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ON TRACK! HELENSBURGH CLUB MAKES MOUNTAIN BIKING HISTORY

Helensburgh | Otford | Darkes Forest | Stanwell Tops | Stanwell Park | Coalcliff

MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS HEATHER MCNAUGHTON

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. A former Brownie and Guide herself, Heather took on the role of publicity officer for Helensburgh Girl Guides after her daughter joined the unit in 2016. See page 30.

MERILYN HOUSE

is a bush regenerator and horticulturist, and she is passionate about enjoying and protecting of our local bushland.

She moved to Helensburgh in 1973. In 1993, Merilyn, along with her husband Allan, started the Helensburgh & District Landcare Group, as they were concerned with the increasing presence of environmental weeds in our neighbouring bushland. Merilyn believes everyone has a responsibility to become aware of exactly what they have growing in their gardens, and to remove problem plants. See page 18.

LARA McCABE

worked in marketing for more than 20 years but wanted more creativity. Since studying photography at Ultimo Sydney Institute, Lara has worked as a freelance photographer for the past 10 years. Lara’s work includes editorials for magazines, portraits, food and web photography. Living in Coledale with her three children and husband, Lara is inspired by the abundance of natural beauty. “I love meeting people through diverse projects.” See page 21.

CATH HILL

was born in Bulli – a fact she readily shares with any locals – and has now returned to the beautiful Illawarra with her husband and two children.

She currently works for the Communications and Media Law Association and previously worked as the Editor’s Assistant at Good Weekend magazine and The Bulletin. Cath has compiled April’s school holiday fun guide. See page 10.

Cover image by Anthony Warry Photography

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YOUR Letters

Write to 2508! Send your letters to PO Box 248, Helensburgh, 2508, or email editor@2508mag.com.au SHABBY STREETS OF STANNY As a long-term resident of Stanwell Park, I am gravely concerned about the increasingly dangerous condition of my street.

I believe the issue is due to poorly maintained and/or managed public infrastructure.

We see millions of dollars poured into the redevelopment of Bald Hill and the Grand Pacific Drive – yet our shabby old streets are breaking apart and many locals don’t have kerbing, gutters and footpaths.

I recently contacted Lee Evans MP regarding the especially hazardous situation near the entrance of the new Kennett Home facility, pointing out that before and after school this must be the busiest street in the suburb.

Despite how many people use our street, the road surface has degraded significantly since the of construction of Kennett Home, with no apparent improvements since this multi million dollar build.

A new footpath was built around Kennett Home for residents but locals got very little improvements in our guttering/footpaths. Worse, with no footpath and the roadside breaking up and a quagmire during rains – young children are forced to walk on the road on their way to school.

Yours in frustration, Anthony Young, Stanwell Park

SWEET VASHIE NEEDS A HOME!

Vashie is only one year old, came in with her three puppies and now needs a home of her own. She is quiet, well behaved and calm despite her young age. She will suit a family with kids or someone living on their own – she can make anyone happy!

Vashie is one of the sweetest dogs we have ever had! Want to adopt or foster? Email Julie-ann on ccarpetrehoming@tpg.com.au or Helensburgh’s Country Companion Animal Rescue. 2508

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Happy birthday, Russell!

Stanwell Park resident and local personality, Russ (pictured above), celebrated his 80th birthday in style with more than 50 people at HelensburghStanwell Park SLSC on Friday, March 16.

COMMUNITY NOTICES HAVE COMMS EXPERIENCE? LOCAL THEATRE NEEDS YOU! SPAT is looking for a Communications Officer.

Could this be you? SPAT is seeking for a volunteer to help coordinate the SPAT comms program that includes email, Facebook accounts, our SPAT website and print media, such as 2508/2515 magazines. Email spartstheatre@gmail.com HELENSBURGH’S FORGOTTEN HEROINES Please help Lorraine Jones with her 1919 flu epidemic research.

In my search for details of the effects of the influenza pandemic on the people of Helensburgh I came across an article in the South Coast Times in July 1919 mentioning the names of the women who were volunteer nurses looking after the severely incapacitated from influenza in that epidemic in Helensburgh. They took turns in caring for people and doing night duty at the school.

These women, one of whom may have been your great-grandmother, were heroines for what they did. They nursed under Mrs Southwell. Names supplied were: Edith Southwell, Mrs A Reid, Maud Allen, F Dowson, Georgina Hunter, Eunice Southwell, Eileen Payne, Florence Reid, Nellie Fitzpatrick, Nellie Cox and Kathleen O’Connor.

If you have information on what they did, their story can be told through the Helensburgh Historical Society and they will then receive the acknowledgement which they deserve.

Please email me at drlejones@gmail.com if you can help. – Lorraine Jones . 2508

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HONOUR ROLL FOR HELENSBURGH The comprehensive project to commemorate those servicemen who died in World War I will be ‘the best in the district’. Heather Smith reports.

being sought to fund the project, expected to be completed by Remembrance Day in November.

Ian said while an Honour Roll provided a visible reminder of sacrifices made, its purpose was to educate and inform. “It’s important to know what they did, what they endured and their achievements,” he said.

The former Navy aviation technician and Air Force flight engineer, who served in the military for 22 years, does a lot of research to verify historical data for the Sub Branch and said the past came alive for him. “There’s discharge papers, discipline sheets, wound ledgers … it adds so much richness to the records and to the historical fabric of the community.

The Helensburgh district will soon have on “We celebrate what they were like and what we permanent public display a comprehensive Honour admired about them. They helped shape the Roll, commemorating those who sacrificed their character of our nation, how we see ourselves and lives in WWI, with further Rolls for subsequent what we expect from our service men and women.” conflicts to follow when research is completed.

The Sub-branch also plans to celebrate Helensburgh RSL Sub-branch secretary Ian exemplary characteristics in the district’s young Carroll said most of the Honour Rolls in the area people with awards for innate courage, compassion were held in churches and community halls. or selflessness following the Anzac Day Dawn Service.

“They’re usually on wooden plaques,” he said.

“It will be an individual honour for children The Sub-branch is working with the which recognises that person’s core character,” Ian Helensburgh Historical Society, local churches, said. “It aligns with the characteristics the Anzacs community groups and Wollongong Council to collate the names, with about 116 so far. “It will be displayed and underscores the importance and significance of that message in the community.” the best and most up-to-date Honour Roll in the The Dawn Service will be held at the War Memorial district,” Ian said.

A Commonwealth Armistice Centenary grant is in Charles Harper Parker from 5.45am. 2508 First World War Memorials of Australia The documentary by Stanwell Tops filmmaker Geoffrey Sykes will screen at Thirroul Community Centre on Saturday, 21 April, at 8pm. The film portrays the experiences of ex-soldiers and communities through selected expert interviews, archival images and footage, re-enactments, and visits to 100 memorials across Australia. Richard Jones, from Immersion Imagery of Thirroul, was the First Camera on the project. The video features South Coast memorials and interviews with locals Kerrie Christian, Christine Hill, Mark Edwell and Horrie Howard appearing, along with national experts including Peter FitzSimons. The video was funded by the Commonwealth of Australia through the Anzac Centenary Fund. $10 at the door or book via filmsouth1@gmail.com.

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ANZAC DAY SERVICES Helensburgh RSL: Dawn Service at Charles Harper Park, 5.45am.

Helensburgh Lions Club: Service at Lions Memorial Park, Stanwell Tops, 10am.

Coledale RSL: Dawn Service 6am preceded by March in Cater Street. Two-up from 1-5pm.

Austinmer-Thirroul RSL: Dawn Service at Woodward Memorial Park, 6am. Breakfast at Thirroul Bowling Club from 6.30am, Two-up 1-5pm. 2508

and program a robot in six weeks. Each year a game field and rules are released and we have to develop a strategy to play the game, design the best robot we can and build it all from a 2508 backyard!

It’s quite a challenge in all areas – finance, organisation, strategy, planning and time wise.

In 2017 we ran a small trial team – we won the rookie all-star award and went to Houston to compete at the World Championships. We made it all the way through the qualification matches and were knocked out in the quarter finals. It was an incredible achievement.

That spurred us on to formalise a new team. We have 10 members – Theresa, Jiah, Nicola, Lachlan, Griffin, Ollie, Lucas, Nathan, Jonah and Sam – and the team has designed an awesome robot.

On March 11-13, we competed in the Southern Cross Regionals against 40 teams from around the world and Australia. At the end of the The 6579 team with their robot qualifications we were ranked 3rd overall, a major at the South Pacific Regional. achievement. The first ranked team was the International school of Taipei, the second ranked team was Barker College of Hornsby.

We formed the second-seeded alliance and were unfortunately knocked out in the semi-finals.

Meet the rookie all-stars on a shoestring budget – A super-strong alliance led by the experienced Taiwan international school won the the kids who designed a robot in a Helensburgh backyard and then took it to compete on the world stage. championships overall.

KKInc 6579 were awarded the engineering Lilli Pang reports. award and one of our members was awarded the Dean’s List award (only two people receive this), Meet Komplete Kaos Inc’s teenage robotics team which we are super proud of.

– 6579. This is the third arm of Komplete Kaos We’d love you to follow our journey from our Inc’s (KKInc) robotics activities in the region. website – you can see the local businesses that KKInc is a locally based robotics club, an support the team, read about our news and watch incorporated association that has a weekly hobby club, a FIRST Lego League competition team that is videos of the robot. n Visit kompletekaosfrc.wordpress.com, search formed each year and now a FIRST Robotics Facebook for “KompleteKaosFRC” or watch us on Challenge team – team 6579.

Our hobby club activities are open to all between Youtube: “Komplete Kaos FRC 6579”. 2508 the ages of 8 and 12. Since 2012, the club has offered weekly activities at Helensburgh Public School. Kids come together after school to learn to TEAM TAKES THIRD PLACE design, build and program small-scale robots – Well done team! As 2508 was heading using Lego MindStorm kits. to press last month, Lilli filed an update.

In 2013 the team began to compete in the FIRST In the second regional, the South Lego League (FLL) competitions. They kids have Pacific Regional, there were 40 done the region proud earning a place to represent teams from around the world and again we the region every year and representing Australia in placed third! Deja vu as we were again 2014 (Spain), 2015 (USA) and 2016 (Philippines). knocked out in the semis.

Each year there has been different kids in the Overall, our robot was competitive, strong weekly activates and the competition teams. and reliable. We are proud of where we go to FIRST Robotics Challenge or FRC is a larger as a very small team based in someone’s scale robotics completion that is directed at 14- to backyard with minimum budget. These 18-year-olds. We gather mentors from related young people have a lot to feel proud of – and industries (IT, mechanical engineering, design, next year we will be working hard to break comms, management, mechatronics, electronic that 3rd rank/semi-final ceiling. 2508 engineering etc) and design, fabricate, test, build

GO TEAM 6579!

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THE HOME FRONT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE LOCAL PROPERTY MARKET? At the time of writing this, there were 40 properties listed for sale within in the 2508 postcode, many of which have been on the market for several months.

This is a far cry from what we’ve been used to in recent years… But think back a little further.

These recent changes are simply the property market reverting to ‘normal’ market conditions. What we’ve experienced over the last couple of years has been extraordinary… and also unsustainable. Now the big question is, what does this recent change mean for buyers and sellers?

For buyers, this is great news as there are far more options available for you to choose from and far less competition from other parties. Properties are being priced more competitively in order to attract your interest. In short, this is a buyers’ market and now is the time to get out there and secure the home that you have always wanted.

The most important thing for anyone selling their property to consider is that our local area has seen fantastic growth year after year. If asked five years ago what your property would be worth today, none of us would have predicted that your asset would be worth as much as it is now.

To get the best result in the current market, do plenty of research on the most recent sales and make sure you price your property correctly from the beginning of your campaign. Those sellers still holding on to what their property was worth in the height of the ‘boom’ will find themselves sitting on the market for months on end while everything around them sells.

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There is plenty of local school holiday action coming up! Here are some ideas to keep your children engaged, creative and active. Cath Hill reports.

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SURF LESSONS WITH ILLAWARRA SURF ACADEMY Weetbix Surf Groms – 5 to 12 years. Learn to Surf program – 10 to 17 years. Lessons are held over 5 sessions at Thirroul, East Corrimal and Warilla and conducted by experienced local surf coaches. www.illawarrasurfacademy.com.au or 0409 111 665 CATCH A FISH Kids aged 8 to 14 can learn to fish safely and responsibly, thanks to Department of Primary Industries workshops at Lake Illawarra, Grenwell Point and Batemans Bay. $40, book via stephen. thurstan@dpi.nsw.gov.au or phone (02) 4220 8484 COMMANDO KIDS & CREATIVE CIRCUS CAMP

BURGH Healthy Hub, 338 Cemetery Rd Helensburgh

The Burgh Healthy Hub is always a good local option to keep the kids happy, busy and active!

Choose either Commando Kids or Creative Circus Camp on April 23 and 24, 10am-3pm. Full day $65.

Contact: www.burgh.com.au or 02) 4294 1282 CRAWCHY’S SWIM SCHOOL

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Crawchy’s April school holiday intensive, 7.30-10am, April 16-20. $90. Facebook: Crawchys Swim School or call 4294 9999.

ACRO CO The Acro Co brings acrobatic and tumbling fun to Helensburgh Community Centre (26 Walker St) on April 20 (10am-3pm) For ages 4 to 15; $65.

Visit www.theacroco.com.au/holiday-programs

BE CREATIVE

DREAMCATCHER WORKSHOPS AT ULUWATU BLUE 1/109 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Stanwell Park

Uluwatu Blue will run their popular Dreamcatcher workshops on Thursdays , April 19 and 26, at 11am. $40 includes a delicious Mexican lunch, gelato and you may plant your own windowsill succulent too. Email uluwatublue@gmail.com STUDIO SIENNA

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This great new art school offers a variety of workshops. Try jewellery beading, macramé crystal necklace making, mixed media and leatherwork.

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Young artists will love the workshops on offer including Surrealist Bedroom Collage, Clay Aliens, Ocean and Earth Drawings and Frida Kahlo Inspired Portraits. Each workshop has a different age range starting at 5 through to 14 years.

Cost: $22-$55. April 17-20. For more details visit www.wollongongartgallery.com.

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RECYCLED SCULPTURES IN THE GARDEN

Wollongong Botanic Garden Discovery Centre, Keiraville

This program (April 16-20, 10am to 1pm) includes Secret Sculpture Treasure Hunt and Recycled Garden Arts and Crafts. For ages 3 to 12; children must be accompanied by an adult. $12.50 per child (parents are free) or $23 for family of two or more children. www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au

FUN & GAMES

SYMBIO WILDLIFE PARK

7-11 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Helensburgh

Symbio’s Junior Keeper program allows kids to learn about the animals and even help keepers with daily tasks. For 7-12 year olds. $125 per child. Visit symbiozoo.com.au or call (02) 4294 1244

MARVELLOUS MASKS WORKSHOP

SCIENCE SPACE

Learn mask design using everyday materials and your imagination. April 23, 10am-2pm, $50, for 8-12 year olds. www.merrigong.com.au

Kids will love the Mini Makers STEM Days (ages 6 to 10) or CIY Coding Camps (ages 7 to 17) or visit the centre for live science and planetarium shows. sciencespace.com.au or (02) 4286 5000.

SHOW TIME!

THE TEEPEE COLLECTIVE This fun outdoor movie set-up includes a 2.5m inflatable screen, comfy chairs, outdoor rugs and decorative pieces. Great for kid’s parties too! For more details visit www.theteepeecollective.com.au

VISIT YOUR LIBRARY Our local libraries always have a wonderful school holiday program and it’s free! Helensburgh Library (57 Walker Street, Helensburgh) will host a Cupcake Decorating session on Wednesday, April 18 and Beading Craft on Monday, April 23.

BARREL OF MONKEYS

NINJA PARTY GAMES

Take your monkeys to see the “high energy circus extravaganza”. For ages 5+. April 17-22. $28.

A free holiday session of ninja fun and tricks on a “mystical and exciting adventure”. Bookings: 4284 1577 or visit wbrsl.com.au.

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Or snap up tickets to Roald Dahl’s classic on stage (April 27-28). Visit www.merrigong.com.au or 02 4224 5999. Merrigong Theatre is also running 5-day Creativity Camp (April 16-20) for ages 5-13.

HELENSBURGH SCOUTS REPORT Cubs and Scouts from 1st Helensburgh Scout Group went to Cataract Scout Park in February for a camp, writes Paul Rustomji.

We went abseiling on Saturday (pictured is Natalia in action).

Going over the edge was the scary part but after that it was easy. In the afternoon we cooled off at the Scout Park Waterslide. It has a big drop just after you turn a corner then you splash into a pool at the end. Our 'Cub train' of up to five kids departed from the water slide top 'station', but only a few made it to the bottom without de-coupling. On Sunday we had a campfire to make a morning tea of toasted marshmallows, chocolate and banana. Cubs continues its active program on Thursdays (6.30-8pm) with cartography, fitness and chocolate egg making for Easter. Email cubs@helensburghscouts.org. au or Facebook: 1st Helensburgh Scout Group. 2508

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Great news for mountain bikers! Helensburgh Offroad Cycle Club’s Development Application to complete its community track has been approved.

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Helensburgh is geared up to become home to the Illawarra’s first mountain biking park.

This landmark achievement is all thanks to Helensburgh Offload Cycling Club (HORCC), which will fund, build and maintain the track at the rear of Rex Jackson Oval.

“We have had the DA approved by Crown Lands and Wollongong Council for a community MTB park,” said HORCC vice-president Matt Cady.

“There are still a few small issues to iron out but everything seems to be going as per the plan.

“Once completed the track at Helensburgh will be the first legalised public MTB track in the Illawarra.”

Matt kindly took time to tell us more.

Tell us about the club and how it has grown.

HORCC was originally formed in 2003 by a group of local MTB riders who were concerned that there might one day be nowhere to ride mountain bikes in Helensburgh. The guys decided to create a

Photos: Anthony Warry Photography

Below: Kids taking part in a Saturday Fitness Challenge at the Helensburgh track.

Left: Matt Cady, vice-president of HORCC, said: ‘Once completed the track at Helensburgh will be the first legalised public MTB track in the Illawarra.’

registered affiliated cycling club to have a voice to lobby for trails and to provide responsible trail building in the area.

We started a Fitness Challenge and kids ride 18 months ago to encourage younger and/or less experienced riders to get into the sport. There were not many young riders in the club and I was concerned that the lack of junior riders could be a potential issue.

We now have over 230 members in the club.

How much will the new track cost?

The completed facility will cost about $250,000 but the initial completion of the current track is estimated at $40K. This will come from a mix of sources, including club sponsorship, local fundraising and government and private industry sporting grants.

We currently have to raise a further $32,000 to complete the track and add sufficient signage.

We have been restricted to apply for most grants

until recently … but now we have the DA approved and we are negotiating with a grant writer from iAccelerate to do the club’s grant applications.

Who’s been involved in the planning and applications?

There has been several professional people offer assistance to the club to deal with the town planners and document submissions over the past 18 months. Wollongong Council, Destination Wollongong and Crown Lands have been generous with helping the club to get to the current point with the track development. We have also had a good community response.

There are a few small issues to iron out but we hoping to start to develop the track this winter.

Helensburgh MTB club is 100 percent responsible for the funding, building and maintenance of the facility. Currently everything has been done via volunteer efforts. If anyone is keen to assist with donating to the club it would be much appreciated. continued on page 16

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FUN FOR KIDS: ‘Most of the kids are between the ages of 6 and 10,’ says Matt Cady. ‘We are now getting kids coming from as far as Shellharbour and Cronulla to the kids rides. If it’s good weather we generally get an average of 25 kids and six or seven teenagers who want to mix it up in the adults ride.’

continued from page 15 Tell us about the track for kids.

The kids’ track is the main driving force behind what we have done. When my daughter was learning to ride her bike, there was nowhere in Helensburgh that we could take her to safely learn to ride her bike. So I decided to mow a small track for her at the current location of the track so that she could ride around with her training wheels on.

After a few weeks I noticed that the track was beginning to become worn in from other riders so I mowed it a few more times and organised a few kids learn-to-ride afternoons through the club’s insurance and Mountain Bike Australia.

I thought only a few kids would turn up, but on the first afternoon we had 18 kids and it was all a bit over whelming. All of those kids are now capable riders and some are even competing in non-Helensburgh cycling events.

What do club events typically involve?

The club holds a Fitness Challenge event at 3pm on the first and third Saturday of every month. To keep it legal and also reduce costs the event is not a race, but an organised ride.

The kids each do two laps and the adults do five laps, with the faster riders leaving later than the more inexperienced riders in a handicap-style start. There is a barbecue and a few cold bevvies at the end to raise a bit of track-maintenance money.

It costs $5 to ride each fortnight and $5 for children/$10 for adults to join the club. You can also join on the day and do not need a race licence.

Any other recent achievements you’d like to share?

There has been many recent achievements by the club. Last weekend [March 3/4] Helensburgh MTB club won the JetBlack 24 hour team MTB race.

We have also had a few of the women taking out the ladies-only open race events. Helenburgh MTB club is a very strong race club, with members regularly taking podiums at big name MTB races.

What does the future hold for HORCC? We are hoping with the completion of the track to hold some actual legalised racing and also interclub events with Wollongong and Sutherland clubs. We also would like to cater more track features for the local kids and teenagers.

Why and how should people join?

Anyone with a bike and helmet can join the club.

We have regular social rides during the week and also two Saturday 8am group rides, as well as the Fitness Challenge on the first and third Saturday of every month, 3pm for kids and 4pm start for adults. Find ‘Helensburgh Offroad Cycling Club’ on Facebook or join via horcc.com.au. 2508

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BE WEED WISE

Local horticulturalist Merilyn House, of Helensburgh Landcare, targets an environmental weed and suggests replacements for your garden. This month: Madeira vine.

WEED IT OUT: Madeira vine (Anredera cordifolia) Pictured above is Madeira vine (also called lamb’s tail), which originated in South America. It was introduced to Australia as an ornamental plant in gardens. Although no longer planted, people in older gardens could still have it growing over sheds or along fence-lines. Once it is in flower it is very obvious throughout Helensburgh and surrounding areas. It is listed as a Weed of National Significance.

Madeira vine is a twining vine with wide, fleshy, heart-shaped leaves that are 2 to 15 cm long, with fragrant, cream-coloured flower spikes up to 30cm long in March/April. As stems mature they develop aerial tubers which can become very large.

Dispersal: Madeira vine spreads via the aerial tubers, which drop to the ground and form new plants, and root tubers. The vine may also spread via Council green waste, or dumping of garden waste in bushland.

Removal: Large vines smothering trees may need herbicide treatment. Smaller plants can be removed by hand. Aerial tubers that drop to the ground should be removed. All parts of Madeira

ASK BOHMER

Arborist Clive Woodnutt – aka Bohmer, his climbing name – answers readers’ questions.

I have a tree in my rear yard that has yelloworange dust on its leaves. The leaves are curling up and dying. Could this be myrtle rust? I’m really hoping it’s not!

Myrtle rust is a fungal plant pathogen that affects trees and shrubs in the Myrtaceae family – locally, this includes species such as eucalyptus, paperbark and lilly pilly. Colonisation causes deformed leaves, which die back and cause eventual plant death.

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vine should be put in your red bin. Or, put it in a black plastic bag and leave in the sun to rot down for a some months, depending on the season.

For more information on removal: http://weeds. dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Details/83 GROW ME INSTEAD Wonga vine (Pandorea pandorana) This local native vine will cover a fence or trellis.

It has cream flowers with brown or purple streaks (yellow and white flowered cultivars also available).

Snake vine (Hibbertia scandens) This local vine has bright green leaves with large yellow flowers.

Chinese star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) This evergreen vine from China has dark, glossy foliage and small, starry, white, spicy, nutmegscented flowers in summer. It is slow growing initially but later becomes vigorous. Variegated leaf forms are also available. n More info at www.helensburghlandcare.org.au, or ring Merilyn on 0414 819 742. 2508

The spores from myrtle rust can be spread by insects, the wind, tools used to prune/remove the infected plant, the clothes (or even the watch!) you were wearing at the time of pruning.

Make no mistake – if colonisation is confirmed, the infected plant needs to be removed by a professional Arborist (i.e. not a mate or your gardener) and preferably a member of the Arboriculture Association.

So what to do next?

If you suspect myrtle rust, it’s best to ask a qualified arborist or contact the Wollongong Botanic Garden, where they may request a sample for processing.

It’s important to note that all parts of an infected plant need to be disposed of correctly and definitely not mulched.

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COFFEE’S ON US

Helensburgh Salvos has started hosting Free Coffee Tuesdays, to give back to our generous community. Lauren Martin reports.

International charity The Salvation Army has employed a community worker for 2508.

Helensburgh local Nina Sampson says she’s thrilled to be working part-time in the local area to provide support, a listening ear and referrals to relevant services. Already, she can be seen every Tuesday morning at the Helensburgh Salvos Store, having initiated ‘Free Coffee Tuesdays’ from 9.30-11.30am every Tuesday during school terms.

“Free Coffee Tuesday is a way that we can bless our regular shoppers and provide a space where anyone in the community can come for a cuppa and a chat,” Nina says. “We’re not trying to be a cafe, we’re simply creating a sense of community” Nina is a trained child-care educator, is qualified in ministry and has a heart for people. She has three kids who attend Helensburgh Public School and she also works at the school part-time in a learning support capacity. Nina plans to become a local Justice of the Peace and is also undertaking training to be able to provide Salvation Army emergency assistance vouchers to locals in need.

“There are times in life where we all need a helping hand,” she says. “What I love about Helensburgh is that our community is one that

HELP LIONS CLEAN UP Helensburgh Lions Club invites our community to join in and make a difference. Tracy Campbell reports.

Just over 100 years ago, Chicago businessman Melvin Jones asked the question – what if ordinary people applied their talents to improving their communities? This concept has now been embraced by more than 1.4 million people worldwide, forming 46,000 local clubs.

The 1200 Lions clubs across Australia are marking the centenary by engaging in a wide range

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Barista Bradley Blacker at the first Free Coffee Tuesday; and Salvos community worker Nina Sampson.

stands alongside people who are hurting. The Salvation Army is all about giving hope… Our services in the Illawarra and Sutherland Shire include counselling and support for families affected by mental health and addiction issues, domestic violence support services and a safe-house, free Moneycare financial counselling and one-on-one case management.”

Planning is also in full-swing for The Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal, with two ‘Op-Shopping for a Cause’ evenings planned for the month of May (May 3 and 17) and various other events.

“We’re hopeful that the public will be able to dig-deep for the Salvos again this year.” 2508 of local projects and our club is no exception.

We are thrilled to be able to work in partnership with the National Parks and Wildlife Service to perform valuable restoration work at Kellys Falls, a long-term project that will also involve members of the Helensburgh Historical Society and Landcare.

This is a great opportunity for the wider 2508 community to be involved with an exciting and significant local project. National Parks will be provide initial training and ongoing equipment and support for volunteers.

If you would like to help – and we encourage you to join us – please post on the ‘Helensburgh Lions’ Facebook page or email us at events@ helensburghlions.org.au with “Kellys Falls” in the subject line. We will forward you the necessary forms and further information. Volunteer application forms are also available from the Community Centre in Walker Street.

The Lions’ motto is “We Serve,” and the Helensburgh Lions Club lives up to this. If you have a passion for local activism, consider joining our club as we move into our second century of service. 2508

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WIN A CASE!

Send your story, tip or recipe using cider, perry or sparkling mead to jo@darkescider.com.au by 20 April 2018. Darkes will choose the best five & each will win a mixed case of cider.

DARKES DELIGHT

Darkes Cider has three new products – and a competition for readers who’d like to try them. Glenbernie Orchard’s Jo Fahey reports.

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Over the summer we have been working hard not just growing and picking our apples but fermenting up a storm! It takes a fair bit of mental effort and technical taste-bud work to refine a new product and get it to a stage perfect for release.

We have added three new products to our range of ciders taking us to five in total. There is a sparkling honeymead with big butterscotch notes, a delicious perry (traditional term used for ‘pear cider’) and for those who like dry, there’s a dry cider.

At the farm they are creating a huge ‘buzz’. They each have a personal story you can hear when you visit the farm or read on the label. We are hoping to stock them in local restaurants and bars alongside our now world-famous benchmark, Howler.

It gives flexibility to a restaurant to be able to offer local products that can pair with a range of foods and palate preferences. We now have both sweet and dry products that can satisfy a wide range of tastes. We believe it’s increasingly important for bars and restaurants to be able to offer ‘local’ and to be able to confidently mark it on the menu.

It’s a proud time for us as a local farmer and cider maker to hear how people are using our range of products in home kitchens and local restaurants.

We’d like to celebrate this with a competition. So if you’d like to enter, please send us your story, tip or recipe using cider, perry or sparkling mead to jo@darkescider.com.au by 20 April 2018.

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FUNDS FOR A CURE

Kurt Drysdale is an amazingly determined young man.

He’s a 23-year-old Stanwell Tops resident, a quadriplegic who recently completed his Plumbing Certificate III with the help of Gymea College TAFE. Now Kurt is focussed on his next project – a major fundraiser in aid of spinal research. Here he shares the story behind the May 5 event.

In 2015, I suffered a spinal cord injury at the age of 21, playing rugby league. The injury has left me in need of a ventilator and requires me to have full time carers. I spent two years in Royal North Shore Hospital for my recovery and accommodation before returning back to my new home that was built for me required needs.

The Bridge to Beach Fundraising Dinner is being held on 5th May with all funds raised on the night being donated back to the Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation.

We are trying to raise as much money and awareness as possible to find a cure for paralysis.

There will be a two-course dinner, three-hour drink package, auctions, raffles and a live band The Hip Replaysments, who are kindly donating their time to perform for the guests!

We are also lucky enough to have Perry Cross coming along. We want this to become an annual event so we are working so hard to make it a huge success.

Perry Cross was injured at the age of 19 playing Rugby Union. He is now a quadriplegic. Perry visited me in hospital in the early stages of my recovery. He has inspired me through his dedication to finding a cure for spinal cord injuries and how much he has achieved in his life whilst being a quadriplegic.

Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation have been researching stem cell treatment for 20 years.

They use stem cells from the nose to repair the damaged area of the spinal cord. Through their research they have made many breakthroughs and are confident on curing paralysis in the near future.

We are overwhelmed by the support from our local and wider community through promotion, monetary and prize donations and volunteering for the event. Also a big thanks to Janna Boers, my parents Steve and Sonya, and Shelly Morgan for their support in organising the fundraising dinner.

Tickets can be purchased at www. thebridgetobeach.com. I hope to see you there! 2508 Team Bridge to Beach Photo: Event Manager from Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation Shelly Morgan, with daughter Indi, Sonya and Kurt Drysdale, and Janna Boers, who came up with the plan with Kurt.

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OUT & About

• Hillcrest Christian Fellowship Sundays, 6pm, Hillcrest House, Stanwell Park. Call 4294 3153.

CLUBS & MEETINGS Helensburgh & District Probus Club meets every second Thursday of the month at Tradies Helensburgh.

Send your listings to editor@2508mag.com.au.

Visitors welcome, please first contact Jenny Mason Sign up for weekly events updates at 2508mag.com.au on 4294 2032 for further information.

Helensburgh Girl Guides Meet at the Guide Hall, Chippendale Place every Friday during school HELENSBURGH LIBRARY, 57 Walker Street, 4294 2185 We will celebrate Seniors Week with two wonderful term. Junior Guides (age 7-10) 4.30-6pm and Guides (age 10-15) 6.30-8.30pm. Contact: Malynda activities. Staff will present a Family History Tech Flarey (Brolga), malynda@exemail.com.au Savvy session on April 4 at 10.30am. Come and Helensburgh Men’s Shed Meets Mondays and Tuesdays learn about discovering your family history.

9am-3pm at the Stanwell Park Anglican Church The popular Assistance Dogs will visit our Hall. New members welcome. Contact: Mike Croft Grandparents Storytime on April 11 at 10.30am followed by morning tea. Plus, school holiday fun! 0413401522 or Ron Balderston 0410564752; visit www.helensburghmensshed.org.au Tue 3 Steam Punks, 3.30pm, free, ages 5+. Science, Helensburgh Historical Society Meets third Thursday of Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math fun. the month; 4pm, at Old Mine Surgery, 78 Parkes Wed 4 Seniors Week Family History Tech Savvy Street, Helensburgh. Phone Jan 0418 681 384.

Session. 10.30, free. Please book with the library.

Wed 11 10.30am. Preschool Storytime. Free. Seniors Helensburgh Lions Club Meets 7.30pm every second Monday at the Helensburgh Youth Centre week Grandparents Storytime with the Assistance 26 Walker St. Visitors, potential members and Dogs and morning tea. volunteers welcome. www.helensburghlions.org.au Wed 18 10.30am, school holiday Helensburgh Scout Group Always open to new activity, Cupcake Decorating, members. We meet during the school term at the free. Bookings required. following times: Joeys (ages 6-8) - Tues 4.30Fri 20 11am-1pm, Drop in 6.00pm. Cubs (ages 8-11) - Thurs 6.30-8.00pm Knitting. All welcome.

Contact groupleader@helensburghscouts.org.au Mon 23 10.30am, school holiday Neighbourhood Forum 1 7pm, second Wednesday of activity, Beading Craft, 5+. the month, Helensburgh Community Centre Bookings required. meeting room.

CHURCHES • Bushland Chapel (Uniting Church) 94 Parkes Northern Illawarra Chamber of Commerce NICC holds St Helensburgh. Faith, community. Fourth Sunday bimonthly meetings on the first Tuesday of the of month 9.30am and as announced. Yoga, drama. month. Visit nicc.net.au Spaces available. bushlandchapel.net, 0425 257984. Northern Illawarra U3A Stanwell Park Mondays (during school terms) 9.30am-noon at Hillcrest House, • H’burgh & Stanwell Park Anglican Church Regular Sunday services, 8.15am, 54 Stanwell Ave, Stanwell Park. Contact: Jenny Lee-Robins on 0406 350 025/4294 3475.

Stanwell Park; 10am and 6pm, 75 Parkes St, Toastmasters meets at Tradies Helensburgh every Helensburgh. Call 4294 1024.

2nd and 4th Monday, at 7pm. 0408 961 392.

• Helensburgh Baptist Church Sundays, 10am, Community Centre, Walker St. Call 0411 192 508. View Club 17 April VIEW Club lunch meeting at • Holy Cross Catholic Church Weekend Mass at Tradies Helensburgh, 11am for 11:15 start, featuring Ian Duncan, Clinical Hypnotherapist.

Helensburgh: Sunday 8.30am. Reconciliation: Phone Fran on 4294 1885 by 9 April. See p30.

Sunday 8am. Visitors welcome.

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Stanwell Park Playtime in the Park is for children Thursday, 29 March – Holy Thursday Mass of the aged 0-6 and their carers.

Lord’s Supper 7pm. Good Friday 30 March – • Tuesdays 10am-noon, H’burgh Community Stations of the Cross 10am and Passion of the Lord 3pm. Holy Saturday, 31 March – Easter Vigil Mass Centre, Walker St. Call Rosemary, 4294 1290.

• Tuesdays 9.30-11.30am, Helensburgh Anglican 7pm. Easter Sunday, 1 April – Mass 8.30am Church, 75 Parkes St. Call 4294 1024.

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ARE YOU BEING SERVED? Stanwell Park Arts Theatre communications officer Cameron Campbell chats to NIDA graduate and show director Karen Beavis about SPAT’s new show.

How long have you been with SPAT? This is my first year …So far it’s been an amazing experience working with like-minded theatre folk.

The show we are currently working on is coming together in leaps and bounds. I can’t wait till opening night and I really encourage people to book their tickets now as I am sure the name of the show –Are You Being Served? – will sell itself.

Who would you encourage to come along and watch? Why? I would like to invite anyone who is or have been a fan of the television show Are You Being Served?

To the delight of its fans everywhere the smash-hit television comedy is here adapted for the stage by its original creators.

Double entendres are non-stop as the well-loved staff of Grace Brothers department store prepare first for a sale of German goods and then depart en masse for a staff holiday at a one-star hotel in Spain. I guess all you can say is will the tropical heat, Spanish crumpet, giant woof ’n’ poofs and randy revolutionaries prove too much for our

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I have been directing since high school. In year 12, I directed my school’s musical as well as putting together my drama piece for the HSC. I attended NIDA in 2013 and after three years I have certificates in Directing and Writing. In the period between high school and NIDA I worked at local theatre companies as a stage hand and as a marketing assistant.

Where is the show being performed?

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BEETLING ABOUT Meet Dr Chris Reid, state beetle expert, Australian Museum research scientist and new 2508 columnist.

Please introduce yourself to our readers.

I work in the Australian Museum, Hyde Park, Sydney, where I am a research scientist specialising in beetles. Basically I’m a NSW government beetle expert. I live in Helensburgh where, fortunately, there are plenty of beetles. Working on insects means I get to indulge in two favourite pastimes: travel and bushwalking.

When did you first become fascinated by insects?

I’ve always been interested in the out-of-doors and the things living in it. My first insect-collecting forays were when I was aged five. I can remember trying to collect butterflies with my school cap at an undeveloped patch of brambles in Leeds, Yorkshire. And getting stung by a bumble bee.

My mother had not been allowed to study biology by her parents (it was deemed not suitable for a woman but nursing was OK!) so some of her frustration undoubtedly rubbed off. She taught me how to set moths and butterflies when I was five or six.

Tell us about your job and why you love it.

My job is a combination of research, teaching or supervising students, and dealing with public enquiries. While writing this I was phoned up by an agriculture advisor asking if I knew anything about giant bees in Samoa. Well, er, no, but I know who to ask. Earlier I dealt with enquiries about a beetle that’s a timber pest – is it already in Australia or not? So, while I have routine paperwork to chew through and my own projects I never really know what each day will bring. That’s fun.

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What’s coming up at work this year?

Like most academics, I have too many things going on at the same time. I have a new PhD student, I’m working on an upgrade to a Christmas beetle app, I will be working in Papua New Guinea and possibly also the Solomons Islands, and completing studies of various plant-feeding beetles.

What are some unique challenges that you face day to day?

Identifying beetles is a bit like detective work.

For a recent research article I had to establish the correct names for several species because different names were being used for the same things and the same names were being used for different things.

These species were important because one was being promoted as a weed control agent and another was thought to be a pest of rice.

The project involved looking through more than 50 publications in several different languages, borrowing specimens collected as far back as 1775 housed in overseas institutions, and dissecting hundreds of specimens from Asia to the Pacific.

Dissection is a big part of being a beetle expert – very often I can only confirm a species identity by looking at its genitals, which are usually uniquely shaped (in both males and females) but internal, requiring careful dissection. Beetle experts talk a lot about genitalia. But we only use very polite terms.

2508 has asked you to write a regular column on insects.

Please give us a sneak peek of what’s to come.

I thought it would be of interest to talk about some local issues, like seasonal insects, pests in the house, what’s special about the Illawarra insects, and highlight some recent research as well.

I’m very open to requests from your readers, but just remember I’m not a pest control expert so I can’t advise on that. 2508

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HAPPY 96TH TO RONA!

Rona Powell celebrated her 96th birthday last month. Her son, Jim, shares some happy memories of Helensburgh – dating from her arrival in 1928.

Rona Mary Powell (nee Foulds) arrived in Sydney with her parents John (Jack) and Sarah Foulds and her older brother, John, in 1928 from Howe Bridge near Manchester, England. Her father’s brother and brother-in-law had arrived two years earlier and worked at Helensburgh Metropolitan Colliery, where a job was waiting for her father.

They acquired a small property at Blue Gum, just south from what is now Binner’s Fruit Barn on the Old Prince’s Highway. They built a small shantystyle house on the property. Coming from the big city of Manchester, the first strange sight they witnessed was Bill James’s Bullock wagon pulled by six bullocks loaded with timber heading for Bulli.

The old highway was still only dirt in those days.

Rona and her brother went to the Helensburgh Public School, Rona later to St. George Girls High School, where she was in the swimming and first-grade hockey teams. Here she met her future sister-in-law, Mary Strang, who married Rona’s brother, John. Rona gained a scholarship to enter Teachers College, as did Mary.

After graduating Rona did two years’ country service at Junee, where she met her future husband, James Walter Powell, at a dance in Cootamundra.

He was in the WWII Army Signals Corps, and a qualified carpenter. Rona moved back to Helensburgh in late 1941 and she married Wally in July 1942. Her first teaching job back in this area was at Otford School, where she taught the evacuated Croker Island infants children from Darwin. Rona rode her horse, Don, each day from her home to Otford School and each afternoon it was a reward for two children to collect her horse.

Rona would often bring children home for the weekend, and once two of the girls caused a minor catastrophe. Rona had put a bath on, and could hear a lot of giggling, so she went to see what was so amusing. They had turned the bathroom and themselves into a winter wonderland with talcum

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powder – they had used up the whole tin.

They had no electricity then, relying on kerosene lamps and coal fuel stoves. Clothes were washed in a wood-fired copper boiler and floors were dirt.

They had a tank for drinking water and a well for other purposes. They survived the Depression years by selling eggs and fruit from their orchard.

They had two cows, one for milking, the other for producing butter and cheese. One night her parents were bringing the cows back in the dark, with Sarah in front carrying the Tilly Lamp. Jack told her he couldn’t see and asked her to walk alongside the cow so he had more light. Next thing you know there was as splash and Jack had fallen into the well – still holding onto the cow. There were many funny incidents Rona can recall with her dad and the farm animals.

Rona and Wally had three sons: James (Jim), John and Christopher. All went to Helensburgh Public school where Rona taught until 1974, with a couple of years at Heathcote and Sylvania to gain her Infants Headmistress qualifications. There are many people in the town who were taught by Rona, many are now grandparents.

Rona was also in the Anglican Church Dramatic Society and loved ancient history, especially ancient Egypt. Later she gave lectures on the subject at U3A in Miranda. She loved to travel and still does; she loves to shop, not only for herself but for her grand- and great-grandchildren. She has seen many changes to the town over 90 years, including the water supply opening in 1951, the bad bushfires of 1952 and 2001, and the sewerage arriving in the town in 1983.

At age 96, she has slowed down somewhat, but not on her blue scooter, where she frightens the unwary pedestrian with a blast on her hooter. She likes nothing better than to sit on her verandah in the sun with a good historical fiction book, and a drink on a Sunday afternoon with her family. 2508

OUTBACK BOOK DRIVE Stanwell Park resident Fay Prideaux, a teacher/librarian at Yarrawarrah School, reports.

This term I am organising an Outback Book Drive where donations of preloved books from my school and community are being collected, collated and transported to Broken Hill. There they will be distributed to families from isolated stations who have limited access to libraries, shops and books.

My first load of 180kg of preloved/new books has been sent to Broken Hill, boxed up and decorated with students’ artwork.

In May, 75 families who live on stations near Broken Hill will meet for a school camp at Fowlers Gap Station, 110km north of Broken Hill.

The Illawarra Flyers, being weather wary, will fly the books from Broken Hill to this venue prior to the camp to ensure the books arrive in time.​ Teacher 4 teachers founder, Harry O’Brien, a former teacher has kindly donated new teacher

resources. Thanks to wonderful donations from Helensburgh Library, Harper Collins, Scholastic, Booktopia and local author Sue Whiting and the Yarrawarrah school community, the first load of 180kg will be followed by a final load anticipated to be about 120kg. That’s 300kg of books to share, keep and pass on in outback NSW. n Picture book donations are complete, novels for middle/upper primary students are required. Email fay.prideaux1@gmail.com for local pick up. 2508

Local support for people with disabilities Aevum can help families, carers and clients of all ages. Physiotherapist Sean Hails reports on NDIS services in Helensburgh.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been rolled out across Australia over the past couple of years and we are now providing NDIS services to those in need at Aevum Physiotherapy Helensburgh.

The NDIS is a government initiative that provides support for Australians with a disability in a variety of ways. One of these ways is through providing funding for services, such as physiotherapy and exercise physiology through registered practitioners.

Here at Aevum Physiotherapy we have registered NDIS physiotherapists and exercise

physiologists who are providing treatment to a range of clients, all the way from children to adults with a variety of conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, multi-system atrophy, cerebral palsy and autism (to name a few)!

Physio and exercise physiology can help assist in a variety of ways including improving balance, strength, mobility and general independence around the house and the local community.

Involvement in these services has provided clients with a great sense of empowerment and purpose in their daily lives as well. We also provide education to families and carers on how to safely look after their loved ones at home.

If you or someone in your family is NDIS supported, feel free to give us a call so we can determine what your needs are and help you to develop a plan to achieve your goals and improve your wellbeing.

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CLUB REPORTS

HELENSBURGH VIEW CLUB Publicity Officer Virginia Dowson reports.

Helensburgh VIEW Club welcomes new members.

Come along on the third Tuesday of the month to our lunch meeting at Tradies. We have some very Publicity Officer Heather McNaughton reports. talented members who regularly stock our trading table at each meeting with cookery, craft, gardening This term, Helensburgh Girl Guides have been focusing on their badge work and community service. and books, to raise funds for The Smith Family.

Along with events and raffles through the year, At the beginning of March, the girls played their VIEW is able to support two students from the part in the Clean Up Australia Day activities by helping to clean up our own little part of Australia. “Learning for Life” program. Thank you everyone The girls were very enthusiastic in finding rubbish for your support.

Many thanks to Elaine and friends for the (even the gross stuff!) and filled a total of nine bags from the parking area beside the train station to the donation of a large box filled with booties and beanies for premature babies, which are to be glow worm tunnel entrance. Bravo to all of the delivered to Wollongong Hospital.

Guides for a fantastic effort!

The features of the March meeting were the The Guides have chosen this term to work jewellery, scarves, craft and artwork by the 2 ladies toward their ‘Animal Tracks’ badge. Their initial from “Poetry and Pretty Things”. Thank you Jakki badge challenge took place at Coalcliff where the and Margaret for this extensive display, and for the girls enjoyed observing the marine life in the delightful presentation of poetry and prose, most of rockpools. Further events have included an afternoon of ‘Animal Tracks Art’ – with additional it their own work, although a bit of Pam Ayers crept in there. activities such as bushwalking and birdwatching Chris still has tickets for The Book of Mormon at planned to take place in the coming weeks. the Lyric, on Saturday 4 August, 2pm matinee, pay The girls have also been making the most of the by 19 June. The trip to Priscilla Queen of the Desert warmer weather, and have enjoyed an evening on the Woronora River, where they have continued to has been cancelled. For all details please phone Chris on 4294 1103 or mobile 0419 282 264. work towards their Canoeing Trefoil. A huge The next lunch meeting is 17 April at Tradies thanks to the leaders, parents and Water Activities Helensburgh, at 11am for 11.15am start, and Team who ensure that activities such as this are featuring Ian Duncan, Clinical Hypnotherapist. made possible – and are always so enjoyable!

Please phone Fran on 4294 1885 for new bookings Junior Guides (age 7-10) meet every Friday or cancellations by Monday, 9 April. Please bring afternoon during school term from 4.30 to 6pm, items to the April meeting, for inclusion in with Guides (age 10-15) meeting from 6.30pm to hampers to raffle at our May Birthday Party. 2508 8.30 pm every Friday night. If you would like any further information, please contact Malynda Flarey (Brolga) on: mflarey@gmail.com. 2508

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Spanner in the Works, to be held at the Tradies Club, Tuesday, June 12. And regular talks from visiting health professionals regarding the mental and physical health needs common to men, including a psychologist speaking on mental resilience, to the great benefit of our members.

This month has seen the Shed produce its yearly report, which you can pick up at the Shed or from a member, who’s probably wearing a new polo shirt with our motto ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’, nicely embroidered by Shelley of Embroidery Plus.

Also, we welcome our new sponsors Ken and Therese Sandridge (pictured) from newsXpress in Check out the newsXpress display. Paul Blanksby reports. Helensburgh, who have kindly given the Shed a In the March edition of 2508 some of our member’s display area called ShedSpot, a peek at what the loved ones gave us their insight into what the Men’s Helensburgh Men’s Shed means to its members.

The Helensburgh Men’s Shed is at 54 Stanwell Shed had done for their hubby or partner. It was Avenue, Stanwell Park, in the old Anglican great to hear such positive feedback about the Church Hall.

Shed’s impact on local men’s health and life We meet Mondays and Tuesdays 9am-3pm, with outlook. This reflects what the Australian Men’s free Senior Men’s Exercise classes on Monday Shed Association states: “of most importance - in reality Men’s Sheds save lives, it’s that simple. Men’s afternoon. We always have a great time, with coffee, Sheds give purpose to men who are seeking it, and bikkies, fruit, a yarn and a laugh. We talk with each other as we create, repair, restore or make toys to give back to the community at the same time.”

As this year progresses, our focus is, as always, is keep a grandchild amused.

We stand shoulder to shoulder. And we’d love to to improve men’s physical, mental and spiritual see you there. health in various ways. Our community will be Visit www.helensburghmensshed.org.au 2508 hearing more about a fun health initiative called

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TEAM CALEB RAISES $5000!

The good folk at Crawchy’s Swim School have been active for a cause – raising money for research into Infantile Neuro Axonal Dystrophy (INAD).

Team Caleb – a mix of Crawchy’s staff, Crawchy squad swimmers and Caleb’s family and friends – were enthusiastic participants in the annual Splash ’n’ Dash Festival on Sunday, February 25 at North Beach in Wollongong.

Their goal was to raise awareness and funds for research into INAD, a rare and fatal disease that affects one of Crawchy’s young Starfish Club members. Caleb, the four-year-old son of a Stanwell Park couple, was diagnosed with INAD in 2016. There is currently no cure for his rare disease.

Crawchy’s owner Mel Whiteside said: “There were about 30 people running/swimming in Team Caleb. The weather was shocking but it didn’t dampen our spirits.

“They raised just over $5,000 for research into INAD. “We are planning a local fundraiser to help the family with ongoing costs and remodifying their house to accommodate Caleb’s needs in the next few months.” 2508

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ROD STEVENS MEMORIAL PADDLE

The annual event once again proved to be a tough contest for all involved, Tiarne Guyatt reports.

Members of the Coalcliff Surf Life Saving Club braced themselves against strong winds to compete in the event. The paddle honours the memory of Rod Stevens, a committed member of the club for 15 years until his passing in August 2009 after a battle with melanoma.

This year marked the ninth staging of the event.

Coalcliff SLSC president Leo Stevens, Rod’s son, expressed his hope that next year, to mark its 10-year anniversary, the event will be opened up to the wider community, and more competitors will join in the annual commemoration of the patrolling member, and great father.

While there was very limited swell on the day of the paddle – Sunday, March 4 – the constant strong winds resulted in the event being one of relentless chop and spray for the surf athletes.

Competitors made a strong start, with Leo and Matthew Logan busting through the shoredump together.

Matthew was quick to overtake Leo and continued to hold first place throughout the paddle, finishing with a time of 14 minutes and 41 seconds, stealing the title from defending champion Leo, who this year finished in third place with a time of 16 minutes and 31 seconds.

Patrol member Craig Picker came second after a strong paddle against the wind, and recorded a

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Money raised by the event goes towards the Cancer Council.

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COALCLIFF’S IRON CHAMPIONS! The club’s youngest patrolling members impressed in the 2018 Iron Person race on March 17. Tiarne Guyatt reports.

The Black Iron Person started nearly 15 years ago as a friendly competition among club members as a form of training, consisting of two 800m runs, a 400m board paddle and a 400m swim.

In this year’s event, club young guns Tianna Massey and Matthew Logan took the lead early on in the 400m, ahead of senior members Craig Picker and Leo Stevens.

Throughout the race Tianna held second place behind reigning champ Matthew until Leo caught a great wave from the back, charging past Massey and hitting the beach seconds behind Matthew, who maintained his lead for the rest of the event.

Matthew retained his title; Leo was second; and Tianna was third, making all junior members of the club proud.

Leo said the event had originally come about when he was doing his “Gold or Silver Medallion” and that he thought “it would be good to run an event the same as Council lifeguards are required to do each season”.

Senior patrolling member Craig Picker said he participated in the Iron Person because he enjoys “the fitness aspect, social aspect of being involved in club events”.

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Golf NEWS Robert ‘Indy’ Jones reports.

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In March, the fog lifted as we prepared seven groups to hit off. Joining the regulars were a returning Rob Carter along with three newcomers ready to mark their 2nd cards.

In windy conditions the handicapper’s eagle eye of February had been replaced by the treasurer looking a bit short of cash after hearing a couple of birdie opportunities came into play as “Strike it Lucky” went off; $500 to Frank for landing 650mm from the pin, and Ross Fagerstrom within a putter length of the “Eagles Nest”, netting 15 balls for his efforts.

In the stableford event, Tony Gersback put on 35 pts (Hcp 23) from yet another Gersback, the long-hitting Bruce, on 32 (Hcp 17). On a countback Craig Nicholl placed 3rd also on 32 (Hcp 16). A respectable 24 got the chips.

Thanks to our sponsors Christian’s Premium Meats, Helensburgh Hotel and Helensburgh Golf Range for their support.

Member’s thoughts reach out to Jan Howe, hoping each day brings renewed strength and that much closer to recovery.

Our next event will be on April 15, same time.

Don’t forget the Sunday Golf Club Matchplay 1st round. Call Tony on 4294 2696 to join the action.

Golfer: “Why do you keep looking at your watch? I find it very distracting.”

Caddie: “It’s not a watch, it’s a compass.” 2508

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THISTLES’ SEASON OFF TO GREAT START The Helensburgh Thistles have commenced their 2018 campaign in emphatic fashion by taking out the prestigious Fraternity Cup pre-season competition, a club official reports.

The series contained some mixed displays in the round-robin series with a first-up loss against Balgownie Rangers followed by good wins against Thirroul Thunder and Bellambi Rosellas.

In the mid-week semi-final against the newly promoted and highly fancied Shell Cove outfit, the Thistles took up the challenge running out 2-1 winners in a close-fought encounter.

In the final against Coniston Lions, the boys went in as rank outsiders but the team showed enormous character to withstand strong pressure in the first session. Immediately after the break the Thistles struck through a Luke Van Zyl goal, followed up by a classy Cody Cuthbertson finish to lead 2-0. The favourites fought back and peppered the Thistles goal before finally getting through Matt Wardle’s solid defence. At 2-1 the team endured a nervous period before young tyro Cody Cuthbertson again showed his talent by winning the ball and calmly slotting the winning goal. This is the first occasion that the club has taken out this competition and head coach Brad Boardman was strong in his praise for the performances of his young chargers. The day was capped off when skipper Luke Wyatt was named man of the match, but special mention should be made of the efforts of Jarrod Benham and Cody Cuthbertson both of whom were outstanding contributors to the win.

This result is tangible evidence that the First Grade team has been building with the acquisition of some new players to bolster the ranks of a young

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side that exceeded all expectations in 2017 by making the season decider. Brad remains confident that the momentum can be maintained and that the depth of talent in the club will be particularly strong in 2018. For instance, Youth Grade has a big squad fighting for positions and this bodes well for coach Ray Kerridge and football manager Peter Grima, who will be forced to make some difficult decisions before final registrations are determined.

That said, all players will have an opportunity to play for the club with confirmation that numbers are in place for two All Age teams, as well as three over-35 HOGS teams.

In the Ladies divisions, three teams are being entered, including a new Youth Grade (ages 17 to 21) competition, but there are still limited spots available for any latecomers looking for a game with a great club.

The season proper kicked off on March 24; the Thistles’ first home game – against Warilla Wanderers – had been confirmed, at time of press, for Good Friday, March 29.

Upcoming games at Thistle Park will be Bellambi on April 14 and University on April 21.

HOT OFF THE PRESS: THISTLES BEAT THUNDER!

Helensburgh’s first grade side defeated Thirroul Thunder 6-0 in their Bert Bampton Cup match, while the Thistles’ youth grade team beat their Thunder rivals 9-0 in a Youth Cup clash. Both games were played at Gibson Park, Thirroul. 2508

EURO COMPS PART OF WORLD TITLE PLAN BMX stars Kai and Saya Sakakibara will focus on European events for World qualification and their comp year is about to ramp up. Kai reports.

step in the right direction.

By the time this issue is published, we will already be in Europe as we were due to fly out of Brisbane on March 18. We will base ourselves in a town called Wijchen in the Netherlands during our We started the National Series season on a high, time in Europe, putting in the hard work ready for with both of us taking the win at the opening the World Championships in June at Azerbaijan! round at Penrith in mid February. Since then, Keep up to date with Saya and Kai: we have flown back up to the Gold Coast to prepare “Saya Sakakibara” and “Kai Sakakibara”. 2508 for the International season coming up.

This year is different to every other year since I have been in the Elite Class, where the National Championships and Oceania Championships do not count for selection in the World Championships team. Instead, all World Championships qualifiers are based on results at chosen international events, held in Europe and the US. Saya and I will focus on the European side of things leading into the Worlds this year. With six World Cup events and eight European Cup events before the Worlds in June, out of which six are Worlds qualifier events, it made sense for us to put ourselves in the European environment for the first half of the year.

The benefits of this decision go beyond just Worlds selection as well. Although the pinnacle of BMX is still considered to be in the US, the depth of competition in Europe is just unheard of anywhere else in the world, with extremely technical tracks on the circuit as well.

I know that we will both benefit greatly from this added competition pressure in Europe, especially Saya, as she has very little competition while training in Australia. We are looking at our long-term development towards the 2020 Olympics, and believe that this trip will be a huge

Golf NEWS

John Towns reports.

TRADIES SOCIAL GOLF

Golf is normally a game you play on your own, each good shot is a reward, the rest the reason you have a high handicap. Because 2 man Ambrose can take you out of your comfort zone as you are trying to help your partner with his next shot, it is known as the “sorry” game as every time you miss-hit a shot you apologise to your partner. (We find

several words can be used instead of “sorry”.)

Bill and Geoff worked well together to take first prize, followed by Jack and Iain with Terry and Laurie took the third prize. Enjoy your well-earned prizes from Helensburgh Butchers and Gallardo’s Pizza. The Steve McRae Super Pin Prize was allowed to jackpot again this month.

John, Paul and Keith took out the nearest the pins for the round, the A graders were unable to keep the ball on the fairway for the longest drive and Rodger claimed the B grade, Kevin put in 2 excellent shots to claim the difficult Drive and Pitch, Eagles Nest on the 12th.

Full results are available at Tradies Helensburgh Sports and Social Golf Club. 2508

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JUNIOR TIGERS NEWS Trials Day and positions vacant, HJRLFC publicity officer Angela Bevitt-Fagerstrom reports.

HJRLFC TRIALS DAY On Sunday the 18th of March, HJRLFC hosted a trials round with teams from both the Illawarra and Sutherland Shire competitions involved. An impressive 56 teams from Helensburgh, Woonona, Corrimal and Gymea participated on the day which turned out to be an absolute scorcher!

Unfortunately, at around 1pm all play was cancelled due to the extreme heat. Plenty of fun was still had by all involved and it gave coaches and trainers a great insight into the teams’ line-ups going into the competition.

There are still two teams in need of players; Girls under 12 League Tag and the Under 8s. To join in the fun, register at https://playnrl.com/register/

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TWO HJRLFC COMMITTEE POSITIONS VACANT Treasurer: Have you ever used Xero accounting/ bookkeeping software or would like to use it?

If the answer is yes – your club needs you. Never used it before but think you can help? It really is a simple to use online platform - you will pick it up!

If you can help, please contact Brendon Wells on 0475 080 168 or president@hjrlfc.com.au Club Sponsorship Coordinator: Are you a people person? The HJRLFC needs someone who is great at building and maintaining sponsor relationships.

Our valued sponsors will benefit greatly from having one single point of contact with the club. This is a social role that has the ability to be highly beneficial to both the business community and the club.

If you can help, please contact Brendon Wells on 0475 080 168 or president@hjrlfc.com.au.

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