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Twice in the space of four days, emergency rescue teams were called to save people from the rocks below Crackneck Lookout. See page 4

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Black Lives Matter

movement supported in Wyong

While social, sporting and community groups are all busy preparing for phased returns to normal activities... See page 13

Photo: Kevin Bull Photography

About 400 people turned out in Wyong on Saturday, June 6, to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement which has swept Australia and the globe. Tens of thousands of people

in capital cities and towns across the nation defied pleas from the Prime Minister and NSW Premier to stay away, fearing that the large gatherings contrary to public health orders imposed to control COVID-19, would cause a new outbreak of

the pandemic. The peaceful march and protest on Darkinjung country in Wyong was organised by Barang Regional Alliance to voice opposition to police brutality and to remember and honour the 432 Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander people who have died in custody since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody ended in 1991. Executive Director of the Alliance, Vickie Parry, said these things are not talked

about every day, so the message was that we haven’t forgotten. “We need to know, even if they were accidents. Continued page 8

Order of Australia for services to the air force community After 50 years of serving the air force community, and still going, Wendy Naylor of San Remo has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division (OAM).

Wendy Naylor OAM of San Remo

She was one of 933 Australians in the Queen’s Birthday 2020 Honours List announced by the GovernorGeneral on Monday, June 8. “In this list, we see all the positives that are in our community. “We see the great ideas, we see the hard work, we see the

love and compassion for fellow humans, it’s a microcosm of Australia,” the GovernorGeneral said. “This list recognises a group of outstanding Australians who have made a contribution to their community, to Australia globally or domestically.” Naylor has been recognised for her service to veterans and their families through the NSW Sub-branch of the Partner of Veterans Association, as well as the RAAF Women’s Association of NSW. “My husband, Jim, was in the air force and he was away a

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lot,” she said. Naylor joined the Richmond RAAF Women’s Association of NSW in the 1960s and had several roles during the 15 years that they were stationed there. “We started the Educational Patriotic Trust Fund, which was throughout Australia, and the money that we raised went to buy bits and pieces for kids whose fathers had gone. “It was a social and supportive thing for us to do while we were raising money. Continued page 15

Students created a giant paper chain to commemorate National Reconciliation Week. See page 27

Sport

The best and brightest among the Coast’s dedicated surf lifesaving movement were honoured. See page 31

Puzzles page 19

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The driftwood is getting bigger

After weeks of dodging questions on the issue, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a 12 month wage freeze.

In the wake of rising demand for affordable housing, the Labor Party has renewed calls for a National Housing Stimulus Plan to build and repair social and affordable housing across Australia.

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Editorial

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Education We’re used to finding driftwood on Central Coast beaches, but early risers at Birdie Beach on Wednesday (May 27) were surprised to find five 40-foot shipping container washed up on shore. Photo: NBN News The containers at Birdie Beach

The 2020 HSC written exam timetable has been released.

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King tide damages Memorial Park foreshore

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Gale warnings were issued by the Bureau of Meteorology on Monday, May 25, for coastal waters on the Central Coast, as weather conditions over the weekend continued to deteriorate.

Photo: Danny Pokrajac

During the day on Sunday, BoM recorded average wind speeds of 60 to 85kmh, with a peak gust of 109kmh at 4.36pm. The Entrance copped the brunt of the storm surge with high seas swirling up and over the sea wall and lifting huge concrete slabs along the Memorial Park foreshore

walkway. A thick layer of sand was swept up to cover the car park. Central coast Council staff have barricaded the area to prevent public access for safety reasons. On Monday, winds reached up to 35 knots (about 65kmh) and seas were 2.5m up to 4m offshore south of Norah Head, causing hazardous, large and powerful surf conditions. A Council spokesperson said some higher than usual water levels in the Tuggerah estuary The levels were likely to rise further on Tuesday and Wednesday

The hills might be alive with the sound of music, but they’ll have nothing on Gosford when Coast Opera Australia takes over. See page 14

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and a Council spokesperson said on Tuesday morning that the Long Jetty gauge was not expected to meet the Bureau of Meteorology Minor Flood Level of 0.9m AHD. “Current higher lake levels are being driven by coastal processes and not rainfall,” the Council spokesperson said. “The mouth of The Entrance Channel is currently open and Council staff are not expecting to manually intervene with the operation of the channel during the current east coast low event.” Continued page 5

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Two locals have taken out top national honours at the 2020 Australian Surfing Awards. See page 31

Puzzles page 19

Elsewhere along the Coast, from Budgewoi to Sydney’s Northern Beaches, packets of medical masks and other medical supplies have also discovered. The culprit is believed to be the cargo ship, APL England, which is reported to have lost a portion of its load overboard in rough seas off Cronulla last Sunday night. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) confirmed on

Wednesday the APL England had lost 40 containers and that 74 other containers were also damaged in the incident but remained collapsed on deck. The ship is now docked in the Port of Brisbane while the AMSA and Australian Transport Bureau investigate. AMSA General Manager of Operations, Allan Schwartz, said initial indications were that the affected stacks contained a wide range of goods like

household appliances, building materials and medical supplies. “No dangerous goods appear to be in the areas affected by the collapse of container stacks and AMSA is working closely with the ship’s cargo agent to confirm exactly which containers went overboard,” Schwartz said. “We have received a report of some medical supplies washing up around the Central Coast and this information has been passed onto NSW Maritime.

“These correlate to drift modelling of debris and are consistent with items listed on the ship’s cargo manifest. “Modelling suggests that debris such as this could continue to wash-up over the coming days,” Schwartz said. Under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies, the NSW Government is responsible for leading the response for any ensuing shoreline clean ups

within its borders. NSW Maritime Acting Executive Director, Alex Barrell, said Transport for NSW would lead the onshore clean up and that councils in affected areas have been given advice about what they need to do if containers or debris wash ashore.

In acknowledging National Sorry Day on May 26, Council’s Director Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan, said it was an opportunity for the community to reflect and remember the grief, suffering and injustice experienced by the stolen generations. “The stolen generations are those Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander people who were separated from their families as children,” Vaughan said. To mark National Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week, and given current COVID-19 restrictions, Council has installed street flags celebrating artworks developed by local schools through the Maliga program. “The flags are currently displayed in The Entrance, Toukley and Long Jetty and will also be installed along Tuggerah Straight in June,” Vaughan said. Central Coast Mayor Lisa Matthews said the historic tabling of the Bringing Them Home Report 23 years ago has meant greater awareness and

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understanding of the issues impacting the stolen generations, many of whom belong to the Central Coast community. “The first National Sorry Day was held on May 26, 1998, to commemorate the anniversary of the tabling of the Bringing Them Home Report in Federal parliament, and it was this report that formally recognised the stories of the stolen generations,” Cr Mathews said. “It is important we continue to acknowledge moments of significance for members of our community. Source: Media release, May 26 Central Coast Council

demand. The study said parking requirements would be affected by the Woy Woy Master Plan. “It is assumed this will encourage increased development and associated economic activity within the commercial core, resulting in increased demand for parking,” the report said.

In the short term, the report said there was an immediate need to use existing Council car parks on the fringe of the commercial core, which could be facilitated via a new shuttle bus service or promotion of existing bus services. Immediate measures suggested included exploring the existing leasing arrangement

at the Deepwater Plaza Parking Station to increase the supply of all-day commuter car parking and implementing a Park n Ride (bus) scheme to service those carparks with a loop service. Metered on-street parking within the commercial core could be introduced over time to protect customer parking, with the revenue

raised to be used to help fund other schemes. In the medium term, the report said, improvement of public transport services could be investigated, including changes to the train timetable. Smart parking initiatives could be introduced to provide information to minimise traffic circulation, reduce enforcement costs and to monitor usage. Mayor Cr Lisa Matthews said parking issues continue to be an issue of concern for the community. “Population growth coupled with the increasing commuter parking demands and increased economic activity around key centres has placed considerable strain on the limited existing parking capacity across the Central Coast,” Cr Matthews said. “We know that people want reliable access to parking, and the eventual implementation of this strategy will address commuter parking, drop-off zones, access and movement around transportable hubs to support and increase use of public transport.” SOURCE: Central Coast Council agenda 2.1, 25 May 2020

After its successful Anzac Day performance at Central Coast Stadium, Coast Opera Australia (COA) will once again take over the Stadium featuring Disney to Diva. See page 17

Business

The lifting of travel restrictions on June 1 could just be the kickstart the Central Coast needs to restart its economy, according to Business NSW Central Coast. See page 25

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Bouddi Coastal Walk stretching from Putty Beach to MacMasters Beach will undergo a $1.4 million upgrade in four stages over three years. Thirty loads of materials have already been delivered by helicopter to remote areas for one of the improvements to the eightkilometre track. Stage one has started from “Bridge 8” to Gerrin Point lookout, followed by a section from Bullimah to Bridge 8. The second stage will be Mourawaring to Little Beach, stage three from Caves Bay to Bugs and then stage four from Mt Bouddi Track to Maitland Bay Headland. Sections of the track will be closed when required and National Parks will notify the community. However, visitors have been to check their website for updates and alerts before heading into Bouddi National Park. “This is one of our region’s most visited open spaces thanks to its spectacular views and beautiful

beaches,” said Member for Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch. “Parts of the Bouddi Coastal Walk are very exposed to rain and wind conditions, and due to high pedestrian usage, this $1.4 million upgrade is needed to keep the track safe and user friendly. “The work includes replacing sections of track including new stone work, steps, track resurfacing, improved drainage and erosion, improving signage for the

track route and removal of aged infrastructure.” Mr Crouch said work would be undertaken by National Parks and Wildlife Service staff as well as contractors, with funding from the NSW Government’s Improving Access to National Parks program. SOURCE: Media release, 18 May 2020 Media statement, 21 May 2020 Adam Crouch, Member for Terrigal

Woy Woy to have 6000 new dwellings? Woy Woy could have as many as 6000 new dwellings as a "high density" residential and office area on the Peninsula, according to inferences that can be drawn from Central Coast Council's draft Local Strategic Planning Statement. Maps within the Statement show the growth of "forecast dwellings and development" on the Peninsula being as much as 27.7 per cent by 2036, representing a total increase of around 5000 dwellings since 2016, for a total number of dwellings on the Peninsula of 23,850. However, much of the Statement is undefined or ill-defined, and some inconsistencies exist, and these would seem to be maximum figures. Minimum figures in the Statement show the possibility of the population remaining static. For example, the map of population growth shows the Peninsula's population as remaining static or growing by 0.5

Making sense of Council's Planning Statement per cent a year at most. This would amount to a maximum of an extra 2000 people for the whole Peninsula over the 10 forecast years 2026-2036. Many readers have written saying that the plan is essentially meaningless, or uses "weasel words" to disguise Council's true intentions. In this edition, Peninsula News attempts to make sense of the effect the Statement could have on the Peninsula, and to publish readers' reactions to the Statement. Website, 13 May 2020 Local Strategic Planning Statement, Central Coast Council

The Planning feature starts on Page 5

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Central Coast commuters could shave 15 minutes off their trip to Sydney by avoiding multiple sets of traffic lights, once NorthConnex opens in a few months’ time.

Life could be back to normal sooner than we think, as the NSW Government’s sweeping reform to lockdown restrictions come online.

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Central Coast Meals on Wheels’ Paula Howard has been crowned Volunteering Central Coast’s Volunteer of the Year for 2020.

WAGE FREEZE REJECTED

As we were going to print, news came through that the NSW Upper House rejected the government’s proposed wage freeze.

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On Sunday morning, May 24, the APL England, en route from Ningbo, China, to Melbourne, hit rough seas causing the containers to fall overboard 73kms south-east of Sydney. The Singapore flagged ship docked in Brisbane where the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and Australian Transport Bureau started an investigation. Charges laid by AMSA relate to offences of pollution and/or damage to the Australian

Containers crashed on to rocks at Bateau Bay

marine environment as a result of poor cargo loadings. AMSA says the ship had inadequate lashing arrangements for cargo and securing points for containers

on deck were heavily corroded. The ship had a temporary loss of propulsion and during that time it was rolling heavily, which caused container stacks to collapse and part of the load

went overboard, AMSA said. AMSA General Manager Operation, Allan Schwartz, said laying charges against the ship’s Master was not undertaken lightly.

“This and other incidents remind us of the important role the ship’s Master has in ensuring that the ships that ply our waters are operated safely and do not damage our marine environment,” he said. “The ship’s owner, APL Singapore, the insurer, Steamship Mutual, and operator, ANL, remain accountable for remediation of any impacts of this incident. “The ship remains under detention in the Port of Brisbane and we are seeking $22M in financial security from the insurers to cover the estimated costs of a clean-up, and the ship’s serious deficiencies have to be rectified before the ship will be released.” Schwartz said the impacts of this incident could take months, if not years, to remediate. Continued page 4

Upper House blocks bill to freeze nurses’ wages Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, has hailed the blocking of the State Government’s plan to freeze the wages of public sector workers as a “win for compassion and good sense”.

APL England held in detention The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has laid charges against the Master of the APL England cargo ship which lost about 50 shipping containers overboard, causing debris and mangled shipping containers to be strewn along the Central Coast foreshore.

For people with a disability, the prospect of finding open, engaging employment on the Coast was already limited. See page 30

Sport

The NZ Warriors made an impressive re-start to the 2020 NRL season with an 18-0 upset win over the Dragons at Central Coast Stadium on Saturday, May 30. See page 32

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Twice in the space of four days, emergency rescue teams were called to save people from the rocks below Crackneck Lookout.

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Coastal walking track to undergo $1.4 million upgrade

Source: Media statement, May 24-26 AMSA Media Media statement, May 25 NSW Maritime Media

Street flags and artwork to mark Sorry Day Central Coast Council has urged residents to pause, reflect and celebrate the region’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture during National Reconciliation Week, which continues until June 3.

When the town of Braidwood, near Canberra, lost its local newspaper, some residents asked a very simple journalistic question: “How are we going to know who’s died?”

It suggested the carpark could be serviced by a shuttle bus. It also suggested that parking meters be introduced for on-street parking. The Central Coast Car Parking Study: Implementation Plan was adopted with minor amendments at the May 25 council meeting and is set to go on public exhibition. The plan also suggested an additional level of parking on the Deepwater Plaza parking station. The report noted that the Federal Government has pledged $5 million towards commuter parking in Woy Woy, with negotiations underway. It said parking demands were high, with more than 3300 vehicles seeking parking at Woy Woy railway station and in the township’s commercial core. With population in the Woy Woy/Blackwall region estimated to increase from 12,775 in 2016 to 13,619, the report said these parking “hotspots”, already reaching practical capacity, would be inadequate to meet future

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Parking meters and carpark with shuttle bus proposed A new multi-level commuter carpark could be built as far as 800 metres from Woy Woy station under a plan adopted by Central Coast Council.

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The Upper House blocked the move on Tuesday evening, June 2, with the matter set to go to the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) on June 4. The move follows widespread public protests, with Central

Coast health workers rallying as late as Tuesday morning in the rain outside Gosford Hospital, ahead of the Upper House vote. Branch Secretary of the NSW Nurses and Midwives

Association (NSWNMA), Meg Pendrick, said at the rally that if the 2.5% wage increase due on July 1 was rescinded, members feared the freeze could last as long as four years.

Councillors will be asked to endorse a multi-storey carpark at Central Coast Stadium as the preferred solution to Gosford’s parking woes and progress it to the design stage at the next Council meeting on June 9.

Black Lives Matter

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“COVID-19 is not over yet and our expected 2.5% increase would only bring us more in line with cost of living rises,” Pendrick said.

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along Central shorelines.

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about every day, so the message was that we haven’t forgotten. “We need to know, even if they were accidents.

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Five containers washed up at Birdie Beach last week while another five containers crashed onto rocks at Bateau Bay, with others floating off Norah Head and Terrigal and in the Hawkesbury River. Continued page 4

Working from home could become the new norm, even after the coronavirus threat is behind us, according to the NBN Australian Covid-19 Behavioural Change Survey.

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Wendy Naylor OAM of San Remo

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While social, sporting and community groups are all busy preparing for phased returns to normal activities...

Photo: Kevin Bull Photography

About 400 people turned out in Wyong on Saturday, June 6, to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement which has swept Australia and the globe.

A project that artist, Pete Rush, of Wamberal started “just for fun” has brought joy to countless residents and visitors during the recent period of social isolation.

APL England clean-up continues The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has laid charges against the Master of the APL England cargo ship which lost about 50 shipping containers overboard in rough seas early last week, causing debris and damaged shipping containers to be strewn

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Students created a giant paper chain to commemorate National Reconciliation Week. See page 27

Sport

The best and brightest among the Coast’s dedicated surf lifesaving movement were honoured. See page 31

Puzzles page 19

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established north and south of the Tumbi Rd intersection, on the northern side of the Passage Rd/Coleridge Rd intersection, while existing bus bay approaches on Tumbi Rd and the southern side of Bellevue Rd will be removed. “We know what a game changer this project will be for locals and visitors and community feedback will be taken into account as the design and planning of the

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lane and u-turn at Maas Pde. Improvements will also be made for cyclists and pedestrians with a two-way, on-road cycleway in both directions between Tumbi Rd and Cresthaven Ave, a 3m-wide shared pathway on the eastern side of the entire 3.8km length of the upgrade,and a 1.5m-wide footpath on the other side of the road, except between Bellevue and Passage Rds. New bus bays will be

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Two rescues at Crackneck Lookout in four days Rescue teams ready to transport a woman rescued from rocks at Bateau Bay

Supporting the Central Coast From July 1, Social Futures will be delivering National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Local Area Coordination across the Central Coast, so we thought this was the perfect time to introduce ourselves. While we are new to the Central Coast, we are not new to Local Area Coordination. Social Futures is an NDIS partner across Northern NSW, Western NSW, Mid North Coast, Murrumbidgee, and the Far West, and we have worked with over 15,000 people to achieve their best life through an NDIS plan. For Social Futures Northern NSW participant, Zion Levy Stewart, this means showcasing his artistic talent across the world. Since discovering his passion for art as a teenager, Zion has exhibited his distinctive naïve and colourful artwork in many collective shows but in the past few years he’s started to hold solo shows. One show in particular, ‘Picasso would be jealous’, was so successful that it allowed him to fund a trip to the United States and Mexico late last year, including paying for his art teacher to accompany him. Mother, Christine says his work is now greatly admired and collected, particularly on the North Coast, and Zion has had several commissions. His work is in private art collections in the US and the UK as well as here in Australia. “My desire is for Zion to be recognised for his ability rather than his disability,” Christine said. I also hope that his success shows just what people with disabilities are capable of – there are just so many amazingly talented people out there who can shine, given the chance.” For Zion’s full story, or to find out more about us, visit our website www.socialfutures.org.au, email lac@socialfutures.org.au or call 1800 522 679.

Twice in the space of four days, emergency rescue teams were called to save people from the rocks below Crackneck Lookout in Wyrrabalong National Park at Bateau Bay. Just before 6.30pm on Wednesday, June 3, rescue crews and emergency services were called to the area after reports of an 81-year-old man trapped on the rocks by the rising tide. A crew from Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad assisted NSW Ambulance special operations paramedics and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service to set up vertical rescue equipment to winch the man to safety up over the 200m cliff face. Volunteer Rescue Squad Deputy Captain and Public Relations Officer, Adam Hart, said the man went for a walk and became disorientated. “I think he became exhausted from where he’d walked and it was getting dark and he couldn’t go any further than where he was, 200m below the Crackneck Lookout,” Hart said. “Thankfully the police helicopter was able to locate him with their searchlight in the

dark. “He was safely winched up by the Westpac chopper and we were there as a backup in case the helicopter couldn’t winch him. “Otherwise, we would have had to abseil over and pick him up and bring him back up to the top.” The man was then transferred to a road ambulance and taken to hospital. Just four days later, on Sunday, June 7, emergency rescue crews were again called to the same spot to rescue a woman in her 50s. “She was walking on the rock platform below Crackneck Lookout and fell down a ledge about 2m and suffered a head injury,” Hart said. Five ambulance crews and a rescue helicopter arrived at about 1pm and paramedics stabilised the woman’s condition on the rocks before she was winched to safety and then transported to Royal North Shore Hospital. Source: Interview, June 9 Adam Hart, Deputy Captain and Public Relations Officer Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad Reporter: Sue Murray

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Local government wants a seat at the national decision making table With the recent announcement that a permanent National Cabinet will likely replace the former Council of Australian Governments (COAG), councils are pushing for a seat at the table. Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, says excluding the voice of local government would lead to a “greater divide” between levels of governance. Cr Matthews said cutting out the voice of local government at the national decision making table would be detrimental to communities. “It would create a greater divide when we know that we get better outcomes when all three tiers of government work together,” she said. “We have seen first hand through recent events such as the bushfires, floods and now the coronavirus pandemic, the utmost importance of the role that local government plays in supporting and being a voice for their communities.

NSW Local Government President, Linda Scott, said the COVID-19 pandemic had shown the importance of local leadership and the essential services that local government provided, from the local main street to the local park and pool. “Local governments deliver and are at the forefront of every disaster, and they are the backbone of every nation building program,” Scott said. “Local governments must continue to be part of Australia’s national decision making because they know what matters most, and how to deliver on this at the local level.” The Prime Minister has previously stated the National Cabinet will meet with ALGA once a year. “To not include local government representation at the national level is in contradiction to the fundamental purpose of the three levels of government, and that is ensuring that Australians

have someone to represent them at each level of government. “How can we be certain that the needs of the people, our communities, are being heard if we do not have a seat at the

table?” Local government leaders from across the country have united to call on Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, and state leaders not to leave councils and their communities in the

dark. Councils are currently represented at every COAG meeting via the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) under a long standing agreement.

Source: Media release, May 29 Local Government NSW Media statement, June 3 Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews

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Coast misses out on extra public transport services The State Opposition and the Central Coast Commuters Association have slammed NSW Government plans to provide more than 3,000 extra public transport services for Sydney but none for the Central Coast. Transport Minister, Andrew Constance, announced on June 1 that more than 3,100 weekly bus services and more than 250 train services would be added across Sydney to temporarily increase capacity for physical distancing and

provide more options for customers. Constance said the extra services would help customers continue to make smart travel choices and practise physical distancing on all modes. “Transport for NSW is being more proactive and adaptable to provide customers with more information and options throughout the day to help flatten the peak travel curve,” he said. “Looking at the data, it is clear that the majority of people have listened and made smart

travel choices so far, and we thank them for this. “However, there has been a slight increase in peak hour travel in the past two weeks and we don’t want to see that continuing. “We have already added almost 800 extra weekly services across STA buses and light rail in the last month. “This next step in the COVIDSafe Transport Plan will see 100,000 extra spaces across the network each week to support people returning to jobs and kids getting back to

school.” Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, said Central Coast commuters were getting “the short end of the stick again”, with no plans to increase services on the Coast. “Coast commuters spend the most time on the network but seem to be the last when it comes to rail enhancement,” Harris said. “All this does is force more commuters onto the road. “With COVID-19, you would have thought that commuters

who spend more than an hour on the train should have been the first to be considered for additional trains services to alleviate congestion and potential virus spread.” Central Coast Commuters Association Vice President, Eddie Ellis, who has been agitating for weeks for extra services for the Coast to help with social distancing, said he was “disappointed”. “Surely they can manage extra trains or buses around school time for school children, when there is large overcrowding,” Ellis said.

“Perhaps the Government should enquire at the schools and put on extra buses to operate directly from schools.” Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, declined to comment. Source: Media release, Jun 1 Minister for Transport Andrew Constance Media statements, Jun 8 Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris Central Coast Commuters Association Vice President, Eddie Ellis

Consultant engaged to assist with coronavirus impacts Central Coast Council has engaged a consultant to support the organisation around financial planning and financial recovery following the impacts of the coronavirus. Council said that no one could predict the end of this crisis and it was “very difficult to accurately forecast the full financial impact”. The biggest impact came from lost operating revenues in pools and leisure centres, holiday parks and camping grounds, development

assessment related fees and charges, property lease and rental income, open space fees and charges, property related certificate fees and Baker St, Gosford, car parking revenue. Council also forecast that capital developer contributions would reduce in the remainder of 2019-20 financial year. These losses were partially offset by some cost savings due to closure of facilities and reduced service provision. COVID related impacts were estimated at $3.5M as a net operating deficit, excluding capital income, or $9.2M

including capital income, in the third quarter. At the May 25 meeting of Council, Cr Greg Best wanted a strategic planning workshop to discuss the impacts of the pandemic on the Coast and to explore all funding opportunities that had been announced. But Deputy Mayor, Jane Smith, said that there were already a number of workshops coming up, and that councillors already had an opportunity on the previous Thursday, May 21, to speak to consultants at a meeting. She said that not all councillors

had made the meeting and while their concerns were valid, what was missing was their attendance at these workshops. Cr Doug Vincent said that the fact was that Cr Best didn’t attend meetings. He encouraged both Cr Best and Cr Troy Marquart to come to the meetings and participate in what Council was trying to do. Cr Kyle MacGregor said the issues that Cr Best was talking about were the issues that councillors were on the phone every day discussing.

“The point is that we need a demand driven response,” he said. “Slash and burn won’t work for anyone but will only create havoc and misery, we need to look at how we expand our delivery.” Council decided to adopt Cr Smith’s amendment which was to note the number of workshops coming up on the draft operational plan and budget, and with the consultants on the recovery plan. She said it would be great if all councillors could actually

attend these workshops. The next meeting was due the following Thursday, May 28. The Chronicle asked council for an update on the latest meeting with the consultants, but no details were forthcoming, only a one sentence answer that confirmed that a consultant had been engaged. Source: Meeting, May 25 Agenda Item 5.2 Central Coast Council Reporter: Merilyn Vale

Water, sewerage and drainage charges to rise by 2.2 percent Central Coast residents can expect their water, sewerage and drainage charges to rise by 2.2 percent for the next financial year. Council estimates that they rise by just over $20 per annum for the average household. The estimate is based on the

average water consumption of 150kL per year and sewer usage of 125kL per year. In May, 2019, the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) made three-year determinations concerning Council’s water, sewerage and drainage charges, for the period July 1, 2019 to June 30,

2022 inclusive. In accordance with these determinations, councillors voted at their May 25 meeting to increase the charges using the permitted CPI multiplier of 2.2 percent. Council’s proposed changes were included in the 2020-21 Operational Plan, which was on

public exhibition to May 4, based on an estimated CPI multiplier of 1.9 percent, as the March quarter CPI had not been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the time the draft 2020-21 Operational Plan was developed. It was noted that the IPART determined that fees and

charges would be updated once the March quarter CPI was released and the CPI multiplier could be calculated. The 2020-21 fees and charges are expected to raise about $163,901,515 in revenue and are in line with the IPART determination. As per legislative

requirements, the Minister for Water, Property and Housing will review and approve the charges before Council can levy them for the 2020-21 financial year. Source: Meeting, May 25 Agenda item 2.3 Central Coast Council

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Thirty five shipping containers still missing

Aerial observation flights along the Central Coast were conducted on Friday, June 5, on the lookout for remaining containers and debris from the APL England cargo ship, that may have been stirred up by recent gale force winds and hazardous surf conditions.

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and their contents to be strewn along some of the beaches on the Central Coast. The whereabouts of 35 of the 50 containers and contents that went overboard is still unknown. Aerial sweeps spotted a new lot of debris on North Entrance Beach, and a clean-up started on Sunday, June 7. Part of a container is still on a rock shelf near Yarunga St, Bateau Bay, while a container on rocks near Yumbool Point in

Wyrrabalong National Park and four containers off Crackneck Point have been removed. Another five which washed ashore on Bateau Bay Beach near Parkside Ave have been removed, and the beach is temporarily closed Foam reported at North Shelly dog beach and off Cabbage Tree Harbour has been cleaned as well as the removal of five containers, masks and foam at Birdie Beach in Munmorah Conservation Reserve.

NSW Maritime Acting debris have been placed at key Executive Director, Alex Barrell, locations, including Norah said that in addition to ground Head boat ramp, and NSW clean-up crews, two NSW Maritime has teamed up with Maritime teams took to the surf lifesaving clubs to keep up skies to survey the coast from important safety messages. Sydney to Port Stephens in the Meanwhile, the APL England north and south to Ulladulla. remains in detention at the Port “The kind of weather we have of Brisbane following charges experienced last week, and laid by the Australian Maritime ADVERTISEMENT which is continuing along NSW Safety Authority (AMSA), which coastal waters, often stirs up is seeking $22M in financial the water column,” he said. security from the insurers to Electronic signs to warn the cover the estimated clean-up costs, and until the ship’s ADVERTISEMENT boating community of floating serious deficiencies have been

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From page 1 “We need to have those answers because otherwise they are just unresolved and that doesn’t help the families and it doesn’t help our communities. “It’s about the treatment of Aboriginal people when it comes to incarceration. “And, we’re still fighting for the 432 people who passed away in custody, they are not forgotten. “Our communities have always worried about our young people getting picked up, we’ve got the statistics that let us know that we are the most incarcerated people.” The 1991 Royal Commission

gave about 330 recommendations, “but very few of those have been implemented”, says Parry. “Hopefully, the government does start looking at those recommendations and implementing them or otherwise they’ll just have another Royal Commission and we’ll still be no further ahead. “We need to make some change or we’ll just be sitting here for another 10 or 20 years without any change. “The march was a resounding success, our community coming together like that, I’ve never seen anything like that on Coast “It was such an amazing day

for our community on the Central Coast because to come together like that, and I’m talking about the nonAboriginal people too,” Parry said. “We have to give a big shout out to the police, because it was pulled together so quickly and the police really did support us, and it shows us that we do have some great police out there,” she said. “There were no scuffles, there was nothing that the police would have to be called in to handle. “I think people were in awe, too, that the police knelt when we knelt.” “We had a lot of Aboriginal

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youth who were really involved in the lead-up to the march and were just wonderful, they stood up there and it was lovely to see that our young people cared that much in our community. “They are important as they are our leaders in the future.” Parry said special care was taken to follow the COVID health rules and the Yerin Eleanor Duncan Health Services made sure that masks were handed out and they provided hand sanitiser. As the crowd moved from the Wyong Neighbourhood Centre, where the march started, they were ushered in groups of 20 to the Court house, where Aboriginal Elders gave

speeches. There was song and dance, a smoking ceremony, and 432 candles were lit in honour of those passed away in custody since 1991. “It was wonderful to have Aunty Madeleine McGrady with us, she’s been to many a march in her time, she’s a long-time activist and a strong advocate” Parry said. Gavi Duncan performed the smoking ceremony and BJ Duncan was another of the Elders attending the march. The Barang Regional Alliance is a not-for-profit Aboriginal organisation supporting the empowerment of Aboriginal people on Darkinjung Land on

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Tuggerah intersection upgrade underway Central Coast Council has started work on the $1.9M upgrade of the Bryant Dr and Lake Rd intersection at Tuggerah. The project will significantly improve safe access to Tuggerah Railway Station and the Central Coast Regional Sporting and Recreation Complex. Improvements to this high traffic location will also include a pedestrian facility in Bryant Dr and construction of new footpaths linking to existing pathways.

Mayor Lisa Matthews said this upgrade was one of many road maintenance and construction projects that Council was still delivering during COVID-19 restrictions. Partial road closures will be in place during the work. Traffic control will be in place and vehicles and pedestrians will be able to pass through under direction. This project is expected to be completed by mid August. Source: Media release, June 4 Central Coast Council Reporter: Sue Murray

New government radio network for emergency services responders The public safety network for emergency services responders has been boosted on the Central Coast with the completion of a new government radio network (GRN) site in Wyong Creek. The new site was delivered by

the NSW Telco Authority, an essential service agency that works to support emergency services organisations. NSW Telco Authority Managing Director, Kylie De Courteney, said the new radio site is vital for ongoing community safety in the region. “These sites provide

emergency services organisations with a single, integrated network on which to communicate,” De Courteney said. “By expanding the footprint of this critical infrastructure, we are ensuring that frontline responders have an enhanced and more reliable radio network

to help keep people and places safe.” The NSW Government is investing over $600M in essential infrastructure to better protect communities. “The Telco Authority is expanding the GRN, which means increased radio coverage for emergency

services across NSW,” De Courteney said. “During the 2019-20 bushfires in NSW, this network was crucial in supporting the Rural Fire Service, Police, Fire and Rescue, Ambulance and the State Emergency Service in protecting NSW communities.” The new radio site in Wyong

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Democracy is under threat Your various excellent publications in May have contained several references to changes in the planning regime governing developments on the Central Coast. I am concerned that the voice of the people most closely affected by developments are becoming less likely to be heard. Democracy is under threat. Decisions directly affecting our lives are to be made behind closed doors by a “selected” few, unaccountable to the local community. The following example of state government decision making continues to demonstrate the way the state can override both local interest and indeed national interests. On April 22, Transport for NSW released its Annual Compliance Report on the rail maintenance facility at Kangy Angy. The report revealed that Transport for NSW had sought and had been granted a further

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12 months to fulfil its obligation to provide “biodiversity offsets” for the detrimental effects that the project was having in clearing 19ha of habitat of nationally threatened bird species – the Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater. The project has also been given approval to look beyond the Central Coast for suitable offset sites and is now looking in the Hunter. Meanwhile, sightings of the birds have diminished on the Central Coast. The project’s report proclaims that it is “compliant” in meeting its approval conditions issued

in 2017, yet the Department of Planning had not audited the project nor required the production of any documents demonstrating compliance in the past 12 months. The project admits it has only met 13 percent of its offset obligations. How long must the birds, frogs, platypuses, plants, etc, wait for a new home and will they be able to find it? We citizens can do nothing about such matters if we cannot hold the decision makers accountable through the ballot box. Distant bureaucrats and appointed panel members are not even remotely accountable to Central Coast voters. Of course, we want development on the Central Coast, but we locals want a say in where it occurs, how it occurs and how the conditions of approval are determined and monitored. Email, May 25 Barbara Gorman, Bateau Bay

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We all love breathing clean air, and to this end I would agree, but to pause the fossil fuel button would mean the demise of our economy. Sue said, trust the scientists as we have done during the COVID-19 pandemic, but fails to point out that their modelling was grossly inaccurate. Sure, our governments have done well to avoid the devastation that we have seen overseas, but to say they got it right is to exaggerate. Renewable power is not able to supply the needs of industry and any suggestion to the contrary is false. See Michael Moore’s documentary on YouTube titled “Planet of the Humans”. Michael Moore is renowned as a left leaning activist. If electric cars were wanted by the population, their sales would reflect this, but they don’t. Exactly where does the power come from that powers them? Sue talks about the bushfires, but fails to point out that gum

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We need to give it a red hot go I read Sue Wynn’s letter (Chronicle, May 27) and was struck by how far we need to go to get a change in our country.

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FORUM trees are living fireworks that are highly volatile. She also doesn’t acknowledge the poor forest management practices that lead to these massive fires. Throughout recorded history, we have had drought and tragic bushfires. It’s not uncommon. Sue talks about saving the Great Barrier Reef, from what? I was there in March and I can tell you, it’s in good shape. Peter Ridd, a scientist from James Cook University, was in court on May 28 fighting to save his career all because he had the hide to say the reef wasn’t in the sort of trouble being touted by the science community. Sue talks about keeping JobKeeper, but doesn’t mention how we would pay for it. The debt burden we face and the prospect of further financial pain inflicted by China will see us, as a nation, struggle for the next 20 years. Sue talks about the suitable crops we should grow but ignores the fact that we are producing more food than ever

before in our history. Yes, Australia is a dry continent. Why not talk about harvesting water to grow even more? Curbing carbon dioxide is not the issue. CO2 is at 410 PPM, historically low levels. CO2 is vital for life and peaked at 7,000 PPM and has been dropping for the past 600 million years. Yes, there has been a slight increase in the past 100 years, but this is nothing compared to levels in the past. During the Ice Age events, CO2 levels were above 4,000 PPM. Please listen to Dr Judith Curry, a climatologist on YouTube, who disputes that the science is settled. I agree that we need to give it a red hot go, but we need to be smart about it. Low energy costs and industrial relations are vital to a successful economy. I suggest that people stop listening to the noise and educate themselves so this nation can move ahead. Email, May 28 Garry Clifford, Glenning Valley

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it is the unforseen externalities that have greater and longer term devastating consequences. The destruction of bushlands, pollution of waterways and air, or simply poor or inadequate legislations and licensing by authorities have, and will continue to have, communities up in arms over the real and everyday threats to their way of life. The Central Coast has been subject to, in the past, regional plans designed by faceless bureaucrats with hidden agendas, industry lobby groups or politicians with party influences blinding their commitment to their constituents. The Restorative Justice for the Environment movement is a new means of working together for a greater and more equitable outcome, be it prior or post criminal action. It holds promise as an alternative response to environmental crime and should include having our decision makers accountable for poor planning decisions

that do not include the existing community’s interests as victims, therefore, not being totally ignored. Having greater community input has slowly been degraded at all levels of government and no more impacting than that at a local level. Having conferences between developers, authorities and the community offers the opportunity for any developer, as the offender, to understand first-hand, how the crime could or has impacted or potentially affected the victims, apologise for their actions and for the harm to the social fabric of the community. Environment crime is not just impacts on our fauna or flora. It is a combination of protection measures against poor zoning or planning practices, unsustainable development, over population for the existing infrastructure, or having biodiversity tradeoffs to suit the proponent. It’s about having greater outcomes that the entire region can be confident with and

satisfied by. It’s not about Council statistics that reflect the view of the very few, be them the proponent or community. It’s about working together collaboratively, whereby all parties with a stake in a particular offence come together to resolve how to deal with the potential impacts and or aftermath of the offence and its implications for the future. For example, the Vales Point power station ash dams. As yet, the general community is unaware of their impacts on all aspects of life and the State Government or proponents have no remediation plans in place other than simply capping them with a thin layer of dirt. Restorative Justice for the Environment should be commenced prior to, during and after the lifespan of any development that has the potential to impact on the community’s accepted way of life. Email, June 3 Gary Blaschke OAM Lake Munmorah

Public Notice Notice under Section 34 Local Government Act 1993 Proposed Resolution to Reclassify Public Land Council gives notice that it proposes to resolve under section 34 of the Local Government Act 1993 that the following public land classiﬁed as operational land is to be reclassiﬁed as community land: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

Lot 51 DP 609432 and Lot 3 DP 262772 at 2-18 Newbridge Road, Berkeley Vale Lot 79 DP 241571 at 38W Wombat Street, Berkeley Vale Lot 313 DP 31935 at 19W Marlborough Place, Berkeley Vale Lot 25 DP 869735 at 151W Wyong Road, Berkeley Vale Lot 26 DP 869735 at 153W Wyong Road, Berkeley Vale Lot 190 DP 25586 at 75W Panorama Avenue, Charmhaven Lot 105 DP 805181 at 2W Bundeena Road, Glenning Valley Lots 43 & 44 DP 263868 at 13W Palm Springs Avenue, Glenning Valley Lot 8 DP 825848 at 30W Sandra Street, Jilliby Lot 6 DP 246727 at 32W Sandra Street, Jilliby Lot 16 DP 228750 at 231 Hue Hue Road, Jilliby Lot 73 DP 789413 at 1W Merro Close, Lake Haven Lot 7 DP 255531 at 105W Woodbury Park Drive, Mardi Lot 2 DP 600350 at 50 Wilfred Barrett Drive, Norah Head Lot 40 DP 787730 at 60W Burns Road, Ourimbah Lot 58 DP 830706 at 40W Coachwood Drive, Ourimbah Lot 104 DP 876413 at 1 Teralba Street, Ourimbah Lot 22 DP1188257 at 1W Paciﬁc Highway, Ourimbah Lots 210, 211 and 266 DP 830759 at 102W Yeramba Road, Summerland Point Lot 2 DP 810238 at 7 Wyong Road, Tuggerah Lot 21 DP 806713 at 11W Molsten Avenue, Tumbi Umbi Lot 3 DP 793403 at 1W Brittania Drive Watanobbi.

Submissions regarding the proposed classification may be made in writing to Mr Paul Forster at Paul.Forster@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au within 28 days from the date of the publication of this notice. Visit yourvoiceourcoast.com Central Coast Council Offices 2 Hely St Wyong / 49 Mann St Gosford 8.30am - 5.00pm, Monday to Friday T 1300 463 954 Mayor Lisa Matthews | Chief Executive Officer Gary Murphy

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Beware of puppy scams A spike in puppy scams during lockdown has prompted calls for would be pet owners to be more diligent and to make more measured decisions about pet ownership. According to Scamwatch NSW’s April report, incidences of puppy scams were almost five times higher than average in March and April, with yearly losses now well on track to exceed the 2019 total of $360,000. “A lot of people are stuck at home and going online to buy a pet to help them get through the loneliness of social isolation,” Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Deputy Chair, Delia Rickard, said. Rickard said increased demand coupled with the unusual circumstances of the coronavirus was making it easier for scammers to rip unsuspecting people off.

“If a cute puppy offered online sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” Rickard explained. “Scammers set up fake websites or ads on online classifieds and social media pretending to sell sought after dog breeds and will take advantage of the fact that you can’t travel to meet the puppy in person.

“The scammer will usually ask for up front payments via money transfer to pay for the pet and transport it to you. “Once you have paid the initial deposit, the scammer will find new ways to ask for more money and scammers are now using the COVID-19 pandemic to claim higher transportation costs to get across closed interstate borders or additional fees for

Car park brawl leads to stabbing injuries Three people have been treated in hospital and a man has been charged, after a car park brawl over the long weekend. At around 7pm on Friday June 5, emergency services were called to a shopping centre car park on Wyong Rd, Killarney Vale, following reports of a brawl. Officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District attended and were told that two groups of people had been arguing before they began physically fighting, with two cars damaged, before they left the scene. A short time later, police stopped one of these cars in Rotherham St, Bateau Bay, and found a 49-year-old man

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suffering a cut to his head. He was arrested and taken to Wyong Police Station before being taken to Wyong Hospital to have the head injury checked. A knife allegedly found concealed in the car has been seized for further examination. Shortly after, police attended

a convenience store on The Entrance Rd, Long Jetty, and found a 30-year-old woman with a wound to the right side of her torso and a 45-year-old man with cut to his right shin and right thumb. They were also taken to hospital for treatment. When the 49-year-old man was released from hospital, he was returned to Wyong Police Station where he was charged with affray. The man, from Bateau Bay, has been refused bail and is due to appear in Newcastle Local Court on Saturday June 6. Inquiries are continuing. Source: Press release, Jun 6 NSW Police Media

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‘coronavirus treatments’. “Unfortunately, once you make the payments, the seller will cease all contact,” Rickard said. According to the report, the most common breeds being used in these scams were Cavoodles and French Bulldogs, with most victims contacting scammers through emails linked to bogus websites or ads. Rickard said anyone looking for their dream puppy during COVID-19 should see what’s available near them before going online. “The safest option is to only buy or adopt a pet you can meet in person, and if you cannot do that during the current lockdown restrictions, consider putting the search on hold. Buyers can also protect themselves by doing their homework on the seller. “Research the seller by running an internet search using the exact wording in the

ad and do a reverse image search for pictures of the specific puppy, as you’re likely to be dealing with a scammer if you find matching images or text on multiple websites. “If you are in doubt, seek advice from a reputable breeders association, vet or local pet shop,” Rickard said. The Society of Companion Animal Rescuers Inc., SoCares, manages and operates council’s Animal Care Facility at Charmhaven. A spokesperson for the facility said SoCares was not aware of any Central Coast scam victims but noted that the issue of pet scams had been prevalent for far longer than coronavirus. “Pet scams have been going on for years, COVID-19 may have enabled scammers, but this isn’t a new thing,” they said. According to the spokesperson, pounds, shelters and breeders, including their facility, were

inundated with requests for pets during quarantine, so much so that many were forced to put out notices that they could not keep up with the demand. With demand mirrored across the globe, they said this likely attributed to the influx of scams as impatient people turned to online sellers. With restrictions easing, the industry is now majorly concerned it’ll see a spike in animals being surrendered or dumped by owners who didn’t think their decision through. “We are very concerned about what will happen as life goes back to normal,” the spokesperson said. “Yes, scams are an issue, but so is adoption and so is dumping. Source: Press release, May 18 Scamwatch NSW Interview, June 1 SoCares Charmhaven Reporter: Dilon Luke

Stationary RBT and RDT testing resumed Police were back out in force as stationary Random Breath and Roadside Drug Testing (RBT and RDT) recommenced across the state ahead of the long weekend. In March, the NSW Police Force Executive, in consultation with Police Association of NSW, introduced a number of precautionary measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection to frontline police and within the community. One such measure was additional discretion from Commanders as to whether it was reasonable to undertake stationary RBT and RDT, which saw a significant reduction in stationary operations and increased mobile operations across NSW.

With the easing of various restrictions from June 1, including increased patronage at licenced premises and higher traffic volumes, frontline police across NSW resumed proactive stationary testing operations. Minister for Police and Emergency Services, David Elliott, said: “With the easing of restrictions on travel and going out to support restaurants and pubs on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, the community was understandably itching to return to some form of normalcy”. Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy,

said that this was the first long weekend since restrictions eased and implored the community to be responsible and drive safely. “We’ve had bushfires, flooding and more recently the COVID-19 pandemic, so we understand that people are keen to travel regionally to stimulate the local economy,” Ast Comm Corboy said. “However, there is no excuse to get behind the wheel and flagrantly flout the law. “The road rules have not changed, and we make no apologies for stopping selfish road users whose irresponsible driving puts themselves and others at risk,” he said. Source: Press release, Jun 3 NSW Police Media

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Communal singing ban can’t keep Coastal A Cappella down While social, sporting and community groups are all busy preparing for phased returns to normal activities, performing arts groups on the Coast are still waiting for their curtain call. Debate over when and how live music and entertainment will return in NSW continues to rage, but it’s apparent that choirs and other singing groups will likely be facing a longer delay than their peers. The singling out of communal singing comes after mass outbreaks of coronavirus amongst choirs in the United States and Europe during March. While experts remain divided on the merits of singing as the source of transmission, it has been theorised that the act of

projecting one’s voice through song helps distribute viral particles into the air and onto surfaces via droplets, just like coughing and sneezing. Other experts argue that the choirs in question could have become clusters by more traditional means, as their cases emerged prior to the widespread adoption of social distancing as a preventative measure in cities that had already experienced high rates of transmission. The choirs at the heart of this line of inquiry are the Amsterdam Mixed Choir and Skagit Valley Chorale from Mt Vernon in the US. 102 out of 130 members of the Amsterdam Mixed Choir contracted the virus with one dying, while 52 members of the 122 member Skagit Valley

Chorale contracted the virus with two deaths. Back on the Coast, choirs and singing groups have been unable to meet since late March, but that hasn’t stopped some from singing together. Coastal A Capella has 49 members scattered around the Coast from Summerland Point to Woy Woy, and some further afield in the Hunter Valley. The vibrant, award winning women’s harmony group opted to cease meeting prior to the formal ban and have since turned to Zoom meetings to keep connected. Jennie Harrison is their Event Coordinator. She said being apart has been tough, but members have been helping each other stay strong. “Our Zoom sessions always

start with a social catchup and it’s still just as exciting getting to see each other and just have a chat for half an hour,” Jennie said. After catching up, members then run through some music education workshops. Jennie said this segment of their sessions has grown to be fun and informative. “We’ve done some fun activities around breathing practice and listening exercises to help us better identify beats. “It’s helping us all be better singers,” she said. After that, the group practices their repertoire as well as two new numbers they’ve started learning during quarantine. “We work in breakout groups with our sections, as online group rehearsals can be tricky,” Jennie explained.

Tech issues and timing has also proven a challenge, but according to Jennie, members would happily navigate the perils of modern technology than not sing at all. “We all love singing, so feeling cut off from it has been hard, and while Zoom might not be the same as meeting face to face, it’s helping us stay connected with each other and with singing,” Jennie said. Members are now working on a roadmap for what an eventual return to face to face rehearsals will look like. A staggered return with shortened session times and different start times for different sections is likely on the cards until further notice from the government. Jennie hopes members will be together by Christmas.

“We travel all over NSW to perform at Christmas time, and hopefully, we’ll be able to do it again this year,” she said. And a Yuletide revival isn’t that farfetched, with the NSW Government sticking with its one singer only rule for the time being. “Communal singing and chanting should not occur because of the high risk of transmission of the virus. “Instead, measures such as one singer standing at least three metres away from others would be safer,” said NSW Chief Health Officer, Dr Kerry Chant. Source: Press release, Jun 1 NSW Government Interview, Jun 5 Jennie Harrison, Coastal A Cappella Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Turtle hatchling lives to swim another day Neve, the loggerhead turtle hatchling, is going home. A member of the public cleaning up debris from the APL England found the endangered hatchling injured and in distress on the shore of Soldiers Beach on May 27, following heavy storms and rough seas. She was placed in the care of Australian Seabird Rescue Central Coast (ASRCC) who, after a bit of TLC, say the infant turtle is ready to be released back into the wild. She’ll be making her return to the sea up north, as plunging

Lights out for Laserblast Laserblast, Escape Rooms Central Coast and UV Putt Putt have closed their Charmhaven premises. Owner’s Geoff and Wendy Francis say they made the difficult decision to close up shop due to COVID-19. “With the end of our lease coming up and trying to negotiate a reduced rent, we were suddenly forced to close down due to COVID-19, so we made the very hard decision not to renew our lease. “With an uncertain future we simply cannot afford to continue and meet the rental

payments,” the Francis’ said. The Francis’ have been operating Laserblast for the past nine years, and in that time, they’ve been embraced by the people of the Coast. “We have enjoyed and appreciated significant local support over the past nine years and have been pleased to celebrate over 5,000 kid’s birthdays, hosted numerous vacation care groups, weekly school sport sessions, scouts and guides, sporting teams, and many other special events. “We have had a great team who are like family, and they

have worked hard to make sure that everyone had fun playing laser tag with us, thank you all,” the couple said. But the adventure’s not over yet, with the couple now exploring options to take their laser tag offering mobile. They say they’re also keen to find a new home for their escape rooms post COVID-19. Source: Website, May 21 Geoff and Wendy Francis, Laserblast Reporter: Dilon Luke

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water temperatures and her tender age mean she can’t be released back into waters off the Coast. “Neve is doing brilliantly and come July, I will be taking her to ASR Ballina to coordinate her release into warmer, tropical waters,” ASRCC Coordinator, Cathy Gilmore, said. While Neve’s story is ending on a high, Cathy said that she may never have needed care at all had human’s been more responsible. “Neve lost one of her front flippers and that is where a lot of the concern about how she’ll

fair in the wild comes from. “From the wound, our vet determined it was the result of constriction, most likely from fishing line getting tangled around her flipper. “Thankfully, Neve has shown to be a capable swimmer with just three flippers, but it is awful and devastating to think that this has happened because of human carelessness,” Cathy said. Source: Interview, Jun 5 Cathy Gilmore, Australian Seabird Rescue Central Coast Reporter: Dilon Luke

Public artist sought to create landmark Pelican sculpture The pelican has been synonymous with The Entrance for generations, and now Central Coast Council has begun to cast its net in search for a public artist to create a unique and engaging significant landmark Pelican sculpture. Until June 29, submissions are invited from qualified and experienced artists for this art installation that will ultimately take pride of place in Memorial Park, The Entrance. The first stage of this project will involve contracting one or more public artists to develop a concept design with estimated costs. This is one of several placebased creative initiatives that Council is planning as part of a general activation and enhancement of town centres in the region.

The art installation will be expected to make a genuine contribution with the Memorial Park’s year-round use for a wide range of community and tourist activities including events, stage performances, markets, fairground rides, bike riding, kite flying and fishing. Council Unit Manager Community Partnerships, Glenn Cannard, said the choice of a pelican as an artwork was a strong decision for the region as it seeks to broaden its appeal as a tourism destination. “As well as being a landmark statement, the artwork is intended to demonstrate a level of environmental sustainability in the design and incorporate an important environmental education message about care and respect of the waterways and marine life,” Cannard said. “Our goal is to revitalise the town centre and surrounding

area of The Entrance as a key destination and attractor for businesses, residents, visitors and tourists, whilst raising awareness of the importance of our waterways." Mayor Lisa Matthews said Council was committed to activating spaces and places to complement activity around town centres, foreshores, lakes and green spaces for families, community and visitors. “By contributing to the identity of the town centre, we are creating a usable, sustainable and vibrant space for visitors and residents to enjoy, and this art installation of a pelican is another that way we can get the community engaged,” Mayor Matthews said. Source: Media release, June 9 Central Coast Council

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Council puts the spotlight on YIPA artists Talented young singers, actors and music makers have become a highlight of Central Coast Council’s new Coast Connect YouTube channel. Launched to help council deliver a range of valued community programs during COVID-19, Coast Connect has also given a platform to local artists involved in YIPA (Youth in Performing Arts), courtesy of a dedicated playlist featuring some of the best YIPA artist performances filmed at Laycock St Theatre throughout May. Artists featured so far hail from across the Coast and include Min Ahn, Joseph Arrua, Monique Lloyd, Riley Lovell, Lucy Parle and Mairead Young. In a nod to the wealth of local

talent on the Coast, the videos are among some of the most watched on the channel, with Lloyd’s drama piece, ‘The Waitress’, currently the second most viewed. YIPA Director, Gary Jackson, said all the artists involved were thankful for the opportunity. “Our performers have wholeheartedly embraced this opportunity that council and the team at the Laycock Street Theatre have given them. “It’s not easy or cheap to put a professional quality music video together, especially for young artists, and they can now use these videos to raise their profiles and add them to their portfolios. “It’s also been a valuable learning opportunity as most of

these kids had no experience of going through film production prior to this,” Jackson said. The chance to perform amidst COVID-19 has also been highly valued by the artists,particularly after the YIPA Committee was forced to abandon this year’s YIPA showcase. With more artists signing on to film, Jackson believes the YIPA videos will continue to grow in popularity. “All of these kids have undeniable talent and big futures ahead of them.” Source: Website, Jun 3 Coast Connect YouTube channel Interview, Jun 3 Gary Jackson, YIPA Reporter: Dilon Luke Monique Lloyd in action as ‘The Waitress’

Order of Australia for services to the air force community From page 1 “I was pretty busy most of the time because the RAAF women were responsible for starting up the emergency housekeeping service in Richmond, and I was involved in getting that going, as well as the community transport, the Neighbourhood Watch and the Neighbourhood Centre. “I went back to work when my children were old enough and I worked in the welfare field. “Actually, I volunteered for the emergency housekeeping service (now Home Care Service of NSW) and after the first couple of years, they started paying me, which was very nice. “I became a co-ordinator and eventually the manager for the

whole area. “We had a huge area, Hawkesbury, because we had all Windsor and Richmond shire as it was known then, up to Blaxland, down to Blacktown and over to Wiseman’s Ferry and Spencer.” Naylor said she then became a Roving Branch Adviser from 1974 to 1989. “I really enjoyed that, going around to the country branches helping them on their way and to implement all the changes that were happening at that time,” she said. The Partner of Veterans Association, NSW Sub-branch (PVA) has been going for 21 years and Naylor joined up in 2002. Since then she’s been president or vice-president “for a very long time”, NSW welfare

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co-ordinator from 2008 to 2014, and President of the Central Coast branch from 2004 to 2014. She was invested with Life Membership in 2011. “I was so proud of it, not many of us get that, and it was a total shock,” she said. “I was Vice-president at the time and thought I was helping to organise life membership for someone else, but when they actually called out my name at the event, I nearly fell off the chair, I was that surprised. “PVA is a very big organisation and we look after the wives or partners of veterans with a wide range of support to settle into a new place, to find new schools, doctors and an emergency phone service if someone just wants to have a talk.

“I started thinking about it, I was about 28 when I started doing all of this and I’m 78 now, but I will still keep in touch and do my bit where I can.” Naylor will be invested with her award either by the

Governor-General at Government House in Canberra, or by the State Governor, when the COVID-19 restrictions allow. Source: Interview, June 4

Wendy Naylor Media release, June 4 Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) Reporter: Sue Murray

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Landmark Pelican Sculpture, The Entrance Calling all public artists! Central Coast Council is seeking submissions from qualiﬁed and experienced artists for a large-scale landmark permanent pelican sculptural work at The Entrance, NSW, Australia. The freestanding work is to be installed in Memorial Park between the town centre and water front area at The Entrance. As part of the submission, eligible artists must demonstrate previous experience and provide a methodology of how they would develop their artwork. Submissions Close Monday 29 June 2020, 4.00pm. For further details visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/eoi

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Stadium, Sydney [s] 7:30 Jamie: Keep Cooking And Dr Harry meets a dog who can't 9:45 Friday Night Knock Off: Carry On [s] stop digging. Parramatta Eels v Penrith 8:30 The Graham Norton Show 8:30 Movie: “The Accountant” (M v,l) (PG) [s] Panthers *Live* [s] (’16) – As a math savant 9:10 Have You Been Paying uncooks the books for a new 10:45 Top Gear (PG) [s] Attention? (M s,l) [s] client, the Treasury Department 12:05 Law & Order: Criminal Intent: 10:10 How To Stay Married (M s) [s] The Good Doctor (M) [s] closes in on his activities, and 1:00 Outback Brothers (PG) [s] 10:40 Program To Be Advised the body count starts to rise. 1:30 Home Shopping 11:10 WIN’s All Australian News [s] Stars: Ben Affleck, Anna 12:10 The Project (PG) [s] 4:30 The Avengers: The SeeKendrick, JK Simmons Through Man (PG) [s] 1:10 The Late Show (PG) [s] 10:50 Program To Be Advised 5:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 12:30 Home Shopping

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6:00 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 12:00 (PG) [s] 12:00 Seven’s Horse Racing: Dane Ripper Stakes Day, Saturday At 12:30 1:00 The Valley [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 1:30 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s 2:00 Front Line (PG) [s] – Officers 5:00 5:30 must establish whether an 6:00 Indonesian woman is lying or the victim of identity theft. Also, 7:00 7:30 Officers catch a Vietnamese student with a stash of seafood 8:30 infested by exotic pests. 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Border Patrol (PG) [s] 10:30 7:30 Movie: “Cinderella” (G) (’15) Stars: Lily James, Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett 12:25 9:30 Movie: “We Bought A Zoo” (PG) (’11) Stars: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson 2:00 11:50 Program To Be Advised 5:30 1:30 Home Shopping

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rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] Insiders [s] Offsiders [s] The World This Week [s] Compass (PG) [s] Songs Of Praise: Nottingham ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] Gardening Australia [s] Restoration Australia (PG) [s] Silvia’s Italian Table (PG) [s] Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) The Mix [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] Compass [s] ABC News Sunday [s] Grand Designs: Lincolnshire Operation Buffalo (M l) [s] Movie: “Muriel’s Wedding” (M) (’94) Stars: Toni Collette Movie: “Romper Stomper” (M) (’92) Stars: Russell Crowe Program To Be Advised

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News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Gardening Australia [s] Grand Designs [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch [s] Parliament Question Time [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Poh’s Kitchen [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] Grand Designs [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Foreign Correspondent [s] Australia’s Ocean Odyssey A Journey Down The East Australian Current [s] Road To Now (M) [s] ABC Late News [s] Q&A [s] Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M l) [s] Parliament Question Time [s] rage (MA15+) [s]

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6:00 rage (PG) [s] 10:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) 11:00 rage Around The World Special (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 Call The Midwife (PG) [s] 1:30 Father Brown (M v) [s] 2:15 Shakespeare And Hathaway (PG) [s] 3:35 Grand Designs Australia [s] 4:30 Landline [s] 5:00 Back Roads: Nullarbor - The Endless Horizon (Part 1) [s] 5:30 Midsomer Murders: Breaking The Chain (PG) [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Shakespeare And Hathaway: The Sticking Place (PG) [s] – Long-buried secrets are unearthed when Frank and Lu come to the aid of a community of allotment holders who are being threatened with eviction. 8:15 Call The Midwife (PG) [s] 9:20 Operation Buffalo (M l) [s] 10:15 Unforgotten (M l) [s]

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Ellen (PG) [s] Weekend Today [s] Today Extra - Saturday [s] Award Winning Tasmania: Stanley (PG) [s] Outback Brothers (PG) [s] Animal Embassy [s] Delish [s] The Voice (PG) [s] NINE News: First At Five [s] Getaway (PG) [s] NINE News Saturday [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Accidental Heroes: Families/ Into The Wild (M) [s] Movie: “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” (PG) (’16) Stars: Elena Kampouris, Nia Vardalos Movie: “Jenny’s Wedding” (M) (’15) Stars: Katherine Heigl, Tom Wilkinson, Linda Emond Movie: “The Bling Ring” (PG) (’11) Stars: Emma Watson, Israel Broussard, Paris Hilton Home Shopping Wesley Impact [s]

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CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Small Business Secrets (PG) Tennis: French Open 2019 Ash Barty Road To Glory Gadget Man: Weather Great British Food Revival: Real Ale And Carrots Story Of Europe: Commonalities And Divisions (PG) SBS World News 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) Movie: “Valkyrie” (MA15+) (’08) Stars: Tom Cruise, Carice van Houten, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson Spin (M l,s,v) (In French) The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey Russia 1917: Countdown To Revolution (PG) Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook Bitesize

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 11:00 House Of Wellness [s] Kochie’s Business Builders: 1:00 1:30 Small Business First (PG) [s] Movie: “Seasons Of Love” (PG) 2:30 (’14) Stars: AJ Ackleson, Cleo 3:00 Anthony, Gary Craig Border Security - Australia’s 6:00 Front Line: (PG) [s] 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens Seven News At 5 [s] Sydney Weekender [s] Seven News [s] 8:30 Program To Be Advised 9:30 Program To Be Advised The Blacklist: Twami Ullulaq 10:00 (MA15+) [s] – A Blacklist case 11:00 becomes personal for Park when the team investigates a mysterious disappearance in 12:00 the Alaska Triangle. 2:00 Code Black: 2:30 Home Stays Home (M) [s] 3:00 Home Shopping

6:00 Animal Tales [s] 7:30 Weekend Today [s] 8:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 8:30 9:00 Surfing Australia TV [s] World’s Greatest Cities (PG) 9:30 12:00 Driving Test (PG) [s] 12.30 NRL: Canterbury Bulldogs v Sydney Roosters *Live* From 1:00 Bankwest Stadium, Sydney [s] 2:15 2:30 NINE News Sunday [s] 3:00 The Voice: Blind Audition 9 (PG) [s] – The Coaches race to 3:30 fill their final places as the Blind 4:00 auditions get close to the end. 4:30 60 Minutes (PG) [s] 5:00 NINE News Late [s] 6:00 Inside Crime (M) [s] 6:30 Behind Bars The World’s 7:30 Toughest Prisons: Antanimora 9:00 Prison, Madagascar (M) [s] The Brokenwood Mysteries: The Dark Angel (M v) [s] Home Shopping Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 10:00 Home Shopping 11:00

Religious Programs [s] 5:00 CGTN English News Fishing Australia [s] 5:15 NHK World English News Three Veg And Meat [s] 5:30 Worldwatch Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 1:00 Speedweek My Market Kitchen [s] 3:00 Football: FIFA World Cup Studio 10 Sunday (PG) [s] Classic: Brazil v Australia 2015 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals [s] 4:55 Small Business Secrets (PG) Luxury Escapes (PG) [s] 5:25 World War Speed (PG) Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 6:30 SBS World News Everyday Gourmet [s] 7:35 London: 2,000 Years Of Good Chef Bad Chef [s] History (PG) – Dan Jones, My Market Kitchen [s] Suzannah Lipscomb, and Rob Farm To Fork [s] Bell conclude the series by Which Car (PG) [s] examining London in the 20th RPM [s] century, including the creation 10 News First [s] of the world’s first underground WIN News [s] rail network. The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 8:30 Titanic: The New Evidence Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] (PG) FBI: Silkworm (M v) [s] – A 9:30 The Clinton Affair: former counter-intelligence The Will Of The People (M) officer is caught leaking 10:20 The Surgeon And The Soldier classified information to a (M l) foreign government. 11:25 Tin Star (MA15+) Program To Be Advised 1:20 North To South: The Sunday Project (PG) [s] The Full Journey

5:30 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Last Man Standing” (M) 12:00 1:00 (’11) Stars: Catherine Bell 1:30 The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 5:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 6:00 The Chase Australia [s] 7:00 Seven News [s] 7:30 Home And Away (PG) [s] 9:00 Program To Be Advised 9-1-1: The One That Got Away 10:20 (M l) [s] – The 118 fights an apartment building blaze and attempts a daring rescue of a blind woman trapped inside; Athena discovers a potentially sinister crime. 11:20 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:50 S.W.A.T.: Jack (M v) [s] The Goldbergs: 12:40 Animal House (PG) [s] Code Black: Change Of Heart (M mp) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:00

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CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch The Nineties Television (Part 1) (M l,n) 2:50 Alex Polizzi The Fixer (PG) 3:55 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 4:25 Great American Railroad Journeys (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Secrets Of The Royal: Train (PG) 8:30 The Truth About Slim People (PG) 9:25 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 10:20 SBS World News Late 10:50 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games (M s,v) (In French) 12:35 An Ordinary Woman (M l) (In Russian) 2:35 The Little Drummer Girl (M) 4:25 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 5:00 5:15 5:30 1:00 2:00 2:50 3:25 4:25 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 12:50 2:50

CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour The Nineties Television (Part 2) (M l,n) Great British Railway Journeys (PG) Who Do You Think You Are?: John Newcombe (PG) Great American Railroad Journeys (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind Australia SBS World News Who Do You Think You Are?: Denise Scott (PG) Insight: Forbidden Love Dateline The Feed SBS World News Late Blinded (MA15+) (In Swedish) Pagan Peak (M l,n) (In German) Ride Upon The Storm (M l,v) (In Danish)

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The Creative Compassion Centre

Wyong Writers

Secondhand shopping, upcycling, minimalism, creativity, community lounge area, free Wifi. 5/22-32 Pacific Hwy Mon-Sat - 9am-4pm

Monthly on the 4th Sat 1.30pm Woodbury Community Centre 1 Woolmers Cres, Mardi.

4333 7489

meilingvenning@hotmail.com www.wyongwriters.org

Toukley District Art Society

0437 048 815

Country Women’s Association-Toukley

Mthly Market 2nd Sat 9am-1pm Painting, drawing groups and 175 Main Rd classes, demonstarations and Books, bric-a-brac, cakes, workshops. Open 7 days Devonshire tea, handicrafts, 10am - 4pm, Cafe. plants, preserves, sausage sizzle, Tues - drawing 10am - 1pm, fun, fellowship, fundraising Wed-painting 9:30am - 12:30pm Meet 1st Wed 0am 4392 4666 Hall available for hire. toukleyartgallery@gmail.com www.toukleyartgallery.com.au

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COMMUNITY GROUPS

Freemasons

Annual event 4th Thurs May. Bateau Bay Regular event 4th Thurs 10am Mens’ Shed Ladies are invited For men to repair items, share and Morisset Masonic Centre learn skills and socialise Westlake Daylight Masonic Lodge 9am to 1.30pm Tue to Thur 5 Yambo St Morisset 1 Bay Village Rd, Bateau Bay Jack Harris 4392 1231

0435 807 633

bateaubayshed@gmail.com

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Bateau Bay Neighbourhood Centre

Lodge Toukley 933 1st Wed - Toukley Memorial Hall, Pearce St, Toukley

Information, child & adult groups & services, youth worker, free counselling, energy account & food assistance, Op Shop, computer lessons, PCs, laundry facilities, lawnmower, community events.

4332 7450

admin@bbnc.org.au https://bbnc.org.au/

Berkeley Vale Neighbourhood Centre Information & referral, talks & information sessions, energy account assistance, counselling, food help, access to PCs, internet & printing, toy library, community garden, cards, indoor bowls, Mahjong, walking for pleasure, school holiday activities & workshops.

4388 5801

manager@bvnc.org.au www.bvnc.org.au

Brisbane Water Caravan Club Caravaners wanted to join and have fun Gosford Contact Joe 4344 4363 https://bwcaravanclub.wixsite.com/bwcc

Central Coast Caravanners Inc 3rd Sun - Jan to Nov Trips away, social outings, friendship with like minded folk Call Geoff 0447 882 150

Central Coast Community Legal Centre Not for profit service providing free legal advice. Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm

4353 4988

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Central Coast 50+ Singles Social Group Fun & friendship, Mthly progam of dinner, dancing, scrabble, cards, tenpin etc.

0437 699 366 0407 003 214

John Jenkins 4392 1631

Friendly Travellers Caravan Club Caravans, tents, mobile homes, all welcome. Social outings & trips away

0458 645 979

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Lake Munmorah 50s Plus Leisure and Learning Club Computer classes, dancing, exercise, pilates, yoga, craft, carpet bowls and Tai Chi.

4358 8390

Long Jetty Senior Citizens’ Club Computer classes, line dancing, tai chi and zumba gold Mon - Fri, 9am to 3pm

showers. Hall & meeting space for hire.

4396 1555 www.tnc.org.au

Toukley Presbyterian Church

Hargraves St & Victoria Ave Family service (Sunday school 9.30am), cafe church 5pm, community activities

4392 9904 toukleypc.org.au

Venue for Hire Central Coast Wetlands, Tuggerah - several buildings for hire, suitable for weddings, seminars, markets & fund raisers.

0408 271 957

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Volunteering Central Coast Refer potential volunteers to community organisations and provide support to them. Training for volunteers and managers of volunteers. Information sessions

4329 7122

recruit@volcc.org.au

Wyong Neighbourhood Centre Supporting disadvantaged, vulnerable and isolated people offering community services, events, projects, workshops, arts programs. Open community garden.

Indoor bowls, computers, exercise, yoga, line-dancing, tai chi and more - 9am to 3pm

4332 5522

The NSW Justices Association Seeking JP volunteers for community JP desks. Free training and insurance

0418 493 388 benefits@nswja.org.au

Tuggerah Lakes Toastmasters’ Club Are you looking to Build your confidence? Grow as a leader; Improve your communication

Tuggerah Combined Probus Club

Hearing loss management Support and educational groups providing practical experience and confidence.

4321 0275

Central Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group (Wyong) Last Fri, Terrigal Uniting Church 380 Terrigal Dr, Terrigal 9.30am to 12 noon

4367 9600 www.pcfa.org.au

Al - Anon Family Groups Health

We offer hope and friendship for people affected by someone else’s drinking. Al-anon family groups meet weekly, please contact

1300 252 666 al-anon.org.au

Museum & Historical Society, Wyong District Groups/schools welcome Morning tea/lunch for group bookings, wheelchair friendly, Alison Homestead 1 Cape Rd, Wyong Sun-Thur 10am-2pm

4352 1886

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Coastal a Cappella

Improve your public speaking, leadership skills & confidence. 1st, 3rd & 5th Fri 10:30am to 12:30pm Wyong RSL Club

0421 216 952

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Award winning women’s a cappella chorus. Music education provided. Rehearsals Tuesday 7pm @ Red Tree Theatre Tuggerah. Performance opportunities. Hire us for your next event.

0412 948 450

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Wyong Uniting Church Weekly Sunday service 9am Bible Study group 62 Watanobbi Rd, Wyong 4352 1528

POLITICAL GROUPS

wyonguca@gmail.com www.wyong.uca.org.au

Discussion/action community Issues – 3 levels of Government Function Room, Grange Hotel, Wyoming 7.30pm 1st. Monday

National Seniors Wyong Branch We meet 4th Tuesday of each month at Canton Beach Sports Club at 2:15pm. Make new friends, enjoy outings, lunches and barbecues. Contact David 4303 6220 NSACCwyong@hotmail.com

The Lakes Church All Welcome! Sundays - 8:30am, 10:30am & 5pm, (9am & 5pm Dec/Jan) Kids church, youth group, cafe, wheelchair friendly, 6 Pioneer Ave, Tuggerah

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GARDEN CLUBS Central Coast Permaculture

Toukley Neighbourhood Centre

Friendly like minded people. Info night, Tuggerah Community Hall, 3rd Tues. 7pm Bob on 0412 133 808

Meet new friends and enjoy social events. 2nd Thur., 10:30am, guest speakers. Social outings 3rd Thur. Woodbury Park Community Hall, Mardi

4351 0450

Wyong Probus Club Wyong Golf Club, 4th Mon, Morning Tea, Guest Speakers, regular monthly outings

4352 3692

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The Entrance Probus Club Ladies and gentlemen welcome. Guest speakers, morning tea and many activities. 9.30am 4th Tues Bateau Bay Bowling Club

0478 228 914

HISTORY GROUPS SERVICE GROUPS

Wyong Toastmasters’ Club

Labor Party Ourimbah/ Narara Branch

0410 309 494

Kyle.macgregor@hotmail.com

Central Coast Greens Local, state wide, national & international issues & campaigns Council and parliamentary representation - 3rd Thur centralcoast.nsw.greens.org.au centralcoastgreens@gmail.com

Liberal Party Ourimbah Branch How good is this? 2nd Thurs

0468 476 237 Labor Party Warnervale Branch Support and promote NSW Labor within the Warnervale area. 3rd Tue, 7pm, Hamlyn Terrace Community Centre

0419 128 497

Inner Wheel Club Wyong Join a team of dedicated women, sharing fun and friendship and a passion for community service 6.30pm 3rd Wed Wyong Golf Club 4393 2755 iiw.au.wyong@gmail.com

The Lions Club of The Entrance Serve your community make friends, join Lions. 1st and 3rd Wed, North Entrance Surf Club. The Entrance Markets Sun Mornings, behind The Entrance Cinema.

0488 286 006

theentrancelions@gmail.com

The Lions Club of Gwandalan Join the Lions, make friends and help your local community Sat Garage Sales and BBQ 7 to 11.30am

4972 5562

secgwandalanlions@gmail.com

The Lions Club of Wyong 50 years supporting local activities - Meet new friends 4th Tues 6:30pm Don Small / Lions Retirement Village Colin 0413 014 266 www.wyong.nsw.lions.org.au

SPECIAL INTEREST Biz Plus Networking Association Grow your business & build worthwhile relationships. Networking breakfasts every Thur 7:15- 9am Erina Leagues Club Geoff Neilson network@bizplus.com.au

The Entrance Camera Club

Central Coast Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Service Free telephone advice and advocacy for all tenants & residents in residential parks

4353 5515

cctaas@hotmail.com

Central Coast Soaring Club

Gliding Club, Learn to fly, Instruction FREE to members. 14 Y/O and up for Training Thur, Sat, Sun (weather permitting) Bloodtree Rd Mangrove Mountain

0412 164 082 0414 635 047 www.ccsoaring.com.au

Tuggerah Lakes U3A The Entrance - cryptic crosswords, play reading Bateau Bay - Memoirs, Reading Group - Killarney Vale - Talks, Mah Jong - Toukley - Creative Writing Berkley Vale - Music appreciation - Chittaway Bay - Movies

4390 2451

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LEARN TO DANCE Social ballroom dancing for all ages, all you need is a desire to learn and dance, no partner required. meet every Tues - St Luke’s Anglican Church, 7pm & 15 Lorraine Ave Berkeley Vale, 2:30pm Anne - 0409 938 345 anneglazier@y7mail.com

SPORT KI-DO Mingara Judo Academy Junior boys and girls Mon and Wed Two classes 6-8.30pm from 7yrs, Kangy Angy

0413 237 010

www.kidomingarajudo.com.au

Wyong Lakes Australian Rules Football Club Play AFL - Teams for Boys, Girls, Women & Men. No Experience Necessary

0404 257 702

play@wyonglakesafc.com.au

Doyalson Wyee Soccer Club Football club for the local community, encouraging juniors from under 5 to senior team. Karen 0410 045 981 president@doylowolves.com.au

VENUE HIRE Central Coast Wetlands – Pioneer Dairy Central Coast Wetlands is located in Tuggerah. We have several buildings for hire. They would be suitable for weddings, seminars, markets & fund raisers.

0408 271 957

pioneerdairy@bigpond.com

Renowned for nature photography Grow your photographic skills in all genres. Monthly Competition. 2nd Fri 7pm CWA Hall Long Jetty theentrance.myphotoclub.com.au

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Lakes food care, energy account assistance, no interest loans, free counselling. Childrens’, youth & adult activities. Laundry & hot

PROBUS CLUBS

4353 1750

4332 5522

Long Jetty Over 50s Club

HEALTH GROUPS

If you would like your Community Organisation listed here, www.coastcommunitynews.com.au for the forms or contact Central Coast Newspapers on - 4325 7369

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Wedding bliss still a way off for local wedding industry Couples wanting to marry may be celebrating the relaxation of wedding restrictions, but according to one local celebrant, the industry is heading towards a crossroad. For the past three months, weddings have been capped at just five people, the betrothed, the celebrant and two witnesses. Restrictions were eased on June 1, and now couples can have up to 20 guests as well as a celebrant and photo/ videographer at their wedding, provided social distancing, including the four square metre rule, is observed. Jeff Hindmarsh is the man behind Joined By Jeff. The Chittaway Bay marriage celebrant loves love but thinks this latest change will fracture an already depleted industry. “When the restrictions first came in, it was a huge shock to the industry. “Small weddings weren’t uncommon before then, but they became the only weddings virtually overnight, and that caused a lot of upset, confusion and worry for couples and associated services in the wedding industry,” Jeff said. With many couples choosing to postpone their wedding

Neil and Deborah Piddington doing the ‘COVID Kiss’ at their wedding

rather than go ahead with something on a smaller scale, Jeff said a vacuum was created in the industry and he’s worried that a schism between factions within it could be looming, as couples opt to ditch grand weddings for smaller, more intimate ceremonies. According to Jeff, the disparity between the financial impact on certain factions is to blame. “Something I don’t think anyone was expecting was for

couples to embrace smaller weddings. “I’ve done about 30 of them since April, with plenty more booked in, and all the newlyweds have said that they wouldn’t change a thing. “They are embracing the opportunity to forgo the big, white wedding. “They don’t want to spend a fortune or feel obligated to invite everyone they’ve ever met to their big day, and thanks

to COVID-19, they don’t have to,” Jeff said. But even the smallest wedding still has its essentials like the dress, the cake and the flowers, and therein lies the problem for the wedding industry, part of it’s being left at the altar. “Parts of the industry directly connected to the ceremony itself, the celebrant, the dressmaker, the florist and so on, are all being energised and

are still getting work, but parts of the industry like musicians and hire cars just don’t have a chance in the current setup,” Jeff explained. Venue operators have arguably been hit the hardest since the restrictions came in and they’ll remain vulnerable so long as measures like the four square metre rule are in play. If left in this situation, Jeff believes that many venues will

simply fold, which would prove disastrous for the Coast as a thriving wedding destination. “There’s only a handful of venues that could accommodate even a moderate sized wedding under the four square metre rule. “There’s no easy fix for this and it’s causing grief on both sides, with couples trying to cancel and get back deposits and venues desperate to keep them. “I’ve heard that venues are doing whatever they can to keep bookings, whether that’s promising them a new date or giving them a credit, but what I’m hearing from couples is that they just don’t want to go ahead anymore. “But it seems like venue operators just don’t have the money to give back,” Jeff said. With the industry continuing to fragment, Jeff thinks it’s on the cusp of major change. “It’s definitely premature to think that the industry is on the mend because of the restrictions easing. “I know venues are worried about long term viability and I think they have a right to be,” Jeff said. Source: Interview, Jun 4 Jeff Hindmarsh, Joined by Jeff Reporter: Dilon Luke

BOOK REVIEW

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One Bright Moon

Author: Andrew Kwong Publisher: HarperCollins

One Bright Moon is a powerful memoir by Andrew Kwong. Andrew wasn’t always Andrew. In 1954 he is known as Ah-mun and is excited to attend kindergarten. He is already familiar with the revolutionary slogans that have been used since he was born, “Long live Chairman Mao!”, “Long live the Chinese Communist Party!”, “Down with capitalists!”. He longs to obtain the coveted Red Scarf which is a symbol of the revolutionary youth and indication of being a loyal communist. With names such as Wonder River District, Come Happiness Road, Come Happiness Street, Come Happiness Bridge you would think you were in a land of utopia. But at just seven years of age, he witnesses his first execution and he is left sleepless and disturbed. It is a new era – peace has arrived after many years of conflict and there

is optimism as Chairman Mao promises “ample food for all, housing for displaced millions, gender equality, free education, full employment, freedom in marriage.” But as the years pass, the hope fades. Ah-mun’s parents are university graduates who trained as teachers – they are considered intellectuals, tainted, and not needed in the new China. They were not offered jobs and depend on family living overseas to send money for their survival. His father, Baba, is sent to prison up

north for fifteen years for re-education through labour. The district head preys on Mama and the family. After three years in prison Baba is released on the grounds of his “complete and good behaviour.” The actual reason is that there is not enough food to feed the prisoners. It is the beginning of the famine that marks the Great Leap Forward and there is not enough food for anyone. People are dying in the streets; sanitation workers are collecting corpses. Mama repeatedly applies for a visa to leave China but she is rejected each time. Then she fills out an application for Ah-mun – it is accepted, and he goes to Macau. In Macau his aunt enrolls him in a school to learn English, the language that “your ticket to a better world.” He is practicing his English when his Baba walks through the front gate. He has escaped China. Baba feels Macau it is too close to the mainland and makes plans to head to Hong Kong. Ah-mun is smuggled onto a boat and after an arduous journey he arrives,

followed later by Baba. Ah-mun practices his English and through tenacity and the urge for bigger challenges he gets accepted to La Salle College where he gets baptized and changes his name to Andrew. Hong Kong descends into turmoil and for safety Baba plans for everyone to escape, far away. In 1969 Andrew heads to Hold Cross College in Ryde, Australia. He graduates and gets accepted to the University of New South Wales Medical School. He is going to be doctor. Although Mama keeps trying to get a visa she is consistently unsuccessful. Her despondency grows – will the family ever be together again? This is a riveting story about sacrifice, love, hope and the pursuit of freedom. It shows us the lengths parents will go to find a better life for their children. What the family went through was heart breaking and inspirational. It’s also a story of how a man found his place and home here in Australia as a Chinese refugee and became a highly respected physician. The writing is extraordinary and poignantly captures the sense of

hunger and desperation of the time and place. Andrew Kwong now works as a family physician in Wyoming on the Central Coast. He has published many short stories and is the recipient of numerous writing awards and fellowships. Thank you Dr Kwong for a great book. I enjoyed reading your story and now I know what a “gweilo” means. Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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Parking strategy adopted with amendments Finding alternative parking sites for commuters, in addition to Rose St, Wyong, has been added to the parking strategy adopted by Central Coast Council, after Cr Mehrtens put forward a list of amendments that included putting the revised plan on public exhibition for 28 days. The massive area wide report went to Council on May 25 with a number of documents outlining Council’s short, medium and long term parking plans. Wyong was found to need additional parking for the commercial area in the medium to long term as well as more commuter parking. The Entrance was deemed to have enough parking. Tuggerah and Warnervale were also looked at. “In Wyong, there is an immediate need to make better use of the Rose St car park, which is ideally located on the fringe of the commercial core and next to the train station,” the report said, but Cr Mehrtens said alternative sites were needed too. “A planned expansion of the

The commuter car park at Tuggerah railway station

car park, which is linked to the future upgrade of the Pacific Highway, could also be brought forward,” the report said. “In the medium to long term, there is also a need for additional all-day parking within the commercial core to cater for growth.” The report said additional parking at Tuggerah station could free up parking at Wyong station. “In Tuggerah, there is a medium to long term need for more all day parking next to the

train station to cater for growth in commuter demand. “A new parking station in Tuggerah could attract commuters away from Wyong, which would then free up parking capacity near Wyong’s commercial core.’’ Later in the report, it suggests fast track planning and design for the proposed new 1,200 space parking station on Council owned land adjacent to the Tuggerah Train Station. Warnervale was expected to require additional parking to

cater for existing and future demand. “The population within the Warnervale–Wallarah region is predicted to increase from 1,107 people in 2016 to 11,648 people in 2036,” the report said, “This is an increase of 10,541 people in 20 years. “The Warnervale Town Centre Master Plan and Precinct 7A Structure Plan include plans to upgrade the existing train station and construct a new train station and commuter

parking. “There is likely to be parking available within Warnervale in the short, medium, and long term but the commuter car park is likely to become a hotspot as the population increases. “It will require additional parking to cater for existing and future demand.” Short term strategies included increasing existing commuter car parking areas on both sides of the rail line and formalising parking on Railway

Rd to cater for existing demand. The Entrance had no parking issues, according to the report. “Based on a detailed review of the existing parking situation, the following key points are noted: parking demands are moderate (approximately 1,500 vehicles during peak periods); the Entrance commercial core is the only parking hotspot; and, there is spare capacity within all off-street car parks, including during holiday periods.” A short term strategy was to make better use of the existing off street parking areas, including The Entrance public car park located on Coral St, by improving directional signs and marketing. Long term strategies include making sure The Entrance Town Centre Master Plan parking strategies are delivered, including building a new parking station on the western fringe of the commercial core. Source: Meeting, May 25 Agenda item 2.1 Central Coast Council Reporter: Merilyn Vale

Council loses benefit of $2.7M from development application fees The State Government has picked up $2.7M this financial year from development application fees that Central Coast Council would have received in the past. The fees were for State

Significant projects that are now being decided upon by planning panels put in place by the State Government. Deputy Mayor, Cr Jane Smith, asked if the $2.7M was in total for the year, but was told that it was only year to date, so that figure could increase by the

end of financial year, Cr Smith said. She asked council to provide a written report on how councillors will be able to represent the community interest in planning matters. This comes after councillors lost all control of decision

making for Development Applications when they had to constitute a Local Planning Panel on April 27, as directed by the State Department of Planning. Small applications that don’t go to the panel will be decided by council staff through

delegated authority. Larger planning decisions were already taken out of council’s hands through a regional planning panel and an Independent Planning Commission, and by the Minister himself or through delegation.

Cr Smith asked that councillors also be kept informed on all development applications that are subject to community advertising. Source: Meeting, May 25 Agenda Item 2.2 and 3.3 Central Coast Council

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Council supports planning proposal for 190 manufactured homes The first step to add another 190 manufactured homes next to the Valhalla village in Chain Valley Bay got the green light from Central Coast Council. Vivacity Property Pty Ltd, on behalf of landowner Carol Richardson, lodged a planning proposal to rezone land at 45 Mulloway Rd for future development. Central Coast Council has agreed to prepare a planning proposal for NSW Planning Minister to rezone the 10.61ha site from E3 Environmental Management to mostly RE2 Private Recreation, and the vegetated area along the banks of Karignan Creek to E2 Environmental Conservation. The Minister will decide whether it can proceed and on what conditions, and when those conditions are met, and the proposal changed if necessary. The proposal will be publicly exhibited for submissions. Councillor Chris Holstein called for an upgrade to the intersection of Pacific Highway and Chain Valley Bay Rd. “It is urgent and the reports

all highlight that need because it is a major issue, maybe not now, but definitely as development happens in the future,” he said. Council acknowledged that the intersection was already at capacity and would require significant upgrade if the manufactured home village was to proceed. A council staff report says that Roads and Maritime Services will not support the creation of additional lots requiring access to this intersection until it was upgraded. “The State Government is aware of emerging issues in the area and this proposal is one of several planning proposals concurrently being considered in this area, and all parties are to contribute to the completion of the required works through agreement with Transport for NSW,” the report said. Councillor Greg Best said this was a sensible outcome for the site, with housing sorely needed in the area and would complement the existing Valhalla Village. Yet, a Council report says

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there is concern about residents being unable to access services they need because of the large population increase in the area, which is already under serviced. “While there is need for more affordable housing on the Central Coast, it must be well planned and well located to avoid negatively impacting on residents. “The draft Greater Lake Munmorah Structure Plan

envisages the development of this site and surrounding sites and provides for improved servicing of the area. “Servicing for this and surrounding precincts has been identified as a priority by Council and is currently being considered through the completion of the Greater Lake Munmorah Structure Plan,” the staff report said. Councillor Jillian Hogan opposes the development of a

manufactured home village on the site and does not support the planning proposal. “Are we turning the whole Lake Munmorah area into a manufactured home village?” she asked. “If the same thing was happening down south there’d be a complete uproar, however, I don’t even think our community has been well consulted on this. “I believe there is not a lot of support for another mobile home village, and as much as I want to see affordable housing, there are a lot of manufactured housing estates in that Lake Munmorah area and it is a grave concern for that community,” she said. Deputy Mayor, Jane Smith, asked “is this the best we can do when it comes to liveability and accommodation? “I reinforce Cr Hogan’s comment about the quality this creates for the community and for development in that area, because it is coming to us under a State Environment Planning Policy it won’t need to comply with some of those bare minimum requirements that enhance liveability in some

of these areas,” she said. “I will support the planning proposal going forward because it will go on exhibition and gives the community an opportunity to have a good look at it and really see if that’s the quality of a new suburb, or a new area that we’re trying to create,” Cr Smith said. Cr Best said that to suggest Valhalla was possibly substandard was abhorrent and elitist. “There are quite a few of these villages up there but that doesn’t mean there’s a lack of standards. “There’s some built suburbs around the place that have some serious social issues in them, and they’re not mobile home parks,” he said. “Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, this is just the planning proposal.” Councillors Hogan and MacGregor voted against the planning proposal. Source: Meeting, Apr 27 Agenda item 3.3 Central Coast Council Reporter: Sue Murray

1,429 Central Coast businesses have applied for state government grant Applications for the NSW state government small business COVID-19 support grant have been extended to June 30. The criteria for funding has also been extended to include micro-breweries, cellar doors and events, and commercial

vessel businesses. If any small business or nonprofit organisation has experienced a significant decline in revenue as a result of COVID-19, they might be eligible for a small business support grant of up to $10,000. The grant supports the ongoing operations of small

businesses including expenses such as utilities, council rates, telecommunication charges, insurance premiums, professional advice, wages for an employee not eligible for JobKeeper payment, franchise fees or paying creditors if your business is closing. To be eligible, a business

must be registered with an ABN, have an annual turnover of more than $75,000 and employ fewer than 20 full-time equivalent workers, and to have experienced at least a 75 percent decline in turnover compared to the same twoweek period in 2019. Parliamentary Secretary for

Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said already there had been 1,429 Central Coast businesses apply for the grant. “This $10,000 grant is all about keeping people in jobs and businesses in business as we pivot from a health response to economic recovery,” he said. “This is part of the biggest

small business support package in NSW history, with a total $9.4B in financial support is available to businesses from the NSW Government.” Source: Service NSW website Media release, June 3 Parliamentary Secretary Central Coast, Adam Crouch

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Elective surgery wait times have lengthened considerably NSW Labor is calling on the Berejiklian Government to get elective surgery waiting lists under control, as patients waiting for surgeries like knee replacements and cataract procedures face two year delays. Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, a record 88,000 people were waiting for elective surgery in NSW. Since the outbreak, that number has ballooned further, and doctors don’t know when they’ll be able to make a dent in the waiting list. According to Shadow Minister for Health, Ryan Park, the National Cabinet agreed to restart elective surgeries weeks ago, but doctors in NSW still don’t know when they’ll be able to treat their patients. “If you’re living in pain waiting for a joint replacement or a cataract procedure, it could take two years to get the treatment you need. “Despite patients in Victoria waiting on average half as long for elective surgery as people in NSW prior to the outbreak, the Victorian Government has launched a post COVID-19 elective surgery blitz to fast track procedures. “It shouldn’t matter where you live in Australia, people should be able to get the medical attention they need in a timely fashion. “The Berejiklian Government has let this problem spiral out of control in the public health sector. “They need to get waitlists under control and they need to give doctors and patients a

clear timeline for the resumption of elective surgery in NSW,” Park said. Central Coast Local Health District was approached for comment regarding waiting lists at Wyong and Gosford Hospitals. The Chronicle received the subsequent statement from NSW Health. “Consistent with advice from National Cabinet and in consultation with clinicians and representative member organisations, all NSW Health Local Health Districts are now working toward increasing elective surgery to 75 per cent by June 30. “Pleasingly, our booked surgical admissions are overall at 75 per cent of what would be expected.

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“The return of surgery is being balanced with our preparation for further COVID cases to ensure that we maintain hospital capacity to manage the pandemic. “The recommencement of elective surgery will have a strong focus on clinical urgency and on those patients who are overdue as a consequence of the impact of the pandemic “The NSW Government has already committed $800M extra funding for NSW Health on top of the 2019-20 Health Budget of $26.7B, to help boost ICU capacity and purchase additional services and medical equipment, including PPE, to help respond to COVID-19. “NSW Health acknowledges that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected access to elective

surgery and appreciates patients’ patience as we navigate these unprecedented times. “Capacity across both the public and private hospital systems will be utilised as we work to redress the impact of the cessation of some elective surgery procedures earlier this year. “NSW Health will continue to closely monitor activity to ensure that our hospitals can safely manage this recommencement along with the preparations well underway to support the health system during the pandemic. “As always, surgery lists are being closely monitored, and any patients whose condition changes or deteriorates should speak to their treating clinician.

“The NSW Bureau of Health Information (NSW BHI) publicly reports on activity and performance of the NSW Health system, including elective surgery. The next quarterly report is due for release on June 17.” According to the NSW BHI Central Coast Local Health District Quarterly Report for Oct-Dec 2019, 2,490 elective surgery procedures were performed during that quarter, with 4,095 on the waiting list for surgery in the first quarter of 2020. Of those, 98.7 per cent of patients fell in the semi or nonurgent category, but without the most recent data it’s impossible to gauge just how many Central Coast patients missed out on their surgery

following the six week ban on all non-life threatening surgery. Matt Kelly is the Regional Manager for Healthe Care Central Coast, which operates Gosford, Tuggerah Lakes and Brisbane Waters Private Hospitals. According to Kelly, the private sector does not have waiting lists in the same sense as the public sector, with elective surgery backlogs influenced by restrictions on what types of elective surgery can and can’t be performed. Kelly said these restrictions had been slowly easing since the ban was lifted, but keeping up with what is and isn’t allowed was a challenge in and of itself when coordinating any large scale change to available procedures. “For our hospitals’ wait times, it’s a mixed bag. “We have surgeons that have indicated that they do have a backlog and others that have been better able to keep up with demand under current restrictions. “Once these restrictions are uncapped, we expect these issues will be resolved,” Kelly explained. Kelly said the hospitals were currently working at around a 75 per cent activity level and hopes to see them back at 100 per cent by July.” Source: Press release, Jun 3 Ryan Park MP Media statement, Jun 4 NSW Health Document, Jun 4 Bureau of Health Information’s Central Coast Local Health District Quarterly Report Oct-Dec 2019 Interview, Jun 4 Matt Kelly, Healthe Care

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Social Futures to deliver NDIS services on the Coast Northern Rivers Social Development Council Ltd has been confirmed as the Central Coast’s new Local Area Coordination (LAC) Program partner to deliver NDIS services. Taking over the role from the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW, the Council trades under the name Social Futures and has been awarded a three year, $69M contract to deliver NDIS services to Central Coast based participants with delivery to commence from July 1. Social Futures were also awarded similar contracts for Northern NSW and the Far West regions and have previously been the LAC for Murrumbidgee, the Mid North Coast and Western NSW. The organisation works alongside communities, service providers and all levels of government to promote genuine opportunities for people living with disability with a focus on homelessness and housing, youth and family, and community inclusivity programs, and has been doing so for the past 40 years. In the financial year of 2018/19 Social Futures delivered services to over

20,000 members of the disabled community, assisting them as they worked towards their goals and to achieve inclusion and independence, and its CEO, Tony Davies, is welcoming the chance to emulate that success on the Central Coast. “One of the values of our organisation is inclusion and we are honoured to be providing support to members of our communities with disability as an NDIS LAC partner,” Davies said. “We will be using a local employment strategy in our new service delivery on the

Central Coast, as we know the importance of local knowledge and tailoring support to meet the unique needs of participants and the communities that they live in. “The experience of our participants is the driving factor in everything we do. “We are passionate about supporting people to live life the way they want to and creating positive social change, not only for individuals, but also as a society,” he added. As the Central Coast’s new LAC, Social Futures will be responsible for: Helping local

NDIS participants understand and access NDIS services; Work with participants to create an NDIS Support Plan that covers their individual support needs, situation and goals; Assist participants with submitting plans to the NDIA for approval; Help participants find and start receiving services under their NDIA approved plans; and, review plans with participants and assist them with making changes when and where appropriate. More generally, LAC partners are also tasked with making communities more welcoming and inclusive for disabled

residents, and to help the community at large better understand the NDIS and how it works in relation to other government services. Fairhaven has facilities at Tuggerah and Point Clare and is a community founded notfor-profit organisation that provides accommodation and care support for the disabled community, as well as employment opportunities through its Supported Employment Enterprise business divisions, and respite assistance for fulltime carers. The organisation is one of the largest and most well respected

of its kind on the Coast, and its Chief Executive, Scott Holz, has welcomed the appointment of Social Futures as the region’s new LAC partner. “Excellence in local area coordination is critical for people with disability in being able to live life their way. “Social Futures has a strong history of creating social change, and Fairhaven looks forward to working with them to create opportunities for Central Coast residents with disability to achieve what they want from life,” said Holz. APM, Unisson, New Horizons and Options Disability Support Services were all approached for comment. Source: Press releases, Apr 23-May 1 Stuart Robert MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amanda Shoebridge, Social Futures Email, May 27 Kieran Bird, St Vincent de Paul Society NSW Document, May 27 Social Futures Annual Report 2018/19 Websites, May 27 National Disability Insurance Scheme: Local Area Coordination Partner Program Media statement, May 28 Carol Oakley, Fairhaven Reporter: Dilon Luke

Nurses face showdown over wage freeze The Nurses and Midwives Association has vowed to continue to stare down the NSW Government’s public sector wage freeze, with a showdown in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission. Association General Secretary, Brett Holmes, said despite Labor, The Greens and almost all cross benchers successfully blocking the wage freeze from passing the Parliament on June 2, the government is still trying to

bulldoze it through the Commission. This followed widespread public protests, with Central Coast health workers rallying as late as the morning of the Upper House vote, in the rain at Wyong, Long Jetty and Gosford. “Members were relieved that a Disallowance Motion succeeded and they won’t back down from the fight to secure their promised legislated 2.5 percent pay increase. “It’s an insulting argument by

the government which polarises and devalues thousands of nurses and midwives who’ve been put at risk through COVID-19. “The Treasurer is deliberately ignoring the fact that the public sector’s 2.5 per cent pay increase was initially determined as a stimulus to our economy.” Labor’s Deputy Leader and Swansea MP, Yasmin Catley, says an analysis of the public sector pay cut shows that by withholding the promised 2.5

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percent pay increase in 202021, the flow on effects for nurses, teachers, firefighters, hospital cleaners and bus drivers adds up over time to a shocking sum of money. “The 2020-21 pay cut policy also has ramifications for public sector workers’ superannuation balances and a massive impact on the savings and retirement incomes for these workers,” Catley said. “A registered nurse earning $70,923 this year stands to lose $45,292 over 20 years

once the $1,773 pay cut is locked in. “The government would have you believe that they are only temporarily freezing pay rises,” Catley said. When NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, made the wage freeze announcement on May 27, she said that “the only way that NSW will come out of this crisis in a strong position is if we all make sacrifices, and that’s what we’re asking our own workforce to do, because we are all in this together”.

Treasurer, Dominic Perrottet, said it was a “tough decision” but nearly 90 percent of the state’s workforce is in the private sector, and many of them have already suffered forced stand downs, leave without pay, significant pay cuts, job uncertainty or losing their livelihoods altogether. Source: Media releases, May 3 & 5 NSW Nurses and Midwives Association Swansea MP and Labor Deputy Leader, Yasmin Catley

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3,046 push ups completed which raised $1,035 Senior students and staff at Warnervale’s Lakes Anglican Grammar School have raised just over $1,000 for youth mental health service provider, headspace. Students raised the funds by

committing to a push up challenge over a period of 21 days. All up 3,046 push ups were completed with $1,035 raised. Source: Website, Jun 2 Michael Hannah, Lakes Anglican Grammar School

School Survey highlights lack of footpaths for walking safely to and from school Results from the NSW School Survey highlighted that the main concern in the northern area of the Central Coast is the lack of footpaths for students to safely walk to and from school. The flow-on effect is parking problems and traffic congestion around schools, because many students are being driven to school. The NSW School Survey was distributed between January and April by Shadow Minister for Active Transport, Jo Haylen, allowing parents, carers, residents, school principals and P&C Associations to nominate issues with road safety around their schools. Wyong MP, David Harris, undertook the survey in the

Wyong electorate, with results in line with the NSW trend that footpaths, school zone markings, pedestrian crossings, footbridges, fencing and refuges, traffic lights, flashing lights, crossing guards and separated cycleways continue to cause concern. In the Wyong electorate, 17 schools participated in the survey with 155 responses. 49 percent said they drive to and from school, 18 percent walk, 17 percent take public transport, eight percent cycle or ride and eight percent were in the “other” category. The survey identified the main concern was the lack of footpaths, forcing children to walk on busy roads, and existing footpaths were too narrow for both walking and cycling.

There is a lack of safe pedestrian crossings or traffic lights, especially on busy major roads. More parking was needed to stop double parking and dangerous driving as well as undercover areas and drop off/ pick up zones. Speeding in the 40kmh school zones and through residential streets where children walk or ride to school, was also a problem that was highlighted. Most of the schools in the survey identified that not all students were eligible for free bus travel, which discouraged them from travelling on public transport. Wyong MP and Shadow Minister for Central Coast, David Harris, said the survey

report highlighted that many local schools did not have sufficient supportive infrastructure such as footpaths and bike paths. “This forces many people to travel to school by car which then causes issues of traffic and safety around the immediate school entry points. “Consequently, there should be a co-ordinated infrastructure plan to supply pathways which would then facilitate better walking and cycling opportunities for students. “The report also highlights that there might be some issues around public transport routes which is demonstrated by the number of families that are choosing to drive to school. “Issues of congestion before and after school could be

improved by a focus on infrastructure and public transport accessibility.” Shadow Minister for Active Transport, Jo Haylen, has called on the NSW Government to listen to parents and act immediately to make local streets safe. The report, which includes both broader policy ideas and recommended local solutions, as well as a list of specific issues, has been sent to the State Government, local councils and to other decisionmaking bodies across three levels of government. “Families across NSW want the option to ride, walk or take public transport, but the Premier needs to build the infrastructure and provide the services to make it possible,” Haylen said.

Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the NSW Government stood ready to assist Central Coast Council to apply for funding through the Walking and Cycling Program. “I understand the concerns regarding students being able to walk safely to and from school and I would encourage Council to apply for funding under the program,” he said. “Council has received more than $104M over the past two years from the NSW Government for a wide range of projects.” Source: NSW School Survey Media release, June 4 Shadow Minister for Active Transport, Jo Haylen Media statement, June 9 Parliamentary Secretary Central Coast, Adam Crouch Reporter: Sue Murray

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Giant paper chain commemorates National Reconciliation Week Students at Warnervale’s Lakes Anglican Grammar School created a giant paper chain to commemorate National Reconciliation Week. The person shaped chain was made by students from Kindergarten through to Year 12, reflecting the theme of this year’s National Reconciliation Week – ‘In this together’. Students decorated the chain with art and messages of solidarity with First

Nations People, with the unveiling the culmination of the school’s National Reconciliation Week activities. Head of Junior School, Will Wallace, said the theme shows students how people with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander ancestry, as well as all other ancestries, can journey together to listen and learn from one another and grow a stronger understanding of Australia’s history and its impact on

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples both past and present. “It’s also a reminder for us all to be involved in reconciliation so that all Australians can live in a better place and belong to a community which cares about and looks out for each other,” Wallace said. Source: Website, Jun 2 Will Wallace, Lakes Anglican Grammar School Students and staff showing off the National Reconciliation Week chain

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In a show of solidarity with the region and those people anxious about their job prospects following the pandemic, the organisations have committed to a partnership which includes articulation pathways in complementary courses and working together to support economic recovery. “The Hunter and Central Coast regions represent the largest regional economy in Australia and the fastest growing region in NSW respectively,” said University of Newcastle Deputy ViceChancellor Academic,

free enabling programs to help them gain entry to university. “The courses also allow people to pursue a new area of study, expand their existing skill set and consider enrolling directly with TAFE NSW,” George explained. “We all live and work here and wish to see our communities gain the support they need to manage disruptions to work and school that COVID-19 has brought,” Prof Hoffman said. “Many of our most successful students already come to the University after completing TAFE NSW studies. “Building on our existing TAFE NSW guarantee, these free short course pathways further strengthen the partnership between our region’s two leading education providers,” he said. Source: Press release, Jun 5 UON Media

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In the wake of rising demand for affordable housing, the Labor Party has renewed calls for a National Housing Stimulus Plan to build and repair social and affordable housing across Australia.

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The panel comprises industry recognised experts in the fields of catchment management, water quality, coast and estuary dynamics, aquatic ecology, stormwater management, water sensitive urban design and community engagement. Associate Professor William Glamore is Chair of the panel. He has, in the past 20 years, undertaken independent studies on estuarine and coastal systems globally. He is extremely well qualified and highly awarded for his work, and his expertise has been sought worldwide. His focus is on large scale estuarine, coastal and tidal wetland environments, with

particular emphasis on estuarine processes, climate change, habitat restoration, catchment wide prioritisation methods, maritime infrastructure and on ground technical solutions. Other members of the panel are Dr Katherine Dafforn, Sian Fawcett, Dr Angus Ferguson, Dr Damian Maher, Nicole Ramilo, Dr David Wainwright and Stuart Waters. This will be different to previous approaches to Tuggerah Lakes, says Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, and will do more than just produce another report. “Its purpose is to pull together all previous reports to identify water quality solutions, and investigate what has been done in the past, what science says should be done in the future and what issues the

community wants addressed,” Crouch said. “This will help guide Central Coast Council in formulating their future strategies and actions,” he said. However, State and Federal Labor MPs on the Central Coast say the announcement of the panel lacks detail. They want the NSW Government to supply more detail as to the purpose of the panel, how the community can interact and make submissions and what, if any, long-term funding commitment is being made towards the work required to maintain the health and quality of the Tuggerah lakes system. The State MPs for Wyong, The Entrance and Swansea, and Federal Members for Dobell and Shortland, say that their electorates are directly affected by the decisions that this panel

will make, but there hasn’t been any tangible communication about how the panel will operate, including how it will interact with Council and the longer term involvement of the State Government. “The government needs to outline tangible outcomes from this exercise, they need to make public the terms of reference, and they need to give the community confidence that they will make significant funding available to address the identified issues,” Shadow Minister for Central Coast and Wyong MP, David Harris, said. “They can’t just produce a plan and hand it all over to Council,” he said. “The communities around the lakes want action, not another report.” The Entrance MP, David Mehan, said the solution required a bipartisan approach

and the government had again failed on that level, leaving aside any lack of courtesy. “This is a significant area bounded by thousands of residents and they need to be part of the solution, and consultation is vital in ensuring that the process has wide support.” Chair of Tuggerah Lakes Care, Tony Chiappazzo, said his group and others focused on lake rehabilitation have been looking forward to meeting the new expert panel to discuss issues concerning the lakes. “While everyone is talking about improving the water quality in the lakes, our group’s focus has been on the problems caused by the excessive amount of wrack on the edge of the lakes,” he said.

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One thing the coronavirus won’t stop is the annual migration of humpback whales as they make their way through waters off the Central Coast headed for warmer climes.

King tide damages Memorial Park foreshore

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Gale warnings were issued by the Bureau of Meteorology on Monday, May 25, for coastal waters on the Central Coast, as weather conditions over the weekend continued to deteriorate. With the Doyalson Lifestyle Group (DLG) officially clearing the first hurdle towards its major housing and recreation development, the four sporting clubs that call The Doylo’s sporting fields home have been given their marching orders.

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Announcing the Tuggerah Lakes expert panel, Parliament Secretary Central Coast, Adam Crouch, NSW MLC Taylor Martin, Central Coast Councillor, Jilly Pilon, and 2019 State election Liberal candidate, Brian Perrem

A team of experts has now been tasked with finding the best ways to improve water quality in Tuggerah Lakes.

“This can be a confusing time for people who have lost their jobs and who are considering university or TAFE NSW to retrain and reskill. “We want them to know that our organisations are working together and will make sure that we can help them make the right choice for them,” George said. “Through this partnership, we will continue to collaborate on strategic initiatives which benefit the Hunter and Central Coast communities such as shared facilities and closer collaboration with industry and between our teaching faculties,” she added. One of the key outcomes of the collaboration is empowering local TAFE students to pursue higher education. “Through this partnership, students who successfully complete a new TAFE NSW short course will receive a facilitated pathway into one of the University of Newcastle’s

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Professor Mark Hoffman. “In the regions that we serve, education and future workforce needs have been dramatically altered by the COVID19 pandemic. “By working together with our partners like TAFE NSW, the University will be a catalyst for job creation and transformation, and furthermore help break cycles of intergenerational education disadvantage,” he said. “Developing the education and skills of our community requires diverse options to meet labour force demands and the learning preferences of people across many different communities,” said TAFE NSW Regional General Manager, Susie George. “TAFE NSW and the University working together provide the higher education and training options and flexible study patterns which suit the aspirations and lifestyle of communities in our regions.

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Our core purpose is the fundamental role of the free press in a democracy to keep communities informed and keep powerful interest groups accountable. Our journalists are committed to bringing you real, independent, balanced news without fear or prejudice. School is officially back in session for all public school students, with the NSW Government ordering a return to full time schooling from May 25.

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APL England held in detention The hills might be alive with the sound of music, but they’ll have nothing on Gosford when Coast Opera Australia takes over. See page 14

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Central Coast Meals on Wheels’ Paula Howard has been crowned Volunteering Central Coast’s Volunteer of the Year for 2020.

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Two locals have taken out top national honours at the 2020 Australian Surfing Awards. See page 31

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The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has laid charges against the Master of the APL England cargo ship which lost about 50 shipping containers overboard, causing debris and mangled shipping containers to be strewn along the Central Coast foreshore. On Sunday morning, May 24, the APL England, en route from Ningbo, China, to Melbourne, hit rough seas causing the containers to fall overboard 73kms south-east of Sydney. The Singapore flagged ship docked in Brisbane where the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and Australian Transport Bureau started an investigation. Charges laid by AMSA relate to offences of pollution and/or damage to the Australian

Containers crashed on to rocks at Bateau Bay

marine environment as a result of poor cargo loadings. AMSA says the ship had inadequate lashing arrangements for cargo and securing points for containers

on deck were heavily corroded. The ship had a temporary loss of propulsion and during that time it was rolling heavily, which caused container stacks to collapse and part of the load

went overboard, AMSA said. AMSA General Manager Operation, Allan Schwartz, said laying charges against the ship’s Master was not undertaken lightly.

For people with a disability, the prospect of finding open, engaging employment on the Coast was already limited. See page 30

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The NZ Warriors made an impressive re-start to the 2020 NRL season with an 18-0 upset win over the Dragons at Central Coast Stadium on Saturday, May 30.

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New $4.2M training track at Wyong Race Club will be a gamechanger Wyong Race Club has completed its polytrack project and with that, they added another piece to the puzzle in becoming the regional centre of excellence for horse training in NSW. A staple at metropolitan clubs, polytracks are synthetic, all-weather tracks, custom designed to provide a consistent, secure and cushioned surface. Wyong’s $4.2M track was opened in mid-May and will be a gamechanger for the club, according to its former CEO, David Jewel. “Wyong’s problem has always been its lack of a grass B-track for horses to work on, but the new polytrack is our solution. “The track mimics turf, which is the preferred surface for training, but is very difficult to maintain. “Turf has seasonal problems, is susceptible to poor weather and is easily wrecked by horses.

An aerial shot of the club’s polytrack and sand tracks

“It also requires hours of maintenance and irrigation, but with the new polytrack, we get the same benefits of racing on grass with much lower maintenance. “It’s totally free draining, performs the same, whether it’s wet or dry, and doesn’t need irrigation,” David explained. And as just the third provincial club to install a polytrack, it’s expected that the new addition will further elevate the club’s status as one of the most elite

training facilities outside of the metro area. As former CEO turned project manager, the new track is being referred to as David’s legacy, something he’s very proud of. “The club has made a lot of progress over the past five years, with around $7M invested. “The Board has a strategy to be recognised as a centre of excellence and as a club that looks after its horses, owners,

trainers and riders. “We want to have the safest tracks that we possibly can, and the safety of horses and riders is paramount to everything that we do. “Having training facilities at the highest possible standard has helped us achieve that, and that’s basically why I’ve been involved with the club over the past six years. “I’ve seen a lot of things develop and now it’s time to hand it over and let Robin

The new polytrack

Taylor, the new CEO and the team look after it going forward,” David said. While he couldn’t give much away, David said that upping the stabling capacity at the club was on the agenda. “The club’s situation is unique in that we’ve got over 200 horses stabled already. “We’ve been trading at capacity for the past four years and haven’t been able to encourage people to come and train here.

“With more stabling that will change, but it won’t come without significant capital cost, so I’m sure the Board will explore all of its options,” David said. Source: Video, May 29 David Jewel Legacy Video, Wyong Race Club Interview, Jun 5 David Jewel, Wyong Race Club Project Manager Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Coach blames penalties and fumbles for Warriors’ loss

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The Coast’s adopted NRL team, the New Zealand Warriors, will be looking for redemption at their upcoming clash at Central Coast Stadium against the North Queensland Cowboys, following their 26-nil defeat at the hands of the Penrith Panthers the week before. After a serious fumble in their last match against the Knights, no one was predicting the smackdown that the Panthers delivered to the Warriors, who were riding high off the back of their win over the Dragons, but by their 16-nil lead at halftime, it was clear that Penrith had bounced back. Despite the best efforts of Patrick Herbert and Tohu Harris, the Warriors could not

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make a dent in the scoreline, while the Panthers continued to lay on the points in the second half, with Billy Burns delivering the death blow with 16 minutes remaining. Speaking to media postmatch, Warriors Coach, Stephen Kearney, said the Warriors proved to be their own worst enemy, with all five of their opposition’s tries enabled by penalties or errors. “I just thought we didn’t give ourselves a chance and what the new game is teaching us is that when you miss the jump or lose momentum, it’s hard to claw back. “I thought Penrith played well, but we certainly didn’t help ourselves. “In the first half we had six penalties and that just built

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pressure on ourselves, and then we had nine ball errors, so we just couldn’t pressure the Penrith defensive line. “We just didn’t give ourselves a good enough chance tonight,” Kearney said. The result sees the Warriors sitting at one win and three loses for the season and 14th on the ladder. The Cowboys are in seventh place, with two wins and losses apiece. With wingers Ken Maumalo and David Fusitu’a both out, the Warriors will need to dig deep to pull a win out of the cowboy hat. Source: Press conference, Jun 5 Stephen Kearney, Vodafone Warriors Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Shelly Beach SLSC has best night ever at Awards of Excellence

Shelly Beach SLSC’s James Koch, Paul Dowdell and Ramzy Fawzy Photo: Shelly Beach SLSC

The best and brightest among the Coast’s dedicated surf lifesaving movement were honoured over the long weekend when Surf Life Saving Central Coast (SLSCC) held their 2019-20 Awards of Excellence. The annual awards are a celebration of the region’s volunteer lifesavers and those that support them in keeping beachgoers safe, and were held exclusively online for the first time due to COVID-19. SLSCC announced this year’s

winner via video on June 7, with hundreds of locals tuning in to honour their peers. Shelly Beach SLSC was the most decorated club from the northern end of the Coast, taking out five awards. Ramzy Fawzy kicked things off for Shelly when he was named Assessor of the Year, with James Koch and Daniel Kingsley following soon after with Open Athlete of the Year and Administrator of the Year respectively. The club’s Education Team then took out Service Team of the Year before Paul Dowdell

capped off their night with one of the awards’ highest honours, Lifesaver of the Year. Toowoon Bay SLSC’s Chris Fillingham was also recognised on the night with the Assessor of the Year Award. Shelly Beach SLSC Director of Surf Sports, Peter Zaibergs, said that this was the best result ever for the club at the Awards of Excellence and he attributed that to the efforts of each awardee. “All of our individual winners are diligent and passionate athletes, trainers and educators.

“We’re extremely proud of them and know that their awards are well deserved,” he said. Peter also paid tribute to SLSCC for their handling of this year’s awards under unprecedented circumstances. “It was purely unfortunate that we couldn’t have our regular awards ceremony, but SLSCC did a great job given the situation. “It was handled very professionally and everyone that I have spoken to has said that they enjoyed watching the video,” Peter said.

With the awards now over for another year, clubs are turning their attention back to preparations for the season return in spring, which will be tougher for some, given the financial ramifications of COVID-19. Shelly Beach SLSC is no exception, but Peter said members were remaining positive. “We run a restaurant and bar and are self-managed, so it has been tough, but the Club Committee is confident that we’ll pull through and be ready for summer, with the restaurant

and bar to reopen on June 24,” Peter said. With its return, along with that of the surf club’s onsite café, which is already trading under current government guidelines, things are slowly getting back to normal. Source: Video, Jun 7 Surf Life Saving Central Coast 2019-20 Awards of Excellence Interview, Jun 9 Peter Zaibergs, Shelly Beach SLSC Reporter: Dilon Luke

Mini Bombers excited at getting back on the paddock From page 32 The Auskick program will also resume on July 17. Flynn said clubs were currently working out the best way to manage return to training and play. “Footy will be a bit different this year, but players want to get back on the field and we will make that happen with some strict rules and regulations in place to protect people’s safety.” The government has yet to clarify when senior sport will be allowed to resume. The Coast has nine junior and five senior AFL clubs that partake in the AFL Hunter Central Coast competitions. The Killarney Vale Bombers have traditionally been strong contenders across the board and according to their Senior Vice President, Peter Harvey, they’ve been doing everything they can to ensure that the juniors and seniors are both competition ready. “The restart date is very exciting.

“That’s not to say that clubs haven’t taken a hit from the pandemic, with restrictions around canteens and the like to have an impact on bottom lines moving forward,” Peter explained. With a junior competition to plan for and some eager seniors, Peter said it will be business as usual for the Bombers, or as usual as it can be, in the countdown to kick off. “We’ll continue with training for the juniors and preparations for the seniors. “We’re also putting the finishing touches on our new education centre, which will hopefully become the centre of our facilities. “We’re just generally very excited for what’s ahead,” Peter said. “We’ve been following all the return to training guidelines and the kids are over the moon at the prospect of getting back on the paddock,” Peter said. With the junior return now

looming, Peter is hopeful an announcement on the seniors isn’t far off, with a full return enabling not just the Bombers but all local AFL clubs to streamline their planning and preparations for the remainder

of the year. “With no announcement we can’t really plan ahead, but we’re still very excited about the senior competition returning.

“Here on the Coast, AFL is a little different than how it is in Melbourne or even rugby league, in the sense that we don’t pay our players, so the financial impact of COVID-19 will be lessened in that regard.

Source: Press release, Jun 7 Simon Smyth, AFL Hunter Central Coast Interview, Jun 9 Peter Harvey, Killarney Vale Bombers AFL Club Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Board Chairman, David Flynn, confirmed the start date following the NSW Government

greenlighting the resumption of junior competitions earlier this month. According to Flynn, the Board has been working hard to ensure that players were able to get back on the field this season whilst respecting guidelines from the government

around what is and isn’t allowed. “Sport plays a crucial role in keeping children, families and communities connected, and the AFL at a local, state and national level is committed to its role in the health and wellbeing of communities,”

Flynn said. “COVID-19 has presented many challenges for the 2020 season, but we are up for a challenge and determined to find the opportunity for our players and football family. “AFL is about more than the

scoreboard and we recognise our role in helping our community return to a level of normality following unprecedented disruption,” he added. Flynn said the 2020 junior season could be extended into October, and the league was

currently consulting with clubs about the structure of the season. The AFL Hunter Central Coast has competitions from U9s to U17s, with youth girls the fastest growing demographic. Continued page 31

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