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MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS VANESSA LEVIS

is a highly regarded international food and lifestyle photographer based in Stanwell Park.

Vanessa’s love of photography began at an early age and was further nurtured while traveling the world in her early 20s. Her images have a beautiful simplicity and contemporary style, enhanced by her ability to create compositions with a natural daylight feel that emphasise the quality, or personality of her subject matter. See p6 and 8.

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is a GP who was born and raised in the Northern Illawarra. After decades working locally he has opened Equilibrium Healthcare, gathering a lifestyle-focussed team to help realise his ambition to create a healthier community. When not doing GP things, he can be found swimming at rockpools and beaches or cycling in the National Park, often with a camera in tow. See p16.

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This year, Mother’s Day & International Nurses Day both fall on May 12. Our three nurses, Jackie, Emily and Kelly, all mums, deserve special recognition for being outstanding in their many roles. We extend a big thanks to ALL the mums and nurses in our community who look after us all so well.

But mums need looking after too, and that’s where Equilibrium Healthcare comes in. From before you become a mother we offer pre-pregnancy health checks and shared care through pregnancy, with onsite midwife care and pathology. When you become a mum we’re here to help you with child friendly waiting spaces, baby change facilities and plenty of doctors for delay-free appointments.

This month we have Dr Paul Theron joining the practice. Paul has a professional interest in sports medicine, preventative healthcare and chronic disease management, as well as offce-based surgical procedures.

We also welcome psychologist, Melanie Forster. Melanie works with adults and late adolescents and has interest in anxiety, depression, pain management, substance abuse and a wide range of conditions impacting mental health.

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YOUR Letters

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– Mike Malherbe, Stanwell Park

DRONES ‘BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY’ Professor Rob Brander’s article (April 2508) refers.

Prof Brander has made it very clear; he dislikes drones and he believes their deployment at the beach is probably not worth the time and financial investment. Drones continue to be given a bad rap in the media, and Prof Brander’s column is no different. The antics of a few idiot drone operators are emphasised but the good work done by professional and experienced drone operators is most often overlooked.

Drones are employed in many ways that benefit the community. Search and Rescue, bushfire spotting, pharmaceutical delivery, flood and fire damage surveys and beach patrol support are but a few applications. It took just a couple of deaths to drive the controversial bait line and shark culling program, and drone shark surveillance is surely a better way of preventing death while preserving our wildlife? Drones can supply fair warning of a menacing shark, allowing swimmers/surfers time to clear the water. Drones are already used for rip spotting, some do have loudhailers to warn swimmers about rips, they can spot potential hazards like bait balls and associated predators, they have shark alarms, they can pinpoint swimmers caught in rips and some have the ability to drop flotation tubes. So, yes, they are far more than “fidget spinners”.

Finally, the drones are sponsored and do not cost the beach-goer or taxpayer a cent. In addition, the drone pilots volunteer their own spare time and

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He walks really well on a lead and loves his cuddles.

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FUNDRAISER FOR REACH OUT ORGANISATION Our daughter, Julie Crabbe, a Helensburgh resident, competed in the fundraiser, Laps for life.

Every day a young Aussie takes their own life – that’s one too many. The donations Julie raised will help the Reach Out Organisation provide all young Aussies with the support they need to be happy and well. Julie swam 800 laps (20km) in the Helensburgh pool over the month of March, reaching her goal and finishing on 29th March.

She raised $684 for this worthy cause. Well done.

– Marion and Peter Crabbe.

At an April 2 meeting, Northern Illawarra Chamber of Commerce (NICC) members gave their input on a potential Wollongong City Council draft plan for Helensburgh’s town centre. Visit www. wollongong.nsw.gov.au for updates. 2508

COMMUNITY NOTICES UKELELE GROUP FOR STANWELL PARK I am trying to establish a weekly Ukelele playing and sing-along group in Stanwell Park. Developing and experienced players are welcome, Thursday’s 2-3.30pm. Ukelele Song book would be the core resource but other resources welcome. This group would have Ukelele practice and fun as its core goals. Interested? Contact Edith McNally on 0477 778 289 or mcnallyedith@gmail.com for details.

AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL AT GOVINDA Govinda Valley Retreat will hold a special lunch and talks on May 15, 10am-2pm. A free event, “Connecting People, Places and the Past” will feature speakers including Bruce Watt (author of Dharawal: the first contact people) John Arney (on the Bulgo Beach shack community, Margaret Bradford, Paul Mastronardi, John Shipp AM and Gary Dunnett (National Parks Association). More info: 0412 614 684, wendy@govindavalley.com.au.

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CELEBRATING IONA

The community united to support a much-loved family, Louise Charman James reports.

It has been over nine months since Helensburgh student, Iona Compagnoni (9), was diagnosed with leukaemia. She and her parents, Ish and Tom, along with her younger sister, Xari, have been living in Sydney close to the Children’s Hospital for over six months of that journey, which has included not only chemotherapy treatment, but additional complications from a serious infection.

The family are known and loved by many in the community, particularly Ish for her remedial massage skills and as the founder of the local network for mums, The Mama Tree. Ish is one of my best friends and neighbours and has always been there for me whenever I have needed support.

Now it’s my turn to support her, together with so many others in this incredible community.

Ish has not been able to work since Iona’s diagnosis and the family desperately miss living here and being involved with daily life in the Burgh. So as a way to raise their spirits and some funds, I got together with another of Ish’s close friends, Danielle Ives, to organise a fundraiser concert which would feature a lot of the things close to Iona’s heart – song, dance, circus, cupcakes and unicorns!

The Bushland Chapel kindly provided their hall for the concert, which featured a variety of performances from both children and adults, from

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heartfelt songs to hilarious circus acts to a rousing tap dance routine, complete with unicorn headdresses and a pumping soundtrack! The event was a sell-out and we had people peering through the windows to watch the performances.

Many local businesses generously donated raffle prizes while local mums baked an extraordinary number of cupcakes to sell on the day. We also raised money from a sausage sizzle, face-painting, henna tattoos, massage and a hand-painted wishing tree which will bear many good wishes to Iona, written on paper leaves and flowers.

The grand total raised was more than $9400, which blew us all away!

Iona, Ish and Xari were able to attend the concert and it was wonderful to see their smiles and so much love and affection showered on them by everybody.

It didn’t change the fact that the next day Iona was heading back to hospital for another intense round of chemotherapy, nor that there is still a long journey ahead. But at least they left with a sense of love and celebration that may carry them through the difficult days and months to come.

If you would like to make a donation to the family you can do so at www.gofundme.com/ healingiona or contact Louise 0417 244 978 or Dan 0409 601 552 to donate directly. 2508

M OTHER’S DAY SPE CIAL F E AT URE

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Boutique Thirroul recently rebranded as Magnolia Collective under new owner Marty Graves. Her goal: “The boutique will continue to stock a progression of easy to wear, classy seasonal styles, using natural fabrics that blend eye-catching colours.” Gift vouchers are available at both stores.

Amber McGraw and Stuart McWilliam at last year’s SMH Half Marathon.

RUNNING FOR PREMMIE BABIES

Baby Nix was born nine weeks early, weighing 1.5kg on 17 November 2017 – coincidentally, annual World Prematurity Day. He’s a thriving toddler now but his parents Amber McGraw and Stuart McWilliam have not forgotten the hard times and the people who helped them.

So on Sunday, May 19 the couple – and about 10 more Team Nix members – will once again don purple singlets to run their second SMH Half Marathon in aid of the Premature Babies

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JOY OF A GOOD COOKBOOK 3photographer Last year Stanwell Park Vanessa Levis

volunteered on a fantastic project in aid of drought-stricken farmers, led by food editor and publisher Jody Vassallo. “When Jody asked our industry for help with the idea of a cookbook celebrating farmers with their own recipes and then giving all the proceeds back to the farmers, it was an easy job to say yes to,” Vanessa said. “I believed in her vision and wanted to support in anyway I could. I went to Condobolin first. It was sad to see on the drive out there that it just kept getting drier and drier. The colours changed quite dramatically. I shot a canola farm owned by Pete and Helen and met 14 of her 21 grandchildren. We stayed with her son Greg, his wife Jane and their three kids. They were so welcoming and warm and happy. I then went up Armidale to shoot a youth program called Back Track Boys. This organisation is incredible (see www.backtrack.org.au).”

Farmer is available at all good bookstores; $29.99, with proceeds to the CWA. 2508 Foundation. This time Amber is running in memory of a little boy whose mother, Nikki, she met via social media.

“Her son Lorcan was born at 24 weeks and lived for seven months. He passed away on December 4.

He never left the hospital, it was very sad.”

The mothers have never met in person – Amber lives in Helensburgh, Nikki in Perth. “She just wants people to know how hard he fought, and to raise awareness of premature babies.”

Last year Amber raised over $10,000 for the Running for Premature Babies Foundation. The money raised was spent on incubators, monitors, humidfiers, the kind of life-saving equipment that helped her son Nix survive his time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Amber has set 2019’s goal at $5000 but is hoping to raise more. “The run helped me mentally last year and I think it will again this year.”

She has been training – running with her pram around Helensburgh. The half marathon distance is daunting but the cause is a great motivator. “If Nix could do what he did, if Lorcan could fight like he fought, I can run 21km.” n Want to donate to Amber and Stuart’s SMH Half Marathon fundraiser? Go to www.everydayhero. com/au and search for “Team Nix”. 2508

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M OTHER’S DAY SPE CIAL F E AT URE

Le ading Lights This year, to mark Mother’s Day, 2508 sat down with four amazing women who are making a difference in society, using their roles in the not-for-profit sector to help everyone from children and families to refugees to farmers in remote regions of Australia. Pictured from left to right: Jenni Hutchins, Susan Sumskis, Sherryl Reddy and Pippa Rendel.

‘IT’S EVERY CHILD’S RIGHT’

“I’m really passionate about it.

“The two years before school are critical for children’s development. Some academics say, can Australia afford to do it? It’s actually, we can’t afford not to do it. You’re less likely to drop out of school, you’re more likely to go into university, you’re less Big Fat Smile CEO Jenni Hutchins is a passionate believer likely to be impacted by adversity, even your in preschool education for all. She is co-chair of the Early transition into kindergarten is more likely to be Learning and Care Council of Australia, the industry smoother because of your two years before school. group promoting the ‘Launch into Learning’ campaign “Some people think that child care is child care, ahead of May 18’s federal election. 2508 reports. but it’s not. It’s education and learning.

The Launch into Learning campaign is going well.

“Families often feel guilty about dropping their Politicians have been popping in to Big Fat Smile little people off at a preschool. Don’t. They are centres and the not-for-profit’s HQ in Corrimal. building their capacity, they’re going to be curious “We’ve had lots of visits,” CEO Jenni Hutchins says. and competent learners. You’re doing the right “Pru Goward, Ryan Park, Lee Evans, Sharon Bird, a thing by your child.” mix of state and federal MPs.” Launch into Learning also calls for more support Launch into Learning is a bipartisan campaign for disadvantaged children, fixing the child care that launched in February at the National Press subsidy system and developing a workforce plan Club. “That was really exciting,” Jenni says. “I think for better pay and training. “There’s a well-worn I did 5.6km walking around the halls of Parliament path from our birth-to-five space into the primary House, knocking on doors, talking to politicians. space because of the pay,” Jenni says.

“We are asking for a few things: one is that Jenni took up the role as CEO of Big Fat Smile in children have unfettered access to two years of February 2017. “I was so excited to come here,” she early learning with a quality preschool program says. “This sung to my heart.” prior to school.” “Unfettered access”, Jenni says, Before then, she worked for the YMCA and means all children should have at least two days of spent 13 years at the Benevolent Society, Australia’s preschool a week in the two years before primary oldest charity. “I’ve kind of got not-for-profit school, fully funded by the government.

DNA,” Jenni says, laughing.

“My love and passion is children and families.

My expertise is child protection, I’m a registered psychologist. My speciality is in child and family services, particularly high-risk families. I think all children have the right to flourish and thrive, and be successful, no matter who their parent is.”

Jenni loves the idea of “servant leadership – your job is to do what others tell you to do”. She’s spent a lot of time listening to staff, families and children.

As a result, Big Fat Smile has redrawn its vision

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statement to better reflect who they are and what they do: “We enrich the lives and minds of our children and families in their communities.”

Values have also been redefined under Jenni’s watch. “Safety is critical. I’ve got a passion for child-safe organisation strategies and, obviously through the work of the Royal Commission and through my child protection work, I have an avid view that every child has a right to be safe.”

Big Fat Smile’s other five values are: leadership, integrity, inclusion, child-centric and collaboration.

The organisation – including 26 community preschools, 14 Fun Clubs and the Green Bean play cafe – is a not-for-profit. That doesn’t mean cheap child care; it means staff are well paid, education is top quality, disadvantaged families receive support and any surplus is invested back into the community.

“We are one of Australia’s top quality leading providers in early learning and care,” Jenni says.

“Nearly all of our services are exceeding. If you measured our quality rating against others, you’ll find that as a not-for-profit we actually knock it out of the ballpark. I think we do that by retaining our staff and paying our staff well. A lot of for-profits do pay Award. We do not. We pay above Award.

“We are here for the long haul. We’re not here to make profit off a child – we are here to invest back into the community. So I hope families see that.”

Jenni’s passion for her work is infectious but

when asked about her career highlights, she doesn’t hesitate for a moment: “Having my two little people … they’ve been angels on my shoulder. They have taught me so much in life.” 2508

LAUNCH INTO LEARNING: KEY POINTS

Industry group Early Learning and Care Council of Australia unites preschools, kindergartens, family day care and long day care services in the bipartisan Launch into Learning campaign ahead of the Federal Election.

They’re calling on government to fund at least two days a week of preschool in the two years before school. Why? • Today 1 in 5 of our children walks into primary school for the first time already developmentally vulnerable.

Australian children receive just one year of subsidised access to preschool, making us one of the few OECD nations not offering a second year of preschool.

• The ages of 3 to 5 are critical in the development of a child’s brain. Early learning helps children develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, pre-reading and early number concept skills, self-control and self-regulation.

• There is a strong correlation between children attending early learning and their results at school.

Children at age 8 who attended preschool score 20-30 points higher on Year 3 NAPLAN tests.

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‘YOU SEE A LOT OF LONELINESS’

Dr Susan Sumskis is acting Head of Health & Social Wellbeing at Nan Tien Institute, a not-for-profit, higher education provider. She volunteers with Psychs on Bikes, a group of mental health professionals who ride around Australia performing health checks. 2508 met Susan at the Unanderra campus.

Dr Susan Sumskis rides an Indian Scout. “It’s 1100 cc. It’s a Cruiser, it does long distances, it’s comfy.

“And it’s a great ice-breaker.”

Susan volunteers with Psychs of Bikes, a group started on a 2012 road trip by psychiatrist Dr Joe Dunn. “We are a bunch of mental health professionals. We’re a mix of psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, allied health workers. We all ride motorcycles. So we combined our love for that with going out into rural and remote Australia, performing men’s health checks, mental health checks in the community, educating on suicide, meeting with fellow health professionals.

“We actually do conferences while we’re moving along.

And we go into schools to raise awareness, particularly where they’ve had suicide clusters.

“Psychs on Bikes is a registered mental health charity, but we’re not like other motorcycle charities where they just ride to raise awareness. We ride to work.”

A core group of about 12 to 20 riders take annual leave to travel twice a year for 10 days at a time.

“We just have finished a trip to Queensland, so we went out through Scone and through the backblocks into Brisbane. We often work with Men’s Sheds. We partner sometimes with Men of League because Men of League bring the men out … you’ve got to have a reason to get men off their farms, get them into a meeting place where we can engage with them and say, ‘Hey, how are you going, what’s happening? You need any help?’”

She’s seen an increase in need. “It’s very seasonal …

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particularly with men with depression, with the lessening of their role and great stress over surviving greater adversarial challenges like a drought.”

Susan organises the journeys. “We arrive, we unpack all our health check gear. We put up our banners and flyers and we start talking to men. It’s that simple.

“You see a lot of loneliness. One of the most important things about the health check is that when you put a blood pressure cuff on someone’s arm, you’re touching them. And the number of people that have said to me, ‘I haven’t been touched for a very long time.’

“Generally men will open up because they don’t know you. We’re bound by confidentiality. They can tell us and we move on. We make referrals if necessary.

“Sometimes we’ll do three interventions in one day.

We’ll do it in the place we wake up at, we will be on the bikes for maybe 700km, somewhere at lunch time, we’ll do a couple of hours of intervention, and then we’ll do one at dinner. Normally, we’d go and talk in RSL clubs.”

The trips are rewarding on many levels. “I love motorcycle riding and it means that I get to ride with people who are all registered health professionals… we worked out one day we were basically a travelling ambulance,” Susan says, laughing. “It’s a rolling conference; it regenerates my professional self. And I get to put my helmet on and have solitude for seven hours.

So it’s a holiday.”

A mother of six children, aged from 19 to 40, Susan came to lecture at Nan Tien Institute after a career as an academic at UOW’s School of Nursing. “I wanted the students to be under less stress and be able to manage the stress they were under. So I started to look into alternative curriculum efforts bringing that about.”

Time off for Psychs on Bikes is acknowledged by her employer. “The institute supports me with intentions … they recognise that it’s really important to me.

So whenever I need to go away and do it, I can.” 2508

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‘FRIENDSHIP IS PRICELESS’

Nothing makes you feel at home like having friends. Which is why an independent, volunteer-powered not-for-profit like SCARF (Strategic Community Assistance to Refugee Families) is so important. 2508 reports. the terrorist attacks in New Zealand mosques, the world in shock after 50 people died as a result of the Christchurch mass shooting on March 15.

SCARF community members felt exposed and vulnerable. “It was a very hard week,” Pippa said.

“We received lots of calls from people,” Sherryl said. “Many SCARF community members from refugee backgrounds, particularly from Muslim backgrounds, said they felt fearful of leaving the house or attending their places of celebration or worship, while others felt afraid in their own homes. This was clearly distressing to see and hear.

“Countering this, however, were the many personal expressions and gestures of friendship that came from volunteers and community members … all seeking ways to show their support, to grieve in solidarity, and to gather Outgoing SCARF leader Sherryl Reddy together to show strength in community. (left) and new CEO Pippa Rendel.

“It really brought home the fact that we can all play a role in responding to such an unimaginable Sherryl Reddy has done an incredible job as CEO of SCARF, the Illawarra’s refugee support group. In act of hatred, by showing warmth, welcome and friendship … the power of friendship really did just four years, Sherryl has transformed what started in 2003 as one woman’s act of kindness into shine in the Illawarra. Illawarra People for Peace a team-based organisation with the structures and held a public peace vigil, community members from diverse backgrounds organised ‘Nowruz’ – funding needed for long-term survival.

Persian New Year celebrations – and children Now Sherryl is handing over the reins to Pippa participated in the Hand in Hand arts and crafts Rendel. “We’ve welcomed over 800 refugee family day at Wollongong Mall. entrants to the Illawarra in the past four years – Sherryl is taking a job as Diversity and Inclusion from Afghanistan, Burundi, Congo, Eritrea, Officer with the NSW State Emergency Services Ethiopia, Iraq, Iran, Myanmar, and Syria,” Sherryl said. “It’s been a marathon four years at SCARF and (SES) but leaves knowing SCARF in good hands.

Pippa Rendel was SCARF’s program manager for a massive team effort.

“Friendship is something we all take for granted six months in 2018, before applying for the CEO role in December. Pippa grew up in the Illawarra, when we’re surrounded by it. But when you arrive studied journalism at Canberra University and in a new country, having fled everything that is lived in London for almost 10 years. Back in the familiar, a stranger extending the hand of Illawarra, she now lives at Jamberoo and is a friendship can make the world of difference. This core of community connection remains at the heart mother of two young children. “I don’t have the same humanitarian front line experience [Sherryl of everything SCARF does.”

The power of friendship was evident at the Hand has worked in conflict zones around the world], in Hand exhibition, an annual fundraiser featuring but I have worked a lot with people, including from refugee backgrounds, on a range of public works by Paul Ryan, Caroline Baum and other health-related issues and social cohesion issues.

Illawarra artists, held in March 2019 to coincide Pippa was working in Illawarra community with National Harmony Week. health services when she encountered SCARF. Pippa said: “It went really well. It was my first “I really loved, particularly, the befriending Hand in Hand and I was just blown away by the generous support of the artists in our community.” program and that idea of matching and making connections,” she said.

The show raised more than $12,000 for SCARF, SCARF recently finished a formal round of wrapping up on March 24 with a free family fun volunteer recruitment. “But people are always day of arts and crafts at Wollongong Central. welcome to put in expressions of interest,” Pippa The colourful Harmony Week activities played out against a darker background – the aftermath of said. Go to www.scarfsupport.org.au. 2508

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SHOCK FOR YEAR 6 STUDENTS

Shortly before the April school holidays, Helensburgh Public School parents received surprising news.

A “historical” error has been uncovered – Bulli High is not the local high school for Helensburgh Public School (HPS) students.

“For the vast majority of our Year 6 students, Heathcote High School is your local high school,” said a letter sent to parents on April 10.

For years – social media posts suggest as far back as 1985 – it has been assumed that HPS children could choose between Heathcote or Bulli High.

This is not the case – it appears to only have been a friendly arrangement, with no formal ties to Bulli ever documented, said Naomi Burley, president of the HPS P&C. Naomi said that, while the news was a shock, parents’ distress is not a reflection of the high schools, but because of where family ties lie.

“Lots of us do have family and work down south and that’s why we live here.”

“Your local high school is based on your residential address, not just the fact you go to HPS. And it’s based on the closest high school.

Technically by a few kilometres. Heathcote is closer, even though we are a suburb of Wollongong.

“It’s incredibly logical to us that Bulli is a local school for us. I have had a few parents said to me, We bought in Helensburgh because of that, we could have bought further south.”

There is still an option to apply as an “out of area” student. “You just fill in the form differently.

If you explain your reasons to the school, they will of course support you and do their utmost to make sure those reasons are best represented.”

Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis, Naomi said, so it’s highly unlikely that families with a child already at Bulli High would have to send a younger child to Heathcote.

Principal Ewen Neild’s response has been prompt and heartfelt, she added. “He let us know as soon as he could. He was very upfront and frank with us at the P&C. He was genuinely distressed for those students affected, and the focus is quite rightly on them and their family’s needs.”

A meeting for parents was to be held on April 30, with principals of Bulli and Heathcote due to attend. Mr Neild and the NSW Department of Education have been approached for comment. 2508

‘PREVENTION IS BEST MEDICINE’ Dr Trevor Kemper of Equilibrium Healthcare reports.

How many times have you been sick and realised, too late, that you could have avoided it?

Prevention is the best medicine. It’s not a new concept but it’s often forgotten, until it’s too late.

Making headlines in the media lately are two vaccine-preventable diseases: influenza and measles. Vaccination is the process of teaching your immune system to recognise dangerous organisms so that it can fight them faster when you are exposed to them. A vaccine typically uses a tiny particle from that organism or a much less active strain of virus to show your body what it looks like and how to fight it, without making you sick. It’s like you’re shown mugshots of the baddies so you recognise them when they’re in town.

The flu vaccine, available now for this influenza season, contains particles of different flu viruses expected to cause havoc this winter. We have already had cases of influenza confirmed.

The measles vaccine contains a milder version of the measles virus and has the same protective effect. If you were born between 1966 and 1994 you probably missed out on a second dose of the

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measles mumps rubella vaccine and should have a chat with your GP about a free booster.

There are lots of other vaccines that have amazing health benefits too. Protecting against gastroenteritis, pneumonia, meningitis, cervical cancer, shingles... I have seen babies and children die from preventable diseases like meningococcal meningitis and epiglottitis, but not since the childhood immunisation schedule started to include vaccinations for them. A whole host of other diseases have faded from our vocabulary since their eradication through vaccination programs. Clearly, vaccines work.

What about autism? There is no association between vaccination and autism. Full stop. It’s safe for kids and adults alike.

So, if you’re under 5, over 65, are pregnant or identify as Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander or if you have any chronic health issue like asthma or heart disease, you can get your free flu vaccine now.

Everyone else can have it too for minimal cost, it could save you a lot of time off work or school too. 2508

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RED-HOT SUCCESS! The very first sauce that The Chilli Project entrepreneur Michelle Walsh created was a winner at this year’s Mr Chilli Awards.

Chilli Project Jalapeño Hot Sauce is mild in heat but big on flavour. It has a vibrant, pickled-green chilli flavour which makes it perfect on anything with cheese, in your salad dressings or – as my kids have it – on your sandwiches!

How did you feel when you found out you’d won?

I was shocked and so very excited! I had only decided to enter a few days before the entries closed and to be listed as a winner amongst some of the very best sauce producers is a real honour!

Helensburgh business The Chilli Project – started by local mum Michelle Walsh in 2017 – has beaten contenders from all over Australia and New Zealand to take out first prize in the Chilli Tomato Sauce category at the 2019 Mr Chilli Awards.

The winning sauce was Michelle’s Signature Blend Hot Sauce, the first one she ever made, tried and tested locally on friends and family. She also won 2nd prize in the Mild Chilli Sauce category for the Jalapeño Hot Sauce. And last year her Habanero & Orange Sweet Chilli Sauce won 1st Place at the Nowra Chilli & Chocolate Festival.

2508 just had know more.

What does this mean for your business?

It has given us great exposure and credibility in the chilli market and we have been incredibly busy since the results came out! It has definitely helped us with brand awareness and has led to an increase in wholesale enquiries, which is very exciting. We have also just been accepted to exhibit at the biggest chilli festival in Australia at Sawtell in July!

Congratulations! Tell us about your two winning sauces.

The Signature Blend Hot Sauce is a tomato and capsicum based sauce with a blend of mild and hot chillies. It goes great with everything– pizza, pasta, burritos, seafood, bacon and eggs and more! The

How hot do the sauces get?

We have six sauces in the range, starting from mild and working up to super-hot! Our hottest sauce is The Chilli Project Smokin’ Hot BBQ Sauce, and it has three types of super-hot chillies in it including

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Where do you source your chillis, and why?

From Sydney Markets from predominantly Queensland growers. The climate in Queensland is more favourable for year-round growth.

the Guinness World Record Holder, the Carolina Reaper. Based on market research and testing, we rate it a 12/10 on the heat scale. Having said that, however, our sauces are packed full of flavour from fresh chillies (no powders or extracts) and other ingredients, so it’s not all about the heat.

Is the industry very competitive?

Worldwide, there are so many sauces on the market, but the only real competition seems to take place in the fight to produce the world’s hottest sauces! Otherwise, everyone is very supportive.

Quite a bit of sauce swapping goes on behind the scenes as we all want to try each other’s creations!

What makes your sauces so good?

The focus on all of our sauces is flavour. When I started The Chilli Project, I just wanted to create delicious sauces that you keep going back to. There are plenty of sauces out there that focus on the heat, but each of our sauces also has a different flavour from fresh Australian produce.

I try to match the flavour of the chilli with specific flavour profiles to make a good match. Our sauces appeal to a wide range of consumers, and I love hearing the feedback “I don’t normally like chilli, but I love this sauce.” That’s what I aim for!

When did you begin and who has helped?

It all began two years ago when I attempted to return to part-time corporate work after having children and couldn’t even get an interview! I had toyed with the idea of a food business for a number of years but had no true direction. It was my husband, James (who is the hugest fan of my chilli sauce), that pushed the envelope. He rightly pointed out that I had been making chilli sauce for years for family and friends (now known as our Signature Blend Hot Sauce) and that the requests for refills were seemingly endless! I decided to do some market testing in the local 2508 community and we received such positive feedback that I decided to take the plunge!

I have had a huge amount of local support along the way. Denise and Kevin at Binners Farm are amazing, sourcing all my fresh produce from the markets for me, and they are also a stockist of our sauce. Michael from Criniti’s very selflessly helps me in the school holidays by picking up my super-hot chillies from the markets. Jason from Helensburgh Butchery (who is a huge chilli lover) has supported our business since we began to wholesale. We have also had wonderful support from Natasha at Ripples Printing and Design with emergency late night printing jobs and graphic design assistance.

A Mother’s Day question – please tell us about your children and how they have inspired you.

I have two daughters: Mattia (6) and Charlie (4) and they inspire me to aim higher every day.

They’re big fans of the chilli business and they love coming with me to festivals and doing their own tastings at my market stall (which often shocks onlookers)! I think the biggest thing I’ve discovered having young children and a business is how much they want to be involved and I try to use that as an opportunity to teach them and inspire them.

I’m lucky to have the full support of my husband as well as grandparents willing to mind the children on big market days, but I won’t lie – it’s a juggle! Most of my business planning happens after 10pm and it’s often a struggle to make the 3pm school pick-up.

What’s your dream for the future?

Having our sauces in the homes of all like-minded foodies across Australia! I would love to convert all the chilli-shy people into chilli lovers too!

Where can we buy The Chilli Project sauces?

At www.thechilliproject.com.au (free delivery in 2508), Binners Farm, Helensburgh Butchery, markets and events – follow us on Facebook. 2508

Signature Blend Tomato Salsa 1 small brown onion, finely diced Juice of 1 lime 8 ripe but firm tomatoes 2 tbsp The Chilli Project Signature Blend Hot Sauce ½ bunch fresh coriander, finely chopped Salt Combine onion and lime juice in a bowl and allow to sit for 10 minutes (this will soften the onion). Dice tomatoes then add them to the onion mix along with coriander and Signature Blend Hot Sauce. Fold gently until well combined. Season to taste with salt and serve!

Notes: This salsa is delicious as a side with fish, chicken, pork or even on its own with corn chips. It also makes a great addition to any type of taco.

For an added spicier twist, add finely chopped green Jalapeños to the onions in Step 1. 2508

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Otford poetry writer Claudia Walters

Claudia Walters has a background in community development using theatre to tell stories with people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. She writes poetry to capture a moment and prose to unpack the chaos. Her themes are drawn from the everyday of life in Otford and from the epic journey of her family across generations and continents, through poverty and privilege. Writing is her safe place to fall, her comfort and retreat when life overwhelms.

— MORNING — As morning stretches out of me A gentle peace abides The gift of time I gave to me On which this wisdom glides.

Not piece by piece, nor hour by hour This crystal note sublime But eternally and forever more To stop the hands of time.

I used to borrow and return From that hallowed place I lived in fear that it would end And so it did a pace.

But just the other day I found Suspended in the air Magnificence in which I’m bound Yet free beyond all care.

POET’S CORNER

Welcome to our new feature – a place for creative writers to share their work. Compiled by Karen Lane.

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LOCAL WRITERS’ GROUPS Helensburgh Wednesday Writing Haven (sit & write), 12.15-2.15pm. Contact Karen Lane via WritersBootCampOtford@gmail.com or call 0412 787 873.

If you’re a local poet or if you’d like to list your writers’ group here at no cost, please email editor@2508mag.com.au. 2508

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Discovered I that sense of awe That momentary bliss Which grows and yields and then transforms Like love’s first stolen kiss.

And one by one these moments grew Till hours filled and days Of gentle breezes blowing With warmth of silver haze.

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ASK BOHMER Q: What tree should I give to my mum or grandmother?

Mother’s Day is a special time of year and I love the smile on my mum when she receives a bouquet from her golden boy. But cut flowers are kind of short-term in their value as a gift.

If you are celebrating, honouring or remembering your mum, and you’re looking for a rewarding way to pay tribute, why not plant a tree?

If you haven’t got space in your backyard then join a bushcare group (email phellier@wollongong. nsw.gov.au or call the Bushcare Officer on 4227 81130) and check out Landcare Wollongong (www.landcareillawarra.org.au).

I don’t need to tell you how hard your mum works and it’s the same in the tree world – the females are the hard workers as they are the pollen catchers. The Illawarra has enough issues with asthma and respiratory issues and having these female trees around us helps. What would we do without women!

Plant a female tree to honour the most important of females: MUM! n Email Bohmer at info@ bohmerstreecare.com.au or call 0432 789 530. 2508

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FINAL YEAR FOR WAVES 2508

From left: Kevin Kennedy WAVES VP, Trevor Gormon and John Gouge, Helensburgh Hotel.

By Kevin Kennedy VP. WAVES 2508 inc.

Widows And Veterans Entitlement Services (WAVES) 2508 inc. annual general meeting was held on 11 February 2019.

To mark the occasion, and 10 years of service in the 2508 area, a plaque was presented to Helensburgh Hotel to acknowledge and thank the owners past and present and hotel patrons and staff for their very generous support over this period.

The AGM meeting considered the current situation with declining and aging membership, our oldest veteran being 95 and our youngest being 60. The oldest War Widow is 97. Many members have passed on over the recent years or others have moved into care facilities outside the 2508 area.

We have in fact reached an inevitable point for organisations such as ours when we must consider where we go from here. Members agreed at the AGM that further fundraising activities for WAVES 2508inc. would cease and the organisation would continue only until the end of 2019.

‘OUR FAMILIES SHARED A COMMON LINK TO THAT TERRIBLE DAY’ In 2013, my wife Dorothy and I visited Fromelles as part of our honeymoon.

My wife had organised the visit as we wished to pay our respects to my identified relative – Pvt Alexander Clingan – KIA 19th July 1916.

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The social activities for war widows and members lunches would continue for this year (2019). All pension and welfare services would continue and will still be available via the present committee members even beyond the closing of the organisation. We are only a phone call away and members of the Woonona Bulli RSL have offered to carry out any further pension work when required .

On behalf of our President, Graham (Midge) Oldfield and the Committee we extend our thanks to the 2508 community for their help and support.

We shall retire happy and proud of our achievements for Widows, Veterans, their families and carers over the past 10 years. 2508 We met the wonderful people of the town, paid our respects at Alec’s grave, walked the battlefield then journeyed to the ‘VC Corner’ monument, where the names of all those killed in action at Fromelles are engraved.

We found Alexander’s name and I took a moment alone to reflect.

Dorothy walked further along the monument and stopped at a randomly selected panel. Her first glance at the names made an incredible discovery, the name of her great uncle – Sergent Vincent Grogan, from Barnsdale Victoria, killed in action, 19th July 1916.

We had no idea until that moment, that both of our families shared a common link to that terrible day. We confirmed Vincent’s details upon our return home.

In 2016 at the centenary event in France – we were informed that, along with Alec, Vincent is also resting in Pheasant Wood cemetery in an unmarked grave, awaiting DNA confirmation.

Over a century ago, those two young men could never have dreamt their relatives would meet, marry and walk the same ground in that small town in northern France.

Lest we forget.

– John & Dorothy Clingan, Stanwell Tops 2508

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An expert on cider is called a pommelier.

A ‘sommelier’ is an expert on wine and a beer expert is called a ‘cicerone’. Cider tasting is just like wine tasting. Make sure you use all your senses.

Encourage your friends to taste with you, and have fun! And, of course, drink responsibly.

Here’s a few basic tasting tips to guide you along your cider appreciation journey at home!

1. Don’t drink ice-cold cider.

To pick up more of the aromatics, let cider “open up” as you would with a nice white wine; remove from the fridge for five minutes at room temperature before drinking.

2. Use the right glassware.

Never drink cider straight out of the bottle (I’m talking about stubbies and cans). To fully experience all a cider has to offer, pour it into a glass... and not just any glass. Mason jars are cute and hip and all, but fluted glasses provide the best vehicle for performing an ‘organoleptic’ assessment.

Fluted Champagne, tulip and bona-fide cider glasses are the best choices as they accentuate the bubbles in an effervescent cider and enhance the

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Darkes Glenbernie Orchard’s Jo Fahey presents five tips to guide you on a cider appreciation journey.

aromatics. A wine glass is OK too. I like a beautiful fine-rimmed glass whenever I want to treat myself!

3. When tasting a flight of ciders, do so in order.

When tasting ciders start with dry and then end with sweet. High residual sugars can overwhelm your taste-buds! If you were doing a tasting of our ciders, we’d say start with Darkes Dry, then Howler, B-Sting (which is actually a sparkling mead and has no apple in it at all), then Little Blue.

4. Learn and use ‘organoleptic’ terminology.

“Organoleptic” refers to the sensory evaluation of an alcoholic beverage: its appearance, aromas, flavours, body and finish. We are often more accustomed to evaluating wine (and craft beer) for these qualities. To describe your experience, liken it to flavours, smells and life experiences you have had, such as ‘fresh forest’, ‘herbaceous’, ‘floral’, ‘honey’, ‘nutty’, ‘vanilla’, ‘barnyard’ and ‘citrus’.

5. Pair cider with food.

Australian ciders made from 100% fresh crushed apple with no added sugar, concentrate or flavours are usually more ‘sessionable’. This means that they are great drinking on their own on a hot day.

Some ciders pair well with meals and appetizers.

Experiment. Cheeses, oysters, crab, all things pork and charcuterie are classic pairings, but fish, burgers, creamy pasta, pizza, poultry, roasts, Thai, and spicy curries make interesting combinations.

Some semidry ciders make for lovely bubblies, great as an aperitif or as a wedding toast. There’s a cider for everyone, and a cider for every occasion! n Visit www.darkes.com.au 2508

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MEET THE STEEL MAGNOLIAS This month SPAT Theatre presents the stage version of Steel Magnolias, bringing a little bit of Louisiana to Stanwell Park, writes Beth Farmer.

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You may remember the fabulous 1989 movie, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year!

Our play is based on the original by Robert Harling from 1987, and features lots of 80s nostalgia that will take you back to the days of shoulder pads, blue eye shadow and really big hair!

We chatted to the cast about their characters…

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Black Box Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, The Dire Theatre and Short + Sweet Sydney. She is also a playwright and director. Bernadette plays M’Lynn, the over-protective mother of Shelby, with good reason, as it turns out…

4. SOPHIE MATHESON / SHELBY LATCHERIE Sophie has been acting on stage from a young age, 1. AMANDA ENDERBY / TRUVY JONES appearing in several SPAT productions, including Amanda has been part of SPAT for the last seven The Three Musketeers, The Most Incredible Thing years. In that time she has done six theatrical and A Midsummer Nights Dream. Sophie plays shows and two ‘Singers’ dinner shows. Amanda has Shelby, a young bride, mother and the emotional a musical background and prefers to play in heart of the story. comedy roles, and is loving the relationships 5. EMMA REID / CLAIREE BELCHER formed in SPAT. Amanda plays Truvy, the unhappily married but hopelessly romantic owner Emma is also brand new to the theatre and makes of the beauty salon where all the action takes place. her stage debut as grand dame and former First Lady of Chinquapin Clairee. Emma hopes to take a 2. BETHAN FARMER / ANNELLE DUPUY leaf out of Clairee’s playbook and be “fabulous, just This is Beth’s first play; she plays Annelle, the too colorful for words”. young beauty apprentice with a dark secret and a 6. ALISON GARVIE / OUISER BOUDREAUX long journey of discovery ahead of her.

You may recognise Alison from our other events, 3. BERNADETTE LEMESURIER / M’LYNN EATENTON she is the Musical Director of SPAT Music and a Bernadette is a veteran of theatre in the Illawarra well-known local musician, teacher and part-time with over 10 years experience acting with SPAT. barista! This is Alison’s first foray into the dramatic In addition, she has performed with Arcadians, arts and she plays Ouiser, the loud, cantankerous but big-hearted local crazy-lady who has some serious beef with M’Lynn’s husband.

HELENSBURGH LIBRARY, 57 Walker Street, 4294 2185 Steel Magnolias show dates: May 17 & 18; 24 & 25, CWA Hall, The library’s Born to Read sessions begin in May and it’s Stanwell Park. $20/$15 via spat.org.au or 0429 921 562.

National Simultaneous Storytime!

Also watch the website for Grease auditions coming up! 2508 Fri 3 Knitting Group: Drop-in, 11am-1pm.

Tue 7 Steam Punks, 3.30pm, free, ages 5+. Science Technology, engineering, Arts and Math fun.

Wed 8 Storytime, 10.30am, free ages 0-5 Thu 16 Born to Read, storytime for you and baby 10.30am, free, ages 0-1. Bookings essential.

Wed 22 National Simultaneous Storytime. 10.30am, free, ages 0-5. Games, songs and fun!

Thu 23 Born to Read, storytime for you and baby 10.30am, free, ages 0-1. Bookings essential.

Thu 30 Born to Read, 10.30am, free, ages 0-1. n 2508’s regular What’s On listings page will be back next month. Or find it online at 2508mag.com.au 2508

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SALVOS FUNDRAISE FOR A BIGGER PRESENCE IN 2508 The Helensburgh Salvation Army is gearing up for a massive month of May to raise funds through the Red Shield Appeal to employ a local community worker.

Over the past two years, The Salvation Army has been stepping up its presence in Helensburgh, with a trial one-day-a-week community worker employed in 2018 to create community at the local Salvos Store, and to assist locals struggling with financial hardship, social isolation, housing stress and other needs.

Through that, and with volunteer assistance, the organisation was able to support a number of individuals and families, including an elderly man who needed bedding during winter, a family experiencing financial hardship and housing stress, organising court-support for a family and helping a local couple access The Salvation Army’s recovery services for a family member in addiction.

Helensburgh Salvos also offers The Salvation Army’s Positive Lifestyle Program, a one-on-one eight-week course. The organisation also supports Helensburgh Public School’s Wellbeing Support Officer, Nina Sampson.

“This May, we’re asking the 2508 community to come alongside us in support for our Red Shield Appeal,” said Helensburgh Salvation Army volunteer, Lauren Martin. “We’d like to raise enough money to support an ongoing local community worker so that we can give hope to even more locals in need.”

Helensburgh Salvos are running a number of fundraisers during the month, including: 16 May, 7-9pm: Op-Shop for a Cause!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ELLIE! The koala joey recently turned one.

Symbio’s Jessica Harris reports.

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The late-night Salvos Stores shopping and dessert evening is back by popular demand. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door.

19 May, 8:30am-12:30pm: Mega-Charity Garage Sale! 7 Saligna Place, Helensburgh. Books, toys, clothes and even a bake-sale with all proceeds going to The Salvation Army.

23 May, 7-9pm: Op-Shop for a Cause! The late-night Salvos Stores shopping and dessert evening is back. Tickets $15 at the door.

25-26 May: Red Shield Appeal Doorknock Weekend. Can you volunteer to be a collector?

Please phone 0410 341 419 for more details on how you can help!

30 May: ‘Save Room for Dessert’ special event at The Cupbearer. Tickets $20 for your choice of desserts and hot drinks, available for pre-purchase at The Cupbearer café.

1 June, 3pm: Helensburgh Off Road MTB Club (HORCC) Red Shield Ride event. Kids ride kicks of at 3pm, then a buy-your-own handicap adults event at 4pm. With great prizes from local MTB sponsors, it’s going to be a massive event with fun for the whole family!

1 June, 7:30pm: Hip Replaysments concert at Helensburgh Tradies. $20 entry, pay at the door.

Come along for a great night of dancing to your favourite tunes! n To keep up to date on these events and more, like the ‘2508 Salvos’ Facebook page. 2508 This month at Symbio we celebrated the first birthday of our koala joey Ellie.

Ellie was born to our beautiful koala Grace. Ellie is Grace’s first joey and the first joey to be born here at Symbio in the last three and a half years. On her birthday, keepers showered Ellie with wonderful gifts in the form of native flowers, a koala plush toy and lots of cuddles and extra attention on her special day.

Wild koala populations are under severe threat due to habitat destruction, feral pests and disease.

What can we do to make a difference?

By purchasing sustainably produced paper and timber products that are FSC labelled, this ensures it is from a sustainable source and not somewhere that once could have been Koala habitat.

Also it’s great to support organisations such as the Australian Koala Foundation. Even visiting Symbio provides an educational connection between humans and wildlife. 2508

Tracy Campbell at the 2508 Hope Community Pantry.

Photo: Unicorn Studios

PANTRY GIVES HOPE

By Tracy Campbell.

In 2014 I went through a traumatic separation from my partner. Besides the physical and emotional healing that I needed to work through, I found myself with so many bills – one of which would have left myself and my kids with no electricity if it went unpaid. I had no phone, limited cash and three kids that were eating the same meal every night, and had one sandwich and a piece of fruit for school.

I saw myself as a huge failure. When I finally opened up about how bad my situation was to a friend, she informed me of a community food pantry that had started in Helensburgh.

I went reluctantly, but when I saw it was at a church, I took one step in and ran out again. I was a mess, and I was in no place to be spoken to about God, which is what I thought was going to happen.

Then I was greeted by a couple who said they were the pastors of the church. They invited me in and, to my surprise, I wasn’t preached to. I was only asked the basic questions needed for the Community Pantry member form.

What was given to me was an abundance of fruit, vegetables and bread, plus a cup of coffee and the comfort and assurance that if I ever needed more support, all I needed to do was ask. Five years have passed and, through using the food pantry, I have built friendships and have never had to worry that I wouldn’t have food for my kids. With food prices rising all the time, the small amount that I spend at the community pantry cuts a huge amount off my shopping bill, allowing me to set aside more money for bills and other expenses.

I’ve had plenty of conversations in our local community about the 2508 Hope Community Pantry and I have discovered that while many people know about the pantry, they won’t use it, even though they would be eligible and it would help them so much. Some are too embarrassed, some are worried about being preached to, some think that because they have a job, they won’t be eligible.

This is the reason I have decided to publicly share my story. I want people to know that whatever your circumstances, if you are struggling financially, the 2508 Hope Community Pantry is available to you.

Yes, the pantry is held at Hope church. Yes, it is run by volunteers who attend church (for some, they give back through the pantry because they themselves have had to use it).

Yes, your personal information is kept confidential. Yes, you will be given a warm welcome and respect. No, you do not have to attend church to use the pantry. No, you will not be spoken to about God unless you initiate it.

I have found the pantry to be such a blessing and it has opened so many doors for my family. For those that know me, and for those that don’t know me, I now currently attend Hope Church, but I made that decision on my own, just as I did to write this article. 2508

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Charlie Harper’s bike shop (image courtesy of Helensburgh Historical Society) and, below, Matthew Overington’s new workshop.

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL A Helensburgh resident has established a bike-repair service.

It’s clear to anyone that ventures out into the forests or back roads on any given weekend that 2508 has become (or, depending on your perspective, remains) something of a mecca for cyclists. The topography, relatively quiet streets and lush bush has drawn cyclists to the region for more than a century.

Helensburgh has had a long history of cycling, dating back to the operation of Charlie Harper’s bike shop in Parkes Street of Helensburgh in the early 20th century. More recently, the tradition has been kept alive through the efforts of the Helensburgh Off Road Cycle Club (HORCC), which has advocated for – and developed – a track in Helensburgh that draws significant crowds of riders and spectators for regular social races.

The Old Princes Highway is crowded with lycra-clad adventurers each weekend, while more

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casually-dressed mountain bikers descend on some of the area’s famed off-road trails and the skate park plays host to a growing number BMX enthusiasts.

“I have been mountain-biking and road-riding in the 2508 area for decades and wanted to give back to the community,” says bike mechanic Matthew Overington, who has set up a comprehensive, well-stocked bicycle workshop to cater to the growing needs of cyclists in the region.

“I’m actually a journalist and writer by trade, but I’ve always worked in bike shops. My grandfather was an avid cyclist and took long holidays with my grandmother on a tandem. My earliest memories of freedom as a kid was getting on my bike and just riding. We’d build little jumps and explore the fire trails and generally get out of Mum’s hair,” he jokes.

When questioned about the prospect of opening another bike shop in Helensburgh, Matthew is quick to stress that he is more focused on maintenance, service and bicycle repairs than sales.

“There are fantastic bike shops in the Shire and down at Thirroul, and I have no intention to compete with them,” he said. “The global economy has made it tough for bike shops. With modern logistics and inexpensive freight, it’s easy to buy spare parts, or even a bicycle, for less than local bike shops can source the components at wholesale cost. However, assembly, repair and fitting is a challenge for many.”

His passion is to make bicycle repair, service and advice easy and accessible for local residents and has even set up a van to collect and drop off bikes that require work.

Matthew can be reached at matt_o@outlook. com or on 0409 967 332. 2508

75HA OF ESCARPMENT PROTECTED

On April 3, Illawarra Coke Company (ICC) director Kate Strahorn revealed the ICC had signed an agreement to protect 75ha of the Illawarra escarpment. Below is an edited version of the announcement and accompanying map.

The ICC, owner of the former Coalcliff Coke Works property, has signed a Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement with the NSW Government to permanently protect approximately 75ha of the Illawarra escarpment that falls within its boundaries.

In signing the agreement, ICC has undertaken to protect and manage the ecological communities present in the biodiversity site to improve and maintain the conservation values of the land.

The Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement will be harm the ecological community being protected. registered on the title of the land and, under the The existing walking trail, which traverses ICC agreement, ICC will implement a management property along the Illawarra escarpment linking to plan that includes access control, weed and feral the adjacent State Conservation Area, will still be animal control, and fire management. accessible to walkers.

ICC Director Kate Strahorn said: “We The land that does not meet Biodiversity understand the importance of the ecological Stewardship Agreement criteria is being assessed communities on the former Coalcliff Coke Works for future uses including informal conservation, property and are pleased to have signed this heritage, public amenity and development. agreement,” she said.

Ms Strahorn said ICC would continue to update The primary objective ofQthe Biodiversity the community on any changes to the property via &A Stewardship is conservation newsletters and www.coalcliffcokeworks.com.au.

CoalcliffAgreement Coke Works Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement management, however other uses, such as passive To receive updates, register at www.

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protect and manage approximately 75ha of the escarpment located on the former Coalcliff Coke Works property. The blue border in the diagram below depicts the boundaries of the area to be protected under the Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement.

What is a Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement?

A Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement is a conservation covenant that is registered on the title of the land and provides permanent protection to ecological communities and species of plants and animals. A Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement is binding on the land and requires the owner, and subsequent owners, to manage the land in accordance with the agreement, ‘in perpetuity’ (i.e. forever, not 10 or 20 years like previous programs such as the Native Vegetation Incentives Program).

Who administers the Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement?

The NSW Government administers the Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement under the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. The Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 provides the legislative framework for the establishment of Biodiversity Stewardship Sites.

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CLUB REPORTS HELENSBURGH GIRL GUIDES

Guide Leader Malynda Flarey reports on the Girl Guides skill audit - more than just fun memories!

I was recently asked by a former Girl Guide for a reference listing her qualities and awards. I was certainly happy to do this and as I began to think about what I could say about this young woman I went back to my program books and the photos of events that she had been involved in to help me frame what I could say about her.

As I recalled her time in the Guide Unit what struck me was just how many skills she had developed and how valuable this experience can be for young people as they enter an adult world. “Yes,” I told her, “I can give you a list of your great qualities but, even better, I can give you examples that demonstrate just how skilled you are to potential interviewers – either for employment, university entrance or gap year

1ST HELENSBURGH SCOUTS New leaders are needed.

Over the decades, there have been many great 1st Helensburgh Scouts Leaders. Without the Leaders’ guidance and dedication we are unable to provide a weekly program that aims to encourage the youth to develop physically, socially and intellectually.

We try to challenge our members to become better versions of themselves through fun and adventurous activities.

Right now the group has only two Leaders with one in training (and a newborn!), all of whom have full-time jobs and full-time families.

We are appealing to the community for help

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program interviews.” She was a little incredulous.

Well, I reminded her, there was the themed disco she’d planned and organised as a charity fundraising event. “You decided the theme,” I said, “planned the decorations, delegated roles such as DJ, ticket seller and caterer to your other patrol members, and produced some really nice flyers to advertise the event. And you worked out the pricing for all of it. Yes, you had some mentoring along the way but think of the skills – planning, organisational skills, delegation (a skill-set for leadership roles), using basic financial skills to price and cost everything! The initiative to get it going in the first place – and you made a profit that could be donated so you achieved your goal.

“Then there was the time that you and another older guide taught the next generation of girls how to build a raft. How to put it together, tie the right knots to keep it that way and check it would float before racing at the Regatta. You encouraged the younger girls to have a go themselves, gave them the benefit of your experience and advice on racing strategy. In the working world that’s called mentoring, another great skill for your resume.

It obviously worked because the girls have gone on to win line honours in those races.”

My ex guide went away to prepare her resume with a new, dazzling vision of herself as someone with skills she could list and own, ones that might be useful to potential employers. She hadn’t thought of these experiences in that light, she was “just having fun” at the time.

“There’s that too,” I said.

She doesn’t need me to write her a glowing reference, she just needs me to be her referee to confirm what she can do and the skills that she can demonstrate. I know she has a bright future ahead.

Brownies and Guides meet every Friday during term. For more, email mflarey@gmail.com. 2508 – we need additional adult participation to stay viable. We would love to hear from potential Leaders, Adult Helpers (untrained assistants), Committee Members and Youth Members (ages 8-14). The more leaders we have, the less the individual load and the greater the collective knowledge we can pass on to Cubs and Scouts.

Leaders receive full training, and the opportunity to gain accredited (AQF) certification and to make a direct positive difference on the people of tomorrow. You don’t need to be an outdoors or Scouting expert; diversity in skill-set and life experiences would add immense value to our Group.

If interested, email 1st Helensburgh Scouts at groupleader@helensburghscouts.org.au. 2508

HELENSBURGH MEN’S SHED

By Paul Blanksby It’s an exciting time at your Helensburgh Men’s Shed. We have completed our move from Stanwell Park, set up our new wood- and metal-working areas, including a paint booth and dedicated timber and project storage areas, and created a welcoming display and meeting room, including a library and shop.

What’s even more encouraging, our membership is growing. Five new men have joined us so far this year, to stand shoulder to shoulder as we travel through life’s good times and life’s challenges.

Visit helensburghmensshed.org.au or info@ helensburghmensshed.org.au. 199A Parkes Street Helensburgh 9-3 Monday and Tuesday. 2508

STANWELL PARK CWA Lynette Loo reports.

Hello from the Stanwell Park CWA. Mental illness affects 20 percent of Australian adults each year, and we would like to make a difference!

Following the success of last year’s Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course, we are pleased to announce that we will be running the course again this year.

In addition to raising awareness, this course teaches you to provide appropriate assistance to a person who may be developing or experiencing the worsening of a mental health issue until appropriate professional help is received.

This course requires 12 hours’ attendance and will take place over two consecutive Saturdays (15 and 22 June) from 9am-4pm. Morning tea and lunch will be provided, as well as a free MHFA manual. All costs will be covered by the Stanwell Park CWA through a government grant.

The trainer, Rowland Hay, is a senior psychologist with the NSW Department of Education and a fully qualified MHFA instructor.

Limited places are available as there is a maximum group size of 25.

For more information or to register, please contact Carol Pugh (carolpugh50@dodo.com.au) or Lynette White (lynette@team-b.com.au).

Also we would like to thank Binners Farm for donating a fruit and vegetable prize hamper for our election day raffle, and you – our lovely community for your ongoing support! Proceeds from our cake stall will go toward our ongoing hall renovations.

If you are interested in joining the CWA, you are welcome to come along on the first Tuesday of each month at 10am. 2508

HISTORICAL SOCIETY Jenny Donohoe shares a story from the archives.

A STORY FROM THE HELENSBURGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES THOUGHTS ON A DAY Today I took a giant step into the future. How? I took a visit with the children of Helensburgh to the Metropolitan Colliery, we travelled there by car instead of walking down the lovely old hand hewn stone steps. The visit was most instructive and enjoyable. Let me pause for a minute, it was over 50 years ago since I had last made this journey.

I looked in wonderment at all the large machinery etc., which worked at the touch of a button. When I was a girl at school like those we accompanied today, everything was done by hand, the coal was loaded in large lumps into the trucks to be taken away on the railway, the small coal was barrowed onto the ‘slack’ heaps, these with the aid of modern machinery are being reclaimed, washed and now sold. The washing of coal was a step which was just beginning to operate 50 years ago.

The men were just beginning to be able to wash at the mine instead of going home quite black, dusty and dirty with coal dust.

For me pressing buttons is most helpful and takes much hard work out of the operations but how my mind returned to seeing men firing large boilers in order to produce steam then necessary for the working of the mine, also the lovely thrill of seeing the steam rise in clouds and being careful of hot steaming pipes.

Ah well, we were told there was a man in the moon. These children know men have walked on it.

Ursula Boyd, Helensburgh (Source: Northern News, 22.11.1989) 2508

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Council renamed it after impressive that our groms surfed so well. the area’s first recorded Our B Team competed like pros proceeding to • Plans are afoot for a school the semi-final. An amazing effort given they had a hall at Stanny. Said Heathcote MP European settler.

Lee Evans: “The NSW Liberals & • Farewell Austinmer couple of first time competitors, who were cool as cucumbers thanks to the support of their other Nationals Government has institution, Fireworks team members. committed to deliver a new hall at Café. omni eatery has Our A Team proceeded to the final undefeated, Stanwell Park Public School.” opened in its place. where they faced off against fellow South Coast club, Woonona, and local boardrider clubs, Bondi and Maroubra. In a tightly fought contest, they eventually walked away with the Grand Prize of $1500, donated by the “best sponsor ever!”, Ben and Jerry’s Ice-cream (who also supplied endless BAZZA’S CARPENTRY & HANDYMAN energy in the form of free ice-cream). 2508 SERVICES: All handyman repairs. Decks, pergolas, tiling, fencing, plastering and all other timber work. Local, reliable, quick and fully insured. Free quotes. Ph. Barry [Bazz] 0414 492 509 or 4294 8164.

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EURO RACE BUILDS BMX MINDSET HIGH HOPES FOR NETBALL COMP Helensburgh Netball Club is off to a roaring start this 2019 season, Kylie Skiller reports.

2019 FOOTY SEASON IN FULL SWING

By Angela Bevitt-Fagerstrom, HJRLFC Publicity Officer

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Tag. HJRLFC now proudly boasts four League Tag teams.

One of the biggest events on the club’s calendar is the annual Spud Coman Round. This is a huge knockout event for under-8 teams from all over the region. This year we have set aside May 19 for the Spud round. While it’s particularly important for parents of under 8s to help on the day, the NSBURG event is so big it needs LE E all hands on deck for the day to be a success.

Next HJRLFC Committee Meeting is on Tuesday, 7 May, starting 7pm at the Helensburgh Hotel and all are welcome to attend.

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This footy season is shaping up to be a great one for the Junior Tigers. Registrations were well up on last year, which is a great result for our small club.

We are pleased to have two teams in the mighty under 6s and, after a small gap, we now have a great bunch of lads representing us in the under 16s again.

For the club’s trial day held on March 23, we hosted 65 teams from around the Shire and Wollongong and this was the first year League Tag was included in our trial round. The fastest growing segment in the NRL is girls playing League

Kelstrels and the Sydney Giants. The girls learnt some great new drills to assist in skill development that can be shared with their team mates. Thank you to all who participated and a special mention of your great behaviour during the clinic.

Good luck to all our teams for this year – we hope you have an enjoyable season.

A huge thank you to our major sponsor, the Helensburgh Hotel, for your ongoing continual support. – the Helensburgh Netball Club committee 2508

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Our teams, with ages ranging from under 8s to seniors, are ready and raring to go. With preseason training now completed teams are ready to kick off on their regular Saturday game from Saturday 27th April to participate in the Illawarra netball competition.

We started the year off with a bang, by holding a netball skills clinic over two days in the school holidays. This was well supported with many players enjoying the opportunity to train with retired International player Bec Bully who has represented Australia, Sydney Swifts, Melbourne

EURO RACE BUILDS BMX MINDSET Disappointing results can lead to performance improvements, writes BMX champ Saya Sakakibara.

At the end of March, Kai and I competed in our first race of our European tour in Verona, Italy. It was the opening two rounds of the European Cup. Kai ended up with a crash in the semi-final on Day 1, then pulled together a better run on Day 2, finishing with a 4th in the final.

I finished 2nd in the first day, then an 8th (last) on the 2nd day. After the 1st day, I was really confident in my riding and I was feeling like I could win.

In the final of Day 2, I messed up my start and I was instantly behind. From there, I tried to make a panic move in the first turn, which resulted in a crash.

What was interesting about this is that usually before a high-pressure race, I am quite nervous, I keep to myself, my heart is pounding and I am uncertain of what is going to happen. This kind of mindset is, in my experience, the best state of mind I could be in to execute a good start and ride to the best of my ability. However, the state of mind before the final in Day 2 was that I was SUPER excited to race. I had a picture in my head of how the race was going to pan out, and my confidence was sky-rocketed – high. I was chirpy, talking to people more than usual and making jokes. And, in addition, I was hardly nervous. And I believe that

Saya gears up for training.

this change in my psychological state was the reason I messed up my start.

Although the result was disappointing, it was really interesting to learn more about my brain and how it works in situations like this.

Every athlete has different levels of arousal that allows them to perform well. Some must be completely relaxed and happy and some must be quite tense and fired up to execute a good performance.

It’s motivating to see and understand the different pieces of the puzzle that I need in order to race well, and it’s exciting to see myself grow and improve as an athlete along the way.! 2508

COALCLIFF ON BONDI PATROL Coalcliff SLSC lived out its own episode of the TV show Bondi Rescue when five of its members – Matthew Logan, Amy Logan, Dean Hall, AnneMaree Connolly and Natasha Deacon – patrolled at North Bondi SLSC on Sunday, March 24.

“There were hundreds of people and we didn’t sit down the whole time we were on patrol, but it was a great experience to volunteer on Australia’s most famous beach,” said Anne-Maree Connolly.

Matthew Logan, who performed a rescue at the northern end of the beach, said: “It was a great experience and it taught us about how other beaches operate and gave us a chance to work in a pressured environment .”

Coalcliff Club Captain Rob Deacon said: “Our little club is very fortunate to have this ongoing partnership with North Bondi SLSC”. 2508

Left: Helensburgh residents Amy Logan and Matthew Logan patrolling at North Bondi with Dean Hall. Right: Anne-Maree Connolly and Natasha Deacon patrolling at North Bondi.

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GO THISTLES! Belinda McGarity reports.

Helensburgh Thistle u20s Youth Grade side had a very successful 2018 season: they scored about 100 goals, lost only three games, and were crowned Minor Premiers at the end of the regular season.

They were the first team through to the Grand Final at Win Stadium, but lost 2-1 to Coniston.

There has been a transition of several senior players moving into higher grades, including 1st grade, this season. The team has been lucky to retain many of last year’s players with some new local and out-of-town players joining the side.

This year the boys have so far recorded four wins from four rounds in the District League competition and they are top of the ladder.

The team is looking to continue improving and hopefully win this year’s Grand Final.

One exciting aspect of this team is their ability to defend and score goals, with four players – Jack

2019 DISTRICT LEAGUE - HOME GAME MATCH SCHEDULE Date

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Dipple, Luke Miller, Ben Watts and Jake Matiuscenko – on top of the Football Southcoast Youth Grade scoring list, all with nine goals each.

Our April 13 game resulted in a Thistles record for most goals scored in a game: 24-0.

The Thistles are a combined club with several Youth players assisting Reserves and First grade when required, with many anticipated to make permanent spots in 1st grade in the years ahead.

Youth Grade is fortunate to be able to call on talented junior u17 players when needed, with particular attention to an exciting, up-and-coming 16-year-old keeper Broughton Webb, who has kept a clean sheet so far this year and turns up on Sundays to also play for the u17 squad.

If you’d like to see an exciting, goal-scoring team, get yourself down to our home games and cheer the lads on. They’d love to see you there. 2508

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much fish they eat and some in the fishing fraternity have expressed concern over the growing impact on fish stocks. Another question is what will control seal populations as their main predators, great white sharks, are culled as part of a government program to protect swimmers on beaches. Whatever the complexity, seals are popular with divers and dives can be arranged through Fairy Meadow-based United Divers.

In addition to seals, there is lots of other marine life. In the shallower waters (down to 10m or so) With Duncan Leadbitter. Part 4 of this underwater there can be bream and black drummer, but as one discovery series explores Martin Islet, one of goes deeper, there can also be lots of hulas, one-spot Wollongong’s Five Islands. pullers (a type of damsel fish), white ear drummer, red morwong and half banded sea perch. On the This month we head offshore to Wollongong’s Five eastern side of Martin Islet, the reef transitions to Islands group and visit Martin Island using scuba. sand at about 24m to 27m depth.

The Dreamtime story about the formation of the Growing on the rocks are all sorts of animals Five Islands is, as I understand it, one of naughty including sponges, bryozoans (which look like corals daughters and mermaids, with the children being but are not even related) gorgonians and large blown out to sea on lumps of rock, where they then colonies of sea tulips, which are a very distant turned into mermaids. The mermaids may have disappeared, but there are certainly seals to be seen, relative of humans in that as larvae they have a primitive backbone, called a notochord. especially around their rookery on Martin Islet, To the north of Martin Islet runs a reef which which is at the eastern end of the southern group of drops from 24m to 30m and this also has some great three islands.

Seal populations have been making a comeback in dive sites. recent decades after being heavily hunted during the 19th century. Forty five years ago I fished around the n For video footage, visit YouTube: https://youtu.be/ AdwIaEBQV4w. 2508 will also share this film clip on islands out of a boat and we never saw seals. Now they are commonplace. An obvious question is how Facebook and Instagram in March. Check it out! 2508

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SUPER SKIIER!

Congratulations to Stanwell Park skier Mia Rennie! Mia is 15, goes to Illawarra Sports High and has been achieving fantastic results at international events. At last month’s 2019 FIS Park & Pipe Junior World Championships in Sweden Mia finished 7th in Big Air & 15th in Slopestyle. Before that she had Red Bull Spring Battle in Austria where she finished 6th in Open women’s. She is now full time with the Australian Freeski Team (opens). Mia signed with O’Neill clothing and Clif Bar in January. Her next event is Audi Quattro Winter Games in Cardona for World Cup Slopestyle, Big Air and Halfpipe in August (opens). 2508

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1.68 0111 1.44 0209 1.50 0119 1.32 0412 1.16 0259 1.12 10 10 0123 100432 25Heights 25START 0021 1.77 0631 0.49 0.37 0819 0.35 25 0806 0535 0.53 Times 0842 0458 0.39 0754 0.52 0956 0852 0.58Waters 0045 0.44 0015 0.53 0512 0500 1.63 1.39 0512 0.420.55and 0411 0.34 0.27 0510 0.18 0021 and of High Low THE OF THE New1.52 Moo0 Moon Phase Symbols

24 24 15 0633 15 01 15 1128 21JUNE 21JULY 21MAY 6 30 6 30 1.19 1.29 1115 0.33 0600 0.51 1.40 1.31 0.32 0.49 1112 1.239 0721 1115 1009 1.329 1139 1035 1.34 1234 1115 1.37 0719 SCHOOL 0.78 1224 SEPTEMBER 1335 1.25 1 0.45 1.33 1148 1335 0.49 1749 1706 1.59 0.63 1743 1742 1.51 MO 1439 1.38 2017 0.68

TU 1430 1.29 2006 0.80

WE 1510 1.50 2120 0.61

TH 1427 1.35 2030 0.73

SA 1640 1.57 2332 0.49

SU 1534 1.48 2225 0.53

TU 1538 1.46 2131 0.64

WE 1522 1.35 2116 0.78

TH 1608 1.56 2234 0.57

FR 1520 1.41 2144 0.68

SU 1734 1.61

MO 1636 1.58 2328 0.41

1535 0.59 TH

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FR1.24 SA 0518 1.15 SA SU MO TU0230 WE TH TH 1.60 0209 1.37 0315 1.39 0220 0416 SU 1.13 11 260.63 11 Time 26 UNTIL 0.37 26 0853 2336 0.53 11 0933 2355 0.44 0843 0.54 1050 0.56 THE 1.75 1904 0.68 0.79 T1 2354 0.48 1859 1.80 1824 1.73 1.670.56HOLIDAYS 2207 1.80 1.90 1.88 1900 m 09572313 Time m 2256 Time m 2304 Time m 2232 m 0915

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0.380523 0556 1.62 0526 0544 1.470336 0041 0.55 0552 0103 0.42 0548 0633 0.40 1.57 0136 0123 1.68 1.44 0545 1.40 0.450.43SCHOOL 0458 0.28 0012 0602 0.22 0111 0354 0201 0.36 0423 1.31 0027 1.19 1.44 1.54 0.38 0310 1.32 0328 1.20 12 1006 27 270720 12 0726 27 1058HOLIDAYS. 27 0903 1.36 0.32 1208 0630 1.400.54 1.32 1158 0.38 1213 0939 1240 0.53 12 0934 1024 1152 0.48 0614 1.170819 0.50 0651 0.55 0.46 1.25 0.53 0.35 0806 0.53 0.48 1156 1.22 1056 1.26 1131 1.32 1213 1.38 0954 1.39 1733 1.70 NORTH FR 1702 1.63 SA 1614 1.50 MO 1141 0.55 TU WOLLONGONG MO 1526 1.26 WE 1633 1.55 TH 1612 1.43 1305 0.49 1.70 1826 1229 0.47 0.47 0.69 1.19 1.38 1.29 1.60 1711 0.73 1615 0.66 0.61 0.54 0.52 SU MO 1231 TU SA1820 WE TH FR SA 1329 MO TU 1430 0.58 1836 2224 1803 0.72 2251 2341 0.51 1821 1.651439 2056 0.83 1.46 FR SA0.60 MO 1730 WE2243 FR 1658 SU 1748 TU 1534 THE0022 ONLY LOCAL1908 2006 1.84 1857 1.70 2336 1.83 2344 0.82 1941 2017 0.68 0.80 1.590.39IS 2246 2325 1.84 1838 2201 0305 1.80 0249 1.63 1.40 0439 1.49 1.74 0410 1.30 0526 1.27 0435 1.20 0110 0.28

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1.63 0.32 WE 1749 1.59 2354 0.48

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1.52 1753 1.69 SU 1706 1.61 1228 0.53 WE 1155 0.42 TH 1725 1.64 0051 FR 1658 0032 SA 0.40 0.60 0125 0.46 0634 0.3518270007 0150 0.32 0627 1.50TU 0224 1.70 1.60 1.37 00 0.491.680230 0623 0.30 0103 1.77 0209 0544 2346 0.51 0.44 2323 0.63 2350 0.48 1903 1.82 YEAR-ROUND. 0649 1.58 1.490538 0715 1.40 0815 1.33 0743 1.34 0812 0.55 0737 0.41 0.37 0.53 01  Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2018, Bureau of Meteor 1244 1.230.350915 1244 1232 1.31 0656 0.27 0853 1145 1.22 1.44 0507 1.30 0038 0.45 0538 1.23 0148 0112 0.16 14 29 141758 29 14 29 1140 0.42 1257 1105 1348 0.50 0623 1118 0.49 0739 1.241538 0710 1.36 0.34 0.44 1305 0.46 1346 0.52 0.46 1428 1.21 1.25 1.46 1.35 1801 0.76 1821 0.65 1311 1.40 1656 0.73 FR SU 1.25 MO TU 1318 WE 10 SU SA TU WE 1522 SU TU SA MO TH Datum of Predictions is Lowest Astronomical Tide 1813 1.73 1741 1.62 1159 0.52 1756 1.72 1309 0.51 1249 0.33 FR SA MO TH 1.79 SU0.72 1.54 1935 1.79 0.84WE 2022 1.85 1.92 0.78 2 1944 1911 0.64 1854 0.58 2116 2328 1920 1.66 1839 1.74 1942 1.702131 1917 1.92 1953

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TIMES AND HEIGHTS Times0015are in local standard time (UTC +10:00) or daylight saving 0.53 0127 0.39 0043 0.36 0223 0.33 0159 0.08

0045 0.44

15 0633 30 300201 15 0308 30HIGH 0.34 0.34 0.53 0208 0.381.27 0.24 0028 0336 1.54 1.32 01 1.65 1.44 1.40 0145 0600 0138 1.31 15 0713 1.25 0634 0815 1.27OF 0759 1.44 0631 0.49 0021 1.77 0021 1.52 0105 1.64 0310 AND LOW0239 Moon First Quart00 Moon Phase Symbols 0.49 1243 0.53 TU 1210 0.45 New 1347 0.26 SA 1224 0.45 SU 1148 MO FR 13430.38 1.53 1.30 1.49 0801 1.391.84 1.36 0709 0.53 0.40 0.55TH 0900 1234 1.19 0721 0.33 0903 0719 0.510.49 0749 0.34 0939 1859 1.80 0741 1824 0843 1.73 1922 1.77 1845 2017 1.701006 2008 1.96 0834 WATERS 0.39 0.57 0.43 0.47 0.45 1.55 1.43 1.29 1.26 0.78 1.33 1335 1.25 1333 1411 1.44 SA 1338 TU 1426 TH 11 MO 1345 WE 1407 WE 1633 TH 1612 SU 1500 MO 1526 FR 1742 SU 1335 MO0.24 WE TU 0 0.04 0132 0245 342004 29’ 2041 312056 31LAT0847 0727 1.50 2003 2028 1.84 1904 1.83 1.62 1.861.32 1.97 1921 0.58 0.72 20 0.72 2015 0.83 2101 0.68 1900 0.79 2243 0.61 2224 1301 0.40 1436 0.22 0

24 18 12 9 3 27 24 18 12 9 3 27 24 18 WE

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0.31 0123 0.32 0111 1.63 0254 1.40 0350 1.57 0249 0633 0146 0.40 0.46 0012 0234 1.68 0305 1.44 0745 0831 1.46 1.38 0806 0943 0.37 0850 0.54 0945  Copyright Commonwealth of Australia Bureau of Meteorology 07202018, 0.53 1240 1.25 1.49 0819 0.35 0951 0.53 Datum of Predictions is Lowest Astronomical Tide 0.43 0.45 0.49 1.37 1.33 1329 1.19 0.69 1.38 1.29 WE 1505 SA 1346 SU 1417 TU 1427 TH MO 1603 TU 1617 SA FR 1803 MO 1439 TU 1430 Times are in local standard (UTC +10:00) or daylight (UTC 2204 +11:00) when 2140 2007 time 1.69 2045 1.86savings 1.90 2006 2144 0.66time2058 0.78in effect 1838 0.82 2017 0.68 0.80

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Moon Phase Symbols

0032 0737 SU SA 1348 1911

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0227 1.70 0825 0.41 1420 1.25 2043 0.72

28 0619 1.27 BEACH PATROLLED

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SA LONG 1501.9455’ 2058

0.19 0119 1.49 0328 1.30 01 1.50 0410 19 00 4 28 25 19 13 10 4 28 25 19 13 10 0209 25 0927 1.37 0754 0.40 0.52 0842 0.39 1023 0.46 1.52 1 1.64 1459 1658 New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

0323 1.50 0920 0.55 1457 1.21 TU 2127 0.84

0.31 0357 1.39 1038 0.52 1659 TU 1.85 2252

1.63 0230 0.34 0915 1.48 1538 WE 0.58 2131

0431 1.37 1029 0.53 1545 1.35 FR 2217 0.78

1510 FR 1 TH 1.50 FR TH 1427 1.99 2030 0.51 2130 0.63 20 2120 0.61 2323

Last Quarter

0.38 0315 0.17 0220 1.44 0418 1.30 01 1.39 0507 5 29 20 10 26 20 14 11 5 29 26 20 14 0538 11 26 1.25 1020 1.37 0843 1140 0.42 0.50 0933 0.44 1105 0.65 1.73 1552 1741 0.47 1.62 1 1813 0.41 0103 1.47 0812 0.44 MO SU 1428 1.75 1944

0342 0.28 0209 1.39 1.60 0404 0941 1.36 0853 0.52 0.37 1035 1513 0.52 1.42 1.46 TH WE 1702 WE 1522 2144 1.92 2116 0.72 0.64 2304

0.35 0439 1.27 1055 0.61 1725 WE 1.80 2346

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FR 1.56 SA 1 SA FR 1520 TH 1608 1.74 2234 2220 0.57 1.96 2144 20

0.42 0423 0.27 0310 0.18 0328 0.38 0201 0411 0.34 0336 0.44 0510 0.53 01 1.63 0432 1.39 0512 1.54 0458 1.32 0045 1.31 0015 1.44 0500 21 1112 21 10 6 30 6 30 21 1009 15 0633 15 1128 12 27 12 27 12 08436 0908 1.23 1035 1.34 0939 1115 1.37 0934 1.43 0903 1.32 1.40 1.31 0.32 0.49 1006 0.38 1115 0.53 1024 0.48 0600 0.40 27 0.55 0.69 0.45 1649 1148 0.56 1.51 1627 1224 0.50 0.49 1 1456 0.47 1535 1749 0.59 1.59 1602 1743

FR 1.43 SU 1 TH 1.55 SA 1.63 MO 1.29 MO 1526 TU 1.26 SA FR 1702 SU SA 1614 WE WE 1633 TH TH 1612 SU 1500 1.67 2341 1.90 2224 1.88 2251 1.80 2243 1.80 2313 1.73 20 0.48 2232 0.63 2256 0.58 2355 0.72 1859 0.51 1824 2028 2120 0.72 1.79 2056 2207 0.83 2354

Golf NEWS

TRADIES SOCIAL GOLF

John Towns reports.

Sometimes the weather is like Goldilocks’ porridge: not too hot, not too cold, but just right. Golf is great in the autumn, and 25 players enjoyed the early start. One wag suggested the Goldilocks tale should be changed to koala bears for golfers as he spent most of the game in the trees!

Gary took home first prize with 40 Stableford points, followed by myself and Greg, all off to Gallardo’s Pizza and Helensbugh Butchers to collect our prizes. Clarry won the Helensburgh Driving Range prize.

Match play commenced in earnest this month: John defeated Clarry, Dennis beat Steve, Greg defeated Geoff, Ian beat Brian, Dave beat Laurie, Bob beat Karl, Jerry defeated Sparrow, and Roger beat Mark. Full results are available Tradies Helensburgh Sports and Social Golf Club where I can be contacted for further information.

The May 18 game at 7am is a big day with match play in full swing, the first round of the championships and a stroke game. Arrive early to allow Mick time to prepare the various cards. 2508

HELENSBURGH SUNDAY SOCIAL GOLF CLUB

Robert ‘Indy’ Jones reports.

We got together on April 7th in an attempt to win “The Burgh Bowl” and took to the somewhat wet fairways to complete round one of the match play.

We had a mystery golfer, TP, a new mate for Pommie, and a few bent clubs were Chucked !@*# – or was that last month? Sharing the prizes supplied by our sponsors Christian’s Premium Meats, Helensburgh Hotel and Helensburgh Golf Range were “The Bowl” winner Frank with 38 pts, from Craig on 37, followed by Tony G. with 35 pts.

Match Players lining up next month with some strong performances amongst the victors are Peter G 3+1, Z Man 1up, Greg F 2up, Mark H 4up, Kerry 2 up, JB 1up, Mark B 6+5, Tony G 4+2, Craig 5+4 and Phil after and extra hole and a TOC. Burgers were the dish of the day at the 19th as we listened to those who bemoaned a soggy walk or just bad luck but I know you’ll be back.

Our next outings are on May 5th and June 2nd.

If you’d like to join us, contact Tony on 0418 863 100 or just arrive at 7:30 to tee off at 8am and enjoy a BBQ finish at Boomerang Public Golf Course.

Remember: it’s not hard to keep your ball in the fairway, as long as you’re not too fussy about which one. 2508

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