visit helensburghjrl.leaguenet.com.au or email presidenthjrlfc@gmail.com. 2508

Leilani

What positions do your children play?

Candice: Both children do not have a set position and are rotated across all positions in the team.

This gives the children an opportunity to learn all positions on the field.

Amanda: Maui plays in the centres and Leilani is speedy on the wing.

way the children conduct themselves on the field and the respect they have towards their teammates, opponents, and officials.

Amanda: Come and join our footy family! It’s a great way to give back to our community, make friends and the kids have a blast.

Maui

president Greg Gaffney, continues to uphold the traditions of fair and safe play it is renowned for. It also fosters a spirit of involvement with the players’ families, so much so that Amanda is team manager for the Under 8s and her husband, Amini, is assistant coach for the U8s. Candice, who has just had a baby, is “in the parent cheer squad!”

Candice and Amanda kindly took time out of their busy schedules to answer our questions.

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Make mulled cider Glenbernie Orchard's Jo Fahey shares a recipe to warm the heart.

Breaking out the crockpot for mulled cider in winter is one of those domestic activities that warms the heart and makes a house a home.

One whiff and your troubles all just melt away.

Here are my six tips to building a better brew: 1. Use cider made from 100 percent fresh crushed apple juice (Aussie preferably!)

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

2. Make your own spice mix.

Don’t use pre-packaged mulling kits; the spices are often dull on the palate. Besides, selecting and playing with the blend is half the fun.

3. Use apple-friendly spices.

Spices bring out the natural flavours in apples. l Cinnamon, for sweetness and spice l Clove, to restore some of the depth and body thinned out by mulling l Cardamom, for its floral perfume (Never had it with apples? Trust me, it works) l Coriander, for its musky-citrus flavour l Star anise, for the faint touch of licorice in some apple varieties l Vanilla Pod, for a little sweet nuance Customise your blend, but remember apples are hero! Lemon zest will add some tartness. For an added kick, add a teaspoon of grated ginger. Keep it about the apples; you aren’t baking spice cake.

4. Toast your spices, and keep them whole.

Avoid grinding the spices. Filtering out the ground bits is a pain. Cider can be left to steep for hours, which is plenty of time to leach flavour from whole spices. Grinding spices provides bolder flavours in

less time, but at the expense of nuance. Cardamom and coriander, for example, just taste more like themselves when left whole. I do toast my spices first to excite their essential oils.

5. Add some buzz.

A nip of alcohol added shortly before service makes the spicy, fruity aromas you’ve worked so hard to develop come out all the more. Slivovitz, a type of plum brandy, marries the cider’s flavours well. Any apple-friendly liquor will do.

A tablespoon is all you need, don’t go overboard!

6. Tools to use Use an electric slow cooker, and you can forget about the cider for hours while it stews away.

INGREDIENTS 1 litre apple cider 3 sticks cinnamon 5 cloves 4 cardamom pods, pressed until they just crack open ¼ teaspoon coriander seed ½ star anise 1 vanilla pod 1 tablespoon brandy (optional) Honey or sugar to taste, if needed A fresh whole apple and slices of orange or lemon to taste METHOD 1. Turn slow cooker to low and begin to warm the cider.

2. Heat a small frypan and add spices. Toast, stirring frequently, until fragrant and coriander seeds begin to darken. Transfer to a spice bag or add loose to the cider in your cooker.

3. Cover and let the cider cook slowly for about 4 hours, or until spice is well infused. Ten minutes before serving, add brandy. Add sugar or honey in a rounded teaspoon at a time, if cider is too tart (sugar will bring out flavour of spices if needed).

4. Serve plain, or with a slice of lemon, extra brandy, or a small grating of nutmeg.

5. Some people remove the spices if keeping warm for extended periods. 2508

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New free women’s clinic opens

In a move that could take some pressure off Helensburgh’s hard-working GPs, NSW Health Women’s Health Nurse Annette Heather has started a free monthly Women’s Clinic.

The Well Women’s Clinics will be held at the Helensburgh Community Centre on Walker Street on the second Thursday of each month. All women are welcome to seek free, confidential advice.

“I am currently employed by Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District as a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Women’s Health to provide assessable free clinics for women in the Illawarra,” Annette told 2508.

“I have vast experience working independently having worked as a remote community nurse for five years and a Women’s Health Nurse for five years. I also have many years’ experience working in the areas of Sexual Health, Drug and Alcohol and Chronic Disease.

“My current role is to provide free outreach clinics in the Illawarra for women ranging in age from early teens to older women.”

Services at Helensburgh’s Well Women Clinic will include: • Breast health information and breast checks.

• Information and advice about the different types of contraception available.

• Resources and advice for women planning pregnancy or for women who are pregnant.

• Post-natal checks.

• Free Pap Smears.

• Information and advice about pelvic floor muscle control and/or the control of urine.

• Information and advice about menopause, osteoporosis and general health and wellbeing. n Annette will next be in Helensburgh on June 8, July 13, August 10 and September 14. To make an appointment, call 1300 792 755. To speak to Annette, call 0477 723 421. 2508

Call for aid in PNG Please help us fix a PNG Health Centre, writes Julie Archer.

Later this year, three Stanwell Park locals will be part of a small group of 11 people who will volunteer to travel to a remote part of Papua New Guinea to make essential repairs to Kokorogoro Health Centre.

This is a Salvation Army health clinic and they will be working with the Salvos to do this work.

The mission will see them spend two weeks renovating this small health facility that services 2000 locals who are unable to travel to larger facilities three hours away in Port Moresby.

Papua New Guinea is our closest neighbour and the team want to do their bit to address social inequality and help a remote community.

The team on this project, ‘Their health, Our hands’, are seeking funding to repair the dilapidated building (and termite-proof it) as well as replace old or broken equipment, such as the birthing bed.

Volunteers Dave Roach, Ian Archer, Steve Montgomery.

Currently, the PNG Government does not contribute to the upkeep of such health posts.

By August 2017, they need to raise at least $30,000 to fund all of the necessary building equipment and associated materials to restore this facility. All money raised will go towards the Kokorogoro Health Centre. Any leftover funds will be used to buy medical supplies for the centre.

You can follow their journey on the ‘Their health, Our hands’ Facebook page and donate at www.gofundme.com/their-health-our-hands.

For further information, please email theirhealthourhands@gmail.com. 2508

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Stanny for Caleb In 2508’s February issue, Stanwell Park father Sam Clark wrote about his three-year-old son, Caleb, who suffers from Infantile Neuro Axonal Dystrophy (INAD), a rare and fatal disease.

“He has slowly lost the ability to crawl, sit and hold his own weight,” Sam said. “It is taking his vision and over time he will lose the ability to eat more and more.”

In February, Caleb’s parents were fundraising to help researchers find a cure. In April, it was the family themselves who needed help – and the community has rallied round.

New owner of 16 Feet, Kasia Lania, hosted a fundraising night at the cafe on April 30 titled “Stanny for Caleb”. The goal was to raise $1000 towards a feeding chair.

“Caleb mostly eats through a tube in his belly,” Kasia posted on the Facebook event page. “He needs a safe chair to do it in that can be moved around the house. Right now he is using a beanbag, but it’s not working too well. This is getting urgent as Caleb is expecting a baby sister in July and his mum is struggling to move him.”

The fundraiser exceeded all expectations.

“It was amazing!” Kasia told 2508. “We raised $3845.10 in total. Amazing community spirit.”

“We had face painting, local artist Georgia Nelson playing, I did Zumba, we had a raffle tickets draw. I would say we had around 100 people.”

Caleb’s chair arrived the next week. 2508

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Go wild

Need inspiration for your garden? Narelle Happ recommends taking a walk in the Royal National Park to find beautiful winter blooms that you can also cultivate at home.

Have you been into the bush recently? There are so many flowers in bloom and not only can you enjoy them while walking in the bush, you can grow them in your own garden too. Below are a few of the plants flowering now – but there are many more and it is worth a walk through the bush to see for yourself.

ACACIA ULICIFOLIA – PRICKLY MOSES A small shrub up to 3 metres but usually much smaller.

Prickly foliage that small birds enjoy as protection from larger birds and predators.

Grow in a well-drained area with half a day of sun. Can be hedged or used in a mixed shrubbery.

EPACRIS LONGIFLORA – FUSCHIA HEATH Another small shrub usually seen growing in the understorey. My children call this one ‘fairy flowers’ and it is flowering prolifically now. The shrub needs very well-drained soil, not too rich in nutrients, and mulched well.

BANKSIA SPECIES No matter what colour you prefer in banksias, there is plenty to choose from for winter colour from the light yellow cones of B. integrifolia and B. marginata to the deep orange cones of B. ericifolia. If large shrubs or trees aren’t for you, then there are plenty of dwarf hybrids of these banksias available that grow as small shrubs and even groundcovers. Other banksias in flower include B. oblongifolia, B.serrata and B. spinulosa.

Choose a well-drained site with full sun to enjoy prolific blooms all winter. Great as a cut flower too.

ERIOSTEMON AUSTRALASIUS – PINK WAX FLOWER Another understorey plant to a height of approximately 1 metre, with profuse pink flowers and occasionally white in late winter and spring. A morning sun position is ideal for these plants in your garden.

A great reference book to take on your bushwalk for help for identifying plants is Field Guide to Royal National Park, edited by Robert J. King, available from Linnean Society of New South Wales. Visit www. linneansocietynsw.org.au. 2508

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It has been noted that the Food Authority of NSW states: "The Food Standards Code does not permit borage to be used as a food or as a food ingredient."

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The sale of the Blackwells’ long-time Helensburgh business has been the talk of the town – which the family has helped to build. 2508 reports.

In April, Helensburgh’s Blackwell Bros accepted an offer from waste management and recycling company, Bingo Industries, to buy the family’s Helensburgh Sands and Soils and Wollongong Recycling businesses.

The offer was reportedly $9.5 million and included the Blackwell Bros’ Kembla Grange property and business and its Helensburgh business, but not the Helensburgh property, at 159 Walker Street, on which the business is located.

CEO Adam Blackwell took time out of his busy schedule to answer our questions.

Give us a bit of background on the family company.

The Blackwell company started in the late 1970s with Alan and Denise Blackwell running a landscape supply yard and Alan doing the earth-moving.

They also did a milk run and Mum was a hairdresser. Alan also caught chickens at night and worked on the council, carrying dunny cans – all so they could buy the property on Walker Street.

And then they continued working two or three jobs each until the late 80s when Dad got established enough he could just do earthmoving and yard, while Mum would still load trucks and trailers with a loader.

From a young age, us kids would bag mushroom compost to sell out the front. Mum and Dad taught us that hard work pays off and they proved that.

From there, us boys grew up and expanded the business and opened that yard at Kembla Grange, which was a massive task in itself, but again we pushed through and got the job done.

Did the Bingo offer come as a surprise?

It came as a total surprise. It wasn’t until we got our state government approval at Kembla Grange that interested parties started wanting to buy us [Helensburgh Sands and Soils and Wollongong Recycling].

We would have liked to keep Helensburgh as it only took 15 people to run it ... and we could have done it easy, but Bingo wanted both.

We have worked with Bingo over the years and found them to be of the highest standard.

The early days: Here’s a shot of Alan Blackwell digging out the ground where Big Fat Smile’s Helensburgh Community Preschool is now, near the corner of Walker and Lilyvale streets, Helensburgh.

What was included in the sale?

We sold both Kembla Grange and Helensburgh but kept some machines and trucks to do some development on the blocks next door to the yard at 159 Walker Street.

What happens to the family business now?

Dad’s moving down to Otford Farm [Otford Valley Agistment Farm] where my brother Heath and Heidi live, doing horse agistment. This is where the Blackwells landed and grew up when they first came to town, so Dad wants to go back down there.

Bingo will still operate the landscape supplies.

We would like to thank all of our clients from over the years. We did a lot of work for the mine, mushroom farms, demolished the old workers’ club, Dad moved the Catholic church once, did excavations for schools, railway station, the sewer connection, council tip works ...

From the 1980s to now, I think we’ve had some part in nearly every building in Helensburgh.

We would also like to thank the people who stood by us in 2011 when Helensburgh land owners, businesses were faced with the rezoning debacle and signed petitions to support us. It was great to see all the clubs we supported for so many years – football, cricket, pony clubs – and all our employees, old and new, support us. That made us fight harder to tackle the problem at hand.

It [the recent sale of the businesses] was a tough decision but, as anyone would know, running a business is hard work and we were at the stage it had to go to the next level and we couldn’t really do it as a family. Bingo is a massive company and has everything to take it to the next level.

Heath and I will stay on working for Bingo as local reps.

Once again, Helensburgh and Wollongong, thank you for your support. We feel very lucky and honoured. 2508

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Rump cake Symbio’s dingo, Kyah, celebrated her 10th birthday with the perfect meat cake. The zoo’s marketing manager, Kevin Fallon, sent us this story and photos.

Kyah, who is one of our Australian dingoes here at Symbio, turned 10 in May and we all worked together to make it a day to remember.

The team made Kyah the perfect meat cake, getting large, thin-cut rump steaks, tenderising and pressing them into a cake tin. We then mixed premium mince with gelatine, to work in as the filling, and give it the traditional cake shape.

Once the cake was set, zoo keeper Tami went in to present it. Kyah also received a squeaky bone, followed by a lot of cuddles and affection.

I filmed a birthday video to capture the day. In it, you can see Kyah climbing a tree. This is one unique characteristic of the dingo. They have an articulated wrist that allows them to rotate their paws and walk along branches of a tree. Although, they can’t what you would typically call ‘climb’, they are very agile and Kyah actually runs up the tree to get to her shelter roof.

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Mum ‘didn't deserve that’ Member for Heathcote Lee Evans has very personal reasons for being involved in the creation of a draft Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill.

away [in 2010] to kill her – ‘Please, please, don’t let me got through this’.”

Mr Evans said his mother had lost the ability to talk “or even make noise, probably four or five years before she passed away”.

“At the end she aspirated fluid into her lungs and we rushed her to the hospital.”

Officials told Mr Evans her instructions had Terminally ill NSW residents over 25 years been ‘No Revive’. Doctors sent her back to the nursing home for palliative care, expecting her to of age could have the legal right to end their likely pass away within a week.

She died three weeks later after suffering own lives with immensely – no food, no water – “and she was just medical assistance under draft legislation to be a hollowed out, dried thing”. introduced to State Parliament perhaps as soon “It was just terrible, just terrible. She didn’t as August. deserve that.”

The bill is the result of two years’ work by a Mr Evans said the spirit behind the bill – the cross-party working group of NSW MPs, including notion of dying with dignity – was close to him.

Mr Evans. The draft bill was presented for public “You get into politics to make a difference – well, consultation at NSW Parliament House in May. that’s why I did anyway – and this [the Voluntary A patient would have to be suffering from Assisted Dying Bill] is one of the things I strongly extreme pain and be expected to die from their illness within 12 months to qualify under the draft feel we need to move forward with; it may not be this time but at least we’re taking a step closer.

Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill.

“As it’s gone out into the community ... it’s been The decision must be signed off by two medical my experience that it’s, at this stage, about 20 to 1, practitioners, and a psychiatrist or psychologist with 20 positive comments to one negative – and must assess the patient’s mental state. Other it’s surprised me, quite honestly. safeguards in the proposed bill include a 48-hour “It’s quite a solid bill; there are quite a few cooling-off period, and the patient retains the safeguards in it. power to reconsider the decision at any time.

“It’s an opt-in thing – and you have to be of the Mr Evans’ mother, Rita, died in February 2015 right mind before you can opt in. after she suffering with dementia for nine years.

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the structures that Govinda Valley has been Govinda Valley recently hosted an Australian Heritage operating as a Day luncheon, Wendy Saunders reports.

Yoga and Meditation At Govinda’s Heritage Day event were business Retreat Centre leaders, including Charlie from Burgh Healthy Hub for the past and Sarah from NINA, Otford neighbours Spike 10 years. and Marie Boydell, 10 members of the Christian Andre Crusaders, plus Govinda staff and volunteers.

Melis, Aboriginal Elder Les Bursill gave the Welcome Govinda to Country and highlighted the history of the Valley director, Dharawal people. Pat Wheen spoke of the days summarised the property’s history and invited when the Christian Crusaders camped and built guests to a sumptuous vegetarian lunch. 2508

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MEET THE DIRECTOR

Cameron Campbell, communications officer at Stanwell Park Arts Theatre (SPAT), chats to Rod Lander (pictured). Rod is the artistic director of SPAT Singers’ new show, Bucolica or Country Matters, on at the CWA Hall in June.

Tell us a little about yourself and SPAT. I have been a member of SPAT since the second year after its inception. I have been a director of many previous SPAT productions especially during early years and most recently of Bullshot Crummond. I have been a long-time pianist for the pantomimes SPAT has been famous for. I am also a resident of Stanwell Park (since 1975).

Who are Spat Singers and how do we get involved?

I started Singers in about 1976 because a number of people in the area were interested in singing together. Because different people have different interests and likes, the choice of what to sing has always included all kinds of things, from opera through to pop songs. The only criterion common to all the music is that singers enjoy singing it.

Anyone who enjoys getting together to sing is welcome to

come along to our weekly meetings in the CWA Hall at 7.30pm every Friday, regardless of whether or not you think you have a voice; we think everyone can sing. Although in the past we have put on some serious dramatic musical works, usually we put on a dinner show where the audience is invited to join in some popular songs and enjoy choral and solo numbers.

When is your next show and how do we book?

Our next show (‘Bucolica’ or ‘Country Matters’) is a dinner show on June 16, 17, 23 and 24. Pre-dinner drinks will be at 6.30pm, then dinner and the show. BYO is allowed.

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Residents meet over future of coke works

A meeting was held in May to address concerns Coalcliff residents have about rumoured plans for the Coalcliff Coke Works site. 2508 reports.

More than 80 people – including a Wollongong City Councillor and senior Council staff – attended a “special purpose” meeting of the Coalcliff Community Association on May 10 to discuss the future of the Coalcliff Coke Works site.

Pat Goodchild, president of the Coalcliff Community Association, organised the meeting, which was held at Coalcliff Community Centre on Lawrence Hargrave Drive.

The Illawarra Coke Company (ICC) owns the coke works site and Coalcliff residents are concerned that ICC’s plans include housing developments there.

No applications for rezoning or development had been lodged with Council at press time.

Cr Leigh Colacino, a Stanwell Park resident, said he agreed with the “sentiment” expressed during the May 10 meeting.

“But, right now, I really don’t know what there is to fight about. None of that [rezoning or development] has begun yet.”

Speakers included Coalcliff resident and former CCA president Richard Major, who spoke against any development in the escarpment, and former coal preparation manager at the coke works and state MP, Ted Pickering, who raised the issue of “NIMBY” (Not In My Back Yard) that potential developments often face from any nearby residents.

Concerns voiced at the meeting included traffic, site access, drainage and site safety.

The coke works was closed in 2013, ending 99 years of industrial operations. The site, now heritage listed, is patrolled.

constraints,” a council spokesperson told 2508.

“One of these lots could be subdivided to create two residences under the current controls. So under the existing planning controls there is the potential for four houses, subject to Development Applications. The Development Applications would require assessment of issues such as contamination, ecological impact, geotechnical stability, visual impact, access, servicing and heritage.”

Wollongong City Council Director of Planning and Environment Future City and Neighbourhoods Andrew Carfield and Wollongong City Council Land Use Planning Manager David Green attended the May 10 meeting and said the site owners had not lodged an application for rezoning of the site.

A Development Application could not be lodged until rezoning was applied for and approved, which could take up to two years and would involve numerous community consultation meetings.

ASSOCIATION TO HOLD AGM On March 3, an initial consultation, for leaders of local community groups, was organised by Ms Kate Strahorn, ICC director. Mr Goodchild was among those who toured the site and attended a meeting afterwards, where ideas for the site's future public usage ranged from nature walks and a sculpture garden to a skate park and a craft beer brewery.

Mr Goodchild did not invite Ms Strahorn to the May 10 community meeting. He explained why during a phone call with her prior to that night’s meeting. “I wanted the residents of Coalcliff to have a meeting amongst ourselves … and I did say [during the phone call with Ms Strahorn] that I would inform her of the outcome of the meeting and the general tone of the meeting.”

Mr Goodchild said: “We know pretty much that the land won’t stay in that current zoning; I don’t think we’re going to get to the point where it goes back to public use the way it should.”

2508 asked Mr Goodchild for details of the association, but he declined to respond, saying “at the moment we do not need promotion beyond our own capacity to letterbox drop and email our membership and local supporters”.

WHAT IS POSSIBLE? A large part of the 117-hectare property is zoned primary production and E2 (“preventing development that could destroy, damage or otherwise have an adverse effect on [high ecological, scientific, cultural or aesthetic values]”, states Wollongong City Council). It would have to be rezoned, in order to be legally redeveloped.

According to council, the site also contains RU1 Primary Production zones, as well as a small portion (about 1555m2) that is zoned E4 Environmental Living.

“There are three lots on the site and the current n Coalcliff Community Association will hold its planning controls would permit a house on each lot AGM on Wednesday, June 21 at Coalcliff subject to a proper assessment of the site’s Community Hall. 2508

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With Kate Strahorn, director of the Illawarra Coke Company Some Coalcliff residents are upset that it appears the initial community consultation meeting was not inclusive of everyone. Please clarify why numbers were kept low.

In thinking about the future of the old coke works property, we set as a priority community engagement and seeking feedback from the Coalcliff community. We asked 2508 District News to help us reach local residents and organisations.

We planned an initial site tour, followed by a brainstorming session at the Coalcliff SLSC, on 3rd of March. For safety reasons, and to ensure all attendees would have an opportunity to be heard, we sought to keep the group's size to about 20.

This was our first engagement activity, so we hoped for a good cross-section of Coalcliff residents and representatives of community interest groups. Some of the attendees on the day included representatives from local school P&C groups, Helensburgh Historical Society and the Office of Environment and Heritage. Other attendees included Pat Goodchild, president of the Coalcliff Community Association, and Leo Stevens, president of the Coalcliff SLSC. On the day, we explained that we are working to better understand the property’s opportunities and constraints, and that we have not yet made any decisions about redevelopment. We invited all those present to share their ideas for the property.

We also made a commitment to continue community engagement as our ideas evolved.

We are sincerely sorry if some local residents felt excluded. There will be further opportunities for locals to visit the property and to share their thoughts with us before we make any decision on how to proceed. Consistent with that, we have not yet lodged any proposal with Wollongong City Council. The session held on the 3rd of March was the first of a number of similar site tours and other community engagement initiatives we plan to run.

Outline your plan for community consultation.

The Illawarra Coke Company is committed to community engagement. We will run further community engagement initiatives as we learn more about the site and its potential. We welcome and encourage ideas from the community. Ideas from community members will be genuinely considered and factored into our thinking.

If residents would like to register their interest in

attending a future site tour, or wish to share their thoughts with us, we encourage them to send us an email at coalcliffcokeworks@gmail.com.

What's next for the Coalcliff Coke Works site?

We understand that the coke works property is very special, and could serve the community in a number of ways. For example, we are considering dedicating part of the property to conservation, and have spent a large amount of money and retained ecologists to discover and record the flora and fauna present on the property. Part of the property already provides access to the Forest Walk on the escarpment.

We will continue to work to better understand the opportunities and constraints of the property.

This will take us some time to complete. Some of the property could serve as community open space and recreation, and some for residential development. Other uses are also possible. Part of our consideration must be how to finance the various options, including the long-term maintenance of the property. When we understand the redevelopment opportunities for the property, we will advise the community and other stakeholders and seek their feedback, as well as consulting with Wollongong City Council. 2508

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SAVE STANNY FETE DATE Everyone’s invited!

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On April 28, school children dressed and danced like it was 1917. The themed day was the first event marking Stanwell Park Public School’s 100th birthday. Next up is the centenary fete, with rides, fabulous food and more on Saturday, June 17, 10am-3pm. See you there! Photography by Vanessa Levis (www.vanessalevis.com)

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Bindaree Blitz

Heather McNaughton, publicity officer for Helensburgh Girl Guides, reports on the annual event.

Bindaree Blitz is an annual Girl Guides event consisting of land and water activities and friendly competition held at the ‘Bindaree’ Water Activities Centre on the banks of the Woronora River.

On May 7, Helensburgh Guides joined with guides from other districts within the Southern Sydney Rivers Region for this year’s event, which had a ‘Magic’ theme.

All guides worked hard towards achieving their goals, with most coming first or second in their canoe/kayak races. Special congratulations go to Natasha Ward, who won her kayak race despite being assigned a handicap, and to Josie McElvogue, who was second in the Leaders’ knotting challenge.

The land activities challenged the girls with tasks such as navigating their teammates through a maze, knotting bracelets, building model rafts and testing their first aid knowledge, as well as sampling the dubious culinary delights of their own homemade ‘armpit fudge’!

As the overall winners of last year’s event, Helensburgh guides were given the opportunity to run the barbecue to help contribute towards the group’s annual fundraising efforts. Many thanks to Carmel Horan and the Support Committee for advance planning and preparation – and to all the parents who volunteered their time to help with serving food and packing up at the end of the day.

Helensburgh Girl Guides has vacancies in Junior Guides (age 7-10) and Guides (age 10-15). Junior Guides meet every Friday afternoon during school term from 4.30 to 6pm; Guides meet from 6.30pm to 8.30pm every Friday. For more, email Malynda Flarey (Brolga): malynda@exemail.com.au 2508

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Mystery of missing memorials Metal plaques commemorating Australians who served from World War II onwards have disappeared from a Stanwell Tops park.

rather than in the ground, which turns into a muddy bog in the rain.

This small park is layers deep in history.

The sandstone tower was built in the 1930s to mark the gateway to developer Henry Halloran’s “Pleasure Park”; an anchor and bollard come from HMAS Sydney; while the plaques are in memory of mostly naval men who served in World War II and Vietnam.

“This Memorial Park was dedicated in 1982,” Jenny said. “Tim Collins, a wellknown serviceman from Helensburgh arranged for this memorial to be dedicated and items like the anchor and bollard would have been donated by the Navy.”

Jenny said the annual Lions Club Anzac Day ceremony was always well-attended.

About 50 to 70 people gathered for this year’s event, organised by John Bursill and featuring performances by singer Pauline Sinclair. Tops residents walked across to the park, bringing deck chairs for the elderly; biscuits and coffee were served. “It’s a lovely little service,” Jenny said.

Residents made a shocking discovery at this year’s “Everyone has a sprig of rosemary to put down.”

Anzac Day service at the Lions Club Memorial The state of the plaques has sparked renewed Park in Stanwell Tops.

Where memorial plaques had lain beneath white efforts to preserve the site’s history. Evan Smith, of Brookes Engraving in Wollongong, called Jenny to crosses were now bare patches of dirt. Family offer his services in replacing the plaques. The historian Jenny Donohoe, a member of the Helensburgh & District Historical Society, said she Historical Society issued a call-out for information and, at press time, Jenny had managed to uncover was “very upset” to find the plaques were gone. the names of all but one of the servicemen At first, vandals were blamed. Outrage ensued: commemorated at Stanwell Tops. who would steal the names of dead soldiers?

One plaque was for Walter Alfred NemardWollongong City Lord Mayor Councillor Gordon Bradbery said vandalism of any war memorial was Delahaye. His daughter, Victoria Bashford, provided the Historical Society with his story: “He “abhorrent” and encouraged anyone with served in the Royal Navy during WWII on various information to contact police. ships and was a Leading Seaman Writer at the time However, although vandalism is still a he was demobbed. He served in Arctic convoys on possibility, 2508 has confirmed that at least two broken plaques are safe with a community member. HMS Bellona during the battle of the Atlantic.

Bellona was one of the first ships to arrive in Oslo Others may been ripped up when the grass was mowed. What we do know is that of the 10 plaques at the time of the liberation of Norway. Prior to this he served on HMS Worcestershire which was only three remain in a relatively good condition. torpedoed on the 3rd April 1941 whilst on Arctic Last month 2508 met Jenny and fellow convoy by the U74 but the ship survived.”

Helensburgh and District Historical Society n The Historical Society would like to make member Jim Powell in the park, where the couple contact with the other families who placed the were attempting to clean the remaining, badly memorials in the park. Visit the Society’s website at corroded metal plaques.

Jim said the plaques would be better off in a wall www.historichelensburgh.org.au. 2508

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The tide is a wave with a crest (high tide) and trough (low tide) created by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.

Dr Rip’s Science of the Surf

usually by about 50 minutes, which is due to the time difference between the earth’s rotation and the moon’s orbit around the earth.

Then there’s the tide range, which is the vertical difference between high and low tide. You may have noticed that the high tide creeps a little higher on the beach each day until it starts retreating on a daily basis. This is where the sun comes in. Both the earth and the moon orbit around the sun.

Dr Rob Brander calls on cosmic When the moon and the sun line up, their forces to explain tides. gravitational pull on the earth is combined and we get big tides called spring tides.

Most people don’t think too The high tide comes up higher and the low tide much about the tide. It comes up, it goes down and if you grab goes out further (a big tide range). This happens a set of timetables you can find during a full moon and a new moon, so about every two weeks. When the moon and sun are the tide times and heights not only for that day, but 10 years in advance. However, lined up at right angles to the earth, their gravitational pull acts against each other and we get while that may be simple, tides can be quite neap tides. The high tide doesn’t come up very far complicated and some readers have asked me to explain how they work. Well, it’s all rather cosmic. and the low tide doesn’t go out very far (a small tide range). So every lunar month (about 29 days), The tide is a wave with a crest (high tide) and trough (low tide), but is created by the gravitational we will get two spring tides and two neap tides.

King tides are just a bigger spring tide that pull that both the moon and the sun have on the occurs when the moon and sun happen to be water in the oceans. The moon orbits the earth particularly close to the earth and that happens creating a moving bulge of water by “pulling the water” towards it. So now there’s a moving bulge of about twice a year (around Christmas and late May/early June). water on one side of the earth and due to the While our tide range varies from about 1m at centrifugal force of the earth’s rotation (we’re neaps to almost 2m at king tides, tide range varies spinning), there’s another bulge on the opposite around the world with places like Broome getting side of the planet. tides of 9m. Again, it’s all about the shape of So if you were standing on an island in the continents, offshore reefs and islands squeezing middle of the ocean, you’d experience two high tides and two low tides each day. Our coast has two and amplifying the tidal wave itself. Don’t worry, if all this cosmic stuff has you bamboozled, just tides a day, but others don’t because things like read the tide tables on page 46! continents and coral reefs get in the way, messing up the path of the tidal wave. You may also notice Send questions to rbrander@unsw.edu.au. 2508 that the timing of the tides changes each day,

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Sarah Tapp (left) and Lisa Krummer before their 50km trail run race.

Sarah and Lisa after their 50km trail run.

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Trail runners nab top spots Helensburgh trail runners have achieved impressive results at Ultra-Trail Australia 2017, Lauren Martin reports.

Sarah Tapp, Meave Kennedy-Birdsall and Lisa Krummer have notched up great performances at Ultra-Trail Australia 2017, which was held from May 18 to 21 in Katoomba, NSW. In the 50km event, her first ultra-marathon, Sarah ran the distance in 5 hours 52 minutes, placing 13th in the overall female category and she was the second placed woman in her age category (18-29).

Meave competed in the Ultra-Trail Australia 951 stair challenge and came 3rd in the female category.

Lisa was the 26th woman across the finish line in the 50km and and 15th in her age category.

Ultra-Trail Australia 2017 also incuded a 100km trail-running race. (Editor’s note: Lauren and her friend Shelli completed the 50km trail run – well done, ladies!) 2508

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National champs: Kai and Saya.

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Winning ways!

Local elite BMX competitors, brother and sister Kai and Saya Sakakibara, have won national titles. Kai reports.

The Australian National season concluded in April for Saya and I, with the National Championships in Brisbane, Queensland.

We had a great week: Saya won the Junior Elite Women class and I won the Elite Men class! This was a second consecutive National title for Saya, and my first National title since I was 11. It’d been 10 years! This one felt good.

From the Nationals, I flew to The Netherlands to compete in the opening rounds of the 2017 World Cup Tour. In Round 1, I achieved a career-best 5th finish, making my first World Cup final in a field of 185 riders!

This year has by far been my best season to date, with an Oceania title, National title, and World Cup final under my belt. I can credit this shift in performance to the power of visualisation.

Self belief is something many of us struggle with, because we reflect on past experiences to predict if we are about to have a positive or negative experience. When you have failed in the past, it’s easy to create the same negative experience again.

For me this has been the National titles that have slipped through my hands, finals that I haven’t been able to make, and riders who have beaten me.

Every time I’m put in a situation where I’ve failed, I refer back to my negative past experience to create the same negative experience again.

Now, in the weeks leading up to an event, I spend time every day visualising how I want the event to go: setting PB (personal best) times, riding smooth laps, and beating the riders who have beaten me. I do this repeatedly until these visualised images become belief.

It’s been crazy how much of a difference this has made to my performance this year. Not every race will go exactly as I visualised, but I’ve already won half the battle by walking into the event feeling like a winner.

As Henry Ford said: “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re right.” I’m ensuring now that I go into every event in “I can” mode.

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CHAMBER CHATTER Meet local business people at NICC’s networking night at Headlands Hotel on June 6, from 6.30pm.

Cost is $25 per attendee. Tickets must be pre-paid on Eventbrite or via a direct deposit. nicc.org.au n A fantastic effort: 1237 new nappies were recently donated to the Nappy Collective; NICC’s Switched On Tyres was the drop-off point in Helensburgh. Nappies will be redistributed to organisations supporting women in crisis and families in need. 2508

Red Shield Appeal organiser Lauren Martin said May’s Salvos fundraiser was a huge success, with events including an Op Shop for a Cause night, a Hip Replaysments concert and Helensburgh Off Road Cycling Club’s fitness challenge. Several local businesses donated. “The Salvos were blown away by a generous personal donation from Ron and Chris Kissell (above), of Ray White Real Estate,” Lauren said. 2508

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Tradies social golf May is a big month on our golf calendar, first round of the Championships, second round of the match play and the first stroke game for the year. Perfect time for another east coast low to arrive.

The weather looked like the match players’ mood: grey and ominous, however, conditions held for the game. It appeared Terry arrived too late to hear the briefing on sledging during the match play.

I landed the Gallardo’s Pizza prize, ahead of Paul Morahan on a countback from Dave Astill with 67 points each, both heading for Helensburgh Butchers to collect their vouchers.

The Steve McRae Golf super pin prize is still a challenge, with the dozen golf balls jack-potting each month. Keith, after his interesting score on the 7th, may improve his game, collecting the Helensburgh Driving Range prize. In the match play, Terry won two and one from Geoff, Steve two and one from Bill, Tung won on forfeit from Karl. Steve and Jack won the lowest score for front and back nine respectively.

The June 17 game, starting at 7am, is a return to individual Stableford. Arrive early, please.

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Hooray! A game of golf! I’d forgotten how to hold a club. The day was beautiful – a bit different to the past two months.

With matchplay running a few months behind, everyone was eager to get it happening. I was lucky to have Kevy Cyclone in my matchplay. Yes, it was an experience to say the least – we both played terribly – but he was the winner. Stirrer!

Congrats to the round 1 winners who will progress into round 2 next month. Mark Chucky won, with 44 points – show-off! Mick Bowen looked pretty happy with himself on 39 points, and Tony Prez – well, we’ll say no more – came 3rd.

Next game is on June 4 with the Burgh bowl on the menu. All welcome – great prizes, good company and food and drinks after the game!

From the Confused Golfer: Let your attitude determine your golf. Don’t let your golf determine your attitude. – Vicky ‘The Hair’ Little 2508

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Local fencers in NSW squad Silversword Fencing Academy’s Helensburgh students are producing impressive results in competition.

Tanya Buchanan reports.

Helensburgh’s fencing club, the Silversword Fencing Academy, has recorded a string of competition successes, not the least of which is the fact six of the Academy’s fencers have been selected for the NSW fencing squad, and the Helensburgh club is currently ranked 3rd overall in the state.

Silversword Helensburgh recently kicked off its competition season at the Marconi Fencing Academy Foil Grand Prix on May 7.

The academy fielded a strong team of novice and experienced fencers – for U11, U13, U15 and Open levels – at this event. (See Results at right.)

The U15 and U17 fencers at the academy are now training hard to compete at the National Championships, which will be held in Perth in July.

The club has fencers ranked in Australia’s top 10 and several academy fencers are on track to be preselected to represent NSW in the national team championships, as well as competing individually.

If you can assist with a donation to help send five SFA fencers to the national titles, visit www. gofundme.com/silversword-fencing-academy or call head coach Arash Karpour on 0401 519 851.

The Silversword Fencing Academy trains at the Helensburgh Community Centre on Wednesday and Friday nights. For more information visit www.silversword.com.au. 2508

Hapkido grading Students of Hapkido Martial Arts Stanwell Park are preparing for their next grading, on June 22.

RESULTS – FOIL GRAND PRIX U11 Boys Foil Darcy Herod-Welsh: Silver Daniel McNaughton: Bronze U13 Boys Foil Connor Chapman: 5th U15 Boys Foil Jack van Vreumingen: bronze Riley Martin: 10th Nicholas Stokes: 11th Open Men’s Foil Jacob Dowson: 9th Chris Garner: 19th U13 Girls Foil Grace Oastlier: silver U15 Girls Foil Sarah Mitchell: bronze Open Women’s Foil Courtney Buchanan: 6th Tanya Buchanan: 10th Ivana Garner: 13th Zoe Mallin: 14th

Hapkido Martial Arts Stanwell Park will hold its next belt grading for children at 6pm on Thursday, June 22.

“Hapkido is a Korean martial art that focuses on self defence, with a combination of kicks, punches, ground work and weapons,” instructor Chris Currey said. “Students are trained in coordination, conflict resolution, with a focus on building self-esteem.”

Hapkido Martial Arts has been held at Stanwell Park’s CWA Hall since 2011. There are three classes every Thursday during school terms: the Little Dragons (3-5 years) class starts at 5.20pm; the kids (6-12) class starts at 6.20pm; and the adults train from 7.30pm to 9pm.

“Your first class is free, so come along and give it a go,” Chris said.

For more details, call 0434 729 743. 2508

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