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Despite the dozens of disgruntled residents gathered outside Gosford Chambers ahead of Central Coast Council’s February 3 meeting, and widespread community... See page 8
Out&About
Local members join calls to block PEP11
A lifesaving incubator will soon be online at Charmhaven’s SoCares Animal Care Facility, following a highly successful community fundraiser. See page 17
Health
See page 3 Federal Labor Leader, Anthony Albanese with Central Coast ALP members and other protestors against oil and gas drilling
$70M shortfall for essential services Four Director positions and their departments have been cut from Central Coast Council as part of cost-cutting, but Administrator, Dick Persson, says an extra $70M a year is needed to continue delivering the essential services of roads, rates and rubbish at current levels. The Administrator presented his three-month progress report at Council’s meeting on Wednesday, February 3. The meeting started late as Persson spent about half an hour speaking to protesters who gathered outside the Gosford chambers and were filmed by a television crew chanting “No rate rise”.
He asked how many of them realised that with the rate harmonisation process, former Wyong residents would pay on average $3 a week less. Some of the protesters said they did not know that. Persson acknowledged the challenge in communicating to the community the need for a rate rise. “I can’t get the message to the community strong enough - this is dire,” he said. Persson said he was happy to talk to residents but warned: “If you come to me with alternatives, we won’t talk if you haven’t read my report.” The report says that cutting costs would deliver about 70 percent of the $70M per year shortfall needed for essential
services while a rate rise would deliver the rest - if the Independent Pricing and Regularity Tribunal (IPART) agreed to grant one. Persson said that other services such as libraries, pool hours and sporting field maintenance would be cut back if the proposed rate rise did not get IPART approval. Council wants a rate rise of 15 percent and its second choice is a 10 percent increase. The deadline for Council’s submission to IPART was Monday, February 8 and the Council voted on Wednesday February 8 to sent the recommendation to IPART for the 15 per cent increase. “This need for a rate rise has come out of left field and IPART
is aware of that and is being accommodating,” he said. Meanwhile, the work of reducing the number of staff at Council continues and Persson said Council was meeting its redundancy target. Four directors and their directorates – Governance; Innovation and Futures; People and Culture; and Information Management and Technology - have been cut. The number of senior staff has reduced from nine to five and the business areas that fell under these directorates have been moved elsewhere within the organisation. The governance director’s position was vacant, as was the IT position, and the director of Innovation and Futures has left.
The Human Resources department has been incorporated into Corporate Services and the Internal Ombudsman is no longer on the executive leadership team. Also, the next line of managers has been cut from 39 to 26. These positions will go as staff leave the organisation over the coming months. “People are willing to go,” Persson said. The capital works program for this financial year had been cut from $240M to $170M. Persson said the current shortfall of $70M every year was not sustainable and banks wanted evidence of a plan to reduce costs.
Central Coast Carers Retreat extends its care to wombats. See page 33
Sport
A second come back win in a row for the Mariners at Central Coast Stadium, this time against Western United, has given the side a slither of first place security. See page 40
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Legal action has started against Wyong Race Club amid claims that it has breached obligations under the Trust over the Wyong Showground land.
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The showground has been used jointly by community groups for more than 100 years, but over recent years, the Wyong Race Club Board has evicted community groups such as Wyong Poultry Club, Wyong Rescue Squad, Wyong Lions Club, Wyong Pigeon Club and closed the gates to all other community groups and activities. After 24 months of unsuccessful representations to bring Wyong Race Club representatives to the discussion table, the community groups have resolved to commence legal proceedings against the club,
its directors, auditors and legal advisors. The community groups are being represented by advocacy enterprise, Albert Warner Pty Ltd, whose spokesman, Mark Hoddinott, said the showground site is, and always has been, community land with many users and uses, including Wyong Race Club. “For more than a century, the Wyong Showgrounds were a joint community facility used by dozens and dozens of groups. “However, upon the arrival of the Administrator in 2014, under the direction of NSW Racing, and the appointment of a new Board, the showgrounds have been quarantined for horse racing use only,” Hoddinott said. See page 4 for more
A dancer from Umina Beach led a performance at a Sydney festival this month to help celebrate the stories of First People.
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Out&About
Owner of Helado Cafe, Chris Perkins, said they had no knowledge of the construction until they discovered the newly built wall outside their café on January 20.
“I don’t know what the idea behind the wall was, we have always stayed within our lease,” Perkins said. “When you walk down the street, the café has kind of become invisible and (it) has
also limited the amount of seating I can place there because it’s encroaching into our space a little bit.” The Memorial Ave arcade was purchased by a developer with plans to demolish half of
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Woy Woy’s own spider man A Woy Woy resident has made national news after discovering a new species of spider in Western Australia last month. Adam Fletcher, an electrician and keen photographer, identified the Maratus Fletcheri spider during a three-week expedition through the southern parts of the wildflower state. And on December 17, the new species was named after Fletcher and described by
An upset win for the Central Coast Mariners away from home against Sydney FC on Friday, January 22 has skyrocketed them back to the top of the A-League. See page 40
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Julianne Waldock at the Western Australian Museum. Fletcher said he has always had a love for photography and spiders. “After years searching for and photographing these little beauties, my good friend Michael Doe and I became friends with Michael Duncan, an entomologist from Western Sydney University,” Fletcher said. “After many weekend trips away searching for different
species of Peacock spiders, we decided to form a not-for-profit group called Project Maratus. “We wanted to put them out in the world so everyone could see what they were, and we tried to do as much research as we could ... where they are found, what habitat. “After five or six years of doing it, we’d already found a few new species that had been given other names by people who wrote the paper.
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The 2020/2021 Newcastle Permanent Junior Ironperson Series came to its conclusion on Saturday, January 23 at Ocean Beac See page 35
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A large number of residents is expected to protest a proposed 10-15 per cent rate increase outside Gosford Chambers at an extraordinary Central Coast Council meeting on February 3. Ratepayers were set to stage a protest on January 27, before the meeting was cancelled at the request of Administrator Dick Persson for family reasons and the February 3 meeting scheduled. There will be an Open Forum and a Public Forum and people can still register to speak in accordance with the usual guidelines and timeframes. People are required to register through the Council website to attend so attendance numbers can be managed in accordance
with Council’s COVID safe plan. Meanwhile, Council has extended the deadline for its survey on the proposed rate rise and added an option where residents can opt for no rate rise above the IPART peg. But residents say the survey still has limited options, with many choosing to lodge submissions direct with the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). Residents can now complete the survey until February 1. Acting CEO Rik Hart said he was closely monitoring the community sentiment as it was critical that voices were heard. “Our very early and preliminary survey results are giving a strong indication that ratepayers feel restricted in their opportunity to express their views about the option of
Acting CEO Rik Hart
no rate rise at all,” Hart said. “We have looked at less than 10 per cent of the survey responses, as there is a lot of data to process with over 3,300 surveys completed. “More than half the respondents in this small sample don’t want any rate rise … and we are certainly seeing some similar commentary in
letters to my office and the Administrator’s Office. “I can totally understand this viewpoint. “However, I need to make it clear that no rate rise is not a viable option. “Council needs a rate rise to repay the restricted funds spent on community infrastructure and services and to deliver a level of service to the community that ensures our assets and essential services are maintained. “I urge all community members to keep an open mind, consider the information put before them, and to provide their feedback before February 1. “We are committed to capturing as much community feedback as we can in order for the Council to consider whether
or not to formally apply to IPART for a Special Variation of the rates.” Council has notified the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) of its intention to apply for a Special Variation (SV) of either a one-off 10 per cent rise remaining in the rate base for seven years or a one-off 15 per cent, remaining permanently in the rate base, inclusive of the 2021/22 rate peg of 2 per cent. Information on the options being considered for a Special Variation as well as a survey for ratepayers and residents can be found at https://www. yourvoiceourcoast.com/allprojects/securing-your-futurerate-rise
One of Gosford longestrunning law firms, Brazel Moore Lawyers, is celebrating 40 years of practice, after being established in 1981 by Geoff Brazel and Peter Moore. See page 25
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Central Coast Cycling Club’s Brendan Buhagiar has taken out first place in the Grade B division of the Australia Day Graded Scratch Road Race on Tuesday, January 26. See page 40
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On a mission to break a Guinness World Record for the longest journey kitesurfing, Brian Kiss von Soly took a pit stop on the Central Coast to outwait bad weather on February 1.
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Wallarah 2 coal mine for sale Korea Resources Corporation is planning to sell its 82.25 percent stake in the Wallarah 2 coal mine, as part of efforts to cut its debt totalling $6.1B as of the end of June 2020. It was reported in The Korea Economic Daily on January 6 that the government owned corporation had called for bids on a stakehold in the Wyong Areas Coal Mine Joint Venture, to comply with South Korean government instructions to offload all its overseas assets as soon as possible. “It hired law firm, Lee & Ko as the sale manager, and will receive bids until the morning of April 22, according to the company and industry sources
on January 5,” the article said. A Korea Resources official said in the article that in the sale process, SK Networks and Kyungdong might offer their shares as well. Wyong Coal Pty Limited manages the Wallarah 2 Coal Project in the Yarramalong and Dooralong valleys on behalf of the Wyong Areas Coal Joint Venture. Kores Australia Pty Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Korea Resources Corporation, holds an 82.25 percent share. Australian private entity Centennial Wallarah Pty Ltd has a five percent stake. Korean mine developer, Kyungdong Australia Pty Ltd represents 4.25 percent.
SK Networks Resources Australia (Wyong) Pty Ltd and SK Networks Resources Pty Ltd each hold a 4.25 percent share. The Korea Economic Daily reported that since last year, the South Korean ruling party had been seeking to ban its state run institutions, such as the power corporation, from financing foreign coal power projects. South Korea’s parliament looks set to pass new legislation to ban financing on foreign coal power projects, however, the proposed Bill has not yet passed through the parliament. The rapid transition away from fossil fuels overshadowed the outlook for global coal demand which could lead to a
drop in the Wallarah 2 coal mine’s selling price, the article said. A Korean resource industry spokesperson voiced opposition to any hasty sale of the mine, according to the article. “The Wyong mine may be difficult to sell at the right price, but given its productivity, we may need to think about how to utilise its resources directly,” the spokesperson said. Wallarah 2, with 1.2 billion tons of thermal coal, has approval for 28 years to extract up to five million tons per annum from its underground longwall mine. Its location in the main water catchment area for the Central
Coast, as well as other significant environmental factors, caused strong community opposition and there has been a concerted campaign led by the Australian Coal Alliance right through to the Land and Environment Court. The Federal Government approved the mine in 2018 but with hundreds of conditions aimed primarily at protecting the environment and water quality. Wyong MP, David Harris, said indications were that the Koreans were now wanting to remove themselves from coal mining in the longer term.
Clear skies, blue waves and scorching sunshine have accounted for the Coast’s busiest Australia Day weekend on record. See page 17
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Dozens of disgruntled residents gathered outside Gosford Chambers ahead of Central Coast Council’s February 3 meeting, protesting a proposed rate rise of 10-15 per cent. Protesters tested Administrator Dick Persson’s patience when he bravely fronted them for a conversation before he chaired the first Council meeting of the year. Resident Marianne Hamilton, who later spoke at the Open Forum, claimed the survey which ratepayers were invited
to complete was “rigged”. “It doesn’t give you the option to say no rate rise or anything other than 10 or 15 per cent,” she said. “I feel like Council needs to be a lot more transparent; there are a lot of confidential meetings for example.” Another resident called for an answer on why Persson refers to ratepayers as“shareholders”. One woman asked “If we don’t pay our rates, what happens?” but Persson replied “You won’t win that battle”. Persson faced derogatory
signage, television crews and journalists who moved in to record every word. He admitted he may have called one person a jerk when he couldn’t get his answers out before people started baiting him, but said afterwards he failed his own standards of behaviour and was sorry for that. But the Administrator did have a couple of wins. He asked protesters who had read his interim report; only a minority put their hand up. He asked how many realised
that Wyong residents would actually on average pay $3 a week less in rates even with a 15 per cent rate increase because of the effect of rate harmonization, which would see former Gosford council residents pay on average about $7 more. Quite a few ratepayers said they hadn’t realised that. When he finished, the crowd politely applauded him. During the meeting itself, Persson said services such as libraries, pool hours and sporting field maintenance would be cut back if the
A 1-2 win for Wellington Phoenix against Central Coast in Match Week 6 at Central Coast Stadium has reshaped the A-League table, with the Mariners falling from first place.
proposed rate rise does not get IPART approval. The deadline for the Council’s submission to IPART is next Monday, February 8, and the Council indicated last year that it may need an extension for the report on why such a rise is needed. “This need for a rate rise has come out of left field and IPART is aware of that and so is being accommodating,” Persson said. Merilyn Vale and Jacinta Counihan
Minister for Customer Service, Victor Dominello, was at the Australian Reptile Park on February 4 to encourage eligible Central Coast businesses to register... See page 25
Sport
The occasion of captain Matt Simon’s 200th game for the Central Coast Mariners has been marked with an exhilarating 3-2 win... See page 40
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A lifesaving incubator will soon be online at Charmhaven’s SoCares Animal Care Facility, following a highly successful community fundraiser. See page 17
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Federal Labor Leader, Anthony Albanese with ALP members
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Local members join calls to block PEP-11
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The NSW Government has granted over $270,000 for improvements to Crown Land reserves and community facilities across the Central Coast, including more than $193,000 being shared among five groups in the northern suburbs.
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Despite the dozens of disgruntled residents gathered outside Gosford Chambers ahead of Central Coast Council’s February 3 meeting, and widespread community...
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Chairman of the Board of Wyong Race Club Limited, John Waghorn, has refuted claims that the Club has “closed its gates...
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More than 200,000 people flocked to Central Coast beaches over the Australia Day long weekend, as authorities dealt with 168 rescues, a prank drowning at Terrigal, parking havoc and jet ski chaos at Ettalong.
Council meeting deferred to February 3 More than 800 people were tested for COVID-19 in just six days at a pop-up testing clinic established at Woy Woy Hospital in the lead-up to Christmas.
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the site, making space for a five-storey hotel equipped with function facilities, a roof-top terrace bar and swimming pool.
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There has been a mixed reaction to the State Government’s response to a recent parliamentary inquiry into koalas
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One of the Australian Reptile Park’s kangaroo joeys got into the Aussie spirit by taking her first hops just days before Australia Day.
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The Helado team and the newly constructed wall
A 3-metre high timber wall has been constructed in front of a popular set of shops in The Rocks Arcade at Ettalong Beach, leaving local businesses and community members
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A large number of residents are expected to protest a proposed 10-15 percent rate increase outside Gosford Chambers at an extraordinary Central Coast Council meeting on February 3.
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Nine Central Coast residents have been recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours List (two posthumously).
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Blue Bay’s Paula Hardwick has been crowned the Central Coast Citizen of the Year.
Celebrity conservationist, Marc Jacewicz, will host a Clean Up Australia session at Bateau Bay Beach.
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Projects to benefit from new funding
Two Peninsula residents have been recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours List (one posthumously).
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Wyong Race Club accused of theft from the community
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Vandalism and theft at The Entrance Sensory Garden took a cruel turn a week ago when a woman discovered a memorial to her late husband had been stolen.
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Four director positions cut Four Director positions and their departments have been cut from Central Coast Council as part of cost-cutting, but Administrator, Dick Persson, says $70M a year is needed to continue delivering the essential services of roads, rates and rubbish at current levels. The Administrator presented his three-month progress report at Council’s meeting on Wednesday, February 3. The meeting started late as Persson spent about half an hour speaking to protesters who gathered outside the Gosford chambers and were filmed by a television crew chanting “No rate rise”. He asked how many of them
realised that with the rate harmonisation process, former Wyong residents would pay on average $3 a week less. Some of the protesters said they did not know that. Persson acknowledged the challenge in communicating to the community the need for a rate rise. “I can’t get the message to the community strong enough - this is dire,” he said. Persson said he was happy to talk to residents but warned: “If you come to me with alternatives, we won’t talk if you haven’t read my report.” The report says that cutting costs would deliver about 70 percent of the $70M per year needed for essential services while a rate rise would deliver the rest - if the Independent
Pricing and Regularity Tribunal (IPART) agreed to grant one. Persson said that other services such as libraries, pool hours and sporting field maintenance would be cut back if the proposed rate rise did not get IPART approval. Council wants a rate rise of 15 percent and its second choice is a 10 percent increase. The deadline for Council’s submission to IPART was Monday, February 8 and the Council indicated last year that it might need an extension for the report on why such a rise was needed. Persson said he would know more by the next council meeting about whether the extension of time was still needed. “This need for a rate rise has
come out of left field and IPART is aware of that and is being accommodating,” he said. Meanwhile, the work of reducing the number of staff at Council continues and Persson said Council was meeting its redundancy target. Four directors and their directorates – Governance; Innovation and Futures; People and Culture; and Information Management and Technology - have been cut. The number of senior staff has reduced from nine to five and the business areas that fell under these directorates have been moved elsewhere within the organisation. The governance director’s position was vacant, as was the IT position, and the director of Innovation and Futures has left.
The Human Resources department has been incorporated into Corporate Services and the Internal Ombudsman is no longer on the executive leadership team. Also, the next line of managers has been cut from 39 to 26. These positions will go as staff leave the organisation over the coming months. “People are willing to go,” Persson said. The capital works program for this financial year had been cut from $240M to $170M. Persson said the current shortfall of $70M every year was not sustainable and banks wanted evidence of a plan to reduce costs. Continued Page 4
Central Coast Carers Retreat extends its care to wombats. See page 33
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A second come back win in a row for the Mariners at Central Coast Stadium, this time against Western United, has given the side a slither of first place security. See page 40
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Local members join calls to block PEP 11 Federal Opposition Leader, Anthony Albanese, joined Coast MPs, Emma McBride, (Dobell) and, Pat Conroy, (Shortland) at Terrigal on February 5 to call for the cancellation of the PEP11 licence for oil and gas exploration drilling off the Central Coast. With the licence up for renewal on February 12, Albanese told a crowd comprising MPs from all along the coastline, representatives of the Save Our Coast Group and Surfrider Foundation Australia, and dozens of concerned residents, that PEP11 had the potential to wreak havoc along the entire coastline from Sydney to Port Stephens. Not only would any drilling impact the way of life on the Central Coast, but it would also have an economic effect on the fishing industry and tourism, which he said was a “vital employer” on the Coast. “(Drilling) would be a disaster, even if things went well, but if they didn’t, it could be potentially catastrophic,” he said. Albanese said the Labor Party was not opposed to oil and gas exploration in appropriate
areas, but drilling along the coastline was “just not on”. He said the Federal Government needed to ensure that an application for renewal of the licence was denied. McBride said renewing the licence would pose a huge threat to the Coast’s environment, economy and very way of life. “Critically, this decision won’t be made locally, it won’t be made on the Central Coast, it will be made by two Ministers who don’t live in the area, the Federal Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Keith Kitt, and the NSW Deputy Premier, John Barilaro,” she said in Parliament on February 2. “Nearly 2,000 local people have already contacted me, calling on the Ministers to stop PEP11 and to save our coast. “It’s not just locals who will be impacted by PEP11,” McBride said. “In 2019, 1.94 million people visited the Coast, adding $692M to our local economy, and in the pandemic recovery, tourism should be boosted, not threatened by risky proposals like PEP11.” Conroy said PEP 11 should be stopped because it was the
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Federal Labor Leader, Anthony Albanese, with Member for Shortland, Pat Conroy, and Member for Dobell, Emma McBride
wrong project in the wrong place. “It makes no sense from an economic, environmental, and energy perspective,” he said. He said drilling would jeopardise thousands of local jobs in tourism, recreational and commercial fishing. “If there was an accident, this would have a devastating environmental impact, including on the marine life in the area,” he said. “And while NSW does need to
produce more gas in the short to medium term, there are already projects under development that will produce gas more cheaply and in less sensitive environments without endangering existing industries.” Save our Coast representative, Tim Heffernan, said that the Federal Government must now act to cancel PEP11, which “doesn’t make any sense”, once and for all. “Save Our Coast has been
leading the campaign with the community for a number of years to stop seismic testing and drilling off the most populated coastline in NSW, which is also a major whale migratory route,” he said. “Tens of thousands of people from the Central Coast and beyond have joined actions, signed petitions and contacted their local MPs. “We are opposed to the project because the risk to our precious marine environment, tourism sector and coastal lifestyle far outweighs any benefits, especially in a time when the entire world is moving away from fossil fuels and transitioning toward renewables.” Surfrider Foundation Australia National Campaign Director, Damien Cole, said while gas exploration was the main thrust of PEP11, there was also the potential for oil exploration. “This could lead to oil slicks which could destroy everything we’ve ever known” he said. After months of refusing to make a public stand on the issue, Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, announced on February 5 that she would oppose extension of the PEP11 licence.
“Extending the PEP-11 permit is a decision for the Joint Authority,” she said. “The first step in this process is for the NSW Deputy Premier, John Barilaro, to make a recommendation on extending the PEP-11 permit. “The second step is for the Federal Minister for Resources, Keith Pitt, to do the same. “I am urging the NSW Government to listen to the concerns of the Central Coast community and say no to extending the PEP-11 permit. “I stand with my community in raising these serious concerns about the potential impacts of PEP-11 on our ocean. “Regardless of the NSW Government’s decision, I will be advocating for the Commonwealth to say no to the decision to extend the PEP-11 permit. “As the Member for Robertson, and a passionate member of the Central Coast community, I will not support anything that could harm our waterways and precious marine life.” Terry Collins
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$70M shortfall for essential services From page 1 “Mr Hart and I had to be at our persuasive best to stop another major bank calling in a $104M loan,” he said. “Mr Hart and I have explored all available options for securing a financial turnaround. “We strongly support an approach which focuses mainly on reducing costs (70 percent) but also includes a proportion of the necessary funds coming from increased revenue (30 percent).” At the meeting Mr Persson said he, CEO Rik Hart and chief operating officer, Malcom Ryan, had between them more
than 100 years of experience. “We are of the view we cannot cut any deeper,” he said. Persson said the team was writing budgets that would see an accumulated surplus of about $113M by the end of 10 years and that surplus would go towards paying down the Council debt, but that would not allow Council to start any new projects. The debt stands at $565M even with the loans of $150M that the Council under the Administrator signed up for late last year. Those loans were factored into the $565M as was $45M
to pay for staff redundancies. The $565M debt includes $317M debt that the amalgamated council started life with, back in 2016 when the former Wyong and Gosford councils were merged and was made public in the Administrator’s 30 day report which he urged people to read in conjunction with his latest report. He said that soon the community would be able to monitor in real time, on Council’s website, how each of the five directorates are tracking in real time to their budgets versus actual
spending. Persson said the most important thing now was to get a new CEO as soon as possible. He said if the Minister for Local Government decided for the councillors to come back after this second period of three-month suspension, he would recommend the acting CEO Rik Hart be appointed financial controller. He would have the power to override the councillors on all financial matters. The Administrator’s threemonthly report is available on Council’s website. Merilyn Vale
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From Council My first three months as Administrator for Central Coast Council has involved working out what happened, who was responsible, and most importantly what we needed to do to return the Council to a positive financial position. My 30-Day Interim Report provided this detail. Last week I released my 3-month Progress Report and I encourage you to read it on Council’s website. The report provides an update to the community on the necessary reforms and changes that have been implemented. A strong conclusion I have formed is that the merged council model of 15 Councillors has resulted in a dynamic more like a parliament, where the opposing forces rarely collaborate. There is no doubt in my mind this has contributed to the financial disaster of Central Coast Council. I am therefore proposing that a referendum be held at the next local government election seeking voter approval to reduce the number of Councillors from 15 to 9 and a change to the ward system. I believe the best option would be to abolish the wards altogether and have an ‘undivided’ council, this would then hopefully provide for a more collaborative approach in considering what is best for the area as a whole. The alternative would be reduce the wards from 5 to 3. I will be consulting with the community on this before shaping the referendum question. This is not a guarantee but would increase the likelihood of collaboration.
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Council makes significant progress to balance budget
We are continuing to make strides in financial recovery and sustainability with further actions implemented from the adopted Business Recovery Plan. Seventy percent of actions have now been completed to mitigate Council’s current financial situation including: • Securing a further $100M in commercial loans • Development of a long-term financial plan • High-level service review to inform critical services and potential areas for efficiency • Workforce review including voluntary redundancy program and identification of revenue stream opportunities • Capital works expenditure reduction of $40M We have also recently engaged property development experts Michael Filo and Steve Rowe to oversee the sale of our underperforming assets as part of an Independent Advisory Group. They bring a wealth of experience to the table, most recently being members on the Major Projects Advisory Committee for City of Parramatta Council. We are confident that we will deliver a balanced budget next financial year and deliver small surpluses thereafter to start paying off our debt. We are making steps in the right direction to achieve financial recovery and sustainability.
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To find out when the next Council meeting is and to view it online go to centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ meetings
Development Applications and Consents Development Applications and Consents can be inspected at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au by searching ‘Development Applications’ or in person at Council offices in Gosford and Wyong 8.30am-5pm weekdays.
Under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2019, submissions on Development Applications are required to be published on our website. Submissions lodged using Council’s DA Submission Form or online portal will have personal contact details and signature redacted. All other submissions will be published in full. Your submission may also be reproduced in full in Council reports or in Court proceedings.
Trialling new technology to assess our roads
We are working with the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia NSW and ACT Division (IPWEA) to trial new technology using video footage and machine learning to deliver an automated assessment of road conditions. Our goal is to have an automated system that picks up defects in the road, like potholes, so that maintenance can be programed as soon as possible. This would mean that we don’t have to wait for scheduled manual inspections or community requests for repairs. The system is designed to be easily mounted to vehicles like street sweepers or garbage trucks, which are already driven across the road network on a regular basis. IPWEA is also working with Canterbury Bankstown, Georges River and Blayney Councils for the trial. There is no direct cost to Central Coast Council to participate. The evaluation of the trial will be released by the IPWEA in March. The Central Coast is an expansive region with an extensive road roadwork and it is exciting to be exploring a technology that offers the potential to provide us with better data in a more cost-effective way. Find out more, search ‘road tech’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au
Council’s financial situation
Council has adopted a Recovery Action Plan that will review all aspects of Council’s operations. For up-to-date information search ‘news’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au
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Desalination plant back on the drawing board A desalination plant could be back on the agenda for the region, but the former preferred site of beneath the Budgewoi dunes is off the table. Central Coast Council is inviting residents to provide feedback on proposed modifications to existing planning approvals for the possible construction of a drought response desalination plant. Administrator, Dick Persson, said the project was one of two measures critical to securing the Coast’s water supply for the future. The existing planning approval for the intake structure would be modified from being located under the sand dunes at Budgewoi Beach, to a direct ocean intake structure off the coast between Jenny Dixon Beach, Noraville, and Pelican Point Beach, Magenta. Council Director, Water and Sewer, Jamie Loader, said that for many years, Council’s drought response contingency plan has included the possible construction of a desalination plant if water supplies fell to critical levels.
“Studies since 2005 have supported the construction of a desalination plant and associated infrastructure adjacent to the existing Toukley Sewage Treatment Plant,” Loader said. “The initial proposed location of the intake structure for the plant was under Budgewoi Beach utilising a horizontal collector well intake design. “A constructability assessment of this proposed model revealed a number of
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potential risks, associated construction challenges and ongoing maintenance burdens at the beach site. “As a result, this model and intake structure is not favoured. “The preferred model would utilise a conventional direct ocean intake located approximately one kilometre off the coast, between Jenny Dixon Beach, Noraville and Pelican Point Beach, Magenta. “Using this known and proven technology would result in less
impact to beach users, pose less construction challenges and would result in significantly lower costs to construct if it were required.” As well as seeking community feedback, Council is undertaking a series of studies including intake site selection, water quality reviews, marine monitoring, marine hazard, ecology impact assessment and Statement of Environmental Effects documentation. Residents are also being
invited to have a say on Council’s Integrated Water Resource Plan. They can complete an online survey giving their preferences on which are the best options to secure the Coast’s water supply for future generations. The plan will help collaborative work with Hunter Water and the Department of Planning Industry and Environment to make sure that the Central Coast and Lower Hunter regions have water strategies
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that can work side by side. Loader said the plan would address many uncertainties being faced not just at a local level, but also at a global level. “Climate variability and change, population growth and advances in technology, as well as more acute stresses such as drought, these are all issues we need to address in our planning, especially when it comes to our water supply,” he said. “We’ve developed a survey, so you can understand what the different water supply and demand options we are considering are and let us know how you feel about them. Visit yourvoiceourcoast.com/ waterplan to fill out the survey. Administrator, Dick Persson, has strongly encouraged community members to get involved in planning the regions’ water future by providing feedback on both projects. “We can only achieve a resilient and sustainable water future by learning together as a community to value our precious resource,” he said. Source: Media release, Feb 8 Central Coast Council
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Paid parking at beaches to be considered Central Coast Council will urgently investigate paid parking at Coast beaches for visitors to the region. Council’s February 8 meeting started with an Administrator’s Minute to explore the viability of introducing a visitor based beach parking system to
contribute towards defraying some of the costs of providing services at beach side centres. Administrator, Dick Persson, said a crucial part of any new paid parking system at beaches was that ratepayers and residents would not pay to park at beaches, just visitors.
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“This community and this economy has a very large underpinning from the tourism sector from the visitor economy, and the ratepaying community pays a lot to provide the services for visitors, for example beach services such as lifeguards, rubbish and beach cleaning,” Persson said. “Most communities with a big visitor input have found a way for visitors to make a contribution, a small contribution, and certainly you wouldn’t look to do anything that might kill the goose that laid the golden egg, but parking is one of those areas that is very common.” He said other councils had paid beach parking charging visitors but ratepayers received permits with their rates notices to give them free parking. “Ratepayers should not have to pay all the costs associated with providing services. “I want to be very clear, I will be very mindful of not damaging the tourist visitor economy. “I will be equally mindful that ratepayers pay a lot to provide services which many visitors take for granted and I think there is some sense of equity in this approach.” Persson said this was in response to feedback from the community to explore other revenue raising options.
“I hope that in the current climate, people accept that this is a further attempt to keep trying to find ways of giving us a chance to do other things in the future. “Even if we get a significant rate increase, it’s not really going to give us an opportunity to do a lot of new things over the medium term,” he said. Persson said he had also asked the Acting General Manager, Rik Hart, to look at a procurement review where it was quite often “a chance to pick up some low hanging fruit”. “You can’t deal with a financial situation like this by only implementing big things, like cutting hundreds of staff and raising rates, there lots of other things you have to look at,” he said. Persson has directed Council staff to report by mid-March about the costs of establishing a paid beach parking system that provides protection to ratepayers, a projected revenue stream, potential timeline to implementation and potential beaches and beach-side centres impacted. He said when the report came back to Council with a recommendation, it would then go out for public consultation. Sue Murray
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Protesters hear that Wyong ratepayers would pay $3 a week less in rates Despite the dozens of disgruntled residents gathered outside Gosford Chambers ahead of Central Coast Council’s February 3 meeting, and widespread community backlash protesting a proposed rate rise, Council went ahead at the February 8 meeting with the 15 percent rate rise proposition. (See separate story) Protesters tested Administrator Dick Persson’s patience when he bravely fronted them for a conversation before he Chaired the first Council meeting of the year. Resident, Marianne Hamilton, who later spoke at the Open Forum, claimed that the survey which ratepayers were invited to complete was “rigged”. “It doesn’t give you the option to say no rate rise or anything other than 10 or 15 percent,” she said. “I feel like Council needs to be a lot more transparent, there are a lot of confidential meetings for example.” Another resident called for an answer on why Persson refers
to ratepayers as“shareholders”. One woman asked: “Iif we don’t pay our rates, what happens?” but Persson replied “You won’t win that battle”. Persson faced derogatory signage, television crews and journalists who moved in to record every word. He admitted he may have called one person a jerk when
he couldn’t get his answers out before people started baiting him, but said afterwards that he failed his own standards of behaviour and was sorry for that. However, the Administrator did have a couple of wins. When he asked protesters who had read his interim report, only a minority put up
their hand. He asked how many realised that Wyong residents would actually on average pay $3 a week less in rates even with a 15 percent rate increase because of the effect of rate harmonisation, which would see former Gosford council residents pay on average about $7 more.
Quite a few ratepayers said they hadn’t realised that. When he finished, the crowd politely applauded him. During the February 3 meeting itself, Persson said services such as libraries, pool hours and sporting field maintenance would be cut back if the proposed rate rise did not get IPART approval.
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The deadline for the Council’s submission to IPART was Monday, February 8, and the Council indicated last year that it might need an extension for the report on why such a rise was needed. “This need for a rate rise has come out of left field and IPART is aware of that and so is being accommodating,” Persson said. This week’s meeting was unlike last week’s, with protesters outside and the public gallery packed, if you take into account Covid safe rules. But no protesters against the rate rise turned up this week. The Wyong public gallery had room left over for a handful of latecomers who had not realised they needed to book a seat. Even then, there were still plenty of spaces left over. Persson expressed his surprise that nobody had registered to speak about the proposed rate rise. Merilyn Vale and Jacinta Counihan
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Petition calling for a Judicial Inquiry into Central Coast Council launched An e-petition calling for a Judicial Inquiry into Central Coast Council has three weeks to get 20,000 signatures to make sure the topic is debated in parliament. Without 20,000 signatures, the petition will be tabled in State Parliament but not necessarily debated. The two women behind the petition are long-time friends, Susan Greene and Marianne Hamilton, who met when they were mentoring kids at a school. Greene, a retired lawyer and one-time ABC journalist, and Hamilton, a semi-retired teacher, were appalled at the state of affairs at Central Coast Council and to find the ongoing situation so serious. Their petition went live late Friday night, February 5, and has 2,000 signatures already. In crafting their petition, they had to confine themselves to a 250-word limit as per the guidelines. It starts by noting Council accumulated losses of more than $200M in four years, which included unlawful and
have the ability to subpoena people and records and to order search warrants if necessary. A Judicial Inquiry would have wide powers but it would be up to the government to accept or reject its recommendations. The two women, who are not members of any political party, met with Wyong MP, David Harris, before writing the petition and are to meet Terrigal MP, Adam Crouch, on February 19. They are hoping to get bipartisan support. They urge everyone to sign the petition to get to the magic 20,000 signatures to see the issue debated in State Parliament. Hamilton said residents across the state could sign. “I believe it is an issue that affects residents across the state,” she said. “After an inquiry is held and recommendations made and eventually changes could be made to the Local Government Act that will affect everyone in NSW,” she said.
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unauthorised use of Restricted Funds. The petition calls on the State Government to hold the Inquiry to find out how the financial crisis happened, who was responsible and what reforms are needed to the Local Government Act to protect the
community in the future. It asks what impact the amalgamation had, when the former Wyong and Gosford councils merged in 2016. The petition requests the Minister for Local Government delay Council’s application to IPART for a Special Rate
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New land valuations completed The NSW Valuer General, Dr David Parker, has published land values for the Central Coast / Hunter regions to reflect the increase in the property market as at July 1, 2020. The region Hunter Coast NSW refers to the local government areas of Central Coast, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle and Port Stephens. Dr Parker reported that the total land value for the Hunter Coast region increased by 1.9 percent between July 1, 2019 and July 1, 2020 from $122.3B to $124.6B. Residential land values in the region increased slightly by 2.2 percent. This is partly due to increased demand from metropolitan Sydney purchasers moving toward nearby regional areas, including the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie. In Newcastle, however, values remained steady. Land values in Port Stephens increased slightly by 2.9 percent overall. Commercial land values decreased moderately by 7.8 percent due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Exceptions included West Gosford B6 Enterprise Corridor zoned land which had a strong increase of 11.8 percent due to the area entering a transformative phase. Another exception was commercial lands in Port Stephens’ local government area which experienced strong increases in Business Development zoned lands of around 12 percent due to continued strong demand for bulky goods and larger sites. Overall, industrial land values increased slightly by four percent across the Hunter
Coast region. Larger increases of 7.9 percent in Port Stephens and 7.3 percent in Lake Macquarie were experienced with both due to a lack of supply in these areas. Rural land values increased slightly overall by 3.7 percent with a moderate increase of seven percent in Port Stephens due to continuing increased demand for rural lifestyle properties. Dr Parker said property sales were the most important factor valuers considered when determining land values.
“2020 has been a difficult year for determining land values in the aftermath of last summer’s bushfires, followed by the impacts of the Covid crisis,” he said. “My office has undertaken separate studies of the impact of both bushfires and COVID-19 on the property markets. “Our valuers have applied the findings of these studies to affected areas and property types where there are insufficient sales available to determine the land values.” These studies can be found online at valuergeneral.nsw.
gov.au/publications/reports. Valuer General NSW has established a dedicated assistance line for landholders impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires, or who believe that their land value has been impacted by COVID-19. “Land value is the value of the land only and does not include the value of a home or other structures,” Dr Parker said. “Private contract valuers with expertise in their local areas have prepared the July 1, 2020 land values on behalf of the Valuer General to determine new land values across the
region. “The valuers consider a range of factors in determining land value including the features of the land and its legally permitted use. “Valuer General NSW has quality assured the land values for fairness and consistency.” Revenue NSW will use the July 1, 2020 land values to calculate land tax for the 2021 land tax year. Source: Media release, Feb 8 NSW Dept Planning, Industry and Environment
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Independent ...working for our community Any referendum must ask the community about amalgamation At the Council meeting on 3 February, the Administrator resolved to conduct a Constitutional Referendum for the reduction of Councillors (from 15 to 9) at the September 2021 Local Government Elections. This may have some merit-but it is not enough. As a community member, I have regularly attended local Council meetings for over 20 years. Both the former Gosford and Wyong Councils each had 10 Councillors. In the lead up to the Council election in 2017, community information sessions were conducted by the then Administrator (Mr. Reynolds) and CEO. I asked about the reality of 15 Councillors in a meeting. Doing the math, 15 Councillors each wanting to speak for 5 minutes (as was allowed) meant that an item could potentially take over 75 minutes to debate. I was reassured that it worked fine in other areas. Central Coast Council meetings have been fractious at times with 15 Councillors, individual personalities and a number of Councillors determined to “blow up the joint”. These issues need to be addressed however,
Administrator rejects staff recommendation to remove nuclear free policy
sadly, this is not unique to the Central Coast. There are similar dynamics in other Councils. The behaviour in a Council meeting is not the most important question for our community. The more critical issue is representation. Before merger, one Councillor represented approximately 16,000 residents. After the merger and before suspension, one Councillor represented approximately 23,500 residents. With projected population growth and reducing the number of Councillors to 9, by 2036 one Councillor will represent approximately 46,000 residents. This weakens representation and weakens our democracy. The Administrator and Interim CEO have extensive experience with amalgamated Councils and perhaps for this reason, have played down the significance of the merger in the problems Central Coast Council is currently facing. However, it is time for the community to have their say on this fundamental issue of size, scale, representation and democracy. Any referendum to our community needs to include a question about the amalgamation.
The Council Agenda of 8 February included an item to repeal the Nuclear Free Policy for the former Gosford LGA. Community members have raised questions about why this is a priority for the current Administrator and staff. The report states that Policy “was first made by the former Gosford City Council in 1984. It was then reviewed and adopted seven times, most recently in July 2013.” Policies in themselves are not binding however, they need to be considered in decision making. In this way, they are a “gatekeeper”. Although there are perhaps few, if any, locations in the former Gosford LGA that would be considered for nuclear energy-the policy also opposes transport of nuclear resources through the area, with some exceptions. There are a number of power stations in the former Wyong LGA and Lake Macquarie that might be seen as opportunities for nuclear power. It is unclear what the long term ambitions are for these sites. Previous sales of both Eraring and Vales Point Power Stations have highlighted current
NSW Government financial mismanagement. The sale of Vales Point power station for $1m in 2015 has been controversial since it was revalued to $730m in 2017. In 2013, NSW taxpayers ended up $75 million out of pocket as a result of the sale of Eraring Power Station to Origin Energy. It is well known that local Liberal party politician, Taylor Martin, has been advocating for nuclear power. This is in spite of the NSW Government’s Electricity Strategy (2019) stating that “both NSW and Commonwealth laws prohibit the development of nuclear power stations”. The Climate Council’s website gives some reasons why nuclear power stations are not appropriate for Australiaand probably never will be. It was pleasing that the Administrator rejected the proposal from staff to remove the policy, however, many are wondering why it appeared on the business paper at all.
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Persson applauded for retaining nuclear free policy The Central Coast will continue to have the Nuclear Free Policy that the former Gosford City Council had in place. Administrator, Dick Persson, rejected a Council staff report which wanted to revoke the policy amid applause from the public gallery at the Council meeting on February 8. Only about a dozen members of the public attended the meeting, but at least two of them carried homemade antinuclear signs. Another two people spoke at the public forum in favour of keeping the policy in place. Mannering Park resident and The Greens member Sue Wynn, a former Wyong councillor, spoke as well as Australian Conservation Foundation Central Coast President, Mark Ellis. To the surprise of the gallery, when the speakers concluded, Persson said he agreed with everything they had said and the gallery burst into applause.
Residents meet Dick Persson after the meeting
Persson suggested that someone had been working through a list of policies that needed removing and that at the last meeting he had dealt with some.
This week the only policy on the list was the anti-nuclear policy and it stood out “like the proverbial”, he said. The staff recommended it be revoked due to the handling
and mining of radioactive materials being highly regulated by Federal and State laws. Persson said there was a lot of debate and interest in the
community about nuclear power and he agreed with resident concerns about revoking the policy. “I am very comfortable in saying no to revoking the policy
and that Council will continue to have a Nuclear Free Policy,” he said. It was introduced to the former Gosford council area in 1984. The former Wyong area had a similar policy which was revoked in 2014. Various nuclear related activities are prohibited on the Coast except those in direct association with hospital, medical facilities and in any measuring device. In the report to the Administrator, the staff had recommended that public consultation on the issue was costly and unnecessary. “Any public concern regarding nuclear related activities is best dealt at the State and Federal level,’’ the report said. Persson called it a silly proposal. And he won over the public gallery. Merilyn Vale
Council to continue chasing NSW Government for erosion money Administrator, Dick Persson, will seek further assistance from the NSW Government for the costs related to emergency works to hold back coastal erosion at The Entrance North and Wamberal Beaches when storms hit in July 2020. Central Coast Council says the State Government directed Council to do the work and flagged that it would pay the costs. To date, the government has committed $992,501 of the $2.9M spent on recovery. This equates to half of the
costs at Wamberal, with no assistance for The Entrance North. Persson said he would write to the NSW Premier and seek her assistance. “The works undertaken by Council during this emergency were under the direction of the Local Emergency Operations Controller as appointed by the NSW Government,” he said. “I will be writing to the Premier to highlight the need for the State to work with local government and to assist with the costs required during such emergencies, and I will also be raising it with our Parliamentary
Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch.” Environment and Planning Director, Scott Cox, had put in two applications under the Estuary and Coastal Grant Program, the Significant Open Coastal Hazards Grant funding. The response had been that no funding would be given for The Entrance North and the Department would pay 50 percent of the costs associated with Wamberal. He said The Entrance North was knocked back because it wasn’t mentioned in the Gosford Coastal Zone Management Plan and the
same Plan for the former Wyong area had not been certified. “It is important to note that while the Coastal Zone Management Plan that covers The Entrance North was never certified, it was in fact submitted to the NSW Government for certification four times between 2011 and 2018,” said the Administrator, Dick Persson. “The works undertaken during the emergency were not reliant on the actions in these management plans, and I see no reason why the funding should be reliant on these
either,” Persson said. However, Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the NSW Government had communicated the need for a certified Coastal Zone Management Plan or Coastal Management Program to Council staff on multiple occasions. “I am disappointed that Council missed the opportunity to receive funding as a result of their failure to have in place a certified Coastal Zone Management Plan or Coastal Management Plan,” he said. Council currently has no
certified Coastal Zone Management Plan in place for The Entrance North. A certified Plan would have entitled the Council to receive up to 50 percent, about $400,000, of the cost of the works. Council currently has no certified Coastal Management Program in place for either Wamberal or The Entrance North. A certified Coastal Management Program would have entitled the Council to receive up to two-thirds, about $1.9M, of the cost of the works. Sue Murray
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Legal costs mount in Land and Environment Court dispute A Warnervale landowner and Central Coast Council are facing their third round in the Land and Environment Court over a development application to clear land at 130-134 Sparks Rd. Landowner, Pastoral Investment Land and Loan Pty Ltd, won an appeal in the Land and Environment Court in July 2020, which meant that the matter would go back for another adjudication which was set for February 9, 10 and 11. The court case started in 2018 after Council agreed in 2017 to support a subdivision but refused to allow the land to be cleared. Pastoral had put in a development application to Council to subdivide two existing lots. The company wanted to change boundaries to create two new lots that would align with the boundaries of the two zones applying to the site, one being Industrial and the other being Environmental Conservation. Pastoral then wanted to clear native vegetation over that part of the site zoned Industrial and had a concept proposal for a landscape supply business and self-storage units on that part of the site. Council agreed to moving the boundaries, but it did not allow
The site in relation to the airport and Council’s proposed business park
the clearing of native vegetation or any land use. Council’s consent, on August 7, 2018, stated that there was to be no clearing of native vegetation nor was there any physical works or land use included. Council said any future development would require further development applications that would include details for water, sewer, vehicle access, stormwater management and electricity. Pastoral appealed to the Land and Environment Court on November 5, 2018, seeking permission to clear the land. Three days were set aside in March 2020 for the hearing.
The case started with a visit to the Warnervale site. “The Senior Commissioner, the parties’ legal representatives and the parties’ experts, including ecologists, observed the boundaries of the site, the areas to be cleared of native vegetation, the different ecological areas and habitats within the site, the buffer zones proposed and the access points for construction vehicles,” the Judgement states. The hearing resumed in the Land and Environment Court in Sydney later that same day and Pastoral asked for an adjournment. Despite a 100 page initial ecological assessment, Pastoral realised that it had
failed to include an assessment on whether the proposed clearing of native vegetation was likely to significantly affect identified threatened species of fauna, in particular, the two threatened species of owl, which was an issue raised by Council. Rather than allow the adjournment to give the company time to do the assessment, the Court dismissed the case on a point of law. Pastoral Investments appealed. The appeal was heard in June 2020 and a decision was made in July to uphold the appeal. And so, the matter is now
again before the same commissioner in the Land and Environment Court. It expected that the updated ecological issues will be tabled at this latest court appearance. Meanwhile, the parties have also appeared in the Supreme Court. The former Wyong Council entered into a Deed of Agreement with Pastoral Investments in 2006 which would have seen the majority of the site, the land zoned Environmental, given over to Council. In essence, the Deed sought the dedication of all environmental conservation land to Council, once part of the
site was zoned to Industrial. The site was rezoned in 2008 as part of the greater Wyong Employment Zone (WEZ), with 21ha identified for conservation and the other 3ha for development. In October 2018, Central Coast Council commenced action in the Supreme Court to enforce the Deed. The failed attempt in the Supreme Court now casts doubt over land transfers, according to Chris Smith, the consulting town planner acting for Pastoral. “Pastoral feels it’s a situation of double or even triple dipping, whereby the transfer of 21ha isn’t being recognised as a conservation measure,” he said. “Instead, Council would accept the land, then require Pastoral to undertake further environmental assessments and possibly reduced area industrial potential to what was agreed in 2006, then have to pay further environmental credits to undertake any clearing of the remaining 3ha. “We are perplexed as to why Council is going to so much effort and expense to prevent clearing of a 3ha portion of a 24ha site, land that is within the Wyong Employment Zone and zoned for job-creating industrial use,” Smith said. Sue Murray and Merilyn Vale
Two hundred new citizens living on the Central Coast Two hundred people from 40 countries became the newest Australians living on the Central Coast following a Citizenship Ceremony at Mingara Recreation Club on Australia Day. It was the first ceremony since the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020 and it was different
to those held previously, with all those attending wearing masks, including Council staff, except for children aged under 12. Candidates for citizenship were unable to bring guests as in previous years, because of Covid restrictions, and catering was limited to tea and coffee and individually packed
cookies. There was no handshaking or singing, movement and contact was limited, and no personal presentations of certificates, with new citizens having to collect them at the end of the ceremony. Administrator, Dick Persson, said it was an honour to welcome our most recent
candidates as Australian citizens. “Your pledge is a commitment that embraces values, rights and responsibilities of Australian citizenship and I encourage you to play an active part in local communities which will build an even stronger nation,” he said. Our new Australians
emigrated from Argentina, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, China, Columbia, Denmark, Egypt, England, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri
Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Tibet, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Council expects to hold another in-person citizenship ceremony in the coming months. Sue Murray
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Letter should have been headed: “Increased rates due to Council incompetence” It was extremely disappointing to read the letter dated January 13 to ratepayers from Acting CEO of Central Coast Council, Rik Hart. The heading “Securing Your Future” has no relevance to the body of the letter. “Increased rates due to Council incompetence” perhaps would be a more appropriate heading.
FORUM Yes, we all know 2020 was a difficult year with drought, bushfire and so on, but the standout of 2020 for ratepayers was the unlawful access and mismanagement of Council funds, an obscene amount of funds that we are expected to recover in order for Council to continue to operate, by way of a 15 percent increase.
Please, Mr Hart, do not threaten us with the fact that if Council does not receive a substantial increase in the total rate income, then services will be reduced or eliminated. We want to hear that competent Council members have been appointed and have now replaced “acting” or “interim” management. Ratepayers would like to receive a plan from Council,
What guarantee do ratepayers have? So, we are bailing the Council out and providing the nominated 10 or 15 percent rate increase. Did we have a choice? It defies common sense that poor managers are maintaining their positions and being provided with more funds to continue their activities. Have any staff been removed for poor, or unauthorised, performance? What guarantee do the ratepayers have to ensure this insolvency will not be repeated? None. We did accept an extraordinary rate increase a few years ago to keep the Wyong Council floating.
FORUM Experience indicates that every organisation develops its own culture which emanates from the executive level, and should there be no change there, the undesirable culture continues to thrive. Is this sense of entitlement going to continue or will there be a move to a more austere style of operation? The latter seems to be what is needed. It seems that we ratepayers must exist in the hope that our employees (councillors and council staff) will apply themselves to meeting the wishes of
ratepayers. Although there is nothing to be done about my feelings of impotence to change this situation, it should be mentioned that current rates are not consuming so much of my pension and it is possible it is the same for others. The rates levied for the 2009/2010 year were 7.07 percent of my pension at that time. Currently, they are 6.18 percent of my present pension. You may calculate the percentage which will be apparent following this latest impost. Email, Feb 2 Allan Carpenter, Budgewoi
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David Kitson makes a very good point when he criticises the hurried adoption of Central Coast’s new Development Control Plan (Chronicle Forum, Jan 27 “The bride was rushed to the altar). The draft document was exhibited for some time and drew many objections and suggestions. However, nobody who lodged an objection ever received any response from Council to indicate
FORUM whether the objection was considered and what action was taken as a result or, if no action was taken, why the objection was not considered valid. Instead, a revised document was adopted by Council with no further public input and with no opportunity for anybody whose objection was dismissed to make a submission or to debate the
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Termination payment ridiculously high I read in disbelief the explanation by the Central Coast Council Administrator given for the $380,000 termination payment to the former Chief Executive Officer, Gary Murphy. (Chronicle p4 Jan 13). It is disappointing that the Administrator did not have the strength of his convictions that the CEO did not perform adequately, as we can’t lose sight of his assessment that Council has suffered perhaps the largest financial loss in NSW local government history. I would suggest that sometimes it is worth pursuing principles rather than shortterm expediency, because this decision sends the wrong
FORUM See Page 2 for address and contribution conditions. Opinions expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily of the newspaper message to all, and continues the decay in the culture of the organisation. The message is that you will be rewarded even if you don’t do your job properly. I contrast the situation of a person that has been employed for the same period of time as the former CEO, and who is now facing redundancy as part
of the cost-saving program. Such a person will receive two weeks of notice of termination and nine weeks of severance pay. The Administrator should have terminated the CEO based on inadequate performance and let him dispute the basis, if he had the hide to do so. His justifications for the payout just don’t stack up. It would seem that initiating an eight-week process to get a response from the former CEO about why he shouldn’t be terminated is inconsequential and a response may actually have revealed additional information. The former CEO had been missing in action for some months and the fact that he
declined to meet with the Administrator would indicate that he was not fulfilling his primary role. If the Administrator’s fear that the former CEO might decline a future meeting transpired, it would only further indicate he was not meeting a primary obligation. The reliance on previous satisfactory performance reviews were clearly based on false information provided in part by the administration overseen by the former CEO, so realistically it is not a factor that couldn’t be easily refuted. There is no reason why the recruitment process could not have been commenced while the dismissal process was being undertaken. It would seem that if you can’t
sack a CEO for inadequate performance under the senior management contracts in this instance, then you never can, and the contracts are unjustly weighted in favour of senior managers. As I have indicated in previous letters, there are at least two other Directors that were part of the executive management team that knew or should have known about the restrictions on reserve funds and whose employment should also be reviewed or existing contracts not renewed. I seek confirmation from the Administrator that he will restrict the term of any extension to existing senior management contracts to three months beyond his term. This will ensure that the
reinstated Council can undertake a wider review, and if action is taken, will not be committed to these grossly undeserved payouts. Based on the payout figure, the former CEO was paid $520,000 a year and no doubt directors are paid over $300,000 a year, which is ridiculously high. Quite frankly, on this money they should only be on an initial two year contract with an annual renewal. And maybe they should be subject to a three month probationary period like all other employees. Email, Jan 18 David Kitson Budgewoi Ward Community Representative on the Local Planning Panel
I will not pay a rate rise and I encourage other ratepayers to do likewise I have received the letter from Central Coast Council, signed by Acting CEO Rik Hart, proffering excuses as to why ratepayers are responsible for bailing out Council’s current financial debacle, which is nothing less than arrogance and utter contempt for those in the community that pay rates. The claim by Administrator Dick Persson that ratepayers are the Council’s shareholders and, as such, the only ones who can possibly get the place out of debt goes beyond the pale and further cements the lack of respect and is an outrageous attempt to hoodwink the community. No doubt those 50,000-odd aged pensioners and the many more Central Coast households on fixed or low incomes will be heartened to know that they own shares in something. They may think it a bit odd that they’ve incurred a debt rather than a dividend and own shares in a corporation that gives them no voting rights. The flaw in Mr Persson’s argument is that the councillors we elected to govern our “Mike Baird-Monster-Council” were treated appallingly by most of their staff. Many Council resolutions were ignored by staff who appear to have had their own agendas, close ties with developers and very little accountability to their alleged
FORUM “shareholders”. Most of them are still in their jobs, now advising Mr Persson. Mr Persson also claims that he wants residents to have their say about a rate rise with an online survey, yet, despite the fact that most surveys received so far say no to a rate rise, it is Mr Persson’s intention to still proceed. The online rate survey is nothing less than manipulation and a dishonest attempt at stacking the result. Mr Persson further claims there are no other options, but I say that he has not explored this fact and has no intention to do so. Without having to further tax ratepayers, which will have a roll-on effect in the property rental market as well, there are other options that should be considered. Currently there is about $70M in the Council’s Waste Fund. If Council reduced the contributions required by ratepayers into this restricted fund and offset them against the “rate rise”, the result would be no out-of-pocket costs, or much less a rate increase to homeowners. I have also read the recent LG Solutions’ analysis (Chronicle report, p1 Jan 13) which appears to back up the conclusions drawn by DMB Consulting in September and Grant Thornton before them.
According to all three of those consultancy firms, Central Coast Council staff, the internal Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee, the NSW Office of Local Government and the NSW Audit Office have much more to answer for than any of the Central Coast councillors. What LG Solutions found was, quite frankly, mind boggling and a fact that Mr Persson endeavoured to keep from the community. With certainty, we now know that the elected councillors
were led to believe that they had more money to spend on infrastructure than they really did. In fact, their staff were spending restricted funds, illegally. The questions that need to be answered is how and why? The NSW Government must own up to its failings in this sorry debacle. The NSW Audit Office and Office of Local Government have failed our community. It is the NSW Government that
failed to detect the problem on one hand while giving developers a one percent contributions cut in Gosford and pocketing two percent of developer contributions for themselves, while taking planning powers away from our local representatives and breaking promises for better funding. I will not pay a rate rise and I will encourage all other ratepayers to do likewise. I have successfully championed and led the
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SoCares feels the love on Love Your Pet Day SoCares’ Valentine’s Day kissing booth photoshoot was just pawfect Photo credits: Abbey Forbes/Abbey’s Pet Photography
A lifesaving incubator will soon be online at Charmhaven’s SoCares Animal Care Facility, following a highly successful community fundraiser. The council contracted impound centre and animal rescue, welfare and adoption not-for-profit, held a series of free and fundraising initiatives as part of its Love Your Pet Day event on February 6 to raise the funds necessary to purchase the device. Covering everything from Valentine’s Day themed photoshoots with a professional photographer, free microchipping and vaccinations, to a fundraising dog wash, the special event has raised over $2700 and counting, with the final figure to be revealed upon conclusion of a fundraising raffle on the 12th.
Karen Fluyter is a Board Member at SoCares and said Love Your Pet Day was one of the organisation’s most successful initiatives to date. “We are so grateful to all of the community members who came along and supported us on the day and to the local businesses who partnered with us to help with the fundraising. “All up, we microchipped 65 animals, administered 20 vaccinations, 29 dogs were washed and 20 families had a photoshoot, all under COVIDsafe conditions,” Fluyter said. Going into the day with the goal of raising $2500 to purchase a small ICU incubator to boost care outcomes at the facility, Fluyter said the SoCares team was delighted with the fundraising effort. “As we’ve gone beyond our original target, we’re now looking at getting a higher quality incubator.
“That’ll depend on the result of the raffle, but regardless, we’re all so thrilled with what’s already been raised. “We can’t thank the community and our business partners enough. “Everybody who came on board was just wonderful.” Once installed, the incubator will enable the SoCares team to offer more comprehensive preventative and ongoing care to orphaned neonatal puppies and kittens, pregnant cats and dogs and animals suffering from certain types of trauma. And according to Fluyter, the timing couldn’t be more perfect, with the purchase to align with kitten season. “One of the main reasons we desperately wanted an incubator is because right now we’re being inundated with mother cats and really young kittens.
“These animals normally come to us in very poor condition, so an incubator will give us a better chance of helping them pull through. “Normally we’d use heat pads to keep them warm, but they need to be changed regularly and aren’t always consistent, but the incubator will allow us to keep any animal safe and warm while they’re in care. “We have just entered kitten season, and this is the time of year where we can easily end up with 70 cats and kittens in our care, so the incubator will definitely be put to good use,” Fluyter said. With donations increasingly becoming the lifeblood of NFPs like SoCares, Fluyter said the organisation was planning to host more fundraising events like Love Your Pet Day in the near future. “From the moment an animal
enters our care we are responsible for all aspects of its care until its reunited with an owner or adopted, so we are very reliant on community support to do what we do. “In fact, I’d say fundraising is mandatory for us at this point. “Aside from covering the cost of general ongoing care, we also need to support our foster carer program which is particularly focused on helping palliative care animals live out the remainder of their lives pain free and surrounded by love. “These special carers need a lot of support with food and vet bills, but it’s a program we can’t do without. “We also support our community by providing free pet food to owners who are struggling to feed their pet(s) due to their financial situation. “There’s a lot we do behind the scenes and the costs really add up, that’s why we’re so
grateful for all the support we receive. “It really does make a world of difference to what we can and can’t do.” Any resident wishing to support SoCares can do so by donating to the organisation. Monetary donations can be made via the SoCares website, however, Fluyter said donations of supplies such as blankets, bedding, pet food and pet toys were also highly desired. “We’re always in need of cat and dog food, and this time of year we especially need kitten food.” Fluyter also advised that SoCares will be continuing to offer free vaccinations to eligible owners while vaccine supplies last. Vaccination applications are available on SoCares website. Dilon Luke
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Egg-cellent start to February for Coast Hands Coast Hands has started its February off with an exquisite donation. The Central Coast based outreach organisation started the month with one of its largest and most unusual donations ever, 1000 eggs. It’s exciting stuff to organisation founder, Micah Weekes, who’s since delivered them to partner organisations around the region. “It’s not everyday someone tells you they want to donate 1000 eggs, so at first I thought it was a joke, but after chatting with the donor it was clear they were legit, so I was stoked to accept and have dozens of eggs to distribute to families in need,” Weekes said. After a quick call for donations of egg cartons, to which the community generously responded within three hours, Weekes was ready to deliver the eggs, with 200 each to go to the Neighbourhood Centres
Micah Weekes delivering eggs to staff at San Remo Neighbourhood Centre
at San Remo, Toukley and Wyong, and the remainder to Cooranbong’s Southlake Incorporated foodbank.
And while it may seem a trifling donation to some, to Weekes, who’s seen how deep need runs on the Coast, the eggs were a true gift.
“With pandemic financial support winding down, we’re actually seeing more need now than we did at the height of COVID-19 last year.
“More and more people are falling into income stress and struggling to put food on the table, so that’s why donations like this are so worthwhile.
“They don’t happen that often, but they’re just these fantastic little boosts that make us all laugh and smile,” Weekes said. With the eggs now helping feed families doing it tough, Weekes is confident the generous donation will kick off a big year of giving. “One thing I know to be certain about the Central Coast is that we’re a fantastic community when it comes to giving. “Locals really get behind their own and whenever we put a call out for something they always deliver. “We see that with all the community groups and local businesses that we work with. “People all over the Coast just want to give. “They want to help and that really inspires me,” Weekes said. Dilon Luke
Loves Lanes Festival deferred Central Coast Council has confirmed that it’s annual Love Lanes Festival will not return in 2021. Held annually in the week before Valentine’s Day, the festival sees the Wyong business community come together to transform the CBD
into four bustling laneways, filled with retail, dining and live entertainment, but according to a council spokesperson COVID-19 restrictions made the festival untenable this year. “Council’s Love Lanes Festival attracts thousands of visitors each year, with our
2019 event drawing over 15,000 festival goers to Wyong’s laneways throughout the event. “Council explored opportunities to hold a Love Lanes event in 2021 in some capacity, however due to current COVID-19 restrictions,
it was not feasible to do this safely. “In the interests of public safety, a decision has been made to defer the event until next year,” the spokesperson said. Dilon Luke
COASTAL DIARY A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF EVENTS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ON THE CENTRAL COAST WEDNESDAY, FEB 10 Karen Knowles In Concert Morning Melodies, Laycock Street Community Theatre, Ticketed, 11am GEBC February Luncheon Event with Guest Speaker Lawrie McKinna, The new Marquee - Central Coast Stadium, Ticketed, 12:15pm
SATURDAY, FEB 13
Somersby Greenteam Information Picnic, Somersby Falls Picnic Area, Free, 9am - 10:30am
Open day, Ingenia Lifestyle Sunnylake Shores 2 Macleay Dr. Halekulani, 10am - 2pm 0458 018 332 Summer Spandex -
Be my Valentine, Naughty Noodle Fun Haus, Ticketed, 8pm
Alliance Francaise conversation group: practice your French at any level, Ettalong Diggers Club, First attendance is free, 10am - 12pm 0416 303 804 SUNDAY, FEB 14 Davistown Waterfront Market, Pine Ave Reserve, 7:30am - 4pm
Play AFL with the Bombers - register now for season 2021, Adelaide St Oval, Tumbi Umbi, 10am - 2pm 0438 153 328 president@kvbombers.com
Handmade on the Coast, Woy Woy Waterfront, Brick Wharf Rd, 9am - 2pm FRIDAY, FEB 19
Love Letters, Woy Woy Little Theatre, Ticketed, 19/02 - 7/03, www.trybooking.com
Antiques & Collectables, Mercure Kooindah Waters Resort Wyong, 19/02 - 26/02, 10am - 3pm SATURDAY, FEB 20 Chemical clean out, Event Park Kangoo Road, Kariong, 20- 21/02, 9am - 3:30pm
SATURDAY, FEB 27 Chemical clean out, Council’s Long Jetty Depot Morris Place, Bateau Bay, 27 - 28/02, 9am - 3:30pm Troubadour Folk Club Grand opening, Everglades Club Woy Woy, Ticketed event Coal Ash Public Meeting, Point Wolstoncroft Sport and Recreation Centre - Recreation Hall, RSVP to attend, 1pm - 4pm
SUNDAY, FEB 28
Peninsula Lions Club: Car Boot Sale, Dunban Road Car Park on the cnr of Ocean Beach Road, 7am - 1pm WEDNESDAY, MAR 10 Tribute: Olivia Newton-John, Laycock Street Community Theatre, Ticketed, 11am
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Daughters and Dads program launches on the Coast A free, award winning program to help girls get active, feel more confident and improve their relationship with their fathers has arrived on the Coast. The Daughters and Dads Active and Empowered program, delivered by the University of Newcastle in partnership with the NSW Government, launched at the Point Wolstoncroft Sport and Recreation Centre on February 8 and is set to run for the next eight weeks. Utilising fathers as agents of change, the program is open to dads and their primary school aged daughter(s) and focuses on empowering young girls with the skills and confidence to play sports by improving their fundamental movement skills through fun activities and one-on-one time with their dad. Dean Butler knows firsthand how impactful the program can be. The Jewells resident and his daughter Abby took part in the 2019 Lake Macquarie rollout and he enjoyed it so much that
Dean and Abby Butler
he’s now gearing up to deliver the Central Coast rollout as facilitator of the Point Wolstoncroft program. “Prior to joining up, I’d heard a lot of great things about the program and thought it would
be something that Abby and I would both enjoy, but what really surprised me about it from the dad angle was the amount of common sense parenting embedded in it,” Dean explained.
“The sessions really reminded me how important it is to set aside time to engage with Abby, to play together, and how important it is for our relationship for me to be in that mindset of wanting to spend
time together. “It sounds silly, but when life gets busy, those are things that dads can forget about and that aspect of the program is really eye opening, especially the parts centred around the
different ways we talk to boys and girls about sport. “That really had a big effect on me, and I’m pleased to say that Abby and I do have a better relationship after going through the program. “We still do a lot of the activities we learned and she’s a lot more interested in sport now.” Going from participant to facilitator, Dean said he was confident that Central Coast dads can benefit from the program. To make it as accessible as possible, the program is open to dads and daughters of all abilities and fitness levels, as well as to men who act as a father figure or important male role model in a girl’s life, so granddads, uncles, older brothers and trusted family friends can all sign up. Interested locals can learn more about the Active and Empowered program, including how to register, by visiting the NSW Government’s Office of Sport website. Dilon Luke
Chemical Clean Out event at Long Jetty Central Coast Council is once again calling on residents to clear out unwanted hazardous chemicals from around the house and correctly dispose of them for free at the next bi-annual Chemical Clean Out event. It will be held at Long Jetty Council Depot on Saturday and Sunday, February 27 and 28 from 9am to 3.30pm each day. Council Unit Manager Waste Services and Business Development, Andrew Pearce, said the event was a perfect opportunity for residents to clear any hazardous materials leftover from do-it-yourself projects during self-isolation and over the holidays. “With the rise in home improvements and home clean outs in 2020, now is an ideal time to responsibly dispose of
any leftover cleaning products and paints lurking around garages and sheds,” he said. Up to 100 litres of paint can be accepted per vehicle, in containers of 20 litres or less. For all other items, only household quantities of up to 20 litres or 20kg are accepted. “As these events occur about every six months, it’s also a great reminder to check smoke detectors and their batteries, both of which are accepted at these events. “Other items that can be dropped off include pesticides, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, fluorescent globes and tubes as well as any unknown or unidentified chemicals which are accepted for identification and correct disposal. “With COVID-19 restrictions in place, extra precautions continue to be taken for the
continued safety of residents and staff onsite, and as always we ask residents to remain in their vehicles when dropping off their hazardous waste.” Administrator Dick Persson praised the community for their ongoing commitment to responsibly dispose of problem wastes. “These events allow residents to get hazardous materials safely out of harm’s way while also allowing for the recovery of reusable materials and precious metals,” he said. “With continuous record breaking Clean Out events each year, it is clear that our residents are eager to do the right thing and keep these hazardous materials out of landfills.” Source: Media release, Feb 5 Central Coast Council
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Mannering Park shared pathway options Council is seeking community feedback on location options for a new shared pathway between Mannering Park and Kingfisher Shores, Chain Valley Bay. Option 1 Ÿ Location – along foreshore from Griffith Street, Mannering Park (along Delta Power land) to Kingfisher Shores Ÿ Length – 2.9 kilometres Ÿ Estimated cost – $6.5million Option 2 Ÿ Location – from existing path near Griffith Street, Mannering Park via Ruttleys Road and the Pacific Highway to the existing shared path at Tall Timbers Road Ÿ Length – 6.1 kilometres Ÿ Estimated cost – $7.8million Find more information and have your say by visiting yourvoiceourcoast.com/mannering-park-shared-pathway
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6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 Seven’s Horse Racing: 11:00 Randwick/ Flemington [s] Seven News At 5 [s] Border Security - Australia’s 4:00 Front Line (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Movie: “Thor” (M v) (’11) – The powerful but arrogant god Thor 6:00 7:00 is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon 11:00 becomes one of their finest defenders. Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston Movie: “Thor: The Dark World 12:00 (M v) (’13) Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Kat Dennings Surveillance Oz: Dashcam 1:00 (PG) [s] 1:30 Movie: “The End Of Eden” (M v) (’96) Stars: Jennie Garth 2:00 4:30 Home Shopping
Easy Eats [s] Weekend Today [s] Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Pre Show [s] Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Day *Live* From Melbourne [s] Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Afternoon *Live* From Melbourne [s] NINE News [s] Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Night *Live* From Melbourne [s] Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Late Night *Live* From Melbourne [s] Chicago Med: Lesser Of Two Evils (M mp) [s] – Manning and Halstead must act fast to save the life of a physically abused wife. Customs (PG) [s] Award Winning Tasmania [s] Home Shopping Wesley Impact [s]
6:00 Which Car? [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 6:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 7:00 Escape Fishing With ET [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 7:30 4X4 Adventures [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour 8:30 All 4 Adventure [s] 2:00 Figure Skating: ISU European 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] Figure Skating Austria 12:00 Beyond The Fire (PG) [s] 3:00 Jupiter Revealed 12:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:00 Great British Railway 1:00 10 Minute Kitchen [s] Journeys (PG) 1:30 Destination Dessert [s] 4:35 Remarkable Places To Eat: 2:00 My Market Kitchen [s] San Sebastian (PG) 2:30 Australia By Design: 5:35 Secret Nazi Bases Innovations [s] 6:30 SBS World News 3:00 What’s Up Down Under [s] 7:30 Going Places With Ernie 3:30 Freshly Picked [s] Dingo 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 8:05 Michael Portillo’s Abandoned 4:30 Farm To Fork [s] Britain (PG) 5:00 10 News First [s] 9:00 Movie: “Harry Brown” (MA15+) 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] (’09) Stars: Michael Caine, 7:00 Three Blue Ducks [s] Emily Mortimer, Plan B, Jack 7:30 Ambulance UK (M) [s] O’Connell 11:00 Inside The Children’s Hospital 10:55 Movie: “The Pianist” (M) (’02) (PG) [s] Stars: Adrien Brody 11:30 Program To Be Advised 1:30 Atlanta(MA15+) 12:30 Home Shopping 4:00 Great British Railway 5:00 Religious Programs Journeys (PG)
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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 (PG) [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] Gardening Australia [s] Australia Remastered (PG) [s] The Mix [s] Football: Round 8: Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar *Live* From TBA [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] ABC News Sunday [s] Quoll Farm [s] Harrow (M v) [s] Silent Witness (M l,s,v) [s] Killing Eve (MA15+) [s] Wentworth (MA15+) [s] Endeavour: Deguello (M d,v) [s] rage (MA15+) Wentworth (MA15+) [s]
6:00 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 (PG) [s] 11:00 12:00 House Of Wellness [s] – Entertaining everybody to live a healthier life. Hosted by Luke 4:00 Darcy, Rachael Finch, Jo Stanley and Luke Hines. 1:00 Program To Be Advised 6:00 2:30 Program To Be Advised 7:00 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Sydney Weekender (PG) [s] 11:00 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Holey Moley Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 Program To Be Advised 12:00 11:00 World’s Deadliest: Twist Of Fate (PG) [s] 12:00 Medical Emergency (PG) [s] – Air paramedics rush to the aid of an amateur motorbike racer, who has crashed after doing speeds over 200 km/ph. 1:00 Narrated by Chris Gabardi. 1:30 12:30 Home Shopping
Easy Eats [s] Weekend Today [s] Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Pre Show [s] Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Day *Live* From Melbourne [s] Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Afternoon *Live* From Melbourne [s] NINE News [s] Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Night *Live* From Melbourne [s] Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Late Night *Live* From Melbourne [s] Chicago Med: The Poison Inside Us (M mp) [s] – After a deadly chemical spill, the ED goes into lockdown, threatening the lives of several patients and leaving one of Med’s own hanging in the balance. Our State On A Plate (PG) [s] Home Shopping
6:00 Religious Programs [s] 7:30 Fishing Australia [s] 8:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 8:30 Australia By Design [s] 9:00 Luca’s Key Ingredient [s] 9:30 Studio 10 Sunday [s] 12:00 10 Minute Kitchen [s] 12:30 Left Off The Map [s] 1:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 1:30 Three Blue Ducks [s] 2:00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 2:30 Farm To Fork [s] 3:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 4:00 Program To Be Advised 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Amazing Race Australia (M) [s] 9:00 FBI: Most Wanted: The Line (M) [s] 10:00 FBI: Most Wanted: Defender (M) [s] 11:00 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 12:00 Home Shopping
News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Landline [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Death In Paradise (M v) [s] Parliament Question Time [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] The Heights (PG) [s] Back Roads (PG) [s] Restoration Australia (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 (PG) [s] Australian Story [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch [s] The Pacific: In The Wake Of Captain Cook With Sam Neill: Endeavour And Australia (PG) You Can’t Ask That (M) [s] ABC Late News [s] Waltzing The Dragon With Benjamin Law (PG) [s] Wentworth (MA15+) [s] Parliament Question Time [s]
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Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Killing Mommy” (M s,v) (’16) – When their mother announces her plans to remarry and sell the family estate, twin sisters Juliana and Deb have different reactions to the news. Stars: Yvonne Zima What The Killer Did Next: Norma Bell (M v) [s] The Chase UK [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Holey Moley Australia (PG) [s] 9-1-1: Future Tense (M) [s] The Rookie: Hand-Off (M) [s] World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera (M) [s] Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence: The Double Axe Murderer: Dennis Smalley (M) Home Shopping
5:30 Today [s] 10:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Pre Show [s] 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Day *Live* From Melbourne [s] 4:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Afternoon *Live* From Melbourne [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Night *Live* From Melbourne [s] 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Late Night *Live* From Melbourne [s] 12:00 Chicago Med: Play By My Rules (M mp) [s] – Choi and Charles use trickery to help a patient with an itch; Halstead and Manning argue over a tattooed coma patient; Rhodes angers Goodwin by going against orders. 1:00 Our State On A Plate (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping
5:00 CGTN English News 6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Program To Be Advised 2:00 Destination Flavour China 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] (In English/ Mandarin) 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 2:30 Luke Nguyen’s Railway 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] Vietnam (PG) 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 3:00 Singapore 1942 - End Of 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful Empire (PG) (In English/ (PG) [s] Japanese) 5:00 10 News First [s] 5:05 Letters And Numbers 6:00 WIN News [s] 5:35 Jeopardy! (PG) 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 6:00 Mastermind Australia 7:30 The Amazing Race Australia 6:30 SBS World News (M) [s] – The race accelerates to 7:35 The Architecture The new heights when the teams Railways Built: Broadway (PG) must attempt an epic 8:30 24 Hours In Emergency (M) underwater helicopter escape 9:25 The Story Of The Songs: challenge in one of the most Police And Sting (M) terrifying tests of the race so far. 10:20 SBS World News Late 8:40 Hughesy, We Have A Problem 10:50 Outlander (MA15+) (M) [s] 2:00 Cocaine Trade Exposed: The 9:40 The Graham Norton Show (M) Invisibles: Super Villain/ The 10:40 The Project (PG) [s] Phantom (M) 11:40 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 3:45 Great Irish Railway Journeys 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] (PG)
Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “I’ll Be Watching” (M) (’18) Stars: Janel Parrish, Rob Estes, Michael Welch, Jonah Platt, Conner Marx What The Killer Did Next: Kate Prout (M v) [s] The Chase UK [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Holey Moley Australia (PG) [s] The Good Doctor: Newbies (M) [s] – Lim tasks Shaun, Claire and Park with mentoring the top first-year resident contenders. The Resident: The Accidental Patient (M) [s] Station 19: Home To Hold Onto (M l) [s] Splitting Up Together (PG) [s] Home Shopping
5:30 Today [s] 10:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Pre Show [s] 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Day *Live* From Melbourne [s] 4:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Afternoon *Live* From Melbourne [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Night *Live* From Melbourne [s] 11:00 Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Late Night *Live* From Melbourne [s] 12:00 Chicago Med: Death Do Us Part (M mp) [s] – Halstead and Manning’s wedding day is interrupted when Halstead is forced to make a house call; Charles treats a woman who stabbed her husband; Choi and April deliver a breech baby. 1:00 Our State On A Plate (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping
6:00 Headline News [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Program To Be Advised 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:10 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:00 Destination Flavour China 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With (In English/ Mandarin) Justine Schofield [s] 2:35 Luke Nguyen’s Railway 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] Vietnam (PG) 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 3:10 David Baddiel On The Silk 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] Road: China’s Deadly Secret 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) (PG) [s] 4:05 Who Do You Think You Are?: 5:00 10 News First [s] Julia Morris (PG) 6:00 WIN News [s] 5:05 Letters And Numbers 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 5:35 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 The Amazing Race Australia 6:00 Mastermind Australia (M) [s] 6:30 SBS World News 8:40 NCIS: 1MM (M v) [s] 7:30 Great Continental Railway 9:40 NCIS: Los Angeles: The Journeys Frogman’s Daughter (M) [s] 8:35 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 10:40 The Project (PG) [s] 9:30 Dog Tales (PG) 11:40 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 10:30 SBS World News Late 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen 11:00 The Pier (MA15+) (In Spanish) Colbert (PG) [s] 12:00 Borgen (M l,s) (In Danish) 1:30 Home Shopping 4:30 Great British Railway 4:30 CBS This Morning [s] Journeys (PG)
Also see: 7TWO (Channel 62) 7MATE (Channel 63) 7FLIX (Channel 66)
Also see: GEM (Channel 82) GO! (Channel 83/88) LIFE (Channel 84)
Also see: 10 PEACH (Channel 11) 10 BOLD (Channel 12)
Programming information correct at time of going to press, changes are at the network’s discretion Prepared by National Typesetting Services
Also see: SBS VICELAND (Channel 31) SBS MOVIES (Channel 32) SBS FOOD (Channel 33) SBS NITV (Channel 34)
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NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS
ARTS & CULTURE
homes, all welcome. Social outings & trips away
Open community garden.
Wyong Writers
www.friendlytravellers.com
Wyong Toastmasters’ Club
Writers meet monthly to encourage and develop their writing skills.We meet on the 4th Saturday of each month – arrive at 1.15pm for a 1.30 start. Woodbury Community Centre 1 Woolmers Cres, Mardi.
4333 7489
meilingvenning@hotmail.com www.wyongwriters.org
Toukley District Art Society
Painting, drawing groups and classes, demonstarations and workshops. Open 7 days 10am - 4pm, Cafe. Tues - drawing 10am - 1pm, Wed-painting 9:30am - 12:30pm
4392 4666
toukleyartgallery@gmail.com www.toukleyartgallery.com.au
COMMUNITY GROUPS Berkeley Vale Neighbourhood Centre
Information and referral, energy account assistance, food assistance, no interest loans, computer, printing and internet access, kid’s school holiday activities, parenting program, workshops, drop-in centre, community garden, walking group.
4388 5801 or 0490 538 494 manager@bvnc.org.au https://bvnc.org.au
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
contact@centralcoastclc.org.au
The Creative Compassion Centre
Secondhand shopping, upcycling, minimalism, creativity, community lounge area, free Wifi. 5/22-32 Pacific Hwy Mon-Sat - 9am-4pm
0437 048 815
Country Women’s Association-Toukley
Mthly Market 2nd Sat 9am-1pm 175 Main Rd Books, bric-a-brac, cakes, Devonshire tea, handicrafts, plants, preserves, sausage sizzle, fun, fellowship, fundraising Meet 1st Wed 10am Hall available for hire.
4976 1642
Friendly Travellers Caravan Club Caravans, tents, mobile
0458 645 979
Lake Munmorah 50s Plus Leisure and Learning Club Computer classes, dancing, exercise, pilates, yoga, craft, carpet bowls and Tai Chi.
4353 1750
Improve your public speaking, leadership skills & confidence. 1st, 3rd & 5th Fri 10:30am to 12:30pm Wyong RSL Club
0421 216 952
4358 8390
wyongtoastmasters@gmail.com
Long Jetty Senior Citizens’ Club
Wyong Uniting Church Weekly Sunday service 9am Bible Study group 62 Watanobbi Rd, Wyong 4352 1528
Computer classes, line dancing, tai chi and zumba gold Mon - Fri, 9am to 3pm
4332 5522
Long Jetty Over 50s Club
wyonguca@gmail.com www.wyong.uca.org.au
The Lakes Church
Indoor bowls, computers, exercise, yoga, line-dancing, tai chi and more - 9am to 3pm
4332 5522
Tuggerah Lakes Toastmasters’ Club
Are you looking to Build your confidence? Grow as a leader; Improve your communication
0410 238 022
Toukley Neighbourhood Centre
Lakes food care, energy account assistance, no interest loans, free counselling. Childrens’, youth & adult activities. Laundry & hot 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
pioneerdairy@bigpond.com
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.
All Welcome! Sundays - 8:30am, 10:30am & 5pm, Kids church, youth group, cafe, wheelchair friendly, 6 Pioneer Ave, Tuggerah
4353 0977 thelakes.net.au
COMMUNITY CENTRES CENTRAL COAST MARINE DISCOVERY CENTRE
The revamped CCMDC is open. Schools and Group bookings welcome by appointment. Building has special needs access and toilets. Open 7 days 9am – 3pm. Terrigal.
We offer hope and friendship for people affected by someone else’s drinking. Al-anon family groups meet weekly, please contact al-anon.org.au
S.A
Is Internet porn destroying your life. We may be able to help. We are a 12 step fellowship like AA. Meets every Sat at 7pm on the Central Coast Contact for further details
0473 631 439
newcastlesagroup@gmail.com
HISTORY GROUPS 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
www.alisonhomestead.com.au
Wyong Family History Group Inc.
ccmdc@bigpond.com www.ccmdc.org.au
HEALTH GROUPS
secwfhg2@westnet.com.au
Alcoholics Anonymous - Someone cares. Thurs - 12.30pm, Progress Hall Henry Parry & Wells Street East Gosford Better Hearing Australia
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
Central Coast Asbestos Diseases Support Group
Support for those suffering with asbestos diseases and others interested in asbestos issues. You are not alone, meet with others who can share their experiences. Bring a family member or friend. 1pm at Ourimbah RSL on forth Wed of each month. Maree 0419 418 190
PROBUS CLUBS
1300 252 666
Interested in researching your family history in Australia and overseas? Come along and learn how. 6 Rankens Court, Wyong. Tues - Thurs at 10am - 3pm. Bookings essential
4385 5027
2nd Thurs
0468 476 237
4351 2211
MUSIC Coastal a Cappella
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
coastalacappella@gmail.com
POLITICAL GROUPS Labor Party Ourimbah/ Narara Branch Discussion/action community Issues – 3 levels of Government Function Room, Grange Hotel, Wyoming 7.30pm 1st. Monday
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
Wyong Probus Club
Wyong Golf Club, 4th Mon, Morning Tea, Guest Speakers, regular monthly outings
4352 3692
probuswyong55090@gmail.com
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
SERVICE GROUPS 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
Central Coast Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Service Free telephone advice and advocacy for all tenants & residents in residential parks
4353 5515
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
www.tugglakesu3a.info
LEARN TO DANCE
Social ballroom dancing for all ages, all you need is a desire to learn and dance, no partner required. meet every Wed -15 Lorraine Ave Berkeley Vale, 2:00pm 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
KOWAKAN AIKIDO
Kids from 7yrs and adults, Fri and Sun, East Gosford Scout Hall. See website for details
0411 725 823
www.kowakanaikidocentralcoast.com
SATO - KAI KARATE - DO Toukley Dojo 7th. Dan Shihan Master Instructor.
0413 456 086
Sato- ha shitoryu karate do australia
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
Canton Beach Sports Club Lawn Bowls
Come and join us at Canton Beach Sports Club, every Tues 9:30am. Never played before, don’t worry, all levels welcome. Free coaching available. go on, give us a call on 0415 210 536 for Chris, or 0409 292 086 for Lorraine.
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
Newspapers Al - Anon Family Groups Health
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DOWN IN THE GARDEN - TIME TO GET SHADY welcome more endemic natives to be grown as shade trees on the Central Coast, which makes perfect sense as these will naturally be easier to grow and help provide shelter and food for our local wildlife. You can find GUST on Facebook: facebook.com/ GUSTGrowUrbanShadeTrees Lachlan McDonald of Ray White Point Clare gave me another angle to consider in terms of energy conservation. “If you have solar panels on your roof, then you do not want trees shading them” he explained. And, as much as people love shade, they also prefer living in homes with good natural light Lachlan told me.
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We all love more than a bit of sun and our gardens, particularly our veggie plots that would not thrive without it. But a balanced garden needs a bit of shade as well and the best way to do that naturally is with ‘Shade’ trees. What is a shade tree? It isn’t a species; it is simply a tree that has thick foliage so that it provides more cooling shade than your average tree.
BEFORE YOU BRING A TREE HOME Size matters so find out the expected minimum and maximum heights of trees. Thinking you will just ‘trim it down’ is not a good plan as trees are healthiest if they are allowed to grow naturally, just like you! The lifespan of the tree will need to be considered as well. Some areas, such as the average home garden, are suited for faster-growing, short-lived trees while others, like verge trees and larger home gardens, are better for long term planning and planting. This is not at all a hard and fast rule because of course you can still successfully plant a tree you hope will live on for decades in any suitable place. How deep, wide and invasive the root system of trees will become differs across species so you will need to do a bit of research or ask your tree provider about these facts. It is just as important to plant trees away from overhead lines as it is to steer clear of underground services and infrastructure. Where is that shade going to drape itself? There’s an app for that! They can work with ‘Goggle Maps’ – one you could explore is called ‘Sun Seeker’. An online desktop tool I have tried is ‘Find My Shadow’ and it will help you plot the sun’s position and shadow cast on your garden and home. There are also various physical tools to help you work these calculations out including the interesting ‘Solar Pathfinder’, a non-electronic device that maps the sun’s path in the field. Whether the tree is deciduous, or evergreen is also important – a deciduous tree will be perfect for areas in which you would prefer increased light and warmth in winter and shade and coolness in summer, such as a patio.
SHADE TREES I spoke with Jennifer Wilder of GUST (Grow Urban Shade Trees), a group of Central Coast volunteers dedicated to urban greening through education and community assistance about the need for shade trees in our suburbs. “One way they help is by lowering the temperature of their surroundings, especially verge trees which make a huge difference to tarmac temperature.” Jennifer explained. GUST will help those living on the Central Coast plant trees on their verges, ones that are most suitable for the area, and provide gardening advice on looking after them. They have a particular focus on encouraging us to
Something Fast? If you want your shade quick, these suggestions all grow faster than most trees. Please note that many fast-growing trees are shortliving. Blueberry Ash (Elaiocarpus reticulatus) is a coastal beauty that does very well in frost-free areas. It can attain a height of 9m when given a rich soil that drains well and warm sunny position. Evergreen Ash (Fraxinis griffithii), a popular parkland and street tree that grows to provide a glorious canopy to 5m in width and can attain a height of up to 8m. Easy to grow and hardy once established. Dwarf Lemon-scented Gum (Corymbia citriodora) will give you speed of growth, that sought-after lemon fragrance and lovely flowers without the gigantic size of its 30m full-sized relative. These will only get to about 7m high and 5m wide so are much more suitable as the average garden shade tree. Weeping Lilly Pilly (Waterhousia florinund) is one for the fans of soft hanging foliage. Due to this habit, it also makes a brilliant screening tree and can, in the right conditions for it, grow to a height of 10m but you can get 8m out of most. Deciduous Trees? If you are seeking that winter sun and summer shade, then here are a few likely suspects. Red Cedar (Tonna ciliate) is a fast growing and large tree that is only suitable for those with lots of space. It is a native rainforest tree that is one of the few Australian deciduous trees and it can grow up to 60m in height. Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei) fills the streets of many suburbs with its brilliant, coloured flowers. I’m a sucker for the hot pink ‘Tuscarora’. They grow best in full sun with rich soil and usually grow to 8m. Chinese Poplar (Populus simonii) is a thinner tree, and a few grown in a line can make a non-intrusive tall screen. They suit areas where width of growth may be an issue and can give your garden that delightful autumn feel as the leaves turn from green to a brilliant yellow as the season changes. They can grow to 8-12m in the right conditions, width is about 2 to 3m. A full sun position with a rich soil is best.
Something Endemic? If you plant something that is originally from the area you live in, then you are almost guaranteed of success and a wonderfully happy and healthy plant that also contributes to regenerating the local environment. You can contact GUST for a more defined suggestion of trees that would be happiest at your place. Local councils, Landcare and native plant groups, and Indigenous land councils are also good contacts that can supply this information. Here are few general Central Coast suggestions for you to consider. Coast Wattle (Acacia sophorae) is a beautiful shrub that can grow into a small tree to 3m in sheltered positions. It has thick foliage, bright golden flower spikes and is happiest in sandy soil. Willow Bottlebush (Callistemon salignus) has the gorgeous, yellow bird-attracting flowers and can attain a height of 5m. It has very pretty pinkish-red foliage and although the roots can be invasive, they are a good choice if you have the right position as they are drought tolerant and can handle the wetter months well. Cheese Tree (Glochidion ferdinandi) provide food for many of our birds and is an excellent tree to consider as it will grow in most conditions, including shade and sun and in most soils. Height range is 8 to 30m depending on conditions. Native Frangipani (Hymenosporum flavum) is not related to common frangipani. This beautiful tree will reward you will delightfully scented flowers in spring and can grow up to 8m. Although it does like soil on the richer side, it is rather tolerant of most. HOW TO PLANT A TREE Once you have selected your tree give it the best start in life and you will be rewarded. An old gardening
saying: ‘Spend three times as much on your hole as your tree’ is very true! *No matter the soil types your tree needs, it will require good drainage. Get yours up to scratch by adding compost to heavier clay soils. *Dig the hole three times the width of the pot. *Enrich the hole depending on your tree species with compost/fertiliser. *Pop your pot into a larger container of water until bubbles cease. *Slide tree out of pot and plant to the advised depth for your species. *Ensure your tree is straight. Install stake/s if suggested but be careful to use flexible ties and do not tie too tightly or you will damage tree and inhibit natural growth – trees need to be secure, but they must be able to flex in the wind. *Fill in the hole and press down soil firmly to remove air pockets. *Water deeply to encourage deep and stabilising root growth. Most newly planted trees need to have their soil kept moist until they are established (a few weeks) but check with your species requirements. *Depending again on your tree type, additional liquid fertiliser may be added. *Mulch is vital in our climate. A mulch will regulate the soil temperature, retain water and eventually break down to provide nutrients. Mulch should be kept at least 10cm away from the trunk of the tree and by about 6cm thick.
ON THE GARDEN GRAPVINE Long Jetty Produce Swap, Sat 6th Feb, 10 - 11am. Tuggerah Lakes Branch of CWA NSW – share your excess (chemical free) edible produce from your garden with like-minded locals and make new friends. Gong Fu Cha & Tea Culture, Sat 6th Feb, 4:30 6:30pm. Like Minds, Avoca Beach, NSW - enjoy the story of Camellia sinensis as Certified Tea Master Mafalda Moutinho shares her passion for traditional Gong fu cha blending and tea culture in this social, educational workshop. Details and bookings: https:// casadecha.com.au Bonsai Workshop and Demonstration Day, Sun 14 Feb, 9 - 4pm. Mingara Recreation Club - Central Coast Bonsai Club invites you to join a fun filled day with Sam Thompson: www.centralcoastbonsai.com.au
THIS WEEK YOU COULD PLANT bush beans, dwarf beans, beetroot, carrot, chives, cucumber, endive, leek, marrow, pak choy, turnip, anise, bergamot, burdock, calendula, amaranth, canterbury bells, nigella, pansies, snapdragons, violas Cheralyn Darcey is a gardening author, community garden coordinator and along with Pete Little, hosts ‘At Home with The Gardening Gang’ 8 - 10am every Saturday on CoastFM96.3 a live home and gardening lifestyle radio show: www.coastfmgardeninggang.com Send your gardening questions, events and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com
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New sensory playground coming to Blue Haven PS A new sensory playground is taking shape at Blue Haven Public School. Currently under construction, the new play area is poised to offer students an immersive nature playspace filled with activities designed to promote imaginative play. Relieving Principal, Dale Edwards, said the new playground was a first for Blue Haven PS and one that staff were proud to be working hand in hand with students to deliver. “Last year we asked our Student Parliament what new play areas they’d like to see and since then they’ve been involved in the planning, design and creation of the sensory playground,” Edwards said. “They’ve even helped with age appropriate construction duties and the whole process has really helped get students excited about the project and inspired a real sense of ownership and pride amongst all the kids involved.” Made almost entirely from natural materials, the new playground is set to include several hands on free play features that Edwards said weren’t available in the school’s other play areas. “Some of the new features coming include a timber building area where the kids will be able to make their own freestanding structures, a
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pebble river and bridge, a soil pit (think sandpit but with soil) where they’ll be able to play with toy cars and trucks, and sound tubes that will let students talk to each other from across the playground.” The space is also set to include an outdoor classroom component, something Edwards said teachers were especially excited about, given
how many features of the playground lend themselves to the science and technology syllabus and general problem solving based learning. Edwards said the playground would also boost the number of resources the school could offer to its students with additional needs, with the space to be utilised as a place for quiet reflection and self-
regulation for students who need it. “One of the things we’re most excited about with the sensory playground is giving our students with additional needs a new space to learn, play and self-soothe. “This also extends to kids who might just be having a hard day, who’ll be able to access this space to refocus
and get themselves back into a headspace that’s ready for learning,” Edwards said. While there’s currently no finish date on the project, Edwards said the school was hopeful it would be completed and officially named before the end of the current term, with a grand unveiling to follow once circumstances allow. “We would love to welcome
our school community onsite to see the new sensory playground once its completed, but an event like that will be subject to COVID-19 regulations.” Grand opening or not, Edwards said the playground would be open for students to enjoy as soon as works were complete. Dilon Luke
Council to trial vehicle mounted technology to assess roads Central Coast Council is trialling new technology using video footage and machine learning to deliver an automated assessment of road conditions. Council is working with the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia NSW and ACT Division (IPWEA) in the trial of the new technology which has the potential to deliver superior data while also saving time and money. Director, Roads Transport Drainage and Waste, Boris Bolgoff, said the system was designed to be easily mounted to Council vehicles used by inspectors and rangers which are already driven across the road network on a regular basis. “Our goal is to deliver thorough, regular and cost
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developing the local road network. “The Central Coast is an expansive region with an extensive road network and it is exciting to be exploring a technology that offers the potential to provide us with better data in a more costeffective way,” he said. IPWEA is also working with Canterbury Bankstown, Georges River and Blayney Councils for the trial and there is no direct cost to Central Coast Council to participate. The evaluation of the trial will be released at the IPWEA state conference in the Hunter Valley in March. effective assessments of our road network and this incredible new technology could see standard Council vehicles equipped to assess our roads,”
he said. “Video and machine learning is the future of road assessments and indicators suggest that the technology we
are trialling could provide a safer and more cost effective means for monitoring and assessing 2,200kms of Central Coast roads,” Bolgoff said.
Council Administrator, Dick Persson, said it was Council’s responsibility to explore and utilise the most effective techniques for maintaining and
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Final testing of Mardi to Warnervale water pipeline The 9km Mardi to Warnervale water pipeline is in its final stages of testing before it is commissioned and begins carrying water to the growing northern suburbs. With pipe laying now completed from the Mardi Water Treatment Plant, off Old Maitland Rd, through to the valve house on Albert Warner Dr, Warnervale, the focus of the project is on pressure testing of the water pipe. So far, more than 60 percent of the water pipe has been successfully pressure tested. This involves filling the water line with potable water then increasing the pressure in the pipeline using an external mechanical water pressure pump. The purpose of applying pressure inside the pipe is to detect any defective material that may be present prior to commissioning the pipeline for
use. Once it is determined that a section of the water line has no defects after the pressure testing, the water used in this section for the testing activities is transferred into the next section of the water line for reuse during the hydrotesting activities. Work has started on revegetation along the pipeline route including re-seeding of the areas disturbed by construction and a planting program for replacement trees. To reduce the possibility of tree roots compromising the pipeline, no trees will be planted within the 10m-wide pipeline easement, and instead that area will be replanted with grass. Permanent blue coloured posts are placed along the underground water line as warning markers. Work continues on the valve house on the Albert Warner Dr
road verge near Sparks Rd, Warnervale. This contains the valves and equipment necessary for controlling the water flows through the system. Construction of the $61M Mardi to Warnervale Pipeline started in April 2020 and is an integral piece of water supply infrastructure for the northern suburbs. It will service expansion in the major northern growth corridor including Warnervale Town Centre and numerous housing subdivisions. It will also improve drought security via bulk water transfers between the Central Coast and Hunter. The 9km-long pipeline runs from the Mardi Treatment Plant to connect with the existing water mains at the intersection of Sparks Rd and Albert Warner Dr. Sue Murray
11,000 local businesses are using JobKeeper The state’s peak business organisation Business NSW has asked the Federal Government to provide a clear pathway for business recovery in its annual prebudget submission to Treasury. Central
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Director, Paula Martin, said last year’s delayed budget was understandably about providing economy-wide support for the industry but this year had to be about accelerating the path to the new normal. “In our most recent Business Conditions Survey conducted
across NSW, 23 percent of businesses believed that they were at a high risk of failure when supports such as JobKeeper, tax relief, interest waivers and other measure end,” Martin said. “With 11,000 local businesses utilising JobKeeper on the Central Coast, this rate of
unpreparedness could mean job losses. “Whilst we saw bumper Christmas trade, particularly in our beach towns, some businesses tell me that they are surviving month to month, especially those in the events and tourism industry. “This vulnerability will hang
over the small business sector for much of the year and will need to be factored into decisions around when and how measures are withdrawn. “We support the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s call to introduce a new program of wage subsidy support for businesses heavily
impacted by government restrictions, such as those in the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors,” Martin said. Source: Media release, Feb 3 Business NSW Central Coast Regional Director, Paula Martin
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Residential land sales increased by 72.14 percent in September quarter The recently released Housing Industry Association (HIA) CoreLogic Residential Land Report shows that demand for residential land across the Central Coast and Hunter regions jumped strongly in the September 2020 quarter. HIA Hunter Executive Director, Craig Jennion, said that compared to the June quarter, residential land sales increased by 72.14 percent on the Central Coast, 24.24 percent in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie and 88.8 percent in the Hunter Valley. “This data reflects the surge
in demand for land following the announcement of the HomeBuilder program in June and demonstrates that there continues to be a clear preference for coastal areas near capital cities and an ongoing trend for sea and tree change locations,” Jennion said. The median lot price on the Central Coast in September was $332,500 which is a 9.49 percent price increase over September 2019. Similarly, the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie median price was $330,000, a 10.18 percent increase over September 2019. This placed these
neighbouring regions fourth and fifth on the list of the most expensive regional markets, Jennion said. The Hunter Valley median of $225,000 was a 7.65 percent increase over September 2019. “The median lot prices, however, do not account for differences in the characteristics of the lots being traded, such as their size,” Jennion said. “As a result, a more appropriate approach is to use price per square metre to track land value.” The median price per square metre for the Central Coast was $707, a fall of 1.1 percent from
the June quarter. “Despite this slight fall, land prices per square metre on the Central Coast are a higher price than Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart and are the sixth highest of any regional market,” Jennion said. The median price per square metre for Newcastle and Lake Macquarie was $569, a fall of 1.2 percent from the June quarter, while the Hunter Valley increased by 1.69 percent to $361 per square metre. Both locations remain affordable in comparison to Sydney, the most expensive capital city in the country, which recorded a median square metre price of $1,165.
The report also found that the Central Coast has the ninth smallest median lot size of regional areas at 494sqm during the September quarter. In contrast, the median block size coming to market in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie was 600sqm and 615sqm in the Hunter Valley. “The high demand for residential land is not just occurring on the Central Coast and the Hunter,” Jennion said. He said that across the country, regional areas had benefitted from government stimulus and support, with the volume of residential land sales outside of the capital cities rising by 56.2 percent in the
September quarter. “This is likely due to the newfound capability to work from home which has enabled homebuyers to look at locations that would previously have been considered too far from their workplace, resulting in a growth in demand for land outside of metropolitan cities. “As a consequence, a sudden increase in demand for land will likely result in prices increasing in 2021,” Jennion said. Source: Media release, Feb 5 Craig Jennion, HIA Executive Director - Hunter
Free Dine & Discover voucher program to boost local businesses Minister for Customer Service, Victor Dominello, was at the Australian Reptile Park on February 4 to encourage eligible local businesses to register for the NSW Government’s Dine & Discover voucher program. The program, which will start in March, aims to boost dining, arts and tourism industries in the area by offering anyone aged 18 or more, four $25 vouchers, two to be used for dining and two for discovery.
The reptile park is one of more than 70 businesses on the Coast which has already signed up for the program. Dominello said registering was simple and easy and could be done online. “Whether it’s a café, restaurant, wildlife park or museum, this program will be a game changer for local economies and will give businesses a much needed boost after the busy summer period,” he said. “The past 12 months have
been incredibly tough for businesses and we want this voucher program to not just keep the doors open but to also help businesses grow.” Businesses can register online now and for those who have questions about how the program works, there is a dedicated team of Service NSW business concierges who can assist with the registration process and tips on how to redeem vouchers. Dominello said to get the most out of the vouchers, people should use the full
amount of $25, as credit left on the voucher couldn’t be used. He explained that both $25 vouchers could not be used simultaneously to pay for the same bill, which he said was to encourage people to share the spending. Following a brief pilot in February and the statewide rollout from March, Dine & Discovery NSW will run until June 30. Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said customers could download
the Service NSW app now in advance of the statewide rollout. “After the triple whammy of fires, flooding and COVID-19, this stimulus is exactly what our community needs to boost business and get people out and about in a Covid-safe way,” he said. “I encourage everyone to do themselves a favour, down the Service app now, so you’re ready to reap the rewards when the voucher program goes live.
“Eligible locals will be sent an email from Service NSW with details on how to apply for Dine & Discover vouchers online.” Business NSW Central Coast Regional Director, Paula Martin, said the introduction of the digital voucher scheme was a welcome boost to local businesses operating across the region’s 12 town centres and would help to sustain businesses outside traditional peak seasons. Jacinta Counihan
Gateway determination sought for rural residential subdivision Central Coast Council will be progressing a planning proposal to the NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Rob Stokes, for a gateway determination to enable rural residential
subdivision of various lots on Sandra St, Jilliby. The proposal could provide up to 19 rural residential lots and has been designed to enable dwellings to be located outside potential noise and odour affected areas as a result
of the approved future expansion of the Buttonderry Waste Management Facility, and to be constructed incorporating appropriate noise attenuation and mine subsidence treatments. Under the Central Coast Local
Strategic Planning Statement, this land is not classified as an important agricultural land resource, hence expansion with rural residential development is considered appropriate in this case. The planning proposal has
already been referred to the Local Planning Panel in December 2020 which agreed to its strategic merit. The panel recommended that prior to any public exhibition, an updated ecology report be prepared on the land, including
the analysis of the likely impact of bushfire protection measures and access, together with utility service provision, to potential housing sites. Source: Media release, Feb 3 Central Coast Council
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ASIC slams school banking as pure marketing Julia NEWBOULD Editor-at-large • Money magazine The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has slammed school banking programs for being marketing campaigns with no educational benefit. And they could be costing your kids hundreds of dollars in lost interest. In its review of school banking, ASIC found the programs: 1. Do nothing to improve the short- or long-term saving habits of account holders, despite providers claiming that participation leads to an increased understanding of money and savings; 2. Are persuasive advertising strategies to develop brand loyalty, despite students having little or no ability to filter marketing messages; 3. Fail to disclose their strategic objectives to acquire customers; and
4. Create a conflict of interest through the kickback payments to schools in order to incentivise participation. The findings been welcomed by consumer advocacy groups. “ASIC has painted a damning picture of school banking programs, making it clear that a key objective is to recruit customers at a young age,” says CHOICE CEO Alan Kirkland. “Most importantly, ASIC has warned school communities not to rely on claims that these programs help kids to develop good savings habits, describing these as ‘unsubstantiated’. “ Sally Tindall, research director at RateCity, says the report exposes the weaknesses of letting banks into our schools to teach our kids about money. “School should be a safe environment where kids aren’t exposed to financial marketing and advertising,” she says.
“If McDonald’s came into schools to teach kids about healthy eating, there would be an outcry. When it comes to teaching kids about money, parents and teachers should be taking the reins.” Tindall believes financial education should be included in schools’ core curriculum.
“Learning about money is a life skill but right now it’s buried in the curriculum. It should be a stand-alone subject. “School banking is a convenient way to get your kids to learn about banking, but parents can easily do this at home without being forced to use one specific provider.”
Failure to shop around could cost students thousands of dollars come adulthood. Financial educator Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon has developed an interest integrity index which calculates the difference in interest rate between the average big four banks and the best product in the market,
across the average credit card, personal loan and home loan. These interest rate differentials add up to an estimated $150,346. “CBA’s YouthSaver is offering a rate of just 0.80% – parents can teach their kids to do better than this by shopping around,” says Tindall.
What the MTAA Super, Tasplan merger will mean for 326,000 members MTAA Super and Tasplan will take on a new name on April 1, as their $23 billion merger is completed. The combined fund will be called Spirit Super and have 326,000 members, with the promise of lower administration fees. MTAA Super chief executive Leanne Turner, who will be the chief executive of the
combined fund, says its name reflects its ambition to be a national superannuation fund. “What I love about Spirit Super is it captures the energy of what we’re about. It’s fresh and optimistic and innovative — everything we want to be,” Turner said in a statement. “The new name also speaks to the past achievements of our funds. MTAA Super and Tasplan are both outstanding funds and
take great pride in providing historically strong longterm returns, excellent value and service to our members. “As Spirit Super, we will have greater capacity to continue improving our products and service and to really embrace a member-first approach to everything we do.” Turner flagged lower admin-
istration fees for all Spirit Super members. “The details are being worked
through, but there will be a drop in administration fees when Spirit Super kicks off. So right off the bat, members will start seeing the benefits of the merger,” she says. Tasplan recently told members of its plans to switch from lifecycle MySuper to single strategy, citing higher administration costs for the lifecycle among the reasons. MTAA Super runs its default superannuation
product as single strategy. Tasplan raised its income protection premiums by 7.3% at the end of September 2020. MTAA increased its death and TPD premiums in February 2020, attributing it to the government’s “Putting Members Interests First” and “Protecting Your Super” reforms and a subsequent decrease in the number of members covered by its group insurance policy.
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Sun Valley Tourist Park 2 Bateau Bay Rd Blue Lagoon Beach Resort 10 Bateau Bay Rd Uniting Nareen Gardens Bateau Bay 19 Bias Ave Bupa Aged Care Bateau Bay 17 Bias Ave Elderslee Retirement Community 15 Bias Ave Southern Cross Care Reynolds Court Residential Aged Care 7 Bias Ave Kiah Lodge Retirement Community 15 Anne Findlay Pl BERKELEY VALE Berkeley Vale Public School 6 Pindarri Ave Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College - Berkeley Vale Campus 5-25 Berkeley Rd BP 1 Blade Cl Berkeley Vale Private Hospital Lorraine Ave Opal Berkeley Village 8 Lorraine Ave Medical Centre 3/10 Lorraine Ave Berkeley Vale Cellars 258 Lakedge Ave Berkeley Vale Neighbourhood Centre 3 Heather Ave
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Wyong Public Hospital Pacific Hwy
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Coles 11 Parsons Rd
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The Orchards Retirement Village 15 The Ridgeway
The Bottle-O Shop 2/120 Wyong Rd Killarney Vale Bakery & Café 122 Wyong Rd
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Killarney Vale Newsagency 112 Wyong Rd
Bridge Club 415 The Entrance Rd
Central Coast Cycles 118 Wyong Rd
CUT Computers 421 The Entrance Rd
Red Prawn & Seafood Takeaway 118 Wyong Rd
Diggers at The Entrance 315 The Entrance Rd
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Forrester’s Beach Retirement William Cape Gardens Village 40 Pearce Rd 1001 The Entrance Rd
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The Lakeside Lifestyle Community 132 Finlay Ave
Blue Haven Public School 37 Colorado Dr
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The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) is calling for council front line workers to be among the first to receive COVID-19 vaccination. ALGA says that councils employ a significant number of aged care and disability care staff, already identified to be in the first cohort, but other front line council workers should also be defined as priority groups. “(These include) people such as waste services staff, building and compliance officers, rangers, and food and environmental health workers,” ALGA President, Linda Scott, said. “To protect them – and the many people they engage with
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Council workers should also be defined as priority groups for vaccination - ALGA
each day – they should be classified as being eligible for priority vaccine access.” Scott said councils also employ customer service staff to provide essential services to residents and ratepayers, many of whom are elderly or vulnerable, and these individuals should also be considered for early access to the vaccine. “Local government has played a significant role in ensuring that businesses and public spaces operate in a COVID-safe way in the past 12 months,” she said. “Councils have kept in touch with vulnerable people in isolation, delivered meals and library books, and worked in countless ways to keep our
communities as safe as possible. “Local government has cooperated closely with state and territory governments to support the implementation of COVID response measures and recovery, and the sector is ready to play its part in the vaccine rollout. “Councils will help promote the program and educate local communities about efficacy and safety of the vaccine. “We can provide spaces suitable for mass vaccinations with waiting areas that allow for physical distancing. “All these will be factors in ensuring the highest possible immunisation rate.” Scott said any discussion by National Cabinet of regional or
rural locations for COVID quarantine facilities also needs to consider the local government perspective. “To open new facilities with minimal public consultation risks compromising the integrity of the quarantine program as well as potentially spreading COVID-19 to local communities,” she said. “Quarantine camps in regional areas will have a direct effect on local government. “These impacts would be better understood and appreciated if local government was represented in National Cabinet.” Source: Media release, Feb 4 Australian Local Government Association
ALGA President, Linda Scott
Smoking is causing twice as many deaths in First Nations people than first thought Smoking causes 50 per cent of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged 45 years and over, and 37 per cent of deaths at any age, according to a new study on the long term effects of smoking and the health of First Nations people. The study, led by the Australian National University and recently published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, analysed data from 1,388 First Nations people over 10 years from 2006, to examine the link between tobacco use and risk of death. Study lead, Dr Katie Thurber, said the results were shocking,
with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who never smoked revealed to live on average 10 years longer than their smoking peers. “Smoking is killing one in two older adults and we found smokers have four times the risk of early death compared to those who have never smoked,” Dr Thurber said. “This is the first time we have had data specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and our findings show that we have underestimated the impact of smoking. “It causes nearly double the deaths that we previously thought,” Dr Thurber said. The findings have rocked
health authorities, First Nations communities and indigenous organisations and interest groups, with many now calling for the government to increase funding for preventative and quit smoking programs around the country. Wyong’s Yerin Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health Centre is one such organisation calling for change. Yerin’s GAICD Business Manager, Paul Hussein, has coordinated smoking cessation programs for the centre in the past and would love to see the Federal and State Governments commit ongoing funding into the lifechanging programs. “The biggest problem from a Central Coast response
perspective is the State and Federal Government’s lack of ongoing investment in smoking cessation programs. “Projects are funded for 1-2 years then stop. “Yerin commenced smoking cessation clinics but funding stopped, and we had to let go of the staff. “Our government is better at collecting data than action, which is a sad reality on a number of indicators,” Hussein said. The study also found that while smoking prevalence was dropping amongst First Nations people, historical factors such as the paying of Aboriginal workers with tobacco during
the colonial era, were continuing to contribute to the high number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults who identify as smokers. Hussein agrees with the findings, but said modern factors also needed to be looked at under the same lens. “Ongoing grief and trauma from dispossession of land and separation from family are historical factors that contribute to the prevalence of smoking, but more recently social determinants, racism and isolation, health, literacy and education play their own part,” Hussein said. With the grim findings in mind, study co-author and National Coordinator for the
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Tackling Indigenous Smoking program, Professor Tom Calma, is calling for the program to be expanded nationally. “Our national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tobacco control program currently doesn’t reach the whole population. “We need everyone to have access to appropriate programs and supports to reduce tobacco use. “If smoking is a bigger problem than we thought, then funding should be increased to match the size of the problem,” Prof Calma said. Dilon Luke
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Soul food and a recipe for chocolate mud cream nutritional situation that is the modern donut! This process is amplified further when we’re indulging in foods associated with fond childhood memories. To any mamas who might be reading this: preparing delicious, nutrient dense, homemade soul food for your children might be a fairly thankless task, but the benefits go far beyond their immediate nourishment. So, if you’re someone who has the tendency to become attached to certain ways of eating, I encourage you to give yourself permission to really enjoy your food. At each meal, regardless of what ends up on your plate, focus more on the joy of eating – utilising all your senses – rather than the analysis or judgemental chatter that might be taking place in your head. A way to tick both boxes
GEORGIA LIENEMANN We’re midway through a six-part guide to feeling good. Thus far, we’ve explored the importance of breathing, sleep, rest, pleasure, human connection and this week we’re focusing on ‘soul’ food. Now, before we get into all the chocolatey details, I want to talk a little about the importance of soul food from my perspective. Having spent a couple of decades in search of the best diet for humans and in the process, experimented with the bulk of the dietary and detox protocols out there, I can tell you firsthand that overly restrictive eating isn’t the best path to feeling good. Naturally, eating well is important, however for some, it can be a slippery slope to becoming obsessive or fixated on compartmentalising foods as ‘good’ or ‘bad’. The importance of soul food One thing I’ve come to know is that soul food, whether it’s homemade or even the processed store-bought variety (gasp!), is an extremely important component of a healthy diet. And the way we approach it will make all the difference. You might be familiar with the ‘French Paradox’, a term coined to describe the apparent mystery of why the French can eat three times as much fat as Americans, but their population has remained at a much healthier weight and with less incidence of heart disease. The simple explanation is the quality and ratio of the types of fat they consume, but we’ll come back to that another time. If you can imagine living in a country where there are lower health risks associated with an indulgent diet, you can understand how the French have a completely different mindset around food. This was highlighted beautifully many years ago with a simple experiment, referenced in Michael Pollan’s brilliant book ‘In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto’. When the French were asked to share the first word association that sprang to mind upon being shown the words ‘chocolate cake’, the most
common response was ‘celebration’. For their American counterparts, it was ‘guilt’, demonstrating the degree to which diet culture has radically transformed an enjoyable pastime into one that generates an internal state of fear and loathing. Beliefs and biology The area of research that investigates how our perception influences biology is a fascinating one. Several studies spring to mind which suggest that the way we view the food on our plate can have a significant effect on our physiology when we consume it. For starters, we know that different areas of the brain light up when we view food as celebratory versus being a guilty pleasure – or even
something we know we ‘should’ eat, purely for health reasons. Earlier in this series, we touched on the idea that pleasure can have a profound effect on the nervous system (and thus our overall physical and mental health) via the vagus nerve, which is informed by our senses and determines our physiological response to our environment. By mindfully indulging in a chocolate-covered donut every once in a while, especially if we engage our senses by revelling in the delicious aroma, flavour and texture – we can have a calming effect on the nervous system, flooding our body with a cascade of beneficial chemicals and generating feelings of joy. This process also helps to switch on the digestive process to enable us to deal with the less-than-ideal
My dairy-free chocolate mud cream (chocolate mayo!) This decadent recipe is a recent invention of mine, created mainly to get a broader range of healthy fats into my kids – neither of whom can currently tolerate dairy, much to my overwhelming disappointment! Given that it uses the same technique as a traditional mayonnaise, I’d initially named it ‘chocolate mayo’, however was quickly reprimanded by my test subjects – apparently it’s too off-putting. Chocolate mud cream, it is! The recipe brings together two highly revered traditional foods which contain powerful mood boosting nutrients. We’ve discussed the incredible nutrient density of egg yolks in previous columns, rich in the universally deficient vitamin K2 as well as choline, zinc, iron and more. Cacao or cocoa (the terms are interchangeable, please ignore the raw foodies who insist that one is raw and one is cooked – simply not true!) is also exceptionally nutrient dense and has a long-standing reputation as a mood-enhancing functional food. The nourishing and deliciously aromatic fat of the cocoa bean, which can be purchased in bags of easy-to-use cocoa butter ‘wafers’ from local girls Nurtured Earth is used in this recipe to emulsify – just like oil is used in a traditional mayonnaise. The recipe is extremely forgiving and doesn’t tend to split – so there’s no need to be as cautious and slow with adding the melted fat.
Now, as I fall more and more deeply in love with learning more about regional cuisines and traditional foods and the long-lasting impacts of the misguided anti-fat campaign have dwindled, it becomes overwhelmingly apparent that the dishes many of us would describe as ‘soul food’ can be made with extremely nutrient-dense, nourishing ingredients. They can actually be healthy! Now that we know that saturated fat is not the enemy; that most saturated fats – and indeed most animal fats, whether they’re saturated or not – provide vital nutrients for brain, nervous system and hormone health; that traditional cultures ate ten times the fat-soluble nutrients than we do, it’s time to rethink our relationship with soul food all over again.
My favourite method with any type of mayo, is to use a handheld blender and mix it up directly in the jar you’re planning to store it in. This recipe makes around a cup of mud cream, but can be doubled or trebled depending on family size. Trust me, it won’t last long in the fridge! Ingredients 2 eggs 1 egg yolk 3 tsp cacao/cocoa powder ½ tsp vanilla essence or paste Medium pinch of salt 1.5 tbsp. maple syrup (slightly less, if you prefer honey) 55g cacao butter wafers Method 1. Place all ingredients except the cacao butter in a glass jar or small bowl and using a hand blender or whisk, process them until well combined. 2. Gently heat the cacao butter in a small saucepan over low heat just until melted. 3. Continue to blend or whisk the chocolate egg mixture as you drizzle in the melted cacao butter, until the mixture is uniform and smooth. The mud cream will store in the fridge for up to one week and is a delicious accompaniment to fresh berries, waffles and of course can be eaten straight out of the jar with a spoon. It can also be frozen into the creamiest homemade ice cream – we love to blend it up with ice cubes and a splash of nut milk for a dairy free chocolate ‘milkshake’ on hot days.
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Carers retreat extends its care to wombats Central Coast Carers Retreat extends its care to wombats. Coordinated by Central Coast Local Health District’s Carer Support Unit (CSU), the retreat recently housed Southern Tablelands couple, Beth and George Morton, along with Birdie the Bare Nosed wombat joey. Together the Morton’s run a wildlife rehabilitation sanctuary and have dedicated much of the past three months of their lives to caring for orphaned Birdie who was rescued from her deceased mother’s pouch.
With Birdie weighing in at just 120grams, the couple have spent the past five months guaranteeing Birdie’s health and safety by ensuring that she receives four to five hourly bottle feeds and that she has access to a temperature controlled pouch-like environment at all times. However, this made it difficult for Beth to visit her mum, who has been receiving palliative care on the Coast. But thanks to the team at the CSU, the wildlife warriors were able to make the journey to visit Beth’s mum, with the
team going above and beyond to ensure the retreat had the necessary facilities the couple needed to be able to prepare Birdie’s specialised formula and to bottle feed her. “We would like to give thanks to the amazing ladies at the Carer Support Unit. “Without this help we would not have been able to travel to see my 99-year-old mother who is very sick in hospital. “Having a place to safely leave Birdie and to feed her made it possible. Dilon Luke
Birdie the Bare Nosed wombat
Overwhelming response by GPs to participate in vaccine rollout The Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network has reported that over 90 per cent of general practices across the region have submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI) to participate in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. “This overwhelming response to participate in the rollout is a testament to the ongoing commitment that our local GPs have demonstrated over the past year to keep their patients and local communities safe and well during the pandemic,” said Network CEO, Richard Nankervis. “One of the most pleasing aspects of this great response
is that despite the large geographical footprint of our region, from the Hawkesbury River to the Queensland border, everyone living in our region will have the opportunity to access their COVID-19 vaccination through a general practice. “General practices will be the key player in administering the second and subsequent phases of the rollout. “The first phase of the program is for those most at risk, such as frontline healthcare workers, residential aged care, and disability care residents. “It is important to stress that the prioritisation of groups has been determined using public
health, medical and epidemiological evidence on who would be most affected if they contracted COVID-19, and those most likely to be exposed. “More details on which specific groups are covered during which phase is outlined on the Department of Health’s website. “In our region we expect that first phase will include over 180,000 people over the age of 70 years and more than 12,000 Aboriginal people over the age of 55. “The coming weeks will be an extremely busy time for GPs as they prepare for the second and subsequent phases of the rollout which is expected to start in early March following a
rigorous assessment of the Astra Zeneca vaccine by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). “The PHN is urging everyone in the community who is eligible for a vaccination to participate in the rollout. Immunisation is a safe and effective and helps protect others, especially those who
may not be able to be immunised themselves. “When you get immunised, you protect yourself as well as helping to protect the whole community. “Our hope is that if enough people in the community get immunised, the infection will no longer spread from person to person.
“This would mean outbreaks are much less likely, and the need for preventative measures, like travel restrictions, would decrease,” Nankervis said. Source: Press release, Feb 5 Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network
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Free back to school haircuts a big hit Around 180 boys have headed back to school in style, courtesy of Barber Industries at Westfield Tuggerah. The new barber shop held a free back to school haircuts weekend for primary and high school aged boys over the weekend of January 30-31, with families turning out in droves to take advantage of the offer. Barber Industries General Manager, Michael Wehbi, said eight barbers were cutting non-stop over the two days with dozens of students now sporting a fresh cut for their first day back to school.
“It was such a great day and I honestly lost count of how many haircuts we did. “To keep it fair we didn’t take bookings and kept it first come first serve and the interest was just massive. “We had people queuing out the door and we just tried to service as many people as we could,” Wehbi said. To keep the mood light, the barbershop also offered free drinks, chocolates and lollies, which kept even the fussiest of kids happy in the barber chair and in the queue. The day also had a charitable component, with Barber Industries partnering with Central Coast Kids in Need
(CCKIN) to raise funds for the charity that supports the families of seriously ill children on the Coast. “The ladies at CCKIN are so passionate about what they do that we were happy to support them. “We’re still waiting for them to confirm how much the donation box we set up raised, but we hope it’ll help them keep doing what they do,” Wehbi said. With the weekend now done and dusted, Wehbi said Barber Industries hadn’t ruled out running a similar event later down the track. “We actually opened at Tuggerah two months ago and
had a lot of things planned to engage with the community and celebrate our opening that couldn’t go ahead because of Covid restrictions, but with things easing up we’d definitely consider making the back to school weekend a regular thing,” Wehbi said. “We did a similar thing at our Kotara store where we had it setup out in the centre and had musicians and soccer players and a few other things happening throughout the day. “We’d like to do that style of event at Tuggerah too when circumstances allow,” Wehbi said. Dilon Luke
Around 180 students got a free haircut at Barber Industries Tuggerah over the weekend
New mural inspires interest in literature A new mural at Wadalba Community School is bringing the English syllabus to life.
Wadalba Community School’s new mural
Featuring nods to beloved classics and modern favourites, such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Soul Surfer and The Outsiders, the Pop Art style artwork is designed to excite, entice and inspire. Rebecca Mace is Head Teacher of English at Wadalba Community School and according to her, the mural was commissioned to engage students with the texts they’ll study throughout their high school careers. “Here at Wadalba we are
always looking for new ways to help our students engage with the curriculum that supports their individual learning styles and that’s why we wanted to transform our English block’s blank, boring walls with bright and colourful art that catches students’ attention and gets them interested in what we’re doing in class,” Mace explained. Mace said the mural is reflective of the school’s 21st century approach to education and the rise of visual learning amongst a media saturated generation. “As much as it makes me shudder as an English teacher, we know that today’s generation aren’t likely to just
sit down and read a book in their spare time. “They’re still doing lots of reading via social media, but the emphasis now is on visual learning and more multimodal texts. “It’s something we’ve moved to reflect in our syllabus and in our approach to teaching to really get on the level with our kids and help them find meaning in the works they’re studying.” The social media nod is also apparent with the styling and positioning of the mural, with different parts of the work like the Soul Surfer surfboard, making for a potentially great
Instagram or Snapchat moment. And it appears the art is resonating with the student body, with feedback about the English block’s new addition wholly positive. “The response from the kids has been great. “Everyone has been eager to get a look at the mural and it’s been really encouraging to hear so many students discussing some of the texts it features. “It really has livened up the place,” Mace said. Dilon Luke
MacKillop students nominated for Australia Day Awards Five students from Warnervale’s MacKillop Catholic College have been recognised for their generosity and community spirit. Jackson Lantry, Caleb Pantos, Ember-Rose Rutherford, Samuel Wolscher and Trinity Young were all recognised at Central Coast Council’s Australia Day Awards ceremony where they were all nominated for community service awards. All members of the College’s JUMP (Josephites Undertaking
Mission Projects) group that facilitates and delivers social justice and outreach projects around the school and in the local community, each nominee has completed 300 hours of community service through various means, such as volunteering at Coast Shelter at Gosford and The Oasis Centre at Wyong; raising money for various charities; supporting local neighbourhood centres; packing Christmas hampers for families in need; marching in support of White Ribbon; volunteering at nursing homes;
and, packing Zonta birthing kits. While none of the students actually received an award, MacKillop’s Leader of Outreach, Michelle Baxter, said the College community was incredibly proud of the group who’ve given so much for the benefit of others. “We are so proud of our students for being nominated. “All five students have been exemplary role models pioneering the JUMP program at our College since its inception in 2017.
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(L-R) Ember-Rose Rutherford, Trinity Young, Jackson Lantry and Samuel Wolscher at Council’s Australia Day Awards ceremony
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TAFE campuses to benefit from equipment funding Ourimbah, Wyong and Gosford TAFE campuses are to benefit from a $100M NSW Government investment into TAFE. Set to benefit more than 140 campuses across the state, the funding is in addition to the NSW Government’s $160M Skilling for Recovery initiative and aims to complement it by enabling TAFE NSW to outfit its campuses with state-of-theart equipment and training facilities. At Wyong campus, funding has been allocated for a new hybrid vehicle, battery bank and electric hospital beds, while Ourimbah’s allocation covers a kitchen refurbishment
and the purchase of an ice cream machine and a commercial oven. Gosford’s allocation will cover the purchase of new pedistool dryers, two industrial gearboxes, nail chairs and large trolleys. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said students and staff at local campuses would benefit from a safer learning and working environment. “Plumbing, fire safety improvements and electrical work will also be undertaken at each of our three local campuses,” Crouch said. “Given the challenges of COVID-19, the NSW
Government wants to ensure that TAFE can assist people reskill and re-train in the best way possible. “Having new equipment is a key part of this.” A TAFE NSW spokesperson said the funding would enable staff at Ourimbah and Wyong campuses to improve their offering, with the new equipment and facilities to bolster some of the most popular courses at each institution. “TAFE NSW Wyong will benefit from electric hospital beds to ensure students studying the Diploma of Nursing and Certificates in Ageing Support, Individual
Support and Leisure and Health will continue to graduate jobready having been trained with state-of-the-art industry standard equipment. “TAFE NSW Ourimbah will benefit from a kitchen refurbishment and new cooking equipment to ensure students studying Certificates in Commercial Cookery, Hospitality and Kitchen Operations learn with new, modern training facilities. “These upgrades will enable TAFE NSW to maintain its high quality of teaching and continue to develop the highest calibre of graduates,”the spokesperson said. Dilon Luke
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Mannering Park Public School on snake alert Mannering Park Public School is on snake alert following several snake sightings around the school grounds.
Principal, Mitchell Welham, took to the school’s Facebook page to inform the school community of the news. “The school has had a number of reported snake sightings in
and around our school grounds recently. “To ensure that we have student, staff and community safety, we have an active and updated snake policy, updated
first aid supplies, and in Term 4 last year, provided all students with a snake awareness talk. “In the coming days, I will arrange for professional snake handlers to come on site to
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“Please be assured that all staff have current and updated First Aid training,” Welham said. Dilon Luke
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Bateau Bay win two out of three Fours Championships LAWN BOWLS The 2021 Central Coast Fours Bowls Championships were played in one big day of bowls at Ettalong Memorial Bowls Club on Sunday, February 7, with Bateau Bay Bowling Club claiming two out of three finals.
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champions. After losing their team to Bateau Bay, Terrigal managed to put together a new team with the will and wile to contest for the top, but on this day it was the new Bateau Bay Club members who took out gold after 18 ends, with a score of 28-11. In the Opens, Bateau Bay’s Peter McCarten, Jeff Watson, Chayne Edwards and Rodney Rewko were up against Ettalong’s Glen Daley, Glen Simmington, Greg Shirley and Lee Patterson, who sought to win gold for the host club. However, it was the Bateau Bay side which took out the win, coming from behind late in the game to overcome Ettalong’s early lead. As a result, the three winning teams have progressed on to the state finals to be played later this year. Source: Bowls Central Coast
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Central Coast Surf Life Saving Branch Championships held SURF LIFE SAVING Over the weekend of February 6-7, Shelly Beach Surf Life Saving Club hosted back-to-back Branch Championships, where 14 clubs from around the Coast competed. Overall, the hosts tallied up the second largest amount of points with 832, placing third in
the Saturday Opens event and first in the Sunday Masters. Above them was Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club, who scored a total of 932 points, placing second on Saturday and first on Sunday. The competitors in the Saturday Opens event were met that day by overcast and tricky surf conditions, wherein Terrigal adapted the most
efficiently, finishing the day with a resounding 328 point lead above second place, Avoca Beach Surf Life Saving Club, scoring 668 points. The skies cleared overnight, so that when the Masters competitors arrived to small waves crashing on the beach, the conditions were considered close to perfect for both ocean and sand events.
Perhaps due to this, the Shelly Beach athletes excelled, pulling away from their competition for a clear 243 point lead over second place Terrigal, finishing the day with 507 points. Despite this strong showing, Shelly beach were unable to topple the distant lead Terrigal had set the day before, so that the final standings of both days combined showed Terrigal in
first, Shelly Beach in second and Avoca Beach in third. “The Shelly Beach Surf Club is very proud of our member’s efforts in hosting and competing in the Central Coast Branch Championships,” reported the host Club President, Brad Glover. “Our competitors performed strongly with individual and team gold in both competitions,
taking first place in the Masters for the first time in living memory at a Branch Championships. “Many members gave up their time on their weekend to officiate, provide water safety and do all the jobs to make the carnival run and we thank them for their support.” Source: Interview, Brad Glover
Warrior Centre opens at Wyong A new martial arts school at Wyong is helping children with special needs find confidence and build new friendships whilst learning self-defense. Tony Carter is the man behind Warrior Centre, the Coast’s only martial arts school and physical fitness gym dedicated to working with children with disability as well as those who’ve been the victim of bullying. Believing his school to be breaking the mold when it comes to children’s martial arts, the all ages all abilities centre is the realisation of a lifelong passion for Carter, who is a state and national titleholder through the IBF, ISKA and IMAT. Carter is also legally blind and has been since birth, with Warrior Centre his way of giving children like him the chance to learn martial arts in an
encouraging environment. “I actually got into martial arts because I was bullied a lot as a kid for being blind. “Since I couldn’t fight back there was a lot of physical bullying, pushing, hitting, stuff like that, but it all came to a head when I was 8 and got assaulted by a group of high schoolers with my own cane. “They beat me with it until my head split open and basically left me in the gutter to die, but thankfully a passerby was able to get me help. “After that I was too scared to use my cane, so in a way those bullies robbed me of my freedom, because I couldn’t get around without it,” Carter explained. Not wanting to live his life in fear, Carter decided he wanted to learn martial arts for selfdefense, but finding an instructor willing to take on a
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legally blind 8-year-old proved a hard task, and it wasn’t until he was 11 that Carter found a Sensei who saw more than his impairment. Taking to his lessons like a duck to water, by the time he was 13, Carter’s outlook on life had completely changed. Confident in his ability to defend himself should the need arise, his training had also helped him achieve a new level of spatial awareness and subsequently, his ability to move around uninhibited, a change that drastically improved his sense of selfworth and quality of life. But frustratingly for Carter, the same perceptions that made it hard for him to begin training at all continued to hold him back. “I got good very fast, so the next step for me was to compete in tournaments, but I
was told I wasn’t allowed to due to my vision impairment. “After pleading my case and still getting knocked back, my instructor actually entered me in a local tournament under a false name. “I went on to place first in all of my events and after the truth was discovered there were no more issues with me competing on the tournament scene,” Carter said. At age15, Carter would win his first NSW title, and from there he’d spend over a decade competing at the state and national level, going as far as to qualify to represent Australia at the 2018 World Pankration titles in Rome, but he was unable to compete due to injury. Also well known in the Newcastle restaurant circuit as the country’s first legally blind chef, Carter knows firsthand
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how lifechanging a hand up can be to a child navigating disability. “I’ve been doing martial arts for 21 years now and I love it. “Getting to work with kids who’ve been turned away from everywhere else because of a disability or because they don’t fit in, is incredibly rewarding. “I try to teach them that they shouldn’t see their disability as a barrier, because if there’s one thing I’ve learned in my lifetime it’s that anyone can achieve the things they want if they work for them. “I’m supposed to be walking around with a cane and a guide dog, but I’m not because of martial arts and that’s what I want for the kids that come to Warrior Centre,” Carter said. Likewise, Carter believes children with low self-esteem due to bullying can get just as much out of his program, which
focuses wholly and solely on developing confidence through self-defense. “At Warrior Centre, the approach is very different to other martial arts schools because all of my lessons are delivered in the form of games. “These games cover the basics of self-defense without aggression, because I don’t believe teaching kids who are being bullied how to fight is going to help them. “Rather, my program focuses on teaching them how to defend themselves with a focus on controlling the situation, avoiding confrontation, and in the worst case scenario, restraining an aggressor and calling for help, because violence is never the solution.” Dilon Luke
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Matt Graham is wearing the World Cup yellow leaders bib SKIING The Central Coast originating mogul skier, Matt Graham, has found himself ranked number one on the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) World Cup standings after back-to-back podium placements in events held in Deer Valley, USA. On Friday, February 5, Graham earned his second medal of the season with a third place finish in the Men’s Moguls with a super final jump that was the highest degree of difficulty of his World Cup career. His mogul run involved a ‘back double full’ (double twisting back somersault) on the top jump and a ‘d-spin 1080’ (triple twisting off axis somersault) on the bottom air, scoring 84.44 points. Ahead of him on this day was Frenchman, Benjamin Cavet in second place with a score of 86.2 and 2018 Olympic gold medallist, Mikael Kingsbury of Canada on 88.10 points. The very next day, Graham competed in the Men’s Dual Moguls, going in to the event positioned at fourth in the
overall standings, with fellow Aussie, Brodie Summers, behind him in fifth. This time, Graham outdid his
previous day’s performance in the snowy conditions, placing second behind Mikael Kingsbury, with Summers
finishing at eighth for the second day in a row. On the overall score tally, Graham has now moved into
first place, the first time an Australian has taken out this position, along with the yellow leader bib, since the world
renowned, Dale Begg-Smith did so in 2010. “It feels great to get the silver here in Deer Valley after yesterday’s bronze”, Graham said after collecting his third medal of the season and the 18th major medal of his career (3 gold, 7 silver, 8 bronze). “It was a tough day today, I think all the boys where a bit sore after yesterday’s event, so we really had to dig deep. “It’s a great feeling to go into the last World Cup event of the season wearing the yellow leaders bib.” Now, with one World Cup competition left in the schedule, a dual mogul event in Kazakstan on March 14, Graham will enter it with an 18 point lead at 289 points. Behind him is Cavet on 271 points, Ludavig Fjallstrom of Sweden with 258 points and Ikuma Horishima of Japan on 246 points. Summers is not far behind either, maintaining his sitting in fifth place with 210 points. Source: Media Releases, Feb 5 & 6 Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
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Gail Sheehan, Vicki Moseley and their Munmorah UWBC supporters
LAWN BOWLS Munmorah United Women’s Bowling Club’s (MUWBC) Vicki Moseley and Gail Sheehan have placed third in the State Senior Pairs Championships. Gaining the right compete at the state level event after
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the Central Coast favourites were able to pull ahead slightly and wrap the game 21-18. The pair then met the team from Soldiers Point in the semifinal. “This game was never going to be easy, and Vicki and Gail were down most of the game,” said MUWBC’s Communication
Officer, Helen Stevenson. “The score at end 12 was 18-8 in Soldiers Point’s favour, but they managed a bit of a fight back at the back end of the game, but it was not enough. “The final score being 26 to 16 to Soldiers Point. “Soldiers Pont went on to play
Wentworthville Leagues in the final, with Wentworthville Leagues this year’s champions. “Vicki and Gail finished third in the state which was a great effort. “It was Vicki’s first ever venture into state events and after a few nerves she played very well.
“The ladies had a fabulous support team who travelled from Munmorah to support them. “A great two days of bowls was had by all,” Stevenson said. Source: Press release, Feb 8 Helen Stevenson, MUWBC
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A-League top goal scorer, Alou Kuol
FOOTBALL A second come back win in a row for the Mariners at Central Coast Stadium, this time against Western United, has given the side a slither of first place security. The brunt of the home side damage was done by Mariner, Alou Kuol, who came on in the second half and scored two goals. Still buzzing off their Wednesday night win over Melbourne City, the Mariners faced an altogether new challenge, facing a team standing in fourth place who won this previous encounter by a whopping 6-2. Perhaps due to this shuddering past encounter, the Mariners faltered early on in their tight passing play of this season with a number of failed attempts, immediatey putting them on the back foot. Western United were quick to capitalise with a set piece goal
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in the 4th minute going to Tomislav Uskok. The free-kick came in from captain, Alessandro Diamanti, meeting the head of Uskok, who thumped the ball back across Mariners’ keeper, Mark Birighitti, hitting the pos t on its way in. The Mariners were again playing catch up and were faced with an effective high press defensive strategy that continued to undermine their consistency in passing. The game then turned on its head with its second set-piece goal, this time going to the Mariners off a corner, put away by captain, Matt Simon. The initial header from Marcos Ureńa hit the bottom corner of the post and ricocheted back into play. Simon was the first to respond with a powerful, low strike at point blank range which, despite a deflection, had too much pace to be altered from its path to goal.
This not only evened the score board, but also the contest for possession, with the Mariners adjusting better to the high pressure from Western United off the ball. Space began to open up in Western’s defensive half, exploited at times by a long pass in behind, but lacking an end challenge for keeper, Filip Kurto. In the 42nd minute, Western United scored their second goal through Mariners’ bane, Besart Berisha. Western’s Tomoki Imai gave a wilful chase after a long, lobbed through ball, catching out both Clisby and Rowles, and in doing, pulled the latter of these out of position and the box. Imai’s first touch cross landed at the feet of Berisha, who pivoted in a flash to get his body facing goal, leaving Tongyik in his wake. A fast strike snapped the ball upward above Birighitti’s outstretched arms, earning the
A-League veteran his 21st goal against Mariners in 24 games. The pressure mounted against the Mariners up to the end of the first half, where just before, Tongyik earned the Mariners their first yellow card of the night, giving Berisha another golden chance in front of goal. The free-kick cross into the box again landed at the feet of Berisha, who met the ball first time on the volley but wasn’t able to keep it from fanning over the crossbar. Nonetheless, the Mariners went into half time after a first half performance that left a number of notable holes in front of goal appearing on the end of wide balls, two of which ended in conceded goals. The Mariners’ second half search for goals brought a number of good opportunities in the first 30 minutes, yet without any scoreboard success. This led to the Mariners
scoring an equaliser in the 78th minute, again off a corner, adding goal number four to Alou Kuol’s 2021 tally. De Silva’s inward curling cross swung out to the far side of goal, finding Kuol unmarked in space. The super sub, with his late game energy, made the most of it, launching the ball back across Kurto and nestling it in the back of the net. In the final ten minutes of regular time, both teams went looking for the winning goal. In this final chase, it was the home side who again showed their character, again off the head of Kuol from a wide cross. Australian Under 23 player, Dylan Pierias cut out a pass along the side line at half way and found Daniel Bouman making the run ahead of him. With time to look up, Bouman curled the ball in to the forward surging Kuol, who launched himself forward, meeting the ball with a diving header to
catch out the inside channel of Kurto. The intensity in the remaining minutes continued to rise, with the away side rising to challenge the Mariners’ newfound control over the match. The Mariners’ defence were pulled into risky tackles to hamper their opponents, giving away an unsettling amount of free-kicks. However, the boys in yellow were able to hold on ‘til the final whistle. For Kuol, his two goals has shot him back up to the top of the goal scoring tally with five, a placement he now shares with Brisbane Roar’s, Dylan Wenzel-Halls. For the Mariners, a wellearned week-long break, after three games in eight days, will be followed by a fierce match against Wellington Phoenix, who beat the lads a week ago. Haakon Barry.