2508 SEPTEMBER 2021

FREE

2

SEPTEMBER 2021

www.southcoaster.com.au

08

District news

Making History Discover our local society, stories and a new book

Waterfall / Helensburgh / Otford / Darkes Forest / Stanwell Tops / Stanwell Park / Coalcliff

Meet Our Contributors Dr Lorraine Jones came to NSW

after an internship in the Royal Brisbane Hospital. She worked at the Prince Henry Hospital before going into general practice in Regents Park in Sydney. Lorraine moved to Stanwell Park in 1970. After retiring, she joined the Helensburgh and District Historical Society and has published a number of booklets, including one on the 1919 influenza epidemic.

Ben Wollen is the director of Wollen Architecture, an architecture studio with a focus on sustainable design.

“Only build what you need to” is one of his driving mantras. He feels deeply his accountability, as an architect and environmental scientist, to work towards a sustainable future. When he’s not working, Ben’s enjoying the natural wonders of the Illawarra escarpment with his wife and kids.

Edith McNally was born in the Netherlands in 1949 and arrived in Australia in 1952. She was married in 1971, has three adult children and enjoyed a 40-year career in public education, culminating in 18 years as the Principal of Menai High School. Her love of nature was nurtured through long-distance walking, gardening and bushwalking. Four years of caravanning around Australia inspired a passion for watercolour sketching. She continues to paint from her home base in beautiful Stanwell Park.

NEXT DEADLINE Sept 23 for the Oct edition

EDITORS Genevieve Swart, Marcus Craft CONTACT editor@2508mag.com.au. Ph: 0432 612 168 2508mag. PO Box 248, Helensburgh, 2508.

ADVERTISING www.southcoaster.com.au | T&Cs apply.

NEXT DEADLINE September 23, 2021 COVER Coalcliff circa 1910. Image from the collections of Wollongong City Libraries and Illawarra Historical Society 2508 is published by The Word Bureau, ABN 31 692 723 477.

DISCLAIMER: All content and images remain the property of 2508 Coast News unless otherwise supplied. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without written permission. Views expressed do not reflect those of the publishers.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The publishers acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their cultural and spiritual connection to this land. Their stories are written in the land and hold great significance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, from the mountains to the sea.

2 September

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT REGISTERED TAX AGENT REGISTERED ASIC AGENT ATMA MEMBER

REGISTERED SMSF AUDITOR

NOW AT 9 Walker St Helensburgh (at Walker St roundabout)

1st Consultation Free !

5 star rating based on client reviews

If results matter to you, don’t settle for second best.

Call your #1 Local Real Estate Team for a free consultation We look forward to speaking with you!!!

Mattias Samuelsson 0466 627 226 mattias.samuelsson@raywhite.com

2508 HQ: the challenges of the modern newsroom cannot be underestimated.

A Letter from the Editors One day in August, in between rolling out batches of biscuits for a Friday the 13th bake-off – a teacher’s brainwave to cheer up home learners, if not their parents – a brilliant idea popped into the 2508 inbox.

Marketing professional and local mum Jessica Nelson had a plan to support local small businesses struggling through lockdown – ask those doing well to sponsor advertising in 2508 magazine.

The #show2508youcare idea was an absolute cracker. Bigger businesses helping small businesses – a feel-good initiative to lift our spirits and practical proof of the power of community.

The Greater Sydney lockdown has been an ultra marathon for working parents. And the finish line keeps moving. Many people are now at the crawling on hands and knees stage. For almost every ad you see in this magazine, imagine a local family business under pressure.

Some of the things we heard in August: “We’re absolutely drowning.”

“UGH, I hate this lockdown, make it stop!”

“Our income is down to a trickle since choosing to close our shop.”

“I have adapted to offering online classes but this is a much smaller list of clients.”

“This is much harder than last lockdown.”

“Homeschooling has me on the backfoot.”

“We used to get a lot of government contract work, now it’s all dried up.”

“As you can imagine, no business wants to commit while we are in this horrid continual

4 September

lockdown. Just taking it one day at a time!”

“People keep coming in, and they get angry when we ask them to put masks on.”

“I’m worried about my husband’s mental health.”

“If you could please pause my advertising for three months.”

“At least we’re not in Afghanistan.”

The #show2508youcare idea helps 2508 mag too.

Your community magazine is entirely funded by advertising and some of its biggest supporters – like Tradies Helensburgh – are now closed, with no light in sight. It could be thanks to such a campaign that our page count doesn’t plummet.

I threw the biscuits in the oven, forgot to set a timer and rang Jess. We hatched a plan and the promo came together shortly before deadline. Big thanks to everyone who so generously took part!

Please look out for the “Supported By” banners in this and future issues. If you’d like to sponsor a small business or charity ad at discounted rates, simply email editor@2508mag.com.au And if you need anything this month, be it a new house or a cup of coffee, go local!

By the way: the gingerbread men were badly burnt, but we patched over disaster. Plastered them in white icing, decorated with ghostly faces, they turned out to be a class prize-winner. Spooky.

A metaphor for our pandemic coping strategy?

Happy reading, everyone.

Genevieve and Marcus, the editors 2508

Julie York

0405 128 070

julie.york@helensburgh.rh.com.au

Our shop front is closed at the moment but our team is here to help..

We are still listing, selling & leasing properties.

Coalcliff surf club community rallies to help fund rehab

By Bethan Farmer

Dave Winner is a man who needs no introduction in this part of the world. The Winners have lived in Coalcliff since 1980, when Dave and Judy moved into the village, where they raised their kids Carly and Steven and welcomed their four grandkids.

Locally, Dave is beloved for his easygoing charm and generous character. Regionally, he is regarded as a pillar of the Illawarra Surf Lifesaving community – he is the reigning SLS NSW Patrol Captain of the Year and has been awarded Life Membership due to his many years of dedicated service. Maybe you’ve met this affable, sunburnt, gentle giant relaxing at Coalcliff Beach, working out at the gym in Helensburgh, or walking on the coastal track. Maybe he taught you First Aid, CPR, Advanced Resuscitation, Bronze Medallion or Surf Rescue Certificate during his 21 years as an educator, where his favourite saying is: “I’m teaching CPR because one day, the person being saved might be me!” Well …

On Thursday, 5 August the ocean was cranking again after what seemed like weeks of being like a millpond – glassy and flat. Dave is a lifelong, all-season surfer and sea-swimmer. Most days he can be seen striding confidently into the surf, regardless of the weather. But on that day, the large, unpredictable waves caught him off-guard, swept him off the rocks and into a deep rockpool where

6 September

he was knocked unconscious and failed to resurface. Dave was under the water for more than three minutes while witnesses on the beach rushed to his aid.

It took five people to retrieve him from the water and carry him to safety where he was given immediate, life-saving CPR by members of the public, including several off-duty first responders.

Emergency services arrived and, more than two hours after leaving the water, Dave was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital, where he remained in an induced coma for three days.

After an agonising wait with his family by his side in the ICU, Dave regained consciousness. The spinal cord damage he sustained has affected his fine motor skills, but thankfully he has movement in all his limbs. The good news is that after two weeks, he is going to the gym twice a day in an electric wheelchair, sitting up for longer periods despite his broken ribs, and has requested his hat and sunnies as he wants to sit in the courtyard sun!

Got to keep topping up that famous tan!

Despite his ordeal, Dave was lucky. On the beach that day were a number of individuals whose quick actions and first aid skills are the reason he survived. The Winner family and the 2508 community would like to thank Andrew Massey, Damian Lloyd, Harry Balaskas, Jim Dalmer, Kane Faust, Luke Dalton, Luke Morgan, Mitchell Loveday, Roger Blairs, Tim Lloyd and Yaan Keller Bergmann as well as NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Police, Scarborough Fire Brigade, Toll Helicopter and any others involved.

A fundraiser has been set up to help Dave’s family with the costs of his treatment and rehabilitation.

To donate, go to https://www.gofundme.com and search for ‘Dave Winner’s Rehabilitation Fund’.

Let’s help get Dave back on his feet and doing what he loves most – teaching others to save lives. 2508 Donate to Dave Winner’s Rehabilitation Fund via www.gofundme.com Photos thanks to the Winner family

Supported by and with thanks to Julie York, Principal at Raine & Horne Helensburgh

At 9a Walker Street, Indigo Designs Co is the collective Helensburgh home of artist Amanda Skye, florist OK Posy Co and PCA Traditional Furniture & Building.

The store is closed but these talented locals are all offering contactless deliveries – simply order via their social media channels. @indigodesignsco

Kristy Mitchell, of OK Posy Co. Open for contactless deliveries @okposyco

Peter Ayers and his son Hayden at the PCA factory Open for contactless deliveries PCA Traditional Furniture and Building

Artist Amanda Skye Open for contactless deliveries @AmandaSkyeArtist @amandaskye_art www.amandaskye.com.au

September

7

Supported by and with thanks to Ron and Chris Kissell of Ray White Helensburgh

Open Mon to Fri 6am-2pm Call or text your orders to 0432 733771

Open daily 7am-2pm (lockdown hours) Ph: 4294 9085

Open Tues to Sun 9am-2pm (lockdown hours). Nursery and gift shop open daily Ph: 4294 1307

Open Wed-Sat 7am-12 noon Ph: 0414 652 242

Open Mon-Fri 5.30am-2pm, Sat & Sun 6am-1pm Ph: 4294 4244

8 September

Supported by and with thanks to Ron and Chris Kissell of Ray White Helensburgh Great coffee and a variety of delicious homemade food to take away, including cakes, wraps, sushi, homemade sausage rolls and pies, burgers, salads and much more. Every Friday afternoon we do amazing grazing platters with two cocktails or a bottle of wine for $50.

21/17 Cemetery Road, Helensburgh www.littlelimeleafcafe.com Lime Leaf Cafe @littlelimeleafcafe

Daily different cake and lunch specials. We specialise in homemade food like meat pies, sausage rolls, spinach and ricotta rolls. Most of our menu has GF options. We are doing deliveries only for group orders. We take phone orders for pick-up coffee or food.

114 Parkes St, Helensburgh www.cafediemhelensburgh.com.au Cafe Diem @cafe.diem Our delicious chargrilled veggies, avo, roasted garlic mushrooms is a favourite! Plus Nutella Cronuts on weekends, always a sell-out! Weekend specials often include roasted vegetables tart, homemade lasagna, pulled pork rolls and more! We offer takeaway but not delivery.

193 Princes Hwy, Helensburgh www.sunrise nursery.com.au Sunrise Nursery @sunrisenursery

Try our soup of the day, delicious Portuguese tarts and fresh treats delivered daily from Thoroughbread Bakery. We offer takeaway and pick-up or curbside delivery.

Just call or order online.

Shop 10, 123-127 Parkes St, Helensburgh www.thecupbearer .com.au The Cupbearer @Thecupbearer coffee

LOCKDOWN SPECIAL: Sourdough toastie & large coffee $13.

35 Walker Street, Helensburgh

OatAndHoney

oat.and.honey

September

9

School holds Reading Olympics

By Megan Sida, Learning & Support Teacher

Our school held our very own “Reading Olympics” this term to coincide with the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Due to Home Learning, we held a very special “online” opening ceremony which featured one of our house captains, Hunter, as well as our former student and Helensburgh’s very own Olympian Saya Sakakibara. Saya very kindly filmed a special guest appearance for our students from the Olympic Village in Tokyo.

Throughout our Reading Olympics each student represented one of seven countries including Australia, Fiji, The Netherlands, France, Japan, Italy, and Greece. These countries were chosen as there are students from these cultural backgrounds attending our school.

Students earned one point for their country for every book they read. They could also compete in team events and participate in a weekly Reading Challenge to earn bonus points for their country.

Our students have enjoyed participating in this fun school event to embrace home reading and we would like to thank all the families for supporting their children to compete in our Reading Olympic Games. 2508

10 September

We love Saya!

The town is very proud of the BMX star

Helensburgh showed its love for our Olympic athlete in a time-honoured town tradition last month. Mystery fans – said to be members of the bike club – dressed up the statue of the miner outside Helensburgh Post Office as BMX star Saya Sakakibara.

And the town then held its collective breath on July 30 when Saya’s Olympic campaign came to an abrupt end as a result of her semi-final crash on the final turn in the track.

Medical personnel stretchered Saya off the track with concussion symptoms, but she was later medically cleared.

“This is so disappointing,” Saya said in the aftermath of the crash.

“I feel like I have let everyone down. I let everyone down, especially my brother.”

Saya’s brother Kai, suffered permanent brain damage last year as a result of a serious race crash.

Kai, who was in Tokyo to support his sister and take part in the torch relay for the Paralympic Games, told reporters after Saya’s crash that he was “really proud” of his sister.

“Let’s go prepare for the next one [race],” he said.

Helensburgh and district – and all of Australia – is very proud of our BMX champion!

As this issue went to press, Saya had announced that she would not compete in the UCI BMX World Championships in Papendal, Netherlands as she focusses on recovering fully from injuries sustained in her Olympics crash. 2508

Supported by and with thanks to Ian Pepper, of Ray White Helensburgh

Hey Beautiful HAIR SALON

Our Helensburgh salon has been closed for more than eight weeks, but you can still buy your favourite hair salon products – including root maintenance kits.

To order, text 0409 429 455 or contact us on Facebook.

Daily contactless deliveries to your door in 2508.

Hey Beautiful Hair Salon @HeyBeautifulHairSalon Supporting local families in times of need...

Local | Support | Connect

Need A Feed is delivering food gifts & freshly cooked dinners What we need: Cash donations via EFT, credit cards accepted (charges apply).

Non-perishable food donations – check the Facebook page for drop-off locations.

‘BIG THANKS to Chris and Alice from Blackbird Cafe, Thirroul, for cooking fresh meals during August (80+ per week) and collecting food donations for us to distribute to people in need throughout the Illawarra.’

– Need A Feed founder Shaz Harrison

doyouneedafeed @need_a_feed September

11

September is Dementia Awareness month

By Danika Hall

Val Fell, Wollongong’s 2020 Senior Citizen of the Year.

The 2021 theme for Dementia Awareness Month is “Together we can ensure no one faces dementia alone”, which highlights the social isolation experienced by many people living with dementia and their carers.

Ninety-two-year-old Val Fell experienced this first-hand as her husband, Ian, lived with dementia from 2006 to 2013. He had been a Fairfax journalist for 40 years, retiring as the General Manager of the Illawarra Mercury.

Val attributes social isolation to stigma and lack of community awareness about dementia.

Free with your library card

By Helensburgh librarian Cara Maloney

Stuck for things to do in lockdown?

Needing assistance with your studies? The Library has a number of online tools available to assist you!

Hoopla provides free access to a mountain of new movies, tv shows, music, comics eBooks, and eAudiobooks! Download the Hoopla app or visit wwww.hoopladigital.com.au and register with your library card number!

Need a hand with home schooling? Studiosity is here to help! With your library card, you get free access to one-on-one help from real tutors for

12 September

To combat this, she organised the first Illawarra Public Forum on Dementia in 2012. The annual forum provides information about dementia including research, support, advocacy services, and strategies to assist carers.

In 2013, Val completed the Group Leader’s course with Dementia Australia and formed the Corrimal Dementia Carers Support Group. She continues to lead the group today as a volunteer and is greatly valued for her empathy, willingness to help and expert knowledge of the aged care system.

Last year Val became a member of the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) and recently helped with their promotions of Covid-19 vaccinations. She is still studying, completing two Massive Open Online Courses in Dementia in 2017, and commencing a Bachelor of Dementia Care.

In 2020, Val was named Wollongong’s Senior Citizen of the year for her volunteering efforts.

She continues to work tirelessly as a dementia advocate and ambassador for the Council on the Ageing (COTA).

The 10th Illawarra Dementia Forum was arranged for 22 September 2021 at the Fraternity Club but has been provisionally postponed to November due to lockdown restrictions.

This year’s theme is “Making Connections”.

Speakers will include a local geriatrician, local dementia researchers, representatives from Dementia Australia, Dementia Training Australia, OPAN and COTA. Val hopes the face-to-face event will proceed so local people with dementia and their carers can connect and learn. Dementia service provider stalls will also be part of the event. 2508 Please direct enquiries about the Illawarra Annual Public Forum on Dementia to illawarradementiaforum@ gmail.com, 0417 468 977, 02 4229 5926

grades 3-12. Connect and get help with English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and more.

You can even upload your university essay draft for feedback! Access Studiosity through the link on Wollongong City Library’s website.

Your library membership has a lot to offer you from the comfort of your home. You could Learn a new skill with LinkedIn Learning, or a new language with MANGO, or LOTE Online for Kids. You could borrow a book through the Libby, BorrowBox, indyreads and uLibrary apps. You can even watch a movie or TV show through Kanopy!

Even if we’re not open, the library is here for you.

2508

Supported by and with thanks to Elle Ritson of Ray White Helensburgh

Business is open and trading with COVID Safe measures for quotes and installations.

Business hours are 9-5 Monday to Friday, but we are flexible and often do quotes on weekends.

Special offer: Mention this article and receive a free upgrade to zero gravity blinds when ordering chain-operated roller blinds.

Minimum order 5 blinds.

Coal Coast Shutters and Blinds is a mobile business based in Helensburgh.

Phone 0410 689 198 Website www.coalcoastshutters.com.au Email coalcoastshutters@gmail.com Facebook and Instagram @coalcoastshutters September

13

Trainer Scott Brodie has run life-saving programs for race horses and army vets.

Photos supplied

The Healing

A thoroughbred trainer has been working miracles with horses and humans. 2508 reports

An incredible program saving veterans of war and the race track is the subject of a new documentary called The Healing. And its final scenes were filmed locally – in bushland behind an equestrian centre on the outskirts of Helensburgh.

Thoroughbred trainer Scott Brodie is a former mounted police officer who has spent the past 30 years saving hundreds of old race horses through his retraining and rehoming programs.

Seven years ago, he started roping in military veterans for equine therapy courses.

“It’s about a real journey, where people learn horsemanship skills and see the changes in the horses as they see the changes in themselves,” Scott told 2508 last month.

14 September

“Thoroughbreds are very sensitive horses that are really good at reading body language. So they worked pretty well as a therapy-type horse.

“Veterans get into some pretty down places, medication doesn’t always do the trick and they’ve all been therapy-ed out. So they’re looking for something different that can become part of lives.

“I just can’t tell you how many people have told me that I’ve saved their lives.”

This remarkable story has been filmed over the past five years by Victorian producer Nick Barkla and the result is a true tear-jerker. The Healing was selected to be part of 2021’s Melbourne Documentary Film Festival – although, thanks to Covid, the first live screening event could happen

in Helensburgh once lockdown lifts.

For the past 18 months, Scott has been working at the old Prestige Equestrian Centre property on Parkes Street. “So that’s my base,” he said. “I’ve been there for about 18 months now. I train horses and riders, classical training.”

His work with army veterans began seven years ago in Kangaroo Valley when Scott met Adrian, an ex-Royal Marine. “He came back from numerous tours of Afghanistan pretty messed up – he’d seen a lot of bad stuff.

“He’d seen equine-assisted therapy in England and the responses that some of his wartime partners had got from it.”

After a mutual friend introduced them, Scott started running courses to involve veterans in his retraining work.

“It pretty quickly became clear that there’s a synergy between the veterans and the ex-race horses in that they’ve been trained for a specific purpose that, at the end of the day, is useless in the general world.

“The skills that they learned were really important for what they needed to do, but then detrimental, if anything, to normal life.

“So there was a real empathy between the veterans and the thoroughbreds.”

One of Scott’s early success stories was a young army veteran who couldn’t understand why he was always getting into arguments.

“He often talks about how he had no understanding of the persona that he had – that he gave off this angry vibe and got people offside all the time.

“When he started to work with the horses, it became very clear very quickly that, if he didn’t have the right mental attitude and the right persona, that the horses didn’t want to play.

“I’m not a therapist, I’m a horse guy, but there’s no doubt that when you work with thoroughbreds, you have to be very aware of your energy levels and your body language, and you have to learn to read their energy levels and body language.

“He’s really had to learn to regulate his attitude to be able to work with the horses. And he’s found that that’s made a massive difference to his life in the way that he deals with people in general.”

This young veteran now runs his own equine therapy program in Queensland.

“It’s great,” Scott said. “That happens a bit.

I encourage that and I support those guys that go out and start to run programs that are going to help other veterans.”

Scott – who grew up in Maroubra – has been retraining and rehoming race horses for most of his adult life. He started the thoroughbred retraining program for Racing NSW. “I enjoy working with the thoroughbreds and it’s

a bit of a passion of mine.”

The bond formed with a horse is what he loves most about his work. “It’s an honest relationship that relies on two beings looking out for each other.

It’s not about egos – I just really enjoy that synergy that comes of working with another being, and becoming one.”

He’s happy to be working in Helensburgh.

“It’s a pretty special place and actually, the first horse I ever bought, I bought from Helensburgh.

“There’s a good horse community.

“Helensburgh has got largely a Western sort of twist about it, riding wise, and my background is classical dressage, so I’m a little bit different.

“We’ve run some veterans programs from the facility [on Parkes Street] and we’ll continue to do so. We’re in the process of setting up a not-forprofit to support the work that we do.”

Corporate sponsors would be welcome and can reach out via the Facebook page “Scott Brodie Equitation Education”.

Once Covid restrictions are relaxed, Scott hopes to put up a big screen outdoors and show The Healing. The film runs for about 55 minutes and is an emotional experience.

“Get a box of tissues,” he said. “When I watched the film, I was very choked up with some of the stories.

“I’m very, very proud and it’s a very, very beautiful thing. I’m really glad to have been involved with it.” 2508 On Facebook, search for ‘Scott Brodie Equitation Education’, ‘Thoroughbred and Veterans’ Welfare Alliance’ and ‘The Healing documentary’.

September

15

Donate devices to help refugees 30 families are in need of laptops and tablets. You can help by donating to SCARF Refugee Support’s Digital Device Drive, writes Cristina Sacco

The SCARF Digital Device Drive aims to help the refugee community with remote learning.

This year we have already distributed 10 devices and we still have 30 families on the waiting list.

We are collecting devices to distribute, and we have also set up a fundraiser for those who don’t have a device to donate. We were aiming to have raised $3000 by the end of August 2021.

We have wonderful volunteers who refurbish devices before they are distributed to families.

There are two ways you can help: 1. Donate to our device fundraiser. $100 is enough to buy one refurbished tablet. SCARF will be purchasing devices to re-home during September: www.givenow.com.au/digital-device-drive 2. Email us or send us a message on Facebook to donate a device. Devices should be fully functioning, no more than five years old and Wi-Fi capable.

Email sophie-may.kerr@scarfsupport.org.au or SCARFrefugees 2508

Men’s Shed turns 5

By Paul Blanksby, of Helensburgh Men’s Shed

September 2016 was an auspicious time. That’s when Helensburgh Men’s Shed was brought to life by local blokes from around 2508, who saw the need for somewhere men could come together, pursue hobbies, undertake community projects and talk with mates to help them enjoy longer, more active, healthier and happier lives.

Recently my wife and I were watching an episode of The Repair Shop (ABC iview). Amongst other precious items, an old steam-engine toy ship was restored. The looks on the face of the owner and of the craftsman who brought the vessel back to life were so lovely.

What touches us so much when we see something rescued and restored to a new life?

I think it’s because we see so much plastic pelican poop stuff in the world; unfixable objects with a seemingly inbuilt obsolescence.

In your Men’s Shed, we have been so blessed to be trusted to bring someone’s treasured heirloom back to life. And we can do that. Because old stuff is built to last. Built tough. Repairable. The 1930s

16 September

Cyclops tricycle, just getting its new tyres on; or the pond yacht built in the 1960s by a Pentridge inmate for his warder’s son; the 1954 timber rocking horse; an exquisite Japanese hexagonal table.

So, when we restore or build something at the Shed, we do it for the long haul. We do it to last. We put our heart into what we do.

And we put our hearts and lives into each and every one of the men we are proud to call our mates at the Shed.

That can be you, too. Come along and see, once we are open again, and in the meantime we’re always ready for a chat. 2508 Visit helensburghmensshed.org.au or contact Michael Croft 0413 401 522; Ron Balderston 0410 564 752; Paul Blanksby 0403 701 788

STORIES OF HOPE Spreading some hope during lockdown!

Check out these short inspirational videos of local people who have faced major hardship and mental illness and have come out the other side with hope and peace.

We hope they encourage you! You may recognise some local friends hopechurch2508.org.au/peace

Guides games to play

By Sophie Miller, publicity officer for Helensburgh Girl Guides For those times when things don’t quite go to plan – and extended lockdown is certainly one of those times – Guide and Scout leaders around the world have a ready stock of easy and relatively quick-toset-up games for their unit members to play. We thought we’d share a few of the Helensburgh Girl Guides’ favourite games for others to try at home.

Egg carton scavenger hunt Save an empty egg carton for each child (6 or 12 egg size, depending on age etc). Write on a small piece of paper something that must be found and place in the bottom of each of the egg cells. The rule is that whatever is found cannot be bigger than the space of the cell and must be found, so no making something to fit. Categories of objects can include colours (e.g. something blue or something multi-coloured); something smooth, or rough; a particular shape (e.g. round or a triangle); something that smells nice (e.g. a leaf or small flower); something shiny or dull; something patterned or plain. The Guides are usually given this to do as an outdoors activity so there’s the added benefit of getting kids out of the house.

Water games night As the weather warms up, Guides love having a water games night. Here are some that they really love and are good for a few kids at a time, or even two kids (with a bit of tweaking): 1. Drip drip splash: Played the same as duck-duckgoose, but instead of touching the heads of those not picked they have a wet car sponge to touch on their head. The person who gets picked as goose has the whole sponge squeezed over their head.

2. Fireman’s relay: Kids form a line. The first person in line will stand approximately 2.5m from the adult who has a water hose. The first person will have to catch the water coming out of the hose 2.5m away with a cup. Once the cup is filled they then dump the contents into a bucket, which is placed even further away and then go to the back of the line where everyone rotates forward. See how long it takes them to fill a bucket. Once full use it for the wet t-shirt relay.

3. Wet t-shirt relay (good for 4+ kids): Fill two buckets with water and place them about 10 feet apart in a straight line. Put a t-shirt in each.

Divide the group into teams, and have each team line up across from a bucket, about 30 feet away.

18 September

Once the race begins, the first member runs to the bucket, puts on the wet t-shirt, and runs back to his/her team. When he/she reaches the team, he/she removes the shirt and gives it to the next person.

The next person runs with the shirt in hand to the bucket, dunks the shirt into the water, and puts on the wet shirt.

The first team to have all players finish the task wins!

Requirements: Buckets of water depending on number of teams , and shirts depending on number of teams.

4. Water balloon volleyball: (can be played with two people each holding a towel out as tightly as they can).

Form two teams. Have each team stand on either side of the volleyball net. Have each team divide into pairs. Each pair should have one towel and each person should grab two corners of the towel so that it is spread out between the pair.

A water balloon is placed on the towel of one of the pairs. The pair must then work together to lift their towel so that the balloon is propelled into the air, across the net to the other team. One of the pairs on the other team must then try to catch the balloon with their towel and return it the same way.

As in regular volleyball, a team scores a point when the balloon hits the ground on the other side of the net. Like volleyball, the object is to score the most points and get the other team wet at the same time.

Requirements: one towel for every two people.

Water Balloons (large balloons tend to be more fun!). A volleyball net or a rope line.

Stay safe, everyone. We are hoping to be back to Guiding in term 4. 2508

Heathcote Community Update A letter from Lee Evans – your State MP Dear Residents, we are in the midst of a once in a hundred year pandemic with the restrictions on our citizens the harshest in history. Understandably we are experiencing numerous emotions including anger, frustration and anxiety.

Residents of 2508 are blessed with the best nature can offer to take a walk and experience arguably the most beautiful environment in the world.

It’s important in these times to stay connected with loved ones albeit by phone, Zoom, FaceTime or by whatever means is available to you.

I know we are all reaching out to neighbours who don’t have family around especially the

elderly so give them a call when you are heading out for provisions and offer to pick something up for them and if they say no, how about picking up a treat anyway?!

Tolerance and kindness are powerful tools.

The Premier and NSW Government have the safety of their citizens as their highest priority and lockdown will not continue one minute longer than is needed. It’s up to all of us to continue doing the right thing and those that continue to flout the restrictions are those who are not only threatening our health but keeping all of us in lockdown.

If you are finding that things are getting on top of you, there is help, please don’t suffer in silence.

Service NSW at www.service.nsw. gov.au has every support currently being offered by the NSW and Federal Governments.

We are all in this together and this is truly one of the biggest challenges faced by governments and citizens of NSW, Australia and indeed the world.

Life will improve as our vaccination rates rise protecting you, your family and our community. In the meantime please stay safe and be kind.

Lee Evans, Member for Heathcote

www.leeevansheathcote.com.au | (02) 9548 0144 Shops 1 & 2, 17-23 Station St, Engadine NSW 2233

Follow Lee

Spring into Action Want to be in your new home by Christmas?

We are about to enter the optimal real estate selling season.

Call today to book a free consultation with your

#1 local Real Estate team.

Ray White Helensburgh | (02) 4294 7000

Acacia binervata (Two Veined Hickory) photos by Kieran Tapsell

BANKSIA BUSH CARE’S

Tree of the Month

By Stanwell Park’s Kieran Tapsell

Acacia binervata (Two-veined Hickory) The first column in this series dealt with the coastal wattle, Acacia longifolia, which is a small to medium-size shrub that is salt tolerant and grows very well along sand dunes. Acacia binervata, whose common name is two-veined hickory, grows along the east coast, from Narooma on the NSW South Coast to Mt Tambourine in Southern Queensland, and as far west as Mittagong.

Acacia binervata grows mainly in the circle of the Stanwell Avenue Reserve and is a much taller tree. It has dark brown scaly bark, and its leaves tend to be wider than the coastal wattle, with two prominent veins running lengthways along the leaf.

Its flowers are different too, in that they form many spherical flower heads, as distinct from the cylindrical flower spikes that we see in the coastal wattle and the third wattle in the reserve, Acacia maidenii (maiden’s wattle).

It flowers between August and November.

There are 324 of these trees on the reserve, most of them within the circle of Stanwell Avenue.

Some of them have reached the end of their life and are dying.

Once the lantana, ochna and senna were removed from the reserve, smaller trees have now germinated from the seed bed.

Banksia Bush Care news Lockdown has provided us with plenty to do in the Reserve. Bill Harris and I have cleared a block of land between 31 and 35 Stanwell Avenue, which is also part of the Reserve. It was really in a dreadful

20 September

state and there is so much weed material that I have been able to build another eight giant nests in the area ,bringing the total now to 200. We will continue the gallery idea in the walkway to the beach alongside No. 35 (Doran House).

Many parents I see while working in the bush tell me that their young children think that the nests are dinosaurs’ nests, and they want to know when the dinosaurs will hatch. So, during this lockdown, I decided to excite their imaginations even further by making a series of eggs with different kinds of dinosaurs emerging from them.

The dinosaur gallery will be on the western side of the track just as you leave from Stanwell Avenue.

I am receiving very positive feedback about the Modern Art Tributes on Eggs (MATE) Exhibition, and I have built a few more nests in the bush track to provide some more “frames” for miniature famous paintings.

Many of the people whom I met while working along the track were from Helensburgh and further south and had read about the gallery in the previous issue. I have provided some freshly fired eggs to some more enthusiastic locals who will be contributing to the egg gallery.

So far, there has been no vandalism. 2508

See Blog Bohmer’s shfire Bu p To r fo Tips Protection + More

SE E O CU A U ST LL R W O SE E M R BS ER VI I T RE CE E F VI S + OR EW S

9 Veno Street, Heathcote 2233 Phone: (02) 9548 2818 Open 7 days 9am to 5pm www.sydneywildflowernursery.com.au FOR THE LARGEST RANGE OF AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS September

21

Eyesore or opportunity?

Coalcliff’s old cokeworks.

Photo: Ben Wollen

By architect Ben Wollen

Most of you are probably curious about the incongruous industrial plants perched in the hidden valley behind Coalcliff. Visible only from the train or the escarpment, with vaulting steel structures set amid lush forest, it feels like you’re looking at some Hollywood blockbuster set for Jurassic Park or Jumanji.

Many people might consider it an eyesore. Many would see it as a symbol of the errors we have made on this planet by exhuming its fossil fuels. I think it is a unique part of our landscape that not only connects the area to its industrial past, but also lends character to the Northern Illawarra.

Since the closure of the coking plant though, I’ve felt despondent that the owner is letting it fall into a state of disrepair and neglect.

Believe it or not, I actually visited the coking plant when it was in operation. Prior to picking up the architecture bug, I was an environmental consultant and one of my specialties was testing stacks (industry speak for the big chimneys belching out pollution). On first entering onto the site, I was completely dumbfounded that some idiot had built a coking plant in the middle of paradise! At the end of the 48 hours I was even more dumbfounded, and the adventure left an indelible mark on my memory. What was the story behind this place? How did it come to be here?

I have since learnt all those answers but now fear for its future. You may recall the community consultation that the current owners undertook back in 2017. Most of the concern raised by locals was fear of an application for a large housing estate to be built on the site. But not much was said about the conservation of the existing structures or, for that matter, the entire working site. The owner’s representative was quick to allay people’s fear of large tracts of housing, but where is the masterplan of the site? So far their only comment has been that most of the site will be left over for so-called “bio-banking” and only some suitable areas developed for housing. Well, where’s the conservation? Sadly, the only conservation seems to be the odd bit of graffiti removal and graffitiprevention infrastructure.

Am I the only one watching this infrastructure fall apart with dismay? Who else sees the amazing opportunity here to connect the sea bridge and the coke plant and solve the dangerous car parking at the southern end of the bridge. We can’t stop people from coming to our amazing coastline, so

22 September

I say embrace it. The coking plant and its remaining infrastructure should be converted into a recreational park.

There are excellent precedents for this over the world, and in Sydney: think Sydney park in Alexandria, or Ballast Point in Birchgrove.

My favourite is in Germany. Zollverein Park near Essen in the Ruhr district of Germany was a massive industrial site in its day. While its infrastructure is much larger and better preserved, it’s a provocative precedent as to what the Coalcliff site could become. The once-contaminated and -lifeless site is now home to a thriving ecosystem, arts infrastructure and recreational facility.

The masterplan for the site was drawn up in 2002 by world-renowned architect Rem Koolhaas.

Since then it has gone on to win numerous architecture and public space awards and is even listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See www. zollverein.de (and yes, it has a swimming pool for the kids).

What I like about the park is that it has kept all of the old infrastructure, preserved it and allowed the public to access it. You can walk up the old ladders and bridges or you can jump on a bike and ride around them. I’m pretty sure those old coking ovens would make a mean sourdough or woodfired pizza!

With the renovation of the Imperial (not that any of us has been able to enjoy it yet) and the popularity of the Sea Cliff Bridge, I say we go for the trifecta and make this a truly remarkable park in a truly remarkable place. Oh, and can we make the housing affordable? Call it a pipe dream… 2508

Missing your favourite critter? Check out Symbio’s Facebook page for a dose of Covid lockdown cuteness.

Welcome joey

Conveyancing Family Law Wills Estates and Probate Small Business Law Your local lawyer.

Office: 32 Walker Street, Helensburgh Phone: 02 4294 9980 Email: lynda@babisterlegal.com.au www.babisterlegal.com.au

By Kevin Fallon

In August, the Symbio team shared amazing footage of a wallaby joey being born.

“This is one of the rarest moments ever captured as a wallaby gives birth to a jelly bean-sized joey,” the Helensburgh zoo announced via its Facebook page. “Watch until then end to see the joey grow in his mother’s pouch and take his ever first steps!”

The clip has been watched 1.6 million times – a boost for zoo morale. Both staff and animals can’t wait to welcome visitors again. 2508

Book online* via our website: bullimedicalpractice.com.au or call

4284 4622

*if you have respiratory symptoms please call for an appointment

How to donate and help children in need

Log on to symbiozoo.com.au/paydiscoverforward, redeem your unused Discover NSW vouchers, and choose one of five charities to receive a $25 Symbio Zoo Ticket. Your chosen charity will then receive two-entry passes to the wildlife park, valued at $78, and Symbio will absorb the entirety of the price difference.

Monday to Friday: 8am-6pm Saturday: 8am-12 noon 74 Park Road, Bulli

QUALITY PERSONAL HEALTHCARE AND TRAVEL MEDICINE September

23

Good with wood: Brett Davis makes everything from bowls to treehouses.

Photos supplied

Artists of the Illawarra Painter Edith McNally meets Brett Davis.

Brett Davis is an artist who uses wood as his medium. He glows when he says, “I love wood! “ He also loves enabling others to engage with wood.

The Coledale resident established “Woodstories”, which is based on the idea that every piece of wood is unique and has a story well worth telling.

Bowl turning allows Brett to tell these stories through the production of beautiful and artistic bowls that showcase Australia’s amazing range of timbers.

He particularly goes after the damaged sections of trees that display unique grains and defects as well as other beautiful, quirky features. He says that these quirky timbers are not unlike his many friends – unique but totally worth understanding, knowing and sharing in many and varied projects and fun activities.

Brett thrives on enabling others to engage with wood. After his time as a design and technology teacher, he wanted to share his skills, passions and awareness of the social good that can come from shared creative projects focussed on “bowl turning”.

Treehouse construction is another passion. Here, wood is used to build positive family relationships through building a treehouse together and providing a unique space to draw children away from their screens.

Brett also runs “Timber Alaia” surfboard workshops, which are suitable for parents and children. These use sustainable Paulownia timber to make replicas of the original Hawaiian surfboards – amazing surf-art in their own right.

Brett loves to salvage timber, and save trees from the chipper by taking sections from local arborists, cutting and seasoning them, then passing them onto the public for turning or carving.

Brett is an artist and teacher who strives to provide opportunities for anyone of any skill level to discover the wonders of wood. His art strives to nurture creativity and enhance well-being for families, groups and individuals. He is a truly wonderful asset in our community.

Visit www.woodstories.com.au 2508 If you would like your art profiled in 2508 District News, please contact Edith McNally on 0477 778 289, or email mcnallyedith@gmail.com

24 September

Local orders reduce food miles!

UI

WE E

OV

N GE

T

UC

L

E

I

O

CE WITH

SINGL

V E FA R M

PR

NE PROD

Discovering local If you’ve only just discovered that our family-run commercial fruit farm is virtually in your backyard in Darkes Forest, we will be so excited to meet you here when lockdown eases. Buying local reduces food miles and gets access to higher quality products. We are only an 11km drive from Helensburgh CBD! Food miles is a term used to describe the total geographic distance food is transported between its cultivation, processing and delivery to the consumer. Put simply, it’s a way of measuring how far your food had to travel to get to your plate.

N

Whilst our physical farm shop is closed we are still open online 24/7.

We have been busy packing and delivering our apples, cider, honey and other goodies. We have free delivery with orders over $50 from Sutherland to Shellharbour!

Ordering is easy from our new online shop at www.darkes.com.au We have preselected hampers or make your own selection of products. If it’s a gift tell us who it’s for and a message you’d like and we’ll include that in your gift hamper too! Order your Father’s Day hampers for local delivery before 6am, Friday 3 September to get them in time for Father’s Day.

GE

100%

LO

T

AU

NE PROD

UC

100%

UI

DU

IGIN PR UCT

1939

M

SINCE

OR

NG

M E F A I LY F

OD

SI

AR

S

Thank you 2508 and 2515! By Jo Fahey, of Darkes Glenbernie Orchard

Locally produced food should be fresher, which means that it usually has more vitamins and antioxidants in a useable form. This means that they’re better for you.

If your ingredients have come a long way, they may have a heavy carbon footprint. That’s especially likely if they arrived by air, due to the high climate impact of planes. Flying in food typically creates around 10 times more carbon emissions than road transport and around 50 times more than shipping!

So thanks for buying local and thanks for supporting our local farm and doing your bit to lower food miles!

Check out our new behind the scenes farming videos on Instagram and Facebook. They are a great way to show the kids what’s happening on the farm and learning about food growing.

Coming Soon Stone fruit picking begins in November. We are busy planning for ‘pick your own’ experiences and the season is looking like it will be great! 2508 Visit www.darkes.com.au September

25

Toastmasters meets online

By Matthew Derbridge, Helensburgh and District Toastmasters VP Public Relations Toastmasters International is a supportive organisation with a promise of “empowering individuals through personal and professional development” and during this time, we are continuing to help by using online meetings. We may not be able to meet in person but our voices can still be heard and our stories can still be shared.

We can unite through the power of the internet and grow in communication and leadership skills.

Rehearse online interviews, rehearse online lectures or presentations, or just develop skills to speak to strangers once the lockdown is finished.

Helensburgh and District Toastmasters is opening its borders to the world. If you have a friend across the LGA border or overseas, they are invited to attend. We meet twice a month on the second and fourth Monday at 7pm AEST. Meetings run for about two hours. If you don’t wish to appear via the internet, or can’t use Zoom, you can join the meeting by phone.

The first two meetings are free. After that, you will be invited to join our club. After the lockdown our meetings will remain hybrid, so those who wish to remain online can continue to attend. 2508 Contact toastmasters2508@gmail.com or find us on Facebook

Lions’ acts of kindness

by Fran Peppernell, Helensburgh Lions Club Publicity Officer We hope our community is continuing to stay safe and well throughout the Covid crisis.

A couple of acts of kindness in these times always make a happy story. A big Shout Out to Rosie from The Morning Brew and our fellow Lion Mel who both organised Care Packages for the wonderful Swabbing Team at Liverpool Hospital Covid-19 unit. We are always pleased to sponsor these acts of goodwill.

We will also be getting Father’s Day care packages to our residents at our local nursing home. Another way for these lovely fathers to enjoy their special day.

We are continuing to keep a watchful eye on current restrictions and will keep you all informed.

Stay safe and see you all next month. 2508

26 September

Scouts show resilience Bagheera reports

The 1st Helensburgh Scout leaders would like to firstly congratulate all of the Scouts, Cubs and Joeys for being so amazingly resilient and keen to keep on with all their activities where they can. Thank you to their families for encouraging them to keep on with a normal routine and taking them on the challenges and walks and collecting craft and cooking supplies.

Lockdown put a bit of a damper on our plans for Term 3 as we had about four camps and activities organised. However, without missing a beat, our Scouts and Cubs quickly shifted to online meetings with cooking, craft and outdoor challenges, while the Joeys Section has been set some outdoor walks and activities for their Covid allowed exercise.

We’ll be meeting virtually to provide challenges for our Scouts while in lockdown and they will continue building their skills and completing their badgework challenges.

They have been practising their compass skills and finding where they are on a map and the Joeys have been encouraged to explore and observe our local bush tracks. The Scouts have undertaken a Masterchef live online challenge and a virtual campfire activity and the Cubs have made shrinky emblems for their patrols, painted rocks to lay a scavenger hunt for the Joeys and designed the world’s best treehouse online.

We’re still welcoming members, so if your child is curious about Scouts, please contact us.

It will be an unusual start while in lockdown but we’re ready with lots of activities to encourage them to get outside and learn new skills. 2508 Contact scouts@helensburghscouts.org.au

CWA hall extension begins

By Carol Pugh, Stanwell Park CWA president

It is wonderful to have some good news for a change. Continual Covid updates can be a little depressing!

The contract for the extension to the CWA hall has been signed with Projection Build and the work should have commenced by the time you read this. If all goes well, they will be finished before Christmas – subject to government restrictions regarding Covid, availability of materials and the weather. This will be the first stage only and we will need to raise funds to complete the wrap-around deck and roof over it.

More on this soon.

We are all really excited and looking forward to when the hall is fully functional again.

We haven’t been able to meet since June but we are keeping in touch with each other as well as holding our monthly meeting via Zoom. Last December (it really doesn’t seem that long ago) we held a stall at the Christmas Mini Market at Stanwell Park Anglican Church.

CWA of NSW was focussing on raising awareness about family and domestic violence last year. In keeping with this we decided to donate the $500 raised to support women and children in this situation. Contact was made with the manager of a safe house in the Illawarra and she recommended that we purchase personal alarms. It has taken us some time, but 144 personal alarms have been handed over and will be used by those in need in the Illawarra and in other areas. We were excited that our funds could be used to directly support those who need practical help.

Our AGM is scheduled for Tuesday, 2 October and will be held at the CWA hall, 15 The Drive, Stanwell Park at 10am. Alternatively, if we are unable to meet in person, we will arrange a video meeting. Any members who would like more information about this please contact Carol Pugh on 0432 385 524.

It is difficult to plan any activities at the moment but with vaccination rates climbing we are hopeful that we will be able to return to many of our activities in the new year. We may even be able to have a Christmas get-together! 2508

For local, experienced and educated real estate advice, call Ian today!

Ian Pepper 0403 570 041

ian.pepper@raywhite.com raywhitehelensburgh.com.au

Covid-19 Update On 21 August, the government introduced a new permit system to stop to the movement of certain residents of Greater Sydney leaving it to inspect property. Now only those seeking to inspect a regional property because they genuinely need a place to live can travel to a regional location. This means inspections of potential regional investment properties are no longer permitted. For example, residents of 2508/2515 cannot travel to Bendalong or Jindabyne to inspect properties for investment purposes. However, if they were genuinely seeking to move to a regional area then they could apply for a permit from Service NSW and, if approved, make the trip. This new restriction does not, however, impact Sydneysiders currently arranging private inspections of properties in our area for investment or owner occupation, as we are included in the Greater Sydney bubble (at present!).

September

27

Your Letters Email editor@2508mag.com.au

Tree-mendous damage Early August, in still of the night, a large branch came crashing down right through the courtyard.

It sounded like an earthquake.

We were lucky – no one was injured – but unlucky with the mess and damage to the roof.

This very old 150-year-old Sydney Blue Gum has cost me a small fortune in maintenance, tree loppers and two insurance claims. Why is it still there?

Well, it is not our tree, it is on the property of a company called ‘Bobs Bushland’. Not so long back we were very concerned about a few branches overhanging our roof and I contacted Wollongong Council who did not want to know, but advised me to contact the owners, putting in a claim for them to trim the tree because it was a danger.

This was done in writing and sent by registered post. No reply. So my only other option is to take out Civil action through the court on the company.

To do this the Red Tape is unbelievable and getting permission is another thing.

Laws need to be changed regarding potentially dangerous trees.

– Jenny Donohoe, Helensburgh Help keep Darkes Forest Riding School alive Darkes Forest Riding School has been a muchloved destination for people of all ages for many, many years.

Offering Pony Rides, Private Lessons, Saddle Club, School Holiday Day Camps, Trail Rides, Birthday Parties and Supporting Riding for Special Needs with their very own Star Club.

They are a huge supporter of the charity Dolly’s Dream and always help out with sponsorship to various Horse Events.

28 September

Jules, Keiron and the Team do an amazing job caring for all 54 horses in the school. As you care imagine it takes a lot of time, staff and money to care for this many horses.

Due to lockdown the gates of the school have had to be closed. Unfortunately that means no income. But the horses still need to be fed, wormed, rugged, shod and cared for.

This is your chance to give back to help care for these amazing animals that have given so much joy over the years.

Donations of any size would be greatly appreciated and will go a long way to ensuring that Darkes Forest Riding School is here to serve the community and local charities for years to come.

Donate via www.gofundme.com – search for “Help Keep Darkes Forest Riding School Alive”.

– Colleen Kemp Mulch ado I just wanted to respond to the article concerning the mulch in the reserve.

The mulch has been a great resource for many people in the suburb and I am sorry to hear it is of such concern to the Historical Society.

Kindness and forbearance would be appreciated and I am sure, like me, there will be many others in our community who would be grateful to have the service continue. Hopefully, with the coming of Spring and the easing of restrictions, the pile of mulch will speedily disappear.

In the meantime, perhaps there is someone who might assist by moving the section that is one metre from the old Doctor’s Surgery? Many local landscape gardeners have also utilised the mulch, maybe one of them can help out?

– Natalie Burns Protect your community “HELP WE NEED YOU to help us stay strong But YOU NEED US to help you stay strong and well.

Please protect yourself and our communities, from this vicious, killer virus.

HAVE A VACCINATION.” – Jean Doherty Have a Comic Comp I was wondering if you could put on a comic comp? My idea is: Kids enter short comic strips to your magazine and you choose your favourite one.

– Bonnie Parkin Ed’s reply: We LOVE this idea. Kids, please send us your comics – email editor@2508mag.com.au

Get Your Questions Ready

By Iris Huizinga

With favourable weather conditions, fire agencies, land managers and private landholders are continuing vital hazard reduction burns across the state to provide critical protection to homes at risk of bush fires. Are you getting ready for the upcoming fire season?

Helensburgh Rural Volunteer Fire Brigade will hold an online information session with Q&A on Saturday morning September 11 from 10-11 am.

Please send all your questions regarding the coming fire-season via Facebook to @NSWRFSHelensburgh RFS Illawarra brigades getting ready for a hazard reduction at Walker Street, Helensburgh, Saturday, August 14.

OPERATOR, TRUCK, PLANT & EQUIPMENT HIRE For Hire

URIAH NEEDS A HOME! This is Uriah, a very timid young fellow who is slowly coming out of his shell and is showing himself to be a friendly and affectionate companion. He is desexed, vaccinated and life-time registered.

Email ccarpetrehoming@tpg.com.au for more information.

FOR MORE INFO: email ccarpetrehoming@tpg.com.au or visit Helensburgh’s Country Companion Animal Rescue.

 Mini Excavator  Small Tipper (Car Licence)

 Stump Grinder  Generator  High Water Pressure Cleaner

 Trailers

- Caged Box (Various Sizes) - Car Trailer - Plant Trailer

 Earth Moving Contractor  Lots of other Equipment

Call us today 0418 680 255 www.chasenhire.com.au sales@chasenhire.com.au

September

29

History in the making

Coavtuerre fe

Celebrate History Week by uncovering local tales to treasure, thanks to Wollongong City Libraries and Helensburgh Historical Society

Discover local stories

By Local Studies librarian Jo Oliver

“From the Ground Up” is the theme for History Week, 4-12 September.

The local land has been a place of deep connection for Aboriginal people, a source of industrial wealth and prime real estate.

You can learn about all these aspects of our local history through the online resources of Wollongong Libraries Local Studies Collection (visit www.wollongong. nsw.gov.au/library/explore-our-past).

You can look at past and present maps of the area, images, listen to oral histories, read about the history of your suburb, explore your family history.

Everyone has a story History Week marks the launch of ‘Aboriginal Community Members Stories’, a new section in Illawarra Stories, the libraries’ oral history project.

The cultural boundaries of the local Aboriginal community extend beyond the Wollongong LGA. People have connections to La Perouse, the south coast of NSW and other places in Australia.

With libraries closed, our Croker Island exhibition has been put on pause, but you can now watch the documentary for free, from home! Croker Island Exodus is a documentary based on the journey that 95 Aboriginal children undertook to escape the threat of WWII before settling in Otford.

Learn more about this important time in local history by viewing the documentary at

30 September

https://vimeo.com/489244295/272234cb74 Many thanks to the filmmakers for allowing us to bring this documentary to you.

Delve into your ancestry During the current lockdown the library’s subscriptions to Ancestry.com and Find My Past can be used from home through the library website for free.

History comp for kids For primary school students, the Local History Prize is open for entries. This is a great activity for children studying from home or teachers to make as an online class activity. Students chose an image from the library catalogue of a place that is special to them, then photograph or draw what it looks like now, research its history and write about how they imagine its future.

There is prize money to win for the student and their school. The closing date is 17 September. Visit www.wollongong.nsw.gov. au/library/explore-our-past/local-history-prize

Check out early subdivision maps.

Below: Coalcliff circa 1910.

Images from the collections of Wollongong City Libraries and the Illawarra Historical Society

Land values Much of the Illawarra’s wealth has come from the ground. The photo below shows Coalcliff Colliery and jetty circa 1910. The photo was taken by Wensemius, hand-coloured and printed as a postcard.

Land in the Northern Illawarra is still the source of riches. When these subdivision maps were produced, who would have thought the prices would now be in the millions of dollars?

High-resolution copies of these map posters can be downloaded from the library catalogue.

Search ‘suburb name’ subdivision.

September

31

Read the new book

Author Dr Lorraine Jones gives us a glimpse inside her new book, The Decade After World War II in Helensburgh, Otford, Stanwell Park, Stanwell Tops, Coalcliff and Darkes Forest.

This publication is a sequel to Civilian Life During World War II. It takes the reader from the end of WWII into the modern era of industrialisation and the production and use of consumer goods within Australia. What an exciting time. Full work for all!

No youth unemployment! There were advertisements in the local newspaper offering apprenticeships and work for 15-year-olds leaving school.

The need for workers was so great that Arthur Caldwell, the federal politician, introduced the migration scheme in 1947. This scheme saw British and European migrants move into Helensburgh and Stanwell Park. The Nissen Huts (igloos), which formerly lined Walker Street, were used to provide housing for these New Australians.

The teacher at Stanwell Park School set up English classes at night for the newcomers.

The clothing factory in Helensburgh provided work for the local women. Mushroom farming was established in disused railway tunnels.

32 September

Coal miners strikes caused major disruption of people’s lives throughout the East Coast. The women in Helensburgh and down the coast compensated for the hardship from the strike by setting up soccer competitions, which continued for about three years.

These and more exciting stories are contained in this easily readable book. It is lavishly illustrated with over 100 local photographs. The book will entertain you during these troubled times.

Buy the book The Decade After World War II is published by Helensburgh and District Historical Society, available now for $15 (plus P&P) by Paypal on the merchandise tab of our website www.historichelensburgh.org.au or email info@ historichelensburgh.org.au or contact Jan on 0418 681 384 for local pick-up or postal sales.

Join the Historical Society

By Helensburgh and District Historical Society vice-president Dr Lorraine Jones

The Helensburgh and District Historical Society was formed in 1979. It is now 42 years old.

Corner Cafe 11 with Gayle outside. Photo: Helensburgh and District Historical Society

At left: Turning on Town Water Parade, 1951. Photo: Helensburgh and District Historical Society

Over the years, the society has done extensive research and published many books on a diverse range of historical topics. It has developed a pioneer register of early settlers in the area. A detailed book of all the local men who served in the First World War – Our Boys Not Forgotten – provides individual details of these brave men.

Books by Michael Adams cover such topics as the settlement of Stanwell Park (Little Bulli). His most recent book, The Big History of Little Stanwell Park, is a detailed history of the area up to the end of 2018, including geology and Aboriginal history.

A history of Helensburgh was published for its centenary. We have also marked the centenaries of the Metropolitan Coal Mine, Helensburgh Railway Station and Stanwell Park Public School.

Jesus Light and Power Company, The History of Helensburgh & Stanwell Park Anglican Churches celebrates 130 years of ministry in 2022.

An important publication in 2019 was a history of the 1919 influenza epidemic in Helensburgh.

An epidemiologist sent this publication to various major centres, such as Harvard, as it contained hard-to-obtain details of that epidemic.

It has sold out.

A series of books on Helensburgh district pioneers are available – Dr Frederick Cox, Mine Doctor; The Gill Family of Helensburgh; George

Rickett, Master Builder (revised edition). Coming soon is a book about sawmill owner James Foster called Timber Rolled Out and Money Rolled In. The society’s most recent publication is The Decade After World War II, a sequel to Civilian Life During World War II. A thoroughly enjoyable production is Stanwell Park the Gem of the Australian Coast. This was a 35mm film from 1913 advertising land for sale at Stanwell Park. It was donated to the Historical Society by Warren Halloran. It has been remastered and made into a DVD. It shows a family in clothing of the era getting into a car and driving to the railway station to catch the steam train to Stanwell Park. There they explore the area. A staged beach rescue by a woman life saver, wearing the life-saving belt, is of interest as women in real life were not allowed to do this until the 1980s. This DVD can be bought from the society for $15.

Let us hope the society continues to flourish into the future.

The Historical Society has a Facebook page and a website (www.historichelensburgh.org.au) where you can order merchandise. We welcome new members – only $10 per year for emailed newsletters or $15 for posted newsletters.

Email info@historichelensburgh.org.au or contact Jan on 0418 681 384. 2508 September

33

Coast news

au

n light Lockdow captures tine Hill tal Style’ Artist Chrisncing, Coas Dista ‘Social

l / Bulli mer / Thirrou le / Austin arra / Coleda rough / Womb Clifton / Scarbo

FREE

2

08

SEPTEMBER 2021

www.southcoaster.com

District news

.au

This Puzzle Page is brought to you by

Making History

www.SouthCoaster.com.au

Discover our local society, stories and a new book

Waterfall / Helensburgh / Otford

/ Darkes Forest / Stanwell

1 online home for 3 print publications 2508 District News, 2515 Coast News and the South Coaster guidebook

Tops / Stanwell Park / Coalcliff

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS

1 6 10 11 12 13 14 15

20 21 25 26 28 29 30 31

Chamber in the heart (9) Unit of computer memory (4) Large vehicle (3) Document issued to one for passing a course or exam (11) Bony framework of bodies (8) Charm (6) Barrel (4) Newspaper published since 1855, Illawarra — (7) Sportsperson (7) Snug (4) Sure (6) Openings, entrances (8) Combustion engine part that mixes air with fuel (11) Vital energy (3) Pitcher (4) Original pattern or model (9)

DOWN

22 23 24 27

6 7

8 9

9

6 3 7

8 9

4

3 2 SUDOKU

1

5

PAGINATION & PUZZLES CONTENT ©PAGEMASTERS PTY LTD | pagemasters.com

34 September

8 7 6 3 2 1 9 5 4

19

2

9 4 2 6 7 5 1 3 8

18

4

8

1 3 5 9 8 4 2 7 6

17

5

3 1 2 3 7 7 9

QUICK CROSSWORD

3 9 8 7 1 2 6 4 5

16

SOLUTIONS

SUDOKU

5 2 7 4 3 6 8 9 1

3 4 5 7 8 9

Dissect a living body (8) Words that have little or no meaning (8) Mediterranean salad planet (6) Relating to the body (9) Retreat (4) Annual (6) Throws out (6) NSW Federal division named after an Australian writer (7) Effecting an emotional release (9) Alternate name for Wollongong Showground, WIN — (7) Government ruled by royalty (8) Cattle breed that contributed to the Illawarra cattle bloodline (8) Soul (6) Edict (6) Rugby league team, St. — Illawarra Dragons (6) Table-shaped hill (4)

4 6 1 8 5 9 3 2 7

1 2

7 1 9 2 4 8 5 6 3

BER 2021

ter.com. uthcoas

6 8 4 5 9 3 7 1 2

www.so

15

2

SEPTEM

2 5 3 1 6 7 4 8 9

FREE

Neighbourhood Forum 1 report

By NF1 convenor Warwick Erwin

NF1 meetings are cancelled until lockdown lifts.

That does not stop the work of NF1 and conversations with Council staff.

director is Tony Lapanaitis of Vaucluse, as per the paperwork submitted in the DA on Council’s website. Do we have the same issue with the landlord for the Helensburgh Plaza who does not care about the impact on the community of what New Community Centre and Library The two blocks of land between the current Library happens in the carpark after-hours? Council has to accept all reasons for an objection submission. and the butchers are to be auctioned on 8 September. Response from the Lord Mayor: “With Email your submission to council@wollongong. all Councillors I want this project to proceed ASAP. nsw.gov.au Reference DA-2021/822. Closing date for submissions is 25 August 2021, but that does That particular site you note is up for sale was not stop you sending a submission as this DA may investigated for the site of the Library and go to the Wollongong Local Planning Panel.

Community centre and had constraints on it that means we could not progress in that location.

Night closure on Lawrence Hargrave Drive at “Any future Library and Community Centre would also need to be located for ease of access and Stanwell Tops – TfNSW Notice refuge in case of emergencies especially bushfires Work will be carried out between Stonehaven Road and any post disaster recovery. Helensburgh has at Stanwell Tops and Chellow Dene Avenue in unique constraints and all sites need to be taken Stanwell Park between 8pm and 4am on Monday into consideration both public and private land 16 August, weather permitting. Detours will be in opportunities.” place via the M1 Princes Motorway and Bulli Pass, NF1 will keep asking for the proposed location. as well as Otford Road and Walker Street.

Helensburgh Town Centre Plan Works Council staff have completed investigation around the tree in Walker street for the new “footpath” beside the curb on the western side of Walker St. We are waiting on the latest plan for the Western Terrace (newsagent to Chemist area) with some of the changes taking in to consideration the request for access for food trucks and similar vehicles for events in the terrace area and power availability.

No update from Council on the footpath on the eastern side of Walker Street. NF1 will keep asking.

Helensburgh CBD area timed parking Helensburgh is listed for a 30km/h speed zone in the CBD area once the Town Centre Plan work is completed in about a year. Over the next few months NF1 will ask for input in to what timed parking zones will be in the CBD and any parking issues possibly caused by timed parking zones.

Coles Group DA for Liquor Premises – Commercial – change of use to liquor store and extension of trading hours Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd is the applicant, which is contrary to what was stated in the ILGA liquor licence application, but DA does state the site as 19 Walker St but again states “forming part of the Helensburgh Plaza”.

The proposal includes two primary elements, including the use of the tenancy as a Liquorland and subsequent extension of operation hours.

Building is owned by Larvotto Pty Ltd whose sole

I Love Wollongong because …

Council invites everyone to share their responses to “I love Wollongong because…” using their own photo, story, poetry, artwork, images or short film. www.our.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/our-future Illawarra-Shoalhaven Regional Transport Plan - TfNSW Notice The Plan is a 20-year blueprint for transport in the Illawarra-Shoalhaven region and has been developed together with the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Plan 2041. Link https:// future.transport.nsw.gov.au/plans/illawarrashoalhaven-regional-transport-plan Slope work on Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Clifton TfNSW advise road users of changed traffic conditions on Lawrence Hargrave Drive south of Sea Cliff Bridge at Clifton for slope stabilisation work. Work will be carried out from Monday 23 August, between 7am and 5pm, for about five weeks, Monday to Friday, weather permitting.

Lockdown Learning – TAFE NSW Needing something to do in lockdown? Check out TAFE short courses – some are fee-free. https:// www.tafensw.edu.au/fee-free-short-courses And, finally, stay safe, look out for your neighbours, phone someone you haven’t talked to in a while.

2508

September

35

Pickering Constructions P/L New homes, renovations, decks and pergolas

‘Committed to providing quality building and carpentry services’

KITCHENS P/L

New kitchens Modernising old kitchens Laundries Vanities Entertainment units Call Mitch Smith m: 0406 043 370 e: mitch.smith@live.com.au

Call Gavin 0407 105 969 Lic# 228720C

PRESTIGE WARDROBES ALL WORK GUARANTEED.

CALL PAUL: 4227 9911

BRAD MCNALLY

Carpenter/Joiner • Reconstruction • Decks Home maintenance & small plastering jobs

0418 430 901

L/N: 870C

Email: bmcnallycarpentry@bigpond.com Specialising in: Pool Excavations, Rockwalls, Small & large developments Call us for a free quote!

0418 425 219

REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING AND TRADE ADVERTS NSW Fair Trading requires building and trades advertisements to include: Licensee’s name; licence number with correct category of work; business telephone number More info: www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au

GLEN ROBINSON

FENCING

EST. 1990

Glen Robinson M: 0409 664 221 E: glennrobinsonfencing@hotmail.com Specialising in: Colorbond fencing, Fence repairs, Extending fences for privacy

Lic. No. 263661C

ABN 33 676 627 825

September

37

BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION

BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION

Timber Doors Polyurethane Painted Doors Mirrored Doors Laundry Closets Drawers Internals

David Van Zyl

m. 0403 536 305

VAN ZYL BRICKLAYING

e. gdvanzyl@bigpond.net.au licence number 49494C “Quality Bricklaying”

PEST MANAGEMENT Lic# 7001 TERMITE & PEST SPECIALIST

Termite Treatments & Inspections N General Pest Treatments • Cockroaches I • Spiders Ants • All Pests • Fully Licenced and E Insured

T Call: 0420 480 036 S pestfix.com.au A&S

JOHN MAHLER 0414 924 411

N Roofing I E Guttering T Leaf Guards S

0414 892 601

.COM.AU

GETHER

UTTO PAUL@P

66 236

0414 4

es for g servic semblin ure as well as s a in g sin rnit t Speciali nd outdoor fu lay equipmen indoor ang children’s p ER2508 relocati TOGETH

@PUT

LIC. 299327C

Ray Shaw 0432 633 679 Renovations and alterations Bathroom and Laundry renovations Decks & Pergolas Replacement of doors and windows All aspects of carpentry and joinery

Northern Illawarra

Gutter Cleaning Reliable, Local & Insured

0403 851 399

Specialists in all aspects of

COMPUTING

STANWELL TOPS TECHNICAL SERVICES

PEST MANAGEMENT 28 YEARS INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Home and Small Business Systems Local Support

0419 413 935 Microsoft Small Business Specialist Microsoft Certified & Microsoft Partner

38 September

ABN 45 754 595 309

Lic No. 15-003682-004

Wayne Teal 0408 776 099

Specialist in the management and control of Pests, Termites and Bird Management Solutions

PH: 4294 4777 E: alloverpest@bigpond.com

DOMESTIC SERVICES

BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION

EXCELLENCE IN BUILDING

Lic No 204793C

TERMITES

General Pest & Rodent Treatments

9576 6088 www.impactpestcontrol.com.au www.impactpestcontrol.com.au impactpc@optusnet.com.au info@impactpestcontrol.com.au

Quality workmanship + friendly service Call Dan Belter

0407 767 654

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

DOMESTIC SERVICES

0423 563 654

BELTER ELECTRICAL Lic 264525C

thirroul.nsw@hireahubby.com.au

Who are we?

DAE

the future!

DAEelectrIcal 0451 657 928 DOMESTIC

COMMERCIAL

INDUSTRIAL LIC NO: 268149C

SMART HOMES

SOLAR

POOL CONTROLS

B.S.S.ENGINEERING 0418 406 279

No Job Welding & Machining General Machinery Repairs Too Small

Unit 14/17 Cemetery Road Helensburgh Business Park 2508 OPEN 7 DAYS September

39

ENGINEERING

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

0403 857 112

CHRIS INGLEBY Inglebyc@yahoo.com.au CUSTOM FABRICATION • PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS • TRAY & TRAILER REPAIRS • HANDRAILS NO JOB TOO SMALL• 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE

ABN 37 672 762 561

ENGINEERING

FABRICATION & WELDING Tel. 0419 249 665

ryan's property maintenance • L a w n M o w i n g • G a rd e n s • R u b b i s h R e m o v a l •

“For a Professional Cut”

0421 730 271 w w w. r y a n s p m . c o m

GARDENING

R.P.M

7/115 Parkes Street, Helensburgh

Property Solutions Retaining Walls • Pergolas • Decking Paving • Landscaping Lic: 151773C Complete Makeovers Call Daniel: 0422 503 193

JONAT’S GARDEN TRANSFORMERS Cheap paths for a better garden • Fully insured Domestic and commercial • Free quotes

• Turf Laying • Pest and Diseases Control • Tree Removal

• Lawn Mowing • Gutter Cleaning • Rubbish Removal

Lawn mowing Garden tidy ups Small odd jobs Computer help General cleaning & chores Pensioner Discounts

Call or text Jake 0428 974 404

FOR ALL YOUR LP GAS NEEDS, TRUST A LOCAL! Ask about our $80 Welcome Package!

131 161

HAIR SALON

14A Walker St Helensburgh

02 4294 1985 Mobile 0408 389 829 40 September

We guarantee 100% all our services or your money back.

HAIRDRESSING

Hey Beautiful

Copyright © Elgas Ltd

do you need some help?

GAS SUPPLIES

GARDENING

Qualified Horticulturist (Dip of Horticulture) P: Jonathan 0423 457 629 ABN: 57245334210 E: jonatsgardentransformers@hotmail.com

PAINTING & DECORATING

M. 0474 572 584

Lic: 320650C ABN 45 210 876 253

Hot water systems Drainage Gas Roof & Gutters Blocked pipes Maintenance

E. kylewcollins@outlook.com

QUALITY WORK THAT YOU CAN TRUST. YOU WON’T BE DISAPPOINTED.

Lic No: 226808c

www.cattleyplumbing.com

Painter

EMERGENCY REPAIRS

0409 875 391

Licenced

Tom Lynch 0406 807 856

LOCAL TRADESMAN FREE QUOTES

L/N 285478C

PLUMBING

PET CARE

Feeding, Walking & Other Services Available

Call Karen 0419 432 482

kpetcare@tpg.com.au Puppy Preschool & Playgroup .com.au

BOOK ONLINE: SONIASAYSSIT.COM.AU

42 September

Lic No 212622C

YOUR LOCAL HOT WATER SPECIALIST ELECTRIC, SOLAR & GAS

Adolescent & Adult Dogs

• Sales • Service • Installation

Group classes & in home

All Brands • Free Quotes 24hr Emergency Service srmplumbing.com.au

0422 533 046

How no-interest loans can help

By Daniel Brokenborough, NILS Client Support worker at Bulli Community Centre

PLUMBING

David Wagstaff

Plumbing and Drainage • • • • •

General plumbing Specialising in storm water construction Sub divisions and easements Domestic drainage problems Mini excavator hire also available

free quotes

CALL NOW 0417 677 345

e: davidwagstaffdrainage@gmail.com

LICENCE NO. 8987C

AGISTMENT | HORSE RIDING | SADDLERY www.darkesforestranch.com.au www.HorseRidingNSW.net.au

SPORT

Agistment • Lessons Parties • Day Camps Trail Rides • Saddle Club Pony Rides plus Kiosk 448 Darkes Forest Road DARKES FOREST NSW 2508

4294 3441

STORAGE

» 20/40’ Storage Containers » Lock Up Units » Hardstand Storage Call Steve for a quote today!

0418 425 219

We’ve all been in a situation where we go into a panic over finances. You realise the car is due for registration. The washing machine shuts down mid-cycle and starts making a weird beeping noise. Both kids’ laptops have stopped working and school starts again next week. How on earth are we going to raise money for any of this stuff?

That is where the No Interest Loan Scheme comes in!

We offer interest-free loans of up to $1500 for whitegoods, furniture, medical procedures, computers, tablets, car registration and repairs and other items by request. The process is fairly simple and surprisingly fast. You just have to gather supporting documents and do a quick budget interview so we can assess your ability to make the fortnightly repayments. If the loan is approved by our assessors, the money gets transferred directly to the provider of the product or service.

NILS began in 1981 when The Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Victoria saw that financial services weren’t available to people on low incomes. They had been providing social services in Australia since 1863 and managed to obtain tentative funding to see if their program would work. Forty years later thousands of people have benefited from NILS. In my time at Northern Illawarra Community Connections (NICCI) NILS we have helped save a support dog’s life, get a set of false teeth for a father whose son was getting married, and lay a family member to rest at the start of the Covid-19 lockdowns. Just as importantly, we have helped keep a lot of cars safe and roadworthy when previously these repairs would have been unaffordable. Many of our clients return every year to re-register their car to avoid the stress of raising hundreds of dollars to keep it on the road. The loan term can be from six to 18 months and the repayments can be deducted directly from your Centrelink payment or bank account.

If you or someone you know might be interested in a NILS loan, give us a call on (02) 42831693 or email niccinils@icloud.com.au.

We are at the Bulli Community Centre at 328 Princes Hwy and appointments can be held in a Covid-safe environment at the centre or over the phone. 2508 September

43

Dreams Take Flight thanks to Coalcliff SLSC Coalcliff Surf Life Saving Club took out two categories at the Surf Life Saving Illawarra Awards of Excellence in June 2021, writes Jenelle McWilliam

From left: Facilitator of The Year Dave Winner, club president Leo Stevens and Dreams Take Flight instigator Rob Deacon. Photo: Illawarra Surf Life Saving

Community Program of the Year: Dreams take Flight Coalcliff Surf Lifesaving Club has been awarded the Community Program of the Year award for an outstanding new initiative called “Dreams take Flight”. The program is the brain child of Coalcliff Club Captain Rob Deacon, who is also a PDHPE teacher at the Lawrence Hargrave School for disadvantaged youth in Warwick Farm. The school represents a last chance for young people who have struggled to achieve success in their previous schooling, often due to diagnosed emotional disorders, learning disabilities and challenging family environments.

The Dreams take Flight program was conceived to better prepare these young people for life beyond school through the completion of a Surf Life Saving award, giving them the opportunity to develop valuable skills such as communication, leadership, team work, increased physical fitness, resilience and self-discipline. In addition, it aimed to create beach-safety awareness among the students and in turn then spread the message of surf safety with their peers. The win-win program will also see these young people become active patrolling members of Coalcliff SLSC, and make a direct contribution to the well-being of the community.

Training was completed at Coalcliff under the club’s Chief Training Officer Dave Winner, while theory training was provided back at school by Rob Deacon. Whilst the challenging backgrounds

44 September

of these students and the fact that the program was organised during Covid-19 meant that trainers needed to adapt techniques, many students achieved their qualification through the hard work, dedication and the support of both school and surf lifesaving members. It is worth noting that these awards were issued without any reduction in standards, and a few students who dropped out of the program part way through learned a valuable lesson in dedication and focus by seeing their peers achieve the award.

As a sign of how much the program means to those who persevered, one student literally jumped for joy when he successfully negotiated a large wave to shore, another slept in his new patrol uniform, whilst one teacher who also gained his SRC, posted photos for his UK family to see his graduation to ‘real Aussie!’

The impact of the programme was profound.

For a school that is attempting to rebuild broken lives, develop young people who live positive engaged and active lives and who make a positive contribution to their community, there is no greater success than this. As a result, a new model of surf education has been established to meet the needs of this challenging cohort, which will be implemented again in future seasons as we welcome more schools to participate.

When asked about the highlight of the program, Rob Deacon said: “Watching the relationship

between the students, teachers and Dave grow.

Dave being such an amazing educator, he rose to the occasion. It’s hard enough getting these kids to come to school, let alone train for their SRC.” Club president Leo Stevens said: “The pride on the faces of the participants as they finished their run-swim-run was a sight to behold, and one that really underlines the inclusive spirit that is at the heart of what makes Coalcliff special.”

Facilitator of The Year: Dave Winner Dave Winner is a stalwart of Coalcliff SLSC. Since gaining his own Bronze Medallion in 1980, Dave has been Illawarra Surf Lifesaver of the Year, NSW Patrol Captain of the Year, and inducted as a life member of both Coalcliff SLSC and SLS Illawarra.

This year he was recognised with another accolade, the NSW Facilitator of the Year, recognising not only his contributions this season, but the many years of dedication he has shown to training and education. Dave has been the club’s Chief Training Officer for over 21 years, personally training generations of lifesavers in the Northern Illawarra.

He has always been passionate and practical about surf lifesaving training and development and has taken an innovative approach to facilitating high quality learning outcomes. He is a gifted educator who has a reputation for strongly promoting education and training with the Club

Good luck, Kalani!

By Scarborough Boardrider Ian Pepper

Stanwell Park surfer Kalani Ball

and the Illawarra SLS more broadly. He is generous and inclusive in sharing his deep knowledge and skills with his students. He promotes and lives out the Coalcliff culture which is open, friendly, supportive, team-based and maintains high operating standards. Dave has facilitated initiatives in the education and training area during in the 2020/21 season including: • Surf Lifesaving Dreams Take Flight, Inspire, Retain, Engage Program • CPR RPL – for Stanwell Park • Support and mentored Peter Cugaly for Training Officers Award.

• Bronze medallions and SRC Importantly, Dave also achieved this despite the disruptive impact of Covid-19, and personally developed the club’s Covid Safe plan.

(Turn to page 6 for a report on how the community is rallying around to help Dave after his recent accident.)

These two Awards – Community Program and Facilitator of The Year – are now in the running for SLS NSW Awards of Excellence. We wish both the best of luck.

Coalcliff SLSC would also like to congratulate Matthew Logan, who was a finalist for Junior Surf Lifesaver of the Year and Junior Volunteer of the Year at the Illawarra Awards of Excellence. 2508 To get to this point Kalani finished 7th in the Australian Oceania regional qualifier series over the course of 2020 and 2021.

This amazing effort meant Kalani was eligible to enter the elite Challenger Series consisting of 96 surfers who will compete in four events between September and December 2021. The top 10 surfers from these events will move up to the prestigious WSL Championship Tour in 2022 with household names like Gabriel Medina and Kelly Slater along with Aussies Morgan Cibilic and Jack Robinson.

The 2021 Challenger Series calendar will run as follows: • US Open of Surfing: Huntington Beach, California, USA, September 20 - 26, 2021 • MEO Pro Ericeira: Portugal, October 2 - 10, 2021 • Quiksilver/ROXY Pro France: France, October 16 - 24, 2021 • Haleiwa Challenger: Hawaii, USA, November 25 - December 7, 2021

We wish Kalani best of luck in these events and safe The entire Scarborough Boardriders club and local travels. 2508 surfing community would like to wish Stanwell Park surfer Kalani Ball all the best when he travels Follow @Scarbsboardridersclub on Facebook and around the globe competing in the WSL Challenger @scarboroughboardriders on Instagram Series from next month.

September

45

1947 Time 1.77

m

2033 Time 1.642154 2102 Time 1.71 2145 Time 1.402330 2223m 1.36 m 1.69 m 1

0.270414 0321 0425 0.17 0.390522 0.20 1.03 0255 0432 1.13 0.22 0011 0.32 0 1.060.45 0421 22 0900 221.490340 7 0223 1 0338 16 10 125 16 10 1.471027 0932 1.64 1000 1.601148 0822 1.39 0.68 0954 0.607 0620 1.257 0907 0939 0.71 1.56 1044 1

0.36 1541 0.21 1622 0.361827 0.35 1.42 1.62TH 0.57SU 1612 1.43 0.32 1703 0.47 0 WE 1500 FR TU 1407 WE 1553 TH 1633 FR SA SA 1156 FR 1633 SU 1.562242 2149 2312 1.66 2221 1817 1.33 1.57 2028 2300 1.79 0.57 2110 2333 0.32 1.57 0.461.25 2301

0.320454 0400 0518 0.19 0.450029 0.17 1.06 0325 0535 1.19 0.29 0057 0.30 1 1.130.52 0451 8 0259 23 0935 231.470408 17 11 17 11 2 0452 226 1.491114 1015 1.71 1032 1.610609 0901 1.46 0.67 1101 0.548 0705 1.338 1012 1041 0.64 1.59 1120 0

PORT KEMBLA – NEW SOUTH WALES Port Kembla Tidal Chart

0.39 1632 0.19 1701 0.381241 0.31 1.48 1.67FR 0.49 1707 1.50 0.36 1750 0.52 1 TH 1540 SA MO WE 1453 FR 1735 SU 1252 TH 1653 SA SU SA 1730 MO 2238 2354 1.57 2300 1907 1.261933 2110 2352 1.76 0.49 2146 1.462333 1.43 1.57 0 0.381.16 2345

LAT 34° 29ʼ S

LONG 150° 55ʼ E

September 2021 0353 0.38of 0.26 0.500134 0.18 1.11 0025 0.26 0.29 1 0547 1.230.59 0525 0537 and High and 0700 Low Waters 24 Heights 90.380440 24 0437 0136 9 9 0335Times

3

18 12

327

18 12

1.501204 1100 1233 1.75 1105 0745 1.600703 0943 1108 1.52 0.62 1009 0625 1.27 1.59 1.41 0 0.551.44 1202

0.431834 1727 0.21 1743 0.41 1541 0.30 1.56 NOVEMBER SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 1200 0.47 0.43TU 1854 1.59 1845 0.57 1 SU THTIME SATIME MO 1341 FR 1744 SU MO SU TU 1341 TIME M M FR 1620 MSA0.41 TIME M 1.36 1.72 1.192048 1.56 0 Time Time 2154 m 1.69 Time2223 Time 2330 m 1.45 Time2340 m1950 Time m m1827

1 0338 0907

0.450032 0522 0.35 0509 0.570251 0.22 0.40 0211 0.29 0.29 0108 0.23 0038 1.08 0055 1.13 0035 0011 0.32 0132 04250421 0005 10 0414 25 101.28 25 1010 191.06 190.36 4 0630 428 13 13 16 16 0432 16 1 1.49 1148 1.75 1142 1.57 1027 1.5611.18 0708 1.34 0821 1.48 0737 1.33 0609 0.66 0626 0.48 0811 0954 0.60 0620 1.25 0715 09391044 0.71 0620 1.30 0.47 0.41 1827 1319 0.25 0.44 1827 1424 0.45 0.39 1633 1157 0.32 0.55 1703 1250

2 0452 1012

0.29 0.32 0.520145 0029 1.31 0025 1.130415 0147 0.22 0243 0.31 0.22 0145 1.02 0128 1.19 0112 0057 0.30 0208 05180451 0045 11 0454 26 111.16 26 1110 201.13 200.29 5 0708 529 14 14 17 17 0535 17 2 1.47 0609 0.46 0545 0.63 1114 1.5921.25 0747 1.40 0855 1.53 0815 1.43 0725 0.57 0708 0.72 0930 1101 0.54 0705 1.33 0751 10411120 0.64 0700 1.43 0.52 0.37 1241 1405 1.71 0.35 1222 1505 1.52 0.37 1730 1241 0.36 0.48 1750 1335

3 0547 1108

0.590310 0.38 0.25 0134 1.19 0116 1.070526 0222 0.23 0.18 0312 0.35 0310 1.02 0200 0.26 0147 0136 0.29 0244 07000525 0124 27 12 0537 121.11 27 1210 6 0745 211.23 630 210.23 15 15 18 18 0025 18 3 1.44 1204 1.5931.32 0703 0.57 0630 0.69 0825 1.44 0852 1.54 0928 1.58 0838 0.61 0824 0.74 1048 0825 0625 1.27 0745 1.41 12331202 0.55 0741 1.56 0.57 0.35 1341 1452 1834 1323 0.41 0.41 1845 1418 1.65 0.27 1309 1544 1.46 0.36

4 0035 0630

1.08 0.27 1.28 0.20 1.04 0.39 1.12 0.17 0255 0340 0.23 0223 0211 0251 0.29 0321 01320038 02030219 0230 28 28 13 0032 13 13 0811 220.29 7 0932 220.21 7 0822 19 0108 19 19 0.66 0626 0.4841.39 0.74 0.6441.64 0900 1.47 1000 1.60 0708 1.34 0821 1.48 07370609 1.33 08220728 1.70 0858 1.40 0.36 1450 1541 1301 1407 1.57 0.35 1252 1500 1.41 0.36 1.59 0.21 1405 1622

5 0112 0708

1.16 0.17 1.02 0.32 1.12 0.19 1.04 0.45 0325 0408 0.22 0259 0243 0415 0.31 0400 02080145 0.22 0300 02440333 0.22 14 14 0145 29 14 29 8 23 8 23 20 0147 20 0725 0.5751.46 0.72 0930 0.6751.71 0.76 ©20 Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 0935 1.49 1015 1032 1.61 0901 0747 1.40 0855 1.53 08150708 1.43 0930 09050840 1.80 PORT KEMBLA – NEW SOUTH WALES 1408 1.56 0.31 1354 1540 1.37 0.39 1607 1632 1.56 0.19 1513 1.39 0.38 1701 1453

0147 0745 MO 1323 1947

1.11Times 1.02 0.38 0526 1.17 Low 0443 1.10 0.50 0.18 0353 0440 0.26 0437 0.25 0222 0310 0.23 0335 02440310 0.18 0312 0.35 0326 0.26 0331 and Heights of High and Waters New Moon Moon Phase Symbols 0.61 1.52 0.74 0.64 1.75 0.74 1.60 1009 1.50 1105 1.32 0825 0838 1.44 0943 08520824 1.54 0928 1048 1.58 1100 09500958 1.88 1003 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBE 1.58 1.38 1.56 1.41 1620 1743 0.41 0.35 1452 0.27 1544 0.36 1626 0.12 1645 MO WE 1523 TH 1505 FR 1717 SA 1621 TH 1541 FR SA 1727 SU TU 1418 WE0.30 TH0.43 SA0.21 SU0.41 0.39 0.54 0.43 2223 2340 1.77 m 2033 2230 1.64 2154 21022217 1.71 2145 Time 1.40 2330 22272320 1.44 2241 m 1.45 Time m 1.19 Time Time m 1.69 Time m 1.36

1.03 0.68 WE 1553 1.42 2300 0.57

1.06 0.67 TH 1653 1.48 2352 0.49 1.11 0.62 FR 1744 1.56 0.40 1.18 SA 1157 0.55 1827 1.64 0.32 1.25 SU 1241 0.48 1908 1.71

6

1.40TU 1301 1.57 1450 1 1156 0.57 1328 1.43MOSA 1204 0.56WETU SA SU SU WE FR 1.62 SA MO TU 1252 MO MO TH 1633 FR 1612 1.251950 1.57 1.64 2030 2206 1.52 1913 1.73 1.66 1953 0.59 1.53 0.45 0 2333 2242 0.32 1827 1817 1.57 1937 1923 23122301 0.46 1815

1408 1.56 1.37 1607 1 1252 0.49 1412 1.50 TUSU 0.45 THWE SA 1.67 SU MO MO TU TH WE SU TU WE 1354 FR 1735 SA 1707 TU 1257 1.162114 1933 0.31 1917 0.492315 2333 1908 1.43 1.71 1955 1.70 2108 1.46 1.71 0.44 2109 0.59 0 1907 1.57 2019 2004 23542345 0.38 1903 1.58

1523 1.58 1.38TH 1717 1 1452 1341 0.43 1854 TU 1.59WEMO 1347 0.33 FRTH SU 0.47 TU FR MO WE TH 1505 SA 1200 SU MO WE WE 2048 0.35 2016 0.53 1.40 2033 2230 1.64 1.71 2145 0.39 2217 0.54 2044 1827 1.72 1947 1.77 1950 1.56 2102 1951 1.60

0.44 TU 1424 0.23 FR 1530 TU WE MO 0.41 TH FR SA WE 0.39 TH TU SU 1250 MO 1319 TH 1439 0.59 1.56 0.45 1.79 0.53 1.33 0.36 1.66 2110 2221 1913 1950 1.73 2028 2030 2206 1.52 2149 19371953 1.66 20412123 1.58 2122

0.37 1405 TH 0.35 Datum 0.15 Astronom TU 0.37 TH FRLowest SU FR SA WE MO 1335 WE 1505 TU WE SA 1608 FR 1531 of Predictions is 0.44 1.76 2109 0.59 1.46 0.35 1.57 0.50 1.26 2146 2300 1955 2114 1.70 2110 1.46 2238 2019 1.71 2201 1.52 LAT 34° 29ʼ S2108 2315 LONG 150°2132 55ʼ2227 E

21 15 9

Times are in local standard time (UTC +

630 24 21 15 9

630 24 21 15

1.19 0.32 0.35 1.13 0.22 1.060.45 0005 0.360.57 0421 0509 0.27 0414 0321 0425 0.17 0340 0011 0.39 0522 04100536 0.33 0404 0.20 1.03 0255 0432 31 16 1 0338 16 0954 125 16 0620 11106 10 25 10 22 22 7 0223 0.66 1.2571.75 0.6071.56 0907 0.68 0900 0939 0.711.49 0620 1.301.57 1044 1142 1.47 1027 0932 1.64 1000 1.60 1148 1039 1.90 1038 0822 1.39 22 1.47 0.57 0.25 1722 1633 1633 1.62 0.32 16121703 1553 1.42 1.430.47 1156 1827 12041827 0.560.45

0.21 FR 1622 0.12 MO 1725 SU TU WE 0.35 WE 1500 TH 0.36 FR SA SA 0.36 MO MO SU FR TH 1541 SU 1722 TU 1407 0.32 1.57 0.461.25 2301 1.56 2242 2149 2312 1.66 2221 1817 1.33 1.57 2324 1815 1.34 1.53 2323 2028 2300 1.79 0.57 2110 2333

1.19 0.29 0.30 1.31 1.130.52 0.291.13 0451 0025 0441 0.32 0454 0400 0518 0.19 0408 0057 0.45 0029 0458 0045 0.42 0.17 1.06 0325 0535 17 17 17 2 0452 226 2Bureau 11 26 11 © Copyright of Australia 2020, of Meteo 23 23 8 8 0259 1101 0.548Commonwealth 0705 1.33 1012 0.67 0935 1041 0.641.47 0700 1.43 1120 0.46 0545 0.63 1.59 1115 1.49 1114 1015 1.71 1032 1.61 0609 1130 1.88 0901 1.46 23 1735 1730 1.67 0.36 17071750 0.49 1.71 12571222 1653 1.48 1.500.52 1252 1241 0.451.52

0.39 0.19 0.38 0.17 TU 1807 WE FR SU TH 0.31 TH 1540 SA SU TU TU MO SA of Predictions FR 1632 SA 1701 MO 1823 WE 1453 Datum is Lowest Astronomical Tide TIMES 1.57 AND 0.381.16 1.580.49 2345 0.31 19031917 2238 2354 1.57 2300 1907 1.26 1933 2110 2352 1.76 0.49 2146 1.46 2333 1.43 0335 0943 FR TH 1541 2154

9 3

Times are in local standard time (UTC +10:00) or daylight savin HEIGHTS OF HIGH

0025 0.26 0.38 0.29 0547 1.230.59 0.231.07 0537 0525 0134 1.19 0116 0006 0.18 1.11 0353 0.38Phase 0440 0700 0.26 0437 0.50 0026 0124 1.25 AND LOW WATERS New0136 Moon First Qua Moon Symbols 1.27 1.59 1.41 1108 0.551.44 1.560.69 1202 0630 0520 1.52 0.62 1009 0625 1.50 1204 1100 1233 1.75 1105 0745 1.60 0703 0550 0741 0.52 LAT 3400.57 29’ 01224 0.47 0.43 1744 1854 1.59 1347 0.33 1845 1341 1309 1155 0.30 1.56 0.43 1727 0.21 1743 0.41 1.81 TH SA 1200 MO 1341 SU MO WE WE SU 1834 TU LONG WE1.46 FR 1620 SA0.41 SU0.57 TU 1501.65 55’ 1.56 0.35 1.600.53 2016 1852 1.69 2223 1827 1.36 1.72 2330 1.45 2340 1950 1.19 2048 1928 1951 0.23

24 18 12

9 327 24 18 12

9 327 24 18

0.23 1.28 0.29 1.12 0.291.08 0.211.04 0.45 0032 0522 0132 0509 0211 0.57 0251 0055 0.22 0.40 0421 0108 0132 0203 19 13 19 13 4280.35003825 4281.18021925 19 25 10 10 04144 0035 10 1250 1301 0.41 1.57 13191252 0.39 1.59 14391405 1157 0.55 0.441.40 1424 1450 0.231.41

0708 1.34 1.48 1.18 1044 0737 1.33Moon 1.700.74 0.48 0609 0.66 0728 0.64 MOON 1027 PHASE0630 SYMBOLS New Moon First Quarter Full 1.57 Last0811 Quarter 1.49 0626 1148 1.75 1142 0821 0605 1.56 0650 0822 0.60

1703 0.47 1827 0.25of Predictions 0.45 1633 0.32 SA 1324 1.71 TH 1239 SU2020, TU SA MO Datum TH TH FR MO TU WE © FR Copyright Commonwealth of Australia Bureau ofSU Meteorology. is Lowest Astronomical MO 1827 WETide.

1.73 2030 1.52 1827 1.64 1.66in0.59 1.580.53 Times are 2242 in local standard (UTC2301 +10:00) 1913 or1.25 daylight savings time (UTC1937 +11:00) when effect. The Bureau of Meteorology 1950 0.45 1953 2123 2206 0.36 1943 1.57 time 2035 2041 0.29 gives no warranty of any kind whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise in respect to the availability, accuracy, currency, completeness, or reliability of the information or that the information will be0.22 fit for1.02 any particular purpose or will not 0147 0.22 0243 0.31 0112 0.32 0451 0208 0244 0.221.04 1.16 0145 0415 1.12 0333 0.52 0145 0029 1.31 0025 1.13 0150 0454quality 0.29 0245 1.15 infringe any third party0708 Intellectual Property rights.

The Bureau’s for any loss, damage, cost or expense use of, 0747 1.40 liability 0855 resulting 1.53 from 0815 1.430.72 1.800.76 0725 0.57 0708 0930 0.67 0840 1.47 0609 0.46 0658 1114 1.59 1.25 1120 0759 0905 0.66 or reliance on, the information is entirely excluded. 0545 0.63

20 14 11 529 26 20 14 11 529 26 20 11 5 1241 26 1335 1408 0.37 1.56 14051354 0.37 1.56 15311513 0.48 0.351.37 1505 1607 0.151.39

1.71 TU 1222 1.61 FR 1328 MO 0.52 WE 1.52 SU 0.36 SU 1750 TU WE SA FR FR TU TH MO 1241 SA 1730 TH 1430 1.70 0.44 1.46 0.35 1.710.59 1.520.50 2109 2227 1.16 2114 1933 2019 0.31 1917 2108 0.49 2315 2038 2333 1908 1.43 1.71 2345 1955 2142 2132 0.33

0537 0147 0.38 46 September

0.25 0525 0222 0.23 1.11 0.181.02 0.35 1.17 0.261.10 0310 0443 0.59 0310 0134 0244 1.19 0116 0312 1.07 0526 0357 0326 1.17 0251 21 0825 630 21 0928 630 21 15 15 12 12046 0745 12 27 12 27 1.32 1202 1.44 0852 1.540.74 1.58 0950 1.880.74 0.61 0824 0.64 0958 1.59 27 1.44 0838 0703 0.57 0630 0.69 1048 0915 0.68 0801 1323 0.41 1418 1523 0.35 1.58 14521505 0.271.38 1544 1717 0.36 1.56 16261621 0.121.41

1.65 WE 1309 1.53 SA 1426 MO 0.41 MO 1845 TU 0.57 WE TH TH 1.46 SA SA SU WE FR SU 1834 TU 1341 FR 1542 1947 1.77 2033 2230 1.64 0.39 1.710.54 1.440.43 2217 2320 2048 2102 0.35 2016 2145 0.53 1.40 2243 2227 0.35 2133 0223 0.20

0255 0.27

0321 0.17

0340 0.39

0410 0.33

Golf news Tradies Social Golf Barry Thompson reports

Helensburgh Sunday Social Golf Club Robert ‘Indy’ Jones reports

Thanks to our committee booking an extra time-slot on the Friday we were able to comply with covid rules and field as many of our members as was allowable.

Well done to our executive but I ask you – Friday 13th! Every curse attributed to that date was visited upon my game and one of our guns, Iain Birss, another Friday man, took out the Bradman’s. Now that’s spooky.

Gary Ovington added to his Championship chances by winning the event with a 63 followed by Mick Carroll ,65. These placegetters are off to Helensburgh Butchery and Gallardo’s Pizzeria to claim their prizes, while Jerry Reilly will attempt to correct his swing after winning the Helensburgh Driving Range voucher.

The full results of both the Friday and Saturday games are posted on our Facebook page. Our next outing is booked for Sat. September 11th at Boomerang with a 7.30am Tee Off. Restrictions may make this arrangement invalid, please ensure that your contact details are up to date so that you can be informed of any change.

Register them with Mick on 0414 734 353 if you are unsure.

Let’s hope they get this obnoxious disease by the throat and that things start to return to normal. In the meantime, stay well! 2508

I need to remind myself that golf is a game where players of varying skill use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes, hopefully avoiding hazards along the way, in as fewer strokes as possible.

Back to reality, we are pleased to hear of HSSGC members playing at Kareela as the course remains open for business and as well as those of us who can play elsewhere in accordance to the current restrictions are still enjoying a game or two.

Good to hear Kevin Brown is back on course, whilst Matthew uses the break to have a shoulder repair and Treasurer Mark is on the mend after a short stay in hospital.

When our next HSSGC game will be held is hard to predict, a bit like my putting. The Southern Highlands trip remains in place – here’s hoping the virus spread diminishes. We hope everyone stays safe and avoids contracting the rotten thing.

All this spare time has Tony thinking of virtual golf games, whilst Jordan and Jono are playing their own indoor range at home. The handicapper will have an eye on those boys.

For membership information and to join an expanding group of golfers in the not-too-distant future call Tony on 0418 863 100 and don’t forget to support our business partners.

Indy signing off …

Golf: I wish I could play my normal game… just once a month. 2508

HELENSBURGH POST OFFICE

Helensburgh Car Services

4294 2930 Tune & Service • E Safety Checks All Makes & Models LPG Rego Checks • Blue Slips Licence no. MVRL 17877

INK AND TONER SUPPLIES IN-STORE OR BY ORDER

Child Restraints Fitted

4294 1008

John Hine (Proprietor) 187 Parkes St Helensburgh 2508 September

47

+

storage

+

&

DECLUTTERING?

MOVING?

HBP+STORAGE HAS NOW EXPANDED INTO HBP+STORAGE2. hbp+storage2 has 30 new sheds. Our new sheds are suitable for short or long term customers and have easy access for the largest of removal trucks.

contact us on: 02 4294 1197 enquiry@hbpstorage.com.au

hbpstorage.com.au find us at: 29 Cemetery Road, Helensburgh