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Community groups fight to save facilities listed for sale

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The (VRA) is celebrating the launch of their first official uniform for members of the organisation... See page 5

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Central Coast resident, Nikki Bennett, is now starring in a theatrical tribute for Australian Music legend, Helen Reddy. See page 19

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The local community has asked to see the Termite Report which Central Coast Council says shows the Norah Head Hall should be demolished. See page 10

New CEO, David Farmer, has his eyes firmly set on the future As the State Government ordered public inquiry delves into the causes of Central Coast Council’s financial crisis, new CEO, David Farmer, has his eyes firmly set on the future. Farmer is determined to achieve his dual goals of making the Council into an organisation for which its staff are proud to work and which is recognised more for its initiatives and policy decisions than the mistakes of the past 6-7 years. Taking up his appointment as CEO on April 12, Farmer is almost a month into his tenure and says he is in it “for the long haul”. He has a difficult job ahead of him. Working alongside Rik Hart,

who will take over from Dick Persson as Administrator on May 13, it will be Farmer’s job to see Council return to a solid financial footing. “I have been in difficult situations similar to this before,” he said. “I have worked at councils under administration at Wollongong for three and a half years and at Ipswich for 12 months, and am familiar with how this will work. “In some ways it is easier working alongside just one person, as opposed to elected councillors, as you don’t have to wonder how the numbers will fall. “Each Administrator is different, but I am confident that I will work well with Rik Hart, he understands both roles.

Central Coast Council CEO, David Farmer

“His will be a more short term focus but I have a long term plan to work first with the Administrator and eventually with elected councillors to make the organisation as sound as possible.” Hart, who acted as CEO from

October 30, when councillors were suspended and the Council was placed under administration until Farmer’s appointment, is already familiar with the workings of the organisation. Farmer said the first priority would be returning the Council’ finances to a healthy state. “It will be a lot of hard work for many people,” he said. Farmer said the road to financial recovery had begun with the loss of around 250 staff members. “Many of the hard decisions have already been made, with most of the staff cuts at management level, and now the organisation has to adapt to operating with fewer people and less resources as it continues to deliver essential services,” he said.

“In the short term, I hope to get this year’s budget working a little better than anticipated and I’d like to see a small surplus to start next year.” Key to achieving this, Farmer said, would be the 15 per cent rate rise yet to be okayed by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART), which will hand down its decision some time in May. In the event the rate increase of 13 per cent above the 2 per cent cap is denied, Farmer said there would be some “serious surgery” to services. “With cuts already having made to staff at the upper levels of the organisation, a further wave of staff cuts would impact those who deliver Council’s services,” he said. Continued page 10

Business NSW Central Coast has applauded news that the Federal Government has extended the construction commencement requirement.. See page 26

Sport

The Men’s Over 40 and Over 45 State Championships went ahead in Tamworth from Friday to Sunday, April 30 – May 2... See page 39

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Applications are now open for funding under the 2021 Community Building Partnership Program.

Avoca locals are encouraged to head to Chapman Cres at 10am this Anzac Day to support 97-year-old John Bartlett, who will be doing his own march as he cannot do the one in Sydney.

A small group of volunteers is calling for support from officials after spending hours picking up washed-up debris...

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Over 200 people took to the water at Terrigal Haven on Saturday, April 24, to protest against PEP11. See page 13

Out&About

The relaunch of the Woy Woy Waterfront Markets on April 11 was a winning but windy affair after breezy conditions hit the foreshore on Brick Wharf Rd.

Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre and Fixx Events will host a series of drug and alcohol-free music events for youth called MAKE WAY, giving them a safe space to go out and have fun with friends.

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In tribute to ANZAC Day on Sunday, April 25, Lisa Haymes, will exhibit some of her poignant images at 2020: When Our Veterans Stood Silently Alone in Remembrance.

Concerned Peninsula residents are expected to flock to Terrigal on Saturday, April 24, in support of a paddle-out to be held by Surfrider Foundation Australia as pressure mounts on Federal Minister for Resources, Keith Pitt, for a final decision on the renewal of the PEP11 permit for offshore gas and oil drilling.

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Council should remain in administration - Persson The Minister for Local Government should take whatever action is necessary to prevent the return of the suspended councillors, says Central Coast Administrator, Dick Persson.

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He also wants the new CEO, David Farmer, to buy a new and simpler IT system, despite more than $60M being already spent on a new system. An extraordinary meeting was held on Thursday, April 15, when Persson made public his final report into the financial failings of Central Coast Council. He had already delivered the report to the Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock. Persson wants to see a delay to the September election to allow an Inquiry to determine

Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson (right) and CEO David Farmer

what is needed to achieve a successful merger of the former Wyong and Gosford councils. “I’m calling for an inquiry, but not for the reasons that others might think,” Persson said.

“We know what happened here and my two previous reports provide this detail, there is nothing more to uncover. “I encourage the community not to fall for the politicking of

this issue.” Persson said he believed his idea for an Inquiry would have far greater community support than an Inquiry that would be used by competing political actors trying to blame each

As Peninsula residents await a decision from Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock on the future of Central Coast Council, suspended Gosford West Ward councillor, Chris Holstein, has confirmed that he will not stand for re-election at the next local government elections.

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other for what occurred. “We know what occurred, it is now time to look ahead and help ensure the success of the sixth largest council in Australia,” he said. His investigation concluded that by far the biggest reason Council became insolvent was due to mismanagement of their budget over the years following the merger and leading to the councillors’ suspension. The councils were merged in May 2016 and the new Central Coast Council was under administration until September 2017, when the councillors were elected. “There is pressure by many to hold a Public Inquiry into what went wrong here,” Persson said.

Dooralong Valley regenerative farmer, Shannon Kelly, will join the big names in Australian and International agriculture at the national agri-food conference Farm2Plate Exchange. See page 26

Sport

Throughout the now concluded 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships at Sydney Olympic Park... See page 40

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Suspended Councillor Chris Holstein

Hancock is expected to hand down a decision within days on whether councillors will return when the period of administration ends on April 29, or if she will initiate an inquiry into the Council’s financial situation and extend the period of administration. If it is the latter, it is doubtful that residents will be asked to go to the polls this September. If the councillors are returned, the local government elections would go ahead on September 4. But whenever the elections are held, Holstein will not be standing.

“It is my view that the Minister will move forward with some sort of inquiry,”” Holstein said. “It is not in the State Government’s interests to have this Council come back with two councillors having already resigned. “This concerns me because if they don’t know what’s happened by now, they never will and in line with the democratic process, they should hold an election in September. “An inquiry could prove embarrassing to the State Government and detrimental to Council management.” Even so, Holstein said there would be little point in current councillors returning for just a few months. “There is nothing to be gained by bringing the councillors back,” he said. “They all have their own agendas.” Holstein said while he believed councillors must take some responsibility for the financial situation, there were

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other contributing factors, including management and processes dating back to the first period of administration in 2016. “I have some firm views on the reasons we ended up where we are, which I will elaborate on after the Minister has made her decision,” he said. “Whatever the outcome, I hope this Council can learn from its previous mistakes. “In the meantime, I have evaluated my own position and after 30 years in civic life, I have decided not to stand for reelection when the next election is held.” If current councillors return, Gosford West Ward would be represented by Holstein and Labor Councillor Richard Mehrtens, with the third ward councillor, Troy Marquart having resigned in October, along with his Liberal colleague, Rebecca Gale, from Gosford East Ward.

A Daleys Point local is in the running for a national award following her fight for a ‘new normal’ after suffering a stroke six years ago.

Morrison said he will allocate $275m to create four more

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hydrogen hubs in regional Australia and the other $267m to carbon capture, utilisation, and storage projects, also known as carbon sequestration. Morrison said the development of hydrogen is one of the main elements of energy technology that is essential for Australia's future. "I want Australia and hydrogen technology to be synonymous around the

world," Morrison said. "It is essential we position Australia to succeed by investing now in the technologies that will support our industries into the future, with lower emissions energy that can support Australian jobs." Star Scientific has developed their Hydrogen Energy Release Optimiser (HERO) technology to produce unlimited, affordable, safe and reliable

energy with zero emissions by converting hydrogen and oxygen into heat and water, without degrading the catalyst. Star Scientific Global Group Chairman, Andrew Horvath, said HERO is revolutionary in reducing emissions in the future. "Hydrogen is now, hydrogen will be the future fuel, it's inexhaustible, it will dramatically drop in price, and it will become the base fuel of

the planet." Star Scientific recently won the 2020 Global Energy Awards' Emerging Technology of the Year category. When asked specifically how much of the $500m will go to the Central Coast, the Prime Minister was vague and said it would be allocated 'Australia wide'. Jacinta Counihan

Should the 13 suspended councillors be allowed to return to duties at the end of April until the September election?

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90.6% Tascott local, Nicola McDermott has set athletic history at the 2021 Australian Championships, becoming the first Australian Women High Jumper to clear 2.00m.

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With a decision on the future of Central Coast Council expected to be handed down within days, Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancock, has ruled out a judicial inquiry into the Council’s financial woes. A period of administration was instituted by Hancock last October for a three-month period following revelations of Council’s dire financial situation and was subsequently extended by another three

A proposal under consideration by the Department of Planning for two huge advertising signs at the north side of the Brian McGowan Bridge on the Central Coast Hwy has drawn the ire of nearby residents. See page 29

months. She suspended the 13 councillors (Councillors Troy Marquart and Rebecca Gale having resigned days earlier) and appointed Administrator Dick Persson. The period of administration ends on April 29, with Hancock to decide on what happens next prior to that date. Hancock said ordering a judicial inquiry, as requested in an e-petition signed by more Continued page 10

The Mariners A-League season hangs in the balance ahead of a crunch match this weekend against rivals Sydney FC (April 24) at Central Coast Stadium. See page 39

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It’s official, a public inquiry is to be held into Central Coast Council and the local government elections slated for September 4 will be postponed until late next year. The decision was announced on April 27 by Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancock, who said that the inquiry will provide an “independent, open, and transparent process to help improve the council’s performance and sustainability”. While the move has been applauded by Administrator, Dick Persson,and Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, not everyone is pleased. Suspended Mayor Lisa Matthews said a public inquiry isn’t the answer that ratepayers have been looking for and Shadow Minister for the Central

Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancoc and Premier Gladys Berejiklian

Coast, David Harris, said he was disappointed that calls for a judicial inquiry, supported by an e-petition bearing more than 20,000 signatures, had been ignored. Minister Hancock said Council’s performance, particularly concerning financial management, had been of “great concern” to the

community. “On behalf of all Central Coast ratepayers, I want to see Council performing in the best interest of the community and this public inquiry will help get to the bottom of the issues which have impacted its performance, resulting in my suspension of councillors and appointment of an Interim

Administrator,” she said. “Any member of the public with concerns about the council can now raise them directly with the Commissioner of the public inquiry.” Roslyn McCulloch, who has three decades of experience in local government and planning law and conducted the 2019

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Residents of the Mangrove Mountain community have launched a petition in an effort to stop the proposed sale of the district’s heritage listed Union Church.

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Central Coast resident, Nikki Bennett, is now starring in a theatrical tribute for Australian Music legend, Helen Reddy.

Australian Reptile Park resident icon, Ranger Mick, has hit an incredible milestone, officially marking his 60,000th show performed at the Park.

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Sport

Sydney FC came back from a two goal deficit against the Mariners at Central Coast Stadium on Saturday... See page 40

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The community push to cancel the PEP11 permit for offshore drilling has taken a large leap forward, with Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, announcing the project will not go ahead under the Morrison government during last weekend’s Paddle Out protest at Terrigal Beach.

Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, was in Berkeley Vale on April 21, to visit Star Scientific, a company leading the way in developing the global hydrogen energy economy.

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The (VRA) is celebrating the launch of their first official uniform for members of the organisation... See page 5

The local community has asked to see the Termite Report which Central Coast Council says shows the Norah Head Hall should be demolished. See page 10

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public inquiry into Balranald Shire Council, has been appointed Commissioner of the inquiry. At the conclusion of the inquiry, she will present a report to the Minister and may make recommendations, including issuing a Performance Improvement Order or dismissing Council. Hancock said the decision means the Coast’s local government election will be postponed until late 2022, with current councillors to remain suspended during the inquiry process. Council Administrator, Dick Persson, said the Minister’s decision to stop the suspended councillors returning on April 29 was “great news for both the community and the Council”.

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Community groups fight to save facilities listed for sale See pages 6

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Seven senior citizens who help to make their communities an inspiring place to live have been acknowledged..

Public inquiry to be held and Council to remain under administration

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Minister rules out ‘judicial’ inquiry

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Central Coast hydrogen R&D company, Star Scientific, hosted Prime Minister Scott Morrison on April 21, where he committed half a billion dollars to hydrogen development and Carbon, Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) in next month's federal budget.

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Holstein calls time on 30 years of civic life Nicola McDermott is on her way to the Tokyo Olympics

Around the Coast, people turned out in droves to commemorate the fallen and the returned in live ANZAC Day marches and ceremonies.

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Health

A rally at Umina Beach in 2019 attracted 1,800 residents opposed to off-shore drilling

No PEP11 drilling under this Government – Wicks

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Mixed reactions to announcement of public inquiry It’s official – a public inquiry is to be held into Central Coast Council, the councillors will remain suspended and the local government elections slated for September 4 will be postponed until late next year. The decision was announced on April 27 by Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock, who said the inquiry will provide an “independent, open, and transparent process to help improve the council’s performance and sustainability”. While the move has been applauded by Administrator Dick Persson and Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Adam Crouch, not everyone is pleased.

Suspended Mayor Lisa Matthews said a public inquiry isn’t the answer ratepayers have been looking for and Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, said he was disappointed that calls for a judicial inquiry, supported by an e-petition bearing more than 20,000 signatures, had been ignored. Minister Hancock said Council’s performance, particularly concerning financial management, had been of “great concern” to the community. “On behalf of all Central Coast ratepayers, I want to see Council performing in the best interest of the community and this public inquiry will help get to the bottom of the issues which have impacted its performance, resulting in my

Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock

suspension of councillors and appointment of an Interim Administrator,” she said. “Any member of the public with concerns about the council can now raise them directly with the Commissioner of the public inquiry.” Roslyn McCulloch, who has three decades of experience in

local government and planning law and conducted the 2019 public inquiry into Balranald Shire Council, has been appointed Commissioner of the inquiry. At the conclusion of the inquiry, she will present a report to the Minister and may make recommendations, including issuing a Performance Improvement Order or dismissing Council. Hancock said the decision means the Coast’s local government election will be postponed until late 2022, with current councillors to remain suspended during the inquiry process. Council Administrator, Dick Persson, said the Minister’s decision to stop the suspended councillors returning on April

29 was “great news for both the community and the Council”. “My Final Report recommended this course of action as there is still a lot to do before the Council recovers from the disruption of the past three years,” he said. Persson also applauded the appointment of Rik Hart as the new Administrator. Hart acted as CEO until the recent appointment of David Farmer to the position. “The new CEO and new Administrator need to continue the ‘recovery’ without the political distractions which would have inevitably occurred if the councillors had been allowed to return,” he said.

The public now has a threeweek window to have its say on a Central Coast Council proposal to reclassify and rezone land at the Central Coast Stadium on the waterfront at Gosford. See page 25

Sport

After two home games at Central Coast Stadium this week, the Mariners have picked up only one of six potential league points, suffering a draw and then a crushing defeat. See page 40

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Central Coast Council CEO, David Farmer

Business NSW Central Coast has applauded news that the Federal Government has extended the construction commencement requirement.. See page 26

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The Men’s Over 40 and Over 45 State Championships went ahead in Tamworth from Friday to Sunday, April 30 – May 2... See page 39

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This land in Lakeside Pde, The Entrance, is on the list Photo: Zina Harije, CEN Youth

The Community Environment Network (CEN) says that selling off community land is not the best way to address Central Coast Council’s financial woes and is encouraging residents to provide feedback on the proposed list of asset sales before the deadline on May 21. CEN Executive Member, Gary Chestnut, said the 27 lots of community land proposed for sale includes parcels from Norah Head and Toukley in the north to Ettalong and Umina in

the south, and includes environmental land, open spaces, bush reserves, community carparks and other facilities. “Coast residents were told at the beginning of this period of administration that no environmental assets would be sold and yet this latest list of land sales includes a wetland and bush lots,” Chestnut said. “It includes some of the same community assets that the former Gosford Council was forced to withdraw from reclassification in 2015 as a result of community push back.

“Community land cannot be sold, Council must first reclassify it to operational land, then it can be sold. “This first round of consultation is only the beginning, but it is critical that as many people as possible take the time to give their feedback and explain why they object to the reclassification of community land. “Council has acknowledged that it is legally bound to lodge a Planning Proposal before it can reclassify land from community to operational so they can be sold and that

process can take between 12 and 18 months to complete. “Council is also required to have a public hearing to be convened by an independent facilitator so this will give the community another opportunity to voice its opposition to reclassification of community land.” Chestnut said CEN would support the community’s fight to protect community land. “The sale of community land is not the only option, and it is certainly not the best option, for reducing Council’s debt,” he said.

“The community is right to feel disappointed that Council has been speaking with potential purchasers before it even asked the community for feedback. “This is one of many examples of Council putting the cart before the horse during this administration period. “Central Coast Council knows the importance of green space for amenity and community wellbeing. “It also knows that every residential estate development is required to have a minimum amount of green space.

“As this region’s population grows and as temperatures continue to rise, we will need those green spaces more than ever. “The community knows this to be the case. “CEN is confident the community will send a clear message to Council that it needs to take these 27 parcels of community land off the table and find other solutions to satisfy its commercial lenders.” Source: Media release, May 4 Community Environment Network

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New Light Rigid Rescue Vehicle and uniforms for rescue squad The Volunteer Recue Association (VRA) is celebrating the launch of their first official uniform for members of the organisation, thanks in part to an investment of $1.2M from the government. The new green jackets replace the white jumpsuit formerly worn by the rescue squad making the volunteers more recognisable while performing rescue operations. Minister for Police and Emergency Services, David Elliot, was joined at the Central Coast VRA in Warnervale on April 29. Joining Elliot to launch the new uniforms was Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, and the VRA Commissioner Mark Gibson. At the launch, Elliot, Crouch and Gibson officially handed over a $230,000 Light Rigid Rescue Vehicle that will assist the squad in responding to emergencies. This new vehicle and the uniforms are part of an $18.8M government investment in the

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VRA over the next 4 years. “These new uniforms will be supplied for the first time to both operational and nonoperational members and will be a significant boost for volunteers,” said Elliot. “This investment will mean that volunteers who put their time and effort in to protecting

the safety of their community will no longer have to rely on donations or have out of pocket costs to be able to proudly wear their uniform,” said Elliot. “The new vehicle will be a significant asset for the local team of volunteers. “The Light Rigid Rescue vehicle boasts cutting edge

technology and has been purpose built with safety as the number one priority,” said Crouch. “The Central Coast Rescue Squad has responded to over 300 emergencies and volunteers are well equipped to deal with a range of events,” said Crouch.

Welcoming the NSW Government’s investment was VRA Commissioner Mark Gibson who said: “These new uniforms and investment in the Volunteer Rescue Association represents a new chapter in the organisation’s history, and it shows the Government’s continued support of our

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volunteers and their commitment to community safety,” said Gibson. “Our members are ecstatic at the purchase of these new fireretardent uniforms, that will both unite the organisation and help to keep every member protected when attending an emergency,” said Gibson. The Volunteer Rescue Association has more than 1,600 members across 50 squads located all over NSW. The Central Coast squad currently has 26 members. The VRA started in 1950 to assist police with recovering people from the Murrumbidgee river as well as providing flood assistance and evacuations around the Wagga Wagga region. Today, the squads provide primary and support services to the community in events such as car accidents, performing tasks like freeing trapped motorists from their cars. They can even perform complex operations such as cave and vertical rescues.

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Politicians disagree with requested rate rise The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) will make a decision this month on whether the Council should have a 15 per cent rate rise - on top of harmonisation of rates between the former Wyong and Gosford Councils. Hundreds of people have sent in their responses to IPART including our local politicians. Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, State Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, State

Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, State Member for Wyong, David Harris and Senator for NSW, Deborah O’Neill, all wrote letters to IPART saying that they did not agree with a rate rise. But what alternative ideas did they put forward? The Chronicle asked the State MPs to reply, but only one did, Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, who said that his alternatives were in his IPART submission. The Chronicle looked at all the

letters to IPART sent in by the local politicians. Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said in her letter that she would like to see asset sales and better resource management as an alternative to a rate rise. Mehan said that he would like to see a longer period to pay down debt. “I understand that the Administrator has advised that the rate increase sought is in part necessary to repay a bank loan taken to reimburse

restricted funds wrongly spent by the Council,’’ he wrote. “The intention is to move Council immediately to a surplus position and repay this loan over 10 years. “This is an unnecessarily short term for a government entity and paying down debt over a longer period would reduce the need for a large rate increase. “IPART, in determining a fair rate for Central Coast Council residents, should do so chiefly to ensure that the cost of existing Council services is

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to with further savings measures,” he said. The Council’s draft operational plan for next financial year notes that Council has to deal with a total of $45M in cost shifting from the State Government. The plan noted that cost shifting was where the responsibility and/or costs of providing a certain service, asset or regulatory function, are shifted from a higher level of government to a lower level of government. “The cost is shifted without providing corresponding funding or adequate revenue raising capacity,” the report stated. “Cost shifting continues to place a significant burden on Council’s financial situation, to the tune of approximately $45M per annum. “Despite the recognition of cost shifting and its adverse impacts on NSW Local Government there has been no change in funding for these costs. “Examples of cost shifting include contributions to the NSW Fire and Rescue, NSW Rural Fire Services and NSW State Emergency Service, lack of adequate funding for public libraries and the failure to fully reimburse Councils for mandatory pensioner rebates.” None of the MPs noted the cost shifting in their IPART replies. Merilyn Vale

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$200,000 revamp of The Coast Walking Track welcomed

Work has begun on a $200,000 upgrade of The Coast Walking Track in Wyrrabalong National Park at Bateau Bay.

The upgrade forms part of NSW’s largest ever investment in national park infrastructure. In a media release from Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, he said that spectacular coastal views make The Coast Walking

Track one of the region’s most beautiful walks. “Winding along clifftops, The Coast Walking Track offers fantastic views over the Pacific Ocean and depending on what time of year you visit, you’ll be treated to an incredible display of whales or wildflowers,” Crouch said. “This $200,000 investment from the NSW Government will see 1.2 kilometres of track

between Bateau Bay and Crackneck Lookout in Wyrrabalong National Park upgraded to reduce the environmental impact of the trail, enhance visitor experiences and improve safety. “The work will be undertaken by National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) staff in conjunction with a local contractor, and includes a significant improvement to the track’s surfaces and structures,

including stairs and boardwalks, and the installation of drainage structures to prevent and best manage erosion on the track. Bicycle control structures will also be installed on the track to discourage cyclists from illegally accessing the walking trail and to prevent collisions with walkers in the high visitation precinct. Temporary track closures will be required during construction to ensure visitor safety.

Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, also welcomed the start of work to upgrade The Coast Walking Track, saying that residents had called for the track to be upgraded in 2020 as an alternative to National Parks and Wildlife Service plan to erect a boundary fence around Wyrrabalong National Park to address the proliferation of informal tracks and vegetation damage. That plan was reportedly

overturned after community protest and representations to the Minister of the Environment, including by Mr Mehan. “I’m pleased to see the track upgrade proceed and I want to commend the way NPWS have involved the community in the project,” Mehan said. The upgrade works will take around eight weeks to complete, weather depending. CCN

Contract awarded to develop concept design for highway upgrade The 3.8km Central Coast Hwy upgrade between Wamberal and Bateau Bay is another step closer, with a contract awarded to develop the concept design on May 4. Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Paul Toole, said that engaging WSP Australia Pty Ltd to

develop the design to upgrade the road is a significant step towards better driving journeys on the Central Coast. “The NSW Government’s $387M investment in widening the highway to two lanes in both directions between Wamberal and Bateau Bay will improve travel time and safety for the

26,500 motorists who use this stretch of road daily,” Toole said. “The upgrade will also improve economicgrowthandproductivity, particularly during busy holiday periods, and delivers on our commitment to build a safer, stronger regional NSW.” Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch said

the development of concept designs follows the community consultation process in late 2020 and geotechnical work in March, 2021. “Upgrading this section of Central Coast Hwy will be long and challenging, but it is incredibly important for local residents and we are not going to shy away from

the hard work,” Crouch said. The second stage of the concept design is expected to be open for community consultation next year, along with the environmental assessment, allowing local residents to provide further feedback as the project progresses. A concept design and

environmental assessment for the Tumbi Road intersection, which is being fast-tracked, is expected to be open for community consultation later this year. Source: Media release, May 4 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

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From Council Asset sales became ‘THE STORY’ last week. The full list is now available on yourvoiceourcoast.com Once the Minister made it clear the suspended Councillors were not returning, I was able to slow the process down and hold community consultation. I am confident the suspended Councillors would not have agreed to asset sales to pay off some of the massive debt built up during their tenure. It is a sad fact that our financial situation still requires selling of any assets. The final decision will now be made by my successor, the new Administrator, Mr Rik Hart. There is a lot of rubbish being said about the sales program. To clarify: • There is no fire sale. The market is strong and top prices will be achieved. • It is not proposed to sell environmentally sensitive lands. • Some land is being considered for sale to current occupants, like the Salvation Army at Oasis. • If the land adjacent to the racecourse is sold, it will see the expansion of training facilities and the creation of many jobs. The funds will help pay for the clean-up of the heavily degraded adjacent wetlands. The key question is, “Do we need to pay down some of our $560 million debt”? The answer is “Definitely YES”. Please don’t forget why this is happening. Have your say at yourvoiceourcoast.com and let Mr Hart know your reasons for opposing anything on the list. Dick Persson AM Administrator, Central Coast Council

Our 2021/22 Operational Plan now on exhibition

Young talent shines at Discovered grand final!

Our draft 2021-2022 Operational Plan including proposed Fees and Charges is now on exhibition for community feedback.

Now in its ninth year, Discovered is Council’s professional development program and vocal competition for Central Coast singers and singer/ songwriters aged 7 to 24 years.

Every year Council presents a plan of works to the community in line with what they have told us is important to them – the continued delivery of essential services and the maintenance of our community facilities, recreation and open spaces.

The Operational Plan provides residents with an overview of essential services, programs and capital works projects for the year ahead and is exhibited annually for community input.

As part of our plan towards financial recovery, the 2021/22 Operational Plan forecasts Council’s operating income as $666.8M (if IPART determine a 15% Special Rate Variation) from which Council will spend $659.8M on services and operational costs resulting in a modest surplus of $7.0M. This excludes capital grants and contributions, which will be allocated towards the repayment of the restricted reserves debt.

Eleven young Coasties took to the stage for the 2020/21 Discovered grand final at The Hub Youth Entertainment Venue Erina on Friday 23 April for an outstanding showcase of local talent.

19 year old Riley Lovell took out top honours on the evening to become the Central Coast’s 2020/21 Discovery in the Open Division, while 11 year old Charlotte McPhail was the winner of the Kids Division. Read more at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/news

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It is also proposed that $173.5M will be spent on capital works projects, with a focus on maintaining Council’s existing infrastructure. This includes over 350 capital works projects in 2021-2022, with the draft Operational Plan also including details of capital works projects for the following three years. Our draft plan has taken into consideration our current financial situation and we encourage everyone interested to take a look at the plan and Have Your Say by 26 May 2021 at yourvoiceourcoast.com

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.

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Community groups fight to save facilities listed for sale The community has asked to see the Termite Report which Central Coast Council says shows the Norah Head Hall should be demolished. The community group fighting to save the sale of the hall and its playground has been approached by local tradies who are prepared to help restore the building, but they need to know the extent of the problem. On Friday, April 30, Council put a notice up closing the entire site to the public. A sign on the front door, with the heading CLOSED, says the entire site is off limits to the public - including the playground. The community hall is just one of the sites that Council has earmarked for sale to raise money to pay down its debt. The list is extensive. Fifteen groups of operational classified land listed for sale and located across the Coast include: six properties located at Manning Rd, The Entrance, that are identified as affordable housing sites and may be sold

for affordable housing projects; and two land parcels at 8 and 10 Bay Village Rd, Bateau Bay, once a new library facility is built within the Bateau Bay Square shopping centre. The land at 10 Bay Village Rd is the site of the existing library and the adjoining land is vacant. The conditions for the sale of these sites require that a new modern library is provided for the community. Another potential sale is seven parcels of land on Wyong Rd, Tuggerah, with environmental zoning to be sold to the Mariners’ Football Club, which plans to continue to maintain and manage this green space as a buffer between the road and a proposed hotel development. Operational classified land which requires rezoning includes two properties at Bushells Ridge Rd, Kiar and Bushells Ridge, that will have planning proposals lodged by Council to rezone from RU6 Transition to the IN1 General Industrial. This would enable employment on these sites.

Ten land parcels where Council is seeking reclassification from community to operational land, and requiring Council to prepare a planning proposal to rezone the land prior to sale, include 2-4 Park Rd, The Entrance. The Council report says that the bowling club on this site will be retained as part of a condition of sale to Mingara Recreation Club to build a new club house. Seven hectares of land at 336-350 Terrigal Dr would see the basketball stadium and public parking retained with the intention to sell to the Breakers Country Club so that they can invest in additional basketball courts. Land at 191 Wallarah Rd, Kanwal, with current use as the Wyong District Youth and Community Centre, could be incorporated in a sale process to the Wyong Rugby League Club, which plans on upgrading facilities to an improved standard, Council says. The community is upset about some of the land sales, including land on the Woy Woy

Peninsula and in Gosford. But the fight isn’t over yet. Norah Head Playgroup, which has been using the Norah Head hall for more than 40 years, has started a new Facebook page: Save Norah Head Community Hall. It has an online petition for people to sign.

A group on the Woy Woy Peninsula with the Facebook page Save Our Community Reserves and Assets, is holding a free event with music from 3pm on Saturday, May 8, at 8385 Brisbane Ave, Umina Beach. The entire Coast is invited to attend and make the point that community assets should be keep in the community’s

hands. Residents are urged to write to the Administrator, currently, Dick Persson, but next week it will be RIk Hart, and argue the case for these assets. The public has less than three weeks before public consultation closes on May 21. Merilyn Vale

New CEO, David Farmer, has his eyes firmly set on the future From page 1 This could impact on such things as maintenance of Council assets, mowing of parks and reserves and cuts in the operation of some facilities, he said. With a list of Council assets proposed for sale (and reclassification for sale) open for public consultation until May 21, Farmer said any costs recouped from these sales would go towards paying off Council’s debt. “Anything already classified as Operational, council can

simply sell, but assets classed as Community would need to be reclassified before they could be sold,” he said. This latter group of assets would include such things as parks and reserves. With community angst high over some of he proposed reclassifications, Farmer said there would have to be “good reasons” to remove any from the list. “We are working on selling some community assets to community based organisations,” he said.

Plans are underway to sell land behind the Wyong Council chambers to a non-government organisation and to sell parcels of land to Wyong Golf Club, Wyong Race Club and the Mariners to allow for expansion of their facilities. The father of three adult children, Farmer is currently renting premises with wife Andrea while he awaits the sale of his Brisbane home and has yet to decide where in the region the couple will finally settle.

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45 year lease for Aero Club agreed before masterplan completed At its Council Meeting on April 27, Central Coast Council agreed to a 45year lease for the Central Coast Aero Club at Warnervale Airport and also approved a land swap between Council and the club to allow the club to build new premises and hangar space on another part of the site. The decision included a twoyear period at the current site with another two year option to allow time for subdivision development approvals and construction of a new Central Coast Aero Club (CCAC) facility at the proposed new location. The club says it will move within the next few years onto the new site within the current airport. The Club is calling it a historic victory for the future of aviation on the Central Coast. “The huge uncertainty that we have all lived with under the previous Council has evaporated,’’ the club announced on Facebook. “We have gone from strength to strength, despite COVID and the partisan squabbling amongst the previous councillors and their lack of vision.” Administrator, Dick Persson, heard from four speakers who addressed the Council meeting before he made his decision. Andrew Smith, President of the Central Coast Aero Club and CEO of Warnervale Air, said the club owned 2.25ha of land at the airport where it conducted its business and provided services for its members and the broader community. “The CCAC, via its wholly owned subsidiary, Warnervale Air, is approved by the aviation

regulator, CASA, to conduct flight training for the issue of recreational, private and commercial pilot’s licences, as well as a vast array of ratings, endorsements and theory qualifications,” Smith said. “Currently we are root bound on our land, the ageing infrastructure was built in a time where these levels of activity were not feasible. “To be frank, we have the ability, with a larger maintenance hangar and a more efficient infrastructure layout, to increase our flying activity and maintenance operations substantially. “We are currently turning away work regularly as we do not have the space to work on the aircraft of owners and operators who have been attracted to our business by our good industry reputation and experience. “If this extra potential were catered for, we would see more

jobs for Central Coast residents, more apprenticeships for our youth and more income for Council.” Another speaker, Wolfgang Koerner, spoke against the Council resolution. He said the Council was preempting the findings of a masterplan which it had agreed at the previous meeting to draw up. He said a masterplan would rigorously examine the entirety of the airport project’s future, would establish plausible business cases and viable options and would go on public exhibition to seek support from residents and ratepayers. “One would have thought that, in our current situation, where we do not have an endorsed plan for this airport and where we are understandably hesitant to make big-picture strategic investments, Council would hold off on entering into new

and significant commitments,” Koerner said. “Two weeks ago, airportassociated vacant land owned by Council worth $15M was withdrawn from the emergency asset sales list. “Concurrently, we see proposals to have much environmental and community land sold from under our local clubs and community organisations. “No property transactions should occur at Warnervale airport until the Master Plan is finalised and adopted. “The Aero Club should have the benefit of a solid licence agreement as and when this is appropriate. “In the meantime, a shorterterm agreement is the responsible way forward.” He finished by saying that in the absence of Council’s most recent audited financial reports, it would be financially

irresponsible to approve a further sum of $300,000 for the project and it would be poor governance to commit to a 45year period in an environment where major decisions are known to be pending. He received a smattering of applause at the end of his speech but Smith received more applause. “I think the ayes have it,” Administrator, Dick Persson, said. Persson asked council staff to address some of the issues addressed by the speakers including comments from Zina Harije from CEN Youth, who talked about the wetlands as a known habitat for threatened species. Council Chief Financial Officer, Natalia Cowley, said the land swap was merely a chess move, replacing one parcel of land with another. She said the wetlands would not be affected.

She said the 45 year lease gave the club security of tenure to secure borrowings. She said the current lease with the club expired in August. Persson said a lot of the community concern was totally understandable because in the past there was talk of extending the runway and bringing in jets, “and if you have any environmental consciousness you would have been appalled”. He called it a silly proposal but some of the later proposals were equally silly, such as changing the signage from an airport to a landing area. “There is a win win here and it is important the community gets behind this opportunity to get that win,” he said. “There is no-one in this organisation who wants to damage the wetland. “I take your point, Ms Harije, and there is still a lot of concern as to how it is going to be done and there will be an opportunity for input during the masterplan process and I encourage you and your group to keep at it.” Persson said to not take control of the situation would encourage the State Government to take over control and that wasn’t what anyone should want to get the best outcome. He didn’t think there was any conflict with the aviation group’s plans and environmental outcomes. He said if he was in the community he would still be keeping an eye on the people that wanted to extend the runway, although he didn’t believe they would be heard if they still held that view. Source: Council meeting, Apr 27

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Tuggerah Lakes Entrance Management Study Stage 1 report released Central Coast Council has released the Stage 1 report for the Tuggerah Lakes Entrance Management Study. The report includes a summary of over 20 studies from 1987 to the present and provides key background information for the remainder of the study. Council Director of Environment and Planning, Scott Cox, said the conceptual models contained in the report describe the complex nature of the processes and management of the Tuggerah Lakes entrance. “Following the 2020 flooding, we engaged the NSW Government’s professional specialist advisor, Manly Hydraulics Laboratory, to undertake the Tuggerah Lakes Entrance Management Study, with the aim of developing an interim management procedure for The Entrance,” Cox said.

“Managing the entrance is a complex issue with no simple solution. “It requires a careful balance between reducing the severity of major catchment floods while protecting the lakes from adverse ocean inundation and minimising disturbances to the community, typical lake water levels and the unique ecology of Tuggerah Lakes. “The interim management procedure, once complete, will assist Council to manage the entrance and will inform the development of the Coastal Management Program for Tuggerah Lakes. “The report released today forms just the first small part of the larger study that will take all of this into consideration and develop the interim procedure.” Stage one of the report can be found on Council’s website. Council Administrator, Dick Persson, said the release of the report signalled the completion

of the first recommendation from Angus Gordon’s recent report. “I’m pleased to see this report now available for the community to review and digest while the rest of the study is completed,” Persson said. “The community will have a chance to provide input on the interim procedure later this year. “In the meantime, I would encourage everyone to take part in the Coastal Management Program engagement that is currently open. “This process is mandated by legislation and will develop management programs for all of our waterways on the Central Coast, including Tuggerah Lakes and The Entrance. “We want everyone to be involved.” Source: Media release, May 4 Central Coast Council

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Learner driver involved in serious two-vehicle crash NSW Police are appealing for information after a serious two-vehicle crash occurred at Magenta on Sunday, May 2. An investigation is now underway after emergency services were called to Wilfred Barrett Drive after reports of a crash. Officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District were told that a black Hyundai Coupe and a white Toyota Prado were travelling in opposite directions when the crash occurred. The Hyundai driver, a 23-yearold woman, and her passenger, a 28-year-old woman, were treated at the scene for

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significant pelvic, leg, rib and internal injuries, by NSW Ambulance paramedics. Around 6:30pm, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was sent by NSW Ambulance to the site, airlifting the two patients to John Hunter Hospital, where they both remain in a serious

condition. The Toyota driver, a 16-yearold girl on a learner licence, and her passenger, a 53-year-old man, were not seriously injured. The teen was taken to Wyong Hospital as a precaution. The man was subject to a roadside breath test which returned a negative result. A crime scene was established, which was examined by specialist police from the Crash Investigation Unit. Source: Media release, May 3 NSW Police and Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service

Road safety campaign on 50km/h speed limit areas in May New South Wales Police, in collaboration with Central Coast Council, are rolling out a new road safety initiative in May, focusing on speeding. This initiative will concentrate on increasing the presence of police patrols and enforcement on roads with a 50km/h speed limit, and a Council led

education campaign. “Our goal is to help save lives and reduce the incidence and severity of speed related crashes,” said Traffic and Highway Inspector, Martin Searle. “Speeding continues to be the biggest killer on our roads and contributes to 44 percent of all fatalities that occur on our

region’s roads,” said Searle. “Speeding is never ok, there are many factors outside a driver’s control and the unexpected can happened at any time. “Other people can make mistakes on the road, it is difficult to know what is up ahead. “Drivers must observe speed

limits at all times, just a bit over can be the difference between being able to stop in time or not at all,” said Searle. The police and council are asking the community to make road safety a priority, particularly in built up urban areas where vulnerable road users such as children, the elderly, cyclists and pedestrians

can be. The clear message being ‘Stop it or cop it’. “Education can have a big impact on changing behaviours, we’re encouraging locals to drive safely and look out for each other,” said Council Administrator, Dick Persson AM. “You will notice an increase in

our messaging aimed at reducing speeding across May and this will work in conjunction with an increased Police presence on targeted roads across the Coast,” said Persson. Source: Media Release, Apr 26 Central Coast Council

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No community consultation on CoastWalk upgrade I write in response to CoastWalk in CCC237 to say that it is great that the funding has come through to upgrade the track. The upgrades came about because National Parks started to build up a fence along Reserve Dr last year to reduce the impact of many small human tracks acting as drains, funneling rainwater into the main track, causing significant ongoing track erosion. Locals argued that a fence was not the solution and collected petitions from the community and called on local politicians. David Mehan answered the call and was very active in trying to get National Parks to rethink its plans. Some residents, including myself, are concerned that there was very little to no community consultation and communication afterwards around the nature of the upgrades, despite Member for Terrigal, Mr Crouch thanking the community for “helping shape the scope of works”. Involving all stakeholders, including the locals who use and know the track, it just makes sense. We know how tourists use it as

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FORUM we see them every day. It is no good just throwing money at it and potentially getting it wrong. Honestly, something as simple as laminating a sign at the entry and exit points along the track inviting track users and the community to contribute their knowledge of the usage of the park would have been helpful. Right now, we would just like to see the detailed scope of works. The announcement today has come more than two weeks after track works started. Why is that? Is that normal? The only reason any of us even knew about this morning’s announcement was because it was posted on one small local

Facebook site on Friday. A couple of locals who live on Reserve Dr, opposite the park, said they got a letterbox drop about the track work, but it was after it started. One person said that this was received on April 22, but it was dated April 12. Unfortunately, there was no one this morning representing National Parks to ask what specific work was happening. Adam wasn’t able to elaborate on the works other than “surface upgrades”. When we asked how we find out more, we were asked for our email addresses so Adam Crouch’s office could email the detailed scope of works. I am still waiting to receive that. Email, May 3 Louise Kennett, Bateau Bay

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Large amount of money has gone missing Hello, I am asking for some help to locate our missing cash. In the process of moving houses on May 23, a large sum of money from the sale of my motorbike that same day was placed in a small black suitcase with our plan being to deposit it at the bank. Later that day, the suitcase was mistakenly put out on the driveway to be packed into our car during the process of moving from our house in Bolton St, Bateau Bay. We believe it has been mistaken for a council hard rubbish pick up, and that someone has picked up the suitcase not realising that it was not empty. The suitcase is a small black

FORUM See Page 2 for address and contribution conditions. Opinions expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily of the newspaper suitcase with a green ribbon on the handle, it is a soft bag with wheels and has a few zipper pockets on the front of it. I would like to think that the person who thought that they were getting a reasonable 2nd hand suitcase and came across an unexpectedly large sum of money which does not belong

to them, has a conscience and returns it. The money was intended for our retirement in three months and to help out our family who is doing it tough, so hopefully the person who found the suitcase sees this and drops it back off where they found it. I am happy to pay a substantial reward for its return, and if returned, I will not be pressing any charges. If not returned, the police will find them, and they are currently reviewing security footage from the street. If you have any information, please contact me on 0418 278 463. Email, April 26 Neil Sedgwick, Bateau Bay

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Over 1,300 people have now signed my petition, “Save The Entrance Library and Council services”, but staff at The Entrance Library and council services have been emailed that the library will close on June 25. The community of ratepayers did not cause the financial difficulty that Central Coast Council now finds itself in. External auditors did not accurately identify the financial position. The community of The Entrance wants a permanent library. This is a low socio-economic status area. Literacy is important to the people in this area. The technology available there (internet, computers) is important. The council services provided there are important. Please, Mr Persson, reverse your decision. Email, Apr 30 J. Austin, The Entrance

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Inquiry’s terms of reference fall far short of what is required The public inquiry announced by the Minister (“Public inquiry under section 438u of the Local Government Act 1993 into Central Coast Council”, CCC 236) falls far short of what is required. It is narrowly focussed only on the actions of Council officers, whereas what is needed is a wide-ranging investigation of all the actors who contributed to the debacle and the assignment of responsibility, wherever it is appropriate. This was the point of the petition for a judicial inquiry with sufficient powers to get

FORUM See Page 2 for address and contribution conditions. Opinions expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily of the newspaper to the bottom of the mess. No matter how well intentioned and thorough the Commissioner might be, she will be hamstrung by the limitations of her brief, and we cannot expect that full light will be thrown on the

matter by such an approach. What we want to know, at least, is: what was the NSW Audit Office doing to allow this situation to develop; why didn’t the Council’s auditors flag a warning about what was going on; what was the role of the Risk Committee in this debacle; how far did ignorance and incompetence of the CEO and CFO contribute to the failure; were there warning signals from Council servants that were ignored, or were they largely complicit in the Council’s actions; to what extent were the

problems caused by the Administrator’s failure to put in place a workable management structure and to provide guidance to the Council for its operations; and, why did not the State government properly monitor the amalgamation process that it forced on the city? There are, no doubt, other technical aspects of the issue requiring attention, but they will all fall outside the Commissioner’s purview. None of these questions is referred to in the brief, and we are presumably supposed to be satisfied by the inclusion of “any other matter that

warrants mention”. This could mean anything (or, more probably, nothing), depending on what behindthe-scenes direction the Commissioner has been given by the Minister. It is fatuous for the Minister to hide behind lack of power to order a judicial inquiry. We are not interested in the Minister’s powers, we are interested in the Government’s powers, which are ample for what is required. Could the rush to put this inquiry in place be primarily intended to circumvent any proper discussion of the inquiry petition, now slated

for consideration in Parliament but likely too late to have any influence on the course of events? How could such a fiasco have been possible without deep and widespread involvement of many parties? Why is the Government so anxious to obscure the facts with such a paltry and ineffective investigation? As usual, it seems that the ratepayers will be left in the dark, with nothing to show but the debt burden that we shall be carrying for decades to come. Email, May 2 Bruce Hyland, Woy Woy

State government should take Closing The Entrance Library is a win for ignorance responsibility for council debt I do not often write letters, but our Council’s half a billion dollar black hole has compelled me to comment. No other Council in the history of Australia has clocked up this much debt. With total disbelief I read comments from Council and others about what they reckon happened to bring this disaster about, pointing the finger of blame in every direction. To add to the confusion, we have certain individuals claiming that the ratepayers on the Central Coast wanted the amalgamation between Wyong and Gosford Councils. Nothing could be further from the truth.

FORUM The truth is, prior to May 2016 and the amalgamation of the two Councils, Wyong Council was 10 million dollars in the black. We of the north knew well the history of financial mismanagement of the former Gosford Council, their disastrous investment decisions and the substantial debt left in their wake. The truth is that we were forced to merge with Gosford under threat of serious consequences from the State government: “Do it! and do it now or we’ll take it off your hands and do it for you!” It is outrageous that

ratepayers are being forced to pay exorbitant rates for the next 10 to 15 years for the sins of others. Would it not be fairer and more sensible for those who forced this amalgamation upon us in the first place to fix the problem? Remember how we were told that we would “all be better off if the two Councils were amalgamated”? Well, those who told us this need to take responsibility and accountability for the biggest chunk of this debt, not the Councillors nor the residents or the ratepayers of the NSW Central Coast.

The decision to close the library at The Entrance (CCC 236) is a win for ignorance. Libraries are a vital source of education for all ages. Closing the library reduces the opportunity for residents of The Entrance to locally access information, both through books and on-line. Libraries are a responsibility of the Council and should be increased not eliminated. It is pathetic that a state government appointee should choose to attack this arm of

FORUM education rather than seek other means of dealing with the Council debt which was undetected by a series of government auditors. The Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the Central Coast to be a low socio-economic region and the acknowledged way for people to improve their situation is through education. For many locals, their access to on-line learning is through the libraries. Every local library that I frequent

has a fully booked take up of the available computer resources. The young people of The Entrance, the genuine seekers of knowledge and people increasingly forced to access services and information on-line, will have their opportunities diminished by this action. This is a legacy that shames all the leaders whose responsibility it was to improve the quality of service on the Central Coast. Email, May 2 M. Bevege, Kanwal

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Better Days café opens in Tumbi Umbi

Staff at the Better Days Café with Coast Community Chairperson, Kristyn Crossfield

Coffee lovers rejoice, a new café opened in Tumbi Umbi on May 1. The café is called Better Days, and is a social enterprise run by Coast Community Care in partnership with the Salvation Army’s Employment Plus Team. “The name came from a brainstorming session where we had this catchphrase where we want our neighbours to

come and feel good and have a better day after coming here. “It’s also a reflection of our mission for our staff to come here and enjoy what they do and gain new experience to help them in the future,” said Coast Community Care Chairperson, Kristyn Crossfield. “Bizarrely the Salvation Army employment program is called the Better Days Project, so it really was a sign”. The initiative is being funded

by the NSW Government through their My Community Project Grant, and the café aims to provide supported employment, training and work experience to local young people who have struggled to access paid work. “We had a vision of what we wanted to achieve with the social enterprise café, but we didn’t know how to achieve it, and then we got the grant from the government,” said

Six grants state wide available to musicians The NSW Government is offering $90,000 of grants to six musicians across the state as part of an initiative to provide live music in public spaces. The grant will coincide with the Make Music Day event on June 21, which celebrates making music in over 1,000 cities internationally. “Here on the Central Coast, we are full of incredible musical talent who have the potential to go far and wide in the future. “This $15,000 grant could give you the kick start you need, and I really encourage our musos to not let this opportunity go to waste,” said

MP for Gosford, Liesl Tesch. The music industry in particular has struggled through the pandemic, with their livelihoods suspended or severely limited until restrictions eased earlier in April. “The community missed live music over the last year. “Now that live music is back, life on the Coast feels almost back to normal, with music being a huge part of our collective identity,” said Tesch. “It has been so great to be able to enjoy our home grown local musicians again and it would be brilliant for the whole of NSW to be able to enjoy our

local music at the Make Music Day event,” said Tesch. The grant can be used for a variety of expenses such as paying a musician, staging and equipment hire, crew and production wages, documentation and livestreaming costs, marketing and promotion as well as covering the implementation of a COVID safety plan, risk management plans and permits. Applications are currently open for the grants and will close on May 13. Source: Media Release, May 3 MP for Gosford, Liesl Tesch

Crossfield. After 12 months of construction, the grand opening took place on May 1, at the café on Adelaide St, Tumbi Umbi. “COVID really slowed down things like getting approval from council and construction, so we ended up 6 months behind where we would like to have been, but it was all fine in the end and it’s probably better that we had more time to set up the café,” said Crossfield.

The café currently employs young people with no prior job experience, and Coast Community Care are planning on expanding this to get young indigenous people and disabled people involved in the program as well. “We want to open this program to as many people as possible,” said Crossfield. All the staff at the café are employed for a minimum of 6 months, where they receive

training over a 12-month period and then move on to a new job. In attendance at the opening was Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, where he cut the ribbon to officially open the café. Coast Community Care offers a range of charity services aimed at helping those in need. Harry Mulholland

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International Workers Memorial Day observed International Workers Memorial Day is a worldwide day to remember and mourn those killed, disabled or injured at work, and to promote safer working environments, and it is observed annually on April 28. To commemorate the day on the Coast, a service was held at the Ourimbah Wall of Remembrance, and was attended by the families and friends of Central Coast workers who have lost their lives at, or as a result of, their work. Attending the service was Deputy Labor Leader, Yasmin Catley, as well as representatives from SafeWork NSW and former

Wyong Mayor, Bob Graham, who officially opened the memorial in 2006. Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, was also in attendance at the service. Speakers at the event also included Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, and Vice President of the Asbestos Disease Foundation of Australia, Maree Stokes. Stokes, a resident on the Coast, spoke about her husband who passed away in 2003 from asbestos exposure from his time working as a panel beater. “It is important to acknowledge and use this time to remember the significance of a safe and healthy workplace and to reflect on the unfortunate circumstances which take

Former Wyong Mayor, Bob Graham, MP for Swansea, Yasmin Catley, MP for The Entrance, David Mehan, Vice President of the Asbestos Disease Foundation of Australia, Maree Stokes, and MP for Dobell, Emma McBride

place at work that contribute to these tragedies,” said Mehan. “The service allows Central

Coast people who have lost a friend or family member an opportunity to remember that person who has been taken from them in tragic

circumstances and with little or no warning,” said Mehan. “I am always pleased to host this event in my electorate, Central Coast people who have lost a loved one because of work are welcome to have that person’s name recorded on this wall to honour their work and remind us of the loss to our community and can contact my office for this to be arranged,” said Mehan. Health and Safety is a fundamental workers’ right, is the theme of this year’s Workers’ Memorial Day, set by The International Trade Union Confederation. According to Safe Work Australia, the number of work related fatalities has been steadily decreasing over the last decade, and raising

awareness of work, health and safety issues and by taking actions to eliminate or minimise health and safety risks in the workplace, it can help further reduce the number of future work related injuries and deaths. There have currently been 29 workplace fatalities this year, with 11 of those deaths occurring in the transport, postal and warehousing industry. Four deaths have been recorded in the construction industry, and three in the agriculture industry. In 2020, 63 deaths occurred in the workplace, and between 2003 and 2018, 3,751 workers were fatally injured. Harry Mulholland

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We Care Connect Mother’s Day High Tea, The Beachie, Toukley, Ticketed, 11:30am Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody, Laycock Street Community Theatre, Ticketed, 8pm

Central Coast Potters SATURDAY, MAY 8 Autumn Exhibition and ceramics sale: A Drop in the Ocean, Gosford Regional Gallery, 7 - 19/5, 9:30am - 4pm www.ccpotters.org

May8s Concert - Fund Raiser for Flood Victims, West Gosford RSL, Ticketed, 5pm - 11pm 4323 2311

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Dying With Dignity Central Coast - its time for yes Ladies in Lavender, votes for Woy Woy Little Theatre voluntary assisted dying Melinda Schneider: bill in NSW, Cnr McMasters and Ocean a farewell to Doris, Kendall’s, Central Coast Beach Road, Tom Burlinson in Laycock Street League’s Club, Swing That Music, Ticketed, 14 - 30/5, Community Theatre, 10am, non-members The Art House Theatre, Multiple sessions Ticketed, 7:30pm welcome Ticketed, 8pm www.trybooking.com 4323 3233 0434 426 486 www.thearthousewyong.com. www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ theatres

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Terrigal Antique & Vintage Fair, Lions Community Hall, Gosford, 15 &16/5, Sat - 8am - 4pm Sun - 9am - 3pm

Grace Under Pressure, The Art House Studio, Ticketed, 18 & 19/05, Multiple sessions

Central Coast Airshow, Central Coast Airport, Ticketed, 9am - 5pm

Echoes of Pink Floyd 2021, Laycock Street Community Theatre, Ticketed, 8pm 4323 3233 SATURDAY, MAY 15

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Helen Reddy musical to be performed on Mothers’ Day Central Coast resident, Nikki Bennett, is no stranger to the limelight, from featuring in musicals, movies and TV shows, as well as running a production company, she is now starring in a theatrical tribute for Australian Music legend, Helen Reddy. The tribute is called INVINCIBLE- THE HELEN REDDY STORY, and was written by Bennett in 2012. The inspiration for Bennett to write the play came to her one night when Reddy appeared as a guest on the David Letterman show, and Bennett discovered that the musician had a very extraordinary yet untold life story. Also, Reddy’s discography was the soundtrack of Bennett’s childhood, as her mother was a huge fan and played Reddy’s Greatest Hits cassette on their family trips to Queensland. “It’s a massive responsibility but I cannot wait, it is just so amazing to stand on stage

every night and to see how people are moved by Helen’s story and to watch so many people stand up at the end and celebrate the finale when I sing, I am Woman,” said Bennett. Reddy was a single mother with a young daughter who left Australia for the United States following her dream of becoming a star. Struggling against impossible stereotyping, gender inequality, financial hardship and trying to get into the notoriously difficult entertainment industry, Reddy eventually achieved her goal when she landed her first number 1 single on the US Billboard charts with, I am Woman. The track launched her to stratospheric levels of fame, making her the first Australian superstar, and the first Australian to receive a Grammy Award paving the way for other famous Australian singers like Olivia Newton John and Kylie Minogue. Reddy’s most iconic track I Am Woman, cemented her as

Nikki Bennett performing in a Helen Reddy inspired costume

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which took them around the world launching their careers. Both were discovered on a variety show, with Bennett having been featured on The Midday Show in Sydney, and Reddy on the Johnny Carson Show. The pair both starred on

television, with Bennett playing a lead role on the soap opera Out of the Blue, and Reddy hosting her own show on American channel NBC. Both have also appeared in films with Bennett being cast as a leading role in Walk the Talk and Reddy in Pete’s Dragon. The pair have also been cast in musicals, with Bennett featuring in HAIR and Reddy in Blood Brothers. Having written and directed many shows for International corporate events, Bennett began writing the two-hour tribute in 2011, which took her 12 months. The show had a small QLD run of 28 shows in 2016, but it was not until Reddy passed away in 2020 that Bennet would be asked to take the show on a national tour. Bennett has also been contacted by representatives in the United States to bring the show there in the future. “Now at a time when women all over the country are standing up to be counted, many of them are turning up

to the show, inspired not only by the iconic feminist anthem, but by the inspirational story of the woman who wrote it, sang it, and also embodied its message. “I see it as an absolute honour to bring Helen’s story to Australian audiences, most of whom know very little about what Helen actually achieved in her career, or the struggles that she faced during her life,” said Bennett. To celebrate women, the show will have its matinee performance on Mother’s Day at the Art House in Wyong. “This is where I live, it is the only Helen Reddy show in the world and I get to perform it right here on the Central Coast. “We chose to do a 3pm matinee on Mother’s Day because it is a show that celebrates women, and Helen always saw motherhood as her most important role, it just seemed like a perfect fit,” said Bennett. Harry Mulholland

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6:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:35 1:55 3:00 4:00 4:55

PRIME (C61/60)

News Breakfast [s] 6:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 9:00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One [s] 11:30 Gardening Australia [s] 12:00 Program To Be Advised ABC News At Noon [s] National Press Club Address Media Watch [s] Informer (M l,d,v) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery 2:00 (PG) [s] 3:00 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 4:00 6:00 The Drum [s] 5:00 7:00 ABC News [s] 6:00 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 7:00 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 7:30 8:30 The Weekly (PG) [s] 9:00 9:00 You Can’t Ask That (PG) [s] 9:35 QI: Rest And Recreation (M) [s] 10:00 10:05 The Set [s] 10:40 ABC Late News [s] 11:00 11:10 Four Corners (PG) [s] 11:30 12:00 Media Watch (PG) [s] 12:15 Insert Name Here (M) [s] 12:30 6:00 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 10:00 Australian Story [s] 10:30 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) 12:00 11:00 Greta Thunberg: A Year To 2:00 Change The World (PG) [s] 3:00 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 4:00 1:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 5:00 1:30 The Weekly With Charlie 6:00 Pickering (PG) [s] 7:00 2:00 Informer (M) [s] 8:30 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 4:55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 9:30 6:55 Sammy J [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Back Roads [s] 8:30 Q&A [s] 9:35 Trump Takes On The World 10:30 11:00 10:35 ABC Late News [s] 11:10 Employable Me Australia (M l) 12:00 12:10 Insert Name Here: Paul (M) [s] 1:30 6:00 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 9:55 Q&A [s] 11:00 Trump Takes On The World 12:00 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 2:00 1:00 Back Roads (PG) [s] 1:30 That Pacific Sports Show [s] 3:00 4:00 2:00 Doctor Foster (M l,s) [s] 5:00 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 6:00 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 4:55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery 7:00 (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 8:30 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Gardening Australia [s] 8:30 Vera: Home (M v) [s] 10:00 Keeping Faith (M v,l) [s] 11:05 ABC Late News [s] 11:20 The Vaccine [s] 11:35 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering (PG) [s] 12:05 You Can’t Ask That: Ex-Football Players (PG) [s] 10:55 12:35 rage (MA15+) [s] 1:00

Also see: ABC PLUS (Channel 22) ABC ME (Channel 23) ABC NEWS (Channel 24)

Also see: 7TWO (Channel 62) 7MATE (Channel 63) 7FLIX (Channel 66)

TEN (C13)

NINE (C81/80)

5:30 Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] 9:00 Seven Morning News [s] 11:30 12:00 Movie: “Surrender Dorothy” (M d,s) (’06) – After a young 1:00 woman dies in a tragic car 1:10 accident, her mother copes with 1:40 3:00 the loss by visiting her daughter’s friends when they 4:00 fail to attend the funeral. Stars: 5:00 6:00 Diane Keaton 7:00 Autopsy USA (M) [s] The Chase UK [s] 7:30 8:30 Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Big Brother (M) [s] How To Look Good Naked (PG) [s] Reckoning: 9:30 RRK Is Dead (MA15+) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] 10:30 Murder In The Outback: The 11:00 Falconio & Lees Mystery (M) [s] 11:50 12:35 Home Shopping 5:30 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “The Grim Sleeper” 1:00 (M v) (’14) Stars: Macy Gray 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) [s] The Chase UK [s] 3:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 4:00 The Chase Australia [s] 5:00 Seven News [s] 6:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:00 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell 7:30 And Back: Social (M l) [s] – Ramsay and his team transform Los Angeles restaurant Social 9:45 with renovations, a fresh new menu and hope for the future. 10:30 11:00 The Clown And The Candyman (MA15+) [s] – A Chicago teen disappears, and 36-year-old John Wayne Gacy becomes the prime suspect. The Latest Seven News [s] 11:50 The Front Bar (M) [s] 12:40 Zumbo’s Just Desserts [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Jesse Stone: Thin Ice” 12:00 (M v) (’09) Stars: Tom Selleck 1:00 House Of Wellness [s] The Chase UK [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] 3:00 Seven News [s] 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 [s] – Joh and Karen take in the 6:00 sights at Echuca-Moama, riding 7:00 the famous paddle steamers. 7:30 Movie: “The Bounty Hunter” (M s,v,l) (’10) – A down on his luck bounty hunter is assigned 9:50 to track down his bail jumping 10:35 ex-wife. The pair continually one up each other until they find themselves on the run for their lives. Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Jason Sudeikis, Christine Baranski 12:40 Program To Be Advised Home Shopping 1:30

Today [s] 6:00 Today Extra [s] 8:30 12:00 NINE’s Morning News [s] Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Explore [s] 2:10 2:30 Driving Test (PG) [s] Lego Masters Australia (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 3:30 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 4:30 NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] 5:00 Travel Guides: Mauritius (PG) 6:00 Doctor Doctor (PG) [s] – Hugh 6:30 7:30 and Penny set aside their differences to fight for the rights of a terminally ill young mother. As she faces criminal charges, Meryl ropes in Hayley to hide evidence of her corruption from Sharna. 8:40 New Amsterdam: Radical (M) 9:40 NINE News Late [s] 10:40 The Enemy Within (M) [s] 11:40 Timeless (M) [s] 12:40 Tipping Point [s] 1:30 6:00 Today [s] 8:30 Today Extra [s] 12:00 NINE’s Morning News [s] 1:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 2:10 Doctor Doctor (PG) [s] 2:30 Desperate Housewives: Opening Doors (M) [s] 3:30 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] 5:00 NRL: South Sydney Rabbitohs 6:30 v Melbourne Storm *Live* From 7:30 ANZ Stadium, Sydney [s] NRL: Knock Off [s] NINE News Late [s] Manifest: Course Deviation (M) [s] – When Grace’s pregnancy complicates the pursuit of a calling, Ben finds himself 9:40 working alongside an uneasy new ally. The First 48 (M v) [s] 11:30 Tipping Point [s] 12:30 Home Shopping 1:30 Today [s] 6:00 Today Extra [s] 8:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Movie: “The Giver” (M) (’14) 2:00 Stars: Jeff Bridges, Meryl 2:30 Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 3:30 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 4:30 NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] 5:00 NRL: Parramatta Eels v 6:00 Sydney Roosters *Live* From 6:30 Bankwest Stadium [s] 7:30 NRL: Golden Point [s] Movie: “American Assassin” (MA15+) (’17) Stars: Dylan O’Brien, Charlotte Vega, Christopher Bomford, Chris 8:30 Webster, Shahid Ahmed, Buster Reeves, Nick Cavaliere 9:30 New Amsterdam: 11:00 Sabbath (M mp) [s] 12:00 Home Shopping 1:00

Also see: GEM (Channel 82) GO! (Channel 83/88) LIFE (Channel 84)

SBS (C30)

Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised Entertainment Tonight [s] Everyday Gourmet [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] – Contestants must create a dish using the staple ingredients under their benches as well as two ingredients from the garden for flavour. Bull: Under The Influence (M) Bull: Security Fraud (M) [s] The Project (PG) [s] WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised Entertainment Tonight [s] Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] The Project (PG) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] – Contestants must choose an ingredient they would like to feature in a dish, but they won’t know the ingredient they must pair it with until they have locked in their choice. Law & Order: SVU: Our Words Will Not Be Heard/ Garland’s Baptism By Fire (M) [s] WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised Entertainment Tonight [s] Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Living Room [s] – The Living Room celebrates Mother’s Day by finishing a dream kitchen for the Brooks family. The Graham Norton Show (M l,s) [s] Program To Be Advised WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s]

5:30 1:00 2:00 2:30 3:30 4:00 5:05 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:35 8:30 9:30 10:25 10:55 12:45 2:50 3:45 5:30 1:00 2:05 3:00 3:30 4:00 5:05 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:35 8:30 9:25 10:25 10:55 12:45 2:55 5:30 1:00 2:05 3:00 3:30 4:00 5:05 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:35 8:30 9:20 10:15 11:10 11:40 12:45 3:40

Worldwatch PBS Newshour Dateline Insight (M) The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) Michael Mosley - Queen Victoria’s Slum: The Slum Finds Its Voice (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind Australia SBS World News Tony Robinson’s History Of Britain: Romans (PG) See What You Made Me Do (M) Deadwater Fell (MA15+) SBS World News Late The Crimson Rivers (MA15+) (In French) Hungry Ghosts (M l,v) (In English/ Vietnamese) George Clarke’s Shed Of The Year (PG) Alex Polizzi The Fixer Worldwatch PBS Newshour Nazi Megastructures (PG) The Perfect Serve (PG) The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) Michael Mosley - Queen Victoria’s Slum: Slums In The Spotlight (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind Australia SBS World News World’s Greatest Bridges: Brooklyn Bridge (PG) The Handmaid’s Tale: The Crossing (MA15+) The Handmaid’s Tale: Milk (MA15+) SBS World News Late Baghdad Central (MA15+) (In English/ Arabic) The Hunting: #shittyboys/ Sluts (M l,n,s) Cruising With Jane McDonald (PG) Worldwatch PBS Newshour Nazi Megastructures (PG) NITV News: Nula The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) Michael Mosley - Queen Victoria’s Slum: The Fledgling Welfare System (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind Australia SBS World News Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures: Curse Of The Afterlife (M) London: 2,000 Years Of History (PG) Patriot Brains (M) 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) SBS World News Late Amy Winehouse: Back To Black (M l,s) Mr Mercedes (M) Alex Polizzi The Fixer (PG)

Also see: SBS VICELAND (Channel 31) SBS MOVIES (Channel 32) SBS FOOD (Channel 33) SBS NITV (Channel 34)

Also see: 10 PEACH (Channel 11) 10 BOLD (Channel 12)

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ABC (C20/21)

6:00 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 10:00 The Morning Show 12:00 Weekend [s] 12:30 12:00 Program To Be Advised 1:00 1:30 AFL: Round 8: GWS v Essendon *Live* From Giants 2:00 2:30 Stadium [s] 3:00 4:30 Motorway Patrol (PG) [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s 5:00 Front Line (PG) [s] 5:30 6:00 Seven News [s] 6:00 7:00 AFL: Round 8: Melbourne v Sydney *Live* From The MCG 7:00 11:00 Repco Supercars Highlights 7:30 8:30 2021: The Bend Supersprint Highlights - Day 1 [s] 12:00 Movie: “The Pawn” (M v,l) (’98) – Lieutenant Ray Harlan returns home to escape his past and find solace with his family. But 11:20 what he encounters is quite different. Stars: Greg Evigan, Tony Lo Bianco, Rob Stewart 1:30 2:00 Home Shopping

Easy Eats [s] Weekend Today [s] Today Extra - Saturday [s] Award Winning Tasmania [s] Our State On A Plate [s] Desert Vet [s] The Pet Rescuers (PG) [s] The Garden Gurus [s] Netball: Giants v Magpies *Live* From Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney [s] NINE News: First At Five [s] Getaway (PG) [s] NINE News Saturday [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Space Invaders (PG) [s] Movie: “Mission: Impossible Fallout” (M v) (’18) – Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong. Stars: Tom Cruise Movie: “The Eagle” (M v) (’11) Stars: Channing Tatum, István Gö, Bence Gerö, Denis O’Hare The Pet Rescuers (PG) [s]

6:00 7:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:30 2:30 3:35 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:30 7:00 7:40 8:30 9:30 10:15 11:15 12:20 1:15 2:15 3:55

rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] Insiders [s] Offsiders [s] The World This Week [s] Compass (PG) [s] Songs Of Praise [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] Gardening Australia [s] Australia Remastered [s] Restoration Australia [s] Back Roads [s] Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) Antiques Roadshow [s] Compass (PG) [s] ABC News Sunday [s] Spicks And Specks [s] Wakefield (M l,d) [s] Smother (M) [s] Top Of The Lake (M l,n) [s] Keeping Faith (M l,v) [s] Dark Money (M) [s] Rake: (M l,d) [s] rage (MA15+) Top Of The Lake (M l,s) [s]

6:00 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 10:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Weekend (PG) [s] 1:00 12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 1:00 Kochie’s Business Builders 1:30 Program To Be Advised 3:00 3:00 Highway Cops (PG) [s] 3:30 Border Patrol (PG) [s] 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 6:00 5:30 Sydney Weekender (PG) [s] 7:00 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Big Brother (M) [s] 8:45 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Predator Leonard John Fraser 8:50 (MA15+) [s] 9:50 10:05 The Real Manhunter: The 10:20 Disappearance Of Maureen Hale (M v) [s] 11:20 11:10 The Blacklist: Katarina Rostova: Conclusion (M v) [s] 12:10 12:10 Repco Supercars: Highlights Day 2 [s] 1:00 1:30 Home Shopping

Easy Eats [s] Weekend Today [s] Sports Sunday (PG) [s] Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] Netball: Suncorp Super Netball: Vixens v Lightning *Live* From John Cain Arena NRL: St George Illawarra Dragons v CanterburyBankstown Bulldogs *Live* From Netstrata Jubilee Stadium NINE News Sunday [s] Lego Masters Australia (PG) [s] – In the first of two challenges, teams are required to build a vehicle that can race down a purpose-built track. 60 Minutes (PG) [s] NINE News Late [s] Australian Crime Stories: Attack On Police HQ (M) [s] Shallow Grave: Lost In The Wild (MA15+) [s] The First 48: Teardrops/ Almost Home (M v) [s] The Xtreme CollXtion [s]

6:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 2:45 3:00 4:00 4:55

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Landline [s] Magical Land Of Oz [s] ABC News At Noon [s] The Durrells (PG) [s] Agatha Raisin (PG) [s] First Nation Farmers [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 (PG) [s] Australian Story (PG) [s] Four Corners (PG) [s] Media Watch (PG) [s] Greta Thunberg: A Year To Change The World (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds (PG) [s] Trump Takes On The World (M s) [s]

6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Four Corners (PG) [s] First Nation Farmers [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Finding Alice (M l) [s] Parliament Question Time [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] Budget 2021: The Treasurer’s Speech [s] Budget 2021: ABC News Special With Leigh Sales [s] Budget 2021: Reaction and Analysis With David Speers [s] The Business: Budget Special ABC Late News [s] Q&A (M l,s) [s] Parliament Question Time [s] At Home Alone Together (M l)

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12:10 6:00 9:00 10:00 10:45 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:15 4:00 4:55 5:25 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:05 12:05 1:35

Also see: ABC PLUS (Channel 22) ABC ME (Channel 23) ABC NEWS (Channel 24)

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rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] rage (PG) [s] rage Guest Programmer (PG) ABC News At Noon [s] George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds [s] Love On The Spectrum (PG) Anh’s Brush With Fame: Ian Thorpe (PG) [s] Ask The Doctor (PG) [s] Landline [s] Football: A-League: Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC *Live* From McDonald Jones Stadium [s] ABC News [s] The Durrells (PG) [s] Finding Alice (M l) [s] Wakefield (M l,d) [s] The Split (PG) [s] Dark Money (M) [s] rage Guest Programmer (MA15+) [s]

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10:35 11:05

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PRIME (C61/60)

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SBS (C30)

Which Car? [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Escape Fishing With ET [s] 4X4 Adventures [s] All 4 Adventure [s] Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Program To Be Advised Taste Of Australia [s] What’s Up Down Under [s] Program To Be Advised Living On The Coast [s] 10 News First [s] Advancing Australia [s] Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] The Dog House (PG) [s] The Savoy: The Savoy At Christmas (PG) [s] Ambulance UK (M) [s] 999: What’s Your Emergency? (M) [s] NCIS: Sangre (M) [s] Home Shopping

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Gymnastics: Artistic World Cup Bulgaria 3:30 Nigella: The Cook Who Made Me 4:35 Planet Expedition (PG) 5:35 Hunting Nazi Treasure: Stealing Italy (M) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys: Canada (M) 8:30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns: Regency Cheltenham (PG) 9:25 Britain’s Most Historic Towns: Victorian Belfast (PG) 10:20 Movie: “Swimming With Men” (M l) (’18) Stars: Rob Brydon 12:05 Movie: “Love And Friendship” (PG) (’16) Stars: Morfydd Clark 1:45 Restaurant SOS (PG) 2:35 Alex Polizzi The Fixer (PG) 3:45 Vice Guide To Film (MA15+) 4:45 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize

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Religious Programs [s] Fishing Australia [s] Pooches At Play [s] Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey [s] Australia By Design [s] Studio 10 Sunday [s] Advancing Australia [s] Left Off The Map [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] Program To Be Advised Fishing Australia [s] Taste Of Australia [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] FBI: Most Wanted: Criminal Justice (M) [s] FBI: Most Wanted: The Lives Of Others (M) [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Home Shopping CBS This Morning [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Giro D’italia Highlights 2021 Stage 1 7:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Cycling: NRS Cycling Highlights 2021 3:30 Cycling: Liege-Bastogne-Liege Mens Race Highlights 4:30 True Evil - The Making Of A Nazi: Goebbels (PG) 5:30 Cycling: Giro D’italia Highlights 2021 Stage 1 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 The Virus That Shook The World (M) (In English/ French/ Mandarin) 10:30 See What You Made Me Do (M) 11:15 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) – The hybrid game show is hosted by Jimmy Carr. 12:25 How ’Mad’ Are You? (M) 2:30 Restaurant SOS: Lilu (PG)

5:30 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Story Of A Girl” (M s) 12:00 (’17) Stars: Sarah Grey, Kevin 1:00 1:10 Bacon, Sosie Bacon, Tyler 3:00 Johnston, Maddie Phillips Autopsy USA: Steve Jobs (M) 4:00 5:00 The Chase UK [s] 6:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 7:00 The Chase Australia [s] 7:30 Seven News [s] 8:50 Home And Away (PG) [s] Big Brother (M) [s] 9-1-1: Parenthood (M) [s] – The 9:50 118 responds to calls dealing with parents and their children, including a disastrous birthday party thrown by a mommy blogger; Athena and Michael 10:50 talk to May about her past 11:20 suicide attempt. S.W.A.T.: Bad Faith (M) [s] 12:05 The Latest Seven News [s] Station 19: Born To Run (M) [s] 1:00 1:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Today [s] 8:30 Today Extra [s] 12:00 NINE’s Morning News [s] 1:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 2:40 Explore [s] Lego Masters Australia (PG) 3:00 3:30 Tipping Point [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 4:30 NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] 5:00 Lego Masters Australia (PG) 6:00 Law & Order: Organized 6:30 Crime: An Inferior Product (M) 7:30 100% Footy (M) [s] – Phil Gould, Paul Gallen, James Bracey and more debate the biggest issues in Rugby League alongside the games most influential figures. 8:40 NINE News Late [s] The Arrangement: 9:40 The Ex (M l,s) [s] 11:10 Tipping Point [s] 12:10 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping 4:30

Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] – It’s Meet The Masters Week. This opportunity gives the contestants up-close insights into the skills of the best culinary masters in Australia. Have You Been Paying Attention? (M s,l,n) [s] Program To Be Advised The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping CBS This Morning [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Giro D’italia Highlights 2021 Stage 2 7:30 Worldwatch 2:00 Pompeii’s Final Hours (PG) 3:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 Cycling: Giro D’italia Highlights 2021 Stage 2 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London (PG) 8:30 Secret Scotland: Orkney (PG) 9:25 24 Hours In Emergency: The Show Must Go On (M) 10:20 SBS World News Late 10:50 Darklands (MA15+) 11:45 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games: The Pale Horse (M s) (In French) 1:25 Years And Years (M l,s)

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ARTS & CULTURE Wyong Writers

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 Central Coast Caravanners Inc

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

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

4353 4988

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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-3pm 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 homes, all welcome. Social outings & trips away

0458 645 979

www.friendlytravellers.com

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

4358 8390

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Computer classes, line dancing, tai chi and zumba gold Mon - Fri, 9am to 3pm

4332 5522

Long Jetty Over 50s Club

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

4332 5522

RSL Pelican Day Care Killarney Vale

Friendly social club, various activities, occasional outings, bus pickup Wednesdays 9.30 - 1.30 Phone Betty on

4332 3789

Toukley Presbyterian Church

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

4392 9904 toukleypc.org.au

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

0408 271 957

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Volunteering Central Coast

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

4329 7122

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Wyong Toastmasters’ Club

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

0421 216 952

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Wyong Uniting Church Weekly Sunday service 9am Bible Study group 62 Watanobbi Rd, Wyong 4352 1528 wyonguca@gmail.com www.wyong.uca.org.au

The Lakes Church

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 Berkeley Vale Neighbourhood Centre

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 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.

4385 5027

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Toukley Neighbourhood Centre Do you have a caring heart and time to visit a resident in an aged care facility? Volunteering is a worthwhile and rewarding opportunity.

4396 1555

Wyong Neighbourhood Centre

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

4353 1750

HEALTH GROUPS Alcoholics Anonymous - Someone cares. Wed-Thurs-Fri - 12.30pm, Progress Hall Henry Parry & Wells Street East Gosford 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 fourth Wed of each month. Maree 0419 418 190

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

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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

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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

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Wyong Family History Group Inc. Interested in researching your family history in Australia and overseas? Come along and learn how. Building 9/6 Rankens Court, Wyong. Tues - Thurs at 10am - 3pm. Bookings essential

4351 2211

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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

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Soundwaves chorus

Male singers wanted No experience required, rehearsals 7pm Mondays at Parkview room Central Coast Leagues Club

0431 225 489

POLITICAL GROUPS Labor Party Ourimbah/ Narara Branch

network@bizplus.com.au

0468 476 237

Central Coast Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Service

How good is this? 2nd Thurs

PROBUS CLUBS 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

Wyong Probus Club

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

4352 3692

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crosswords, play reading Bateau Bay - Memoirs, Reading Group - Killarney Vale - Talks, Mah Jong - Toukley - Creative Writing Berkley Vale - Music appreciation - Chittaway Bay - Movies

4390 2451

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KI-DO Mingara Judo Academy

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0488 286 006

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4972 5562

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Local, state wide, national & international issues & campaigns Council and parliamentary representation - 3rd Thur

Free telephone advice and advocacy for all tenants & residents in residential parks

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

Lisarow Probus Club

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

0410 309 494

Erina Leagues Club Geoff Neilson

Liberal Party Ourimbah Branch

www.wyong.nsw.lions.org.au

Grow your business & build worthwhile relationships. Networking breakfasts every Thur 7:15- 9am

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0413 237 010

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0404 257 702

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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

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN: ITS GOT TO BE GARLIC cultures at times. It was looked upon as ‘unclean’ by religions including Hinduism, Islam and some sectors of Buddhism and Christianity at different times. The Ancient Greeks thought that garlic-breath was an offence in their some of their temples and so consumption was banned before worship. The protection myths though are very plentiful and are probably related to the obvious health benefits that garlic shares. It’s not just Dracula and other vampires that are said to fear this plant but all demons and evil spirits. The Sanskrit name for garlic, ‘Ishunm’ translates to ‘slayer of monsters’ and it is thought throughout many folklores around the world that sleeping with a clove under your pillow will indeed protect you from such evil-doers while sleeping and from nightmares. TIME TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY CHERALYN DARCEY

It is garlic planting time on the Coast and across temperate areas of Australia right now. Good news is, they are one of the easiest plants to grow and home-grown means more flavour and nutrients. This wonderful veggie can be planted in pots and garden beds and can be used fresh or stored for use all year round. What’s the story with garlic, which are the best types for you to consider growing and how can you use it? Let’s find out. Which Garlic? Garlic (Allium sativum), probably originated in the western areas of Asia, but it is such a longcultivated plant that we cannot be completely sure. The Ancient peoples of Egypt, China and India, all have recorded histories of growing and using garlic as a medicinal and culinary plant with some even attributing mystical properties to it. Most commercial garlic is treated with a chemical to render it sterile, so you won’t be able to use those bulbs for propagation and it’s handy to know that there are two types of garlic, ‘hardneck’ which has flowers and ‘soft-neck’ which does not. Soft-neck garlic will store for longer than it’s hard-neck friend, but I do like the flowers which are also edible, and the spikes make amazing, dried foliage material. Another factor you will need to consider is that you probably won’t end up with as large a bulb size as you find in the shops, but you will have leaves and you can eat those as well. Types to consider: Dynamite Purple, Spanish Roja, White Crookneck, Giant Russian, Melbourne Market. Get Growing The soil must be open, free-draining and wellprepared with compost – pH level sitting between 6.5 and 7.5 is best and whether you decide to grow in the garden or in pots, find a sunny spot. Garlic can be planted by seed but is mostly cultivated via bulbs. To do this, gently separate the bulb into individual cloves and only use the larger ones. Plant directly in their final designation into the soil with the tips just below the surface and firm down. Garlic is not a fan of weeds so keep it tidy and water should be consistent but don’t drown your plant. They just don’t like to get soggy feet or humidity. Water seedlings a few times a week until they

are a couple of months old and then back off to once or twice a week. Feed every second week with a seaweed-based fertiliser, as they love it and mulch with your usual veggie garden mulch medium but ensure you don’t crowd the plants as air flow and low humidly are important. Harvest most varieties at around the five-month mark but this will depend greatly on type. You will know they are ready as the leaves will begin to wilt and yellow around this time. Lift gently, keep the leaves intact and hang to dry for a few weeks in a warm, sheltered spot to cure before storing in a cool, dry, dark place. The leaves are left on during the curing process so that all additional nutrients are pulled down into the bulb. Don’t forget to save some of those bulbs for next year’s planting. You can find garlic to grow at your local nursery or online: diggers.com.au or theseedgarlicshop. com.au and Giant Russian Garlic: naglesfallsfarm. com.au Garlic Pesticide Along with growing garlic, make this spray from it to combat pests in your garden. Blend together 4 cloves of garlic with 1 cup of water and a teaspoon of dishwashing liquid (not antibacterial), strain into 500ml spray bottle and top with water.

Spray onto plants to deter pests (test on a few leaves first). Companion Gardening Garlic will grow really well with beetroot, carrots, strawberries, lettuce and roses and provides a fair amount of protection from various pests but it should never be planted alongside beans or peas as it will stunt their growth and production. Medicinal Use of Garlic How good is it? Well, it has been used as both an antiseptic and an antibacterial agent for over 3,000 years. Garlic is still used for these reasons in herbal medicine today along with treatments for digestive issues, respiratory diseases and for circulatory benefits as well. Garlic Folklore Firstly, don’t go giving garlic flowers to those you love because in the Language of Flowers and Plants, it means ‘Go away you evil one.’ (Could be handy at other times though, so hold that thought!) As much as we in Western cultures would like to believe that garlic has always been considered the great protector and many points throughout history support this, it’s just not always the case. While you will find that along with traditions, such as the roasting and sharing of garlic cloves on Midsummer’s Eve in France to use as protective amulets, garlic was actually forbidden in many

Garlic Potato Sticks

Makes 8 sticks - As seasonings go, garlic is the go! You can use the entire plant with the leaves and flowers having a subtle variant on the bulb flavour. Leaves are great in stir fries, flowers and bulbs in just about anything. Here is something a little bit different to try either on the BBQ or for the adventurous, over a fire pit. 8 large food skewers 8 large roasting potatoes 1 tbs of dried or 1tsp fresh herbs of your choice 2 tbs olive oil 3 tsp butter 2 large cloves of minced garlic Chop washed potatoes into 3cm approximate cubes. Skin can be left on or taken off to suit you. Cook in boiling water until just soft. Drain well and then thread onto skewers. Mix together all remaining ingredients and brush well over the potato skewers. Place onto a well-oiled grill or use a non-stick sheet. Turn and keep basting with mixture until skewers are golden brown. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Serve as a treat or accompaniment to a meal.

I’ve seen them, you’ve seen them, the dreaded white cabbage moth is everywhere! Get those nets up, decoys out and try planting a sacrificial crop over on the edge of your garden of a few brassicas. What you can plant this week includes: artichoke, Asian greens, asparagus, broad beans, cauliflower, chives, coriander, dill, endive, kale, leek, lettuce, mint, mustard greens, onion, garlic, silverbeet, snow peas, spinach, turnip, ageratum, alyssum, columbine, calendula, candytuft, carnation, delphinium, foxglove, gypsophila. IN SEASON FOR MAY A selection of available foods in season during may: Asian greens, apples, avocado, beetroot, banana, brussels sprouts, cabbage, chestnuts, carrot, celeriac, custard apple, celery, cumquat, dates, feijoa, eggplant, eschalot, fennel, grapes, garlic, ginger, kiwifruit, hazelnuts, horseradish, kale, leek, lemon, lime, lettuce, mushrooms, mandarin, nashi, okra, onions, olives, pear, peanuts, persimmon, parsnip, pomegranate, potato, peas, pumpkin, quince, silverbeet, squash, swede, sweet corn, spring onion, sweet potato, spinach, rhubarb, taro, turnip, tomato, walnuts, witlof, zucchini AROUND THE COAST THIS WEEK CEN Wildplant Nursery Sale Day 9am to 12pm Sat 1st May. CEN Office 18 Brush Rd, Ourimbah. Follow the plant sale signs. A range of local native plants available including ground covers and herbs, shrubs and trees, bush food, bird attracting, native bee attracting, frog friendly and screen plants. Breakfast with Alpacas 8:30am - 11:30am Sun 2nd May. Iris Lodge Alpacas, 33 Dunks Lane, Jilliby. An interesting and fun way to start the day and exactly how it sounds, enjoy breakfast along with these beautiful animals. NSW Dine & Discovery Voucher accepted, to book: irislodgealpacas.com Let’s Paint A Field of Daisies with Mum 6:00pm - 9:00pm Fri May 7th. The Creative Hub Australia, 4/96 The Entrance Rd, The Entrance. You’ll be taken step by step to create a beautiful artwork and you will leave with a masterpiece, new memories and many laughs.To book:paintnpalette. com.au 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 Coast FM. Send your gardening questions, events and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com

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Randa’s new hobby becomes an exhibition While most people turned to binge watching television and baking sourdough during 2020, Hamlyn Terrace resident, Randa Magdi, tapped into her creative side instead, working on a collection of paintings. To showcase her work from the past 12 months, Magdi has organised her first art exhibition, called Crazy Corona Capers, and will be showing at Central Coast Virtual Reality (CCVR) from April 24 to June 7. Magdi, an avid creator and a lover of the arts, is also a DJ and a photographer, and was inspired to create artworks during lockdown last year. “Like everyone else in lockdown I had a heap of time on my hands, and I found a Picasso tutorial being held live on Facebook by Jen Hall of Painty Hands and she was

offering free nightly classes,” said Magdi. This wave of creative energy was reignited, after Magdi had earlier fallen out of love with creating art. “I’d been accepted into a couple of courses decades ago, but I decided upon another path, and I’d lost my passion to create. “Jen’s classes helped me reignite that spark,” said Magdi. Magdi started sharing her creations on Facebook, which garnered encouragement from friends who also suggested showcasing the work in a gallery. “I was a bit shocked that people liked my work because I thought it looked childlike,” said Magdi. The Picasso lessons reminded Magdi of her interest in drawing and painting faces, and so with her exhibition, her paintings

are in a similar style to his work. “I really like to highlight asymmetry as it’s unusual to find a symmetrical face, the ones that have this are all models… the rest of us our faces are uneven, and I like the flaws and imperfections such as uneven eyes or unusual face shapes,” said Magdi. “I use bold colours and it brightened up my otherwise fairly dull days and I found creating these artworks therapeutic and relaxing”. The exhibition is being sponsored by NDIS Plan management company, Planting the Seed, and will also feature wines from a Hunter Valley based winemaker. “I had a friend’s opening at CCVR, and approached the owner, Jason McDonald, about having an exhibition there, so I showed him some of my work

and Jason said yes. “It is an amazing space and I’m really excited to showcase my work,” said Magdi. All the artwork on display will also be available for purchase, with 10 percent of any sale being donated to Australian Seabird Rescue. “I’m very passionate about the arts, and it is great to have opportunities like this to show off our work,” said Magdi. “I had a very successful opening night on Saturday with limited numbers due to COVID and it has to have been one of the best nights of my life. “Who’d have thought that at 56 I’d start a new hobby that has led to this? “Not me, I really do think that it is never too late and you can do anything you set your mind to,” said Magdi. An example of Magdi’s work

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Free flowers on Mothers’ Day This Mother’s Day, Lakeside Shopping Centre is giving flowers to mothers for free. On May 8 and 9, the Centre will be handing out flowers to shoppers from 9am, until they run out. “A mother’s work is never done and this year we want to

surprise and delight our customers with a free chrysanthemum for Mum,” said Lakeside Shopping Centre’s Manager, Sue Fowler. “We’re giving away 100 free individually wrapped flowers on Saturday and Sunday, but it’s strictly while stocks last, so customers should get in quick.

“Our promotional staff will be roaming the Centre from 9am until noon, or while stocks last. While you are here, why not take a look at the beautiful Orchid Show on display from the Central Coast and Lakes Orchid Society,” said Fowler. The Orchid Show will be at Lakeside Shopping Centre on

May 6-7 from 9am-6pm, and until 2pm on May 8. Over 100 plants will be included in the display, with a wide variety of orchids to admire. “We’re a small group of orchid lovers and enthusiasts who meet regularly to discuss, learn about, enjoy and indulge

our passion for orchids,” said Central Coast and Lakes Orchid Society member, Johanne Lowe. “Anyone from the community is always welcome to join us at our regular monthly meeting on the second Tuesday of every month at the Community Hall, Narara St, Charmhaven from

7:30pm, where members bench orchids that may be flowering and there is usually a talk about the different varieties,” said Lowe. Source; Media Release, Apr 28 Lakeside Shopping Centre

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The Wife Upstairs Author: Rachel Hawkins Publisher: HarperCollins

Jane comes from a bit of mysterious background. When she was younger, she was in foster care, with less than desirable foster parents. She has changed her name and is running away from someone or something which makes her leave Phoenix. She ends up in Birmingham, Alabama and is currently renting a room from John. She hopes she can get out of there soon – John is a jerk, she doesn’t like the way he looks at her and he has the audacity to eat her yogurt, even when it clearly has her name written on it. Everyone hates when that

happens. Jane lands a job as a dog-walker in the very affluent area of Thornfield Estates, where houses have “eight bathrooms and seven bedrooms, a formal living room and a family den an upstairs lounge and a gentleman’s study.” If someone has something the rest of the residents are going to want it, as it is very important to ‘Keep up with the Joneses’. Hence why Jane now walks several dogs in the area. She also seems to have sticky fingers, woe be the housewife that carelessly leaves a pair of diamond earrings laying around. Jane is out walking one rainy day, when lost in a day-dream she almost gets hit by a car driven by Eddie Rochester. Eddie is a recent widower, his wife was Bea, the owner of Southern Manor, a Fortune 500 company. Bea and her best friend Blanche have gone missing.

They were away for a weekend and it is believed they were drunk when they took the boat out on the lake and fell overboard. Eddie has had her declared dead. After almost hitting Jane with his care he invites her in for a coffee. Eddie ends up getting a dog, named Adele. That dog will need someone to walk it.

Eddie offers Jane an out to her less than desirable life. He is rich and handsome, and she is plain and wanting a better life. She tries to fit into the area, starts dressing like the other women, going to charity events, beautifying the area. But she isn’t one of them and she tries to find out more about Bea. She wonders why there aren’t many photos of her in Eddie’s house, while Tripp has heaps of photos of Blanche. Then they find Blanches body in the lake, but where is Bea’s body? If this list of characters sounds familiar, it should. The names are right out of Jane Eyre (by the way the best book eve – if they don’t sound familiar do yourself a favour and read Jane Eyre right now!) It is probably a shame that the author loosely used the story line and the character names from such a classy book as I kept making

comparisons, and of course The Wife Upstairs came up short. The story started to intrigue me but then fell apart and just annoyed me. And don’t get me started about the ending. I’d give this one a miss. Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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Business & Property Construction commencement requirement for the HomeBuilder program extended

Business NSW Central Coast has applauded news that the Federal Government has extended the construction commencement requirement for the HomeBuilder program from six months to 18 months for all existing applicants. Regional Director, Paula Martin, said the news was especially welcome as the Central Coast faces a rising delay in construction builds and a shortage of workers locally. “According to the March Business NSW Business Conditions Report, skills shortages and changing trading conditions continue to be the biggest business challenges faced on the Central Coast,” Martin said. “Increased activity in both housing and commercial projects outside the region is a contributing factor to the availability of trades locally. “As we see house prices

increase up to 68 per cent in some coastal suburbs of the Central Coast, it is important that local housing projects are given as much time as possible to proceed so locals have a good chance at entering the local housing market.” More than 121,000 Australians have applied for the grant which is expected to

support around $30B of residential construction projects. The HomeBuilder program was specifically designed to protect tradies’ jobs and catalyse economic activity in the construction industry, particularly residential construction, in response to the downturn caused by the

COVID-19 pandemic. The Government’s decision to provide existing applicants with an additional 12 months to commence construction responds to unanticipated delays in the construction industry caused by COVID-19 related supply constraints including delays in global supply chains and recent

natural disasters. The extension will only apply to existing applicants and provide an additional 12 months to commence construction from the date that the building contract was signed. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the HomeBuilder program

has been a key part of the Government’s National Economic Recovery Plan. “Extending the construction commencement requirement will smooth out the HomeBuilder construction pipeline, support jobs in the construction sector, and ensure that existing applicants facing difficulties in starting construction on their new builds and renovations are not denied a HomeBuilder grant due to circumstances outside their control,” he said. Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Housing, and Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing, Michael Sukkar, said the high take-up of HomeBuilder has shown that it has achieved its goal of encouraging those who had pulled back from undertaking a new build, or substantial rebuild, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, to enter the market. Terry Collins

84,683 vouchers, each worth $25, have already been redeemed The Ary at Toukley and The Shed at Tuggerah are just two of the Central Coast businesses which have seen a surge in customers since the introduction of the Dine& Discover NSW Initiative. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said a total of 84,683 vouchers, each worth $25, have already been redeemed at businesses throughout the

region. “Dine & Discover NSW vouchers have been live on the Central Coast for just five weeks, and in this short space of time, we’ve seen $2,117,075 spent at local businesses,” Crouch said. “A total of 147,480 local residents have registered for the Dine & Discover NSW initiative, while 422 local businesses are currently signed up to accept the $25 vouchers as an alternative form

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try our new menu using the vouchers. “Initially, communication was lacking, and we had a little bit of a hurdle (in) knowing when we were on board from the government. “There were some other restaurants in the area who were listed as accepting the vouchers before us, although we had registered well and truly in advance. “I think this was due to rollout

being per suburb… so the only challenge was that we went live without notice. “But I think the rollout is a great idea.” A staff member from The Shed, Tuggerah, said they had many people coming to use the vouchers. “On weekdays, we would have around 20 people coming in to use the vouchers, and around 30 to 35 people using them per day on the weekends,”

the staff member said. The two $25 dine vouchers and two $25 discover vouchers will be valid until June 30. NSW residents can apply online to receive their vouchers through the latest version of the Service NSW app and website. A non-digital solution is now available at Service NSW Centres for customers who don’t have a smartphone. Jacinta Counihan

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80 per cent of businesses have been impacted by the Council situation Business NSW is calling on Central Coast Council to develop a Roadmap for Recovery to restore low confidence recorded by local business in the wake of the announcement that a public inquiry is to be held into Council’s financial situation. Business NSW Central Coast Regional Director, Paula Martin, said that in a recent survey conducted in conjunction with local business chambers, 80 per cent of businesses have been impacted by the Council situation creating further uncertainty, and 50 per cent of respondents have stalled their

future plans for growth. “Our survey suggests that there are significant challenges ahead for regional economic growth,” Martin said. “While 50 per cent of business are confident that longer term, the Central Coast will be an attractive investment region with business growth, only 29 per cent of businesses are confident that Council will support growth and investment. “Low business confidence may mean that businesses are reluctant to hire staff and invest to grow, particularly as the pandemic continues to impact local business. “Infrastructure and

maintenance, planning and approvals, and a shortage of destination activities are key challenges faced by business. “Council must delicately balance the need to financially recover without compromising the opportunity for local business to expand or limit the region’s ability to attract new investment. “Continuing in Administration is welcomed by business, but this needs to be supported by priorities that help business grow in the shorter term. “The Roadmap must focus on reducing regulatory red tape; business friendly council practices and delivery of

capacity building projects to grow local jobs. “Road and highway upgrades, destination-based activities to drive tourism and events, reduced red tape to create a vibrant Gosford CBD, waterfront and night time economy and town centre upgrades are immediate examples cited by business with potential to improve the local economy. “A Recovery Roadmap that is focused on economic development for the short term will provide the confidence that businesses need to grow.” Source: Media release, Apr 27 Business NSW Central Coast

Business NSW Central Coast Regional, Director, Paula Martin

Council receives major Public Works awards It’s been a rough year for Central Coast Council, but recognition at the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia Engineering Excellence Awards has provided a note of positivity. The Council’s Team Leader, Floodplain Management, Parissa Ghanem, picked up the coveted Public Works Leader of the Year award, with the Council highly commended in two other categories. Director Environment and Planning, Scott Cox, said Ghanem was deserving of her award, which is given to a leader with proven skills, professionalism and knowledge that is seen as admirable, encouraging and inspiring to others. “During her three years at Council, Parissa has successfully and passionately led a team of engineers to successfully complete over 17 several high calibre floodplain management and water quality projects,” Cox said. “She is well respected for her effective approach to management providing an equal voice for team members and drawing on their individual strengths to achieve best outcomes for a project and in service for the community.” Cox said Ghanem had made positive contributions to Council and in turn to the community. Ghanem said she owed the award to an excellent team of professionals and a great manager whose support made it easy for her to lead her own team.

Section Manager Engineering Assessment, Adam Mularczyk, was highly commended for his efforts in road safety awareness within local government in the category of Excellence in Road Safety Engineering. Mularczyk has for the past decade built a strong network of industry knowledge sharing between Councils across the State. The group of development, design and asset engineers and technical staff regularly share notifications on training, guidelines, industry news and advise on new and technical information, with Adam promoting road safety issues for the purpose of reducing road related trauma. Cox said road safety is an important concern for the region and he was pleased with the positive impact Mularczyk has had in facilitating a united approach to the issue. “I’m pleased that Mr Mularczyk’s efforts to improve road safety through engineering have been recognised by the industry, and that this award has also contributed to road safety awareness.” The Council was also highly commended in the category of Design and Construction of a Local Government/Public Works project over $5M for the Somersby Industrial Estate. Director Infrastructure Services, Boris Bolgoff, said that Somersby Industrial Park has been established as a major industrial precinct for the Central Coast, providing capacity for new companies to establish a presence in our region. “This major project spanned

more than 30 projects and included the upgrade of close to 5,000 metres of road to an industrial standard,” Bolgoff said. “We also installed more than 2,600 metres of sewer pipelines and 1,400 metres of water mains. “The project spanned Myoora Rd, Wisemans Ferry Rd, Somersby Falls Rd, Howes Rd

and Debenham Rd and encompasses major drainage upgrades, significant retaining walls, kerb and guttering, roundabouts, intersections, road widening and new road pavement. “We have also installed new sewer pump stations, rising main and gravity main and are currently installing a major water main to ensure water

pressure across the precinct. “Many members of our community commute to Sydney or Newcastle for work. “This major expansion and upgrade of Somersby Industrial Park means that more companies can establish a presence on the Coast, bringing with them local jobs and an economic boost to our region.” Minister for Local Government,

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affect your serviceability, which is why it’s best to start applying for the loan when you have passed probation.

Julia NEWBOULD Editor-at-large • Money magazine With property prices soaring, knowing how to improve your home loan serviceability can be the difference between getting the keys or being shown the door. Lenders essentially make a business investment every time they hand money to home buyers. As such, they need to work out whether you’re a safe bet, and they do this by assessing your home loan serviceability. The serviceability is calculated by combining all of your income, such as salary, rental income and interest from investments, and then taking away your expenses and other repayments, including your mortgage. “As part of the process of determining your serviceability, lenders will calculate your mortgage at 2.5% higher than

the market rate to ensure that if there is a shift you will still be able to comfortably pay back your repayment,” says Brodie Haupt, CEO and co-founder of Aussie digital lending and payments provider WLTH. “This is a safety net that they build into the calculations to protect themselves, but it is also to assist the consumer to ensure that they are not in a position where they will be unable to make their repayments if there is a shift in interest rates throughout the life of the loan.” Not all your income is treated equally in calculating your loan serviceability. And not all rental income is treated equally – typically only 80% will be calculated. But 100% of your salary will go into the calculation. “The reason for this is that they need to consider that the

3. Pay off BNPL debts Buy now, pay later transactions often show up on a credit check, and generally this will have a similar effect to credit cards that demonstrate when you are overextending yourself. Pay all of these debts off before applying for a loan.

property won’t always be tenanted, so the borrower won’t be able to depend on the full rental return to cover their mortgage repayments,” says Haupt. The same goes for income from shares “due to the fluctuations in the market and the risk that shares could also depreciate in value”. The good news is that home loan serviceability isn’t a static

condition you’re lumped with – there are ways you can improve it and thereby improve your chance of securing a loan at a good rate from a wide amount of products. Here are five things Haupt recommends to improve your loan serviceability. 1. Reduce credit limits Even if you don’t owe any-

thing on your credit card, your limit will still be considered as potential debt when lenders are assessing your position. 2. Aim for stable employment Being self-employed or a contractor can be viewed as a risk by some institutions. If you are in a new job and still in your probation period, this can also

4. Rein in spending Before buying a home, it is important to budget and save, not only for your deposit but to also demonstrate your spending habits to the lender. 5. Pick the right lender Know what you want and always shop around. Take advantage of comparison sites, read up on different lenders and institutions, and know exactly the kind of products you want to get access to. M DAVID THORNTON

Millions to be worse off when tax offset ends About 10 million Aussies will have less disposable income next financial year, with the low and middle income tax offset (LMITO) due to wind up on June 30. According to research commissioned by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, and undertaken by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Research Centre, 3.4 million people will be $1080 worse off while a further 7 million will have less takehome pay.

The net loss is the result of the LMITO coming to an end this financial year. The LMITO provides an offset of up to $255 for those earning $37,000 or less; $255 (plus 7.5% of the portion of your taxable income that exceeds $37,000) for those earning $37,001-$48,000; $1080 for those earning $48,001$90,000; and $1080 (minus 3% of the portion of your taxable income that exceeds $90,000) for those earning $90,001$126,000. The LMITO had been extend-

ed to the 2020-2021 financial year as part of the federal government’s decision to accelerate the start of stage two tax cuts. The stage two cuts also included lifting the low income tax offset (LITO) from $455 to $700, raising the upper threshold for the 19% tax bracket from $37,000 to $45,000, changing the 32.5% tax bracket from $37,001-$90,000 to $45,001$120,000 and raising the lower threshold for the 37% tax bracket from $90,001 to $120,001. The extension of the tax offset

overlapped with the introduction of the phase two income tax cuts. So in a way, that overlap could also be viewed as a one-year tax increase rather than a tax cut next year. “They brought forward proposed tax cuts due to the Covid-19 pandemic to July 1, 2020 and effectively it was going to replace the low income tax offset and low to medium income tax offset,” says Adrian Raftery, from the accounting and tax service Mr Taxman. “So it’s essentially a $1080

bonus this year, rather than people losing it next year.” Aussies pulling in $80,000 a year will be left with a net income of $63,013 this year, but next year will only take home $61,933, according to Bankwest Curtin Economics Research Centre. It will lift again to $62,808 in financial year 2024-25 with the introduction of stage three tax cuts. This stands in contrast to people earning $250,000, who will pay $9075 less in tax than they did this year.

The end of the LMITO will be felt most by women because they are more likely to earn less than $126,000 annually. “The withdrawal of the low and middle income tax offset from 2021-22 will disproportionately affect women, who will face an average increase in taxes paid of $502 per year from 2021-22 to 2023-24, relative to 202021,” say Rebecca Cassells and Alan Duncan, both from the Bankwest Curtin Economics Research Centre.

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FOLLOWING IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF COAST COMMUNITY CHRONICLE PICKUP LOCATIONS, PAPERS ARE DELIVERED TO ALL OF THESE LOCATIONS EVERY WEDNESDAY Halekulani Bowling Club BATEAU BAY 50 Natuna Ave Ritchies IGA Cresthaven Shopping Centre Leader Pet Supplies 17 Lake St Bateau Bay Bowling Club 5 Bias Ave Coast Hotel The Entrance Leagues Club 169 Budgewoi Rd 3 Bay Village Rd Tenth Avenue Pharmacy Tuggerah Lakes Community 56 Tenth Ave Centre BUFF POINT 1 Bay Village Rd Budgewoi Soccer Club Bateau Bay Men’s Shed 1 Millington Way 1 Bay Village Rd CANTON BEACH Bateau Bay Square Heritage Village Toukley 12 Bay Village Rd 2 Evans Rd

1/74 Wallarah Rd

Coles The Entrance Rd

Lakefront Village 1-91 Village Way

Woolworths 12 Bay Village Rd

GWANDALAN Gwandalan Public School Kanangra Dr

CHAIN VALLEY BAY Valhalla by Gateway Lifestyle Gwandalan Bowling Club 25 Mulloway Rd Gamban Rd

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

Central Coast Leagues Club 1 Dane Dr Masonic Centre 86 Mann Street

Wyong Public Hospital Pacific Hwy

CHARMHAVEN Charmhaven Tennis Centre Parkside Dr Northlakes Tavern 17-33 Pacific Hwy Supanews Westfield Northlakes CHITTAWAY BAY Chittaway Centre Pharmacy Chittaway Shopping Centre DOYALSON Macquarie Shores Home Village 150 Tall Timbers Rd Doyalson Wyee RSL Club Pacific Hwy FOUNTAINDALE Happy Belly Takeaway 9 Catamaran Rd FORRESTER’S BEACH Celebrations Shops 6&7, 15 Forrester’s Beach Rd Brown Sugar Bakery 15 Forrester’s Beach Rd Forries Café 970 The Entrance Rd, Forrester’s Beach Di Matteos 27 Forrester’s Beach Rd

Liquorland 72 Wallarah Rd

Coles 11 Parsons Rd

Coles Express 102-106 Wyong Rd

The Orchards Retirement Village 15 The Ridgeway

The Bottle-O Shop 2/120 Wyong Rd Killarney Vale Bakery & Café 122 Wyong Rd

LONG JETTY Caltex Long Jetty 431 The Entrance Rd

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

KULNURA General Store, Indian Restaurant & Cafe 4 Greta Rd LAKE HAVEN Lake Haven Castle Cottage 8 Kylie Cl Metro Cinemas Lake Haven Forrow Dr

The Dam Hotel Cnr Minnesota Rd & Pacific Hwy

Arcare Kanwal Aged Care 2 Pearce Rd

Oasis Caratel Caravan Park 207/209 Wallarah Rd Wyong Rugby League Club 40 Lake Haven Dr Fill & Carry Fruit Market 258 Wallarah Rd BYO Cellars 260 Wallarah Rd

Central Coast Fresh & Cooked Seafood 74 Wallarah Rd

KILLARNEY VALE Opal Killarney Vale 1 Daniel Cl

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Lakeside Leisure Village 51 Kamilaroo Ave Lake Munmorah Residential Resort 2 Saliena Ave LISAROW Lisarow Takeaway Shop 2/1 Parsons Rd Lisarow Newsagency Shop 13/1 Parsons Rd McDonald’s 2 Parsons Road Woolworths 3 Parsons Rd

Corner Park Road & Warrigal 149-157 Main Rd Street TUGGERAH 7-Eleven The Entrance Westfield (service desk) Gosford Ave 50 Wyong Rd

WYEE Wyee Mini Market Shop 5 Wyee Shopping Village

KFC 16 The Entrance Road

WYONG Wyong Neighbourhood Centre Inc Building 2/8 Rankens Ct

Jimbo’s Quality Seafoods 109 The Entrance Rd Subway 35/37 Coral St Dunleith Tourist Park 2 Hutton Rd Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Rd

Kaino’s Seafood And Burgers David Mehan MP - The Entrance Electorate Office 324 The Entrance Rd 24 The Entrance Rd MAGENTA Smoking Dragon Magenta Shores Golf & 173 The Entrance Rd Country Club 1 Magenta Dr TOOWOON BAY MANNERING PARK The Bottle-O Mannering Park Cellars 68 Vales Rd

Lake Haven Shopping Centre NORAH HEAD (service desk) Norah Head Bowling & Lake Haven Drive & Sports Club Goobarabah Avenue Bottlemart Victoria St 181-187 Minnesota Rd Lake Haven Library and NORAVILLE Council Services Palm Springs Home Village Vietnam Veterans Keith Lake Haven Shopping Centre 181 Minnesota Rd Payne VC Hostel LTD 1 Evans Rd Catholic Healthcare Wellness RFBI Lake Haven Masonic Village Centre OURIMBAH Christopher Cres 1 Minnesota Rd Ourimbah Lisarow RSL Club Subway 6/20 Pacific Hwy Warnervale Public School Warnervale Rd & Minnesota 2/14 Bannister Dr Coastal Rural Traders Rd McDonald’s 10 Ourimbah St Goobarabah Ave Uniting Nareen Terrace TAFE Ourimbah Campus Hamlyn Terrace LAKE MUNMORAH Q-10, Loop Rd & The lot 1/35 Louisiana Rd Lake Munmorah Public Boulevarde School Uniting Starrett Lodge Pacific Highway Carters Rd The Preview 1/35 Louisiana Rd The Boulevarde Jamaica Blue Anglican Care Warnervale The Millery 275 Pacific Hwy Gardens 10 Chittaway Rd 171 Mataram Rd Woolworths Lee Rowan’s Garden world 1 Tall Timbers Rd KANWAL 72 Pacific Hwy Amcal+ Pharmacy Kanwal Parktrees Village Village SAN REMO 750 Pacific Hwy Shop 1/260 Wallarah Rd Coles Lake Munmorah Senior Northlakes Shopping Centre Kanwal Medical Centre, Citizens Club k2/654 Pacific Hwy Neighbourhood Centre 1 Acacia Ave 28 Brava Ave Tuggerah Lakes Private Munmorah United Bowling Hospital the Lott Club 645 Pacific Hwy 21 Pacific Hwy Acacia Ave

Forrester’s Beach Retirement William Cape Gardens Village 40 Pearce Rd 1001 The Entrance Rd

GOROKAN Guardian Pharmacy 70 Wallarah Rd

Discount Drug Store 73 Scenic Dr

GOSFORD Imperial centre 171 Mann St

The Lakeside Lifestyle Community 132 Finlay Ave

Blue Haven Public School 37 Colorado Dr

United Petroleum 67-71 Scenic Dr

6 Wallarah Rd

HAMLYN TERRACE Hakea Grove Aged Care 102 Louisiana Rd

Caltex service station The Entrance Rd Cnr Bellevue Rd

Coles Noela Pl

Toukley & Districts Art Society

Teraglin Lakeshore Home Village 2 Mulloway Rd

BLUE HAVEN Blue Haven Community Centre 1 Apsley Ct

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Wallarah Bay Recreation Club 40 Wallarah Rd

Care Association Cnr Cornish Avenue & Wyong Rd

San Remo Pharmacy 123 Marine Parade THE ENTRANCE The Entrance Visitor Information Centre 46 Marine Parade Nesuto The Entrance Apartments 18 Coral St

The Greens The Entrance

Supanews Westfield Tuggerah Terry White Chemmart Westfield Tuggerah Tuggerah Library and Council Services Westfield Tuggerah

Wyong Family History Group 6 Rankens Ct Village Central Wyong 18/34 Alison Rd Plaza Newsagency 6/18-34 Alison Rd

Shingle Inn Tuggerah Westfield Tuggerah

The Art House Theatre 19-21 Margaret St

Meals on Wheels 6/10 Pioneer Ave

Club Wyong RSL 15 Margaret St

Emma McBride MP Mariners Centre of Excellence, Suite 204

Central Coast Mobile Village 1A Cutler Dr IGA North Wyong Shop 2/34-38 Cutler Drive North

Bay Takeaway 205 Bay Rd

TUMBI UMBI Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, Tumbi Umbi Campus 150 Bellevue Rd

Toowoon Bay Cellars 153-155 Bay Rd

Glengara Retirement Village 220 Hansen’s Rd

Australia Post 145 Bay Rd

Mingara Recreation Club 12-14 Mingara Dr

Toowoon Bay Seafood & Take Away 92 Toowoon Bay Rd

Chemist Outlet Tumbi Umbi Discount Chemist 7 Mingara Dr

Amcal+ Pharmacy Toowoon Bay 96 Toowoon Bay Rd

Domino’s Pizza Mingara 8 Mingara Dr

United Petroleum 359 Pacific Highway North

McDonald’s Mingara Mingara Dr

Mr David Harris MP - Wyong Electorate Office 142 Pacific Hwy

Toowoon Bay Holiday Park 1 Koongara St

Family Bean 90 Toowoon Bay Rd Flour & Co. 88 Toowoon Bay Rd TOUKLEY Toukley50 Plus Leisure & Learning Centre 1 Hargraves St

3 Mingara Dr Subway Restaurant Lot 9 Mingara Dr &, Wyong Rd WADALBA McDonald’s London Dr

The Salvation Army 28 Canton Beach Rd

Woolworths 1 Figtree Blvd

NewsXpress Toukley Shop 1/30 Canton Beach Rd

Coles Orchid Way

Coastal Health Medical Centre 213-217 Main Rd

The Lott 2 Edward Stinson Avenue

Toukley Golf Club 54 Ninth Ave Opal Norah Head 63 Palomar Parade Toukley Public School Main Rd Canton Beach Sports Club 11 Hibbard St PRP Diagnostic Imaging 54 Victoria Ave

Coles 781/17-21Yaralla St Wallarah Point Care Community

Wyong High School 53 Alison Rd TAFE NSW – Wyong Porter St Wyong Milk Factory Café 141 Alison Rd All Sorts Fitness Wyong 141 Alison Rd Alison Homestead 1 Cape Rd

Hungry Jack’s Mingara Recreation Complex KFC 300 Pacific Hwy KFC Mingara

Seabreeze Seafoods 10 Hargraves St

Lakeside Shopping Centre The Entrance Rd & Dening St Toukley Library Main Rd Coles The Entrance Rd &, Dening St

Coles Westfield Tuggerah

Nargis Gourmet Food Indian & kebab 6/2 Edward Stinson Ave WAMBERAL Pacific Garden Hotel 871 The Entrance Rd WARNERVALE ChemistCare 3 Mary Mackillop Drv Warnies Café 1/13 Warnervale Rd WOONGARRAH Warnervale Gardens 171 Mataram Rd St. Mary Mackillop Catholic Church Warnervale 91 Sparks Rd

Subway 250/300 Pacific Hwy Nexus Smart Hub 3 Amy Cl JAY-C 60/1-10 Amy Cl Kidz Hq 2c Amy Cl Wyong Golf Club 319 Pacific Hwy St James Anglican Church 25-27 Byron St Wyong Bowling Club 3 Panonia Rd Meander Village 18 Boyce Ave Kooindah Waters Golf Club 40 Kooindah Blvd Wyong Men Shed Incorporated 175 Pollock Ave Bendigo Bank 88 Pacific Hwy Oliver’s Real Food Caltex Stopover, Pacific Hwy Cafe F3 Northbound F3 Northbound Freeway

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Draft Operational Plan goes on exhibition Central Coast Council has placed its draft Operational Plan 2021-2022 including proposed fees and charges on exhibition for community feedback. The Operational Plan provides residents with an overview of essential services, programs and capital works projects for the year ahead and is exhibited annually for community input. The fees and charges do not include a comparison with last year’s fees. As part of Council’s plan towards financial recovery, the 2021/22 operational plan forecasts Council’s operating income as $666.8M from which Council will spend $659.8M on services and operational costs resulting in a modest surplus of $7.0M. This forecast is based on the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) allowing council to impose a 15 per cent rate rise - called a special rate variation. It does not include capital grants and contributions, which Council says will be allocated towards repaying the restricted reserves debt. Council proposes to spend $173.5M on capital works projects, with a focus on depreciation and maintaining Council’s existing infrastructure. This includes more than 350 capital works projects in 20212022, with the draft plan including details of capital works projects for the following three years. “Should IPART determine no Special Variation, then the numbers that Council is working towards would reduce and more budget cuts will need

At a glance • The Operational Plan is the financial plan for financial year 2021-22 • Now open for public comment until May 26 • It is based on 15 per cent rate rise (plus harmonisation) • Surplus of $7M forecast • State Government cost shifting explained as a $45M burden • State Significant Developments give money to State but Council does the work • Pensioners rebates a heavy cost • Lists 350 capital work projects • Water rates will be adjusted after March CPI figures known • Interest on late rates will be 6.75 per cent. to be applied,” the Council said. The plan explains that Council is currently not financially viable and the need for the rate variation has been demonstrated by the current situation in which Council finds itself. “Even with actions including staff, expenses and capital expenditure reductions and raising $150M in external borrowings, Council’s long term financial viability is not achievable without a Special Rate Variation,” the plan states. Rates income represents 29 per cent of Council’s income. Council says a rate variation would improve the underlying position of Council’s General Fund. “This would allow the provision of services, the repayment of borrowings and the eventual repayment of the funds spent from restricted funds,” the plan outlines. “Without the variation, Council would need to reduce its operating expenses further which would mean a further reduction of the workforce by a third. “This would potentially result in significantly reduced

services below acceptable levels. It would impact the ability to deliver services and works. “The staff levels would be below those at amalgamation, which themselves were artificially low as identified in the Administrator’s 30 day report.” The report states that it will need to updated before implementation because water and sewer charges will be adjusted for CPI increases. “Council has estimated the CPI multiplier as 1.5% as the CPI for the March quarter 2021 has not been released at the time of developing the draft 2021-22 Operational Plan budget,” Council said. “Once the CPI is released Council will calculate the multiplier to apply to the 20212022 charges. The plan outlines the cost to the Council from State and Federal government’s “cost shifting”. Cost shifting is where the responsibility and/or costs of providing a certain service, asset or regulatory function are shifted from a higher level of government to a lower level of

government. The cost is shifted without providing corresponding funding or adequate revenue raising capacity. Council said cost shifting continues to place a significant burden on Council’s financial situation, to the tune of about $45M per annum. “Despite the recognition of cost shifting and its adverse impacts on NSW Local Government there has been no change in funding for these costs,” the Council said. “Examples of cost shifting include contributions to NSW Fire and Rescue, NSW Rural Fire Services and NSW State Emergency Service, lack of adequate funding for public libraries and the failure to fully reimburse Councils for mandatory pensioner rebates. “Our region has a higher proportion of aged pensioners compared to other local government authorities,” Council said. “As the number of eligible pensioners increases in our local government area Council must fund a larger amount of pensioner rebates. “The estimated total amount

of pension rebates for ordinary rates and domestic waste management charges in 20212022 is $6,373,000 of which 55% is funded by the NSW Government with the balance funded by Council.” Council also gives pensioners a reduction of 50 per cent of the water supply service and water usage charges levied up to a maximum of $87.50 and a further reduction of 50 per cent of sewerage service and sewerage usage charges levied up to a maximum of $87.50. Of these reductions 55 per cent is reimbursed by the NSW Government. The estimated total amount of the pension rebate in 20212022 is $4,228,000. The Minister for Local Government has determined that the maximum rate of interest payable on overdue rates and charges levied under the Local Government Act 1993 for the 2021-2022 rating year will be 6.75 per cent. Council said that income related to development applications has fallen in recent years and a significant proportion of this is a result of changes to State Significant Development (SSD) provisions, including specific provisions of the Gosford City Centre. “Under these circumstances applications are lodged (and fees paid) directly to the Department of Planning Industry & Environment,” the Council said. “These SSD provisions are generally for larger applications and therefore the fees are significant on a per application basis. “Council officers are still required to undertake

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assessment work for these applications, through formal referral processes, so whilst the fees are reduced, the level of work remains approximately the same.” Administrator Dick Persson said the draft operational plan takes into consideration Council’s current financial situation and structural reduction in staff expenses. “Every year Council presents a plan of works to the community in line with what they have told us is important to them, which is the continued delivery of essential services, the environment, community facilities and open space and recreation,” Persson said. “It is important to note that Council has actively taken steps towards financial stability, and while there is a calculated reduction in service levels this does not mean the delivery of services will stop. “We are still looking at delivering over 70 essential projects that will better our region and community, and we can do this because we are aware of how much money we have available, we have prioritised spend and this is the core business of Local Governments – to put back into the community. “I encourage everyone interested to take a look at the plan and have your say.” The draft Operational Plan including proposed Fees and Charges will be on exhibition until Wednesday, May 26. View the plan and Have Your Say at yourvoiceourcoast.com Source: Media release, Apr 27 Central Coast Council Draft Operational Plan

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Orgasmic birth: the ultimate perk of homebirth respectful intimacy. As you can imagine, this is the default setting, in a planned homebirth, which is why the chances of experiencing this phenomenon are much higher. Under these circumstances, a woman is more easily able to reach a deep state of relaxation and the exact contractions that many experience as painful can become pleasurable. How to prepare for an orgasmic birth

GEORGIA LIENEMANN Following on from last week’s piece on the safety of homebirth and the primary advantages of birthing at home such as lowered intervention and risk of complications, this week I’m elaborating on some of the lesser known benefits of homebirth. There’s a much greater chance of having not only a positive birth experience at home, but one that is profoundly pleasurable – even orgasmic! Stay with me, we’ll get to that part shortly. The significant impact of care providers According to surveys conducted in homebirth forums of women who have experienced births in both a hospital and home setting, there is an overwhelming consensus that homebirth is a more enjoyable experience – not just for the birthing woman but for her partner and other family members as well, who are generally fully included in every step of the process, if they so choose. Women routinely report that they felt more respected and empowered, as homebirth offers a more woman-centred approach. With the jaw-dropping statistics highlighted in the recently released film ‘Birth Time’, that 1 in 3 Australian women describe their birth as ‘traumatic’ and that 1 in 10 birthing women experience PTSD as a result of their birth experiences, respect and

empowerment shouldn’t be considered insignificant benefits when it comes to birth! Studies have shown that the strongest predictor of developing birth-related PTSD is related to a woman’s treatment by their care providers (usually a lack of support, or perceived lack of control and involvement in decision-making). This is precisely why the close, supportive relationship that develops between midwife and mother-to-be within the ‘continuity of care’ model is so important, which as we touched on last week, is automatically accessed when families opt for homebirth. Birthing at home also allows women to avoid exposure to unnecessary procedures and outdated hospital policies, such as continuous fetal monitoring – a practice which still takes place in hospitals despite not being supported by the literature. The optimal setting is where a woman feels safest When it comes to birth, we seem to overlook the fact that we are mammalian creatures and that all mammals escape to quiet spaces that guarantee safety and complete privacy for the mother. Babies usually arrive in the quiet early morning hours, cloaked in darkness, for this reason. Animal studies show that any disturbance to this safety and privacy interferes with the

process of labour by disrupting the labour hormones. This explains why it’s such a common occurrence for a woman’s labour to slow or stall completely upon arriving at the hospital. Any form of disturbance, even the panicked or rushed demeanour of an inconsiderate caregiver, can increase a woman’s stress hormones. This diverts the much-needed blood away from both the baby and the actively working muscles of the uterus (resulting in less productive contractions) and into our limbs as we prepare to ‘fight or flee’. Therefore, maintaining the birthing woman’s feelings of calm and safety, allows for the sophisticated dance of labour hormones to unfold, facilitating not only a smoother and safer birth experience, but a less painful one. The fear-tension-pain cycle Grantley Dick-Read, the renowned British Obstetrician and pioneer in childbirth education throughout the 50’s and 60’s was the first to propose that women who were deeply relaxed during their labour would experience minimal pain – or none at all. He developed the feartension-pain cycle to highlight how our thoughts and emotions influence the perception and intensity of pain. When the birthing woman is in a fearful state, she tenses up and her contractions become

more painful, which generates more fear, tension and subsequently more pain. Less pain, more pleasure When a woman can deeply relax, nature’s cocktail of potent pain and stress relieving hormones and endorphins, is primed to flourish. Oxytocin, widely known as the ‘love hormone’, is released during any type of intimacy: kissing,cuddling,breastfeeding any other type of skin-to-skin contact. During birth it provides us with natural pain relief and an efficient labour. In the final throes of labour, a woman has a huge surge in this hormone, which switches on the brain’s pleasure and reward centres and helps to facilitate the bond with her new baby. Most birth interventions and especially induction (which is the administration of synthetic oxytocin) inhibit the production of natural oxytocin and all of the wonderful effects that it can offer during labour and birth. Orgasmic birth In 2008, I stumbled across a screening of the multi-award winning film ‘Orgasmic Birth: the best-kept secret’ whilst living in Manhattan. It proposed a fascinating concept – that if undertaken with a different mindset, birth could not only be a pleasurable experience, but in fact, an orgasmic one. To say I was incredulous at the time

was a huge understatement! However, after adopting the subsequently released book by the same name as one of my bibles during birth preparation and going on to experience what I now know was a (rather mind-blowing) cervical orgasm as my first child entered the world, I know firsthand that this idea isn’t as farfetched as it initially appears. Although actual numbers are likely much higher due to the topic of orgasmic birth experiences being somewhat taboo, a 2013 study revealed that about 0.3 per cent of women experience this phenomenon. What’s going on here? If we think about it logically, birth and sex involve all the same anatomical organs, the same physiological processes (lubrication, softening and opening of these organs) and the exact same cocktail of hormones in full swing, if – and only if – the conditions are conducive to a more relaxed, sensual experience. When aiming for an orgasmic or ecstatic birth experience, the best advice I ever received was to ‘replicate the exact conditions conducive to reaching orgasm’. We all have our kinks, but I daresay that bright lights and strangers closely observing you in the bedroom wouldn’t be high on your list. For most, the ultimate relaxants are those we mentioned earlier: a setting of absolute privacy, safety and

Regardless of whether you’re intending to birth at home, in a birth centre or hospital, I believe it’s possible to create the conditions for an orgasmic birth to unfold. My first recommendation would be to attend Calmbirth and / or Hypnobirthing courses as early in the pregnancy as possible to enable a deeper understanding of the physiology of birth. This type of knowledge is extremely empowering. Yoga and meditation throughout the pregnancy are also extremely useful additions to your toolbox. However, by far the most important element of preparation – and this is why I’ve become such an unashamedly vocal advocate of what’s possible – is to undo any negative cultural programming by exposing yourself to a barrage of positive birth stories. This helps to counter the lifetime of fear-based messaging that we’ve likely internalised that if left unchecked, will subconsciously influence our own physiology during the birth process, whether we like it or not. I’d hazard a guess that I’d read and watched around a hundred of them during the nine months and by the end had replaced any residual fear with genuine excitement. A quick search for ‘homebirth’ in YouTube will yield a neverending stream of inspiring content. Good luck and happy watching.

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Online telehealth consultations the way to go

The move to online telehealth consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic has been rated a success by young Australians and could change the way mental health treatment is accessed, new research from Orygen has found.

The study found that most people with mental illnesses who used telehealth reported a positive impact on the service they received. Almost all clinicians surveyed endorsed the ongoing use of telehealth to support service delivery.

On the Central Coast, many surgeries such as Coast Health Medical Centre, Kanwal Village Medical Centre, and Budgewoi Medical practice are offering telehealth services that can be booked online. Other online health services are available as well, such as Health Direct, which enables users to check their symptoms online, and find healthcare providers and information from their website. Telehealth, a method of delivering healthcare that involves the use of technology such as a mobile phone or a computer, was rapidly implemented in youth mental health services due to the

COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Imogen Bell, who coauthored the Orygen study with Dr Jennifer Nicholas, said digital health researchers had been looking at how to harness digital technologies to deliver mental health services and treatments for several years. “There has always been a concern that using digital technologies in mental health services settings was never going to be as good as doing things face to face, a view held particularly among clinicians,” said Bell. “When COVID-19 hit, it allowed us to test this theory,”

More than 300 young people aged between 12-25 years who used mental health, and 92 clinicians, took part in the online surveyexploringserviceprovision, use, and quality following the adoption of telehealth. “The survey showed that most young people felt the quality of service improved when accessed via telehealth, and the results have been published in the journal, Psychiatric Research. “In particular, young people found access to care via telehealth more convenient, they felt the service met their needs and they felt respected and supported using the service,” said Nicholas.

Clinicians were more tentative, concluding that the telehealth method would not suit some young people, but Dr Nicholas said fears about a general reduction in quality had been allayed. “Overall, this study showed that concerns around the use of technology leading to the delivery of substandard mental health care were not justified, rather, technology could enhance the mental health services on offer,” said Bell. The results of the study support the permanent roll out of telehealth services.

“The next step is to research who is best suited to digital technologies and other ways that technology can help make services more accessible and engaging to young people. “With COVID-19, we are given a huge opportunity to try new things, to change the status quo. “We’ve learned that telehealth works for most young people, and we want to further this understanding and to apply these teachings wider. “I think it the way of the future,” said Bell. Harry Mulholland

Council to develop a zero tolerance approach to dog attacks Central Coast Council will develop a Responsible Pet Ownership Policy with a zero tolerance approach to dog attacks to clearly set community expectations of pet owners on the Central Coast. Administrator, Dick Persson, said that with the Coast having the highest population of dogs in NSW, this was an important community safety issue. “I have been deeply disturbed by the trauma caused to a pet owner through a dog attack resulting in the fatality of their pet,” Persson said. “Whilst the overall number of

dog attack incidents on the Coast has decreased over the previous four years, given our high rate of dog ownership, dog attacks are still a serious issue for the community and Council’s community safety staff.” The policy will include a zerotolerance approach for dog attacks with mandatory penalties where an attack has led to the fatality of another dog unless there are extenuating circumstances to be reviewed by an Enforcement Review Panel led by a Council Executive. Council will also write to the State Government seeking a review of the list of dangerous dog

breeds. Persson adopted the decisions at the April 27 meeting where he presented an Administrator’s Minute which explained that 143,000 registered dogs reside within the Local Government area. “For the thirteen rangers that are employed by Council, that’s 11,000 dogs per Community Safety Officer or ranger,” he said. “The Central Coast leads the State for the highest rate of dog attacks in NSW. “Dog attacks are a serious issue facing the community and Council’s Community Safety Section.

“A dog attack is defined as an incident where a dog rushes at, attacks, bites, harasses or chases any person or animal (other than vermin), whether or not any injury is caused to the person or animal.” Persson said dog attacks were most likely to involve other dogs followed by attacks on humans. However, human victims also emerged where a person tried to intervene in a dog attack on another animal. He said cats and livestock were also victims of dog attacks. Statistics indicate that, on average, 60 per cent of animal victims sustained either a minor injury or no injury due to a dog

attack. There were seven dog deaths in 2019 and five dog deaths in 2020 due to a dog attack. The most likely place for a dog attack to occur on the Central Coast is on a public road or footpath. Less than 10 per cent of attacks happen in public areas such as beaches and reserves, which are patrolled by rangers. The possible consequences for owners of attacking dogs include a $1,320 fine and a Dangerous and Menacing dog order. These orders require owners to comply with control requirements that are enforceable by law.

“Community concerns have been raised after a recent dog attack that resulted in the fatality of a dog named Buddy and serious injuries to his owner,” Persson said. “This matter has deeply disturbed me in terms of the trauma it has caused for Buddy’s owner. “This Administrator’s Minute has the intent of promoting more responsible dog ownership as well as for the Council to take a zero tolerance approach to dog attacks where there is a fatality.” Source: Administrator’s Minute Council ordinary meeting, Apr 27

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20 years of helping young parents finish school celebrated St Philip’s Christian College Dynamic Alternative Learning Environment (DALE) is celebrating 20 years of helping young parents finish school, by hosting an event at their Young Parents’ Hub in Wyong on April 22 to celebrate the milestone. The event marks a major achievement as DALE is one of the largest and longest running schools for teenage parents, and to celebrate the achievement, many dignitaries such as Federal MP for Roberston, Lucy Wicks, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch as well as MP for Wyong, David Harris, MP for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, and Advocate for Children and Young People, Zoe

Robinson. The event was MC’d by ABC radio’s, Dan Cox. “It was a very successful night, we had close to 80 guests including some of our alumni as well as all the MPs or one of their representatives in attendance. “It was beautiful seeing one of our alumni giving the acknowledgement to country and sharing her story of how DALE helped her… it was probably the talking point of the night,” said St Philip’s Christian College DALE Principal, Jaime Boys. The Young Parents’ Hub is a centre aiming to break down barriers that exist for young parents to successfully complete their education, such as financial hardship, family

and domestic violence, homelessness and access to services. The program is aimed at teenagers and adults aged between 13 and 25 with children, and has a childcare centre on site, so that the students can finish their education and open pathways into the careers that they want. Currently, DALE has 80 students across two campuses, with the other one located in the Newcastle suburb of Waratah. “Dynamic Alternative Learning Environment is part of The Hub at Wyong, St Philip’s own the idea of the Young Parents Hub and I’m the manager of that, but I’m also Principal of the school,” said Boys.

“The Young Parents Hub is a space where co-located partners can come together and the goal is to educate young parents on skills such as how to get children ready for school, and to support and help overcome the barriers that young people face in getting an education.” Organisations such as Parents Next, who get young parents who are referred to them for education and employment to prepare them for employment in the future, are offered at the Hub. Other VET programs such as short courses to get a TAFE certificate are also offered by DALE, offering young parents the opportunity to get a certificate in early childhood and aged care services, and

this is an alternative way to get a full HSC. “I came here to do my HSC and I’m halfway through and in that I’m doing my Business Certificate II and Retail Certificate III and I just started Community Services IV. “I wouldn’t have been able to achieve what I have,” said DALE student, Karlie. “Coming here, I’ve got my son downstairs in the same building which gets rid of that anxiety of him being somewhere else, and coming here for the courses, you have the support of all the teachers and the staff behind you at the Young Parents Hub,” said Karlie. “Once I’ve finished my education, they’re going to help me because with DALE you don’t actually get your ATAR, so

when I finish my HSC, they are going to help me get into an Open University course that will help me get a degree, and into a career that I actually want to do. “I am really interested in counselling and psychology, so once I have finished here, I am going to do those degrees. “The Young Parents Hub and DALE is not only the structure of doing the education, but we’ve also all become a family so if someone needs help, we all have their back and help them. “Coming to DALE is one of the best things I’ve done in my life,” said Karlie. Harry Mulholland

New program seeks to attract women to careers in trades industries Business NSW Central Coast says that a new State Government initiative to support women entering trades will help expand the region’s talent pool for those businesses seeking young workers. “Skills shortages in manufacturing, construction and engineering continue to plague business on the Central Coast with 30 per cent of businesses reporting skills shortages in the March

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new jobs. “The timing is right for a career in trades, especially for young women who have had their employment affected by ongoing restrictions in tourism, hospitality and events. “A career in trades may offer lifelong skills and the opportunity to start a business. “The Central Coast is home to nearly 4,000 small businesses in manufacturing and construction and thanks to our proximity to Sydney and

Newcastle, the demand for services in these sectors exceeds supply. “I encourage young Central Coast women to consider training in a trade and start their journey towards a rewarding career through this training program.” The fee-free Built For Women training program will target women aged 16-24, female jobseekers, women at risk of unemployment and women in receipt of Commonwealth

benefits. Women currently represent 8.9 per cent of all current learners in trades and just 2.1 per cent of all learners studying a trade in the building and construction industry. Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, Geoff Lee, said the program would help boost the number of women working on building sites. “The Built For Women program is about attracting women to rewarding careers in

trades industries that are experiencing skills shortages,” Lee said. “Growing housing developments, new road and infrastructure upgrades are creating skills demands in manufacturing, engineering and transport and logistics, providing an opportunity for women to increase their skills and participation in the industry.” Terry Collins

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Central Coast Council is currently considering installing parking metres at beaches and popular tourist spots to earn some revenue from visitors to recoup some of the costs of maintaining those tourist spots. Ratepayers will not have to pay to park.

Readers are invited to vote on the following two questions:

1. Do you agree with the installation of parking metres if ratepayers don’t have to pay?

2. Seeing that tenants don’t pay rates but their landlord does, should tenants have to pay for parking to contribute to costs? 3. Should landlords who receive permits have to pass these on to tenants? A simple yes or no to each question is all that is required.

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Free Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers workshop A joint Central Coast Council and Transport for NSW initiative is helping parents and supervisors with the important task of teaching learner drivers, with two workshops set in coming weeks at Tuggerah. Council Director, Community and Recreation Services, Julie Vaughan, said the Transport for NSW funded program will see Council deliver free workshops designed to provide practical and hands on advice to younger drivers. “The workshops are designed to equip parents and supervisors to better explain and demonstrate the skills needed to be a good driver,”

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Vaughan said. “We have a series of great tips to help you build an effective teacher student dynamic and most importantly to help create safe and responsible drivers. “Younger drivers make up almost one quarter of annual road fatalities despite representing only 15 per cent of all licence holders. “This is an alarming statistic that we all need to work towards bringing down.” Council Administrator, Dick Persson AM, said that the workshops are an important part of Council’s commitment to road safety across the region.

“When we teach the important skill of driving, we have a responsibility to help create safe and effective drivers,” Persson said. “If you’re teaching a young driver or are about to start, I’d encourage you to register for one of our free workshops and be equipped with the skills and knowledge to create great drivers for the future.” The ‘Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers’ workshop is a two-hour program that provides practical advice to help supervise learner drivers and covers topics

PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE A TELSTRA MOBILE PHONE BASE STATION WITH 5G AT: LOT 85 PLAN 755263 PACIFIC HWY, KANGY ANGY NSW 2258 1. The proposal consists of the removal of (3) panel antennas and the installation of (3) 5G panel antennas 810mm long on the existing lattice tower. Ancillary works include the installation of (3) Junction Boxes and the installation of cabling and electrical equipment. There will be no increase in height to the facility 2. Telstra regards the proposed installation as Low-impact Facilities under the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 2018 (“The Determination”) 3. In accordance with Section 7 of C564: 2020 Mobile Phone Base Station Deployment Code, we invite you to provide feedback about the proposal. Further information and/or comments should be irected to: Emily Wardlaw on behalf of Telstra, 0422 685 472, consultation@acquirecomm.com.au and at www.rfnsa.com.au/2259002 by Thursday 20 May 2021.

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including: new licence conditions for learner and P plate drivers; how to use the Learner Driver Logbook; the benefits of on-road driving sessions; tips on supervising a learner driver; and, the importance of giving the learner constructive feedback. The Tuggerah Workshops will be held on May 27 and June 3 at Tuggerah Library from 6-8pm.

NORAH HEAD LIGHTHOUSE RESERVE NOTICE OF RESERVE CLOSURE The Norah Head Lighthouse Reserve will be closed to allow a new path to be constructed to the beach for a period of two weeks, Monday to Friday on the following dates: WEEK 1 WEEK 2

Monday 24th May 2021 to Friday 28th May 2021 inclusive Monday 31st May 2021 to Friday 4th June 2021 inclusive

The Reserve gate at the Bush Street roundabout will remained closed to the public for the two working weeks. The Reserve will be open for the weekend ( Saturday and Sunday ) of 29th and 30th May 2021. Access to the beach by the Lighthouse stairs will be available. The closure is necessary to ensure the safety of the public as the Reserve will be a work site. The paved path will not be available, and visitors will be directed to walk on the grass. The Norah Head Lighthouse Reserve Land Manager Board apologises for any inconvenience.

PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE OPTUS MOBILE PHONE BASE STATION WITH 5G AT Existing Lattice Tower, Rural Fire Service, Arizona Road, Charmhaven NSW 2263 Optus Ref: S5814, www.rfnsa.com.au/2263005 1. The proposed facility consists of the addition of new 5G equipment and associated works as follows: • Installation of three (3) new 5G panel antennas (0.59m long) at a height of 54.84 metres • Provision for one (1) future panel antenna (up to 1.5m long) at a height of 54.51 metres • Provision for two (2) future panel antennas (up to 1.0m long) at a height of 53.75 metres • New ancillary equipment including remote radio units, cabling and antenna mounts • Reconfiguration of existing equipment on the facility and within the equipment shelter • The existing lattice tower reaches a height of 55.1 metres, and the antennas will be installed on stand-off mounts at the top of the tower 2. Optus regards the proposed installation as a low-impact facility in accordance with the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 2018 based on the description above 3. Notification is being undertaken in accordance with Section 7 of Industry Code C564:2020 Mobile Phone Base Station Deployment 4. Members of the public may obtain further information on the proposed work, and we invite you to provide written comments about the proposal. Further information and/or comments should be directed to Optus’ representative c/- James McIver, Catalyst ONE Pty Ltd; phone: 02 4022 9533; email: consultation@catalystone.com.au and post: PO Box 1119, Crows Nest NSW 1585 by 20 May 2021.

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Nine try nailing by The Lakes RUGBY UNION Round Four of the Central Coast Rugby Union season brought two big results in the Swietelsky Premier One conference to rebalance the league ladder. Played over Saturday, May 1, a crucial win came for The Lakes, their first of this year’s campaign, whilst a defeat for the Ourimbah Razorbacks has brought their 2021 undefeated streak to an end. Matching up against the Woy Woy Lions at Slade Park, The Lakes came from behind to prevail with a momentous 57 – 28 point win, posting nine tries to Woy Woy’s four. It was Woy Woy who opened the scoring in this match and soon found themselves ahead by 14 – 7, a strong sign of their ability to continue their quality form onwards from their opening season win last round against Warnervale. However, The Lakes stuck to their strong set piece and gained pressure through the middle of the pitch with classy efforts from their backs, Macui Rauluni, Fillimoni Seru and Hardy Pirini. Over the course of the first half, they gradually took back control of the match and cemented a half time lead of 26

Macui Rauluni breaks open the line to score a 60m try late in the first half for The Lakes

– 14. Continuing to show a dominance in their back line, The Lakes continued to push their advantage in the second half with a further 31 points. For The Lakes’ first grade coach, Marhall Hemopo, the turning point in the game was when the team started maintaining possession and building their phase play. “The Lions had a lot of the ball at the start of the game and when we had the ball we were trying to score off every phase. “Once we started building from a few phases, we scored our first and second try to level

the game, and from there our Fullback, Macui Rauluni, pulled out a couple of pieces of individual brilliance to put us ahead at half time.” The Lions did not give up on the chase and scored two more tries in the final five minutes to secure themselves another bonus point. Best players for The Lakes were, Jaydan Nauluvula, who contributed four tries, Macui Rauluni, who scored twice, prop, Ben Kaifa and Fly Half, Seru. Hemopo also scored twice and Jason Kakato crossed over for one.

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Ronny Ling and his Central Coast Dolphin Project and Central Coast Newspapers have combined to bring you a regular Humpback Highway report in each edition of this newspaper. We have had pods of both inshore bottlenose and common dolphins spotted from Norah Head over the past week, unfortunately no confirmed whale sightings There was an unconfirmed sighting of two whales from Foresters Beach early last week, with bottlenose and common dolphins sighted at Terrigal and Copacabana Seals have been sighted at Box Head, along with bottlenose dolphins. The seal colony at Barenjoey, where most of our seal visitors come from, is holding at 9 seals, with the number expected to rise over the next few weeks

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The tries for the Lions were shared one apiece between Jim Meya, Kabati Matanakilagi, Zac Doak-Stride and Vetaia Sinalevu, with No.8 Philip Shaw, Lock Pita Pio and Hooker Unaloto Tupou also playing well. For The Lakes, the win has prepared them for their next week derby match against Warnervale where they will also be competing in the inaugural Moroney Acreman Cup. This new contest focuses on the strong and good spirited rivalry between the Northern Region teams, which Hemopo expects to be on display this Saturday. “Although Warnervale haven’t won yet this year, they

haven’t lossed by much either and have come away with three bonus points. “They’ve been playing good rugby and in these local derby games, you just never know what the players are going to dish up. “We’ve been fortunate against them over the past couple years to come away with the win but anyone at the club will tell you this is a calendar game for us ticked off at the start of the season. “So we’ll be up for it, though we’re pretty sure Warnervale will be too.” In the Premier Two match, The Lakes posted an even greater win with an end score of 68 – 12, but faltered in the Women Ten’s match with a score reversal of 39 – 5, going the way of Gosford/Woy Woy. Meanwhile at Heazlett Park, the Razorbacks fell the first time this season in a 31 – 24 point match against the Avoca Beach Sharks. Avoca showed from the very first they were to be a strong force on this day, opening the scoring with two penalty goals to Sam Evans. The Razorbacks were quick to respond and scored the first try in the match to reduce the lead to 6-5. However, it remained Avoca Beach in the ascendancy for the rest of the first half and they were able to post a further 15 points in the half to go to the sheds with a 21 – 12 point lead.

The Razorbacks came back strong in the second half, unwilling to give up their undefeated run without a fight, and even outscored their hosts by 12 – 10. Yet it was not enough to overcome the Sharks’ first half lead which kept their noses in front and has now seen them enter the top four on the table with nine points. Ourimbah still sit well with 12 points on the table, just two behind Kariong in the top spot. Best players for Avoca Beach were Flankers Blake Jacob and Eden McQueen, Fly Half Sam Evans, and Fullback Mitch Briggs. The Razorbacks were best served by Locks James Mann and Josefa Biu, Hooker Sam Kearney and Fly Half Pat Martin. The dominance of Avoca on this day was repeated across all conferences, with the club also picking up wins in the Premier 2, Women Ten’s and President’s Cup leagues. The third match of the Swietelsky Premier One saw an even contest between Kariong and Hornsby end 26 all. The effects of Round Four can be clearly seen on the developing league table, with every team from second to eighth poised within one win of overtaking the team ahead of them. Source: Media release, May 1 Larry Thomson, CCRU

If you are lucky enough to spot a whale, seal or dolphin, please text or call the Project on 0490 401 969 or email centralcoastdolphins@gmail.com The Lakes first grade coach, Marshall Hemopo, preps his team for the second half

FORT DENISON

Times are in local standard time (UTC +10:00) or daylight savings time (UTC +11:00) when in effect.

TIDE CHART

LAT 33° 51’ S - LONG 151° 14’ E - TIME ZONE - 1000

Times and Heights(m) of high and low waters

0320 1.62 0423 1.59 0000 0.68 0045 0.63 0202 0.55 0516 1.57 0125 0.58 1012 0.55 1100 0.55 1142 0.54 0601 1.55 0642 1.53 0719 1.51 0757 1.48 WED 1626 1.36 THU 1716 1.44 FRI 1759 1.52 SAT 1217 0.53 SUN 1249 0.53 MON 1320 0.54 TUE 1349 0.56 2203 0.79 2307 0.74 1836 1.59 1911 1.66 2015 1.76 1943 1.71 0239 0.52 0316 0.51 0355 0.52 0435 0.54 0519 0.58 0608 0.61 0000 1.66 0834 1.44 0913 1.41 0952 1.37 1033 1.32 1117 1.28 1207 1.25 0702 0.62 WED 1419 0.58 THU 1450 0.62 FRI 1524 0.66 SAT 1600 0.71 SUN 1640 0.75 MON 1726 0.80 TUE 1303 1.24 2046 1.78 2232 1.75 1822 0.83 2119 1.79 2155 1.78 2314 1.71

APPROX. TIME LAG AFTER FORT DENISON Ettalong 40 min, Rip Bridge 2hrs - Wisemans Ferry 2 hrs 30 min, Koolewong 2 hrs 10 min

In view of the variations caused by local conditions and meteorological effects, these times are approximate and must be considered as a guide only. They are not to be relied on for critical depth calculations for safe navigation. Actual times of High and Low Water may occur before or after the times indicated

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Strong run for Central Coast Masters

The silver medal winning Over 40’s Central Coast team

HOCKEY The Men’s Over 40 and Over 45 State Championships went ahead in Tamworth from Friday to Sunday, April 30 – May 2, with a Central Coast representative side competing in both divisions and coming away with one podium placement. The Over 40’s team had an undefeated run and ended in the final against Sydney, earning them the silver medal, whereas the Over 45’s team finished third in their pool draw after two wins, a loss and a draw. For the Over 40’s, an exemplary pool stage run saw them post 10 goals for and only concede two, with a 4-1 win

over Tamworth in their first game starting this competitive streak. Following from this was a 3-0 win over Orange, a 2-1 win over Sydney 2 and a 1-0 win over Coffs Coast. This gave to the Central Coast side the top spot in their pool stage and saw them face Orange again in the SemiFinal, a game they won 2-0. The dominant performance came at a cost for the team, who had to cope with a large number of minor injuries over the championships and to call on players in the Over 45’s team in order to make up the numbers. In the Grand-Final, Central Coast faced Sydney and fell to their opposition 3-0. Sydney’s three early goals in

the opening 15 minutes were all they needed to stabilise in the match and see it out to the end. In the eyes of the Central Coast Men’s Masters Coordinator, Kevin Beaton, who also decided to step up and play over the championships, it was the strength of the team’s defence that was crucial in reaching the final. “The commitment we brought to our defence and the support we showed each other was fantastic throughout the whole tournament,” he said. “Quite a few of us hadn’t played together before, but overall, everyone dug deep and played for each other. “It was a great effort to go away with a group of guys and play the way we did.

“Our goalkeeper, Mick Tweedie, had an absolute blinder in the final and a really good tournament all weekend. “Having Mick behind us, we certainly knew we were in good stead in our defence line.” Beaton was not the only one to note the performance of Tweedie, for he has now been selected in the NSW State Over 40’s Division One team, along with his Central Coast fellow, Mark Graham, in Division Two. Meanwhile, the Over 45’s team were unfortunate to miss out on a finals’ run after remaining undefeated in their first three matches. Firstly, the team beat New England 1-0, then drew 0-0 with Illawarra, before beating Metro South West 3-0. However, the team’s 1-0 loss

to Northern Inland in their final pool stage game cancelled out their chances of reaching the Semi-Final. Despite this, Justin Wicks was recognised for his efforts on the field by being selected in the NSW State Over 45’s Division Two team, and Trevor Gardner also performed well to be chosen in the Division Three side. With a lot to be proud of over the weekend championships, Beaton and Central Coast Masters Hockey can look forward to maintaining the momentum in their upcoming events. “Going forward, we’re hoping to build on these results with some of the guys in the 45’s team also eligible to play in the 50’s championships in five weeks in Grafton.

“What we have now in the Over 45’s side we can build upon with some of the younger guys coming through to strengthen for next year. “The ultimate aim is encouraging more of the Masters players that are eligible to come away and enjoy a weekend of friendship, catching up with people from all across NSW and playing competitive hockey at our age.” With the 2021 season now well underway across NSW and Australia, and Central Coast Hockey still hosting games for all ages at their recently renovated park in Wyong, the region can still look ahead to plenty of Hockey action to occur. CCN

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Terrene makes it a clean sweep at surf festival

Terrene Black competing in the Open Women SUP day one

STAND UP PADDLEBOARDING North Entrance based, Terrene Black, has won the Open Women SUP finals at the Port Stephens Surf Festival, clinching victory over a two heat finals series. Competing from Sunday to Monday, May 2 – 3, Terrene came up against five other paddleboarding competitors

Photos: Josh Brown / Surfing NSW

and faced serious competition from Skyla Rayner, who won the second heat with a score of 12.17. This topped Terrene’s second heat score of 10.00. However, it was the Heat One two wave score of 16.23 that secured Terrene victory, overcoming Rayner’s Heat One score by 5.46 points. The win follows her previous

wins in the Open Women 14km SUP Marathon and the technical race, earning for Terrene a clean sweep across all the divisions that she competed in and a spot to compete in the 2021 Australian SUP Titles to be held later in the year. For Terrene, the ultimate pleasure was in being able to compete in local competitions after all the postponements

and cancellations over the previous 12 months. “We’re just really lucky to get these races in and share the love of the sport with all the fellow competitors whilst getting away for a few days. “It has also given me the motivation to continue training and keep fit. “Although I’m pretty strong with the racing, it was a bit of a

surprise to come away with three wins. “I’m a bit hit and miss with the SUP surfing but I managed to get the good waves and come away with the win, which was pretty cool.” Now, Terrene is preparing for the Australian SUP Titles by continuing her training in paddling and surfing whilst balancing raising a newly born

baby at home. “I just get in the water when I can and do my best,” concluded Terrene. With time still to prepare, Terrene has every chance of performing well when the Australian Titles roll in. Source: Media Release, May 3, Ethan Smith, Surfing NSW.

Swimming lessons for New Zealand Warriors’ children All Coast Swim Stars, a local swimming school in Charmhaven, is providing swimming lessons for the children of the New Zealand Warriors NRL team. The local, family owned swim school was approached by the team’s management to provide water safety and swimming lessons for the kids of the players while they call the Central Coast home during the NRL season. “We understand that the families of the team are sacrificing a lot of the day-today routine while staying away from home for a long period Students from All Coast Swim Stars participating in a lesson.

during the NRL season, and for some of these children, they will be missing out on their regular swimming lessons,” said All Coast Swim Stars owner, John Blake. The swim school will be providing lessons for 16 children aged between 8 months old and 12 years old for 1-2 days a week at their team residences. With such a wide age range, the school will provide a range of appropriate classes from baby classes to stroke correction and fitness sessions. The arrangement will be ongoing until the families can return home to New Zealand.

All Coast Sim Stars is one of the newest swim schools on the Central Coast, opening in January 2020. “We opened just before the Australia wide closures from the Coronavirus occurred. “We have fought through the unknown and came out the other side as a well reviewed Central Coast learn to swim centre that is running at capacity,” said Blake. “With this being an essential life skill, All Coast Swim Stars is honoured to give these families a sense of a normal routine,” said Blake. Harry Mulholland